The Doctor

Hello, I know depending on the country and state involved, sometimes
it is better to do a K1 instead of a K3.

I live in California, she is located in Thailand. Which is the best
way to go?

Also, any particular hang up or things we should be prepared for since
she is from Thailand? I know they are really strict, one of my Thai
friends who is here on a student visa almost didn't make it despite
being accepted into UCLA and having plenty of money in the bank to
cover her stay here.

The Doctor

"And isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway? I mean
all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when
you're good and crazy, oooh oooh oooh, the sky is the
limit!"-The Tick

lairdside

You can't predict - the processing times can change after the petition is filed BUT these are the current dates on the JIT reports:

K-3/K-4 : October, 21, 2003 (Jan, 22, 2004)
K-1/K-2 (CSC): July, 7, 2003 (Jan, 22, 2004)

You pays your money you takes your chances. At the moment it would appear that the NBC is is the lead?

For issues regarding your fiancee being from Thailand, I haven't a clue on that one

jeffreyhy

Up to you.

Look for the Thai-Farang Board on Delphi forums.

Regards, JEff

Danny Davis

I am guessing that you are in California. The CSC is really slow at this
point in time. They average about 6 months for a K-1 approval. However K-3
goes to the National Benefits Center aka MSC. They are averaging about 3
months for approval at this time. Not saying what you should do just
informing.

One suggestion is to contact the consulate and see if you can DCF. I don't
know what the requirements are for filing the I-130 in person in Thailand.

Good Luck,
Dan

"The Doctor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hello, I know depending on the country and state involved, sometimes
    > it is better to do a K1 instead of a K3.
    > I live in California, she is located in Thailand. Which is the best
    > way to go?
    > Also, any particular hang up or things we should be prepared for since
    > she is from Thailand? I know they are really strict, one of my Thai
    > friends who is here on a student visa almost didn't make it despite
    > being accepted into UCLA and having plenty of money in the bank to
    > cover her stay here.
    > The Doctor
    > "And isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway? I mean
    > all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when
    > you're good and crazy, oooh oooh oooh, the sky is the
    > limit!"-The Tick

jeffreyhy

Dan,

The consulate in Bangkok is very strict about residency in Thailand for accepting DCF.

Doc says he lives in California, so he won't be doing DCF.

Regards, JEff

John

K-1 is the fastest way if you're getting married.

John


The Doctor <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
    > Hello, I know depending on the country and state involved, sometimes
    > it is better to do a K1 instead of a K3.
    >
    > I live in California, she is located in Thailand. Which is the best
    > way to go?
    >
    > Also, any particular hang up or things we should be prepared for since
    > she is from Thailand? I know they are really strict, one of my Thai
    > friends who is here on a student visa almost didn't make it despite
    > being accepted into UCLA and having plenty of money in the bank to
    > cover her stay here.
    >
    > The Doctor
    >
    > "And isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway? I mean
    > all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when
    > you're good and crazy, oooh oooh oooh, the sky is the
    > limit!"-The Tick

jeffreyhy

John,

Not necessarily. There is no such simplistic answer.

Regards, JEff

utopiacowboy

All I can say is, you must have gone through the Vermont Service Center! Ask everyone else who is waiting with CSC, NSC and TSC if it's the fastest way. K-3 is probably faster in many situations.

Hypertweeky

Welcome to the NG!!!

Unless you file in Vermont which you wont since you live in California, K3 seems the best option, but again it is all up to you.
I am K3, I got approved in 72 days, the average is 80-90 days, please notice that every case is different
Good luck on whatever path you decide to take.

Hypertweeky

You must have gone thru Vermont!! K3 was never meant to be faster than the K1 but unless you go thru Vermont, K3 is faster

Pallyn

The K-3/K-4 was actually developed to bridge the gap between the speedier aproval of the I129F and the interminable waiting for approval of the I130. Until the development of the K-3/K-4, married couples had to wait for the approval of the I130.

Jerry

I live in California and I recently did a K3 for my Thai wife. It took about
3 months from the time I filed until she was with me in America. My friend
did a K1 at the same time I did and he had to wait 3 more months for his
fiancé to join him here.
HOWEVER when you are at the AOS stage it looks like the K1 will be faster.
My I-130 which I filed with the CSC is taking forever to be approved. It is
stuck in limbo and the CSC processing dates on the USCIS website for I-130
are just not moving. While it is true that you may be able to file a new
I-130 at AOS time (depending on your local district office) normally the
original I-130 will need to be approved before process will get moving
again.
My friend who did the K1 just recently filed for AOS at the SF district
office and by looking at the processing dates it looks like his wife will
get the green card before mine does.




"The Doctor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hello, I know depending on the country and state involved, sometimes
    > it is better to do a K1 instead of a K3.
    > I live in California, she is located in Thailand. Which is the best
    > way to go?
    > Also, any particular hang up or things we should be prepared for since
    > she is from Thailand? I know they are really strict, one of my Thai
    > friends who is here on a student visa almost didn't make it despite
    > being accepted into UCLA and having plenty of money in the bank to
    > cover her stay here.
    > The Doctor
    > "And isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway? I mean
    > all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when
    > you're good and crazy, oooh oooh oooh, the sky is the
    > limit!"-The Tick

Mrraveltay

The Doctor wrote:

    > Could someone send me to a link that will explain step by step which
    > forms must be filled out and in what order. After reading some of
    > your replies, I realize I don't know what half the forms and
    > abbreviations I see actually are.
    >
    > I've done some searching on the web, and between the "pay us to send
    > you the forms" sites and immagration lawyer web sites I'm having a
    > time finding a good resource that puts it all in plain english.

What about the USCIS website?

The Doctor

Could someone send me to a link that will explain step by step which
forms must be filled out and in what order. After reading some of
your replies, I realize I don't know what half the forms and
abbreviations I see actually are.

I've done some searching on the web, and between the "pay us to send
you the forms" sites and immagration lawyer web sites I'm having a
time finding a good resource that puts it all in plain english.

The Doctor

"And isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway? I mean
all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when
you're good and crazy, oooh oooh oooh, the sky is the
limit!"-The Tick

jeffreyhy

Doctor,

Go back and read my first reply to your post. I told you where to get the information you want.

Regards, JEff