Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I am really, really impatient now	Sweety, I've found that the only way to stay sane in this process is to keep your hopes up but also to keep your expectations low. The recent rush of K3 approvals looks like a good sign so here's hoping that your approval is coming soon	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-05 02:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	The tide may be turning	That's such sad news... not even out of USCIS yet and now NVC gets backlogged. Just when I thought I was getting close to the end of the shoddy-service tunnel, out into the light of the NVC efficiency... that light fades from NVC and resparks at the embassy level. This whole process is turning into one ridiculous fiasco	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-25 03:00:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	The tide may be turning	Lol... woot woot! The recent spate of approvals we've had for the I129F's have helped the timeslines Lets hope they continue	C and J	Female	England	2007-10-25 01:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Newly Married and stressed over paperwork	QUOTE (BrandyMac @ Nov 2 2007, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Say for instance his border didnt keep a record of him crossing, even though he has no prior visas or anything like that basically no status other then visitor, can I adjust his status? The answers you have had were not based on his status, they were based on the intent to stay permanently on his last entry. A visitor coming into the US with the intent to stay is visa fraud (although no visa existed in this situation, so is sketchy). Even if you were able to file from his current (unknown) status, if USCIS got wind that he came to the US with the intent to stay permanently, then he would be looking at a ban from entering the US.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-02 09:57:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Newly Married and stressed over paperwork	I'm unsure whether there is anything special in place for a Canadian citizen, but for a person from any other country, the following would apply:- QUOTE We were married in April of 06 and it was very unexpected, he came down for his birthday and we ended up getting married with a justice of peace. As you married on the spur of the moment, and marriage was not the intention at the time your husband entered the States, your husband could have stayed in the US and adjusted status from that visit. However, you say that since then he (or you both) have gone backwards and forwards between Canada and the US. From what you said about his last entry, you were married and it sounds as though the intention was to stay permanently with you. This may make this a case where you cannot adjust status in the US and your husband must adjust status from within Canada. Hopefully others will be able to clarify further, as this is a bit out of my knowledge range.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-02 02:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 file last feb-27-07 until know is pending	Hi-Lenny, Please keep your hopes up and try not to let this process pull you down It is very hard, especially when you do not know when the name/background check will be passed. Unfortunately, these checks don't have a maximum processing time (as seen by a few people on this site who have been waiting a very long time). However, at this stage because you have been waiting for over 6 months, your husband can try to speed things up by contacting his local senator and asking them to enquire on the file on his behalf. The senator may only confirm what you already know (that you are in checks) but they may also be able to give you more information that the USCIS customer service number has, it is worth a try. Good luck on your journey	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-06 03:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved. What are the next steps?	QUOTE (andreydy @ Nov 6 2007, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why they have not updated our status online? Thanks. If you have a look at your I130 NOA2 and it mentions that the spouse is in the States, then the I130 will not continue to the NVC. It will be held by the USCIS for when your spouse arrives and begins the adjustment of status. The I130 has quite a lot more going on at the NVC, so I would suggest you read the guides and also look for James's shortcuts on this website (it shows you how to cut the time at NVC down from about 6 months to 3 months). Hope this is helpful QUOTE (andreydy @ Nov 6 2007, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why they have not updated our status online? Thanks. Apparently USCIS have not updated the website for many approvals sent out in the last few days. So I just believe it is a backlog in their data input. I received my NOA2 on the 30th November and still have not received an email to tell me that I am approved (but the site does say approved for my cases).	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-06 07:30:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved. What are the next steps?	Congratulations on your approval QUOTE (andreydy @ Nov 6 2007, 02:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I assume that everything is in order, even though our status has not yet been updated online. Questions I have: 1. In the approval notice for 129F (K3 visa) they say that they have sent our petition to NVC. Is that really means that they sent it already, or it is just a standard wording they are using on all of their approval notices? The approved petition can take up to 6 weeks from the approval date to get from the USCIS to the NVC This is a relatively new delay and has only been experienced since the September approvals. We are all hoping it will rectify itself and the time will decrease. QUOTE 2. USCIS lets us to track our status online by case number. What about NVC? Can we somehow track cases online at NVC? I'm not sure about this one, I think the only way to keep updated on the case while it is with the NVC is to use their automated phoneline (or talk to an NVC representative) and check the status pro-actively. QUOTE 3. What are the next steps? Do I wait for some kind of notification from NVC? How would I know if they received my documents or not? If you are persuing the K3 you will not have to send anything to the NVC. The petition will hopefully be there only 1-2 weeks and then shipped off to the embassy. QUOTE 4. Will there are be any important documents sent to my address from now on, or can I change my address now? Once the petition reaches the embassy, all correspondance is with the beneficiary. QUOTE 5. How would I know when they transfer my case abroad (in my case to USA embassy in Kiyv, Ukraine)? Again, I believe this is pro-actively phoning the NVC to check your cases status. Once NVC tell you that they have shipped it on, you would then pro-actively contact the consulate to see whether they have received it.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-06 03:30:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Problem @ Interview!!!	Big big congratulations Jas And a few days short of your wife's final flying day. Lets hope they get that stamped passport back to you as quickly as possible and you're able to fly out on the 9th	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-06 10:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Problem @ Interview!!!	Sorry to hear you're having more problems, Jas Here's hoping that they'll be sorted out in time for your wife to be able to fly.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-01 02:20:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	No NOA1 for I-129f yet	QUOTE (AJS @ Nov 6 2007, 06:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CSC received my I-129f on September 25th but still no receipt from them. I have seen many, many other people on here who sent this same form after me who received their receipt soon after. Why are they so inconsistent? Does this put me behind since I have not received my receipt and the people who have received their receipt but sent they paperwork after me, are they now ahead of me in processing time? I've been told it is now taking them about 4 months to approve the I-129f, is this going from the date they receive it or the date of the receipt? With USCIS you just don't know, however, their official quote on this is that they are honouring the original received date, not the NOA1 date, so it shouldn't impact your petition:- QUOTE Date Received in Mailroom – USCIS will honor the actual date that an application was received in our mailroom; this date will be indicated on the receipt (in the Received Date box) when Form I-797, Notice of Action, is mailed. You can see a sample Form I-797 under "Related Links" on this page. If your case is affected by the receipt delay, arrival of your receipt may take up to 12 weeks for adjustment-of-status applications and 15 weeks for naturalization and other applications.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-06 02:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	APROVED!!!	Congratulations	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-06 02:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Additional Security Checks..	QUOTE (gogo @ Nov 6 2007, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> they said it could take from 30 days - 2 years... oh boy... I already told her and we are both very sad at this.. they say to expect at least 6 months time... 204 days + 6 months... man... that's too long... ==> 400 days just to get approved... that's messed up... Gogo, I know it is probably hard with this awful peice of bad news but you must try to keep your morale up. I mentioned in another thread that everyone undergoes normal security checks but if they find something "out of the ordinary" then they will start additional checks. Maybe someone with a criminal record has the same name as you and they are trying to determine that that person is definitely not you. Going out on a limb here (as I'm curious)... Does the fact that you work for the US government mean that the USCIS have to be extra vigilant? QUOTE (SusieK @ Nov 6 2007, 09:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ABSURD Im sorry to hear this and first I have heard about, do you think that since China is rising its star as an upcoming super power they are worried about a married couple - cant believe what is going on with this whole issue..... Susie, this is not related to the country his spouse is from. As Gogo mentioned, Iray has a spouse who will be going through the same consulate and (s)he has just received their approval. There is a couple on this board (the_dip_sticks - spouse is from England) who had their NOA1 in June 2006 and are still stuck waiting for this type of check. So the country is irrelevant for additional checks It is just horrible that anyone has to get stuck in this loop through no fault of their own	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-07 03:18:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please Help... we are worried	QUOTE (lilykouki @ Nov 7 2007, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He has already got the ticket to come here and I miss him!! I want him to come here to be with me for a few weeks at least... I want to file this stuff together. We don't have anything filed yet... what does he say to the border agent? "We are going to start the immigration process and to visit?" Thanks, we are really stressed. He will just have to answer each question honestly. I would say "to visit", unless filing is his MAIN reason for returning to the US. Answer all questions directly and do not offer more information than is asked of him. Be sure to have supporting evidence of returning to Canada (return ticket, letter from his employer stating he is in permanent employment INCLUDING the date he will return to work, proof of owning property or anything else you can think of that proves his intention to return). As I said, visiting is allowed as long as he can prove that he intends to leave (burden is on him to do so). You may want to look at your US consolute home page and print the question regarding visiting while applying for a visa.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-07 11:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Please Help... we are worried	QUOTE (lilykouki @ Nov 7 2007, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We got married in September. He's a french citizen living in Canada for many years, I'm a US citizen. After we got married, he had to go back to Canada to work and we knew it would have to be that way for a while. We are going to file K-3 when he returns tomorrow. Now, we are hearing horror stories of being banned, etc. upon entering the U.S. and we are getting really scared! Is it wrong for him to come back here to file for K-3? We understood that was the option that allowed coming back and forth. Please help, we are getting paranoid... I am unsure whether you meant that your husband would stay permanently when he returns tomorrow, so have covered both scenarios:- Your husband cannot enter the US as a visitor if the intention is to stay permanently (this is visa fraud). If he is entering the US to visit and intends to return to Canada without overstaying his allowed visiting period, then he is allowed to visit at any point of the process (for either K3 or CR1). However, he should bring strong ties to Canada each time he visits incase he is asked by the border officers to prove his intentions to leave. The border is within it's rights to refuse entry to the US if it believes he is intending to stay permanently. It is your husbands responsibility to supply enough evidence to prove otherwise. Hope this is helpful	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-07 10:46:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I AM HEARTBROKEN	QUOTE (SilverFuel @ Nov 7 2007, 03:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> However messed up it may feel i think there maybe some merit to this and something for all of us going behind to note. I was just trying to figure out the reasons for the signature of the sponsor's wife. Guessing here now. Basically the sponsor swears that he will take financial care of the beneficiary and would not let them be a charge of the state. Now if the sponsor is filing his tax jointly and/or a lot of his assets are "joint" to his wife, the wife's consent may also be needed. Since the financial assets can be construed as "joint" and hence a joint approval is needed. Now i dont know if this is the usual practice or something new or something this particular CO or consulate is doing. Makes sense from a purely financial/tax perspective but who knows what their rules are. But going forward it maybe a safe bet to get signatures of both the husband and wife if using a sponsor who files taxes jointly. I rather have the extra signature on the front-end. What you guys think? You're right, it does seem to make sense from a financial PoV. I think the problem is that they waited until the "final hour" to tell Neel06 that it was needed. If there was information or guidelines readily available regarding sponsors having joint-filed taxes, then Neel06 could have covered this base and not be having this issue now.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-07 10:54:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I AM HEARTBROKEN	Good luck with this Neel06, you are in my thoughts... You say that she is gone until December. If she's on holiday (or just away from home) can't the documents be shipped to an address where she is? Surely it would be worth it to try to get the documents signed urgently. When I asked about the expiration date of the I129F NOA2 (I was worried that the small amount of time it gives wouldn't cover the whole process), Pushbrk kindly told me that the embassy's can and generally do extend the expiration date. If you are worried about it expiring, then you might want to contact the embassy and ask them about their procedure.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-06 02:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Looking for ONLY Successfull Visitor Visa cases while K-3 in process	QUOTE (Elbereth @ Nov 8 2007, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's a pain in the ###, but the sooner you accept you'll just have to wait, the better you will deal with the wait. Excellent peice of advice. It's the best way to get through this process with the least emotional pain.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-08 10:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3	QUOTE (summiya @ Nov 8 2007, 06:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> When filing for a K-3 Petition. You send the I-130 first right ? do you have to specify in that form that you want to go on K-3 route. And when you receive the NOA for I-130 does it tell you to send the I-129F along with the NOA ?? How do you know you have to send the I-129F with it ? The procedure that most people are following at the moment, is to file both the I130 and I129F together. The proof of filing the I130 is that it's in the envelope with the I129F This is done because of the horrendous time that USCIS are taking to cash cheques and send NOA1s. If you waited for your I130 NOA1 a good couple of months would have gone by before you even sent off the I129F. No application on visajourney has been returned for sending them together.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-08 13:38:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Fee increase	*sigh* this might become a rant This doesn't really surpise me. Unfortunately, no new system kicks in straight away and you expect teething problems or delays while people are hired. It just means that everyone who applied after the increase will see no benefit and will be paying more But it also means that people who applied in the few months prior to the increase, like me, took the full 6 months (some of them more) because of USCIS trying to receipt the rush of petitions So we're stuck waiting for NVC to receive our files, while people who filed a month before us are already receiving or have had their final interviews. There are people who have already waited the full 6 months, only to now be stuck in a (possible) further 6 months of checks. They could be 3 months through those checks by now if USCIS were approving at their old rate. So far this has affected all those filers from April onwards, we're already in November... that's one heck of a long "teething problem". The benefit will be seen by those further down the line but that's no comfort at all to anyone stuck in these delays	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-09 03:33:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	another day goes by.... not been touched	Sweetie, keep your hopes up. It's a hard journey but Lorilawless is right, try to think of the positive things you have. Including the fact that you have someone that means so much to you I have the bad habit of locking things up inside and not sharing things that get me down. This means the emotions eventually explode. Josh tells me off for keeping things to myself because it's no good for my health, and overflowing emotions make me withdraw from everyone. It is much healthier to share things a bit at a time. If you don't want to share them with your hubby, then share with friends or family. Also remember there are people on this board that know exactly what you are feeling and going through.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-08 10:22:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Approved! Now what?	QUOTE (andreydy @ Nov 9 2007, 02:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They approved our petitions (129F and 130) on Oct. 30. On November 5, I received hard copy (official letters). However, our online account has not yet been updated. It is still says that the petitions are pending. Should I be worried about that? Thanks. There are a few people that have had either no online update or a partial online update. Do not worry, your NOA2s are your proof of approval You might want to phone their customer service line to see if you can get them to update, they'll more than likely tell you they have a backlog	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-09 09:38:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-130 Approved! Now what?	At the NVC the K3 visa goes through in a week or so (barring any additional delays) and requires no input from you. The CR1 is far more indepth and remains there for several (3-6) months while the NVC ask for various peices of information. You should check out the guides or James shortcuts to get a better idea of what the CR1 requires	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-09 02:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	WE'RE APPROVED!!!!	Melissa that is fabulous news, it's long overdue but your patience paid off. I'm hoping the rest of the journey goes much much more smoothly for you	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-09 08:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center mailroom consumed in recent fires???	QUOTE (Urge To Race @ Nov 6 2007, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We were not delayed by a printing issue. Edp333 and I as well as those filing around that time were impacted by the H1B backlog. My Honey and I and a few others were shipped from VSC to CSC because of this backlog created by the need of USCIS to process H1Bs in time for the October arrivals of those visa "winners". Once CSC received the petition, they cashed the check and our NOA1 arrived within days. Granted, we only waited 3-4 weeks for the NOA1, not as bad as others later held up by printing/computer systems issues, fee beater backlog, etc. My Honey and I and other in this position waited really for the petition to arrive at CSC since VSC didn't NOA1 us. It never ceases to amaze me how many reasons USCIS have had since April for delaying NOA1s. The printing problems actually made mine take 4 months to arrive. At least Josh's cheque had been cashed and we were able to file the I129F off of that. I really feel for anyone who is sitting waiting for the cheque to be cashed... your hands are tied until that point	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-07 02:51:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center mailroom consumed in recent fires???	QUOTE (Urge To Race @ Nov 6 2007, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats what they say, but for the recent batch of approvals, they appear to have been going by the NOA1 notice date. I'm of the opinion that they won't start honouring the received date until they are actually processing those applications that were affected by the delay. All of ours were prior to the huge increase in petitions and were only affected by their printing problems, so are probably still being approved by their older rules. I'd say this is there for those people who were waiting one to two months for their NOA1, not those that were waiting about a week. Edited by C and J, 06 November 2007 - 10:15 AM.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-06 10:12:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	California Service Center mailroom consumed in recent fires???	That sort of title really does make my stomach drop, as I'm sure it might for others QUOTE (ninjarocket @ Nov 5 2007, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is there anyone else out there who mailed a 129F, k-3 visa petitition on or around Sept 6, 2007 who hasn't heard a thing (i.e. no NOA1) From the latest USCIS update, they are still working their way up to you mailing date (even though the USCIS states "other forms" I have a feeling they treat the I129F the same as the I130):- QUOTE California Service Center Form Number Date Received I-130 8/30/2007 N-400 8/06/2007 All Other Forms 10/16/2007 Unfortunately, there have been reports of people who mailed their petition prior to the listed date who have phoned up USCIS only to be told to wait longer :/	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-05 10:15:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Faith11 was approved	Wow... Congratulations Faith, you deserve this after waiting for so long Lets hope they approve some of the other overdue'ers	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-09 09:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Dont mean to post a duplicate thread but this one good	QUOTE (SusieK @ Nov 12 2007, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can someone answer me and hopefully someone that has an in what this law is really about - why does an employment Visa have the sanctions of a 90 DAY MAX MUST MOVE IT and not other applications - I mean are not families a mandate also? Sorry to keep this thread active but I just sense something wrong here, and again no offense to anyone going through the I 485 procedure. Just looking to make sense of this whole thing. Cheers Q : Is USCIS prioritizing certain application(s) during the receipting process? Yes. The Application to Adjust Status (I-485) will have first priority because USCIS needs to ensure that these applications are receipted in a timeframe that would allow processing of an application for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) within 90 days of filing as mandated by law [8 CFR 247a.13(d)]. Our second priority will be to receipt the Application for Naturalization (N-400) so that we can minimize any delays in obtaining citizenship. I can understand this priority in a way, even though I'm nowhere near that step yet. The person applying for the adjustment of status and EAD has already gone through the long K1/K3 waiting process from their home countries and has arrived in the US and is midway in their journey. Basically in limbo. Remember that the person does not have their green card at this time and could be entirely reliant on their spouse for support as they are not allowed to work. They will not have a social security number as they have no work authorisation, so will not be able to get many things that rely on the SSN to obtain. This step enables them to get the tools (for want of a better word) that enable them to live a normal life in the States, instead of a completely reliant life. It makes sense to push a case through to completion, instead of leaving cases hanging while allowing more people to reach this step. It is still a step in the chain Exactly why it is required by law, I don't know.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-12 06:34:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Belgium gets special treatment?	QUOTE (Elbereth @ Nov 12 2007, 01:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://belgium.usemb..._relatives.html apparently, if you live with your spouse in belgium for 6 months, you get some kind of express filing is this direct consular filing? wasn't that only for people who are married and abroad for 2+ years? You can direct file if you meet the residency requirement for the country you are living in. The length of time to meet this criteria does vary by country (6 months for the UK). If this person is direct filing, they are going the CR1/IR1 route because K3 is not possible. I think that's where the confusion arose	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-12 09:11:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	We want to live in the US and she has a B2 already	QUOTE (LonaD @ Nov 12 2007, 11:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey everyone, I have a I could be wrong and plz someone with knowlage feel free to correct me , but to my understanding your wife can not move to the states with the B2 visa , it is for vist only , you guys would probly have to aply for the k3 , since thats the proper spouse visa , to my understanding since you already got married in her country it would be concidert visa fraud if she moved on B2 and adjusted the status from the states I am in agreement on that, Lona, to knowingly enter the US on a visitors visa with the intent to remain permanently is visa fraud. So is out of the equation. The OP seems to have 11 months before they want to enter the US and I'm not sure that that would be sufficient time to go through the whole K3 process (it may take longer). He would be wise to see whether Thailand allows direct consular filing and, if they do, whether or not he meets their residency criteria. I suggest you check out the direct consular filing forum, as well as the "Asia: East and Pacific" regional forum for a more specialised audience They can advise whether anyone has managed to DCF in Thailand and, if not, what sort of wait times are being seen with applying for the K3 in the US. Edited by C and J, 12 November 2007 - 06:46 AM.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-12 06:44:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I GOT K3 VISA IN HAND TODAY YAYAYAY	A big congratulations I am glad you made it through this and have your visa in hand Good luck on the rest of your journey	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-13 07:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I130 to NOA1 Time	This is the current info from the USCIS site:- QUOTE As of November 1, 2007, USCIS has completed initial data entry and issued receipt notices for applications and petitions received on or before the dates indicated: California Service Center Form Number Date Received I-130 8/30/2007 N-400 8/06/2007 All Other Forms 10/16/2007 Nebraska Service Center Form Number Date Received I-131 10/09/2007 I-140 10/09/2007 I-485 Employment Based 10/09/2007 I-485 Refugee 8/21/2007 I-765 10/09/2007 N-400 7/29/2007 Texas Service Center Form Number Date Received N-400 7/22/2007 Vermont Service Center Form Number Date Received I-130 7/24/2007 N-400 7/29/2007 All Other Forms 10/28/2007 USCIS Lockbox Form Number Date Received TPS 10/11/2007	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-05 02:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 approved November 13	Congratulations to you both	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-15 07:47:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS	YGandMAT mentioned in another thread that this is happening to the automated system. Yep, it's another glitch QUOTE (YGandMAT @ Nov 15 2007, 04:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good night everyone, After reading a topic in the CR1 forum, I found out that there might be another Computer glitch at USCIS. Some people have posted that after calling the USCIS automated number, and inquiryng about their I-130, the message tells you "your case cannot be found...". This is quite strange. I tried it out of curiosity, and when I entered my I-130 WAC number I got the same message. I wonder what is going on there? It makes me wonder since the USCIS website is not updating our petitions. I never got an email telling me I was approved...and both of my petitions still show as pending when I log into USCIS....(I only have the I-129F pending). I just thought I would share this with you in case you encounter the same message. Thanks...	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-15 10:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K-3 Approved in Jamaica (13 NOVEMBER 2007)	Congratulations Hope you both have a smooth journey to the US	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-16 03:22:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	129 and 130 waiting times	QUOTE (heartbroken @ Nov 16 2007, 01:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would like to urge everyone to contact their congressional representatives office from the date your check is cashed. It will do no good for those of us caught up in this hateful web of indifference but it may overwhelm with enough evidence that this is a problem. A major problem. We don't call until we are at our wits end. They swoop in like a hero but in reality have little or no effect. I was told by a USCIS employee that when they receive a "congressional" they put you back further because, and I quote, "Congress can't tell us what to do. We just send them a response and keep on going" It will be a long long time before I get my wife here even though I did everything by the book. Family visas should have top priority especially over business interests. So your timelines should look like this: 3-1-07 filed 130 3-15-07 check cashed 3-15-07 called congressperson and started process 3-16-07 called congressperson again to remind him/her 3-17-07 called congressperson again to remind him/her 3-18-07........... If your file is not over 6 months, a congress person will only be told the same as you. Most will even tell you that they cannot help unless 6 months have passed. USCIS state they have 6 months to approve a petition and by *** do they stick to this comment when people enquire.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-16 03:37:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Visitors Visa	QUOTE (TRDUSA2001 @ Nov 15 2007, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi i would like to know has any one ask for a visitors visa for your spouse to come to visit you to U.S.A what where the question and process let me know thank you. You will find a lot of posts on this forum for people who have applied for a visitors visa and been denied. In the views of some consolates/embassys, just having a USC spouse will outweigh any evidence your spouse can possibly show for ties to home. Majority of the successful visits are by people using the visa waiver program, where they did not have to apply for a visitors visa. Good luck and I hope some people may be able to post positive answers to this question	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-16 02:08:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Filed on September no Noa	QUOTE (luca @ Nov 16 2007, 12:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (sunshine18 @ Nov 15 2007, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (luca @ Nov 15 2007, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi I filed on september still no noa for the 1-130 , then after reading this site , filed the 1-129f with eveidence of filing the 1-130 and still no noa for that either. its been 50 days and nothing, its driving me crazy!!! When did you send your I-129F? Usually you should get your NOA1 for I-129F in about 10 days. 15 days ago This is USCISs last comment on inputting and sending NOA1s. If yours was a September petition and went to CSC, they are still processing end of August petitions. Long gone are the 10 days NOA1s :- QUOTE As of November 9, 2007, USCIS has completed initial data entry and issued receipt notices for applications and petitions received on or before the dates indicated: California Service Center Form Number Date Received I-130 8/30/2007 N-400 8/09/2007 All Other Forms 10/25/2007 Nebraska Service Center Form Number Date Received I-131 10/18/2007 I-140 10/18/2007 I-485 Employment Based 10/18/2007 I-485 Refugee 9/13/2007 I-765 10/18/2007 N-400 7/30/2007 All Other 11/1/2007 Texas Service Center Form Number Date Received I-131 Current I-140 Current I-485 Employment Based 11/04/2007 I-765 Current N-400 7/25/2007 All Other 10/04/2007 Vermont Service Center Form Number Date Received I-130 7/24/2007 N-400 7/29/2007 All Other Forms 11/04/2007 USCIS Lockbox Form Number Date Received TPS 10/17/2007	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-16 03:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	OPORTUNISTAS	Craig, I am sorry this has happened to you again You had this gut feeling several months ago and thought you had straightened it out at that time. Things seemed good between yourself and Karina again. Unfortunately, it seems to only have been a mask. It proves that sometimes the first instinct is the correct one, no matter how hard it seems to be Best of luck, Craig.	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-16 02:19:00