dbrown12

We, were approved with a 129F Visa in 2003, she arrived and went home
because her kid didn't like it here. She did not overstay... she
understayed (5weeks). I am familiar with the old I-129F but things
have changed.

2007 we finally decide to get married and DCF, date set, I fly to
Santiago Chile in February, and discover that the DCF processes were
halted three weeks before I arrive! We marry anyway since we had all
the plans made. I return and file the I-130 (since we are married)
and USCIS has recieved the application.

Case type: I-130 Immigrant petition for Relative, Fiance (E), or
orphan.
California Service Center. (I live in North Carolina, sent petition
to Texas, and California replied)

TIMELINE:
I-130 filed April 17, 2007
I-797 Notice of Action - notice date May 15, 2007

Now I discover that I can send a form I-129F and make it go faster
like the Fiance Visa. (this sounds good to me!)

Questions:
1- Was I supposed to send the I-129F in the same envelope with the
I-130 application?

2- If I send in an I-129F now, do I need to replicate everything that
I sent in the I-130 package? All those birthcertificates and ......
whew...

3- Where would I send the I-129F? California?

Thanks! DB

Noorah101

That's not always true. The I-129F in your case will lead to a K-3 visa for her, which takes about the same amount of time to process now as the I-130 towards an Immigrant Visa does. Besides that, once you file the I-129F towards the K-3, you are stuck in that route even if the Immigrant Visa route processes faster, UNLESS you pay another $200 to cancel the K-3 route later on. If she comes to the USA on the K-3, she is stuck filing AOS here in the USA which is one more step towards getting her green card, whereas with the Immigrant Visa, she becomes a PR and gets her green card upon entry to the USA. So you might want to re-think going down the K-3 route.

No.

It depends what the I-129F asks for as backup. The instructions will tell you what is required in that pacakge.

To the same service center where you filed the I-130.

Best Wishes,
Rene

Squentna

> Best Wishes, Rene
-------------------------------------

Thankyou Rene, you sound knowledgeable!

Your explanation was easy to follow, what's not easy is the
terminology of the immigration law. I thought I was smart, but this
USCIS stuff to be inexplicably complicated and convoluted.

My previous approval took an agonizing & inexplicable 181 days. I'm
hoping if we just leave it alone something will happen quickly and not
have a repeat of the previous wait.

Luck must be a factor in this process also. I wish we could get some
'immigration reform" on this VISA process for starters :-)

Thanks again, David

ian-mstm

If it were me, I would *not* file the I-129F and allow the I-130 to fully process. In the long run, the I-130 is the *far better* option as your wife will become a PR when she arrives in the US... with no further processing needed. Yes, the I-130 may take 6 months or so to process but you need to think long-term here... it is the *better* route and, in the grand scheme of things, a few months of separation is nothing compared to the rest of your lives together.

Ian

Noorah101

You're welcome, are you the OP (original poster)? Your name changed!

If you have any questions about terminology, let us know, we'll translate for you.

Approval for....? Be prepared for lengthy waits, that's sometimes the case with USCIS.

Best Wishes,
Rene

meauxna

The I-129f for a K-3 visa is not sent to the same SC as the I-130; it is sent to the MSC via Chicago.

http://tinyurl.com/ykw6fu
Note on Where to File:
If you are a U.S. citizen, and are using this form to bring in your wife or unmarried child under the LIFE Act, file this petition at:

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
P.O. Box 7218
Chicago, IL 60680-7218

edit to add: be sure to include the required proof of having filed I-130 if you follow this path.

Noorah101

Ohhh, thanks meauxna! Never knew that!

Rene

Squentna

On May 19, 10:43 am, Noorah101 <[email protected]>
wrote:
> > > Best Wishes, Rene
> > -------------------------------------
>
> > Thankyou Rene, you sound knowledgeable!
>
> > Your explanation was easy to follow, what's not easy is the
> > terminology of the immigration law. I thought I was smart, but this
> > USCIS stuff to be inexplicably complicated and convoluted.
>
> > My previous approval took an agonizing & inexplicable 181 days. I'm
> > hoping if we just leave it alone something will happen quickly and not
> > have a repeat of the previous wait.
>
> > Luck must be a factor in this process also. I wish we could get some
> > 'immigration reform" on this VISA process for starters :-)
>
> > Thanks again, David
>
> You're welcome, are you the OP (original poster)? Your name changed!
>
> If you have any questions about terminology, let us know, we'll
> translate for you.
>
> Approval for....? Be prepared for lengthy waits, that's sometimes the
> case with USCIS.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Rene
>
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Yes, I'm the original poster. What happened was, I sign up for
"Google" and then post the message. Then I didn't refresh so the
message doesn't appear. So, I post-it again and this time I refresh
while my sign-in goes through! When I look now I've posted twice
under two different screen names but it's still ME! I have a patent
on my DNA so I can't steal me! All this chat is just to prove how
'smart' I am... Perhaps I'm just impatient :-) That's why we need
you! Thanks again. And the other poster makes a good point also.
Yes... it's just the rest of my life.. and today is the first day!
David