US Immigration from Costa Rica

Hello I tried searching to find was i was looking for but got mixed answers. so here is my question. My niece is here on a tourist visa, she would like to work and maybe take some ESL (English Second Language) classes at local community college. She is looking for work mainly in retail and such. What would be my best bet for her? Based on the research i seen two different fees for this. Anyways TIA.

Hello,

New to the forums and I've done a little research on I-130 / 864 / IR-1 and seems like these are tied together for a process in immigration in my category.

I am a U.S. citizen, born and raised, and moved to Costa Rica in December, 2014 and got married with my wife on the 20th of December, we had known each other for a year or so online prior to making the commitment to move at that time. I have been living here abroad in Costa Rica and have a temporary residency pending a permanent, only thing waiting at this point is time since it should automatically transition over so staying here has been no issue. I have marriage certification and documentation and countless amounts of proof of relationship.

I don't have a place of residency in the states, and I don't have tax return information (never filed), I work remotely as a web developer for a foreign company.. I have already begun the process of filing for taxes for previous 2 years, but for the place of domicile, this will be a process but do plan on getting a place in Florida and establish a permanent residency to be able to sponsor my wife. Does the I-864 come into play only after being approved for the I-130?

Where would the IR-1 come into play for all of this or is this a separate thing entirely?

I'd like for my wife to be able to visit, so I imagine this would be with a Tourist Visa without intention of staying (return flight and a limited timeframe in the US) correct? Are there ways to possibly have her stay in the U.S. during some of the process or will she only be able to utilize a Toursit Visa and visit occasionally providing proof of no intention to stay with return flight, money to support while she's here, etc.

Thanks

Hi all,

I went through the process end to end with my wife some years ago but I haven't been following it closely much.

I know somebody who will be sending his K-1 petition to the lockbox next week. The beneficiary is in Costa Rica.

What kind of timeframe can they expect? I was watching one of those 90-day fiancee spinoffs in TLC and some "lawyer" told them 22-24 months. Can that be right? It used to be 6-9 months total.

Thanks

Hey all!! So we DID it! We Were married August 1st, 2021 so now comes the FUN part filling out all the paperwork. A lot of the documents I have already searched out so hopefully I have a head start. Can anyone help me with with Costa Rican addresses? His home address is literally describing the color of his house and so many meters this way and that. And, do I need to write the address in English or leave it how it is there.

Also, I have asked before about birth certificates and the CR Online Portal from the Tribunal - but, when Luis went to get his police record and asked for the birth certificate they told him it was online and that they do not place a seal on it any longer that people must use the certificate number assigned to it when purchased. Any further advice on that? I am super worried to not have that seal on there. Maybe I can take it to the CR Embassy here in Houston and have that seal placed??

Hello, my fianc e and I just got the instructions for what to get ready before the interview, it says I have to bring a Letter of Renewal and requires a

signature from my fianc e in the US, it says original signature. Can she sign the letter and send it to me as a copy to print or does it have to be wet signature?