I-130 & K3 Process - Nebraska Center (Jamaican Spouse)

[Sea Leslie 430]

Hi,

I am excited about this website and I am glad that we are all here to support each other. So I got married in May 2019, filed my I-130 in June 2019, and my K3 in August 2019. I had no idea that I could file the K3 Visa until I did some research because I would have filed it sooner, but the immigration office told me that my I-130 would be processed/approved before the K3 visa. The K3 visa application was free so I did it anyway, so I guess I have nothing to lose. So with that being said, when I checked the processing times for the Nebraska Center for both the I-130 and K3... it says that the processing time is shorter for the K3 visa. Please provide your thoughts and opinions, thanks.

 

P.S. It would be even better to get comments from individuals that actually works at some of these processing centers 👍

 

[Sea Leslie 430]

9 minutes ago, Sea Leslie said:

Hi,

I am excited about this website and I am glad that we are all here to support each other. So I got married in May 2019, filed my I-130 in June 2019, and my K3 in August 2019. I had no idea that I could file the K3 Visa until I did some research because I would have filed it sooner, but the immigration office told me that my I-130 would be processed/approved before the K3 visa. The K3 visa application was free so I did it anyway, so I guess I have nothing to lose. So with that being said, when I checked the processing times for the Nebraska Center for both the I-130 and K3... it says that the processing time is shorter for the K3 visa. Please provide your thoughts and opinions, thanks.

 

P.S. It would be even better to get comments from individuals that actually works at some of these processing centers 👍

 

“It will happen but it will take time.”

[geowrian 22,337]

There is virtually no chance of the K-3 being issued. It's an obsolete visa...I believe only 3 or 4 were issued this year.

That said, there is anecotal evidence that filing the I-129F for a K-3 may or may not result in the I-130 being processed sooner since the I-129F and I-130 are adjudicated together by policy.

[Sea Leslie 430]

Yes, that is what I heard... but I figured I would give it a try. It just doesn't make sense to get people's hopes up. I didn't know that the K3 was obsolete until I filed it and sent it for overnight shipment. Thanks for your reply. 

[geowrian 22,337]

1 minute ago, Sea Leslie said:

Yes, that is what I heard... but I figured I would give it a try. It just doesn't make sense to get people's hopes up. I didn't know that the K3 was obsolete until I filed it and sent it for overnight shipment. Thanks for your reply. 

No harm in trying. I was just stating that the K-3 visa itself almost certainly won't be issued.

[Sea Leslie 430]

I just wished they told people that, I am sure there are other people thinking that this is a faster process, because that is what I thought. I just need to have a lot of patience and visit with him as often as I can until then. 

[geowrian 22,337]

Just now, Sea Leslie said:

I just wished they told people that, I am sure there are other people thinking that this is a faster process, because that is what I thought. I just need to have a lot of patience and visit with him as often as I can until then. 

USCIS staff are prohibited from providing legal advice...they can only provide input on what is available. Unless Congress changes the law to eliminate the K-3/K-4 visas, they remain on the books. The purpose of the K-3 visa came about to speed up the reunification of spouses since I-130s were taking 2-3+ years at the time. Since the I-130 is taking a year or less in most cases now, the K-3 no longer makes sense and policy was changed to adjudicate both petitions together.

[Liam2021 583]

K3 visa sill valid on paper, but in reality it already dead.

[bakphx1 789]

The K3 visa isn’t just a faster version of the CR1 (setting aside its obsolescence).  I’d be careful of getting what I wished for.

 

The K3 Is a nonimmigrant visa and so you lose all the benefits of being married to a USC as there are more perks coming in on CR1 visa than a K1.

 

There’s no work authorization and you have to adjust status which is not free and delays everything.  Getting your spouse here sooner sounds great until they get here and can’t work study or drive for several months.  It can kill relationships and make them doubt if they did the right thing. They lose independence and you gain financial stress.  Good riddance to the K3 I say.

[little immigrant 801]

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

There is virtually no chance of the K-3 being issued. It's an obsolete visa...I believe only 3 or 4 were issued this year.

That said, there is anecotal evidence that filing the I-129F for a K-3 may or may not result in the I-130 being processed sooner since the I-129F and I-130 are adjudicated together by policy.

Where can I view the data to see how many visas were issued for a certain visa category? 

[geowrian 22,337]

1 hour ago, little immigrant said:

Where can I view the data to see how many visas were issued for a certain visa category? 

Visa stats: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics.html

 

Some key reports:

NIVs per year, by nationality: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Non-Immigrant-Statistics/NIVDetailTables/FY18NIVDetailTable.pdf

NIVs per year, by class: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/AnnualReports/FY2018AnnualReport/FY18AnnualReport - TableXVIB.pdf

IVs for IRs per year, by post: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/AnnualReports/FY2018AnnualReport/FY18AnnualReport - TableVIII.pdf

 

The monthly reports are needed to determine anything for FY 2019 for now...which is a bunch of adding (FY ends Sept. 30th) but possible.

Edited September 15, 2019 by geowrian

[SalishSea 17,829]

8 hours ago, Sea Leslie said:

I just wished they told people that, I am sure there are other people thinking that this is a faster process, because that is what I thought. I just need to have a lot of patience and visit with him as often as I can until then. 

Doing even some cursory reading would show that it is obsolete.  And, if you only got married in May, why did you not do a K-1.....?   Effects are same as K-3 in practice.

19 minutes ago, Zoyarajput076@g said:

Hi my vj friends can an body tell me my PD is 21/09/2018 but till i am still waiting for approval. Can i file k3 or i 130 and k3 is same? I have no idea plz help me

Please start your own thread instead of threadjacking.

[Cheschirecat 176]

16 hours ago, Sea Leslie said:

Hi,

I am excited about this website and I am glad that we are all here to support each other. So I got married in May 2019, filed my I-130 in June 2019, and my K3 in August 2019. I had no idea that I could file the K3 Visa until I did some research because I would have filed it sooner, but the immigration office told me that my I-130 would be processed/approved before the K3 visa. The K3 visa application was free so I did it anyway, so I guess I have nothing to lose. So with that being said, when I checked the processing times for the Nebraska Center for both the I-130 and K3... it says that the processing time is shorter for the K3 visa. Please provide your thoughts and opinions, thanks.

 

P.S. It would be even better to get comments from individuals that actually works at some of these processing centers 👍

 

Does someone here work at one of the processing centers? 

[geowrian 22,337]

1 hour ago, Cheschirecat said:

Does someone here work at one of the processing centers? 

I know a couple workers and an IO.

It would be inappropriate for a current employee to speak about internal processes publicly.

[Sea Leslie 430]

18 hours ago, geowrian said:

There is virtually no chance of the K-3 being issued. It's an obsolete visa...I believe only 3 or 4 were issued this year.

That said, there is anecotal evidence that filing the I-129F for a K-3 may or may not result in the I-130 being processed sooner since the I-129F and I-130 are adjudicated together by policy.

Thanks for the update, I guess I was just trying to find a faster way. I also think that the estimated processing times on the USCIS website is inaccurate. I have seen the dates fluctuate back and fourth... and I wonder the processing times are based on incomplete paperwork.