Got married and now need help with adjusting K1 status

[Musicqueen]

Oh, well then...there's another side to your story...that's totally different!!!

From your above post...I do not care to find out what it's all about!!!

[ScottC]

Go to Dominicanstotheusa.com and go to their download section, there is a step by step guide that will help you through the process.

Its not as hard as you think

[twincactus]

Thanks for all the props guys, and Anna, you can use whatever you need from the site anytime.

We have sample forms on the site for people to use as a guide.

The OP should remember that she must fill out and pay for forms for both the applicant AND the child or the child will lose status. That means $2,020 out of her pocket. Marriage based visas are cheaper BTW.

-Tim, DTTUSA

[ScottC]

I don't think Tim will mind if I copy/paste something from his site;



What Must Happen After Getting the Fiancé(e) Visa?

After getting the fiancé(e) visa, your fiancé(e) enters the U.S. through a U.S immigration port-of-entry. The U.S. immigration official gives your fiancé(e) instructions on what to do when he/she enters the United States. You must get married within 90 days of your fiancé(e)’s entry into the United States.

After marriage, your spouse must file Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status with the USCIS office that serves the area where you live in the United States. You must fill out the Affidavit of Support, Form I-864, with the USCIS for your spouse's application to become a lawful permanent resident (LPR). See Permanent Resident at the Department of Homeland Security's, USCIS internet site.

Children Have Derivative Status

The child of a fiancé(e) may receive a derivative K-2 visa from his/her parent’s fiancé(e) petition. You, the American citizen petitioner, must make sure that you name the child in the I-129F petition. After the marriage of the child’s parent and the American citizen, the child will need a separate form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status. The child may travel with (accompany) the K-1 parent/fiancé(e) or travel later (follow-to-join) within one year from the date of issuance of the K-1 visa to his/her parent. A separate petition is not required if the children accompany or follow the alien fiancé(e) within one year from the date of issuance of the K-1 visa. If it is longer than one year from the date of visa issuance, a separate immigrant visa petition is required.
Remember that in immigration law a child must be unmarried. The stepparent/stepchild relationship must be created before the child reaches the age of 18.

Tim doesn't mind and I don't either, considering I wrote it.

As MQ has said, the AOS process is easy, under no circumstances waste your money with attorneys, its just not necessary.

File forms: I-485
I-765
Permission to Travel (Advance parole)
Include form I-864 w/supporting doc's
That's about it, the fee is $1010.00 and you should mail all this to the Chicago lockbox