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Hi LvivLovers,

Very interesting. So USCIS (CSC) ignored your attempt to clearly indicate you want consular processing for your I130. I can't say that I am surprised, but your experience will be valuable to others hoping to try the same thing (keep both the CR-1 and K3 options open).

Congrats on the getting your I129F forward to Kyiv! :thumbs:

I couldn't take it any more! We've been calling the NVC every day for 3 weeks checking to see if they received our I-130 yet and getting the same "have not received message". Also, I have still not received my NOA2 from either I-129F or I-130 even though CRIS showed they were both approved on Aug. 8. So today I broke down and called CSC using the RFE trick again. I found out that our I-130 had gone to the NBC and our I-129F had gone to the NVC on Aug. 30. (This shouldn't have been the case by the way. See this post for more info: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86217 ) I also called the NVC to confirm this and the operator there told me that our I-129F is now on its way to the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine! So it looks like we will be making a K3 visa instead of a CR-1 and hopefully my wife will be here in less than 2 months if all goes well!

Best of luck everyone!

Yes. I sort of expected them to just ignore it right from the beginning. But I figured it was worth a try so we could have 2 horses in the race so to speak. The woman I talked to at CSC was actually an adjudicator and it was sad because I could tell she didn't understand the process nearly as good as we do on VJ. She completely couldn't understand the concept of having both the I-129F and I-130 active at the same time and just kept saying that would be too confusing. haha Oh well. It was to be expected, I guess! Good thing is I'll see my wife soon!!!!

Thanks again, and best of luck on your journey!

Ha! That's entertaining. We know more than the "pros" know.

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I called NVC a few hours ago and they still hadn't received my paperwork. It sounds like 3-4 weeks is pretty much par for the course these days. I guess I should probably wait another week to call NVC. I'm assuming CSC won't pull off any miracles and get it there sooner. Oh well. :whistle:

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I called NVC today as well... they have not received my paperwork either :crying: :crying: :crying:

I-130 timeline

03/13/2007 - Sent I-130 to Nebraska Service Center

03/20/2007 - Received NOA1 for I-130 from California Service Center

08/14/2007 - Approved!

I-129F timeline

03/21/2007 - Sent I-129F to Chicago

04/04/2007 - Received NOA1 from MSC

08/14/2007 - Approved!

09/14/2007 - Received by Consulate

10/03/2007 - Delivered Packet3 to Consulate

10/12/2007 - Packet3 acknowledged, received Packet4

12/20/2007 - Interview date

12/23/2007 - POE Chicago

AOS/EAD

01/23/2008 - Sent AOD and EAD applications

01/31/2008 - NOA1 for AOS and EAD

03/07/2008 - Biometrics Appointment

03/22/2008 - Received EAD card in mail

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Nope have not heard a thing. It has been 2 weeks since we were approved so I am assuming we have approx. 2 more weeks.

I-130 Process

02-24-2007 | Marriage

03-21-2007 | mailed I-130 to Nebraska

04-05-2007 | Received NOA1

08-23-2007 | touched, wooohoooo (4.5 months later)

08-23-2007 | approved

Unsure | received NOA2

I-129F

04-09-2007 | mailed I-129F to Chicago

04-20-2007 | cheque cashed

04-23-2007 | Received NOA1 - advised it could take 60-180 days

to process

05-04-2007 | file transferred to California

05-08-2007 | touched

05-31-2007 | email received re: I-129F is pending at CSC

06-01-2007 | touched

08-23-2007 | approved and to be forwarded to NVC

Unsure | received NOA2

10-02-2007 | received letter dated 09-27-2007 from NVC stating they received it and would forward

to Consulate in Vancouver

10-09-2007 | emailed Consulate to advise of my new address in Canada

10-10-2007 | email received from the Consulate stating they received my file on 10-01-2007 and

mailed the package to me but would mail another that day to my new address.

10-11-2007 | received the original package that was mailed to my old address (forwarded by the post

office)

10-24-2007 l medical exam and faxed checklist to Consulate

10-25-2007 l interview date letter mailed to me by Consulate

10-29-2007 l email reply from Consulate advising they mailed the letter and my interview date is set for

my birthday, November 13, 2007

11-13-2007 l interview at 1:00 at Consulate. Verbal approval

11-14-2007 l picked up my visa....woohoooo

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wowwwwwwwwww i cant believe this.......................nvs is so fast..............damn...........may be i am not used to it or something.................wowwwwwwwwwwwww my case has been forward to us embassy back in my country............wowwwwwwwww...............i still cant belive that its been so quick.....................can somebody pinch me..........may be i am in the dream or something...........

any way finally its rolling :dance::dance::dance:

best of luck for all of those who are waiting

thank for all the support and help during the journey

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wowwwwwwwwww i cant believe this.......................nvs is so fast..............damn...........may be i am not used to it or something.................wowwwwwwwwwwwww my case has been forward to us embassy back in my country............wowwwwwwwww...............i still cant belive that its been so quick.....................can somebody pinch me..........may be i am in the dream or something...........

any way finally its rolling :dance::dance::dance:

best of luck for all of those who are waiting

thank for all the support and help during the journey

Thats awesome sau... I am very happy for you :) I wish I was in the same boat as you. My cases got approved a day after yours, but mine still isn't at NVC yet :( Damn USCIS :devil:

I-130 timeline

03/13/2007 - Sent I-130 to Nebraska Service Center

03/20/2007 - Received NOA1 for I-130 from California Service Center

08/14/2007 - Approved!

I-129F timeline

03/21/2007 - Sent I-129F to Chicago

04/04/2007 - Received NOA1 from MSC

08/14/2007 - Approved!

09/14/2007 - Received by Consulate

10/03/2007 - Delivered Packet3 to Consulate

10/12/2007 - Packet3 acknowledged, received Packet4

12/20/2007 - Interview date

12/23/2007 - POE Chicago

AOS/EAD

01/23/2008 - Sent AOD and EAD applications

01/31/2008 - NOA1 for AOS and EAD

03/07/2008 - Biometrics Appointment

03/22/2008 - Received EAD card in mail

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Congrats! :thumbs:

wowwwwwwwwww i cant believe this.......................nvs is so fast..............damn...........may be i am not used to it or something.................wowwwwwwwwwwwww my case has been forward to us embassy back in my country............wowwwwwwwww...............i still cant belive that its been so quick.....................can somebody pinch me..........may be i am in the dream or something...........

any way finally its rolling :dance::dance::dance:

best of luck for all of those who are waiting

thank for all the support and help during the journey

03/12/2007 - Married to my beautiful wife

04/16/2007 - Sent I-130 to VSC via USPS Express Mail

05/12/2007 - NOA1 received by snail mail after a loooong wait

05/14/2007 - Sent I-129F for K3 to Chicago Lockbox via USPS Express Mail

10/22/2007 - I129F APPROVED (161 days), I130 APPROVED (188 days)

11/08/2007 - I129F received at NVC, embassy case number generated.

11/13/2007 - I129F forwarded to embassy.

11/18/2007 - 129F petition received at embassy

01/09/2008 - finally, DOS gives me the interview date, April 16, 2007 (ouch)

01/23/2008 - never got packet 4, emailed embassy

04/11/2008 - picked up packet 4, did medical

04/14/2008 - medical report pickup, no problems

04/16/2008 - interview date- APPROVED!!!!!

04/18/2008 - both of us are home at last, POE JFK!

05/21/2008 - sent AOS and EAD

05/27/2008 - received NOA1 for AOS and for EAD

06/02/2008 - received Biometrics appt letter

06/19/2008 - Biometrics appointment scheduled - DONE

06/19/2008 - both AOS and EAD touched because of biometrics

07/29/2008 - EAD approved.

05/13/2009 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!/ Card production ordered email

05/18/2009 - Welcome Letter received

06/12/2009 - Second card production ordered email

06/19/2009 - Approval notice send email

06/22/2009 - Green Card received

04/09/2012 - Applied for Citizenship by Express Mailing N400 to NBC

04/10/2012 - N400 received by USCIS

06/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/27/2012 - Appointment scheduled for N400 interview

09/05/2012 - Interview passed, oath ceremony completed, and Naturalization certificate received.

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i called nvc as well...my case isn't there yet....(sigh)

AOS---Mailed 6/6/2008

Check cashed---6/16/2008

Noa's received--6/18/2008 (date of 6/13/2008)

Biometrics appt--7/9/2008

RFE's received--7/12/2008

Resubmitted information--8/11/2008

EAD Card production ordered--10/2/2008

EAD approved--10/10/2008

Work card received in mail--10/11/2008

Applied for SSN--10/15/2008

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Just an FYI...if you had both your I-130 and I-129F approved around the same time, chances are, only your I-129F will be sent to the NVC, so make sure you talk to an operator and ask them about your I-129F. Just checking for your I-130 through the automated phone system won't help if they only transfer your I-129F in other words!

Wife's visa journey:

03/19/07: Initial mailing of I-129F.

07/07/11: U.S. Citizenship approved and Oath Ceremony!

MIL's visa journey:

07/26/11: Initial mailing of I-130.

05/22/12: Interview passed!

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hello livilovers

can you update your time line plzzzzzz...........

will help others those who are waiting

nvc received and left

Done! I updated it in my signature and totally forgot about the timeline. I don't think I even looked at timelines at all since our forms were approved! haha

Wife's visa journey:

03/19/07: Initial mailing of I-129F.

07/07/11: U.S. Citizenship approved and Oath Ceremony!

MIL's visa journey:

07/26/11: Initial mailing of I-130.

05/22/12: Interview passed!

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