Guys i would really appreciate all your suggestions!! i am a canadian citizen and got married in january 2007 to an american citizen, we applied for I130 back in feb'07 and received a notice of action on feb 21st stating that our application was pending....since then we haave heard nothing from the uscis and today i found out that my lawyer did not file for the k3 either!! any idea regarding what i should do next.........thanks

moet72,

Had you told your attorney that you wanted them to submit an I-129f? He'd prepared an I-129f and associated documentation for you and everything was signed and ready for him to send?

The I-130 is 3 months into the queue now, I might be tempted to forget the I-129f. But you haven't mentioned anything about what your plans, circumstances, hopes, and dreams are so there's really no way of speculating what you might want to do.

Yodrak

thanks for replying yodrak, my lawyer very well knew that he had to apply for the k3 so i could possibly get there sooner!! but he put the blame on one of the girls in his office...anyways i obviously want to be with my wife asap, its really taking a toll on us...we want to start our lives together and have a family soon!!

As for your question of what to do next, I would fire the attorney. You don't need him. Then, forget the I-129F. It's really too late to expect it to do you any good and filing it COULD end up delaying your reunion. Then become very familiar with and use the following shortcuts.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry885374

Pay special attention to getting yourself named as agent of record.

The K3 would not do much for you now. I actually had the same thing happened to me. The lawyer that I hired didn't tell me that I need to file I129F for the K3 process. I actually realized the mistake after I came to this forum. Unfortunately it was about 7 weeks after I filed I130. Now my I130 is approved and my I129F is still stuck in the process because I filed too late. Many of the lawyers are good for nothing. They just worry about people paying them money nd they don't do anything unless you force them to do something. I actually gained much more information about the process from this website than from my lawyer who I paid $600. This site is much more valuable than the service of any lawyer.

thanks singh, i really appreciate it! but what should i do next?? should i ask him to file for my k3 now??

thanks pushbrk! i will look at link and do the needful, i wish i could go get this lawyer!! he is in nyc though...

moet,

In which case, get that I-129f submitted.

Yodrak

Do you think filing the I-129F now, 3 months after filing the I-130 will gain him any time? If so, why? I'm all ears.

In my opinion, you should just go with the I-130 petition. It looks like your I-130 should be approved very soon. The I129F saves you about 3 months but only if it is filed within couple weeks after filing I130. I filed my I129f seven weeks after filing I130 and I don't think that it is going to do any good for me. The IR-1/CR-1 visa would be issued and you will not have to worry about adjusting status with that visa like the K3.

I am sorry but i don't know the termanology, do i need a lawyer to file for the ir1/cr1, is it a visa?? how does it work?? this lawyer actually asked me to come to new york, as a canadian citizen i can go to the u.s as a tourist and then a[[ly for a change of status..i am really confused because i paid this guy a lot of money..

If you don't read and study the guides, you'll have trouble, lawyer or not. At the top of the page, two to the right from "forums".

Hello, I have been reading over what has been written and will just tell you what we are planning on doing. I am the Canadian and my husband is the US citizen. We filed our I-130 on March 1st. As far as I can tell from going on to the time lines etc. if you haven't been aproved in 3-4 months, it looks like you are in for a long wait. There is another Candian on this site and their 1-129F was processed and the I-130 is still in limbo. She said they were very happy they filed the I-129F or they wouldn't be together now.

If we don't have anything by July we are going to start the process for the 129-F. Worst case is that the I-130 gets approved and we are out the $ for the I-129F application. Again, just my opinion. But I have read others opinions where they felt filing the 1-129F actually sped up the process. So again, it is very individual. For myself, the hardest part is that we were very naive when we started the process purely because I am Candian. We just thought it would be a lot easier.

Happy Thoughts for you, as I totally understand the stress you are feeling.
S

pushbrk,

I've no idea if it will save him any time. I don't think it will lose him any time.

Yodrak

I think you are right yodrak, i will have the i129 filed today so atleast i won't loose any more time!! my lawyer was actually suggesting me to come over one weekend to visit my wife and then file it form there...i should complain about this guy..

You might be right. It is remotely possible it will save some time, if for some reason the I-130 gets hung up. I think it is also remotely possible that under the new procedures, it could slow down the process. We just don't know what USCIS will do if they find and marry the two petitions. If they don't find and marry the petitions, the two horses in the race scenario is a good one.

I guess if they don't mind the additional trouble and cost, maybe it's worth it. I wouldn't do it but it's not my case.

pushbrk,

Even if the I-130 does not get hung up at the USCIS Service Center it will take several months to get through the NVC. The amount of time since the I-130 was submitted is not yet so great that an I-129f does not have a chance, especially given that the I-130 is still not approved. So if time is of the essence for moet, and he says that it is, go ahead and spend the money if that's his priority.

I don't know if I'd do it, either. But I'm not him and his priorities may not be mine.

Yodrak

hey yodrak thanks for all your help! just have a question for you, if i don't file for the k3 and wait for the i130 to get approved, how long does it usually take and what would be the next step after the i130 gets approved....thanks

hey yodrak my file along with quiet a few people on this website got transferred to the csc today, any suggestions to what i should do now??? thanks for all your help.

moet,

Review the VJ Guides and Immigration Timelines.

Yodrak



moet,

Up to you. You've been given the basic principles involved already, it's your decision to make.

Yodrak