ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC timeline on IR-1/CR1 visas
QUOTE (his_sunshine @ Feb 25 2008, 04:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Member Name--------------NOA2-------DS-3032/I-864---Received IV----DS-230------NVC Complete---JSC---Days
sjmartins -------------- 04/25/07 ---- 06/18/07 ---- 07/20/07 ---- 08/25/07 ---- 09/25/07 --- No -- 153
Mononoke28 ------------- 05/03/07 ---- 06/02/07 ---- 06/22/07 ---- 07/23/07 ---- 08/08/07 --- Yes - 97
jigi ------------------- 05/08/07 ---- 06/16/07 ---- 07/29/07 ---- 09/24/07 ---- 10/12/07 --- No -- 157
knowledge -------------- 05/09/07 ---- 06/04/07 ---- 07/xx/07 ---- 08/22/07 ---- 10/05/07 --- No -- 149
nyseness --------------- 05/16/07 ---- 06/18/07 ---- 08/11/07 ---- Pending
mikeandlani ------------ 05/21/07 ---- 07/02/07 ---- 08/04/07 ---- 10/12/07 ---- 11/23/07 --- No - 185
khanshahid ------------- 05/24/07 ---- 06/25/07 ---- 07/27/07 ---- 08/24/07 ---- 09/11/07 --- Yes - 110
KayArt ----------------- 05/24/07 ---- 07/03/07 ---- 07/27/07 ---- 08/13/07 ---- 08/30/07 --- Yes - 98
MegDan ----------------- 05/31/07 ---- 07/02/07 ---- 07/28/07 ---- 09/01/07 ---- 10/20/07 --- No -- 142
hhk3 ------------------- 05/31/07 ---- 06/25/07 ---- 07/21/07 ---- 07/30/07 ---- 08/14/07 --- Yes - 75
Jasmin ----------------- 06/01/07 ---- 06/18/07 ---- 07/20/07 ---- 08/27/07 ---- 09/17/07 --- No -- 108
Singha ----------------- 06/01/07 ---- 06/25/07 ---- 07/19/07 ---- 08/13/07 ---- 08/28/07 --- No -- 88
Trailmix --------------- 06/05/07 ---- 07/02/07 ---- 08/02/07 ---- 08/21/07 ---- 11/30/07 --- Yes - 178
CHERRI1 ---------------- 06/06/07 ---- 07/02/07 ---- 08/02/07 ---- 08/27/07 ---- 10/05/07 --- No -- 121
Geist & Stabu ---------- 06/07/07 ---- 07/09/07 ---- 08/02/07 ---- 09/10/07 ---- 09/25/07 --- Yes - 110
vylex ------------------ 06/12/07 ---- 07/02/07 ---- 07/27/07 ---- 08/13/07 ---- 08/27/07 --- Yes - 76
Nilz07 ----------------- 06/12/07 ---- 07/16/07 ---- 08/20/07 ---- 09/27/07 ---- 11/29/07 --- N/A-- 170
evahamilton ------------ 06/12/07 ---- 07/09/07 ---- 08/09/07 ---- 09/08/07 ---- 09/20/07 --- No -- 100
vonicks ---------------- 06/13/07 ---- 07/16/07 ---- xx/xx/07 ---- xx/xx/07 ---- 10/30/07 --- No -- 139
dillydally ------------- 06/14/07 ---- 07/16/07 ---- 08/10/07 ---- 09/06/07 ---- 11/21/07 --- No -- 159
rika60607 -------------- 06/14/07 ---- 07/16/07 ---- 08/18/07 ---- 08/28/07 ---- 09/17/07 --- Yes - 95
Abrar & Huma ----------- 06/15/07 ---- 07/16/07 ---- 08/15/07 ---- 09/19/07 ---- 10/04/07 --- No -- 111
endless ---------------- 06/18/07 ---- 07/24/07 ---- 09/10/07 ---- 10/01/07 ---- 11/16/07 --- Yes - 151
S & J ------------------ 06/19/07 ---- 07/16/07 ---- 08/17/07 ---- 09/25/07 ---- 10/25/07 --- No -- 128
chakaas ---------------- 06/20/07 ---- 07/16/07 ---- 08/27/07 ---- 09/18/07 ---- 10/02/07 --- N/A - 104
vutapson --------------- 06/28/07 ---- 07/16/07 ---- 08/25/07 ---- 09/25/07 ---- 10/11/07 --- No -- 105
nbrown0247 ------------- 06/28/07 ---- 08/18/07 ---- 09/11/07 ---- 10/01/07 ---- 11/08/07 --- Yes - 133
RandyandRina ----------- 07/02/07 ---- 08/06/07 ---- 08/29/07 ---- 09/10/07 ---- 10/10/07 --- Yes - 100
LadyJane --------------- 07/03/07 ---- 08/06/07 ---- 09/06/07 ---- 09/24/07 ---- 11/08/07 --- Yes - 128
RickOlechka ------------ 07/04/07 ---- 07/17/07 ---- 08/20/07 ---- 10/02/07 ---- 01/28/08 --- Yes - 208
michael_nc ------------- 07/12/07 ---- 08/27/07 ---- 09/08/07 ---- 09/28/07 ---- 10/26/07 --- Yes - 106
Z & S ------------------ 07/16/07 ---- 07/30/07 ---- 08/27/07 ---- 08/27/07 ---- 10/16/07 --- No -- 92
PC_Whisperer ----------- 07/27/07 ---- 08/20/07 ---- 09/22/07 ---- 10/10/07 ---- 11/20/07 --- Yes - 116
Mariya ----------------- 08/07/07 ---- 09/10/07 ---- 10/18/07 ---- 11/27/07 ---- 12/13/07 --- ?? -- 128
jeta&preeti ------------ 08/15/07 ---- 09/10/07 ---- 10/15/07 ---- 11/29/07 ---- 12/10/07 --- No -- 117
Ereshkigal ------------- 08/17/07 ---- 09/03/07 ---- 10/05/07 ---- 11/02/07 ---- Pending
natashenika ------------ 08/23/07 ---- 09/10/07 ---- 10/02/07 ---- 11/02/07 ---- 12/20/07 --- No -- 89
Jaxguy/KIDS ------------ 09/14/07 ---- 10/02/07 ---- 10/27/07 ---- 11/05/07 ---- 11/30/07 --- Yes - 77
djturbo ---------------- 09/17/07 ---- 10/08/07 ---- 11/10/07 ---- 12/07/07 ---- 01/04/08 --- Yes - 109
ze22-------------------- 09/18/07 ---- 10/08/07 ---- 11/20/07 ---- 12/19/07 ---- 01/18/08 --- No - 122
MrsJibowu--------------- 09/23/07 ---- 10/15/07 ---- 12/19/07 ---- Pending
Wes&Steffi ------------- 10/10/07 ---- 12/14/07 ---- 12/14/07 ---- 12/27/07 ---- 01/10/08 --- No - 92
amberlynn -------------- 10/15/07 ---- 10/29/07 ---- 11/24/07 ---- 01/04/08 ---- 02/19/08 --- ? - 127
dbzman ----------------- 10/17/07 ---- 11/29/07 ---- 12/13/07 ---- 12/27/07 ---- 01/28/08 --- No - 89
KevFabi ---------------- 11/01/07 ---- 12/03/07 ---- 12/13/07 ---- xx/xx/07 ---- 12/26/07 --- Yes - 55
mgk -------------------- 11/07/07 ---- 12/03/07 ---- 12/17/07 ---- 12/24/07 ---- Pending
scorpio68 -------------- 11/15/07 ---- Pending
wahrania --------------- 11/26/07 ---- 12/17/07 ---- 12/17/07 ---- Pending
calamitka -------------- 12/06/07 ---- 01/04/08 ---- 02/01/08 ---- 02/16/08
mtracksport ------------ 12/11/07 ---- Pending
GajicGarcia ------------ 12/13/07 ---- Pending
DaniAndEnrique --------- 12/13/07 ---- 01/28/08 ---- 02/19/08 ---- Pending
KTG -------------------- 12/14/07 ---- 01/21/08 ---- 02/11/08 ---- Pending
simple_melanie --------- 12/18/07 ---- 01/24/08
jynxNdragnfly ---------- 01/02/08 ---- 00/00/08
Reeja ------------------ 01/08/08 ---- 00/00/08
ctygl ------------------ 01/10/08 ---- 00/00/08
his_sunshine ----------- 01/17/08 ---- 00/00/08
anna_kevin ------------- 01/25/08 ---- 00/00/08
Merk ------------------- 01/31/08 ---- 00/00/08
kelzm ------------------ 02/19/08 ---- 00/00/08
Qasim--aisha ----------- 02/20/08 ---- 00/00/08
haimanotalan------------02/14/08 ----00/00/08
Nine month moving average of "Days" counted from "NOA2" between 02/13/07 and 11/13/07: 104 days
'Days' field represents days between NOA2 and completion at NVC
Link to historical timelines in this thread

Edited by haimanotalan, 25 February 2008 - 04:30 AM.

haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-02-25 04:27:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust K3 Filers...
QUOTE (pushbrk @ Aug 11 2007, 03:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (grace_n_adam @ Aug 10 2007, 10:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi people!!

anyone here who just filed K3's? thought maybe we can start a new thread... please join me and be known.... i know we're not alone... anyone??

thank u VJ members!


A&G


Adam,

You are posting in the K3 forum but haven't filed an I-129F. The new instructions from July 30 forward were to file both petitions together directly with either the California or Vermont Service Center. Where have you been?

the website has this inhttp://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=1872aca797e63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=fe529c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRDfo you send it to the same address unlike b4 but u still have to wait for the noa 1
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2007-08-19 22:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNew to this K3 or IR-1
QUOTE (neonrain @ Sep 11 2008, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes we have been in Korea for more than 6 months, we are alien residents here so we filed with the consulate. The point is we are leaving Korea for South Africa (2 month vacation) in Feb 2009 and want to go on to the States together.


Ok so am I actually just being paranoid? Should I just sit tight and wait it out?
I don't want to be stuck in South Africa for months and months on end. The marriage took place in South Africa and we will be there for two months, so getting the K3, won't physically be a problem.

I just want to know if it's worth it, do I need to stress about it right now or can I worry about applying for that later on, if the IR-1 option is taking too long.

do the ir-1 doing the visa through the consulate is a snap it takes about 4 weeks or so for the i-130 to get approved then u pay the fees to the embassy do the interview got to dcf thread to learn about the process its 10x faster doing it the dcf route direct consulate filing
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-09-11 07:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNew to this K3 or IR-1
QUOTE (neonrain @ Sep 11 2008, 07:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We've just started this whole process and so far it is bewildering and frustrating to the extreme.

My husband is a US citizen, and I am a South African and we are both currently living and teaching in South Korea.

We filed our I-130 a week ago (4 September 2008) at the US Embassy in Seoul. We are leaving Korea at the end of January 2009, that's in 5 months.

The estimates of how long the process takes vary so drastically I've started to worry. So we are leaving Korea for South Africa in February, but I don't want to have to stay there for months when my husband has to return to the US in April.

So my essential question is what should I do? What is the big difference between the K3 and IR-1? Which one should be quicker? Do I have to be in South Africa (where we got married) to apply for it?

Reading the websites and these forums is terribly overwhelming and confusing with all of the acronyms and definitions and different agency names.

Any advice would be appreciated or even pointing me to a site that would be concise and simple to understand.
Thanks

have u legally been in south korea more than 6 months living if so u file dcf with the embassy and the process takes about 3 months married more than 2 yrs ir-1 less than 2 yrs cr-1, k-3 visa has to be done in the country u got married due to life act cr-1 can be filed anywhere get the police certificate from everywhere u been since 16 yrs old
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-09-11 07:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionAdministrative Review Bangkok Thailand
what does a green slip of paper mean after ur done at the interview
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-08-29 20:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionk1 visa validity
QUOTE (robbinsingh @ Sep 12 2008, 11:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello everyone,

Can someone please tell me how long is the k1 visa valid for once issued at the u.s.a embassy in india, im not sure whether it is 6 months or 3 months that my fiance has to come to united states. your help is deeply appreciated.

Thanks in advance

the visa is valid for 6 months to get to the usa unless the embassy allows an extension for 6 months very rare need to contact embassy if more than 6 months is needed to get the usa then once here u have 3 months to get married or get sent back
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-09-12 22:58:00
US Citizenship General Discussionwhen to file N-400
hello,

my wife came here on a cr1 visa we have already got approved removal of conditions her date of entry into usa was 10/1/2008 which is when she got her pr status we have already been married 3.5 yrs so when is the earliest we can file the n-400
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2011-01-04 08:08:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionChange of Address on 2 year paperwork break
QUOTE (AFQuaid @ Sep 5 2008, 09:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey,
I'm on what vj calls the immigration paper work break. The part where you have your 2 year conditional green card and before removing conditions. My question is do I still need to file a change of address as I have recently moved or do I just wait till I start removing conditions and put the new address on that?

innocent.gif Help me fellow vjers

Fiona

i believe as per uscis instruction u have 30 days from the day u move to notify them of the move
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-09-05 20:33:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionWELCOME LETTER
I RECIEVED 2 WELCOME LETTERS IN THE MAIL TODAY WOOHOO
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-11-10 21:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHoly Black Jesus, We're APPROVED
QUOTE (SHAPE OF MY HEART @ Aug 27 2008, 09:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congratulations on your approval.

what does a green slip mean after u go for the interview
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-08-28 10:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresvisa in hand
my wife finally got her visa in hand today im so happy oh my god im happy it took 12.5 mths from i-130 filing to visa in hand what a long journey
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-09-04 08:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1 Visa Approved at Mumbai Consulate
QUOTE (chintan @ Aug 27 2008, 11:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
One more question Bani :

My uncle submitted all the documents at VFS including medical report at Mumbai, and what surprised me was they charge 560 rupees fee at VFS.

I want to know how much did u pay at VFS

my wife went for her interview today and they gave a green slip of paper what is that for
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-08-28 12:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresvisa number
on the visa there are 2 numbers which one is the a number the one in red or the other number registration number
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-10-04 10:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHE IS APPROVED
congrats
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-10-13 06:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
QUOTE (OOM @ Feb 24 2008, 10:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Congratulations Xiatian


But i m little confuse u r saying that u have received NOA- 2 in feb from CSC service center but on uscis website it is clearly mentioned that they r working on july petitions ....

please correct me if i wrong ....


ur right about the website processing times for csc but i flied mine

I-130 sent 08/17/07
I-130NOA1 10/01/07
I-130NOA2 02/14/08

there are a lot of people in august getting their petitions approved for whatever reason and july filers are still waiting on theirs
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2008-02-25 05:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAugust / September I-130 2007 Filers
i recieved the noa 1 today in the mail the notice date is oct 1,2007 reciept date is aug 20, 2007 sent I-130 ON AUG 17
haimanotalanMaleEthiopia2007-10-05 22:00:00