K3 NOT supposted to take this long

[MaryandMian 1]

Adil if you are petitioning for a wife then it is not a big issue to wait out the K3. Look at what AE wrote and he is correct that you can keep waiting on the K3 and then you can interview earlier than the CR1. I try to explain to way out the pros and cons since most of the men are stuck for long AOS and cannot do anything once they arrive in the USA. Hopefully, they will not take much longer to approve your K3 and your wife will be here soon.

Mary

[Adil Khan 0]

Adil if you are petitioning for a wife then it is not a big issue to wait out the K3. Look at what AE wrote and he is correct that you can keep waiting on the K3 and then you can interview earlier than the CR1. I try to explain to way out the pros and cons since most of the men are stuck for long AOS and cannot do anything once they arrive in the USA. Hopefully, they will not take much longer to approve your K3 and your wife will be here soon.

Mary

I'll take your guys' advise and wait for the K3 then. Should I send the DS230 part 1 to my wife just to get it signed though? That way when the K3 is approved, I'll send the DS230 part 1, so the NVC can send everything to the Islamabad embassy. By that time the interview date for the K3 might be set, huh?

Then they might change the K3 interview to a CR-1 interview, right?

Is this just wishful thinking?

Someone please advise...

[aussiewench 9]

Adil if you are petitioning for a wife then it is not a big issue to wait out the K3. Look at what AE wrote and he is correct that you can keep waiting on the K3 and then you can interview earlier than the CR1. I try to explain to way out the pros and cons since most of the men are stuck for long AOS and cannot do anything once they arrive in the USA. Hopefully, they will not take much longer to approve your K3 and your wife will be here soon.

Mary

I'll take your guys' advise and wait for the K3 then. Should I send the DS230 part 1 to my wife just to get it signed though? That way when the K3 is approved, I'll send the DS230 part 1, so the NVC can send everything to the Islamabad embassy. By that time the interview date for the K3 might be set, huh?

Then they might change the K3 interview to a CR-1 interview, right?

Is this just wishful thinking?

Someone please advise...

Some have been known to have had their K-3 interview switched to the CR-1. Others have had their K-3 interview cancelled and a new date scheduled for the CR-1. You would need to check with the consulate as to how they would handle it. You must remember that if the approved I-130 with your CR-1 case arrives at the consulate prior to the K-3 interview being held then it will over-ride the K-3, with the K-3 being cancelled.

[Adil Khan 0]

Adil if you are petitioning for a wife then it is not a big issue to wait out the K3. Look at what AE wrote and he is correct that you can keep waiting on the K3 and then you can interview earlier than the CR1. I try to explain to way out the pros and cons since most of the men are stuck for long AOS and cannot do anything once they arrive in the USA. Hopefully, they will not take much longer to approve your K3 and your wife will be here soon.

Mary

I'll take your guys' advise and wait for the K3 then. Should I send the DS230 part 1 to my wife just to get it signed though? That way when the K3 is approved, I'll send the DS230 part 1, so the NVC can send everything to the Islamabad embassy. By that time the interview date for the K3 might be set, huh?

Then they might change the K3 interview to a CR-1 interview, right?

Is this just wishful thinking?

Someone please advise...

Some have been known to have had their K-3 interview switched to the CR-1. Others have had their K-3 interview cancelled and a new date scheduled for the CR-1. You would need to check with the consulate as to how they would handle it. You must remember that if the approved I-130 with your CR-1 case arrives at the consulate prior to the K-3 interview being held then it will over-ride the K-3, with the K-3 being cancelled.

It's pretty risky no matter what then. I wish I didn't waste $450 for the affidavit and the immigration bills.

[MaryandMian 1]

Adil Aussie is correct in what she says. Our K3 went to the embassy and one week later our CR1 arrived. The embassy never gave us an option and cancelled the K3 and we had to wait on our CR1. You also cannot interview for the K3 and ask for it to be upgraded to the CR 1 unless the CR1 is approved and at Islamabad at the time of the K 3 interview.

I know of few cases the K3 is at the embassy and interview is already scheduled when the CR1 gets to the embassy. Then they asked for the K3 to be upgraded when they do the K3 interview.

Edited October 2, 2006 by MaryandMian

[Adil Khan 0]

Adil Aussie is correct in what she says. Our K3 went to the embassy and one week later our CR1 arrived. The embassy never gave us an option and cancelled the K3 and we had to wait on our CR1. You also cannot interview for the K3 and ask for it to be upgraded to the CR 1 unless the CR1 is approved and at Islamabad at the time of the K 3 interview.

I know of few cases the K3 is at the embassy and interview is already scheduled when the CR1 gets to the embassy. Then they asked for the K3 to be upgraded when they do the K3 interview.

So when the K3 interview date is set and the CR-1 later arrives to the embassy in Islamabad, they'll upgrade the interview case to CR-1? Does the embassy of Islamabad do that?

Guys, 119 days and counting...

Today someone's I-129F got approved, and they filed their's more than a month after mine.

[MaryandMian 1]

So when the K3 interview date is set and the CR-1 later arrives to the embassy in Islamabad, they'll upgrade the interview case to CR-1?

If both cases are completed and at the embassy and you are interviewing for the K3 you can ask them at the time you wish the interview to be changed to CR1. If they arrive too close together the K3 can be cancelled all together and the embassy will let you know which visa you will be interviewing for.

Does the embassy of Islamabad do that?

Yes, Islamabad does all their own interivew scheduling.

Edited October 2, 2006 by MaryandMian

[faal4anisa 0]

HI

I need to ask that that the last email i got on 31,JULY 2006 stating however preliminary processing was

complete, the remaining processing time will be less than the maximum stated in this message. You will receive a written decision on this case. And now today is 03 OCT 2006 still we didnt got our NOA2. It was told that u can contact uscis after 60 days of this email and now 60 days had passed now they saying u had to wait for more 30 days pls tell me how long we had to wait to get NOA2 and rather the biggest wait still had to come when they put me on AR and AP so pls help with ur advice thanks

[MaryandMian 1]

HI

I need to ask that that the last email i got on 31,JULY 2006 stating however preliminary processing was

complete, the remaining processing time will be less than the maximum stated in this message. You will receive a written decision on this case. And now today is 03 OCT 2006 still we didnt got our NOA2. It was told that u can contact uscis after 60 days of this email and now 60 days had passed now they saying u had to wait for more 30 days pls tell me how long we had to wait to get NOA2 and rather the biggest wait still had to come when they put me on AR and AP so pls help with ur advice thanks

Hello Faal4anisa,

You are in some type of checks being done at the service center. It could be that either one of you had a name hit and they are investigating it before they are able to proceed further or they have additional processing coming from the IMBRA. One thing I have learned about the times to contact them is that you cannot go by the 45 or 60 days. They mean you have to go by Monday - Friday and no holidays to count up to the alloted days.

Hope you hear something soon.

Mary

[Adil Khan 0]

It has been 4 months for me now. Today I read one of the users on this board sent their I-129F August 18, and theirs' have been approved.

[The_dip_sticks 0]

Your blessed to have something approved. At least having your 130 arppoved should give you a peace of mind that you have something going for you. We are still waiting to have either the 130 or the 129 approved. So hang in there and look at advanatges you have.cheers =0)

[Adil Khan 0]

Your blessed to have something approved. At least having your 130 arppoved should give you a peace of mind that you have something going for you. We are still waiting to have either the 130 or the 129 approved. So hang in there and look at advanatges you have.cheers =0)

Your I-129F is getting touched, so that will approve soon.

I hope mine approves soon as well.

[Libersolis 0]

They were touched as a result of her changing addresses. There are people here like Zimba who haven't been approved and have been waiting since march.

[hafiz 1]

It has been 4 months for me now. Today I read one of the users on this board sent their I-129F August 18, and theirs' have been approved.

there is no line you get into. all cases are processed by different people, some take long some go fast. just chil send your stuff in for cr1. and now islamabad is scheduling earlier interview dates as well. you just have to email them call them and ask them, they will issue early date.