February 2016 I-130 filers

[Marrienne 112]

thk you all saheed thks sweetie..... my pd was feb 25 mines was approved just 3 days from the 4 months mark so happy.... was that the biggest hurdle to cross??

Congratulations!!! So happy for you!!

Dear Lord, NO!! If you think the I-130 is hard, wait until you see the rest

Ok maybe the paperwork isn't too bad except the I-864 (especially if you need a joint sponsor), and then the interview is not too bad... Except if you get the dreaded AP!!!

There is nothing you can do but wait in AP, and it can take days, weeks, months or years!!

So, no, the I-130 is not the biggest hurdle

thk you all saheed thks sweetie..... my pd was feb 25 mines was approved just 3 days from the 4 months mark so happy.... was that the biggest hurdle to cross??

Congratulations!!! So happy for you!!

Dear Lord, NO!! If you think the I-130 is hard, wait until you see the rest

Ok maybe the paperwork isn't too bad except the I-864 (especially if you need a joint sponsor), and then the interview is not too bad... Except if you get the dreaded AP!!!

There is nothing you can do but wait in AP, and it can take days, weeks, months or years!!

So, no, the I-130 is not the biggest hurdle

[Marrienne 112]

I mean, the I-130 is just for you to say "look, I am really married to this American citizen and as such I have the right to file for an immigrant visa. During that time I will jump through all the hoops you set before me, trying to convince you that I indeed am worthy to be granted the privilege to become an immigrant and live with my husband/wife in the US".

I am not being sarcastic here or bitter, that is what this is truly about!! Coming to live to the US IS a privilege not a right and as such they have the power to accept or deny you. The I-130 is NOTHING compared to the rest where you must convince them that YES you are REALLY a couple, NO you will NOT want to live off the State and you will be a good citizen of the country etc.
Although the chances are in our favor, I mean they do grant MOST of the IVs applications they get, nothing is granted.
The whole "your whole life and your whole family, are on pause" while this process takes place, is ENORMOUS!!! Especially since it is not a quickie.

[gryphon 20]

The NVC stage is definitely more active than the USCIS stage. Is it a bigger hurdle? Depends.

Personally I found the seemingly endless waiting of the USCIS phase much more daunting than the busy work of the NVC stage. It varies greatly depending upon your personal situation and the country/embassy. Out NOA1 -> NOA2 was 4 1/2 months. Our NOA2 -> Interview will be 3 1/2 months. We've been married for 7 years and no red flags so we're not expecting a long AP, but who knows? Bottom line is, we'll be together after this is over, one way or another. Someone in the exact same personal situation but from a MENA country would be in for a long wait. =(

[Groogrux108 14]

I'm following my PD at Potomac for about two weeks and we had two approvals today:

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[JFH 12,190]

I'm actually looking forward to the busyness of the NVC in a strange way. At the moment i feel like our petition is in a black hole somewhere. At least at the NVC you are in contact with your case regularly with fees to pay and various bits and bobs to do.

The embassy here should be relatively straightforward. London is one of the easier ones to get through. I actually think the I-130 will be the hardest part for us. USCIS won't be the first people to question my sanity being married to a man with a criminal record and a lifetime ban from the UK. We front loaded the petition because of this but who knows? Maybe the adjudicator will decide that a felon can't bring his wife into the country.

Edited June 23, 2016 by JFH

[JFH 12,190]

So the exults of my batch and the one before mme today...

My batch - nothing. No approvals or RFEs.

The batch before mine - one case transferred to another SC. No approvals or RFEs.

Still over 40 files from February 8 waiting.

[Mpshah 14]

I am so aggravated with USCIS and this unorganized process he have going on.

Good night

[hyperfire21 0]

My PD is 02/01/16 for my mother's i130.

I received my RFE which states that my Birth Certificate is from a Consulate and this is not acceptable.

I was born in Saudi Arabia and at the time my parents did not register my birth.

I only have my Hospital Birth Notification which is in Arabic, Indian Consulate Birth Certificate (Unacceptable by USCIS), another issue with my school records is the incorrect spelling of my name (It was very difficult to get this name spelling corrected during school and I've lived with this issue since).

[Mpshah 14]

13 cases approved all after mine.. what the heck...

[maggy0219 2]

Same here!!!! ??? 14 behind and 13 after!! ?

13 cases approved all after mine.. what the heck...

[trininurse 79]

can some one tel me which tread i should switch to since i got my i 130 approval

[MrsBurgz 104]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/597784-nvc-filers-june-2016/

Here you go. Good luck!

Edited June 26, 2016 by MrsBurgz

[maggy0219 2]

Hello!!!... good luck this week for those who are still waiting for approval !! Stay positive!!!

[Saheed 15]

Amen

[Saheed 15]

Amen