Need your advice! stick with i129f or i130?

[Rainbow007 0]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

[asmo 0]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

Salaam Rainbow,

Here is a link to pakistani community forum. You will get better and fast response. According to recent approval in Islamabad, for K3 (3-4 month) and CR/IR(6 month). I dont think you will have a choice which one to pick. Your K3 will go much earlier than I130. I130 stays in NVC for more than 2 month where I129 only stays for couple of weeks. Good luck to your journey

Here is a link

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=79&st=4680

asmo

Edited October 16, 2007 by asmo

[Rainbow007 0]

Salaam Rainbow,

Here is a link to pakistani community forum. You will get better and fast response. According to recent approval in Islamabad, for K3 (3-4 month) and CR/IR(6 month). I dont think you will have a choice which one to pick. Your K3 will go much earlier than I130. I130 stays in NVC for more than 2 month where I129 only stays for couple of weeks. Good luck to your journey

Here is a link

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=79&st=4680

asmo

W/Salaam Asmo,

Thanks for you reply. I will post this to the paki thread.

[mohamadan 0]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

When did u file I130 and 129 F ?

Btw, K3 is much faster..go with it. GOod luck

[pushbrk 13,117]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/PN_i-129f.pdf

Please read carefully for your answer.

[G&A 1]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

Edited October 17, 2007 by G&A

[MargotDarko 0]

In case you don't read the press release pushbrk has posted, the short answer is that you should follow the I-129f at this point. To continue the I-130 and get it forwarded to the NVC, you would need to file the I-824, pay $340 USD, and wait several months (people have reported six months) to get it forward to NVC and then the additional 10 months (or more) you would normally expect. So definitely go with the K3 visa at this point.

[SanfordnBonnie 0]

You can look at our timeline for the K3, we were in and out of the NVC in less than a week, and once Taipei received our case we had the interview scheduled almost instantly, literally, my wife and I received our interview notice Monday night for a Tuesday 8AM interview and we lived 3 hours away. Yikes. We flew out the door and hopped on the express train, got 4 hours sleep that night.

[Rainbow007 0]

You can look at our timeline for the K3, we were in and out of the NVC in less than a week, and once Taipei received our case we had the interview scheduled almost instantly, literally, my wife and I received our interview notice Monday night for a Tuesday 8AM interview and we lived 3 hours away. Yikes. We flew out the door and hopped on the express train, got 4 hours sleep that night.

WoW. That's hard to believe really that fast.

Thanks guys for your suggestions. I will definitely go with K3 so what would the process be like from this point(got the approval notification from USCIS in the email) onward?

[pushbrk 13,117]

You can look at our timeline for the K3, we were in and out of the NVC in less than a week, and once Taipei received our case we had the interview scheduled almost instantly, literally, my wife and I received our interview notice Monday night for a Tuesday 8AM interview and we lived 3 hours away. Yikes. We flew out the door and hopped on the express train, got 4 hours sleep that night.

WoW. That's hard to believe really that fast.

Thanks guys for your suggestions. I will definitely go with K3 so what would the process be like from this point(got the approval notification from USCIS in the email) onward?

Taipei is not Islamabad. NVC is quick for K visas but is much more involved with CR/IR.

[michael_nc 0]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/PN_i-129f.pdf

Please read carefully for your answer.

I read that press release...several times. It's in writing as to what their procedure is, but they DO NOT always follow procedure.

As in my case, I originally filed for a K-3 Visa (4/3/2007). My I-130 was NOT held back at the service center, like the press release says. It was forwarded to the NVC. Since that time my I-130(CR-1) has gone thru all the steps and is presently waiting for the final document to be approved(DS-230). It will be approved in the next day or so and will be forwarded to the Embassy. I did not stop or abandon my I-129F. Since then my I-129F was approved and has already reached the Embassy. I already have a K-3 intervew date set up in 3 weeks. What I am expecting to happen is in the next day or so, my I-130/CR-1 will be approved and sent to the Embassy. According to the Department of State, once m I-130 reaches the Embassy, my interview will AUTOMATICALLY change to a CR-1 interview. My timeline is 6 1/2 months on the

I-129F/K-3 from submittal to interview and 7.25 months for the I-130/CR-1...really not that much difference. If you use James's Shortcuts you can save a lot of time. I highly recommend it!!!!

I think everyones journey is different and there are a lot of variables that come into play. I have learned that the USCIS does hardly anything per procedure. There are people here who filed before me and still haven't gotten approval. Some get both petitions approved at the same time, then others are approved in order as they were designed to be...You just don't know what will happen.

[jundibasam 0]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/PN_i-129f.pdf

Please read carefully for your answer.

I read that press release...several times. It's in writing as to what their procedure is, but they DO NOT always follow procedure.

As in my case, I originally filed for a K-3 Visa (4/3/2007). My I-130 was NOT held back at the service center, like the press release says. It was forwarded to the NVC. Since that time my I-130(CR-1) has gone thru all the steps and is presently waiting for the final document to be approved(DS-230). It will be approved in the next day or so and will be forwarded to the Embassy. I did not stop or abandon my I-129F. Since then my I-129F was approved and has already reached the Embassy. I already have a K-3 intervew date set up in 3 weeks. What I am expecting to happen is in the next day or so, my I-130/CR-1 will be approved and sent to the Embassy. According to the Department of State, once m I-130 reaches the Embassy, my interview will AUTOMATICALLY change to a CR-1 interview. My timeline is 6 1/2 months on the

I-129F/K-3 from submittal to interview and 7.25 months for the I-130/CR-1...really not that much difference. If you use James's Shortcuts you can save a lot of time. I highly recommend it!!!!

I think everyones journey is different and there are a lot of variables that come into play. I have learned that the USCIS does hardly anything per procedure. There are people here who filed before me and still haven't gotten approval. Some get both petitions approved at the same time, then others are approved in order as they were designed to be...You just don't know what will happen.

It really does depend on your individual situation, but I think the press release mainly applies if your I-129F petition is approved before or at the same time of the I-130, then your I-130 will be held at the NRC pending AOS with the K-3. If you get your I-130 petition approved before the I-129F, then your I-130 will continue as normal through NVC, while the I-129F could still be worked on at USCIS until approval. If both petitions make it to the embassy at or near the same time (before the interview date for either visa) then it will default to the CR-1 because that is obviously, the preferred visa.

[pushbrk 13,117]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/PN_i-129f.pdf

Please read carefully for your answer.

I read that press release...several times. It's in writing as to what their procedure is, but they DO NOT always follow procedure.

As in my case, I originally filed for a K-3 Visa (4/3/2007). My I-130 was NOT held back at the service center, like the press release says. It was forwarded to the NVC. Since that time my I-130(CR-1) has gone thru all the steps and is presently waiting for the final document to be approved(DS-230). It will be approved in the next day or so and will be forwarded to the Embassy. I did not stop or abandon my I-129F. Since then my I-129F was approved and has already reached the Embassy. I already have a K-3 intervew date set up in 3 weeks. What I am expecting to happen is in the next day or so, my I-130/CR-1 will be approved and sent to the Embassy. According to the Department of State, once m I-130 reaches the Embassy, my interview will AUTOMATICALLY change to a CR-1 interview. My timeline is 6 1/2 months on the

I-129F/K-3 from submittal to interview and 7.25 months for the I-130/CR-1...really not that much difference. If you use James's Shortcuts you can save a lot of time. I highly recommend it!!!!

I think everyones journey is different and there are a lot of variables that come into play. I have learned that the USCIS does hardly anything per procedure. There are people here who filed before me and still haven't gotten approval. Some get both petitions approved at the same time, then others are approved in order as they were designed to be...You just don't know what will happen.

It really does depend on your individual situation, but I think the press release mainly applies if your I-129F petition is approved before or at the same time of the I-130, then your I-130 will be held at the NRC pending AOS with the K-3. If you get your I-130 petition approved before the I-129F, then your I-130 will continue as normal through NVC, while the I-129F could still be worked on at USCIS until approval. If both petitions make it to the embassy at or near the same time (before the interview date for either visa) then it will default to the CR-1 because that is obviously, the preferred visa.

Correct. Timelines really help. Michael_NC's timeline doesn't indicate they ever filed an I-129F. Even if they did, if the separation in filing dates is significant, the I-130 can easily be approved before the service center marries the two petitions together.

Also, since this is a relatively new procedure, we're seeing it implemented more consistently now than in the first few months of its existence.

[Rainbow007 0]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/PN_i-129f.pdf

Please read carefully for your answer.

I read that press release...several times. It's in writing as to what their procedure is, but they DO NOT always follow procedure.

As in my case, I originally filed for a K-3 Visa (4/3/2007). My I-130 was NOT held back at the service center, like the press release says. It was forwarded to the NVC. Since that time my I-130(CR-1) has gone thru all the steps and is presently waiting for the final document to be approved(DS-230). It will be approved in the next day or so and will be forwarded to the Embassy. I did not stop or abandon my I-129F. Since then my I-129F was approved and has already reached the Embassy. I already have a K-3 intervew date set up in 3 weeks. What I am expecting to happen is in the next day or so, my I-130/CR-1 will be approved and sent to the Embassy. According to the Department of State, once m I-130 reaches the Embassy, my interview will AUTOMATICALLY change to a CR-1 interview. My timeline is 6 1/2 months on the

I-129F/K-3 from submittal to interview and 7.25 months for the I-130/CR-1...really not that much difference. If you use James's Shortcuts you can save a lot of time. I highly recommend it!!!!

I think everyones journey is different and there are a lot of variables that come into play. I have learned that the USCIS does hardly anything per procedure. There are people here who filed before me and still haven't gotten approval. Some get both petitions approved at the same time, then others are approved in order as they were designed to be...You just don't know what will happen.

It really does depend on your individual situation, but I think the press release mainly applies if your I-129F petition is approved before or at the same time of the I-130, then your I-130 will be held at the NRC pending AOS with the K-3. If you get your I-130 petition approved before the I-129F, then your I-130 will continue as normal through NVC, while the I-129F could still be worked on at USCIS until approval. If both petitions make it to the embassy at or near the same time (before the interview date for either visa) then it will default to the CR-1 because that is obviously, the preferred visa.

Correct. Timelines really help. Michael_NC's timeline doesn't indicate they ever filed an I-129F. Even if they did, if the separation in filing dates is significant, the I-130 can easily be approved before the service center marries the two petitions together.

Also, since this is a relatively new procedure, we're seeing it implemented more consistently now than in the first few months of its existence.

Sorry, I'm new to the community here and don't know some the terms like NRC, AOS, CR-1 etc...can someone please tell me what are these acronyms?

[jundibasam 0]

Hi,

I'm a US citizen. I got married in April 2007 in Pakistan. After consulting with friends, I filled i130 when I received the receipt notice then I sent i129f along with receipt notice on i130. Yesterday I received email from USCIS updating me that approval letter for i129f and i130 are sent.

Now I need you guys to advise me whether I should drop i129f and proceed with i130 or drop i130 and proceed with i129f?

Couple of my friends who only filled i130 are waiting for the interview date. One guy got interview date after 6 months and the other got date after 7 months Ghee that's long time.

If I go the i130 route then obviously it's going to take may be 10 months before my wife gets visa however if I understood correctly i129f is much quicker then that but don't know the timeline between the approval and visa?

Also if someone can please explain what's the process like once my wife enters US on i129f.

Thanks,

Rainbow007

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/PN_i-129f.pdf

Please read carefully for your answer.

I read that press release...several times. It's in writing as to what their procedure is, but they DO NOT always follow procedure.

As in my case, I originally filed for a K-3 Visa (4/3/2007). My I-130 was NOT held back at the service center, like the press release says. It was forwarded to the NVC. Since that time my I-130(CR-1) has gone thru all the steps and is presently waiting for the final document to be approved(DS-230). It will be approved in the next day or so and will be forwarded to the Embassy. I did not stop or abandon my I-129F. Since then my I-129F was approved and has already reached the Embassy. I already have a K-3 intervew date set up in 3 weeks. What I am expecting to happen is in the next day or so, my I-130/CR-1 will be approved and sent to the Embassy. According to the Department of State, once m I-130 reaches the Embassy, my interview will AUTOMATICALLY change to a CR-1 interview. My timeline is 6 1/2 months on the

I-129F/K-3 from submittal to interview and 7.25 months for the I-130/CR-1...really not that much difference. If you use James's Shortcuts you can save a lot of time. I highly recommend it!!!!

I think everyones journey is different and there are a lot of variables that come into play. I have learned that the USCIS does hardly anything per procedure. There are people here who filed before me and still haven't gotten approval. Some get both petitions approved at the same time, then others are approved in order as they were designed to be...You just don't know what will happen.

It really does depend on your individual situation, but I think the press release mainly applies if your I-129F petition is approved before or at the same time of the I-130, then your I-130 will be held at the NRC pending AOS with the K-3. If you get your I-130 petition approved before the I-129F, then your I-130 will continue as normal through NVC, while the I-129F could still be worked on at USCIS until approval. If both petitions make it to the embassy at or near the same time (before the interview date for either visa) then it will default to the CR-1 because that is obviously, the preferred visa.

Correct. Timelines really help. Michael_NC's timeline doesn't indicate they ever filed an I-129F. Even if they did, if the separation in filing dates is significant, the I-130 can easily be approved before the service center marries the two petitions together.

Also, since this is a relatively new procedure, we're seeing it implemented more consistently now than in the first few months of its existence.

Sorry, I'm new to the community here and don't know some the terms like NRC, AOS, CR-1 etc...can someone please tell me what are these acronyms?

Sure...NRC=National Records Center, AOS=Adjustment of Status, and CR-1=conditional resident visa received after completing AOS or an I-130 petition. CR-1 is same visa as IR-1 (immigrant resident) except IR-1 applies only after you have been married two years or more. If you are married less than two years, you will get the CR-1 and must apply close to your two year anniversary for the removal of conditions to get the 10 year green card, at which point you would have the IR-1 visa.