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greeneclipse   0

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What's the shortest amount of time in which someone has gotten a visa through the I-130 process?

has it ever been done in say 4-5 months...from sending I-130 to visa-in-hand ?

just curious

-------------------------CR-1-------------------------

02/23/2007 ----- I-130 sent to CSC

03/01/2007 ----- NOA-1 date

06/07/2007 ----- Touched ! (Please... not an RFE)

06/11/2007 ----- UPDATE (Received RFE today...sent evidence back same day)

06/12/2007 ----- Touched ! (come on... I sent the info. already. What now?)

06/13/2007 ----- RFE accepted in Laguna Niguel; signed by V. Semegi

06/21/2007 ----- UPDATE - Response to RFE received; Case processing resumed

07/09/2007 ----- APPROVAL NOTICE SENT !!!

07/23/2007 ----- NVC starts case processing

------------------- Jame's Shortcuts in Progress ;)

10/16/2007 ----- CASE COMPLETE !!! ...Finally

10/25/2007 ----- CASE FORWARDED TO MUMBAI !!!

12/04/2007 ----- INTERVIEW PACKET !!!

01/24/2008 ----- VISA GRANTED!!!............PASSPORT IN HAND !!! :)

01/30/2008 ----- ARRIVAL TO U.S !!! :)

12/30/2009 ----- I-751 sent

THANK YOU to all the wonderful VJ'rs for their help and concern... It would have been difficult without you...

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Mononoke28   135

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I haven't seen that happen. It all depends on service center and embassy. If things go smoothly and you're going through CSC, you're looking at an average of 3-4 months there, then another month or so at NVC, then another month for them to complete it and another month for it to get to the embassy and have an interview scheduled. So you're looking at a 6-7 month wait and that is all in a perfect world type of thing.

If you're going through VSC, things are going a lot slower for CR-1/IR-1s. I've seen people who filed back in August and haven't been touched since September/October of last year.

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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I haven't seen that happen. It all depends on service center and embassy. If things go smoothly and you're going through CSC, you're looking at an average of 3-4 months there, then another month or so at NVC, then another month for them to complete it and another month for it to get to the embassy and have an interview scheduled. So you're looking at a 6-7 month wait and that is all in a perfect world type of thing.

If you're going through VSC, things are going a lot slower for CR-1/IR-1s. I've seen people who filed back in August and haven't been touched since September/October of last year.

Depends on the country, also you can never compare cases. Each case is different and will require lots of patience.

7/4/05 - Met

4/16/06 - Went to Visit her in Manila

4/18/06 - Proposed to her at Baloy Beach Resort, Zambales, Subic Bay

4/27/06 - Sent to Nebraska Service Center

5/02/06 - I-129F Filed

10/17/06 - Petition approved in California Service Center and sent to NVC in New Hampshire

12/11/06 - NVC New Hampshire Received Case (FINALLY)!!!!!!

12/12/06 - Called today and got our MNL2006845xxx

12/19/06 - Case Arrive in Manila

02/28/07 - K-1 Packet arrived to my sweety

03/26/07 - CFO Seminar/needs to go back to after interview for sticker

03/29/07 - St Lukes Medical.

04/03/07 - Arrived for second time to be with my sweetheart....

04/11/07 - Interview Date----PASSED with flying colors......St Lukes was a little pain..but we fought em...

05/12/07 - My baby and I got home today POE Seattle Flight home arrived at 11:45AM.

Flight from Manila to Seoul was great, then a 12 hour layover in Seoul, that sucked big time. Flight to Seattle from Seoul was long and the plane was warm too. Once we got to Seattle it was so worth it.

06/08/07 - Got married in Everett WA

07/19/07 - Filed for AOS

10/15/07 - NOA for AOS

12/06/07 - Interview for Green Card approved in Seattle, good for 2 years.

12/18/07 - Green Card in the mail...wooo hoooo...will apply in 2 years for conditions removal.

07/01/08 - We had our first baby..Renae Sofia Reynolds 8 lbs 3oz-C-Section.

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I agree with what the others say. It does depend on the country and the service center. You should go in and look at the processing times and immigration timelines (see links at top of VJ page) and look for your country and service center (if you have already submitted the I-130).

My husband's took about 2 weeks shy of one year start to finish and he is from Canada. I heard when we went to our interview from other folks there also having CR-1 interviews that theirs took a year and a half. I really doubt that you could ever get through as quickly as you are hoping unless you had a direct consular filing (DCF). Otherwise, I hate to say it, but you're probably fantasizing. Good luck with the process. Be patient, it will happen. All the best to you.

03/30/2006 sent petition I-130 to VSC

04/13/2006 received NOA1 petition I-130

05/01/2006 "touched"

07/06/2006 "touched"

07/06/2006 received notification that case transferred to Calif. SC

07/07/2006 faxed request to expedite to CSC

07/08/2006 "touched"

07/10/2006 "touched" with notice that CSC has received petition

07/11/2006 "touched"

07/12/2006 "touched" Does this mean we are getting somewhere?

07/13/2006 "touched"

07/14/2006 "touched"

08/03/2006 "touched" I hope this is good?! Please approve us!

08/04/2006 APPROVED!!!!!! We are soooooo happy!

08/06/2006 "touched"

08/07/2006 "touched"

08/08/2006 "touched" I'm keeping track of this to see how many days CSC

works on it before it leaves to go to NVC.

08/21/2006 I-130 rec'd by NVC and case number assigned

08/22/2006 choice of agent form mailed express--got number and then printed barcode acc'd to James shortcuts

08/23/2006 US postal service says agent form rec'd at NVC

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meauxna   15

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33 days I-130 to visa.

Now That You Are A Permanent Resident

How Do I Remove The Conditions On Permanent Residence Based On Marriage?

Welcome to the United States: A Guide For New Immigrants

Yes, even this last one.. stuff in there that not even your USC knows.....

Here are more links that I love:

Arriving in America, The POE Drill

Dual Citizenship FAQ

Other Fora I Post To:

alt.visa.us.marriage-based http://britishexpats.com/ and www.***removed***.com

censored link = *family based immigration* website

Inertia. Is that the Greek god of 'can't be bothered'?

Met, married, immigrated, naturalized.

I-130 filed Aug02

USC Jul06

No Deje Piedras Sobre El Pavimento!

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33 days I-130 to visa.

I went DCF, the time from filing to visa in hand would have been just 17 days, but the Adam Walsh thing came along and ended that for us. So, what finally happened was, it took us from filing the I-130 to Visa in hand 67 days. I don't think you can do that now, you have to live in the country you apply from for 6 months before you can file a DCF.

captainButch

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greeneclipse Enthusiast

greeneclipse   0

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thanks for the replies everyone....

anyone else care to share a story of a "quick" I-130 processing ?

so far I've recieved my NOA1 from CSC with a date of 3/1/07....

how are the processing times at the CSC now?

-------------------------CR-1-------------------------

02/23/2007 ----- I-130 sent to CSC

03/01/2007 ----- NOA-1 date

06/07/2007 ----- Touched ! (Please... not an RFE)

06/11/2007 ----- UPDATE (Received RFE today...sent evidence back same day)

06/12/2007 ----- Touched ! (come on... I sent the info. already. What now?)

06/13/2007 ----- RFE accepted in Laguna Niguel; signed by V. Semegi

06/21/2007 ----- UPDATE - Response to RFE received; Case processing resumed

07/09/2007 ----- APPROVAL NOTICE SENT !!!

07/23/2007 ----- NVC starts case processing

------------------- Jame's Shortcuts in Progress ;)

10/16/2007 ----- CASE COMPLETE !!! ...Finally

10/25/2007 ----- CASE FORWARDED TO MUMBAI !!!

12/04/2007 ----- INTERVIEW PACKET !!!

01/24/2008 ----- VISA GRANTED!!!............PASSPORT IN HAND !!! :)

01/30/2008 ----- ARRIVAL TO U.S !!! :)

12/30/2009 ----- I-751 sent

THANK YOU to all the wonderful VJ'rs for their help and concern... It would have been difficult without you...

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doc_cute   0

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What's the shortest amount of time in which someone has gotten a visa through the I-130 process?

has it ever been done in say 4-5 months...from sending I-130 to visa-in-hand ?

just curious

it entirely depends on the individual case, and service centre

csc at present is processsing faster than vermont have a look at their processing times in their official site

vsc is historically consider faster but again for cr-1 it has gotten slow

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NVC:

03/14/2007-NVC ASSIGNS CASE NUMBER

03/29/2007-AOS FEE BILL AND DS-3032 GENERATED

03/29/2007-AOS FEE BILL FEES MAILED AND DS-3032 MAILED

04/03/2007-NVC ACKNOWLEDGES CHOICE OF AGENT

04/10/2007-I.V FEE BILL GENERATED

04/18/2007-I-864 GENERATED

04/20/2007-I.V. BILL RECEIVED & MAILED TO N.V.C

04/23/2007-I-864 SENT TO NVC

04/26/2007-I.V. FEE BILL & I-864 ENTERED INTO THE NVC SYSTEM

04/30/2007-NVC BARCODE & INSTRUCTIONS FOR DS-230

05/09/2007-DS-230 SENT

05/23/2007-CASE COMPLETED

VISA APPROVED .

05/XX/2007-FLIGHT To JFK POE

another step of I-751 coming near :)

p.s. My opinion is only what i read research and get advices from experienced people.I aint any

lawyer .

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Namastey !

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Mononoke28 Grand Master

Mononoke28   135

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thanks for the replies everyone....

anyone else care to share a story of a "quick" I-130 processing ?

so far I've recieved my NOA1 from CSC with a date of 3/1/07....

how are the processing times at the CSC now?

On average CSC is about 3-5 months from NOA1 to NOA2.

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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Nagishkaw   510

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33 days is absolutely ASTONISHING !

Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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