Pursue I-130 or I-129F for spouse in India?

[Z and S 0]

It appears from reading many of the posts here that the primary reason for filing an I-129F is to bring the spouse quicker to US while waiting for I-130 approval. But what if both I-130 and I-129F are approved at the same time (it appears like that would be the case with my petitions)? Is there still any benefits in pursuing I-129F? Looking at the timeline, it appears that the I-129F is still faster than I-130 by couple of months, but I cannot figure out the reason why. If using Jame’s shortcut for I-130, is I-129F still much quicker? Also, does anyone know if Mumbai (India) consulate schedules the interview quicker for K-3 visa compared to CR1? Thank you very much for your help! I am new to this forum and if this information is already somewhere, I would appreciate if you can point me in the right direction.

Thanks again!

[pushbrk 13,076]

It appears from reading many of the posts here that the primary reason for filing an I-129F is to bring the spouse quicker to US while waiting for I-130 approval. But what if both I-130 and I-129F are approved at the same time (it appears like that would be the case with my petitions)? Is there still any benefits in pursuing I-129F? Looking at the timeline, it appears that the I-129F is still faster than I-130 by couple of months, but I cannot figure out the reason why. If using Jame’s shortcut for I-130, is I-129F still much quicker? Also, does anyone know if Mumbai (India) consulate schedules the interview quicker for K-3 visa compared to CR1? Thank you very much for your help! I am new to this forum and if this information is already somewhere, I would appreciate if you can point me in the right direction.

Thanks again!

Please follow along with the multiple threads discussing whether the K3 visa is even viable today.

Edited March 1, 2008 by pushbrk

[Z and S 0]

Please follow along with the multiple threads discussing whether the K3 visa is even viable today.

Thank you very much!! I guess I will stop worrying about I-129F option now and just focus on I-130.

[laurarajesh 0]

Please follow along with the multiple threads discussing whether the K3 visa is even viable today.

Thank you very much!! I guess I will stop worrying about I-129F option now and just focus on I-130.

hello friend

i wan ask if both approvd toghter and after k3 interview i got 221g (AP). and i i dont know how much time it can take in AP. ppl wating between 6 to 8 month and some wait are wating years. do u think i can start CR1 visa process(AOS).