Can I130 get approved before I129f?

[NikkisPrecious 0]

Hello! Me again, just curious to know if the I130 can get approved before the I129f in K3 visas??

Just thinking, if this happens to ours whether the time of actually arriving back in the US will be quicker if we cancel the I129f? Or should stick with it for speed....

[pushbrk 13,108]

Hello! Me again, just curious to know if the I130 can get approved before the I129f in K3 visas??

Just thinking, if this happens to ours whether the time of actually arriving back in the US will be quicker if we cancel the I129f? Or should stick with it for speed....

Yes, it is possible for the I-130 to be approved before the I-129F. If it is, there is no need to cancel the I-129f. Both cases will move along at their own speed. More likely, they will approve the same day and the I-130 will be held at the service center while the K3 proceeds.

[NikkisPrecious 0]

Thankyou kindly

[waiting4ever 0]

Hello! Me again, just curious to know if the I130 can get approved before the I129f in K3 visas??

Just thinking, if this happens to ours whether the time of actually arriving back in the US will be quicker if we cancel the I129f? Or should stick with it for speed....

Yes it is possible. Infact, this is what happened to me. By looking at your timeline, it does appear that your I130 will be approved before I129F. This actually put in a tough situation. My 130 has been approved for about a month now and my I129F is nowhere near being approved. So it may be that there may be little of no benefit of filing for I129F. The whole point of K3 is to speed up the process. If it doesn't do that, it is a waste of money and effort, plus one has to go through the hassle of adjusting status one the spouse gets to U.S.

Edited May 14, 2007 by waiting4ever

[simple_male 1]

Yes, it can happen. It happened to us and then we cancelled our K-3, since our CR-1 was processing well at NVC.

Hello! Me again, just curious to know if the I130 can get approved before the I129f in K3 visas??

Just thinking, if this happens to ours whether the time of actually arriving back in the US will be quicker if we cancel the I129f? Or should stick with it for speed....

[BelwinMills 0]

Yes it happened to us too. When we had our interview they had both cases there at the Embassy. We asked to finish with the CR1.