would CR-1 Visa application be beneficial if i..

[SteveInBostonI130 3,459]

2 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Goblediegook.  "Filing for CR1" is not an actual thing.  You file a petition for spouse in the hopes of receiving a CR1 visa, or more appropriately, IN THIS CASE, you file to adjust status to the CR1 STATUS.  The OP already did that. If they already (standard practice) applied for EAD and Advance Parole, then there is nothing at all they can do to speed up anything.

 

CR1 is an immigration status AND AND AND a visa category.

 

Did you check OP's timeline?

[bobobobobo 31]

13 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

I believe the OP is going through the K-1 process, and was wondering if applying for a CR1 (I-130) after arriving in the US and marrying under the K1 will allow him to get a green card faster.

 

@bobobobobo, is this correct?

 

Assuming it is, then the answer is no.  Filing for CR1 when adjusting status does not, by itself, result in a greencard.  It is a way for those who did not enter on a K1 to marry and adjust status with form I-485.  The green card is received after the I-485 is approved.

 

When you marry and submit the I-485 to adjust status, you can also apply for EAD and AP free of charge (I-765 and I-131).  EAD and AP have quicker processing times than the AOS - about 8 months.   Normally the EAD and AP are approved at the same time and you are given a combo EAD/AP card.  But recently there have been posts that the EAD is processed separately and faster, with people getting the EAD in a few months.  The AP still takes about 8 months.

Yes, this is what I intend to do after reading some more of it yesterday. I misunderstood the process, so I'll just do the I-485 when the time comes.  

I won't be doing the CR-1. 

[Redro 4,611]

1 minute ago, bobobobobo said:

Yes, this is what I intend to do after reading some more of it yesterday. I misunderstood the process, so I'll just do the I-485 when the time comes.  

I won't be doing the CR-1. 

Yep! Your wife will receive CR6  (from my understanding) if she receives her GC before 2 years of marriage. CR-1 isn't an option unless she leaves the US and you decide to consular process. 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,459]

2 hours ago, ROK2USA said:

I thought when you adjust you're going for the CR6? 

CR1 is consular.... CR6 is adjustment. 

 

I didn't know this until you pointed it out.  Thanks.

 

 

[Redro 4,611]

9 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

I didn't know this until you pointed it out.  Thanks.

 

 

Just joined a chat group and adjustment from K1 have to add CR-6 to the username. Literally just learned this yesterday 😆

Edited May 26, 2022 by ROK2USA

[pushbrk 12,898]

7 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Did you check OP's timeline?

NO.  The OP's timeline is irrelevant to my statement.  I responded to their statements in their post.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,459]

2 hours ago, pushbrk said:

NO.  The OP's timeline is irrelevant to my statement.  I responded to their statements in their post.

 

Did the OP state they filed to adjust status?  I must have missed it.

[pushbrk 12,898]

18 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Did the OP state they filed to adjust status?  I must have missed it.

No.  Why do you ask?  The OP is in a K1 visa process, that will result in a K1 visa, then US entry, then marriage, then adjustment of status.  So, adjusting status is relevant to their immigration process, not a CR1 visa.