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rahulk09   0

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Hello Ladies and Gentleman,

I Have got email from USCIS that my both petition (I-129F and I-130) approved. Both of the petition approved at same time, I don't know what to do now. Can somebody please help me with this.

Should I go with I-130 or I-129F?

Do I have a choice?

How long would it take at NVC?

How long would it take at Mumbai?

Good Luck all of you. Hopefully, you will get approved very soon, We've waited too much.

Thank You,

Rahul

Rahul

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: China
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Many run both through NVC, the I-130 will result in the superior CR-1 or IR-1 IMMIGRANT visa, NO adjustment of status, and gets green-card upon entry.

Compare timelines, for most K-3 is only slightly quicker than CR-1.

K-3 costs more, due to the added costs of adjustment of status, K-3 is NOT work auth, so cannot WORK, Get SSN, or apply for a driver's license until getting EAD or green-card. EAD can take 90 days or more to get.

CR-1 is an immigrant visa, it gets green-card upon entry, so can do the things K-3 cannot.

K-3:

I-130: $355

I-129F: NONE

Consulate: $131

AOS: $1010

($1496)

CR-1

I-130: $355

NVC I-864: $70

NVC Visa fee: $400 ($355+$45)

($825)

OUR TIME LINE Please do a timeline it helps us all, thanks.

Is now a US Citizen immigration completed Jan 12, 2012.

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Look here: A Candle for Love and China Family Visa Forums for Chinese/American relationship,

Visa issues, and lots of info about the Guangzhou and Hong Kong consulate.

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Congrats!!! at last a Vermont filer!!

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Feliz con mi amor...

Ni la distancia ni el tiempo podran separar dos vidas determinadas a estar unidas...

Neither time nor distance can separate two lives that are destined to become one..

USCIS- VERMONT OFFICE

I-130 NOA 1 03/05/08

I-129f NOA 1 06/12/08

I-130 NOA2 12/14/08

I-129f NOA2 12/14/08

NVC

12/18/2008 Assigned Case number

12/22/2008 DS3032 and AOS bill generated

12/26/2008 Received INN by mail

12/26/2008 paid AOS bill

12/27/2008 sent DS3032 and I-864 package

12/29/2008 DS3032 choice of agent confirmation

12/29/2008 paid DS230

01/03/2009 sent DS230 package

01/07/2009 Complete Affidavit review and acceptance

01/12/2009 Case complete

04/13/2009 interview (approved)

K3 @ Embassy

sent to US embassy at SDO 12/19/08

received 12/23/08

interview date 04/22/09

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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dancing::dancing:

130

2/20/2008 Sent I-130 to Chicago Location

2/21/2008 INS received the package (Express Mail)

2/28/2008 Check cashed by NVC

3/3/2008 I130- Received hard copy of NOA1 dated 2/27/08

NVC

9/16/2008 Received by NVC and assigned case #

9/17/2008 Emailed DS3032

9/19/2008 NVC generated DS3032 and AOS

9/22/2008 Mailed DS3032 (overnight)

9/23/2008 DS3032 Delivered to NVC accepted by R. Austin

9/24/2008 Received IIN# by a really cranky rep who didn't had her coffee yet....

9/24/2008 DS3032 accepted

9/24/2008 IV Bill Generated

9/24/2008 Paid AOS & IV online

9/25/2008 AOS marked "Paid"

9/25/2008 Mailed AOS Package (overnight)

9/26/2008 IV marked "Paid"

9/27/2008 IV Mailed

10/2/2008 NVC completed AOS package and IV package entered and being reviewed..

10/7/2008 Case Complete!! (21 Days...not bad!)

10/18/2008 Interview letter received

10/23/2008 1st Medical Exam

10/24/2008 Medical passed!!!!

11/02/2008 Picking up medical report

11/17/2008 Interview!!!!

11/17/2008 Picked up the VISA!!!

12/25/2008 Port of Entry!!!!

01/15/2009 Received Green Card

Removing Condition

10/02/2010 Mailed I751

10/08/2010 NOA1

10/25/2010 Received Biometic Letter

11/18/2010 Biometic Appointment

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Bexxie   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Congrats!!!! I guess VSC is moving!

You received your I-129F NOA1 the same day as me. I hope this means I will be hearing something soon!

Good luck with the rest of your journey!

I-130 Time Line:

Sent : 2/6/2008

NOA1 : 2/20/2008

Touch: 5/5/2008

NOA2: 8/10/2008

Touch: 8/11/2008

Touch: 8/12/2008

Received NOA2 Hardcopy: 8/14/2008

I-129F Time Line:

I-129F Sent : 2/21/2008

I-129F NOA1 : 2/28/2008

Touch: 3/13/2008

NOA2: 8/10/2008

Touch: 8/11/2008

Touch: 8/12/2008

Received NOA2 Hardcopy: 8/14/2008

NVC Received: 8/18/2008

Packet 3 Received: 8/26/2008

Packet 3 Sent off: 9/9/2008

Medical Exam: 9/26/2008

Interview: 10/20/2008 - APPROVED!

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Hello Ladies and Gentleman,

I Have got email from USCIS that my both petition (I-129F and I-130) approved. Both of the petition approved at same time, I don't know what to do now. Can somebody please help me with this.

Should I go with I-130 or I-129F?

Do I have a choice?

How long would it take at NVC?

How long would it take at Mumbai?

Good Luck all of you. Hopefully, you will get approved very soon, We've waited too much.

Thank You,

Rahul

:thumbs: Woo hoo! Congrats! :dance: I am not approved yet. I love the idea of my SO coming here with the green card and saving the $1010 for that AOS that you have to do with the K3... but I would do what is fastest! Good luck and I wish you the best! Congrats again! :thumbs:

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Married 3/15/07

USCIS:

NOA1: 5/23/2008

NOA2: 9/12/2008

NVC:

They received: 9/24/2008

Case Complete: 12/1/2008

Interview: 03/24/2009

Received approved visa (after RFE in interview): 04/21/2009

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Kuwait
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Congratulations on your approval!!! :D:P

"Living here far away, Im Yours. Living there far away, You're mine. Love is not made of bodies only, deep in the Hearts is where We are One!"

CR1

Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Kuwait

2007-08-29 -- Marriage *Dapa Siargao Island Philippines

***OUR VISA JOURNEY BEGUN***

2007-11-28 -- I-129F Sent

2007-12-04 -- I-129F NOA1

2008-08-03 -- Finally we are approved!!!!!!!!!

2008-09-11 -- Manila Embassy sent a notice that they got the I-129f case.

WE'VE JUST ABANDONE THIS!

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2007-11-28 -- I-130 Sent

2008-01-29 -- I-130 NOA1

2008-03-11 -- touched *RFE recieved and resume processing

2008-03-16 -- got touched again

2008-08-01 -- At last we got touched again!

2008-08-03 -- Finally we are approved!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-18 -- our case was entered into NVC System

2008-08-25 -- Nvc generates DS-3032 and AOS Bill

2008-08-28 -- email DS-3032 online

2008-09-01 -- hubby paid AOS Bill and IV bill online.

2008-09-03 -- Paid showing in the online payment system

2008-09-10 -- hubby sent the AOS packet to NVC

2008-09-11 -- just we received the Intruction packet lawyer I-130

2008-09-17 -- DS-230 sent out from kuwait to NVC

2008-09-30 -- RFE sent out by NVC DS-230 #2, #20, #23

2008-10-08 -- RFE corrections sent back to NVC from Kuwait

2008-??-??? -- CASE COMPLETE

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Yiyi and Chris   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nicaragua
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I WOULD RECOMEND YOU TO GO FOR THE CR1... THE NVC PROCESS IS NOT THAT BAD, SPECIALLY IF YOU USE JAMES´S SHORTCUTS http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/...rtcut#DS-3032...

CONGRATULATIONS :star::star::thumbs::thumbs:

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Nicaragua

Marriage : 2008-02-21

I-130 Sent : 2008-03-27

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-04-01

I-130 Approved : 2008-07-10

NVC Received : 2008-07-11

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2008-07-21

Pay I-864 Bill AND Return Completed DS-3032 : 2008-07-22

IV Payment Online: 2008-07-30

Sent Completed I-864 and DS230: 2008-08-01

DS230 and I864 entered to the system:2008-08-06

Case Completed at NVC : 2008-08-14 //// 35 days! /// Not bad!

Medical Exam: 2008-09-18

Interview Date : 2008-10-08

Visa Received : 2008-10-16

US Entry : 2008-10-18 POE: Houston

Lifting Conditions

CIS Office : California Service Center

Date Filed : 2010-07-16

NOA Date : 2010-07-20

Biometrics Taken: 2010-07-29

RFE 2010/10/12

RFE Respond 2010/11/05

Aproverd: 2010/11/23

Card Received: 2010/11/27

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happyinlove012408   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
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Congrats.

USCIS Journey

03/15/08 Sent I-130

03/17/08 I-130 received (USPS) (Priority Date)

06/28/08 Received NOA2 hardcopy: NO RFE FROM USCIS:101 days

NVC Journey

07/01/08 NVC case# assigned

08/14/08 CASE COMPLETE: NO RFE FROM NVC:44 days

09/15/08 Interview date assigned

Embassy Journey

10/01/08 Case at embassy

10/08/08 Document verification and got interviewed (Approved)

10/09/08 Pick up visa (original interview date)

10/18/08 P.O.E ~ Seattle

Removing Conditions

07/23/2010 Mail off I-751(USCIS received on 07/26 via usps)

07/26/2010 NOA1 date (notice received 8/2/2010)

07/28/2010 Check cashed

08/20/2010 Biometrics appt.(notice received 8/7/2010)

08/20,21,23 touched

10/22/2010 Approved NO RFE(2 months and 3 weeks from filing date)

Citizenship

10/7/11 N-400 Submitted

10/13/11 NOA date

10/20/11 appt letter sent for biometrics

11/9/11 Biometrics appt

11/11/11 Email of interview scheduling received

11/14/11 Interview scheduled and mail sent

11/21/11 Interview letter received

12/19/11 Interview date

12/19/11 passed interview and oath Finally a citizen(2 months 1 week and 5 days from sending N-400)

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Steve Y Jessica   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Argentina
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I followed both paths. This will get my wife the CR1, and in about a month and a half sooner than just following the CR1.

We followed everything the Embassy told us to do with the K3, and got an interview date of August 14th.

At the same time, I did everything through the NVC (online), my case was complete July 16th. They gave me an interview date of September 23rd.

I contacted the Embassy and explaind my situation, The just received my I-130 file from NVC, and my K3 interview on August 14th is now for the CR1. So my wife will get her CR1 interview about a month and a half sooner than the date that was set up.

Good luck

4-29-08 - Mailed I-130 & I-129F together to CSC

CSC

I-130 I-129F

5-01-08 - NOA1 5-02-08 - NOA1

5-04-08 - Touched 5-06-08 - Touched

5-05-08 - Rcvd NOA1 in mail 5-08-08 - Rcvd NOA1 in mail

5-14-08 - Touched 5-14-08 - Touched

5-20-08 - Touched

5-29-08 - NOA2................................5-29-08 - NOA2

5-30-08 - Touched............................5-30-08 - Touched

6-02-08 - Rcvd NOA2 hardcopy..........6-02-08 - Rcvd NOA2 hardcopy

NVC

6-05-08 - NVC rcvd, new # & IIN.......6-04-08 - NVC rcvd, new #

6-15-08 - NVC invoiced AOS..............6-09-08 - Shipped DHL to Bs. As.

6-15-08 - Paid AOS online..................6-11-08 - Dlvd to Embassy

6-15-08 - Sent DS-3032 email...........6-17-08 - Received e-mail Packet 3

6-17-08 - AOS shows PAID!!!............6-25-08 - Turnned in Packet 3

6-17-08 - Sent AOS pkg Fed Ex.........7-11-08 - Medical

6-23-08 - DS-3032 accepted..............8-14-08 - Interview!!!

6-26-08 - NVC says my I-864EZ is not original Signature (BS!!!)

6-28-08 - IV bill invoiced online.

7-01-08 - Paid IV Bill online

7-01-08 - Re-sent I-864EZ

7-02-08 - IV Bill show "Paid"

7-02-08 - NVC Received I-864EZ, again!!

7-03-08 - Sent DS-230 via FedEx.

7-03-08 - NVC recieves and enters new I-864EZ

7-07-08 - NVC receives and enters DS-230

7-16-08 - CASE COMPLETE!!!!

8-14-08 - Interview. APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!

8-19-08 - POE, Washington DC.

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I followed both paths. This will get my wife the CR1, and in about a month and a half sooner than just following the CR1.

We followed everything the Embassy told us to do with the K3, and got an interview date of August 14th.

At the same time, I did everything through the NVC (online), my case was complete July 16th. They gave me an interview date of September 23rd.

I contacted the Embassy and explaind my situation, The just received my I-130 file from NVC, and my K3 interview on August 14th is now for the CR1. So my wife will get her CR1 interview about a month and a half sooner than the date that was set up.

Good luck

Thank You

so can you tell if i have choice or not?

Rahul

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