Interview Date Set

[Urge To Race 2]

G, yes this is totally possible. What the poster there is thinking of doing is entering the US on the non-immigrant K3. The original stated purpose of the K3 is to wait in the states with their spouse until an immigrant visa is available according to the LIFE act. The OP will stay with their spouse and not adjust status (at least not file right away, and assume that NVC processing will complete before the 2 years on the K3 expires). When the NVC processing is complete, it will be forwarded to the embassy where the CR-1 interview will be scheduled. They can go back to the home country for that interview and if successfully approved, return on the immigrant visa (thus getting green card in the mail shortly after arriving) and not need to do AOS and pay $1010 and wait for USCIS to process the petition..

Cheers

There have been other K3'ers on VJ that went back for the CR-1 interview after the K3. less paperwork and hassles i guess, and maybe less $$$, not sure, but others have done the same.

[misa 2]

Yup, lots of people go back to do a CR-1 if their petition got to the NVC. As of late last year though, USCIS has been essentially taking that option away from most people who file for a K3. They've been retaining the approved I-130 instead of forwarding to the NVC. Two people I know of who are going back for a CR-1 in Montreal are cutienpurg and emilyrugburn.

[G&A 1]

flames / urge / misa, thanks for the reply and the clarifications. I did not know this was an option. Sounds like an interesting loop hole in the system that double the work at the consulates. No wonder they are now holding back the I130s

cheers!