HELP ALIEN PETITION VISA

Gator says on Apr 27, 2006, 14:23:

We Need To what type of visa to do presently hold?

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karen12 says on Apr 28, 2006, 05:18:

Its Inmigrant visa for a spouse (IR1 or CR1) My concern is if I enter the US then they wont let me out to go to my HM. I know people that have been married to residends and they have to stay in the country until they get their permanent residence. Im married to a american citizen, does this makes it different? THANKS

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karen12 says on Apr 28, 2006, 05:22:

I actually have TOURIST visa.. I would apreciate your help...

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Gator says on Apr 28, 2006, 06:45:

I would wait for the K-3 Visa- You are Apparently Close to K-3 Being Issued.

A K-3 (Spouse) visa allows you to come to the United States as a non-immigrant. With this visa you can remain in the United States to complete the immigration process for one year. You can travel outside of the United States with no restrictions and return using your K-3 visa. If you have filed for adjustment of status, which you should do immediately upon arrival and before departure from the U.S., the BCIS will have presumptive evidence that your leaving does not constitutes an abandonment of any pending adjustment petition.



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karen12 says on Apr 28, 2006, 11:17:

THANKS GATOR!!! So this means that when I get to inmigration in Miami, I should tell them I will leave for one week for my HM

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Gator says on Apr 28, 2006, 14:13:

You can ask in Miami But since an approved K3 visa is a multiple entry visa you should have no problems regaining entry.

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karen12 says on Apr 30, 2006, 06:35:

IR1/CR1 URGENT QUESTION! Hi, I got my marriage licence with a american citizen in vacations one year ago so we could apply for my visa, Im colombian and Im in Colombia,,,BUT our wedding (white-church wedding) is on June, Im waiting for my package and interview day. We are planning to leave colombia one day after our wedding for our honey moon and inmediately to live in America.
What happens if I dont get my interview anytime soon before my wedding and I enter the US with my tourist visa?
HELP!

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karen12 says on Apr 30, 2006, 06:37:

we aplied for IR1 or CR1 NOT K3 My hubby applied for IR1/CR1 not K3, he send just the I-130 not the fiance form

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Gator says on Apr 30, 2006, 07:58:

Only... form needed for the initial petition is the I-130. You are a spouse if married and that is a different set of circumstance. If you are NOT married then file for a K-1 visa. If you are married you CAN NOT file for a IR or CR visa. Your tourist visa would still be valid and you could file for AOS after you get into the USA. This might cause some problems.

UTOPIA, please comment-thanks.

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utopiacowboy says on Apr 30, 2006, 10:56:

Thanks for clearing this up. You are waiting for your interview for a IR/CR immigrant visa. Once you have the interview they will give you the visa which you will activate when you enter the US. They should put an I-551 stamp in your passport which is the equivalent of the green card. The green card and ss card will not arrive for a few weeks until after you first enter the US. I am pretty sure that you will be able to leave the US and return with the I-551 stamp in your passport. I am surprised that your tourist visa is still active - usually when they find out you're married to a US citizen they revoke it. I am not sure that I would count on being able to use it any longer.

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karen12 says on Apr 30, 2006, 13:06:

they didnt removed it in fact... I have traveled to the US twice after getting married...

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utopiacowboy says on Apr 30, 2006, 17:48:

Yeah, I know and I am surprised that you are able to continue using it. Do they know that you're married to a US citizen?

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karen12 says on May 1, 2006, 07:57:

I dont know if they give this information to inmigration but,,, it hasnt changed my tourist visa. My husband says its because one thing doesnt have to do anything with the other,,,but ,,I dont know

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utopiacowboy says on May 1, 2006, 09:00:

Yes. One thing certainly does have to do with the other. Any person who is not a US citizen is presumed to be entering the US with the intent to reside here permanently unless they can show otherwise. If a person tries to enter the US with a tourist visa but they discover that you are married to a US citizen, what will they think? They will think that you are coming to stay permanently. Read www.visajourney.com - there are plenty of stories there of Europeans (who don't need tourist visas for the US) or people with tourist visas being denied entry once they find out that you are married to a US citizen. On the flip side I am sure that plenty of people succeed if they are judicious about how they answer the CBP officer's questions.

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Christian88 says on May 1, 2006, 14:46:

I'd trust UC's advice, Karen. He's been helping us poor schmoes on this site with immigration questions for a LONG time, and I've never heard of him being wrong.

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karen12 says on May 1, 2006, 20:14:

ok Thanks alot, Im im my visa process anyways,and next time I go to america *hopefully* I will have that envelope in my hands...

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