Hi Taingray, you mentioned the I-864. my understanding was that this is a 'required' document, only when adjusting for a change of status. You can submit the form I134 with the form I130 for the initial application, and then 'wait for further instructions' from the USCIS people. I know of another person who tried to file for a visa (k-3 visa), and she had to wait until the USCIS sent her a packet with instructions, making her first "i-864" obsolete.but as you mention, it is always better to be 'safe than sorry'
To: TaingrayDo you know if the tax transcripts are absolutely necessary? I didn't file for U.S. taxes while living here in Korea.
Quote from: iamrhart on July 19, 2013, 01:24:18 pmHi Taingray, you mentioned the I-864. my understanding was that this is a 'required' document, only when adjusting for a change of status. You can submit the form I134 with the form I130 for the initial application, and then 'wait for further instructions' from the USCIS people. I know of another person who tried to file for a visa (k-3 visa), and she had to wait until the USCIS sent her a packet with instructions, making her first "i-864" obsolete.but as you mention, it is always better to be 'safe than sorry'I've never heard of I-134... so I'm not too sure how to answer that one, sorry. All I know is we didn't have to fill it out for the I-130 stuff as it wasn't listed in the required documents. My husband's visa is the CR-1; maybe different visas have different requirements?
Hm... Well, we've been married for less than two years, so we had to get the conditional CR-1 visa. He is entering the U.S. as an immigrant, so maybe that's why we didn't have to do the 1-134?EDIT: Yeah, you beat me to it! "that must have been the difference.I filled the Nonimmigrant Visa"So it looks like the K-3 visa is for if your partner wants to enter the country before you're actually married, right?
Quote from: taingray on July 19, 2013, 02:18:06 pmHm... Well, we've been married for less than two years, so we had to get the conditional CR-1 visa. He is entering the U.S. as an immigrant, so maybe that's why we didn't have to do the 1-134?EDIT: Yeah, you beat me to it! "that must have been the difference.I filled the Nonimmigrant Visa"So it looks like the K-3 visa is for if your partner wants to enter the country before you're actually married, right?No, we are married.As you mentioned, it is difficult to contact the USCIS people, and Customer Service is more like Customer Counceling....repea ting everything i said and not answer questions....grrr.my understanding (from what they 'counseled me in') is that the K3 is to make things 'faster' as the CR takes a longer time. granted the I-129f is for a fiance, but it is also used for a K3 visa, whilst the I-130 is pending. The CR is the 'result' of the I-130. once the I-130 is finished, the 'CR' visa is issued. yes, though, i was informed that once we enter the USA, the Spouse would await the CR visa and/or change status to a permanent resident. "maybe" this is one of those "kill a bird with two stones" things? (two different ways to get the same out come)....or "more than one way to skin a cat" (sorry cat lovers, but it's an OLD idiom).