I dream about it every night! just last night, my dream was that I got my NOA2 already..

i'm gonna wait 3-4 months. from the stats here, it looks that way. depends on which service center, if your case was simple, etc. (i just repeated with Sara said.. hahaha!)

so you guys would think that my wife should join me (with a green card) in jan/feb if all goes well. my case should really be by the books. ive sent all the paperwork that was in the instructions. i did not imagine its going to be this hard when i got on that plane back to the U.S. :-(

also just as a FYI, i found an attorney who provides free first consultation. ill let you know how that goes. if it works well, perhaps those of you who are in NY could avail the free offer as well.

cmnb, you are worrying for no reason. I can imagine its not easy being apart for that long but look at the bright side, once done with this visa process you'd be with your wife for good. As for going to this lawyer for a free consulation...I would say In these times, Avail whatever you can get for free *wink* and make the most of it. Also I suggest you ask her to join VJ so she too could read about other people and get more information. Besides, we all know this forum is addictive but helpful.

Thirdsjen come on!!! You should be happy you'd see your hubby in August this year.... I saw mine back in March....still feels like ages but waiting to hopefully to be together soon la la la la la

if my cousin wasn't getting married this August, I wouldn't have been able to get away again.. after the wedding last December, I stayed there for 2 months more till Febuary.. can you believe that my boss let me do that? then I'm going again this August for 2 1/2 weeks. I think my co-workers hate me right now.. hehehehe... but we have been doing the long distance crap since 2003!!! i'm sick and tired of it.. oh, and you can cell me JEN

cmnb, listen to what Sara says.. don't freak yourself out too much. waiting is stressful enough but to add specific dates to the equation..

thaks guys....i am planning to take some time off again and go see her and my co-workers are not going to be too happy either..lol..oh well who cares as long as i get to see her.

How about Family Medical Leave (FMLA) that is good for 12 weeks to take care of your immidiate family member. You should be able to charge all saved sick leave against FMLA leave.

Later

i dont know if ill be able to do the FMLA.

but i do have another question that i am hoping someone maybe able to answer.

i filed the I-130 for my wife with her maiden name. now we are thinking about changing her name to reflect my last name. what is the best way possible. is it too late in the game? i hope this would not cause a problem.

Wow look at what i missed.. a girl is gone for a shift and pages later she has to get caught up... ok so last name changes?? not sure bout that... cause you already submitted the application with her maiden name on it and marriage certificate? I added his name with a hypen on my name and then it shows on my portfolio just his last name so... that's me though. Someone here might have an idea.

OMG Jenn 2003??? i left my hunny just almost two weeks ago and i find myself getting teary eyed.; I miss him so much i finally broke down and called him on my cell... yeah $1.00 a min. 5 min but i had to talk to him hear his voice. Should find another way. His computer is down so he goes to the cyber cafe this week and the cams suck! and we can't talk gonna have to check out this skype thing is it better, worse or the same as IM msn???

unless there is a medical certificate from a MD or something, we can't use family leave..

don't know anything about the name change deal. I had mine change before I submitted the I-130 so...

yes, Rajaa, 2003.. Met in 2001, been together ever since. BUT, since '03 it's been only 1x a year for a month that i have seen him. according to my sister, MSN is better than yahoo cuz YM's webcam connection sucks. we hardly ever do webcam anymore. his internet at his house sucks. he doesn't like doing it at cafe's either. so, we just text and call. we have been doing this long-distance crap for 5 years so texting and calling is enough. No need to see him. hahaha!

let me let you in on a secret.. i subscribe to VONAGE here, then sent it there to him. That's how we talk. I pay the monthly here, he's free to call anybody in the USA and Europe over there. cool, huh? of course you can do that if VOIP is not illegal in his country. so he calls me constantly on my cell or at home.. works out fine..

nway, gota get ready for work, guys.. hope i can post while at work..

THERE IS A LAKER GAME AND I'M GOING TO MISS IT!!! THE CRUELNESS OF IT ALL!!

Hi thirdsjen, thanks for adding me to the tracker. I had a question. Do you know why Rentachi got approved so quick? Was it an expedite or just luck? I hope we all get approved this quickly.

yep...i was gonna ask the same question...how would that happen??

Try www.raza.com it is only 0.25 per min for morocco. Also check out www.jaxtr.com -- it is free but does not work in every country

yeah i know, huh? Renatchi even said that there were 2 others from Brazil that were approved just as quick as her.. and Steve_Y_Jackie was just approved! 30 days!! sheeesh! what the heck!!! i think all CALIFORNIA.. gives me hope.. and makes me want to consider filing for that darn K3!

I think I missed something again... there are people from Brazil that are being approved in 30 days????

That's an excellent news! Two people getting approved in such short time...CSC must be on fire! I guess they have made good use of their time. I am so hopeful now...even though the file hasn't been touched recently but that crazy feeling is there

Rajaa my husband uses cards from www.speedypin.com to call me and his relatives in Jordan. I have not been able to view the rates as they are not available from here. You can check this website and see if its useful. $1 a minute is too much! hope this helps.

Also, I have been using Yahoo Messenger from the beginning for both voice and webcams. If I had a better connection, it would have worked even better. MSN messenger seems complicated.

Jen I was able to open the spreadsheet. Seems like google was acting slow. Looks great now. Girl can you change that red color if possible to something less bright? maybe my eyes have become too sensitive to bright colors these days. It was hard to read properly. Hope its fine. You're doing a fabulous job with the sheet!

Thanks,
Sara.

This is my update so far. Does this look promising for a speedy approval?


05/15/08 Sent I-130
05/16/08 Application received in Chicago
05/23/08 Check Cashed
05/27/08 I-797C in mail (Notice Date: 5/21)
05/28/08 Case Online
05/29/08 Touch
05/30/08 Touch

Its very hard to tell from the touches. Good sign though that someone has been going through your file or has moved it around. A touch can either mean a lot or nothing. Need to wait and see where this goes. All the best!

why, Sara, don't tell me you are getting old??? hehehe.. just changed it to PINK.. just wanted something eyecatching.. can you believe it?? 2 approvals just like that from CSC?? but then again, they were both K3s... that has probably something to do with it.

wow, beniecenvet, has gotten "touches!" and SARA too!!! how come I haven't cept that one time to cash my check? sigh.... 'tis life. let's just keep hoping, ya'll.. looks like CSC is on fire..

but seriously, how come mine hasn't been UPDATED AT ALL?? was my petition not interesting at all or something? GRRRR.. THE MADNESS OF THIS WAITING!!!!

check out the 3 newest approvals from CALIFORNIA!!! all K3s!!

hey CR1 filers, should we switch now??

hey Jen! Yeah I must be getting old!!! Girl the purple color was pefect. I was referring to the highlighted names on the spreadsheet highlighted in red. Please don't worry about your font color...Purple is always better than Red

How nice it would be if we all get approved by June...Awwwww....I wish

Pink is so cute

ok ok ok.. in the spirit of the LAKERS, who won last night, it will be PURPLE and YELLOW!! hehe.. i'm just having fun..

OH I HOPE MORE OF US WILL BE PURPLE BY END OF JUNE!!!!

Hi beniecenvet!

No, my case was no expedite! I was just lucky! There are 3 other brazilian girls that were approved on May 15th (they had filed their forms in April as well - K3's). We just got lucky!

And look, Loolinette and Steve Y Jessica also got approved really quick!

CSC is on fire!

lol

hi Renatchi! i was just telling them that too.. CSC must love BRAZILIANS!! can you believe it though? 3??

there is hope.. (for K3 filers.. )

i have my I-129f all ready and everything...

i need to sleep. this is draining me.. all those approvals and they are not in my area!!

goodnight, all.. time for me to sleep. my days and nights are backwards 'cuz I work 12 hour nights.. back to work again tonight..

Nice colors, Jen! Yellow and Purple. Do you guys think that the Lakers winning has anything to do with the approvals....probably got those CSC workers in a better mood and the increased their efficency?! If that's the case, I will re-live the mid 80's when I was cheering for the Lakers to win the trophy!

Aimen! hehehe

HAHAHAHA! you woke me up, LuLu!! I bet it does! well, I would like to believe that it does.. I should have said somewhere in there that i'm a Laker fan! Should've sent pics of me wearing everything Lakers!

go CSC!!!

ok. i'm really gona go to sleep now..

thirdsjen, yours looks on the right track too though...from what ive read i guess touches do not mean much so i would not worry about it...as you have mentioned you already have noa1 which is good. i read one post a few days ago and theirs was never touched because i guess they just did not run it through the scanner or whatever they do so i would not worry about it but in the end they got approved

Hi thirdsjen!

hahahaha

I guess they love us... maybe they have been watching wayyyy too much carnival on TV! lol

3 cases approved the same day!

I will be praying for you guys!

I really think you should try K3... is faster... but also more expensive!

You go to sleep, Jen! Geeeez.... You are going to get crazy if you stay here all the time!

ZzzzzzzzzZZZzzzz

Renata

Hi Renata,
First of all I want to congratulate you for your K3/I130 approval.

I wanted to ask you though, since both of your petitions were approved on the same day, will your spouse enter the country on K-3 or on the CR-1? Also, when is the interview scheduled for?
Thanks.

Hi Renata

Congratulations on the swift approval.

Renata do try the online paying system. Its fast but slightly risky. Sometimes bills are charged twice but its time saving! (sounds like I am working for NVC )

cmnb the interview will be scheduled once the case is completed at NVC.

All the best!

Thanks S_AL_ I am just so confused about this processs
can anyone layout the whole process for me? thanks much.

Hi cmnb,

Just saw your post. Thought I should write and help you out.

1. Petition is sent to USCIS
- USCIS Sends Notice of Action or NOA1 to the petitioner
- Then USCIS sends Notice of Approval or NOA2 to the petitioner

2. USCIS sends the case to NVC or National Visa Center
----NVC assigns a case number
----Sends information to the Petitioner
----then the whole NVC process takes place

3. After bills are paid, forms are sent to NVC and they declare the case is complete Then the case is forwarded to the Embassy or consulate.

Consulate gives an interview date and sends information about what documents should be brought at the time of the interview and also gives information about the Medical that is mandatory.

Then the interview takes place and by that time the beneficiary will know what is happening to the case.

Don't panic. By the time all these stages will come, you'd be ready

thanks so much for sharing the process. it makes much better sense now. in #3 you mentioned that bills need to be paid. do i need to pay any other bills or fee?

There are two bills at NVC...one is of Affidavit of Support or AOS fee bill which is paid by the Petitioner and an Immigrant Visa or IV fee bill which is to be paid by the beneficiary. If your wife chooses you as her Agent then you can easily pay both bills online. At the Embassy I think the only bill need to be paid is of the courier service that will deliver the passport back to your wife's city. This is how its done here. Maybe its the same for India too.

You need to relax as It'll all come to you naturally once there.

okie dokie...thanks a ton:)

I must get my packet together and in the mail tommorrow. I want to be a May filer so I can be in here with Lulu!

Jackie

YAY!!! JJ! Will welcome ya with open arms! Get it done girl!!

I keep praying one of us CR-1 starts getting approved quickly to give me some hope we made the right decision????? uuuggghhhh. Has anyone gone gray from this process? I think i am going to or get really healthy cause when it get's too much for me i go for a run and I can't seem to eat anymore.. I seem nervous and excited and depressed wow... are there any VJ couselors lol

stupid question but why do they say that they are processing applications from july 2007? is this accurate? if so, how come so many ppl are getting approved? i think that if everything is in order, it should not extend more than a few months or at least i hope so.

huh? where are you getting that?

i'm bone tired. just want to sleep, but all these k3 approvals won't let me sleep! darn you! after hearing all the recent approvals, now my husband wants to file the k3. we so change our mind a lot! do you all think that if we file for k3 now that it is too late?

my concern is that what if we file for the k3 then all of a sudden the CR1 filers started moving along.. but then we get stuck with K3.. i need to stop thinking too much. i'm confusing myself!

well i was just checking the timeline for VSC on the USCIS website. They are processing July 30, 2007 application right now. Also they are processing November I-129F applications for k3/k4 applicants. That means currently the USCIS has a wait of 10 months on the I-130 (+3-4 months for NVC and embassy processing) and they have a 6 months on K3 (+3-4 months for NVC and embassy processing) approval.

Since I have just filed the i-130 application and waiting for NOA1, i am seriously thinking of gathering all the paperwork to switch to the K-3 option and send the application the next day after i get NOA1. lol...but thoughts change every minute so lets see....

oh by the way...if you guys want to check the timeline, here is the link:

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/Processtim...eviceCenter=VSC

wait i just checked the california service center also. things look good for you guys. its taking the same time for both I-130 and I-129F. so it looks like its def. worth it for you to continue with CR-1. just a thought!

I feel suicidal

to file or not to file, that is the question.

now I wanna throw up.

i don't look at the CSC or VSC processing times simply because they do not match up. I look at the timelines here as to where which month petitions are being approved. my I-129F is all ready to be mailed. I just need to make a trip to the post office.. HOWEVER.. oh however what??

the 3 most recent approvals that filed in April is giving me hope/false assurance.. maybe CSC is just playing with us.. but then maybe they are not.

i guess the point to consider is...the percentage of people approved and also what embassy/consulate they are petitioning to. we have seen in all these cases that they are from Brazil. so i personally feel that these approvals have something to do with Brazil applicants (nothing wrong with that). so since it is a small number....sorry folks not trying to make your decision harder..just trying to put the facts forth..

totally agree with you there.. that's another reason why my I-129F still hasn't been mailed.. so little data for the PHILIPPINES though..

Hi guys! Just want to join in with the May filers. Sent my I-130 May 1 and got NOA1 date of May 8. Now, just waiting for things to progress. Goodluck to everyone here.