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K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
QUOTE (nodiscussion @ Jul 28 2008, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I can't find much info about the Nairobi embassy... have any of you been dealing with them at all? (we had planned to go the K3 route, but when the I-130 got approved, it administratively closed our I-129F, so my husband will have to travel 20 hours to Nairobi, rather than a short walk to the Kigali embassy. Argh!)

Also, any guess on when they'll schedule his interview, assuming they see all that they need with the DS-230? He's scheduled to start school on September 2, and it's looking less and less likely that he'll be here. sigh.

I seriously wish I had found this site nine months ago. When we started the process, the government official that we contacted swore up and down that it would take 2 months, tops rofl.gif I'd say their estimate was a little off tongue.gif




You can find all of the info you need on the Nairobi embassy by clicking this link and selecting the country. http://travel.state....ocity_3272.html. Good luck.
LooduckMale02008-07-29 10:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
I called the automated message service today and it stated: NVC has reviewed you packet of documents and found info missing. A checklist was mailed on July 24". At this point I was terribly frustrated thinking they still somehow lost more of the AOS packet I sent. So I called an operator in order to prepare for a second RFE and possible use the shortcut by Chris Parker. The operator said that they are sending me a checklist and a barcoded coversheet and a barcoded DS-230, but it has not been mailed yet?????????? I'm confused. I mailed the DS-230 packet 2 days ago and because of the weekend it's arriving to them today. On the phone she said they received the packet that I sent, but I can't see this happening since it was set to arrive at 3:00pm by USPS express mail today and it usually takes them 1 day to enter it into the system. USPS is not yet showing the packet as delivered on their site. So I'm guessing she was taking about the RFE packet I sent. ANyway, hopefully I'll know more in the next few days. Any of you guys have problems with this step of the process? Am I doing something wrong? Any suggestion is helpful.
LooduckMale02008-07-28 20:57:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
Ok, a quick update. I received the IV Fee Bill in the mail today. I went back to the online site and it still said not paid under IV Fee bill. I clicked the box anyway and what do you know: it let me pay it. I probably could have done that without wasting 2 weeks. Hopefully the rest of this process will go by a little bit quicker.
LooduckMale02008-07-23 17:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
If you go to the following web site, click on your NVC case by consulate it will tell you exactly what document are required. http://travel.state..../info_3830.html
Good luck!.


Hi there! My husband just send to me the ds230 as what i have read on nvc ds 230 should be supported with other required documents. I just want to know if you send the required documents together with ds 230 or its okay to send the ds 230 only? thanks


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IR-1 / CR-1 Visa
Event Date
Service Center : California Service Center
Consulate : Manilla, Philipines
Marriage : 2007-05-28
I-130 Sent : 2008-01-04
I-130 NOA1 : 2008-02-12
I-130 Approved : 2008-05-16
NVC Received : 2008-05-22
Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2008-05-27
Pay I-864 Bill 2008-06-06
Receive I-864 Package : 2008-06-10
Return Completed I-864 : 2008-06-12
Return Completed DS-3032 : 2008-06-14
Receive IV Bill : 2008-07-04
Pay IV Bill : 2008-07-06
Receive Instruction Package : 2008-07-11
Case Completed at NVC :
NVC Left :
Consulate Received :
Packet 3 Received :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date :
Visa Received :
US Entry :
Comments :
Processing
Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 133 days from your filing date.
LooduckMale02008-07-22 15:55:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
QUOTE (RickieAndEva @ Jul 11 2008, 11:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Looduck @ Jul 11 2008, 06:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi everyone,
we've been stuck at the NVC for 36 days now. Initially things seemed really fast but have slowed down dramatically. The NOA 2 was approved June 6 and it reached the NVC on June 13. I've been following Jame's Shortcut and the extremely helpful step by step instructions by lotofpatientce. On the petitioner side things have been moving really fast, except I got issued an RFE on the AOS. The automated message reads:"There are documents missing on the AOS form and the NVC has mailed a checklist on July 8..". It hasn't arrived yet. On the beneficiary side, my wife e-mailed the DS-3032 and it took 17 days for an e-mail response. The automated message has not even mentioned anything about the beneficiary side of the process. We finally received the confirmation e-mail that the DS-3032 was accepted 2 days ago. The next step is the IV fee bill, but again there is no mention of issuance on the automated message. I visited the online site today to check if the IV fee bill was issued, and it just states "NOT PAID". I'm not sure if I should just go ahead and pay it or not. For the AOS fee it said "INVOICED" when I logged on to pay it. Any thoughts on this?????? I just want to get this over with. I was under the impression that the hard part was getting the NOA-1 and NOA-2 but it looks like this never ending bureaucracy extends everywhere. If anyone can help with my predicament, I would really appreciate it. Thanks and good luck to us all.

You cant pay the IV bill until it says invoiced. It wont let you. Please update your timeline. It is also helpful to people who want to help you if you post in your signature the steps you have taken.


Thanks RickieAndEva. I finally figured out how to create a timeline, hehehe. Prior to the acceptance of the DS-3032 email, there was an NVC message stating it was missing, but no mention of it now. No mention of Invoice either though, therefore my question. When I went to the web site, I was able to click the IV Fee Bill check box at which point the pay the bill button went from shaded to available. I didn't click it, but I wonder if I can.....? Thanks again for any helpful suggestions.
LooduckMale02008-07-12 11:03:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
Hi everyone,
we've been stuck at the NVC for 36 days now. Initially things seemed really fast but have slowed down dramatically. The NOA 2 was approved June 6 and it reached the NVC on June 13. I've been following Jame's Shortcut and the extremely helpful step by step instructions by lotofpatientce. On the petitioner side things have been moving really fast, except I got issued an RFE on the AOS. The automated message reads:"There are documents missing on the AOS form and the NVC has mailed a checklist on July 8..". It hasn't arrived yet. On the beneficiary side, my wife e-mailed the DS-3032 and it took 17 days for an e-mail response. The automated message has not even mentioned anything about the beneficiary side of the process. We finally received the confirmation e-mail that the DS-3032 was accepted 2 days ago. The next step is the IV fee bill, but again there is no mention of issuance on the automated message. I visited the online site today to check if the IV fee bill was issued, and it just states "NOT PAID". I'm not sure if I should just go ahead and pay it or not. For the AOS fee it said "INVOICED" when I logged on to pay it. Any thoughts on this?????? I just want to get this over with. I was under the impression that the hard part was getting the NOA-1 and NOA-2 but it looks like this never ending bureaucracy extends everywhere. If anyone can help with my predicament, I would really appreciate it. Thanks and good luck to us all.
LooduckMale02008-07-11 20:45:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
After no touches for 3 months, NOA-2 approved 6/5/08. Yeah baby yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!! good.gif
LooduckMale02008-06-12 12:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
Can you please add me to the list. I-130 filed Jan 21 and NOA-1 received Feb 16, 2008. The date on the NOA is Feb 13, 2008. I did notice something unusual though: the case was filed with the California Service Center. I live in Ohio and was expecting it to go to Nebraska per the USCIS website. I can't keep up with the changes the USCIS is undergoing, so is this something I should be calling them about??? If anyone knows please let me know. Thanks.
LooduckMale02008-02-16 21:57:00