what is james shortcut

[vbtbmrt 2]

I have read on vj about people using james short cut i would like to know more about this and what it is and how does it work

[edp333 9]

I have read on vj about people using james short cut i would like to know more about this and what it is and how does it work

James' shorcut is a way to decrease the amount of time it takes to process an AR1/CR1 visa through the National Visa Center (NVC). Supposedly it cuts the time in half.

Here is the link:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=117

[Urge To Race 2]

This link will take you right to James' post of the shortcuts:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...BF%BDentry88537

I have read on vj about people using james short cut i would like to know more about this and what it is and how does it work

James' shorcut is a way to decrease the amount of time it takes to process an AR1/CR1 visa through the National Visa Center (NVC). Supposedly it cuts the time in half.

Here is the link:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=117

[mendeleev 68]

The links will show you that James shortcuts are helpful only if you are going for a CR1/IR1 visa (and you are posting on the K3 forum, suggesting that you plan to submit a I-129F to activate the K3) path. Your timeline indicates that you've recently submitted a I-130 and have not submitted a I-129F.

The James shortcuts are only helpful after your I-130 has been approved by USCIS. And then, they are usually helpful only if you have not also submitted a I-129F. These days, I-129F and I-130 petitions tend to get approved simultaneously. USCIS forward the I-129F petiton to NVC and retains the approved I-130. The James shortcuts speed things up only at NVC, not at USCIS. If you submit a I-129F and a I-130 and they are, as normal, approved simultaneously, the I-130 will never get to NVC unless either USCIS makes a mistake (and usually they don't make this particular mistake) or you submit another form to USCIS, pay $200, and wait a few months. There seems to be nothing one can do to speed things up at USCIS.

Good luck.