December 2015 I-130 Filers

[dee21 4]

hi deedah..

i also filed I-130 for my husband last december2015. my priority date is december 31. On may 1, 2016 i received a letter of approval from USCIS saying that my petition has been approved and will send the petition to NVC, since then until now i haven't heard anything from them. please give me some advice regarding our case coz your petition went fast im looking forward to finally be with my husband. thank you!

taylor

Have you tried calling NVC and ask for your case number and iin? If not, call them ASAP. It's been 4 months since the approval. You should have your case number and iin by now.

Nvc's number 603) 334-0700

[Mkatel0317 1]

I have same problem, my pd is dec 14 2015 but I have case and invoice numbers, you can call the Nvc for case number and wait this month, may be good news is coming on November visa bulletin

[AH88 1]

Does anyone know if after getting visa, my husband can start applying for jobs or does he have to wait to get the green card in his hand? Also, any idea how long that takes after entering the US?

[JFH 12,190]

Does anyone know if after getting visa, my husband can start applying for jobs or does he have to wait to get the green card in his hand? Also, any idea how long that takes after entering the US?

He can work immediately. He will need his SSN to get paid but he can apply and start work right away. The green card can take anything from a few weeks to a few months to arrive. Have you paid the $165 fee? The stamp in his passport acts as a temporary green card until the real one comes in the mail.

[AH88 1]

He can work immediately. He will need his SSN to get paid but he can apply and start work right away. The green card can take anything from a few weeks to a few months to arrive. Have you paid the $165 fee? The stamp in his passport acts as a temporary green card until the real one comes in the mail.

Oh that's so good to know! Yup we paid the fee but he's waiting till Nov to take care of family responsibilities first and then come to the US to join me. I was telling him maybe we should start job hunting for him meanwhile but didn't know if it was allowed without the green card in hand. Such good news though!! Thank you

[blanche 2]

My husband just left for his visa interview today in Jerusalem! I really hope he has a smooth and uneventful trip and comes home with a thumbs up!

[Ms.F.Brown 7]

My husband just left for his visa interview today in Jerusalem! I really hope he has a smooth and uneventful trip and comes home with a thumbs up!

Good luck to him today on the interviewing

[blanche 2]

Thank you. He didn't get approved right away because they say his Military certificate is not the original. But it is the one the military sent us. so we have to figure out how to get the one they want. They also want proof of domicile in the US - something I thought might get brought up but I didn't know how to do it since I've lived abroad for 7 years. Time to do some more googling to help us get past these obstacles. Once he mails them these 2 things they will approve the visa.

[Jack&Jill 7]

Quick update. Visa approved.

Interview Date: 9/26/2016

Visa Received: 9/28/2016

[sanil1986 26]

Quick update. Visa approved.

Interview Date: 9/26/2016

Visa Received: 9/28/2016

congrats

[RSDP 1]

Waiting on NVC praying I can get a cc by the end of the month

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

As far as I know there are a few people here that haven't got there petition approved by USCIS. Daylight, Sophjosh, and a guy whose name evades me. Hope some of you have got approved!

Me, well we were about ready ti do the IV and AOS package, and my wife got caught in an unlucky streak. She was forced to leave the flat she was living in, cause of severe roof damage from storms. She thought she found another place to live but the landlord turned out to be one of those BREXIT isolationists that want foreigners out of the country.

To make a long story short she ended up going back to her mothers place in Latvia. Fortunately I checked and found that Latvia now processes Visas. I asked NVC and they gave us a case number for Latvia!

[JFH 12,190]

As far as I know there are a few people here that haven't got there petition approved by USCIS. Daylight, Sophjosh, and a guy whose name evades me. Hope some of you have got approved!

Me, well we were about ready ti do the IV and AOS package, and my wife got caught in an unlucky streak. She was forced to leave the flat she was living in, cause of severe roof damage from storms. She thought she found another place to live but the landlord turned out to be one of those BREXIT isolationists that want foreigners out of the country.

To make a long story short she ended up going back to her mothers place in Latvia. Fortunately I checked and found that Latvia now processes Visas. I asked NVC and they gave us a case number for Latvia!

I was wondering how things were going with you and your wife, Looky. I'm sorry to hear what happened to her in my country. That's terrible.

Good news that you are able to continue with the process in Latvia.

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Hi JFH, everything is going fine. We purposely delayed doing the IV and AOS package cause she had already started taking this all day yoga fitness classes. So she had no time to get any of the paperwork together. Also she really enjoyed those classes so we were set on waiting 2 more months to do the paperwork.

But then just when we got the application sent to get the UK police certificate her landlord told her the flats were unlivable and she would have to move, end of September. What's even crazier is that the person she was using to endorse the report was missing, nowhere to be found! So the whole application got rejected! Now the only person that meets the UK police certificate endorser is on vacation for a month so we have to wait until she comes back.

Yes its unfortunate what happened, but maybe for the better. She lives now in Riga, same city as the embassy so no problem at all to go for the medical and the interview, and also no issue with leaving her dog somewhere, since her mother can take care of the dog,

Initially when I contacted NVC, I wrote that probably the embassy would be Poland cause thats where people from the baltic countries previously had to go to get their Visa processing done. But then to my surprise after looking at the US Embassy in Latvia site they talk about Visa processing pretty much as they do on other embassy sites!

Thank you for your concern, JFH.

So how about you JFH, how are you and your case progressing?

Edited October 30, 2016 by LookyWhatIFound

[Ms.F.Brown 7]

LookyWhatIFound, I'm sorry to hear about you and your wifes lil set back. I hope yall get back on track real soon on yall journey.