Stepdaughter’s Visa

[aleroux7679 5]

I am a bit confused and would like some help with identifying which visa is the one that I need for my stepdaughter in the Dominican Republic. I already submitted the I130 and received NOA1. It went to Nebraska. Will her visa vi K3 or CR1?

[aaron2020 11,651]

You don't need to worry about that.  The US Embassy will issue the appropriate visa, you don't get to choose.

It will not be a K-3 or CR-1.  Both are for spouses, not stepchildren.  

Did you file an I-130 directly for your stepdaughter with yourself as the petitioner (and not the biological parent)?

How old is your stepdaughter?

 

How old was she when you married her parent?

 

 

[Just Paul 4,595]

2 hours ago, aleroux7679 said:

I am a bit confused and would like some help with identifying which visa is the one that I need for my stepdaughter in the Dominican Republic. I already submitted the I130 and received NOA1. It went to Nebraska. Will her visa vi K3 or CR1?

It will be an I-130 and she would be CR2/IR2.  You don't pick an visa on the form.  K4 (for children) . . . haven't seen one issued in years.

[aleroux7679 5]

Thank you.

[aleroux7679 5]

On 8/16/2020 at 10:37 PM, aaron2020 said:

You don't need to worry about that.  The US Embassy will issue the appropriate visa, you don't get to choose.

It will not be a K-3 or CR-1.  Both are for spouses, not stepchildren.  

Did you file an I-130 directly for your stepdaughter with yourself as the petitioner (and not the biological parent)?

How old is your stepdaughter?

 

How old was she when you married her parent?

 

 

Hi! Thank you for responding. I’m asking because I would like to follow up through here and the correct timelines. Yes, I filled for her online. She is 15 now but we married when she was 5. I haven’t heard back and I filled on 5/31/2020. I would love to have an idea of the timeline. Per USCIS the process is taking from 7.5 to 9.5 months. Any feed back is greatly appreciated.

[payxibka 10,045]

30 minutes ago, aleroux7679 said:

Hi! Thank you for responding. I’m asking because I would like to follow up through here and the correct timelines. Yes, I filled for her online. She is 15 now but we married when she was 5. I haven’t heard back and I filled on 5/31/2020. I would love to have an idea of the timeline. Per USCIS the process is taking from 7.5 to 9.5 months. Any feed back is greatly appreciated.

7.5 to 9.5 for USCIS sounds about right.   Big backlog at the consulates due to covid so that timeline is really impossible to predict at the moment. 

[aaron2020 11,651]

1 hour ago, aleroux7679 said:

Hi! Thank you for responding. I’m asking because I would like to follow up through here and the correct timelines. Yes, I filled for her online. She is 15 now but we married when she was 5. I haven’t heard back and I filled on 5/31/2020. I would love to have an idea of the timeline. Per USCIS the process is taking from 7.5 to 9.5 months. Any feed back is greatly appreciated.

Your stepdaughter will get an IR-2 immigration visa.

 

Did USCIS send you a receipt?  Has your filing fee been accepted?

 

These are all approximation.  Your time could be longer or shorter.  

 

USCIS will take 7.5 to 9.5 months to approve the I-130.  Then, it can take 2-3 months for USCIS to send the approved I-130 to the NVC to generate a fee letter.  Once you pay the fees, you will need to upload the required paperwork.  How long for this step depends on you and how fast you can get the police certificate. Then, it's about 2-3 months for them to review your documents and schedule an interview.  The entire process from filing the I-130 to getting a visa after the interview is about 15-18 months.  Essentially, expect things to take 6-9 months after the I-130 is approved if everything runs smoothly.  

[aleroux7679 5]

On 9/8/2020 at 11:26 PM, aaron2020 said:

Your stepdaughter will get an IR-2 immigration visa.

 

Did USCIS send you a receipt?  Has your filing fee been accepted?

 

These are all approximation.  Your time could be longer or shorter.  

 

USCIS will take 7.5 to 9.5 months to approve the I-130.  Then, it can take 2-3 months for USCIS to send the approved I-130 to the NVC to generate a fee letter.  Once you pay the fees, you will need to upload the required paperwork.  How long for this step depends on you and how fast you can get the police certificate. Then, it's about 2-3 months for them to review your documents and schedule an interview.  The entire process from filing the I-130 to getting a visa after the interview is about 15-18 months.  Essentially, expect things to take 6-9 months after the I-130 is approved if everything runs smoothly.  

Hi! Yes, I received the NOA1. I filled online and is says it’s been accepted and under review since 7/7. Filling fee? I paid for the I130

Edited September 14, 2020 by aleroux7679

[aleroux7679 5]

On 9/8/2020 at 11:26 PM, aaron2020 said:

Your stepdaughter will get an IR-2 immigration visa.

 

Did USCIS send you a receipt?  Has your filing fee been accepted?

 

These are all approximation.  Your time could be longer or shorter.  

 

USCIS will take 7.5 to 9.5 months to approve the I-130.  Then, it can take 2-3 months for USCIS to send the approved I-130 to the NVC to generate a fee letter.  Once you pay the fees, you will need to upload the required paperwork.  How long for this step depends on you and how fast you can get the police certificate. Then, it's about 2-3 months for them to review your documents and schedule an interview.  The entire process from filing the I-130 to getting a visa after the interview is about 15-18 months.  Essentially, expect things to take 6-9 months after the I-130 is approved if everything runs smoothly.  

I sm

extremely happy to say our case is at the NVC. It was sent over on 10/5/2020. Just wondering if anybody knows how the consulate in the Dominican Republic is working the interviews and the timeframes.

[pushbrk 12,898]

2 hours ago, aleroux7679 said:

I sm

extremely happy to say our case is at the NVC. It was sent over on 10/5/2020. Just wondering if anybody knows how the consulate in the Dominican Republic is working the interviews and the timeframes.

Consulates were closed for 5 or 6 months.  There's a huge backlog.  I wouldn't expect an interview before late Spring at the earliest.