We didn't file I-129f with I-130 did we do wrong?

[Matthew123 0]

Ok, Me and my wife filed The I-130 in october 2nd 2008 ( the date vsc recieved it) But we was not sure if we should have sent the I-129f. In the end we didn't and we thought we would wait for them to ask us. Time has passed now and i checked my status online and our case has been moved to calafonia service centre for processing.

Have i made a mistake in not sending it and have i slowed up the processing by not sending it. My wife is the american citizen and im from the united kingdom

Any help would be nice

[john & jean 37]

Filing the I130 and G325 will be the route for a IR1/CR1 visa.

[Matthew123 0]

Filing the I130 and G325 will be the route for a IR1/CR1 visa.

Ok,thanks for your help.Made me feel a little better

Edited December 27, 2008 by Matthew123

[Mrs Rhoades 0]

Ok, Me and my wife filed The I-130 in october 2nd 2008 ( the date vsc recieved it) But we was not sure if we should have sent the I-129f. In the end we didn't and we thought we would wait for them to ask us. Time has passed now and i checked my status online and our case has been moved to calafonia service centre for processing.

Have i made a mistake in not sending it and have i slowed up the processing by not sending it. My wife is the american citizen and im from the united kingdom

Any help would be nice

What you have done so far is good enough, I went the I-129 and was mad that I did. Your case moving to the CSC is a good thing they work fast. Good Luck.

[Matthew123 0]

Ok, Me and my wife filed The I-130 in october 2nd 2008 ( the date vsc recieved it) But we was not sure if we should have sent the I-129f. In the end we didn't and we thought we would wait for them to ask us. Time has passed now and i checked my status online and our case has been moved to calafonia service centre for processing.

Have i made a mistake in not sending it and have i slowed up the processing by not sending it. My wife is the american citizen and im from the united kingdom

Any help would be nice

What you have done so far is good enough, I went the I-129 and was mad that I did. Your case moving to the CSC is a good thing they work fast. Good Luck.

Thats brillant news thanks. It's made me feel a little better. I was worrying about it all over xmas because the more research i did the more scared i was getting but thanks for clearing that up for me and thanks for the luck. Were gonna need it

[Reba 2]

Read the Guides here for the CR1 visa.

[Mrs Rhoades 0]

Ok, Me and my wife filed The I-130 in october 2nd 2008 ( the date vsc recieved it) But we was not sure if we should have sent the I-129f. In the end we didn't and we thought we would wait for them to ask us. Time has passed now and i checked my status online and our case has been moved to calafonia service centre for processing.

Have i made a mistake in not sending it and have i slowed up the processing by not sending it. My wife is the american citizen and im from the united kingdom

Any help would be nice

What you have done so far is good enough, I went the I-129 and was mad that I did. Your case moving to the CSC is a good thing they work fast. Good Luck.

Thats brillant news thanks. It's made me feel a little better. I was worrying about it all over xmas because the more research i did the more scared i was getting but thanks for clearing that up for me and thanks for the luck. Were gonna need it

No problem man, That is why we are, here to help each other. If in the next few months you don't get any updates, don't worry most of the time that mean that you have done every thing right and it is being processed.

[morocco4ever 63]

The K-3 is designed to bring the spouse here faster, but it is by no means a requirement. I think that if I were going through the process again, knowing what I know now, I would never have bothered with the I-129f. The CR1 is a much better visa to come on. When you come on the K-3 visa you have to adjust status after you get here. Just more processing, and I think you won't be able to get a job for a while after you have been here. You would go stir crazy being in a new country with nothing to do.

Just a note, they lost our I-129f, so my husband ended up coming on the IR1. The IR1 is the same as the CR1, but they issued it because we had already been married over 2 years when he entered the US. Confusing isn't it.

[VerGo 0]

As per instructions I read for K3, you file I-130 first, and when you receive your NOA1, you send in the I-129F to the same place your I-130 is pending. Decide if you still want the benefits of K3, you may not even want to have your I-129F anymore. I started K3 and was at CSC and when I realized they were being processed at a similar rate, the IR-1/CR-1 route made much more sense for us.

[Dakine 26]

Ok, Me and my wife filed The I-130 in october 2nd 2008 ( the date vsc recieved it) But we was not sure if we should have sent the I-129f. In the end we didn't and we thought we would wait for them to ask us. Time has passed now and i checked my status online and our case has been moved to calafonia service centre for processing.

Have i made a mistake in not sending it and have i slowed up the processing by not sending it. My wife is the american citizen and im from the united kingdom

Any help would be nice

What you have done so far is good enough, I went the I-129 and was mad that I did. Your case moving to the CSC is a good thing they work fast. Good Luck.

" I went the I-129 and was mad that I did." DITTO!!!!!!!

[morocco4ever 63]

Ok, Me and my wife filed The I-130 in october 2nd 2008 ( the date vsc recieved it) But we was not sure if we should have sent the I-129f. In the end we didn't and we thought we would wait for them to ask us. Time has passed now and i checked my status online and our case has been moved to calafonia service centre for processing.

Have i made a mistake in not sending it and have i slowed up the processing by not sending it. My wife is the american citizen and im from the united kingdom

Any help would be nice

What you have done so far is good enough, I went the I-129 and was mad that I did. Your case moving to the CSC is a good thing they work fast. Good Luck.

" I went the I-129 and was mad that I did." DITTO!!!!!!!

The difference will be after it leaves the service center. With the K-1 and K-3 visas it stops at the NVC, then they forward it to the consulates to schedule the interview. With the CR1/IR1 they process the I-864, DS-2032, and the accept the actual visa application. This is not true for all consulates, but many of them. This will usually add a few months to the processing time, but IMO it is well worth the wait for the better visa.