Previous I 129f and I 130 approved

[Mrs O 0]

I previously filed I 129f and I 130 for my husband back in 2008 and it had gotten approved but we did not complete the process due to financial reasons. Now we have been married 10 years this year, and I have filed again for my husband and step son. Does anyone know if my previous approvals will help this process go faster? 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

No, it will have no affect. Same processing time applies.

[Mrs O 0]

So I'm still looking at 4-5 months I guess that's not bad

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

For K-3? Not sure on those times, I know that K-3's are hardly used anymore, should have been for CR-1 along then I think CR-2 for child. CR-1 can be 12-14 months.

[Mrs O 0]

What's the difference between cr1 and k3

[geowrian 22,337]

19 minutes ago, Mrs O said:

What's the difference between cr1 and k3

K-3 is now basically obsolete. It's still on the books, but only a handful of cases get approved each year. The rest are administratively closed.

 

CR-1 generally takes 12+ months currently.

 

Edit: To answer your original question: "no". Your previous approval has no impact on your timeline.

Edited February 8, 2017 by geowrian

[Mrs O 0]

We were approved before for it so just trying to get a idea how things are going now