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K3 Vs IR1/CR1

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gfmoore   0

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Hi Everyone! I'm new here ,I am a Filipina...we just got married with my American husband last Nov.2011.He asked me to review about the USCIS while he's busy working right now so I could get some info. when he apply the I-130.Then my friend just gave me this site.We are both know nothing about all of these petition matters so we are willing to know everything because we want to be each other soon! he came back in US,and we miss each other so much! I am a single parent when we got marry,he love my son too and wishing to get my son a visa also.I need some advice from all of you there.What is the first step we have to do? Which is much better K3 or IR-1/Cr-1? Which is more faster? How about my son,what kind of visa he could apply for him?Thank you so much! hoping for your immediate reply...

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Oksana & Max   94

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Ukraine
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K-3 virtually doesn't exist and not used anymore. So since you are married go with CR-1/IR-1 visa and you child can qualify for CR-22/IR-2 visa. There is really no other route for you. Sorry to break the bad news but there is nothing fast about this process the CR-1 visa would take you about 10-12 month. While some people get it faster the 10-12 month this is what you should expect from the process.

Read the guides here on VJ about CR-1: http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

Good luck on your journey

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bestofboston   36

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Thank you so much for that information! God Bless!

He will need to submit an I-130

You will need to obtain certified copies of marriage from NTS.

You will also need to complete DS230 and send it to him.

You will need a police clearance from the NBI that is good for 1 year also.

I recommend getting two certified copies of each.

You will need to obtain certified birth certificates

He will also need certified birth certificates and divorce decrees

Just follow the process and look to visa journey for help.

You do not need an attorney.

Because you want to bring son to US, you will need approval of father if he is on birth certificate or was involved with raising the child.

Good luck

Others can give you better info for child and what is required in the Philippines.

It is a 10 month on average process.

Sometimes the process takes longer because of the medical in Manila. They seem to fail conservatively when checking for TB. They often require aditional testing that delays you in getting the visa. You can read a lot on visa journey about that also.

Good luck

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VisaJourney2011   14

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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I did K3 because i heard it would be faster but NO !

If i have to do it over again, I would choose CR1 just like many others have suggested me last year.

Hi Everyone! I'm new here ,I am a Filipina...we just got married with my American husband last Nov.2011.He asked me to review about the USCIS while he's busy working right now so I could get some info. when he apply the I-130.Then my friend just gave me this site.We are both know nothing about all of these petition matters so we are willing to know everything because we want to be each other soon! he came back in US,and we miss each other so much! I am a single parent when we got marry,he love my son too and wishing to get my son a visa also.I need some advice from all of you there.What is the first step we have to do? Which is much better K3 or IR-1/Cr-1? Which is more faster? How about my son,what kind of visa he could apply for him?Thank you so much! hoping for your immediate reply...

Have A Great Day!

mounir412 Mentor

mounir412   101

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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http://www.visajourney.com/content/guides

Met online : 2009
Married : 07/28/2010

USCIS
Send I-130 : 06/08/2011
Touched : 06/13/2011
got a NOA1 by e-mail and SMS : 06/15/2011
got "I-797C" hard copy of NOA1 : 06/20/2011
got RFE "I-797E" : 10/15/2011
RFE Reply : 12/15/2011
Touched : 12/16/2011
I-130 Approved : 12/20/2011
got "I-797" hard copy of NOA2 : 12/24/2011
Your I-130 was approved in 183 days from your NOA1 date.

NVC
NVC Case Number : 01/13/2012
Pay "$88" AOS Bill and e-mailed DS-3032 : 02/08/2012
Email from NVC, DS-3032 Accepted : 02/09/2012
AOS Fee Shows PAID : 02/09/2012
IV fee invoiced "$404" : 02/10/2012
IV fee invoiced "$230" : 04/18/2012
Pay "$230" IV Bill : 04/30/2012
IV Fee Shows PAID : 05/02/2012
Send AOS and IV packet : 06/09/2012
AOS and IV packet Received : 06/22/2012
Case completed at NVC : 06/29/2012

Interview Date : 08/28/2012 "Denied"

Case Reaffirmed : 07/16/2013

Second interview - Approved : 10/24/2013

Visa Issued : 10/29/2013

Visa in hand : 10/31/2013

For more details please visit my timeline

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Darnell   8,478

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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Comparison on K-3 vs CR-1 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/204324-wondering-if-i-made-a-mistake-marrying-in-us/page__view__findpost__p__3060767

K-3 administratively closed - http://www.visajourney.com/news/2010/02/07/department-of-state-to-close-k-3-visas-if-i-129f-and-i-130-petitions-approved-and-received-together/

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