Looking for advice

[Ikhan 49]

I got married in pakistan and have been living in canada. I worked in the US for the entirety of 2019 but am staying in canada while this covid crisis blows over.

I'm a dual citizen of US and Canada. 

I filed for CR-1 spouse visa by submitting i130, now im beginning to think there might've been other ways that im not aware of (shorter processing times). Does anyone have any experience/knowledge they can bestow on me to get her here faster?

Can DCF work? What about applying for k3?

 

I filed i130 in Feb2020, got first notice that said it's processing in april. It's Texas service center. 

Thank you friends!

[Lil bear 3,831]

8 minutes ago, Ikhan said:

I got married in pakistan and have been living in canada. I worked in the US for the entirety of 2019 but am staying in canada while this covid crisis blows over.

I'm a dual citizen of US and Canada. 

I filed for CR-1 spouse visa by submitting i130, now im beginning to think there might've been other ways that im not aware of (shorter processing times). Does anyone have any experience/knowledge they can bestow on me to get her here faster?

Can DCF work? What about applying for k3?

 

I filed i130 in Feb2020, got first notice that said it's processing in april. It's Texas service center. 

Thank you friends!

No DCF.  K3 is still a. Slid visa category but in reality is no longer used. You need to wait out the process. 

Edited June 1, 2020 by Lil bear

[pushbrk 12,113]

59 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

No DCF.  K3 is still a. Slid visa category but in reality is no longer used. You need to wait out the process. 

Correct on DCF.  No idea what "slid visa category" means but in practice the K3 has been dead for more than a decade.  When it lived, it saved a few weeks, at best, since about 2004.

[Lil bear 3,831]

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

Correct on DCF.  No idea what "slid visa category" means but in practice the K3 has been dead for more than a decade.  When it lived, it saved a few weeks, at best, since about 2004.

My oops. “ still a valid visa category “ 

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Don’t expect someone from Pakistan to get here fast. 

[Just Paul 4,591]

2 hours ago, Ikhan said:

living in canada

Disqualifies you from DCF.

[pushbrk 12,113]

2 hours ago, Luckycuds said:

Don’t expect someone from Pakistan to get here fast. 

Good point.  At an extra year to your expectation.  Maybe an spouse visa in 2022, early if lucky.

[pushbrk 12,113]

5 hours ago, Ikhan said:

I got married in pakistan and have been living in canada. I worked in the US for the entirety of 2019 but am staying in canada while this covid crisis blows over.

I'm a dual citizen of US and Canada. 

I filed for CR-1 spouse visa by submitting i130, now im beginning to think there might've been other ways that im not aware of (shorter processing times). Does anyone have any experience/knowledge they can bestow on me to get her here faster?

Can DCF work? What about applying for k3?

 

I filed i130 in Feb2020, got first notice that said it's processing in april. It's Texas service center. 

Thank you friends!

Is this a visa case or are you adjusting status from within the US?  

[Ikhan 49]

3 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Is this a visa case or are you adjusting status from within the US?  

It's a visa case. She is currently in Pakistan. 

 

"Maybe an spouse visa in 2022, early if lucky." 

What really? Where are you getting this number from? I was looking at some of the other spouse sponsorships and I dont think i saw 2 + years for spousal sponsorship. 

[SalishSea 16,772]

1 hour ago, Ikhan said:

It's a visa case. She is currently in Pakistan. 

 

"Maybe an spouse visa in 2022, early if lucky." 

What really? Where are you getting this number from? I was looking at some of the other spouse sponsorships and I dont think i saw 2 + years for spousal sponsorship. 

It’s because it’s Pakistan.  There is much more red tape and long administrative processing times because of their lax criminal record-keeping.  Hence the lack of a required police cert- just not trustworthy.

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

4 hours ago, Ikhan said:

It's a visa case. She is currently in Pakistan. 

 

"Maybe an spouse visa in 2022, early if lucky." 

What really? Where are you getting this number from? I was looking at some of the other spouse sponsorships and I dont think i saw 2 + years for spousal sponsorship. 

Pakistan is notorious for longer AP times... but on the up side you did get Texas which is one of the faster processing Centers... you could have gotten Nebraska and been looking at 2023 lol 

[JFH 12,189]

With a spouse in Pakistan you are in for a very long wait. You might even want to look into

moving to Pakistan for a few years whilst you wait if you want to be together sooner.

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

2022 is an unrealistic hope with this pandemic mess.

[pushbrk 12,113]

14 hours ago, Ikhan said:

It's a visa case. She is currently in Pakistan. 

 

"Maybe an spouse visa in 2022, early if lucky." 

What really? Where are you getting this number from? I was looking at some of the other spouse sponsorships and I dont think i saw 2 + years for spousal sponsorship. 

It's Pakistan.  Now that it's clear the Pakistani spouse is female, it may be faster.  Yours is not just a spouse case.  It's a spouse case from Pakistan.  No other data is relevant with regard to timelines because of administrative processing after interview.