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Strawberrymermaid   346

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Good morning all,

 

Does anyone know what happens if someone decides to cancel K-1, get married, and go for CR-1 instead as far as the records in the system? I am planning on sending a letter to USCIS once we get married to cancel I-129F. 

Will all the information for the I-129F be in the same file as the I-130? I assume they search your name/ social and see all the petitions you have done? I am not worried as all information will be the same, but just curious how they keep up with all of that. Could they ask about why we decided to cancel the fiance route and go the marriage route?

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34 minutes ago, Strawberrymermaid said:

Good morning all,

 

Does anyone know what happens if someone decides to cancel K-1, get married, and go for CR-1 instead as far as the records in the system? I am planning on sending a letter to USCIS once we get married to cancel I-129F. 

Will all the information for the I-129F be in the same file as the I-130? I assume they search your name/ social and see all the petitions you have done? I am not worried as all information will be the same, but just curious how they keep up with all of that. Could they ask about why we decided to cancel the fiance route and go the marriage route?

Hi, so we did this. It was a while ago and we sent a letter (we had it counter signed by a lawyer but I don't think that's essential) to the Embassy (that's how far our K1 got), for us they replied to let us know they'd withdrawn our case. Then we filed the I-130 and put a copy of the withdrawal letter in just in case. We didn't have any other repercussions. I hope that helps.

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payxibka   10,045

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37 minutes ago, Strawberrymermaid said:

Good morning all,

 

Does anyone know what happens if someone decides to cancel K-1, get married, and go for CR-1 instead as far as the records in the system? I am planning on sending a letter to USCIS once we get married to cancel I-129F. 

Will all the information for the I-129F be in the same file as the I-130? I assume they search your name/ social and see all the petitions you have done? I am not worried as all information will be the same, but just curious how they keep up with all of that. Could they ask about why we decided to cancel the fiance route and go the marriage route?

People change plans all the time 

YMMV

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SteveInBostonI130   3,447

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Your plan seems fine. 

 

As a bonus, your I-130 has a chance to be processed faster than normal if USCIS already did your background check as part of the K1.  

 

Good luck!

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20 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

Your plan seems fine. 

 

As a bonus, your I-130 has a chance to be processed faster than normal if USCIS already did your background check as part of the K1.  

 

Good luck!

Do you have any evidence of that? 

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1 hour ago, Strawberrymermaid said:

I am not worried as all information will be the same, but just curious how they keep up with all of that.

Every K1, Immigrant or work visa beneficiary gets an A number that sticks with them forever, just like a SSN.  In theory everything is related.

1 hour ago, Strawberrymermaid said:

Could they ask about why we decided to cancel the fiance route and go the marriage route?

USCIS does not ask or care.  It could come up at the consulate.  Also things like did you know your petitioner filed for X person way back in 1990?

 

Also note that you have to declare if you have EVER filed a petition before on the I-130.

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SteveInBostonI130   3,447

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24 minutes ago, Lucky Cat said:

Do you have any evidence of that? 

I can only go by my timeline.  My K1 took 6 months to get approved (June 2018 to Dec 2018).  My I-130 took exactly 90 days to get approved.  1/2 the time, and faster than most I-130s at the same timeframe and service center.

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payxibka   10,045

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6 hours ago, Lucky Cat said:

Do you have any evidence of that? 

Some background checks take 30 minutes,  while others can take a full day.  You do the math.   

YMMV

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JeanneAdil   6,505

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yes, i do

denied a K1 and then withdrew it to apply for CR1

and when interviewed in Casa all the K1 documents were with the package they gave all  those documents and photos for K1 back to Adil after the CR1 interview which was good because in 2009 we had to send originals (birth and all)

 

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