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Situation: I have filed the I-130 with USCIS and received my NOA1. I then filed form I-129F for a K-3 visa. I have not heard anything back from USCIS. Its been about 30 days now. I have been reading the forums and realized that my best route to take would be CR1 visa. Thank you all for this advice!!!

Question: Was I suppose to inform USCIS that instead of going the K-3 visa route I am now interested in applying for the CR1 visa? Or do I wait to get the approval for either the I-130 or the I-129F and inform NVC?

I appreciate any input on this topic as I am a newbie to this.

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Situation: I have filed the I-130 with USCIS and received my NOA1. I then filed form I-129F for a K-3 visa. I have not heard anything back from USCIS. Its been about 30 days now. I have been reading the forums and realized that my best route to take would be CR1 visa. Thank you all for this advice!!!

Question: Was I suppose to inform USCIS that instead of going the K-3 visa route I am now interested in applying for the CR1 visa? Or do I wait to get the approval for either the I-130 or the I-129F and inform NVC?

I appreciate any input on this topic as I am a newbie to this.

USCIS approves petitions... Department of State issues visas...

When the petition(s) is/are approved, then the case files move to the Department of State at which time you choose your visa path.

YMMV

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Situation: I have filed the I-130 with USCIS and received my NOA1. I then filed form I-129F for a K-3 visa. I have not heard anything back from USCIS. Its been about 30 days now. I have been reading the forums and realized that my best route to take would be CR1 visa. Thank you all for this advice!!!

Question: Was I suppose to inform USCIS that instead of going the K-3 visa route I am now interested in applying for the CR1 visa? Or do I wait to get the approval for either the I-130 or the I-129F and inform NVC?

I appreciate any input on this topic as I am a newbie to this.

USCIS approves petitions... Department of State issues visas...

When the petition(s) is/are approved, then the case files move to the Department of State at which time you choose your visa path.

Department of State being the NVC?

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NVC is part of the Department of State. So are the embassies. The embassies are where the visas are actually issued. NVC simply accepts your application for the visa, acknowledges that you have all the components. It's up to the embassy whether or not the visa is issued.

Once you've filed the I-129f you can't tell USCIS that you'd rather pursue the CR-1. Just wait for the petitions to be approved (which will likely happen at the same time) and then ignore the K-3 correspondence.

Naturalization

N-400 package mailed: 04/16/2013

N-400 package delivered: 04/16/2013

NOA1 date: 04/17/2013

Biometrics: 08/23/2013

Interview: 10/07/2013

Oath: 01/23/2014

DONE!

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Situation: I have filed the I-130 with USCIS and received my NOA1. I then filed form I-129F for a K-3 visa. I have not heard anything back from USCIS. Its been about 30 days now. I have been reading the forums and realized that my best route to take would be CR1 visa. Thank you all for this advice!!!

Question: Was I suppose to inform USCIS that instead of going the K-3 visa route I am now interested in applying for the CR1 visa? Or do I wait to get the approval for either the I-130 or the I-129F and inform NVC?

I appreciate any input on this topic as I am a newbie to this.

Just wait and as soon as both petitions are approved you will make a desition which way you want to go, but keep in mind that CR-1 is beyter definitely better. :thumbs:

Good luck,

Orlando.... :thumbs:

I-130

09/19/08 Mailed I-130

09/29/08 NOA1 Recieved

04/10/09 I-130 Approved

04/18/09 NOA2 Recieved

04/17/09 Case recieved by NVC

04/30/09 AOS Bill Recieved

04/30/09 DS-3032 Recieved

05/01/09 AOS Bill Paid

05/01/09 DS-3032 Email Sent

05/07/09 Sent I-864

05/11/09 Overnight DS-3032

05/13/09 Paid Bill IV "In Process"

05/14/09 Bill IV "Paid"

05/14/09 Overnight DS-230 Doc's

05/15/09 DS-230 recieved by NVC

05/22/09 Case on review

05/28/09 NVC requested original beneficiary divorse papers

05/29/09 Fedex RFE

06/05/09 RFE uploaded on NVC system (Finally)

06/15/09 Case Completed

06/26/09 File Left NVC

06/30/09 File arrived Embassy

07/21/09 Medical

07/22/09 CR-1 Interview Day

07/22/09 Visa Approved

xx/xx/xx Visa recieved

08/05/09 Finally home - End of Journey

09/14/09 Welcome letter and Green Card recieved

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yeah ...i think you must wait for the approval...and later might ignore K-3 and go ahead with CR-1..all the best :thumbs:

TIMELINE:

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Dec 21, 2008 - Marriage

Jan 20, 2009 - Filed I-130

Feb 02, 2009 - Received I-130 NOA 1

Mar 19, 2009 - Filed I-129F

Mar 23, 2009 - Received I-129F NOA 1

Mar 24, 2009 - RFE I-130

Mar 26, 2009 - Mailed RFE I-130 Reponse

Apr 20, 2009 - I-130 NOA 2 Hard Copy Arrived

Apr 20, 2009 - I-129F NOA 2 Hard Copy Arrived

may 28,2009 - received DS-3032

jun 29, 2009- dispatched DS-3032 to NVC

july 28,2009 - dispatched I-864

july 28,2009 - paid IV fee online

aug 10,2009 - received instruction package in email

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