Fiance About to Receive K-1 Visa(merged)

[ManOnMoon 2]

Just now, payxibka said:

You cannot work without employment authorization (EAD) which is not the benefit AP provides .  Separate applications but combined card

So there's no way EAD can come sooner than 5 months?

[Roel 7,191]

Haha you cant switch. 

 

You cancel K1 process. Get married.  You start cr1 proces from a scratch. ETA 12 to 14 months. 

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, ManOnMoon said:

I recently found out that K-1 Visa may not work out very well for us and we would like to switch to a CR1 and get married in my fiance's country.

 

What is the easiest and most efficient method here?

Withdraw current petition and resubmit a new petition after the marriage 

[ManOnMoon 2]

Just now, Paul & Mary said:

No way to convert.   You get married and file the I-130 and wait again.

How long is the wait? is it faster than K-1

[Roel 7,191]

Just now, ManOnMoon said:

So there's no way EAD can come sooner than 5 months?

There is always a chance but dont hold your breath. 

 

Also do you really need 3 different threads to ask stuff you could ask about in one thread ? 

[Just Paul 4,591]

Just now, ManOnMoon said:

is it faster than K-1

no .  It is 12 to 14 months.   When did you file K1?

[payxibka 10,044]

Just now, ManOnMoon said:

How long is the wait? is it faster than K-1

Faster to green card but not faster to arrival 

[Roel 7,191]

1 minute ago, ManOnMoon said:

How long is the wait? is it faster than K-1

Nope. 

12 to 14 months. 

[ManOnMoon 2]

Just now, Roel said:

There is always a chance but dont hold your breath. 

 

Also do you really need 3 different threads to ask stuff you could ask about in one thread ? 

I thought about doing that but I thought it might be easier to separate the topics for other people with similar questions. My apologies 

[ManOnMoon 2]

1 minute ago, Paul & Mary said:

no .  It is 12 to 14 months.   When did you file K1?

12/2017

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

9 minutes ago, ManOnMoon said:

It takes 5-6 months to get EAD and start work? I thought it was ~3

 

Can someone explain what AP stands for, I know AOS means adjustment of status 

 

AOS form I-485 = Adjustment of Status = change from K-1 to Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) = Green card holder. Generally, when AOS is filed, the person is not allowed to leave the US, unless they have advanced permission (See AP below). Could take more than 1 year to approve.

AP form I-131 = Advanced Parole= Travel document, allows her to return to the US and NOT abandoning the AOS. Can be applied together with AOS for free. Take 4-6 months to approved.

EAD form I-765= Employment Authorization Documents, allows her to work in the US while waiting for the green card. Can be applied together with AOS for free. Take 4-6 months to approved.

When AP and EAD are applied together, she will get a combo card for both. 

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, ManOnMoon said:

12/2017

14 mos ago?

[Roel 7,191]

Just now, payxibka said:

14 mos ago?

In his other thread OP said that his fiance already has the interview and visa will arrive soon. But then he realized he screwed up and might need cr1 instead because fiance needs to go back to her home country after he weeding.

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, Roel said:

In his other thread OP said that his fiance already has the interview and visa will arrive soon. But then he realized he screwed up and might need cr1 instead because fiance needs to go back to her home country after he weeding.

They can wait out the full length of the Visa validity to minimize the empty lease in HK before she arrives but doesn't help the stateside timelines 

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

You can make a request for expedite but have to have very compelling reasons along the lines of emergency or extreme financial hardships. And it has to be a real emergency like death of a close relative or something like that, not because " I just need to work".