I130-I129f CSC

[konstantine123 1]

I have an I130 and I129 filed for my wife at the CSC, receipt dates are Jan 7th 2011 for I130 and Jan 19th 2011 for I129f. We were married in America June 27th 2009. We have been together since 2007. We have a 14 month old son who was born in the US. Its still at initial review as of today April 14th 2011. My wife is Russian. I am an American citizen. We both travel back and forth and visit out families.. I go on bus visas to russia 3 months at a time and she has came on tourist visas for no longer than 6 months at a time, we travel a lot. The online timeline says 5 months so we are hoping we will get an approval or some kind of answer or information pretty soon. Ive been working here and not seen my son since December of last year bc we are waiting for this i130 and 129f to get approved. I sent the biometric info in and eveyrthing else they asked for but have not received anything in the mail from them except receipt notices. Is this normal? They havent asked for anything or given us any information. also, should i expect to hear something within the next 2 months? I am missing my family very bad. I missed my sons first christmas and birthday and his first steps. Thanks for any information!

Im not from Rwanda I dont know why it says that!

[canadian_wife 1,822]

We waited 178 days, and heard nothing until they finally contacted us with our approval

Yes, it is normal to wait and hear nothing

Just so you are aware, the K3 is a dead visa, no longer available. Plan for the Cr-1 visa path

Good luck

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

We waited 178 days, and heard nothing until they finally contacted us with our approval

Yes, it is normal to wait and hear nothing

Just so you are aware, the K3 is a dead visa, no longer available. Plan for the Cr-1 visa path

Good luck

[Dumb/Dumber 61]

What does this mean for us that have been waiting all these months on a K-3 visa? We will have to start over with a CR 1?

Scary.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

It isn't completely dead however there only have been 2 or 3 processed since the begining og 2011. No one quite knows why the few are processed but the number processed in minor compared to the number closed by NVC ( probably at least 1 to 100 ratio)

[canadian_wife 1,822]

What does this mean for us that have been waiting all these months on a K-3 visa? We will have to start over with a CR 1?

Scary.

No, you won't have to start over. Likely NVC will close your I-129F and you'll be forced on the Cr-1 path. this is the most probable path. No starting over

Just be aware, many times submitting the I-129F slows the petition down,

Good luck

[bighman 0]

Hang in there bud... my wife and I have been waiting since our petition was accepted back in Oct 27 2010. We never seen the case get touched at all. We called and they told us to wait it out and we did, impatiently LOL

But today, we received our approval letter and that the case has been moved to NVC. Again, we called and were told to wait out the 5 month process time... I have a feeling all the October filers will be hearing something this month.

Good luck bud!

[konstantine123 1]

Today is april 21st, no news yet... everything is still at initial review. I have called the service center and asked for information but as any of you who have called there b4 they just read a screen and ask you many questions that have nothing at all to do with your case. For example i called in and said im calling about my wifes application to get her to usa, im not in the military, im not a lawyer and not a community based organization. Then after i said that i was asked if i was in the military, a lawyer or a community based organization lol. Also after saying it was for a 130 and 129f application for my wife i was asked if i was the petitioner or the person being petitioned. It really feels useless to talk to them. I hate to say anything bad about the people working at these call centers but they seem almost completely useless. Is this just me or do you guys feel this way too? They also say that they mailed me a receipt notice describing how my case would be processed, it doesnt say anything except the date filed, what i filed and if i move i need to give them notice... also its very annoying they ask me if ive moved everytime i call them. Im just very frustrated with this whole thing. It seems like the system needs a complete overhaul, i know it wont happen but this is so frustrating. I know they have many many applications to work at and mine is no more important than anyone else, except the fact that i know many people marry and get visas and greencards by fraud. Fake marriages and lying on paperwork, so its very hard to know im in line behind people who just want to come here illegally when i have been with my wife for a long time and have a family, but yet we cant betogether.

[konstantine123 1]

Also, i forgot to ask... bc i am doing this myself... laywers wanted to much money! Is there anything else i can do to get my wife here? our son is american born. ive read about this ds230 but dont understand... Is there anything else i should do at this point?or just wait? i only have the 129f and i130 filed with the i think g325a's... im getting veyr impatient bc i miss my family very bad.

[pushbrk 12,898]

Also, i forgot to ask... bc i am doing this myself... laywers wanted to much money! Is there anything else i can do to get my wife here? our son is american born. ive read about this ds230 but dont understand... Is there anything else i should do at this point?or just wait? i only have the 129f and i130 filed with the i think g325a's... im getting veyr impatient bc i miss my family very bad.

Does your son have a US passport? Don't file an I-129F for your spouse. It will just slow down your I-130 and then get closed by NVC a few days after it is approved by USCIS.

[konstantine123 1]

The 130 has a receipt of jan 7 and i129f of jan 17 so i cant unfile the 129f.... Yes my son is an american citizen.

[pushbrk 12,898]

The 130 has a receipt of jan 7 and i129f of jan 17 so i cant unfile the 129f.... Yes my son is an american citizen.

No, don't try to unfile it. It will just get closed at NVC. Time to study the CR1 visa guide and forget about K3.

[konstantine123 1]

According to what ive read my i130 should be completed in may or june... So im probably going to wait that out, then once its done deal with the NVC, I really wish the uscis and nvc had updated information... If the k3 is no longer being used they should say so bc the people who told me to initially file the k3 was the USCIS when i called their 800 #. It seems like misleading information.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

The people at USCIS didn't give you outdated information. They will accept, process, and approve the I129F for the K-3. it is NVC who closes it, if you call NV they will tell you the 129f will be closed

Goodluck

[konstantine123 1]

Ive tried looking up the information about cr1... Ive found the forms... ds230, i864 etc... What i cant find out is the exact cost of all forms needed. Ive read through various articles and its full of people saying it costs this much then next person saying no its this amount and then next person saying your wrong its this amount... Do you have a link to the total cost, approximate time to be processed, mailing addy etc.. I may just be looking in the wrong places.. I wish the govnt websites were a little clearer in exactly what to do, and cost.