Impel

Can you clarify on that please? So you're saying I'll be able to accept a job and start working when I arrive but I won't have a work permit? How does this work, what kind of authorisation will I have when I enter the US?

Thanks for linking to your post by the way, and congrats on your 10 years! Interesting to read, but the judge looks very American - a little Judy-eqsue

RICH

With cr1 you get green card on entry which means you are work authorized. With k1 that is not the case. Either way you are not work authorized BEFORE you arrive.

Impel

Ah, it must have gotten lost in translation. Thats what I meant, I want to be authorised when I enter and begin to work immediately. Not be on the K visa and still have to wait a few months and live off my spouse.

RICH

Have a read of the cr1 wiki. It seems to be made for you

Impel

Thanks, clears things up a little. So upon reading that it says an interview is required - what happens given the fact we are in different countries? Which country would they conduct it in? If they can do it in the UK does anyone have experience with this....is it easier.....(obviously its not easy, but you get what I mean)

RICH

Usually the country in which the applicant lives. The USC does not get interviewed.

SanDiegogirl

In another forum you described what you have written here, but you also stated that your girlfriend and her family were adamantly against you getting married. You are both only out of Uni for two years and her family are providing the finances for her business.

Has this now changed?

I ask because your wife will need to sponsor you for the spouse visa i.e show she has an income level to support you. If she does not, then a joint sponsor could be used - however would her parents be prepared to do that?

Pulaski

Well in some sense the CR1/IR1 route does pre authorize you, to the extent that all you need to do is arrive in the US, give a finger print and complete the entry paperwork and your good to go; no further approval or verification is required.

Impel

Things haven't changed but I started this thread to get clued up to see if given our status as a couple vs the things I have read regarding proof required by the USCIS I wanted to see what chance we stood. No where did I mention it was happening.

Like I said in that thread no discussion between her and her parents has taken place, both of us are only going on our suspicions of the outcome. Saying that those things may change in a few months to a year depending on if I am successful in obtaining a H1B in 2015 or the impact the distance has on our relationship.

I just wanted to research whether or not our supporting evidence would lead to a strong case. I wouldn't want to pursue the topic with her further if it was a lost cause, nor involve her parents if it's something we cannot do.

I'm aware of the financial obligations also, if we go get married either she will have the income at that point, or we will see if her father is willing to be a sponsor. This is the main reason I would go for the CR1 so there would be no obligation from her/him to offer financial support.

ian-mstm

Just so you know: any USC or PR living in the US, and over 18, can be a joint sponsor. It doesn't have to be a relative; indeed, the joint sponsor can be a complete stranger... so long as they are eligible and meet the financial requirements.

Ian

Impel

Interesting to know! Theres hope yet for our secret wedding after all

Noorah101

Nothing unusual happens. It doesn't matter where the USC is...the USC does not attend the visa interview.

The country that you specify on the I-130. Usually it's the country you're from, unless you are temporarily living/working in a different country. The interview cannot be done in the USA, it must be done outside the USA.

Yes, almost everyone on this board has experience with some kind of visa interview in the UK. It IS easy. I'm not sure what you mean by "easier"...compared to what?

You had a J-1 visa before...it will be similar to that, except you'll be asked questions about your marriage/relationship instead of questions about your studies.

Rene