why u should go for CR1....

[kace 0]

many people think that K3 is the route but think again!!.......in my case my cr1 has been completed and sent to embassy on feb 4,2009 yet my k3 petition is still on administrative processing. it's good to file for both petitions coz you'll never know!

[desh_desh 1]

is it that allowed i mean while processing the cr 1 at the same time the k3?

many people think that K3 is the route but think again!!.......in my case my cr1 has been completed and sent to embassy on feb 4,2009 yet my k3 petition is still on administrative processing. it's good to file for both petitions coz you'll never know!

[kace 0]

is it that allowed i mean while processing the cr 1 at the same time the k3?

many people think that K3 is the route but think again!!.......in my case my cr1 has been completed and sent to embassy on feb 4,2009 yet my k3 petition is still on administrative processing. it's good to file for both petitions coz you'll never know!

once you get your NOA1 after sending your I-130 petition, you can apply for K3. you need the NOA1 copy for k3 petition. normally k3 is faster since it is supposed to give the foreign spouse a non immigrant visa to come to US and wait for the Cr1 to be completed.......but in our case, our K3 got stuck in NVC administrative processing while our CR1 is already completed and on its way to manila. some people ignore the cr1 and just continue with the K3 route thinking it's the fastest way.....my advice is to keep pursuing both petitions coz you'll never know what will go through first!

[dale_trisha 3]

In our case by the time I got my notice from NVC on the CR-1 we were already in the embassy with the K3. You apply for both up to NVC. Then you can continue to proceed with both if you diesire. The K3 no days is usually just slightly faster whereas the CR1 is less expensive and permits the SO to go to work faster.

[notime4haterz 0]

Let me get this straight...your CR-1 got approved but the K-3 is in AP? That makes absolutely no sense! You would think that they would be more stringent in issuing a CR-1 than a simple K-3 visa. I was thinking to just pursue the K-3...now I might have to reconsider again...

[pushbrk 13,065]

Let me get this straight...your CR-1 got approved but the K-3 is in AP? That makes absolutely no sense! You would think that they would be more stringent in issuing a CR-1 than a simple K-3 visa. I was thinking to just pursue the K-3...now I might have to reconsider again...

Some cases are pulled at random for AP but their also could be an error of some kind with the I-129F.

[kace 0]

Let me get this straight...your CR-1 got approved but the K-3 is in AP? That makes absolutely no sense! You would think that they would be more stringent in issuing a CR-1 than a simple K-3 visa. I was thinking to just pursue the K-3...now I might have to reconsider again...

yes, our CR1 got to NVC on 1/3 whereas our K3 got there 1/5.....then CR1 completed 1/30 and sent to us embassy on 2/4 while our K3 still on administrative processing. I'm actually aiming for the Cr1 for the obvious reasons so things worked just as fine.......i was just looking at things as a matter of principle, i meant that K3 should have been faster.

[Y's_habibitk 2]

remeber me saying that i wonder if the cr1 would be pulled for random checks too... obviously not hmmm

shows how random they are, and how pointless the "random AP" for k visas are at nvc.

clearly, they are just meeting quota's for ap pulls on k visa's, they cant be all that important if they let the cr1 fly through..its the same beneficiary let us out guys!

to the op, congrats and good luck on the interview

Edited February 8, 2009 by Lisa wa Yazied

[trinket 30]

Hmmm I know of atleast one case where k-3 visa was granted but CR-1 was put on AP. I think the said couple is from MENA.

So you never know what might happen.

And another thing, you can send both i-130 and i-129f together, a lot of people do, rather than waiting for NOA-1 of your i-130 you can send them both at the same time.

[daboyz 36]

Yeah the AP thing at NVC seems pretty random. I can't see any rhyme or reason for it.

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Hmmm I know of atleast one case where k-3 visa was granted but CR-1 was put on AP. I think the said couple is from MENA.

So you never know what might happen.

And another thing, you can send both i-130 and i-129f together, a lot of people do, rather than waiting for NOA-1 of your i-130 you can send them both at the same time.

interesting.

still makes absolutley no sense. it's like pulling you out of line at the airport for a random check and only asking to see one of your bags.. "lets have a look in your purse,ma'am".."no it's ok, we dont need to check your carry on"