change K3 to CR1

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I have posted on K3 forum before:

We submitted I-130 end of April to NSC and it was forwarded to CSC end of May. So essentially our case was entered into CSC as a May application.

Until last week, we finally received NOA1. Since it is not much helpful to go for K3, we won't submit I-129, while sticking to CR1 now.

I guess some people here had the same story. I wanna ask is it okay that we just not send in I-129 without changing anything so far? or do we need to fax them a notice saying that we want to change to CR1? We put the statement on the I-130 cover letter that we will apply for k3. But now we won't.

The bad thing in Canada now, it takes several months for Montreal consulate to assign an interview date, which takes the procedure even longer.....

Anyway, I have prepared to get to US next summer.... Giving it a worst case expectation will make one happier if it actually faster than that.....

[pushbrk 12,824]

I have posted on K3 forum before:

We submitted I-130 end of April to NSC and it was forwarded to CSC end of May. So essentially our case was entered into CSC as a May application.

Until last week, we finally received NOA1. Since it is not much helpful to go for K3, we won't submit I-129, while sticking to CR1 now.

I guess some people here had the same story. I wanna ask is it okay that we just not send in I-129 without changing anything so far? or do we need to fax them a notice saying that we want to change to CR1? We put the statement on the I-130 cover letter that we will apply for k3. But now we won't.

The bad thing in Canada now, it takes several months for Montreal consulate to assign an interview date, which takes the procedure even longer.....

Anyway, I have prepared to get to US next summer.... Giving it a worst case expectation will make one happier if it actually faster than that.....

The I-130 alone results in a CR1 (immigrant) visa. There is nothing to "change". USCIS has no clue you ever thought about a K3. The I-129F is what tells them of your interest in K3. If you don't file it, the I-130 proceeds.

If you want to change something, change your profile to indicate CR1 instead of K3.

Edited July 18, 2007 by pushbrk

[Dakine 26]

I have posted on K3 forum before:

We submitted I-130 end of April to NSC and it was forwarded to CSC end of May. So essentially our case was entered into CSC as a May application.

Until last week, we finally received NOA1. Since it is not much helpful to go for K3, we won't submit I-129, while sticking to CR1 now.

I guess some people here had the same story. I wanna ask is it okay that we just not send in I-129 without changing anything so far? or do we need to fax them a notice saying that we want to change to CR1? We put the statement on the I-130 cover letter that we will apply for k3. But now we won't.

The bad thing in Canada now, it takes several months for Montreal consulate to assign an interview date, which takes the procedure even longer.....

Anyway, I have prepared to get to US next summer.... Giving it a worst case expectation will make one happier if it actually faster than that.....

The I-130 alone results in a CR1 (immigrant) visa. There is nothing to "change". USCIS has no clue you ever thought about a K3. The I-129F is what tells them of your interest in K3. If you don't file it, the I-130 proceeds.

If you want to change something, change your profile to indicate CR1 instead of K3.

We put the statement on the I-130 cover letter that we will apply for k3. But now we won't.

I'd be a bit concerned they would hold the I-130 at the CSC and not forward it to the NVC.

[MargotDarko 0]

I have posted on K3 forum before:

We submitted I-130 end of April to NSC and it was forwarded to CSC end of May. So essentially our case was entered into CSC as a May application.

Until last week, we finally received NOA1. Since it is not much helpful to go for K3, we won't submit I-129, while sticking to CR1 now.

I guess some people here had the same story. I wanna ask is it okay that we just not send in I-129 without changing anything so far? or do we need to fax them a notice saying that we want to change to CR1? We put the statement on the I-130 cover letter that we will apply for k3. But now we won't.

The bad thing in Canada now, it takes several months for Montreal consulate to assign an interview date, which takes the procedure even longer.....

Anyway, I have prepared to get to US next summer.... Giving it a worst case expectation will make one happier if it actually faster than that.....

The I-130 alone results in a CR1 (immigrant) visa. There is nothing to "change". USCIS has no clue you ever thought about a K3. The I-129F is what tells them of your interest in K3. If you don't file it, the I-130 proceeds.

If you want to change something, change your profile to indicate CR1 instead of K3.

We put the statement on the I-130 cover letter that we will apply for k3. But now we won't.

I'd be a bit concerned they would hold the I-130 at the CSC and not forward it to the NVC.

They won't hold it. They would only hold it if the I-129f was sent in, approved, and forwarded to NVC before the I-130 made it there.

[Mononoke28 135]

I did the same thing. On the cover letter and I-130 I said that I was going to apply for a K-3 but since I got the NOA1 so late we decided to pursue the CR1. They didn't hold anything back and I didn't have to let them know about our new plans.

[beameup 0]

Quite the opposite in my case they "held back" the I-129F for quite some time and let the I-130 proceed thus "giving precedence" to it. Finally the approved I-129F was forwarded to the Embassy, however, the interview date was about 2 months after the I-130 interview thus making the I-129F basically useless.