March filers 2009

[chinese_mutt 11]

thanks tomuts and paris heart for the info.

i'm so worried why we haven't received our NOA1 yet. darn! everybody here seems to have received theirs a day or two after the money was taken out of their banks. ours is just taking so long. my hubby says there's a big chance our file went to Vermont, he lives in Tennessee. I've heard stories that K1 visas goes faster but I've met a couple of people from one of the seminars here (commission on filipino overseas) and they got their k3 visas in less than 6 months. BUT theirs went through CSC.

my hubby just called his neighbor, still nothing in the mail. (

Many petitions "like mine" should of gone to Vermont, but went to California instead. I hope your goes to California also.

WHOO HOO!!!!! Thank you tomuts for telling me how to get that number from the check that we sent to the USCIS.

I was able to check the status of my application and it said they received our Form I130 last March 13, 2009 and sent us the notification already (I assume this is the NOA1) although we haven't actually received it. They also said that our application went to CSC!!! OMG!! I'm so happy! After reading so much BS about how slow Vermont is in processing all those K3 visa.

Now, the thing is.. my hubby and I were discussing whether to just wait for the IR1 and not file the k3 anymore... or to go ahead and file both. Do you guys have any idea, comments or suggestions?

I've read and Tomuts have told me that they have the same processing time. Can we really believe this? Or is it safer to just file both and go from there?

thank you!

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

thanks tomuts and paris heart for the info.

i'm so worried why we haven't received our NOA1 yet. darn! everybody here seems to have received theirs a day or two after the money was taken out of their banks. ours is just taking so long. my hubby says there's a big chance our file went to Vermont, he lives in Tennessee. I've heard stories that K1 visas goes faster but I've met a couple of people from one of the seminars here (commission on filipino overseas) and they got their k3 visas in less than 6 months. BUT theirs went through CSC.

my hubby just called his neighbor, still nothing in the mail. (

Many petitions "like mine" should of gone to Vermont, but went to California instead. I hope your goes to California also.

WHOO HOO!!!!! Thank you tomuts for telling me how to get that number from the check that we sent to the USCIS.

I was able to check the status of my application and it said they received our Form I130 last March 13, 2009 and sent us the notification already (I assume this is the NOA1) although we haven't actually received it. They also said that our application went to CSC!!! OMG!! I'm so happy! After reading so much BS about how slow Vermont is in processing all those K3 visa.

Now, the thing is.. my hubby and I were discussing whether to just wait for the IR1 and not file the k3 anymore... or to go ahead and file both. Do you guys have any idea, comments or suggestions?

I've read and Tomuts have told me that they have the same processing time. Can we really believe this? Or is it safer to just file both and go from there?

thank you!

Stick with IR-1 Dont file for K3. IR-1 is the better visa. Besides as I was told last night, filing a I-129F for a K3 will push your current petition back on bottom of the pile as they pair up the 2 petitions. "Dont do it" as I was told. Your better off with what you filed for already. Congrats for being at CSC.

Edited April 1, 2009 by Paris Heart

[Bern. 3]

CR/IR-1 FOR THE WIN. This is the best VISA. It's more cost efficient and it lets you work pretty much as soon as you enter the USA. I can't imagine entering the USA on a K-3, then having to pay an extra $1010 for AOS. It's just, too much paperwork. ! And my husband is anti paperwork, so yeah. And I had one entry, March 19th, when they received and input it into the system. :X

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Guys.. I'm shaking now.. just checked my husband e-mail.. USCIS approved our case on March 30..!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so glad.. Praise be to JESUS..

Good luck to all of you guys, you'll be have yours soon too

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The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: WAC0915710564

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On March 30, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

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Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

[chinese_mutt 11]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Guys.. I'm shaking now.. just checked my husband e-mail.. USCIS approved our case on March 30..!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so glad.. Praise be to JESUS..

Good luck to all of you guys, you'll be have yours soon too

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The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: WAC0915710564

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On March 30, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

[chinese_mutt 11]

CR/IR-1 FOR THE WIN. This is the best VISA. It's more cost efficient and it lets you work pretty much as soon as you enter the USA. I can't imagine entering the USA on a K-3, then having to pay an extra $1010 for AOS. It's just, too much paperwork. ! And my husband is anti paperwork, so yeah. And I had one entry, March 19th, when they received and input it into the system. :X

Hi Paris Heart and Ber + Ter, thank you for the info.... I do have one question though... I'm so sorry for being so bothersome. haha. i just want to know... coz I see that your beneficiaries are coming from Canada and France, will my application be treated differently if i'm coming from the Philippines?? I've seen a website where they count pending visa application and boy our country has the most number out of so many countries on the list. My husband and i are afraid that because of this, they may slow down the process of getting a CR1 for me, and it may take us two years.

Any ideas? Guesses? God! waiting for this paper is awefully stressful!! And we haven't even started yet!

[chinese_mutt 11]

CR/IR-1 FOR THE WIN. This is the best VISA. It's more cost efficient and it lets you work pretty much as soon as you enter the USA. I can't imagine entering the USA on a K-3, then having to pay an extra $1010 for AOS. It's just, too much paperwork. ! And my husband is anti paperwork, so yeah. And I had one entry, March 19th, when they received and input it into the system. :X

Hi Paris Heart and Ber + Ter, thank you for the info.... I do have one question though... I'm so sorry for being so bothersome. haha. i just want to know... coz I see that your beneficiaries are coming from Canada and France, will my application be treated differently if i'm coming from the Philippines?? I've seen a website where they count pending visa application and boy our country has the most number out of so many countries on the list. My husband and i are afraid that because of this, they may slow down the process of getting a CR1 for me, and it may take us two years.

Any ideas? Guesses? God! waiting for this paper is awefully stressful!! And we haven't even started yet!

[lilies 0]

CR/IR-1 FOR THE WIN. This is the best VISA. It's more cost efficient and it lets you work pretty much as soon as you enter the USA. I can't imagine entering the USA on a K-3, then having to pay an extra $1010 for AOS. It's just, too much paperwork. ! And my husband is anti paperwork, so yeah. And I had one entry, March 19th, when they received and input it into the system. :X

Hi Paris Heart and Ber + Ter, thank you for the info.... I do have one question though... I'm so sorry for being so bothersome. haha. i just want to know... coz I see that your beneficiaries are coming from Canada and France, will my application be treated differently if i'm coming from the Philippines?? I've seen a website where they count pending visa application and boy our country has the most number out of so many countries on the list. My husband and i are afraid that because of this, they may slow down the process of getting a CR1 for me, and it may take us two years.

Any ideas? Guesses? God! waiting for this paper is awefully stressful!! And we haven't even started yet!

Hi tngirl, based on my experience and from what I've read here on VJ recenly, I highly recommend CR-1.. Good luck

[No-Where-Man 147]

translation :

that link answer about the translation

Good Luck

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html

I'm confused, if my husband interview in France, the docs to NVC and Embassy can be in English & French?

French I mean, birth cert. Police certs. Now my docs are in English, divorce decree, birth cert. our marriage license all in English. So I dont have to translate those.

the us citizen documents doesnt neet any translations

all translations are the beneficiary package DS-230 if rather than english

ppl are confused about to translate or not ..and im asking `` does translating harm`` ????

no its not

so why ppl just dont translate so in case its needed so they have it ..if not ..LATER in the us it will be needed no doubt

i hope that satisfy the Questions

[No-Where-Man 147]

i have my packet ready except for forms that are to be downloaded on those i think u have to wait because there is barcode you will produce with your nvc number

YEAP!!!! Now that part stumps me, especially when I read you have to size it to a certain size. How in the world do you do that????

I will need help on that, gosh Im dumb as a rock when it comes to computers.

BARCODE is printed directly from the link u use when paying ..

when u pay whatever the DS-230 of the AOS ...u have a barcode generate ..u need to print it and this is it

you ONLY need to generate or make one for the DS-3023 ...but i prefer we send it via Email and wait it on MAIL (friend of mnie got it on mail and there the barcode printed already from NVC )

[No-Where-Man 147]

CR/IR-1 FOR THE WIN. This is the best VISA. It's more cost efficient and it lets you work pretty much as soon as you enter the USA. I can't imagine entering the USA on a K-3, then having to pay an extra $1010 for AOS. It's just, too much paperwork. ! And my husband is anti paperwork, so yeah. And I had one entry, March 19th, when they received and input it into the system. :X

Hi Paris Heart and Ber + Ter, thank you for the info.... I do have one question though... I'm so sorry for being so bothersome. haha. i just want to know... coz I see that your beneficiaries are coming from Canada and France, will my application be treated differently if i'm coming from the Philippines?? I've seen a website where they count pending visa application and boy our country has the most number out of so many countries on the list. My husband and i are afraid that because of this, they may slow down the process of getting a CR1 for me, and it may take us two years.

Any ideas? Guesses? God! waiting for this paper is awefully stressful!! And we haven't even started yet!

first of all

LILIES ,,,,CONGRATULATION OUR FRIEND ..WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

we wish u the best of luck ..keep us updated through the whole process so we be all good and familiar with it

Tngirl

CR-1/IR-1 are the best as friends stated here NO DOUBT

as of ur other Question abt the country ..

YES it play a rule ...cz we all stand online till our turn come .(each to his/her country )

and as of your country actually i think 90 % of beneficiares are from phili or India ....but again ..every case is different ..and NO YEARS as u hear ..u r a wife or husband ..thts classified as immediate relative ...so u apply for the 6 months process time ..looking to approvals and tables u can see ppl get approved at CSC in average of 66 days now

so cheer up ...

Good Luck

[chinese_mutt 11]

CR/IR-1 FOR THE WIN. This is the best VISA. It's more cost efficient and it lets you work pretty much as soon as you enter the USA. I can't imagine entering the USA on a K-3, then having to pay an extra $1010 for AOS. It's just, too much paperwork. ! And my husband is anti paperwork, so yeah. And I had one entry, March 19th, when they received and input it into the system. :X

Hi Paris Heart and Ber + Ter, thank you for the info.... I do have one question though... I'm so sorry for being so bothersome. haha. i just want to know... coz I see that your beneficiaries are coming from Canada and France, will my application be treated differently if i'm coming from the Philippines?? I've seen a website where they count pending visa application and boy our country has the most number out of so many countries on the list. My husband and i are afraid that because of this, they may slow down the process of getting a CR1 for me, and it may take us two years.

Any ideas? Guesses? God! waiting for this paper is awefully stressful!! And we haven't even started yet!

first of all

LILIES ,,,,CONGRATULATION OUR FRIEND ..WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

we wish u the best of luck ..keep us updated through the whole process so we be all good and familiar with it

Tngirl

CR-1/IR-1 are the best as friends stated here NO DOUBT

as of ur other Question abt the country ..

YES it play a rule ...cz we all stand online till our turn come .(each to his/her country )

and as of your country actually i think 90 % of beneficiares are from phili or India ....but again ..every case is different ..and NO YEARS as u hear ..u r a wife or husband ..thts classified as immediate relative ...so u apply for the 6 months process time ..looking to approvals and tables u can see ppl get approved at CSC in average of 66 days now

so cheer up ...

Good Luck

thank you!! you're all great. Going to discuss this with my hubby as soon as he gets up.

good luck to everyone!!

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

Guys.. I'm shaking now.. just checked my husband e-mail.. USCIS approved our case on March 30..!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so glad.. Praise be to JESUS..

Good luck to all of you guys, you'll be have yours soon too

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The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: WAC0915710564

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On March 30, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS GREAT!!!

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS GREAT!!!

Thanks my March filer friends.. I'll pray that you'll get yours too soon.. And I'll up date everything here for sure guys.. Good luck to all of us

[ToAliwithLove 0]

Congrats Lillies. That's two March filers approved in March .

Was there any others?