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I filed an I-130 for my spouse from abroad and am living with him abroad. Curious to see if anyone in the same situation has had a response yet...

We're in the same situation as well, got our NOA1 on April 3rd.

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Hello fellow April filers,

I have some good news to share just to encourage others out there. Our I-130 petition has been approved – my husband received an email today saying an approval notice has been mailed to our home address! We are over the moon, feel so very very lucky and thank God for such a speedy process because we know so many out there have been waiting for months on end for their approval - Direct Filing does work faster after all! smile.png

Interestingly, we did not receive an nao1 notice...maybe because my husband had made an appointment at the embassy to hand deliver it perhaps? We had dead silence for 36 days wondering what in the world was going on, and then the magic email appeared today!

I’m a bit confused by the fact that the email didn’t have a case number or anything on it. I guess that will be on the letter that the local Immigrant Visa Section (apparently it will explain the next steps) is sending us. Will update as we journey on...

Good luck to us all on this journey!

Yesterday I posted that we received an email letting us know that our I-130 petition had been approved...today we got an email with packet 3!!! We couldn't believe it because we thought it would be another few weeks before we heard anything from the local consular visa section here.Things seem to warming up now! DCF seriously rocks.

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Yesterday I posted that we received an email letting us know that our I-130 petition had been approved...today we got an email with packet 3!!! We couldn't believe it because we thought it would be another few weeks before we heard anything from the local consular visa section here.Things seem to warming up now! DCF seriously rocks.

Good to hear that, i guess for all of us we might have to wait over a month or month and half before they touch our files which went to Phoenix and then to National Benefits Center

USCIS
04/19/13 NOA1 Priority Date
12/12/13 info pass at local office told me file was transferred on 5th DEC
12/12/13 File at NSC
12/19/13 NOA2 (244days)
NVC
01/03/14 NVC Received Case
01/28/14 NVC Assigned Case Number and IIN
02/05/14 DS-261 Available and completed
02/06/14 Received e-mail to pay AOS Fee
02/06/14 AOS bill invoice available and paid
02/08/14 AOS Mailed
03/12/14 IV bill invoice available and paid
03/12/14 Pacakge IV mailed
03/15/14 DS-260 Available and completed
03/28/14 Case Complete
Consulate
04/07/14 Medicals
05/05/14 Fingerprinting & Photo
05/06/14 Interview

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I filed for my spouse on March 25, 2013..still waiting! This def does suck!

Our story

Got married-12/25/2012

Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox-03/22/2013

Received-03/25/2013

Received NOA1-03/28/213 at NBC

Case transferred-11/07/2013

Received at Texas Service Center-11/15/2013

I-130 approved-12/09/2013

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Hi!! im the USC my husband and i live in Portland, OR, he is from Mexico but been living here for 14 years. I'm from Costa Rica, have been in the United States for 8 years and I became a USC 2 years ago.

Our NOA1 date is April 2 2013, it have a MSC # and is in the NBC right now.

I hope time goes fast and we all get approvals soon.

Me too, my husband from UK and our I-130 NOA1 has a date of 1 April and I was told when I called that it could take up to 5 months or sooner before we get our NOA2. Hoping for sooner. :-)

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Yesterday I posted that we received an email letting us know that our I-130 petition had been approved...today we got an email with packet 3!!! We couldn't believe it because we thought it would be another few weeks before we heard anything from the local consular visa section here.Things seem to warming up now! DCF seriously rocks.

Thats awesome news, going on 60 days since we received our NOA1, still hoping and praying to receive NOA2 soon. Congrats!!!

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I just returned from visiting my husband in Costa Rica for the last 9 days. This does suck... having to leave him in Costa Rica...cray5ol.gifcrying.gif

We filed in April also.... I wonder why the case processing has been so slow lately. Does anyone know why?

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013
Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014 AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014
Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Hi,

I am little confused... We both live abroad(my husband's address is military base)

We got NOA1 by email and it says our case has been routed to the USCIS National Benefits Center for processing.

Will our case be transfered to one of service centers? or is it already transfered to NBC and will our case stay there until our case get approved?(if so, does NBC have slow processing time...?)

Thank you in advance!

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Hi,

I am little confused... We both live abroad(my husband's address is military base)

We got NOA1 by email and it says our case has been routed to the USCIS National Benefits Center for processing.

Will our case be transfered to one of service centers? or is it already transfered to NBC and will our case stay there until our case get approved?(if so, does NBC have slow processing time...?)

Thank you in advance!

Since both of you live abroad, I'm assuming you put your foreign address on the I-130? If so, your case will stay at NBC for processing, and you can expect a NOA1 - NOA2 time frame of around 60 - 90 days.

USC who lived in Manabí, Ecuador with hubby from 2009 - 2013. Hubby became a naturalized American citizen in August 2016. Currently living together in northern Virginia.

For full timeline, see "about me".

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Oath - 08/29/2016

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Thank you for your reply!

I see... yes I put my foreign address. but we do not live together for no and my husband's address(FPO/AP) is military base address which is considered as US address even he stations in a foreign country...

I hope this doesn't generate any confusion and quick process!!

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just got done talking to tier 2 rep. He said file is still as NBC, more waiting for me

USCIS
04/19/13 NOA1 Priority Date
12/12/13 info pass at local office told me file was transferred on 5th DEC
12/12/13 File at NSC
12/19/13 NOA2 (244days)
NVC
01/03/14 NVC Received Case
01/28/14 NVC Assigned Case Number and IIN
02/05/14 DS-261 Available and completed
02/06/14 Received e-mail to pay AOS Fee
02/06/14 AOS bill invoice available and paid
02/08/14 AOS Mailed
03/12/14 IV bill invoice available and paid
03/12/14 Pacakge IV mailed
03/15/14 DS-260 Available and completed
03/28/14 Case Complete
Consulate
04/07/14 Medicals
05/05/14 Fingerprinting & Photo
05/06/14 Interview

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today is my 63 days from our noa1 and i still waiting for noa 2 this time killing my............

not to be a downer... but be prepared for at least that much time and maybe more... The wait is ridiculous but we have no choice. crying.gif

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013
Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014 AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014
Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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They still have not touched the march files, :(
more waiting

USCIS
04/19/13 NOA1 Priority Date
12/12/13 info pass at local office told me file was transferred on 5th DEC
12/12/13 File at NSC
12/19/13 NOA2 (244days)
NVC
01/03/14 NVC Received Case
01/28/14 NVC Assigned Case Number and IIN
02/05/14 DS-261 Available and completed
02/06/14 Received e-mail to pay AOS Fee
02/06/14 AOS bill invoice available and paid
02/08/14 AOS Mailed
03/12/14 IV bill invoice available and paid
03/12/14 Pacakge IV mailed
03/15/14 DS-260 Available and completed
03/28/14 Case Complete
Consulate
04/07/14 Medicals
05/05/14 Fingerprinting & Photo
05/06/14 Interview

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I just called the USCIS to see if my file was transferred to the field office. The operator insisted that I will get a notice if it gets transferred and as of today, it is still at the NBC. ranting33va.gif I really didn't expect anything but it was worth a try.

Has anyone else received a notice about their file being transferred?

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013
Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014 AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014
Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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