Wow, case is moving forward fast

[ablade 0]

Hi all

I submitted my application on December 24, 2009 and the notice date was December 30,2009 (USCIS confirms they received my application).

And then I heard nothing until a few days ago. I checked online at the UCIS site and I was surprised to see that they had already reached Post Decison Activity.

It said "On March 4, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN."

My question is, is the time line under Check Case Status in order by steps at the UCIS website?

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So I suppose I didn't have to provide any Request for Evidence or Testing and Interview.

[sachinky 465]

Congrats on your NOA2. Join the NVC March 2010 thread to get ready for the ride through NVC.

[Jaxson 0]

That was extremely fast! Congrats!!

[dakay ♥ 10]

So I suppose I didn't have to provide any Request for Evidence or Testing and Interview.

that's right! congrats!!!

[Martine&Dana 0]

wow, that is fast, I wish it could be like that for us....we fill on dec 22th, have a notice of action on dec 29th 2009, so it give me a bit of hope Congratulations!

[OBX 51]

Congratulations on the quick approval! Best of luck for a speedy journey through NVC.

Edited March 6, 2010 by OBX

[pushbrk 12,881]

Hi all

I submitted my application on December 24, 2009 and the notice date was December 30,2009 (USCIS confirms they received my application).

And then I heard nothing until a few days ago. I checked online at the UCIS site and I was surprised to see that they had already reached Post Decison Activity.

It said "On March 4, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN."

My question is, is the time line under Check Case Status in order by steps at the UCIS website?

See image Below:

So I suppose I didn't have to provide any Request for Evidence or Testing and Interview.

You didn't submit an application for a visa. You filed a petition. The petition has been approved. Study the CR1 visa guide, as you have a lot more work to do, fees to pay, affidavit of support to provide and your spouse has a "visa to apply for", a medical and vaccinations followed by a visa interview.

Aside, my last four posts in a row have all been to clarify confused people who thought the applied for a visa when they actually only filed a petition.

Please folks, stop interchanging the terms petition and visa application. It confuses people.

Edited March 6, 2010 by pushbrk

[Darnell 8,478]

push - i call foul on this one, buddy.

The OP did not use 'visa' in a sentence, at all.

Edited March 6, 2010 by Darnell

[Darnell 8,478]

Hi all

I submitted my application on December 24, 2009 and the notice date was December 30,2009 (USCIS confirms they received my application).

And then I heard nothing until a few days ago. I checked online at the UCIS site and I was surprised to see that they had already reached Post Decison Activity.

It said "On March 4, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN."

My question is, is the time line under Check Case Status in order by steps at the UCIS website?

See image Below:

So I suppose I didn't have to provide any Request for Evidence or Testing and Interview.

That 'case status' portal is kinda generic, in attempt for all petition types to 'be tracked'.

The I-130 petition, as you prolly already know, has more steps to it.

but - yer three bits, ah?

Request for Evidence - no not on the I-130 petition, itself.

Testing - no, not on the I-130 petition, itself.

Interview. - your foreign spouse SHOULD get one, all things being equal. But is inappropriate 'status', at this stage of the process.

IMO - those 3 'status bits' are generic, not useful for an I-130 spousal petition - except the RFE thingie.

IMO, yer casefile will be sent over to NVC for further processing. It's a bit involved and tedious, but most ppl handle it with a modicum of freaking out and doses of high-sugared foods.

Edited March 6, 2010 by Darnell

[zenaxe 22]

Hi all

I submitted my application on December 24, 2009 and the notice date was December 30,2009 (USCIS confirms they received my application).

And then I heard nothing until a few days ago. I checked online at the UCIS site and I was surprised to see that they had already reached Post Decison Activity.

It said "On March 4, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN."

My question is, is the time line under Check Case Status in order by steps at the UCIS website?

See image Below:

So I suppose I didn't have to provide any Request for Evidence or Testing and Interview.

Nice. Congrats on your approved petition !! You're a late Dec filer; this is great news for us early Jan filers.

[pushbrk 12,881]

push - i call foul on this one, buddy.

The OP did not use 'visa' in a sentence, at all.

No, he didn't. He wrote, "So I suppose I didn't have to provide any Request for Evidence or Testing and Interview." indicating he was confused. The word "aside" beginning my sentence was intended to indicate it was directed at others contributing to the general confusion by interchanging the terms.

I will say though that the USCIS site itself contributes to the confusion in that many of the steps indicated only apply to Naturalization. The I-129F petition skips from approval to post decision activity but that for USCIS, not DOS who handles the rest of the visa process.

[Darnell 8,478]

push - I'm sorry - I don't want to mince words here - but words are important, ya? I am sure you'd flip that on me (or anyone else) - as I also loathe ppl to be imprecise.

IMO, I don't think that's the case here. The OP provided an IMAGE, and was ASKING about the 'other steps' listed in the IMAGE. I don't think he was confused about the general casefile processing, but confused about the IMAGE.

re: yer mentioning of the I-129F petition - ye gods - totally off base, ya? tis an I-130 petition.

If yer getting cross-eyed (I get that way sometimes) then strongly suggest ya take a break, put the keyboard down, do something else. I usually feel better after 3 to 4 hours shovelling horse manure in my garden (tis a big place, lots o horse manure) , so I must assume you can get 'uncrossed' after 'doing something else', as well.

Happy Saturday !

[xtreme 1]

dat was fast..we filled on 19th dec got our noa1 on 24th dec..so we r also waiting...but dat give us a hope 2..

congrates

[KdRjN 2]

Congras....

I m still waiting i m also december filers