K3 Advice

[mjs22 0]

I am Canadian and currently living in Germany where my job will be over in April and at that time I would like to permanently move to the U.S. where my wife is now. I had thought a K3 would be a good path for me and then apply for an adjustment once I am in the U.S., but not so sure about it after reading posts on here about it being either a bad idea or not available anymore. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

It's not available, so it's a bad choice. CR/IR-1 is your path, Good luck.

[beejay 123]

What Harpa said but even if it was an option the interview for the k3 would need to take place in the the country of marriage. So it may not have been an option anyway.

Edited September 5, 2012 by beejay

[mjs22 0]

why is it still on the uscis website if it isn't available anymore? not that im arguing cuz i really don't know, just trying to figure it all out

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=254a3e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=254a3e4d77d73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

Edited September 5, 2012 by mjs22

[MoroccanLove1 1]

The K-3 Non-Immigrant Visa is still available. I am the US Citizen and I applied for the K-3 Visa after I had filed the I-130 in April 2012 for my wife to bring her faster into the US and then apply for Adjustment of Status while waiting for the I-130 process.

Well by the time our K-3 Application had been approved in August 2012 and sent to the NVC, our I-130 Petition was also approved and sent to the NVC as well. This action made our K-3 Visa Petition (Non-Immigrant Visa) useless and now we have been changed to the CR-1 Spousal Visa (Immigrant Visa).

So what I am trying to say is that if you file the I-130 Petition then filing for the K-3 is a waste of time and paperwork. After we experienced this process I would say you are better off filing for the I-130.

But it is up to you. Good luck

[Darnell 8,478]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2993.html#5