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[canabird 0]

Hi everyone,

Last year I joined the forum because I wanted to learn about a Fiance Visa. Unluckily, our ap was rejected for insufficient fee, even though it was postmarked before the fees jumped. Fed up, we broke up, and just got married last month in Puerto Rico.

I have read the guides, and am still at times confused by them. I am now back in Canada, and he in New York. What should be the determining factor in my deciding to apply for a K3 or the mysterious CR1? (As I don't even see CR-1 listed in USCIS' processing times chart

( https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtim...eviceCenter=VSC ) ???

Cheers!

Charlie

[Zee Bee 61]

IR-1/CR-1 would be the I-130 on the processing page.

Take a look at the timelines and decide what is best for you.

[carslo 0]

IR-1/CR-1 would be the I-130 on the processing page.

Take a look at the timelines and decide what is best for you.

Post in the Canada forum for advise more closely related to USA and Canada.

Good luck in which ever road you choose.

Janet

[canabird 0]

IR-1/CR-1 would be the I-130 on the processing page.

But so is K-3, isn't it?

Or do you mean the CR-1 uses the I-130 alone (while the K-3 uses both)?

[payxibka 10,044]

Hi everyone,

Last year I joined the forum because I wanted to learn about a Fiance Visa. Unluckily, our ap was rejected for insufficient fee, even though it was postmarked before the fees jumped. Fed up, we broke up, and just got married last month in Puerto Rico.

I have read the guides, and am still at times confused by them. I am now back in Canada, and he in New York. What should be the determining factor in my deciding to apply for a K3 or the mysterious CR1? (As I don't even see CR-1 listed in USCIS' processing times chart

( https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtim...eviceCenter=VSC ) ???

Cheers!

Charlie

You won't see CR-1 listed on the USCIS site as it is a visa and the USCIS does NOT issue visas... Eligibility determined via a I-130

Nothing mysterious about the CR-1 as it is an immigrant visa and upon entry you are eligible for the green card...

Edited June 26, 2008 by fwaguy

[canabird 0]

You won't see CR-1 listed on the USCIS site as it is a visa and the USCIS does NOT issue visas... Eligibility determined via a I-130

Nothing mysterious about the CR-1 as it is an immigrant visa and upon entry you are eligible for the green card...

It is a bit clearer now.

Then are K-1 and K-3 'visas'? If so, who issues them?

[canabird 0]

My own personal timeline:

Last year I bugged the hell out of everyone, only to see my K-1 rejected for a USCIS error.

Decided to get married anyway (who is USCIS to tell us we can't?), then my marriage license gets stolen 3 hours before the wedding.

Today I find out either the wedding officiant or demographics office in Puerto Rico mis-entered by birthdate, making my marriage invalid. I am going to phone the embassy tomorrow but I was told the only way to correct this is one of us to fly back to PR (from CANADA!)

Forget trying to figure out the best visa to apply for ...

[payxibka 10,044]

You won't see CR-1 listed on the USCIS site as it is a visa and the USCIS does NOT issue visas... Eligibility determined via a I-130

Nothing mysterious about the CR-1 as it is an immigrant visa and upon entry you are eligible for the green card...

It is a bit clearer now.

Then are K-1 and K-3 'visas'? If so, who issues them?

All visas are issued by the Department of State via US Consulates in foreign countries... Family based visas require a petition to determine eligibility before application can be made.