K3 is it worth it?

[Steve & Erma 33]

So how do you know if it is even worth trying? I just filed the I-130 but I am trying to find any way to get her here faster. I have seen many posts about them not approving them anymore and just closing them as admin whatever. If this is supposed to be a way to get your spouse here quickly to shorten the physical time away then why are they closing them all? Like a K1 visa, they have to apply to be able to work as well correct?

 

I get so frustrated with this whole immigration process. When I see people just flooding across our borders and being allowed to stay while their court-appointed lawyer helps them file for asylum at no cost to them and then they just wait here for their court date where many of them just get approved. This all just feels like punishment to do it the right way.

 

[Simplytex 386]

1 minute ago, Steve & Erma said:

So how do you know if it is even worth trying? I just filed the I-130 but I am trying to find any way to get her here faster. I have seen many posts about them not approving them anymore and just closing them as admin whatever. If this is supposed to be a way to get your spouse here quickly to shorten the physical time away then why are they closing them all? Like a K1 visa, they have to apply to be able to work as well correct?

 

I get so frustrated with this whole immigration process. When I see people just flooding across our borders and being allowed to stay while their court-appointed lawyer helps them file for asylum at no cost to them and then they just wait here for their court date where many of them just get approved. This all just feels like punishment to do it the right way.

 

Yes, absolutely worth it for the chance to improve processing time, can see my timeline. Also, I gathered a fair number of Vermont SC approvals to try to estimate my approval date:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eQoK7U4P7KRMKM6KjZHsoS5NA_x2CKFtuonN2lHXEWs/edit?usp=drivesdk

[Steve & Erma 33]

7 minutes ago, Simplytex said:

Yes, absolutely worth it for the chance to improve processing time, can see my timeline. Also, I gathered a fair number of Vermont SC approvals to try to estimate my approval date:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eQoK7U4P7KRMKM6KjZHsoS5NA_x2CKFtuonN2lHXEWs/edit?usp=drivesdk

@Simplytex OK so I only skimmed it but it seems like you are processing the same thing you did on the I-130 except for this time I would be sending everything through the mail. There isn't a fee, you just follow the VJ guide to putting it together and make sure you triple-check everything. I do however have to wait until I get the paper NOA1 from USCIS before I can send this all because that has to go with it correct? Does that kind of sum it up?

[Simplytex 386]

16 minutes ago, Steve & Erma said:

@Simplytex OK so I only skimmed it but it seems like you are processing the same thing you did on the I-130 except for this time I would be sending everything through the mail. There isn't a fee, you just follow the VJ guide to putting it together and make sure you triple-check everything. I do however have to wait until I get the paper NOA1 from USCIS before I can send this all because that has to go with it correct? Does that kind of sum it up?

So, if you have the online notification/receipt from your 'MyUSCIS' page then that is good enough for the I-129F filing. Correct that this one will be by mail, and no fee. Just check the instructions on the official page (found under the form itself) and you'll be good to go. It's pretty simple, don't overthing any of the questions and you'll get it done pretty quickly.

 https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f

[SalishSea 16,769]

1 hour ago, Steve & Erma said:

When I see people just flooding across our borders and being allowed to stay while their court-appointed lawyer helps them file for asylum at no cost to them and then they just wait here for their court date where many of them just get approved. This all just feels like punishment to do it the right way.

What you don't see is the much higher numbers of people quietly waiting their turns in the long queues for legal immigration.  You are just starting out on this journey.  You'll need to learn some patience.

[Steve & Erma 33]

1 hour ago, Simplytex said:

So, if you have the online notification/receipt from your 'MyUSCIS' page then that is good enough for the I-129F filing. Correct that this one will be by mail, and no fee. Just check the instructions on the official page (found under the form itself) and you'll be good to go. It's pretty simple, don't overthing any of the questions and you'll get it done pretty quickly.

 https://www.uscis.gov/i-129f

The only thing I have on my USCIS page is that my case was received on 9/29/22. There isn't a document in the document tab, just my uploads.

 

A copy of that page is good enough?

[Simplytex 386]

37 minutes ago, Steve & Erma said:

The only thing I have on my USCIS page is that my case was received on 9/29/22. There isn't a document in the document tab, just my uploads.

 

A copy of that page is good enough?

And you originally filed the case online? That's interesting, because when I filed online, I got the NOA1 document right away under the documents tab as attached...

 

 

[Steve & Erma 33]

Yeah I have nothing there

[Simplytex 386]

1 hour ago, Steve & Erma said:

Yeah I have nothing there

You might want to file a missing receipt notice, I'm not exactly sure how long you are expected to wait to get noa1 receipt 

[Ryan H 3,790]

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[Steve & Erma 33]

So I put in my current employer and the date I started but I can't put in NA or Present in the end date. Do I simply leave it blank or give them a date way off in the future like 12/31/2042?

 

Also it seems to let you do different things when you pull it up on different browsers or in Adobe itself. Is there a better program to fill it out typed than Adobe? Anyone else run into these issues?

[Steve & Erma 33]

Also... I am a US Citizen by birth so do I just check No for "Have you obtained a Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship in your own name?"

[Timona 3,937]

1 hour ago, Steve & Erma said:

So I put in my current employer and the date I started but I can't put in NA or Present in the end date. Do I simply leave it blank or give them a date way off in the future like 12/31/2042?

 

Also it seems to let you do different things when you pull it up on different browsers or in Adobe itself. Is there a better program to fill it out typed than Adobe? Anyone else run into these issues?

 

Present 

[Timona 3,937]

57 minutes ago, Steve & Erma said:

Also... I am a US Citizen by birth so do I just check No for "Have you obtained a Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship in your own name?"

That sounds right.

[Steve & Erma 33]

1 minute ago, Timona said:

 

Present 

It won't allow me to put in anything but a date... Can't put in present or NA. I could write it in after I print them.