K1 vs K3 options
Oct 29th 2004, 4:20 am
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K1 vs K3 options
Others who have read my post about being refused entry to UK may be aware of some of these facts so please bear with me...
We are unable to file anything until my divorce in the UK is through.
I'm currently stuck in UK (Northern Ireland) and my fiancee is is Florida. We've spoken to an immigration lawyer a few nights ago in Tallahassee where my fiancee is based, and she said that in her experience K3's were moving faster than K1s...
however in all our research online the last few days the opposite seems true!
can anyone give us some rough guidelines or personal experiences of their own, which may guide us on making a final decision on what visa to go through...
me: living in Northern Ireland (part of Britain and UK), but also hold an Irish passport, so perhaps could go thru Dublin if this is quicker, rather than Belfast / London? (the attorney wasn't sure if Belfast or London dealt with me since I'm IN Belfast)
fiancee: US citizen living in Tallahassee - I think Florida applications go thru Texas, and our local district office is Jacksonville...
any help greatly appreciated...
We are unable to file anything until my divorce in the UK is through.
I'm currently stuck in UK (Northern Ireland) and my fiancee is is Florida. We've spoken to an immigration lawyer a few nights ago in Tallahassee where my fiancee is based, and she said that in her experience K3's were moving faster than K1s...
however in all our research online the last few days the opposite seems true!
can anyone give us some rough guidelines or personal experiences of their own, which may guide us on making a final decision on what visa to go through...
me: living in Northern Ireland (part of Britain and UK), but also hold an Irish passport, so perhaps could go thru Dublin if this is quicker, rather than Belfast / London? (the attorney wasn't sure if Belfast or London dealt with me since I'm IN Belfast)
fiancee: US citizen living in Tallahassee - I think Florida applications go thru Texas, and our local district office is Jacksonville...
any help greatly appreciated...
Oct 29th 2004, 4:21 am
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K1 vs K3 options
Others who have read my post about being refused entry to UK may be aware of some of these facts so please bear with me...
We are unable to file anything until my divorce in the UK is through.
I'm currently stuck in UK (Northern Ireland) and my fiancee is is Florida. We've spoken to an immigration lawyer a few nights ago in Tallahassee where my fiancee is based, and she said that in her experience K3's were moving faster than K1s...
however in all our research online the last few days the opposite seems true!
can anyone give us some rough guidelines or personal experiences of their own, which may guide us on making a final decision on what visa to go through...
me: living in Northern Ireland (part of Britain and UK), but also hold an Irish passport, so perhaps could go thru Dublin if this is quicker, rather than Belfast / London? (the attorney wasn't sure if Belfast or London dealt with me since I'm IN Belfast)
fiancee: US citizen living in Tallahassee - I think Florida applications go thru Texas, and our local district office is Jacksonville...
any help greatly appreciated...
We are unable to file anything until my divorce in the UK is through.
I'm currently stuck in UK (Northern Ireland) and my fiancee is is Florida. We've spoken to an immigration lawyer a few nights ago in Tallahassee where my fiancee is based, and she said that in her experience K3's were moving faster than K1s...
however in all our research online the last few days the opposite seems true!
can anyone give us some rough guidelines or personal experiences of their own, which may guide us on making a final decision on what visa to go through...
me: living in Northern Ireland (part of Britain and UK), but also hold an Irish passport, so perhaps could go thru Dublin if this is quicker, rather than Belfast / London? (the attorney wasn't sure if Belfast or London dealt with me since I'm IN Belfast)
fiancee: US citizen living in Tallahassee - I think Florida applications go thru Texas, and our local district office is Jacksonville...
any help greatly appreciated...
Oct 29th 2004, 4:27 am
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Re: K1 vs K3 options
http://www.kamya.com/ Check that for info, and look for your local area, could help as a guid of peoples experiences.
Oct 29th 2004, 4:41 am
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Re: K1 vs K3 options
"atothel" <member31201@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected] m...
> Others who have read my post about being refused entry to UK may be
> aware of some of these facts so please bear with me...
> We are unable to file anything until my divorce in the UK is through.
> I'm currently stuck in UK (Northern Ireland) and my fiancee is is
> Florida. We've spoken to an immigration lawyer a few nights ago in
> Tallahassee where my fiancee is based, and she said that in her
> experience K3's were moving faster than K1s...
> however in all our research online the last few days the opposite
> seems true!
> can anyone give us some rough guidelines or personal experiences of
> their own, which may guide us on making a final decision on what visa to
> go through...
> me: living in Northern Ireland (part of Britain and UK), but also hold
> an Irish passport, so perhaps could go thru Dublin if this is
> quicker, rather than Belfast / London? (the attorney wasn't sure if
> Belfast or London dealt with me since I'm IN Belfast)
> fiancee: US citizen living in Tallahassee - I think Florida applications
> go thru Texas, and our local district office is Jacksonville...
> any help greatly appreciated...
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Have her go to you and live in N Ireland instead. It doesn't have to be
where everybody has to go to the US to get married and live as husband and
wife.
Don't you think she needs to experience too how Ireland living is just as
much as you already have experienced how the US is like.
Afterwards, you both should eventually know which country to ultimately
settle in.
news:[email protected] m...
> Others who have read my post about being refused entry to UK may be
> aware of some of these facts so please bear with me...
> We are unable to file anything until my divorce in the UK is through.
> I'm currently stuck in UK (Northern Ireland) and my fiancee is is
> Florida. We've spoken to an immigration lawyer a few nights ago in
> Tallahassee where my fiancee is based, and she said that in her
> experience K3's were moving faster than K1s...
> however in all our research online the last few days the opposite
> seems true!
> can anyone give us some rough guidelines or personal experiences of
> their own, which may guide us on making a final decision on what visa to
> go through...
> me: living in Northern Ireland (part of Britain and UK), but also hold
> an Irish passport, so perhaps could go thru Dublin if this is
> quicker, rather than Belfast / London? (the attorney wasn't sure if
> Belfast or London dealt with me since I'm IN Belfast)
> fiancee: US citizen living in Tallahassee - I think Florida applications
> go thru Texas, and our local district office is Jacksonville...
> any help greatly appreciated...
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Have her go to you and live in N Ireland instead. It doesn't have to be
where everybody has to go to the US to get married and live as husband and
wife.
Don't you think she needs to experience too how Ireland living is just as
much as you already have experienced how the US is like.
Afterwards, you both should eventually know which country to ultimately
settle in.
Oct 29th 2004, 5:07 am
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Re: K1 vs K3 options
>Have her go to you and live in N Ireland instead. It doesn't have to be
>where everybody has to go to the US to get married and live as husband >and wife.
>Don't you think she needs to experience too how Ireland living is just as
>much as you already have experienced how the US is like.
>Afterwards, you both should eventually know which country to ultimately
>settle in.
oh believe me - she's been here 5 times already, with no problems from UK immigration either
we BOTH know that N. Ireland is definitely NOT the place for us, and that a life together in the states is the wish for both of us...
>where everybody has to go to the US to get married and live as husband >and wife.
>Don't you think she needs to experience too how Ireland living is just as
>much as you already have experienced how the US is like.
>Afterwards, you both should eventually know which country to ultimately
>settle in.
oh believe me - she's been here 5 times already, with no problems from UK immigration either
we BOTH know that N. Ireland is definitely NOT the place for us, and that a life together in the states is the wish for both of us...
Oct 29th 2004, 9:24 am
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Re: K1 vs K3 options
Originally Posted by atothel
me: living in Northern Ireland (part of Britain and UK), but also hold an Irish passport, so perhaps could go thru Dublin if this is quicker, rather than Belfast / London? (the attorney wasn't sure if Belfast or London dealt with me since I'm IN Belfast)
