K-3 and I-130 NOAs

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I have recently filed an I-130 for my spouse in Pakistan. The thing is, the guy at the US Embassy says that they do not send out NOAs to anyone who filed outside of the US, but that the next step is that my spouse will receive a Packet with additional information to fill out and send in.

How will I know what is going on with my petition? Am I just supposed to wait until one fine day my spouse gets a packet? We do not even have a case number yet, since they did not (and will not) send us an NOA.

Also, I am thinking of filing for a K-3 for my spouse, and have a few questions:
1) Do they do FBI namechecks for K-3 visas?
2) It says that you have to send in the I-129F along with the I-797 (Notice of Action) - but I won't be getting any NOAs!
3) Does the USC have to be living in the US to be able to file for a K-3 visa? I am not in the US (I am living with my spouse in Pakistan right now), but we might be separated if his GC doesnt get approved before August 2007 (which is when I need to move to the US). Is it okay if I am not separated from my spouse at the time of filing the K-3 forms?

 

[jonty]

I have recently filed an I-130 for my spouse in Pakistan. The thing is, the guy at the US Embassy says that they do not send out NOAs to anyone who filed outside of the US, but that the next step is that my spouse will receive a Packet with additional information to fill out and send in.

How will I know what is going on with my petition? Am I just supposed to wait until one fine day my spouse gets a packet? We do not even have a case number yet, since they did not (and will not) send us an NOA.

Also, I am thinking of filing for a K-3 for my spouse, and have a few questions:
1) Do they do FBI namechecks for K-3 visas?
2) It says that you have to send in the I-129F along with the I-797 (Notice of Action) - but I won't be getting any NOAs!
3) Does the USC have to be living in the US to be able to file for a K-3 visa? I am not in the US (I am living with my spouse in Pakistan right now), but we might be separated if his GC doesnt get approved before August 2007 (which is when I need to move to the US). Is it okay if I am not separated from my spouse at the time of filing the K-3 forms?

1.There is a FBI name check for the K-3 as well.
2. Are you going for DCF in Pakistan?
3. You need to be present in the US to file the K-3 visa along with the NOA to the Chicago Lockbox.

 

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Yes, I think it is DCF. I filed at the US Embassy in Islamabad as a USC resident of Pakistan. I had to show tons of documentation as proof that I have been living in Pakistan for the past few years before they would let me file the petition here (in Pakistan). Is that DCF? What's the difference between that and regular filing? Is it faster?

3. You need to be present in the US to file the K-3 visa along with the NOA to the Chicago Lockbox.

So, I can't file it without an NOA? And there is no way I can file for a K-3 if I am not living in the US currently? The only thing I am worried about is that we both need to be in the US by August, 2007, and I am afraid his visa won't come through by then (we filed in Sept, 2006).