windsor
May 9 2008, 11:28 PM
I-130
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* NOA1 07/23
* Touched 12/18
* Touched 03/14
* Touched 03/15
* Approved on 03/17
* NOA2 03/26
I-129F
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* NOA1 08/20
* Touched 12/18
* Touched 03/14
* Touched 03/15
* RFE 03/19
* RFE letter received 03/28
* RFE responded 04/04
* Resumed processing 04/10
* Approved on 04/14
* NOA2 04/17
* NVC received case 05/05 and assigned case number MDRXXXXXXX
From my experience, here is what I could infer :
If you file I-130 and I-129F then USCIS assumes or believes that you are interested only in I-129F and NOT in I-130.
Irrespective of I-130 approval being along with or ahead of I-129F, USCIS does not forward the I-130 to NVC (Even though it is stated in your NOA2 that the I-130 has been forwarded to NVC)
I didn’t get my 130 case number yet from NVC so I believe that it was held back at USCIS.
It may appear that I-130 and I129F are two different tracks but in reality if you have filed I-129F then you should not assume that you have 2 horses in the race.
Thank you pushbrk for your guidance.