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Robert Jorge says on Nov 2, 2006, 09:58:

Unless you can obtain some other type of visa, going to Colombia as a tourist is 6 months per running year. In other words, you can't leave at 179 days and come back for another 180. And, if your 180th day is December 31st, you can't come back on January 1st. You would have to wait until the 4th of July if my math is correct. The 30 day extensions after your initial 60 days are a pain too. Nothing hard, just a lot of time out of your day going to the DAS, going to the bank, going back to the DAS, etc.
I think the K3 visas allow your wife to travel fairly quickly. I know K1s take a while - up to 2 years to wait for the change of status and green card. If I remember correctly, once a K3 is granted, your wife is automatically a permanent resident. As I always say, I am sure Gator will chime in to add to and correct anything I may have mis-informed you about lol.

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utopiacowboy says on Nov 2, 2006, 10:03:

The K3 is a non-immigrant visa good for only two years. You can travel abroad on it even while your AOS (Adjustment of Status) is pending but you do have to AOS.

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famsearch says on Nov 3, 2006, 09:59:

k3 visa problems one thing with the k3 visa is the adjustment of status, and that has to be done within 90 days after he/she sets foot in the country. the cost of the aos with the biometrics (fingerprints) is $395 these days. what we did, was stay the straight 130 route, didn't file the 129f to get the k3, and got the ir-1/cr-1 visa instead. when they issued the visa, my wife's status was automatically adjusted to lawful permanent resident. once she gets here, within 30 days, she will receive her green card, and it will be either 2 year (interview before the end of 2 years), or 10 year (no interview). no adjustment of status necessary, can go right to work if she wants, and all the other good stuff. so if i have this right, and i may be wrong, if she gets here on the k-3, while the 130 is still processing, within 90 days after she gets here, you will have to pay the $395 for the aos, and like all fees paid to uscis, it's non-refundable.
dan

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utopiacowboy says on Nov 3, 2006, 11:50:

Close but no cigar, Dan. It's the K-1 that has 90 days to AOS. A K-3 can wait the full two years of the visa length to AOS. The good thing about the K3 is that for an extra $100 a pop you can bring in three kids like I did and do their AOS a couple of years down the road. That way you don't have to shell out all the filing fees at once.

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lpdiver says on Nov 3, 2006, 12:34:

If you are... married to the lady...why are you applying for a pensianado visa.

Yes there are very specific regualtions concerning her staying out of the U.S. and applying for naturalization.

Why not live in Colombia on a "temporary basis" and then direct consular file. You can kill two birds with one stone that way and save a ton of headaches.

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famsearch says on Nov 3, 2006, 16:00:

you almost got it right uc.... Single entry. Valid for 6 months; to marry petitioner within 90 days of entry to the United States and must adjust status
that's 90 days to marry first, then adjust status.
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