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IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRecent I-130 Approvals (Nov. /Dec.) - NVC Process
one question. when i put the case number i get the message that says when my case was received then it says allow X number of days( i can't understand) for BENEFICIARY to receive notification. what that means?
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-12-18 10:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRecent I-130 Approvals (Nov. /Dec.) - NVC Process
OH MY GOD what an ASSSSSSS i got to speak to the worst person on NVC he said that sending the form DS3032 before i get it from them is FRAUD that is not valid. that is absolutely wrong and that i have to wait 90 days in order to get it. what an ASSSSSSSS i'm so mad but i will call later because i think the form was generated anyways but he didn't want to tell me that. he said what if was generated today why do you want to know that? i said because i want to know my status and he said if you are thinking to submit the DS3032 by printing from our website and add a barcode then you are wrong that will only delay your case. i'm so mad right now! he talk to me like i was a kid and he was my third grade teacher!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-12-18 09:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRecent I-130 Approvals (Nov. /Dec.) - NVC Process
ohhhhh i see i check on the AVR now i'm trying to speak to an operator.
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-12-18 09:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRecent I-130 Approvals (Nov. /Dec.) - NVC Process
I just got my case number but just for the i-130 the k3 is not in the system yet :S
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-12-18 09:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRecent I-130 Approvals (Nov. /Dec.) - NVC Process
Nothing yet i guess still is to soon! but i will try in the afternoon
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-12-17 09:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRecent I-130 Approvals (Nov. /Dec.) - NVC Process
siyaram thanks for the advice! i will star harrasing them i mean calling them tomorrow! oh my God i'm so excited i can't stop smiling today!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-12-15 15:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresRecent I-130 Approvals (Nov. /Dec.) - NVC Process
Guys i was approved today!!! now i need your help!! pleaseeeee!! i thought i was going to be prepared for this i have all the documents prepared and i have prefilled my forms but now its like i'm blank! what should i expect next?
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-12-15 15:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresNVC Scheduling Interview Date for April 2009
wow i been lost for a while! but here is my update! my k3 got interview dat april 22, but the most bizarre thing happened! my i-130 got appoitment date April 13!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2009-03-19 10:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswe got approved!!
that's what i'm afraid of that it is a mistake.
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2009-04-16 15:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswe got approved!!
Thanks Paris i hope you get done soon too and be happy ever after with your love smile.gif
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2009-04-16 14:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswe got approved!!
Thank you guys! it is a relief to be over with this process. this is how the stamp looks like.

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SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2009-04-16 14:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswe got approved!!
Hey Paris! how are you?? glad to see you remember me! smile.gif i'm so happy now that i'm done with this process! it took us 1 year and one month to be over. i'm just confuse on the visa stamp my husband got that states IR1 i don't want to get all happy thinking we got the permanent instead of the conditional and then at POE find out that it was the conditional :S
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2009-04-16 14:07:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedureswe got approved!!
For those who remeber me my husband and i got approved on April 13th, 2009 and today he got his passport. the interview was a breeze we were only asked general questions and one important one which was how a girl from brooklyn ended up with a guy from DR? other than that it was the generic questions such as when how we met and if we were married before or had kids.

my husband got his passport today and the only strange thing is that on the visa stamp it says IR1 and we tought we were going to get CR1 instead because we still haven't reach our 2 year anniversary. is it common that even though you are CR1 on the stamp says IR1?
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2009-04-16 13:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary 2008 I-130
i'm starting to become desperate! do you guys think is ok to now submit application for K3? even though i got first NOA back in March?
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-05-22 11:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary 2008 I-130
QUOTE (FSUmome @ Apr 1 2008, 08:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I filed in Febuary and got and approval March 19 but I think im the exception and I dont know why but you can check the time lines and keep your self updated
http://www.visajourn...t...ll&dfile=No
i check it everyday everyone that has a update gives me encouragement and hope


wow that's amazing! congrats I don't know if is going to be that fast for me or not but like you said checking other peoples timeline does comfort a little. I think that the country where the spouse is from makes the whole process easier or harder.
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-04-02 08:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary 2008 I-130
Hi I'm new here I have been reading this forum since I started my spouse petition. I send out my I-130 for my husband on Feb 26, 2008 and was received Feb 29th and got First NOA March 5, 2008. is there more people who filled on Feb 2008 that could share their status? and also do you guys have any experience with the embassy at Dominican Republic?
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-04-01 15:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTRIED THE RFE TRICK!
i got trough because i was calling on behalf of a friend of mine which case was approved but have not received a 2NOA my friend doesn't speak english so i help her out as an interpreter and after i was done with her case i asked about the processing times and why still shows July 2007 and asked her if she could pull out my case and she told me a bunch of things before she asked me for the case number after that she just told me the same thing the website has received and pending. but then she told me that hopefully i will get an approval soon so i hope so! good luck to all of you and i pray soon we see a massive approvals!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-05-28 15:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTRIED THE RFE TRICK!
Paris, I was afraid to call in because I'm only 80something days so I shouldn't be worried YET but I told that lady that I have seen for 3 months already that no progress on processing times and she told me that I wasn't the only one calling regarding this she said that again due to the increase of fees there is a back log in Vermont office and that they must show July 2007 until that gets cleared out, so I told her that I know there is cases before mine so that until I get my approved long time will pass and she said to me that they are not only working on those cases but many adjudicators are working on different dates that not to be surprise if my case gets approved before others that applied earlier than mine.

I guess is just a matter of luck on where they put your file and if it is on their bin of workload for the month.
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-05-28 14:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTRIED THE RFE TRICK!
thank God! i didn't get someone rude at USCIS when i called! otherwise my case would have been denied because i tend to be very explosive! LOL the girl that i spoke with had a funny accent but still she was very sweet and even wish me good luck and advise me not to worry about the processing dates that they are not only working and approving july 2007 files but that i could even expect to see my case approved sooner than i'm expecting it. all depends when the file reachs a reviewers desk and how easy or complex is your situation. i have 85 days since i got my first NOA
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-05-28 13:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFEB. I-130 APPROVED ALREADY?... FOR AN IRAC SPOUSE???
Certainly I believe that all of us here feel angry somehow when we see that someone from a country that has been a tread since the longest is getting more benefits than the rest of us. I'm not upset with the people from IRAQ but yes I'm upset with our government because they brag of being humanitarian and kind to the world but what about their own citizens?? we all here regardless the nation of our spouses are suffering and would like to see progress on our cases but what we get?? NOTHING there is no coordination no reliable workflow system.
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-05-22 15:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMust Read
It works any country as rmncm said. you will only need high speed internet connection. there are cheap Voip services available for example i only have the State plan therefore my husband could only call NYC area code numbers and is $15 a month including taxes and i call him anytime i want and he does it too. and you don't need a computer to be on just internet conection.
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-10 08:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMust Read
Broadvoice is also good! i have been using it for couple of months and it works wonders! my husband has a NY area code in Dominican Republic he calls me to wake me up and i call him to kiss good night! blush.gif
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-10 08:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresIRRATIONAL HOPE!
Same here! that's what i do every day! and not only once a day sometimes i check twice a day! i'm getting paranoic!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-10 12:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 FILERS IN MARCH
Hopefully VSC starts surprising us with approvals! kicking.gif
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-13 10:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 FILERS IN MARCH
so nobody from March has getting any good news?
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-13 09:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhy do you hang here?
Gogo whats wrong with your application why is taking so long? i just read it and i even lost my apetite!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-13 11:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhy do you hang here?
I think is the help you get here if you have questions there is people here that give you answers base on true life experiences and actually is also good to learn from other even to prevent mistakes. and yes seeing others approvals is encouraging at least it gives me hope that one day I will post Approved I-130
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-13 11:30:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK-3 after 3 months of I-130 Good idea or a big NO NO
at this point i really don't mind the money i just need my husband with me!!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-19 09:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK-3 after 3 months of I-130 Good idea or a big NO NO
i have filled my I-130 in March 2008 and got NOA 10 days after i submitted my petition. i wanted to submit the I129f for K3 but my husband insisted that the I130 was enough now he is desperate i'm going crazy too! as wee see that K3 are getting approved faster so we decided to add the I129f to our petition. you guys think we still ok to do this?
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-19 09:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAre you excited for interview ???
your stories are the ones that encourage me to continue in this path. also at least I'm only 3 hours away from my husband! so I fly every 2 months to see him! I think I'm Jetblue's best customer! once you guys have the interview let us know the questions I have heard so many stories one friend even told me that she was asked who reaches climax first!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-20 10:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAre you excited for interview ???
yeah yeah! rub it off! brag and eat in front of the hungry! crying.gif protest6wz.gif
i'm just kidding congratulations guys! God bless your families may love never abandoned your side and enjoy being together! kicking.gif heart.gif wub.gif

Edited by SraCastillo, 20 June 2008 - 10:26 AM.

SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-06-20 10:25:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!!
Thanks Silent!! wow that gives me hope! smile.gif QUE DIOS TE ESCUCHE that means may God hear you.
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-11 10:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!!
i don't know if there is a time but i checked today at 9:30 am and found that both my I-130 and I-129F got 7/11/2008 on the last updated date
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-11 09:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!!
how long ago prior approval ? i know you are way happy right now to explain but i'm happy too by getting today my first touch after 4 months waiting. so i just want to know if maybe i could expect to get an approval soon! smile.gif

Edited by SraCastillo, 11 July 2008 - 08:54 AM.

SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-11 08:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresAPPROVED!!!!!
did you get any touches prior the approval?? by the way congratulations!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-11 08:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresfiling I129F, will it help? or will it hurt?
you only got a touched on your I129F or on both? you and I had a touch on our applications a month after we send it out. will that be just updates on the system? I'm loosing hope! sad.gif
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-15 09:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresfiling I129F, will it help? or will it hurt?
QUOTE (lsma @ Jul 14 2008, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm also wondering about this...we filed in Oct last year and have had no sign of any movement on our case since 24th Feb when it was entered into the online system. We were one of those unfortunate couples who got caught up in the receipting backlog so we didn't get our NOA1 until January.

I keep thinking that despite this late date we should file for the K3 just to get the applications paired up and the I-130 would at least be noticed? Does anyone think this would work?



i think you should do it because it has been a long time since no movement on your case maybe this will help to undust your petition and take a look on your dates and move you up good.gif
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-14 12:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresfiling I129F, will it help? or will it hurt?
that's what i thought lotto but it seems that the i-129f was putt into the system back in june and then nothing no change on both applications till last week July 11th. i hope that somehow now someone is looking at my file. by the way congratulations!! may God give you all the love and happiness you deserve!
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-14 10:09:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresfiling I129F, will it help? or will it hurt?
I filed my I-130 on February 26 and got NOA date March 5, then i submitted the I-129F on June 12 and got NOA date June 16. and last friday i got a touch on both applications would that mean they got joined somehow or what do you guys think?
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-14 10:03:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproval, RFE, Touches - at what time do they happen
does any one knows exactly or just a guess. i'm a maniac ever since the touch last week i'm checking my portfolio every 30 minutes! blink.gif
SraCastilloFemaleDominican Republic2008-07-17 12:13:00