California - April 2008 K3 Filers

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

You are correct, those Argentinos make things difficult!!!! But, I did confirm when you send in the packet 3 to the embassy in Buenos Aires you have to send in copies of all of the ducuments, then they will send you packet 4 with an interview date. Then you bring the originals with you to the interview.

I just got confermation, NVC received my I-130 yesterday. So I will still proceed with both. Looking at the processing times, I think that I can still get the I-130 complete while I am waiting for the K3 interview.

Oh.... that's bad then. I hope she can assemble all the documents in time.

Oh, congratulations!!! I also think you can get your CR1 case completed before the K3 interview. You know why I won't go with the CR1.... lol But I wish you both the best of luck!

Steve, do you think I should call the Embassy today?! I mean, I don't want to be annoying and call them everyday, especially when they said that it would take 2-4 weeks for them to have everything. What do you think?

I would say call them! Go ahead and be annoying! I would say, if you do not call today and wait for Monday, all weekend you are going to be thinking about it and wishing that you had called.

Yes, I talked to Jessica last night. And I do not think it is going to take as long as she is saying. She is just writing a letter of proxy and sending it to her father to obtain the certificates. But, she is going to have her father go and obtain each certificate then go back and obtain the 2nd certificate instead of him requesting 2 original copies the first time. She is worried that if he asks for two copies, they will think something is up and decide to do a big background check. There is nothing to be found, but she worries that it will slow things down in obtaining the certificates.

Renatchi,

Oh and, Yes I do not think that the NVC shortcuts would work for you because you are using a lawyer. Lawyers will not do shortcuts. For the NVC shortcuts to work you have to be doing it on your own.

[tchururu 0]

I would say call them! Go ahead and be annoying! I would say, if you do not call today and wait for Monday, all weekend you are going to be thinking about it and wishing that you had called.

Yes, I talked to Jessica last night. And I do not think it is going to take as long as she is saying. She is just writing a letter of proxy and sending it to her father to obtain the certificates. But, she is going to have her father go and obtain each certificate then go back and obtain the 2nd certificate instead of him requesting 2 original copies the first time. She is worried that if he asks for two copies, they will think something is up and decide to do a big background check. There is nothing to be found, but she worries that it will slow things down in obtaining the certificates.

Well, I might just give them a call. Nah, what the heck!

It's not going to take that long. I was soooo worried before because people told me that it would take 45 days for me to get my federal police certificate. I had already started doing things, but then decided to give the Federal Police a call. Guess what? Certificates get ready in 10 days. I mean, don't worry, things nowadays are much much faster. I know for a fact it won't take too long for her to get her certificate.

Oh, and one more thing, I found out that one of the brazilian girls whose visa was approved the same day mine was, has her interview scheduled for the 30th July. Her case arrived much earlier than mine in Rio. I don't want to have an interview in August.

[tchururu 0]

Steve, do you always wake up this early?!

I mean, it's 6:30am there!

nooooo, I am just kidding you!

Edited June 6, 2008 by Renatchi

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

Steve, do you always wake up this early?!

I mean, it's 6:30am there!

nooooo, I am just kidding you!

Yes, I wake up at 4:30 every day. I start with going over e-mails for work, then I have conference calls that start at 6:00. That is going to get some getting used to for Jessica. Because she says she wants to wake up when I do and eat breakfast with me. But in Argentina they do not get up early.

Yes, give them a call.

And I don't think it will take that long. We thought we were starting very early, because she actually started in May for the first police certificate. But we never imagined that we would get the approval in less than 30 days. Before, the fast approvals were happening in 60 days. So we were expecting an approval the beginning of July at the earliest. So we thought we were way ahead of the game.

[ROCA 0]

HI,

Well....... we first filed our I-130 back in January under the assumption that, we could file it at London (since my husband is living here, and is on a 2year leave to remain visa), it then was returned to us with a note that, if the infomation was correct (the copy of the stamp date on his passport) then we would have to file in USA, but if he had been in the country longer then we could send a copy of that page of his passport. So we did, that, then weeks go by and they send it saying that he has to file in USA.

We finaly get that filed and get the reciept, and send out the I-129f. Now on the form it says file it at the same service center as the I-130 is filed, and also on the London embassy website it says that the I-129f can only be filed in Chicago, as this is where we had filed the I-130, thought great no problem, again another couple of weeks gone past, the form is returned saying we sent it to the wrong service center.

So when i spoke to them at the customer services, i asked if there was anyway we could get it any quicker, she went throught the list. I thought that because of the contridicting information on the forms, website, that it is partly the USCIS fault, we havent got ours filed sooner.

We have filed at the California service center.

My husband needs to get back to America this year to contiue with school. If it does take months to get our visa then i was going to work here for 2 and a bit months (seeing as i have very flexible job) and visit there for 90 days, and keep doing that until i get it. I guess that's out of the windon and it's back to the drawing board.

[tchururu 0]

I would say call them! Go ahead and be annoying! I would say, if you do not call today and wait for Monday, all weekend you are going to be thinking about it and wishing that you had called.

Nothing... no case in Rio yet... danmit!

I will call them on Monday!

Interviews are for August already.... humpf.

Edited June 6, 2008 by Renatchi

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

I would say call them! Go ahead and be annoying! I would say, if you do not call today and wait for Monday, all weekend you are going to be thinking about it and wishing that you had called.

Nothing... no case in Rio yet... danmit!

I will call them on Monday!

Interviews are for August already.... humpf.

But at least you know.

The DHL website has not been updated yet for the shipments leaving the NVC today. So I am still waiting to see if mine got shipped today.....as you said.....humpf!!!

[Monica&Isha 0]

Hey!!!! My case was just touched today!!! I'm so happy my heart is beating so fast!! (No RFE listed on the site)

I know it may not mean a lot... But the feeling of seeing a different date displayed on the website is very good!

I hope it is a good sign. GO VCS!!!

I'll keep praying God that more updates come and finally an approval!!!! YAY!!

[Loolinette 0]

Steve ! go check DHL it's updated...One packet is going to Paris, France !!!

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

Steve ! go check DHL it's updated...One packet is going to Paris, France !!!

Congratulations!!

But nothing going to Buenos Aires.

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

I just got off of the phone with NVC. They told me that my I-129F was sent to the Embassy in Buenos Aires on Friday 06 June.

But, when I checked the DHL website, there has not been any shipments to Buenos Aires yet.

I will just keep checking. Maybe it will be shipped today.

Loolinette,

I did see that the package that went to Paris, France on Friday is with the delivery driver to be delivered to the Embassy today.

[tchururu 0]

I just got off of the phone with NVC. They told me that my I-129F was sent to the Embassy in Buenos Aires on Friday 06 June.

But, when I checked the DHL website, there has not been any shipments to Buenos Aires yet.

I will just keep checking. Maybe it will be shipped today.

Loolinette,

I did see that the package that went to Paris, France on Friday is with the delivery driver to be delivered to the Embassy today.

Hey!

Yours are being really fast... mine, as of Friday, no news. I am not even trying to call them today - I will only be more disapointed. Time is going by and I am stuck.

I wish you the best of luck and a speedy DHL time!

[Loolinette 0]

Yes Steve ! I saw that today, i'm so excited I'm sure urs will be shipped today !

Renatchi, i wouldn't worry yet, if u look at timelines it typically takes an embassy 1-2 weeks before they send u packet 3. I'm gonna wait 1 week then call them...

[tchururu 0]

Yes Steve ! I saw that today, i'm so excited I'm sure urs will be shipped today !

Renatchi, i wouldn't worry yet, if u look at timelines it typically takes an embassy 1-2 weeks before they send u packet 3. I'm gonna wait 1 week then call them...

Dumb question now... does the embassy schedule the K3 interview AFTER you send packet 3 or as soon as they receive the K3 from NVC?

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

Yes Steve ! I saw that today, i'm so excited I'm sure urs will be shipped today !

Renatchi, i wouldn't worry yet, if u look at timelines it typically takes an embassy 1-2 weeks before they send u packet 3. I'm gonna wait 1 week then call them...

Dumb question now... does the embassy schedule the K3 interview AFTER you send packet 3 or as soon as they receive the K3 from NVC?

It depends on the Embassy, they all do it differently. In Buenos Aires, they schedule the interview when they receive the packet 3 back. But I have heard that others will send you the packet 3 with the interview date.