In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), all consultations will be conducted by phone or online until further notice. We are open and fully operational for servicing clients, but our office will be closed to the public. Feel free to contact us: office@vermafirm.com

Change in K-3 Processing Procedures by the Department of State

As of February 1st, 2010, in cases where USCIS has approved and sent both the I-129F petition for a nonimmigrant K-3 visa and the I-130 petition for an IR-1 (CR-1) spouse of a US citizen visa to the National Visa Center (NVC), the need for the K-3 visa ends as the Immigrant Visa application I-130 has been approved. The K-3 visa was intended to facilitate the expeditious entry of US citizens’ spouses and children into the US. When both petitions are received by the NVC:

  1. The nonimmigrant K-3 visa will be administratively closed.
  2. The petitioner and Beneficiary will be contacted by NVC with instructions to the processing of the IR-1 (RR-1) immigrant visa. For information regarding the immigrant visa process please review the Immigrant Visa for Spouse Webpage.

If your I-130 petition and your I-129F for K-3 visa are not received by NVC at the same time, then your I-129F for K-3 visa will be processed by NVC.