Crazy Cat

Right now, the average K-1 processing time from start to interview as reported by other Visa Journey members, is about 10 months. Right now, the average CR-1 processing time from start to interview as reported by other Visa Journey members, is about 20 months. One option is to start the K-1 process, and schedule several visits during the processing time. Option 2, Depending on your priorities (as listed in my comparison), you could do the same after marriage, meeting, and starting the CR-1 process. I see the B2 route as pretty risky. I'm sure other members will give their opinions, too.

That's how I see it, too.

***Moved to What Visa Do I Need?***** Other members will be here soon to offer their opinions. Good luck.

I would not apply for a B2. If it is denied, you would risk losing your ESTA. That would be horrific. Your other option above will not work. You cannot enter the US as a visitor with the intent to stay and adjust status. That is fraud. The fact is that you cannot live in the US until you have an appropriate visa. Short visits during the immigration process are allowed at the discretion of CBP. 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 3-6 months) Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 3-6 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. Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) don't allow K-1 visa holders from some countries to enter the US. 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. Current Presidential executive order (travel bans) exempt immediate relatives of US citizens.

I-290B? The General Filing fee for an I-290B is $800.00. The fee for an I-130 is much less.

NVC will not send the case to the consulate until after they (NVC) schedules your interview. NVC must wait for consulate to give them available dates and times. This is the process after DQ: 1. Case is DQ'd by NVC. 2. Case then enters NVC queue for your consulate and waits at NVC. 3. Consulate informs NVC of available interview date for upcoming month. 4. NVC schedules interviews for cases at the front of the line. 5. NVC schedules your interview when your case reaches the front of the queue for that consulate. 6. NVC notifies person of interview date via email. 7. NVC then sends case to consulate. After the interview is scheduled, it can take several days to several weeks for the consulate to receive the case.

No. It will not make it faster.

Good question.

I have not seen any cases where a person in "authorized stay" with a pending I-485 has been given an NTA. Maybe others have.

I thought this was found on his original N-400. I didn't get the impression that he was ever granted citizenship......unless I missed something.

Honesty is always the best option regarding immigration. "A May 28 indictment from the U.S. Attorney's office in Arizona, which was reviewed by Newsweek, stated that Castro "knowingly made a false certification on Form N-400, Application for Naturalization," in June 2022. The indictment states that Castro answered "no" to a question asking, "have you ever, sold or smuggled controlled substances, illegal drugs, or narcotics?"" https://www.newsweek.com/green-card-holder-20-years-detained-citizenship-application-answer-2106358

***Similar topics merged***

**Old thread locked to further comments***

They won't help. You either send a letter to USCIS to modify your existing I-751 or you submit a new I-751 annotated as a waiver submission.

For my wife's Naturalization Certificate, they used her biometrics picture for Removal of Conditions taken 4 years earlier.

As I said, that was not the case for my wife. I also know of others here in Texas who also received full 6 or 8 year driver's licenses with a 2 year Green card.

Those are the requirements for ANYONE to receive a Driver's License......anyone. I, as a US citizen, had to meet those same requirements.

No, not true at all. The site LITERALLY says "A temporary visitor is anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylee."

Not in my wife's case. Her Green Card expired 2 years from entry, yet her Texas driver's license expiration was 6 years....

The site literally says " those with temporary legal status, such as recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and holders of a valid student or employment visa. For Californians with temporary legal status, their REAL ID DL/ID card will expire on the same date as their U.S. legal presence document, and they can receive a new card with a documented extension of their legal status.

So is a US birth certificate and a US passport.

A Green Card holder is not a temporary visitor. "A temporary visitor is anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, refugee or asylee."

That says people with TPS and DACA.. " their REAL ID DL/ID card will expire on the same date as their U.S. legal presence document," This does not include Green Card holders.

Wife entered US with a spousal visa in 2017. She received her 2 year Green Card a couple weeks later. She was issued a full Texas driver's license-with Real ID gold star with full 6 year (at that time) expiration date. The only difference between her license and a citizen's license was the fact that she could not change her address online.

An N-600 will ensure that USCIS has a record that individual has become a US citizen. A Passport is a DOS document.