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General throw out to all interested paries to ponder and comment on.

I am proceeding with a K3 in the UK , had the medical but not given an interview date yet (though due soon im fairly sure)

We also pursued the CR-1 route and it appears to have caught up Portsmouth NVC having just sent a request for another affadavit of support form for my wife Lisa to complete and a DS230 for me

Im in the US on a short break and heading back to London this week , not sure if i should abandon the K3 and just pursue the CR-1 now as it will save on AOS fees later plus id effectively be able to start working sooner.

Any thoughts on options ? what I was intending to do was as follows ...

1. Complete and return the CR-1 I-864 and DS230 forms as requested

2. Attend K3 interview..<hopefully get K3 visa>

3. Come in on K3 but not adjust status as yet

4. Travel back and forth as I have been doing (I run a business in the UK) not ever had any issues travelling to US and back.

5. Go back to London for the CR-1 interview when asked to.

6. Finally immigrate and set up new business here.

Now what im not sure about is if this is do-able or will entering with the K3 throw a spanner in the works ?

best regards

John

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I would say it's either abandoning the K3 or if you are going back and forth anyways, you can get the K3 and come back for CR1 interview. But you are very far in the CR1 process so maybe waiting would be good.

You can do the K3 and then CR1 if you want to but you could wait a bit longer and just do CR1. After you send inn the I864 and DS230, it's almost off to the embassy already!

Angelika (Schweinfurt, Germany) and Chris (Tulsa, USA)

I-130

Aug 23 2005 - sent to TSC

Aug 25 2005 - received at CSC

Aug 29 2005 - NOA1 in mail

Jan 25 2006 - NOA 2 per email

Jan 31 2006 - Case # assigned

Feb 13 2006 - AOS Bill and DS 3032 received

Feb 14 2006 - AOS Bill paid and DS 3032 sent to NVC

Feb 27 2006 - AOS form and IV Bill issued

Mar 23 2006 - AOS and IV Bill sent to NVC

Apr 10 2006 - DS230 received and sent right back

Apr 28 2006 - case complete

May 2 2006 - sent to Consulate

May 4 2006 - received at Consulate

July 17 2006 - Interview in Germany

Aug 02 2006 - Flying back to Tulsa with my CR1 in passport

Removal of Conditions - I-751

May 2 2008 - Mailed I-751 to TSC

May 21 2008 - Received NOA 1 (extension letter) from VSC

May 27 2008 - Biometrics Appointment in OKC

July 22 2008 - touched

August 6 2008 - touched

February 22, 2009 - touched

March 24, 2009 - card production ordered

April 4, 2009 - Green Card in mail

I-129F

Aug 31 - Oct 20 2005at NBC

Oct 26 - Nov 3 2005 at NVC

Jan 10 2006- Visa interview

Feb 09 2006- Flying to Tulsa

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I would say it's either abandoning the K3 or if you are going back and forth anyways, you can get the K3 and come back for CR1 interview. But you are very far in the CR1 process so maybe waiting would be good.

You can do the K3 and then CR1 if you want to but you could wait a bit longer and just do CR1. After you send inn the I864 and DS230, it's almost off to the embassy already!

Thank you for the reply :-)

On thinking about it I guess the question could be distilled down to if i get the K3 and enter the US with it

does the CR-1 process thats in place stop and MUST I then follow the AOS route or can i just carry on coming and going and simply wait for the CR-1 to hit the London Embassy ?

cheers

John

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Many on here enter the US on a K-3 and continue the process of the I-130 through NVC culminating in returning to the embassy for the CR-1 visa. You dont have to do AOS if you are wishing to return to embassy to interview for the CR-1.

You can find me on FBI

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Many on here enter the US on a K-3 and continue the process of the I-130 through NVC culminating in returning to the embassy for the CR-1 visa. You dont have to do AOS if you are wishing to return to embassy to interview for the CR-1.

Hi and thank you Aussiewench for your reply..congratulations on your CR1 progress by the way and good luck for the interview in June I wish you and your pirate and family all the best for your life together.

Can anyone on the VS site who has actually entered the US on a K3 , NOT adjusted status then gone back for an in progress CR-1 interview let me know thier experience ?

best regards

John

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Can anyone on the VS site who has actually entered the US on a K3 , NOT adjusted status then gone back for an in progress CR-1 interview let me know thier experience ?

best regards

John

Hi, John!

If you don't find anyone replying to your question above, you may want to start a thread under the Regional Discussion (UK) asking your question. I think it's best if you find someone in that situation from your own country.

That's what I sort of did except I looked up people in the Immigration Timelines section. I looked for a Canadian who entered the US on a K-3, NOT adjusted status then gone back for the CR-1 interview. I was able to find one person and emailed her (I don't think she's been active here at VJ lately as her case was completed awhile back). She is really nice and assured me that coming back for the CR-1 after entering the US on a K-3 was very possible as this was what she did.

Good luck,

Kay

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CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

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Can anyone on the VS site who has actually entered the US on a K3 , NOT adjusted status then gone back for an in progress CR-1 interview let me know thier experience ?

best regards

John

Hi, John!

If you don't find anyone replying to your question above, you may want to start a thread under the Regional Discussion (UK) asking your question. I think it's best if you find someone in that situation from your own country.

That's what I sort of did except I looked up people in the Immigration Timelines section. I looked for a Canadian who entered the US on a K-3, NOT adjusted status then gone back for the CR-1 interview. I was able to find one person and emailed her (I don't think she's been active here at VJ lately as her case was completed awhile back). She is really nice and assured me that coming back for the CR-1 after entering the US on a K-3 was very possible as this was what she did.

Good luck,

Kay

Thanks Kay much appreciated.. will try posting just the last part in the regional discussion , also going to have a quick word with an immigration lawyer this afternoon.

best of luck to you to :-)

John

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Jet_Lag

Euro just recently had a successful CR-1 interview in the UK after having already entered the US on a K-3.

Thank you for the congrats and well wishes.

Lorelle

You can find me on FBI

An overview of Security Name Checks And Administrative Review at Service Center, NVC & Consulate levels.

Detailed Review USCIS Alien Security Checks

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11324375801ij.gif

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Euro just recently had a successful CR-1 interview in the UK after having already entered the US on a K-3.

Thank you for the congrats and well wishes.

Lorelle

Lorelle your very welcome twas meant sincerely

thank you very much , puts my mind at rest about how to proceed and a tad annoyed at the ignorance of supposedly the best immigration lawyer in WA who didnt appear to be sure of his facts !! to be fair and humourously objective however he does not and never claimed to have method of seeing the future <chuckle>

best regards

John

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