Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	tutsye, on 20 Jan 2014 - 3:58 PM, said:   Looking at the I-864W instructions, no that stuff doesn't seem to be needed. But, depending on how you qualify for the I-864W, you may need to send other documentation in its place.     SAYLIN: just want to clarify it...depending on what? in our case husband is naturalized USC, petitioning for my 2 minors ages 3 & 9.            http://travel.state....structions.html	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-20 23:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	I know, almost everyone I've spoken to at NVC seemed like they would rather be doing something else...complete with sighs of annoyance and tones that imply I am clearly annoying them.  And I always try to sound happy and peppy when I speak to them. :-(   I've had really friendly people for the most part, some more friendly than others. In the end its such a non issue, its not even worth posting about, and me replying to. Just focus on the tasks at hand, don't take things personal, just saying from my own experience.	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-17 12:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Hooray, the DS-261 was available this morning and has been submitted. Still waiting for the AOS fee to be payable	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-17 10:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Is anyone else not able to get through to customer support at NVC today?  Its 9:45am EST on Friday and I get the message "Thank you for calling the National Visa Center. Assistance regarding an immigrant visa petition is not available at this time. If you wish to speak to a customer service representative please call back at a later time."    #######?  WHAT later time?  Obviously not a snow storm since its not the "in-climate weather" message.     I know MLK day is Monday...are they taking a 4 day weekend?!?  If so, thats ridiculous...NVC employees have the greatest gig ever...cushioned federal holidays AND snow days.   Try again, I just called and got the standard greeting and automated attendant.	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-17 10:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	I just paid my AOS today. When should I email them my packet? I opted into Ep so I will not snail mail. It's all ready to go should I do it now or wait until AOS is withdrawn from my account?     Good question, my AOS bill should be ready soon, was wondering about this as well.	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-16 20:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Yup, wait.   that's it, for now.    'initial nvc email' = AOS Fee Bill, and/or instructions on the DS-261     Ok,   I got the "This case is now enrolled in the Electronic Processing Program" email, along with my new GZO case number. It also says,  "This petition is now eligible for further processing. The petitioner, principal applicant, and/or attorney of record will be receiving an instruction package regarding further processing of this petition."   Do I need to wait for snail mail at this point?	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-08 10:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	yay !  remember - paying stuff is fine without the GZO # - but wait till you have the GZO # to submit stuff.  I THINK IT'S OK on the DS-261, I'm not certain, to submit it prior to conversion.       #######, so after sending the OPTIN email, I re-read the start of this thread, and now notice I sent the OPTIN email too early. What if anything should I do at this point? Just wait for the initial NVC email? It's only been at NVC in the system for a couple of days now.	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-07 19:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	I just sent off the OPTIN email, thanks for the reminder!         wahoo !   Please consider to OPT IN to the OPTIONAL NVC Electronic Processing for Guangzhou.  Shaves off 2 to 5 months of waiting after the case is completed at NVC.	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-07 00:40:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Hooray, I just called NVC, and they gave me my case and invoice numbers!   (I know you all are thrilled)             Edited by rangerseb, 06 January 2014 - 11:39 PM.	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-01-06 23:38:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - March 2014	Finally! I called NVC tonight at around 10:00PM this evening and the CSR informed me our case just completed today. HAPPY DANCE          Hang in there all...	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-03-27 22:12:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - May 2014	So, my wife had her consulate interview this morning.... and was APPROVED!!!!!!! HOOORAY!!!!     Uff da what a relief.    Hang in there all... it does finally happen.	rangerseb	Male	China	2014-05-04 22:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	My status was updated to RFE today. Any idea what they could be asking for? We already submitted our birth certificates as well as both the translation and the original marriage certificate. So depressingggg.    Congrats. Happy for you.   I got an RFE too, don't worry. They just wanted another biographical form for myself, updated passport photos for myself, and a copy of my divorce decree. I had sent them just the case information from the state of MN public info website. I ended up getting a copy from the courthouse, and sent that. I also sent in a bunch of photos of me and my wife together, not sure if it was needed, but I feel it probably helped.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-12-06 18:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	W00t! I woke up to an approval email just a few minutes ago. Got an RFE on the 14th of Nov, replied to that and was received last monday, so it looks like they don't take long to get back to a case after an RFE is responded to. Good luck all.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-12-05 00:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Not sure, I don't remember what all I sent it was so long ago	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-25 18:46:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Not sure, I didn't question it, just filled it out again, and sent it with a new photo.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-25 18:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Ok, just an update, I was sent an RFE on the 13th. They requested a g-325a and passport photo for myself (not sure what happened to the 1st ones sent last march). Also they requested the translation page of the wedding certificate, and copy of the divorce decree with judge's signature (original divorce info was just a copy of the case record from the public case info website).   I mailed all the info back to them, plus a sent a ton (well 35 or so) of photo print outs of our wedding ceremony, and pictures of us together from my visits this year and last. I'll keep the thread updated so we can see how long they are taking to re-visit a case after an RFE is responded to. Thanks all! Hang in there everyone!	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-25 17:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Not sure, as soon as I get the actual RFE letter, I'll let people know.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-14 18:23:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Ok, finally got some action. Got an RFE notice finally, so hopefully after I send whats missing, it'll get approved in the near future. Should be good news for other March filers waiting....   Your Case Status: Request for Evidence On November 13, 2013, we mailed a notice requesting additional evidence or information in this case I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-14 17:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Hey all, has anyone gotten their approval Email/texts after normal business hours? Just wondering if I need to obsessively check for mine during the evening as well. LOL	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-07 18:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Awesome, thank you for the info and congrats!!!	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-06 22:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	My guess is you will receive the paper notice in a few days with the details. I wouldn't sweat it.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-06 22:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Texas service center = 11 weeks! Damnit, I have bad luck	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-06 16:17:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	So I called the customer service number, got transferred to "tier 2" support. The conversation pretty much as expected, canned responses, with no real help offered. What I thought was funny, the rep told me "Processing times are 12-16 months". Then after noticing my case was transferred to CSC, the next breath she said, "oh well... it is possible you could get approved any day now, but regular processing time is 12-16 months". #######, seems like they are pretty clueless as to the actual status of any given case, and are just there to parrot the information gleaned from the processing timeline from the uscis.gov website.    Ok, I need to walk away from this forum for a while and the idea that I can do anything to make this happen any faster, been driving myself crazy this week.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-06 13:44:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	My transfer notice used the same term "local office" but it was sent to the California Service Center. I'm in Virginia. They couldn't have picked a more NON local office. Just an FYI.  Edited by rangerseb, 06 November 2013 - 11:29 AM.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-06 11:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	I never got anything in the mail either, so I'm a bit nervous as well.  I've moved since then though so hopefully the post office can deliver it to the right place now...     You should submit your new address on the USCIS website.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-06 10:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Yes, mine was transferred to CSC, and I got the same thing in the transfer notice letter.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-05 22:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Awesome, finally some good news on this thread. Congrats!	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-04 16:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	I got 1st notice on the 24th, 2nd on the 25th, and mail with the service center location on the 31st.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-04 11:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Haha there ya go....	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-03 22:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	haha edited the post, added his image.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-03 22:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Yeah, when I think of a USCIS office, I now picture a bunch of people sitting around drinking coffee while a shipping clerk keeps bringing in hand truck's full of case file boxes. "Yeah, put them over there with the rest of them".   Awful awful government agency, the USCIS...    Alejandro Mayorkas is the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Nominated by President Obama in April 2009, he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate in August 2009. As Director of USCIS, Mayorkas leads the agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security charged with operating the largest immigration system in the world. He is responsible for enhancing USCIS efforts to safeguard our nation?s security, ensure the integrity of the immigration system, administer immigration benefits with consistency and transparency, and promote an awareness and understanding of citizenship.           LOL Edited by rangerseb, 03 November 2013 - 10:18 PM.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-03 22:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	LOL "Your papers are in order..."   Sorry, really do hope that's the case... but sounds like a canned response	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-03 21:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Hang in there, we are all in the same boat... waiting waiting waiting.  Mine was transferred to CSC last week, but I'm not sure that's a good thing. Seems they have quite a backlog just like the NBC. (facepalm)	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-03 21:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	I just filled out a request. I picked Non delivery of ASC appointment notice, and in the text I just said I haven't received anything but transfer notices, and asked if there is anything that can be done to move the process along to an approval or resolution, just playing dumb  I'm sure they will ignore it, but figured trying to poke them with a stick might help somehow.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-02 16:53:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	http://www.uscis.gov...ration-services	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-11-01 05:34:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Did you write a letter to them? How did you engage them? I've sent emails, but not heard anything back, wondering if more formal communication works better. Good to hear they got back to you, hopefully they can sort things out.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-10-31 23:31:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Let's all gather at the service centers, as large angry group, inquire as to what the hold up is.	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-10-31 22:39:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Just got email from USCIS. Anyone else got this type of email?   The I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was transferred and is now being processed at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.   Just got this same email at 1:30am. At least they didn't lose anything transferring the file. It's good to see them keeping the USPS in business, down with paperless filing systems!	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-10-31 01:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	i honestly laughed out loud at this - thank you rangerseb!      Haha good, even though the situation stinks for everyone involved, you gotta find some humor!	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-10-30 21:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC	Try Vipassana instead of Zen maybe?	rangerseb	Male	China	2013-10-30 14:21:00