Payment from abroad and I-485 questions

[kmossel 0]

I am trying to figure out how to pay the I-130 form fee from abroad. We currently live in the Netherlands and we have to file through the Chicago Lockbox since there is not a USCIS office at the Amsterdam consulate. But according to the USCIS office, we have to pay with either a check/money order, or credit card (at a USCIS office). If we pay with a check/money order it must be drawn on a US financial institute, except we live in the Netherlands, so thats not possible and I can't find any other way to pay so I'm really confused on exactly how we are supposed to pay it.

And anyone have experience skipping the K-3 Visa and going straight for the change of status? A friend of mine filed her I-130 form and got married in June last year, and her husband came over before he got the K-3 visa (after the I-30 was approved they thought everything was good for him to come over) He was forced to buy a return ticket in order to get into the country but they were told to file the I-485, and as long as it was filed before the 90 day visa waiver was over he could stay in the country while the I-485 was pending (just couldn't leave). Anyone else have experience with this? We are looking at this option as a backup because we litteraly won't have a place to live in the Netherlands after April, or whenever our house sells, other than my parents house in the US. We also have 3 children, one of which has a serious medical condition so we are hoping we can get it expidited, but that is not a garuntee. Also wondering how long the I-485 takes in general.

Any advice would be appreciated!

[Hypnos 6,576]

Entering the US on a nonimmigrant visa with the preconceived intent to remain would constitute visa fraud.

[kmossel 0]

I am trying to figure out how to pay the I-130 form fee from abroad. We currently live in the Netherlands and we have to file through the Chicago Lockbox since there is not a USCIS office at the Amsterdam consulate. But according to the USCIS office, we have to pay with either a check/money order, or credit card (at a USCIS office). If we pay with a check/money order it must be drawn on a US financial institute, except we live in the Netherlands, so thats not possible and I can't find any other way to pay so I'm really confused on exactly how we are supposed to pay it.

And anyone have experience skipping the K-3 Visa and going straight for the change of status? A friend of mine filed her I-130 form and got married in June last year, and her husband came over before he got the K-3 visa (after the I-30 was approved they thought everything was good for him to come over) He was forced to buy a return ticket in order to get into the country but they were told to file the I-485, and as long as it was filed before the 90 day visa waiver was over he could stay in the country while the I-485 was pending (just couldn't leave). Anyone else have experience with this? We are looking at this option as a backup because we litteraly won't have a place to live in the Netherlands after April, or whenever our house sells, other than my parents house in the US. We also have 3 children, one of which has a serious medical condition so we are hoping we can get it expidited, but that is not a garuntee. Also wondering how long the I-485 takes in general.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Ok thanks, good to know. We will be buying a return ticket for my husband, he can stay with his parents if he must return to the Netherlands but we can't all stay there, but it would cause some serious problems in fact with our children (one of our children is a special needs child). My friend that did this thought everything was good for her husband to come over, so they got a bit messed up but she said it might be possible for me to do this, but I wanted to see if anyone else had a similar situation.

[pushbrk 12,106]

I am trying to figure out how to pay the I-130 form fee from abroad. We currently live in the Netherlands and we have to file through the Chicago Lockbox since there is not a USCIS office at the Amsterdam consulate. But according to the USCIS office, we have to pay with either a check/money order, or credit card (at a USCIS office). If we pay with a check/money order it must be drawn on a US financial institute, except we live in the Netherlands, so thats not possible and I can't find any other way to pay so I'm really confused on exactly how we are supposed to pay it.

And anyone have experience skipping the K-3 Visa and going straight for the change of status? A friend of mine filed her I-130 form and got married in June last year, and her husband came over before he got the K-3 visa (after the I-30 was approved they thought everything was good for him to come over) He was forced to buy a return ticket in order to get into the country but they were told to file the I-485, and as long as it was filed before the 90 day visa waiver was over he could stay in the country while the I-485 was pending (just couldn't leave). Anyone else have experience with this? We are looking at this option as a backup because we litteraly won't have a place to live in the Netherlands after April, or whenever our house sells, other than my parents house in the US. We also have 3 children, one of which has a serious medical condition so we are hoping we can get it expidited, but that is not a garuntee. Also wondering how long the I-485 takes in general.

Any advice would be appreciated!

The K3 visa is obsolete. The currently viable spouse visa for your circumstance is the IR1. Adjusting status is for people who are already in the USA when they decide to stay and adjust status. For example, if while visiting the USA, circumstances change and the foreign spouse decides to stay and adjust status, just do it. Hundreds of people in similar circumstances are approved every day.