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QUOTE (Torito Baby @ Nov 1 2007, 08:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At least you got a touch sad.gif for me... no news from July. is that so bad?! Should I be worried?


Receiving no touches is not a bad sign, some petitions don't get touched until close to their approval dates, some don't even get touched at all. There is no need to worry. They're still working on early May petitions, so you are probably still 3 or so weeks away from approval, going by the current approval rate. Keep your hopes up smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-11-01 03:56:00
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QUOTE (Tussie @ Oct 31 2007, 01:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I finally got a touch! I got a touch on my I-129 F today. God please approve one of the petitions...... good.gif Is this a sign of progress?


Here's hoping for you good.gif Your send date is similar to mine, so I'm sure your approval is coming shortly smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-31 02:15:00
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Congratulations Urge!! Great to see another approval biggrin.gif


QUOTE (NANDA @ Oct 30 2007, 12:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Jesus, my husband just called the immigration telephone number… what a bunch of ''babacas''. They also told to him that our 129F and 130 will be approved on the same day…. IN FEBRUARY.
How they can know if will be aprrove the both at the same day?
EVERY DAY...i am more upset....


Please don't let this process upset you. Every day that goes by is 1 day closer to your approval smile.gif It is a horrible process to endure but one day we will all be past this and enjoying life with our significant other smile.gif

While I do not know the date USCIS will approve your case, we do know that they are currently pairing both petititions up and are (generally) approving I130 & I129Fs together. You can see from the recent approvals in the thread that this is the case. USCIS are then holding onto the I130 for adjustment of status (unless consular processing was specified and even then it seems sketchy as to whether USCIS pays attention to it) and forwarding the I129F to the NVC.

Please remember that the USCIS say that they have 6 months to process a case and are really sticking to that at the moment (gone are the days when lucky people got approved in 2-3 months sad.gif ). I have said it before but it is much easier to get through this process if you over-estimate each step. Please please don't under-estimate and get let down each time a date slides...

For mine, I have allowed:-

6 months for USCIS (which was almost spot-on)
1 month for NVC (this might be longer, looking at the March-April filers still waiting for their case to be transferred)
2 months for the embassy (this is average UK time from receipt to interview).

Even though that is 9 months, I have still estimated 10 months. If the approval comes in sooner I will be ecstatic but that means the only date that I have cared about for most of this process is the estimated approval in Feb 2008. It is much easier for me to set my sights on a date far away than stress myself out about the delays that always seem to happen sad.gif

Edited by C and J, 30 October 2007 - 02:37 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-30 02:34:00
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Congratulations BacBac biggrin.gif good.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-27 01:35:00
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QUOTE (My Honey @ Oct 26 2007, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
But, thank you and somehow I need to pull my spirits back up.


There are many many people on here rooting for your approval to come through. You have been a big morale booster to lots of us through this whole process and you are one of the approvals I will be very very happy to see.

The process is hard but keep your mind on that light at the end of the tunnel. The day your husband steps through immigration will make this whole process, and all of the miserable days it causes us, become a distant memory. *hugs*
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-26 08:23:00
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Thank you again for all the lovely comments smile.gif

And, My Honey, your RFE couldn't have delayed you by much, so yours is quickly approaching smile.gif

Keep smiling smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-26 07:38:00
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Thanks again for all the congrats smile.gif Had a big smile on my face all day and it will get even bigger when Josh receives those copies in the mail kicking.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-26 06:33:00
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Thanks for the congratulations smile.gif

Yes, G&A it was approvals for both biggrin.gif My timeline was already updated but have just finished updating my signature with the full info... 183 days for the I130 & I149 days for the I129F.

I can't help thinking that USCIS approving the I129Fs at the same time as the I130s are going to make the I129Fs timeframe look better than it really is. Especially with so many people that waited over a month to send in their I129F because of all those receipting problems. If it wasn't for those delays, my I129F would also be close to 6 months, not the 5 months that it shows my approval as. Does that make sense?

Now, come on My Honey, Urge, MelissaHassan and everyone else who's still waiting *looks around for a cheerleading smilie* Ah ha! Here's hoping for more approvals today
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-26 02:35:00
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Checked the USCIS site this morning and it's finally happened: APPROVED 25th October biggrin.gif kicking.gif No email confirmation yet, just the website updated... looking forward to having it on paper when Josh gets them in the mail smile.gif

Now only 6 more weeks and I'll finally be out of USCISs clutches whistling.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-26 00:27:00
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Congrats edp333 smile.gif And keeping my fingers crossed that approvals for My Honey, Urge to Race and MelissaHassan come through quickly smile.gif (I saw a post saying Jenya hadn't been around... so here's to hoping she already has hers smile.gif )
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-25 01:47:00
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Congratulations James & Rachel smile.gif What a great day so far for approvals biggrin.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-24 04:52:00
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Congratulations Song. That's wonderful news smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-24 04:19:00
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Thanks for the update G&A smile.gif

Another update from me.... Our case was touched yesterday (23rd) kicking.gif Lets hope this is the start of more touching smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-24 02:18:00
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QUOTE (Divine Mercy @ Oct 23 2007, 05:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does the congressman's office care how long its been? Does there have to be a special problem with the case? If I ask them to try to get more information than I can get will that push my case up to be a Congressional Inquiry and scoot it to the top of the pile? I don't want to jump ahead of anyone at all. But plenty of people who applied after me have already been approved. "We process them in the order in which they were rec'd" is a load of #######.

I have to try something... ANYTHING.. to end this. If they tell me no and I have to wait then i'll be back in the same boat i'm in right now. In my opinion, C&J.. just do it. Make the call.


From what I have read on here, the congressman aren't able to do anything until the filing time has passed the "6 months" that USCIS state on their site. If it's passed that then they are able to enquire on your behalf and try to find further information.


My Honey - congrats on the 7 month wedding aniversary biggrin.gif
Jordanluvr - congrats on the approval biggrin.gif

An update from me: Josh phoned the mis-information line again yesterday and got a much more helpful respresentative. He was told that they are currently processing April 18th cases and that (even though we'd never received our original NOA1 and the priority date on the copy NOA1 said 11th April) the lady told Josh that our actual NOA1 date is 25th April, so we are still 7 days ahead of the date they are processing. I'm really confused about why the copy NOA1 for the I130 has the priority date that it does wacko.gif



I'm not holding my breath that we'll get an approval within a week, but it is good to have an update. We'll also be waiting until the 26th to contact a senator.

Edited by C and J, 23 October 2007 - 02:21 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-23 02:19:00
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Many cases can go through without any touches at all, from receipt of the forms until close to the completion. So do not worry smile.gif

Most early touches are caused by the petitioner and not by USCIS being pro-active (I believe this to be a physical impossibility, btw). Some people may phone and ask for things which require the case to be touched, or some may use the RFE trick (which also results in a touch). For example, the 2 touches I have had were for USCIS finally actioning an address change and sending a copy receipt (as we never received the original one). Without those 2 touches, our case would not have been touched since it's transfer to CSC.

An early touch doesn't really mean anything (except if USCIS are sending a request for further evidence) because we know what time-frames USCIS are working to.

Edited by C and J, 22 October 2007 - 07:42 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-22 07:39:00
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Congratulations Chabo, it's great to see another approval in this thread biggrin.gif

Unfortunately, I'm over 180 days too and no sign of good news. Josh called the mis-information line on Friday to see if they could update us at all. They said if our case had been touched within the last 60 days (which is had, but only just - 21st Aug vs 19th Oct) then it was being "actively processed" and that we shouldn't phone again to chase the petition for another 30 days. Josh is going to ignore that and try to talk to a more helpful person later today.

At what point is getting a senator involved actually advisable? We're already at 193 days from priority date on the I130 sad.gif

Edited by C and J, 22 October 2007 - 01:48 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-22 01:48:00
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QUOTE (SongKim @ Oct 17 2007, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, the table is acurate because the dates keep changing. . . are people looking at it? My date on the table was End of September. . . and then, it changed in September to late October. . . which feels like #######. . . and then, it just moved again to end of October. . . so don't tell me that the timeline is awesome and so acurate alright? it builds up hope but, I have to say, at least it helps people wait moths. . and then, weeks, . . and then days. . like a cookie on a string. At least you got near the cookie. . . . just don't try to grab it.

My journey has been frustrating so thanks for letting me vent.

Good luck everyone who has a better situation and a country that people can survive in, while waiting.

Song


We are all going through the same thing *hugs*. However, G&As estimates are based on the VJ estimates. So when the site estimates move, the dates on the spreadsheet also move. I have had mine slip many times too but I have never pinned my hopes on the dates being correct. The NOA2 will arrive when it arrives. Remember that an estimate is just that... an estimate... it is not something set down in concrete and should never be viewed as such.

I have said it before, but I set an over-estimate for my visa completion (Feb 2008) so even with these slipups, it's not going to impact that date too much (because I allowed "buffer space" for any problems along the way). If it gets closer to February and it doesn't look like it will be ready in time, then I will feel let down. But by that point I will be many more months along in the process.

Don't pin your hopes on an exact date... because this process will continuously let you down and the emotional hurt will just increase. It's hard to be away from your loved one but the wait will be worth it smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-18 01:32:00
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Thanks for the update G&A smile.gif The top of that chart is starting to look much much better biggrin.gif

*has found a new appreciation for the colour "green"* wink.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-17 03:07:00
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Congratulations on the approvals that've come through, finally some light in this thread biggrin.gif kicking.gif Let's hope the trend continues *crosses fingers*


QUOTE (John and Celia @ Oct 16 2007, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ouch....did anyone check out the official timetable for CSC that came out? It looks like they lost a couple of days since the last report.....CSC timetable.....I thought they'd have tried to get ahead a few days! Oh well....anyone get approved after the "official" date of April 12th? Oh, and hey G&A, can you add my info to the tracking table?


I'm amazed that dragging their feet as much as they have, has only resulted in 2 lost days. I thought it would be more. I wish my I129F was around that processing time, unfortunately, only my I130 is and that will be held waiting for my I129Fs date to arrive (6 weeks to go *sigh*)
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-16 05:18:00
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Congratulations smile.gif It's great to have some good news in here biggrin.gif


On an off note... since when does smiley generator have a quota to excede? blink.gif All the posters in the last few pages of this thread have a red box instead of their usual info sad.gif

Edited by C and J, 12 October 2007 - 01:29 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-12 01:27:00
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QUOTE (chabo @ Oct 10 2007, 03:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was just relaying what I was told that is all I'm sorry if you don't like it or don't believe it. But it boils down to all we can do is wait, if people are going to get upset by the info then next time I will keep it to myself. We are all in the same boat here tired of waiting but it looks like that's all that can be done.


Chabo, we appreciate any news. So please feel free to share anything you hear smile.gif Any insight into what USCIS is doing is better than the dark they leave us in. Those of us in this boat know that the 6 month "spiel" is actually correct at the moment, especially when you wade through the April filers thread sad.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-10 09:32:00
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QUOTE (wahrania @ Oct 9 2007, 04:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (chabo @ Oct 9 2007, 09:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i just talked to USCIS and they said they are working on cases dated April 12 and it would be about 28 more days to get to ours dated 5-16-07. I was told there is no problem with our paperwork just waiting to get to it. I hope he is right innocent.gif

thats not true. I know a girl who filed the beginning of May who got an approval August 20. they are just giving you the 6 month speech....no bearing on reality thank you very much


Bare in mind, that most people in this thread are CSC petitions and, yes, CSC are still processing early April filers. If someone did get approved within a short amount of time, they were either lucky enough to get another service centre or they sent the I129F in so long after the I1330 that they were paired together and approved at the I130s pace. If that person was actually a CSC petition, they must be the only person since April who has not had to wait almost the full 6 months.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-10 01:15:00
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Sounds about right, at least on what they are processing at the moment. After all, it's almost time for the "15th April" to appear on their official processing times for the K1.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-09 09:24:00
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QUOTE (valticp @ Oct 5 2007, 02:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
bump sad.gif


No frowning allowed, Valticp, we have to keep out spirits up *hugs* smile.gif Hopefully the April filers will all be approved shortly and we'll start to see movement in this thread smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-05 01:34:00
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QUOTE (Catou1181 @ Oct 2 2007, 09:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I-129f NOA1 - NOA2 @ CSC = 88 days
Another Stat for I-129f NOA1 - NOA2 @ CSC = 97 days
I-129f NOA2 - NVC Recieve = 17 days
NVC processing = 3 days
NVC - Consulate = 6 days
Montreal Consulate K3 - Interview = 137 days


I'd suggest you don't use the visajourney averages for CSC for the I129Fs. Reason being is that some people have been lucky enough to have their (recent) I129F paired with their (much older) I130 JUST before approval, so it's screwed the averages up.

A recent example of this, is a person who applied for the I130 in April but didn't send their I129F until August, and had both of them approved in Sept. While very lucky for them, this skewed the figures greatly sad.gif What we DO know is that the CSC are still approving petitions from early April and MOST people are fast approaching the 6 month processing time and still waiting for the NOA2 sad.gif

It has also been said by the March filers that CSC are taking several weeks to actually send the petitions to NVC, so this is also adding to the NVC processing times sad.gif

Sorry it's not happy news, but it's better to have a more reliable estimate. After all, it's better to be pleasantly surprised when your expectations are exceeded, than feel continuously let down when the dates slide.

Edited by C and J, 03 October 2007 - 02:40 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-03 02:37:00
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I'm really hoping that the date on your sheet is right. My timeline estimate has slipped again sad.gif It's now showing Oct 31st for the I130 and Nov 3rd for the I129F sad.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-10-01 08:30:00
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QUOTE (shan4 @ Sep 26 2007, 07:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
1) How / where did u get the WAC number?
2) What other pertinent doc's did u submit in place of a copy of the 130 NOA1


lastly, how do you check to findout when your file was last "touched" ?

Thanks,


I believe most people now are filing both together, so there is no delay. Unfortunately, this will not count for you as you have already filed one.

When my husband filed my I129F, he managed to get the reference number off the back of the cashed money order (also applicable to cheques). He sent off the I129F with a photocopy of both sides of it. Just ask the bank/money order company for a copy of the item and it should be there.

I'm not sure what length of delay USCIS have with cashing cheques at the moment (due to the backlog), so there still may be a delay, maybe someone else has a different idea smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-27 01:28:00
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QUOTE (edp333 @ Sep 25 2007, 04:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It is standard procedure at this point for VSC to retain your I-130 (IR1/CR1) and send the I-129F (K3) to NVC. If you want the I-130 to continue it cost another $200 in fees and may take up to three months. The normal time for a I-129F at VSC is 5 to 10 days and normal time for the I-130 is 3 to 6 months. There is also more processing to be completed at the Embassy/Consolate for an I-130.

The I-130 is definately a better visa because your spouse will be a Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) upon arrival.



I think edp333 means NVC (National Visa Centre) for the highlighted part smile.gif Because the I129F definitely doesn't take 5-10 days at the service centre.

And, yes, you should research in the countries forum to see what turnaround times the visa's have at the embassy. I know that for some countries the I130 interview times are 10-12 months, with only a 2-3 month wait for the I129F interview. Those are 2 things you really need to bare in mind smile.gif

Edited by C and J, 25 September 2007 - 01:26 AM.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-25 01:24:00
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QUOTE (valticp @ Sep 24 2007, 09:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Unfortunately I think we should add three weeks or a month to the projected dates on the graph.. we still have some march and april filers that haven't been approved yet. And we're definitely not at may yet. It's starting to look like a five month wait rather than four... i think you and i are going to get our noa2s sometime in november rather than october. i hope i'm wrong...



Mid-November is still an open possibility in my mind, I haven't ruled it out and won't be mentally-unprepared if approval is still a month and a half away. Any later than that would be soul-destroying though. Having to psych myself up for each step of the process takes so much. I'm still praying for my completed visa by February and, sadly, the longer USCIS takes, even that estimate is beginning to look shady sad.gif

I started this process in April hoping we would be together by Christmas, then pushed my estimated date back to February when I did some research on here. Christmas is what I class as my "uneducated guess" because we started the process before I came across this site and I honestly thought that the USCIS "6 months" was the beginning to the end. I'm lucky because the consulate processing time for the UK is about 2 months from receipt, add to that a month for the NVC (including the time the USCIS take to mail it, and the NVC to mail it to the consulate) and we still might make it. It brings the reality home and makes me realise (even with USCIS blunders) how fortunate Josh and I are. Our consulate wait is a lot less than many other countries.

The thing which gives me a small bit of hope is that USCIS have stopped giving a separate K3 processing time (I really hope it is positive, rather than USCIS trying to hide it's bad turnaround's). So maybe they are working to the I130 dates instead. After all, if it is a separate processing time, then they've failed to mention it for the last 3 months.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-24 03:53:00
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One thing I had noticed when looking through the timelines is that the average for CSC has really been skewed by the "out of the ordinary" I129Fs being approved (where the I130 was sent in many many months before the I129F, yet they get approved together). That might explain why we are seeing so many people actually wanting to get their petition sent to the CSC wacko.gif It gives a false hope sad.gif



TSC is shown as 142 days
NSC is shown as 142 days
VSC is shown as 158 days

We need to get a few more approvals that are at their full term to show how badly CSC is actually processing our petitions sad.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-24 03:26:00
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It feels so good to see more and more green appearing in G&As table kicking.gif


G&A,

Thanks so much for keeping it up to date for us good.gif I just hope that the estimate for ours is close because it would mean that our approval will be just a little over 2 weeks away. Just to get the CSC out of the way would be a huge weight of our shoulders. It's been such a hard, stumbling block and it seems to be never-ending. I don't want to have to get to the point where a senator becomes involved because that will mean it's gone on far too long sad.gif

I'm not sure if anyone has asked this before, but is there any way for you to keep the estimate column and add a fresh column for the actual approval date? It would make for interesting viewing when comparing the 2, especially when we start to see many more green highlights smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-24 01:49:00
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QUOTE (Urge To Race @ Sep 19 2007, 03:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have my doubts about this.


QUOTE (NANDA @ Sep 19 2007, 04:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I agree with URGE.
And plus....the representatives in Uscis are crazy. mad.gif
If you call ten times, in the same day, with the same question, you will heard 10 different answer!!
People...i am almost buying a Valium: 20 days without one ''touched''!
Each day, i am more far from my wish to have CHRISTMAS with my husband! crying.gif


The information quoted was given during a face-to-face meeting (infopass?). I had thought this was more knowledgable than the mis-information line. Maybe the officer just said a few things to placate this particular person... but it seems strange just to pull the second excuse out of thin air. It doesn't sound like the normal USCIS spiel.

This is the original post:- http://www.visajourn...p;#entry1200778
C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-20 02:57:00
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A small piece of information which might explain the tiny amount of approvals we are seeing (taken from another thread):-

QUOTE (jundibasam @ Sep 18 2007, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The two biggest was obviously the fee increase in late July caused such a massive amount of filings, they stopped processing petitions so they could complete filing and data entry on the new ones.

But the second is news to me. Evidently, USCIS stopped processing petitions for a few weeks back in May/June time when the immigration debate was hot and there was pending legislation to overahaul USCIS and I guess they wanted to see where that was going to go before they went any further. Apparently, they didn't want to waste any unneccesary time or resources working on petitions if they were going to have to go back and start over because Congress changed the rules midstream.

C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-19 01:35:00
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QUOTE (gogo @ Sep 18 2007, 12:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
why are some people getting approved so much faster than others? I have seen march people and april people (like myself) not yet approved... yet I see people in July and August (1 person) already getting approved for the I-130... crying.gif crying.gif crying.gif now that is NOT FAIR... so just because we sent our application in when they @#(*(% up their system, it means we have to wait much longer? (during the months of march - may, they didn't do #######)...

http://www.visajourn...showtopic=88074


Gogo, don't let this process get to you. It's heartbreaking enough without getting more wound up with the strange things that seem to happen at USCIS all the time.

Majority of the recent approvals are not from CSC. It is CSC that is the issue, not the time that we chose to file our petitions. If we had the luck to get our petitions sent to Vermont or Texas, we would probably have our own approvals by now. It was the luck of the draw and, again, is down to USCISs stupid decision to overflow one of the service centres around that time.

The approval from August was pure luck, someone was probably already working on their April I130 and just as they were about to approve the I130, the I129F got paired with it and approved also. The person had already been waiting 5 months for their I130... Personally, I see this as a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. I can only hope someone will look to approve my I130 and approve the I129F at the same time (it would save me 6 weeks - mid April I130 vs End May I129F).

Keep smiling smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-18 01:55:00
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I'd been away on vacation for 2 weeks and am a bit disheartened not to see many NOA2s issued during that time sad.gif I was hoping to see at least a few of the people in here finally get their NOA2s. It would have been a glimmer of hope that mine might be approved within the next month.

I also noticed on the USCISs processing page that they are stating "months taken to process petition" instead of "oldest date processed". So I129F K1s are now showing "6 months" instead of "Feb XX 2007". I wonder why they've suddenly changed their format wacko.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-09-17 07:00:00
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QUOTE (NANDA @ Aug 31 2007, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello!
That´s me again!
I really want to know what can I do...until i am waiting for Noa-2 of the both forms.
I know about my american husband : he can start the aff.
And me? Can i do my medical examination...or i need to wait for some package?


It's a little too early to be thinking about the medical, you cannot go for that until you receive the packet requiring you to do so. That will be many months away.

If you feel you must do something to keep you busy, a couple of things you might work on:-

* Any vaccinations you will require - Getting medical records before hand is one less thing to worry about later on!
Even if you don't require them/require proof of having them for the K3, you will need them for adjusting status. Plus, if you have asked for consular processing, you never know if the CR1/IR1 will be at the embassy before your K3 interview (in this case, you can ask to have the IR1/CR1 interview on the date of your K3 interview).

* Depending on how long your country's police certificate is valid for, you could apply for it now. You may want to check the validy though, because there is no point asking for one now and finding it has expired before you receive your final interview.

* You can also start putting together a packet of evidence of your relationship, photos, proof of visits, emails, phone records, marriage certificate etc etc

I started working out my evidence early, just to take my mind off things... Knowing that I have a nice folder ready for when the time comes, is quite comforting smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-08-31 08:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (NANDA @ Aug 30 2007, 01:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
WHAT THE HELL the representative tried to tell to him? I was thinking just the fees are different now!
I was excepting my interview for end of November! I want to pass the Christmas with my husband!

ANYONE CAN MAKE A COMENT?


It is a backlog of petitions and not a change in process (only change in fees) that is making the wait longer.

Because of the change in fees everyone tried to beat the deadline and sent in their petitions around the same time, too many for the CSC to handle and made it come to a standstill a few weeks ago (VSC seems to be handling things fine and are approving some from June). CSC now appear to be processing cases from early-mid March (if you look at the March Filers thread) and, as my petition is early April I do not expect to see movement on mine for another month or so.

I set (what I believe to be) a realistic date of February to be with my husband but still have a little glimmer of hope that I might be there for Xmas.

I think most people, myself included, thought that the 6 month CSC processing time was the beginning to the end of the process... it wasn't until I found this site that I understood the process would take about 10 months in total. Maybe I read it wrong at the time, but I find the USCIS website misleading on the total time of the process.
C and JFemaleEngland2007-08-30 01:34:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
QUOTE (C and J @ Aug 21 2007, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
After no movement on the I130 since it was first received in mid-April and no movement on I129F since the end of May... both of our petitions have now been touched (08/20/07). We have not contacted USCIS for a while, so this touch is not caused by any queries we have raised smile.gif


Well, we found out on Friday the reason for the touches... The touch on the 20th was the "confirmation of address change" that Josh called the miss-information line about back in June. And the touch on the 21st was to FINALLY send out the NOA1 for the I130 petition we filed back in April.

Hopefully this will mean that all the other "missing" NOA1s from April will finally be sent out by the CSC smile.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-08-28 02:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
Sorry for the extra post, for some reason I couldn't edit my last one... Unfortunately, for the second update running, CSC has failed to list the K3 as a separate visa category. I presume because I130 and K1/K2 are similar time frames, then so is ours, but why is it so difficult for USCIS to actually list them? sad.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-08-21 08:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***
Had a nice surprise when I logged into the USCIS site today...

After no movement on the I130 since it was first received in mid-April and no movement on I129F since the end of May... both of our petitions have now been touched (08/20/07). We have not contacted USCIS for a while, so this touch is not caused by any queries we have raised smile.gif

While I'm am thinking it is a "pairing up" of the files and not getting my hopes up about an approval being anytime soon, I am happy that it means they haven't completely forgotten our petitions kicking.gif
C and JFemaleEngland2007-08-21 08:36:00