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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsJune 2013 I-130 Filers (merged)

LMFAO! I accidentally woke up my toddler laughing at this. Omg, thank you. I needed that laugh.

 

LOL no problem! :D  I have to do it every once in a while! :D


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-12-12 01:23:00
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They're not.

 Hahahahahahahaha ROFLrofl.gif  you just sounded like grumpy cat0e6u9k.jpg


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-12-11 20:07:00
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Grats to everyone who got some movement (transfers, approvals, RFEs) on their petitions!

 

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How is your case going!? No answer on my end yet :S


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-12-09 10:54:00
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Who ever told you that? The process is SO RANDOM it is impossible to know what ones are moving and which are not. You can only speculate from the ones around yours.
 


That's what USCIS Implied when I called they they told me they go by dates!

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-12-05 11:50:00
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I really don't understand that if they are saying they follow by date order some people from June 20th (for example) are being transferred to another office if my husband and I filed June 7th! unsure.png


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-12-05 02:21:00
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Is this a transfer? I havn't really been paying attention, just waiting. I havn't recieved an email or letter yet (I'm filing from abroad) what does this mean?blink.png
My case status reads:
'On November 27, 2013, we transferred your I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN, to your local USCIS Office for further processing. The new office has jurisdiction over your case and will send you a decision as soon as processing is complete or you will be notified if further information or action is needed. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.'
 
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Means your case for transferred they will prob let you know via mail soon :) congrats are u from the Philipines?

 
Is this a transfer? I havn't really been paying attention, just waiting. I havn't recieved an email or letter yet (I'm filing from abroad) what does this mean?blink.png
My case status reads:
'On November 27, 2013, we transferred your I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN, to your local USCIS Office for further processing. The new office has jurisdiction over your case and will send you a decision as soon as processing is complete or you will be notified if further information or action is needed. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.'
 
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Means your case for transferred they will prob let you know via mail soon :) congrats are u from the Philipines?




yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-12-01 03:37:00
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I cant take this any more y file yesterday for another expedite since the one i requested for medical reasons wass denied hopefully this one gets aproved .. this time for financial reason is just dificul for me to support 2 households and i have all the prove that i am supporting her she got no job so lets see what happens

 Good luck on that let me know how it goes we are trying to do an expedite for the same reason :D but havent yet found the exact deliniation as financial burden for them...


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-20 00:12:00
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guys ,
 
wht u guys think if we gt approved by january or february 2014?

ohhhh joy I wish we did
yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-15 18:07:00
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Their standard IDIOTIC answers - been through this before

One time they told me a year for a date I was checking on and it cam through in 2 months

They are the biggest group of morons when it comes to customer service

They are worse than calling Apple or ATT customer support --- and they are the king of poor service.
 

 

 

OH MAY THE LORD HEAR YOU!!!! MAY IT COME IN WITHIN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS! IM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-14 23:09:00
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hi guys ,
i have a question while we r pending on my i130 , is there any way if my wife can visit  from india to usa ?


It's tough because if she enters under a tourist visa they can always claim that it was fraud that you guys got married... That is what my immigration counselor told me so he doesn't recommend that... I'm talking that this guy was the head honcho of immigration in the port of entry where I live near and he saw that happen many times... :(

Edited by yayita_, 14 November 2013 - 05:52 PM.


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-14 17:49:00
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I called USCIS last Monday and they told me not to expect anything until 8 months from know...
yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-14 09:10:00
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I moved back to Los Angeles late August and sent a letter to overland park for changing my husband address in France. now it is saying his address is changed on uscis site.

I am flying back to see my husband next monday, but can stay only a week.

i am wondering if anyone got approval from overland park? 11 month is too long.

 

 

Ohhh honey I wish it was 11 months from when we filed! I just called USCIS last monday and they told me approximately 8 more months to resolve something if not more.... :'( I was about to burst out in tears!!!!!


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-13 21:54:00
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Can someone orient me a bit on the Expedite process? I want to expedite our case but have no clue how to do it... I went to check for the USCIS expedite criteria but I do not know what they would consider a "SEVERE FINANCIAL LOSS" to individual or company... Of course if I leave for extended amounts of time the company that I work for will lose money... I WILL LOOSE MONEY TOO! lol but I have no Idea how to go about it... can someone help me a bit?


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-13 21:50:00
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I moved back to Los Angeles late August and sent a letter to overland park for changing my husband address in France. now it is saying his address is changed on uscis site.
I am flying back to see my husband next monday, but can stay only a week.
i am wondering if anyone got approval from overland park? 11 month is too long.


What form did you film out ir his chance Of address in france? My husbands address changed too! I told the guys that's helping us prepare the case but inhavent received anything that says his address has been changed... How can I check?

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-11 04:38:00
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Sorry it was an expedite the earlier post...
yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-09 12:19:00
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DCF

 huh??


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-08 00:13:00
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Expedite?

 I DONT THINK SO... I'LL TRY N FIND OUT...


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-07 04:26:00
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ALERT!!!! ANOTHER JUNE FILER APROVED!!!!!! YAY CONGRATS @ABILENE!!!!!!! http://www.visajourn...e.php?id=156752 :D


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-07 03:45:00
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We filed our I-130/CR1end of June and I-129F/K3 end of Aug. Until today I knew no more than everyone else on VJ. Today my congressman sent back a response from the USCIS from their inquiry on our case status.

- Both of our petitions have been joined and are still at the NBC
- Both of our petitions will be adjudicated at the same time (clearly now its been confirmed 129f/k3 visas are NOT being processed any faster
- "Due to processing delays at the VPC's unrelated to our case...." our applications will not be adjudicated until May 2014 (which puts us out to just about exactly 11mths)11mths appears to be the standard ongoing processing time now for most generally everyone with uncomplicated cases.

Bummer....my husband and I will have been married a year and a half before I see him again.........sad :'(






We are on the same boat :( my hubby and I will be married 1 year and 2 months by May :(

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-04 23:40:00
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It's hard to keep the faith. My husband and I are in our 60s. We both had been on our own for many years before meeting, while my husband was visiting relatives here in Ireland. It was almost too good to be true! We married 2 yrs later. And now this. We just want to enjoy our later years together, to live a little. We're both young at heart, retired, fit and healthy and have so much to look forward to. We didn't expect this. I just feel depressed.


I'm sorry to hear that! :/ I think at any age it's hard even if you are in your mid twenties... We just wanna be able to start with out lives together... We can't plan on buying a house or having children yet because we want to be together when that happens :( it is depressing :'(

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-04 18:19:00
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Hey, guys! I m new here. Well, I just got registered! We also are June filers! We received our NOA1 on 6/24 and still waiting. Hoping to end this waiting period soon!
Best wishes everyone!


Welcome! :)

Well today just got news from uscis for my expedite medical resons and the requested suporting documents to be sent by fax and it says the reviw my documents and the need soporting documents from my doctor and it says that div 5 tem2 is taking care of my documents at lee sumit Missouri um so happy i will send all the soporting documents on monday cross my fingers they approve me


What other conditions support the expedite process


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-11-04 12:45:00
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I detoxed from VJ while was visiting my husband.. and tried not to log on when i got back.. but I still find myself here almost every day!


Its hard not to look because its so sad not To be with my husband! :'( and because looking at other cases get approved makes me feel like our case is getting closer to approval! :/

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-26 10:54:00
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Gosh reading all these cases makes me feel more anxious about the time frame... I'm gonna have to stop looking at stuff on VJ for a bit.
yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-25 16:38:00
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this is very nice they now tell you when the "ship" the petition...

 

 

i dont mean to be rude or weird but I just think those things from ticker factory are so cure and would like to set one up... any suggestions as to what kind of ticker to get im completely clueless on how to make one :D


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-24 01:36:00
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Hey there Krispykreme (some fine doughnuts...)
 
Have not yet received my NOA2 hardcopy.
 
As soon as ...






Hey rudyzn... My husband and i have been seriously thinking about about filling expedite... What's your input on that? If you can share your experience and under what criteria you filed for expedite. (If you don't mind of course)

Edited by yayita_, 23 October 2013 - 09:59 AM.



yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-23 09:59:00
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Hi ,
 
what is infopass ? .. anybody tried tht ?


I have not tried it, yet I have the understanding that is kind of an appointment with USCIS where they can supposedly answer any questions you may have. Yet the people I've read they got it have said they can't give you concert answers if you don't have an approved or denied case

Friends ,
 
Anybody know about e-request ? do u know if i can do e request for i-130
  e-Request
e-Request is a web-based tool that allows you to place an inquiry with USCIS for certain applications and petitions. You may make an inquiry on selected forms that are beyond posted processing times or selected forms where you did not receive an Application Support Center (ASC) appointment notice or other notice. You can also create an inquiry for a notice you received from a Service Center with a typographical error.
To place an inquiry, you will need your receipt number. If you do not have your receipt number contact the USCIS Customer Service at 1-800-375-5283 or 1-800-767-1833 (TTY).
If you have previously initiated a service request, please wait 30 days to receive a response before notifying USCIS again.
Note: You must submit a Change of Address to update your address on your application or petition.







I din think you can e request for i130 they want copies if the originals of specific things


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-21 21:28:00
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People,
 
 
Expect a 6-7 month wait for your I-130's from NBC.
Seems DIVISION 8 is up and running.




Does this mean that your case was expedited?

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-17 10:54:00
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All ready then... woke up this morning, checked my case status on my smartphone...and,....:
 
WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!! JUNE 10 NOA1 PD  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  OCT 15 NOA2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
And it goes a little something like this... :
Post Decision Activity
On October 15, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.
 
 
THANK YOU GOD, THANK YOU JESUS, THANK YOU BABY JESUS, THANK YOU ALL VISA JOURNERS!!!
 
My god I AM SOOOO HAPPPYYYYYYY
 
Good things come to those who wait...
 
Special (very special) thought to all of you guys still waiting...
 
AND DON'T FORGET, MY FILE WAS SENT TO OVERLAND PARK, KS
 
(i do not know if in the meantime it was sent to the Lees Summit facility...)
 
ONE LOVE
 
























Wow GREAT blessings!!!! I files June 6 :/ hopefully we get approved soon!

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-16 09:40:00
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What she said..... could have been an expedite...if that's the case, it doesn't count as a normal adjudication
 
But there were 2 approvals on Saturday.  ( per Igor's list)


What's igors' list??? I checked my MSC# and that one must be an expedite because it's a couple thousand #'s before mine (supposing it's going by order)

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-14 14:34:00
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I'm a June filer, I have a Facebook group for wives like myself and we've had three I- 130 approvals. The latest being a May filer(Dawnalee in October)Check out her timeline. So it's not taking 13.3 months by their count. I'll post if we receive any more this month.



What's the name of the Facebook group I'd love to join!


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-14 09:31:00
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Everyone,
 
This may be our best chance to exert pressure on Blackburn.
 
Please spread the word about this campaign.  We have her email address, so let's not shoot this silver bullet until we have everything in place.  Here you go:
http://uscgreencardp...e.blogspot.com/
Let's get this done!!
 
--alaskafan
 












Hi,
Can you explain a little further what this is all about?


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-13 09:07:00
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Yes, every day brings us all closer, but sometimes the process is so overwhelming and deflating that it feels like your loved one won't ever be here. It just is so daunting. If that makes sense. 


Ohh yes been there! It feels like for ever and then you start doubting whether they will or won't grant the visa! :/

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-12 01:39:00
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Just getting more and more depressing by every passing day! :( mid oct is here and no news


It's understandable that you get depressed. Before I used to get more anxious and depressed as I read stuff on VJ but ever since I decided not to let it affect me I'm feeling a lot better about it. Relax... Just think that every day is 1 day closer to be with your significant other forever. Yes I know it's hard to hear "relax" but honestly that's what we all need to do. :) I spoke to my immigration counselor today and he said that I should be receiving my NOA2 within 30 days (we are still within parameters). :)

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-11 20:02:00
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It looks like we've all seen our significant other around the same time! I last saw my babe in May to celebrate his bday! Can't wait to travel to South Africa for 2-3 months (as visa allows for visitors) to see him for that time! :)

Edited by yayita_, 11 October 2013 - 01:49 AM.

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-11 01:48:00
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It's not supposed to directly affect the USCIS, but my step-mother who works in the government said perhaps an accessory of the USCIS could have been affected therefore affecting USCIS.  She gave the example that there's people who were not furloughed, but the person who is supposed to sign their time sheet was.  So therefore no one can work!
 
That being said, there were a few approvals in January today and last week :)



Ohhh good then it must be moving along... :)

 
It's not supposed to directly affect the USCIS, but my step-mother who works in the government said perhaps an accessory of the USCIS could have been affected therefore affecting USCIS.  She gave the example that there's people who were not furloughed, but the person who is supposed to sign their time sheet was.  So therefore no one can work!
 
That being said, there were a few approvals in January today and last week :)



Oh good then it must be moving along!
It would have been nice to receive my NOA2 today since it's my birthday but it must be too much to ask :/


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-07 21:28:00
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Do you guys know if the government shutdown is affecting us in any way? I mean since the Overland Park office barely restarted...
yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-07 18:47:00
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Hi Friends ,
 
This is Rob . i applied i130 on june 12th 2013 , i got noa1 on june 18th 2013 . mine is in NBC .. still showing as initial review ... me n wife r little depressed . did anybody filed at this time ? and any mails from them ?


my husband and I filed jun 3 got my NOA1 on Jun 7 (close enough)

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-04 17:29:00
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It was a false alarm.
 
I FEEL TERRIBLE. Sorry to anyone I mislead...
 
As said on another thread, I need to take a break from Visa Journey I am starting to hallucinate...
 
 
Thank you all and SORRY AGAIN...







Don't worry we all get excited :) and yes I took a break cause it is a bit nerve wrecking but it also keeps me updated and sane! Lol

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-02 08:50:00
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6 approvals for I-130 petitioners in the past week... hopefully we'll have a firmer sense of how things are going by the end of October, but it's so good to see something happening at last!

 

how do you know about those aprovals and from what filling month are they?


yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-10-01 01:37:00
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OMG! I hope you're wrong Yayita!


I hope I'm wrong!
Gosh I hope everything starts flying now! :D
Gosh I hope everything starts flying now! :D

yayita_FemaleSouth Africa2013-09-30 17:51:00