ONLY K3 HOLDERS CAN ANSWER PLEASE OR SOMEONE WHO HAVE IT

[mr.qalon 0]

@Arelys Weimer thankz for that ,after all process which visa u got .

[mr.qalon 0]

@Arelys Weimer thankz for that ,after all process which visa u got .

@Arelys Weimer thankz for that so many people are saying there no k3 any more ,my quesion is 1.after all process which visa u got .

2.hw long it take the process 4 u.

3.do u think its better then R1 i mean the time.

[Alaska2012 462]

I applied and got approved for a K3 visa On 2015.

Theyre not obsolete at all in my country thought. However, once the I130 is approved the visa will be treated as a C1R1 visa.

What exactly do you need info on?

So you basically got the CR1 and your K3 got closed down. And looking at your timeline it didnt really get you here any faster...

[NikLR 13,220]

I applied and got approved for a K3 visa On 2015.

Theyre not obsolete at all in my country thought. However, once the I130 is approved the visa will be treated as a C1R1 visa.

What exactly do you need info on?

No you didn't, you got a CR1 visa not a K3.

They are two different visas with different outcomes.

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

I applied for a K3 visa and got approved for a K3 CR-1 visa On 2015.

Theyre not obsolete at all in my country thought. However, once the I130 is approved the visa will be treated as a C1R1 visa.

What exactly do you need info on?

I got ya

[cocolucho 35]

Considering a K3 visa costs twice as much as a CR1 and has half the benefits, how is someone lucky to get one? There are very few cases in which I see a K3 (and K4) being a desirable visa for anyone.

Looking at your timeline, it still took 10 months for your spouse and their child to arrive in the USA and then they still had to adjust their status to get a green card. That took another 3 months and could have taken more. Plus there were two interviews and an RFE.

My entire journey from sending the petition to hard copy green card in my hand was exactly 9 months. It only took 8 to get to the USA.

No RFE and only the single interview.

Ok you win NLR :-)

[TBoneTX 43,253]

mr.qalon, the CR-1 visa is the superior visa. Apply for it, and forget about the K-3.

[Arelys Weimer 6]

So you basically got the CR1 and your K3 got closed down. And looking at your timeline it didnt really get you here any faster...

I didn't get it any faster because my paperwork was missing at the USCIS.

Also, I wasn't trying to get the visa any faster. I was just trying to be with my husband. The options that were presented in my embassy were either K1 or K3 and we decided the K3 was better. However, I didn't find out the CR1 existed until after i started the process. The embassy in my country never gave us that information.

[Arelys Weimer 6]

@Arelys Weimer thankz for that ,after all process which visa u got .

Hihi,

I got a CR1 even though I applied for a K3 one. K3 visas are not obsolete IN MY COUNTRY but at one stage of the process it will be processed as a CR1.

You're better off trying for the CR1 given that all the petitions reach the NVC. Unless you had already applied for a k3 one, it will still not change the process or the amount of time you'd have to wait. If you have any other questions you can inbox me sweetie.

Best of luck in your journey!

[Mollie09 1,543]

Are there any benefits to applying for a K3? It's not faster, it's more expensive, so why?

[Arelys Weimer 6]

I applied for a K3 visa in April 2014, when it approved at USCIS and sent to NVC it was changed to a CR-1. I contacted my state Senator regarding this, it is completely out of our hands and they don't grant them anymore. I know it's disappointing. Sorry.

I got the same thing!

So to apply for a K3 visa is still possible in your country; it just changes once it reaches the NVC. Awesome!

[Shauneg 762]

I applied and got approved for a K3 visa On 2015.

Theyre not obsolete at all in my country thought. However, once the I130 is approved the visa will be treated as a C1R1 visa.

What exactly do you need info on?

Yes approved and at nvc and the will administratively close it out and continue to process it as a cr1. Doesn't matter what country you're from...that's why everyone says its essentially dead. You can apply for a k3 all day long but get a cr1. Does the visa in your passport say k3 or cr1?

Are there any benefits to applying for a K3? It's not faster, it's more expensive, so why?

Used to be about a year faster....now it's essentially pointless.

[Arelys Weimer 6]

Are there any benefits to applying for a K3? It's not faster, it's more expensive, so why?

I am now learning about the Cr1 visa hun, as i said; my embassy never told us about this type of visa.

I applied for a K3 and once it reached the NVC and I saw the change happen; that's when I found out there was a CR1 visa type.

People are really giving you the right info and advice hun, some are being more approachable than others but you should listen to them. Have you applied for a visa type already? Or youre just planning on it?

[Arelys Weimer 6]

Guess I misunderstood because you said you were approved for a k3, which you were not. Embassies do the approving not the NVC. Seeing how it was closed out at NVC, a K3 was never approved...only the paperwork was. Just where my confusion came from....sorry.

No no no, its okay! I saw that! One of the fellow Vj'ers corrected it. I did apply for the K3 but once it reached the NVC it changed. I filed the I129 and I130.

When we contacted the USCIS they wererefering to if as a K3, I'm guessing it is because it hasn't reached the NVC yet which is the one that determinates the visa route. So your confusion is perfectly reasonable.

Unfortunally my embassy never told us there was even a CR1 cathegory. We found out once the peition was at the NVC.

[Mollie09 1,543]

I am now learning about the Cr1 visa hun, as i said; my embassy never told us about this type of visa.

I applied for a K3 and once it reached the NVC and I saw the change happen; that's when I found out there was a CR1 visa type.

People are really giving you the right info and advice hun, some are being more approachable than others but you should listen to them. Have you applied for a visa type already? Or youre just planning on it?

I'm not the OP, I was just curious why people keep applying for the K3 if it only has downsides compared to the CR1/IR1. Apparently it's just lack of information.

I've never applied for either.