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RobinAtAileen   0

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I called CSC, DOS and NVC today. CSC pretty much confirmed they wait for a batch of applications to pile up and then send them in one shipment. It is not based on timing, but instead quantity.

Why would they do this? Having been involved in corporate cost savings programs, one can look really good saving millions of dollars a year. Consider this.

I'm not sure how many applications are approved and shipped from CSC to NVC in New Hampshire. Let's say it is one million. If they save $1 in shipping per application, they just saved the CSC $1 million. Just think how good the Director will look now. I'm sure he/she will receive a fat bonus check. Sadly at our expense -- time with our families and significant others.

So if CSC is slow approving applications, they will be slow shipping to the NVC. Wow.

I'm so ticked, I'll stop while I'm ahead.

3/17/2007: Married

I-130 Timeline

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4/2/2007: Sent (Received Date)

4/9/2007: NOA1 Notice Date (7 days)

4/10/2007: NOA1 Post dated (8 days)

4/14/2007: NOA1 Received (12 days)

9/4/2007: NOA2 APPROVAL (155 days)

9/5/2007: CRIS Approval Notice, 1:23 PM CDT (156 days)

9/6/2007: NOA2 Post Marked (157 days)

9/10/2007: NOA2 Received in mail (161 days)

I-129F Timeline

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4/22/2007: Sent (Received Date)

4/25/2007: NOA1 Notice Date (3 days)

4/25/2007: NOA1 Post dated (3 days)

4/25/2007: Transfered from NSC to CSC (3 days)

4/28/2007: NOA1 Received (6 days)

5/11/2007: Transfer Notice Date (19 days)

5/14/2007: Transfer Notice Post Date (22 days)

6/5/2007: Online Transfer Notice (44 days)

9/4/2007: NOA2 APPROVAL (135 days)

9/4/2007: CRIS Approval Notice, 9:23 PM CDT (135 days)

9/6/2007: NOA2 Post Marked (137 days)

9/10/2007: NOA2 Received in mail (141 days)

10/1/2007: Received by NVC (162 days)

10/3/2007: NVC Sent (164 days)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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why are some people getting approved so much faster than others? I have seen march people and april people (like myself) not yet approved... yet I see people in July and August (1 person) already getting approved for the I-130... crying.gif crying.gif crying.gif now that is NOT FAIR... so just because we sent our application in when they @#(*(% up their system, it means we have to wait much longer? (during the months of march - may, they didn't do #######)...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88074

I-130 STAGE 1 : 533 days - 1 year 6 months (4/16/2007 to 9/22/2008)

Priority Date I-130 : 4/16/2007 ( 533 days , APPROVED 9/22/2008)
Transferred to local office based on "security checks" : 11/27/2007
wrote hundreds of letters - received letter from FBI Records Management Chief stating no security checks
local office interview : 2/21/2008 - brought my parents too (result : you will get approval within 2-3 weeks)
5/2/2008 - (lawsuit) Writ of Mandamus - OFFICIAL DATE (7/29/2008)
9/22/2008 - CALL AND EMAIL COPY OF APPROVAL NOTICE FROM LAWYER

NVC STAGE 2 : 99 days - 3 months (9/30/2008 to 1/7/2009)
NVC Received : 9/30/2008
Received Packet 3 (I-864/DS-230) : 11/10/2008
NVC says "RFE sent out 12/9/08 for missing documents" : 12/10/2008
CASE COMPLETE - 1/7/2009

CONSULATE STAGE 3 : 96 days - 3 months (1/8/2009 to 4/14/2009)
CLEARED CUSTOMS - 3/10/2009
**APPOINTMENT DATE : 4/14/2009, 7:15AM**
** BLUE SLIP **

AP STAGE 4 : 97 days - 3 months (4/14/2009 to 7/20/2009)
DOS call to receive I-601 (Waiver of Grounds for Inadmissibility - basically denial) from Guangzhou : 6/24/2009

REMOVAL OF I-601 due to my letters to the USCIS Director, Michael Aytes: 6/29/2009
CALL-IN LETTER NOTIFIED : 7/8/2009
CALL-IN LETTER (APPROVAL)!! : 7/16/2009
ALL DONE!! (got both GREEN CARD & SSN CARD) : 10/1/2009

"http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/194075-feel-like-a-cr-1-csc-castaway/page-60" (pages 53-63) for more updates and letter I wrote to Director Michael Aytes and his replies and back and forth..

HER PARENTS - 10 months so far

I-130 Sent In : 1/7/2013

I-130 Approval : 3/28/2013

Transfer to NVC : 6/12/2013

Case Complete : 8/25/2013

"Ready for Interview" (Ready to wait for 1-3 Months, this is official NVC letter transfer date) : 9/9/2013

DHL Tracking : arrived 9/24/2013

P4 Letter : 11/21/2013

Interview Date : 12/9/2013, originally 12/3, stupid lawyer filled out her dad's passport number wrong..

Interview Passed : 12/9/2013

Visa "Issued" on CEAC : 12/10/2013

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axp101   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Russia
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Why don't we all get to gether and draft a petition and send to all the senetors?

Guys just sitting and complaining is not going to help our cases. If we all complain together it has more power.

So if you support please reply.

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Well, once your paperwork gets out of CSC's hands things move fast as heck! Our paperwork got to NVC on September 11th and I just found out that it was forwarded to the embassy in Peru on September 13th. My God! I don't see how NVC can be so freaking efficient while CSC is the epitome of inefficiency. I guess it's all part of the process though. I keep telling myself that this process will make our relationship much stronger and I really believe that.

Good luck to everyone still waiting...your time is coming soon.

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nvc is still holding my petition since sept 5

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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I called CSC, DOS and NVC today. CSC pretty much confirmed they wait for a batch of applications to pile up and then send them in one shipment. It is not based on timing, but instead quantity.

Why would they do this? Having been involved in corporate cost savings programs, one can look really good saving millions of dollars a year. Consider this.

I'm not sure how many applications are approved and shipped from CSC to NVC in New Hampshire. Let's say it is one million. If they save $1 in shipping per application, they just saved the CSC $1 million. Just think how good the Director will look now. I'm sure he/she will receive a fat bonus check. Sadly at our expense -- time with our families and significant others.

So if CSC is slow approving applications, they will be slow shipping to the NVC. Wow.

I'm so ticked, I'll stop while I'm ahead.

You know that was exactly what I suspected back when we were waiting but didn't have any idea if it was true or not. This would then make sense why we should "allow 30 days" for like every single mailing. Probably they save up until they have a full load or send it every 30 days. We are all just money to them, not people. But even then, they are too dumb to give us an opportunity to pay more to have things done in a timely and/or fair fashion. All you can do is just shake your head at these people and suffer through it.

Well, once your paperwork gets out of CSC's hands things move fast as heck! Our paperwork got to NVC on September 11th and I just found out that it was forwarded to the embassy in Peru on September 13th. My God! I don't see how NVC can be so freaking efficient while CSC is the epitome of inefficiency. I guess it's all part of the process though. I keep telling myself that this process will make our relationship much stronger and I really believe that.

Good luck to everyone still waiting...your time is coming soon.

And yes, as soon as NVC got our approved I-129F it was right on it's way to the embassy in Ukraine. And furthermore, within a couple days I received a notice in the mail with this information. It actually arrived and in a timely fashion. Unforunately, I can't say the same about our approvals from CSC....they never came at all.

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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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.

Kim, did you get the NOA2 notices in the snail mail for both petitions? if yes, can you share the dates?

thanks.

Sorry, I have been off for awhile. You know, I am not sure when my husband received the NOA2's but we did get them in the mail.

We still have had nothing from the NVC but my husband has not called them. I have to advise them that I have changed my address here in Canada.

Will just brought the NOA2's with him on a visit and the I-130 states what someone has mentioned near the beginning of this thread.....The petition indicates that the person for whom you are petitioning is in the US and will apply for Adjustment of status. He or she should contact the local INS office to obtain Form I-485, Application for Permanent Residence.

If the person for whom you are petitioning decides to apply for a visa outside the US based on this petition, the petitioner should file Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, with this office to request that we send the petition to the Department of State National Visa Center.

What do we do with this? Do we just ignore it and complete the I-485 when I get my Visa and move to the US or should we be completing the I-824 now?

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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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.

Kim, did you get the NOA2 notices in the snail mail for both petitions? if yes, can you share the dates?

thanks.

Sorry, I have been off for awhile. You know, I am not sure when my husband received the NOA2's but we did get them in the mail.

We still have had nothing from the NVC but my husband has not called them. I have to advise them that I have changed my address here in Canada.

Will just brought the NOA2's with him on a visit and the I-130 states what someone has mentioned near the beginning of this thread.....The petition indicates that the person for whom you are petitioning is in the US and will apply for Adjustment of status. He or she should contact the local INS office to obtain Form I-485, Application for Permanent Residence.

If the person for whom you are petitioning decides to apply for a visa outside the US based on this petition, the petitioner should file Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, with this office to request that we send the petition to the Department of State National Visa Center.

What do we do with this? Do we just ignore it and complete the I-485 when I get my Visa and move to the US or should we be completing the I-824 now?

Hi Kim,

The answer to your question depends on your future visa plans... If you would like pursue K3, which technically is a non-immigrant visa, then you can enter the US on a two-year multiple entry K3 visa and file your AOS(485) here in the US but if you would like to pursue CR1/IR1 then you will have to file I-824 to get your I130 going again.. to NVC and then to one of the embassies in Canada...Sorry if u already knew this but I thought this is what you were looking for..

In my PERSONAL opinion, keeping in mind the overall visa/fees/embassy structure in YOUR case.. meaning since you are from Canada and can travel to US frequently.. It may be easier for you to get a K3 visa and then go back for your IR1/CR1 interview (hence avoiding the costly $1010 AOS fees)... provided you file the I-824 to continue the processing of your I130.. but please do check with some other VJ pros here .. I may be missing something.. and I should also mention that you should check on the processing timeline for I-824 and I believe the filing fee for I-824 is some $250 or so.. unless they changed it recently..

Hope this helps. Good Luck... :thumbs:

I-130 Timeline

I-130 sent - 05/15/07

APPROVED: 10/30/07 (168 days)

________________________________________________________________________

I-129F(K3) Timeline

I-129F - sent 06/07/07

APPROVED: 10/30/07 (145 days)

NVC Received: 11/08/07

NVC Left: 11/15/07

Packet 3 mailed out by Mumbai: 11/19/07 (Haven't received it as of 12/03/07)

Packet 3 printed off US Consulate, Mumbai website and mailed back: 12/03/07

Rec'vd Visa Appointment Letter: 12/15/07

Interview Date at Mumbai: 03/05/08

K3 VISA APPROVED: 03/05/08

POE: LAX on 03/10/08; Wife was asked just a few basic questions.

________________________________________________________________________

AOS Timeline

AOS Packet (I-485 & I-765) mailed - 04/01/08

NOA1 (AOS & EAD) - 04/11/08

Biometrics Appt (AOS & EAD): 04/24/08. DONE!!!

EAD Card Production ordered (CRIS Update): 05/30/08 :-)

EAD Card Rec'd in the mail: 06/09/08. Thanks.

AOS Interview Scheduled for: 08/29/2008 APPROVED

GCard rec'vd: 09/09/08. Yay.... Done with USCIS until lifting conditions :-)

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