I just confirmed with CSC that both of my CR1 + K3 got approved on 05/08/2008. On USCIS's website, it still shows pending for both, so that's why I needed even get an e-mail notice.

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo HAPPY!!

I just updated my timeline here, but I was only given a space to put in my K-3 approval date, what about my CR-1? Does anyone know?

OMG Your post just brought me to tears!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I think in the timeline the I-130 is close to the bottom of the timeline

Oh that is so great! I am so happy for you! If you didn't get an email and they didn't change your case status, how did you find out you were approved?

congrats i know the feeliong!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Did you called CSC?? did you used the RFE trick or the customer servce line? got any Touches recently??
can you please tell me?? Thanks

I got touced on both 5/8 & 5/9, but my status showed still pending. Due to the confusion address (2 same house # on the same street) I have in my neighborhood, I decided that I will call USCIS using RFE to confirm my address and make sure that they didn't send letter asking for more documents. The lady at CSC said, " Why you call? What do you want to send? Don't send here, because you are approved and your case will be send to NVC soon. I said, the status still shows pending and I don't believe you, can you please double check for me, because my further is in your hand now!" She said they don't have enough people doing update, because of the heavy load. To me, that's fine, just get all to work on approval sounds good to me.

Thank you to everyone here and those who helped me a lot. Also, I have just updated my timeline for both I-130 & I-129F now. Thanks again!

Congrats!!!

Also, I just got the paper NOA2 in mail 10 minutes ago!! Way to go.......... whooooooo!

Congratulations missingyou !!! Now your name must be "NoMoreMissing"

Congrats!!!

congratulations

Congratulations!!!

Congrats!

I didn't get my I-129F approved yet so I've jumped ship and am going the CR-1 route as of now ... with the online payment system I think it'll be practically the same amount of time for me (since I figure it's still a while for my I-129F lol) ...

I hope you're interview process goes FAST!

Today, I recieved an email notice that both I-129F and I-130 were approved! I know this is just another step, but I could not be any happier at this moment. We did not have any touches prior to this. The online case status was changed to APPROVED on both applications.
After reading the email that said the notice was mailed May 9th, I rushed to the post office to see if by some miracle the postal service had delivered the hard copy, but no luck. You can bet that I will be checking several times a day for the next few days.
Congratualtions to all the others who have recieved thier NOA2. For those of you who are still waiting, please have faith, do not lose hope!
My thoughts and prayers go out the victims of the earthquake in China. I pray that the loved ones and families of all those on VJ are safe.

Congratulations!!!!

Wow!! Congratulations!! According to your timeline, you sent your I-130 in March and got approved in May? Holy COW!! I'm happy but I'm also Jealous that mine didn't go to California for approval. That's amazing!!!

Congratulations on getting your approvals!!!

Congratulations !!

Thank you to everyone here!! Since both of my CR1 + K3 approved the same time, I decided that I will proceed with both. I just want to go for the safest way. If my husband failed at K3 interview, we will have CR1 interview after that.

Thank you again and I wish everyone good luck!

Congratulations on your approval!

I see that you guys have been approved on both petitions. What are you going to do? Which way are you going? K3 or CR1? I was approved on May 6 and I am really confused right now and don't know what to do next. Do I get to Choose or does NVC choose for me?

And something else.. What's written on your I-130 NOA2 first paragraphs? Mine says "The petition indicates that the person for whom you are petitioning is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status. He or she should contact the local USCIS office..." bla bla bla. Did everyone get this? I am the beneficiary.. but I'm NOT in the US!!!!! What is this?

Wow, 2 approvals from Cali, congratulations to both of you

Before then, had you got any touches at all?

Congratulations! If only VSC was at the same speed...

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPROVAL

Yes, I got the message too.
I am going to proceed with both CR1 + K3, but we will hold on to CR1 and not send back any documents until few months later when the K3 physical file arrives in China. This is so that if my husband fails K3 interview, we know he still have another chance for CR1. I know this means we will be spending more $$, but getting the visa for him is more important. How about you?

So the same text is on your I130 NOA2? Can you please double chech for me? I would be forever grateful, because my husband got scared of the part "The petition indicates that the person for whom you are petitioning is in the United States " and I'm actually still in Romania ( I am really scared something's wrong.... please help me

Uscis is saying that since both are approved I-129F is cancelled and I-130 is oly valid.... NVC says that it's the I-129F being sent to the embassy and I-130 is being held for future adjustment of status.... The embassy is saying we can choose which to pursue and I don't understand anything anymore

So please for my sanity... look and write here what's written on your I-130 NOA2... please

So the same text is on your I130 NOA2? Can you please double chech for me? I would be forever grateful, because my husband got scared of the part "The petition indicates that the person for whom you are petitioning is in the United States " and I'm actually still in Romania ( I am really scared something's wrong.... please help me

Uscis is saying that since both are approved I-129F is cancelled and I-130 is oly valid.... NVC says that it's the I-129F being sent to the embassy and I-130 is being held for future adjustment of status.... The embassy is saying we can choose which to pursue and I don't understand anything anymore

So please for my sanity... look and write here what's written on your I-130 NOA2... please
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Hi, both of my i-130 & i-129f say that USCIS will fwd my files to NVC. It didn't say anything about my SO in US, because on i-129f, it even says that NVC will contact my SO in China when the consulate there receives the file. I wonder why yours is different.
Well, I am a little confuse here too. I am going to wait until NVC send something to me, but I want to proceed with both cases.

Congratulations!!!

I would call and verify that with USCIS so that they will send it to NVC instead of you local office. It sounds like a box was checked wrong. That will be a big issue if it is not corrected

I'm going K3 so I don't want I130 at NVC. I just want I129F at NVC and then to the embassy. I was just worried about that paragraph but from what I've been reading and talking to VJers it's a standard formula for NOA2 of I130. I'm just keeping fingers crossed my approved I129F reaches the embassy soon, so this way I know for sure I'm still on the K3 route. My lawyer was trying to persuade my husband that if both petitions are approved at the same time the I130 gets priority and I129F gets cancelled. I refuse to believe that...

Since both were approved, you will most likely be forced to go the K-3 route anyways, so you don't have to worry about that too much. But you still need to contact NVC because if you don't they will send it to the local office and not the foreign consulate.

We got both of ours approved on 5/08/2008 as well.
I was notified by email. I'm sure I'll get the physical NOA's in the mail in a week or so.

I don't know if they will end up sending us the K3 packet or the CR-1 packet, but by the looks of it, they appear to ask for basically the same stuff. I'm hoping they just send us the forms and then in the interview they decide to give her the CR-1 visa since it'll mean less work for them in the long run, too. Then my wife can go to work right away and help our economy.

Service Center : California Service Center
Consulate : Taipei, Taiwan
Marriage : 2007-08-18
I-130 Sent : 2008-02-29
I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-07
I-129F Sent : 2008-03-13
I-129F NOA1 : 2008-03-17
I-129F RFE(s) :
RFE Reply(s) :
I-129F NOA2 : 2008-05-09
NVC Received :
NVC Left :
Consulate Received :
Packet 3 Received :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date :
Visa Received :
US Entry :
I-130 Approval : 2008-05-09

Apparently I made a mistake.. I didn't paste the entire paragraph. here's what it says:

"the petition indicates that the person for whom you are petitioning is in the United States and will apply for adjustment of status. He or she should contact the local USCIS office to obtain Form I-485 Application for Permanent Residence.
If the person you are petitioning for decides to apply for a visa outside the United States based on this petition, the petitioner should file Form I-824, Appplication for Action on Approved Application or petition, with this office to request that we send the petition to the Department of State National Visa Center (NVC)".

I was more worried about the "person for whom you are petitioning is in the United States" part... but from what i understood it's a standard sentence.

What do you think?