possibility of doing K-3 interview in toronto rather than home in NZ?

[damienandelyse 0]

Currently i am a New Zealander working in Canada with temporary permanent resident status, and i travel regularly over to Colorado on visa waiver to see my fiance.

After we marry in July in Colorado we intend to file for k-3 visa, i know the gov.state info says "your approved I-129F will then be forwarded to a consulate of your spouses nationality" i.e NZ.

A customs immigrations officer in MN said to me once that i will be able to get it sent to the US consulate in toronto and do my K-3 interview there, however i have not been able to find anything online about this possiblity. Does anyone know anything about this? Would it likely cause complications or be slower than flying to NZ for a month or so to do it there?

Thanks

and another point, working in canada as temp resident, then travelling over to USA for the wedding, which is legit, then filing for K-3 makes this statement on the travel.state.gov website somewhat confusing:

"Nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) - It is important to note that application for the nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) who married a U.S. citizen must be filed and the visa must be issued in the country where the marriage took place. After the visa process has been completed, and the visa is issued, the spouse can travel to the United States to wait for the processing of the immigrant visa case."

!? i've never heard of the K-3 being issued in the states! pretty sure that dont happen.

Edited April 5, 2008 by damienandelyse

[pushbrk 12,285]

Currently i am a New Zealander working in Canada with temporary permanent resident status, and i travel regularly over to Colorado on visa waiver to see my fiance.

After we marry in July in Colorado we intend to file for k-3 visa, i know the gov.state info says "your approved I-129F will then be forwarded to a consulate of your spouses nationality" i.e NZ.

A customs immigrations officer in MN said to me once that i will be able to get it sent to the US consulate in toronto and do my K-3 interview there, however i have not been able to find anything online about this possiblity. Does anyone know anything about this? Would it likely cause complications or be slower than flying to NZ for a month or so to do it there?

Thanks

and another point, working in canada as temp resident, then travelling over to USA for the wedding, which is legit, then filing for K-3 makes this statement on the travel.state.gov website somewhat confusing:

"Nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) - It is important to note that application for the nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) who married a U.S. citizen must be filed and the visa must be issued in the country where the marriage took place. After the visa process has been completed, and the visa is issued, the spouse can travel to the United States to wait for the processing of the immigrant visa case."

!? i've never heard of the K-3 being issued in the states! pretty sure that dont happen.

Haven't we already covered this in this thread. In the case of a marriage in the US, the interview is in the beneficiary's country of residence. All this time I thought you already married in NZ.

Now I see you're posting in another thread thinking of circumventing US immigration laws by coming to the US to marry and then adjust status based on that marriage. Intentionally attempting to circumvent US immigration laws can get you banned for life.

Edited April 5, 2008 by pushbrk

[damienandelyse 0]

Currently i am a New Zealander working in Canada with temporary permanent resident status, and i travel regularly over to Colorado on visa waiver to see my fiance.

After we marry in July in Colorado we intend to file for k-3 visa, i know the gov.state info says "your approved I-129F will then be forwarded to a consulate of your spouses nationality" i.e NZ.

A customs immigrations officer in MN said to me once that i will be able to get it sent to the US consulate in toronto and do my K-3 interview there, however i have not been able to find anything online about this possiblity. Does anyone know anything about this? Would it likely cause complications or be slower than flying to NZ for a month or so to do it there?

Thanks

and another point, working in canada as temp resident, then travelling over to USA for the wedding, which is legit, then filing for K-3 makes this statement on the travel.state.gov website somewhat confusing:

"Nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) - It is important to note that application for the nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) who married a U.S. citizen must be filed and the visa must be issued in the country where the marriage took place. After the visa process has been completed, and the visa is issued, the spouse can travel to the United States to wait for the processing of the immigrant visa case."

!? i've never heard of the K-3 being issued in the states! pretty sure that dont happen.

Haven't we already covered this in this thread. In the case of a marriage in the US, the interview is in the beneficiary's country of residence. All this time I thought you already married in NZ.

Now I see you're posting in another thread thinking of circumventing US immigration laws by coming to the US to marry and then adjust status based on that marriage. Intentionally attempting to circumvent US immigration laws can get you banned for life.

i said we plan to marry in july in the 1st post. The reason i posted the other thread, as i have said, is that both customs & immigration officials at MSP airport and the USCIS officer at an Infopass meeting have both stated that it is one of our options, which doesn't sound right, and you agree. I'm not saying that its what i definitely intend to do. The point of the post is to see if any others out there have had experience with that.

thanks

[pushbrk 12,285]

Currently i am a New Zealander working in Canada with temporary permanent resident status, and i travel regularly over to Colorado on visa waiver to see my fiance.

After we marry in July in Colorado we intend to file for k-3 visa, i know the gov.state info says "your approved I-129F will then be forwarded to a consulate of your spouses nationality" i.e NZ.

A customs immigrations officer in MN said to me once that i will be able to get it sent to the US consulate in toronto and do my K-3 interview there, however i have not been able to find anything online about this possiblity. Does anyone know anything about this? Would it likely cause complications or be slower than flying to NZ for a month or so to do it there?

Thanks

and another point, working in canada as temp resident, then travelling over to USA for the wedding, which is legit, then filing for K-3 makes this statement on the travel.state.gov website somewhat confusing:

"Nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) - It is important to note that application for the nonimmigrant visa for spouse (K-3) who married a U.S. citizen must be filed and the visa must be issued in the country where the marriage took place. After the visa process has been completed, and the visa is issued, the spouse can travel to the United States to wait for the processing of the immigrant visa case."

!? i've never heard of the K-3 being issued in the states! pretty sure that dont happen.

Haven't we already covered this in this thread. In the case of a marriage in the US, the interview is in the beneficiary's country of residence. All this time I thought you already married in NZ.

Now I see you're posting in another thread thinking of circumventing US immigration laws by coming to the US to marry and then adjust status based on that marriage. Intentionally attempting to circumvent US immigration laws can get you banned for life.

i said we plan to marry in july in the 1st post. The reason i posted the other thread, as i have said, is that both customs & immigration officials at MSP airport and the USCIS officer at an Infopass meeting have both stated that it is one of our options, which doesn't sound right, and you agree. I'm not saying that its what i definitely intend to do. The point of the post is to see if any others out there have had experience with that.

thanks

Yes, you mentioned marriage in Colorado as a firm plan, sorry. As for the AOS option, I guess you just have to decide which is more important, obeying the law or getting away with violating it. That's what those recommending the procedure are suggesting. They're saying if you stay in the US long enough first, you can get away with circumventing US immigration law. They may be right. If they're wrong, it's your neck. If you're honest, you don't consider it.