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I need HELP HELP HELP with bring my Russian wife to the U.S.

FACTS AND BACKGROUND

FACTS

-I am American (In America)

-My Wife is Russian (In Russia)

-Marriage was in Russia

-My Wife has my American last name (surname) on her international passport.

-My Wife has been to the U.S. 2 times on a J-1 Student visa. I read the Foreign Affairs Manual on this and it does not seem to matter.

-My Wife has just graduated college

-My Wife is an owner of a residence in Russia.

BACKGROUND

I am getting ready to file for a K-3 visa for my wife.

The times for this from start to interview is roughly 200 days

An additional 50 days later still until the consulate issues the visa.

I'm wanting to work in Washington D.C. where I have a job offer though if there are no "work-arounds" regarding her coming her then I will have move there and been poor for the 250 days...but with her for that time.

QUESTIONS

1) Can she apply for a B-2 Spouse Visa?

2) Would she get approved or denied?

APPROVED

a) If approved can we file the I-130 and I-129F (when she is in the U.S. and not get in trouble and change her status to be here legally

B) Could she be approved and opened a B-2 Visa if I filed for her K-3 prior?

i) Would this even matter as the Moscow consulate would not have received anything from the NVC at that point?

c) Would she, if in the U.S. under the B-2, have to fly back to Russia after the K-3 is approved to be able to receive it and/or change status.

d) How long would it take for her to receive the B-2 visa

DENIED

a) Are there any other solutions to bring my wife to the U.S. without waiting for the K-3 visa?

Any information regarding some / part / or all this would be greatly appreciated.

They are looking for info about the nature of your relationship to make sure you actually know her.

You should give brief description of how many times you have seen her & for how long.

Has your fiancé(e) met and seen you within the two-year period immediately receding the filing of this petition?

What do I put on this line, do I need to tell them a story how I met my wife?

We are in very similar situation.

I think you should prep all forms from the coming packet 3 docs they will send.

We have done that & believe it may save us up to a month.

When the time is right I am going to attempt to let them know we have docs ready now & ask them to accept them without waiting for them to mail us again.

Forms can be found thru this site.

We are awaiting the 129 approval & expect to have it soon.

My question is about the portion of 134 dealing with work history.

In 2006 I married in Thailand. Then spent 10 months there with my new family. During that time I had no income.

My income was above the poverty line for 2006.

I returned to the USA & worked some in 2007 but returned to Thailand to be with my family & prepare all documents for her immigration.

I have investments that meet the requirements for the 5 years of support.

But I am concerned the Embassy officer will feel that I have not worked enough & will not issue the visa.

Does anyone have any experience & advice on this issue?

I would appreciate any info I can get.

Thank you

HI Everyone,

I am wondering what i should do with the time i have between the I-129F NOA1 and NOA2; can i do anything to be better prepared.

Once i get the NOA2 for the I-129, what is the deal with the I-134 the form does not seem difficult. What are the next steps for me and my wife.

Where does the medical exam and police record check etc come into play.

I see a lot on these boards about eh I-130 and I-129F, filing it, NOA stuff like that, but not much about the rest of the process from I-129f NOA2 onwards.

Can any of my learned VJ members enlighten me; thanks.

I believe you need to read this site more to find your answers. The forms you will need appear here if you look some you will find them. It would be a good idea to practice them & I think you will learn as I did more about the process . Look at the flow charts avalible here, they are very helpful to understand the processes.

I am not an expert but in about your same situation.

I have prepared all the documents they will ask for in the Packet 3. Medical & Police info is part of that Packet. I have read that this will save time later . The most important document is the support papers.

The Embassy will send the packet to the person immigrating. Normaly they expect that person to then have to send it to their sponser for the input of info & signatures. If you can do this early I would suggest you do it.

I have all info ready & hope to explain that at the right time & see if they will approve the interview date based on our being ready earlier than most people.

Good luck

HI Everyone,

I am wondering what i should do with the time i have between the I-129F NOA1 and NOA2; can i do anything to be better prepared.

Once i get the NOA2 for the I-129, what is the deal with the I-134 the form does not seem difficult. What are the next steps for me and my wife.

Where does the medical exam and police record check etc come into play.

I see a lot on these boards about eh I-130 and I-129F, filing it, NOA stuff like that, but not much about the rest of the process from I-129f NOA2 onwards.

Can any of my learned VJ members enlighten me; thanks.

In my experience there is no problem if she does not speak english.

Any discussion at Embassy is done in her native language.

My experiance has been in Tahiland but all Embassy officers at respective countrys speak the local language.

If they did not , no one could paticipate in the interview ect.

Hang in thier & be ready for a lengthy delay.

Study the forms needed for inteview & prepare them in advance to save time. See the 134 support form . You will see that it has to be completed by you, then sent to her if you are not going to interview. Look at all forms that will be in the packet 3 that will be sent to her. Practice them now.