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After 55 days of waiting...

On March 5, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Hope you all get your approval soon.

Good luck everyone!

CONGRATULATIONS... Finally!

Naturalized citizen since September 2018



I485
08/15/2007 Filed AOS based on approved I140, EB3 category (Employment Based). Received RFE and responded....Pending since then.
I-130 Timeline:
07/03/13 - I-130 packet sent
07/05/13 - I-130 packet delivered
07/10/13 - NOA 1 with PD 07/05/13
Last touched 07/10/13
12/9/13 - Case update to "transferred to another office for processing" and received text and email alert.
12/10/13 - Case update "transferred to local USCIS office for processing"
12/12/13- Case update "transferred and being processed at a USCIS office"
12/14/13 - Received 2 hard copies stating transferred to California Service Center, left Priority Date blank
2/5/2014- Email/Txt I130 approved and notice mailed.
2/10/2014-Hard Copy NOA2. Approval
Back to I485
2/21/2014-Letter sent to request conversion for old I485 from employment to marriage with copy of I485 receipt and I130 approval
03/19/2014 - Service request to check on conversion request status.
04/04/2014 - Service request status through mail stating request received for conversion and file being prepared for transfer to local office.
04/08/2014 - I485 updated to "transferred to local office"
04/12/2014 - Received transfer notice in mail stating file transferred from Nebraska to NBC Lee Summit, Montana (so disappointed as I thought it was at local office now).
04/14/2014- emailed Nebraska and scopscata to see what's going on with file due to conflicting info I've gotten and NBC doesn't even show processing I485.
04/14/2014- Got response from scopscata saying will look into email, forward to resolution team.
04/14/2014- I485 updated to "485 was transferred and is now being processed at USCIS office"
04/25/2014- Text message and case update online "testing and interview" stage.
05/06/2014- Text message and case update online with interview date of June 11, 2014.
06/05/2014-Notice sent by NYC acting district director/office that interview date is Aug 21, 2014.....??????????? No change online
06/11/2014 - Interview for AOS. I130 was already attached. Approved and got passport stamped. YAY. Thank God.
06/19/2014 - Case updated online with text and email saying new card mailed.....

06/21/2014-Condtional GC received along with welcome letter.

ROC

04/06/2016- Filed I-751 along with evidence

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Congrats to everyone who just got a transfer! You should receive three electronic notices. You can disregard the content of these; every transferred petition since March has received these same three

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Just a follow up on Nobby7's post - For any of you that were transferred to the Nebraska service center, I took it upon myself (I like doing these kinds of analysis), I took this thread that Nobby7 me

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So it seems that I lost the marathon indeed. Bowing out from the race and wishing that no one wins this darn race. I want everyone to loose really really fast. I just got the approval...I guess si

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Peru
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After 55 days of waiting...

On March 5, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Hope you all get your approval soon.

Good luck everyone!

Felicidades! Congrats!!

06-09-2012 - Met in Lima, Peru
06-27-2012 - Officially a couple
02-14-2013 - Engaged!

05-02-2013 - Married in Callao, Peru!

07-03-2013 - I-130 petitions sent for wife and stepson

07-10-2013 - NOA1 (both petitions)

12-10-2013 - Notice of transfer to California Service Center from NBC (both petitions)

12-23-2013 - NOA2 (both petitions)

01-06-2014 - NVC Received

01-29-2014 - NVC case numbers assigned

02-06-2014 - DS-261 available and submitted (both petitions)

02-07-2014 - AOS bill invoiced and paid

02-08-2014 - AOS packages mailed (received on 02-18-14 per NVC)

02-11-2014 - AOS shows PAID

02-12-2014 - Resubmitted I-864 (noticed own error after sending AOS package) (received on 03-05-14 per NVC)

02-18-2014 - Stepson IV bill invoiced and paid

02-20-2014 - Stepson IV bill shows PAID, DS-260 available and submitted

02-21-2014 - Wife IV bill invoiced and paid

02-21-2014 - IV packages mailed (received on 02-26-14 per NVC)

02-25-2014 - Wife IV bill shows PAID, DS-260 available

02-26-2014 - Wife DS-260 submitted

03-06-2014 - AOS checklist requesting correct income information (sent on 02-12-14, waiting for review)
03-10-2014 - IV "false" checklist

03-14-2014 - CASE COMPLETE (Wife and stepson)

04-02-2014 - Email with Interview Letters. May 12th for both wife and stepson

04-21-2014 - Medical Examinations

05-12-2014 - Interview Result: BOTH VISAS APPROVED!

05-17-2014 - Visas in hand

09-07-2014 - Dallas POE (wife)

10-15-2014 - Miami POE (step-son)

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After 55 days of waiting...

On March 5, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Hope you all get your approval soon.

Good luck everyone!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!

2013-01-12 Married!
2013-07-25 I-130 shipped
2013-07-29 NOA1
2014-01-13 Case transferred to CSC
2014-01-21 NOA2
2014-01-31 NVC received
2014-02-10 Case# assigned
2014-02-11 IIN assigned
2014-02-12 DS-261 available & completed
2014-02-14 AOS bill available
2014-02-14 Case transferred to Embassy
2014-02-15 DS-260 available
2014-02-20 DS-260 completed
2014-02-22 Medical
2014-02-25 Interview date email received
2014-03-17 Interview and APPROVED
2014-03-18 CEAC status 'issued' and Passport shipped out
2014-03-19 Passport received
2014-05-08 US entry

2016-02-20 I-751 shipped

2016-02-24 I-751 delivered to VSC

2016-03-01 Check is cashed

2016-03-02 NOA received in mail (NOA date 02-25)

2017-03-22 Approval letter received (Approval date 03-17)

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After 55 days of waiting...

On March 5, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Hope you all get your approval soon.

Good luck everyone!

Congrats good luck at NVC

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Will this never end???

RFE for I-130 on 20th Feb, no letter received by 1st March, my hubbie went on a family vacation 2nd March so not sure if letter arrived yet, but we got I-129f RFE on 4th March.

Oh my gosh! I was thinking of filing an i129 K3 & K4 since an attorney I spoke to said it wouldn't hurt & maybe get my wife and daughter here quicker from the Philippines. But now that I'm seeing what happened to you, it seems they're trying to railroad people anyway they can. This is ridiculous!

I sent a message to the author of this story at the New York Times asking her to do a follow up story on this.

www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/program-benefiting-some-immigrants-extends-visa-wait-for-others.html?_r=1

Here is where you can also send her a message and maybe shed some light onto our issues with USCIS.

https://myaccount.nytimes.com/membercenter/emailus.html

This is the email I wrote to the author of the story.

Good morning Ms. Preston.
Thank you for your article that was just pointed out to me from a fellow member at www.visajourney.com. Visa Journey is the largest forum on the internet where people like me are trying to get their loved ones into the country via USCIS's immigration laws. We share our own personal stories, experiences and all the tools we need in order to go through the application process. The people there are very supportive and have either gone through the process already or are in the process. My screen name is Jhonster there. This is a thread started for those who applied for the i130 Visa in July of last year to see what difficulties they are experiencing with USCIS.
www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/441102-july-2013-i-130-filers/page-147#entry6859596
I would appreciate it if you did a follow up story on this and maybe pressured the director of USCIS Alejandro Mayorkas for some accountability for his departments boondoggle.
I filed my i130 back on July 25th of 2013 and have seen a comedy of errors that initially held up my application by mistakes made by data entry people at USCIS. Wrong birthdates and wrong street addresses that I put correctly on my application were transferred into their database incorrectly from my application. This caused the initial delays making my application just sit at the Missouri Center till November. Not until I had to contact my Congressman did the file move at all. Once I looked at the processing times on USCIS's website did I realize that the Missouri Service Center was backlogged 1 1/2 years. I flipped out when I saw this, especially when the California Service Center (where I live) was backed up only 7 months.
My file was moved to the Texas Service Center where they immediately used another stalling tactic, they issued an RFE (request for evidence of a bona fide marriage) almost immediately. This stalled the file for another month (till Dec 31st 2013). Now after they got all the proof they needed from me, it's March 6th, 2013. I've called 3 times since Jan 1st 2014. I've gotten stories from "We're now doing a security check" to they actually don't even know exactly what the hold up is. Why? Why am I getting different stories every time I call them? Because their customer service line can't actually speak with the agent in charge to see what's going on. This department has lost total control of itself and the Director in charge is doing nothing to comprehensively address the problem. Typically an i130 should only take 6-7 months to complete the whole process. That is from USCIS approval, to going through the state dept, to going through the foreign consulate which would end up issuing my wifes & daughters Visa.
I've written letters to the President & Congressman. Now I'm going to get my Senators and the USCIS Ombudsman involved. This is ridiculous for an entity that is not funded by tax dollars because this is a pay for service. They've got my money, but my wife and daughter are waiting and waiting and waiting to be home with me here in the U.S.
Please look into this and help us. Nobody is really doing anything about bringing this to light.
Thank you.
My name, city and phone number.
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Today is my 60th day of waiting after it transferred to Nebraska, I will contact the director of USCIS and my senator tomorrow morning if I don't hear anything by then. Plan to file a service request as well...... This is complete B.S

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After 55 days of waiting...

On March 5, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

Hope you all get your approval soon.

Good luck everyone!

Congrats!!! I'm still waiting....

NOA1 July 9 2013

Transferred to Nebraska January 3 2014

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I tried to file an e-request for my i-130 since it is over 60 days, but the response I got back from their online tools was I entered an invalid receipt number, but the exact same number worked perfectly when I used it in case status section. What is going on here? Should I be worried?

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Oh my gosh! I was thinking of filing an i129 K3 & K4 since an attorney I spoke to said it wouldn't hurt & maybe get my wife and daughter here quicker from the Philippines. But now that I'm seeing what happened to you, it seems they're trying to railroad people anyway they can. This is ridiculous!

I sent a message to the author of this story at the New York Times asking her to do a follow up story on this.

www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/program-benefiting-some-immigrants-extends-visa-wait-for-others.html?_r=1

Here is where you can also send her a message and maybe shed some light onto our issues with USCIS.

https://myaccount.nytimes.com/membercenter/emailus.html

This is the email I wrote to the author of the story.

Interestingly I had just read that article before you posted this. Thanks for the contact information. I understand that sometimes they need additional evidence, but why does it need to take so long to get to this point. Other people who filed after had their NOA2 weeks ago (not in all cases I know) and then we get RFE's! To top it all off, we haven't got the letter, hubbie has been on a family vacation and they will not speak to me as the beneficiary. Trying to stay positive, but it's so difficult being apart. I'm not even allowed to travel back to America to see him, I nearly got denied entry last time I went over and they told me not to return unless I have a visa in my hand!

I-130 Timeline

 

NOA1 July 3rd 2013

Transfer to CSC January 7th 2014
RFE (eNotification) February 20th 2014 - RFE (Hardcopy) arrives in mail March 7th 2014
RFE Evidence sent March 10th 2014 - RFE Received at CSC March 11th 2014
NOA2 April 9th 2014

NVC Timeline
Received at NVC - May 14th 2014
Assigned Case # / IIN / BIN - May 16th 2014
DS-261 Completed online - May 19th 2014
DS-261 & AOS Bill email received - May 20th 2014
AOS Bill paid - May 20th 2014 Show's as Paid on portal - May 21st 2014
AOS Package sent - May 21st 2014 AOS Package received/scanned - May 27th 2014
DS-261 Reviewed - June 9th 2014
IV Fee invoiced and paid - June 10th 2014 Shows a Paid on portal - June 16th 2014
IV Package sent - June 10th 2014 IV Docs received/scanned - June 17th 2014
DS-260 Available and completed - June 16th 2014
AOS Checklist generated - June 27th 2014 AOS Checklist email - June 30th 2014
AOS Checklist response sent - June 30th 2014 AOS Checklist response received/scanned - July 9th 2014
IV Package reviewed and accepted - August 1st 2014
AOS Checklist reviewed and accepted - August 22nd 2014 Case Complete - August 22nd 2014
Left NVC - September 10th 2014



Embassy Timeline

 

Medical - May 27th 2014
Interview scheduled - September 2nd 2014
Case arrived at Embassy - September 16th 2014
Interview Date - September 29th (Changed from October 31st 2014) - APPROVED!!!
Visa in hand - October 7th 2014 - Entry to USA - October 8th (LAX) 

Removal of Conditions Timeline (I-751)

Packet mailed - September 6th 2016 - Signed for September 8th
NOA (receipt date) - September 8th 2016 - Physical letter received September 12th 2016

Called USCIS as no biometrics letter received - Service Request raised October 13th

Biometrics letter- Letter mailed October 14th - letter received October 17th 2015

Biometrics appointment - October 31st 2016

InfoPass stamp - October 25th 2017 (expires October 24th 2018)

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quick update : yesterday we got the case # dancin5hr.gif

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Great! Good luck for the rest of the process!!!

11/17/2016: Got engaged
11/28/2016: I-130 sent to Chicago IL lock box
01/12/2016: NOA1

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I tried to file an e-request for my i-130 since it is over 60 days, but the response I got back from their online tools was I entered an invalid receipt number, but the exact same number worked perfectly when I used it in case status section. What is going on here? Should I be worried?

No you should't be worried. I tried to do the same thing a few days ago and it did the same to me. I had even posted my experience here on VJ.

Anyways, there are so many filers from June that still need approval who have been transferred 15-20 days before us.

What that tells me is the "60 day notice" is just a piece of ####### because even those filers who are in Nov 2013, get accepted at NBC and are routed to NSC and are given a 60 day notice. Does that mean they are going to get approvals in 60 days. The answer is No.

I don't seem to expect any further action until mid April for us.

PD- 07/11

TD- 01/03

no noa2

Edited by indiandude1111

05-18 Got Married in Mumbai, India



07-11 Mailed i-130 petition


07-17 Received Form I-797C. MSC#


01-03 Case transferred to NSC


03-11 I-130 approved



Total time in USCIS: 8.0 months



03-17 Case recieved at NVC


04-24 Filled out DS 261


05-11 Mailed AOS package


05-17 Mailed IV package


05-19 AOS "scanned" date


05-23 IV package "scanned" date


06-18 Received checklist on AOS


06-19 Mailed checklist response


06-25 IV docs accepted. False checklist on AOS


06-26 new AOS scan date.



"30 business days" will be up on August 7



Approximate time spent at NVC: 5.5 months

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YulingZhu   4

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Thank you my friend,

its sad that our country's leaders are willing to put illegal immigrants who is already with their families ahead of separated families that is trying to do things the right way.

Not trying to bring politics into this conversation, just a minor complaint

No you should't be worried. I tried to do the same thing a few days ago and it did the same to me. I had even posted my experience here on VJ.

Anyways, there are so many filers from June that still need approval who have been transferred 15-20 days before us.

What that tells me is the "60 day notice" is just a piece of ####### because even those filers who are in Nov 2013, get accepted at NBC and are routed to NSC and are given a 60 day notice. Does that mean they are going to get approvals in 60 days. The answer is No.

I don't seem to expect any further action until mid April for us.

PD- 07/11

TD- 01/03

no noa2

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