lots of aovals for Fiance Vosa's but hardly any for married couples

[jeffmich2007 0]

I am aways happy to see approvals whether it be K1 or K3 or I-130 but what really gets me is married couples should be priority to fiance .....I myself am married and awaiting my approval for K3 ...we filed back in October 2007 and just got NOA1 in January then we were able to file our I-129F again we got our NOA1 end Jan for that....why is it there's a heck of a lot approvals are for K1 and we married people are left behind ...seems so unfair

I know our approval will come but it's rediculious that a lot K1's are getting approved in a matter of weeks...i am glad tho that thye dont have to go through the pain of waiting months on end like some of us on here!

Just wish there was a reason behind it ?

Good luck to all on this USCIS journey !

Michelle

[MarkNAshley 0]

I am aways happy to see approvals whether it be K1 or K3 or I-130 but what really gets me is married couples should be priority to fiance .....I myself am married and awaiting my approval for K3 ...we filed back in October 2007 and just got NOA1 in January then we were able to file our I-129F again we got our NOA1 end Jan for that....why is it there's a heck of a lot approvals are for K1 and we married people are left behind ...seems so unfair

I know our approval will come but it's rediculious that a lot K1's are getting approved in a matter of weeks...i am glad tho that thye dont have to go through the pain of waiting months on end like some of us on here!

Just wish there was a reason behind it ?

Good luck to all on this USCIS journey !

Michelle

I'm not sure where you read that K-1's are getting approved in a matter of weeks but for my case, and many of those around, we waited months and months also to get approved. I waited 11 months from time of filing to my interview date for my K-1. A lot of us are going through the same pain of waiting as you are.

As for the "shouldn't wives get approved before fiancees" comment, I do not understand how you feel you deserve to be approved faster. Some people who file for K3 simply get married, spend a week together and then file the paperwork. I don't see how that situation is any different than filing for a K-1, spending some time together and then getting married once they arrive in the USA. For those that get married and spend years together overseas and then have to go through this process, I can understand the level of frustration that would be attached in that situation.

No one visa type is better than the other and no one group deserves to get approved faster than another. Its unfortunate that the processes are not working on the same timeline, and I truly think they should.

However, I do not feel that the frustration should be taken out on K-1 visa filers and us told that our relationships aren't quite as important.

[Sal and Jay 2]

I am aways happy to see approvals whether it be K1 or K3 or I-130 but what really gets me is married couples should be priority to fiance .....I myself am married and awaiting my approval for K3 ...we filed back in October 2007 and just got NOA1 in January then we were able to file our I-129F again we got our NOA1 end Jan for that....why is it there's a heck of a lot approvals are for K1 and we married people are left behind ...seems so unfair

I know our approval will come but it's rediculious that a lot K1's are getting approved in a matter of weeks...i am glad tho that thye dont have to go through the pain of waiting months on end like some of us on here!

Just wish there was a reason behind it ?

Good luck to all on this USCIS journey !

Michelle

I'm not sure where you read that K-1's are getting approved in a matter of weeks but for my case, and many of those around, we waited months and months also to get approved. I waited 11 months from time of filing to my interview date for my K-1. A lot of us are going through the same pain of waiting as you are.

As for the "shouldn't wives get approved before fiancees" comment, I do not understand how you feel you deserve to be approved faster. Some people who file for K3 simply get married, spend a week together and then file the paperwork. I don't see how that situation is any different than filing for a K-1, spending some time together and then getting married once they arrive in the USA. For those that get married and spend years together overseas and then have to go through this process, I can understand the level of frustration that would be attached in that situation.

No one visa type is better than the other and no one group deserves to get approved faster than another. Its unfortunate that the processes are not working on the same timeline, and I truly think they should.

However, I do not feel that the frustration should be taken out on K-1 visa filers and us told that our relationships aren't quite as important.

Totally agree, we discussed which option to take before we chose K1 and we didnt want to be seperated after marraige so chose K1, if you choose K3 you know the procedure. Neither is more important than the other.

[sara..... 371]

I am aways happy to see approvals whether it be K1 or K3 or I-130 but what really gets me is married couples should be priority to fiance .....I myself am married and awaiting my approval for K3 ...we filed back in October 2007 and just got NOA1 in January then we were able to file our I-129F again we got our NOA1 end Jan for that....why is it there's a heck of a lot approvals are for K1 and we married people are left behind ...seems so unfair

I know our approval will come but it's rediculious that a lot K1's are getting approved in a matter of weeks...i am glad tho that thye dont have to go through the pain of waiting months on end like some of us on here!

Just wish there was a reason behind it ?

Good luck to all on this USCIS journey !

Michelle

yes there are a few that are getting approved in a matter of weeks but there are still alot of us around that have been waiting for months and months

[Kathryn41 3,205]

A clarification - the K-1s are not getting approved in a few weeks. A few of the I-129f petitions that will eventually lead to a K-1 are getting approved in a few weeks. Most are not. There are occasionally I-130s that are also approved relatively quickly. In each case, it will still be a number of months by the time the petitions are forwarded to NVC and from there to the foreign consulates and the beneficiaries get their interviews. At that time you can say that they have their K-1s - or K-3s - approved.

Ok, nitpicking point over.

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

I am aways happy to see approvals whether it be K1 or K3 or I-130 but what really gets me is married couples should be priority to fiance .....I myself am married and awaiting my approval for K3 ...we filed back in October 2007 and just got NOA1 in January then we were able to file our I-129F again we got our NOA1 end Jan for that....why is it there's a heck of a lot approvals are for K1 and we married people are left behind ...seems so unfair

I know our approval will come but it's rediculious that a lot K1's are getting approved in a matter of weeks...i am glad tho that thye dont have to go through the pain of waiting months on end like some of us on here!

Just wish there was a reason behind it ?

Good luck to all on this USCIS journey !

Michelle

The NOA2's are running the gamut of a few weeks to nearly a year...no rhyme or reason (although CSC moves much slower than VSC)...