what's the difference between Ir-2 & k-2 Visa !?

[youssef hassan 0]

Good Morning

My Case .. My father's American citizen .. I'm 18 year's old from egypt .. I haven't american passport or green card !

My father will sent to uscis to bring me with him but he now in egypt and he will make that in june ( I will be 19 year'sold )

And I want to travel with him in very short time .. because it's my dream to live in united states !

and it's my question

What's the difference between ir-2 & K-2 Visa ??

What's the time will take for each one to make my interview in united states embassy in cairo ?

What's the time will take for each one to can go to us ?

[Hypnos 6,576]

Your father would need to file an I-130 seeking an IR-2 immigrant visa for you. Expect the process to take ~1 - 2 years factoring in the almost certain AP you will have being a young male from Egypt.

A K-2 is not applicable to your situation.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

A K2 is for the minor child of a fiance visa holder, it does not apply in your case.

[youssef hassan 0]

Sorry Another Question ..As You Say That The Process Will Take 1 Or 2 Year .. So That Maybe When My Visa Sent To Me I Will Be 21 ..

That Age Will Made Me Faced Proplem or it Doesn`t Matter What age I Will Enter United STaTe If i sent My File Before 21 !?

[aleful 1,905]

hi

the age will freeze because you were under 21, and probably the petition will take less than 2 years, usually 8 months to a year or little over a year

now, why does he have to wait until June? can't he file now or sooner than that date? the sooner the better.

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Edited November 24, 2013 by aleful

[youssef hassan 0]

Because He Stay In United State From June To January .. And Stay In Egypt From January To June

And He Want To Petition Me When He Go

And I`m Afraid From Change My Age From 18 To 19 Because I Know That Age Diffrence .. And I Know Friend His Father Petition For Him When He Was 20 And Till Now He didn`t Make The Interview ( 2 Year`s Left Till Now ) And He Now 22 !

Edited November 24, 2013 by youssef hassan

[aleful 1,905]

hi

but is he living in the US? as long as he can prove that he is living here and that he is petitioning to come to the US because he is living here, by the time you have your interview he will be back in the US. has he filed taxes? is he working in the US? if not, does he have a joint sponsor?

he can file the i130 from over there, mailing it to the lockbox in the US, it will usually take 5 to 7 months for approval

[youssef hassan 0]

I don`t know more information about his case .. but what i know that his father stay in egypt 3 year`s before he petition him .. sure he not filled taxes or can`t proving that he live in united state .. never mind about his case now

i will sent my petition to lockbox now if i can .. or i will stay my father when he go in june .. i now feel safe when i know that it doesn`t matter if i sent it now or sent it when i be 19 .. this case was make me afraid .. thank you very much for giving me that information

[aleful 1,905]

hi

I'm not taking about his past, I'm talking about now, as long as he hasn't moved to Egypt and can prove that he live here now, is he working presently? did he go to Egypt visiting and will come back? what about working and paying taxes?

[youssef hassan 0]

he still now in egypt and he will stay forever , i think that reason make his case spoil , he was have a food car and i don`t know more information about his taes .

sorry to bother but i have another question about my case , my fahter will petition me and my mom and my sister ( 17 year`s ) my brother ( 7 year`s ) .

do we make the interview in the same time and we will travel all in the same time or each one of them will be have his special case and special time to make interview and get the visa ?

[Hypnos 6,576]

If your father is not domiciled in the US then he will not be able to petition you or any other family members.

[youssef hassan 0]

He spend mid year in united states and the rest of the year in egypt , and he have his own busniess there , he is USC how he can`t petition for us !?

[Hypnos 6,576]

Does he file US taxes? Does he have a valid driver's licence / ID card? Does he maintain a US bank account? Does he own or rent property in the US? Does he receive mail at a permanent address (even a PO box)?

Domicile can be a complicated subject. He needs to show he is domiciled in the US (i.e. the US is his permanent residence) before he can petition any family members for a green card.

You said "he is now in Egypt and will stay forever", which I took to mean he isn't returning to the US, and if that is the case then he cannot petition you (or anyone else).

Edited November 24, 2013 by Hypnos

[youssef hassan 0]

My friend you join 2 case together ! . when i said he stay in egypt forever i was talked with ( aleful ) about my friend case . his father petition for him when he was 20 year`s and still till now ( 2 year`s left till now ) and he didn`t make interview !? . i was afraid from his case and afraid from being like him so that i open his case !

but my case different from him . my father have his own job and file taes and have driver licene and id card and bank account .

[aleful 1,905]

I wasn't asking about your friend, I always was talking about your father.

Why does he want to file for your if he isn't living full time In the US or will he be living full time in the US? It makes no sense if he isn't to file for his family to live permanently in the US when he won't

I imagine that he has a domicile in the US since he spends 6 months out of the year in the US.

That is a lot of money, he has to petition each one separately, 4 different petitions, as there are no derivatives.