I-130 approve whats next?

[Jay & ann 0]

hello VJ's

my I-130 for my wife got approve today. so excited...

whats.. next???

[IndigoSkies 168]

Congratulation. You were approved in exactly 92 days.

What you need to do now is read the NVC guides on ths forum and start gathering all the documents if you haven't already like police records, etc. Read the guide for more details. Also you need to figure out if you qualify to file i1864EZ for your Affidavit of Support of if you need to file 1864. Just get prepared for the next steps by following the NVC guides in VisaJourney. Good luck.

[Darnell 8,478]

ah - 'next' is NVC Processing.

Here's some backgrounder info:

DS-230 - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3190.html

I-864 - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3730.html

General NVC stuff - http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1335.html

and a brief 'how-to', specific to using the online payment portal:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/221785-ds-3032-slowdown/page__view__findpost__p__3560467

MOST ppl want speed at NVC, so they follow LingChe's ShortCuts up at

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

Good Luck ! Read a lot !! Read Often !!!

[IndigoSkies 168]

Nearly all of the VJWikis have numerous grammatical errors and horrendous style. That’s not to say the content itself isn’t wonderful and very helpful. I am planning to edit some of these wikis. It will be my way of contributing back to the community that is helping me through my own visa journey. I like writing and I love editing.

I quickly edited the first page. You can look at it here http://www.scribd.com/doc/31264919/NVC-Guide-Sample. I can do better, I know. But I'm at work. Maybe this weekend. Or something.

[BigSigh 12]

Congrats!

[Jay & ann 0]

Thanks!! for your reply guys...

i dont know how to work on the online thing... bit scared...i dont want to messed it up.. i have the docs they need.. except the photocopy of the pasport...

And i have to wait for my daughter I-130 got approve.. is there any chance on NVC to merge those?

[Darnell 8,478]

online thing? scared? what?

[Jay & ann 0]

how long does NVC receive my Approve Application?? 1 week? 2 weeks?

[Darnell 8,478]

usually within 3 weeks of the NOA-2 date (printed on the NOA-2 notice)

[Jay & ann 0]

ok.. after i receive my NOA2... Does the NVC will Send me a New case #? or have to call them to get my new case #?

[Darnell 8,478]

call them, about 2 weeks after the official 'noa-2 date' (this is the date printed on the notice you receive via postal mail) -

then follow this how-to -

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/221785-ds-3032-slowdown/page__view__findpost__p__3560467

Good Luck !

[ARMANI KHAN 3]

Congratulation

[KL77 0]

Thanks!! for your reply guys...

i dont know how to work on the online thing... bit scared...i dont want to messed it up.. i have the docs they need.. except the photocopy of the pasport...

And i have to wait for my daughter I-130 got approve.. is there any chance on NVC to merge those?

I dont know if this is true, but it looks they NVC does not merge them, I just called NVC and they just recieved my case yesterday, I got my case number today. I punched my 2 USCIS case numbers and got 2 different NVC case numbers.

[Darnell 8,478]

And i have to wait for my daughter I-130 got approve.. is there any chance on NVC to merge those?

ya - there is a chance - all depends on dates and status. IMO, you can DELAY processing on the wife's I-130 at NVC, until the daughter's casefile shows up. you have 1 year to 'get it done' at NVC.

So - STOP what yer doing on the wife's casefile - submit nothing more, pay no more fees, UNTIL the daughter's casefile shows up at NVC. Once it's there - talk to a NVC Supervisor to 'marry' the casefiles. Also, once the daughter's casefile is at NVC - GO FAST on both casefiles.

Good Luck !

Edited May 14, 2010 by Darnell

[Jay & ann 0]

how do i expedite my daughter I-130?? what should i do???