California - April 2008 K3 Filers

[tchururu 0]

Oh!!! That's good news!!! You really are lucky!! As we said before, we can't tell at all how long this process is going to take. Well, you won't have problems with your passport. I just got mine. It's pretty fast... about one week. You have to go online first and register at the federal police website. Anyway, congratulations!! And good luck for the rest of us! Specially for who is in VSC! hahaha!

Hi Monica!

Guess what?! My I130 has also been approved! On the USCIS website states that both have been approved on the 15th May 2008!! YAAAAAAAY!

I will see what I can do with the passport! I will try to go to the Federal Police only once (for both passport and background check)!!!

I'm sooo happy!

I am praying for you guys!

I'm sooo nervous! I have so little time to do so many things! Aiiii

Renata

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

Well my I-129F was touched yesterday. Since I can't see a any other reason for it getting touched, because it looks like they are already together, I am thinking that within the next week that I may receive some good news. Well at least that is what I am praying for!!!!

Tomorrow I fly down to Buenos Aires to see mi Hermosa Jessica for 5 days. Maybe while I am down there we will have some good news to celebrate.

[Mrs. BB 0]

Oh!!! That's good news!!! You really are lucky!! As we said before, we can't tell at all how long this process is going to take. Well, you won't have problems with your passport. I just got mine. It's pretty fast... about one week. You have to go online first and register at the federal police website. Anyway, congratulations!! And good luck for the rest of us! Specially for who is in VSC! hahaha!

Hi Monica!

Guess what?! My I130 has also been approved! On the USCIS website states that both have been approved on the 15th May 2008!! YAAAAAAAY!

I will see what I can do with the passport! I will try to go to the Federal Police only once (for both passport and background check)!!!

I'm sooo happy!

I am praying for you guys!

I'm sooo nervous! I have so little time to do so many things! Aiiii

Renata

Holy Cheese and Crackers!!

That's awesome! Congratulations!

[Mrs. BB 0]

Renatchi,

Did they keep it at the MSC? Or did your I-130 get transferred someplace else?

[Nessa_ce 0]

Hi everyone!!!

I am soooooo happy, my I130 was touched today!!!! but the thing is that i didnt receive an email from CRIS, i thought everytime something changed i would get an email!!!

And about changing my name, how can i change my name when i get to USA, if all my IDs will be from Brazil??

[thirdsjen 0]

Oh!!! That's good news!!! You really are lucky!! As we said before, we can't tell at all how long this process is going to take. Well, you won't have problems with your passport. I just got mine. It's pretty fast... about one week. You have to go online first and register at the federal police website. Anyway, congratulations!! And good luck for the rest of us! Specially for who is in VSC! hahaha!

Hi Monica!

Guess what?! My I130 has also been approved! On the USCIS website states that both have been approved on the 15th May 2008!! YAAAAAAAY!

I will see what I can do with the passport! I will try to go to the Federal Police only once (for both passport and background check)!!!

I'm sooo happy!

I am praying for you guys!

I'm sooo nervous! I have so little time to do so many things! Aiiii

Renata

WHOA!! how the heck did that happen?? SOOO JEALOUS!!

[thirdsjen 0]

can I add some of you guys in the tracker? just tracking APRIL/MAY filers.. and Renatchi will be the inspiration.. 16 DAYS!!!

[tchururu 0]

can I add some of you guys in the tracker? just tracking APRIL/MAY filers.. and Renatchi will be the inspiration.. 16 DAYS!!!

YAY!

Or courseee you can add us!

Oooh, thanks, I will be inspiration! Actually, I know 3 other people from Brazil (California CS) that were approved on the same day as me and also within 20 days !!!!

thirdsjen, can you send me the link of the thread?

[thirdsjen 0]

really??? maybe they are partial to BRAZILIANS!!.. the link is in my signature, Renatchi.. just click on APRIL/MAY TRACKER..

what are their names? Maybe I can add them to the tracker too..

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

Well I don't know what to say!!!! I just received the e-mails that both my I-130 and I-129F were approved on May 29th. That is 29 days!!

I didn't beleive the emails at first, I had to read them over and over a few times. Then I went to the website and saw that it was indeed true. Both of my petitions have been approved.

This is very good news for the people in the CSC, it looks like they are approving them like crazy.

Also, since I sent both of my I-130 and I-129F together to the CSC, it looks like it is again working for sending both petitions together, at least to the CSC.

I know that there will be people that read this and are pissed about it, but nothing can bring me down right now!!!!!!

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

Hi everyone!!!

I am soooooo happy, my I130 was touched today!!!! but the thing is that i didnt receive an email from CRIS, i thought everytime something changed i would get an email!!!

And about changing my name, how can i change my name when i get to USA, if all my IDs will be from Brazil??

You onle recieve an email if there is a change in the ststus, such as an approval or RFE, You do not receive an email when it is just touched.

As far as changing your name, you would do it through the consulate or Embassy of Brazil in the US.

[thirdsjen 0]

Well I don't know what to say!!!! I just received the e-mails that both my I-130 and I-129F were approved on May 29th. That is 29 days!!

I didn't beleive the emails at first, I had to read them over and over a few times. Then I went to the website and saw that it was indeed true. Both of my petitions have been approved.

This is very good news for the people in the CSC, it looks like they are approving them like crazy.

Also, since I sent both of my I-130 and I-129F together to the CSC, it looks like it is again working for sending both petitions together, at least to the CSC.

I know that there will be people that read this and are pissed about it, but nothing can bring me down right now!!!!!!

CONGRATS!!!! wow... should I be rethinking the K3 now?? oh man..

[tchururu 0]

really??? maybe they are partial to BRAZILIANS!!.. the link is in my signature, Renatchi.. just click on APRIL/MAY TRACKER..

what are their names? Maybe I can add them to the tracker too..

Yes, thirdsjen, maybe they like brazilians! (?? Nobody likes us!) Oh, and thanks for adding me to the spreadsheet!

The girls that were also approved are not VJ's. I met them somewhere else! Sorry!

K3's are really going fast through CSC! But I don't know how long that will last!

Well I don't know what to say!!!! I just received the e-mails that both my I-130 and I-129F were approved on May 29th. That is 29 days!!

I didn't beleive the emails at first, I had to read them over and over a few times. Then I went to the website and saw that it was indeed true. Both of my petitions have been approved.

This is very good news for the people in the CSC, it looks like they are approving them like crazy.

Also, since I sent both of my I-130 and I-129F together to the CSC, it looks like it is again working for sending both petitions together, at least to the CSC.

I know that there will be people that read this and are pissed about it, but nothing can bring me down right now!!!!!!

Steve, I am so happy for you guys! Congratulations! (I already said pretty much everything on your thread! lol)

It's a weird feeling, right? I mean, you cannot believe your eyes! It's great!

Hi everyone!!!

I am soooooo happy, my I130 was touched today!!!! but the thing is that i didnt receive an email from CRIS, i thought everytime something changed i would get an email!!!

And about changing my name, how can i change my name when i get to USA, if all my IDs will be from Brazil??

Nessa_ce, tudo bom?

Where are you at the moment? US or Brazil? If you are in Brazil, it will be much easier for you to change your documents. Go to a "Poupatempo" and have them renewed. I am going to do this today. Also, I am going to request for my background clearance there.

Just remember, you cannot have your GC issued with your maiden name. I called the US Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and asked about this, if it was ok for me to go with my maiden name on the passport. She said it was ok, BUT I could not have my GC issued with my maiden name - since the name that appears on the GC must be the same on your passport. That means we are allowed to enter USA with maiden name, but we have to change it ASAP, actually before we have our AOS done.

To change your documents when you are in the USA, you have to go to the Consulate, pay more fees, wait more time. Soooo, I decided to do that right now. Don't worry about your RG, CPF, título de eleitor when you are in the USA! ONLY your passport matters to them! Keep that in mind!

MY UPDATE!

Aaaand about me... my case has not arrived at NVC yet. It's been 2 weeks, I called them and they said I should wait another 2 weeks. I mean, damn! lol

I hope they didn't lose my case!

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

Renatchi,

Thanks. I am back in the US now, I came back on Tuesday, I was only down in Buenos Aires for 5 days, but it was a GREAT 5 days.

Oooohhhhh Dios Mio!!!!! Yes the feeling is unexplainable!!! Knowing that we are going to be together soon. I could barely sleep last night. This is such a surprise. I joined VJ the end of last year while there was the big backlog of petitions and was reading how long things were taking. So we were thinking that it was going to take a very long time. We were honestly just hoping to be together for Christmas. We were talking this weekend, and I was saying that I felt sorry for her because she was going to have to spend winter down there in Buenos Aires (it was 0 degrees C yesterday) then by the time she got her visa it would be winter here. But now it looks like she will be able to come here in the summer.

And I almost didn't read the e-mail last night. We had just finished talking on the phone for about 2 hours then 2 e-mails came over my blackberry. Because of my job, I get about 50 e-mails a day on my blackberry so I take a quick look at the sender and know what is important. Since I did not recognize the sender I thought I would just wait, but then I decided to read the emails. I could not beleive my eyes. Then had to call Jessica back again.

There are so many things to take care of, WOW!

Nessa ce,

I think the important thing is that your name match on the visa paperwork and your passport. In my situation, My wife is Peruvian but lives in Buenos Aires, so she talked to the Peruvian Consulate in Buenos Aires and they told her that it would take about 8 months to get her new passport, so this is the why we decided to use her maiden name on all of the paperwork and wait to change her name in the US. As far as needing to change your name before AOS, I think that is incorrect information. Because there are many people that do not change their name, they keep there maiden name. But if it is simple to change your passport and your paperwork is in your married name then yes, I would suggest changing it there in Brazil.

[tchururu 0]

Renatchi,

Thanks. I am back in the US now, I came back on Tuesday, I was only down in Buenos Aires for 5 days, but it was a GREAT 5 days.

Oooohhhhh Dios Mio!!!!! Yes the feeling is unexplainable!!! Knowing that we are going to be together soon. I could barely sleep last night. This is such a surprise. I joined VJ the end of last year while there was the big backlog of petitions and was reading how long things were taking. So we were thinking that it was going to take a very long time. We were honestly just hoping to be together for Christmas. We were talking this weekend, and I was saying that I felt sorry for her because she was going to have to spend winter down there in Buenos Aires (it was 0 degrees C yesterday) then by the time she got her visa it would be winter here. But now it looks like she will be able to come here in the summer.

And I almost didn't read the e-mail last night. We had just finished talking on the phone for about 2 hours then 2 e-mails came over my blackberry. Because of my job, I get about 50 e-mails a day on my blackberry so I take a quick look at the sender and know what is important. Since I did not recognize the sender I thought I would just wait, but then I decided to read the emails. I could not beleive my eyes. Then had to call Jessica back again.

There are so many things to take care of, WOW!

Steve, now YOU know how I felt! I still cannot believe that our case was soooo fast! On the night before we got the approval I was talking to my hubby over the phone and we had even airline tickets booked for Xmas! lol We were thinking that he might just come down here for a summer Xmas in Brazil - we were soooo darn sure that our process wouldn't be approved before December.

It's wonderful feeling. I couldn't stand up when I saw that "Approval notice sent" message! My legs failed me! lol

My case hasn't arrived at NVC yet - it's been 2 weeks. I might call them Monday again and see if it's there yet.

And also you know how desperate I was when I was approved so fast!!! I have a lot of things to do, and now, so does Jessica!

I wish you both a greeeat speedy process from now on too!

If I am ever in Seattle (I'll be going to Portland, OR with hubby) I'll visit you and Jessica! lol

Nessa ce,

I think the important thing is that your name match on the visa paperwork and your passport. In my situation, My wife is Peruvian but lives in Buenos Aires, so she talked to the Peruvian Consulate in Buenos Aires and they told her that it would take about 8 months to get her new passport, so this is the why we decided to use her maiden name on all of the paperwork and wait to change her name in the US. As far as needing to change your name before AOS, I think that is incorrect information. Because there are many people that do not change their name, they keep there maiden name. But if it is simple to change your passport and your paperwork is in your married name then yes, I would suggest changing it there in Brazil.

Steve, she has to be careful because, take me for instance... when I got married I added my husband's last name to my name and dropped my midlle name. Therefore I have CHANGED my name legally. If she has legally changed her name, she has to change her documents. We also have my married name on my K3 process, that's why I was nervous. But, now that I realize that it's not that hard to change all your documents in Brazil, I just might go and have all my documentation changed.

For you and Jessica it's harder, because she's Peruvian and lives in Argentina. But here in Brazil, it's piece of cake!!!

Actually, I called the US Embassy in Rio de Janeiro and asked that. I haven't changed my name on my "voting card" (título de eleitor) and we had only until May 7th to do that (because 2008 it's a voting year). I thought that without my married name on my voting card I could not request a new passport, but when I asked the Federal Police, they told me I could. In a nutshell, I called the US Embassy and asked if I could travel in the US with my passport having my maiden name and my visa having my married name. Answer: YES!!! She told me to be careful because the name on the Green Card MUST be the same name on your passport and visa! She told me that once I did the AOS, I'd be receiving a GC and I had to have that with my married name.

But for cases that people don't change their name, then it's ok, you don't need to do anything since your name is the same. But like in my case that I added names, I cannot have 2 different names for the same thing. You know?

Renata