DS-156 Question

[julesrose 0]

So I'm filling out my DS-156 for my Packet 3 online....the question has been asked:

Has anyone ever filed an Immigrant Visa Petition on your behalf?

my fiancé did do the NON-immigrant visa for the K1 ....so do I answer yes or no?

...what's the difference between a NON-immigrant visa petition and a Immigrant Visa Petition??

[Otto 83]

In most cases, the answer is 'No.' Unless of course you have before (they're not referring to your current case).

[milimelo 4,583]

US Embassy and Consulate forum - moved.

[HeatDeath 430]

According to your account info, you are applying for a K-1 visa, which is a non-immigrant visa. An example of an immigrant visa would be a CR-1 spousal visa. Recipients of immigrant visas get their permanent residence status the instant they cross the US border [and their physical green cards a few weeks later], without having to do a separate Adjustment of Status process after they enter.

For your current visa application, your USC fiance(e) kicked off the process by submitting a NON-immigrant visa petition (the I-129F), which, when approved and sent to the appropriate consulate, allowed you to begin your current application for a NON-immigrant K-1 visa. An immigrant visa petition is usually filed using an I-130 form instead, or in addition to the I-129F. [There may be other ways to file an immigrant visa petition, particularly for the work-based visa classes, but we'll ignore that for now.]

So even counting your current application, the answer would still be no. You would know if the answer would be yes, because you would have very distinct memories of someone (either a USC immediate relative or a [potential] employer) having gone through, on your behalf, a process very similar to the I-129F, only even more involved.