Random Call from USCIS; What it means? Your experience?

[frange24 8]

PD 17 Dec 24   K-3: 5 March 25  California Center.

 

This morning, while at work, my wife received a text message from USCIS letting her know that she would receive a call in 30 minutes. She checked the number and it was legit.

Few minutes later, she received the call and a lady started questioning her about both petitions (K-3 and I-130). She asked her why she has 2 petitions in her file? Country where am i living, my date of birth, marriage date..etc.. She went to specific information but nothing bad at all except she was not aware of that to be well prepared.

Since we are not familiar with this and we would like hear your opinion regarding this random call.

1- Did anyone experience that before? non informed or random call or a last minute call?

2- According to your experience, what could be the meaning? suspicion of fraud? OR (to be positive) a sign that they are working on my- petitions and a decision is expected soon?

Thank you,

[OldUser 10,336]

Curious to know what was your wife's response as to why K-3, petition for obsolete visa, was on file?

[frange24 8]

4 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Curious to know what was your wife's response as to why K-3, petition for obsolete visa, was on file?

She replied that was an opportunity to have her husband as quick as possible since I-130 takes so long.

I know it is obsolete; but it's not prohibited.

[S2N 416]

33 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Curious to know what was your wife's response as to why K-3, petition for obsolete visa, was on file?

At the very least this is an interesting datapoint on K-3. My view has largely been aligned with yours that it’s a waste of time for virtually all cases. The fact they’re calling on K-3 for a December case suggests they are looking at them in some way.

 

OP — keep us up to date on how it plays out.

Edited Tuesday at 07:25 PM by S2N

[pushbrk 13,741]

This is definitely a new thing for me.  Maybe it's a new policy they are following in the case of having both petitions.  If so, it's a good thing, particularly if they will approve the I-129f in specific cases where the K3 visa is actually preferred.  This happens when the immigrating spouse really doesn't want to maintain permanent residency in the USA yet.

 

Not the visa is not REALLY "obsolete".  It is on the books and part of law, but it is processing policy that has rendered the K3 visa "virtually obsolete".  

 

Now if there no wish to actually obtain and use the K3, and the adjudicator who called goes ahead and approves the I-130 now, then filing the second petition did as hoped as far as the timeline is concerned.

[S2N 416]

1 minute ago, pushbrk said:

This is definitely a new thing for me.  Maybe it's a new policy they are following in the case of having both petitions.  If so, it's a good thing, particularly if they will approve the I-129f in specific cases where the K3 visa is actually preferred.  This happens when the immigrating spouse really doesn't want to maintain permanent residency in the USA yet.

 

Not the visa is not REALLY "obsolete".  It is on the books and part of law, but it is processing policy that has rendered the K3 visa "virtually obsolete".  

 

Now if there no wish to actually obtain and use the K3, and the adjudicator who called goes ahead and approves the I-130 now, then filing the second petition did as hoped as far as the timeline is concerned.

I think there’s pretty solid anecdotal evidence for the Texas Service Center processing an I-130 when it receives I-129F if it is already the service center assigned the I-130. Seen several cases in other sites that really have no other explanation than Texas trying to close two cases at once and letting someone “skip the line” by filing for K-3.

 

I think what makes this case interesting is that 1) it’s a California assigned I-130 and 2) they called.

[JD2 170]

12 hours ago, frange24 said:

she was not aware of that to be well prepared.

Who was not aware?  Your wife or the caller?

[frange24 8]

4 hours ago, JD2 said:

Who was not aware?  Your wife or the caller?

My wife..... She received a text message that she will be calling in 30 minutes. Nothing else.

[JD2 170]

3 hours ago, frange24 said:

My wife..... She received a text message that she will be calling in 30 minutes. Nothing else.

Very odd.  There's a Facebook K-3 group that I joined when I filed an I-129F in 2021 but I've never seen anything like y'all experienced.

[frange24 8]

1 hour ago, JD2 said:

Very odd.  There's a Facebook K-3 group that I joined when I filed an I-129F in 2021 but I've never seen anything like y'all experienced.

Yes, they do actually.

Most of the time, it shows that ISO is working on the files and a decision is  coming. Either RFE or Approval.

Edited 21 hours ago by frange24

[JD2 170]

2 hours ago, frange24 said:

Yes, they do actually.

Most of the time, it shows that ISO is working on the files and a decision is  coming. Either RFE or Approval.

Sure, I just have never seen it.  Hope you get approval soon.