taj'samericanwife

hi everyone, i read some stuff about which petition came first, the I 130 or the K3? please share me stories those who got the I 130 approved first for his or her CR1 or IR1 then dropped the k3 or just abandoned that route because the CR1 or IR1 came first....share stories please

i have a question...if I file for the CR-1 now because we are married for less than two years....and by the time the interview and all that comes...it would probably be passed our two year anniversary which is oct. 18, 2009...my husband and son will get the IR-1 and IR-2 already right? because we passed out two year anniversary? or it depends on the date of filing the I 130 if it is after the 2 year marriage anniv?

hello everyone! thanks again...my husband and I are making our decisions...although I would want him here sooner and the K3 is the way to go for that, we choose to just go for the CR-1 / IR -1. I am planning to file by january 2009 and I dont think they will get the interview and everything done before our second year anniversary which is Oct. 18, 2009...so after our second year anniversary and they go for interview after that I am hoping they will give their IR1 and IR2 visa for my husband and son instead of the CR1 or CR2 because we are 2 years married already.

plus the issue with my son, I want him to enter the united states as a LPR already so that all we would have to do is give another form i think N400 or N 600 or something like that to get his american citizenship once he enters. (there is this law that states that if he enters on an Immigrant visa and once he enters the united states he can become a USC as long as he will be in the custody of the USC parent)

if my son were to enter on a K4, I would have to make a separate petition, another I-130 for my son when he enters...plus the headaches of changing my husbands status and all that if we go through the K3.

I am also trying to find out how fast they go in the US embassy in the Philippines. I am trying to look at the stats how fast the K3 visa are being processed and also the CR-1 and IR-1. And i Know that my son will get his sooner than his father but thats alright, he will just have to wait until his father gets done and come with him too. But what if I file for my husband first and then my son? but when i file for my husband will i put my son's name already in my husband's I 130? or do i put no or yes in the question in the bottom...have you petitioned for anyone else? because maybe i should process my husband's I 130 first then after one or two months my son so they both get their visas on the same time since my son's will probably take like 3 -5 months only?

I tried emailing the US embassy in the Philippines. See my husband is Pakistani but he has been in the philippines for 5 years now and on a student visa...Can I chose the US embassy in the Philippines to issue his CR/IR-1 visa? because for the K3 it has to be in the place of marriage...but what about the CR/IR-1 visa? can i do it in the philippines...i mean my husband and child are in the Philippines and I would rather they stay in the philippines because a) my husband just enrolled in a master's program after he graduated medical school so his student visa is good for a year and B) my mom takes care of my son mostly and i would rather have my own mom take care of my son rather than my inlaws...

as for me, im here in boston...working hard...picking up shifts at the hospital working almost every weekend just to save up for my family moving here...i miss them so much...thank you visa journey! you save me thousands of dollars from money faced immigration lawyers!

looking forward to everyones reply!

Hi rami and everyone! wow, im so glad you logged in through visa journey...anyway, please take the time out to read my situtation. it very similar to yours. unfortunately, i already came to the united states without my family. My parents and relatives told me i had to come first and get a job and make everything stable for my family blah blah. and no one wanted to help me out when i was still in the philippines with them. anyway i was a new graduate that time and i also did want to prove i can work and support my family and bring them to america myself...so i guess its working out well. im a professional now and i have a steady job...

the thing that is going through my mind is whether i should do the K3 or the CR1 for my husband. I am planning to file by january 2009 and I dont think they will get the interview and everything done before our second year anniversary which is Oct. 18, 2009...so after our second year anniversary and they go for interview after that I am hoping they will give their IR1 and IR2 visa for my husband and son instead of the CR1 or CR2 because we are 2 years married already.

plus the issue with my son, I want him to enter the united states as a LPR already so that all we would have to do is give another form to get his american citizenship once he enters. if my son were to enter on a K4, I would have to make a separate petition, another I130 for my son when he enters...plus the headaches of changing my husbands status and all that if we go through the K3.

I just want to ask you what you did...did your wife have to send two separate I130s? one for your son and one for your husband? I know the I129F does not ask for any fee and I could go for the route K3 because It might come up before the petition for the CR-1 gets approved but Ill have to see how it is being done in the Philippines. I'll have to call them and ask too if my husband can get his visa thing done through the embassy in manila because after all he is in the Philippines but he is from Pakistan.

The embassy in the Philippines did not even reply! the one in pakistan that i email everyday, replys to me and answers my questions!

i look forward to your next post rami! best of luck and thank you...

oh yeah...are there any precautions i should take since my husband is pakistani and muslim? really worried about that...super worried!

hi everyone!

okay so i was just reading another forum from this guy who has the same situation as me. he ended up getting a CR-1 visa and CR-2 for their baby girl. i think its better that way for me too, the CR route because if my husband and I put my son under a K4 if I do the K3 for my husband then...id have to do the following...

5. While the U.S. citizen must also file an I-130 petition for the alien spouse, there is no requirement "to file a Form I-130 immigrant visa petition on behalf of the aliens children seeking K4 nonimmigrant status, since K4 is merely a derivative nonimmigrant classification," according to the BCIS rule. K4s are dependent on K3s for their status.

6. However, as the BCIS rule explains, the K4 child will not be able to file for adjustment of status in the United States until the U.S.citizen parent/step-parent files a I-130 on behalf of the child. If the U.S. citizen parent/step-parent never files the I-130 petition, the immigrating parent may do so once he/she has obtained LPR status, but the child would have to wait for an available visa number. Finally, according to the BCIS rule, as the immigrating parent, upon adjusting status, "would no longer be in K-3 status, the child would no longer be in lawful K-4 status, since this is merely a derivative classification",

and that child would begin to accrue unlawful presence. As the K3/K4 may not change status in the United States to another NIV category (see below), the continued lack of an I-130 petition will eventually create adjustment of status problems for the K4. K4s who do not meet the definition of stepchild in INA 101(cool.gif(1)(cool.gif because the stepchild relationship was not established before the stepchilds 18th birthday will face the same problem K2 derivative children of fiances have long encountered, i.e., the U.S. citizen spouse will be unable to file the I- 130 petition on their behalf. In these cases, the K3 will have to file the petition when he/she obtains LPR status.

source:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1431.html

also, if i do it the K3...K4 way then it would be more head ache for my son to file another petition...am i right?

besides...i don't think my son is eligible for the K4 anyway:

33. Note that a child of a U.S. citizen petitioner is not eligible for a K4 visa unless that child is also a derivative child of an eligible K3 spouse. Unlike the K3, the K4 is not a close substitute for an IR2 immigrant visa. Most K4 recipients will probably be stepchildren of U.S. citizen petitioners.

source:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1431.html

I also read that i dont need to file for an affidavit of support for my son...

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1409.html

(someones please confirm this for me)...so when they request for an affidavit of support is my case seen as 2 unit family or 3 with my son? not sure about this one...but the other guy who had the same case as me got exempt.

ok so...if i file next month january...I would be filing for the CR-1 since our second year anniversary is still to come october 18, 2009 but if they get their interview after that date, would the Us embassy give them an IR-2 at time?

do you guys think that if I file january...they would get their interview after october 2009? thats actually better so they can just get the IR-1 and 2 already! no more headache when they come! my husband will get his LPR and my son can apply for citizenship? am i right?

so which one is the right one for me CR-1? or K3? can i just do the K3 anyway then drop it later when the CR-1 thingy gets approved? im so clueless...i read people dropping their K3 because their CR-1 came first...wwwhhhaaattt? i dont get it!

hi everyone! i am so new to this but im so glad that i found this online. been trying to get help from random people but by just reading everyones forums, im glad that there are couples out there who have or will experience this long journey i am about to embark. but i have a ton of questions! please help me!

ok here it goes...I'm an american citizen. I was born in Long Island New York which makes me an American citizen by birth. My parents are both Filipino. My mother at that time was an immigrant in the United States. When I was still an infant, I went to the Philippines. I never gave up my American citizenship and I never applied for dual citizenship. I grew up in the Philippines and went to school there for elementary, high school and college. I renew my American passport at the US embassy, in Manila Philippines. I would often come to the United States for vacations and holidays. The years and duration of my stay in the United States are as follows: summer (2 months 1993), summer (1 month 1995), summer (1 month 1996), and May – October (2003).

My husband and I met in the Philippines in June 2004. He is Pakistani and he was attending medical school in the Philippines at that time. He was on a student visa.

We decided to get married in the Philippines. Since I was an American citizen, I applied for an Affidavit in Lieu of a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha009.html) from the United States embassy in Manila, Philippines. And since my husband is Pakistani, he also applied for that certificate from the Pakistan embassy in the Philippines. We got married (civil marriage) in the Philippines on October 18, 2007. My son was born October 28, 2007 in the same city.

I thought that my son would automatically be an American citizen too because I was American. But when I tried to apply for his US passport at the US embassy in Manila, the consular told me that I did not meet the Physical presence in requirement United States of U.S. citizen parent(s)...http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html#presence. the consular told me that I had to petition my son instead...i was so sad and angry...anyway so whatever fine i couldnt so anything about it.

My family and I decided for me to finish nursing school in the Philippines and come immediately after to the United States. I wanted to claim residency in the United States, apply for a stable job and pursue my nursing career. I wanted to pave the way for my husband and child to come to America.

So on July, 2008, I bought a one way ticket to come live with my sister in Boston, Massachusetts. I have been living here for about 6 months now. I have been employed for 5 months now too. This makes it my first year to file my taxes.

What my family want is to be reunited. The big questions are:

I am aware of the two visas I can petition for my husband and son. The K3 visa is faster to get to the United States but would require more money and more adjustments to get the green card. The Immigrant Visa (IV or CR-1) takes longer but less money and less adjustments to make once my husband is in the United States.

But what I don't understand is how people shift from K3 to CR-1 or how they drop the K3? thats so confusing! i dont get it! please help me. I understand that i start out with the I 130 then after I get the NOA1, I can sent the I129F form but when i get the NAO2 or when my I 130 gets approved them i can drop the K3? wwwhhhaaattt? oh my gosh i dont get it, please help me.

And I understand that with the K3 there is a K4? but i don't wanna put my son under a k4? because he is also my son! if i plan to petition my son as an immigrant visa, do i have to file a separate I-130 for him?

WHERE DO I GET STARTED? I KNOW IT STARTS WITH AN I 130 BUT THEN WHAT? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME...SOMEONE WITH THIS EXPERIENCE!

i was thinking of hiring an immigrant lawyer but so far all they ask for is a large fee for their services and im trying to choose the best one! ugh...its so frustrating...i just want my husband here first to help me get more settled and to help me with expenses in then in a few months, my baby can come too!

okay...k3 versus cr1...so everything starts out with an I 130 then what? can i file for the I-129 but maybe if the cr1 becomes apporoved first then my husband gets a cr1? huh?

HI TO BRIAN! oh my goodness, when i was reading what you, i cried...literally i cried! same situation like everyone here... but i feel your pain because i am away from my son too...i can imagine it being tough for a father to be away from his son but a mother to her child? yup, that's me...i couldnt bring my son with me to the united states because i did not meet with the physical requirements of 5 years livng in america even though Im a USC...so my son's back home in the philippines with his father pakistani...waiting for me. i work like crazy too...picking up shifts at the hospital just to pay the forms and save up for them! let's just all hope for better days...better days to be with our families soon!

oh yeah...brian...your american right? and u live here in the US probably your entire life...you son's suppose to be american too!

hi everyone! that was quick! this is so much bettter than waiting for emails from lawyers who just end up saying i need 300$ to answer your questions! thank you guys...

okay so i was just reading another forum from this guy who has the same situation as me. he ended up getting a CR-1 visa and CR-2 for their baby girl. i think its better that way for me too, the CR route because if my husband and I put my son under a K4 if I do the K3 for my husband then...id have to do the following...

5. While the U.S. citizen must also file an I-130 petition for the alien spouse, there is no requirement "to file a Form I-130 immigrant visa petition on behalf of the aliens children seeking K4 nonimmigrant status, since K4 is merely a derivative nonimmigrant classification," according to the BCIS rule. K4s are dependent on K3s for their status.

6. However, as the BCIS rule explains, the K4 child will not be able to file for adjustment of status in the United States until the U.S.citizen parent/step-parent files a I-130 on behalf of the child. If the U.S. citizen parent/step-parent never files the I-130 petition, the immigrating parent may do so once he/she has obtained LPR status, but the child would have to wait for an available visa number. Finally, according to the BCIS rule, as the immigrating parent, upon adjusting status, "would no longer be in K-3 status, the child would no longer be in lawful K-4 status, since this is merely a derivative classification",

and that child would begin to accrue unlawful presence. As the K3/K4 may not change status in the United States to another NIV category (see below), the continued lack of an I-130 petition will eventually create adjustment of status problems for the K4. K4s who do not meet the definition of stepchild in INA 101(B)(1)(B) because the stepchild relationship was not established before the stepchilds 18th birthday will face the same problem K2 derivative children of fiances have long encountered, i.e., the U.S. citizen spouse will be unable to file the I- 130 petition on their behalf. In these cases, the K3 will have to file the petition when he/she obtains LPR status.

source:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1431.html

also, if i do it the K3...K4 way then it would be more head ache for my son to file another petition...am i right?

besides...i don't think my son is eligible for the K4 anyway:

33. Note that a child of a U.S. citizen petitioner is not eligible for a K4 visa unless that child is also a derivative child of an eligible K3 spouse. Unlike the K3, the K4 is not a close substitute for an IR2 immigrant visa. Most K4 recipients will probably be stepchildren of U.S. citizen petitioners.

source:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1431.html

I also read that i dont need to file for an affidavit of support for my son...

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1409.html

(someones please confirm this for me)...so when they request for an affidavit of support is my case seen as 2 unit family or 3 with my son? not sure about this one...but the other guy who had the same case as me got exempt.

ok so...if i file next month january...I would be filing for the CR-1 since our second year anniversary is still to come october 18, 2009 but if they get their interview after that date, would the Us embassy give them an IR-2 at time?

do you guys think that if I file january...they would get their interview after october 2009? thats actually better so they can just get the IR-1 and 2 already! no more headache when they come! my husband will get his LPR and my son can apply for citizenship? am i right?

Who is Ling Che? sorry... so clueless

Hi K3 and CR1 people! ok so there is a big debate going on inside me about whether to file for a Cr1 or K3 but COULD SOMEONE PLEASE let me know how people drop their K3 when the CR1 interview comes? haaa? what i dont get it! also what does touched mean?!

HHHIIIII RAMI! oh my goodness, i thank the heavens above that i read your post! i hope you still check your VJ! we have the exact same situation! i totally can not believe it! our stories are very similar and for months now I have been trying to look for answers for my child and husband. ok so here's my story!

The same with your wife, I was born in the United States, my mother was only an immigrant visa. then when i was still an infant, she decided to go back home to the philippines where my parents are originally from. so basically I grew up in the philippines, went to school there and everything. but i did come to the united states for holidays and vacations, during summer but basically grew up in the philippines. i never let go of my united states citizenship! i never got any dual citizenship so i was never filipino, always american and everytime my passport expired, i just went to the embassy in manila to renew it.

ok so i got married in the philippines to my wonderful pakistani man! (he at that time was a medical student in the philippines and on a student visa). our baby came too early...hahahaha...we were both very young me 24 and he 24 also. but we thank GOD for our wonderful bundle of joy. then came disastrous news! i thought my son would also get america citizenship through me, his mother but the consul at the us embassy in the philippines said i also did not meet physical requirements in the united states (5 years). she advice that i will petition my son instead. i then asked, how long that will take...and she said 1 year? what the hell right! i was so mad and i was crying! a year to have my son to come to the united states? but im his mother! im american? shouldn't a child a year old child be with his mother and she says one year!

so i said forget it, fine, let me finish school...because that time i was a graduating student of nursing school....so after graduating nursing school, i left the philippines...i left the love and light of my life...my husband and my child...i left them, the most painful and hardest part i had ever gone through. but i gave them my promise that i would work all my bones, sweat, and tears to bring them to america!

i know i could have petitioned them through the us embassy in manila but i was unemployed, no tax returns, and just graduated...i needed to find stability and residency here in america. and besides, no relatives willing to help for co sponsorship....that totally sucked...but so what...i told myself i could do it all for my family!

i am now here in the united states, i found a job, been working 5 months now...and i have been away from them for 6 months! ....how time flies...

so my questions to you rami are:

what petition did your wife do for you? i am doing my husbands petition here...through the USCIS because obviously i am here...i want him here soon...i miss him very much and i am torn between K3 and CR1...please tell me how you did yours!

also for my son...do i file a separate I-130 for my son? (another fee of 355$...one for my husband...one for my son? 355$ +355$ for husband and son)? also, my son is not elegible for a K4 right because he is also my son and not only my husband's son...

source: http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_1431.html

Note that a child of a U.S. citizen petitioner is not eligible for a K4 visa unless that child is also a derivative child of an eligible K3 spouse. Unlike the K3, the K4 is not a close substitute for an IR2 immigrant visa. Most K4 recipients will probably be stepchildren of U.S. citizen petitioners.

after filling I 130 for my son...what are the next steps? you are right, they don't put much info for CR2 or IR2...and i didnt even know there was such a thing as CR2...I mean what i know is IR2 for the child only...how did you end up getting a CR2? all i know right now is after the I 130, they give you a receipt and they do the visa processing at the embassy in manila and my son is suppose to go there? but thats all i know...i need more info...

also, its such a relief that my son doesnt need the Affidavit of support!...so that does mean for my husbands Affidavit of support...i should only calculate for 2 family unit? for me and my husband only since you said your daughter was exempted?

about your daughter's situtation...my cousin sent me this info: i think it might help you..

If the applicant (child) does not qualify for U.S. citizenship due to a lack of the parent's physical presence or if the child was born before the parent(s) acquired U.S. citizenship, he/she may still be eligible to acquire U.S. citizenship under the following methods:

* Child Citizenship Act of 2000 or

* Expeditious Naturalization for Children Born Outside the United States

EXPEDITIOUS NATURALIZATION CHILDREN BORN ABROAD TO A U.S. CITIZEN PARENT

USING GRANDPARENTS' PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES TO HELP THE CHILD BECOME A U.S. CITIZEN

Q. If my child is born abroad, is the child a U.S. citizen?

A. Your child may be a U.S. citizen if you meet the requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act to transmit citizenship.

Q. What are those requirements?

A. If you and your spouse are both U.S. citizens, and one of you resided in the United States or an outlying possession prior to the child's birth, and the child was born in wedlock, your child born abroad acquires U.S. citizenship under Section 301© INA. If your spouse is an alien, you must have lived in the United States for a specific period of time before the child was born to transmit citizenship. For children born on or after November 14, 1986, the U.S. citizen parent must have lived in the United States or an outlying possession for 5 years, 2 after the age of 14, prior to the birth of the child.

See our information regarding acquisition of U.S. citizenship and physical presence requirements.

Q. What if I haven't lived in the United States for the required period of time, how can my child become a U.S. citizen?

A. Section 322 of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Correction Act of 1994 became effective April 1, 1995. It enables you to apply for the expeditious naturalization of your child.

Q. How does this work?

There are two options, and the one you choose may depend on where you are residing.

1. If you and your child are living in the United States and the child entered the United States with a U.S. Immigrant Visa as a permanent resident, apply at the BCIS District Office with jurisdiction over your place of residence in the United States. To find out where those offices are located, contact the BCIS Information Service Line at 1-800-755-0777 or see the BCIS website for a list of BCIS field offices.

2. If you and the child are residing abroad, the child may be eligible for expeditious naturalization if your parent, the child's U.S. citizen grandparent, was physically present in the United States for a period totaling 5 years, 2 after the age of 14. The grandparent can be living or deceased at the time of the application. If deceased, the grandparent must have been a citizen prior to the child's birth and at the time of the grandparent's death.

Q. I will be living abroad with my family for some time. How do I apply for expeditious naturalization for my child using the "grandparent" procedure?

A. Complete and file BCIS forms N-600 - Application for Certificate of Citizenship and N-600/N-643 Supplement A - Application for Transmission of Citizenship through a Grandparent. Send form N-600, N-600/N-643 Supplement A, supporting documents, and the required fee to one of the 51 BCIS field offices in the United States . For information about how to obtain BCIS forms click here or call 1-800-870-3676.

BCIS will determine whether your child is eligible and approve the application, then forward you a letter and naturalization appointment date. You present the BCIS approval and appointment letter to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

The U.S. Embassy or Consulate will issue the child a B-2 visa. This procedure allows parents to make a one stop visit to the United States for the purposes of naturalizing their child as a U.S. citizen.

Q. Can I use my parents' (the child's U.S. citizen grandparents') physical presence in the United States to just apply for a U.S. passport and Foreign Service Report of Birth of the U.S. citizen abroad and avoid the visa and naturalization process?

A. No. The Technical Correction Act of 1994 did not amend Section 301 (G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding acquisition of U.S. citizenship of children abroad. Section 322 INA created a procedure for expeditious naturalization of an alien child born to a U.S. citizen parent.

Q. Are there any time limits for the application?

A. For the naturalization benefit to be granted, the application must be filed, adjudicated and approved by BCIS, with the oath of allegiance administered before the child's 18th. birthday.

Q. How can I find out more about this process?

A. If you have any questions on the application process or need additional application forms, please contact the Branch Chief, Customer Service, BCIS Headquarters Benefits, 425 I Street N.W., Room 3214, Washington, DC 20536; Telephone 1-800-375-5283 or see the BCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm

also...how come your wife is not in the united states? if she comes to the united states with her us passport and your daughter's visa...your daughter will come in as an LPR and then just file for citizenship. i will look into this more...i cam across it a couple of times...i even book marked it but have to look for it because my son's situations is still the same...

I HOPE FOR YOU REPLY SOON! REALLY NEED YOUR HELP! AT YOU LEAST YOU GOT TO THE U.S. ALREADY...IM STILL JUST STARTING TO PETITION MY SON AND HUSBAND...MISS THEM SO MUCH WANNA DO IT ASAP! PLEASE HELP ME

hi everyone! i am so new to this but im so glad that i found this online. been trying to get help from random people but by just reading everyones forums, im glad that there are couples out there who have or will experience this long journey i am about to embark. but i have a ton of questions! please help me!

ok here it goes...I'm an american citizen. I was born in Long Island New York which makes me an American citizen by birth. My parents are both Filipino. My mother at that time was an immigrant in the United States. When I was still an infant, I went to the Philippines. I never gave up my American citizenship and I never applied for dual citizenship. I grew up in the Philippines and went to school there for elementary, high school and college. I renew my American passport at the US embassy, in Manila Philippines. I would often come to the United States for vacations and holidays. The years and duration of my stay in the United States are as follows: summer (2 months 1993), summer (1 month 1995), summer (1 month 1996), and May – October (2003).

My husband and I met in the Philippines in June 2004. He is Pakistani and he was attending medical school in the Philippines at that time. He was on a student visa.

We decided to get married in the Philippines. Since I was an American citizen, I applied for an Affidavit in Lieu of a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha009.html) from the United States embassy in Manila, Philippines. And since my husband is Pakistani, he also applied for that certificate from the Pakistan embassy in the Philippines. We got married (civil marriage) in the Philippines on October 18, 2007. My son was born October 28, 2007 in the same city.

I thought that my son would automatically be an American citizen too because I was American. But when I tried to apply for his US passport at the US embassy in Manila, the consular told me that I did not meet the Physical presence in requirement United States of U.S. citizen parent(s)...http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha003.html#presence. the consular told me that I had to petition my son instead...i was so sad and angry...anyway so whatever fine i couldnt so anything about it.

My family and I decided for me to finish nursing school in the Philippines and come immediately after to the United States. I wanted to claim residency in the United States, apply for a stable job and pursue my nursing career. I wanted to pave the way for my husband and child to come to America.

So on July, 2008, I bought a one way ticket to come live with my sister in Boston, Massachusetts. I have been living here for about 6 months now. I have been employed for 5 months now too. This makes it my first year to file my taxes.

What my family want is to be reunited. The big questions are:

I am aware of the two visas I can petition for my husband and son. The K3 visa is faster to get to the United States but would require more money and more adjustments to get the green card. The Immigrant Visa (IV or CR-1) takes longer but less money and less adjustments to make once my husband is in the United States.

But what I don't understand is how people shift from K3 to CR-1 or how they drop the K3? thats so confusing! i dont get it!

And I understand that with the K3 there is a K4? but i don't wanna put my son under a k4? because he is also my son! if i plan to petition my son as an immigrant visa, do i have to file a separate I-130 for him?

WHERE DO I GET STARTED? I KNOW IT STARTS WITH AN I 130 BUT THEN WHAT? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME...SOMEONE WITH THIS EXPERIENCE!

i was thinking of hiring an immigrant lawyer but so far all they ask for is a large fee for their services and im trying to choose the best one! ugh...its so frustrating...i just want my husband here first to help me get more settled and to help me with expenses in then in a few months, my baby can come too!