IR-1/CR-1 vs K3/I-129F

[ann98229 1]

Very Confused. I got married on December 15th in Ivory Coast where my husband resides and I am a US citizen. I am trying my best to get him here as soon as possible without consulting an attorney or consulting an attorney at an hourly wage rather than paying for the entire process. I am almost ready to send out the I-130 and I found this lovely forum and now I am confused about the IR-1/CR-1 vs the K3.

If i am interpreting this correct, this will not be an issue until I file the I-130 and it is approved or is this something that I need to consider now before I file the I-129F a few weeks after the I-130 is accepted.

On another note, why do the instructions omit the foreign spouse's birth certificate. The recent form on the USCIS website calls for it.

Any guidance would help!

[godsgrace 2]

Very Confused. I got married on December 15th in Ivory Coast where my husband resides and I am a US citizen. I am trying my best to get him here as soon as possible without consulting an attorney or consulting an attorney at an hourly wage rather than paying for the entire process. I am almost ready to send out the I-130 and I found this lovely forum and now I am confused about the IR-1/CR-1 vs the K3.

If i am interpreting this correct, this will not be an issue until I file the I-130 and it is approved or is this something that I need to consider now before I file the I-129F a few weeks after the I-130 is accepted.

On another note, why do the instructions omit the foreign spouse's birth certificate. The recent form on the USCIS website calls for it.

Any guidance would help!

Hello!..Based on my experience, it's easy to file petiton for spouse. I am the beneficiary but I encouraged my husband not to get an attorney since I found this website is very helpful. We just follow the guidelines here and make sure that before sending out the I-130, we checked all the required documents and put everything in order to avoid delays. Actually, we did file for K3, we first send out the I-130, after we received NOA1, we send out I-129F. We both received the approved i-130 and i-129f the same day. But the NVC processes my I-130, my case has been routed to CR1. So the I-129F is now meaningless. There are lot of people here willing to help you if you have questions. I hope this help. God bless!

[Ryan H 3,812]

Very Confused. I got married on December 15th in Ivory Coast where my husband resides and I am a US citizen. I am trying my best to get him here as soon as possible without consulting an attorney or consulting an attorney at an hourly wage rather than paying for the entire process. I am almost ready to send out the I-130 and I found this lovely forum and now I am confused about the IR-1/CR-1 vs the K3.

If i am interpreting this correct, this will not be an issue until I file the I-130 and it is approved or is this something that I need to consider now before I file the I-129F a few weeks after the I-130 is accepted.

If you file an I-129F after receiving notice that you I-130 has been accepted at intake and routed to a service center for adjudication, USCIS will tie the two petitions together by pulling your I-130 from its current place in the queue and placing it with the I-129F that will have just been filed. The petitions are then adjudicated at the same time and if approved, sent to the NVC. If the NVC receives both petitions at the same time (majority of the time) or if they receive the I-130 first, the I-129F filed to start the K3 process is administratively closed leaving only the I-130 active. My suggestion to you is to only file the I-130 and let that process run its course.

On another note, why do the instructions omit the foreign spouse's birth certificate. The recent form on the USCIS website calls for it.

What form are you talking about? These are the I-130 instructions (from the USCIS website) and nowhere in those instructions does it say the foreign spouse's birth certificate is required when filing an I-130 on behalf of a foreign spouse. The foreign spouse's birth certificate is not needed until the file reaches the NVC.

[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/

[mrs.jayb 0]

HI Ann!

I also was married in the Ivory Coast in 2011. We are doing the I-130 process and so far so good. Take a look at my timeline. Let me know if you have any questions. It's not worth the money to get an attorney, if you have the time to do the paperwork yourself.

Take care!