I-130 feb 2014 filers

[mrs thb 331]

Ok... Need some help here please from fellow NSC-ers or filers .. I 'think' out I-130 petition is approved. Got an email about 10 hours ago that says that but our online status still shows that we are in initial review. Has anyone been in this kind of pickle. I don't know whether I should celebrate or not .. Please help.thanks in advance .

Ok... Need some help here please from fellow NSC-ers or filers .. I 'think' out I-130 petition is approved. Got an email about 10 hours ago that says that but our online status still shows that we are in initial review. Has anyone been in this kind of pickle. I don't know whether I should celebrate or not .. Please help.thanks in advance .

congrats hubby and wife!!!

dance, sing, rejoice!!!

you are now headed for the nvc!!!! yippeeeeee

good luck and enjoy the ride

[mrs thb 331]

hey don123 and chrisaivy......any news?

I'm praying...hard.

Chin's up, head is high, smile is wide and fingers crossed......but my status is still initial review

Yip, cheers to next week!!!!!

[dehiguey23 52]

Saylin says to start calling after a couple of weeks, but they are pretty backlogged so I am giving it a month, and then if I don't here anything I will start calling. I am going on a holiday anyway and I am still waiting on a document. Hopefully the process will be moving for me by end September..

Have you read the guides and wikis on the NVC process? Saylin tells you everything you need to know there. Just remember that times will be a little longer because of the recent delays and backlogs.

I've been reading most of it, so yes, I feel I've got all they need

[red_tree 16]

I heard from my attorney that currently it takes 1.5 - 2 months from you get NOA2 to take an invoice from NVC.

Just for information

[domo22 3]

Thanks mrs thb!!! Feels very relieved that at least this stage is over..

NVC seems pretty backlogged these days but can't be as bad as USCIS, right?

can't beat 6.5 months of checking the online status everyday!

Oh.. and your PD is also feb 3, same as mine.

Good luck to you and I am sure you'll be getting your approval any day now!

congrats hubby and wife!!!

dance, sing, rejoice!!!

you are now headed for the nvc!!!! yippeeeeee

good luck and enjoy the ride

Edited August 24, 2014 by domo22

[Dualie 185]

hey don123 and chrisaivy......any news?

I'm praying...hard.

Chin's up, head is high, smile is wide and fingers crossed......but my status is still initial review

Yip, cheers to next week!!!!!

Prayers and positive vibes to ALL of you for approval next week! (Oh, and some more "approval dance".... and maybe fingers and toes crossed too! ) :dance:

[Dualie 185]

I heard from my attorney that currently it takes 1.5 - 2 months from you get NOA2 to take an invoice from NVC.

Just for information

I am not surprised, so I am not even going to start calling until second week of September when I am back in Canada from my vacation. By then they should be able to at least give me my case number.

[Faith_in_God 0]

As of today i joined the 6 month club. I was wondering if anyone could shed some light as to what would make uscis put a case through extended review? long story short my wife was in the us as a child, left at 18 and got a 3 year ban. Already completed the ban, she has proof she stayed in her country the whole time...

I've submitted an e request and we should get a response by 9/2. In case we are not approved by then, what other actions can i take? I do have a USCIS office nearby in Santa Ana, CA. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks and God Bless you all with approvals!!

[don123 26]

hey don123 and chrisaivy......any news?

I'm praying...hard.

Chin's up, head is high, smile is wide and fingers crossed......but my status is still initial review

Yip, cheers to next week!!!!!

no news mrs thb hopefully this week will bring us joy, cheers

what happened with your service request ?

[chrisaivey 3]

As of today i joined the 6 month club. I was wondering if anyone could shed some light as to what would make uscis put a case through extended review? long story short my wife was in the us as a child, left at 18 and got a 3 year ban. Already completed the ban, she has proof she stayed in her country the whole time...

I've submitted an e request and we should get a response by 9/2. In case we are not approved by then, what other actions can i take? I do have a USCIS office nearby in Santa Ana, CA. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks and God Bless you all with approvals!!

Hey there faith,

My wife was deported as well on her 18th birthday pretty much. She was sentenced a 5 year ban(I have never heard of a 3 year ban - there is 5,10, or 20). We are slowly getting out of the 6th month club and making our way to the 7th month. I am pretty sure as well, it is why it took us a bit longer because of her past mistakes as a minor.

Anyways, USCIS has told me her security/background checks she has passed and now they're going through the box we sent, this is the last update I received which is when I called USCIS last Monday. They did say I should be getting a NOA(RFE/NOA2/APPROVE/DENY) within the next 2 weeks since my case was at the CSC(California Service Center).

There is two things you can do -

1) Call USCIS and speak to a tier 2 operator. These guys know when your case has been accessed last, and can tell you a lot less vague answer on what is going on.

2) Make an INFOPASS appointment. These guys have the same information a tier 2 operator goes, but, from my Senator friend - an INFOPASS appointment during the I130 process is logged on their case files, and helps support that your marriage is indeed bonafide since you physically went to ask about your spouse. It looks very good to the US government.

Other than that, sit back, open up some whiskey(my preference) - find a hobby - maybe even work harder/overtime and save up money to see your SO. As I have told my wife/family, I live on the bible belt where there is a ton of hate for immigrants. I damn well know why people decide to come to this country illegally rather than legally. My wife and I are on month 7 in a few weeks, and at the same time the NVC process is taking around 4-5 months. 1 year of being apart from your family is expected for us who have not yet gotten our NOA2s.

[Zanzibar 1]

Morning Family,

Who is getting an Approval Today ?

Patiently waiting on mine - Is it gonna be today ? May be this week.... God Willing.

[mandr1199 4]

I heard from my attorney that currently it takes 1.5 - 2 months from you get NOA2 to take an invoice from NVC.

Just for information

Hi red_tree

We got I 130 Approved on the same day, been calling NVC almost everyday, but they still did not receive anything, let alone assigning a case number.

Did you call USCIS to know it was sent to NVC on Aug 14th ? or did you receive any email ?

[mandr1199 4]

Thanks mrs thb!!! Feels very relieved that at least this stage is over..

NVC seems pretty backlogged these days but can't be as bad as USCIS, right?

can't beat 6.5 months of checking the online status everyday!

Oh.. and your PD is also feb 3, same as mine.

Good luck to you and I am sure you'll be getting your approval any day now!

Not sure which of the two is better USCIS or NVC, USCIS at-least had a website you can check status. For NVC, they keep you on hold at least 45 minutes before someone speaks .

[red_tree 16]

Hi red_tree

We got I 130 Approved on the same day, been calling NVC almost everyday, but they still did not receive anything, let alone assigning a case number.

Did you call USCIS to know it was sent to NVC on Aug 14th ? or did you receive any email ?

No I didn't call to NVC.

You can know that USCIS sent your package to NVC from https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do

It says "On August 14, 2014, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly." about my case.

I think this it the final update of USCIS.

I have currently no idea if our package has already been received by some person in NVC, or just stacked in their letter box...

There's no way to shorten our processing time, so I'll wait until I find myself out of "average cases".

[domo22 3]

hi red_tree,

how long after 'post decision activity' status on the USCIS case status, can you see the statement regarding the shipping to NVC?

I just got my case case status change from 'initial review' to 'post decision activity'.

because this is what it says now :

Post Decision Activity

On August 25, 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.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.

Did you get another update after something like this or did the 'shipping...' status is your first /last status . thanks in advance!

No I didn't call to NVC.

You can know that USCIS sent your package to NVC from https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do

It says "On August 14, 2014, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly." about my case.

I think this it the final update of USCIS.

I have currently no idea if our package has already been received by some person in NVC, or just stacked in their letter box...

There's no way to shorten our processing time, so I'll wait until I find myself out of "average cases".