Can we file for K-3 if CR1 is pending

[lokidew 0]

Its been almost 5 months since my spouse's AP started, Case is pending review by CO at Islamabad Embassy. Just wondering if I can file for K-3 with USCIS while CR1 is pending. I dont really care if she enter's USA as non immigrant, atleast we will be together and I can spend money later on to change status. Has anyone done this before or know if thats even possible and USCIS/DOS/Embassy will consider this ?

BTW her Passport is with Embassy since the interview on 14JUL. Only reponse we got was case is pending review by CO about a month ago and no further updates since then.

[ndu26 114]

since she has a case under AP, filing for anothe visa category( if it is possible) may not change anything. because it is still the same individual and the same country being considered( records are already in their system). whatever made them put the case under AP may still apply for another category

[isl2011 2]

Can you share reason for which they put her on AP?

Can you share reason for which they put her on AP?

[talean nawaz 41]

Can you share reason for which they put her on AP?

Can you share reason for which they put her on AP?

No one can share reasons why someone was put in AP because they do not tell you.

[Frank and Racquel 18]

You can file k3 and its free to file it but this late in the game it probably wont be any faster. Just wait for the current situation to resolve.

[isl2011 2]

No one can share reasons why someone was put in AP because they do not tell you.

I know but lately I have been seeing many Pakistani females on AP which is quite unlikely . So I was just asking if they had any red flags . My wife's interview is in a month.

[intx13 5]

They never give the exact reason for being in AP, but in NEMA countries there probably isn't an exact reason. You can pretty easily guess what the usual rough reasons are.

• Being a guy.
  
• Being in a particular age range.
  
• Residence pattern with lots of moves / residence in certain locations.
  
• Ties to politically "hot" areas.
  
• Not being very westernized.
  
• Religious education.
  
• Etc.
  

Your time in AP will depend on many things.

• How common your name is.
  
• How many places you've lived.
  
• How many of those above bullet points you match.
  
• How quickly the various persons-of-interest list maintainers actually check their lists and send the results back to DHS.
  
• If there's any matches, how long it takes to investigate your background and determine you're not the person with the same name.
  
• The slow grind of bureaucracy.
  

Calling a congress-person won't speed up the actual name-checks or background investigations, but if the embassy is just dragging their feet it can help with that. It certainly can't hurt - someone else here on VJ posted that their file was done, just not assembled, and as soon as the congress-person called they finished AP. But in general, it'll finish when it's finished and not a moment sooner. Women generally have it easier / faster though.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Its been almost 5 months since my spouse's AP started, Case is pending review by CO at Islamabad Embassy. Just wondering if I can file for K-3 with USCIS while CR1 is pending.

At this point in the game, probably not. Your I-130 petition has already reached the Embassy and an interview has already taken place. Even if USCIS were to adjudicate it (highly unlikely), it would never get past the NVC.

[sam2011usa 1]

No one can share reasons why someone was put in AP because they do not tell you.

Hi,

while checking your case progress, I found that there is an entry saying: "Request for expedite:"

I wonder how you sent the expedite request to USCIS? is there any form for that?

Thanks for your help.

[talean nawaz 41]

Hi,

while checking your case progress, I found that there is an entry saying: "Request for expedite:"

I wonder how you sent the expedite request to USCIS? is there any form for that?

Thanks for your help.

No, there is no form. Hassan got the expedie bc there was a bomb that went off 25 feet from his house, there was a lot of political unrest in his city of Karachi at that time. Everyone on VJ said it wasnt worth trying for an expedite, as they are rare, but i gave it a shot and it worked.

All i did then was call uscis a week after i sent the i-130 and explained the situation, the lady guided me and i was sent an email shorlty after on what they needed to prove that he was qualified for an expedite, i sent a letter explaining the situation, and printed out news articles and it was granted,

[sam2011usa 1]

No, there is no form. Hassan got the expedie bc there was a bomb that went off 25 feet from his house, there was a lot of political unrest in his city of Karachi at that time. Everyone on VJ said it wasnt worth trying for an expedite, as they are rare, but i gave it a shot and it worked.

All i did then was call uscis a week after i sent the i-130 and explained the situation, the lady guided me and i was sent an email shorlty after on what they needed to prove that he was qualified for an expedite, i sent a letter explaining the situation, and printed out news articles and it was granted,

wow, thanks for explaining this. I understand.

I wonder, is that the similar situation with the other user named: gtvapsamtik ?

because he also listed "Expedite requested" in his progress.