Waiting time for the people that arent using LOTTO'S, JAMES shortcuts.

[Shpat_Argjira 0]

My case is already at the National Visa Center and I just wanted to ask here how long it'll take for my case to complete if I'm not using any shortcuts during this process.

Someone said about 4-5 months, is that correct?

[trinket 30]

Yes that's correct

[000 0]

The average time for going through NVC when James' Shortcuts was being used for those who did not use them was 120-130 days so you are correct in that 4-5 month guess. If you dig through the NVC forum a bit you could probably find the post where they were tracking them.

[VivaBaños 2]

See our timeline. We had no RFEs or any problems of the sort.

I didn't know about any of the shortcuts (ie, had not found VJ at that point) and when I did find this wealth of info at VJ, I wished that NVC had more info about shortcuts on their site.

[LRA 0]

I would say that is about right...and then depending on your cosulate the interview could be another few months.

Shortcuts are the way to go man!!

[Mononoke28 135]

- No shortcuts about 4-5 months.

- James' shortcuts about 2-3 months.

- Loto's shortcuts about 1½-2 months.

Diana

[happyinlove012408 0]

I used Loto's shortcut and it took me about 44 days to complete the case. It could have been faster but I was waiting for my husband to send DS-230 form and required documents. If you have all the documents ahead of time it would be even faster. I have seen 25 days as the fastest completed case. If you don't use shortcuts than it would be from 4-6 months or even longer depending on how fast the petitioner and the beneficiary responds to the requests. Good luck.

[000 0]

I used Loto's shortcut and it took me about 44 days to complete the case. It could have been faster but I was waiting for my husband to send DS-230 form and required documents. If you have all the documents ahead of time it would be even faster. I have seen 25 days as the fastest completed case. If you don't use shortcuts than it would be from 4-6 months or even longer depending on how fast the petitioner and the beneficiary responds to the requests. Good luck.

22 days is the current record , Bani I think was his name.

[ninjarocket 1]

if you also filed a I-129F, after a bit of leg work, you can go from I-130 NOA2 to CR interview in just 2 months

timeline

July 14: I-130 and I29F approved

July 26: NVC acknowledges receipt of both I-130 and I-129F

July 28: DS-3032 and AOS fee bill generated (although dated 2 days earlier when I received the snail mail)

July 29: mailed off $70 AOS fee

July 29: email forwarded DS-3032 from wife (snail mail got there first!)

July 30: spouse mailed off DS-3032 by express mail (UPS) from Philippines

August 4: DS-3032 hard copy received at NVC from Philippines

August 4: AOS fee bill received by NVC (although wrong date was on James' short cut generated bill!)

August 6: AOS generated

August 6: IV bill generated

August 6: send off AOS (I-864EZ) lets hope they accept a non-notarized version with IRS tax transcripts for last 3 years rather than actual tax returns! (there's not even any space to notarize an I-864EZ, so it makes no sense to me)

August 6: paid IV bill online with invoice # obtained from NVC operator (who also told me the online system doesn't work, so I'll just have to see what happens)

August 7: IV bill status is now "paid" and deducted from my bank account

August 7: mail off DS-230 + pile of documents + IV payment receipt + bank statement showing deduction

August 8: AVR says IV bill generated? (online status changed to "unpaid" although paid receipt is right there online. duh!)

August 11: finally they accepted email DS-3032 (hard copy got there one week earlier)

August 13: IV received at NVC (they need to be informed again to reconcile online payment with visa application, grrrrrr)

August 13: online payment system status changed back to "paid" yippee!!!

August 13: receive snail mail IV bill

August 14: AVR says IV payment received August 6

August 14: AOS instructions received by email

August 19: medical appointment (using k3-visa # already at consulate)

August 22: case complete according to operator several days later

August 27: k3-visa interview scheduled for September 16

August 27: expedite request emailed to send I-130 docs to k3-visa interview so that it can be changed to a CR-visa interview

August 27: also mail in expedite request

September 3: still no news on expedite request so ask to speak to supervisor who then has email tracked down and worked on within a couple of hours

September 3: request sent from NVC to embassy to find whether k3 interview can be changed to CR

September 9: MNL accepts expedite request and I-130 package mailed to embassy (I think)

September 16: k3/CR interview date

[Shpat_Argjira 0]

I filed the I-130 and bunch of uneccessary shi1t.

I-864, I-864A, employment letters, 3 years of tax scripts, bank statements, birth certificates, marriage certificates, copy of passport...evidence.

and now I have to send the I-864 all over again...god knows when they'll send me the bill.

[000 0]

I filed the I-130 and bunch of uneccessary shi1t.

I-864, I-864A, employment letters, 3 years of tax scripts, bank statements, birth certificates, marriage certificates, copy of passport...evidence.

and now I have to send the I-864 all over again...god knows when they'll send me the bill.

I think that you should just call and get the IIN number when you can, then show your father that you can pay your fees online, atleast you can get that part out of the way. If you have to wait for some things in the mail atleast it will be the things that you have to send in , like the AOS and DS-230, and not the fees for them as well, I had just gotten the DS-3032 and AOS fee bill when I had already sent in my DS-230. It can be a very long wait, do what you can to speed this along the best you can.

[RickieAndEva 0]

My case is already at the National Visa Center and I just wanted to ask here how long it'll take for my case to complete if I'm not using any shortcuts during this process.

Someone said about 4-5 months, is that correct?

Dude, why would you not use the shortcuts?

[Shpat_Argjira 0]

Long story....my dad thinks he's a genius...and he told me to wait because he doesnt trust the shortcuts.

[happyinlove012408 0]

You can still use the shortcuts now or is there a problem with that?

[Shpat_Argjira 0]

You can still use the shortcuts now or is there a problem with that?

He's the joint sponsor, asked him to get the I-864A form ready for me he wont do it, because we've already sent it with our I-130 he thinks we dont need to re-fill it and he thinks that there are no more other fees that we need to pay, because we paid the I-130 petition fee which was $355.

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