Divorce decree for K-1 visa

[immi2006 0]

Hi,

I recently got divorced in mass and will soon recieve the judge signed court divorce documents. In mass, however it takes in my case 120 days for the divorce to be made final. Nothing can be done to change the divorce decision, it is just the way divorce is setup in mass. Can I start the k-1 visa process with the divorce decree signed by the judge or will I have to wait until the divorce is made final. Since I have 90 days to marry and it will take longer than a month for my fiancee to come over to the states I will be free and clear to marry her within the 90 days. Has anything experienced anything similiar to my situation? Does anyone know which divorce documents should be submitted? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[TracyTN 237]

You have to be legally able to marry your fiancee when you mail in the petition. If you send in the documents before the 120 days have passed, they will simply send it back to you asking for proof that you can legally marry.

[eclowjpd 0]

I was in the same situation. I was separated for 2 years and awaiting for my divorce to be final. I asked an immigration attorney about this. She said that I could not file the fiance petition until there was a divorce decree by the court. You are not free and clear to marry until you are totally divorced, she explained. So, I had all of the paper work for the petition ready and waiting to go and then signed, dated and mailed the i129F and supporting documents and letters after the date of the divorce decree. We did the the other forms and letters and dated them before my divorce decree, this was not a problem. These forms and documents take time to do. So you could be working on this while waiting for your divorce decree. My suggestion is to not file the I129f before your decree and follow the application instructions precisely.

Good luck

Bill

Hi,

I recently got divorced in mass and will soon recieve the judge signed court divorce documents. In mass, however it takes in my case 120 days for the divorce to be made final. Nothing can be done to change the divorce decision, it is just the way divorce is setup in mass. Can I start the k-1 visa process with the divorce decree signed by the judge or will I have to wait until the divorce is made final. Since I have 90 days to marry and it will take longer than a month for my fiancee to come over to the states I will be free and clear to marry her within the 90 days. Has anything experienced anything similiar to my situation? Does anyone know which divorce documents should be submitted? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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[JanaknJanet 0]

I know it can be frustrating... I am in a similar boat..

STUCK IN DIVOCE DOCUMENT LAND.........

I have my papers.. even got full copies recently, just to be safe.

Janak has been divorced in India for over 4 years. Has a duley notarized documet from the courts.

What we found out is that this is fine for us.. for applying here in USA.. and if he was in any other country, but.. in India he now has to return to court.. 4 yrs later since originally filed .. and get one more document... just specific from the court itself. In India he would be free to marry.. however if he went for his interview.. he would risk having a denial with the document he has. Court system is so tied up in India it is taking ages just to get in. In the mean time, his xwifes relatives got wind that he is traveling abroad for business and now has gotten the Womens right people involved.. for a "fee" ** they figured if he can travel then he has money.. or can get money thus.. the bribes.. threats.. "fees as they call it" get involved.. they told him he would have to give more money .. or they will cause trouble.. or file claims that the divorce is a sham.. it is wrong.. they have now basically told him to pay her more money and the uncle and such more money or they will cause trouble and hold this up in court for many years..and they will seek his fathers estate as well. she already has the house.. and he was given custody of the children. he is providing private education and tutors for his daughter and college for his son.... what more do they want.. ...

All we can do is do it right.. do the children right.. wait and sit quietly not ruffle feathers.. It is not worth losing US due to the stinginess of someone else. and when things can happen .. and be delayed due to pissing someone off.. is it worth doing so?

sorry for my rants... I know your just waiting for the finalization of the documents.. hold tight.. they will be there soon...

Dont rush into something before the documents are in hand.. .. dont risk denial. it is not worth it ..Love will win in the long run...

Wait for the right documents... .. and only then can you get the K-1 filed. . good luck..

[immi2006 0]

I was hoping I could start the process now, but had a feeling it was to good to be true. i guess I will be waiting for a while now. Thanks alot for your info.