April 2013 I-130 Filers

[anuspras 65]

Pl. see the Lee Summit is working without any problem!!!!!!

http://www.lsjournal.com/2013/10/07/106547/shutdown-has-no-affect-on-federal.html

[LoveMyTico 999]

Pl. see the Lee Summit is working without any problem!!!!!!

http://www.lsjournal.com/2013/10/07/106547/shutdown-has-no-affect-on-federal.html

[Steven.Plant 11]

Pl. see the Lee Summit is working without any problem!!!!!!

http://www.lsjournal.com/2013/10/07/106547/shutdown-has-no-affect-on-federal.html

Reading this I see they are open but still understaffed.

[aptiger 3]

Pl. see the Lee Summit is working without any problem!!!!!!

http://www.lsjournal.com/2013/10/07/106547/shutdown-has-no-affect-on-federal.html

If they are open why there are no approval coming in

2 approval week. will take long time for our approval to come.

[Sashy 17]

Question; can our spouses work on the K3?

Because this is the problem for me: i don't make enough to support so my husband needs work asap.

[scienceworks 64]

If they are open why there are no approval coming in

2 approval week. will take long time for our approval to come.

VJ is only a small microcosm of the entire application and I wouldn't consider it as a good sample. I don't want to even guesstimate how many i-130 applications they receive each month.

[jmack2743 7]

Question; can our spouses work on the K3?

Because this is the problem for me: i don't make enough to support so my husband needs work asap.

Yes. A k3/k4 is quthorized to work based on their status, same as a k1/k2. There is a difference in actually *obtaining* the work authorization document, based on being a k3/k4. The only specific method outlined by USCIS (INS) thus far is to fill out the I-765 request for work authorization application and send it, with the fee, to the Chicago address used for the k3/k4 I-129F petiton. You will apply as category (a) (9) k3 non-immigrant spouse. You will need to wait until you actually received the EAD before legally obtaining employment. And you will also need a social security number. I hope this help, but alway check the USCIS website first for any changes.

[burnabrenna 19]

Question; can our spouses work on the K3?

Because this is the problem for me: i don't make enough to support so my husband needs work asap.

I think that you need EAD in able to work with the K3.

[LoveMyTico 999]

Question; can our spouses work on the K3?

Because this is the problem for me: i don't make enough to support so my husband needs work asap.

you would have to qualify just like the I-130. They use the same income requirements. So ... if you qualify for the I-130, you will be fine with the K-3. You can also get a co-sponsor if you need to.

And no, they can't work until they get a work authorization. That is the big difference between the I-130 and the K-3. With the I-130, you get an instant Greencard. With the K-3, you need to adjust their status when they get here. But you are reunited much faster with the K-3

[takingtoolong 10]

I visited my local office with an infopass today. My priority date is April 4th.

1. The lady said that approvals were now taking 6-8 months (nothing new there).

2. She said that my I-130 application was at the NBC and that it was pre-adjudicated. She said that pre-adjudicated means that someone has looked at it and confirmed that I sent all the necessary documents. She said that she was not authorized to tell me when this pre-adjudication was done.

3. She said that it is now waiting for final adjudication from someone else. This process can take anywhere from a few days to a maximum of 2 months. (It is possible that she was saying a maximum of 2 months to be consistent with her earlier statement that approvals are taking 6-8 months overall)

My questions are:

1. Has anyone ever heard of pre-adjudication before?

2. Do you know how long it typically takes to go from pre-adjudication to final adjudication?

(Final aside. i handed her my paper work and she looked up my file based on that. Afterwards, I realized that I never confirmed with her that she was looking at the right file. (Suppose she had typed in the incorrect receipt number of some such)!! I worried about that afterwards. Lesson to all: It is always good to confirm with someone that they are looking at the right file. At least you do not sit there afterwards, like me, and wonder about it!!)

[Sashy 17]

Yea my parents are willing to sponsor him ( I am a graduate student, I don't make enough to support me really)--but we can't really afford to have him come here and be unemployed for a long period.

How long is the adjustment of status for K-3?

[jmack2743 7]

Yea my parents are willing to sponsor him ( I am a graduate student, I don't make enough to support me really)--but we can't really afford to have him come here and be unemployed for a long period.

How long is the adjustment of status for K-3?

I think they are taking about 5 months.

[Sashy 17]

yea thats basically unsustainable for me =/. I guess im stuck waiting for the I-130 then...

[LoveMyTico 999]

I visited my local office with an infopass today. My priority date is April 4th.

1. The lady said that approvals were now taking 6-8 months (nothing new there).

2. She said that my I-130 application was at the NBC and that it was pre-adjudicated. She said that pre-adjudicated means that someone has looked at it and confirmed that I sent all the necessary documents. She said that she was not authorized to tell me when this pre-adjudication was done.

3. She said that it is now waiting for final adjudication from someone else. This process can take anywhere from a few days to a maximum of 2 months. (It is possible that she was saying a maximum of 2 months to be consistent with her earlier statement that approvals are taking 6-8 months overall)

My questions are:

1. Has anyone ever heard of pre-adjudication before?

2. Do you know how long it typically takes to go from pre-adjudication to final adjudication?

(Final aside. i handed her my paper work and she looked up my file based on that. Afterwards, I realized that I never confirmed with her that she was looking at the right file. (Suppose she had typed in the incorrect receipt number of some such)!! I worried about that afterwards. Lesson to all: It is always good to confirm with someone that they are looking at the right file. At least you do not sit there afterwards, like me, and wonder about it!!)

I'm thinking maybe the pre-adjudication was a newer employee( trainee) and maybe it just needs to be looked over by a senior employee or supervisor. That is a good sign since you didn't get an RFE.

yea thats basically unsustainable for me =/. I guess im stuck waiting for the I-130 then...

If you filed the employment authorization really quick, you could probably get it in 3 months....you might still consider it because it might take him 3-5 months to find a position anyway. I was out of work for a year and a half... It took a really long time for me to find something that wasn't a contract position.

Edited October 9, 2013 by LoveMyTico

[r060106 109]

you would have to qualify just like the I-130. They use the same income requirements. So ... if you qualify for the I-130, you will be fine with the K-3. You can also get a co-sponsor if you need to.

And no, they can't work until they get a work authorization. That is the big difference between the I-130 and the K-3. With the I-130, you get an instant Greencard. With the K-3, you need to adjust their status when they get here. But you are reunited much faster with the K-3

Tico, what did you put for questions 14 and 14a on the I-129F? I'm kind of at a loss because we filed the I-130 but don't have an Alien Registration Number yet. But maybe I'm confusing stuff.