I-130 form

[thomasheede 0]

I have sent in my 129F form in august 07 and received my recept I-797c shortly there after. We have now decided to marry in the Philippines shortly and file a 130. I keep seeing that once the 130 is received, I should file a 129 F in order to obtain a K3 and K4 for both my wife and two minor children. Can I not use the old 129 F to speed up the process or is that to logical.

[YuAndDan 153]

I-129F is used for K-1 OR K-3, and cannot be converted from K-1 to K-3 upon marriage, it is abandoned and you start over by filing I-130.

Also I have seen many cases where CR-1 is taking slightly longer than K-3, You may consider not doing K-3. K-3 costs more, cannot work untill either having EAD or green-card, and has AOS ($1010) to deal with.

CR-1 provides a green-card upon entry, and has no AOS to deal with.

[ninjarocket 1]

it's true, K1 cannot be converted to K3, but you might want to consult an expert (perhaps the USCIS help line or a lawyer) before abandoning the K1: afterall, the application was filed in complete honesty and you havn't done anything wrong

something to bear in mind: marriages in the Philippines are quite complicated: lots of paperwork! (I know from experience) certificate of no impediment required from the embassy in Manila, then pre-marriage conselling, then waiting 10 days for the marriage license, and then once you are married, you have to wait some weeks for it to be logged into a computer somewhere in Manila before you get the authenticated marriage certificate that USCIS will accept

I have sent in my 129F form in august 07 and received my recept I-797c shortly there after. We have now decided to marry in the Philippines shortly and file a 130. I keep seeing that once the 130 is received, I should file a 129 F in order to obtain a K3 and K4 for both my wife and two minor children. Can I not use the old 129 F to speed up the process or is that to logical.