Should I file k3 visa?

[H93 55]

I filed an i130 petition for my husband last August and still haven't gotten an approval.

Can I/ should I apply for a k3 to get him here faster?

[Kazulie 132]

I filed an i130 petition for my husband last August and still haven't gotten an approval.

Can I/ should I apply for a k3 to get him here faster?

K3 is obsolete at this point. Forget about it.

Have you contacted anyone about your petition? Why is it taking so long?

[canadian_wife 1,822]

A k-3 won't do anything

You are well outside processing times. Start calling USCIS and your congressman

Good luck

[H93 55]

And they told me my case was received in some type of processing building in April 2012 (NOA1 Aug. 1, 2011) and it's waiting in line to be adjudicated.

Does this make sense?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

**** merging with previous thread on same issue- please provide updates and additional questions in the same thread so all info stays together ****

It'd not waiting in line- it is way out of line at almost waiting 10 months for NOA2. Are they saying you are getting special background checks or something? I'd get your senator involved at this stage.

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, 10 months out is way too long.

Good news it's in an adjudicator's queue, on an adjudicator's desk.

I think that's some progress, albeit a bit late.

at this stage, do not file the I-129F.

Why?

1. yer moments away from getting the I-130 adjudicated.

2. if the I-129F hits the door, the I-130 is yanked out of it's place in the queue, and put in with the I-129F, and you'll wait another 6 months (on average) for the two to be reviewed and adjudicated together.

3. the I-129F will be administratively closed at NVC as it hits the door together with the approved I-130. You won't have any basis for the K-3 then, as an approved I-130 will exist.

Perhaps your approach is wrong, for stirring the pot at USCIS? Please to read a bit about filing a service request, what an ISO can do for you, how to engage with an Immigration Liason Staffer (ILS) Human at your Congressman's office. (All this stuff is findable here at VJ via the advanced search tool)

Good Luck !

Edited May 16, 2012 by Darnell

[BBCC 16]

I am confused with the responses here. Isn't the K-3 supposed to be helpful specifically when there is a long wait between NOA1 and NOA2 for a I-130 filing?

Once the I-130 NOA2 arrives and the paperwork is forwarded to the NVC, then the K-3 cannot be used- correct?

[Ryan H 3,812]

I am confused with the responses here. Isn't the K-3 supposed to be helpful specifically when there is a long wait between NOA1 and NOA2 for a I-130 filing?

Since 2006, USCIS has been tying the two petitions together. If the OP were to file an I-129F, the I-130 that she already filed would be pulled from its current place in the queue and placed with the I-129F that was just submitted.

Once the I-130 NOA2 arrives and the paperwork is forwarded to the NVC, then the K-3 cannot be used- correct?

If both an I-130 and I-129F are approved, they are usually sent to the NVC at the same time. If the NVC receives both at the same time or if the I-130 is received first, the I-129F that was filed to start the K3 process is administratively closed. If the NVC receives the I-129F first, then the file is assigned a case number and sent to the appropriate Embassy or Consulate; the couple will then have a choice as to which visa they wish to pursue.

Instances of the I-129F filed to begin the K3 process arriving at the NVC ahead of the I-130 are rare.

[Darnell 8,478]

I am confused with the responses here. Isn't the K-3 supposed to be helpful specifically when there is a long wait between NOA1 and NOA2 for a I-130 filing?

Once the I-130 NOA2 arrives and the paperwork is forwarded to the NVC, then the K-3 cannot be used- correct?

8 years ago, yes.

4 years ago to now, no.

what did you do, after reading post #6 ?

Edited June 27, 2012 by Darnell

[BBCC 16]

If both an I-130 and I-129F are approved, they are usually sent to the NVC at the same time. If the NVC receives both at the same time or if the I-130 is received first, the I-129F that was filed to start the K3 process is administratively closed. If the NVC receives the I-129F first, then the file is assigned a case number and sent to the appropriate Embassy or Consulate; the couple will then have a choice as to which visa they wish to pursue.

Instances of the I-129F filed to begin the K3 process arriving at the NVC ahead of the I-130 are rare.

Interesting. So that is how they are rendering the K-3 obsolete? By speeding the I-130 past the I-129F?

We intended on filing the K-3 when we received our NOA1 on our I-130 to see how it goes.

But we received our paper I-130 NOA2 only five days after receiving our NOA1 in the mail.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

Interesting. So that is how they are rendering the K-3 obsolete? By speeding the I-130 past the I-129F?

When the I130 took literally YEARS to process, the K3 helped the beneficiary come to the US to wait for the I130 to process. The I130 is processed in MONTHS and thus no need for the K3

Good luck

[Darnell 8,478]

Interesting. So that is how they are rendering the K-3 obsolete? By speeding the I-130 past the I-129F?

We intended on filing the K-3 when we received our NOA1 on our I-130 to see how it goes.

But we received our paper I-130 NOA2 only five days after receiving our NOA1 in the mail.

you must have 'filed from abroad' and there's a special queue for that.

Care to participate? Purty Please?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/357465-usc-petitioner-living-abroad/

[augfiler11 0]

my husband filed a K3 visa for me.. and it only took like 9 months for me.. i just got my visa approved last june 26th and i received my passport with visa today june 30th.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

augfiler11 - what visa is in your passport? I ask becuase you mention a K-3 but your timeline says Ir/Cr-1 so I am just curious

Good luck

[augfiler11 0]

augfiler11 - what visa is in your passport? I ask becuase you mention a K-3 but your timeline says Ir/Cr-1 so I am just curious

Good luck

my hubby applied for 2 visas... first is the I-129F and then I-130.. and they're both approved.. i received a letter from the US embassy saying that i am eligible for a visa interview.. and my category is K3.. i admit i am confused too... cuz i know K3 visa is obselete