I-130 Approved

[Justo/Sheyla 0]

Today I received via E-mail, the notice of approval for my I-130 petition. It took them three months for the California Service Center to approve. The only minor setback was a RFE on 12-13-06 which I sent back the next day. I never filed for I-129F, so I'm saving myself the $170.00.

Now, what's next, what should I expect?

-Justo[/b]

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1-28-06 - Wedding

09-13-06 - Mailed I-130

09-25-06 - I-130 1st NOA

12-12-06 - RFE

12-14-06 - Mailed RFE (Birth Certificate)

12-21-06 - RFE received

12-27-06 - Approval notice

[bradyvicky 0]

Congratulations..... to figure out what all comes after that!

[Savanphil 3]

Congratulations !!! :dance:

[soulm8z0928 0]

i would recommend u go 2 the nvc forum and start studying the thread pinned at the top called "timesavers for nvc plus knowing ur case number". it all sounds complicated, i did several "dry runs" printing out forms and getting myself familiar with the procedure, i think that thread helped me more than anything else in the nvc process, plus some great help from some other vj'ers who had done it already. good luck!

[Justo/Sheyla 0]

i would recommend u go 2 the nvc forum and start studying the thread pinned at the top called "timesavers for nvc plus knowing ur case number". it all sounds complicated, i did several "dry runs" printing out forms and getting myself familiar with the procedure, i think that thread helped me more than anything else in the nvc process, plus some great help from some other vj'ers who had done it already. good luck!

Thanks for your tips. I've done "dry runs" before so I can get familiar with the process. I told my wife she could probably get her interview appointment by the end of march.

[devblt 0]

i would recommend u go 2 the nvc forum and start studying the thread pinned at the top called "timesavers for nvc plus knowing ur case number". it all sounds complicated, i did several "dry runs" printing out forms and getting myself familiar with the procedure, i think that thread helped me more than anything else in the nvc process, plus some great help from some other vj'ers who had done it already. good luck!

Thanks for your tips. I've done "dry runs" before so I can get familiar with the process. I told my wife she could probably get her interview appointment by the end of march.

justo,

End of March seems a little to optomistic from my perspective. From the time NVC receives the paper work from USCIS to when they send complete it and send it on to the embassy is approx 3 months (using James' shortcuts - go to the NVC section it's pinned there) At the embassy, the interview is scheduled for 2 months from the date that the embassy receives the paperwork.

Personally I've not got to the interview stage yet, but looking at other people's timelines, 5 months is probably more of a realistic timeframe. I don't want to be the barer of bad news, but I think it's unfair to set unrealistic expectations/timeframes for either yourself or your SO.. and be disapointed when they don't pan out.

If you check out my time frame, you'll see I've already been at the NVC for a month, and I still havn't submited my I-864 or my DS230.. I'm hoping to have all the paper work submited by end of Jan. NVC to complete the review by mid-late Feb and forward to Mumbai (India) in late feb to early march. This will put our interview out to about April/May depending how busy the embassy is.

Hope this helps, and again, please don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger!