anyone have an experience like this?

utopiacowboy says on Dec 20, 2004, 12:37:

Does he just want to come to the US and visit? Or to live? Where are you now in navigating through the bureaucratic nightmare?

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nanis says on Dec 20, 2004, 12:51:

HI i'm in a similar situation too. I've recently married an amercian citizen (he was born in colombian but has lived in america all his life) and as for me.. well i'm colombian too but i'm a resident in the UK i have a child from a previous relationship, my husband is tired of coming to he UK to visit me and to be honest i'm tired of having a long distance relationship i want to be able to be with my husband for more than 6 months! so we've decided to go and live with him in the USA but before that we're planning to go to colombia and visit our families and while we're there apply for an immigrant visa for me and my daughter in the american embassy in bogota.. i'm very worried because people keep telling us all sorts of things and it's making the whole idea of getting this visa very scary! please help! what do we need to do? where do we need to go? what documents do they require? does anybody know?

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alexyy9 says on Dec 20, 2004, 12:55:

he wants to come and live here. we met in the US, and he wants to come back ASAP. we have only just submitted the I30 form through a lawyer he hired. we have been told that we will have to wait, wait, wait, and then both of us will have to interview in Bogota and then again in the US.

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utopiacowboy says on Dec 20, 2004, 15:24:

Alexxyy9, did you also file for a K-3 or just the I-130? The K-3 is a temporary 2 year visa that allowed the spouse to come to the US to wait out the processing of the I-130. Lately Missouri is so slow with the K-3s that frequently the I-130 is approved first so there is no need for the K-3. When the I-130 is approved, he will go for an interview at the embassy and get his visa as a conditional permanent resident. He will activate the visa by entering the US and shortly thereafter he will get his green card in the mail.

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alexyy9 says on Dec 21, 2004, 13:05:

thanks... just a quick thank you, UC. sounds very easy. i've been reading, but will i have to go to the interview, too? i've read something about tax returns...i'm assuming this has to do with me...will i have to present my tax returns?

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utopiacowboy says on Dec 21, 2004, 14:51:

I went with my wife to the interview but that's just me, I did not want to take any chances. You will have to sign a form (I-134 for the K-1/K-3 and I-864 for the CR1) where you promise to be financially responsible for your spouse. With this you have to file copies of 3 years of tax returns with W-2s and a letter from your employer. For the I-134 you need a letter from your bank stating the amount of deposits for the past year.

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