kurtbead

Thank you for the suggestions, this is helpful. Unfortunately we have a pretty heavy sunk cost on the K1, started it in Aug 2022 and we have been able to schedule the interview since January 2024 but have just been delaying it until she is ready to spend an extended period in the USA to get Advance Parole, Work Authorization and start the Adjustment of Status. But looking at the timeline and the current average wait for Adjustment of Status is 414 days, that is a lot longer than I thought. Do you think it would be ok if she was in Colombia for two separate 3 month periods during that time using her Advance Parole? Initially we avoided the spousal visa because she is Venezuelan and it seemed difficult/potentially impossible for two non citizens to get married in Colombia. Now it is easier for me to get a visa to travel to Venezuela so maybe that is an option to get married there. Although that would delay her coming to the USA for another 2 years and I like living in the USA in summers at least Frustrating that the travel rules are this strict, there are no great options

Ok thank you, those links are helpful. So it seems like over 180 days at a time is pretty risky. Hopefully that isnt cumulative over the years Definitely annoying how unclear the rules are and how strict they can be on traveling outside the country, seems like it shouldnt be that big of an issue. But it is what it is and we have to deal with it

Do you know why it would be an issue? Point is to be on a path to citizenship/residency Im a US citizen and that is what my life is, spending half the time outside of the country and that is kind of the type of life we want, winters in Colombia. I get being a citizen is different, but why would they have an issue with it

Ok thanks. So probably the best plan is to maybe leave in 3 month chunks, come back to the USA for a month, and then go back to Colombia for 3 months to keep it to smaller periods abroad

We are doing the K1 visa and eventually my fiance wants to move to the USA but she has a business in Colombia that she wants to keep growing so we want to spend a lot of time in Colombia even after receiving approval. Is it perfectly ok for her to come to the USA after the K1 approval, get married and get her advance parole approved and then use that to travel outside of the USA for say 6-9 months? Or do they frown on it or ask questions if you are using it to be outside of the USA for that long Thanks for any help

My fiance is Venezuelan but living in Colombia and we applied for the K1 visa in Aug 22. Recently we have been considering the I-134 program to speed up the process but worried if we apply for I-134 and get denied then we would also lose our current spot in line on the K1 application and have to redo that all over if the I-134 didnt work. Anyone know if you can apply for both of these concurrently without any issues? Thanks