ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?
It's weird. The longer I've gone on through this process, the less I've started caring about it. Well, maybe not stopped caring about it, per se, but I've begun to take a longer view of it.

Yes, of course I want our petition to be approved. Of course it would be wonderful if it were approved tomorrow. BUT...I don't care so much about it because once it's approved, I just start playing the waiting game again. This time I just wait for the NVC to generate whatever it generates so I can send in whatever I send in there, so I can wait some more...
This whole process is hurry up and wait. I'm sick of it.

It'd be great if I would be approved in the next 5 minutes. But since the only thing I have to do after that 5 minutes is wait some more, it makes very little difference.

Damn, I've become quite pessimistic :(
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-31 07:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?
We got another touch today :P And we haven't called anyone at the service center about our file or anything like that, so I doubt it's any of our doing!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-23 15:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?

I had a feeling something was up.... :unsure: I thought I was the only one. I also received my first two touches over two days.

Anyone here try the RFE trick that the k-1r's are doing?

Seems that the CSC hasn't been sending RFE or approval emails or letters as they should be.



I've heard of this "RFE trick" but not sure on exactly how to do it. Anyone know and should it be tried? It's getting close to being 100 days since NOA1. I already called USCIS and spoke with some rep. She told me if I didn't hear anything by August 15, call back! :blink:

Looks like CSC is a little too disorganized, huh? I would like to know if there is an RFE or even an approval out there somewhere!

What is this RFE trick of which you speak?
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-22 11:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?
Just got an email from CRIS saying our application is now pending at the office it was transferred to (CSC).
Latida...come on, get to work, Cali!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-22 10:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?

Seems like a few feb. filers have been approved as per the I-130 thread....

Are there any more of you out here?

please give us an update...i'm sure it will give people something to look forward to if they have filed around the same time.

thanks


hi were February filler, feb. 28 2007 and were approved and have our interview date and medical exam date...

That's great, but you've filed for a K-1 visa. This is the forum for CR-1/IR-1 visa. Wrong forum!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-21 06:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?

Grrrrrr :( We're still waiting.. But at least my husband is coming to see me tomorrow :) After about 5 months, it's about time!

Oh good that will be fun :) Viel Spass!
My husband's going to visit in June for our first anniversary, provided we don't get the approval before then.
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-13 09:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?

Tim: Congrats!! You have the same NOA1 as me. Come on now, approval! Did you get any touches before?

Don't be too optimisitic there; Tim filed only an I-129f for a K-1 visa. Of course he got approved quickly :P
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-13 06:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?
With how the service centers have been jiggling things around right now, I'm not even going to think that we might get an approval until June ...especially since I'm at VSC :whistle:
But hey, I hope other people do :) Then the numbers look better!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-10 19:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAny more feb. filers approved?
I'm not still waiting!

Oh...wait....

yes I am :(
GeistFemaleFinland2007-04-30 10:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC phone down
I was going to say, maybe it was down for just a little while. I know they had a bad storm out that way last night.
GeistFemaleFinland2007-07-16 16:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI130 approved yesterday!!!
Yay! I'm so happy for you!

Stick with the CR-1/IR-1...it seems less painful in the long run, plus it's cheaper. If it had taken us a long time to get our I-130 approved, we might have filed the I-129f, but more likely I'd have gone to Finland to live for a while...
GeistFemaleFinland2007-06-10 04:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedurescr instead of ir
Why can't you drive on your australian license? Typically foreigners in the US can drive on the license in their country, at least for a certain period of time.
GeistFemaleFinland2007-07-13 08:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAffidavit of Support (I-864)
Another quick question (figured I'd put it here instead of starting another thread :P)

We're including my husband's assets on the Affidavit of Support. Does he have to fill out a separate I-864 or I-864A or is just the one fine?
GeistFemaleFinland2007-08-02 10:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI GOT MY VISA
Yaaaay! More proof it can be done! good.gif
GeistFemaleFinland2007-08-22 04:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC havent encashed 380$ fee
Jigi, has your I-130 been approved yet by the CSC? Your timeline dooesn't mention anything about it.
GeistFemaleFinland2007-08-23 11:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC havent encashed 380$ fee
We're in the same boat as you guys. I mailed off the IV Fee Bill August 2, it was delivered (signature confirmation!) August 3 (but I threw away the tracking number so now I can't prove it sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif) and now....nothing. They keep telling me to wait. I contactetd my bank and they said it hasn't been cashed yet. So I'm waiting through this friday and then I'll send them another one. I've requested a second IV fee bill cover letter from the NVC just in case. I'm hoping that it just gets deposited. I'll cry out of joy if it does. It'll be a nice change.

Btw, what bank did you use? I used Bank of America. It'd be interesting to see if there were a connection there tongue.gif

Edited by Geist, 22 August 2007 - 03:53 PM.

GeistFemaleFinland2007-08-22 15:52:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIs NVC taking longer?
...but they've had it for 27 days so far and have yet to cash the damn thing. That is NOT normal. I really wish they'd cash the bloody thing. TAKE MY MONEY! PLEASE!!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-08-30 14:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC number Does it mean anything
okay yea you're right...I was the first one for Helsinki created on that day, but I would bet I was the only one...they very rarely have immigrant visas made for Finland.
GeistFemaleFinland2007-09-02 20:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC number Does it mean anything
hah, our case is the only case created for the Helsinki embassy on that day! Nice to know...I could have guessed as much tongue.gif
GeistFemaleFinland2007-09-01 19:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
QUOTE
Especially right now when people are tearing their hair out trying to even get an NOA1 at USCIS. It's at least encouraging to look at the list and see yes... someone did actually make it out of USCIS recently.

Yea, what's up with that? What have they changed that is causing them to take so long? I really feel for those who in the USCIS right now and not getting their NOA1s...that's not supposed to be the frustrating part!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-09-21 22:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals

Ouh and honey, you shouldn't say things like that, someone may take it as a suicide exhortation... especially when it comes to visa processes that might well be possible

Hah, if you were to kill yourself, you should know that I would never forgive you :P
GeistFemaleFinland2007-08-10 08:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
YAAAAY! How did the interview go? Now you're home free :)
GeistFemaleFinland2007-08-09 10:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Also wishing you good luck, Erica! Soon it will all be over :)
GeistFemaleFinland2007-08-09 10:05:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals

APPROVED APPROVED APPROVED !!!

thanks everyone for the help and support so far.... Now on to the NVC

Yay! Congrats! I hope things move faster for you now!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-07-13 23:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals

Hi, we'd like to add our info to the timeline. Dumb question: do I add it myself or is someone in charge of doing the updating? We chose the IR-1/CR-1 route and you can see our timeline below - just received our NOA2 that our I-130 was approved! So you other March (and earlier) filers, hang in there, could be any day now. . . Thanks and let me know if I update this thing myself. Cheers, Mark and Anna

there are a few people who do the updating, but if you want to update yourself, go right ahead, though it can be pretty tricky to get it to update properly. If you wait for a bit, I'm sure someone will do it :)
GeistFemaleFinland2007-07-09 06:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Bumping this thread too :)

Great to see all the green, and all of the prospective interview dates! It looks like things are moving along!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-07-07 08:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Awesome Singha :) I hope things move quickly for you (and us!)
GeistFemaleFinland2007-06-13 09:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Yea, it's not very long at all compared to what some have been through. But it's a good sign--the next batch that was sent over to CSC is finally getting approved!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-06-08 10:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
We got touched yesterday!

I hope this means something good!!!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-06-08 07:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Wow, EmilyRugBurn, could you wish us good luck tomorrow, please? :whistle:
GeistFemaleFinland2007-06-03 18:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Yaay!!! You got it :)
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-31 22:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
*punt*
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-24 07:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
I wish I were adding an NOA2 for us, but actually I'm just bumping this thread :)
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-21 06:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Yay, Jediknight :) So fast!!! You're 2/3 of the way there!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-15 19:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
you know, part of me is beginning to wonder if they're planning now on only having one service center specialize in the I-130s, in his case, CSC. So many people are being sent there and so few are remaining at VSC. Though one would think they would make an announcement about this or something.
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-12 06:04:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Oh, wonderful, Knowledge! :) You stuck it out and your patience was rewarded :) I hope the VSC goes much, much faster for you and you and your SO are together soon :)
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-09 23:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals

Sorry, ktmracer was in the correct place, the date was just mixed up. According to him, he got his NOA1 at 12/01/06, but I edited it by accident to 01/12/06, because the US dating system is so illogical.

Whiner. Bet you don't like the imperial measurements we use either ;)...wait, I know you don't :)
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-08 07:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals

ktmracer --------------- 01/12/06 (VSC) ----- Pending

This must be a typo. Judging from its place in the timeline, oughtn't their NOA1 date be November (11) 2006 and not January (01) 2006?
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-07 20:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
yea, I read something about that the other day. But at least this one stage is over with.
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-06 20:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTimeline on I 130 Approvals
Oh, how wonderful for Yocasta! FINALLY! Maybe this means that this month the VSC won't be stuck in March ;) But at least they're moving...it lets us know that people are still working in St Albans!
GeistFemaleFinland2007-05-06 19:54:00