schuecl

Hello!!

I TOTALLY understand you, I am getting a little anxious, especially in this holiday season when I am FAR AWAY from my husband and that really hurts me

Here we are 6 months and 3 weeks already, VSC...and well, we are in the same boat, no NOA2 yet.

Yes, I am anxious as well. I wrote my Congressman to see if he could look into it and he said that after 6 months, they would be able to press the service center about the case, so I am going to go that route. I just want my wife here and it feels like punishment haha.

I guess maybe I am inpatient, but today marks 6 months since I got my NOA1 from the VSC. Anyone else going through VSC and having their NOA2 delayed? Seems like I should have gotten it by now. This whole experience has been nothing short of depressing.

Came across another question while going through the CR-1 guide. The guide has listed that I need a copy of my marriage certificate and a proof of a bonifide marriage. Are these two not the same thing? Can I not use my marriage certificate as proof of a bonifide marriage? I ask because we have no assets with both our names on them, so I can't prove it through financial means.

Awesome, thanks for all the information. I do have a job here and everything. It just sucks to have to be apart for so long, thus me trying to figure out how we can legally see each other haha.

Edit: Last question. If I do a CR-1, do I still have to have her do a I-485 at some point?

Okay, good to know. What about if I go to Korea? Would that be frowned upon? Sorry for all the questions...

Yes, she can come visit in the meantime. However, she will have to convince Border Patrol that she is here only for a visit and not to immigrate.

I am confused why you mention a B2. She has one already or she wants to get one?

She doesn't have one at this time, but she was hoping to come visit later this year and I wanted to make sure that was okay.

Yes, that is immigration fraud. To enter the US on a non-immigrant visa with the plan to immigrate is fraud. It is also a violation of the site's TOS to suggest such a path, to the above. It is not dependent on your current marital status.

OP- first you said you did the I-130 and now you say you didn't? So you have done zero paperwork so far? CR-1 is the thing you are looking for. It is to bring a foreign spouse on an immigrant visa. Where the USC lives does not matter, and it is most usual for the USC to be in the US and the foreign spouse to be abroad.

Read the guides for CR-1 visa up top, and good luck!

Sounds good, I'll get started on that. During the CR-1 process, is she allowed to visit, or would that be considered illegal as well? She would not stay, but only be here for the B1/2 visa length, and then return to Korea to finish the process. Also, Korea is on the visa waiver program. Would that affect her?

Thank you, but I am not actually in the service anymore. We have not done an I-130 yet, so if she comes here and we apply for it while she is here, isn't that immigration fraud? Also, I thought a CR-1 is only for people residing in another country? I am residing in the US.

Hey, new to the forum and all. I've read a few guides and I'm starting to understand the processes, but I had a few questions. First, my story. I got married on 12/10/10 at the US Embassy in South Korea while I was in the military. Six months ago, I left the military and my wife and I came to the US. She was on a visitor visa at the time, so we were told not to apply for the I-130. Now, I am trying to decide what is the best course. She is currently in South Korea and I am currently in the US working. I have read about concurrent filing of the I-130 and I-485. Is this a viable option? If it is, from what I understand, she would have to come here on a tourist visa with a return ticket, travel back to South Korea, and wait for the approval. I guess what I am trying to figure out is how I can maximize the time wife my wife while not sending her back to South Korea every three months, while trying to get the green card process completed. Any thoughts? I think I screwed up by not filing sooner, as it seems to take a long time for all the papers. to go through.