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K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (supercomp @ Mar 10 2008, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I sent my I-130 application on 2/4/08, received by Chicago Lockbox on 2/7/08. I am under VSC.

Checks not cashed yet, No sign of NOA1.

It seems that other people are getting their receipts relatively quickly. Am I the only one left out?


Don't worry I was just like you and really stressing over it, ask Danyel! lol It's been over a month since you submitted your application you can by rights call them and find out whats going on. They will probably tell you the same thing they told me and that was to wait until 90 days was up, however my check was cashed that night. I sent my application to Chicago and it was received Feb. 5 and apparently California sent out my NOA1 on March 4. So don't worry too much they are taking their own sweet time!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-11 01:49:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (rue2you @ Mar 10 2008, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My original I-130 was touched or "UPDATED" date changed nearly every day until they cashed my check and received my I-129F. Now my "UPDATED" has not changed since then, some 6 days and counting. Who knows what the visa GODS are doing. Unfortunately it's a wait and see game.


that's why im hoping its the noa1 for our k-3 visas cause we both submitted our i-130 and i-129f applications together and have both had our checks cashed. its either ref's or joining the applications....so basically good or bad news. have you received an noa1 on your i-129f application?
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-10 17:10:00
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QUOTE (zawjatsaid @ Mar 10 2008, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It kept saying i wasnt authorized or i was timed out, but I finally got in and checked it and still no touches. unsure.gif


i wouldn't worry too much about it, they were probably just updating the site. that's what happens whenever people update things...just be glad you can get back into your case. hopefully our molesting is them grouping them together and maybe we'll be getting noa1 for our k-3 visas soon. i've heard all this stuff about them cancelling the k-3 visa and how it's probably going to slow things down. but it's basically what i have to hang on to for mine, cody's and our soon to be born daughters sake.
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-10 15:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (charisma1 @ Mar 10 2008, 05:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What do you mean that the case was "TOUCHED"? Thanks!


Well "touched" means that the immigration services opens your account and does something. It can be anything from you calling in, them double checking a fact, your case being approved or denied to them just opening it for the hell of it. You never know what it is, it is just them doing something!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-10 09:12:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
Are we sure that when you track your case online and the "last updated" date changes it means your case has been touched?
If so my case has been touched five times in the last seven days.
Could this be a very bad sign?
Thoughts anyone?
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-10 08:34:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
well my husband and I talked to an immigration officer before we submitted out application and they told us to send both together. there are a couple people who did it that way and so far we haven't had any problems with it. however you are correct, the website and all the forms say that you submit one and then the other.

QUOTE (charisma1 @ Mar 7 2008, 03:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So you sent I-130 and I-129F to Chicago TOGETHER, without waiting for the NOA1 from I-130? Isn't the procedure first you receive NOA1 then you can file I-129F?

hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-07 10:13:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (Danyel y Miguel @ Mar 6 2008, 11:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The three letters at the begining indicate which service center your at. like mine said WAC which is California, different letters represent different service centers, so what three letters do ya got woman?


I got WAC meaning I'm in sunny California with ya'll yes.gif but how is this for odd...they got my application on March 4, cashed my check on March 5 and my case was touched on March 6. I guess they were just making sure my check went through or something.
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-07 04:39:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
well i got the number as best as i could off the check but alas nothing online. i emailed my mother-in-law cause she works for the bank and hopefully can get the number and we can make sure i'm trying the right number.

how long after your checks did it take to show up online?

does anyone know what the different letters at the beginning of the receipt number means?
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-06 19:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (Danyel y Miguel @ Mar 6 2008, 01:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
so it sounds like him calling was a good thing huh? smile.gif you sound like your feelin a lil better about the situation, which is great! i'm glad you've calmed a little of the tension you were feeling.


Danyel - its so weird because just him talking to them and knowing that we had done all we could do some how took the pressure off my shoulders. Amazing thing is they told him they couldn't do anything until 90 days had passed and guess who's check got cashed that night? I'M FINALLY ON MY WAY TOWARDS SOMETHING!!! I'm going to try pulling my reciept number off the back of the check and checking it online. I'll let you know what happens!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-06 18:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (lkekandi @ Mar 5 2008, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I haven't received my receipts either so I called USCIS and an immigration officer told me filing both forms at the same time could result in delays. I'm now thinking maybe I should just send another I-130 petition on its own


i don't know if sending another i-130 would be such a smart idea. my husband called yesterday and spoke to 2 different ladies about our situation. both said that we should not worry they a.) have not cancelled the k-3 visa and it won't happen for a while and b.) shouldn't have caused issues if we sent the applications in together so long as we provided all the needed information. we then asked about having him come out here and doing DCF because apparently it's a lot quicker and they both said that you have to cancel your old applications before you submit any new ones to prevent them putting your case on hold until they find out what the problem is. she said just because we haven't gotten our noa1 or had our check cashed doesn't mean nothing is happening to our case. they handle cases differently if you submit both applications together. so my thinking is if you cancel your old application and submit a new i-130 yes you may get a noa1 sooner but you don't know how it will affect you in the long run. we decided we're just going to wait it out and see what happens. they have to cash the check within 90 because otherwise it is no longer valid. i have read stories about people who wait almost two months for their noa1 and then right after they get it they get their noa2. so just have some faith and all will be sorted out. i know its hard believe me i'm going insane waiting for this and trying to plan the arrival of our first baby but you just have to realise you really don't have any control over the situation so it's not worth stressing yourself out. good luck and keep in touch!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-06 04:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
that is great news!!! it'll make our thread a lot cleaner good.gif

QUOTE (Danyel y Miguel @ Mar 4 2008, 07:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ok i can edit posts now on here, so no more charts all over our thread! woot woot! lol so from now on the chart will only be in the first post, and updates made on that post only tongue.gif

hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-05 04:19:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
how did you send your package?

did anyone send it via ups and get it signed for by someone named john?

QUOTE (rue2you @ Mar 4 2008, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My I-129F was successfully delivered to VSC at 1:50pm and signed by P Novak. I am sure this is when it starts to slooooow down.

hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-04 19:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
danyel -

just thought i would let you know that my applications were actually received on 2/5/08 and not 2/1/08 (that's when we sent them).
oh and as far as i know we'll be going through california seeing as we're in washington state.

everyone else -
i would like to reiterate the timeline updating point, it's very important.
if you don't know how to do it feel free to ask!! timeline.gif
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-04 15:03:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
still no news on my side...come wednesday it'll be a month since they got our applications. i think i'm the "ugly duckling" of the group who's gonna have been the first to submit but the last to hear anything...or my application will just vanish entirely. congrats to those who have heard things within the last week!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-03 16:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (WantingMyHubby @ Feb 27 2008, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (D&LN @ Feb 27 2008, 03:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks for the well wishes! Hmmm...like two peas in a pod! However, I'm the US Citizen. wink.gif

I'll definitely keep you (and everyone else) updated. As for filing, IMHO do it ASAP! (Maybe others would be willing to comment pro/anti?) From our perspective (not to scare you), our wedding ceremony date has moved around a bit due to concerns with immigration - it's still in flux! In fact, we're approaching it from both sides - I'm also applying for the Canadian PR concurrently (yay! I just had my med exam performed by the DMP today!) just in case since the ultimate goal is to be together after the ceremony.

It did take awhile to create the packet (supporting info, etc.), but one concern I had before doing so was whether or not we would even be able to visit each other while the process was pending. I talked to one of the US immigration officers in Ottawa (as well as perusing the forums here) and he assured me that as long as she showed strong ties to Canada (job, lease, bank statements, etc) that it would normally be no problem with US visitations - he actually said, "why would you jeopardize your chances of immigration?" which made sense to me. Likewise for me going the other way - I now have a packet I've "developed" for traveling to see her! Anyways, that talk pretty much sealed the deal for us sending the paperwork through. (Actually, the guy stamped a B-2 visa with an expiration date of Aug-12 on her last visit this month!)

Although after reading some of the posts here, I feel as though I should have included photos in the packet. I included a notarized affidavit, sample mail correspondence, sample travel plans between our two cities, a sample phone bill showing our numbers, beneficiary statements, and receipts and tickets for trips taken together. Maybe I'm just being paranoid?

OK, enough blabbering.

Danyel y Miguel: I also noticed that my case was "last updated" on 2/26/2008...Is this the 'touch' everyone keeps referring to?

Just my 2 cents, keep the list posted here! smile.gif

Off topic....Now, I'm trying to cope with the tax ramifications for 2007! If you think immigration laws are crazy, wait until you read IRS Pub 519. Oh vay! Anybody dealing with this yet?


I know, we have to file asap. With regards to your ceremony date constantly changing, I think I'm going through that right now. My hubby and I were so clueless and naive when it came to immigration laws and I ended up being denied twice at the border within this past month. Of course, we had planned our whole wedding already...I was planning on going to the POE tomorrow with a bunch of documents (not to cross the border, just to talk to them - called that POE last week and a friendly officer suggested that I come talk to them) - from all of our wedding arrangements, to a letter from my employer & T4, bank account info & a letter from my bank...also, a doctor's note for his great-grandfather, who has several serious illnesses. All I want is to go through with our plans and then come back to Canada.

I still had the tiniest bit of hope...but in the past week, we've been talking to an immigration lawyer in the US - she found out what they had written under my name...no violations or charges (thank God), but they DID list details of my denials. When I was denied, we only said we were engaged, not married (out of fear - in hindsight, not sure if that was a great idea..).

Based on all of that, the lawyer advised AGAINST going to the border. She said that it was a long shot and that if I tried to admit openly that we ARE married, that the officers at the POE might charge me with fraud (for my previous denials, when we said we were only engaged).

I think that's enough to keep me here. I'm completely depressed. I know that we were ignorant of immigration laws, but we are really paying for it now.

Will I get in major trouble for the denials? If I say, "failure to prove non-immgrant intent" and someone looks into it, I just have this sinking feeling that the visa will be denied.

Sorry for venting, but I just got the bad news from the lawyer and am trying not to cry at work (yes, I go on VJ at work...oops)...

sad.gif


I honestly know nothing about the denials and what they can and cant do about it. I would however take the lawyers advice seriously, they don't tend to lie about this kinda stuff. I hope you can figure things out and are able to see your hubby soon, it's been 70 days since I've seen mine so I know how you must be feeling right now. Don't worry about venting on here, that's what we're here for. We're all in this together and if we can't vent to one another who can we vent to? Good luck...you're in my thoughts!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-27 18:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (Danyel y Miguel @ Feb 26 2008, 09:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ok so yesturday my case showed last updated was 2/25/08... and that was to put me online i know because earlier in the day i couldnt check it, and by the later afternoon i could...


i just checked it and it now says 2/26/08...

does that mean it was touched? and if so ####### now im worried...WAYYY too early to be touched...i hope i dont get an RFE sad.gif


i wouldn't worry too much it might not have been a "bad" touch. maybe it was just being sorted in california, cause they had to move it from chicago and once it's received in cali they have to make note of it. keep checking your status and if they keep touching it without changes being made then you might have something to worry about. however i know a couple who had their case touched more than 10 times before anything happened on it and never received any bad news. keep us updated on how things are going!

as for the proof that she is our daughter, they have already told us it might be required by the American embassy to prove she's my husbands daughter. they apparently can ask for dna proof in order to establish citizenship. i guess along with problems of people getting married only so they can obtain a green card, they have had problems with people going to other countries and adopting children and them claiming them as their own so they get automatic citizenship.
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-26 13:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (Danyel y Miguel @ Feb 25 2008, 11:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (zawjatsaid @ Feb 26 2008, 02:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Im so excited kicking.gif but nervous now I thought I would have to wait longer for just the first one, now I need to make sure everything is ready, what do I do next while waiting for the noa2? I cant believe it came so fast.If I went the k3 I would know what I do next but I decided to go cr1. blush.gif


yes i know what you mean, originally i was going to go the k-3 route as well..... so i guess now we just sit and wait haha im sure there are forms and things we could be getting ready, but personally if i was to start that stuff now i would be done with that and the wait for noa2 would feel longer tongue.gif


hahahaha thats where i am but i'm only waiting for my noa1 so i'm going very insane. the only thing that is keeping me busy is the part time work im doing, planning my husbands trip out here in may and the birth of our first baby in june. god alone knows the lenght of the procedure i have to go through to get her american passport and birth certificate. i just found out my husband and i will have to go in for an interview (with our newborn daughter) at the usa embassy here in south africa to prove she's our daughter to get her passport so she can travel with me.

this is crazy, i feel like a circus animal being forced to jump through ring of fire after ring of fire!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-26 03:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (Danyel y Miguel @ Feb 23 2008, 01:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
just checked online... check cashed for me smile.gif


hahaha i'm starting to worry!
my application went out before almost everyone else's and they still haven't touched my check.
congrats to everyone who has had good news this past week.
as for the rest of us just keep fingers and toes crossed and hope for the best.
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-23 14:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
just a reminder that people update their profile time lines and not just their signature time lines. by doing this you help update the system and give the rest of us a better idea how long things are going to take. thanks!! timeline.gif
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-22 01:53:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (Danyel y Miguel @ Feb 20 2008, 12:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Venkat @ Feb 20 2008, 02:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thank you. Actually, recipt dates matter rather than the NOA1 date. So don't worry. It is temporary thing. I have seen this during citizenship process. USCIS follows reciept dates.

Venkat


yea im just at shock at how quick they got your reciept out to you and cashed your check, its amazing actually lol
well like i said in the pm.... it must of been you skipping around the chicago lockbox...



that must be the reason! so just a question....i was doing my daily information search online concerning the k-3 process and i found out that the chicago lock box doesn't actually cash checks. they just send out receipts and pass your file onto which service center is going to process it. however if this is the case some of us could be waiting weeks to get our NOA1 from chicago. has anyone else read anything about this or is it just me?

by the by venkat....did you just get your NOA1 for your I-130 or for both applications?
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-21 03:08:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (Venkat @ Feb 19 2008, 06:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here are my Details:


Fedex I-130 on 2/12/2007
Recieved on 2/13/2007
Notice Date : 2/14/2007
Checks Cashed: 2/15/2007
NOA1 Recievd on 02/19/2007

Hope Approvals also come this quickly.


Venkat, do you mean 2008? wow thats amazing!! Our papers were sent on Feb 5. 2008 and we haven't had a NOA1 or a cashed check. I'm really happy for you, good luck!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-20 05:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
QUOTE (Danyel y Miguel @ Feb 16 2008, 10:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Chicago Lockbox (as of 2/14/08)
Form Number Date Received
I-130 2/7/2008
All Other Forms Current

that looks promising biggrin.gif hopefully will be seeing some check cashing & noa1's soon...

.:Positive Thinking:. kicking.gif



Things are looking good!! Have anyone gotten good news yet?
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-16 19:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
Why does it seem like every other month has so many people who filed and our month there are but a handful?
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-14 04:43:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
Are there really so few of us who filed in february?

There is actually hope for us. According to the USCIS Application and Receipting Update website as of Feb 13 they are processing I-130 applications from Feb 3. So maybe we'll start seeing checks cashed and NOA1 arriving soon!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-14 04:40:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
Just wondering who has heard something from the Chicago lock box or has had their check cashed that submitted after Feb 1, 2008.

Have a good day!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-13 17:52:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresTracking Febuary Filers
thanks for doing this!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-12 07:19:00
US Citizenship General DiscussionDual Citizenship US/SA
Thanks to both of you for this information you have posted. We knew that once our daughter was born, she would have joint citizenship. However, we weren't too sure on what I had to do be able to keep mine.
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-05-17 18:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
QUOTE (aravis227 @ Feb 13 2008, 03:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm working on the hairpulling...I'm trying to leave some left for the wedding, though! wink.gif

I totally understand about seeing other people hear something. I'm so happy for them that they got news...but it makes me worried about my own petition because I haven't heard anything and I'm jealous because I would love to have ANYTHING.

Vernon-I think we're pretty much all filing fiance visa petitions (K1). You're in the K1 visa section...I'm pretty sure there is a section for K3, but you're welcome to hang out with us here. smile.gif


I'm sorry I actually didn't realise it was a thread JUST for K-1 till it came to my email. I did a search for February filers and this is what I came up with. Good luck to all of you and thanks to aravis227 for your offer....at least you didn't come off as being mean about my mistake.
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-14 04:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
My husband and I have web cams too the only problem is that we're 10 hours apart and he works the graveyard shift so our times to chat are few and far between sometimes. We mailed Valentines Day things over a month ago just to be sure they would get there on time, plus our one year wedding anniversary was on February 3.

I know how most of you are feeling with checking bank accounts regularly for cashed checks and whatever else you're waiting on. I know personally I look at someone who has already heard SOMETHING and it gives me hope and I'm happy for the person and yes even a little bitter because nothing is happening with my papers. I think it's great that we have each other to talk to on here and get ideas on how long things are going to take.

What are most of you filing for...K-3 for fiances, for spouses or K-1?

hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-13 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFebruary 2008 filers
We sent ours to Chicago via UPS and since it was going by courier they gave us a non post box address to send it to.

I'm just waiting now for my check to be cashed or for my husband to get something in the mail.

Did anyone else send their I-130 and their I-129F together? We were told to by an immigration officer and to send them together to the Chicago address, but I'm noticing that not many other people did that.

Good luck to everyone!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-12 17:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures130 & 129F -Approved-Now soo confused with next move
If money isn't an issue for you guys then I would say go with the K-3 visa route. You shouldn't have to wait longer than need be! We were hoping to go the K-3 route but our application disappeared somewhere and our I-130 has been approved so we don't have much of a choice. Good luck with the remainder of your procedure, you'll be together soon!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-05-25 14:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary fillers thread
QUOTE (SraCastillo @ May 22 2008, 08:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm starting to freak out!!! VSC has not changed their processing times! but I'm hoping that I get approved by the end of may or maybe June, may God bless all of you and give us strength to overcome this hard and cruel times separated of our love ones.


Don't give up hope....my case was approved in the middle of May along with about 7 other February filers. Hoping for the end of May or June isn't hoping for too much at all =)
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-05-25 16:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary fillers thread
I wasn't sure if you guys knew we had a thread for February filers where Danyel is tracking information. We've talked about NOA1 / receipt numbers and tracking touches as well as those of us who have been approved and are now moving onto the National Visa Center. If you guys wanna join in the fun our thread address is

http://www.visajourn...howtopic=109936

Good luck to all of you!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-05-25 16:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary fillers thread
hey adding the time line at the bottom is really easy. in the upper right hand corner of the page it says "my controls" click that and then under "personal profile" click "edit signature" and thats it. good luck good.gif

QUOTE (Jeetyetkidd @ Mar 4 2008, 06:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You can add me also. Shipped on 2/25/08. Received 2/27/08. Check not cashed yet, but I check daily. I hope this process goes smoothly!


How are you guys getting the timeline posted below your post?

hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-03-05 04:16:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary fillers thread
QUOTE (crismar @ Feb 25 2008, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey everyone! I sent in my I-130 petition on Feburary 8th and I just got my NOA1 today! Thats good I guess. I read on the form however, that it can take years for a visa number to become availible. That sounds terrible, anyone like to elaborate on that one? I checked the NVS website and I couldn't find much on processing times.
Thanks! Good luck to all!


no don't worry visa numbers are automatically given to husband, wives and children. other relatives like moms, dads, sisters etc have to wait for a number to become available. congratulations on your good news!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-26 12:59:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary fillers thread
QUOTE (Sam and Metodi @ Feb 22 2008, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My check was cashed too! 2/20/2008...is that good...what does that mean, lol. smile.gif


any activity is good news at this point. it means they are actually working on your application and you can use the number off the back of the check to your status online. congrats!!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-23 14:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresFebruary fillers thread
QUOTE (lkekandi @ Feb 11 2008, 05:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (febfiller @ Feb 10 2008, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (lkekandi @ Feb 10 2008, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We filed originally in September but our marriage certificate was messed up so we had to file again in February sad.gif .

02/04/2008 Got married...again...in Columbia, South Carolina
I-130 Timeline
02/07/2008- Sent I-130
02/08/2008- Received in Chicago signed for by V Bustamante


I-129F(K3)
02/07/2008- Sent in the same package as I-130
02/08/2008- Received in Chicago


how come that you guys sent the I-129F along with the I-130, i was reading in the instructions for K-3 and it says clearly that you have to include a copy of the NOA-1 with I-129F package?
Thank you



Called USCIS told them to put me through to an immigration officer, asked him if I could and told him that my friend filed them both together and he said usually you should wait for the NOA1 for the I-130 but I could file both at the same time if I wanted as with everything going on the rules are a little bit blurred at the moment. He gave me some good advice, he even told me I should try and get my case expedited due to my husband being in the military.

Your best bet is to talk to an IMMIGRATION OFFICER before you send anything off as the people who answer the phones at USCIS as just about as much use as monkey with a handset... they know nothin




It was the same for us! We were told after I got screwed over that we should submit both forms together and contact our State Representative (whom we happened to know personally) and see if he could help us seeing as we are considered to be a unique case.
I wouldn't recommend submitting both at the same time unless you have talked to an official about your case.
Good luck!
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-02-11 16:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresDS3032 via email?
QUOTE (simple_male @ Jun 12 2006, 10:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Phirephly,

I am waiting for my case number. As of today, they don't have any record for my approved petition. They replied me that they already received my approved petition and on the process of assigning a case number and putting it on their computer system. Maybe tomorrow (Tuesday) I will get a case number, as usually it is assigned on Tuesday. I will follow the same route that you did for Choice of Agent.



I just read that you emailed the NVC to get your case number.
I was wondering if you could explain what you said and where you sent it.
Any help would be greatly appreciate it
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-05-19 14:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresaccelerated processing
This is what the USCIS looks for when people apply to have the case expedited.....

I found this information at USCIS Expedite Criteria

The person above is correct that this is not for an I-129F application. This application, the I-129 application, is for a non-immigrant work visa.

Hope this helps you!


USCIS Expedite Criteria

All expedite requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and are granted at the discretion of the Director. The criteria are as follows:

Severe financial loss to company or individual
Extreme emergent situation
Humanitarian situation
Nonprofit status of requesting organization in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States
Department of Defense of National Interest Situation (Note: Request must come from official United States Government entity and state that delay will be detrimental to our Government)
USCIS error
Compelling interest of USCIS
If your case is at a local office at the time you need to make your emergency request, please go to the local office in person to make your request. Please be sure to take all supporting documentation with you.

If your case is at one of our Service Centers or the National Benefits Center, please call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 to receive further instructions on where and how to send your request.
hilkka28586FemaleSouth Africa2008-07-04 06:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionK-1 Visa, What is a marriage?
Another option would be to do a civil ceremony in Canada now, file for you CR1, then you can do the church wedding in Canada in September like you plan, and hopefully not too much longer (relative in the visa process) be together in America.

Also, when you start the visa process your fiance will need to be prepared to show ties to Canada when crossing the boarder for weekend visits. Some people have no problems and others have problems, again it is all hit and miss.
soon~tobeFemaleUganda2009-02-16 23:23:00