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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsI-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

Thank you.  Yes very long time.  I have seen my wife cry so many times when she feels hopeless; and I have been lying to her every time saying "It's going to be ok. This month we will get approved" since August. Finally I don't need to lie anymore. 

 

CONGRATULATIONS!  I know exactly how she felt; we too felt so hopeless. And every month we'd say "Maybe this is the month, maybe later this month..." and were so let down when we didn't hear anything. But it WILL happen, for you folks who are waiting, it's going to happen. My heart goes out to you and I keep hoping every day for you.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-19 06:40:00
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Anyone have an idea about what happens from this point after your approved papers get to NVC, time-frame-wise? I'm sort of clueless now, just waiting for a notice that NVC actually got our approved forms.

 

Where, also, shall we March filers go from here? Let's stick together goofy.gif because it's been immensely helpful!  I'd have gone nuts without this forum. (Still might, though, lol)


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-16 12:46:00
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Thank you. :) What kinda evidence did they ask for??


 
Thank you. :) What kinda evidence did they ask for??


Argh. Sorry for the double quote. They just wanted copies of court papers that I'd forgotten to include.
OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-08 13:20:00
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I am now over 30 days since transfer to NSC. I am leaving the country to be with my family for Christmas. I getting to a point I not longer care. So if they want RFE I will not be home to respond. I have heard you have a limited time to respond. If this come the week before Christmas and it only give me a month to respond I will not be at home. I have been more than patient. Now they tell us a limited time to respond is ridiculous. We are held to a higher standard then the people who are supposed to be serving us. If you have received a REF would you tell me how long they give you to respond. Thank Merry Christmas 



When we got our RFE, dated 11/19, they gave us until February 19 to respond, so it's a somewhat generous amount of time. You just want to respond as quickly as you can, of course.
 

Edited by Ryan H, 08 December 2013 - 03:22 PM.

OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-08 06:18:00
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Try not to worry too much over the RFE: your imagination can run wild, but it's probably something you have just forgotten to include. Hang in there!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-07 07:13:00
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VNBCI130: The RFE was asking for some court papers I had forgotten to include, that was all. I guess if you mention a legal action (i.e., a divorce in my case) you have to include a copy of the pertinent papers and I stupidly neglected to include them. But it was a simple fix, because I found the right things quickly and sent them back that same day.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-04 09:59:00
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Congrats!

 

Read first two post of this thread and learn more about NVC: http://www.visajourn...-6#entry6684040

 

Thank you goldensky99! Happy Holidays!
 


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-04 09:50:00
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I'm so freaked out at this approval that I have no idea what to do next. Is there a new forum we should be looking at after NOA2? If so, does anyone have that link?  I thought I'd seen one earlier but now I can't find it.

 

From just one person to others: Thank you for sharing your experiences, so very much. I can't express how grateful I am to have had this forum to read; it kept me from losing my mind during this excruciating waiting period.

 

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OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-04 09:46:00
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Remember, folks. I will make changes based on comments on the doc. I will likely miss information that is only posted in these threads.

 

Oh okay, thank you, En-oh....I was kind of afraid to mess with it, because it had sort of been damaged earlier. Thanks!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-04 00:06:00
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OK En-oh-eh-to Now, update that graph, because I just got an IM from them that we've been approved!!!!

 

Kaylara you've gotta be next, I'm crossing my fingers for you. And for everyone else too, of course. I'm crying with relief, actually. This is 2 days before our 1 year wedding anniversary.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-03 23:35:00
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What did you get an RFE for, if you don't mind my asking?  

 

Wij ga voor een goede week wensen!

 

OOoo ja zeker!  I had forgotten to include a copy of the final court papers from my first marriage. Priority Mailed the papers right back the same day I received the paper RFE that told me what it was they wanted. It arrived a week ago today back at the CA Service Center, so I'm hoping to hear something soon.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-02 15:57:00
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I hope that is the case for everyone!! biggrin.png

 

Yes please, let's keep our hopes up for this week! Everyone hang in there!
 


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-12-02 15:47:00
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We just got our approval today through email. Whohoooo! Ill try to update the spreadsheet as aoon as i can. Our Pd is March 11, transfered to Nebraska on Oct. 31 smile.png

Thank you everyone for the updates and support. It really helped us. And praying for the others that you'll get your approval soon.

Can't wait to finally be reunited with my husband! smile.png Praise God! smile.png



 

Congratulations to you! Wonderful that you got an approval today! Something else to be truly thankful for at Thanksgiving time. Best wishes for a speedy trip through the process at the NVC.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-29 12:02:00
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Congratulations to all you folks who have received your NOA2s!!!!!

Our evidence sent back for our RFE is in Response Review, so keeping my fingers crossed that we hear something soon.  Hoping and hoping.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-26 14:10:00
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"LoweryAnn: how many weeks did you wait for the letter of RFE? We got  RFE and still waiting for the mail/letter.. so im wondering how long we going to wait? any idea?"

From the time I got the text that said I was going to receive the RFE, it took 4 days to get the paper letter. I don't know if this is a typical time or not, but I was very glad when it did come, so I can certainly understand why you're anxious about it.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-24 18:47:00
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Just mailed off the RFE material that California asked for. I had left out a court paper from first marriage. I was so glad I had this paper in my files!
I mailed it Priority Mail for Monday delivery, so hopefully our case will crank back into processing and maybe we'll get approved soon.

OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-24 08:01:00
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Still no snail mail letter about our RFE...after all this time waiting, this is excruciating.
Still no snail mail letter about our RFE...after all this time waiting, this is excruciating.
OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-22 21:35:00
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Waiting for the snail mail about our RFE to come...hope it arrives today so I can respond like lightning. Husband sick with the flu (and by himself... cray5ol.gif) So I'm hoping hoping hoping it's something simple that I can respond to quickly.

 

Heartfelt congratulations to all of you that received approvals yesterday. I hope all of us can join you in celebrating ourselves soon!!!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-22 09:12:00
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We received a text "Request for Evidence" today! Not as great as an approval, but this shows they are processing our case! We are March 18 PD. I was so excited that I cried. Waiting on the snail mail to see what they need.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-20 10:40:00
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I hope, so much, to hear good news soon. If it wasn't for this forum, and being able to check and to see that so many others were in the same boat, I think I might've lost my mind with this waiting. Congratulations to all of you who've gotten your NOA2!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-19 21:37:00
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Those pie chart breakdowns are really nice....thanks for doing those. Oh I hope we all get good news in the next few weeks!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-13 17:55:00
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Transfers are based on workload at the service centers, not your address -- petitions are going wherever it's least busy. Hopefully you'll have an approval to celebrate in the next couple of weeks!

Oh gosh, I so hope you are right!  My fingers are crossed for luck, hoping so hard.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-08 14:23:00
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Just got the paper notice in the mail, and we've been transferred to the California Service Center. So I guess the "transferred to your local office" was a mistake after all. I live in Tennessee....California is about the farthest service center from us! I'm kind of surprised, and a little bit puzzled, because California was the last place I expected us to get transferred because it sure is half a continent away.  I hope this transfer is a good thing....!?


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-08 14:12:00
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Well, as all of you probably do, I check our status with the USCIS website at least 3-4 times a day. This morning is the 3rd time it was "touched" in as many days (last time was yesterday, the 7th) and then I got a text last night saying the usual thing about "your case is being processed" only now it does not say "local office" it just says "office"...so I'm hopeful that something good will happen soon. Hoping, hoping...maybe something in the mail today. After 7 months and 21 days, 8 hours and 43 minutes...and I feel every. single. minute. of this separation.

 

I'm so hoping this happens soon. If so, what a grateful Thanksgiving it will be! What a good Christmas!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-08 08:45:00
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Our case was last touched on 11/05 and the text said 'transferred to your local office,' but didn't mention any kind of snail mail followup. Does that usually follow in a transfer?


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-07 18:41:00
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I just got a text that our file was transferred today "to another office for processing," but I guess I will know which one when the snail mail comes. Finally after 7 months and 17 days, at least something is happening, hopefully maybe not much longer. Hope, hope, hope.
OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-04 19:11:00
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Who is else doing their happy dance that they're saving some of our files to be processed at the NBC?  Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

I dunno if it should be a happy dance or what... do you think it's a good thing if it doesn't get transferred?


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-11-04 13:02:00
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i would easily pay for premium processing! regardless of the amount (within reason)... first born is not acceptable... LMAO... and naming child with middle name USCIS is not either! hahahaha

hehehe...I'd pay too! I'd plant a tree in their name, though. And do volunteer work, helping them PROCESS PAPER!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-10-31 09:08:00
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With the huge numbers of people wanting to move to the U.S. I do understand the great deal of paperwork involved in making sure these relationships are legitimate and legal and that the people involved aren't criminals or worse.

 

I know that takes a lot of time. But what I do not understand (or what I wish the USCIS would make more clear) is why there is no better system of triage to separate what should be pretty simple cases from the more complex. And why the system is so very opaque, especially when there is a separation of family involved. Isn't it all supposed to be about people? Or has this been forgotten in this net of regulations?

 

As there is such a huge backlog of paperwork (obviously) why not announce and implement a surcharge, and use it to hire extra people? If the K1s and K3s get processed quicker because they pay more, at least be fair enough to allow us to pay more to get the same time in processing. Is this being tremendously naïve? Or maybe implement two separate charges, and list realistic timelines for each, i.e., if you pay this minimum, $X, you can expect to wait this amount of time. If you pay $XX, you will wait this amount, etc.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-10-31 09:02:00
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Heck, I would pay more for expedited service. I think we all would! If they'd process these things faster (or at least in a humane amount of time) I wouldn't mind them raising the fee one bit. The cost of this waiting is horrible.

 


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-10-07 15:30:00
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I miss my husband so much, it is a pain in my heart. We just don't have the funds to maintain 2 households and me fly there every two months to visit...can't afford it anymore. Please please please USCIS start processing the I-130's. Please.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-10-06 14:47:00
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I see just now, looking at the USCIS site, that the average time for the Vermont Service Center has gone up to 9.4 months, up from 8.4 months, up from 7.4 months, up from 6.4 months, up from 5.4 months when we first filed.

 

All I wonder is what on EARTH is going on? Does this mean the average time for people just NOW filing? Or for everyone in the pipeline?


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-09-17 14:32:00
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What I can't, for the life of me, understand the logic that someone who is a fiancée gets preferential treatment (time-wise) over someone who has already made a legal commitment by marriage to their husband or wife.  Not against fiancées, please understand....I just don't get the thinking.

 

It's such a cruel way to treat families. I know this whole process isn't personal, but good grief, this separation is so very hard. And also couples living together outside of the U.S., married or not, get processed faster. It just seems to me to be totally backwards.

 

I am starting to despair that this will ever happen.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-09-13 07:14:00
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I can't believe it im a march filer and I got approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW my wife can't stop crying in happiness.

 

On September 5, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.

 

Hey I'm crying in happiness FOR you. I'm so glad SOMEBODY got approved!!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-09-05 18:23:00
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Please, please let the processors remember that our country was built into the strength it is today by immigrants. By people just like us, like the people we married, the people we love.

 

By the people we are trying to bring here to be with us and to help make America a better, stronger, happier place. We believe in America, otherwise we'd not be going through this struggle. I know it sounds corny, but hang in there, people!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-09-03 07:34:00
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We filed in March, and have a priority date of March 18, 2013. It's been 5 months, 4 days, 12 hours and 30 minutes ago....sigh.


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2013-08-22 11:30:00
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I hope not !!  I already booked my flight.  I am fine with the 15th.  I haven't heard anything.

 

SO incase anyone has noticed,,, I have been a quiet lately...  Well....  I will give you the short version...

 

Last Tuesday I was laid off from my job and I was al little freaked out until my daughter saved the day and said she would sponsor my husband. She filled out an AOS and gave me her transcripts for the last 3 years. We have a copy of her birth cert and SS card.  She makes plenty for 2 people.  dwheels and saylin gave me excellent advice.  I just hope the interview goes well and they accept the new AOS.  Our lawyer told me we should be fine. I just hope a copy of her birth cert is enough because she can't find the original. 

 

Has this happened to anyone else?  What was the outcome?   Any help would be appreciated !!!!! :cry:

 

Oh goodness, LoveMyTico! What a nice daughter you've got! Something good will come soon for you, I hope. I too was laid off a few years ago, and after freaking out I regrouped and sort of created a job for myself. 3 years later was able to sponsor my husband, so like they say, Where there is a will, there is a way. You hang in there, because everything's going to be fine. Just look at the skills you've got and then look at your work and what you can do from another angle. Good luck!
 


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2014-06-25 07:45:00
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KAYLARA CONGRATULATIONS! :goofy:


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2014-06-18 12:35:00
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How exciting!!!! My hubby comes on Saturday @ 1:35pm!!!!! Yay!!!! I sooooooo can't wait! I have 1 more day of work and then I'm off for 3 weeks!!!!
Hooray!!!!!!! This nightmare is finally over!

 

Smiling...will be thinking of you and how happy you're going to be! Best of luck and yes, the big nightmare is over!
 


Also, will my original marriage very be in the sealed packet? Or does my husband have to request it from the embassy? I forgot to ask him if they gave it back to him.

 

You'll get the visa and the sealed package in the same delivery. I think. We did, anyhow. :)


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2014-06-18 10:13:00
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Approved!!!  My husband was approved this morning.  He said he has too much paperwork.  They didn't take our 2013 tax info and it was easier than he expected!

 

They asked him how we met and when we got married. 

 

Hearty congratulations!!!


OrtolanFemaleNetherlands2014-06-15 12:49:00