NOA1 received!!

[jacamero 0]

woo hoo!! we got our NOA1 in the mail today! I'm just excited, so don't mind me LOL One step closer to being together forever!! Yipee!!

[Y's_habibitk 2]

Thats a great feeling that is.

Good luck on a swift and painless process

[YuAndDan 153]

Moving this to: "K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports"

Consider sticking to the I-130 visa process, for the most part USCIS has been approving I-129F AND I-130 on the same date which essentially eliminates the whole reason that the K-3 was developed in the first place (LONG I-130 Processing time ate USCIS).

For the most part CR-1 tends to take a bit longer than K-3 to get if you prepare for NVC when they request I-864 fee, and Visa fee, as well as documents requested by NVC. In many cases the CR-1 petition reaches the consulate just before K-3 interview, which causes K-3 to get dropped and the interview becomes a CR-1 visa interview.

K-3:

I-130: $355

I-129F: NONE

Consulate: $131

Adjustment Of Status: $1010 I-485

($1496)

CR-1

I-130: $355

NVC I-864: $70

NVC Visa fee: $400 ($355+$45)

($825)

I see many posts from K-3 holders stating, "Wow this sucks, I am stuck at home because I don't have EAD, DL, etc, or I am having hard time getting added to bank accounts because of NO SSN." K-3 has a 90 day or longer period of limbo while waiting for EAD or Green-card.

K-3 was developed at a time when CR-1 was taking much longer that today, NVC has greatly streamlined the CR-1 process to the point where K-3 becomes irrelevant.

[jacamero 0]

Moving this to: "K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports"

Consider sticking to the I-130 visa process, for the most part USCIS has been approving I-129F AND I-130 on the same date which essentially eliminates the whole reason that the K-3 was developed in the first place (LONG I-130 Processing time ate USCIS).

For the most part CR-1 tends to take a bit longer than K-3 to get if you prepare for NVC when they request I-864 fee, and Visa fee, as well as documents requested by NVC. In many cases the CR-1 petition reaches the consulate just before K-3 interview, which causes K-3 to get dropped and the interview becomes a CR-1 visa interview.

K-3:

I-130: $355

I-129F: NONE

Consulate: $131

Adjustment Of Status: $1010 I-485

($1496)

CR-1

I-130: $355

NVC I-864: $70

NVC Visa fee: $400 ($355+$45)

($825)

I see many posts from K-3 holders stating, "Wow this sucks, I am stuck at home because I don't have EAD, DL, etc, or I am having hard time getting added to bank accounts because of NO SSN." K-3 has a 90 day or longer period of limbo while waiting for EAD or Green-card.

K-3 was developed at a time when CR-1 was taking much longer that today, NVC has greatly streamlined the CR-1 process to the point where K-3 becomes irrelevant.

Thanks so much for the advice! I had been wondering about that myself, so I will seriously take it into consideration. Thanks a million and much luck to you!

[Hell0W0rld 10]

congrats!

[jacamero 0]

congrats!

Thanks so much! Best of luck to you!!

[NatPatBen 3]

One step down!

[Marina&Ian 0]

congrats!

Hello there! Im very very new here, Im Ukrainian, was ussualy at ukrainian and russian forum, but decided to look up here. Could you please help me with one thing...I see in your Time Line thing that your case was "touched' and not once..I also made an account at USCIS, and really have no idea WHERE i can look if my case was touched:( We got marriend August 7th, 2008, sent all paper for 130 November, then 129-f in December and got NOA1 for 130 and NOA1 for 129F. NAd thats it. All like frozen, Im so tired of waiting any updates, but I alsways go to USCIS and in my personal account where it sayd "last update" ubow my cases it still says the same first dates. But where I can look did they touch it or not. Or this is it "last updates' the same is 'touchded'. Pls. If you dont mind to help this silly desperaite girl:)

Thank you so much.

[jacamero 0]

congrats!

Hello there! Im very very new here, Im Ukrainian, was ussualy at ukrainian and russian forum, but decided to look up here. Could you please help me with one thing...I see in your Time Line thing that your case was "touched' and not once..I also made an account at USCIS, and really have no idea WHERE i can look if my case was touched:( We got marriend August 7th, 2008, sent all paper for 130 November, then 129-f in December and got NOA1 for 130 and NOA1 for 129F. NAd thats it. All like frozen, Im so tired of waiting any updates, but I alsways go to USCIS and in my personal account where it sayd "last update" ubow my cases it still says the same first dates. But where I can look did they touch it or not. Or this is it "last updates' the same is 'touchded'. Pls. If you dont mind to help this silly desperaite girl:)

Thank you so much.

I don't think you're silly at all! I've been wondering the same thing. My message at the USCIS website says the same thing all the time too. And I've wondered how to know when we were "touched" as well. Thanks for asking, maybe someone will enlighten us! Best of luck!!