K-3 vs IR1

[vimal 0]

-I am a US CITIZEN & have been married for about 3yrs and want to bring my wife to US. I have Filed for I -130 on May'17,2010.

-Received Notice of Action I797C, Online Status says "Review In Progress".

-Filed I-129F Spouse on June'18,2010 @ USCIS CALI center; Haven't heard anything back from them till date, I am worried after reading that in this site about IR1 that NVC will issue.

What do I need to do, should I apply another application for for IR1 with NVC or wait for the response?

I want to thank in advance for your valuable and Education suggestions.

[Darnell 8,478]

if you filed an I-130, it will be for an IR-1 visa, on interview day, because of the '> 2 years' between marriage and first visa issuance.

The K-3 is mostly dead - see

K-3 administratively closed - http://www.visajourney.com/news/2010/02/07/department-of-state-to-close-k-3-visas-if-i-129f-and-i-130-petitions-approved-and-received-together/

and

Comparison on K-3 vs CR-1 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/204324-wondering-if-i-made-a-mistake-marrying-in-us/page__view__findpost__p__3060767 (mostly the IR-1 and CR-1 are interchangeable in that comparison, so keep that in mind, don't get confused on labels with CR-1 or IR-1 there )

So, you not need to file any new petition for an IR-1 visa, as your wife already qualifies to apply for the IR-1 visa - and you filed the I-130 petition already. Nothing more to do, really, until you get to NVC stage on the casefile. If you need info on NVC processing - please read:

DS-230 - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html

I-864 - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3730.html

General NVC stuff - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1335.html

FWIW, NVC doesn't 'issue' IR-1s, an Embassy/Consulate does. Sure - is some NVC processing that needs to get done, prior, even to have any interview date at an Embassy/Consulate, but NVC never issues IR-1s.

IMO, the IR-1 is a superior visa (10 year greencard after entry into USA), no silliness with Removal of Conditions process after the first 2 years. That , in itself, was major reason my wife and I have waited this long.

Good Luck !

[vimal 0]

WOW, Thank you Darnell for your fast Response, Really Appreciate it. As per your advice, I shall wait for NVC to send me some information about my File. One thing i am missing in my I-129F package is a Cover Letter. I am hoping they wont reject my file for that reason.

Thank you Once again !!

[pushbrk 12,898]

WOW, Thank you Darnell for your fast Response, Really Appreciate it. As per your advice, I shall wait for NVC to send me some information about my File. One thing i am missing in my I-129F package is a Cover Letter. I am hoping they wont reject my file for that reason.

Thank you Once again !!

IMO, you should hope USCIS rejects your I-129F in order to avoid delayed approval of the I-130. NVC will administratively close the I-129F anyway.