Ask Me Help Desk - Dutch married to an american

I am from Holland, i have been married to an american for over a year and we have been dating for 4 years. I never bothered to start the immigration process since i never thought i would be leaving my country.

A couple of months ago there was a death in my husband's side of the family and one of his parents are very ill, he consequently decided to move back to CA and i naturally miss him and i would like to join him.

I didn't get much information at the american embassy here in Amsterdam except that i need to download a form online and file it.

Some people have told me that the immigration law in the US is a hard and tedious process that will take a very long time, i am wondering how long would i have to wait or if they will give me a temporary stay permit while i tramit my green card? or do i have to stay in my country and tramit the visa and wait for this to be done before i can move?...my fear is that it will take years and i will be apart from my husband.

I tried reading the official US immigration site but i found it to be very confusing.:confused:

Please if you can shed some light on this issue i will appreciate it.

If you are married to a US citizen, you must file for a K-3 visa, for a spouse of a USC.

He files the I-130 relative petition in the US, then includes that receipt notice to file the I-129k for the K-3 approval. After USCIS approves it, you schedule the visa appt. at your home consulate. Follow all procedures for the visa application (fees paid locally fill out DS-156, etc.). You will need to do a medical exam locally. It will take some time, check the USCIS website for estimated processing times for the K-3. hope this helps, good luck.

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Originally Posted by DCcityboy

if you are married to a US citizen, you must file for a K-3 visa, for a spouse of a USC.

he files the I-130 relative petition in the US, then includes that reciept notice to file the I-129k for the K-3 approval. after USCIS approves it, you schedule the visa appt. at your home consulate. follow all procedures for the visa application (fees paid locally fill out DS-156, etc.). you will need to do a medical exam locally. it will take some time, check the USCIS website for estimated processing times for the K-3. hope this helps, good luck.

Thanks for the help, sounds a bit complicated, I will find the forms you wrote about.