TN Visa to Permanent Resident?

[Mrs. Barker 0]

I am the US Fiance of a Canadian Citizen who is working and living in the US on a TN visa. We assume his TN will be renewed in Nov 2011, when it expires. Would it be better/easier to apply for a K1 fiance visa, or wait until after we are married (which will probably be in 2012), and apply for the K3 Spouse visa?

[Mrs. Barker 0]

I failed to mention that he has already been issued a social security number, and will file a US federal income tax return for calendar year 2010.

[Mrs. Barker 0]

I am the US Fiance of a Canadian Citizen who is working and living in the US on a TN visa. We assume his TN will be renewed in Nov 2011, when it expires. Would it be better/easier to apply for a K1 fiance visa, or wait until after we are married (which will probably be in 2012), and apply for the K3 Spouse visa? He has already been issued a social security number, and will file a US Federal income tax return for calendar year 2010, if that makes any difference...

[YuAndDan 153]

Could always courthouse marry now, and simply file an I-130 and I-485 to adjust status..

Then plan a nice wedding ceremony for sometime in the future.

AOS from an employment visa is much less problematic than from a tourist visa.

Forget the K-3, USCIS has reduced processing time for I-130 (CR-1 spouse) so much so that they have been tying the two pwtitions used for K-3 together and then approving and sending to NVC at same time, since last Feb, NVC has made it a policy to close the K-3 and move on with the underlying CR-1 visa petition. The reason K-3 was developed no longer exists, (LONG I-130 processing) K-3 was designed so that a couple can live in USA and wait for I-130 approval.. since USCIS approves I-130 BEFORE sending the K-3 petition to NVC the K-3's function ended (Waiting to I-130 aproval)..

Moving this to K-1 forum due to being unmarried and asking about that visa, not about employment visas.

Edited January 7, 2011 by YuAndDan

[YuAndDan 153]

SEE Duplicate Posting: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/289790-tn-visa-to-permanent-resident/

Could always courthouse marry now, and simply file an I-130 and I-485 to adjust status..

Then plan a nice wedding ceremony for sometime in the future.

AOS from an employment visa is much less problematic than from a tourist visa.

Forget the K-3, USCIS has reduced processing time for I-130 (CR-1 spouse) so much so that they have been tying the two pwtitions used for K-3 together and then approving and sending to NVC at same time, since last Feb, NVC has made it a policy to close the K-3 and move on with the underlying CR-1 visa petition. The reason K-3 was developed no longer exists, (LONG I-130 processing) K-3 was designed so that a couple can live in USA and wait for I-130 approval.. since USCIS approves I-130 BEFORE sending the K-3 petition to NVC the K-3's function ended (Waiting to I-130 aproval)..

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Duplicate threads have been merged - there is no need to restart a topic - just continue the discussion in the same topic.