Spouse Immigration: What are my options?

[Cenobite30]

Greetings all,

I am trying to start the immigration process for my foreign wife to come live in the US. But I don't really know where to begin. I'll provide some background, but I'm not sure which facts are relevant so please bear with me.

I am an American citizen by birth, living in the US. My wife is a Russian citizen living in Russia. We were married overseas in September, and then returned to our respective countries because of work obligations. She currently has a multiple entry tourist visa to come here. My research seems to be suggesting that the right way of doing it is to file an I-130 which would eventually get her some sort of spouse visa. But if I understand what I am reading correctly, she can also just come here on her tourist visa and we can file for some adjustment of status while she was here, thereby skipping the 6-12 month wait. Can anyone tell me what my options are? I will provide any relevant information necessary if I left anything out.

An additional complication is that she is my second wife from Russia. I imagine that raises all sorts of red flags with immigration people, so I am wondering what I can do to ease their concerns that I'm running some sort of wife importation business.

[thewaitingame]

Greetings all,

I am trying to start the immigration process for my foreign wife to come live in the US. But I don't really know where to begin. I'll provide some background, but I'm not sure which facts are relevant so please bear with me.

I am an American citizen by birth, living in the US. My wife is a Russian citizen living in Russia. We were married overseas in September, and then returned to our respective countries because of work obligations. She currently has a multiple entry tourist visa to come here. My research seems to be suggesting that the right way of doing it is to file an I-130 which would eventually get her some sort of spouse visa. But if I understand what I am reading correctly, she can also just come here on her tourist visa and we can file for some adjustment of status while she was here, thereby skipping the 6-12 month wait. Can anyone tell me what my options are? I will provide any relevant information necessary if I left anything out.

An additional complication is that she is my second wife from Russia. I imagine that raises all sorts of red flags with immigration people, so I am wondering what I can do to ease their concerns that I'm running some sort of wife importation business.

I think it wouldn't be that much different from the first time that you did for your first wife, beside divorce decree?

[PDX1982]

Yes, we had the same case my husband entered with a tourist visa and we filed his adjustment of status here because we wanted to be together. Although, she can't say she is coming to do that when she enters the country. She can say she is here just to visit and once she gets admitted you guys can file her adjustment of status here.

[newacct]

She can say she is here just to visit and once she gets admitted you guys can file her adjustment of status here.

That's lying. You should never lie to immigration. If she isn't asked, she doesn't have to say. But if she is asked, she must not lie.

[anthoknee]

Wouldn't entering w/the tourist visa and then filing the I-130 also complicate matters because they are already married?

If you say you are entering as a tourist but are already married to a USC, doesn't that basically mean you committed visa fraud? It may get her past the port of entry and into the United States, but when they file the paperwork and the Applicant provides the marriage certificate as evidence, it will show that they were married in Russia before she entered the US as a tourist.

I suppose you could "remarry" in the US after she comes with a tourist visa, but I'm not sure if that's legit and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it

[newacct]

Wouldn't entering w/the tourist visa and then filing the I-130 also complicate matters because they are already married?

If you say you are entering as a tourist but are already married to a USC, doesn't that basically mean you committed visa fraud? It may get her past the port of entry and into the United States, but when they file the paperwork and the Applicant provides the marriage certificate as evidence, it will show that they were married in Russia before she entered the US as a tourist.

I suppose you could "remarry" in the US after she comes with a tourist visa, but I'm not sure if that's legit and I wouldn't necessarily recommend it

It's only fraud if they lied (when applying for the visa or when entering).

[Dreamerdancer42]

I think it wouldn't be that much different from the first time that you did for your first wife, beside divorce decree?

Oh my... two russian wives... just by reading this , it raises all sorts of red flags and u said it yourself..”im running a business getting russian wives here”... its a lot about perception , i think, when it comes to immigration... they are suspicious as it is..now imagine, how theyll look at .your case, second time around a girl from same country....maybe you travel there for business and always fall in love?...how can two people , who live in dif countries have a relationship?! Will raise suspicion in my opinion ...if you have to have all this evidence of mutual funds, bills, trips etc. etc. to prove to immigration, that you have a legitimate marriage, i cant see, how two people living on dif continents can prove that...but who knows...

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Greetings all,

I am trying to start the immigration process for my foreign wife to come live in the US. But I don't really know where to begin. I'll provide some background, but I'm not sure which facts are relevant so please bear with me.

I am an American citizen by birth, living in the US. My wife is a Russian citizen living in Russia. We were married overseas in September, and then returned to our respective countries because of work obligations. She currently has a multiple entry tourist visa to come here. My research seems to be suggesting that the right way of doing it is to file an I-130 which would eventually get her some sort of spouse visa. But if I understand what I am reading correctly, she can also just come here on her tourist visa and we can file for some adjustment of status while she was here, thereby skipping the 6-12 month wait. Can anyone tell me what my options are? I will provide any relevant information necessary if I left anything out.

An additional complication is that she is my second wife from Russia. I imagine that raises all sorts of red flags with immigration people, so I am wondering what I can do to ease their concerns that I'm running some sort of wife importation business.

Here you go. This is the link for K-3 non-immigrant visas.

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/k3-k4-visa/k-3k-4-nonimmigrant-visas

The caveat is that a spouse is only eligible for a K-3 visa while the I-130 is pending. It sounds like the process is fast. Once she is here, she would be able to adjust status.

It shouldn't matter that your previous wife was also from Russia. That case is closed. It didn't work out. Done.

Best of luck!

[newacct]

Here you go. This is the link for K-3 non-immigrant visas.

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-us-citizens/k3-k4-visa/k-3k-4-nonimmigrant-visas

The caveat is that a spouse is only eligible for a K-3 visa while the I-130 is pending. It sounds like the process is fast. Once she is here, she would be able to adjust status.

It shouldn't matter that your previous wife was also from Russia. That case is closed. It didn't work out. Done.

Best of luck!

K-3 is obsolete. It's basically impossible to get. The I-129F will be processed together with the I-130, not separately, and once they're approved, the I-129F will be cancelled because the I-130 is approved and the person is no longer eligible for K-3.