ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPROVED!
Congratulation on ur approval. good.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-09-17 16:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA1/NOA2 spreadsheet tracking
Delicia, sorry to see that you got RFE but look at the bright side. Once you submit requested documents, you will get an approval. You waited long time. You deserve approval sooner rather than later.
adinath521MaleIndia2008-06-17 21:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresanother July filer clearing the deck
Congratulation on your I-130 approval. good.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-04-06 08:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresExcellent News - I-130 Approved (VSC)
Congratulation. good.gif Glad to see your approval.
adinath521MaleIndia2008-04-14 13:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhy DCF get approve faster than VSC???????????
QUOTE (reehon @ May 2 2008, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
People who applied in their countries such as India, (Embassy of usa), why they process the case so fast and give a visa with in 5-6 months where VSC only get approves in about 6 months? Why so big gap?????

I should have applied DCF if I only knew VSC is a BS system where people have to go through so much...


I hate this system..............

why DCF is faster than VSC???
Why can't VSC is like DCF.

Mannnnnnnnnnnn......they have to do something.
Sorry for whining but i'm depress of all...... mad.gif crying.gif crying.gif crying.gif


YuAndDan is right: "DCF is faster because USCIS has only a small part of the process, and is handled by the USCIS field office overseas"

"Note only US Citizen's residing in the counselor district for 6 months or more can DCF, a person in foreign country for short stay as a tourist has to file their petition to USCIS in the USA." -- This is not correct. Requirement is different for different countries. For India, it is 90 days.
adinath521MaleIndia2008-05-02 14:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswhy DCF get approve faster than VSC???????????
QUOTE (YuAndDan @ May 2 2008, 03:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
DCF is faster because USCIS has only a small part of the process, and is handled by the USCIS field office overseas.

Note only US Citizen's residing in the counselor district for 6 months or more can DCF, a person in foreign country for short stay as a tourist has to file their petition to USCIS in the USA.


For India, it is 90 days. One my friend, went to Delhi and submit I-130 for his wife on Feb. 8, 2008. I send I-130 for my wife on Feb. 8, 2008 to chicago lockbox. I am still waiting on my I-130 approval. and my friend's wife has interview on May 19, 2008. Big difference.

I wish I stayed there for 90 days and filed DCF. blush.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-05-02 14:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNew Fastest NVC process
QUOTE (lotofpatience @ May 7 2008, 05:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Version 1.2 !!!


Thanks for update. good.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-05-07 16:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurestax advice -does it affect immigration process
You can file jointly since you married before Dec. 31. I do not think that you have to live together to file jointly. Living together requires to get some credits or deductions. If you file jointly, it should not effect immigration process at all. You will not be able to qualify to get rebate since you will be using ITIN for your spouse rather than SSN. But your standard deduction will increase and you will get one more exemption by filing jointly.
adinath521MaleIndia2008-04-03 13:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI130 APPROVED
Thats wonderful. congratulation good.gif and I hope rest of your journey will be quick. Please update your timeline. Glad to hear I130 approval. kicking.gif

Edited by adinath521, 21 May 2008 - 05:02 PM.

adinath521MaleIndia2008-05-21 17:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2
QUOTE (yoke @ May 21 2008, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
can someone give me an idea of when my case would be approved? i mailed it on 3-31-08 and i got a NOA1 on 4-8-08, touched on 4-11-08. my case is at CSC, please give me an idea so i can try my process for NVC. thanks



sure I can give you idea but I am not sure how reliable that will be.
According to VJ timeline, you will get approve around mid september 2008.
According to USCIS information, you will get approve around Oct. 2008 (9-10 Months).
According to human rights, you should get approve around May 2008 (60-90 Days) star_smile.gif star_smile.gif star_smile.gif

Just to check our background and to make sure we are not doing any fruad, it should take them 60 to 90 days. Anything more than 90 days is not appropriate and violating human rights by keeping us away from our family. blink.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-05-21 16:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI NEED HELP ASAP.. DS3032? CHOICE OF AGENT?
Below is link where you can find answer for all questions. Download attachment from first message on that link. Very useful information given by VJ member Lotofpatience. Thanks to him. good.gif

http://www.visajourn...howtopic=127253

Edited by adinath521, 06 June 2008 - 05:07 PM.

adinath521MaleIndia2008-06-06 17:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!
QUOTE (moldha01 @ Jun 8 2008, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
WE GOT APPROVED!! AAHHHH!!! I'm SOOOO excited! I checked my mail today and got the letter I have been waiting for 6 months! We were January filers so I'm sure a lot of you will be getting approvals soon! I was so happy I was crying today! All of the stress and emotion of the past 6 months has finally been lifted. biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

GOD IS SO GOOD!

Our case was touched on June 4, but the status wasn't updated in the system and I never received an e-mail. I think this touch was our approval because I just got the letter today (well I guess it came in the mail yesterday since today is Sunday!)

I'm soooo happy and good luck to the rest of you, hang in there, yours will come soon! good.gif


good.gif congratulation on your approval. VSC and CSC didn't have any approval in while except expedite. Glad to hear approval. It is not expedite, is it?
adinath521MaleIndia2008-06-08 14:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresEnjoy...
QUOTE (Ilya R. @ Jun 9 2008, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyday I see jokes about USCIS, it makes my day smile.gif

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adinath521MaleIndia2008-06-10 18:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCR-1 - Waiting for NOA 2
QUOTE (jsgriff @ Jun 10 2008, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We are almost at 120 days between NOA1 and NOA2, how many of you out there are in the same boat ? ?

Anything we can do?

Thanks,

Scott & Jen


I am in same situation. I wish I could do something. There are some people who has more than 200 days between NOA1 and NOA2. Both service centers are slow. very slow. helpsmilie.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-06-10 16:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad to hear that everything is good now. Congratulation. good.gif good.gif good.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-06-13 13:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhy do you hang here?
This site is more helpful than lawyer laughing.gif laughing.gif laughing.gif
I can count on processing dates from this site rather than uscis processing dates. wow.gif
we can get emotional support and answer to our question that we don't get from USCIS customer service. rofl.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-06-13 11:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresUSCIS updated Processing Dates :( Not good news
USCIS updated processing dates but not a good news. still July 30 for VSC. innocent.gif CSC did move up to Dec. 2007. come on VSC move with CSC.
adinath521MaleIndia2008-06-17 22:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 approved
Congratulation. good.gif Worst part of the journey is over. Now enjoy smooth and quick ride of this journey. kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
adinath521MaleIndia2008-07-02 22:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC
QUOTE ( @ May 25 2008, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
She lives in Para but needs to travel to TO, they told her the standard time is 30 days. They might be faster or slower but they told her 30 days crying.gif It doesnt matter at this point, I doubt she will be here before 2009 anyway so im not going to try to rush things. VSC is setting a pace of atleast 10 months for the I 130 as it is now, so they are really 10-12 months just for the I 130. If i get approved in November which is 1 year from when I filed there is no way to have everything done before 2009, i will be lucky to be done with NVC in Jan of 2009.


its one year from the day you get it, so if she got it tomm, it'd be valid until 05-27-09. you'll definitely need it before then so might as well get it. you never know when you might get a surprise approval.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-26 10:20:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC
QUOTE (pushbrk @ May 23 2008, 11:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (SomeGuy4186 @ May 23 2008, 07:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE ( @ May 23 2008, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The only part of the K3 that was faster was the NVC stage, that is where you would save those 2 months, but now with the online system up there is not a big difference. Before July both the I-129f and the I-130 would be approved at about the same time, you can ask your lawyer about it and I am sure he will tell you the same thing, I didnt use a lawyer for mine but i called a ton of them before i filed to get a good idea of what is what. If you are ready for the NVC part of things you could expect to be done with NVC in about a month. The only thing that stops me from being ready is my wifes police reports, in Brazil they are only good for 3 months and take 1 month to get. Since I am on month 6 of waiting I cant really say that I will be done with USCIS in the next 4 months. So I lose a month even when my petition is approved because I cant ask her to get her police reports now to have them ready because i fear that USCIS VSC is not making any progress. Ive pretty much given up on America though, my wife is getting ready to open her own Pharmacy and I agreed that it was a good idea so if she gets everything in order I will be moving there within the next 4 months or so.


i'm not sure if this varies from country to country, but in Dominican republic, even though the police reports say they're valid for only 3 months, for immigration purposes(sent to NVC), they're valid for 1 year. i'm pretty sure i need to take a second recent one with me to the interview, but the one i mail in could have been taken out anytime from a year ago to today. might wanna check up and see if thats the case for other countries as well. i thought it was 3 months only also cause i just sent my wife to get hers.


A validity period assigned by the country issuing a police report has not meaning. The US Dept. of State is only concerned with the criminal status on the date of issue. They use their own standards for how recent the report needs to be.


thats what i thought, so if the NVC told me one year, then its one year for all countries then, no? someone else might want to try calling and see if they get the same answer.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-24 17:14:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC
QUOTE ( @ May 23 2008, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The only part of the K3 that was faster was the NVC stage, that is where you would save those 2 months, but now with the online system up there is not a big difference. Before July both the I-129f and the I-130 would be approved at about the same time, you can ask your lawyer about it and I am sure he will tell you the same thing, I didnt use a lawyer for mine but i called a ton of them before i filed to get a good idea of what is what. If you are ready for the NVC part of things you could expect to be done with NVC in about a month. The only thing that stops me from being ready is my wifes police reports, in Brazil they are only good for 3 months and take 1 month to get. Since I am on month 6 of waiting I cant really say that I will be done with USCIS in the next 4 months. So I lose a month even when my petition is approved because I cant ask her to get her police reports now to have them ready because i fear that USCIS VSC is not making any progress. Ive pretty much given up on America though, my wife is getting ready to open her own Pharmacy and I agreed that it was a good idea so if she gets everything in order I will be moving there within the next 4 months or so.


i'm not sure if this varies from country to country, but in Dominican republic, even though the police reports say they're valid for only 3 months, for immigration purposes(sent to NVC), they're valid for 1 year. i'm pretty sure i need to take a second recent one with me to the interview, but the one i mail in could have been taken out anytime from a year ago to today. might wanna check up and see if thats the case for other countries as well. i thought it was 3 months only also cause i just sent my wife to get hers.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-23 21:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC
when you get a chance, can you go into a little more detail as to what was said? i'm still anxious to hear more..
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-21 19:57:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC
why must you leave us?! nooo.. NEED TO KNOW MORE!! MORE I TELL YOU... WHERE IS MY CASE!!

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SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-21 17:09:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC
the anxiety is killing me. if you've got alll this time on the phone with one, you must be getting some good info.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-21 16:47:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresVSC
in for answers. cant wait.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-21 16:21:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMONEY EXCHANGE IN YOUR SO's COUNTRY
1 usd = 34ish or 35ish pesos. it goes up and down sometimes even 5 or 6 times a day, but sticks around there for now. at this very moment of posting its

"1 US Dollar = 35.61941 Dominican R. Peso "

but it'll be different when i wake up. you'd be surprised how much #### you can buy with that though..
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-09-12 23:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
"who's next?"


ME! ME ME!! OO PICK ME!!
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-23 19:03:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJanuary I-130 Filers
add me to the list, my information is all on the left under my name
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-05-21 16:55:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionLooks like it the K-1 was denied!! What is our next step?
get married in morocco, the whole process should be about 9 months-1 year depending on what service center and how fast you get through NVC.

sorry, best advice i could give.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-09-25 22:42:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General DiscussionLeft US mid way through process due to family crisis
dont worry about it. i have a friend that went to dominican republic, and finished high school there(3 years) and he was still on his 10 year green card(dad petitioned for him when he was 7).

since he had been out for 3 years, he did need some paperwork, but him and his dad had it straightened out and he got in with no problems.

he just cant file for citizenship for another 3 years. other than that, no problems. i'd do what everyone else said and get to your embassy with documentation of family emergency.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-22 18:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow long do you have to be at your address when you mail off your I-130?
well everyone who's getting ready to file,, get a CA P.O. Box, and then file. you'll thank us later!
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-15 10:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow long do you have to be at your address when you mail off your I-130?
something to think about then, no? i could just get a P.O. Box in cali or something then?

like i said, its too late for me, i've got 6 months and change since i sent it in, but it makes sense to do it for new people, no?

and if i changed my address right now, would it be transfered to a new center or just sit at VSC until approval?
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-14 23:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow long do you have to be at your address when you mail off your I-130?
Do you have to be living there for 30 days or something before you can use that address? its too late for me now, but i was thinking, what if i had just rented a shitty apartment somewhere in the west so my application went to the CSC instead of the VSC? and then just changed my address after a month or two. would it get transferred back to VSC? if not, icould just leave it till i got my approval, and then change my address when it went to the NVC.

something to think about for people who are planning on sending out their packets.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-14 09:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresONWARD TO CSC!!
QUOTE (Pattu Rani @ Aug 23 2008, 06:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
WOW, join the club!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif

Your timeline is almost identical to mine- I think they put all of us who filed around 1/11 in the same box and sent us to CSC, hopefully our approvals will come quickly and for those still at VSC hope they get their act together!!!!


wow, identical almost to the day. maybe we'll get approved same day?

i'll race ya! lol
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-23 16:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresONWARD TO CSC!!
no, i've never called them, never bugged them, just sat patiently and waited. i thought about calling a few times, but i figured theres people who've been waiting longer than me so whatst he use. i guess they appreciated me not annoying them? lol
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-22 18:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresONWARD TO CSC!!
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The last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: EAC################

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Case Transfered to Another Office for Processing

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YES!!!! Not an approval, but i'm estatic anyways. it must be just around the corner.

Edited by SomeGuy4186, 22 August 2008 - 06:04 PM.

SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-22 18:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIt's taking forever!! Is there something wrong?
up until a few months ago, dominican republic could have taken up to a year, maybe even more, to schedule an interview. there was a backlog of 25,000 people. thankfully, that was cleared up recently and it looksl ike its 2-3 months after case complete.
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-22 22:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC Slowdown?
With all these transfers, and approvals, you think it's going to make NVC take longer now?
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-08-29 13:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStill not approved!!!!!
QUOTE (Pattu Rani @ Sep 4 2008, 07:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (SomeGuy4186 @ Sep 3 2008, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
at least at the NVC you feel like your going somewhere with the back and forth. USCIS is just wait wait wait. i dont mind a month or month and a half at NVC cause i'm busy collecting documents, filing new forms, sending in payments, checking status, ect so i feel like somethings going on.

NEEEEEEEDD APPPPRRROOOOOVVVAAALLLLL! PLEASE!!!


Me tooooo - looking at your timeline(transferred 8/22, last touch 8/29) I think we're both sitting on the same guy's desk waiting for that rubber stamp - come on already!!!!!!!


maybe we can pool some money and send him a tip.. waitingforever is on the same desk too i think. not a bribe or anything, just a.. uh, you know..friendly gesture. some cash and maybe some pictures of his kids just to let him know "hey! their alright if you ever wanna see them alive, stamp the petition" kind of thing too...
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-09-04 13:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresStill not approved!!!!!
at least at the NVC you feel like your going somewhere with the back and forth. USCIS is just wait wait wait. i dont mind a month or month and a half at NVC cause i'm busy collecting documents, filing new forms, sending in payments, checking status, ect so i feel like somethings going on.

NEEEEEEEDD APPPPRRROOOOOVVVAAALLLLL! PLEASE!!!
SomeGuy4186MaleDominican Republic2008-09-03 14:51:00