> Hello all,
>
> Firstly, thank you thank you thank you for all the information in this
> forum! I've spent the last two days finding more information than the
> past two months of researching in other areas. Ummm, so what did
> people do before the internet?
>
> Okay so I'm wondering if I could ask you all a question that I hope
> isn't super boring and been asked nine billion times before. My
> fiance and I are playing around with a number of possible timelines
> and we're slowly figuring out all the factors. He is American and I
> am Canadian. We're going to settle in the US to start. I'm currently
> finishing grad school and will be done by the end of this summer. We
> are going back and forth between the K1 and the K3. If I understand
> correctly (and let's be honest, there is a great chance this is not
> the case..):
>
> K1
> *get paperwork done,
> *do a "party" in Canada,
> *go on honeymoon,
> *me enter the US on the K1,
> *have a real life marriage in the USA.
>
> K3
> *get married in Canada,
> *file paperwork,
> *honeymoon,
> *me return to canada and him to the US (for work),
> *wait,
> *me enter the US on a K3.
>
> Yes?
>
> Oh, and I'll be honest that I've not even _begun_ to figure out all
> that happens once I'm there - a whole other set of letters
> representing words I don't know ;)
>
> So we've started figuring out more and more about different timelines
> and pro's and con's.. so this is slowly fleshing out. Now, I think
> there are some emotional reasons I'm leaning towards each one over the
> other. Part of it is the idea of having to wait back in Canada AFTER
> we are married, part of it is the though of not 'really' getting
> married infront of my family and going on our honeymoon before our
> 'real' marriage - but I'm a research girl and I'm really interested in
> how you all decided which route to go.
>
> I'm interested in what you all might have to say as many of you are so
> well versed in factors I'm not even aware of at this time. So I guess
> I have two questions:
>
>
> Why did you decide to go the K1 or K3 (or other) route?
>
>
> Is there something huge and massive I've totally missed in considering
> these two timelines?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Jenn
My husband came on a K-1 because of speed and us not caring where we
married. If we had to pick again today, I would probably choose the
I130/spousal visa. We needed for him to work as soon as possible after
arriving and (at the time) he got a 90 day, free work card (EAD) before
we even married. He started working the day after we married and we
filed AOS about a month and a half after that. The temp card is a thing
of the past and there are accounts of the alien spouse waiting months
for permission to work and (possibly) drive. Some states are linking
the driving privilege to the EAD. That can wear on a marriage in more
than financial ways, because the alien can be isolated and feeling very
stressed about not contributing to the household financially.
Just my two cents, good luck deciding.
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