[New Member] Just Married; Filed I-130 and I-129F, but is being doubtful.

[Homer Simpson 7]

Thanks, I realize my misunderstanding, good luck to you

[Gorjaeous 8]

Well im not sure about if theyd expedite because hes in the military...But i did my i130 then my i129f for my husband and our i129f made it all the way to the US Embassy in his country before i130. And when he went to the interview he was told they couldnt process his i129f petition because our i130 reached NVC stage. Although no case # was assigned. I called NVC they next morning and they said they received a request from the US Embassy to expedite our i130 case!!! 2 weeks from original interview we were approved nd visa in hand couple days later! What im trying to say is sometimes filing for both the i130 & i129f isnt a bad thing it can actually bump it up! If it weren for the i129f i would've had to wait another 2-3 or so to pass NVC stage and for them to schedule an interview!!! Dont worry about it! Good luck on the rest of your journey!!!

Hello, Jay HisWife Newby! Ah, please forget about the first questions. I am convinced that my husband being the military, but in inactive service would be that much of help. The ones who will benefit from this are those whose spouses have mission orders for deployment.

Thank you! The experience you shared somehow made me feel better. I tend to get anxious easily, especially when we also base a part of our judgment on those who have been there. Much appreciated!

Cheers,

Jae

[Gorjaeous 8]

You are incorrect. I realize you are trying to give good advice but you are referring to the K1 visa, and the OP is referring to the K3, which indeed is for spousal non-immigrant visa status. I and many folks who are married have filed both, with the hopes of the K3 bringing us together sooner... alas, that rarely happens and only the CR1/IR1 visa progresses to completion. The I-129F gets closed in most cases.

I have done what you did. My advice is to leave the I-129F as it is. There is no harm in hoping for a quicker journey to your spouse:)

I think shes referring to filing i129f for a K3 visa not a K1 fiance visa. Theres no form of conning in that...Also no fee required. Only requirement is to have filed the i130 petition before filing for i129f K3 visa.

Thank you, Lakehouse and Jay HisWife Newby, for clarifying this. For a second I was worried we might be doing the wrong thing, but then I read about I-129F and K-3 again from USCIS website, and we're right on track. Here's to hoping everything goes well!

My appologies I miss understood it I thought you were referring to the k1 fiancé visa, however please accept my best wishes and good luck

Thanks lakehouse for clarification of the issue

No harm done, Homer Simpson. You're just trying to help.

Cheers,

Jae