Finally after the denial of K3 (i-129) my I-130 approved in February..now whats next...and how much is the expected time to finish this whole process any idea....?
Anything you ppl suggest me to prepare now etc etc...

why was your K3 denied? You may have that same reason to overcome at the interview, so be prepared for that.

Congratulations on the approval. What was the reason the I-129F was denied?

The I-130 takes about 1 year from application to interview. The good thing about it is that you get the green card after the interview is approved and dont have to go through adjustment of status (AOS) here in the US.

Rob and Melinda

My wife told me in the letter they mentioned our k3 application denied coz our I-130 was not approved at that time she already posted me the denial letter for the safe side when ever I will get it will scan it and post it here....if this forum allows attachments....otherwise I will post the text inside that letter.

any other suggestions are welcome...

Thankx........

How can that be? That's what K-3s are for, to get them in the US faster while the I-130s are still in process!

May be the explanation is that the I-130 wasn't filed before I-129F not that it wasn't approved, because that doesn't make sense.

That sounds right .. you probably needed to file your i-130 first.. after receiving the NOA, you can go ahead and send your i-129F (K3) petition with the NOA copy to get process if you still want. Good luck!

Thankx folks for the suggestions, when ever I will get the copy of the denial letter I will post it here so that you ppl will also understand the reason of denial



bahiabrazil. If I do not file K3 now and wait for the proper immigration process what do you think how much time it will take to complete.

Thanks and best regards.

i dunno wht is next coz i stil have long way to go
but
will sure say u
heartiest congrats

Thankx dear.....

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Congratulations on the approval of the I-130, that is a much better course for the green card. Just curious why they said the K-3 was denied?

Rob and Melinda

There could be several factors that can make the I-130 process longer (i.e. Depending what Consulate you go through, etc.) . I just got our I-130 and I-129F (K3) approved on 02-28-07; and the K3 package is been forwarded to NVC for processing (which still can take a couple of months to be sent to the Rio Consulate).

From what I read and researched, K3 was supposed to be quicker, however, both were approved at the same time! So since the I-130 is been held here in the US, and the K3 is been forwarded to the RIO consulate, I will continue with that route instead of filing for the I-130 to be transferred to Rio and can delay the whole process process.

I contacted the Rio consulate, they said that which ever petition arrives first, they will process that one. Unless, we contact them and ask them to wait for the I-130 petition. Contact the US consulate where you are supposed to do your interview to find out the processing time. Rio consulate is a max. of 45 days from the time they receive the package from NVC for example.

P.S. Rio consulate = US Consulate in Rio

Again, if you are interested in filing for the K3, people usually send it out right after receiving the NOA1 for the I-130 petition. That's the only way to file a K3 petition is with the NOA1 for the I-130!

Congratulaions and best wishes for the rest of the process. Praying for you both that you can be together soon here in the US and begin the rest of your lives.

Rob and Melinda