get somewhat confusing. After sifting thru all 69 pages of threads
dealing with Marriage, 1-130, ect...I think I have a grip on the reality
of our situation, but would appreciate some clarification.
Here's our story:
My "now" wife came to visit me in Hawaii on a tourist visa from
Canada in May, 2009 for 5 weeks. We got engaged while she was
here. She went home for a month, then came back for another
5 weeks in late June. We got married on July 22, 2009. She then
returned to Canada on July 30th.
I know the 1st step is my filing the I-130. She has a 14 year old son.
If I read the threads correctly, this means I must file 2 seperate
I-130's...one for my wife, one for her son?
Most threads seem to indicate that she should skip the K3 visa
application, and go for the CR1 visa, although this can take up
to one year for process time. Well, we don't want to be apart
for a year if we can help it. After all...we're newlyweds...
)At first, we were being romantically nieve and caught up in the
dizzyness of Love...and ingorantly thought, "we'll just have her
return to Canada, sell all her stuff, come back on a tourist visa,
lie if we have to, just get her back here asap"....but now, after
reading so much info on this fantastic site, reality has set in, and
we are going to do it the correct way. Whatever that is. The risks
in being deceitful are not worth the punishment in the long run.
I have so many questions, so lets just start with the I-130 process.
Because of what I like to think of as "medigating circumstances",
we are thinking of hiring a Immigration laywer. Here's the story:
I am the sole caretaker of my mother, who is a cancer survivor,
and recently had a heart attack. She owns her own home here,
which we recentley had set up with a reverse morgage. I have
not been employed for the past year, so I'm wondering how that
might affect the I-130 application, with me being her sponser
and all. So this is why we are seriously considering a laywer.
I cannot go back to work full time & care for my mom full time.
Our plan was to have my wife here with my mom, so I can go back
to work. It's very frustrating...my 1st marriage at age 52...my 1st
REAL LOVE of my life as well...now seperated by legal complications.
Would I be wise to hire a laywer to help with my "medigating" I-130
application...now that you've heard my story???
I know the I-130 is the first step.
Then, perhaps my wife applying for a visa on her end.
She is planning on keeping a residence in Canada, bank accounts,
etc....but coming back so we can be a family, and to help care
for my mom. Hopefully, she will be able to return on just a tourist
visa, as long as we remain honest with Immigration, and the I-130
has been filed.
We were somewhat blinded by love...and still are...and
that within itself is a wonderful thing...but we really want to do this
right, so we can be together forever.
I will have many more questions and posts as the situation unfolds...
Thank You for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful forum!
Any advice and help are truely appreciated by me & my wife!
~Donnie & Tammy~
