I-130 August 2017 Filer

[ms_bobdog 501]

46 minutes ago, Jer1234 said:

Wow congrats that's great:) .I assume u got a mailed welcome letter with the case number ? And instructions to make payments..case was approved on march 13,2018..my wife will call nvc next week..or should I emailed them? How long did it take before hearing from nvc?because on the approval letter were seeing were it says we should wait 30 days before contacting them .. Sorry for all d questions lol.gm:)

Call them. Also, when was your case sent to NVC? The NOA2 date is not the same as the date they send it to NVC. It takes about a week for NVC to receive the case after USCIS sends it. After that, they are quoting 8 weeks to get a case number.

[ms_bobdog 501]

On 3/29/2018 at 10:42 PM, patienceiskey said:

I feel like I made a big mistake by choosing to marry my wife in her home country.  If I had only known that fiance visas are processed and completed roughly half a year sooner than CR1....

 

Oh WELL!

To be honest, even though it feels like it, I would say you are better off doing the CR1. I have seen cases of people doing K1 visa and then regretting not going the CR1 route. Although K1 will get your wife over to the US faster, all the problems that come later on are not worth it, in my opinion. Not to mention K1 is more expensive when you factor in Adjustment of Status, and the fact that your wife wouldn't be able to work or leave the country. I did consider the K1 but I eventually decided to suck it up and just do the CR1. 

[Jhonny 472]

9 hours ago, Road210 said:

I hope I can get my NOA2 soon! 

I hope that too.

[crissyfisher 98]

1 hour ago, Jer1234 said:

Wow congrats that's great:) .I assume u got a mailed welcome letter with the case number ? And instructions to make payments..case was approved on march 13,2018..my wife will call nvc next week..or should I emailed them? How long did it take before hearing from nvc?because on the approval letter were seeing were it says we should wait 30 days before contacting them .. Sorry for all d questions lol.gm:)

Hi good morning it’s ok :). No I didn’t get any mail I jus decided to call them last night and I got both case number and invoice over the phone I can’t start anything yet until I get the welcome letter hopefully by nxt week. It took 5 weeks to get case number. I don’t call nvc a lot I only call them once a week but I did call them Monday and was told my case number wasn’t ready so I’m not sure if it was ready between Monday and Friday.

[shan.ali2017 8]

looks like 2x2 photos cost me about 1 and 1/2 month loss of time.

sometime i think if i had lawyer he/she would ve put photos and I wouldnt have lost time.

 

[Alicia W 19]

7 minutes ago, shan.ali2017 said:

looks like 2x2 photos cost me about 1 and 1/2 month loss of time.

sometime i think if i had lawyer he/she would ve put photos and I wouldnt have lost time.

 

I have a lawyer and I still gothink RFE. for a mistake made by uscis..the system is messed up ...waited so long now this...additional waiting. Smh.

[Beast333 62]

Hy my p.d is 10 oct tsc 2017.

its shown on the old uscis website ,uscis app and also written on NOA 1 notice.

buT when i check my case status on new website

 

https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

my p.d is being shown as (submitted date 11 oct 2017)

So why there is change in p.d on new website?

Any other having this isse or if someone can explain and heLp?

 

[Dagar 10]

So you can't pay the fees or start to send documents?

[crissyfisher 98]

Good afternoon If I’m renewing my passport do u think it’s okay if Use my maiden name and married name? My paper work was done in my married surname but I’d like the keep my maiden name still and add my married name to it. Would it be a problem for the visa?

[Jer1234 65]

15 hours ago, ms_bobdog said:

Call them. Also, when was your case sent to NVC? The NOA2 date is not the same as the date they send it to NVC. It takes about a week for NVC to receive the case after USCIS sends it. After that, they are quoting 8 weeks to get a case number.

Don't know when it was send to nvc will call them this thou.the approval noa2 jus stated that as the petitioner request our case was send to nvc ....thats about 2 weeks ago ..so I guess all we can do is wait..will call dem thou to see whats up..n we've never been contacted by email from d process stared at uscis ..receipt number still doesn't work either

[Jer1234 65]

14 hours ago, crissyfisher said:

Hi good morning it’s ok :). No I didn’t get any mail I jus decided to call them last night and I got both case number and invoice over the phone I can’t start anything yet until I get the welcome letter hopefully by nxt week. It took 5 weeks to get case number. I don’t call nvc a lot I only call them once a week but I did call them Monday and was told my case number wasn’t ready so I’m not sure if it was ready between Monday and Friday.

Ok...will just take it step by step. .I know its a lengthy process..but am just glad for the approvals for all of us..and I wish everyone all d best:) those who got rfe dont worry. .everything Will work out

Edited April 1, 2018 by Jer1234

[Beast333 62]

15 hours ago, shan.ali2017 said:

looks like 2x2 photos cost me about 1 and 1/2 month loss of time.

sometime i think if i had lawyer he/she would ve put photos and I wouldnt have lost time.

 

Did you dont put photos with i130 packet?

and are you applying for spouse?

[ms_bobdog 501]

21 hours ago, shan.ali2017 said:

looks like 2x2 photos cost me about 1 and 1/2 month loss of time.

sometime i think if i had lawyer he/she would ve put photos and I wouldnt have lost time.

 

There have been plenty of documented cases of lawyers causing more time lost, actually. I guess we will just need to accept that some things are meant to happen and push on. With support from VJ members, of course! I think this site is the only thing keeping me sane in this walk through hell! 

[ms_bobdog 501]

8 hours ago, Jer1234 said:

Don't know when it was send to nvc will call them this thou.the approval noa2 jus stated that as the petitioner request our case was send to nvc ....thats about 2 weeks ago ..so I guess all we can do is wait..will call dem thou to see whats up..n we've never been contacted by email from d process stared at uscis ..receipt number still doesn't work either

Still doesn't work! Wow... From what I understand, if the receipt number didn't get entered into the system at first, it should be in when NOA2 is sent. Not working even after NOA2 is quite rare. But in any case, yes, call NVC. You might want to put their number on speed dial because trust me, you will be doing a lot of calling  I suspect my husband already knows some of the operators on first name basis!

[Josie333 34]

Update 04/02/18: I got NOA2!!!! Case approved on 03/30/18. No text or app alert. I manually checked on the MyUSCIS account. 😊

PD 08/14/17 TSC CR1 

US Citizen Petitioner-Moroccan Beneficiary

Edited April 2, 2018 by Josie333