Pending i-130. Apply for a K3 visa?

[Danielhenson 3]

Hi!

Me and my husband have a pending i-130 currently at the NSC. As most of us knows, it will most likely be there for a while Before getting to the NVC stage.

At the USCIS website, there's information about a K3 visa. Is that possible to apply for while th i-130 is at NSC? Or is it just unnecessary?

I want to reunite with my husband as soon as possible, of course, like everyone else on this website. As most Americans, he will only have a week vacation per 6 months, and if the process takes up to a year (or longer...) that means we will only see each other for one week until I can move, since he's been here for the holidays already. It's so crazy lonely not being with him..

Also, sorry if this post ended up in the wrong Place.

/Daniel

[canadian_wife 1,791]

K3 is obsolete, you just filed in February. The K3 is unlikely to speed anything up

good luck

[tonyb919 107]

Per the horrible news I received from the NVC about this exact same thing after i filed the I129f (K3) and i quote the NVC told me "Submitting a I129f, with a pending I130 is a waste of time"

Told me that the I129F will be held at the NVC waiting for the I130 to catch up to it, and once it does the I129f will be administratively closed

[Danielhenson 3]

Per the horrible news I received from the NVC about this exact same thing after i filed the I129f (K3) and i quote the NVC told me "Submitting a I129f, with a pending I130 is a waste of time"

Told me that the I129F will be held at the NVC waiting for the I130 to catch up to it, and once it does the I129f will be administratively closed

Oh, okay, thank you for such Quick replies! That's what I thought I had Heard somewhere, but I wasn't sure. It's sad that the USCIS website makes it sounds like the K3 is made for pending i-130's and that it's a perfect option for those who want to live with their spouses in the meantime... Anyway, I just felt I needed to explore all options Before I just sit back and wait..

Thanks again for Quick replies!

[cocolucho 35]

Hi!

Me and my husband have a pending i-130 currently at the NSC. As most of us knows, it will most likely be there for a while Before getting to the NVC stage.

At the USCIS website, there's information about a K3 visa. Is that possible to apply for while th i-130 is at NSC? Or is it just unnecessary?

I want to reunite with my husband as soon as possible, of course, like everyone else on this website. As most Americans, he will only have a week vacation per 6 months, and if the process takes up to a year (or longer...) that means we will only see each other for one week until I can move, since he's been here for the holidays already. It's so crazy lonely not being with him..

Also, sorry if this post ended up in the wrong Place.

/Daniel

I can only speak about my experience and I don't know if it will work out for you or not, but I did file for the I-129f after the I-130 and was successful.

You can see my timeline and signature for details on dates and the process I went through, but the I-129f for my spouse was approved within 7 months. So my I-129f was sent to NVC and then routed to the embassy and had the interview and my wife and daughter came to the States before the I-130 was approved (the I-130 took 9 months to be approved at USCIS).

Draw backs to K3 visa is that you will pay more at the end since you have to do AOS and will not have a SSN or work permit for at least 3 months after doing the AOS. Was it worth it, we think so since we were together at least 5 months earlier than expected if we would have gone the I-130 route. Some here on VJ say that the I-129f (K3) delays the I-130 so that is something to consider.

Again I am not encouraging you to do it or not, just wanted to give you my perspective and also let you know that at least three others that I know of and who I kept in contact with here on VJ in the past year also tried the K3 path and were successful, so the K3 is not completely obsolete, is just that there is such a small success rate.

Good luck on your journey! :-)

Edited March 19, 2015 by cocolucho