Is there a difference between I-130 and I-129F?

[tamara143 1]

kindly explain it to me...asap!

[gugu24 0]

well in simple words

129F or k-1 is the visa petition filed by a us citizen(only) to bring her/his fiancee to USA. so they could get married inside the USA.

I-130 is the petition filed by either US citizen or US legal permanent residant to bring his/her spouse to stay togather. remmember the spouse means you are already legaly married in or out of usa.

[~Jackie~ 30]

129f is also used by married couples that have already filed the I130. Sometimes the 129f is approved faster than the I130 and when used this way, it is called the K3.

I was grateful for the K3 because our I130 took 17 months to clear the cornfields of Nebraska. The 129f sailed thru Missouri in 6 months.

Jackie

[TracyTN 237]

Pretty simple. If you are not married, you do not need the I 130.

[Euro 3]

kindly explain it to me...asap!

They are very helpful & will help you to understand....................as people have said I-130 is petition for already married , I-129F is Fiance petition K1, BUT also is used for K3 married!!!

[tamara143 1]

Well, I got this message from the case status online site.

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status:

Your I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was received on May 2, 2006. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates.

Does the application type would show the type of form you're using or what? Does this mean that my bf didn't apply for K1 but instead applied for what? We're not yet married but we're planning to as soon as i get to the US.

I just don't understand..

[*Robert* 2]

Are you sure it's the right case number?!!

[TracyTN 237]

Sounds to me like all that you're seeing is verification that they received it. That doesn't really mean that anyone has LOOKED at it.

I have no idea what your fiance has filed for. Even the K3 (spousal visa) begins with sending in an I 129F. The I 130 asks right at the outset if you are applying for a husband/wife, parent, brother/sister or child. So what was his thinking in sending in the I 130 for his wife if he's not married yet?

[meauxna 15]

Well, I got this message from the case status online site.

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status:

Your I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was received on May 2, 2006. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates.

Does the application type would show the type of form you're using or what? Does this mean that my bf didn't apply for K1 but instead applied for what? We're not yet married but we're planning to as soon as i get to the US.

I just don't understand..

Why not ask your boyfriend for confirmation of what form he filed?

An I-130 is for Immediate Relatives: spouse, parent, child.

[Libersolis 0]

Wow I finally understand just how DUMB all of this is. It's as if the government is saying this.

"Hi if you are married we want you to file an I-130, but to speed things up, after you send us that worthless petition you can file an I-129f which will be much faster. We could just allow you to file it immediately since you are going to use it anyways, but we reserve that right for people who are only engaged, but if we did anything else it would make sense."

[meauxna 15]

Wow I finally understand just how DUMB all of this is. It's as if the government is saying this.

"Hi if you are married we want you to file an I-130, but to speed things up, after you send us that worthless petition you can file an I-129f which will be much faster. We could just allow you to file it immediately since you are going to use it anyways, but we reserve that right for people who are only engaged, but if we did anything else it would make sense."

Well, it's not *quite* that dumb, but not far.

When the K-3 was created a few years ago, the state of I-130 processing was an absolute nightmare. 3 year waits for just the I-130 were not at all uncommon; a wait of over one year for the petition was the norm. Faced with that kind of wait, a 6 month turnaround on the I-129f seemed like a dream.

Then INS made a commitment to adjudicating petitions within 6 months and things improved a lot. In fact, so much attention was given to clearing out the backlog of I-130s that the follow up I-129fs for K-3 just sat there and for a while, no one even pursued a K-3.

Now, none of it makes anyone happy.

[tamara143 1]

Sounds to me like all that you're seeing is verification that they received it. That doesn't really mean that anyone has LOOKED at it.

I have no idea what your fiance has filed for. Even the K3 (spousal visa) begins with sending in an I 129F. The I 130 asks right at the outset if you are applying for a husband/wife, parent, brother/sister or child. So what was his thinking in sending in the I 130 for his wife if he's not married yet?

well, he did send an I-129F form. he even sent a copy to me. that's why i asked him to call the center to verify his application. otherwise, we'll have to wait. i just wonder what kind of application type is written when someone is applying for the K1 (I-129f) visa, will it show a different message than what I had received on the case status online?

thanks for all of your responses.

[gag54611 1]

If an I-129F gets filed, the on-line status says so. It does not say that you've filed an I-130.

If your fiance filed an I-129F, then it seems as if USCIS has incorrectly entered data into their computer database. Your fiance should call the USCIS help line to get this corrected.

G