K3 visa - what's the best case scenario?

[dianakarl2014 1]

We're still intending to apply for a K3 even though the chances seem almost nil that it will achieve any processing. But we're still waiting for green light on my wife's US job (hopefully this afternoon). Once we get that, we are going to apply for Exceptional Filing via USE Stockholm Consular/USCIS London. If that doesn't succeed, we'll submit the I-130 and once NOA1 is received send in an I-129f.

On the stats page is says the average time to interview on K3 is 348 days (only 35 cases on record) and 410 for IR-1 (over 1,100 cases), so K3 may be faster by a month or so but as everyone has said it seems to be rarer than Willy Wonka's golden ticket!

Thanks for the stats! It's really difficult when there is so little on K-3 and specially in swedish cases. It's made me unsure if and how you do the process. But anyhow I still haven't found any source saying that you are not allowed to send a I-129f from Sweden... so I think will try it ASAP!

Regarding "Exceptional filing" I only found this source on what is accepted: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/petition/file/filing-immigrant-petitions-outside-the-u-s.html

But it sounded like your guys might already be in the country or the work situation with your wife might give you a possibility. (Good luck with this by the way, fingers crossed) When my husband called the embassy in Stockholm they were really tricky in answering questions. But I found an emailadress where if you are really clear and maybe panicking in explaining the situation and your question you might be able to get a straight answer on if it is or it is not an exceptional filing. But really read it through the info they are a bit picky... and not really promising anything... just saying.

Link: http://sweden.usembassy.gov/consulate/iv_faqnew.html

Would be interesting to know how it goes! Goos luck!

[themoldy1 1]

We have submitted the Exceptional Filing request to Stockholm - nothing will happen today due to the Ascension Holiday, but hopefully we'll get a reply via them from USCIS London early next week. We've decided to forget about the K3 visa, owing to it having no employment permission associated with it. So it's IR-1 all the way from now, either through Stockholm's Immigration Visa Unit, or USCIS Chicago/NVC.

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What was the basis of your request?

[themoldy1 1]

What was the basis of your request?

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Article 10(1).

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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Article 10(1).

[JohnandMhay 13]

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Article 10(1).

Not sure using a UN Convention as a basis is going to get you very far.........

Good luck