K1 is currently at NVC. In China with fiancee now. Visa is about to expire. Can I get married in China in order to stay with her in China?

[HannaAT 2]

18 hours ago, jamesren said:

bummer...If I had known about the pandemic, I would have applied for the CR-1 from the beginning. So it goes I guess.

Yes, we are in the same boat. Now we have to wait for K1 visa, or star CR1, which doesn´t look like a better way to start all over

[Cathi 5,771]

1 hour ago, mushroomspore said:

They have been phasing out K3 over the past few years. They issued very few, like 11 or so one year (can't remember exact statistic or when I saw it but it was around 2017 or 2018). 

It's been a lot longer than a few years that they K-3 has been "phased out". It was obsolete and rarely, if ever, approved way back when I applied for my husband's CR-1 in 2011 and it's even more rare now.

[jamesren 0]

4 hours ago, mushroomspore said:

Yeah unfortunately the pandemic really threw everyone for a loop. But some separation time during the immigration process is pretty standard. Most couples do not live/stay together the whole they're waiting. I know it sucks to have to leave but this will still be less separation time than starting over with a CR1.

Yeah true, might just have to suck it up. Thanks for the note.