Processing Question re:IR/CR1/K3 Visa for Wife and Stepdaughter

[JayFromTexas 60]

13 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

Are the petitions at the same USCIS office?

you won't get anywhere trying to call USCIS and ask for a I 129,  the CR2/IR2  needs its own I 129

 

U applied 3/13/23 and in all fairness this will still take time 

I changed my original reply as I wasn't sure about my comment regarding filing an I129f for the child. Everything I have read indicates that I only file the I129f for my spouse because the objective is not to get a K3 for her, but to accelerate her I130 approval. Likewise, I am not trying to get a K4 for my stepdaughter, just to accelerate her I130 approval.

 

Regarding my calling the USCIS, I won't be calling about the I129f, only about linking my wife's and stepdaughter's I130s.

Edited March 15, 2023 by JayFromTexas

[JeanneAdil 6,249]

1 minute ago, JayFromTexas said:

I wouldn't be calling about the 129f. I would be calling to link my wife's and stepdaughter's I130 applications. And according to the I129 instructions, you do NOT file a separate I129 for stepchildren.

 

what i am saying is the case is totally separate and best place people connect them is at NVC stage /they are not connected now

many a case has seen one go thru and get to NVC while the other lags behind

 

And read your receipt,  if its like mine (years ago so they could have changed the wording )  it says do not contact them /they will let u know if they need anything

 

But if u can actually get thru to an officer then i applaud u as this is the hard part /they don't usually take calls,  answer questions about a case or give out details /and that makes it so very frustrating 

Best to all of u

[JayFromTexas 60]

Just now, JeanneAdil said:

 

what i am saying is the case is totally separate and best place people connect them is at NVC stage /they are not connected now

many a case has seen one go thru and get to NVC while the other lags behind

 

What if my wife's I130 reaches the NVC months before my daughter's? That is what I'm trying to avoid. I realize they are separate entities in the eyes of the USCIS, but others have posted that they were able to link 2 related apps. Maybe a waste of time, but it can't hurt to try.

[JeanneAdil 6,249]

16 minutes ago, JayFromTexas said:

What if my wife's I130 reaches the NVC months before my daughter's? That is what I'm trying to avoid. I realize they are separate entities in the eyes of the USCIS, but others have posted that they were able to link 2 related apps. Maybe a waste of time, but it can't hurt to try.

i believe they link at NVC by not paying the 2 fees till the other gets there

To me it makes sense to do the 2 petitions together linking the background for both at same time 

but i talked to 1 lady who just retired from a immigration subcontractor and she said when its parent and child or 2 parents,  everything is done separate and the same backgrounds are double work  

 

I mean USCIS can link a petition for a LPR for spouse and children  /why not for a USC?  Guess its the double fees they go for

 

 

Edited March 15, 2023 by JeanneAdil

[top_secret 2,106]

1 hour ago, JayFromTexas said:

What if my wife's I130 reaches the NVC months before my daughter's? That is what I'm trying to avoid. I realize they are separate entities in the eyes of the USCIS, but others have posted that they were able to link 2 related apps. Maybe a waste of time, but it can't hurt to try.

I think 'usually' USCIS more or less links CR/IR-1 and CR/IR-2 cases 'most of the time'.  Though there are certainly many exceptions where they did not.  My wife and stepdaughters separate cases were approved almost simultaneously so it was clear they were adjudicated together.  I requested the cases be linked in the cover letter but I doubt that made much difference.  NVC clearly figured it out on their own too because CEAC correctly would not let me pay the AOS fee twice. 

[JayFromTexas 60]

1 hour ago, top_secret said:

I think 'usually' USCIS more or less links CR/IR-1 and CR/IR-2 cases 'most of the time'.  Though there are certainly many exceptions where they did not.  My wife and stepdaughters separate cases were approved almost simultaneously so it was clear they were adjudicated together.  I requested the cases be linked in the cover letter but I doubt that made much difference.  NVC clearly figured it out on their own too because CEAC correctly would not let me pay the AOS fee twice. 

Thanks, top_secret. How did you get your I130 approved in 48 days? During covid?

[top_secret 2,106]

1 hour ago, JayFromTexas said:

How did you get your I130 approved in 48 days? During covid?

It's easy really.  All you need is incredibly good luck.😉 We actually didn't do anything special and no tricks or special circumstances.

[dwheels76 5,463]

19 hours ago, JayFromTexas said:

Yes, I included a copy of the NOA receipt, although I only included the receipt for my wife's I130

Why why didn't you include the daughters receipt#. Your wife is K3 and child would be K4. But if they don't know about her petition, no it won't do nothing for your daughters petition. Now it's a wait and see what happens.

[JayFromTexas 60]

8 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

Why why didn't you include the daughters receipt#. Your wife is K3 and child would be K4. But if they don't know about her petition, no it won't do nothing for your daughters petition. Now it's a wait and see what happens.

Actually, you may have a point. We'll see what happens.

 

Edited March 15, 2023 by JayFromTexas

[JayFromTexas 60]

1 minute ago, JayFromTexas said:

Actually, you may have a point. We'll see what happens.

 

To repeat, I am not seeking a non-immigrant visa (K3/K4) for either mother or daughter. The I129F is a strategy that several here have used to speed up processing of I130 apps. The I130 apps do reference the related petition. The mother's I130 lists the daughter's app as a related petition and vice versa.

[IWander 583]

On 3/15/2023 at 10:43 AM, Allaboutwaiting said:

I have never seen people filing an I-129f to speed up an I-130.

 

It's all over the K3 forum and has been a thing for a while 

[Allaboutwaiting 2,500]

23 minutes ago, IWander said:

It's all over the K3 forum and has been a thing for a while 

I didn't even know there was a K3 forum! 😅

[mam521 1,785]

9 hours ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

I didn't even know there was a K3 forum! 😅

Me either, but then again, I didn't go look.  

 

See, that's why we're on VJ...to learn!  

[Redro 4,601]

On 3/15/2023 at 5:33 PM, top_secret said:

It's easy really.  All you need is incredibly good luck.😉 We actually didn't do anything special and no tricks or special circumstances.

@top_secret did you not switch from k1 to cr1/ir1? Or was that someone else?

I have seen cases where members had an approved k1 waiting for interview switch to a spousal visa and get approval fairly quickly... 

 

[pushbrk 12,234]

33 minutes ago, ROK2USA said:

@top_secret did you not switch from k1 to cr1/ir1? Or was that someone else?

I have seen cases where members had an approved k1 waiting for interview switch to a spousal visa and get approval fairly quickly... 

 

Nobody can "switch" from K1 to any spouse visa.  You simply start over with a new petition.