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Meliodas   15

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Hi, I have a situation and I need advise.

 

My partner (petitioner) might move to a different country within the organization. If and when our K1 is approved and my partner is not in states, what will be the situation?

 

Do I have to stay in states? or can i travel with my partner and continue the K1 process in a different country?

 

Your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Nazareen

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Ryan H   3,834

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Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

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Yes, you have to stay in the states. You have 90 days to marry and file paperwork for adjustment of status to get a green card. You cannot travel until you get Advance Parole (AP) document (~6 months). If you do, your application will be deemed abandoned and you have to start from scratch (filing I-129f etc.). 
 

Note that AP is for traveling purposes, you can’t just move to another country. 

 

 

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When will you now be looking to move to the US.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Meliodas   15

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15 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Yes, you have to stay in the states. You have 90 days to marry and file paperwork for adjustment of status to get a green card. You cannot travel until you get Advance Parole (AP) document (~6 months). If you do, your application will be deemed abandoned and you have to start from scratch (filing I-129f etc.). 
 

Note that AP is for traveling purposes, you can’t just move to another country. 

Thank you for replying to me. Really appreciate you're input.

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Boiler   46,322

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Sort of assuming you will want to be with your Partner?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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SalishSea   18,227

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18 hours ago, Nazareen said:

Hi, I have a situation and I need advise.

 

My partner (petitioner) might move to a different country within the organization. If and when our K1 is approved and my partner is not in states, what will be the situation?

 

Do I have to stay in states? or can i travel with my partner and continue the K1 process in a different country?

 

Your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Nazareen

This will not work.  After receiving your visa and arriving in the US, it will be another 8 months or so before you get a travel document allowing you to be paroled back in if you leave.   The green card will take even longer - 12-24 months at least.

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18 hours ago, Nazareen said:

Hi, I have a situation and I need advise.

 

My partner (petitioner) might move to a different country within the organization. If and when our K1 is approved and my partner is not in states, what will be the situation?

 

Do I have to stay in states? or can i travel with my partner and continue the K1 process in a different country?

 

Your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Nazareen

You have a huge problem.

 

The K-1 visa is only the first part of immigration process.  After arriving in the US on the K-1 visa, you have to marry and file to adjust status for a green card.  Adjusting status can take 12 months or more.  You and your spouse would have to be living in the US in order for you to get a green card.

 

If your spouse is living in another country, then you will not qualify to adjust status for a green card.

 

Once you file to adjust status, then it will take 6-8 months to get AP.  You will need AP to leave and be able to return to the US to continue the AOS for your green card.

 

How long will your partner be living outside the US?  If your partner will be living outside the US and you want to be with your partner, then getting a K-1 visa is not the right path for you.  

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Meliodas   15

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28 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

This will not work.  After receiving your visa and arriving in the US, it will be another 8 months or so before you get a travel document allowing you to be paroled back in if you leave.   The green card will take even longer - 12-24 months at least.

Initial plan was to marry in US and settle things. But the Job move conversation just began and we are clue less as to what is the right path. We are in the processing of working things out. Thank you for providing much needed information. This will definitely help us in planning better.

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Meliodas   15

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30 minutes ago, Cathi said:

If your partner is moving to another country then why would you want to come to the U.S. at all?

Initial plan was to marry in US and settle things. But the Job move conversation just began and we are clue less as to what is the right path as we have started the K1 process. We are in the processing of working things out. 

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Meliodas   15

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26 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

You have a huge problem.

 

The K-1 visa is only the first part of immigration process.  After arriving in the US on the K-1 visa, you have to marry and file to adjust status for a green card.  Adjusting status can take 12 months or more.  You and your spouse would have to be living in the US in order for you to get a green card.

 

If your spouse is living in another country, then you will not qualify to adjust status for a green card.

 

Once you file to adjust status, then it will take 6-8 months to get AP.  You will need AP to leave and be able to return to the US to continue the AOS for your green card.

 

How long will your partner be living outside the US?  If your partner will be living outside the US and you want to be with your partner, then getting a K-1 visa is not the right path for you.  

How long will your partner be living outside the US? I think, may be 2-3 years

 
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