stay away from K-3

[neel06 0]

I recommend that individuals who filed I-130 should just stick with that and don't bother with the whole k-3.

K-3 is nothing but false hope. do the timeline search and you will find out that I-130s get an approval faster when done alone. k-3 needs to be abolished because its not faster. waste of time, money, and paper.......

my march friends will provide testimony for that.

[MissStacey 1]

K3 was the best option for us. Start to finish it took 5 months and I am back in the US.

My I 130 has just (finally) been sent to NVC. If I had stayed on that path I'd still be looking at another 7-9 months before I could have returned to the US.

Edited August 13, 2007 by Stacey33

[pushbrk 12,220]

I recommend that individuals who filed I-130 should just stick with that and don't bother with the whole k-3.

K-3 is nothing but false hope. do the timeline search and you will find out that I-130s get an approval faster when done alone. k-3 needs to be abolished because its not faster. waste of time, money, and paper.......

my march friends will provide testimony for that.

USCIS approval is only the first step after filing. Depending on the Consulate abroad, K3 is still a great option for some. Getting through NVC is a months long process for IR and CR cases but only a couple weeks for the K. At some Consulates the wait for an interview is a month or two longer than for a K once the case is on station. Actually, for some it is a lot bigger time difference than that.

Each couple needs to make a fully informed decision taking into account their own circumstances and priorities.

[neel06 0]

you are right pushbrk that i shouldn't have generalized it so much. However, for individuals going through indian embassies stick with CR..

[Dakine 26]

I recommend that individuals who filed I-130 should just stick with that and don't bother with the whole k-3.

K-3 is nothing but false hope. do the timeline search and you will find out that I-130s get an approval faster when done alone. k-3 needs to be abolished because its not faster. waste of time, money, and paper.......

my march friends will provide testimony for that.

Most CRs still aren't faster than K3 unless people screw up on the K3 paperwork.

However I agree with you on the rest!

Post I made yesterday!

K3s [LIFE ACT] were originally designed to reunite married couples quicker as it used to take a LONG time to do a CR.

That's seemed to changed recently.

To me K3s are a joke now.

No guarentee you'll get a GC after you get here as you have to adjust status and "can" be denied.

Doesn't happen much from what I've seen but K3s can be deported after being denied adjusting status.

No GC! No SSN until you get AOS approval. Not to bad not having the GC. Not having SSN was a pain in the butte.

LOTS of things you can't do without SS card.

CRs gets GC and SSN in the mail shortly after arrival in the US and can work or leave and return to US right away.

Doesn't happen to often but the Immigration officier at our AOS interview removed the I-94 from wife and childs PP and told us they'd have to get AP if they wanted to leave and return to the US!

I had thought K3 was OK for multiple entry for 2 years or until you got the GC. "Wrong" in our case.

Thank god an emergency back home didn't pop up.

CRs don't have AOS biometrics. AOS interview. and NO $1010 to do AOS.

K3s "may" not get GC or SSN for MONTHS. Like some have taken over a year if there are problems with AOS.

Some marriages don't work out and it can be a problem for a K3 adjusting status.

Happens more than you think.

CRs have at least until they apply for condition removal [21 months from GC date.] before having to worry about anything.

IRs don't ever have to do anything but notify USCIS of address changes. Apply for USC in 33 months if they want or reup GC in ten years.

We did K3/K4 over 2 years ago when the CRs were a lot slower.

Cost us a lot of money, sweat and and time lost working {$s} to do the AOS.

It was worth it at the time as my wife and daughter got here a lot sooner.

Looks like it is a different story now unless the processing time for CRs goes up again.

Obviously you can screw either tho if not filed properly.

I don't know much about Jame's shortcuts trip.

But if it works and saves time I wouldn't even think about doing a K3 at this time.

More than my 2 cents as I've "Been there! Done that"

Bottom line is K3s SUCK at this time.

[Donna A 4]

being stuck in name check as long as we have been if i went the cr route my husband would still be living overseas waiting. k-3 worked in our favor.

[Dakine 26]

being stuck in name check as long as we have been if i went the cr route my husband would still be living overseas waiting. k-3 worked in our favor.

I guess it could still happen but you did your trip a long time ago and things have changed a LOT since then.

[maekai05 0]

I' m with you neel06, and I can understand your frustration. Mine was filed in earlly March, and hasn't approved yet.

But I think K-3 is still faster way I believe. We had just a bad timing and bad luck. I believe if we filed in Feb, the things went faster.

[NikkisPrecious 0]

I kind of agree, only because our timeline on the I129F is rubbish! Had it gone faster than the I130 then i would disagree...

Either way its too bloody long!

[pushbrk 12,220]

I kind of agree, only because our timeline on the I129F is rubbish! Had it gone faster than the I130 then i would disagree...

Either way its too bloody long!

I understand the frustration and agree generally that the K3 route has become far less useful than it was a year or two ago, for most cases.

However, I would caution those who draw cause and effect conclusions from the wrong or two little data. Data points that indicate a few cases without I-129Fs were processed a little faster than some other cases where both petitions were filed is not enough data to determine cause and effect. To do so demonstrates the use of classic "post hoc, ergo propter hoc" logical fallacy. A common English description is "Coincidental Correlation". That's not to say the conclusion will ultimately be proven wrong but that with the stated data, it is a speculation rather than a logical conclusion.

Even if true, as earlier stated, USCIS petition approval is the very short first step any the visa process for many, depending on the Consulate.

[rika60607 215]

I filed in March for CR-1 and did not file for K3. As I waited for I-130 approval, I saw at least several March K3s being approved a month or so before me.

So indeed, something happened in March. In July NVC started to slooow down. I saw that within several weeks NVC response times went from days to weeks. I don't know what's happening, but suspect it may be seasonal

Hang on there!

[Mononoke28 134]

It depends on the embassy. I suggest anyone who will be filing soon to search for timelines of CR1/IR1 visas vs K3 visas going through their embassy. As far as CSC and NVC, it seems that the I-130s alone are moving on up a lot faster than their I-129F counterparts.

If you don't mind waiting an extra 1-2 months, then the CR1/IR1 visa is the perfect choice. If you have ants in your pants and cannot bear the fact that it will take longer then go for the K3.

Diana

[ctygl 0]

I'm doing the k-3 in juarez. k-3 is 7 month timeline and without the k-3 its 2 years. So I don't know how without the k-3 its the same.

[misa 2]

Really depends on each individual case. My K3 took 4 months. Had I done just a CR-1, I would be looking at about 12 months in total. Maybe more.

beckypua, a K3 can get an SSN after EAD (fees now included in the AOS fees). One doesn't have to wait for a GC.

[Dakine 26]

Really depends on each individual case. My K3 took 4 months. Had I done just a CR-1, I would be looking at about 12 months in total. Maybe more.

beckypua, a K3 can get an SSN after EAD (fees now included in the AOS fees). One doesn't have to wait for a GC.

beckypua, a K3 can get an SSN after EAD (fees now included in the AOS fees). One doesn't have to wait for a GC.

Very true !! But it can take 3 months or LONGER to get EAD.

More money lost for not be able to work if you want to. No driving, Going to school in some cases.

4 months is not close to normal to get a K3. You may have a record!