Crazy Cat

The processing times are pretty close. Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation. K-1 More expensive than CR-1 Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork) Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 3-8 months) Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 3-8 months) Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed. A K-1 might be a better choice when 18-21 year old children are immigrating also In some situations, marriage can affect certain Home country benefits, making a K-1 a better choice A denied K-1 is sent back to USCIS to expire K-1 entrant cannot file for citizenship until after having Green Card for 3 years. Once an I-129F has been approved, delaying the case is difficult to impossible if the need arises. CR-1/IR-1 Less expensive than K-1 No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required. Spouse can immediately travel outside the US Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival. Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport. Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US. The clock for citizenship filing starts immediately upon entry to the US. A CR-1/IR-1 case can be delayed indefinitely at NVC if the need arises.

I don't you are liable for any state taxes. However, federal taxes are a different story. All Green Card holders are required to report world-wide income to the US IRS.

Is husband's home state Virginia?

Home printer if fine. Personally, I prefer color. All I-129fs go to Dallas lockbox. Have you considered marrying online, meeting, and filing for a spousal visa?

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FYI- The issue has returned for me...intermittently.....:( BTW, I'm using MS Edge on laptop.

Thanks for your work. "Unread Content" just came up after only 3 seconds!!!! Repeated x 3.....

The "unread content" delay does not appear when accessing from my phone.....

Same

No problem. I moved it....

Sometimes, USCIS just doesn't make any sense.....

From what status are you adjusting? You posted in the AOS from K-1 forum...

Could be additional background checks....Just have to let it play out at this point. Maybe soon.

Could still be doing background checks. Was your spouse born in UK?

Status at 9:04am Central Time: Just took 2 minutes, 13 seconds to open "unread content".

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Either one will work.

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Status: Took about 130 seconds to access "Unread Data" 6:32pm Texas Time.

The Visa Journey step by step guide is here:

The VJ guide is pretty good. We used it.

The I-864 MUST be filed with the I-485 package. I'm not sure what guides you are using, but you should be using the VJ guides. Here is the one for Adjustment of Status:

Status as of 6:05am Texas time (Central)= took 2 minutes to access "unread data".

Has this person been paying US taxes, maintained a US address, bank accounts, etc? Technically, they may have already abandoned the Green card.

Wife filed under 5 year rule. This is what I uploaded: 5 years Tax transcripts Proof of my 1st marriage Termination Proof of Wife's 1st Marriage Termination Wife's Green Card Our Marriage Certificate