I-130 touched on 5 months

[Sleepytiger 0]

My wife and I filed are petition in March and June, the I-129 was petitioned after our I-130 and some news articales are stating that they have to be submitted at the same time and if they are not then they will close the I-130 and continue with the I-129, this is not true, in my case anyway.

Today both our petitions have been touched and in a conversation with a rep at the USCIS centre in Califonia we were told that they combine both regardless.

Anyone have their petition touch (K3/I-130/I-129) at this stage? If so did you get any news soon after? or as the case may be... long after?

[canadian_wife 1,822]

Closing the I-130 and allowing the I-129F to continue is not the case anywhere I've heard of. NVC will close the I-129F when the I-130 and I129F arrive together. USCIS doesn't close anything. They will likely be both approved at the same time, send to NVC and NVC will close the I-129F

Touches mean nothing. Some get lots of touches, some get none before approval

Good luck

[Sleepytiger 0]

Closing the I-130 and allowing the I-129F to continue is not the case anywhere I've heard of. NVC will close the I-129F when the I-130 and I129F arrive together. USCIS doesn't close anything. They will likely be both approved at the same time, send to NVC and NVC will close the I-129F

Touches mean nothing. Some get lots of touches, some get none before approval

Good luck

You are either too honest for my own good or you're way off target... and judging by your lack off knowledge on the closed administration of the I-129 if not submitted together I will take the my 2nd thought.

However, I really do appriciate you telling me your thoughts.

[Sleepytiger 0]

I guess I was a little taken back, no offence meant

[canadian_wife 1,822]

My wife and I filed are petition in March and June, the I-129 was petitioned after our I-130 and some news articales are stating that they have to be submitted at the same time and if they are not then they will close the I-130 and continue with the I-129

If you would like to show me the articles that are stating the closing of the I-130 I may respond. Instead, I'll post directly from the travel.state.gov website that says the K3 will be closed by NVC once it reaches NVC with the I130 to show you I do not lack knowledge in this area

Important Notice: Effective February 1st, 2010, when both the I-129F petition for a nonimmigrant K visa and the I-130 petition for an IR-1 (or CR-1) spouse of a U.S. citizen visa have been approved by USCIS and sent to the National Visa Center (NVC), the availability as well as the need for a nonimmigrant K-3 visa ends. If the NVC receives both petitions:

•The nonimmigrant K visa will be administratively closed.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2993.html

Edited August 17, 2010 by canadian_wife

[OBX 51]

^^ Agree with canadian_wife. Her info is right ON target.

[Darnell 8,478]

My wife and I filed are petition in March and June, the I-129 was petitioned after our I-130 and some news articales are stating that they have to be submitted at the same time and if they are not then they will close the I-130 and continue with the I-129, this is not true, in my case anyway.

Today both our petitions have been touched and in a conversation with a rep at the USCIS centre in Califonia we were told that they combine both regardless.

Anyone have their petition touch (K3/I-130/I-129) at this stage? If so did you get any news soon after? or as the case may be... long after?

Oh my - I hope you weren't reading this 'news article' - http://www.visajourney.com/news/2010/02/07/department-of-state-to-close-k-3-visas-if-i-129f-and-i-130-petitions-approved-and-received-together/ as it says NOTHING about submitting them at the same time. It does, however, cover TRAVEL of the two casefiles, from USCIS into NVC.

Rarely is an I-129F submitted concurrently with the I-130 - That's not how the process works.

I've never heard of any entity 'closing the I-130' and 'continuing with the I-129F', but - if one 'goes forward' with the I-129F, the I-130 is held. Not closed. In the past, 'K-3 hopefuls' did go forth with K-3 processing at a consulate/embassy, that's how a K-3 works.

I'll suggest to you , something is really wonky with either the stuff yer reading, or yer interpretation of it.

This 'combine both regardless' is 'the standard' at USCIS, for at least the last 3 years, perhaps even longer.

Anyway, sorry for the errata , but ...

get ready, Sir - that I-129F , even though approved at USCIS, will be administratively closed at NVC.

[Sleepytiger 0]

I have to tell you people that today I got approved... I submitted my I-130 before my I-129 22nd/March/2010 and 15th/June/2010 respectively and I was told that they got put through together regardless.

I'm approved after both petitions got touched yesterday.

[Sleepytiger 0]

To Mr Know it all

US Immigration News and Commentary

Department of State to Close K-3 Visas if I-129F and I-130 Petitions Approved and Received Together

February 7th, 2010

by VJ News

Effective February 1st, 2010 (policy already in place), when both the I-129F petition for a nonimmigrant K visa and the I-130 petition for an IR-1 (or CR-1) spouse of a U.S. citizen visa have been approved by USCIS and sent to the National Visa Center (NVC), the availability as well as the need for a nonimmigrant K-3 visa ends. If the NVC receives both petitions:

– The nonimmigrant K visa will be administratively closed.

– The NVC will contact the petitioner and beneficiary with instructions for processing a IR-1 (or CR-1) immigrant visa.

If the NVC does not receive an approved I-130 petition and I-129F at the same time, the NVC will process the I-129F petition. The NVC will then send the petition to the embassy or consulate in the country where the marriage took place. If the marriage took place in the U.S., the NVC will send the petition to the embassy or consulate that issues visas in the beneficiary’s country of nationality. If the marriage took place in a country that does not have an American embassy, or the embassy does not issue visas, the NVC will send the petition to the embassy or consulate that normally processes visas for citizens of that country. For example, if the marriage took place in Iran where the U.S. does not have an embassy the petition would be sent to Turkey.

This is on your VJ bulletin board

either you miss understand me or you don't read enough.

If you re-word the way you imform people of your experiences then maybe you would not get people like me telling you you're wrong.

K-3 administratively closed - http://www.visajourn...eived-together/

Would you like to know who gave me this link... a USCIS representitive.

[Darnell 8,478]

ah. now I understand.

you are confusing USCIS and NVC entities , also Department of State Entity.

That's ok - in time, it will be become clearer.

USCIS is not the Department of State. Yer next stage, into NVC (A DoS Entity), those 2 casefiles travel together.

Good Luck !

Edited August 18, 2010 by Darnell

[missads 59]

The post is theoretically correct i.e. the I-129F will be processed by the NVC *IF* the I-130 approval isn't received at the same time. That's a BIG if though... Also note, the post doesn't say the I-130 will be closed, it just says the I-129F will be processed. That's probably the bone of contention in the discussion above

Practically, that almost NEVER happens. If you look at the timelines of K-3 folks who got approved recently, the 130 and 129F are approved on the exact same date. So, both get sent to the NVC at the same time. The NVC promptly proceeds to close the 129F, and works on the 130. You will find out for yourself soon enough

I'm in the same boat, except I'm still waiting for approval

Congrats on your approval though

Things should move much faster now that the case has moved from the USCIS to the Dept. Of State (i.e. NVC and Embassy).

Edited August 18, 2010 by missads

[RightClicK 17]

Congratulations ....damn it man ..damn it ...i applied for k3 too my NOA1 was 5th jan 2010 and until now i got nothing...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :S

Best regards

Sam

[missads 59]

Congratulations ....damn it man ..damn it ...i applied for k3 too my NOA1 was 5th jan 2010 and until now i got nothing...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :S

Best regards

Sam

Dude, haven't you called the USCIS and asked why it has taken more than 5 months? I don't see any RFEs in your time line either... What are you waiting for?

[missads 59]

I have to tell you people that today I got approved... I submitted my I-130 before my I-129 22nd/March/2010 and 15th/June/2010 respectively and I was told that they got put through together regardless.

I'm approved after both petitions got touched yesterday.

Also take a look at this http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

Make sure you have everything ready to go for the NVC process ...

[RightClicK 17]

Dude, haven't you called the USCIS and asked why it has taken more than 5 months? I don't see any RFEs in your time line either... What are you waiting for?

lol..you would be wrong if u think i didn't contact em...i contacted and even talked to the supervisors there n got them to make requests and got the attorney to make requests and all i got it ..your case is pending wait for the back ground damn ######.loooool

contacted the congressman but ...who cares.

Sam