October 2013 I-130 Filers

[dee&vee 79]

But I have also learned that we work too hard and obsess too much. We should dance more. Celebrate the little things in life. Enjoy what we have and who we are with. In my many travels (5 continents) I have learned much from others as well. Take the time to enjoy a cup of coffee with a friend and not order our express cappuccinos to go. Sit down. Breathe. See the beauty around us, smell the roses and not drive by them in a flash in our Lexus.

So I have to wait a few more months for her Visa? It could be a lot worse.

I like your thoughts. I have been thinking the same way, its just a few months of delay for us. Lot of people have it way worse than this. They need your positivity at the "USCIS has made my marriage a joke" thread. Everyone is venting their frustration right now over there.

[dustyrah 13]

Not sure if I already mentioned it on here but I am an October...Oct 23rd NOA1.

I was just fine last week or earlier this month but I think I am starting to crack....feels like watching paint dry...Is there any spreadsheet of us Octobers anywhere at all?

[vrkpp 2]

Wow!!! September transfers in progress. It will soon be our turn.

[dustyrah 13]

Not sure what all these transfers are but mine is already at TSC so does that mean mine won't need a transfer?

[Afrohanfi 15]

Hi Everyone!

NOA1, October 15, 2013. Hoping for transfers soon. This month has hit me so hard!

Edited February 25, 2014 by Afroukhs

[nightingalejules 678]

Not sure what all these transfers are but mine is already at TSC so does that mean mine won't need a transfer?

Probably not, although you never know with USCIS! About halfway through October they started sending petitions direct to service centers instead of NBC. Those are mostly the same centers that are processing the petitions of other filers. So my guess is that once they've transferred most of the first half of October out of NBC to the service centers, they'll start processing all of them.

I'm an October filer at NBC, PD October 9. Hopefully someone who's good at making google drive spreadsheets will make one for us soon!

[missharold 0]

Hello fellow applicants :-)
Just a quick question, my husband filed my I-130 application in Oct he received the NOA1 Oct 22nd which is great. It states that it is in the Vermot Service center..my question is:

When the file is approved is it then sent to another NVC center and then it awaits the schedulling of the Embassy interview? Is this right? I keep seeing that some applications went somewhere the NBC? Right? And should be transfered to the NVC on approval. I am just confused what the next steps are. Thanks for your help in advance :-)

Edited February 25, 2014 by missharold

[waiting4i130 18]

Hello Everyone,

I'm happy to create and maintain the Excel sheet.

I copied the template from September.

Let me know if you have any requests to change or edit before we start it...

I know it's still a bit early but since we're all being so optimistic why not start it now

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Avyw59HrFr8VdHFlTFNKU3FMSHo1OW9OUnNTZVZreUE&usp=sharing

At the moment, I am the only one who can edit the document, so I can take the info from your timelines or you can send me a message with any updates.

Do you prefer that you add your own information? But then there is a risk that anyone who has the link can add/edit or delete information!

Let me know what you think and I can start with adding the members names.

[vrkpp 2]

Thank you from all of Oct filers waiting4i130.

Hello Everyone,

I'm happy to create and maintain the Excel sheet.

I copied the template from September.

Let me know if you have any requests to change or edit before we start it...

I know it's still a bit early but since we're all being so optimistic why not start it now

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Avyw59HrFr8VdHFlTFNKU3FMSHo1OW9OUnNTZVZreUE&usp=sharing

At the moment, I am the only one who can edit the document, so I can take the info from your timelines or you can send me a message with any updates.

Do you prefer that you add your own information? But then there is a risk that anyone who has the link can add/edit or delete information!

Let me know what you think and I can start with adding the members names.

[dee&vee 79]

At the moment, I am the only one who can edit the document, so I can take the info from your timelines or you can send me a message with any updates.

Do you prefer that you add your own information? But then there is a risk that anyone who has the link can add/edit or delete information!

Let me know what you think and I can start with adding the members names.

Thanks for creating one. I was gonna make one today, but you beat me to it.

Don't let people edit info their selves. It will just create mess. Once it gets busy I can volunteer to help you keep this spread sheet updated.

[nightingalejules 678]

Hello Everyone,

I'm happy to create and maintain the Excel sheet.

I copied the template from September.

Let me know if you have any requests to change or edit before we start it...

I know it's still a bit early but since we're all being so optimistic why not start it now

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Avyw59HrFr8VdHFlTFNKU3FMSHo1OW9OUnNTZVZreUE&usp=sharing

At the moment, I am the only one who can edit the document, so I can take the info from your timelines or you can send me a message with any updates.

Do you prefer that you add your own information? But then there is a risk that anyone who has the link can add/edit or delete information!

Let me know what you think and I can start with adding the members names.

Whoa! Look at you go! Beautiful!

The only thing I'd be a bit careful about is just adding everyone who's ever posted on this thread. Make sure that the people you're adding are actually fairly active, or else we'll wind up with people who don't check their info very often throwing off our numbers.

That said, I think it's awesome. And I think it's better to have a limited number of people who can update the spreadsheet, or else things get changed and mess up the calculations - it's happened before on some of the other months, and most of them have wound up being locked, with just one or two people able to make changes (often those people are in divergent timezones, so one can update while the other's asleep!)

Again, you rock!

[Colombo123 5]

Hello,

Please add me to the spreadsheet.

We are hopping to get transfered and approved anytime soon.

I-130 pettion

received 10/04/2013

NOA1 10/07/2013

Thanks

[dee&vee 79]

The only thing I'd be a bit careful about is just adding everyone who's ever posted on this thread. Make sure that the people you're adding are actually fairly active, or else we'll wind up with people who don't check their info very often throwing off our numbers.

As done on previous month threads, here's the form I created to gather data.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1341SAsjc8V8CmcVoyzzzPFFo6Ofsbm-7NLafKCet_-o/viewform

If everyone takes a minute out of their time to fill this out, we will have accurate data none of inactive members on sheet.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

I'd like to go on the spreadsheet My PD is Oct 7th.

[lcwilliams 4]

Hi everyone! I've been following this forum ever since my husband file for the petition. I didnt bother replying bec i keep forgetting my password. Anyway, i see that the spreadsheet is on it way.. Im so glad!

I submitted my information wrong. I got a little confused. So can i correct the info here? So waiting4i130o the other person responsible with the editing can put in the correct info. However im not so good with dates so i'm still checking with my husband regarding that.

But generally, we mailed our petition in oct 3 or 4 and our file was first routed to NBC on oct 9 or 10 and it was transferred (i got that wrong, i thought we werent transferred.) to Texas Service Center some time in late nov (i just cant remember when). This is the exact date: we received an RFE on Jan 21. TSC received our response on Feb 12. And on Feb 21, we got approved!!

Im fairly positive that Oct filers will have approvals very very soon!!

Like 100JH, im sending you all some positive thinking. You all will be next!