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To start CRs are immigrant visas and receive their GC and SS card in the mail shortly after arriving in the US.

No need to go thru the $1010 cost, stress and hassle of doing the AOS. No need another interview or do biometrics.

Not having a SS card can prevent one doing a lot of things such as get drivers license, joint bank accounts etc.

K3 visas have to wait at about 3 months for EAD so they can get a SSN

K3s are nonimmigrant visas and have to go thru AOS.

No, K3s have the choice of either going through AOS or continuing with the immigrant visa process.

Yeah but in the long run CRs are WAY better as they can work a LOT sooner than a K3. If K3s have problem with AOS they can end up in deep da kine. For one end up being deported if anything should happen to the petitioner!

Getting to work soon is not an issue for some people. I'm hoping my husband will stay home with our daughter for at least a year and a half.

Also, if anything happened to the spouse before AOS, I would think the immigrant would like to return home for the support of family. not worry about deportation.

Okay, I think I understand.

In one scenario, the USC decides to pursue the K3 and do AOS or continue with the immigrant visa process at a later date. If the USC dies before the spouse adjusts status or receives the immigrant visa, he/she will be deported.

On the other hand, the USC decides not to pursue the K3, and the spouse waits in his/her own country for the immigrant visa. If the USC dies before the spouse receives the immigrant visa, he/she won't be deported, only because he/she never left the country of origin.

I don't see how the person who pursues the K3 while continuing with the immigrant visa process (which is the topic of this thread) is at a disadvantage in this scenario.

Deportation means you are ordered to leave the USA and not return for a long time or ever. If your US Citizen spouse dies before AOS is complete, this could happen. If you enter on a CR1 or IR1, it does not. As mentioned, some may leave anyway but most would like the choice.

Well, I'm not too worried about dying in the next few months.

But just to clarify, if the US citizen dies before AOS, the spouse is deported.

If the if the US citizen dies before the immigrant visa is issued, the immigrant never gets to come to the US at all.

If the US citzen dies after AOS, the spouse is not deported.

If the US citizen dies after the immigrant visa is issued, the immigrant is not deported.

Is this correct?

Also, if anything happened to the spouse before AOS, I would think the immigrant would like to return home for the support of family. not worry about deportation.

Can you explain? I'm not sure what you mean about deportation, or why deportation is something that we should worry about.

Yeah but in the long run CRs are WAY better as they can work a LOT sooner than a K3. If K3s have problem with AOS they can end up in deep da kine. For one end up being deported if anything should happen to the petitioner!

Getting to work soon is not an issue for some people. I'm hoping my husband will stay home with our daughter for at least a year and a half.

and by the time add that cost of flying back, you probably end up paying more than the 1010 of AOS.

If you are planning on going back for a visit anyway, and if you can get a ticket for less than $1,000 it might be worth it for some people.

Actually, even if your ticket costs a bit more than $1,000 it might be worth it, since you are getting a trip out of it!

We are going the K3 route and proceeding with the I129F at the embassy. Should we ignore letters from the NVC we receive for the immigrant visa petition?

We got a letter from the NVC about a 'choice of agent' and a request to pay the AOS fee. Should we just ignore these?

Also what happens if a person were to go through this whole NVC process with the I130, and still take the K3 interview and come to the US on a K3 visa. All the fees and progress with the NVC with the I130 would then be wasted?

No, your money would not be wasted.

I just called NVC today. They explained that a person can either adjust status once in the US on a K3 visa OR continue with the I130 immigrant visa process. If you choose the latter, you will have to travel back to the country of origin for the immigrant visa interview at the US embassy.

What a ridiculous argument. That's like comparing murder to shoplifting, ffs - there is no comparison to be made! And let me ask you this: would the situations of the women you speak of be any less important to both them and their significant others if they happened not to be married? Are are you completely stuck in the stone age where children born out of wedlock are "illegitimate bastards?"

Wow, what a charmer you are! Do you talk to all women like this? You must be quite a catch!

but I dont need additional time to think about marrying him!

Then I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about couples like the one being discussed on this very thread, who applied in May, already have an interview scheduled and aren't sure they will marry, while couples who have been married for years, who applied in March, haven't gotten their NOA2 yet. Personally, I think married couples should be given priority for this very reason--especially those who have kids. Of course, you are free to disagree.

Um, spousal visas are a different thing alltogether, of course they're still waiting for the NOA2, it's a longer process!

If you choose to get married and start the immigration process, that's your choice. If you choose to start the immigration process and get married, that's also your choice. I'm personally tired of the K3'ers spouting stuff out about how they should be given priority because they're already married, or complaining about the K1'ers who have natural worries about six different life changes all at once... when there are several other factors to consider than marital status.

There just has to be a better way. Just this week I read these three posts: One where a woman lost her baby in childbirht and didn't have her huband there to support her. Another where a woman went through the whole pregnancy, delivery, and first few months of her child's life without the father's support.

And a third where a woman's not even sure if she wants to immigrate or not, but maybe she'll immigrate, see if she likes it in the US and then decide whether she wants to stay or not.

That might sound fair to you, but not to me. And I'm not buying the idea that there's no way to make the process faster for married couples.

but I dont need additional time to think about marrying him!

Then I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about couples like the one being discussed on this very thread, who applied in May, already have an interview scheduled and aren't sure they will marry, while couples who have been married for years, who applied in March, haven't gotten their NOA2 yet. Personally, I think married couples should be given priority for this very reason--especially those who have kids. Of course, you are free to disagree.

That is not the intent of the K-1 visa. It is not intended to be for a "get to know each other" visit. It is to bring the person you are going to marry to the United States. I know it is not always used this way, but it isn't a dating visa. Both parties should be sure that this is what they want before they start the process.

Yep. And the fact that it is used as a "get to know each other" visa shows how unfair the whole process is. Couples who aren't even sure they want to get married are often approved faster than couples who have been married for years, with kids.

I suppose it wouldn't hurt for your friend to call immigration and her congressperson to see what they advise. Unfortunately, I don't think she'll qualify for an expedited visa.

I just read another thread, where the girlfriend of this guy who filed in May already has her interview scheduled. I think it's absolutely outrageous that someone like your friend won't qualify for an expedited visa while couples who aren't even committed to each other fly through the visa process.

One of y friend did the k-3 visa, married in mexico, and now she lives in chicago while her husband waits in Mexico for the approval for him to come to the U.S. As they waited for the whole process, my friend got preganant. Her husband was going to be a father.

But, the baby was due on Nov 13th. And yesturday the doctors at NorthWestern Hospital found no heart beat from the baby as they monitored her tummy. Unfortunatly, the baby was born dead. It seems like he drank fluid from the mom. I'm not sure how is it called.

Can the husband come to the U.S., and some how obtain an emergency visa? The hospital already send a letter to the husband explaining what happened. What can he or she do for him to come as moral support and at least see his baby boy and they plan funeral services.

Please let me know if someone knows, it's a sad story and situations like this should allow some breaks in the immigration system.

Holy #######, I just got an email saying both my petitions are approved!! I checked the website and it also says approved. Weird that they update it at 8pm.

I guess there is some hope for March/April filers.

I was also touched today. I contacted my Congresswoman a few weeks ago, just heard back from her office two days ago, saying that my application is being processed and that I need to wait. Yes, I hope this touch means the NOA2 is imminent. This waiting it driving me crazy.

Hi March Filers

I hope I bring you good news. Even though its just a touch (since May), I am thrilled. I know I may have to wait for a long time but there is nothing more depressing than thinking that your file is just sitting somewhere in a dusty forgotten box. So, my petition is actually with an adjudicator (is what I hope this means). I wrote to my Congressman who told me they could not do anything till March 09. I wrote 3 weeks ago to my Senator and I did not get a response or an indication that they had even received my request. I left messages, they did not call back. I gave up on the Senator's office and just decided to chill.

I am praying for an approval (or something) by the end of the month.

I did a timeline search for people who filed at the same time I did, and several of them were approved in September. If mine had been approved in Sep. my husband wouldn't have missed the birth of our daughter. Now he's missed the first 2 months of her life. It's totally unfair, and of course, I blame VSC for the way they operate and prioritize files, not the filers themselves.

I'm also beyond 7 mos. Got my NOA1 for the K3 on April 3rd.

It's people like you that I feel the most sorry for. You're a month ahead of me with your I-129F NOA 1 (mine was 4/4), and still nothing. Totally insane.

I am an April filer, and according to recent approvals it appears that VSC is busy with March filers. But according to timeline data there are a number of Feb K3 filers still waiting.. Is that the case or are people just blowing off this site after their approval and not updating?? If there are any K3 Feb filers still waiting please respond to this and if you have NOA2s PLEASE update - this would help us gauge where VSC really is with our applications.

Thanks-

LeeL

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I-130 NOA-1 Feb 29th....still NOTHING...

Yes, I am pretty sure (through looking at the timelines) that everyone who has responded here has a NOA1 date in or after March for the I129F. I wonder-- anyone who got their first NOA for the I129F before March still waiting for the NOA2?

Hi all,

I just called the 1-800 number. I told them that I filed on April 3rd and that, according to the website, I am outside their 6 month processing time.

The woman I spoke with said that VSC has completed applications up to March 8th. She said that they are currently processing my application but that it would be about one more month before VSC completes my application. I don't know how much of this is true, just thought I'd pass on the info to you all.

Do you think it will take longer to get the K1 visa than it would have taken to get the K3, if you had been approved? If so, I'd be really pissed at my lawyer.

I had just moved to Nepal to start work at an elementary school. I met Deepak my first day in Nepal. He owned the restaurant across the street from the hotel where I was staying in Kathmandu. We hit it off right away. He's a sweetie.

Hi Pattu Rani,

Your pictures are beautiful! I really miss Nepal.

I need to upload more to my Photobucket account but here are just a few. This was one of the most amazing experiences of my life and I am so happy I could make this pilgrimage with Govi - we need all the blessings we can get to get us through the visa process!!!

Just a guess, but you should fill in the "sent" dates of your I-130 and I-129F.

Wow, that was easy, thanks!

Now I'm crossing my fingers that the estimate is accurate.

Hi all,

Can you tell me why there is nothing written in my section for "estimated approval time/stats"? I received my first NOA for my husband's I129F on April 4th, got touched on April 28th, and nothing has happened since.