So confused - please HELP!!!

[SDuke 3]

Hi

Sorry if this post is a little confusing, but at this point I just need HELP!!! Our Lawyer on behalf of my US husband filed the I-130 and it got approved early August, we thought "great" and went ahead with that procedure. It turns out that our I-129F was approved today, which surprised our lawyer as he said that he didnt think it would be approved because of the I-130. During this time another partner in the law firm paid for the I-130F and we were just waiting on the NVC to process payment. What happens next - is the I-129F moot, or because it has been approved it still goes through? Do we get a refund for the I-130? Im so confused?

[Inky 1,111]

did you file for a fiance visa or a spousal visa? you posted in the fiance visa section

If you are married stick with the CR-1 and disregard the I-129F scrap the k-3 because its way more expensive and a much longer process.

[SDuke 3]

HI

We are married, we got married on May 14th this year - our lawyer filed the I-130 and the 129F for us - both have been approved. Our lawyer called us today and said that as the 129f was approved, i would hear from the NVC in 30 days with an interview date. But another partner in the law firm had already paid for the I-130? Im just really confused and the lawyers are obviously no help!

[Alanaloria 0]

HI

We are married, we got married on May 14th this year - our lawyer filed the I-130 and the 129F for us - both have been approved. Our lawyer called us today and said that as the 129f was approved, i would hear from the NVC in 30 days with an interview date. But another partner in the law firm had already paid for the I-130? Im just really confused and the lawyers are obviously no help!

If you are married and you file an I-130, and you also file an I-129f for a k-3 visa, there is no charge to file the I-129f since you already paid for the I-130. As far as I know, they are supposed to cancel I-129f petitions if your I-130 petition gets approved first, which it sounds like yours did. Maybe they are just a bit behind on their paperwork, and they will realize this soon and cancel your I-129f petition. Anyway, I would stick with the IR1/CR1 route instead of k3.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

***** Moving from K1 to CR-1 as OP is married *****

[Navyk 78]

Hi

Sorry if this post is a little confusing, but at this point I just need HELP!!! Our Lawyer on behalf of my US husband filed the I-130 and it got approved early August, we thought "great" and went ahead with that procedure. It turns out that our I-129F was approved today, which surprised our lawyer as he said that he didnt think it would be approved because of the I-130. During this time another partner in the law firm paid for the I-130F and we were just waiting on the NVC to process payment. What happens next - is the I-129F moot, or because it has been approved it still goes through? Do we get a refund for the I-130? Im so confused?

Ask your lawyer to ignore all the correspondence regarding your I-129F and you should be fine with CR1 process.

Once the fee is paid and the status changes to PAID (in 1 or 2 days), the cover sheet with bar code can be printed and used to send the appropriate packet (AOS or IV). I guess your lawyer does that for you. Be on his back to get things moving fast else you will loose valuable time.