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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNBC March Filers! Any updates? =(

Our expedite was based on financial hardship and humanitarian...the humanitarian because my husband is in the Occupied West Bank of Palestine..the financial hardship is because I am the only means of support for me and 6 kids...and i lose wages, plus care for the kids while i go to see him...and the trips have become so expensive..I also have 2 children with severe asthma and it would be detrimental to their health if we was to move to his country..they couldnt get the medical attention that they need.  Our congressman asked for this expedite from his office....for us.

 

You have a great congressman.  I contacted mine back in July and their response was not as helpful, but I will definitely try again.  I am sure it can not hurt, right :).  I hope your process continues to move smoothly and quickly through.  Keep me posted :)  Thank you for responding.


GAFLFemaleGhana2013-11-09 22:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNBC March Filers! Any updates? =(

We were at NBC (National Benefits Center in Lee's Summit Missouri) They are so so so slow, but the congressman was able to get ours expedited. smile.png

 

Expedited, that is even better :).  Any advice to the rest of us to see how we could possibly get expedited?


GAFLFemaleGhana2013-11-09 20:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNBC March Filers! Any updates? =(

Ours was March 14....Tuesday we received our NOA2 smile.png Hang in there...they are working.

 

 

Congratulations, that's wonderful news!!!  Which service center processed your petition? 

 

We are March 4th and transferred to Texas 2 weeks ago from NBC.  Still waiting on the NOA2.


GAFLFemaleGhana2013-11-09 20:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsContacted our senator

Hello,

We also contacted 2 senators of Florida State, sent letters to expedite our case, got an answers, filled special form one of them sent and sent it back?.

 

Still waiting for our NOA 2.

Hope soon we will hear good news!

 

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Hi,

I'm in Florida too waiting on a Noa 2.  I haven't even heard back from Rubio Office yet :( .


GAFLFemaleGhana2013-11-13 22:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsEmail from USCIS!!

Where is the letter that was sent on yesterday?

 

Who will write the new letter?

 

I believe if we set a specific day to send would work to of that week.  Also, how could we get the media involved?

 

Just a tired spouse ready for their spouse.... Thanks everyone for allowing me to ask all the questions.


GAFLFemaleGhana2013-11-21 15:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsEmail from USCIS!!

Hi folks, 

 

I have been away from the VJ boards for several weeks now because my wife arrived here in the US on a 3 month visit.  

 

Thank you and congratulations on the email campaign.  However, we should continue to keep up the pressure, and let me try to explain why.  Their "acknowledgment" letter was the product of our organizational activities.  They are telling us that they 'hear' us.  One of the tactics that government uses to end dissent is to "acknowledge" the pain of the dissenters or the mistakes of the government.  The purpose is to calm the dissenters so that they stop putting pressure on the government.

 

We should be pleased by one fact: We got their attention, which means that they are worried about us to some degree - and they should be worried.  The more I have studied our issue the more it does appear that the government acted lawlessly, ignoring standing law, even the Article I powers of Congress in the Constitution, in order to push a political agenda, and force us to pay the price for their political aims.  So, of course, they - the administration - do not want our outcry to become louder.   They want to placate and calm us so that we will shut up.

 

The letter says that the principle of family unity 'explains' why they are working so hard.  This is utter BS.  The administration chose, in defiance of law, to re-allocate resources to legalize illegally resident foreigners - who are already living with their families (illegally) in the US - in preference to us, who are USCs and foreign spouses of USCs who followed the law and are separated longer as a result of the administration's decisions.  If the administration truly 'valued' family unity, they never would have made the decisions that they did.  The results were foreseeable.  If you don't believe this, look at the documents that Judicial Watch pulled out of the government on the FOIA demand.  They show that the government knew this more than a year ago.  They knew that this was going to happen, and they threw us under the bus anyway.  Laurel Scott said on her FB page that they knew that this was foreseeable also.  Some of us who have been in process long enough, and have studied this enough now know that it is highly implausible that they could not have foreseen the consequences of their decisions.

 

So, the point I am trying to make is that we should not be beguiled by their spin, and we should continue to pressure them until their processing times are restored to where they were - not 5 months as they say, but three months as our 11/2012 - 1/2013 VJ averages show.  At this point, I trust our data more than their claims, which are infused with the clear intention to lie, obfuscate, mislead and are also often misinformed and contradictory.  They have the political motivation - to conceal their lawless, defacto amnesty policy - to lie and hide the truth.

 

Also, I do think that their processing times should drop even further than 3 months for us.  It should be more like 1 month.  Let us not set the bar too low on them, and contentedly rejoice at 5 or 3 month processing times.  When a law-abiding US Citizen marries a respectable foreigner, and carefully follows the law, they deserve the green card almost right away.  

 

In the meantime, I recommend that we continue the pressure until processing times are cut down even more.  I am very pleased to see the recent uptick in processing.  And parenthetically, I am stunned by the number of February and March applications being approved right now - which leaves one again wondering what they hell they were doing all these months.

 

I am up for another targeted campaign soon.  

 

--Alaskafan

 

I am in for another targeted campaign.  What can we do?  When can we do it?  Because I'm ready for my spouse to be here because Feb. 28 will be a year of waiting... Unacceptable. 
 


GAFLFemaleGhana2013-11-21 15:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWHAT IS THE NEXT STEP AFTER APPROVAL?
Which service center did you go through? When did you file?
GAFLFemaleGhana2013-12-10 21:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 may 2013 transfer to TSC
My pd is feb 28. Transferred to Texas oct 24.
Still waiting :(

GAFLFemaleGhana2013-12-13 20:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApproved
6 months is good timing.
GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-27 23:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - January 2014
Saylin thank u. Btw I like your immigration journey page. :)
GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-27 23:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - January 2014
Has anyone done the I 864EZ?

It seems better to use. What are your thoughts?


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-27 23:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - January 2014

Happy New Year!!  Our I-130 was approved on 12/4.  4 weeks later TSC finally mailed it to the NVC.  I'll give it 10 days and then try calling them.  Good luck to everyone!

 

How's your process going thus far?


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-27 16:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - February 2014

Expedite approved!!!

 

That's absolutely amazing.. CONGRATULATIONS!!


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-02-27 22:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - February 2014

This process truly makes you grit your teeth.  I am sitting at exactly 5 business days since the AOS invoice.  I hope to get the IV invoice today or by Friday. 

 

Tomorrow marks a complete calendar year since the petition was file Feb. 27, 2013.

 


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-02-26 13:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsNVC Filers - February 2014

My expedited file was received by the Embassy this evening (next morning in Nepal). I called the Embassy and requested an interview date. Its now set for March 4th. Yay!!!!! Long time coming.. I will be boarding a flight this week to Nepal and bring her back with me......smile.png

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS :)

 

So Happy for you and your spouse.. Blessings and best wishes at your interview...


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-02-23 23:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 transfered petition to Texas Service Center
I was right. Awesome! Congratulations! More good news coming for us all in Jesus name :)
GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-07 00:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 transfered petition to Texas Service Center

On January 6, 2014, your Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. Please wait until the end of normal processing time before calling customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for live assistance.
 
 
Just got this just now!!! what does this mean? anyone? sorry guys, being paranoid now but looks like I got something just now, not sure what this is? hopefully something good...(I guess they heard my cry..)



I believe your approval is closely following. Hoping I'm right for u!

GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-06 15:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 transfered petition to Texas Service Center
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Hi, I did already and was told to wait, that's it! I am about to lose it here.. I just can't believe they will be so inhumane and so uncaring for us. Been waiting too long when we did all we could in an orderly passion here. So unfair!!![/
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Its coming soon. I do believe. I'm still waiting w with u but feeling optimistic. Try to stay happy in this difficult season. I'm cheering us on!





GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-06 15:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 transfered petition to Texas Service Center

Feb 28 filer and my husband's petition got transferred Oct. 23, still waiting... I don't even know what to say now? so frustrating, miss my husband so much...


Hi. I know how you feel. Try emailing the Texas service center. Also, be ready for the next stage. That is what I have done. Hope this helps.

GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-06 13:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 transfered petition to Texas Service Center

Thanks everyone for responding.  Are we the only 2 filers on VJ that was transferred to Texas Service Center?

 

Still praying and believing great news of a NOA2 really soon.

 


GAFLFemaleGhana2013-11-06 19:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 transfered petition to Texas Service Center

Hello,

 

I just wanted to track the progression with other I-130 petitioners/beneficiaries petitons sent from the National Benefits Center to the Texas Service Center.  Please list your Priority Date and Date of Transfer.  Thank you.  Have a blessed day! 

 

AS for my petition our priority date is March 4th.  Transfered October 25th.

 

I look forward to waiting with other petitioners at the Texas Service Center.  Hopefully we will hear something within the next 30 days.  Speaking positive!!


GAFLFemaleGhana2013-11-03 01:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports*CASE COMPLETE* :)

Congratulations!!  May your husband's interview go very well.   

 

 

*** EVERYONE WHO HAVE COMPLETED MOST PARTS of NVC (IV/AOS/DS260) then by all means CALL 2x a day to NVC (morning/night). ***

 

They are friendlier and will definitely give you a case update.  Do not wait on them to contact you.


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-04-14 20:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reportstsc approval time?

I was transferred there October 24.  I initially sent is my petition on Feb. 27. Soooo??  Not quite sure when.  I'm still waiting on a NOA2..


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-14 12:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2014 Interviews

 
I'm hoping for case complete within the next two weeks, so if they want to delay interview scheduling long enough to let us get in on May, I'd be ok with that  :D
 
Good luck mining Gus for info! 




After 1 year 2 months 12 days since seeing my husband and 1 year 1 month 1 day since petition filed I pray I get a case complete today or Monday and would love a May interview too ;)

Dwheels you can advocate for my petition if you like :)




GAFLFemaleGhana2014-03-28 09:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsApril 2014 Interviews

Hi dhruvp77

I got I 864EZ error too. I fedexed them on feb 17th 2014. they recieved it on feb 18th 2014 at 1000AM they put it in system on feb 21st 2014 and on march 10th 2014 i called them and they told nVC just completed your case. and on March 12th i got email confirmation. SO now waiting for IL. 

My I864EZ was errored too.  Hoping it only takes a few days to rectify the issue, but we shall see as we wait. I beat myself up for a day or two because of my .26 cents error :(.  Oh well. Still hoping for a possible interview in mid-late May :)..

 

Optimism is best, right?


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-03-16 21:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Sending prayers to each of you February & March filers that are waiting. 


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-03-16 20:26:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

I just want to vent, but then I say there is someone waiting longer and having it worse than I... Oh this process is so...

 

Well anyways.. Happy 1 Year Petition Anniversary :)..

 

We filed on Feb. 27, 2013......... "Never in any of my thoughts would I have believed it would take longer than a year to process."

 

** BTW, I know some of you all are still waiting too, I do apologize... Hope good news finds you soon...

 

Okay, mild venting is over...


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-02-27 22:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Good Afternoon,

 

To all the Feb./March filers still waiting on a case approval do everything in your power to get your approval.  As Kaylara stated earlier infopass, Congressman, Service Request, Tier 2 supervisor, etc.  BE MORE THAN VERY PERSISTENT!!  Best wishes to you.

 

Tomorrow marks 1 full calendar year since my petition was file on Feb. 27, 2013.  Now waiting at NVC for IV to be invoiced...Ready to hear the sweet words of case complete with XYZ interview date :)...

 

Something to smile about right?!?


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-02-26 13:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Finally it is my day today. I just got email and text of USCIS approval !!!. It was 11 months to have this releasing feeling. Thank you all for being with me in this forum during my hard time and wish approvals reach you soon.

 

Congratulations!!! Enjoy the feeling, then get everything ready for NVC stage!!


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-02-04 00:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Congrats Lucybelle.  Dilmera I pray you hear some good news before Friday of this week. 

 

I agree like everyone said early in the post this group has truly helped getting through the process.


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-28 20:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

I most certainly will GAFL. I was approved by Texas Service Center which happens to take the longest time to ship out cases after approvals so I had sent in a little "reminder" fax on the 15th. I'm hoping to get an immediate case number as well. Looks like for some people it takes awhile and other very shortly. I'm rooting for VERY Shortly


We got shipped today ;)

GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-25 00:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

I most certainly will GAFL. I was approved by Texas Service Center which happens to take the longest time to ship out cases after approvals so I had sent in a little "reminder" fax on the 15th. I'm hoping to get an immediate case number as well. Looks like for some people it takes awhile and other very shortly. I'm rooting for VERY Shortly

 

I'm at Texas Service Center too.  Please do share with me your fax information.  Anything I feel help because ....

 

Feb. 28 Priority Date

Sept. 26 Our first child born

Oct. 24 Xfered to TX

Jan. 15 Approval (NOA 2)

 

I am willing to send out anything that can help keep this show moving faster... so our son isn't a year young by the time daddy gets here...


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-24 12:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Thanks. It was sent out 13 days after the approval. noa1 (3/22/13), noa2 (01/10/14), shipped to nvc (01/23/14). I'll call on monday to see if it's arrived by then (which is also our 1st year anniversary).

I'm hoping he'll be home by late March. Keeping my fingers crossed and my faith alive!

 

 

That's great news from 1/10-1/23/ 2014.   OOOOOOO, I pray that it will only take 13 days to for my petition to be shipped to NVC.  That would put me at 1/28.. I will pray towards your hearts desires of late March.  Please add me to your prayer list too. I hope that we are shipped to NVC and then get the case number asap to get this ball on the roll.  I would love love to have my hubby here by early April.  Standing in agreeance with you.  Best wishes..

 

Please keep me posted.


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-24 12:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

After waiting what seems like forever, received request for affidavit support invoice payment, paid it. Waiting for receipt and request to complete affidavit of support.. correct?????
Received request for Form DS-261 to be filled out....
 
Will complete asap...
 
the process continues....





Congratulations! I would switch with you any day to be at the point you are at because all things go your spouse could be here by mid March.

GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-23 15:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

CASE WAS SHIPPED TO NVC TODAY!


Congrats, how long from your aporoval did it take to ship?
Question for us March filers if all goes well for us when do you anticipate your spouse to be here by?

GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-23 14:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Question:

 

 

Anyone transferred to the Texas Service Center recently approved in the past few months if so, how long did it take you during the NVC stages? 


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-20 01:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Congrats GAFL. We sent in our papers on Feb 28 and had the same priority date as you. Yesterday was my wedding anniversary too and I didn't celebrate. Both me and my husband are very upset and tensed about the whole situation. Some pages back on this thread I consoled someone saying someone in the Feb thread had to wait 10 months 27 days for their approval, hopefully we won't wait that long, but now at 10.5 months even I seem to near that record of late approval.

I feel very bad that your husband missed your baby's birth. I wish you smooth sailing for the rest of the process.

 

 

Good Evening Dilmera,

I know exactly how you are feeling.  EXACTLY!  I was one week shy of 90 days of transfer.  I did everything up under the sun plus more.  I am not sure if any of it worked or if it was just our time to be approved.

 

All of this was probably started from about May 2013 up until January 2014

I contacted Congressman Ross 3 times.

I contacted Obudsman Office 2 times.

I went to 3 infopass appointments.

I sent an email to Texas Service Center & the Main Service Center.

I put in 2 service request via the 800 number.

I put in 2 e-request via online.

 

So as I stated earlier I do not know if any of this helped or if it was just our time.  I am NOT going to tell you to be patient because we have been and it hurts to not know.  I will be sending smooth thoughts and prayers your direction though.  Please have your spouse be prepared for the next phase at National Visa Center though because I hear it can go really quick and we could possibly be reunited in 4-6 months.

 

Happy Anniversary to you both~


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-20 00:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Kaylara,

 

If you want to update the spreadsheet.  We were approved.  I just updated my timeline.  Onward to the next phase.  Praying a smooth, efficient, and quicker process at the National Visa Center and Embassy in Ghana.  Still thinking happy thoughts for those of you in the waiting.

 

Feb. 27 Filed

March 4 Reciept Date

Oct. 24 Transferred to TX

Jan. 16 Approved for NOA 2


GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-16 15:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

have you made an inquiry with your Senator lately?  Maybe they can get some more detailed info for  you...   I feel bad for you... He missed the babys birth cray5ol.gif


I contacted Congressman Ross. Still waiting to hear. I can't find the contact information for Senaor Rubio. :(

GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-15 11:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC
At this point 10 months 3 weeks and a few days I would love to hear any type of action on my case. My husband has missed our son's birth and our first wedding anniversary. Sad parteveryone keep saying wait we are in normal processing time. Ha ha
GAFLFemaleGhana2014-01-15 10:54:00