EricS

How can I go about investigating all the documents that will be needed for the complete process of a K-3 Visa? Is there somewhere to go and get a complete list that I have not found yet??

Thank Everyone!

Eric

I am Married to a Canadian. We are going to bring her here as opposed to me living in Canada. My finances are in shambles due to divorse, plant closing and other life issues. I will need a co sponsor for sure.

My question is what do I need to tell my co sponsor that he or she will have to endure to be a co sponsor for us??? How badly will I be indebted to them???

Thank so much for any ones help!

Eric and Dawn

A co-sponsor or joint sponsor attends no "meetings". I expect anybody signing an I-134 or I-864 would actually read it before signing but the I-134 is not legally binding. The I-864 is.

Hey thanks for your help. Can you tell me the best way to go about getting that process started? Do we go ahead with the K-3 visa fling and then wait for their response? Or do we get all this going at once?

Eric and Dawn

I am Married to a Canadian. We are going to bring her here as opposed to me living in Canada. My finances are in shambles due to divorse, plant closing and other life issues. I will need a co sponsor for sure.

My question is what do I need to tell my co sponsor that he or she will have to endure to be a co sponsor for us??? How badly will I be indebted to them???

Thank so much for any ones help!

Eric and Dawn

Actually Canadians don't need a visa to travel to the U.S. and they are limited to 6 months a year.

Also, there is no reason to believe that once you have filed it is best not to visit. Proof of ties is the key.

Anyway, some people have already clarified some of this, in your post in the Canada forum, just wanted to clear up those points.

Thanks for clearing those two points up, Trailmix -- it's funny how it all goes...those are both things that I was told myself, and I just believed them! (By visitor's visa, tho, I wasn't meaning an actual hard copy visa - just what each non-visa visitor has as the rules on their visit. But someone did tell me that there were no visitor visas to the US that were longer than six months. Perhaps they forgot Canada is in fact a different country! That was a joke, btw.)

I sometimes can't believe that it has to be this hard and complicated to be with the person you love...

Thank you much for your input. So to clarify, we have not filed anything yet. Is it reasonable to think that until we do she can visit me this week if all things go ok at the border?

I will check the other forums also.

Thank you so much!

Eric

Hi all,

My wife is Canadian I am American. We got married on July 31st this year. She still lives in Canada I'm Here. I can't go there because of Dui's.

Can she come and visit me before we file any paper work? What are the ramifications if she does not tell that she is married? If she does tell them will she be able to continue coming here before we file? Also how about after we file. Will that keep her from being able to come here?

Thanks so much

Eric

Hopefully Flames will list his rules for crossing the border. Short answer is YES she can cross the border, but she needs to tell them the entire TRUTH. When they ask what she's doing she should say "visiting my husband", she needs to bring proof of ties to Canada (a letter from her employer stating what day she is expected back, rental/mortgage agreement, current bills, current credit card statements, etc). They will probably let her through, but there are the occasional cases of people being denied. If she's denied and told the TRUTH it's not a problem, she can ask them how to better her chances of being allowed through next time, and she can try the next day if she so desires, it won't be a problem later on when you apply for her visa. If she's denied and they caught her lying they can issue a ban so she can't visit at all (they don't always do it, but they CAN...and I just don't think it's worth the risk). The officers are trained to catch people lying and it makes them suspect you of nefarious purposes when you try to.

Hi thanks so much. Who is Flames?? LOL

Hi all,

My wife is Canadian I am American. We got married on July 31st this year. She still lives in Canada I'm Here. I can't go there because of Dui's.

Can she come and visit me before we file any paper work? What are the ramifications if she does not tell that she is married? If she does tell them will she be able to continue coming here before we file? Also how about after we file. Will that keep her from being able to come here?

Thanks so much

Eric

Eric,

Indeed you should be over the poverty line according to the guides

If you are not do not panic, you can always enlist a joint sponsor; but you remain the primary sponsor nonetheless.

Thank you so much for letting me pick your brains!A couple other questions..

If we are married now and she wants to continue coming back and forth to visit me here in the states, what are the implications as far as customs is concerned? I'm wondering if she needs to tell them she is married. Or would they then send her back? Should we file immedietly for her to come here to visit only? I am worried that we got married to soon and this will impede our process both getting her to be able to live here and her just visiting back and forth.

Hello and Welcome to VJ!!

There is a Canada forum on VJ which you may find beneficial:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=93

Thanks MissStacey. I sent you a message but not sure it will actually get to you. I assume Mel is a US citizen? What does he need to qualify to sponsor you? My Financial situation is not the best right now and I want to know what I need to get prepared.

Thank Eric

If you are living in Canada on a Residency visa, then you could file I-130 directly to your consulate, they will then send it on to Montreal for processing into a CR-1 visa.

If you live in the USA, then you file I-130 to USCIS for processing into a CR-1 visa, you can optionaly file I-129F after getting I-130 recipt letter and start a K-3 visa process.

Note K-3 costs much more than CR-1, and may save you a little time, but K-3 also cannot work, get SSN, or apply for a driver's license until after getting EAD or green-card. EAD can take 90 days or more to get.

Start here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

Thanks for your quik response. We got married in the states July 31st. I hope we did not make things harder on our selves. Do you know if we are still ok? She is a Canadian citisen living there and I a US living here.

We are new to this sight and are seeking help and info on getting my bride here in the states with me. I am starting ti research all this info but it is a lot and confusing. Anyone who has filled this way who would be ok with helping us with there knowledge would be so greatly appriciated.

Thank you in advance. I am going to be reading this stuff all night tonight and hope to have a better handle on it. If anyone is interested in giving advice that would be great. Or just say hello and I will have many questions I'm sure very soon.

Thanks so much

Eric and Dawn

My Fiance lives in windsor. I live in Michigan but I have 2 DUI's. Canadian Customs has told me I can't go back until I do a Temporary Resident Permit. I need to know if it would be advisable to get married before I do this to help my situation. I want to be able to go to Canada to visit and or to live. I am wondering if getting married would help us or hurt us before I submitt the Temp. Resident Permit/ Can anyone advise?

Thanks Eric

My fiance' is Canadian. I am a US citizen. She wants to come here and be married. Niether of us have any idea what we need to do to get started. I am on probation for DUI and not employed right now.

Can anyone give me some info to get started.

thanks