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dhobee   1

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Xuemei,

Just look at my timeline.

Says it all.

K3 Timeline

03/19/2006 --- Married

I-130

04/07/06 I-130 sent

04/21/06 NOA1 Receipt issued

10/29/06 Congressman says the case is with a 'special department'

02/--/07 Infopass appointment: Background check

02/08/07 Touched

05/08/07 Congressman:"case is still pending the NAME CHECK with a special department"

06/06/08 Touched

06/11/08 RFE mailed

06/12/08 Touched

06/20/08 RFE in mail: Evidence required to prove bonafide marriage

07/14/08 Evidence package mailed to USCIS

07/24/08 Email from USCIS: package received

I-129F

04/23/06 Sent I-129

05/04/06 NOA1 Receipt issued

01/31/07 Touched

06/06/08 RFE mailed

06/09/08 Touched

06/12/08 RFE in mail: IMBRA

06/21/08 Touched

07/07/08 RFE mailed to USCIS

07/13/08 Email from USCIS: RFE received

07/15/08 Touched

09/08/08 APPROVAL NOTICE RECEIVED!!!

09/23/08 NVC receives case

09/25/08 Case sent to Islamabad embassy Alhamdulillah

10/08/08 Embassy says they'll send packet 3.5 within 7-10 days

10/14/08 Received Packet 3.5 - Incomplete.

10/21/08 Received Packet 3.5 upon request - WRONG packet! UGGGHHH!

10/23/08 Sent 3.5

11/14/08 Packet 4

11/20/08 Medical

11/26/08 INTERVIEW --- APPROVED Alhamdulillah!

12/19/08 VISA IN HAND

12/26/08 POE Washington D.C.

xuemei Explorer

xuemei   0

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Xuemei,

Just look at my timeline.

Says it all.

Dhobee, I guess you know what I feel. not good.

Sent I-130 to TSC

Received NOA1 from CSC with a date of 8/15/06

I-130 petition approved 4/16/2008 after 19 months.

Got IIN from NVC 5-13-08

Paid AOS fee online 5-14-08, Paid IV Fee online 5-27-08

Sent I-864 forms 5-27-08

Sent DS-230 forms 5-28-08

6-2-08 called NVC and msg says "received all information,processing will take 4-6 weeks"

6-13-08 called NVC, CR1 is complete, sent RFE for CR2. returned to NVC, waitn on result

6-26-08 case complete/approved. Waiting to be transferred to U.S. Embassy in Guangzhou, China for interview date

7-7-08 Petition forwarded to Guanzhou, China. Awaiting interview letter.

thermophile Community Regular

thermophile   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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a lawyer can't actually get anything pushed through CIS any quicker-any lawyer that claims to be able to speed up your process is blatently lying. Some of us just get screwed, yes it sucks and we should fight it but going into debt to hire a lawyer isn't a good investment. However, that said you do have an extra twist with the previous filing. Even without having that type of complication it took over a year for our I-130 to be approved, I just kept asking my Senator to check into it every couple of months.

met summer 1999, summer 2000 hooked up-whoo hoo summer fling

summer fling failed to fizzle, married 2003

I-130 mailed 12/15/03

4/1/04 no word from NE contacted senators office, app found

NOA1 4/13/04

Gave up on ridiculously long US process-started Canadian

12/4/04 submitted app

LSS app returned because of missed signatures, lost in transit, resubmitted in June

9/28/05 landed, yippie

10/4/05 fly back to US to "finish up Master's" lose mind and switch to PhD

Damn it back to the US process

3/something/2005 finally get NOA2, no idea why it took so long

4/15/07 get case approval from NVC

8/9/07 Montreal here we come

10/14/07 hubby activated his visa

xuemei Explorer

xuemei   0

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a lawyer can't actually get anything pushed through CIS any quicker-any lawyer that claims to be able to speed up your process is blatently lying. Some of us just get screwed, yes it sucks and we should fight it but going into debt to hire a lawyer isn't a good investment. However, that said you do have an extra twist with the previous filing. Even without having that type of complication it took over a year for our I-130 to be approved, I just kept asking my Senator to check into it every couple of months.

I have a congressman, a senator who already contactedthe CSC. My question is, I have anotherSenator who might contact them and I was also thinking to Contact the CIS Ombudsman.... I only hesitate because i'm afraid to make them mad at my case... might sound silly, but they seem to have us at thier mercy.

Sent I-130 to TSC

Received NOA1 from CSC with a date of 8/15/06

I-130 petition approved 4/16/2008 after 19 months.

Got IIN from NVC 5-13-08

Paid AOS fee online 5-14-08, Paid IV Fee online 5-27-08

Sent I-864 forms 5-27-08

Sent DS-230 forms 5-28-08

6-2-08 called NVC and msg says "received all information,processing will take 4-6 weeks"

6-13-08 called NVC, CR1 is complete, sent RFE for CR2. returned to NVC, waitn on result

6-26-08 case complete/approved. Waiting to be transferred to U.S. Embassy in Guangzhou, China for interview date

7-7-08 Petition forwarded to Guanzhou, China. Awaiting interview letter.

kim_03 Newbie

kim_03   0

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hi!

I am sorry. It's so sad. As far as I know, USCIS is not doing the Name check for I-130. It has been posted in one of their internal memos. I have this Memo. Are u sure that your case is pending because of the Name check. I apllied for my wife in September 2006(TO VSC) through Green card. Revived a NOA1 in Sep 2006. I just became US citizen last month and sent a letter to VSC to update my wife petition to IR1 category. Anyone in similar situation. And if u want I can post that Memo. Good luck to all!! regards, kim

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cander42 Explorer

cander42   0

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hi guys

i realy know what every one feel , our case I 130 for a spouse from 2005(under namd check this year) and recently in march first we filed I 129f but still nothing ,I just think may be they will hold our I129f untill the name check done with I130F , you know guys all that not fair they make us suffer

thermophile Community Regular

thermophile   0

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we are at their mercy but I really don't think that contacting the ombudsman would hurt anything. if nothing else it may make someone dig out your app and explain why it's taking so long. maybe they'll figure out that it should be quickly dealt with.

met summer 1999, summer 2000 hooked up-whoo hoo summer fling

summer fling failed to fizzle, married 2003

I-130 mailed 12/15/03

4/1/04 no word from NE contacted senators office, app found

NOA1 4/13/04

Gave up on ridiculously long US process-started Canadian

12/4/04 submitted app

LSS app returned because of missed signatures, lost in transit, resubmitted in June

9/28/05 landed, yippie

10/4/05 fly back to US to "finish up Master's" lose mind and switch to PhD

Damn it back to the US process

3/something/2005 finally get NOA2, no idea why it took so long

4/15/07 get case approval from NVC

8/9/07 Montreal here we come

10/14/07 hubby activated his visa

xuemei Explorer

xuemei   0

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how you contact ombudsman

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/cisomb_dhsform7001.pdf

Sent I-130 to TSC

Received NOA1 from CSC with a date of 8/15/06

I-130 petition approved 4/16/2008 after 19 months.

Got IIN from NVC 5-13-08

Paid AOS fee online 5-14-08, Paid IV Fee online 5-27-08

Sent I-864 forms 5-27-08

Sent DS-230 forms 5-28-08

6-2-08 called NVC and msg says "received all information,processing will take 4-6 weeks"

6-13-08 called NVC, CR1 is complete, sent RFE for CR2. returned to NVC, waitn on result

6-26-08 case complete/approved. Waiting to be transferred to U.S. Embassy in Guangzhou, China for interview date

7-7-08 Petition forwarded to Guanzhou, China. Awaiting interview letter.

xuemei Explorer

xuemei   0

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hi!

I am sorry. It's so sad. As far as I know, USCIS is not doing the Name check for I-130. It has been posted in one of their internal memos. I have this Memo. Are u sure that your case is pending because of the Name check. I apllied for my wife in September 2006(TO VSC) through Green card. Revived a NOA1 in Sep 2006. I just became US citizen last month and sent a letter to VSC to update my wife petition to IR1 category. Anyone in similar situation. And if u want I can post that Memo. Good luck to all!! regards, kim

They sent me and the senator a letter saying they were doing background checks. If you can post a memo, I'd like to see it.

Sent I-130 to TSC

Received NOA1 from CSC with a date of 8/15/06

I-130 petition approved 4/16/2008 after 19 months.

Got IIN from NVC 5-13-08

Paid AOS fee online 5-14-08, Paid IV Fee online 5-27-08

Sent I-864 forms 5-27-08

Sent DS-230 forms 5-28-08

6-2-08 called NVC and msg says "received all information,processing will take 4-6 weeks"

6-13-08 called NVC, CR1 is complete, sent RFE for CR2. returned to NVC, waitn on result

6-26-08 case complete/approved. Waiting to be transferred to U.S. Embassy in Guangzhou, China for interview date

7-7-08 Petition forwarded to Guanzhou, China. Awaiting interview letter.

xuemei Explorer

xuemei   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Timeline
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hi!

I am sorry. It's so sad. As far as I know, USCIS is not doing the Name check for I-130. It has been posted in one of their internal memos. I have this Memo. Are u sure that your case is pending because of the Name check. I apllied for my wife in September 2006(TO VSC) through Green card. Revived a NOA1 in Sep 2006. I just became US citizen last month and sent a letter to VSC to update my wife petition to IR1 category. Anyone in similar situation. And if u want I can post that Memo. Good luck to all!! regards, kim

They sent me and the senator a letter saying they were doing background checks. If you can post a memo, I'd like to see it.

I sent a letter to the Ombudsman today. It will take at least 14 days before they receive it(they security screen it before it goes to the office). I can only hope something happens in the near future.

Sent I-130 to TSC

Received NOA1 from CSC with a date of 8/15/06

I-130 petition approved 4/16/2008 after 19 months.

Got IIN from NVC 5-13-08

Paid AOS fee online 5-14-08, Paid IV Fee online 5-27-08

Sent I-864 forms 5-27-08

Sent DS-230 forms 5-28-08

6-2-08 called NVC and msg says "received all information,processing will take 4-6 weeks"

6-13-08 called NVC, CR1 is complete, sent RFE for CR2. returned to NVC, waitn on result

6-26-08 case complete/approved. Waiting to be transferred to U.S. Embassy in Guangzhou, China for interview date

7-7-08 Petition forwarded to Guanzhou, China. Awaiting interview letter.

 
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