cr1 visa in Bogota

[alejadaoosorio 0]

Hello everybody.

So I been reading like crazy all the topics and I am so glad that everybody helps so much . My case is a little different and I hope you guys can give me guidance.

3 years ago I married my soon to be ex-husband he was my high school sweetheart i was 19 and well to make the story short, He obtained his green card on April 2012 after i petitioned for him a week after our wedding . and he got it for 10 years. Things between us turned really BAD since there and we decide to separate. Unfortunately, things got even more difficult and I decided to come to Colombia because my dad got sick and i have been here for a year now. my marriage is completely over and now I'm in the process to obtain final judgment divorce with him since we decided that it is best for the both of us and we definitly wont go back to have any kind of relationship. i wanted to give you some background information before getting to the main point of this Sorry guys i know is long.

I met my current boyfriend about 18 years ago wheb i was 4 living in colombia. We dated when i was 14 years old for 2 years. after that i went to USA and well we drifted apart and our relationship ended and i started my life in Florida where i met my ex. i was 17 years old, young, in high school and got married. AFTER ALOT of healing, love and patience i decided to open my heart again. I known this guy for so long he has been my best friend forever an some people do say better know than stanger. Im currently on a really good healthy relathionship with my Diego again, and after careful consideration and having lived with him for the past 5 months, HE has decided to propose me and leave his life in Colombia to move with me back to florida. I have decided that i want him to be with me, to go to usa´and hopefully be with me for once and for all!!!! But I have no idea whats the best way to achieve this goal. I didnt wanted to make the same mistake as my previous marriage so i wanted him to go first and see whay live in usa is. i tried tourist visa for him 3 times and he got it denied . So I know we could get married here in Colombia for a cr1 visa. But Can I start a new petition on october since my divorce is finished on may 2014. Keeping in mind that I petitioned my ex 3 years ago. How long do i have to wait to get married again or what do you guys recommend.

Thank you for your prompt response

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[Abby&Mario 100]

I am a CR-1 filer living in Bogotá with my Colombian husband (we're about to move to Buenos Aires for his job, but no matter, we filed from here). I think it's great that you don't want to make the same mistakes again and have him see what the U.S. is like before you get married, but if he doesn't have a tourist visa, he can't visit the U.S., period.

The only way he could see the U.S. before marriage without a tourist visa is with a K-1 fiancé(e) visa, but it's really meant for couples who are very serious about getting married within 90 days of the beneficiary's arrival and living in the U.S. It's not a let's-see-how-we-feel-when-you-get-here visa. I suggest you read the guides (scroll up and you'll see Guides at the top of the page) to compare your options.

If you decide to get married in Bogotá, call and talk to someone at any notaría about what the law is regarding how long you have to wait to get married in Colombia after a divorce is final. They will be able to tell you if you can't find that information simply by Googling. I am not sure how long you have to be divorced before sending the CR-1 petition. Use the forum search function. Good luck.

[alejadaoosorio 0]

Thanks for your response. I just had another question did you file everything frim bogota or usa I was wondering sibce I have heard usibg a foregin country address speeds the process

[Dia0077 16]

ok i ll tell u about my experience.

i m colombian n my husband is american, he was living in bogota with me, but when we start the process he go back to usa to have the adress in usa, i dont think that is a problem, but i have in mind more about the process for taxes... bcs u have to be the sponsor of ur lover, if u r living in colombia for long time, u ll need some one to be sponsor of him in usa.... someone that get at the year U$19.662 n if u ll be the sponsor u need U$24.737, bcs u were the sponsor of ur exhus.

look this

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

i dont think u have to wait to marry after u get ur divorce papers done... they only ask u r not marry.

when i marry in bogota the notaria 19, ask me:

birth certificate.... both

divorce paper previous marriages

single certificate at the moment.... my husband

cedula de ciudadania.... colombian id... mine

n copy of the passport of my husband

[Abby&Mario 100]

Thanks for your response. I just had another question did you file everything frim bogota or usa I was wondering sibce I have heard usibg a foregin country address speeds the process

Hi, we did file from Bogotá and list our Bogotá address where we live together on all the forms. Having a foreign address used to speed up the process, it is true, even though it appears they don't do that anymore. I follow this topic to keep updated: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/357465-usc-petitioner-living-abroad/

Like I said, we are moving soon and won't have a stable address for a while, so I am going to change it to my parents' address in the U.S. We sent the I-130 package one day before he was offered this work contract in another country, so we definitely thought the Bogotá address was the one we'd be using throughout the whole process!

Edited April 10, 2014 by Abby&Mario

[pushbrk 12,975]

ok i ll tell u about my experience.

i m colombian n my husband is american, he was living in bogota with me, but when we start the process he go back to usa to have the adress in usa, i dont think that is a problem, but i have in mind more about the process for taxes... bcs u have to be the sponsor of ur lover, if u r living in colombia for long time, u ll need some one to be sponsor of him in usa.... someone that get at the year U$19.662 n if u ll be the sponsor u need U$24.737, bcs u were the sponsor of ur exhus.

look this

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

i dont think u have to wait to marry after u get ur divorce papers done... they only ask u r not marry.

when i marry in bogota the notaria 19, ask me:

birth certificate.... both

divorce paper previous marriages

single certificate at the moment.... my husband

cedula de ciudadania.... colombian id... mine

n copy of the passport of my husband

If you marry in Colombia before your divorce is final, you will commit the crime of bigamy AND the US will not recognize the marriage for immigration purposes. USCIS can read and compare dates. You must be free to marry before marrying again. You are "married" until the divorce is final.