K1 vs. K3

[Thee_Rak 0]

Okay we have just returned the packet 3 stuff to the embassy (K1 Filing) and talking with my fiancee today someone she knows was giving her a hard time about why we did a K1 and not a K3. Basically this person was suggesting that it will take a long time to get a green-card on a K1 and that there's a good chance that all I (the USC) want to do is bring her here for a "test run" and if we don't like each other I'm going to "send her back".

Here's my thinking... first - there are far too many marriage brokers in Thailand!!!! Second - this other person has a friend who has had a bad experience on a K1 (states it's taken more than 10 years and they don't have a green-card yet).

Here's our situation and you tell me if I'm right in my thinking okay....

I live and work in America. I met her while on vacation (I don't travel to Thailand for long stints for work or anything). We stayed in touch and then took two vacations together and got real serious about each other.

If I were living in Thailand we would have gotten married and filed for K3 (because we'd have been together the whole time) but since I live in America I filed for a K1 instead of going there just to get married and then coming back to America to file a K3. We would still be apart and as I understand it we would have been apart for even longer because a K3 looks like it takes about 3 months longer, on average, to process.

After arrival in the US and the filing of AOS there doesn't seem to be any difference in the process... am I missing something? As long as you don't mess up the paperwork there's no reason it should take any longer to get permanent residence after your POE on a K1 or a K3 right???

[*julez* 124]

AOS is the same for a K1 as it is for a K3. The only way that would have brought her in on a green card without your having to live with her in Thailand is to maryy and apply for the Cr-1/IR-1 visa. That is a multiple entry visa with a green card included.

Don't listen to people with stupid uninformed opinions!

[brnidokiegurl 0]

your choice, if you chose to marry now or later but your way already into the k1, cr1 you can work sooner. Dont try to out guess yourslef now with your decisions , friends dont always know whats best apparently they know of a (test run) and it does happen.....

[jeffmich2007 0]

Okay we have just returned the packet 3 stuff to the embassy (K1 Filing) and talking with my fiancee today someone she knows was giving her a hard time about why we did a K1 and not a K3. Basically this person was suggesting that it will take a long time to get a green-card on a K1 and that there's a good chance that all I (the USC) want to do is bring her here for a "test run" and if we don't like each other I'm going to "send her back".

Here's my thinking... first - there are far too many marriage brokers in Thailand!!!! Second - this other person has a friend who has had a bad experience on a K1 (states it's taken more than 10 years and they don't have a green-card yet).

Here's our situation and you tell me if I'm right in my thinking okay....

I live and work in America. I met her while on vacation (I don't travel to Thailand for long stints for work or anything). We stayed in touch and then took two vacations together and got real serious about each other.

If I were living in Thailand we would have gotten married and filed for K3 (because we'd have been together the whole time) but since I live in America I filed for a K1 instead of going there just to get married and then coming back to America to file a K3. We would still be apart and as I understand it we would have been apart for even longer because a K3 looks like it takes about 3 months longer, on average, to process.

After arrival in the US and the filing of AOS there doesn't seem to be any difference in the process... am I missing something? As long as you don't mess up the paperwork there's no reason it should take any longer to get permanent residence after your POE on a K1 or a K3 right???

You made your choice to go K1 and that has nothing to do with anyone but you and your fiance ...you both know what u want and that's eacother So hang in there and get through the process with the faith that you and your fiace are gonna be very happy together ...besides you don't need to prove that to anyone ...you already know it

I myself (in my past ) went out to USA on K1 visa a few years back ...i dated my fiance for 4 years before i married him...i was very happy and lead to beleive he was too, after all he ( the USC) surprised me and flew to UK and proposed. Unfortunately it didn't work out after just 8 months me being there, things were falling apart ...he had another agenda another woman

I lost my life savings ...my home ...my job and came back to UK penniless and homeless with my son, at the time he was 7 it was awful and it completely devastated me because i was not aware of the goings on.

I vowed i would never trust another man but hey nearly 6 years on i am re-married to another American whom i adore and is nothing like my x so it's amazing how things can change...like i say the first 3 years i was bitter and angry at what my x did ...used me... but as time went by i realised i was stopping myself from being happy and that NOT all men are like that so here i am going through K3 yet another thing i never thought i would go through but i am and i am very very happy so Don't let others bad experiences dobt your decisions because people are individual and we all have had our problems at some time in our life

I am going through this and im not looking forward to my interview because of being married to American before, i know this....I am honest and truthful and i love my husband very much im hoping the consular officer will see that for himself

Lets hope you sail through this K1 with ease

Good Luck to you both

Michelle

[Thee_Rak 0]

im hoping the consular officer will see that for himself

Lets hope you sail through this K1 with ease

Good Luck to you both

Michelle

Thank you so much Michelle... I'm sure that the CO will see it

I also hope the rest of our K1 process goes well. Now we are just waiting for the Interview at the Embassy in Bangkok. I've got our tickets all sorted and will arrive there on May 24th. We've not been together since the first week of January 2007 and miss each other so much!!!! We'll spend a few weeks in Thailand than come into the states via San Francisco. Spend the weekend there and then go to the Grand Canyon (las vegas etc...) for a few days b/4 coming back to where "we'll live".