January I-130 Filers

[jeca 0]

They don't apply to K3 because procedure at NVC is different for CR1/IR1.Once approved I-129F doesn't stay at NVC longer than couple of days and then it is forwarded to embassy.I-130 stays at NVC longer than that.Read James shortcuts carefully and you'll see that there cannot be shortcuts for I-129F.

[2ond journey 0]

Hey guys you can add my noa 2 to the list. I just got it today.

Notice date says April 22,2008. I guess mail takes longer to get here in Alaska. Also it doesnt show approved online.

[RickieAndEva 0]

Hey guys you can add my noa 2 to the list. I just got it today.

Notice date says April 22,2008. I guess mail takes longer to get here in Alaska. Also it doesnt show approved online.

Congratulations That is great. Things look very hopeful

[MamaAsiya 8]

They don't apply to K3 because procedure at NVC is different for CR1/IR1.Once approved I-129F doesn't stay at NVC longer than couple of days and then it is forwarded to embassy.I-130 stays at NVC longer than that.Read James shortcuts carefully and you'll see that there cannot be shortcuts for I-129F.

Thanks, I guess I got a little lazy

Congratulations to all those who have been approved!!!

This gives the rest of us hope... Our baby's due in July so we're extremely anxious and counting the days

Edited April 29, 2008 by MamaMdoe

[marea 0]

Congratulation to all that got their NOA2!! To the rest let's hope for the best and keep on praying that our NOA2 will release soon

Im Marea my husband filed his petition last Dec. 31, 2007..

[Army_Wife 2]

Looking at CSC wizz out these approvals sure makes me wish we lived anywhere else that didn't mean we had to file at the slow old donkey of a service centre .... Vermont

[anonymous08 0]

CR-1/IR-1

Name---------------Country---------I-130 Sent----NOA1----SC-----NOA2

2ondjourney--------(not stated)----01-07-08----02-11-08—-CSC—-04-22-08

BulgarianBride-----Bulgaria--------01-07-08----02-12-08—-CSC—-04-22-08

Uncle_Wally--------Japan-----------01-07-08----02-12-08—-VSC--

Lucy Keeling-------China-----------01-08-08----02-08-08—-CSC—-04-23-08

AishaandMusa-------Senegal---------01-09-08----02-08-08--VSC—-03-31-08

suga'sino----------Morocco---------01-09-08----02-12-08--CSC--

Pattu Rani---------Nepal-----------01-10-08----02-08-08—-VSC--

Manishnyati--------India-----------01-14-08----02-19-08--

Tamara-------------Jordan----------01-14-08----02-12-08—-VSC--

KipandSarahJayne---England---------01-16-08----02-12-08—-VSC--

Zayd---------------Pakistan--------01-17-08----02-12-08—-CSC—-04-22-08

Brian&Mel----------Malaysia--------01-18-08----02-12-08—-CSC--

Looduck------------Macedonia-------01-21-08----02-13-08—-CSC--

Delicia------------Canada----------01-24-08----02-13-08--CSC--

RickieAndEva-------Philippines-----01-26-08----02-14-08—-CSC--

Chintal Parikh-----India-----------01-29-08----02-14-08—-CSC--

Lawrencejeramie----Philippines-----01-29-08----02-14-08--CSC--

Rmusic-------------India-----------01-29-08----02-15-08—-VSC--

Krista-------------Canada----------01-30-08----02-15-08—-CSC--

K3

Name---------------Country---------I-130 Sent----NOA1----SC-----NOA2

Marea--------------Philippines-----12-31-08----02-14-08—-CSC--

CheCraig-----------Philippines-----01-01-08----02-10-08—-CSC—-

Iceprincess--------Canada----------01-07-08----02-06-08—-VSC—-

Whippy-------------South Africa----01-07-08----02-11-08—-VSC—-

A_&_O--------------Nigeria---------01-12-08----02-16-08—-VSC--

Math Man-----------Mexico----------01-12-08----02-11-08—-VSC—-

ReoSoft------------Philippines-----01-14-08----02-16-08—-VSC--

cieloazul----------Philippines-----01-15-08----02-12-08--

CrazyGujju---------India-----------01-15-08----02-12-08—-VSC--

cying--------------Philippines-----01-15-08----02-12-08—-CSC--

rajee--------------India-----------01-15-08----02-22-08—-VSC--

Yoda1165-----------Ghana-----------01-16-08----02-14-08—-VSC--

Jeca---------------Yugoslavia------01-16-08----02-11-08—-VSC--

Adam75-------------Indonesia-------01-20-08----02-20-08—-VSC—

Paris Heart--------France----------01-24-08----02-20-08—-VSC--

hambooso-----------Egypt-----------01-21-08----02-13-08—-CSC--

MamaMdoe-----------Tanzania--------01-24-08----02-14-08—-CSC--

immillpind---------India-----------01-31-08----02-15-08—-CSC--

I-129F

Name---------------Country---------I-129F Sent----NOA1----SC-----NOA2

Wanderbeing--------Peru------------12-17-07-----02-14-08—-CSC--

Math man-----------Mexico----------01-12-08-----01-16-08—-VSC--

Rajee--------------India-----------01-15-08-----02-22-08—-VSC--

Yoda1165-----------Ghana-----------01-22-08-----02-28-08—-VSC--

Cying--------------Philippines-----02-19-08-----02-21-08—-CSC--

MamaMdoe-----------Tanzania--------02-20-08-----02-22-08—-CSC—-

Whippy-------------South Africa----02-20-08-----03-01-08—-VSC--

Hambooso-----------Egypt-----------02-23-08-----03-13-08—-CSC—

Paris Heart--------France----------02-25-08-----02-26-08--VSC--

Adam75-------------Indonesia-------02-26-08-----03-17-08—-VSC—-

A_&_O--------------Nigeria---------02-26-08-----03-07-08—-VSC—-

Marea--------------Philippines-----02-28-08-----03-07-08—-CSC--

cieloazul----------Philippines-----02-29-08-----03-03-08—-VSC—-

ReoSoft------------Philippines-----03-01-08-----03-14-08—-VSC--

Iceprincess--------Canada----------03-04-08-----03-06-08—-VSC—-

Immillpind---------India-----------03-24-08-----xx-xx-xx—-CSC--

Congratz on the approval......

God bless

[RickieAndEva 0]

Here's an interesting thread guys. It may be helpful soon.

[Brian&Mel 0]

Hey guys.

Congrats to those who had gotten their NOA2. I hope ours will follow suit soon. Looks like CSC is working on the cases!!!!

Hubby went to Malaysia last week for a visit and here I am in a hotel at LAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Came in through LAX and it was breeze. No mentioned of the pending I-130 and the only question the officer asked was "How long you gonna be here?". He didn't even asked for a return ticket or anything like that. He seems nice and friendly too. Took my fingerprints and photo and we are out of the counter. It took us less than 10 minutes!!!!!

For those who will be visiting (I remember Sarah wanted to come and visit her husband), good luck and stay calm. My hubby and I worry too much I guess. Be confident and stay compose.

Good luck everyone!

Mel

[Army_Wife 2]

Well done Brian&Mel, I've answered to your other thread.

I'm not going to worry about visiting now as I think VSC January people may be approved within 6 weeks, but thank you .... I simply don't have enough ties to the UK to stop me from worrying about them denying me entry at POE.

OK, I thought I'd post my thread for stuff to do for NVC on here .... I posted it originally to help stop the insanity at VSC, but it applies to all I-130 approvals

If you guys don't have your stuff together, please do it, as it will stop the anxiety after you are approved

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=124755

[Zayd 0]

All,

I wanted to post an update on the NVC process (for those who are already there or will be there soon). With online payment of the I-864 fee bill and the IV fee bill at the NVC, you can now print your own coversheets to mail your I-864 and DS-230 to the NVC; the difference from James' shortcuts is that these coversheets are official from Department of State and not the manufactured ones from James. It is worth thinking about and building into your plan. If you can take that route, it could save you weeks at NVC. Here is a link with some details. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=125016

Zayd

[immillpind 0]

All,

I wanted to post an update on the NVC process (for those who are already there or will be there soon). With online payment of the I-864 fee bill and the IV fee bill at the NVC, you can now print your own coversheets to mail your I-864 and DS-230 to the NVC; the difference from James' shortcuts is that these coversheets are official from Department of State and not the manufactured ones from James. It is worth thinking about and building into your plan. If you can take that route, it could save you weeks at NVC. Here is a link with some details. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=125016

Zayd

We will have to have a case# at NVC before we can start doing this? does this apply for k3 as well?

I'm a little behind on what i have to do after NOA2

Edited May 5, 2008 by immillpind

[Zayd 0]

All,

I wanted to post an update on the NVC process (for those who are already there or will be there soon). With online payment of the I-864 fee bill and the IV fee bill at the NVC, you can now print your own coversheets to mail your I-864 and DS-230 to the NVC; the difference from James' shortcuts is that these coversheets are official from Department of State and not the manufactured ones from James. It is worth thinking about and building into your plan. If you can take that route, it could save you weeks at NVC. Here is a link with some details. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=125016

Zayd

We will have to have a case# at NVC before we can start doing this? does this apply for k3 as well?

I'm a little behind on what i have to do after NOA2

Hi Immillpind,

K3 visas pretty much fly right through NVC and go to the embassy. I do not know if K3s get NVC case numbers or not; my hunch is no but definitely confirm. All of the stuff we have to do at NVC K3 visas do after they arrive in the US and adjust status. Also, I do not know if you pay anything at NVC; I have not heard anything about that. Nowadays, it seems the service centers are not approving K3 visas and just approving the I-130. That seems to be the trend.

[adam75 0]

i got my first touch on i-130. (to be or not to be) the approval ?

good luck to you all

[rajee 1]

I-130 APPROVED on 5/1/08!!! Haven't gotten a letter yet, but it's supposedly in the mail ... No approval on the I-129F yet, though ... I'm wondering how long I should wait on that before deciding that I'm going with the I-130 alone ...

The way I see it, the goal of permanent residence is now well on its way - but I can still save some time in terms of getting my wife HERE if I go with the K3 because the processing time at the NVC is significantly shorter ... anyone know what the time difference is at the NVC between an I-130 alone vs the K3 "combo"???