Post Decision Activity?

[Madhavi 1]

Hi,

I had a couple of questions regarding this. I had applied for the I-130 and the I-129F for K3 in July. I am a Canadian living in Toronto, Canada and my husband is an American Citizen living in US.

1) On December 5, I received an email saying that both my I-130 and I-129 have been approved. What happens in this scenario? Will I enter US on a K3 or will my K3 be discarded as I-130 has already been approved and I am now in the IR1 route?

2) The email says that they have sent me a notification and further steps by mail. I haven't received anything. Should by husband be getting it? (He is currently on vacation in Toronto)

3) If this is now indeed the IR1 route, when I enter the US can I travel outside US or do I still need to file some more forms to travel out of country?

4) Typically, how long does it take to get an interview in Montreal and after we get the interview, how long does it take to get the visa?

Thanks for any help in advance!

[together4evr 360]

Usually when both are approved at the same time then the K3 is thrown out and you follow the IR-1 route.

But if you got the 130 approved Dec 5th then he should be calling NVC to try and get the NVC case number and IIN number and give them BOTH your email addresses. That is the way to pay the bills on the online portal.

Also I think Canada is an electronic filing so all documents can be scanned into email and sent to NVC. Also, please read this WIKI guide http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

Good luck

[Darnell 8,478]

Comparison on K-3 vs CR-1 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/204324-wondering-if-i-made-a-mistake-marrying-in-us/page__view__findpost__p__3060767

K-3 administratively closed - 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/