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K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (Divine Mercy @ Nov 13 2007, 01:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
During this painful process I'm trying to count my blessings and I just have to say that I feel very blessed that I have applied at the same time as some really wonderful people on VJ.

G&A, C&J, Super Nova, pkewl, Urge to Race, edp333 ... and several others (I'm sorry if I'm forgetting some). Your posts have been essential in keeping my sanity. We have all been blessed to be stuck in a hole with really intelligent, helpful and proactive people.

Thank you for your insight, research, patience and kindness. You are all.. everyone in VJ... in my prayers everyday.


I agree totally DivineMercy, I couldn't have picked a better group of people to be going through this process with. Everyone is so supportive and full of hope not only for their own petitions but for everyone else going through the process. It really helps to boost the moral on days when this process gets to you.

Lets hope CSC/VSC send out some approvals today and didn't over-do things on their long weekend good.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-13 07:42:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (Torito Baby @ Nov 12 2007, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
C and J you already have your case number from NVC? Hmmm... great! (plz update ur timeline tongue.gif) That means... i'm near... i was approved in Nov 1st... god! I hope NVC receive my case soon... hope this month.


No, we don't have ours yet sad.gif We're hoping they might input it into the NVC's system by the end of the week. When we do get our case number, rest assured our timeline will be updated wink.gif Urge, silverfuel and jordanlvr are the most recent ones I believe and their approval was a few days before ours.

When I mentioned phoning "again" it was because Josh tried on Friday and didn't have any luck with the NVC sad.gif

Edited by C and J, 12 November 2007 - 11:34 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-12 11:34:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (wintime @ Nov 12 2007, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

intresting no more approvals this past week!! crying.gif , I hope there will be this new week unsure.gif


does any of the approved cases got the NOA2 but no online update? or the other way around got online updated to approved but didn't get the NOA2 by mail?


I'm also hoping we'll see many more approvals this week. CSC seems to be making a concerted effort to approve cases at the moment and they need to continue this for many months to come to get back to their old approval times.

Quite a few of the recent approvals have received their NOA2 with no online update at all or (in the case of John & Celia) have received an online update that one of their petitions has been approved but received the NOA2's for both petitions.

No one has stated they have received online approval and no NOA2 hardcopy.

When I saw my online approval, I told myself I wouldn't believe it until Josh had the hardcopies in his hands. After all, the website can change but the pieces of paper we receive are the proof wink.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-12 07:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (Torito Baby @ Nov 12 2007, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello, hello!

i'm back! smile.gif Congrats to all new approvals! G&A your table is almost full-green and that's super.
Any news from NVC? Anyone received case number and stuffs?

Good luck to everyone of us!


Welcome back smile.gif

Urge is keeping track of the NVC receipts. Below is his most recent post:-

QUOTE (Urge To Race @ Nov 10 2007, 03:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So far in this thread, we have Liz Leija(sept. NOA2), supernova (Oct 15 noa2), SilverFuel (Oct. 23 NOA2) already forwarded on to their embassies. Jordanluvr (Oct 22 NOA2), chabo (Oct 19 NOA2) and I (Oct. 22 NOA2) have our petitions at NVC, and have gotten our NVC/embassy case numbers, but they have not been forwarded. SilverFuel was NOA2ed a day after Jordanluvr and I, but managed to get to NVC 1 day before us (and SilverFuel was NOA2ed the same day as edp333 who is not at NVC yet).


It's looking quite positive at the moment (although I dare not get my hopes up). Josh will be phoning again either tomorrow or Wednesday to see if they've received ours yet.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-12 05:18:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (BlueLightning @ Nov 12 2007, 03:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have two questions:

1) How long does it usually take for a RFE letter to come? ( The laywer told me this is for my I-130)
2) Once I get the letter and overnight it back to CSC, how long do they usually take for approval.

Based on everyone's timeline, I am expecting an approval this month. Maybe now it will be december since I have an RFE coming.


1) Not sure on the length of time USCIS takes to send the RFE
2) A recent VJer with an RFE is My Honey, she received the RFE on the 9th October and sent off the paperwork. The case resumed processing on the 22nd October and she has had quite a few touches since then but no approval sad.gif
I would suggest you keep track of My Honey's information to give you an idea of how long they are currently taking between RFE and approval.

On a different note, it's strange to be at work and to know that no approvals are coming today. Normally I'm checking the boards to see if anyone has any good news... wonder if this forum will be extra quiet because of the holiday unsure.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-12 03:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (John and Celia @ Nov 9 2007, 02:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Getting the approvals has to be one of the best birthday presents ever....today's my birthday, and I'm celebrating that I'll be home with my wife soon! Thanks for all the support everyone, things are finally moving and shaking!


Happy birthday biggrin.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-09 11:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (John and Celia @ Nov 9 2007, 03:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ok, just received the NOA2's in the mail for both the I-129f and the I-130, so we were approved for both of them but only the I-130 shows up as being approved on the website....another call to USCIS tomorrow apparently! Just thought I'd share the good news.....


That's great news good.gif So now we know that USCIS are either not updating their site at all, or are partially updating. The mind boggles.

I'm beginning to wonder if their customer service department is using the USCIS website to quote current case statuses... it might explain why they don't know cases are approved. Even if they don't use it, I think their information might be updated at the same time as the website (one peice of info updates both?)
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-09 02:42:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (Urge To Race @ Nov 8 2007, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Vjer you are thinking of is LvivLovers. They wrote it on the petition several times and on the cover letter. It was easily ignored by USCIS. Nobody has reported that "clearly indicating" has worked for them here on VJ.


Thanks Urge, there are so many threads that sometimes I forget exactly who said what smile.gif

QUOTE (gogo @ Nov 8 2007, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
so how many are left hanging now?? (My Honey is the only other one?? how about nerdette??)


I believe the oldest petitions are Nerdette and Faith11, then there is MelissaHassan and My Honey, jrmach1, Andrew_Soriya and then yourself. I am keeping you all in my thoughts and hoping for the quickest resolution for all of you.

Edited by C and J, 08 November 2007 - 10:29 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-08 10:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
Congratulations He_She biggrin.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-08 10:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (calamitka @ Nov 8 2007, 11:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
*Unless you didn’t mark clearly (on envelope when sending I -130) that you want consular rout, to avoid waiting your option is continuing K3.


In my time on this forum, I don't remember seeing anyone actually say that marking the envelope/cover letter etc with "consular processing" has worked.

I do know of at least one person on this forum (can't remember their forum name though, but I believe they were a March filer) who put as clearly as humanly possibly that they wanted consular processing on the I130, only to have the USCIS completely ignore this and send on only the K3.

So marking the I130 with consular processing is not 100% effective at getting both forms sent on to the NVC sad.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-08 07:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
Congratulations AXP101 biggrin.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-07 11:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
Congratulations John and Celia good.gif

QUOTE (kelly1290 @ Nov 7 2007, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You sent yours in on May 31 and they received mine on May 18 and they havent' touched mine. In fact, I called yesterday and they said mine was not even on anyone's desk yet, but yet they say they take them in the order received which is a load of ####### cuz people are getting approved all over the map, but will keep waiting patiently. Sooner or later, we will get approved.

Deb


Keep your hopes up Deb, your approval will be coming soon smile.gif The delay on yours might be because it took 2 additional months for the I129F to reach the service centre. John & Celia posted theirs together with the I130 (they are the first case on G&As list that have done so).

QUOTE (wintime @ Nov 7 2007, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

G & A
C & J

You are quick to help and answer everybody's questions, and I like the way your write... thanks on behalf of all of us


Thanks wintime smile.gif I only try to be as helpful and supportive as other people have been to me smile.gif I'm just glad that you're able to follow my ramblings and find them useful wink.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-07 09:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
It's great to see another 2 approvals... Congratulations Iray & Grrrrlygrrrl biggrin.gif

Thanks for the updated chart G&A good.gif With all the approvals coming through, I'd been hi-lighting the people on the one I printed off at the beginning of the month to keep track of them all hehe

QUOTE (gogo @ Nov 6 2007, 09:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They say I am under "additional security checks".. I looked it up, and it is background check based on the petitioner..

that is totally wrong.. are these "security checks" spot checks on people? Some people get it , some people don't?? Even people who applied after me got approved already (even from the same country -- China --)... "iray" congrats on your approval.. he applied after me though and didn't get any security checks..


USCIS perform the same standard checks on everyone. However should the normal check show anything out of the ordinary, the file goes into additional checks. If you are stuck in a name check it may be because someone (with a record) has the same name as you and they are trying to determine that that person is not you.

I found this sites info particularly useful: http://www.murthy.co...s/n_howwhy.html It is a lawfirm but their information is generally clear and much easier to understand than the normal USCIS jargon.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-07 02:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (gogo @ Nov 6 2007, 03:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congratulations Everyone!!! Yay!!! good.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif good.gif I hope that My Honey and I get approved soon... maybe I should call them today? I did get touched 11/2, and 11/4... maybe I'm already approved, just the online status didn't change?? whistling.gif Now the May filers are getting approved, and neither My Honey or I have any approval... I don't care, just get me the K3 approval.. I'll pay your $1000 fee to adjust ... wink.gif


Keep your hopes up Gogo... approvals for you, my honey, axp1010, melissahassan and anyone else who is overdue will be coming soon.

There are a lot of people in this thread that are hoping to see your petitions catch up with ours in the USCIS mailroom wink.gif whistling.gif

DivineMercy, I'm also hoping that the VSC livens up again to approve your I129F. At least you know that your I130 is on the way good.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-06 10:30:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
The RFE trick is basically phoning up the USCIS customer service number and selecting the option that mentions requests for further evidence (can't be more specific as I'm the beneficiary so can't phone them myself). That option puts you in contact with someone at the service centre processing your petition, instead of someone in the call centre.

There are always mixed messages about this because there's no solid evidence that it helps. The only things that it can do is generate a touch on your file or the person you speak to can confirm that you don't have an RFE for your petition. It is possible that the person you talk to can say something else about your file but it is always an "off the record" peice of info and don't be surprised if what they say doesn't come true in the times they state.

All in all, these touches are false touches and give false hopes sad.gif For my petition I prefered to wait out the time and then I knew the touches we started seeing were genuine adjucating touches, not touches generated by something we had done.

Also bare in mind that using the RFE trick is stopping someone from working on a file while they help you.

If you try the trick, I wish you the best of luck and let us know what they told you smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-06 08:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
Wow... looks like yesterday ended with a bang kicking.gif

Congratulations: Kev Fabi, YG and MAT, Catou1181, Pkewl & Tussie biggrin.gif

I'm really happy for you all good.gif

USCISs processing seems to be all over the place now though, bypassing quite a few people... so here's hoping they'll get the approval-envelope mysteriously in their mailboxes wink.gif (after all, from these comments it seems that USCIS aren't updating their site).
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-06 02:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
Congratulations peonyflowers99 biggrin.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-05 02:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNo receipt
QUOTE (Mononoke28 @ Dec 3 2007, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Have they cashed the check yet? If they have, you can look up the cashed check and see if there is a receipt # written on it. If not, you will have to call them and explain to them that you don't have a receipt. If they do have your application on file, they will tell you that they will mail out your NOA1 within 30 days (which in reality is more like 60). If they don't have your application on file, you will have to file again and cancel the first check.

Diana


This was true before the receipting delays. Unfortunately, since USCIS became inundated with petitions they have months worth of backlogged petitions which haven't even had their cheques cashed yet. These people are in limbo until USCIS get to their envelope. There is no point filing another when USCIS can't even get to the first one sad.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-03 10:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNo receipt
Unfortunately, it is a waiting game. There is very little USCIS will do for you at this stage sad.gif

One thing which may be a ray of light to you is, no matter how long USCIS take to enter your application onto their system, they will honour the date it arrived in their mail room.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-03 10:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK-3 / I-824 Question
QUOTE (Tom and Chihiro @ Dec 4 2007, 07:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, the good news is, I received N.O.A.s today for both my I-130 and I-129F. The bad news is, it looks like I messed up on I-130, question C-22, and my I-130 isn't being forwarded to the NVC. (We didn't really want to go the K-3 route, but we applied for both to keep our options open, since there are all those horror stories of long waits.)

After reading the forums here, it seems like the general consensus is that the filing an I-824 to forward the I-130 is *not* worth the time and money, and that I should just pursue the K-3 at this point. Is this still the current thinking? (As an aside, anyone have any guesses I can give my wife on how much longer she'll be in Japan, if all goes well? I'll confess that all the timelines and charts on this site are a little overwhelming ...)

Thanks in advance, this is my first post but I've been lurking around here since April or May ....

- Tom


Not sure about the length of time your wife will still be waiting. Hopefully it won't be too much longer smile.gif

Just as a side note: clearly stating that you want consular processing of the I-130 is not a foolproof way of guaranteeing the I-130 will continue on to the embassy. There is at least one member of this forum (I think it was lvivlovers, hope I'm right) who had stated very clearly they wished it to continue on and USCIS ignored it and held it anyway. It is now the general agreement that if your K3 was filed within a reasonable time of your I-130, that you are locked into the K3 route regardless sad.gif (There are a few exceptions to being locked in the K3 but those are few and far between and generally due to USCIS not following their own procedures).

The I-824 can take around 6 months to kickstart the I-130 back on it's journey and who knows if it will take longer with all the delays we're seeing lately.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-04 03:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFinally Approved
Congratulations smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-29 13:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresproblems that might cause denial? just wanna make sure
There is nothing to say how often you must visit your spouse and, depending on what the spouses earn, one visit may be all they can afford and it can't be held against you if that is the case. If you hadn't visited each other at all that would set the warning bells ringing.

Do not be worried. Just have evidence to show you are always in contact with each other and you will be fine smile.gif (MSN logs, chat logs, phone bills etc)
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-04 06:22:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresPossible reasons for not being touched?
QUOTE (sweety10 @ Dec 5 2007, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My 129-f petition was touched on Monday & Tuesday. But my I130 is still untouched. A bit worried here. What could be the possible reasons? helpsmilie.gif THanks.


We know that the USCIS are being very sporadic with their system updating. Some people are long ago approved and have no approval emails but have touches (including me), some don't even show a touch and have received their NOA2s, some have only seen an update on one petition yet received NOA2s for both. I think it would be unwise to 100% believe what CRIS is showing you at this time. The scanning of barcodes is not being properly actioned (and it could be that the person working on your case is only scanning one of your petitions when they are working on both of them).

I don't think "missing" touches on the I130 is going to be an issue. I think even if they have been separated that the I129F will get approved shortly and the I130 approved later. That will not delay your I129F from continuing on it's journey though and USCIS would be keeping your I130 at the records centre anyway smile.gif

Have you tried the RFE trick to see if someone actually has your I130 assigned to them?
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-05 09:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresXMAS present from the CSC
Congratulations, a great Xmas pressie biggrin.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-06 02:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhat forms are needed to complete visa processig at embassy?
My K3 package contained: checklist, approved medical practitioner info and instructions to submit: DS-156 part 1, DS-230 and also (optional) DS-157.

Doesn't sound like they gave your wife the correct paperwork sad.gif If her interview is only on the 12th, I would get on to the embassy straight away to sort this out. Worst thing they can tell you when you speak to them (which they won't) is that the forms are correct.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-05 09:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-134 Question
QUOTE (Ilya R. @ Dec 7 2007, 07:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everyone, great site. This is so much is easier to do when everyone shares information.

Here is my situation. Me and my Gf got married here in the US. in october when she was here using her J-1 Visa, She now left back home to finish her B. degree. I am now trying send out all of the paperwork to get her here and K-3 seems like the only way to go. I am currently a US. Citizen for about 4 years. I've completed I-129/I-130 (2 forms of G-325a) and DS-156, I am now doing the I-134 Afterdvid.
THe quesion I had is, for about last two years I was building up my family business with my father. So on paper my income really stinks!! Which Is why on paper It might seem like I cant really support her. (With W-2's) How can I use me and my father as sponsor? I cant seem to find any way to put him on as a sponsor's sponsor? I am really bummed out. And another thing, what is report of commercial rating concern? And where do I get it? I really hope someone might know something that can help me. Thanks so much ahead of time.
crying.gif


The only forms you need to submit at this time are the I130 and the I129F, should you choose to, plus the G325a forms. The DS-156 is something that your wife will send in to the embassy when your petition has reached the embassy stage, and the I-134 is taken to the final interview. So both of those are way off in the future smile.gif

For the I-134, it does not have a joint sponsor option "as such" but embassy's will accept a joint sponsor, so just have your father fill in the I-134 as you have.

Have a read here to familiarise yourself: http://www.visajourn...mp;page=k3guide


I have no idea on the "report of commercial rating" though.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-07 02:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI130 and I129f HELP PLEASE
QUOTE (MrsJibowu @ Dec 6 2007, 07:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How can I be sure that the rest of my process will be on time.


The only way you can be sure of anything, is to do it yourself good.gif

Your lawyer will work at the speed he works at, as will his assistant. Your priority is your petition, your lawyers priority is every case on his/her books. Most people on here, myself included, don't believe a lawyer is necessary for a straightforward case, some choose to let lawyers do the work for them. Neither way is right, and mistakes can happen either way.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-06 03:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresanyone filing for a Nigerian visa?
QUOTE (ose_n_me @ Dec 4 2007, 10:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Also..could someone please explain what the "touching" means. I am new to this site and still trying to figure out all the lingo and what everything means! LOL


When you sign up for the USCIS "case status online" service (https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp) you will have a "last updated" date against your petition. Each time this date is changed, that is a touch. It means someone has physically taken your file from the pile, scanned it's barcode and done something to it (this could be as little as looking at it).
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-04 06:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIn defence
QUOTE (Divine Mercy @ Dec 7 2007, 01:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I really hope you don't leave again. There are people in here who pray for you and care about you and your wife that would like to know the outcome or see your progress. We're pulling for you.. please don't let us always wonder if you're ok.


Ditto to this. There are people on here who truly care about your journey. I am as invested in the journeys of those who I have been going through this all along side me, as I am with my own journey. It is heartbreaking for you to be stuck in the process and not know the next time your petition may be looked at but keep yourself and your wife strong. Being together at the end of all this will be worth every peice of heartache you are going through now. If I was the one going through this, I would have withdrawn completely. The fact that you are continuing on, researching and looking at every possible avenue to move this along, shows your determination.

Everyone suffers their own journey. Some are lucky enough to have shorter ones than others but, unless they are DCF, they DO know the pain of being separated from someone they love. This journey is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy sad.gif

Keep strong.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-07 02:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresno NVC action for 3 weeks
It is not the NVC which is slowing down the process for you. The CSC holds all approved petitions until they have a crate full of them and then they ship the crate on to the NVC for processing. The delay is however long it takes to fill that crate sad.gif If you're lucky to be one of the last in, then your wait is nice and short, but if you're one of the first in, then there is another long wait.

Once NVC receive it, they are very efficient and you should find the rest of the journey (from NVC to the embassy) a much smoother ride smile.gif

Here's hoping they receive all your petitions shortly smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-12 03:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhat steps to take inorder to bring my wife to US. (Advise please)
QUOTE (vinhlan @ Dec 12 2007, 06:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all, I have a few questions that would like to acknowledge, please advise good.gif

My wife and I have just gotten married, I am a US citizen, what steps do I need to take to bring my wife over into the us? I did some research, which i need to first file a I-130 form? upon approval...what are the next steps? I also heard the process will be faster if a couple had been married for over 2 years? is this true?

It would be great if you guys can give me some advise, or your experience, cost and the processing time frame.

Thanks in advance ! kicking.gif


Yes, you should file an I130 petition. Being married for over 2 years does not speed up the main process, however, it does make a difference in the eventual visa you receive. If you are married for under 2 years when your visa is issued, you receive a CR1 (which is a conditional green card - you have to lift the conditions at a later date to receive a full green card). If you are married for over 2 years, you automatically receive an IR1 which is unconditional and no lifting of conditions is needed.

The first step of the process is roughly a 6 month wait for USCIS to approve your petition, then your petition is sent on to the national visa centre, after that I am unsure because I went the K3 route.

You may be better off asking this in the IR1 forum smile.gif Unless, you are intending to also file an I129F (K3) petition. But a K3 will only save you a couple of months (unless your wife is at a consulate which has a big difference in the processing of K3 vs I130) and will cost a lot more in the long run, as you have to pay to adjust status while in the US.

Edited by C and J, 12 December 2007 - 02:19 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-12 02:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresno new updates :(
QUOTE (gogo @ Dec 12 2007, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
bad news for me too.. the phone system just said that "please let 180 days pass after the TRANSFER for my case to inquire about it".. that would be 11/27/07 + 180 days?? no way.. how can they reset my timer? that is so not fair.. crying.gif crying.gif


Wow, Gogo... that's awful news sad.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-12 10:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresvisa approved!!!
congratulations smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-12 13:19:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresA "What If" Question
As Pushbrk said, you should phone USCIS and enquire about your I130.

If they did not have your I130 on file, they should have returned your I129F to you with the reason that "there is no underlying I130". The fact that they've entered the I129F into their system should be a positive sign... but after being in this process so long, I wouldn't put anything past USCIS.

It's always better to ask than to be left wondering, especially while on this journey.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-13 02:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGoing to the embassy interview with my wife, is it possible?
QUOTE (wintime @ Dec 10 2007, 07:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
but acording to Urge to Race post in another thread, which he took from the empassy info link in VJers, I have the chance to go with my wife to the interview if that happen in Addis, Ethio


Yes, but it does vary by consolute/embassy. London will not let them into the interview either. In fact, there have been mentions of not even being allowed into the embassy building (only letting in those mentioned on the interview letter).

If you are going to be interviewed at an embassy that will let you in, you are lucky smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-10 04:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFiled I-130 form to VSC on August 9, 07 and no receipt yet :(
To the OP, if you have waited this long to send your I129F, then there is very little point in actually sending it in. The reason for saying this is because, unless there is a very big delay at the Turkish embassy/consulate when scheduling K3 vs CR/IR1 interviews, then the time the K3 would have saved you is already lost sad.gif And with 4 months gone by, you run the risk of having your I130 approved before they even come across your I129F sad.gif

You will see a lot of people in this forum that are very anti-K3 now because it has no real benefits any longer and only results in a non-immigrant visa and additional costs. Long gone are the days where it would save you a considerable amount of time (except for a few consulates/embassy's where the interview scheduling is vastly different). CR1/IR1 is a better option all around (it's only downside is being an average of 2-6 months longer than K3) and this will probably turn out to be a blessing for you.

I wish you the best of luck on your journey.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-05 09:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 and I-129F Approved on the same day
QUOTE (MariEnMichelle @ Dec 14 2007, 04:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Got our Hardcopies today and it read..." beneficiary is currently residing in the States" on the I-130. So looks like were stuck with the K-3...

Anyways, we'll just keep you posted if we decide to "kickstart" the I-130 in the middle of the processing.

One last question though, If we "kickstart" the I-130, do we forfeit the I-139F???

Thanks again!


As far as I am aware, it is only the USCIS that is stopping the processing of both forms. So, if both forms leave them, then the NVC and the consolute will continue to process both cases.

Your I129F will definitely reach the embassy stage first but, if you are lucky enough to have your I130 reach the embassy before your K3 interview date, then you can have your interview for the CR1 instead (this is how it used to play out before USCIS changed their procedure). However, depending on the interview wait at your consulate/embassy and considering we have heard it can take 6 months for the I-824 to be actioned, I would think your K3 visa would have been issued to you even before the I130 manages to continue to the NVC.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-14 02:31:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 and I-129F Approved on the same day
QUOTE (MargotDarko @ Dec 12 2007, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That doesn't seem quite right. Did you mean "petitioner"? If the beneficiary were currently in the US, adjustment of status and not a visa would be needed. Or am I confused on something?


That is the standard wording now, as Urge has also said smile.gif (no matter how confusing it may seem). Below is a scan of my I130 NOA2 and I am most definitely not in the States sad.gif


C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-12 09:54:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 and I-129F Approved on the same day
QUOTE (MariEnMichelle @ Dec 12 2007, 10:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Guys,

Our I-130 and I-129F were approved on the same day (Dec. 11, 2007) and we'd like to go the CR-1/IR-1 route instead of taking the K-3 visa since its more practical with all the expensive fees (AOS, EAD) and stuff...

How do we do this? Who do we need to call to inform the immigration guys that we'd like to pursue the I-130 application instead of the I-129F?

Thanks!


When you receive your NOA2s have a look on the one for the I130. If the wording says that the beneficiary is currently residing in the States, the following will apply... (If it does not mention this, the the I130 should continue onto the NVC)

For petitions that are approved on or very close to each other you will be locked into the K3 route (this is standard USCIS practise at the moment). Your I130 will be held at the records centre for adjustment of status once in the US.

As far as I am aware you cannot now stop the K3 from continuing but, you can "kick start" the I130 again. This would mean submitting form I-824 (which I believe has a filing fee of $340) to ask USCIS to forward the I130 to the NVC. This will take many months to kickstart and one they forward it on you can then begin counting the time at NVC and then to the embassy.

However long your I130 journey would have taken, you could potentially be adding a further 4-6 months to the total journey.

Edited by C and J, 12 December 2007 - 07:50 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-12 07:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOnline case status system
QUOTE (little white guy @ Dec 13 2007, 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sweety10 @ Dec 13 2007, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
How reliable is the online case status system? My case status is as is. mad.gif


Not at all..We have always got our NOA before we got the email.
You can call but now we get the double the amount of applications
thing so we get the same run around but seems worst now.
Wait 90 days for even a NOA1 for I-130.


I agree, there are many people who are still waiting for their online status to be updated. I know it's not a status update but I have never received the email confirmations for my October approvals.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-12-14 03:21:00