file I 129 along with I30 or not?

[conquest 0]

I filed the form I-130 and recieved the first NOA. I have not filed a I-129 form as the local imigration office said the are both taking the same amount of time (about 6 months) and that I dont really need to that it wont make a difference. My question is should I file any way or am I just waisting my time?

Edited November 30, 2008 by conquest

[Peter&Jaime 1]

I filed the form I-130 and recieved the first NOA. I have not filed a I-129 form as the local imigration office said the are both taking the same amount of time (about 6 months) and that I dont really need to that it wont make a difference. My question is should I file any way or am I just waisting my time?

From my understanding of the process, the K3 and CR1 are taking roughly about the same time for processing. I can tell you the CR1 is by far a better visa because when your spouse enters the country they can work, get a drivers license, or go to school much much faster then with a K3. Also the CR1 is much cheaper.

Some people file for both and then just go with which ever visa is approved faster, but the choice is yours.

You are applying to the California service center so this process will be much faster for you. Congrats and good luck!

Edited November 30, 2008 by Peter'n'Jaime

[Frenchwife 1]

I filed the form I-130 and recieved the first NOA. I have not filed a I-129 form as the local imigration office said the are both taking the same amount of time (about 6 months) and that I dont really need to that it wont make a difference. My question is should I file any way or am I just waisting my time?

From my understanding of the process, the K3 and CR1 are taking roughly about the same time for processing. I can tell you the CR1 is by far a better visa because when your spouse enters the country they can work, get a drivers license, or go to school much much faster then with a K3. Also the CR1 is much cheaper.

Some people file for both and then just go with which ever visa is approved faster, but the choice is yours.

You are applying to the California service center so this process will be much faster for you. Congrats and good luck!

yes processing time is roughly the same.

I130 has some little more requirements and some advantages

reason for filing K3 is in our case willing to ask for expedite

For an expedite request on I130, we are told that immigration will just say to file I129F.

so we file I129F/K3 and will ask for expedite from there

[conquest 0]

I am not sure about the expedite thing here is what I know about it. On the I29 F you can pay to have it expedited. Maybe, if the think they want to.

The I-130 can also be expedited maybe , if they think the want to,you just have to send a letter or call them which I did both. My wife is my business partner and our business is suffering from her absence.

To quilify for a expedite you must fall under the crieteria to have it done so.If you pay or not if you dont meet the qualifications they wont expedite.

[Ning 619]

I am not sure about the expedite thing here is what I know about it. On the I29 F you can pay to have it expedited. Maybe, if the think they want to.

The I-130 can also be expedited maybe , if they think the want to,you just have to send a letter or call them which I did both. My wife is my business partner and our business is suffering from her absence.

To quilify for a expedite you must fall under the crieteria to have it done so.If you pay or not if you dont meet the qualifications they wont expedite.

The processing difference in the two visas is at NVC where the CR 1 takes much longer. 129 F is about 2 weeks; C R 1 about 2 months or more. Remember NVC gets EVERY case that USCIS does so they may be very busy when your case gets there. This is why all these people that think there is no reason to file the K 3. They are wrong if time makes a difference. The trade off is later when they have to do the AOS & pay the extra money.

Educate yourself about the expidite you speak of. It simply doesnt work as you think. There is a very strict criteria for expidite cases & losing money in a business doesnt qualify. You can NOT pay to get a visa expedited unless it is a company with seriouse need for a key employee.

[njaxfl 0]

I filed the form I-130 and recieved the first NOA. I have not filed a I-129 form as the local imigration office said the are both taking the same amount of time (about 6 months) and that I dont really need to that it wont make a difference. My question is should I file any way or am I just waisting my time?

I129F should be file after I130,that's the approved petition(I129F) you'll beed in order to get a visa interview in the Philippines.

[pushbrk 13,068]

I am not sure about the expedite thing here is what I know about it. On the I29 F you can pay to have it expedited. Maybe, if the think they want to.

The I-130 can also be expedited maybe , if they think the want to,you just have to send a letter or call them which I did both. My wife is my business partner and our business is suffering from her absence.

To quilify for a expedite you must fall under the crieteria to have it done so.If you pay or not if you dont meet the qualifications they wont expedite.

"Maybe" doesn't help much in any instance and in this case, it's just plain wrong. You can pay to have an I-129 expedited but that's for a worker, not a spouse. This is an I-129F.

USCIS people are always saying the "petitions" take the same length of time to process and in general, that's correct. However, USCIS is only the beginning of the process. For some Consulates CR1 can take several months longer after it leaves USCIS "processing". Don't confuse USCIS processing with "visa processing" which is done by the Dept. of State through it's National Visa center (NVC) and Consular serviced division.

One should carefully evaluate and compare the benefits to their own specific circumstances and priorities.

[andreea 0]

I might not be correct, but here's how I see things. if u file the I129F right after the I130, they get approved the same time in general, so u can pick then which route u take. CR1 or K3. depending on how u deal with the long waiting, if u can have a lil more patience to go through NVC with CR1, that has more advantages. most of those who file both I130 and I129F and have them approved together, pick the Cr1 route, unless they really cant wait 1-2 months more. but I tell u, after u wait 8-9 months for USCIS NOA2, u preffer to wait a lil longer and get done with it. the K3 is fatser, but u have to deal with immigration again after. but if u dont file the I129F soon after I130, might just slow u down. because they seem to wait on eachother. not sure ,but from what ive seen, seems to be the patern. for example cases with february I130 and may I129F r still waiting their NOA2, while cases with both I130 and I129F in march or april are already approved. so if isnt too long since u filed the I130, u can submit I129F too, and u decide later what route to take. if has been a while, u might just count on yr CR1. not to mention that I130 alone had been transfered to CSC and got a faster process sometimes too

[himher 634]

In our case, the (2) months we saved in reducing our time apart (based on average timelines at the time) were WAY worth the few hundred more dollars we had to spend to file K3/AOS vs. go the IR1 route. NVC processing is taking and has been taking 2-4 months longer for IR1 than K3, which is where the additional time for the IR1 gets tacked on. So the choice is: Wait apart or wait together. Either way, taking the difference in time into account, the green card or EAD card arrives on the same date relative to initial filing of the petition.

[Dakine 26]

In our case, the (2) months we saved in reducing our time apart (based on average timelines at the time) were WAY worth the few hundred more dollars we had to spend to file K3/AOS vs. go the IR1 route. NVC processing is taking and has been taking 2-4 months longer for IR1 than K3, which is where the additional time for the IR1 gets tacked on. So the choice is: Wait apart or wait together. Either way, taking the difference in time into account, the green card or EAD card arrives on the same date relative to initial filing of the petition.

Going for a K3 instead of a IR-1 is nuts! Not my opinion. Just a fact!

[pushbrk 13,068]

In our case, the (2) months we saved in reducing our time apart (based on average timelines at the time) were WAY worth the few hundred more dollars we had to spend to file K3/AOS vs. go the IR1 route. NVC processing is taking and has been taking 2-4 months longer for IR1 than K3, which is where the additional time for the IR1 gets tacked on. So the choice is: Wait apart or wait together. Either way, taking the difference in time into account, the green card or EAD card arrives on the same date relative to initial filing of the petition.

Going for a K3 instead of a IR-1 is nuts! Not my opinion. Just a fact!

LOL. "Nuts" is by definition, a subjective opinion. In cases, and there are many, where the Immigrant visa path is significantly longer than the K3 path, people often choose to be together sooner, rather than waiting. There are lots of examples. Two significant ones are K3 applicants who interview for a K3 visa in Vancouver BC and reunite with their Western Washington State spouse six to eight months sooner than waiting for an immigrant visa interview in Montreal or when the benificiary is in China where a similar disparity in timeline is common.

Someone I'm very close to may be making this decision related to China within the next few weeks. I'm going to be considering many things and having some detailed discussions with them before making my recommendation about filing an I-129F for spouse.

It was an easy decision for us to go the K3 route three years ago but things are not so simple now.

[Jimmy and Angela 0]

well my personal experience is.

I wish I had never done the K3. my wife has been here 6 months and still can not work which she is dying to do. we are being held up now by social security.

For the money we paid it is totally outrageous for this amount of time.

She did get here sooner but is now feeling trapped because she can't do anything.

Oh well just my input

[~Jackie~ 30]

I feel the opposite way! I love the K3.

Some I130's get hung up either in the transfer from the service center to NVC and some get stuck at the NVC level for months. My ex's 130 took 17 months and another girl here...took 17 for her husbands I130 approval.

No thanks, if the K3 (and it was designed to reunite married couples faster) is available ...it should be used by anyone wanting to see their spouse faster. Heck with working, my man can sit and work on his english skills and paint the kitchen.

Just ask anyone who had an I130 take OVER a year to complete,,,how they feel about the K3.

Jackie

[Dakine 26]

It was an easy decision for us to go the K3 route three years ago but things are not so simple now.

DITTO but if a IR was a choice and I knew all the cost, stress we had to go thru adjusting status and removing conditions I'd have definitely choose a IR.

CR would be up in the air!

[I Miss Her 0]

Just send it with NOA and exact copies of I-130.