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Weird   0

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I found this board about 3 months ago, wish I had found it when I first submitted.

Just got my I-130 approval today!!! Nervous about the rest, but this place makes it so much easier. Just wanted to say thanks to all the people who post here and help each other out. So much useful information :)

My Timeline(I-130):

09/21/07 - Married

03/04/08 - I-130 returned from VSC - forgot filling fee...

03/12/08 - Receipt date for resubmitted I-130

11/14/08 - Moved to CSC

12/11/08 - I-130 Approval Notice

notime4haterz Proficient

notime4haterz   0

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I'm sorry, you're a CSC transferee...you don't count LOOOOL Just kidding!

Congratulations! Hope you find the rest of the journey fast and easy! Let us know! If you need help, look at Ling-Che's shortcut through NVC. It lists all the steps and everything you need to do.

Best of luck!

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Weird   0

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I'm sorry, you're a CSC transferee...you don't count LOOOOL Just kidding!

Congratulations! Hope you find the rest of the journey fast and easy! Let us know! If you need help, look at Ling-Che's shortcut through NVC. It lists all the steps and everything you need to do.

Best of luck!

thanks!!! looking through it now!

My Timeline(I-130):

09/21/07 - Married

03/04/08 - I-130 returned from VSC - forgot filling fee...

03/12/08 - Receipt date for resubmitted I-130

11/14/08 - Moved to CSC

12/11/08 - I-130 Approval Notice

Mrs Rhoades Explorer

Mrs Rhoades   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Trinidad and Tobago
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I'm sorry, you're a CSC transferee...you don't count LOOOOL Just kidding!

Congratulations! Hope you find the rest of the journey fast and easy! Let us know! If you need help, look at Ling-Che's shortcut through NVC. It lists all the steps and everything you need to do.

Best of luck!

HI,

Dose the ling-che short cut applies to k3 applicants also. Thanks for your help. :thumbs:

Y's_habibitk Mentor

Y's_habibitk   2

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Jordan
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Great! I hope the rest of the process is smooooth and fast for you guys :)

Lisa

"you fondle my trigger then you blame my gun"

Timeline: 13 month long journey from filing to visa in hand

If you were lucky and got an approval and reunion with your loved one rather quickly; Please refrain from telling people who waited 6+ months just to get out of a service center to "chill out" or to "stop whining" It's insensitive,and unecessary. Once you walk a mile in their shoes you will understand and be heard.

Thanks!

ThaiStyleUSA Proficient

ThaiStyleUSA   1

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Congrats and good luck. :thumbs:

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SankuNiku Enthusiast

SankuNiku   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: India
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Does not apply to K-3, though there isn't much room for shortcuts as the I-129F goes directly to the consulate.

It seems the only shortcut is downloading the Packet 3 and Packet 4 from the consulates website, completing them and sending by courier to the consulate before you receive the respective packets from the consulate itself?

I'm sorry, you're a CSC transferee...you don't count LOOOOL Just kidding!

Congratulations! Hope you find the rest of the journey fast and easy! Let us know! If you need help, look at Ling-Che's shortcut through NVC. It lists all the steps and everything you need to do.

Best of luck!

HI,

Dose the ling-che short cut applies to k3 applicants also. Thanks for your help. :thumbs:

CR-1

I-130 NOA 1- 3/20/08

I-I30 touched- 3/26/08

I-130 APPROVED NOA2- 12/11/08

Assigned NVC Case Number- 12/15/08

Generate DS-3032- NA

Generate AOS Bill- 12/18/08

E-mail DS-3032- NA

Mail Hard Copy DS-3032- NA

NVC Accept DS-3032- NA

AOS Bill Marked 'Paid'- 12/31/08

Generate IV Bill- 12/18/08

IV Bill Marked "Paid"- 12/31/08

Send AOS Package- 12/31/08

Send IV Pacakge- 12/31/08

NVC Receive AOS Package- 1/2/09

NVC Receive IV Package- 1/2/09

NVC Case Complete- 1/22/09

Wife Completes Medical- 2/7/09

NVC Schedules CR-1 Case- 2/10/09

Wife Submits documents for K-3 Interview- 2/12/09

NVC Sends Case to Mumbai Consulate- 2/18/09

Case arrives in Mumbai- 2/23/09

Consulate confirms willingness to issue CR-1 on K-3 interview date- 2/23/09

Original K-3 interview, but APPROVED for CR-1 as file arrived in time!!- 2/26/09

Original CR-1 Interview, assumed to be cancelled as not necessary- 3/5/09

POE- New York- 3/7/09

K-3

I-129F NOA 1- 4/11/08

I-129F touched- 5/14/08

I-129F APPROVED NOA2- 12/11/08

I-129F Assigned NVC Case Number- 12/15/08

NVC Send Case to Mumbai Consulate- 12/17/08

Consulate Receives Case- 12/20/08

Consulate Send Packet 3- 12/22/08

Wife Send Packet 3 to Consulate- 12/25/08

Consulate Receive Packet 3- 1/2/09

Consulate Schedules Interview, sends Packet 4- 1/2/09

Wife Receives Packet 4, K-3 Leg Complete- 1/13/09

daboyz Experienced

daboyz   36

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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I'm sorry, you're a CSC transferee...you don't count LOOOOL Just kidding!

Congratulations! Hope you find the rest of the journey fast and easy! Let us know! If you need help, look at Ling-Che's shortcut through NVC. It lists all the steps and everything you need to do.

Best of luck!

HI,

Dose the ling-che short cut applies to k3 applicants also. Thanks for your help. :thumbs:

No, it's for streamlining the NVC process for CR-1/IR-1. For K-3 the petition is barely there, they just forward it to the consulate.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

Mrs Rhoades Explorer

Mrs Rhoades   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Trinidad and Tobago
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I'm sorry, you're a CSC transferee...you don't count LOOOOL Just kidding!

Congratulations! Hope you find the rest of the journey fast and easy! Let us know! If you need help, look at Ling-Che's shortcut through NVC. It lists all the steps and everything you need to do.

Best of luck!

HI,

Dose the ling-che short cut applies to k3 applicants also. Thanks for your help. :thumbs:

No, it's for streamlining the NVC process for CR-1/IR-1. For K-3 the petition is barely there, they just forward it to the consulate.

I need to explain myself better, I applied for I-130 and I-129 both got approved on the same day. Should I still go with k3 or is the CR-1/IR-1 better. Plese I don't know and need help. I don't know the diffrence between k3 and CR-1. Thank you for your help :help: .

I need to explain myself better, I allpied for I-130, and I-129, both got approved on the same day, what is the next best step for me k3 or

Monica&Isha Enthusiast

Monica&Isha   0

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Go for CR1 because when the immigrant spouse arrives in the US he/she will receive the greencard in a few days, will be able to work right away, get the driver's license and stuff.

On the other hand, the k3 will demand you to keep stressing out about papers... The person will need to adjust your status once he/she enters the US. Wait a few more months for the greencard. He/she won't be able to work until he/she gets the work permit.... This may take up to 4 monts in some cases. The greencard itself may take even more time than that.

If I were you I would do what most people here seems to be doing: setting up the interview date for k3 for about 50 days later, so you have time to finish the NVC process for your CR1. When your CR1 papers arrive at the consulate you ask them to change the k3 interview for the CR1.

Read the guides and the Wiki here at VJ. They explain step by step how to get the CR1 in a faster way.

Good Luck!

Monica

I'm sorry, you're a CSC transferee...you don't count LOOOOL Just kidding!

Congratulations! Hope you find the rest of the journey fast and easy! Let us know! If you need help, look at Ling-Che's shortcut through NVC. It lists all the steps and everything you need to do.

Best of luck!

HI,

Dose the ling-che short cut applies to k3 applicants also. Thanks for your help. :thumbs:

No, it's for streamlining the NVC process for CR-1/IR-1. For K-3 the petition is barely there, they just forward it to the consulate.

I need to explain myself better, I applied for I-130 and I-129 both got approved on the same day. Should I still go with k3 or is the CR-1/IR-1 better. Plese I don't know and need help. I don't know the diffrence between k3 and CR-1. Thank you for your help :help: .

I need to explain myself better, I allpied for I-130, and I-129, both got approved on the same day, what is the next best step for me k3 or

Our Immigration Timeline:

Form I-130 sent to Chicago - 03/18/08 (Case in VSC)

NOA 1 - 03/26/08

Updates - 04/01/08; 06/16/08; 06/17/08

NOA 2 - 01/23/09

NVC received papers - 01/30/09

NVC generated DS 3032 and AOS bill - 02/02/09

DS 3032 sent by e-mail and snail mail - 02/02/09

NVC replied my e-mail confirming my choice of agent - 02/06/09

AOS bill received - 02/07/09

AOS bill and IV bill paid online - 02/07/09

AOS and IV display the PAID message - 02/11/09

AOS and DS-230 packages sent - 02/11/09

NVC received packages - 02/13/09

NVC sent RFE (mistake on DS-230) - 02/20/09

Form DS-230 re-sent (as requested) - 02/26/09

CASE COMPLETE - 03/05/09

Interview date assigned - 03/10/09

Case forwarded to the embassy - 03/11/09

Medical Examination - 04/08/09

CR1 interview - 04/09/09 - VISA APPROVED!

Visa in hand - 04/??/09

POE - 04/??/09

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Mrs Rhoades Explorer

Mrs Rhoades   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Trinidad and Tobago
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Go for CR1 because when the immigrant spouse arrives in the US he/she will receive the greencard in a few days, will be able to work right away, get the driver's license and stuff.

On the other hand, the k3 will demand you to keep stressing out about papers... The person will need to adjust your status once he/she enters the US. Wait a few more months for the greencard. He/she won't be able to work until he/she gets the work permit.... This may take up to 4 monts in some cases. The greencard itself may take even more time than that.

If I were you I would do what most people here seems to be doing: setting up the interview date for k3 for about 50 days later, so you have time to finish the NVC process for your CR1. When your CR1 papers arrive at the consulate you ask them to change the k3 interview for the CR1.

Read the guides and the Wiki here at VJ. They explain step by step how to get the CR1 in a faster way.

Good Luck!

Monica

I'm sorry, you're a CSC transferee...you don't count LOOOOL Just kidding!

Congratulations! Hope you find the rest of the journey fast and easy! Let us know! If you need help, look at Ling-Che's shortcut through NVC. It lists all the steps and everything you need to do.

Best of luck!

HI,

Dose the ling-che short cut applies to k3 applicants also. Thanks for your help. :thumbs:

No, it's for streamlining the NVC process for CR-1/IR-1. For K-3 the petition is barely there, they just forward it to the consulate.

I need to explain myself better, I applied for I-130 and I-129 both got approved on the same day. Should I still go with k3 or is the CR-1/IR-1 better. Plese I don't know and need help. I don't know the diffrence between k3 and CR-1. Thank you for your help :help: .

I need to explain myself better, I allpied for I-130, and I-129, both got approved on the same day, what is the next best step for me k3 or

THANKS YOU WERE A GREAT HELP. :yes:

 
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