Best month to submit 129F? Put a long trip together on G325a as residency?

[mamaronga 2]

2 quick questions, please help me out if you can!

1. i heard a rumor it's better to submit petitions (I-129F or I-130) in January because there are only a certain number of the k1 and k3 visas they give out "per year" so if you file it in january you have a better chance... does this have any truth to it at all, or all made up? is there one time of year that's better to submit than others?

2. during the 2.5 years we've been together, we spent 7.5 months together bike touring. although we weren't in ONE location, we were certainly LIVING TOGETHER. I'm wondering if we can both put that bike tour under the "residency during last 5 years" section of the G325a form as a way to communicate not only where we were at the time ("traveling throughout southamerica by bicycle) but also to show that we lived together for a long period of time. Though it's not technically a "residence" do you think it's acceptable/a good idea to put this bike tour on both of our G325a forms?

thanks so much, and good luck to ALL!

[Cassie 8]

1. haven't heard that one, that's new to me!

2. The bike tour is great evidence of seeing each other in person and as part of your ongoing relationship. I don't think it qualifies as residency, however.

[Cuchita 1]

1. Thats not true, if it was I'm sure the USCIS will have posted, like they do with the other visas. Besides the sooner you apply the better no matter what, remember there's a lot of people who are sent REFs or have sent incomplete or wrong info, so their cases are delayed and the other ones are considered first.

2. You can put the bike thing in the space where you explain the circumstances how you met.

Best wishes,

Cuchita

PD: I'm ecuadorian:Viva Guayaquil carajo!

[payxibka 10,047]

2 quick questions, please help me out if you can!

1. i heard a rumor it's better to submit petitions (I-129F or I-130) in January because there are only a certain number of the k1 and k3 visas they give out "per year" so if you file it in january you have a better chance... does this have any truth to it at all, or all made up? is there one time of year that's better to submit than others?

2. during the 2.5 years we've been together, we spent 7.5 months together bike touring. although we weren't in ONE location, we were certainly LIVING TOGETHER. I'm wondering if we can both put that bike tour under the "residency during last 5 years" section of the G325a form as a way to communicate not only where we were at the time ("traveling throughout southamerica by bicycle) but also to show that we lived together for a long period of time. Though it's not technically a "residence" do you think it's acceptable/a good idea to put this bike tour on both of our G325a forms?

thanks so much, and good luck to ALL!

1) There are no annual quotas or limits imposed on "K" visas. If it were true then the best month to file would be about July so that the interview would occur in January (assuming a 6 mos processing timeline)... FWIW, petition approval is not a guarantee of a visa therefore not an allocation of an available visa either (which does not exist anyway).

Edited November 3, 2008 by payxibka

[KimandRuss 0]

Never ceases to amaze me the amount of mis information out there. It's a good thing you asked, eh?

VJ is the best and most reliable source of information regarding this process you will find. This includes 'professionals' and immigration workers.

The best time to file is right this very moment because it's very likely you will wait the same amount of time the rest of us have.

In your explanation of how you met and when you saw each other simply state the trip you took and note that you were together.

We had an 10 year relationship before we filed, travelled all over the world living together and seperately. We simply included a timeline that went along with our proof. They just want the facts and proof that you are a 'true' couple.

good luck to you.

[TBoneTX 46,262]

In your explanation of how you met and when you saw each other simply state the trip you took and note that you were together.

Excellent advice, except write a long, exhaustively detailed explanation, boldfacing and yellow-highlighting dates and routes and locations, and support this with photos. See below.

We ... included a timeline that went along with our proof. They ... want the facts and proof that you are a 'true' couple.

Yes -- include such a timeline, bolded and highlighted in accordance with the advice above. The bike tour is not residency, but proof of relationship. The Guayaquil consulate may not accept evidence that you try to bring to the interview, so definitely include this proof in your I-129F filing, along with absolutely everything else (e-mail logs, phone records, chat logs) that you can lay your hands on. Do not believe advice to the contrary from posters here who have not personally experienced the truly rogue Guayaquil consulate.