K3 Timeline question

[VisaJourney2011 14]

Hey guys,

I'm trying to understand the timeline here http://www.visajourney.com/content/k3historical

I do realize that this is not 100% accurate & I know only time will tell but just trying to understand this.

If you look at the Overall graph on the Timeline page. It states that Overall journey period is 429 days! barely processing K3 that were filed back in Aug 2010.

Q's: Is this realistic? I thought it would be 6 months or so to get to the interview stage.

side note: I filed I-130 in late Aug 2011 and I-129F in Early Sep 2011. I was hoping to get to the Interview stage around Dec 2011-Jan 2012.

Thank you in advance!

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Hey guys,

I'm trying to understand the timeline here http://www.visajourney.com/content/k3historical

I do realize that this is not 100% accurate & I know only time will tell but just trying to understand this.

If you look at the Overall graph on the Timeline page. It states that Overall journey period is 429 days! barely processing K3 that were filed back in Aug 2010.

Q's: Is this realistic? I thought it would be 6 months or so to get to the interview stage.

side note: I filed I-130 in late Aug 2011 and I-129F in Early Sep 2011. I was hoping to get to the Interview stage around Dec 2011-Jan 2012.

Thank you in advance!

Stats are base don people in VJ reporting, thus, it could be very skewed; for example, if only 1 person had reported time, then that becomes the stat. The more peopl ereport the more representative it would be. That said, you also have to account that only a % of the actual petitions are represented in VJ; thus even if you have tens or hundereds of people reporting in VJ, if the entire population of petitions is tens of thousands, then you have an additional error.

Also, you must take into account that it is historical data, and as we all know here, processing times shifts from time to time; when something is getting a longer process time and the USCIS stats claim a given process time, it does seem as if resources are shifted to the one that is lagging, whic hcan result in a sudden speed up of things (in detriment of other petitions and/or centers).

[Inky 1,110]

K-3 takes 10 months to a year.

K-3 is also no longer processed at the NVC. They close the case.

The I-130 gets stopped until it is matched up to the K-3 and the K-3 is closed at the NVC. The petitioner then continues with the CR-1.

There are very very few people who have had the K-3 approved before the I-130 and actually have gotten a K-3.

K-3 is more expensive and takes longer than a CR-1. K-3 is no longer the rout chosen by most people for the fact that the NVC closes the case and it takes longer costs more to do.

[pushbrk 12,883]

K-3 takes 10 months to a year.

K-3 is also no longer processed at the NVC. They close the case.

The I-130 gets stopped until it is matched up to the K-3 and the K-3 is closed at the NVC. The petitioner then continues with the CR-1.

There are very very few people who have had the K-3 approved before the I-130 and actually have gotten a K-3.

K-3 is more expensive and takes longer than a CR-1. K-3 is no longer the rout chosen by most people for the fact that the NVC closes the case and it takes longer costs more to do.

Inky,

I would agree with your answer if it had been given several months ago. Currently, it's simply not accurate. While it's true that in February, 2010, NVC started administratively closing I-129F petitions when they were received on the same day as approved I-130 petitions, we've seen several cases in teh past few months that indicate USCIS has countered NVC's move by holding back on SENDING the I-130 petitions on to NVC in cases where the I-130 and I-129F are approved together (nearly all are approved together). When the petitions don't arrive together, the I-129F does NOT get administratively closed at NVC. It gets forwarded to the applicable Consulate.

I still recommend against filing the I-129F for a spouse unless there is no immediate interest in immigrating but that is BECAUSE, it no longer saves time. Note, my wife came on a K3 but that was back when they actually did save time. That all ended five years ago when, 1, USCIS processing of I-130 petitions sped up to just a few months instead of a few years, like it was in 2001 when the K3 came in to being, and 2, when USCIS stopped processing the I-129F and I-130 separately. Probably more correct is that they STARTED processing them together. That's when filing an I-129F actually began SLOWING the process of approving the I-130.

From November 2006 until now, filing an I-129F for a spouse causes the previously filed I-130 to lose its place in line and get put back in line where the I-129F arrived. Sometimes this is only a couple weeks but sometimes much longer.

Edited October 26, 2011 by pushbrk

[VisaJourney2011 14]

I should not have filed the I-129F but now all i can do is wait and see.

I hear that it is not recommended to contact USCIS to "pull" I-129F...or anything else.

Just letting it continue is now the best thing, i think.

Inky,

I would agree with your answer if it had been given several months ago. Currently, it's simply not accurate. While it's true that in February, 2010, NVC started administratively closing I-129F petitions when they were received on the same day as approved I-130 petitions, we've seen several cases in teh past few months that indicate USCIS has countered NVC's move by holding back on SENDING the I-130 petitions on to NVC in cases where the I-130 and I-129F are approved together (nearly all are approved together). When the petitions don't arrive together, the I-129F does NOT get administratively closed at NVC. It gets forwarded to the applicable Consulate.

I still recommend against filing the I-129F for a spouse unless there is no immediate interest in immigrating but that is BECAUSE, it no longer saves time. Note, my wife came on a K3 but that was back when they actually did save time. That all ended five years ago when, 1, USCIS processing of I-130 petitions sped up to just a few months instead of a few years, like it was in 2001 when the K3 came in to being, and 2, when USCIS stopped processing the I-129F and I-130 separately. Probably more correct is that they STARTED processing them together. That's when filing an I-129F actually began SLOWING the process of approving the I-130.

From November 2006 until now, filing an I-129F for a spouse causes the previously filed I-130 to lose its place in line and get put back in line where the I-129F arrived. Sometimes this is only a couple weeks but sometimes much longer.

[pushbrk 12,883]

I should not have filed the I-129F but now all i can do is wait and see.

I hear that it is not recommended to contact USCIS to "pull" I-129F...or anything else.

Just letting it continue is now the best thing, i think.

Yes, but you are free to choose to ignore it and follow the immigrant visa path, once the I-130 arrives at NVC.

[VisaJourney2011 14]

pushbrk: Can you please elaborate on the "ignore it"? the I-129F? how?

"immigrant visa path": you mean CR1 if i ignore the I-129F?

Thank you Sir!

Yes, but you are free to choose to ignore it and follow the immigrant visa path, once the I-130 arrives at NVC.

[pushbrk 12,883]

pushbrk: Can you please elaborate on the "ignore it"? the I-129F? how?

"immigrant visa path": you mean CR1 if i ignore the I-129F?

Thank you Sir!

Yes, the CR1 is the immigrant visa for a spouse. Simply ignore all NVC or Consulate correspondence related to the I-129F and follow the CR1 guide.