K3 Visa Implementation -> Information from US Department of State website...

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While researching K3 visa, I came upon this document about K3 Visas. Here is a link to the website.... http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...rams_1431.html#

The following section in that document highlights the purpose of K3 Visa.

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Timely Processing of K3 Applicants

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25. The LIFE Act created the K3 and the V categories to bypass administrative processing delays that cause long separation of families. K3s are immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. Posts should keep in mind that the intent of the K3 is speedy reunification of U.S. citizen families.

ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING? IS OUR EXPECTATION UN-REASONABLE?

K3_Visa_Implementation.pdf

Edited March 11, 2008 by fire

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While researching K3 visa, I came upon this document about K3 Visas. Here is a link to the website.... http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...rams_1431.html#

The following section in that document highlights the purpose of K3 Visa.

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Timely Processing of K3 Applicants

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25. The LIFE Act created the K3 and the V categories to bypass administrative processing delays that cause long separation of families. K3s are immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. Posts should keep in mind that the intent of the K3 is speedy reunification of U.S. citizen families.

ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING? IS OUR EXPECTATION UN-REASONABLE?

This is posted on DOS website, and yes once NVC, and Consulate do get the K-3 petition they do tend to process it faster than the CR-1 or IR-1 visas, USCIS is NOT a part of DOS.

Note DOS (NVC and Consulate) has improved the processing of CR-1/IR-1 to the point that in most cases the original reason for the K-3 (Life act Visa) no longer exists.

It has been reported that USCIS has been closing many K-3s and just moving the I-130 petition on to NVC for processing into a CR-1 or IR-1 visa.

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While researching K3 visa, I came upon this document about K3 Visas. Here is a link to the website.... http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...rams_1431.html#

The following section in that document highlights the purpose of K3 Visa.

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Timely Processing of K3 Applicants

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25. The LIFE Act created the K3 and the V categories to bypass administrative processing delays that cause long separation of families. K3s are immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. Posts should keep in mind that the intent of the K3 is speedy reunification of U.S. citizen families.

ARE WE MISSING SOMETHING? IS OUR EXPECTATION UN-REASONABLE?

Thank you for posting this. It contains a section I've referred to many times but could no longer find. It is now bookmarked. Here's the section.

30. According to the LIFE Act, a K3 visa may be issued when "an immigrant visa is not immediately available to the alien." To maximize the

number of aliens who may benefit from the LIFE Act provisions, VO has determined that an immigrant visa is "available" only when the actual

approved I-130 petition has been received by the IV-issuing consular post. If the I-130 petition is at post, or the applicant has already been

interviewed and denied the IR1 by a consular officer, perhaps due to lack of the I-864 AOS, that applicant must proceed with IR1 processing

and may not choose to apply instead for the K3. If the I-130 petition remains at or is in transit from NVC, or the applicant has already

commenced K3 application (by returning Packet 3 forms) when the I-130 petition arrives at post, he/she may continue to process the K3

rather than switch to IR1 processing. K3 applicants may opt at any time to process as IR1s rather than continue the K3 application.

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As Dan mentioned, this is a (somewhat outdated) memorandum to Consular officers on handling K3 and K4 visa requests after they receive the case files from NVC. It has no actual bearing on USCIS's handling of the initial petition phase or whether USCIS will forward the petitions to NVC in preparation for forwarding to Consulates. In practice, what I've seen in the way of "expediting" the K3 process is all on the DOS end of things. The NVC process is abreviated and the Consulates tend to act more quickly than for CR1/IR1.