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Hi everyone I am wondering why we don't still have the NOA2? My husband sent I-130 last Nov.08,2012 but the NOA2 still not available.No NOA2 receive yet. He filed at Chicago lckbox. Anyone has an idea if how many months can we expect to have our NOA2? tHanks.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-21 10:19:00

Is there any problems with our paper it is already more than 4 months but still there's no noa2.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-20 10:31:00

Thank you for the information. Yes I put the wrong date. It is suppose to be Nov. 09,2012 not Nov.09, 2013. I'm sorry. By the way how can I view the estimated date of processing I am new here. I don't know how. Like what you said that It was July of 2014

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-17 10:56:00

There are plenty of topics already open on this subject, I suggest you look into those threads.

Processing times VARY and are not the same for any two people. The time frame can be anywhere from 5-8 months give or take a month or 2.
According to your timeline, it says: "Based on timeline data, your I130 may be adjudicated between July 3, 2014 and July 10, 2014*."
I am unsure why your timeline says that because you say you filed your I-130 on 11/05/2012 and received your NOA1 on 11/09/2013 which is apparently wrong. Correct your timeline to get a better estimate.

NOTE: These are all ESTIMATES, not guarantees.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-17 10:54:00

Good day, I'm Rhycca from Philippines married to an american last Oct.09 2012. My husband fly back to USA Oct. 11 then filed a Petition and submitted an I 130 to Chicago last Nov 5, 2012 a week after he receive the notice that our application was received and gives us the receipt number for us to check online our status. Last 2 weeks they ask for other documents and pictures to prove that we are really married. The following day my husband submitted such documents and photos during wedding but until now as I check the status of our case online it still in Initial Review status. My question and concern is How long does it take for us to know that our application was approve or not? How long does the spousal Visa takes? The latest processing. Some say it was 6 some 1 year and others 8 months.
Thank you and GOD bless

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-17 10:05:00

Other documents required?

Hi once again. I just want to ask if NBI clearance is also one of the requirements for the spouse visa? It was not stated in the requirements but I read in other articles posted by somebody that they get NBI clearance. What else are the other required documents? Thank you GOD bless us all

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-22 07:33:00

November filer?

Hi Anyone from you who filed last November 2012 1st week? And also from Chicago Lockbox? I want to know if there are approved application from there Thank you

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-25 09:48:00

After RFE sent. What comees next?

About 21days to a month on average. i.e. if you responded to the RFE adequately.

Thank you.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-27 06:15:00

After RFE sent. What comees next?

Hi Good day everyone, After we reply to the RFE How long we have to wait for our NOA2? Any idea friends??? Thank you

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-27 04:20:00

32 days RFE sent

I don't remember receiving confirmation letter that they received my RFE response, but after 5 days of submitting the correction my application was approved. I suggest you call and ask the status of your case.

My husband called the USCIS this morning they said that They don't have any other information. They said up to 60 days from when they get the RFE in Baltimore, that was February 27th. Hoping that we will get our NOA2 soon it's so hard being apart.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-28 18:08:00

32 days RFE sent

Hello everyone after we send the RFE reply what's next? Any idea??? I will appreciate much if you will answer me. How long does they respond or confirm that they received the RFE reply??? We sent it 32 days ago still no confirmation. GOD bless us all

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-03-28 08:36:00

NBI and passport

Hi there everyone I am November filer still waiting for NOA2 I am married and we apply for K3 spousal Visa. I have my passport before we got married I am just confuse if do I need to change my passport name from maiden to married name? Also my NBI do I need to get an NBI clearance with my married name or maiden name? Thank you for those who can help me.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-04-05 23:18:00

Yes you are right we don't have a lawyer the first time we filed our petition Thank you

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-04-24 08:00:00

Marriage certificate, Photo's together with our family wedding photo, Plane ticket together, Insurance of a car with our names.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-04-23 19:46:00

Thank you

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-04-23 19:40:00

Thank you

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-04-23 19:30:00

Our I 130 got denied the letter state lack of evidence and explanation about our submitted documents we are given 30 day to appeal for our case. We contacted an Immigration lawyer he told us to re apply and not to appeal. It will took a year for them to have a decision if we appeal. He suggest we will re apply and submit the desired documents and evidence. Question whom we will follow the Lawyer that we have re apply or the USCIS to appeal? Anyone done with same situation? thank you for the response.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-04-23 19:21:00

TouristVisa denied last year will it affect the CR1 application?

Its got nothing to do with it...I applied 2 times and i got my approval...no worries

Thank you so much. I can't sleep upon reading his post.

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-11-03 12:51:00

TouristVisa denied last year will it affect the CR1 application?

Good day everyone,

I just want to ask if CR 1 visa application will be affected if I got denied with my Tourist Visa last year?

I saw a post that he called USCIS try to ask how can he get her wife quickly or an he apply for tourist visa and the USCIS answered "you CAN apply for her tourist visa HOWEVER and this is the most important part...........IF her tourist visa is denied (99% will be) her K3 or ever CR-1 visa will be automatically denied as well." Is this really true I am worried. Please help me

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-11-03 12:31:00

Expedite

Hi everybody,

Just got a question here, What if your case is being expedite and the USCIS approved the application will it still be undergo thru NVC and does it takes 2 months or more at NVC even it is already expedite? TIA. CR1 here

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2013-11-18 11:34:00

How long does it takes from in transit status to be ready from NVC?

Hi everyone, I am CR1 with expedite case with the NVC our case status at CEAC right now was in transit I just want to ask how many days it will be delivered to the US Embassy Manila for our papers? Anyone knows? Thanks in advance

rhycca gardner

Female

Philippines

2014-02-26 21:07:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

How long does it take from NOA2 to the Consulate interview?

Hello everyone!

We haven't got our NOA2 yet but we are just wondering how long does it take from NOA2 to the Consulate interview? Does it depend on the country where the beneficiary will be interviewed or maybe it varies from a case to another?

Thank you in advance for your replies and good luck!

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-03-29 07:16:00

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

Still no news from the consulate...

Hello everyone,

It's been a month now that the Casablanca consulate received our case (fiance visa) but we are still waiting to hear back from them. Our NVC status says Ready (case is ready for an interview when scheduled by the US consulat section). Do you guys think it's only natural?

Do both the petioner and the beneficiary get notified by the consulate for an interview? How does Casablanca consulate usually contact the beneficiary? By mail? Normal or express mail?

Is anybody out there in the same situation, especially people waiting to hear back from Casablanca?

Thank you and good luck!

Edited by kissfanta2840, 19 June 2013 - 08:04 AM.

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-06-19 08:03:00

Still no news from the consulate...

Hello everyone,

Do both the petioner and the beneficiary get notified by the consulate for an interview? How does Casablanca consulate usually contact the beneficiary? By mail? Normal or express mail?

Is anybody out there in the same situation, espicially people waiting to hear back from Casablanca?

Thank you and good luck!

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-06-19 08:06:00

What if??? Please help!

Thank you for your reply.

My fiancé answered None for question 10. He thought that this question was about having filed a petition for someone else in the past, like for question 9 about if he previously submitted an affidavit. As I told you, we are not experts and he filled the best way he can, according to what he understood from each question.

Even if I ask him to send me a new original affidavit, I can't have it before the interview, he asked FedEx.

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-07-20 14:07:00

What if??? Please help!

The interview is getting closer and I am wondering about the consequences if a form ESPECIALLY I 134 isn't filled out the way it should be? Would I still have the interview? Would the case be put under AP or even get a denial???

My fiance and I are not experts at filling out forms and we are new to the whole process, what if the affidavit of support is not perfect?

People on Morocco portal, can I have your feedback please?

Thank you, good luck and Happy Ramadan!

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-07-20 12:10:00

Please Morocco people, help me!!!!!

Hello everybody,

I am sorry, this post is only for Morocco people, because they can help me better.

I need to know : how can I reach my family by phone from the US? I will be there inchallah soon and I have this concern. I just want to say that my question is only about how to reach a landline in Morocco from the USA. Please, share your experiences, may you suggest something credible and affordable.

For example, what do you think of VIP Communications for Wafin community? Is it reliable?

Thank you guys!!!!

Edited by kissfanta2840, 31 August 2013 - 06:28 PM.

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-08-31 18:25:00

RFE and originals

Hello everyone!

I would really appreciate any reply that will answer my question :

My fiance and I are August filers at Vermont Service Center (VSC) and we received an RFE on February for different reasons such as no biographical data pages submitted to support the passport stamps and visas and also no dates and locations shown on the back of each picture of us together. We sent out the requested additional documents 2 days ago and now are waiting to get notified. We submitted some original documents with both the petition and the RFE (like boarding passes along with some documentary evidences), do you guys think that we shouldn't? Actually we have no idea how things happen and we are new to VisaJourney! Does the USCIS forward the package of the approved petitioner just as it is to the National Visa Center and then to the local consulate or do they keep all or some of the documents?

Thank you and good luck to everyone!

Edited by kissfanta2840, 28 March 2013 - 05:37 AM.

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-03-28 05:36:00

RFE VSC PLEASE HELP!!!!

Hello VJ family! I hope you guys are all doing well.

Well, I am worried. It's been one month now that we sent out to VSC our RFE response but we are still waiting to hear back from them. It seems like VSC has slowed down a little bit according to the recent entries on VJ.

Please, how many people are in the same situation? Especially from VSC.

Good luck everyone!!!!!!!!

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-04-24 19:29:00

You know, it's hard to tell with that consulate. Just be as prepared as possible and especially psychologically, because I think it can go either way. For me, I didn't go to Morocco until a year after we met online. Then I went back a second time and stayed for the summer. I came back home, and then I filed 7 months later. So we knew each other for two years before I filed. Since you've already filed, you have to just go with the flow of events now. Just make sure you save all of your evidence. It might be that they will want to see them at the interview, or they may not. I think he will know when he gets in there how things will go, because either they will start questioning him massively with detailed questions and in a rather abrupt and antagonistic manner, or they will be more upbeat. I think they usually have made their decision before the interview even takes place. I would say in our case, they had already made the decision before the interview because he saw it was stamped approved when he walked up to the counter. I had included some brief chats, mostly phone logs because we talked on the phone usually, and I explained carefully our situation. I also included evidence of my trips, receipts, car rental, and pictures.

Approved or denied even before the interview??? Oh my God! LOL

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-04-28 08:52:00

I am not saying that your relationship is the warning above. What I am saying is that the fact that you filed within a short time after meeting is a red flag for the consulate. Be aware of the warning, because the more you are aware of what the consulate might be thinking, which is the above, the better off and better prepared you will be. Having been on here a while, I can just say that people who try to do things too quickly through Morocco are more likely to get a denial. I hope you can understand what I am trying to say.

OK. I see now. But we have known each other for 4 months before petitioning (3 months before the physical meeting and one month after) and it's been a year now since we first met online and 5 months as an engaged couple. Is it still considered as a red flag? I would like to learn from your own experience, please. Thank you once again.

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-04-27 18:55:00

You should put your consulate flag in your profile and also post in the MENA forum, because Morocco is a unique consulate and other people from other countries don't necessarily know how difficult Morocco is to get a visa.

You might want to be aware of this from the U.S. Embassy for Morocco http://morocco.usemb...ance-visas.html:

Internet Romance and Marriage Fraud

Many U.S. citizens befriend Moroccans through Internet dating and social networking sites and these relationships often lead to marriage or engagement. While many of the marriages between U.S. citizens and Moroccans are successful, the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca warns against marriage fraud. It is not uncommon for foreign nationals to enter into marriages with U.S. citizens solely for immigration purposes. Relationships developed via correspondence, particularly those begun on the Internet, are especially susceptible to manipulation. Often, the marriages end in divorce in the United States when the foreign national acquires legal permanent residence (?green card?) or U.S. citizenship. In some cases, the new U.S. citizen or permanent resident then remarries a wife he had divorced around the same time as he had entered into a relationship with the sponsoring U.S. citizen.

Some of the signs that an Internet contact may be developing a relationship with a U.S. citizen in order to obtain an immigrant visa through marriage are:

Declarations of love within days or weeks of the initial contact;

Proposals or discussions of marriage soon after initial contact;

Requests to the U.S. citizen to visit the foreign national?s home country soon after the declaration of love or proposal;

Responses to messages from the U.S. citizen friend are along the lines ?I love you/Sorry I missed your call,? or similarly one-sided conversations;

Once engaged, married, or an immigrant visa petition is filed, suddenly starts missing scheduled appointments to chat or call.

While chat rooms, dating, and social networking sites can be ways to make friends across international borders, the U.S. government urges U.S. citizens who meet foreign nationals on the Internet to keep in mind the signs noted above. Entering into a marriage contract for the principal purpose of facilitating immigration to the United States for an alien is against U.S. law and can result in serious penalties, including fines and imprisonment for the U.S. citizen and the foreign national involved.

Although your relationship may be legitimate, just be aware that the consulate is looking for red flags such as the above and are more likely to question your relationship on its brevity before filing. It's good you have made several trips and be well prepared to answer any of their questions.

Thank you for all the useful info but our relationship has nothing to do with the signs listed above. So we just need to make the immigration officers believe in our relationship because we really have nothing to hide from them and we want to do everything legally. We are just two normal people waiting to get together.

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-04-27 18:28:00

You should put your consulate flag in your profile and also post in the MENA forum, because Morocco is a unique consulate and other people from other countries don't necessarily know how difficult Morocco is to get a visa.

You might want to be aware of this from the U.S. Embassy for Morocco http://morocco.usemb...ance-visas.html:

Internet Romance and Marriage Fraud

Many U.S. citizens befriend Moroccans through Internet dating and social networking sites and these relationships often lead to marriage or engagement. While many of the marriages between U.S. citizens and Moroccans are successful, the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca warns against marriage fraud. It is not uncommon for foreign nationals to enter into marriages with U.S. citizens solely for immigration purposes. Relationships developed via correspondence, particularly those begun on the Internet, are especially susceptible to manipulation. Often, the marriages end in divorce in the United States when the foreign national acquires legal permanent residence (?green card?) or U.S. citizenship. In some cases, the new U.S. citizen or permanent resident then remarries a wife he had divorced around the same time as he had entered into a relationship with the sponsoring U.S. citizen.

Some of the signs that an Internet contact may be developing a relationship with a U.S. citizen in order to obtain an immigrant visa through marriage are:

Declarations of love within days or weeks of the initial contact;

Proposals or discussions of marriage soon after initial contact;

Requests to the U.S. citizen to visit the foreign national?s home country soon after the declaration of love or proposal;

Responses to messages from the U.S. citizen friend are along the lines ?I love you/Sorry I missed your call,? or similarly one-sided conversations;

Once engaged, married, or an immigrant visa petition is filed, suddenly starts missing scheduled appointments to chat or call.

While chat rooms, dating, and social networking sites can be ways to make friends across international borders, the U.S. government urges U.S. citizens who meet foreign nationals on the Internet to keep in mind the signs noted above. Entering into a marriage contract for the principal purpose of facilitating immigration to the United States for an alien is against U.S. law and can result in serious penalties, including fines and imprisonment for the U.S. citizen and the foreign national involved.

Although your relationship may be legitimate, just be aware that the consulate is looking for red flags such as the above and are more likely to question your relationship on its brevity before filing. It's good you have made several trips and be well prepared to answer any of their questions.

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-04-27 18:19:00

Thank you guys so much for being helpful. Just for info : we met again after filing and got engaged officially (other visits are planned before getting to the interview), we got an RFE 2 months ago for different reasons (we didn't submit passport biographical data, we didn't write our names and locations on each picture and some boarding passes were missed...I must say that we were not "experienced" at all and we did not even know about VisaJourney), we sent out all the requested evidence and more (stil waiting for NOA2). The interview will take place at the Casablanca consulate, Morocco.

Thank you once more!

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-04-27 08:46:00

Hello everybody,

I am wondering if the period that my fiancé and I have been knowing each other before applying for a K-1 Visa does make a difference. Here is the situation : we met online in April 2012, we met in person in July 2012 and we submitted the petition for K-1 Visa in August 2012, do you think it might be considered as a red flag? I just want to clarify that our relationship is genuine and that there are absolutely no hidden intentions from one side or another.

Also, in the declaration of how we met, we only told the circumstances of our PHYSICAL meeting like where and when etc and we didn't mention that we met online because we thought that the USCIS is only concerned about having the evidence of meeting in person and then after the NOA2 and NVC stage we can explain in details at the consulate interview how we met, both online and in person.

Please tell me, what do you think?

Thank you so much and good luck!

I am sorry, I forgot to tell that other visits have taken place since then.

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-04-26 17:43:00

Mara1209

Female

Morocco

2013-04-26 17:40:00