US Citizen I-130 petition for spouse & simultaneously filing I-129F K3

[Unluckiest 0]

1: If your case is at California Service Center, you are the luckiest.

2: If your case is at Potomac Service Center, you are in for a long ride unfortunately just like me.

3: Filing K3 petition like i did is just another way to throw your money away for overnight delivery fees and a amusement letter week later.

Why do i say what i say? Here’s why...

I might have filed few too many expedites that led to USCIS to completely ignore me as it was my first time encountering immigration like a toddler learning to walk.

My initial expedites were declined due to insufficient evidence, September is why i met the criteria for an Expedite and upon speaking to a Tier 2 officer, i received an email ‘based on the information and evidence bla bla bla you meet the criteria for expedited processing’ well since that day and today Jan 17, 2025… I have gotten no response from the final reviewing office at Potomac Service Center. Allthough i filed multiple expedite requests multiple times and met the criteria for expedite multiple times… Yet i got no response.

So I filed I-129F due to an emergency, my wife with a high risk pregnancy and multiple other issues that made my situation convincing and Tier 2 sent my expedite to servicing center and they declined it! So how come i met the criteria for an expedited processing and still get declined? That’s something called ‘mighty discretion of the agency based on case by case situation’.

 

Since then i have filed multiple expedites and another I-130 so i can land at California Service Center, i know it is crazy but i hoped for the long shot… Guess what? I got assigned to Texas Service Center… They declined my expedite requests...

 

I-129F is hard to get approved with one rejection can affect all your future benefits which makes no sense but i heard alot about it and i recommend not to complicate your journey like i had. I sent a letter to withdraw my I-129F petition and i explained my reason with common sense ‘ it defeats the purpose of this petition as my requests been denied and timeframe is same or more than my primary petition' I have even filed for a I-131 emergency travel parole and this is at Washington, so we will see.

 

[TBoneTX 45,961]

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for relaying your experience.

 

In regard to expedite requests, one's U.S. Congressman's "immigration liaison" might be more helpful than trying it as an individual.

[Unluckiest 0]

I have tried Congressman, State Senator and Ombudsman office. I never heard from the senator office but from the congress office i had the constituent follow up for the same update i always get.

[SalishSea 18,095]

17 minutes ago, Unluckiest said:

So how come i met the criteria for an expedited processing and still get declined?

It's not black and white.  It's discretionary.

 

You will absolutely not get a K-3.  Those are obsolete.

 

Normally the "expedite" reason needs to involve the USC, not the alien beneficiary. 

 

No one likes to wait, but it's just part of the deal when you choose to immigrate.

[TBoneTX 45,961]

9 minutes ago, Unluckiest said:

State Senator

As a general note to all readers, this means "U.S. Senator from my state."  A "state senator" serves only in a state's senate and has no role in immigration or other Federal responsibilities.

[Unluckiest 0]

11 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Welcome to the forum, and thanks for relaying your experience.

 

In regard to expedite requests, one's U.S. Congressman's "immigration liaison" might be more helpful than trying it as an individual.

 

3 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

It's not black and white.  It's discretionary.

 

You will absolutely not get a K-3.  Those are obsolete.

 

Normally the "expedite" reason needs to involve the USC, not the alien beneficiary. 

 

No one likes to wait, but it's just part of the deal when you choose to immigrate.

Normally the "expedite" reason needs to involve the USC, not the alien beneficiary.  Yes I agree with you 100% and so should it be that way however a unborn child out of wedlock pregnancy having one parent a US citizen creates grounds for 2 people out of which the baby is by default a US citizen and in addition to that i expressed having this baby born abroad creates severe financial losses as ill be bound to go through consular processing leaving work, flying, hotels, carrying cash in a country that has level 2 travel advisory by US state.gov and with the language barrier where it’s not safe 8 hours outside the capital where my wife resides. It creates logistical issues having a infant. Just to give the readers an idea how convenient it is renting a car; It is the first country Algeria where been to where you gotta deposit your foreign passport with 300 Euros or more for a car rental and the cars are just okay  and they don’t rent to locals lol… It’s only wise to take a taxi in major cities locally but you can’t trust taxi for a very long journey especially heading towards the souther regions closer to sahara desert.

[Unluckiest 0]

6 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

As a general note to all readers, this means "U.S. Senator from my state."  A "state senator" serves only in a state's senate and has no role in immigration or other Federal responsibilities.

Thanks for correcting me and No they do help you with immigration. If you go online and when you fill out their form for requesting assistance. https://www.schumer.senate.gov/services/immigration

[TBoneTX 45,961]

27 minutes ago, Unluckiest said:

Thanks for correcting me and No they do help you with immigration. If you go online and when you fill out their form for requesting assistance. https://www.schumer.senate.gov/services/immigration

Chuck Schumer is your U.S. Senator, one of the two U.S. Senators who can help.

Conversely, a state senator in the New York state senate can do nothing.  That's the distinction.  

Edited yesterday at 02:10 AM by TBoneTX

[Boiler 45,953]

I am not sure when I last saw an approved K3 on VJ, must be more that 10 years ago.

 

They still seem to be issued, well less that 10 a year, I do not know in what circumstances as I have never come across one.

 

An 1 130 takes about 15 months plus of course you then have the rest of the process which varies.

 

No harm trying an expedite, I recommend it, but it is discretionary. It seems they have a pre screening aspect which I assume is what you are referring to due to the sheer numbers they have to deal with.

 

If you want to bring your wife to the US for medical treatment that can be done as a visitor, even an approved expedite is not quick, just quicker.

[nastra30 2,342]

5 hours ago, Unluckiest said:

September is why i met the criteria for an Expedite

Why was September when you met criteria for expedite? I didn't know there were timelines for meeting expedites. The pregnancy of the intending immigrant usually don't fly for expedites but hey expedites are discretionary so one can never know. But imo, all the things you've laid out pertaining to the pregnancy, unborn baby, future inconveniences processing documentation, location of spouse, travel, etc are very typical in a lot of places especially in Africa so I honestly don't see any emergencies that is expedite worthy. Plus expedite approval does not necessarily mean a faster processing. I just don't see how you'll be able to get I130 approved, clear NVC, and then secure immigrant visa from Algeria all within <9 months for your spouse to able to come to the US to deliver; imo not realistic but again who knows.

Why will baby be born out of wedlock if you are married to the intending immigrant? 

Also, I think you should have just left the I-129F K3 application alone; they were never going to approve it. They'll automatically deny it after they've approved the I130.

And why do you think spouse qualifies I-131 emergency travel parole when they don't live in the US?