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Hey my VJ family I have a question my Dad was telling me to make an appointment and go in to my local USCIS office for info on my I-130 (which is still under "intial review" :blush: ) has anyone ever done this??

02/04/10 Case complete

02/08/10 Interview scheduled

03/12/10 Interview

03/18/10 POE

03/22/10 applied for SSN

04/01/10 received SSN

04/05/10 received welcome letter dated 03/30/10 :)

04/08/10 Card Production Ordered!

04/13/10 Approval Notice Sent! :)

04/15/10 Second Welcome Letter dated 4/8/10?

04/19/10 Card received!! WOOHOO!

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Removing Conditions Timeline (I-751)

2/11/12 Sent

2/14/12 Delivered

2/15/12 Check Cashed

2/15/12 NOA 1

2/21/12 NOA Received by mail

2/27/2012 Biometrics Notice received

3/13/2012 Biometrics

11/6/2012 RFE

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Ansu Binu   0

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Allow another month and only then begin wondering. Three months of processing is normal.

The normal proecssing time for the 130 application is 6 months and going to the field office before that would not make any difference. Once you cross the 6 months timeline, you can call the USCIS and submit an 'out of normal processing time' request. Again, no need to go to the field office.

You will need the field office only if some delays occur to your application after getting approval or if nothing happens even after putting in the request over the phone.

So, take it easy and wait.

Good luck,

Binu

Marriage : 2008-09-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-09-17

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-09-19

I-130 Approval : 2009-04-10

NVC never recieved my approved application. After months of enquieries through the the USCIS Field Office (not at all a pleasant experience), USCIS service requests and the Senators office, I was told that USCIS lost my original application and I was asked to resubmit my I-130 paperwork. Fortunately, I had made an exact copy of the packake per VJ instructions!

I-130 Copy Sent: 2009-07-07

I-130 NOA1: 2009-07-31

I-130 Approval: 2009-08-30

NVC Recieved: 2009-09-12

DS 3032 Email sent to NVC: 2009-09-15 (Sent DS 3032 email before recieving Email from NVC)

DS 3032 and AOS Email from NVC: 2009-09-16

AOS Bill Paid: 2009-09-16

AOS Bill status changed to PAID: 2009-09-21

AOS w/ barcoded coversheet sent to NVC: 2009-09-21

IV Bill paid: 2009-09-29 (IV bill became available online)

DS 3032 accepted and IV bill generated: 2009-09-30

IV Bill status changed to PAID: 2009-09-30

DS230 w/ barcoded coversheet sent to NVC: 2009-10-01

False RFE for DS 230: 2009-10-01 (was told to ignore this)

DS230 recieved by NVC: 2009-10-06

Case Completed by NVC: 2009-10-15

Appointment letter by email: 2009-10-29, Already forwarded to Chennai Embassy.

Consulate received: 2009-11-16

INTERVIEW DATE December 14th 2009 (Re- assigned the interview date)

Visa Received : 2009-12-16

Point of Entry: 2009-12-19

Received SSN: 2010-01-22

Received Green card: 2010-02-14

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MsSheka   0

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Allow another month and only then begin wondering. Three months of processing is normal.

The normal proecssing time for the 130 application is 6 months and going to the field office before that would not make any difference. Once you cross the 6 months timeline, you can call the USCIS and submit an 'out of normal processing time' request. Again, no need to go to the field office.

You will need the field office only if some delays occur to your application after getting approval or if nothing happens even after putting in the request over the phone.

So, take it easy and wait.

Good luck,

Binu

Thank you :thumbs:

Allow another month and only then begin wondering. Three months of processing is normal.

thank you i was thinking the same thing :thumbs:

02/04/10 Case complete

02/08/10 Interview scheduled

03/12/10 Interview

03/18/10 POE

03/22/10 applied for SSN

04/01/10 received SSN

04/05/10 received welcome letter dated 03/30/10 :)

04/08/10 Card Production Ordered!

04/13/10 Approval Notice Sent! :)

04/15/10 Second Welcome Letter dated 4/8/10?

04/19/10 Card received!! WOOHOO!

loveshower.gif046314001268967245-final.gif

Removing Conditions Timeline (I-751)

2/11/12 Sent

2/14/12 Delivered

2/15/12 Check Cashed

2/15/12 NOA 1

2/21/12 NOA Received by mail

2/27/2012 Biometrics Notice received

3/13/2012 Biometrics

11/6/2012 RFE

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Actually, it is 5 months that you can request a service review... However, I hope that it will be much sooner than that for you... Based on how things have been moving latley... I hope you will not have to wait that long!!!

10/14/2000 - Met Aboard a Cruise ship

06/14/2003 - Married Savona Italy

I-130

03/21/2009 - I-130 Mailed to Chicago lockbox

11-30-09: GOT GREEN CARD in mail!!!!!!

Citizenship Process;

1/11/2013: Mailed N400 to Dallas Texas

3/11/2013: interview.. Approved

4/4/2013. : Oath! Now a U.S. citizen!

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I usually take my Dad's advice, but normally I know why he is telling me...

Why is your father saying this???

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
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I usually take my Dad's advice, but normally I know why he is telling me...

Why is your father saying this???

he said they have switched their focus to K1's and are not processing CR1/IR1 or K3's he has a friend who did a K3 and is still waiting but he has noticed that K1's are getting approvals left and right. he feels if i submit a service request that will get the ball rolling :unsure: I am not sure some people are saying they don't think that will help at this stage (its not yet 5 months) :unsure:

02/04/10 Case complete

02/08/10 Interview scheduled

03/12/10 Interview

03/18/10 POE

03/22/10 applied for SSN

04/01/10 received SSN

04/05/10 received welcome letter dated 03/30/10 :)

04/08/10 Card Production Ordered!

04/13/10 Approval Notice Sent! :)

04/15/10 Second Welcome Letter dated 4/8/10?

04/19/10 Card received!! WOOHOO!

loveshower.gif046314001268967245-final.gif

Removing Conditions Timeline (I-751)

2/11/12 Sent

2/14/12 Delivered

2/15/12 Check Cashed

2/15/12 NOA 1

2/21/12 NOA Received by mail

2/27/2012 Biometrics Notice received

3/13/2012 Biometrics

11/6/2012 RFE

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That's true-look at the timeline. I don't know what to tell you, but would it hurt anything if you did this? Yes, there are the normal proceeding times, except I think Ms. Sheka is comparing her timeline with the rest of the August filers and it isn't matching up.

Our timeline:

2/88: We met in Sydney, Australia at a youth hostel! He's Finnish, I'm American-both were in our early 20s at the time and fresh out of college (so couldn't afford to visit each other's countries after that!). We had a three-day romance, then went our separate ways. He actually was going to Sydney a week later, but decided at the last minute to cut his trip short in another country and go early. Wow.

1988-1998: Wrote "snail mail" letters/sent Xmas cards, but lived our separate lives. I married someone else, divorced in 2006...he lived with someone for years and then that ended.

10/08: Because of a series of random life events, I Googled my Finn Man and found him (but no link to his email, and the website his name was on was in Estonian so I couldn't even read it!). It took me two weeks to find a link to someone else, who forwarded my email to him (we were both single at the time thankfully!!!!). The email went to his spam folder but he happened to check it that day and responded back to me immediately! This was after 10 years of no contact and almost 21 years of not seeing each other after we first met.

11/08-5/09: We traveled back and forth to visit each other. Love at first (second?) sight!

7/09: Married in Helsinki, Finland...after meeting randomly 21 1/2 years ago and finding each other again!!!!!

8/13/09: I-130 sent!!!!!!!!!

Rest is on my timeline!

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MsSheka   0

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That's true-look at the timeline. I don't know what to tell you, but would it hurt anything if you did this? Yes, there are the normal proceeding times, except I think Ms. Sheka is comparing her timeline with the rest of the August filers and it isn't matching up.

thats true Finn i'm agreeing with my Dad about the K1's but i'm not just looking at the rest of my wonderful August filers timelines but the average time for that country based on VJ timelines and its 38 days right now there is someone who filed two weeks after i did for the same country that was approved last week :unsure: i truely think my file is under someone's desk :whistle:

02/04/10 Case complete

02/08/10 Interview scheduled

03/12/10 Interview

03/18/10 POE

03/22/10 applied for SSN

04/01/10 received SSN

04/05/10 received welcome letter dated 03/30/10 :)

04/08/10 Card Production Ordered!

04/13/10 Approval Notice Sent! :)

04/15/10 Second Welcome Letter dated 4/8/10?

04/19/10 Card received!! WOOHOO!

loveshower.gif046314001268967245-final.gif

Removing Conditions Timeline (I-751)

2/11/12 Sent

2/14/12 Delivered

2/15/12 Check Cashed

2/15/12 NOA 1

2/21/12 NOA Received by mail

2/27/2012 Biometrics Notice received

3/13/2012 Biometrics

11/6/2012 RFE

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I can tell you for a fact (since it happened to us) you can ONLY chase USCIS if you are outside processing time according to https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplay.do (CSC is processing CR1, K3 & K1 in 5 months) so unless its been 5 months since you got your NOA1, you gotta sit it out until it has been.

If it's been 5 months since, call them and file an out of processing time, they then have 45 days to reply to you with an answer on why it is.

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MsSheka   0

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I can tell you for a fact (since it happened to us) you can ONLY chase USCIS if you are outside processing time according to https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplay.do (CSC is processing CR1, K3 & K1 in 5 months) so unless its been 5 months since you got your NOA1, you gotta sit it out until it has been.

If it's been 5 months since, call them and file an out of processing time, they then have 45 days to reply to you with an answer on why it is.

thanks Dan & Dee :thumbs:

02/04/10 Case complete

02/08/10 Interview scheduled

03/12/10 Interview

03/18/10 POE

03/22/10 applied for SSN

04/01/10 received SSN

04/05/10 received welcome letter dated 03/30/10 :)

04/08/10 Card Production Ordered!

04/13/10 Approval Notice Sent! :)

04/15/10 Second Welcome Letter dated 4/8/10?

04/19/10 Card received!! WOOHOO!

loveshower.gif046314001268967245-final.gif

Removing Conditions Timeline (I-751)

2/11/12 Sent

2/14/12 Delivered

2/15/12 Check Cashed

2/15/12 NOA 1

2/21/12 NOA Received by mail

2/27/2012 Biometrics Notice received

3/13/2012 Biometrics

11/6/2012 RFE

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No problem

The waiting can be a pain, but look on the bright side, you've only been waiting since august this year.. my wife and I were waiting since july 2008 and only got approved at the embassy last friday

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MsSheka   0

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No problem

The waiting can be a pain, but look on the bright side, you've only been waiting since august this year.. my wife and I were waiting since july 2008 and only got approved at the embassy last friday

Congrats on the APPROVAL!! :dance::dance::dance:

02/04/10 Case complete

02/08/10 Interview scheduled

03/12/10 Interview

03/18/10 POE

03/22/10 applied for SSN

04/01/10 received SSN

04/05/10 received welcome letter dated 03/30/10 :)

04/08/10 Card Production Ordered!

04/13/10 Approval Notice Sent! :)

04/15/10 Second Welcome Letter dated 4/8/10?

04/19/10 Card received!! WOOHOO!

loveshower.gif046314001268967245-final.gif

Removing Conditions Timeline (I-751)

2/11/12 Sent

2/14/12 Delivered

2/15/12 Check Cashed

2/15/12 NOA 1

2/21/12 NOA Received by mail

2/27/2012 Biometrics Notice received

3/13/2012 Biometrics

11/6/2012 RFE

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MsSheka   0

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Thanks!!!!

Flying back to her next wednesday!!

I wish you both the best this is quite a journey :blush:

02/04/10 Case complete

02/08/10 Interview scheduled

03/12/10 Interview

03/18/10 POE

03/22/10 applied for SSN

04/01/10 received SSN

04/05/10 received welcome letter dated 03/30/10 :)

04/08/10 Card Production Ordered!

04/13/10 Approval Notice Sent! :)

04/15/10 Second Welcome Letter dated 4/8/10?

04/19/10 Card received!! WOOHOO!

loveshower.gif046314001268967245-final.gif

Removing Conditions Timeline (I-751)

2/11/12 Sent

2/14/12 Delivered

2/15/12 Check Cashed

2/15/12 NOA 1

2/21/12 NOA Received by mail

2/27/2012 Biometrics Notice received

3/13/2012 Biometrics

11/6/2012 RFE

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