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Letter of invitation a good idea or not?

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billyboy601   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Kenya
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My wife is currently in Nairobi, awaiting the next steps for us after the I-129F is processed and NOA1/NOA2 are received. We were married April 28, 2006 in Nairobi.

She's asked me for a letter of invitation, in order to get a travel visa to the US from Kenya.

Since we're at the I-129F stage of waiting, does anyone consider it wise to attempt getting a travel visa?

The last thing I want to do is jeopardize the path we're moving along; I said that I'd ask around and this forum seems like the best available option (without paying a lawyer).

Obviously I want to get her home ASAP, but I also want it done the right way without giving any excuses to the Feds to deny entry.

Thanks!

I-130

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06-03-2006 : Mailed I-130 (alien spouse)

06-05-2006 : I-130 Received by District Office (Laguna Niguel)

06-19-2006 : Check cleared

06-20-2006 : Received NOA1 in mail

129F / K3

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06-27-2006 : Mailed I-129F

06-29-2006 : Chicago Recd I129F

Cygnet Proficient

Cygnet   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I don't think she will be given a tourist visa. And that's because you've already sent in the I-130 and the I-129F. The I-130 tells them that she intends to come to the US to live. An application for a tourist visa tells them that she only wants to visit the US. They kind of contradict.

CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

Jersey Girl Proficient

Jersey Girl   2

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Canada
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I agree with Cygnet. Once you apply for K3, the spouse should be waiting in her own country. Your wife needs to better understand the process you've embarked upon as a couple, and be ready for the inevitable wait. Think of it this way: if it were possibe to hang out in the States on a tourist visa while waiting for an immigrant visa of some kind, we'd all be doing it!

I-130 sent Mar 30, 06

approved Aug 15, 06

I-129f sent April 24, 06

approved July 27, 06

Montreal interview Jan 18, 07

POE Toronto Jan 28, 07

EAD sent Jan. 30, 07

transferred to Vermont Feb 12

biometrics Feb 22

approved March 13

card returned undeliverable! March 27

called after 6 weeks to have EAD re-sent

AOS sent Jan. 30, 07

biometrics Feb 22

RFE for complete medical (!) Feb 23

Called Senator from NJ - never returned call

Infopass March 19 (no help)

Replied to RFE with duplicate medical March 19

Sent additional evidence (I-693A) March 26

NBC received supplement March 30

touched April 4

Interview July 16

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sudhirbathija   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: India
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My wife is currently in Nairobi, awaiting the next steps for us after the I-129F is processed and NOA1/NOA2 are received. We were married April 28, 2006 in Nairobi.

She's asked me for a letter of invitation, in order to get a travel visa to the US from Kenya.

Since we're at the I-129F stage of waiting, does anyone consider it wise to attempt getting a travel visa?

The last thing I want to do is jeopardize the path we're moving along; I said that I'd ask around and this forum seems like the best available option (without paying a lawyer).

Obviously I want to get her home ASAP, but I also want it done the right way without giving any excuses to the Feds to deny entry.

Thanks!

I-130

--------

06-03-2006 : Mailed I-130 (alien spouse)

06-05-2006 : I-130 Received by District Office (Laguna Niguel)

06-19-2006 : Check cleared

06-20-2006 : Received NOA1 in mail

129F / K3

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06-27-2006 : Mailed I-129F

06-29-2006 : Chicago Recd I129F

i dont think she should apply for a tourist visa..yr i129f is in the pipe;ine,wait for that to get approved..

I-130 Timeline with USCIS

03/13/2006=I-130 MAILED

03/21/2006=I-130 NOA-1 (Notice Date):

03/28/2006=I-130 NOA-1 Received by Mail:

06/22/2006=I-130 NOA-2 Approval E-mail:

07/03/2006=I-130 NOA-2 Approval Received by Mail:

NVC Process of I-130:

7/12/2006=NVC Assigns Case Number:

07/24/2006DS 3032 and AOS Fee Bill Generated:

07/24/2006=emailed choice of agent :

07/25/2006=mailed aso fee

I-129F Timeline with NBC:

03/28/06 =I-129F Sent:

03/30/06 = I-129F NOA-1 (Notice Date):

04/04/2006 =I-129F NOA-1 Received by Mail:

07/02/2006= I-129 rfe received

07/05/2006I-129 rfe sent

07/10/2006=uscis emailed rfe received

07/11/2006=received 2rfe

07/12/2006=second rfe sent visa usps

07/18/2006=contacted atlanta senators office

07/25/2006=received email I129F K3 APPROVED..

07/31/2006=nvc received case and generated a case number

08/01/2006=case left nvc to india consulate via dhl

08/04/2006=case reached chennai embassy

08/07/2006=embassy mailed packet to my wife with interview date.

08/11/2006=packet received

08/28/2006=interview date

08/28/2006 =interview SUCCESSFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/06/2006 = SHE ARRIVES HERE.ATLANTA GEORGIA.

billyboy601 Contributor

billyboy601   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Kenya
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Thank you for the replies.

This fits in with my understanding of the process (i.e. keep it simple stupid).

This confirms my suspicion that applying for a travel visa would be confusing for USCIS and most likely flag our file in perhaps a bad way.

In talking with her today I relayed this information; the good news is I got my NOA1 for the I-129F today. It states 60-180 days for approval, yet if mine follows current timeline trends (and perhaps an end around because my I-129F was IMBRA compliant), it shouldn't be long before it is shipped out to the US Consular office in Nairobi.

That is my hope.

Again, thank you for the sanity/reality check regarding a travel visa.

Good luck to everybody!

 
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