I-824 sent and what's next??

[AnneiyAndJacky 0]

Both I130 and I129f have been approved on December 1st and we sent out I-824 on December 5th (Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition) and we havent heard anything from nvc or uscis yet. Does anybody know anything about the process? How long usually takes for us to be notified by nvc?

[Yodrak 7]

AnneiyAndJacky,

You should get something from the NVC with regard to the immigrant visa several weeks to a month or so after they receive the approved I-130 petition from the USCIS. By then the approved I-129f petition should already be at the consular section in Manilla and your K3 visa application in progress.

Are you planning to return to the Philippines for the immigrant visa rather than adjust status from K3 here in the USA?

Yodrak

Both I130 and I129f have been approved on December 1st and we sent out I-824 on December 5th (Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition) and we havent heard anything from nvc or uscis yet. Does anybody know anything about the process? How long usually takes for us to be notified by nvc?

[riblet 0]

It seems to be normal for it to take several weeks for the approved I129F to get to NVC. You can call NVC to check if they have received it.

I am also curious regarding your filing the I824 - did your I130 NOA2 indicate that it was being retained? It would only be necessary to file the I824 if you hope to interview for the CR1 in the Phillipines.

I am going to add you to the Tracking Approved I130s thread in the I130 forum. Not many people have had to file the I824 yet, so we really don't know how long it takes.

Good luck with everything!

[AnneiyAndJacky 0]

It seems to be normal for it to take several weeks for the approved I129F to get to NVC. You can call NVC to check if they have received it.

I am also curious regarding your filing the I824 - did your I130 NOA2 indicate that it was being retained? It would only be necessary to file the I824 if you hope to interview for the CR1 in the Phillipines.

I am going to add you to the Tracking Approved I130s thread in the I130 forum. Not many people have had to file the I824 yet, so we really don't know how long it takes.

Good luck with everything!

thanks for all infos.. We called NVC and said that they already got the NOA1 form for I824, and that's all we've got as of now

[aussiewench 9]

Going by the processing dates on the USCIS site, it is showing up to 6 months for the I-824, just as it does for petitions. As yodrak asked, are you intending to return to the Philippines for the CR-1, as opposed to adjusting status in the US from the K-3?

[AnneiyAndJacky 0]

AnneiyAndJacky,

You should get something from the NVC with regard to the immigrant visa several weeks to a month or so after they receive the approved I-130 petition from the USCIS. By then the approved I-129f petition should already be at the consular section in Manilla and your K3 visa application in progress.

Are you planning to return to the Philippines for the immigrant visa rather than adjust status from K3 here in the USA?

Yodrak

=== Im planning to adjust my status in the U.S not in the Philippines.

Edited December 23, 2006 by AnneiyAndJacky

[AnneiyAndJacky 0]

It seems to be normal for it to take several weeks for the approved I129F to get to NVC. You can call NVC to check if they have received it.

I am also curious regarding your filing the I824 - did your I130 NOA2 indicate that it was being retained? It would only be necessary to file the I824 if you hope to interview for the CR1 in the Phillipines.

I am going to add you to the Tracking Approved I130s thread in the I130 forum. Not many people have had to file the I824 yet, so we really don't know how long it takes.

Good luck with everything!

MY I-130 NOA2 did not indicate it was being retained

[Yodrak 7]

AnneiyAndJacky

Then why did you send an I-824 to have the approved I-130 petition sent to the DoS? When you apply for adjustment the USCIS is going to have to go get the petition back again.

Yodrak

AnneiyAndJacky,

You should get something from the NVC with regard to the immigrant visa several weeks to a month or so after they receive the approved I-130 petition from the USCIS. By then the approved I-129f petition should already be at the consular section in Manilla and your K3 visa application in progress.

Are you planning to return to the Philippines for the immigrant visa rather than adjust status from K3 here in the USA?

Yodrak

=== Im planning to adjust my status in the U.S not in the Philippines.

[AnneiyAndJacky 0]

AnneiyAndJacky

Then why did you send an I-824 to have the approved I-130 petition sent to the DoS? When you apply for adjustment the USCIS is going to have to go get the petition back again.

Yodrak

AnneiyAndJacky,

You should get something from the NVC with regard to the immigrant visa several weeks to a month or so after they receive the approved I-130 petition from the USCIS. By then the approved I-129f petition should already be at the consular section in Manilla and your K3 visa application in progress.

Are you planning to return to the Philippines for the immigrant visa rather than adjust status from K3 here in the USA?

Yodrak

=== Im planning to adjust my status in the U.S not in the Philippines.

We simply followed instructions on the approval notice of I-130. The USCIS made a mistake & thought Anneiy is in the States already and states that Anneiy can either adjust status at the local INS office or notify USCIS if not. Jacky also called the USCIS customer svcs and informed them the mistake. AND THE AGENT WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE SAID THAT I (JACKY) CAN FAX OR WRITE TO THEM TO INDICATE THE MISTAKE & FILE THE I-824 AT THE SAME TIME TO TELL THEM (uscis) WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO NEXT. So Jacky did write to them regarding the mistake & filed I-824 and have already got the receipt (NOA ).

I guess what the USCIS agent said was misleading. I just spent $200 dollars for I-824 which most people did not have to. On the I-824, I chose the option "forward the approved petition to NVC."

We spend most attention on pursuing i-129F so we forgot some progress and thought I-130 should also be forwarded from USCIS to NVC just like I-129F.

[aussiewench 9]

AnneiyAndJacky

Then why did you send an I-824 to have the approved I-130 petition sent to the DoS? When you apply for adjustment the USCIS is going to have to go get the petition back again.

Yodrak

AnneiyAndJacky,

You should get something from the NVC with regard to the immigrant visa several weeks to a month or so after they receive the approved I-130 petition from the USCIS. By then the approved I-129f petition should already be at the consular section in Manilla and your K3 visa application in progress.

Are you planning to return to the Philippines for the immigrant visa rather than adjust status from K3 here in the USA?

Yodrak

=== Im planning to adjust my status in the U.S not in the Philippines.

We simply followed instructions on the approval notice of I-130. The USCIS made a mistake & thought Anneiy is in the States already and states that Anneiy can either adjust status at the local INS office or notify USCIS if not. Jacky also called the USCIS customer svcs and informed them the mistake. AND THE AGENT WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE SAID THAT I (JACKY) CAN FAX OR WRITE TO THEM TO INDICATE THE MISTAKE & FILE THE I-824 AT THE SAME TIME TO TELL THEM (uscis) WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO NEXT. So Jacky did write to them regarding the mistake & filed I-824 and have already got the receipt (NOA ).

I guess what the USCIS agent said was misleading. I just spent $200 dollars for I-824 which most people did not have to. On the I-824, I chose the option "forward the approved petition to NVC."

We spend most attention on pursuing i-129F so we forgot some progress and thought I-130 should also be forwarded from USCIS to NVC just like I-129F.

You need to notify in writing that you will be adjusting status in the US from the K-3. Hopefully this error can be corrected prior to the service center forwarding the I-130 to NVC.

[Yodrak 7]

AnneiyAndJacky,

we simply followed instructions on the approval notice of I-130. The USCIS made a mistake & thought Anneiy is in the States already and states that Anneiy can either adjust status at the local INS office or notify USCIS if not.

Not exactly a mistake, but certainly confusing to you unless you have developed a good sense of things. The USCIS is using an existing notice, that is applicable if not clear, because it knows that you have embarked on the K3 visa route and that Anneiy will be in the USA as a K3 if you continue on that route as most people do.

Jacky also called the USCIS customer svcs and informed them the mistake. AND THE AGENT WHO ANSWERED THE PHONE SAID THAT I (JACKY) CAN FAX OR WRITE TO THEM TO INDICATE THE MISTAKE & FILE THE I-824 AT THE SAME TIME TO TELL THEM (uscis) WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO NEXT. So Jacky did write to them regarding the mistake & filed I-824 and have already got the receipt (NOA ).

I guess what the USCIS agent said was misleading. I just spent $200 dollars for I-824 which most people did not have to. On the I-824, I chose the option "forward the approved petition to NVC."

We spend most attention on pursuing i-129F so we forgot some progress and thought I-130 should also be forwarded from USCIS to NVC just like I-129F.

The approved I-130 should only be sent to the NVC if Anneiy wants to pursue an immigrant visa, either instead of or after receiving her K3 visa. Otherwise, the USCIS needs the approved petition and the DoS has no need for it.

Perhaps your unfortunate example will help others to understand a bit better and save them some unnecessary expense.

Yodrak

Edited December 26, 2006 by Yodrak

[CherylandMike 0]

I'm not convinced this is either a mistake or unfortunate. It's something I've been contemplating... I just don't have the approvals yet, so I haven't had to make the decision (gamble)

If it's taking 4 to 5 months to get a "K" visa interview at the Manila embassy, isn't it possible the IR1/CR1 could catch up, especially if some of the shortcuts are used to help speed up the documents at the NVC? What happens if the embassy receives the CR1 before the K3 interview takes place, and the K3 interview has already been scheduled? Is the CR1 interview given at the K3's scheduled time? If the K3 has not been scheduled, does the CR1 just "overtake" the K3? Except for the extra $200, has the I-824 changed any of the assumptions of the past that it was often a good thing to have both visa applications proceed to the embassy?

It's a little unclear to me in looking at the timelines for people who have both the I129f and I130 approved, which visa they were interviewed for, and which one did they receive. I know it's difficult to include EVERYTHING on the tables.

Mike

[Yodrak 7]

Mike,

That's a good set of questions, some of which might best be asked of one's particular consulate.

Yodrak

.....

If it's taking 4 to 5 months to get a "K" visa interview at the Manila embassy, isn't it possible the IR1/CR1 could catch up, especially if some of the shortcuts are used to help speed up the documents at the NVC? What happens if the embassy receives the CR1 before the K3 interview takes place, and the K3 interview has already been scheduled? Is the CR1 interview given at the K3's scheduled time? If the K3 has not been scheduled, does the CR1 just "overtake" the K3? Except for the extra $200, has the I-824 changed any of the assumptions of the past that it was often a good thing to have both visa applications proceed to the embassy?

.....

Mike

Edited December 26, 2006 by Yodrak