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Kazulie   132

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CASE AND IIN NUMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Questions...

When you filled out the DS-3032, did you put ALL your information for the kid's contact information? Where you are supposed to put their address, did you just put yours? Where it says, "if you have any questions you can contact me at..." did you just put your phone number?!?!?

I am definitely only giving my email address, but don't know if I should put any of their nigerian contact info on the email?

Help please!!!

HUSBAND'S CASE

9/17/2011 - sent I-13

09/19/2011 - noa1 received

3/16/2012 - case sent to my local USCIS office for additional processing

4/21/2012 - AP. If we haven't heard from them in SIX MONTHS (omg) we can feel free to call them!!! Thanks!

9/20/2012 - Interview scheduled - October 3!!!!

10/3/2012 - Interview went well but she must look at his A-file more before decision.

10/12/2012 - I-130 APPROVED! APPROVED! APPROVED!

KIDS' CASES

04/20/2012: NOA107/20/2012: instead of an approval, we got thrown into AP. sigh

11/01/2012: Boys' I-130 interview set for November 28, 2012.

11/28/2012: I-130s APPROVED! APPROVED! APPROVED!

NVC

12/14/2012: NVC Received

12/31/2012: Case number/IIN

12/31/2012: DS-3032 sent

01/08/2013: DS-3032 accepted

01/02/2013: AOS bill0

1/03/2013: AOS bill shows PAID

01/04/2013: AOS package sent

01/09/2013: IV bill

01/10/2013: IV bill shows PAID

01/11/2013: IV package sent

01/23/2013: Case complete

02/01/2013: Interview scheduled

US Embassy Lagos

02/22/2013: Embassy received

03/01/2013: Medical

03/20/2013: Interview - was told the boys would have been approved on the spot if they had pics! Errrr :-(

04/15/2013: DNA test

05/15/2013: Emailed embassy BEGGING them to let boys drop off passports for visa insertion. IT WORKED!!!

05/31/2013: Visa in hand

06/02/2013: POE JFK!!!!!!

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I've noticed there have been quite a few people over the last few months who have filed stand alone I-130s for their stepchildren. There is some information about the I-130 process but not specificall

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G-325 is for spouses only.

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I have to agree!!! Beejay is a superstar :star:

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beejay   123

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What do you ladies think will happen if my daughter applies for a visitors visa? Will it be an automatic decline since shes in the system?

I think with minors it can be pretty unpredictable whether they will be approved for a visit visa in general - it's hard to say what will happen since she has an immigrant visa in process. For an adult it can be difficult but not impossible to get a visit visa under those circumstances. It won't hurt anything to have her apply, so long as you don't mind potentially losing the time and money. A visit visa denial will have no effect on her current application.

12 days to interview getting anxious!

You're going to do great!

was talking to a friend who filed for her husband and she was talking about the A Number that was on her husband's NOA2. I had no idea there were A Numbers on the NOA2, as my boys did not get A numbers. Did any of y'all's kids get A Numbers?!?!?

I just looked at their NOA2s and I didn't see an A number. It will for sure be on their greencards and I'm pretty sure on their visas as well.

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beejay   123

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CASE AND IIN NUMBERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Questions...

When you filled out the DS-3032, did you put ALL your information for the kid's contact information? Where you are supposed to put their address, did you just put yours? Where it says, "if you have any questions you can contact me at..." did you just put your phone number?!?!?

I am definitely only giving my email address, but don't know if I should put any of their nigerian contact info on the email?

Help please!!!

Yes, I used my address/information in the States as I was electing to be their agents and their father signed it. In other words we want all the correspondence sent to me in the U.S., not to the kids in the Philippines, so we put our address. I did put my phone number as a contact and my email.

And congrats on the case numbers! I'm doing a happy dance for you!

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psdavid.. i know its a good anxiety you are feeling.. i know it will go fine!!!

congrats on the case numbers kazulie..

nobody else made any leeway over the holiday..omg..everyone is so close to having their kids here.. i wish these ppl would hurry up for you guys..

here is a question.. i finally got to nvc, paid aos bill, sent in ds3032.. now can i use ONE I864 for BOTH children since it asks for all the childrens names that you are sponsoring?

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Hello !! Finally the day is coming JAN 23rd embassy appointment is been scheduled !! we are working on the medical exam that was scheduled for wednesday =) My stepdaughter lives in lima Peru . She is not moving here as of yet but will come and stay with us for long periods of time a year .. she is still in school in Lima Peru .. does any of you know what kind of questions will be asked to a 11 year old?

Im just worried her mom will butt in since she is bringing her to the interview! :blush:

Visa I 130 for Step Daughter

Sept 2010-- Getting documents ready. sent BC out for translation.

March 1st 2012-- Sent documents to USCIS

June 15th 2012 EMAIL OF APPROVAL !!

Dec 15th 2012 -- Interview scheduled ( 1-23-2013)

Jan 9th 2013--Medical Exam

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Hello !! Finally the day is coming JAN 23rd embassy appointment is been scheduled !! we are working on the medical exam that was scheduled for wednesday =) My stepdaughter lives in lima Peru . She is not moving here as of yet but will come and stay with us for long periods of time a year .. she is still in school in Lima Peru .. does any of you know what kind of questions will be asked to a 11 year old?

Im just worried her mom will butt in since she is bringing her to the interview! :blush:

congrats on the scheduled appointment!! im sure it will be here before you know it.. :thumbs:

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beejay   123

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psdavid.. i know its a good anxiety you are feeling.. i know it will go fine!!!

congrats on the case numbers kazulie..

nobody else made any leeway over the holiday..omg..everyone is so close to having their kids here.. i wish these ppl would hurry up for you guys..

here is a question.. i finally got to nvc, paid aos bill, sent in ds3032.. now can i use ONE I864 for BOTH children since it asks for all the childrens names that you are sponsoring?

Our visas were approved and issued so we are finalizing our plans to get the kids here. Final hurdle!

To answer your question you will need separate I-864 forms for each child.

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Our visas were approved and issued so we are finalizing our plans to get the kids here. Final hurdle!

To answer your question you will need separate I-864 forms for each child.

Yay :thumbs: So happy for you! I know you must be so excited!

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Kazulie   132

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Our visas were approved and issued so we are finalizing our plans to get the kids here. Final hurdle!

To answer your question you will need separate I-864 forms for each child.

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

Tell us more about the interview please!!!!!!

Awe, you're such a lucky lucky ducky!

HUSBAND'S CASE

9/17/2011 - sent I-13

09/19/2011 - noa1 received

3/16/2012 - case sent to my local USCIS office for additional processing

4/21/2012 - AP. If we haven't heard from them in SIX MONTHS (omg) we can feel free to call them!!! Thanks!

9/20/2012 - Interview scheduled - October 3!!!!

10/3/2012 - Interview went well but she must look at his A-file more before decision.

10/12/2012 - I-130 APPROVED! APPROVED! APPROVED!

KIDS' CASES

04/20/2012: NOA107/20/2012: instead of an approval, we got thrown into AP. sigh

11/01/2012: Boys' I-130 interview set for November 28, 2012.

11/28/2012: I-130s APPROVED! APPROVED! APPROVED!

NVC

12/14/2012: NVC Received

12/31/2012: Case number/IIN

12/31/2012: DS-3032 sent

01/08/2013: DS-3032 accepted

01/02/2013: AOS bill0

1/03/2013: AOS bill shows PAID

01/04/2013: AOS package sent

01/09/2013: IV bill

01/10/2013: IV bill shows PAID

01/11/2013: IV package sent

01/23/2013: Case complete

02/01/2013: Interview scheduled

US Embassy Lagos

02/22/2013: Embassy received

03/01/2013: Medical

03/20/2013: Interview - was told the boys would have been approved on the spot if they had pics! Errrr :-(

04/15/2013: DNA test

05/15/2013: Emailed embassy BEGGING them to let boys drop off passports for visa insertion. IT WORKED!!!

05/31/2013: Visa in hand

06/02/2013: POE JFK!!!!!!

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Our visas were approved and issued so we are finalizing our plans to get the kids here. Final hurdle!

To answer your question you will need separate I-864 forms for each child.

Yay! Congrats to you! Dont forget us here at vj. Youve been such a treasure to the rest of us. Enjoy your kiddies.

10/10/07 - I-129F sent to VSC

04/30/08 - POE Newark

07/06/08 - Wedding..... I'm Married Yall!!!

I130 for Minor Child

7/26/12 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

7/30/12 - Priority date

3/15/13 - NOA2!!!!!!!

3/25/13 - NVC received my case

4/08/13 - Emailed ds3032 template

4/09/13 - NVC case number and IIN number generated

4/11/13 - aos fee bill invoiced/paid/and pkg sent

4/12/13 - aos fee paid again after being rejected/ds3032 resent and accepted

4/15/13 - aos pkg delivered/iv bill invoiced and paid

4/16/13 - iv pkg sent express mail/ aos status changed to paid

4/17/13 - iv pkg delivered/ iv status changed to paid.

4/29/13 - Case Complete!

5/10/13 - Interview notice emailed.

6/05/13 - INTERVIEW

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Our visas were approved and issued so we are finalizing our plans to get the kids here. Final hurdle!

Congratulations Beejay that's awesome! :]

No visa for me though, I didn't get my visa today, they told me my case is going to be under administrative process, so I guess I'm going to have to wait some more time

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Congratulations Beejay that's awesome! :]

No visa for me though, I didn't get my visa today, they told me my case is going to be under administrative process, so I guess I'm going to have to wait some more time

so sorry to hear psdavid..that sucks.. but all things happen in the right timing. your time will come

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Yay! Congrats to you! Dont forget us here at vj. Youve been such a treasure to the rest of us. Enjoy your kiddies.

i second that motion.. you have really been a blessing..so glad your time has finally come.. keep us updated..

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Our visas were approved and issued so we are finalizing our plans to get the kids here. Final hurdle!

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!! Congratulations for surviving the process and I can only imagine how happy you are!

I have a quick question for you (I skimmed this thread but there are more than 650 posts - sorry if you have talked about this!) - you applied in early March of last year and are just now getting the approval, so about 10 months total. Do you think that is the normal processing time now? Or did your case take longer for some reason? I am trying to estimate how long this process will take, and I had told his family about 5 months, but maybe 5 months is the average for only the USCIS part? Ugh. We are going to miss another summer if this takes more than 8 months. I tried to time it so he could start school at the beginning of a school year. Oh well. Nothing I can do now except make sure I have everything ready to go as soon as we get the first approval.

Our petition was sent to the MSC for some reason. At least it is finally "in the system" and I can check for status updates (the notifications didn't work for most of our previous applications).

[i am the USC and the wife/stepmother]
The prelude - 2007
November 22 - Married in Bulgaria.
CR-1 - 2008
January 7 I-130 sent - APPROVED in 106 days.
Interview - APPROVED 175 days from NOA-1 date
ROC - 2010-2011
October 5 - I-751 sent APPROVED 111 days from NOA-1 date, no interview.
NATURALIZATION - 2012
APPROVED 79 days.
May 9 - Oath ceremony - in Oakland, CA.
*************Didn't have enough of the immigration process yet!! Starting again with 16-year-old (step)son****************
IR-2 - 2012-2013
---USCIS---
Nov 15 - I-130 sent. NOA-1 received from MSC.
Jan 22 - APPROVED 65 days from NOA-1. Never transferred to field office.
---NVC---
Feb 4 - received @ NVC
Feb 26 - Got NVC Case # and Invoice ID #
----------------------------------slowing down the process a little... stepson can't come till nearly July-----------------------------
March 19 - Sent e-mail Choice of Agent, without scan of DS-3032. Paid AOS fee ($88).
April 1 - Choice of Agent information accepted (10th "working day" to accept).
April 3 - IV invoice appeared. Paid IV fee ($230).
April 11 - Sent IV package and AOS package TOGETHER. Confirmed delivery April 15.

April 26 - Case Complete (10th working day)

May 14 - Interview date assigned (12th working day)

June 5 - Interview in Sofia - VISA GRANTED!!!

June 16 - POE @ SFO. No problems. He's a citizen now!

Oct 4 - US Passport received. (SS card received some time in the summer; had to go to SSA office to obtain)

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