October 2012 I-130 Filers

[YA 1127 6]

just got our approvallllll, extremely happy...all the october filers yours is coming, have faithhhh

Hi am new but I wanted to say Congrats !!!! keep us posted on the status of your case.

WOW i thought that i was alone in this journey but I see that there are alot of people just like me that are patiently waiting to be with their loved ones. I been patiently waiting but i need answers!!!!

--- hopefully i get some answers about my case - UFF ITS DRIVING ME INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE LMAO !!

12/24/2011 He proposed to me!

8/25/2012 We got Married in Dominican Republic

9/28/2012 I - 130 Petition is sent

10/3/2012 NOA is received

10/15/2012 Address and DOB is changed

10/22/2012 Change of Address confirmation letter is received

11/09/2012 No status change at the present moment

11/28/2012 Case Transferred to Local Field office NYC

12/19/2012 STILL CANT SEE MY STATUS ONLINE - Got an appointment through infopass January 3, 2013

[EmilyS 11]

Hi am new but I wanted to say Congrats !!!! keep us posted on the status of your case.

WOW i thought that i was alone in this journey but I see that there are alot of people just like me that are patiently waiting to be with their loved ones. I been patiently waiting but i need answers!!!!

--- hopefully i get some answers about my case - UFF ITS DRIVING ME INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE LMAO !!

12/24/2011 He proposed to me!

8/25/2012 We got Married in Dominican Republic

9/28/2012 I - 130 Petition is sent

10/3/2012 NOA is received

10/15/2012 Address and DOB is changed

10/22/2012 Change of Address confirmation letter is received

11/09/2012 No status change at the present moment

11/28/2012 Case Transferred to Local Field office NYC

12/19/2012 STILL CANT SEE MY STATUS ONLINE - Got an appointment through infopass January 3, 2013

Thank you, and yes you are definitely not alone, I think I saw an approval from the NYC office just a few days ago so fingers crossed yours will be approved soon.

Edited December 20, 2012 by EmilyS

[EmilyS 11]

For those of you that might know, now that my I-130 petition is approved what happens to my pending I-129F for k3? that eventually gets approved and moves to NVC and they close it? do I need to do anything?

[coltoasty 14]

Hi am new but I wanted to say Congrats !!!! keep us posted on the status of your case.

WOW i thought that i was alone in this journey but I see that there are alot of people just like me that are patiently waiting to be with their loved ones. I been patiently waiting but i need answers!!!!

--- hopefully i get some answers about my case - UFF ITS DRIVING ME INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE LMAO !!

12/24/2011 He proposed to me!

8/25/2012 We got Married in Dominican Republic

9/28/2012 I - 130 Petition is sent

10/3/2012 NOA is received

10/15/2012 Address and DOB is changed

10/22/2012 Change of Address confirmation letter is received

11/09/2012 No status change at the present moment

11/28/2012 Case Transferred to Local Field office NYC

12/19/2012 STILL CANT SEE MY STATUS ONLINE - Got an appointment through infopass January 3, 2013

Hi there! Yeah you're definitely not alone there, both of our cases were transferred to the NYC local field office on 11/28/2012, and I can't view my case online either. I think maybe they might just be backlogged. If I don't hear anything by Jan 1st, i'm going to setup an infopass appointment as well.

Edited December 20, 2012 by coltoasty

[jc_colin 3]

I still don't understand why some people cannot view their case status online! Mine has been in the "Initial Review" Status since the day I received the email case update. It seems like October filers are starting to see the approvals.

Edited December 20, 2012 by jc_colin

[YA 1127 6]

Hey coaltoasty

Yea hopefully we will get our approvals soon and that we don't have do an interview. At the site .

It took me a whole week to get an infopass appointment . Just check now I think they have available for.January 3, 2013 only . That's the only date available as .of today for nyc

[NikLR 13,227]

I still don't understand why some people cannot view their case status online! Mine has been in the "Initial Review" Status since the day I received the email case update. It seems like October filers are starting to see the approvals.

Maybe there is a difference from SPOUSE processing and other relatives? According to your signature you have done a petition for your mother and now your father. Most of the people on this particular sub-forum are waiting for a husband or wife.

[coltoasty 14]

Hey coaltoasty

Yea hopefully we will get our approvals soon and that we don't have do an interview. At the site .

It took me a whole week to get an infopass appointment . Just check now I think they have available for.January 3, 2013 only . That's the only date available as .of today for nyc

Thanks, I hope so too. I see an appointment available for today (12/20/2012) at 8am but I can't make it. I guess someone cancelled. I scheduled for January 3, 2013 as well in the morning!

Has anyone been to one of these infopass appointments? What should I expect?

Edited December 20, 2012 by coltoasty

[NikLR 13,227]

For those of you that might know, now that my I-130 petition is approved what happens to my pending I-129F for k3? that eventually gets approved and moves to NVC and they close it? do I need to do anything?

Most likely it will be because they're receiving it on or after the I-130. That's the reason the K3 is pretty much obsolete because you send the I-129F after the I-130, and because they often take as long to process (and right now are probably slower) the I-129f doesn't reach the NVC before the I-130 so the former is closed. But be happy because this process is taking a great deal less time than you thought and with a CR1 or IR1 visa, it'll be significantly cheaper than your K3 would have been.

[john&krisz 0]

Is there anyone here whose local USCIS office is Orlando ,Florida,Jacksonville or Miami

oakland park , fl. but i dont think mine is over there ...i think still with nbc.

[veru1 0]

since NBC is managing I-130 applications startin august they should have an I-130 processing times on their time tables. and now the only service centers that are processing the I-130 are the Texas and Vermont, according to their website

[Darnell 8,478]

ok - back from infopass, officially.

met with a front desk officer, explained all about the expedite request.

Showed her a copy of the expedite request cover letter. She asked to see all of the medical stuff, allowed me to go home and generate another 40 pages o copy and return. Whilst I was away, she talked with her supervisor, who talked with the supervisor of the I-130 unit (who didn't know anything about the expedite request).

Supervisor of the I-130 unit let the desk supervisor know that they'll pull the casefile and review all today and tomorrow.

When I came back with the pile o medical evidence in hand, the front desk officer had my entire casefile in her hand, all 8 inches of it. Yay !

She added my pile of expedite request evidence to the top of the casefile, rubber banded it all together, and walked it over to her supervisor, who took the casefile to the I-130 supervisor.

I've been told that the I-130 supervisor is reviewing it this afternoon, and I should know something about my expedite request soon. Still to be done? a. decision about expedite request and if warranted b. assignment to an adjudicator.

I also asked about the letter I sent to the I-130 office in Irving, out on the 11th, but it hasn't made it to 'be logged' yet. That letter was an inquiry about the expedite request.

my timeline, so far

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01-23-2008 - Married in Wuhan

10-13-2012 - I-130 sent USPS Priority to Phoenix Lockbox, expedite request included (medical)

10-17-2012 - I-130 packet received at Phoenix Lockbox (so says USPS)

10-22-2012 - I-130 NOA1 date, per text and email. Going to MSC, Drats.

10-25-2012 - I-797-C Received via USPS - postmark 10-22, rcv'd date 10-17, notice date 10-19, PD 10-17

10-26-2012 - Service Request/Referral put in with an ISO over the telephone. ISO requested that someone review the casefile, find the expedite request included in it, and make a determination to expedite or no

10-30-2012 - [gleaned on the 31st via telephone] Expedite Request Under Review. Decision within 60 days. letter to follow

11-02-2012 - Received Service Request notice via postal mail.

12-04-2012 - Phone call with ISO, learned casefile transferred to local office, I'm pegged for an interview sometime.

12-04-2012 - [gleaned on 12-20-2012 with Infopass] Casefile logged at local office.

12-11-2012 - Sent off postal letter inquiry to Irving Field Office.

12-13-2012 - Another ISO call. Now NOT Pegged for local interview. Infopass appointment made online.

12-13-2012 - Congressional Inquiry Started

12-13-2012 - Can See Casefile Status online for the first time

12-13-2012 - Touched.

12-20-2012 - Infopass Appointment. Expedite request sent on to I-130 unit for evaluation.

[EmilyS 11]

Most likely it will be because they're receiving it on or after the I-130. That's the reason the K3 is pretty much obsolete because you send the I-129F after the I-130, and because they often take as long to process (and right now are probably slower) the I-129f doesn't reach the NVC before the I-130 so the former is closed. But be happy because this process is taking a great deal less time than you thought and with a CR1 or IR1 visa, it'll be significantly cheaper than your K3 would have been.

I know it won't reach the NVC before the I-130 because it is still in process and not yet approved, they will eventually close it right? I don't have to take extra measures to make sure? I don't want any confusion down the road.

[Darnell 8,478]

k-3 vs CR-1, the preferred reading list:

Comparison on K-3 vs CR-1 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/204324-wondering-if-i-made-a-mistake-marrying-in-us/page__view__findpost__p__3060767

K-3 administratively closed - http://www.visajourney.com/news/2010/02/07/department-of-state-to-close-k-3-visas-if-i-129f-and-i-130-petitions-approved-and-received-together/

Read those two thingies, think a bit, and refactor yer plan a bit ?

[EmilyS 11]

k-3 vs CR-1, the preferred reading list:

Comparison on K-3 vs CR-1 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/204324-wondering-if-i-made-a-mistake-marrying-in-us/page__view__findpost__p__3060767

K-3 administratively closed - http://www.visajourney.com/news/2010/02/07/department-of-state-to-close-k-3-visas-if-i-129f-and-i-130-petitions-approved-and-received-together/

Read those two thingies, think a bit, and refactor yer plan a bit ?

I know what gets me what, and as far as the fees we've already paid the lawyer for it but that's ok I just want to make sure now that the I-130 got approved before k3 they will close that eventually without me calling anyone, the links you posted states that IF both of them get approved together and reach NVC at the same time, in this case the I-130 is approved before I-129F, my question is will they still process the I-129F and send it to NVC or just close it before it gets approved?!

Edited December 20, 2012 by EmilyS