Natalie25

5 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

I won't repeat the excellent advise you have received from others but would like to pose this question; Have the two of you consider getting married and going the CR-1 visa route? Here is a comparison between the two visa's.

 

K-1

More expensive than CR-1    

Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    

Spouse cannot leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx. 5-6 months)    

Spouse cannot work until she/he receives EAD (approx. 5-6 months)    

Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    

Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.

 

CR-1    

Less expensive than K-1    

No Adjustment of Status  (I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    

Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    

Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    

Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    

Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.

Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US. 

My Final Analysis:  If you can marry your fiancé outside the US, CR-1 is a much, much better option

 

Also, many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine your Embassy. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile.

 

So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 

Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right-hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info". There now we can better serve you.

 

Thanks and good luck with your journey.

 

 

We were originally going to go the CR1 route but it was more to do with me having 2 children and us wanting to get married in the US due to his family. 

I looked into both processes and will pay an attorney to do the processes for us.  I intend to still study from the UK whilst situated in the US so I don't have an urgency to work straight away. 

Thank you for the advice 

Just now, USS_Voyager said:

Criminal background checks, to see if you have a criminal records (minor traffic infractions don't count), just the bigger offenses. Immigration background checks, to see if you even been in the US, ever overstayed a visa and have a ban from entering the US, that sort of things. What exactly include in the background check is mystery. I've also heard maybe your profession might also be under scrutiny. I have a coworker/friend who is a pharmaceutical scientist and the project she was working on was a cancer drug that actually was used as a weapon of mass destruction during WWI. Oh yes, she went through a "longer than usual" background check. 

I gathered this.... i heard a story of someone "working" in a bar that was also scrutinised as to what work she actually did in the bar.... fortunately for me im a hotel receptionist part time and a 6 year law student... this is probably why i worry unnecessarily 😂

Thank you for your replies. My SAR was no trace. I lived in Germany for a period of longer than 6 months so will make sure i get a clearance from there too. 

I suspect they look for the serious offences that are listed and therefore would be listed on an international database of sorts.  

I guess the unknown and the fact our lives and future is in the hands of someone else is slightly scary. 

I feel a little better now thank you 

Hi,

This is probably a question that has been asked countless times before. 

I am British, engaged to a US Citizen. I will be starting the K1 process in July (I am currently in Law school in the UK and need to finish hence the delay). 

I have read so many horror stories on forums (and im an extremely anxious person). What do the background checks entail? Im assuming its basically whether an individual has committed any serious offences and whether the individual is a "wanted" person? I have actually applied for a police subject access request already and it is totally clear which I expected. Im not sure why i am so concerned just the unknown I guess!!!

Any advice will be appreciated!