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rofa   0

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Hi All,

Too bad I have been away for a while, I was more than frustrated with the whole process and just decided to be quite. Suprisingly I was approved on the 15th of july after a very long wait. The good part is I applied for the I 129 and I am now with my hubby in the US.

How long does it take for the NVC to pass on the case to the consulate?

Thanks

I 130

I 130 sent 08/03/05

I 130 NOA1 08/23/05

I 192f

sent 09/17/05

NOA1 09/23/05

NOA2 10/31/05

consulate recieved 11/15/05

pack 3 recieved 11/21/05

pack 3 sent 11/23/05

pack 4 recieved 12/30/05

interview date 02/13/06

approved 02/13/06

recieved visa in mail 02/17/06

moving date 02/25/06

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Hi All,

Too bad I have been away for a while, I was more than frustrated with the whole process and just decided to be quite. Suprisingly I was approved on the 15th of july after a very long wait. The good part is I applied for the I 129 and I am now with my hubby in the US.

How long does it take for the NVC to pass on the case to the consulate?

Thanks

wow!!!!!!! congrats. what took so long for I130 to be approved?

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Congratulations!

Wow, your I-130 took forever. Are you doing AOS or are you coming back to Canada for the CR-1 interview? If you are coming back to Canada, you'll have to do all that mailing back and forth with the DS3032, I-864, DS-230 and fees etc at the NVC level before it can be forwarded to the consulate.

CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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Hi All,

Too bad I have been away for a while, I was more than frustrated with the whole process and just decided to be quite. Suprisingly I was approved on the 15th of july after a very long wait. The good part is I applied for the I 129 and I am now with my hubby in the US.

How long does it take for the NVC to pass on the case to the consulate?

Thanks

Congratulations! At least, you guys are together. Have you started the AOS after you had arrived with K-3 visa? I guess, you can go back to your I-130 interview or continue AOS here. The NVC process for I-130 can take upto 3 months.

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

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:dance: Congratulations :dance:

1/12/06 Mail I-129f express mail

1/13/06 TSC rec'd

1/23/06 NOA1 from CSC

1/27/06 - Check cleared

7/10/06 - NOA2

7/14/06- rec'd @ NVC

8/14/06- NVC sent petition to Consulate

8/17/06 - Korean Consulate rec'd Petition

8/23/06 - rec'd packet 3 from Consulate

8/25/06 - sent packet 3 back to Consulate

8/27/06 - got confirmation email from Consulate, they rec'd packet three

8/27/06 - requested interview date via Consulate internet site.

9/1/06 - Checked internet site for interveiw date, it was there

9/25/06 - Interview date - APPROVED

9/28/06 - Visa in Zaeems Hand - YEAHHHHH

1/6/07 - leaving for USA

1/20/07 - Wedding Date

1/20/07 - MARRIED!!!!!

2/10/07 - rec'd certified copy of marriage license

AOS

3/13/07 - AOS package rec'd at Chicago Lockbox

3/20/07 - Rec'd Social Security Card

3/21/07 - Checks Cashed and Case Status online

3/24/07 - NOA1 Rec'd for AOS and EAD

3/27/07 - rec'd Biometrics appt letter - scheduled for 4/20/07 @ 11:00am

4/02/07 - "touched"

4/20/07 - had biometrics appt.

4/21/07 - rec'd letter stating case was transferred to CSC

5/22/07 - rec'd Case Pending at CSC email

6/25/07 - EAD card production ordered

7/7/07 - EAD "touched"

7/7/07 - AOS "touched"

8-6-07 - Rec'd EAD Card in the Mail

5-20-08 - AOS INTERVIEW - APPROVED - PASSPORT STAMPED

7-2-10 - Received 10 year green card in mail

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Australia
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Hi All,

Too bad I have been away for a while, I was more than frustrated with the whole process and just decided to be quite. Suprisingly I was approved on the 15th of july after a very long wait. The good part is I applied for the I 129 and I am now with my hubby in the US.

How long does it take for the NVC to pass on the case to the consulate?

Thanks

rofa

Congrats on the approval finally :thumbs:

Am not sure by your post if you have completed the NVC process or not as you just ask how long it takes NVC to pass on the case to the consulate.

If you have not yet done the NVC process with the approved I-130 you now have a choice as to whether you wish to adjust status from the K-3 in the US or continue with the I-130 and return to the consulate in Canada for the CR-1 visa. If returning is a viable option then this is the better course of action as the AOS process can be the biggest pain in the azz and more time consuming.

The NVC process itself will take 2-3 months depending on if you use the timesavers/James Shortcuts and if there is any hold ups with name/security checks. Once complete at NVC it can take anything from a couple of days to weeks for NVC to forward the case to the consulate.

All the best to you both and your future together.

Lorelle

You can find me on FBI

An overview of Security Name Checks And Administrative Review at Service Center, NVC & Consulate levels.

Detailed Review USCIS Alien Security Checks

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I am but a wench not a lawyer. My advice and opinion is just that. I read, I research, I learn.

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Thank you all for your replies, I have not filed for AOS and don't intend to, impling I am going to continue with the CR1 process, to me 3 months is not much considering I had to wait for a year for it to be approved in the first place, and the good part I am together with my husband. I guess I will just be patient. Thanks

I 130

I 130 sent 08/03/05

I 130 NOA1 08/23/05

I 192f

sent 09/17/05

NOA1 09/23/05

NOA2 10/31/05

consulate recieved 11/15/05

pack 3 recieved 11/21/05

pack 3 sent 11/23/05

pack 4 recieved 12/30/05

interview date 02/13/06

approved 02/13/06

recieved visa in mail 02/17/06

moving date 02/25/06

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Jersey Girl   2

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congratulations on persevering and finally getting your approval. Are you in the States as a visitor? Are you going back to Canada to wait for the next steps?

I-130 sent Mar 30, 06

approved Aug 15, 06

I-129f sent April 24, 06

approved July 27, 06

Montreal interview Jan 18, 07

POE Toronto Jan 28, 07

EAD sent Jan. 30, 07

transferred to Vermont Feb 12

biometrics Feb 22

approved March 13

card returned undeliverable! March 27

called after 6 weeks to have EAD re-sent

AOS sent Jan. 30, 07

biometrics Feb 22

RFE for complete medical (!) Feb 23

Called Senator from NJ - never returned call

Infopass March 19 (no help)

Replied to RFE with duplicate medical March 19

Sent additional evidence (I-693A) March 26

NBC received supplement March 30

touched April 4

Interview July 16

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simple_male   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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Thank you all for your replies, I have not filed for AOS and don't intend to, impling I am going to continue with the CR1 process, to me 3 months is not much considering I had to wait for a year for it to be approved in the first place, and the good part I am together with my husband. I guess I will just be patient. Thanks

NVC process can take upto 3 months depends on how quickly you mails out the forms. You can use some shortcut to save time. First, wait for NVC to assign a case number for you which would be 1-2 week after the approval date.

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

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