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My wife and I are considering adopting her niece, she is 9 years old and is from Honduras. She is my wife's younger sisters daughter, she was never married to the girls father, he abandoned them but would be willing to release his custody and so would she. Does anyone know if, under these circumstances, she would be eligible to emigrate to the us? Please help us .

I have a grand step daughter, how can I get her a us visa? I am a USC,her mother is a permanent resident alien, please help

well guys its been a real adventure! i want to thank everyone who helped me along the way. unfortunately things didnt quite work out the way we planned. i find myself needing a divorce, does anyone know if i can doit from california or do i have to file in mexico?

by the way we went the whole way without a hitch in the process! our interview date was for july 9th, but we never attended. should i put an end to that also? please help me!

If both the I-129F and the I-130 are approved, just ignore the package 3 for the K3, and take your time responding to the paperwork for the CR1. The I-130 approval is good for one year, so you can stall at least that long.

Thank you kindly for your sincere and clear advice. i wish everything could be perfect between my wife and i, alas, it is not so! when were together, everything is better than perfect. is when she leaves that the prolem begins. idk. i do know i love her though so i will persevere. thanks for your insightfull advice!

I am the beneficiary and I am feeling the same way as your wife right now as my visa is getting nearer LOL. Sometimes it is stressful for me to think about leaving everything i have grown with and live to a new world with my husband. But I think it is part of the challenges of marriage. I always put this in my mind that "the greatest regrets in our lives are the risk we didn't take" Just give her some security that everything will be fine when she gets there...and there are cars, planes, boats, buses and trains to hop on when she wants to see her family back home.

Yep i agree with Reba. To give her some time to spend with her family, wait for her CR-1 interview instead of K3.

Goodluck to both of you. May God give you the courage and guidance to do what is right...and what is good.

God bless you for your insight during these troublesome times for my family! it is a relief to know there are people out there that have gone through similar things. it is especially helpfull to hear from someone with my wifes perspective. thank you again and hope all is well

If both the I-129F and the I-130 are approved, just ignore the package 3 for the K3, and take your time responding to the paperwork for the CR1. The I-130 approval is good for one year, so you can stall at least that long.

As Reba said, your I-130 will expire in a year from approval date. So you still have like 8 months (save time) before continuing the NVC process. To delay the process, you just need to do... nothing hehehe sounds rear but is true. From now on everything is almost on you. The embassy will send your hubby the package 3 with instruction so you just ignore it, also NVC (National Visa Center) will send you a letter asking you to pay the Affidavit of Support bill again just ignore it but remmeber to keep everything in a safe place for the future.

many thanks for your sincere advice.

my wife and i have a severe case of cold feet. everything was going allright we were even approved april9th for our 130 and i 129f. however my wife is having secon thoughts about the whole marriage and thinks we may have moved too fast(we only knew each other for 6 months prior) she apparantly does not want to leave her home in mexico. unfortunately for me i feel we may be past the point of no return. can i stop the whole process or better yet can i postpone the consular meeting? i feel all we need is more tiime.if so how do i do it? and if i can't will there be any reprocussions for her in the future if she wants to get the visa on her own? please help i am all in shambles right now!i am in love with her but i feel i deserve the same back.

hey guys,

let me start by saying I LOVE THIS PLACE! without the valuabel information recieved from this awesome site i would have had a nervous breakdown waiting! or not knowing.

can anyone tell me if i can get a permit of sorts while our k3 visa is still being processed? my son will be the first member of our family to graduate from a 4 year university and i would like my wife to attend also. this is a momentous point in our family's life to say the least! he is a child froma previous marriage, would this matter?

please help if you can thanks!

when should i file the i130 petition for my step daughter? should i have filed it at the same time as her mother's?

Hello everyone,

i have a question for all the all seeing all knowing out there. As it turns out my step daughter is contemplating coming to the us getting her visa and green card but returning to live in mexico. Is this even legal? Does one have to prove she is in the country to receive the aos? if so doesn't she have to be enrolled in a us school to prove her residency? jeeze as i'm writing this it seems all too clear. can anyone out there reinforce my take on the situation? am I right or just full of it?

i notice on several timelines some poeple put when there applications where touched, how can one do that? i have searched the uscis site using my receipt number on the i 797 but nothing comes up only old info over a month old. any help please?

I recently filed a i-130 petition on behalf of my wife, received noa1, filed i-129f, received noa1. should I have filed a separate I 130 for her 16yo daughter as well?i included her in both apps. do i have to file one for my stepdaughter or?if so when and where?

i just recieved the I 797 rejection with some minor corrections needed. Do I send back the packet along with the rejection notice?

hello all! my wife was denied a laser visa due to some questionable proof of employment papers she filed. the immigration officer was pretty cool but penalized her 6 months. 8 months have passed since then and we find ourselves ready to file the k3 visa papers, hence my question. do we need to file a waiver due to the laser visa denial? I was told since it was a non immigrant visa for which she was penalized it would not affect the k3 filing due to the fact it is an immigrant visa app. please advise.

Can anyone tell me if I can get a ssn for my spouse and her daughter for filing of income tax? if so will this jeapordize the k3 filing?

You shouldn't need a lawyer for any of this. Just like Janice said, make sure you complete the paperwork properly, fill in all the blanks truthfully and you should be ok. A previous denial for a tourist visa is not a reason to deny a K3 or CR1 visa, nor is it reason to need a waiver.

Generally true but it does depend on there reason for the rejection. If they've noted a material misrepresentation, there would be an issue. It's not clear to me what might be noted on her record. With more details, the experts in the waivers forum could assist more effectively.

which is faster/easierk1 or k3?she is from mexico and i am us citizen.

Just fill in the paperwork properly, as your soon to be wife lied on the last paperwork you did they will take a special interest in your case, make sure all your ducks are in a row, fill out everything to the best of your knowledge and for heavens sake do not lie on the application, have evidence in abundence and you should be ok, I do not think you need a pardon for this one, just be honest that is all they require.

Janice

thats just it she didn't lie, the officer just wouldn't take no for an answer. it doesnt matter anyways she no longer works at the same place. i was told it wasn't too big of a deal because she only got penalized 6 months.

thanks for your input, i definitely am a stickler for the rules as it is, with this red flag, rest assured i will be extra carefull.

Hello all, Thank you ahead of time for your advice on this matter. I will be filing for a k3 visa in january. my wife is from hermosillo mexico. she had her laser visa taken away for 6months due to some paperwork issues during her last filing. she filed for a new laser visa when her daughter turned 15 years old. supposedly, she filed false employment verification for her job in mexico. the immigration officer promptly rejected her application and penalized her 6 months until reapplication.8 months have passed since then, we will be getting married jan 17th and will be filing for the k3 the 18th, will the rejection for the lazer visa be a problem? if so, do I need to request a pardon or? please help me get over this minor bump in the visa journey.