Billy&Fabiana

5 years.

returned to brasil by my own choice, never questioned by uscis or any other agency. have been back in brasil for 2.5 years now.

interview with the us consulate in rio de janeiro monday august 3,2009 @7:45 am. yipee.

thanks for all you help

Has any one that applied for a CR1 with a overtay problem pass the interview in any oversea consulate without a need for a waver?

interview Aug 3rd.

yes.

Has any one that applied for a CR1 with a overtay problem pass the interview in any oversea consulate without a need for a waver?

Has any one that applied for a CR1 with a overtay problem pass the interview in any oversea consulate without a need for a waver?

Hi everyone

Thanks to all the responses to Fabiana's post. Good luck to everyone and CONGRATS to the Approved.

I have not kept up our timelines, but i read these posts often.

Sat Feb 7,2009 I recieved a letter in US Mail. Billy&Fabiana recieved their Petition APPROVAL.

Hi Guys,

I am still here. Just went to see my husband thats why I have not been on here for a while. I am still reading, just not posting.

Nothing new with our case. Cong. to all the approvals.

Spreadsheet is up to date. I hope ;-). If I need to change anything, just let me know.

Can you add me to the spreadsheet please? How is your hubby?

I totaly forget to add u to the list. I am sorry, but put you on it now. Hubby is doing ok. Just working till monday and then he is off for 2 weeks. Will be in Santa Fee next weekend. ;-) and we try to go to Vegas for a few days!!!

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: This case has been sent to another office for processing because it has jurisdiction over the case.

On January 14, 2009, we transferred this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN to our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location for processing because they now have jurisdiction over the case. We sent you a notice of this transfer.

She is in Brazil.

Can anyone send us a cover letter example for the I-130 petition. thank you.

thanks for responding. She returned to Brazil before her overstay was discovered.

My wife overstayed her 6 month USA tourist visa by 5 years (arrived in 2001). She voluntarily returned to Brazil, its been 2 years now. We married in Oct 2008 in Brazil. I live in USA and am US citizen.

Over stay will really depend on length of over stay. If you give us more detail as to the time of over stay... what visa the person entered with etc? I am sure you will get more responses.

Thanks for helping , it was a 6 month tourist visa with a 5 year overstay.

Just wondering if anyone with Brazilian spouse is filing CR-1 with an "overstay problem" in USA to share experience.

We feel a bit lost and after reading these forums we are concerned about the lengthly process.

Thank you in advance for sharing any similar situations.

As for the k3, they are processing at about the same speed as the 130's right now and if you enter on a k3 you have to adjust status in the U.S. which adds an extra $1100 to the process. . .I'd just go with the I-130 if I were you. .

Thank you for your responses and advice.

Hi All

My wife overstayed her 6 month USA tourist visa by 5 years (arrived in 2001). She voluntarily returned to Brazil, its been 2 years now. We married in Oct 2008 in Brazil. I live in USA and am US citizen.

We will be filing I-130 and G325A next week. We are not sure if we should file a I 129F for a K3 visa. Will the K3 be helpful, speed any process? Is getting a green card quicker or longer? And are we looking at the waiver process?

We enjoy reading this site, you people are great with your help and advice.

Hi All

My wife overstayed her 6 month USA tourist visa by 5 years (arrived in 2001). She voluntarily returned to Brazil, its been 2 years now. We married in Oct 2008 in Brazil. I live in USA and am US citizen.

We will be filing I-130 and G325A next week. We are not sure if we should file a I 129F for a K3 visa. Will the K3 be helpful, speed any process? Is getting a green card quicker or longer? And are we looking at the waiver process?

We enjoy reading this site, you people are great with your help and advice

Forget the K-3 and consider the CR-1, you will be happier for it.

For most countries CR-1 takes about the same time to get as K-3, compare timelines.

CR-1 has the big benefit of GREEN-CARD upon entry, NO ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. K-3 CANNOT get SSN, WORK, or Get driver's license until they have EAD or Green-card, EAD can take 90 days or MORE to get.

K-3:

I-130: $355

I-129F: NONE

Consulate: $131

AOS: $1010

($1496)

CR-1

I-130: $355

NVC I-864: $70

NVC Visa fee: $400 ($355+$45)

($825)

I see many posts from K-3 holders stating, "Wow this sucks, I am stuck at home because I don't have EAD, DL, etc, or I am having hard time getting added to bank accounts because of NO SSN." K-3 has a 90 day or longer period of limbo while waiting for EAD or Green-card.

K-3 was developed at a time when CR-1 was taking much longer that today, NVC has greatly streamlined the CR-1 process to the point where K-3 becomes irrelevant.

Either way you may have to deal with filing a waiver at interview time if K-3, the CR-1 will probably catch up anyway while dealing with the waiver, 1 year+ overstay usually results in a 10 year bar.

Thank you for your response,very helpful.I hope our experience will help someone on here someday. Thank you again.

Forget the K-3 and consider the CR-1, you will be happier for it.

For most countries CR-1 takes about the same time to get as K-3, compare timelines.

CR-1 has the big benefit of GREEN-CARD upon entry, NO ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS. K-3 CANNOT get SSN, WORK, or Get driver's license until they have EAD or Green-card, EAD can take 90 days or MORE to get.

K-3:

I-130: $355

I-129F: NONE

Consulate: $131

AOS: $1010

($1496)

CR-1

I-130: $355

NVC I-864: $70

NVC Visa fee: $400 ($355+$45)

($825)

I see many posts from K-3 holders stating, "Wow this sucks, I am stuck at home because I don't have EAD, DL, etc, or I am having hard time getting added to bank accounts because of NO SSN." K-3 has a 90 day or longer period of limbo while waiting for EAD or Green-card.

K-3 was developed at a time when CR-1 was taking much longer that today, NVC has greatly streamlined the CR-1 process to the point where K-3 becomes irrelevant.

Either way you may have to deal with filing a waiver at interview time if K-3, the CR-1 will probably catch up anyway while dealing with the waiver, 1 year+ overstay usually results in a 10 year bar.

Hi All

My wife overstayed her 6 month USA tourist visa by 5 years (arrived in 2001). She voluntarily returned to Brazil, its been 2 years now. We married in Oct 2008 in Brazil. I live in USA and am US citizen.

We will be filing I-130 and G325A next week. We are not sure if we should file a I 129F for a K3 visa. Will the K3 be helpful, speed any process? Is getting a green card quicker or longer? And are we looking at the waiver process?

We enjoy reading this site, you people are great with your help and advice.

My wife will be going for the interview for a K3 & K4 Visa in Rio De Janeiro,Brazil. Should i be there also? What kind of questions do they , or can they ask at the interview?

Hi hope you can help me... you're on the K3 right... Please confirm if the packet/letter you receive from embassy is written on your wife's maiden name? Is it the way it should be?

Thanks in advance...

Sorry, to post a question on your thread.. just need a quick answer, though i created a thread already but no one replies...

Hi tedjen , we are just filling out papers now and have not submitted or recieved any documents. My wife kept her maiden name. Someone here will get you the answer you need. Good luck

Thank you for your answers and help. This is a great site. We will let you know what happens.

Do i need to file a seperate I-129F Petition for the child of my spouse?