Packet for K3 visa received directly from embassy

[Aleno 0]

Hi Everyone,

a strange thing happened today, i had filed i129f for k3 and i130 for my spouse in pakistan . as the prcedure going on these days ,both petetions got approved at same time and were sent to NVC on 3/28.2011.Today on 4/4/11 i received an email from embassy in islamabad that they have received my k3 petetion and instructed me to submitt documentation directly to couslate in islamabad. NVC says that they have received both petetions and i129f was forwarded to embassy. My question is why they forwarded i129F instead of i130 when they say that if they receive both petetions together i129f will be administratively closed and they will continue on with i130? Even though it saved me the whole process of NVC and now i am directly dealing with embassy, but is it normal? any thoughts/suggestions?

[YuAndDan 153]

Not normal, unless NVC had to hold up the I-130 for some reason, have you contacted NVC and asked about this?

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2993.html#4

It may have to do with what can and cannot be handled by the consulate in Pakistan.

I would be contacting NVC and asking about this, and considering just doing the CR-1 anyway, it will save you all the additional paperwork in the USA to adjust status, and the added hassles of not having green-card until AOS is complete.

[Carol & Tim 4]

CR-1 Visa is way better than K-3. You wont have to pay thousand of dollars to adjust your wifes status. When she gets in the USA she will have the green card and the social security card already. You will save lots of money. I would call NVC again and would ask more informations.

[Darnell 8,478]

My question is why they forwarded i129F instead of i130 when they say that if they receive both petetions together i129f will be administratively closed and they will continue on with i130?

Something UNIQUE occurred with those two casefiles - I STRONGLY suggest you call NVC, get a Human, and inquire.

[Aleno 0]

Something UNIQUE occurred with those two casefiles - I STRONGLY suggest you call NVC, get a Human, and inquire.

i have called them three times and its the same answer that they received 129f two days before 130 so they forwarded it to embassy and now

i must continue on with K3 if i want to save time coz it will take atleast 8 weeks for them to call off the k3 petetion and put on the IR1

petetion . so the ball is in my court now, i either tell them that i want to continue with 130 and lose another two months or i just go ahead with K3 and save time and spend more money to adjust status once she is here. Well i think i dont have much of a choice now since i am already waiting for 2 years and cant afford to lose another 2 months + processing time, its too damn tough to live without your loved ones. So K3 it is for me, and something rare for all readers just to increase their knowledge. Best of luck to all in the black hole.

[pushbrk 12,245]

i have called them three times and its the same answer that they received 129f two days before 130 so they forwarded it to embassy and now

i must continue on with K3 if i want to save time coz it will take atleast 8 weeks for them to call off the k3 petetion and put on the IR1

petetion . so the ball is in my court now, i either tell them that i want to continue with 130 and lose another two months or i just go ahead with K3 and save time and spend more money to adjust status once she is here. Well i think i dont have much of a choice now since i am already waiting for 2 years and cant afford to lose another 2 months + processing time, its too damn tough to live without your loved ones. So K3 it is for me, and something rare for all readers just to increase their knowledge. Best of luck to all in the black hole.

No, you do NOT have to do anything about the K3 unless you want to. Just don't return what's asked for in the P3 and follow the CR1 route. You have a lot of work to do before NVC will be ready to forward the I-130 to the Consulate, so which path you take is a unique choice, YOU get to make.

The key here is that somehow your I-129F arrived two days before your I-130.

[Darnell 8,478]

i have called them three times and its the same answer that they received 129f two days before 130 so they forwarded it to embassy and now

i must continue on with K3 if i want to save time coz it will take atleast 8 weeks for them to call off the k3 petetion and put on the IR1

petetion . so the ball is in my court now, i either tell them that i want to continue with 130 and lose another two months or i just go ahead with K3 and save time and spend more money to adjust status once she is here. Well i think i dont have much of a choice now since i am already waiting for 2 years and cant afford to lose another 2 months + processing time, its too damn tough to live without your loved ones. So K3 it is for me, and something rare for all readers just to increase their knowledge. Best of luck to all in the black hole.

Hey - 2 days is 2 days. I declare ANOMOLY.

Your choice on what to do.

What a Lovely Choice !