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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember Filers !!

Yup lets keep our fingers crossed that we all get good news in coming few months.. may / april seems so far away :blink:

yes i know..and when i was with him the months flew by..I skype but some days that just isnt enough :( i'm hoping that more and more ppl get approved and we start getting to the top of the pile:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-21 09:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember Filers !!

I called USCIS today and they said the number hadn't been entered into their system yet and they weren't sure when that would be, but to check every months with the receipt number. ????? :P And the lady I talked to said that a decision would probably be made in about 6 months (which isn't what the USCIS website is saying (5 months.) But let's just hope BOTH sources are wrong on the times for approvals!!! :)

yes lets do hope they are both wrong :thumbs: I cant believe it is going to take months or whatever to just get a number..:P Well if we never do i guess we can both just faint when we get the snail mail.. :lol: because i have no faith in the email system either for me.. :rofl:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-20 20:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember Filers !!

yup. that's the bad part about checking the status everyday. you know it isn't going to change for a few months, yet you disappoint yourself by still checking it. :blink:

yep the whole online checking thing is a catch 22 ...u drive yourself nuts checking it but then if u dont check it you are afraid you have missed something..lol...I seen where some October filers got approved too..lets keep the faith:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-20 09:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember Filers !!

I wondered why other months got their own thread, but October & September were together. We filed in early November.

dont know and october and november got put together too..ur welcome to use above link ..good ppl on that thread also..:) welcome to the waiting game..im just glad to see all those sept filers getting approved..everyone cali approves the faster they get to us..:D good luck on your journey:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-19 20:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember Filers !!

you've got to be kidding!! up to 2 months!! and they think we can wait that long to see what's going on??? ugh...well, i'm still calling them tomorrow so see if they say anything different.

thats so funny... :rofl: because i was thinking of calling again myself to see if someone could tell me something different...:D ppl have told me touches arent that big of a deal but it is when u cant see anything:(
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-19 20:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember Filers !!

I sent my petition at the end of Nov., just got the NOA1 yesterday. (And for some reason my case receipt number isn't working. :P
But here's hoping for CSC to gooooo fast!!

yes let hope it flies by..lol...my case number doesnt work..and neither does another vj'er who filed in november...i called and the guy at ncis was very nice but told me it could take up to two months to show...it drives me crazy in away because dont know if its been touched or not..:(
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-19 10:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember Filers !!

yes. the waiting game. it's only been a month for us and i'm already sick of it. :bonk:

:blink:

:rofl:

yes me too:( so much..and skype isnt helping..lol....thank God i found this site so i know others feel like I do..i just hope Cali..keeps things moving.. :lol: :huh: :(
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-18 17:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember Filers !!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/278504-octobernovember-2010-immigrant-visa-filers-cr-1ir-1/

the above is a link to us october/november filers there alot of us playing the waiting game:) welcome to the board..pretty new here myself but willing to talk and listen..:) wishing u good luck on your journey:D with a happy ending:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-18 08:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresToo Soon to be in NVC?

Well ill keep my fingers crossed for you that it is at NVC, but I think that would probably be a record!

And for the others, theres no need to make snarky comments - dont pretend that you wouldnt do anything possible to get to your SO as quickly as possible.

:thumbs: Amen to that:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-24 19:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresplease help
There is another thread on here about this..if you filed in November or this month ...alot of peoples receipt numbers are not working including mine:(...it tells you error please check your number or call uscis..I already called and so did several others..they said several weeks to a couple months to work or maybe will not work at all until NVC stage.. :blink:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-25 15:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresReceive social security as income...will that be a problem?
I get ssdi also for epilepsy...no social security and ssdi isn't "welfare" u paid it in when you worked ssdi=social security disability insurance..u deserve it..so only if you were getting ssi(that is technically "welfare"not that the ppl on that doesnt deserve it also..lol )..and if you are above 125% then you are fine:) Good luck on your journey..
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-30 19:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI130 approved :))))))))))))
:thumbs: Congrats ...and I wish you speedy travel through the nvc stage...I hope you are with your loved one very soon!! :dance:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-30 18:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswaiting...

Rant Away! You are among friends who understand!

Living in the US and being surrounded daily of examples of people who are rewarded for circumventing BREAKING the immigration laws surely sucks when I know that we.....................us, all of us here are being screwed for following the laws! And this country bends over backwards to accommodate the illegals. I spend a fortune for health insurance...........illegals get treated at clinics for free............Our children son want to go to university out of state, they pay higher tuition..........illegal immigrants get (proposed) in state rates?

Why when we call NVC do we have to dial 1 for English? What about our spouses from Mongolia, Ukraine, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Belarus, Georgia, Nigeria, Iran, India, Pakistan, Krakozhia..........wherever............Why can't they dial a number for assistance in their own Language? it is because our entire immigration system is centered on the flood of illegals surging through the broken dam that is suppose to be a border. And political correctness run amok! Illegal immigrants simply form too large of a voting block!

So while we wait, collectively spending untold hundreds of thousands of dollars unnecessarily for travel, communications, as well as the lost wages and the absolutely priceless loss of time with our loved ones, missed holidays, missed morning hugs and good night kisses....................while we do all these things because we respect the law..........or fear the consequences..............our bureaucrats are writing new laws...........the illegals are streaming across the borders.............and Rome burns.

God Bless America

amen ..im a us citizen waiting to bring my husband to be reunited in the mean time the city i live in im the minority..and 99.5% are illegal ...:( the whole procedure sucks..
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-02 15:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswaiting...

i hope that uscis/nvc read this #######, then maybe they will understand just how frustrating they are making all this...yet again our life is in the hands of complete strangers and it totally sucks big time...i hate this waiting,

our christmas sucked big time
our new year sucked big time

and my husband is forking out for yet another trip over here which he, nor me, can ill afford, but we do this because we love each other and its been way too long already...this past 18 months of being stuck in this god forsaken hole called manchester uk not knowing our fate because some person chooses that this is how these things are done!

ok so we never did advance parole...but then the powers that be never really did their part while i was over in the usa...no welcome pack...nothing to say we were doing anything wrong...nothing on the web about time scales for adjustment of status, everything is too confusing, so much research...so much time spent on reading procedures and correct forms...
nobody contacted us after my arrival in the usa...and they go on about illegal immigrants and how important it is to stop them, yet they do nothing for the ones who try and do things right.

i just want to go back home and be with the man i married nearly 3 years ago...
this is so wrong...we are married god damn it let us get on with being a family!!
:crying:

sorry for my rant....needed to vent to them in the know.

I totally understand..my holidays have sucked too ..and skyping uggh dont know if that helps or makes me feel worse..:( I totally agree with u and I hope u know u have ppl that will listen to your rants anytime:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-01 22:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNOA2 Received!!!!
Congrats :dance: and u have made me feel better too..hehe ive filed with california in Nov...so maybe sooner than i thought..I hope..Good luck on the rest of your Journey:D
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-12 08:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow Accurate are Timeline Adjudications

Inky.... 4days ago hmmm no.. It was 11-29-10. That is over a month




I already received my NOA1 December 8th.. So I assume that leaving Alien registration blank didn't affect anything


There is numerous people from Nov and Dec that filed and their case numbers are not working...in my case and in another girls case they told us up to two months before they will show up..other people as stated above get a noa 2 and can never check their file online..
good luck on your journey..btw my number is still not working they received it Nov 15th..
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-03 17:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresURGENT HELP! leaving in few hours
let me further explain my recent post:) ssi there is limitations but ssdi as long as u remain a us citizen you can get check as long as the country is a friendly country of usa not hostile..lol
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-03 20:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresURGENT HELP! leaving in few hours

I agree, read social security website and you will see restrictions. my husband receives it no problem for Honduras.

i know there is restrictions on ssi ..but ssdi you have to remain us citizen..but can get check
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-03 20:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresProof??

I dont think many people have had any problems with immigration from Poland. Sure I guess theres been one or two over the years Ive been on here but not more than say the UK or any other European country.

Im interested in that also..what are the high fraud countries..is there a list or something..and i hear about hard consulates.. :unsure:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-04 14:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCased Closed!!!!

Case is finally closed and they said that unfortunately they couldn't get my husband a January interview and were going to try to get him in February. How long does it usually take for them to get an interview date? Last week on Friday I think I mentioned that they were in Final Review and today the case was closed (pretty quick huh?). I hope this goes by fast, think it's likely he'll get a February interview? I sure hope soooooo xD
:luv: :lol: :no:
:thumbs: :) :D (L) (L) :wow: :dance:

Congrats and I hope so too would be nice Valentines present for you:) :thumbs: :dance:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-04 16:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresjoint bank accounts

I was added to Wells Fargo without SSN. Got a card for myself, and can even use it in England. :thumbs:

really? they denied me to add my husband with out ssn.. :bonk: so i added him to utility bills and my credit card accounts and a small accidential insurance policy..hope these are all good :blink: its hard to come up with things when ur seperated..
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-22 23:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnew married couple in the house

The answers to these questions are contained in the guides and I-130 instructions. Asking them now indicates you've not yet studied either. Doing so will be critical to your ultimate success because if you don't study them, you won't know what you don't know, so won't know what you needed clarification for.

Welcome and good luck on your journey...hope everything goes fast and problem free for you:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-06 21:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresnew here introduction
Welcome I hope your journey ends soon and your wait will be over and you will be reunited with your love:) I have only been waiting a couple a months i couldn't imagine four years:(
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-09 21:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy head is spinning

God bless you with your journey as well. I do realize that marriage is hard work...I am willing to climb every mountain if it means making my marriage successful. I guess my heart is too soft...I really feel for those who have been used.

Yes me too...i cried after reading one...I will praying for you and you for me also:)...
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-09 23:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy head is spinning
Yes reading these post can be very scary..but i like you prayed before getting married and I try to keep faith God will see our marriage thru..Please try to remember that we don't see success stories...and if usc's were on here talking about their marriages to other usc's we would be reading all kinds of terriable things too:)..remember any marriage is hard work..but if we have to climb a mountain ..remember the maker of the mountain is right there beside us:):) Good luck in your journey and your marriage :thumbs:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-09 22:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 Case Number Missing in USCIS Status Check?

Thanks Inky for your response. Any idea how the case proceeds in such circumstances. Would it end up that case status will never will be available on the system even as they are adjudicated and approved?

Looking for insights from folks who has gone thru the same pain..

alot of ppl here can't see their status's online that filed in Nov and Dec ..including me..i have called twice and they said could take up to two months to be put in system or might not show up at all and only thing i will receive will be the Noa 2..or God forbid a rfe...so we on the Oct/Nov thread just keep each other informed about touches(for those that works) and any approvals we see...

Good luck with your journey :thumbs:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-16 20:57:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresYour case can not be found at this time in My Case Status

Your case can not be found at this time in My Case Status. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1.800.375.5283.

I recently entered the USCIS quagmire for a second time and my receipt number is not available either. I have spoken to a tier 2 at USCIS and was told that a system glitch has resulted in an unknown number of cases (mine included) being unavailable in the online portal. I was told that furthermore, some if not all of the effected cases would never be available for online status checks. This unfortunately means that many people will be able to check the status of their cases only by calling USCIS and requesting that the call be elevated.
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I talked to tier 2 also and was told mine was pending and i have a date of Nov 15 ...told the exact same thing give it more time or may never show up..i will take just a approval in the mail tho.. :rofl:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-19 19:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresReceipt Number Not Recognized

Hi to Marjus's girl and the rest of you whose receipt number doesn't work on the USCIS website Welcome to the club.:star: We can all hang in together here i guess and technically call it the Error Club lol.
May this new year bring good news to all of us .

yeah maybe we should start our own thread that way we can keep in touch and surprise each other when we get our noa 2..... :rofl:
the error club sounds good;-)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-27 18:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresReceipt Number Not Recognized
Yeah that is what I'm figuring it will never work.. :bonk: :bonk: I hear ppl getting touches and dont know if mine has been looked at but then again i might drive myself nuts checking all the time.... :rofl: Good luck on your Journey...and Have a Great New Year!!
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-25 09:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresReceipt Number Not Recognized
There is no way for us to know whether they looked or not..My number doesn't work either and I called in NOV and the guy at uscis said it could be up to 2 months before it will..there is several of us Nov filers that our numbers dont work:(
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2010-12-24 20:11:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures1-130 got approved yesterday

Hello,
So I checked my USCIS status yesterday and it said that my 1-130 petition got approved. Now I was reading the guides for the 1-130 and it said that NOA2 will be sent to me and a few weeks later a packet of forms will be sent to my wife overseas. My question is that between now and when I receive the NOA2 in the mail, what can I or should I do to speed up the process through the NVC? Thank you very much.

CONGRATS.. :dance:
Here is a short cut link..hope it helps http://www.visajourn...he_NVC_ShortCut
Could u please fill in your time line..it will help those of us that haven't been approved yet..:) I wish u a fast journey through nvc
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-22 16:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresChat logs

I just copied and pasted the whole history to a word document and then took out all the chat stuff to show only the call date, time and duration. I think I started out with 19 pages of stuff and ended up with like 9 after all was done and edited. this was only in the timeframe after marriage until the interview...so about 4 months of stuff. Would have been more, but I made a trip before my wife got her visa interview.

oh thanks for reply i thought it had to be from when we first met..so just since I left him in albania until interview then? .they only want from the time you are married to show prove of continued relationship correct?...If so that will cut down on killing alot of tree's ...lol
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-25 23:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresChat logs

yes you can do that. all I sent was the actual call log of the duration and dates. there was no conversations in it.


thats what i want to do to for obvious reasons...lol :blush:
how do you print just that out and can you do the same with msn messenger or do u have to show actual conversation with those??
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-01-25 16:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase Status on USCIS website

Thank you! :)

your very welcome..the site is down ..so maybe they're updating and putting in all our files...:) I tried emailing and pleading for them to put online and talked to a supervisor to put online also..but it didn't help..but i'm happy for the person it did..:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-02-06 09:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresCase Status on USCIS website

We got our first NOA with a priority date (don't know what that means) of January 10, 2011. I tried checking on our case status on the USCIS website but it says that the number doesn't exist. I checked to make sure that I had the right number. Is this typical and how long does it take for us to be able to check on the status.

I know some of you are much further down in the process and I salut you because this waiting thing is a huge challenge both for me and my husband!!!

Thanks for all your help!!

Alot of couples that filed anywhere from end of Oct till present doesn't work..i have called twice they told me both times anywhere from one month until maybe never because there has been errors in entering the info or they just don't have to put your case online:( what is important is your paper noa 1..so keep it ..its only proof you have they got it:) Good luck on your journey!!
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-02-05 20:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNovember 1-10 2010 CR-1 filers?
well im a Nov 15th filer:) there is a Oct/nov filer thread on here in the cr-1 section..not sure if any are Nov 1-10 but you can go there and check timelines..good luck on your journey:)
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-02-06 15:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresJust got approved and have 3 questions!!!

Hi all

I have been reading this forum for a while and decided to register only now. Reason - my wife got approved today (I 130).
We are october aplicants.

1. My question is - What now, what are our next steps in next 20 days ????
When do i call to get NVC Case# ?? Now? Or i wait couple of days? Or i wait for that number to get mailed to me?

Is this correct NVC number - 603-334-0700 ?

2. Second, when i get that case number is the next step to Email DS-3032 (Choice of Agent) ? If i email it to them , and dont hear anything back for them then do i jus wait for that form to get in the mail?

3. And last, what do u think how many days from now i will send IV Packet and AOS? Im asking this cuz i still dont have all required docs from my wife.


Thanx and good luck to everyone

hi congrats...and welcome to the forum..if you could please fill in timeline..it will help the rest of us:) if u already have thanks....here is a link which tells you all about the NVC process...good luck..:)
http://www.visajourn...p/EZGuideSpouse :dance:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-02-05 18:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresGOT NOA2 TODAY...

congrats!!!!We got it today ,also :thumbs:




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congrats...whooo hoooo!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-02-10 02:10:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresOCT 2010 Filers CSC/ Comments

Thanks for the info BOB . I look into that and it look like some presons are going way off Topic .

no we are not going way off topic ..its there to post when and where you filed but we do allow you to post anything you want and we are using the thread to support each other during the waiting process..but that is where oct/nov filers post if and when they get a noa2
marjus's girlFemaleAlbania2011-02-14 21:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about proof of meeting within 2 years
Thank you all for the quick replies that are easing my insecurities of dealing with the U.S. gubbermint.

I'm convinced I found a great place to get my fiancee home with me as soon as possible!

Assuming we have our documents all lined up and ready to go, no problems encountered, and submit them correctly in order, what's the soonest I can expect my fiancee here in MI from Kiev?

I see timeline pages, and the date from initial I-129 filing to the fiancee's arrival in the U.S. varies widely.

Is seven months overly optimistic?

Thanks again,
George
RobandTaniaMaleUkraine2007-01-08 21:25:00