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Wife & 3 Children: What to do?

By LonelyGringo21 in What Visa Do I Need - Family Based Immigration

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What should Paul do??  

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  1. 1. What should Paul do??

    • Stay with the 130 process.
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    • File a I-129F to match the I-130,
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    • Start over with an I-129F.
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    • Something exotic and cool that Paul hasn't discovered yet!
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LonelyGringo21 Rookie

LonelyGringo21   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Hi, y'all!

 

I filed an I-130 & ended up in Nebraska ("Where Love Goes to Die").  Our packet looks to be reviewed in the next couple of weeks.

 

I've looked HARD on this site to determine the best course for my wife & her three children (ages 13, 10, 4).  It seems that I should have filed an I-129F to bring her as a fiancee because the "kids are free."

 

Three children at $535/ea. for the IR/CR 1 process?  Is there another 2-year wait for each of them?

 

Should I file an I-129F this weekend?  What would be the result, since the I-130 looks to be evaluated soon?

 

I appreciate this community.  I've lurked for a while now!  Thanks for any help/advice you could offer!

 

Best,

 

pth

Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   46,031

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Nothing is free in Immigration land

 

You need to file for your step children if they are also to immigrate.

 

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

mighty836 Explorer

mighty836   87

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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the problem is that you are already married, so an I-129 wont work

K1 visa adventure 

02/20/2017- I-129F packet send to Dallas

02/22/2017- I-129F packet delivered

02/28/2017-- check cashed

03/01/2017-- NOA1 text and email received transferred to (CSC)

03/06/2017-- NOA1 hard copy received in the mail.

05/23/2017 -- Notified RFE

06/16/2017 -- Replied RFE

06/19/2017 -- CSC Received reply

06/26/2017-- Approved 

06/30/2017-- received NOA2

07/10/2017-- NVC Recived case

07/11/2017-- Case number assigned

08/14/2017-- Interview ( APPROVED )

 

AOS

11/29/17- Packet sent to Chicago lockbox ( I-485, I-765, I-131 included)

12/1/2017- recieved packet

12/6/2017 NOA1 text and email recieved

12/8/2017 NOA1 Hard copy recieved

12/26/2017 Biometrics done

03/31/2018 RFE - I-131

04/19/2018 Approved I-765, I-131 ( EAD & AP )

04/26/2018 Received combo card in mail

12/06/2018 Interview done - no decision

12/27/2018  APPROVED - card being produced

 

 

 

Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   46,031

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Just now, mighty836 said:

the problem is that you are already married, so an I-129 wont work

Well theoretically a K3 but they have been dead fora long time.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,338

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Posted (edited)

Are you married? If so, then an I-129F for a fiancee would not work. And an I-129F for a spouse is the K-3 route, which is obsolete anyway. You can do it still if you really want, but it is NOT cheaper nor faster to get a green card (maybe a couple months faster to enter the US?). And has virtually no chance to actually get through NVC.

Current USCIS policy is to adjudicate an I-129F for  spouse with the I-130.

Current NVC policy is that if an approved I-130 arrives before or at the same time as an approved I-129F, then the I-129F is administratively closed.

 

Now just as a hypothetical cost-comparison:

CR-1/CR-2 route:

4 x $535 (already paid) ... NOTE: if you are a USC filing for a spouse or minor children, then each intending immigrant must be petitioned separately. So this is $535 x 4

4 x medical exams

4 x visa application fees ($325)

1 x AoS fee ($120) - Assumes all cases are processed at once

4 x Immigrant fee ($220)

Total: $4,440 + medical exams

 

K-3 route:

1 x $535 (already paid) for I-130 for spouse

4 x medical exams

4 x visa application fees ($265)

AOS:

1 x $1225 for spouse's I-485

3 x $750 for children's I-485s (+$85 for the eldest as they will likely be 14 by then and need the biometrics fee)

Total: $5,155 + medical exams

Edited by geowrian

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

Cyberfx1024 Grand Master

Cyberfx1024   7,980

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Philippines
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26 minutes ago, LonelyGringo21 said:

Hi, y'all!

 

I filed an I-130 & ended up in Nebraska ("Where Love Goes to Die").  Our packet looks to be reviewed in the next couple of weeks.

I've looked HARD on this site to determine the best course for my wife & her three children (ages 13, 10, 4).  It seems that I should have filed an I-129F to bring her as a fiancee because the "kids are free."

Three children at $535/ea. for the IR/CR 1 process?  Is there another 2-year wait for each of them?

Should I file an I-129F this weekend?  What would be the result, since the I-130 looks to be evaluated soon?

I appreciate this community.  I've lurked for a while now!  Thanks for any help/advice you could offer!

Best,

pth

You still have time left since you only filed in March. As of right now you still might have 1-2 months for a NOA2 then it will be sent to Manila. 

 

Why would you file an I-129F??? If it's for a K3 visa then give up on that because they are essentially obsolete at this point since only 132 of them were given out across the world(I checked a few weeks back).

Unlockable Mentor

Unlockable   7,315

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Dominican Republic
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LOL @ "kids are free"

“When starting an immigration journey, the best advice is to understand that sacrifices have to be made... whether it is time, money, or separation; or a combination of all.” - Unlockable

geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,338

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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43 minutes ago, geowrian said:

CR-1/CR-2 route:

...
Total: $4,440 + medical exams

 

K-3 route:

...

Total: $5,155 + medical exams

Removing the already-paid costs makes it $2,300 remaining for the current path versus $4,620 remaining for the K-3/K-4 path anyway.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

BuiQuang Enthusiast

BuiQuang   95

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ur stepkids each need own I-130 with 3 separate fees.  this is the only way for them to immigrate.  u do not do, then they do not immigrate.

 

nothing is free.  even K-2 cost money.  then there is AOS fee. 

 

nothing is free cuz the system is self supporting from fees.

 

if they get conditional green cards, then there is also ROC fees for each of them.

Edited by BuiQuang
 
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