K1 or K3?

[LaPrincesa 0]

Hey everyone!

My fiance and I are trying to decide whith route to take. We were set on doing the K-1, however with the AOS taking so long, we are starting to look at the K-3. What does everyone suggest? What are the pros and cons of both? Thanks in advance!

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Hey everyone!

My fiance and I are trying to decide whith route to take. We were set on doing the K-1, however with the AOS taking so long, we are starting to look at the K-3. What does everyone suggest? What are the pros and cons of both? Thanks in advance!

Click here for comparison of the two, as well as info on the CR-1.

We chose the K-1 because we wanted to be together for the first year or so of our married life. It was a personal preference. I don't mind not working for awhile either when I get there Kinda looking forward to that.

Best of luck

Edited December 10, 2007 by ~Laura and Nick~

[pushbrk 13,623]

Hey everyone!

My fiance and I are trying to decide whith route to take. We were set on doing the K-1, however with the AOS taking so long, we are starting to look at the K-3. What does everyone suggest? What are the pros and cons of both? Thanks in advance!

AOS is required for all K visas. Did you mean CR1? In the case of any spouse visa, you'll have to add the time it takes from now until you marry to any timeline, whereas if you've already met in person in the last two years, you can file the I-129F for fiance now.

[zqt3344 21]

K1 is usually faster, go look at timelines and compare.

Hey everyone!

My fiance and I are trying to decide whith route to take. We were set on doing the K-1, however with the AOS taking so long, we are starting to look at the K-3. What does everyone suggest? What are the pros and cons of both? Thanks in advance!

[YuAndDan 153]

One other thing you may want to consider before filing for the K-Visa, is the CR-1 visa.

CR-1 is filing the I-130 ONLY, and NO I-129F, CR-1 results in a green-card upon entry, allowing work and other benefits, K-3 requires adjustment of status and payment of a $1010 fee to get (Green-card and EAD), and EAD which takes up to 90 days to get in order to take a job.

You can use VJ to compare the processing times.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/ (Select K-3 advanced, filter for your country, and sort by interview date, then do the same for CR-1)

[Minya's wife 25]

The OP is also from the Dominican Republic, which may play somewhat into their decision. If I understand correctly, the wait time to interview in the DC is quite long, regardless of the type of visa applying for. That coupled w/ the wait time for approval state side, may be a factor in the decision. The IR/CR1 immigrant visa, w/ the GC upon entry may be the the best choice yet. So a timeline search, filtered by visa type and country, as posted by YuAndDan is a good staring point to get an idea for which option to choose.

Good luck,

-P