Hello??? Is there anybody out there?

[BradnKim 0]

Is there a # from our NOA1 letter (I-130) that needs to go anywhere on the I-129 paperwork? Or just put "none" in the A# box still?

I post here and get no responses .... Not sure what's up?

[Ling Ling 22]

I left it blank...didn't have a problem.

K-3 petition approved, but

decided later to go the CR-1 route.

[Old Dominion 26]

Is there a # from our NOA1 letter (I-130) that needs to go anywhere on the I-129 paperwork? Or just put "none" in the A# box still?

I post here and get no responses .... Not sure what's up?

Hmmm....you are married already. The I-129F is to petition on behalf of a fiance, not a spouse. You have already petitioned for your spouse and have the NOA. Maybe I'm confused...

[BradnKim 0]

Is there a # from our NOA1 letter (I-130) that needs to go anywhere on the I-129 paperwork? Or just put "none" in the A# box still?

I post here and get no responses .... Not sure what's up?

Hmmm....you are married already. The I-129F is to petition on behalf of a fiance, not a spouse. You have already petitioned for your spouse and have the NOA. Maybe I'm confused...

Yep... think you're confused. For CR1 you need to file I-130 first (K-3 by default) and then the I-129F which is for fiance or spouse

I left it blank...didn't have a problem.

K-3 petition approved, but

decided later to go the CR-1 route.

Thank you Ling Ling! We are not sure which route to go either... started out thinking K-3, and now thinking it might be worth it to wait the extra time for CR1. We will see when the time comes what the difference in waiting time wil be.

[Ling Ling 22]

Thank you Ling Ling! We are not sure which route to go either... started out thinking K-3, and now thinking it might be worth it to wait the extra time for CR1. We will see when the time comes what the difference in waiting time wil be.

All depends on what's important to you. With a CR-1, not only do you save about $1,000 bucks (for AOS) but when your spouse arrives they can get their Green Card,

and SS number right away. They can also work right away. For us, it was all about the GC and the SS. She doesn't plan to work, but I bought her a car for her birthday.

Currently, most CR-1 and K-3 petitions have been approved within a day of each other. One benefit of the K-3 is that since the K-3 gets to the Embassy almost immediately,

you can get an interview date and then use that date for your CR-1 (assuming NVC completes your case before the K-3 interview).

By utilizing this method, we COULD HAVE had an interview date at least a month sooner than the CR-1 interview....as it is, we only saved a week.

Long story short...if both petitions are approved, the K-3 will only save you about a month, cost you an extra grand, and mean you have to go through AOS.

Good Luck

[daboyz 36]

Thank you Ling Ling! We are not sure which route to go either... started out thinking K-3, and now thinking it might be worth it to wait the extra time for CR1. We will see when the time comes what the difference in waiting time wil be.

All depends on what's important to you. With a CR-1, not only do you save about $1,000 bucks (for AOS) but when your spouse arrives they can get their Green Card,

and SS number right away. They can also work right away. For us, it was all about the GC and the SS. She doesn't plan to work, but I bought her a car for her birthday.

Currently, most CR-1 and K-3 petitions have been approved within a day of each other. One benefit of the K-3 is that since the K-3 gets to the Embassy almost immediately,

you can get an interview date and then use that date for your CR-1 (assuming NVC completes your case before the K-3 interview).

By utilizing this method, we COULD HAVE had an interview date at least a month sooner than the CR-1 interview....as it is, we only saved a week.

Long story short...if both petitions are approved, the K-3 will only save you about a month, cost you an extra grand, and mean you have to go through AOS.

Good Luck

If you're using an incompetent lawyer, NVC can take quite awhile.

[BradnKim 0]

Thank you Ling Ling! We are not sure which route to go either... started out thinking K-3, and now thinking it might be worth it to wait the extra time for CR1. We will see when the time comes what the difference in waiting time wil be.

All depends on what's important to you. With a CR-1, not only do you save about $1,000 bucks (for AOS) but when your spouse arrives they can get their Green Card,

and SS number right away. They can also work right away. For us, it was all about the GC and the SS. She doesn't plan to work, but I bought her a car for her birthday.

Currently, most CR-1 and K-3 petitions have been approved within a day of each other. One benefit of the K-3 is that since the K-3 gets to the Embassy almost immediately,

you can get an interview date and then use that date for your CR-1 (assuming NVC completes your case before the K-3 interview).

By utilizing this method, we COULD HAVE had an interview date at least a month sooner than the CR-1 interview....as it is, we only saved a week.

Long story short...if both petitions are approved, the K-3 will only save you about a month, cost you an extra grand, and mean you have to go through AOS.

Good Luck

That's exactly what I'm hoping for... .if it's only a matter of a month difference then I'd rather wait that for the CR-1. Hopefully we will be able to use our K-3 interview date for the CR-1... if everything goes smoothly. Thank you for the info... You look like a happy couple!