Truckload of questions

[canadian_wife 1,791]

@YuandDan I am a citizen

Dont really understand all these terms here.......

Do I need all 3 of these things?

Yes, your petition will go through USCIS, NVC, then be shipped to the US consulate in her home country

Begin reading up on the process

Good luck

[The Sarge 0]

See above YuandDan please

[The Sarge 0]

So basically the thought of getting this done in 6-8 months is purely fantasy.

[YuAndDan 153]

So basically the thought of getting this done in 6-8 months is purely fantasy.

VJ Timelines are a useful tool.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=0&op1=3&op2=d&op3=5&op4=1&op5=&op6=All&op7=Jordan&dfile=No

[Used to be broken 143]

So basically the thought of getting this done in 6-8 months is purely fantasy.

Could be, depends on processing time and VISA request volume and what is going on at that Embassy. Also , God forbid if she has an issue on Name Check, it could go into extended processing for a while.

Bottom line, do it right. Don't let her overstay her VISA or make a wrong statement to consular or CBP.

[The Sarge 0]

Regarding the income form can I include her income as well if she is currently employed and will remain employed once here in the US?

I would assume that if names or anything were problematic she would have had trouble last year when she got her tourist visa. Too bad they can use the background check from that. It was less than a year ago.

Edited January 5, 2011 by The Sarge

[YuAndDan 153]

Regarding the income form can I include her income as well if she is currently employed and will remain employed once here in the US?

I would assume that if names or anything were problematic she would have had trouble last year when she got her tourist visa. Too bad they can use the background check from that. It was less than a year ago.

I-864 is not needed until much later in the process, it will be requested at the NVC stage.

And No because a person filing I-864 or I-864A needs to be domiciled in the USA which she is not

[The Sarge 0]

Okay Thank you you have been very helpful I appreciate it immensely.

One last question for tonight(I promise lol)....what happens if the CR1 is approved and finished while she is here in the US?

[YuAndDan 153]

Okay Thank you you have been very helpful I appreciate it immensely.

One last question for tonight(I promise lol)....what happens if the CR1 is approved and finished while she is here in the US?

It gets sent to NVC, then a different process happens involving a few steps paying a couple fees, and then it gets sent to consulate. At which point spouse needs to be home to interview over there.

Also during NVC process they will want some documents gathered up in foreign country.

MORE: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/nvc/nvc_1335.html

[The Sarge 0]

So she needs to interview in Jordan at the US consulate. Cant happen in the US?

[Deema 0]

Thank you all for all your help. I am Sarge's fiance and have an additional question to ask please. Based on the information I've received from different sources, once I apply for the CR1 Visa, my tourist visa is revoked; is this true?

Thank you.

[canadian_wife 1,791]

The interview won't happen in the US, it will happen in Jordan

Deema - your Cr-1 visa will replace the tourist visa. Once you have your Cr-1, you obviously won't need a tourist visa. Until the Cr-1 is issued, your tourist visa remains valid

Good luck

[bestofboston 36]

One person stated that the time frame for a CR1 Visa. I wish it was true because then my wife would already be here.

The USCIS process is 5 to 6 months with no problems. Then the NVC process that takes anywhere from 3 months to 5 months before the spouse actually gets the interview. We sent our I-130 to the USCIS in mid May of 2010.

My wife received her approval from the USCIS on 11/02/2010. Over two months already. I am still waiting to receive an interview date for her that is always at least 4 weeks from notification. It could easily be 2 more months before her interview date.

Bottom line, plan on 9 months to 10 months from the time you send your I-130 to the USCIS.

[Gosha.Bee 1]

Dont really understand all these terms here.......

Do I need all 3 of these things?

US Citizen:

I-130 Processing at USCIS aprox 5 months.

NVC processing 2 months or so

Consulate processing 1-2 months

In a nutshell, when you file your I-130 (for CR-1, spouse visa) it first goes to USCIS, then upon approval it is moved to NVC, after which it is moved to her consulate in Jordan. So yes, you will need all 3 of these things. Therefore, the process for getting your wife here after you get married in Jordan is appoximately 8-10 months AFTER FILING THE PAPERWORK. From my experience I can tell you gathering all necessary documentation will probably take you about a month after your wedding day. (Translating marriage cert to English, etc plus all other things you will find in the guide - you got the link from Canadian_Wife)

So the question you need to ask yourselves is: what is your priority? Be with her asap (because for this the fiancee visa seems to be faster but then you end up getting married in the US) or have a wedding in Jordan which I am sure she may want, have her family there etc. Then you take the CR-1 route and prepare yourselves for the wait.

Another option which me and my husband chose is if she flies over for a visit, you get married in the US, she leaves (this is a bit tricky, we weren't sure if that would be considered immigration fraud or not but since I didn't fly there to immigrate just for a week-long visit over Thanksgiving and we happened to get married in the meantime, we figured we should be ok. Plus the great VJ members here assured me this shouldn't create a problem so I'm not really worried). Then you start your CR-1 process as soon as you obtain your marriage cert.

But since you mentioned she won't be able to visit until April, I'm guessing this is is no option for you guys. Hmmm, it does sound like marriage in Jordan and CR-1 after that is the best route for you.

I would be very cautious about her coming over for visits after your CR-1 process has started, though. I've heard some opinions that DHS officers at POE are often extremely suspicous and sometimes deport people just out of fear someone might try to overstay and immigrate. I'm certainly not an expert here, someone else might have a different opinion. I personally deicded $1000 per ticket plus 9hrs on the plane and a very possible deportation scenario is too much for me to take that risk. So my husband will be visiting me until I receive my visa. I'm not going anywhere for the next 8 or so months.

Good luck. Read up. This website has all the info you will ever need.

[Justine+David 218]

I don't want to cause more stress, but many people from the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region have extra processing called "Administrative Processing" which can last anywhere from 1 week to 1 year with no timeframe and no once can tell you how long it will last I would go to our MENA forum to ask specifically about a female immigrating from Jordan and the chances of AP.

Additionally--you mentioned that your future wife will have an income while on her tourist visa; is this overseas work? She cannot work on a tourist visa in the U.S.

It is a crapshoot about the CBP at the US border, so have lots of proof that she intends to return, healthy bank account, etc etc.

Best of luck on your journey!