Lindsay Hood

Hello!

My husband is a US citizen (Canadian PR) and we are living in Canada. We
are planning to move back to the US in 2006...and are wondering if the I-130
is our way to go. We have been married for 2.5 years, is it true that I
will not need to file for I-485 once in the US? Will I get my "spousal
visa" and "green card" interview...one and the same?

Thanks to anyone who can advise. :o)

Linds & Steven

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If you apply for an immigrant visa and get it, you will not need to
file for I-485 once in the US.
You will be come a permanent resident at the time you enter in the US
(you will have a stamp valid 1 year - and should receive the actual
card soon after in the mail)

tanaats

Dittos on the immigrant visa, aka "IR-1". Check out http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?pg=compare . Your choices are K-3 and IR-1 (K-1 is for fiances rather than spouses, and DCF is not available in Canada).

K-3s used to be the way to go because IR-1s took so long. Now IR-1s are processing faster than K-3s.

To get an IR-1 (which you can get rather than a CR-1 because you have been married for over 2 years) your husband would file I-130 for you. Eventually you get a spouse interview (has to be in Montreal for IR-1 I think). Then you get an IR-1 visa in your passport. You have to travel to the US on the IR-1 within six months. Upon entry to the US they give you an I-551 "green card" stamp in your passport.

Voila, as said previously you are a permanent resident. No AOS.

You might want to have a look at the K-3/IR-1/CR-1 forum at www.visajourney.com/forums .

Good luck,
Joe

Lindsay Hood

Thanks for your responses!!

Lindsay

"tanaats" <member21237@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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    > > Hello!
    > >
    > > My husband is a US citizen (Canadian PR) and we are living in Canada.
    > > We
    > > are planning to move back to the US in 2006...and are wondering if the
    > > I-130
    > > is our way to go. We have been married for 2.5 years, is it true that
    > > I
    > > will not need to file for I-485 once in the US? Will I get my
    > > "spousal
    > > visa" and "green card" interview...one and the same?
    > >
    > > Thanks to anyone who can advise. :o)
    > >
    > > Linds & Steven
    > Dittos on the immigrant visa, aka "IR-1". Check out
    > http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?pg=compare . Your choices
    > are K-3 and IR-1 (K-1 is for fiances rather than spouses, and DCF is not
    > available in Canada).
    > K-3s used to be the way to go because IR-1s took so long. Now IR-1s are
    > processing faster than K-3s.
    > To get an IR-1 (which you can get rather than a CR-1 because you have
    > been married for over 2 years) your husband would file I-130 for you.
    > Eventually you get a spouse interview (has to be in Montreal for IR-1 I
    > think). Then you get an IR-1 visa in your passport. You have to travel
    > to the US on the IR-1 within six months. Upon entry to the US they give
    > you an I-551 "green card" stamp in your passport.
    > Voila, as said previously you are a permanent resident. No AOS.
    > You might want to have a look at the K-3/IR-1/CR-1 forum at
    > www.visajourney.com/forums .
    > Good luck,
    > Joe
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