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[dirkanddiane 0]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

[JohnWendy 0]

You must file an I 130 for each benificiary

Only one I 129 F which will inclusde all K3 and K4 apllicants

[Ning 619]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

I have a situation like yours & offer the following information based on my experiance from the past 9 months.

If you have not done so, look on V J Forum area to find info on each subject that applies to your situation.

You must file a 130 for each of the immigrants. It is diffucult to determin from what you will see on the instructions but believe you do. This will give them CR 1 visa status. This process can take a long time. The timelines you can find on V J are accurate. I wanted to believe they were not ; they are. I hope you know that there are two agencies involved. USCIS & NVC. They each can take a long time as you will see on the time lines.

My case took about 5 months at USCIS. I now have waited 3 months just to get case # from NVC & still do not have it. The NVC process can take many months to complete after case # is assigned. Be sure you become familier with the flow chart for NVC & prepare to have all info ready before they require it to save time.

Are you aware of the ability to obtain a K 3 visa? To do that you will file the 130 first. Then file the 129F . File them as seperate cases. The 129F will include information on the child which will result in automatic K 4 visa for the child along with the K 3 issued for the parent.

The basic idea of the K 3 is to allow them to immigrate faster & be in the USA to await the outcome of the CR 1. One big difference is a 129 F goes thru NVC much faster & is then sent to the Embassy for review. The 129F requires a 134 form which is pretty simple. The 130 will require a 864 which is submitted to NVC at a later time & is part of the delay because of the timing in the flow of information.

Compare the timelines for each visa type & then decide what is best for you. My suggestion is to file for both because of the timing. USCIS can be very slow & they have a ton of cases now due to the people that beat the fee increase deadline. This has also created a huge backlog at NVC.

Hope this helps & good luck to you. Keep the faith .

[pushbrk 12,894]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

I have a situation like yours & offer the following information based on my experiance from the past 9 months.

If you have not done so, look on V J Forum area to find info on each subject that applies to your situation.

You must file a 130 for each of the immigrants. It is diffucult to determin from what you will see on the instructions but believe you do. This will give them CR 1 visa status. This process can take a long time. The timelines you can find on V J are accurate. I wanted to believe they were not ; they are. I hope you know that there are two agencies involved. USCIS & NVC. They each can take a long time as you will see on the time lines.

My case took about 5 months at USCIS. I now have waited 3 months just to get case # from NVC & still do not have it. The NVC process can take many months to complete after case # is assigned. Be sure you become familier with the flow chart for NVC & prepare to have all info ready before they require it to save time.

Are you aware of the ability to obtain a K 3 visa? To do that you will file the 130 first. Then file the 129F . File them as seperate cases. The 129F will include information on the child which will result in automatic K 4 visa for the child along with the K 3 issued for the parent.

The basic idea of the K 3 is to allow them to immigrate faster & be in the USA to await the outcome of the CR 1. One big difference is a 129 F goes thru NVC much faster & is then sent to the Embassy for review. The 129F requires a 134 form which is pretty simple. The 130 will require a 864 which is submitted to NVC at a later time & is part of the delay because of the timing in the flow of information.

Compare the timelines for each visa type & then decide what is best for you. My suggestion is to file for both because of the timing. USCIS can be very slow & they have a ton of cases now due to the people that beat the fee increase deadline. This has also created a huge backlog at NVC.

Hope this helps & good luck to you. Keep the faith .

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

In your case there are three main purposes for the I-130 for each immigrant. One, (for at least the spouse) is required before or at the same time as the I-129F for the K3 and K4. Yes, just one I-129F is needed. The second purpose is that you can skip K visas altogether, and have them arrive as CR1 and CR2. This give them permanent resident status and all that goes with it, on the day they arrive in the US. The third purpose is that in order to complete the adjustment of status after arriving on a K3 or K4 visa, there must be an I-130 approved.

You could file the child's I-130 with the AOS papers, but it must eventually be filed even in the case of a K4.

With the changes now in place, I would look long and hard at whether it would be better to skip the K visas and have them come on immigrant visas, CR1/2. If you decide on the K3/4 route then I recommend filing both I-130s and the I-129F together in the same envelope. It will save you a lot of stress over the next year or so.

[dirkanddiane 0]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

I have a situation like yours & offer the following information based on my experiance from the past 9 months.

If you have not done so, look on V J Forum area to find info on each subject that applies to your situation.

You must file a 130 for each of the immigrants. It is diffucult to determin from what you will see on the instructions but believe you do. This will give them CR 1 visa status. This process can take a long time. The timelines you can find on V J are accurate. I wanted to believe they were not ; they are. I hope you know that there are two agencies involved. USCIS & NVC. They each can take a long time as you will see on the time lines.

My case took about 5 months at USCIS. I now have waited 3 months just to get case # from NVC & still do not have it. The NVC process can take many months to complete after case # is assigned. Be sure you become familier with the flow chart for NVC & prepare to have all info ready before they require it to save time.

Are you aware of the ability to obtain a K 3 visa? To do that you will file the 130 first. Then file the 129F . File them as seperate cases. The 129F will include information on the child which will result in automatic K 4 visa for the child along with the K 3 issued for the parent.

The basic idea of the K 3 is to allow them to immigrate faster & be in the USA to await the outcome of the CR 1. One big difference is a 129 F goes thru NVC much faster & is then sent to the Embassy for review. The 129F requires a 134 form which is pretty simple. The 130 will require a 864 which is submitted to NVC at a later time & is part of the delay because of the timing in the flow of information.

Compare the timelines for each visa type & then decide what is best for you. My suggestion is to file for both because of the timing. USCIS can be very slow & they have a ton of cases now due to the people that beat the fee increase deadline. This has also created a huge backlog at NVC.

Hope this helps & good luck to you. Keep the faith .

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

In your case there are three main purposes for the I-130 for each immigrant. One, (for at least the spouse) is required before or at the same time as the I-129F for the K3 and K4. Yes, just one I-129F is needed. The second purpose is that you can skip K visas altogether, and have them arrive as CR1 and CR2. This give them permanent resident status and all that goes with it, on the day they arrive in the US. The third purpose is that in order to complete the adjustment of status after arriving on a K3 or K4 visa, there must be an I-130 approved.

You could file the child's I-130 with the AOS papers, but it must eventually be filed even in the case of a K4.

With the changes now in place, I would look long and hard at whether it would be better to skip the K visas and have them come on immigrant visas, CR1/2. If you decide on the K3/4 route then I recommend filing both I-130s and the I-129F together in the same envelope. It will save you a lot of stress over the next year or so.

wow so much valuable information thank you. i dont know what i am going to do. i need to think! overwhelming all of this. sigh° but so worth it when i can finally hopefully get them here. one more question if i decide to go the k3 k4 route.. do i need to send in 355 dollars twice for his form and his daughter_ or just one price and put them both in one folder?

[pushbrk 12,894]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

I have a situation like yours & offer the following information based on my experiance from the past 9 months.

If you have not done so, look on V J Forum area to find info on each subject that applies to your situation.

You must file a 130 for each of the immigrants. It is diffucult to determin from what you will see on the instructions but believe you do. This will give them CR 1 visa status. This process can take a long time. The timelines you can find on V J are accurate. I wanted to believe they were not ; they are. I hope you know that there are two agencies involved. USCIS & NVC. They each can take a long time as you will see on the time lines.

My case took about 5 months at USCIS. I now have waited 3 months just to get case # from NVC & still do not have it. The NVC process can take many months to complete after case # is assigned. Be sure you become familier with the flow chart for NVC & prepare to have all info ready before they require it to save time.

Are you aware of the ability to obtain a K 3 visa? To do that you will file the 130 first. Then file the 129F . File them as seperate cases. The 129F will include information on the child which will result in automatic K 4 visa for the child along with the K 3 issued for the parent.

The basic idea of the K 3 is to allow them to immigrate faster & be in the USA to await the outcome of the CR 1. One big difference is a 129 F goes thru NVC much faster & is then sent to the Embassy for review. The 129F requires a 134 form which is pretty simple. The 130 will require a 864 which is submitted to NVC at a later time & is part of the delay because of the timing in the flow of information.

Compare the timelines for each visa type & then decide what is best for you. My suggestion is to file for both because of the timing. USCIS can be very slow & they have a ton of cases now due to the people that beat the fee increase deadline. This has also created a huge backlog at NVC.

Hope this helps & good luck to you. Keep the faith .

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

In your case there are three main purposes for the I-130 for each immigrant. One, (for at least the spouse) is required before or at the same time as the I-129F for the K3 and K4. Yes, just one I-129F is needed. The second purpose is that you can skip K visas altogether, and have them arrive as CR1 and CR2. This give them permanent resident status and all that goes with it, on the day they arrive in the US. The third purpose is that in order to complete the adjustment of status after arriving on a K3 or K4 visa, there must be an I-130 approved.

You could file the child's I-130 with the AOS papers, but it must eventually be filed even in the case of a K4.

With the changes now in place, I would look long and hard at whether it would be better to skip the K visas and have them come on immigrant visas, CR1/2. If you decide on the K3/4 route then I recommend filing both I-130s and the I-129F together in the same envelope. It will save you a lot of stress over the next year or so.

wow so much valuable information thank you. i dont know what i am going to do. i need to think! overwhelming all of this. sigh° but so worth it when i can finally hopefully get them here. one more question if i decide to go the k3 k4 route.. do i need to send in 355 dollars twice for his form and his daughter_ or just one price and put them both in one folder?

I would send them together with two checks. Make it easy on them.

[Dakine 26]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

I have a situation like yours & offer the following information based on my experiance from the past 9 months.

If you have not done so, look on V J Forum area to find info on each subject that applies to your situation.

You must file a 130 for each of the immigrants. It is diffucult to determin from what you will see on the instructions but believe you do. This will give them CR 1 visa status. This process can take a long time. The timelines you can find on V J are accurate. I wanted to believe they were not ; they are. I hope you know that there are two agencies involved. USCIS & NVC. They each can take a long time as you will see on the time lines.

My case took about 5 months at USCIS. I now have waited 3 months just to get case # from NVC & still do not have it. The NVC process can take many months to complete after case # is assigned. Be sure you become familier with the flow chart for NVC & prepare to have all info ready before they require it to save time.

Are you aware of the ability to obtain a K 3 visa? To do that you will file the 130 first. Then file the 129F . File them as seperate cases. The 129F will include information on the child which will result in automatic K 4 visa for the child along with the K 3 issued for the parent.

The basic idea of the K 3 is to allow them to immigrate faster & be in the USA to await the outcome of the CR 1. One big difference is a 129 F goes thru NVC much faster & is then sent to the Embassy for review. The 129F requires a 134 form which is pretty simple. The 130 will require a 864 which is submitted to NVC at a later time & is part of the delay because of the timing in the flow of information.

Compare the timelines for each visa type & then decide what is best for you. My suggestion is to file for both because of the timing. USCIS can be very slow & they have a ton of cases now due to the people that beat the fee increase deadline. This has also created a huge backlog at NVC.

Hope this helps & good luck to you. Keep the faith .

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

In your case there are three main purposes for the I-130 for each immigrant. One, (for at least the spouse) is required before or at the same time as the I-129F for the K3 and K4. Yes, just one I-129F is needed. The second purpose is that you can skip K visas altogether, and have them arrive as CR1 and CR2. This give them permanent resident status and all that goes with it, on the day they arrive in the US. The third purpose is that in order to complete the adjustment of status after arriving on a K3 or K4 visa, there must be an I-130 approved.

You could file the child's I-130 with the AOS papers, but it must eventually be filed even in the case of a K4.

With the changes now in place, I would look long and hard at whether it would be better to skip the K visas and have them come on immigrant visas, CR1/2. If you decide on the K3/4 route then I recommend filing both I-130s and the I-129F together in the same envelope. It will save you a lot of stress over the next year or so.

wow so much valuable information thank you. i dont know what i am going to do. i need to think! overwhelming all of this. sigh° but so worth it when i can finally hopefully get them here. one more question if i decide to go the k3 k4 route.. do i need to send in 355 dollars twice for his form and his daughter_ or just one price and put them both in one folder?

I would send them together with two checks. Make it easy on them.

Won't the I-130s be held back and not sent to NVC if you send them together?

Also the fee for the K4 is "only" $600 not $1010! Total $1610 for both.

Edited September 19, 2007 by beckypua

[pushbrk 12,894]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

I have a situation like yours & offer the following information based on my experiance from the past 9 months.

If you have not done so, look on V J Forum area to find info on each subject that applies to your situation.

You must file a 130 for each of the immigrants. It is diffucult to determin from what you will see on the instructions but believe you do. This will give them CR 1 visa status. This process can take a long time. The timelines you can find on V J are accurate. I wanted to believe they were not ; they are. I hope you know that there are two agencies involved. USCIS & NVC. They each can take a long time as you will see on the time lines.

My case took about 5 months at USCIS. I now have waited 3 months just to get case # from NVC & still do not have it. The NVC process can take many months to complete after case # is assigned. Be sure you become familier with the flow chart for NVC & prepare to have all info ready before they require it to save time.

Are you aware of the ability to obtain a K 3 visa? To do that you will file the 130 first. Then file the 129F . File them as seperate cases. The 129F will include information on the child which will result in automatic K 4 visa for the child along with the K 3 issued for the parent.

The basic idea of the K 3 is to allow them to immigrate faster & be in the USA to await the outcome of the CR 1. One big difference is a 129 F goes thru NVC much faster & is then sent to the Embassy for review. The 129F requires a 134 form which is pretty simple. The 130 will require a 864 which is submitted to NVC at a later time & is part of the delay because of the timing in the flow of information.

Compare the timelines for each visa type & then decide what is best for you. My suggestion is to file for both because of the timing. USCIS can be very slow & they have a ton of cases now due to the people that beat the fee increase deadline. This has also created a huge backlog at NVC.

Hope this helps & good luck to you. Keep the faith .

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

In your case there are three main purposes for the I-130 for each immigrant. One, (for at least the spouse) is required before or at the same time as the I-129F for the K3 and K4. Yes, just one I-129F is needed. The second purpose is that you can skip K visas altogether, and have them arrive as CR1 and CR2. This give them permanent resident status and all that goes with it, on the day they arrive in the US. The third purpose is that in order to complete the adjustment of status after arriving on a K3 or K4 visa, there must be an I-130 approved.

You could file the child's I-130 with the AOS papers, but it must eventually be filed even in the case of a K4.

With the changes now in place, I would look long and hard at whether it would be better to skip the K visas and have them come on immigrant visas, CR1/2. If you decide on the K3/4 route then I recommend filing both I-130s and the I-129F together in the same envelope. It will save you a lot of stress over the next year or so.

wow so much valuable information thank you. i dont know what i am going to do. i need to think! overwhelming all of this. sigh° but so worth it when i can finally hopefully get them here. one more question if i decide to go the k3 k4 route.. do i need to send in 355 dollars twice for his form and his daughter_ or just one price and put them both in one folder?

I would send them together with two checks. Make it easy on them.

Won't the I-130s be held back and not sent to NVC if you send them together?

Also the fee for the K4 is "only" $600 not $1010! Total $1610 for both.

The I-130's will be held for AOS if you send an I-129F with or after the I-130 but the OP is asking about whether to send one or two checks for the two I-130 petitions. $1010 has nothing to do with it. That's for AOS later.

I-130 fee is $355 each. I-129F fee is $455.

Edited September 19, 2007 by pushbrk

[Dakine 26]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

I have a situation like yours & offer the following information based on my experiance from the past 9 months.

If you have not done so, look on V J Forum area to find info on each subject that applies to your situation.

You must file a 130 for each of the immigrants. It is diffucult to determin from what you will see on the instructions but believe you do. This will give them CR 1 visa status. This process can take a long time. The timelines you can find on V J are accurate. I wanted to believe they were not ; they are. I hope you know that there are two agencies involved. USCIS & NVC. They each can take a long time as you will see on the time lines.

My case took about 5 months at USCIS. I now have waited 3 months just to get case # from NVC & still do not have it. The NVC process can take many months to complete after case # is assigned. Be sure you become familier with the flow chart for NVC & prepare to have all info ready before they require it to save time.

Are you aware of the ability to obtain a K 3 visa? To do that you will file the 130 first. Then file the 129F . File them as seperate cases. The 129F will include information on the child which will result in automatic K 4 visa for the child along with the K 3 issued for the parent.

The basic idea of the K 3 is to allow them to immigrate faster & be in the USA to await the outcome of the CR 1. One big difference is a 129 F goes thru NVC much faster & is then sent to the Embassy for review. The 129F requires a 134 form which is pretty simple. The 130 will require a 864 which is submitted to NVC at a later time & is part of the delay because of the timing in the flow of information.

Compare the timelines for each visa type & then decide what is best for you. My suggestion is to file for both because of the timing. USCIS can be very slow & they have a ton of cases now due to the people that beat the fee increase deadline. This has also created a huge backlog at NVC.

Hope this helps & good luck to you. Keep the faith .

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

In your case there are three main purposes for the I-130 for each immigrant. One, (for at least the spouse) is required before or at the same time as the I-129F for the K3 and K4. Yes, just one I-129F is needed. The second purpose is that you can skip K visas altogether, and have them arrive as CR1 and CR2. This give them permanent resident status and all that goes with it, on the day they arrive in the US. The third purpose is that in order to complete the adjustment of status after arriving on a K3 or K4 visa, there must be an I-130 approved.

You could file the child's I-130 with the AOS papers, but it must eventually be filed even in the case of a K4.

With the changes now in place, I would look long and hard at whether it would be better to skip the K visas and have them come on immigrant visas, CR1/2. If you decide on the K3/4 route then I recommend filing both I-130s and the I-129F together in the same envelope. It will save you a lot of stress over the next year or so.

wow so much valuable information thank you. i dont know what i am going to do. i need to think! overwhelming all of this. sigh° but so worth it when i can finally hopefully get them here. one more question if i decide to go the k3 k4 route.. do i need to send in 355 dollars twice for his form and his daughter_ or just one price and put them both in one folder?

I would send them together with two checks. Make it easy on them.

Won't the I-130s be held back and not sent to NVC if you send them together?

Also the fee for the K4 is "only" $600 not $1010! Total $1610 for both.

The I-130's will be held for AOS if you send an I-129F with or after the I-130 but the OP is asking about whether to send one or two checks for the two I-130 petitions. $1010 has nothing to do with it. That's for AOS later.

I-130 fee is $355 each. I-129F fee is $455.

Just correcting this statement!

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

Also the fee for the K4 is "only" $600 not $1010! Total $1610 for both.

[pushbrk 12,894]

hi i will soon be filing an I130 petition for my husband to come here .. he has a daughter who he will be bringing with him. she is 5 years old. does anyone know if i have to file two I130's? or do i just list her on the I130 for him?? any help is appreciated

I have a situation like yours & offer the following information based on my experiance from the past 9 months.

If you have not done so, look on V J Forum area to find info on each subject that applies to your situation.

You must file a 130 for each of the immigrants. It is diffucult to determin from what you will see on the instructions but believe you do. This will give them CR 1 visa status. This process can take a long time. The timelines you can find on V J are accurate. I wanted to believe they were not ; they are. I hope you know that there are two agencies involved. USCIS & NVC. They each can take a long time as you will see on the time lines.

My case took about 5 months at USCIS. I now have waited 3 months just to get case # from NVC & still do not have it. The NVC process can take many months to complete after case # is assigned. Be sure you become familier with the flow chart for NVC & prepare to have all info ready before they require it to save time.

Are you aware of the ability to obtain a K 3 visa? To do that you will file the 130 first. Then file the 129F . File them as seperate cases. The 129F will include information on the child which will result in automatic K 4 visa for the child along with the K 3 issued for the parent.

The basic idea of the K 3 is to allow them to immigrate faster & be in the USA to await the outcome of the CR 1. One big difference is a 129 F goes thru NVC much faster & is then sent to the Embassy for review. The 129F requires a 134 form which is pretty simple. The 130 will require a 864 which is submitted to NVC at a later time & is part of the delay because of the timing in the flow of information.

Compare the timelines for each visa type & then decide what is best for you. My suggestion is to file for both because of the timing. USCIS can be very slow & they have a ton of cases now due to the people that beat the fee increase deadline. This has also created a huge backlog at NVC.

Hope this helps & good luck to you. Keep the faith .

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

In your case there are three main purposes for the I-130 for each immigrant. One, (for at least the spouse) is required before or at the same time as the I-129F for the K3 and K4. Yes, just one I-129F is needed. The second purpose is that you can skip K visas altogether, and have them arrive as CR1 and CR2. This give them permanent resident status and all that goes with it, on the day they arrive in the US. The third purpose is that in order to complete the adjustment of status after arriving on a K3 or K4 visa, there must be an I-130 approved.

You could file the child's I-130 with the AOS papers, but it must eventually be filed even in the case of a K4.

With the changes now in place, I would look long and hard at whether it would be better to skip the K visas and have them come on immigrant visas, CR1/2. If you decide on the K3/4 route then I recommend filing both I-130s and the I-129F together in the same envelope. It will save you a lot of stress over the next year or so.

wow so much valuable information thank you. i dont know what i am going to do. i need to think! overwhelming all of this. sigh° but so worth it when i can finally hopefully get them here. one more question if i decide to go the k3 k4 route.. do i need to send in 355 dollars twice for his form and his daughter_ or just one price and put them both in one folder?

I would send them together with two checks. Make it easy on them.

Won't the I-130s be held back and not sent to NVC if you send them together?

Also the fee for the K4 is "only" $600 not $1010! Total $1610 for both.

The I-130's will be held for AOS if you send an I-129F with or after the I-130 but the OP is asking about whether to send one or two checks for the two I-130 petitions. $1010 has nothing to do with it. That's for AOS later.

I-130 fee is $355 each. I-129F fee is $455.

Just correcting this statement!

You'll also want to compare the costs including the costs associated with adjusting status, $1010 for each immigrant, if they arrive with K3 and K4 visas.

Also the fee for the K4 is "only" $600 not $1010! Total $1610 for both.

Oh, right, since in this case, the K4 is under 14. Other K4's pay the full fee.