I-130/I-129F or CR1/IR1 and K3 Frequently Asked Questions

[Shaleena Cole 3]

3 hours ago, LilyJ said:

Yes of course. He is free to visit you as much as you want

is this for sure? im sorry to ask... but do you have any links that states this? i couldnt find any...

[LilyJ 1,258]

7 minutes ago, Shaleena Cole said:

is this for sure? im sorry to ask... but do you have any links that states this? i couldnt find any...

Yes it is for sure, people visit each other during the visa process all the time. I visited my husband in his country after starting the process while waiting the I130 approval and my husband even came here and visited to the US after the I130 was approved during NVC stage. Your husband is not required to stay in the US the entirety of the process, he is allowed to travel anywhere in the world that he wants during the process. Visiting each other is actually good because you will have more visitation and bona fide marriage evidence come interview time. If you have a tourist visa you may also travel to the US to visit as well (though entry is not guaranteed if they think you will stay). But yes he 100% can visit, many and most have done so during the visa process. Only thing you would have to "worry" about is mail but should anything happen with the petition you will get notified online anyways 

[Shaleena Cole 3]

2 minutes ago, LilyJ said:

Yes it is for sure, people visit each other during the visa process all the time. I visited my husband in his country after starting the process while waiting the I130 approval and my husband even came here and visited to the US after the I130 was approved during NVC stage. Your husband is not required to stay in the US the entirety of the process, he is allowed to travel anywhere in the world that he wants during the process. Visiting each other is actually good because you will have more visitation and bona fide marriage evidence come interview time. If you have a tourist visa you may also travel to the US to visit as well (though entry is not guaranteed if they think you will stay). But yes he 100% can visit, many and most have done so during the visa process. Only thing you would have to "worry" about is mail but should anything happen with the petition you will get notified online anyways 

oh wow thank you very much! thats helpful. my brother is getting married next month and my family members really want him to travel to thailand to attend the wedding which is why im asking. but this is great information.... i mean.... are you saying that i can actually apply for a tourist visa and visit him in USA as well while i130 is stiil in process if thats the case? i had no idea about that.... do you actually have infomation on an official site that states so?

[LilyJ 1,258]

1 minute ago, Shaleena Cole said:

oh wow thank you very much! thats helpful. my brother is getting married next month and my family members really want him to travel to thailand to attend the wedding which is why im asking. but this is great information.... i mean.... are you saying that i can actually apply for a tourist visa and visit him in USA as well while i130 is stiil in process if thats the case? i had no idea about that.... do you actually have infomation on an official site that states so?

If you don't already have a tourist visa you will probably have a very hard time getting one being married to a US citizen, since acquiring a tourist visa requires proving you don't have immigration intent, for those who already have a tourist visa though may use it to travel to the US. However your husband should have no problems visiting you in Thailand during the process and may do so as much as you and he like during the visa process and for as long as Thailand government will permit him to. I visited my husband in Denmark for 2 and a half months during the summer

[Shaleena Cole 3]

1 minute ago, LilyJ said:

If you don't already have a tourist visa you will probably have a very hard time getting one being married to a US citizen, since acquiring a tourist visa requires proving you don't have immigration intent, for those who already have a tourist visa though may use it to travel to the US. However your husband should have no problems visiting you in Thailand during the process and may do so as much as you and he like during the visa process and for as long as Thailand government will permit him to. I visited my husband in Denmark for 2 and a half months during the summer

okay thank you so much!!

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

Thanks for this very informative post. We just filed our i130 online and got confirmation that our file has been sent to Nebraska.

 

My question is - does anyone know if filing i-129F has worked recently (circa mid 2020) to speed up i130 processing?

 

Also what does pd stand for?

 

(Sorry, new to the whole process and learning...)

[TBoneTX 45,264]

38 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

Thanks for this very informative post. We just filed our i130 online and got confirmation

Welcome to the forum.

39 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

does anyone know if filing i-129F has worked recently (circa mid 2020) to speed up i130 processing?

It has not.

39 minutes ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

what does pd stand for

Priority Date.

If you've been waiting a little too long, it becomes Pizza Delivery.  

 

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