K-3

[Cammar 0]

Is it really worth it to file file I-129F after filing I-130 ?

What is the possibility that will make the process faster ? 

It says on the USCIS website that "

When both petitions have been approved by USCIS and sent to the NVC or when USCIS approves the I-130 before the I-129F, the availability of, as well as the need for, a nonimmigrant K-3 visa ends. If the NVC receives both an approved I-130 petition and an approved I-129F petition:

• The nonimmigrant K-3 visa case will be administratively closed.
• The application process explained below will not be available to the foreign-citizen spouse and cannot be used.
• The NVC will contact the U.S. citizen sponsor and foreign-citizen spouse, with instructions for processing the IR-1 (or CR-1) immigrant visa. For more information on the immigrant visa process, review the Immigrant Visa for a Spouse webpage.

 

I am looking to know more about this from those followed this path.

Thanks, 

 

[Mike E 11,739]

As a famous immigrant once said : “you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take”.  

 

It’s free.  The only possible negative result is that the K-3 visa is actually issued.  At under 10 K-3s issued per year that is on the order of  a 1 in 1000 chance.  And it isn’t so bad an outcome either.  

[Cammar 0]

22 hours ago, Mike E said:

As a famous immigrant once said : “you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take”.  

 

It’s free.  The only possible negative result is that the K-3 visa is actually issued.  At under 10 K-3s issued per year that is on the order of  a 1 in 1000 chance.  And it isn’t so bad an outcome either.  

makes sense. thanks.

[Educ8r 39]

12 minutes ago, Cammar said:

makes sense. thanks.

Didn't work for me, but hey, can't hurt.  Good luck!