what after receiving NOA2 for I130 & I129F for my 'special case'?

[Sanu 0]

Hello All,

My Husband is a US citizen who has filed I-130 & I-129F petitions on my behalf. As you can see from our signature, we just received the NOA2's for both the I-130 & I-129F yesterday.

Well, at this stage I am in a dilemma as it seems that things are moving faster than we anticipated. I know this would not be a problem for most people, but I have some commitments forcing me to stay in India till end of September, 2009. I will also be able to do the visa interview only after that period as well. On the other hand, the NOA2 for the I-129F says that its valid only from 04/15/2009 to 08/14/2009.

I have the following queries (I appreciate anyone who attempts to answer) :

What does the term "valid upto" actually mean. I think they mean that my interview (for K-3) should be held within this period. Am I reading it right?

In case my interview (for K-3) must be held within valid period (04/15/2009 to 08/14/2009) then I would have to forego the K-3 because of the compulsion I mentioned.

In case I forego the K-3 and pin my hopes on I-130/CR-1 I am worried around how long it would take. Can anyone give me an estimate? Can I even make the choice to pursue only the I-130/CR1 and forget about the I-129F?

Also as I want the interview to be after mid september ...do you think I might get stuck with some validity issues with the I-130/CR-1 again.

Thanks for reading the post.Would be very grateful if you share your views on my situation. DO let me know if any thing is not clear in this post.

[hellINTIM 9]

just wait for next steps after noa u will recieve another paper http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/...he_NVC_ShortCut

[rickynlucy 0]

I'm not sure about the specific rules in India. We weren't able to go to the interview before the I-129f petition expired. I wrote a letter to the consulate and they said it was fine. I think you can actually go up to 1 year. I would try to email or call the consulate.