I-824 stuck, Can I try to get it unstuck by filing I-129F?

[HKAA 13]

 

According to USCIS website https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

 

US citizens applying for a spouse, parent or child under 21. 

 

The estimated processing time for “all service centers” is 14 months; NBC is listed as 51.5 months and “all field offices” 56.5 months. 

 

not worth starting over 😏

[Redro 4,611]

13 hours ago, HKAA said:

Odd question. 

When I applied for my spouse I-130, it got stuck and I got it unstuck by using a trick that others on Visa Journey used by filing a I-129F. It worked very quickly. 

Im wondering if I can do the same for my stepson. It is stuck at Potomac, but with an I-824 (send approved I-130 to NVC).  

Any thoughts? Anyone tried this? 

https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-of-us-citizens/k-3k-4-nonimmigrant-visas#:~:text=You may file Form I,obtain a K-3 visa.

 

Thanks. 

I129F is only for spouses or fiancé not stepsons… 

[HKAA 13]

8 hours ago, Redro said:

I129F is only for spouses or fiancé not stepsons… 

According to USCIS the form can be used for the following as well https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f 

• Spouse (K-3) and their children (K-4) to the U.S. to await the approval of a Form I-130 filed on behalf of your spouse and their children and availability of an immigrant visa.

k4 is what Im looking at. 

[Crazy Cat 41,821]

4 minutes ago, HKAA said:

k4 is what Im looking at. 

Unless your spouse was issued a K-3 visa, your Son is not a K-4.

[HKAA 13]

10 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Unless your spouse was issued a K-3 visa, your Son is not a K-4.

I know. But sometimes submitting something gets things unstuck. 
just asking if anyone has tried this. 

[HKAA 13]

And by the way It worked for my spouse. IR1, got stuck on I-130 and I submitted I-129F. I-130 got approved and I-129F got denied on the same day. 
 

I know I already have a I-130 approved. So it probably wouldn’t work. But it would reiterate that it needs to be processed overseas and it would be filed in a different lockbox. So maybe it triggers something. 

[beloved_dingo 1,976]

Sure, it's always possible that filing something might get someone to look at the case and get it "unstuck". It's also possible that it causes undue confusion, since it doesn't apply to your case, and instead just makes the process longer while they try to figure out why you filed a form that isn't applicable to your situation. 

[Ryan H 3,812]

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