Bringing Step-daughter

[luvwtrNamy 2]

Hi. Our priority date is Jan 30, 2012. We are so anxious to have our daughter join us here in the US. We check the website every day hoping for some change. She is very little, two and a half, almost three actually. We filed a I-130 of course but I heard some where that there is another visa we can apply for her to come here while we wait for the IR-2 to be processed. If you know of any way (legally of course to bring her here sooner, we'd be so grateful for the information. Also, how do you figure out what the estimated processing time is. I have seen on VJ that some people have actually entered their info some place and it shows approximent dates for processing. USCIS says 5 months but it hasn't been updated since end of January and I know they never put less than 5 months. Some places I see that it's taking 186 days from NOA 1 to NOA 2 and then another 150 days to get an interview for the DR.. is this really possible? 186 is obviously more than 5 months and then another 5 months for the interview. It didn't take that long for our K1 visa.

Thank you for any help in getting her here sooner and for any info on how to check what cases they are working on so we can predict when we might get our NOA 2.

Good luck to you all. May we all have the patience to get through this.

[Inky 1,110]

The estimate of time can be found on your timeline. http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=130186

Currently your timeline states this :

Processing

Estimates/Stats :There are not enough recent approvals in the timeline system to accurately approximate when your I-130 will be approved. Please see the Timeline Stats page to see recent approvals.

[Matt & Rocio 28]

Hi. Our priority date is Jan 30, 2012. We are so anxious to have our daughter join us here in the US. We check the website every day hoping for some change. She is very little, two and a half, almost three actually. We filed a I-130 of course but I heard some where that there is another visa we can apply for her to come here while we wait for the IR-2 to be processed. If you know of any way (legally of course to bring her here sooner, we'd be so grateful for the information. Also, how do you figure out what the estimated processing time is. I have seen on VJ that some people have actually entered their info some place and it shows approximent dates for processing. USCIS says 5 months but it hasn't been updated since end of January and I know they never put less than 5 months. Some places I see that it's taking 186 days from NOA 1 to NOA 2 and then another 150 days to get an interview for the DR.. is this really possible? 186 is obviously more than 5 months and then another 5 months for the interview. It didn't take that long for our K1 visa.

Thank you for any help in getting her here sooner and for any info on how to check what cases they are working on so we can predict when we might get our NOA 2.

Good luck to you all. May we all have the patience to get through this.

The other visa you can apply for is the K-4 visa, but it would be a waste of time to file for this type of visa because these types of visas have not been issued in a while. The K-3/K-4 visas were created a number of years ago when I-130 petitions were taking 1-2 years to be processed. These visas are similar to K-1 visas in many ways. Now that you have the NOA1 you are eligible to file for a K-4 visa, but if you do it will most likely be closed by the NVC when they receive both visa petitions from USCIS.

I personally waited 7 months for my wife and step-daughter's I-130 petitions to be approved by USCIS, but that is longer than normal.

[Ryan H 3,791]

The other visa you can apply for is the K-4 visa, but it would be a waste of time to file for this type of visa because these types of visas have not been issued in a while. The K-3/K-4 visas were created a number of years ago when I-130 petitions were taking 1-2 years to be processed. These visas are similar to K-1 visas in many ways. Now that you have the NOA1 you are eligible to file for a K-4 visa, but if you do it will most likely be closed by the NVC when they receive both visa petitions from USCIS.

Even though it is a moot point, this is not correct information. A K4 visa is a derivative of a K3 visa, it could not be applied for separately.

Edited April 10, 2012 by Ryan H

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

The other visa you can apply for is the K-4 visa, but it would be a waste of time to file for this type of visa because these types of visas have not been issued in a while. The K-3/K-4 visas were created a number of years ago when I-130 petitions were taking 1-2 years to be processed. These visas are similar to K-1 visas in many ways. Now that you have the NOA1 you are eligible to file for a K-4 visa, but if you do it will most likely be closed by the NVC when they receive both visa petitions from USCIS.

I personally waited 7 months for my wife and step-daughter's I-130 petitions to be approved by USCIS, but that is longer than normal.

Ryan is correct. A K4 is a derivative of a K3 visa. You can't petition separately for a K4. An eligible child can apply for a K4 only if the parent is applying for a K3 visa.

[luvwtrNamy 2]

I have another question! I keep reading about needing to have papers ready to send to NVC after the NOA2 approval. What is needed and does it vary based on the embassy you are going to have your interview at? Is it different if it's a husband or wife vs a child? I want to have any papers ready to send off to the NVC if I need to send papers instead of just taking them to the interview. It's amazing how much you forget from the first process. I don't remember sending papers off to the NVC with the K1. I think I just took everything to the interview. Or did I send them with the original packet.

Thanks for the earlier answers to my questions. It was just like I thought. We had included her on the original K1 but were not able to get her birth certificate before the year was up so now we have to do the I-130.

Hope all are having a good day