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K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.
No touches about us too. I am constantly checking the USCIS web site. I tried to forget and not to open it but I can't. It become such a nightmare for me.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-08-02 12:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

guys...has anyone heard anything from Kalina? she was few days ahead of me... i seriously hope that she got her approval too.



I think Kalina got her I130 approved yesterday, don't know about her I129.

Hi friends, unfortunately our petitions /my and for our baby/ are not approved yet. Not even touched. Congrats to Neel, Jenna and Kss. Hope that mine and other March filers will be approved soon.



Kalina i will pray that your petitions get an approval soon(like today). We had 3 approvals come in yesterday...so CSC is gearing up.


thank you so much friends. Neel I hope your words will become reality. If not today at least by the end of this week :thumbs:
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-08-01 13:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

guys...has anyone heard anything from Kalina? she was few days ahead of me... i seriously hope that she got her approval too.



I think Kalina got her I130 approved yesterday, don't know about her I129.

Hi friends, unfortunately our petitions /my and for our baby/ are not approved yet. Not even touched. Congrats to Neel, Jenna and Kss. Hope that mine and other March filers will be approved soon.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-08-01 13:10:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.
Congratulations Neel and Jenna. Let's hope that CSC has started to work again and will approve our petitions soon too.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-08-01 07:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

If you notice their processing time on USCIS for CSC is Dec 31 2006, add that to 6 months + the 30 days they were telling us to wait and the will be July 31, 2007. So if they follow the same pattern either way after 180 days and the 30 days they asked us to wait, we will be outside the processing time posted on their website too.


Wish 1510, when we call to USCIS they said that they process cases received in December. So I think that we have to wait till they put on their cite that in process are cases received after February 15.

Edited by kalina, 27 July 2007 - 02:08 PM.

kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-27 14:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

neel
"this is sad that we are even talking about this."

I am sorry, and do not get me wrong but I am scared as hell and I cannot stop thinkin about that maybe we must wait through the whole 180 days or so.I was so naive I thought that we all will be approved for now,

Sorry for my negative thoughts I am just wondering how much longer and if I reach the 180 mark what can I do.
Z


Zolanden, I was so naive too. I thought that withing 180 days are processed cases which are not very clear or cases with missing documents or proofs of relationship. I thought that our cases will be approved maximum for 90-100 days. It is funny but I was hoping to be in USA in June or July. Now I stop making plans. Everything is depending on USCIS.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-27 14:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.
Zolanden, Wish 1510, thanks for the words. Yes, we must do something in the beginning of August. I 130 will turn six months soon. Unfortunately CSC processing times didn't progress. In their website they state that now are current petitions received at the end of December, not in January 2007. So this process is such a nightmare for us. Let's hope that we all will receive approvals soon. By the end of this month. Why not :thumbs:

Edited by kalina, 27 July 2007 - 09:17 AM.

kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-27 09:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.
Hi friends!

I am back again. I was on vacation and now I am back. Nothing yet about our cases - neither for I 129 F nor for I 130 :crying: :crying: :crying:. I don't know what to say. I am speechless.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-27 08:29:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.
Nothing for us too. No even touches. I have the feelings that people only with I 130 are approved faster. Let's hope that with the new week we and all other will receive approvals.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-15 13:31:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

did any march filers receive their approval for either of their petitions this week??????


Nothing about us. I have the feeling that this nightmare with USCIS is endless........ :crying: :crying: :crying:
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-06 23:47:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

hallo, can somebody give me the phone number from California Center. I really wanna call the right place. I tried 1 800 357 5283 and that lady told me, all the march filers have to run 3 more month....I think I had the wrong number


Call USCIS number again and press 4 for RFE line. After that you have to enter your case number and you will be directed automatically to speak with officer from CSC.

I wish you success.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-03 10:44:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

Hey kalina

Hang in there..
You must be approved soon.


Thanks Zolanden. Let's hope that our approvals will come soon. Your timeline is near mine.

Edited by kalina, 02 July 2007 - 12:49 PM.

kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-02 12:47:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.
No news from me. Nothing...........I am so desperate. At least my husband is here and now we are three together - me, he and our baby. My heart hurt when I think that he will leave again after 2 or 3 weeks and we will be alone again.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-07-02 12:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

We are still waiting too. :crying: And our I 130 was filed in February. By now nothing. I am so desperate. Yesterday my husband called CSC and they said that now are in process cases filed in December. In addition they are overloaded with I 129 F/K3 and K4 petition. The man from the line said that they have received unpredictable large number of applications from MSC. According to him they put the cases into letters. For example our cases were under letter Q and when they turn to Q they will approve at one time all the cases under this letter.
Let's hope that they will review Q soon.


Just curious, does your lat name start with the letter Q?


No, my last name begins with letter A.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-06-21 05:46:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.

hi guys
kalina we are same time anout k3 we are in the bigning of march , have you called them


Yes, we were calling CSC every week. There is nothing about our cases. They said they are reviewing petitions sent in December. The officer said to my husband not to call so frequently and they register every inquire with them. So now we decide not to call them for three or four weeks.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-06-20 14:56:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMarch Filers with NO APPROVAL yet.
We are still waiting too. :crying: And our I 130 was filed in February. By now nothing. I am so desperate. Yesterday my husband called CSC and they said that now are in process cases filed in December. In addition they are overloaded with I 129 F/K3 and K4 petition. The man from the line said that they have received unpredictable large number of applications from MSC. According to him they put the cases into letters. For example our cases were under letter Q and when they turn to Q they will approve at one time all the cases under this letter.
Let's hope that they will review Q soon.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-06-20 06:31:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about K3 I-130
QUOTE (Reba @ Sep 23 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If she is biologically Your daughter, then she is a US citizen, and you do not need to petition for her to immigrate. You will however need to register her birth abroad with the US Embassy in your wife's country. The link to the consulate is likely posted here at VJ in the Embassy Info page, but you didn't mention what country she is from so I don't know for sure. You could also Google or Ask.


My husband is US citizen too but we sent I 130 for our daughter because when she was born he wasn't citizen but green card holder.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-09-23 11:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about K3 I-130
Yes, you have to file separate I 130 for your daughter.
If you decide to use K 3 route you will file I 129 F for your wife and your child will received K 4 visa automatically but approved I 130 will be needed for AOS in the USA.
So shortly - two I 130 petitions - one for the wife and one for the child and one I 129 F.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-09-23 06:14:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFinally we got approved!!
Congratulations!!! Wish you fast ending of this unpleasant journey. All the best to your family good.gif good.gif good.gif
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-03 01:25:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS-156
QUOTE (neel06 @ Oct 11 2007, 08:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My husband downloaded the DS-156 form to fill out but the latest version from the department of state expired end of sept. where can i get the latest version?


I have to fill out DS 156 forms which the embassy sent to me with the packet. The blanks from the embassy have expired at 31.08.2004. But I have to fill out them. innocent.gif
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-11 02:55:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved March Filers past NVC
We schedule our interview for 24 October and today passed the medical examinations. I begin to feel nervous from now. unsure.gif
Wish luck to everybody!

Edited by kalina, 10 October 2007 - 09:31 AM.

kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-10 09:31:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved March Filers past NVC
QUOTE (neel06 @ Oct 9 2007, 05:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
guys i received the email from the delhi consulate. my husband is scheduled for the interview on NOV 6th........ kicking.gif kicking.gif
i am so happy but soo stressed at the same time.


Congratulations Neel!!! I feel stressful and nervous too. Wish that everything will end happily soon good.gif good.gif good.gif
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-09 10:54:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved March Filers past NVC
QUOTE (jade2004 @ Oct 9 2007, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
neel...don't feel lonely...i am with u...i am the only person i think who is stuck at the NVC for 34 days now.


Hi Jade, I think that they will forward your case soon. Call them every day. Wish you luck good.gif good.gif good.gif
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-09 09:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved March Filers past NVC
QUOTE (My Honey @ Oct 9 2007, 02:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (kalina @ Oct 9 2007, 07:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi friends, I received from embassy the packet with documents good.gif good.gif good.gif
Wish luck to everyone and fast ending of the journey!!!


Best of luck Kalina!! The nightmare of this entire mess is almost over!!!!!


Thanks for the words My Honey! I hope that you are close to the approval too. Maybe by the end of this week. It is high time for April filers to be approved good.gif good.gif good.gif
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-09 06:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved March Filers past NVC
Hi friends, I received from embassy the packet with documents good.gif good.gif good.gif
Wish luck to everyone and fast ending of the journey!!!
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-09 06:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved March Filers past NVC
QUOTE (zolanden @ Oct 5 2007, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Everyone.

NVC received our case on 28,sep,.and was forwarded to the Embassy on 04,oct.
What a relief.God is great!

I am wish luck to all of you on your journey!

Z.-

That's a great news kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif Very happy for you.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-05 08:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved March Filers past NVC
QUOTE (ApprovalPlease @ Oct 5 2007, 08:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Recieved Interview date Nov1...wohooooooooo


Congratulations!!! It seems that you are very close to the final good.gif good.gif good.gif Wish you all the best!
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-05 01:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresApproved March Filers past NVC
Our case is forwarded to the embassy. I hope that everything will be o.k. good.gif good.gif good.gif
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-10-02 07:27:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Anybody from Bulgaria????
Hello, Dani&chris, BulgarianBride. I am Bulgarian woman too. As you can see from my timeline I came here with K 3 visa in November 2007 and my green card was approved recently.
BulgarianBride, congratulations about your CR-1 visa approval.
Dani&chris, I know how difficult is this waiting with USCIS. I hope that your papers will be approved soon. As far as I remember K 1 petitions are approved faster than the others.

Edited by kalina, 23 August 2008 - 08:03 AM.

kalinaFemaleBulgaria2008-08-23 08:03:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Balkans United - Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia
QUOTE (BabyBlueSusie @ Sep 19 2008, 10:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (kalina @ Sep 18 2008, 10:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Moreover, you wrote that all Bulgarian consider Americans to be fat, stupid and rich and this of course is not true. The same is with the generalization which you made about my country. Of course it is not true.


Let's be fair here, everyone thinks Americans are fat, stupid and rich.

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BabyBlueSusie, I agree that most of the people have this opinion, but this opinion is not true. I want to say that their view about Americans is wrong.

Edited by kalina, 19 September 2008 - 06:03 AM.

kalinaFemaleBulgaria2008-09-19 06:01:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)Balkans United - Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovinia, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia
Samantha, I read your post and being Bulgarian I can say that this picture of my country and society is very unrealistic. My husband is Bulgarian too, and I can't share all of your views.
Moreover, you wrote that all Bulgarian consider Americans to be fat, stupid and rich and this of course is not true. The same is with the generalization which you made about my country. Of course it is not true.
First, I can't say that Bulgaria is male dominated society. Yes, it was but maybe 50 years ago. Indeed, there is women discrimination, but it is not only in Bulgaria but also all over the world. Even in the USA which is considered to be the "cradle of the democracy" there is such kind of discrimination.
It is strange to me that in Bulgaria there are only 5-10 ingredients for cooking. Actually, you can find hundreds of ingredients for cooking in the market.

Talking about cultural norms:

Yes this is true that many of the Bulgarians are reluctant to waste the food. We were taught always that there are many children and adults in the world which are starving. I can remember from my early years at school a pictures with starving children and pregnant women from the third world countries. So we were educated that the food and all other resources from the nature are limited and we must try to keep and not to waste them. I think that it is a good point.

It is not true that women are divided from the men at family gathering. No, I am 30 years old and this has never happened in my country. When there are gatherings women and men are always together. They are talking, singing dancing together.
Women pouring drinks to men constantly makes me laugh. If I do this to my husband he will be offended.
It is true that in most cases women do the household work but it is in the older families. It is not true for the younger people in the country. In the big cities in most cases both - woman and the husband work and they share the household work.
Women in Bulgaria have the same rights as the men have. They are very well educated and you can see many women working at the top position of the big international companies.
As a whole people there (both women and men) are very open minded, intelligent and know many things about the world. I can't say that they are very patriotic, but they are very tolerant with the foreigners. Being an immigrant in the USA and meeting many other cultures here, I can say that Bulgarians are one of the most tolerant nations. The history of the country prove this fact.

You are right about the bread, but it is not typical for all people. In fact, many of the women in Bulgaria stay away from the bread because they want to keep their bodies slim.
I agree about the yogurt. Bulgarian yogurt is famous all over the world because of the Lactobacillus bulgaricus bacteria which it contains. It is very healthy food.

I completely agree about the littering.

Maybe you know, but Bulgaria is very ancient country. It was founded 13 centuries ago. In fact it is one of the oldest countries in Europe because the first inhabitants of these lands were the Thracians. There are plenty of archaeological monuments there, which you can visit. The history and culture of this part of the world is remarkable and you have the opportunity to get to know them.

Wish you and your family all the best.

Edited by kalina, 18 September 2008 - 09:43 PM.

kalinaFemaleBulgaria2008-09-18 21:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow long does it take for the I 129 F to go from MSC to California
I don't understand. We have received notice that our case was transfered to California. My question is: Do we have to wait for a second notice that our case is received in California? I am tired to wait when our case will arrive to the place where they will review it. More than a month by now :crying:
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-04-11 12:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresHow long does it take for the I 129 F to go from MSC to California
Hi everybody,

we have received email notice that our K 3 application has been transfered from MSC to California on 26/03/2007. After that we have no news or any touches. I am wondering if we have to receive notice that the case has been received in California and if yes, how long does it take.
thanks in advance and fast approving to all of the VJ's members.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-04-11 11:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresK-4 Beneficiary I-130 Package

Hi friends,

We are about send the I-130 of my son. Please help me on what document to send. By the way, we already sent my(spouse) I-130 about a month ago. That time, we did not know that I and my son will need TWO SEPARATE I-130.

Please help.


Hi,

as far as I know, if you pursue I 129 F route and choose to go in USA with K 3 visa, your son will receive automatically K 4 visa, nevertheless the I 130 petition is sent for him.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-04-20 10:00:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary Filers

Life's not fair. People who filed their I-130 way after I did, already have their NOA1's for their I-129F's. :cry:



Hi. If you have not received NOA 1 a month after USCIS has received your I-130, you should to call them and to find out what have happend. May be there is something wrong. They will resubmit it.

Edited by kalina, 06 March 2007 - 01:40 AM.

kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-03-06 01:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary Filers
Hello everybody!
My husband has sent our I-130 petitions /for me an for our child/ at 15/02/07. He has sent as an evidence of ongoing marriage only the birth certificate of our child.
I think this is sufficient. What do you think. Is it necessary to send other proofs /photos, tickets and etc./ when we file for I-129F.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-02-20 02:20:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresMy Wife is Pregnant, should I wait for filing I-130
My foreign wife and I married 10 months ago in her home country. I am a
US Citizen. I am about to file the I-130 petition. Here are my questions:

1. She is currently pregnant carrying our baby and will probably give birth before the
visa is approved. Do we need to do anything to make sure our newborn
baby will also receive a visa, and not be left behind?

Don't worry about the child. It will receive US citizenship.


3. Also, my understanding is that when the K-3 petition is approved,
the
US Embassy/Consulate will notify my wife about the next step (DS-156,
medical, etc.). Is this correct?

I 129 F will be direct to the embassy, but as far as I know it is not valid for I 130. If you want to pursue I 130 route you must send and receive additional documents to/by NVC.

In other words, there's nothing else
we
need to do/submit until we are notified, right?

It is not sure because sometimes after the applicant has sent the documents, USCIS require additional evidences or so called RFE. They will not approve your case before you submit these additional evidences.

I wish you luck and fast approval.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-05-10 08:17:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about RFE
Thank you for fast replies. As always the matters with USCIS are very complicated :crying:
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-05-06 14:18:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresQuestion about RFE
Hello everybody!
Can someone tell me when USCIS require RFE if they request them via email or they send only regular mail to the petitioner. I am asking this because my husband intend to travel and he will not be at home for a month or longer. So if they request only by mail, eventually we will not be able to understand and send them on time.
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-05-06 12:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresI-130 first NOA delay!!!
May be the reason is pointed here: http://www.masudafun...e...&aid=7#1683
kalinaFemaleBulgaria2007-05-24 11:25:00