K3 paired with I-130, priority date?

[mrc1330 0]

I've read many scattered thoughts that once the I129F (k3) petition is recieved

referencing the I-130... that they are "paired". if so, in what way, is it paired

"virtually" in their systems/database and they notice once they process. Or is it

physically paired. If it's physically paired, which NOA1 date do they use to process

the K3... if they use the K3 noa1 date then they are breaking the law and setting your

I-130 back however long it took you to send the K3. If vice versa then they are scooting

your K3 up to the "front of the line" of other I130's to be processed.

From the recent approvals, it looks like the K3 is processed with the I130's NOA1 date.

Can anyone confirm or explain exactly what happens.

[CJ Vasani 0]

I can positively confirm that in case of 'pairing' they will use the I-130 date to process your case. This is coming from an officer at VSC.

[luisiana 0]

Yeah, but from the spreadsheets its look like the follow the chronicle by the I129, or?

[Thai family 0]

The date the I-130 is received in the mailroom is the day the clock starts ticking. However, the clocks are set at random speeds.

[daboyz 36]

I can positively confirm that in case of 'pairing' they will use the I-130 date to process your case. This is coming from an officer at VSC.

I really hope that's true, since my sorry-a$$ lawyer waited a month after the I-130 NOA1 to send the I-129F.

[Tom&Ling 0]

Hi mrc1330,

All I can tell you is when I called the USCIS at Vermont, the specialist told me that the two

petitions were in the same file.

As far as priority date I could not tell you, but it might make sense that they would use the

priority date of the I-130....but who knows...this is the Federal Government we are talking

about.....

Tom and Ling

I've read many scattered thoughts that once the I129F (k3) petition is recieved

referencing the I-130... that they are "paired". if so, in what way, is it paired

"virtually" in their systems/database and they notice once they process. Or is it

physically paired. If it's physically paired, which NOA1 date do they use to process

the K3... if they use the K3 noa1 date then they are breaking the law and setting your

I-130 back however long it took you to send the K3. If vice versa then they are scooting

your K3 up to the "front of the line" of other I130's to be processed.

From the recent approvals, it looks like the K3 is processed with the I130's NOA1 date.

Can anyone confirm or explain exactly what happens.