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SunflowerSweet
SunflowerSweet

Well good luck with that. Kinda shooting yourself in the foot by demanding only users with a rare and obsolete visa comment to help you when there are plenty of knowledgeable individuals on this foru

Shauneg
Shauneg

I'm leaving a comment because you said I can't....

Transborderwife
Transborderwife

Sorry, but that's not the way things work around here. In fact it hinders the enjoyment of others which is against tos. Anyways as already said, k3 is virtually obsolete

mr.qalon Rookie

mr.qalon   0

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@Arelys Weimer thankz for that ,after all process which visa u got .

@Arelys Weimer thankz for that so many people are saying there no k3 any more ,my quesion is 1.after all process which visa u got .

2.hw long it take the process 4 u.

3.do u think its better then R1 i mean the time.

Alaska2012 Proficient

Alaska2012   462

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Sweden
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I applied and got approved for a K3 visa On 2015.

Theyre not obsolete at all in my country thought. However, once the I130 is approved the visa will be treated as a C1R1 visa.

What exactly do you need info on?

So you basically got the CR1 and your K3 got closed down. And looking at your timeline it didnt really get you here any faster...

Noa 1 August 15th 2011
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My sons AOS and IV bill shows as paid March 26
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Both packages sent on March 26
My IV bill shows as paid on March 27th
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Medical exam in Stockholm April 13th
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NikLR Grand Master

NikLR   13,228

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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I applied and got approved for a K3 visa On 2015.

Theyre not obsolete at all in my country thought. However, once the I130 is approved the visa will be treated as a C1R1 visa.

What exactly do you need info on?

No you didn't, you got a CR1 visa not a K3.

They are two different visas with different outcomes.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

SunflowerSweet Proficient

SunflowerSweet   1,321

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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I applied for a K3 visa and got approved for a K3 CR-1 visa On 2015.

Theyre not obsolete at all in my country thought. However, once the I130 is approved the visa will be treated as a C1R1 visa.

What exactly do you need info on?

I got ya ;)

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9/28/2015 - I-129f Packet Mailed to Texas Lockbox
10/1/2015 - NOA 1 Email - I-129f sent to California Service Center
10/8/2015 - NOA 1 Hard Copy
10/27/2015 - NOA 2
11/21/2015 - Packet 3 Received
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9/23/2016 - Hard Copy NOA1s
10/12/2016 - Biometrics Appointment
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cocolucho Enthusiast

cocolucho   35

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Considering a K3 visa costs twice as much as a CR1 and has half the benefits, how is someone lucky to get one? There are very few cases in which I see a K3 (and K4) being a desirable visa for anyone.

Looking at your timeline, it still took 10 months for your spouse and their child to arrive in the USA and then they still had to adjust their status to get a green card. That took another 3 months and could have taken more. Plus there were two interviews and an RFE.

My entire journey from sending the petition to hard copy green card in my hand was exactly 9 months. It only took 8 to get to the USA.

No RFE and only the single interview.

Ok you win NLR :-)

*The material presented is intended for general information only and does not constitute legal advice*

USCIS - IR1/CR1 Wife/IR2 Daughter - K3 Wife/K4 Daughter

12/03/2013 -- I-130s Sent, 12/06/2013 -- I-130s Received                                           12/13/2013 -- I-129F Sent, 12/16/2013 -- I-129F Received           

12/10/2013 -- I-130s NOA1 Hard copies received from VSC                                         12/20/2013 -- I-129F NOA1 Hard copy from VSC           

06/05/2014 -- I-130s Alien Registration Numbers Changed                                           02/12/2014 -- I-129F Transferred from VSC to TSC hard copy                                       

06/09/2014 -- I-130s RFE Emails, 06/12/2014 -- I-130s RFE Hard copies received       02/25/2014 -- I-129F Alien Registration Number Changed

06/16/2014 -- I-130s RFE Response received                                                              07/11/2014 -- I-129F NOA2 email (207 days)

09/25/2014 -- I-130 NOA2 Emails 290 days                                                                 07/16/2014 -- I-129F NOA2 Hard copy received and sent to NVC        

NVC - K3 Wife/K4 Daughter

07-29-2014 -- NVC received I129F                                                                           

07-31-2014 -- NVC case number assigned

08-01-2014 -- Left NVC in route to Embassy in Lima

Embassy - K3 Wife/K4 Daughter

08-07-2014 -- Embassy in Lima received case from NVC                                        

08-07-2014 -- Received email interview letter and packet IV

08-18-2014 -- Completed DS-160 online                                                                 

08-21-2014 -- Medical & Vaccination completed

09-03-2014 -- Interview (Approved)                                                                        

09-05-2014 -- Visa Issued (CEAC website)

09-10-2014 -- Visa in hand                                                                                      

09-18-2014 -- Dulles VA

USCIS - AOS Wife/Daughter

12/10/2014 -- I-485 Sent - including I-765                                                            

12/11/2014 -- I-485 Received

12/16/2014 -- I-485 and I-765 NOA Received email                                             

12/20/2014 -- I-485 and I-765 NOA Hard copies received

01/09/2015 -- I-485 and I-765 Biometrics appointment                                       

01/14/2015 -- I-485 Ready for interview

02/02/2015 -- I-485 Interview notification received                                             

02/14/2015 -- I-765 Approved - EAD card production email and text

02/24/2015 -- I-765 EAD card received                                                              

 03/12/2015 -- I-485 Interview Date (APPROVED)

03/17/2015 -- CR6/CR7 Welcome letters received                                               

03/21/2015 -- CR6/CR7 Green Cards received :dance:

USCIS - ROC Wife/Daughter

01/12/2017 -- I-751 Sent

01/17/2017 -- I-751 NOA Received for wife and daughter

02/23/2017 -- I-751 / CRI89 Biometrics Appointment for wife and daughter

12/26/2017 -- I-751 / CRI89 Approved for wife and daughter

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   45,591

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mr.qalon, the CR-1 visa is the superior visa. Apply for it, and forget about the K-3.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Arelys Weimer Contributor

Arelys Weimer   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Venezuela
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So you basically got the CR1 and your K3 got closed down. And looking at your timeline it didnt really get you here any faster...

I didn't get it any faster because my paperwork was missing at the USCIS.

Also, I wasn't trying to get the visa any faster. I was just trying to be with my husband. The options that were presented in my embassy were either K1 or K3 and we decided the K3 was better. However, I didn't find out the CR1 existed until after i started the process. The embassy in my country never gave us that information.

Arelys Weimer Contributor

Arelys Weimer   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Venezuela
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@Arelys Weimer thankz for that ,after all process which visa u got .

Hihi,

I got a CR1 even though I applied for a K3 one. K3 visas are not obsolete IN MY COUNTRY but at one stage of the process it will be processed as a CR1.

You're better off trying for the CR1 given that all the petitions reach the NVC. Unless you had already applied for a k3 one, it will still not change the process or the amount of time you'd have to wait. If you have any other questions you can inbox me sweetie.

Best of luck in your journey!

Arelys Weimer Contributor

Arelys Weimer   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Venezuela
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I applied for a K3 visa in April 2014, when it approved at USCIS and sent to NVC it was changed to a CR-1. I contacted my state Senator regarding this, it is completely out of our hands and they don't grant them anymore. I know it's disappointing. Sorry.

I got the same thing!

So to apply for a K3 visa is still possible in your country; it just changes once it reaches the NVC. Awesome!

Shauneg Experienced

Shauneg   762

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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I applied and got approved for a K3 visa On 2015.

Theyre not obsolete at all in my country thought. However, once the I130 is approved the visa will be treated as a C1R1 visa.

What exactly do you need info on?

Yes approved and at nvc and the will administratively close it out and continue to process it as a cr1. Doesn't matter what country you're from...that's why everyone says its essentially dead. You can apply for a k3 all day long but get a cr1. Does the visa in your passport say k3 or cr1?

Are there any benefits to applying for a K3? It's not faster, it's more expensive, so why?

Used to be about a year faster....now it's essentially pointless.

Arelys Weimer Contributor

Arelys Weimer   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Venezuela
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Are there any benefits to applying for a K3? It's not faster, it's more expensive, so why?

I am now learning about the Cr1 visa hun, as i said; my embassy never told us about this type of visa.

I applied for a K3 and once it reached the NVC and I saw the change happen; that's when I found out there was a CR1 visa type.

People are really giving you the right info and advice hun, some are being more approachable than others but you should listen to them. Have you applied for a visa type already? Or youre just planning on it?

Arelys Weimer Contributor

Arelys Weimer   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Venezuela
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Guess I misunderstood because you said you were approved for a k3, which you were not. Embassies do the approving not the NVC. Seeing how it was closed out at NVC, a K3 was never approved...only the paperwork was. Just where my confusion came from....sorry.

No no no, its okay! I saw that! One of the fellow Vj'ers corrected it. I did apply for the K3 but once it reached the NVC it changed. I filed the I129 and I130.

When we contacted the USCIS they wererefering to if as a K3, I'm guessing it is because it hasn't reached the NVC yet which is the one that determinates the visa route. So your confusion is perfectly reasonable.

Unfortunally my embassy never told us there was even a CR1 cathegory. We found out once the peition was at the NVC.

Mollie09 Proficient

Mollie09   1,543

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Brazil
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I am now learning about the Cr1 visa hun, as i said; my embassy never told us about this type of visa.

I applied for a K3 and once it reached the NVC and I saw the change happen; that's when I found out there was a CR1 visa type.

People are really giving you the right info and advice hun, some are being more approachable than others but you should listen to them. Have you applied for a visa type already? Or youre just planning on it?

I'm not the OP, I was just curious why people keep applying for the K3 if it only has downsides compared to the CR1/IR1. Apparently it's just lack of information.

I've never applied for either.

 
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