K-3 Eligibility Ends when Approved I-130 is sent to NVC

21 Feb K-3 Eligibility Ends when Approved I-130 is sent to NVC

Effective February 1st, 2010, when both the I-129F petition for a nonimmigrant K visa and the I-130 petition for an IR-1 (or CR-1) spouse of a U.S. citizen visa have been approved by USCIS and sent to the National Visa Center (NVC), the availability as well as the need for a nonimmigrant K-3 visa ends.