K-1 or I-130
Oct 3rd 2002, 2:55 pm
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K-1 or I-130
My fiancee is currently in the US on a student visa that expires at the end of the year. The plan was to get a K-1 and get married next year. The INS website led me to believe that this would be the quickest, easiest method - but now I don't believe that. I have read about people waiting for 3-4 months after their interviews at the Moscow Embassy and still don't have the visa. Should we just get married now and file I-130 and I-485 concurrently with the local INS office? I'm afraid to let her leave the country and not be able to return!
Oct 3rd 2002, 7:02 pm
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Re: K-1 or I-130
Originally posted by Carl:
My fiancee is currently in the US on a student visa that expires at the end of the year. The plan was to get a K-1 and get married next year. The INS website led me to believe that this would be the quickest, easiest method - but now I don't believe that. I have read about people waiting for 3-4 months after their interviews at the Moscow Embassy and still don't have the visa. Should we just get married now and file I-130 and I-485 concurrently with the local INS office? I'm afraid to let her leave the country and not be able to return!
My fiancee is currently in the US on a student visa that expires at the end of the year. The plan was to get a K-1 and get married next year. The INS website led me to believe that this would be the quickest, easiest method - but now I don't believe that. I have read about people waiting for 3-4 months after their interviews at the Moscow Embassy and still don't have the visa. Should we just get married now and file I-130 and I-485 concurrently with the local INS office? I'm afraid to let her leave the country and not be able to return!
If her visa is not a restricted J. Get married now DO NOT LET HER LEAVE. ( search for my posts will tell you why) I spoke with the Moscow consulate this am & they are still not allowing approved visas to be typed. Even for spouses! My wife is stuck in Russia now.
Oct 4th 2002, 6:05 pm
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Re: K-1 or I-130
Originally posted by trburton:
What is her visa type???? and what is expiration date.
If her visa is not a restricted J. Get married now DO NOT LET HER LEAVE. ( search for my posts will tell you why) I spoke with the Moscow consulate this am & they are still not allowing approved visas to be typed. Even for spouses! My wife is stuck in Russia now.
What is her visa type???? and what is expiration date.
If her visa is not a restricted J. Get married now DO NOT LET HER LEAVE. ( search for my posts will tell you why) I spoke with the Moscow consulate this am & they are still not allowing approved visas to be typed. Even for spouses! My wife is stuck in Russia now.
Oct 4th 2002, 7:13 pm
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Re: K-1 or I-130
Originally posted by Carl:
She is on an F-1 visa now, but it expires at the end of the year.
She is on an F-1 visa now, but it expires at the end of the year.
My first advice stands. Insure you file an I-131 to enable her to travel when you file the I-130/485 apps
