well there you go Rajaa....and we were talking about ur lucky day yesterday...lol...nothing makes me more happy than to see people on this website getting approved... good luck!

i think steve had a similar situation like u, he shud b able to guide u better...or post a new forum, a lot of people have been in ur situation..

I think soooo to I think I just don't do anything about the K3 and just do what I am supposed to on the CR1 if memory serves correctly, I am certain Steve will be on soon and let me know Insha'allah


OoooooOOOHHHH I am still so excited!

!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Thank you Mindmaster... I do have a question are you out of VSC or CSC ???? There isn't a Chicago but a lock box..???

Rajaa

Congratulations Rajaa!! So very happy for you. For CR1, the first thing I guess would be to wait for NVC to receive your petition. I would say about a week....in the meantime, have your ds3032 ready. After NVC case # is assigned and your AOS fee invoice and ds3032 form have been generated, pay the fee online and send in the ds3032 either via e-mail or mail. Also, in order to pay the AOS fee online you will need the IIN number (Invoice Identification Number) and am sure that you know you'll need to call NVC to get this number....Once again..congrats.......wishing you the best of luck with NVC's journey.....

Where do I get that or is that something that is assigned? And thank you

Still no NOA2 here...waiting impatiently.

Urgh; I just heard from a friend (not a lawyer) who seems to think that my husband's 3-year-old pending application for Canadian residency may give us a problem. One more thing to worry about!!

Congrats to all who have had I-130 approval. I hope we're not far behind!

Very Slow ProcessingCenter -- VSC. OH God give me patience, peace, health and lot of free time to remember You.

Has any May filler received anything (RFE, NOA2, ... ) from VSC? Has any May filer requested an expedite?

Later

Rajaa,

Ok, Just ignore the K3. Look at Lottos shortcuts for th eCR1. When it gets to the NVC, you can call the NVC to get the NVC case number. Also you can get the IIN number by talking to the operator, but I would suggest that you call at night, they seem to be more friendly and willing to give you the number.

Coolll thanks VJ buddy

Rajaa, this is very important...please make sure you read the below:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/PN_i-129f.pdf

thanks,

Hey Rajaa read this attachment it is very helpful!
and this link http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry885374 this is more outdated but still some helpful advice. Good luck and congrats!!!

Well that link is a little disconcerning, as it was dated 2006 and I know that there are may here that have had both approved and both to choose from so I am not sure what to think?????
Thank you for the link and I'll have to do some research

Rajaa

Rajaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..........................I come online after two days...N...wow...wht a news.....I am so happy 4 u....now hope u believe me when I said tht " You are LUCKY"....now don't forget 2 to drag n me n CNM along...ha ha.....I AM SO SO HAPPY 4 u.....God bless u....

YAHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RAAAAAAJJJJJJJJJAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! same reaction as Sara.. haha! YOU FINALLY GOT APPROVED!!!!! soo happy for you!!! i'm here right now right next to my hubby at some internet cafe.. dumb internet at home doesn't work, don't know why. Had to call NVC and find out if they had received the DS-3032.. nothing! waaaah!!! oh well.. it's not like his police clearance is ready or anything. i think we can pick it up tomorrow or the next day. i don't know. right now, i'm just enjoying myself and being stress free...

YAY RAJAA!! hehe!

you might get out of NVC faster than me! i know Sara is like speeding her way through it..

HI EVERYONE!!! it's so hoot here in the philippines! feels like i'm in a sauna!

Rajaa yaey! All's well that ends well, isn't it! So happy for you!

lol I DID well WE DID get approved... I was getting nervous for a day! lol I still haven't recieved the hard copy in the mail yet??? Remember we need to time it all just right for the interview.

but THANK YOU!

Thank you Snorkis!!! it will be well for me when we're under the same roof.... but it is a step in the right direction..

Rajaa_Reda,

Congratulations!!! I am very happy for all my fellow VJr's... I really hope your journey is very smooth from here on... The worst part is over... But I have to confess that I wish VSC starts catching up with CSC... I pray to GOD that our applications at VSC get approved soon as well...

Kelvin

Thirdsjen,

Just wanted to wish you a WONDERFUL time with your hubby... Have fun and DONT worry about nothing else other than being happy together... Make the MOST out these days you two are together... i hope the wedding you were helping to plan goes very well...

Have a safe trip back home... and I wish you a very smooth journey through NVC....

You are so close to being with your hubby FOREVER....

I have faith in GOD that VSC will approve us May Filers very soon......

Kelvin

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Hey Rajaa read this attachment it is very helpful!
and this link http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry885374 this is more outdated but still some helpful advice. Good luck and congrats!!!
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Well that link is a little disconcerning, as it was dated 2006 and I know that there are may here that have had both approved and both to choose from so I am not sure what to think?????
Thank you for the link and I'll have to do some research

Rajaa[/quote]


the attachment was new Jul 2008 the link was old but still has some good stuff look at the attachment if you haven't already.

Anyone think I am doing something wrong??? I keep calling NVC trying to get to an operator to see if my case is there yet and get an IIN number but it says their busy and sends me back to the automated system. I'vebeen trying to call for two days and a few hours today?

ok... so I got through NVC they haven't recieved our case yet.. I figured it out with the automated system lol... little slow but I learned hehe

Thank you, Kelvin! i am here in BORACAY. famous beach here in the philippines. had to stop by an internet cafe to pay my IV fee bill.. hehe..

i'm enjoying my time with him, of course. just relaxing and doing NOTHING.. I LOVE IT!! i love doing nothing.. haha!

i heard some VSC filers were transfered to CSC.. why? i'm so out of the loop. don't know what's going on anymore.. read before that the tide will turn and that VSC will start approvals soon.. hang in there, Kelvin. just prepare required docs while waiting..

Rajaa, dear.. NVC is a little slow sometimes with receiving stuff from USCIS.. ask LuLu! but just keep calling.. as soon as they got it, call at night, maybe 1030 EST, 0730 PST, and ask for the IIN. just tell them you need it for your records.. as soon as that happens, sign in to the online payment and pay the AOS. if you have the hard copy of the DS-3032 ready, go ahead and mail it. you don't really have to express mail it.. i don't see the point. it will be a while for the bank to clear the AOS fee anyways. i suggest snail mail simply because it took my email 13 days to be received by NVC. had no choice really. didn't have the signed ds-3032 ready. i was about to mail it the other day, but when i called NVC again, they already received the choice of agent.

just paid my IV fee bill online. gonna wait a couple of days for that to clear then i'm gonna send the DS-230. i'm having a great time here with my hubby. we came back to where he proposed to me 1 year 5 months ago. will send in the paperworks once we get back monday..

you have all the docs ready?

Yeah got everything except my letter from my employer, waiting for them for the I864 and he sent me last monday from Spain the DS320. I didn't have him sign he choice of agent hard copy cause I was just going to email it from his account. Now I am a touch worried about that decision. So we are finished except do I need to send an original Birth certificate again??? when I read the doc needed it says "long version" of birth certificate I am assuming they mean his and not mine???? oy

Also just checking to make sure I know what's going on... the I864 bill is the $70.00 one and the AOS one is the $400 ish one right??? gotta make sure i have the money sitting there ready to go at a moments notice.

Jen I am glad you are having such a good time!!! you two deserve it!! just to let you knwo we still miiiiiiiisssss you! and yes they are sending VSC apps to CSC... poor VSC people it has to be a bitter happy....good to go to CSC but sad cause VSC couldn't do their job.

Rajaa

well, you could do just the emailing thing but it seems like normal mailing it is faster.. you are going to pursue the CR1, right? as soon as he gets the K3 interview, try to delay it, like Steve did..

we have to send our husband's birth certificate again, i think. well, it won't hurt anyway. i'm waiting for the IV fee bill to clear then when i get back from my mini vacation (within my vacation. hehe) will fedex the DS-230

yup, AOS is $70 and IV fee is $400. has your stuff arrived at NVC yet? once it has, just go ahead and email the DS-3032.

well, at least there will be a bunch of happy news here in the coming months.. any news from shiri yet?

we ARE having a great time, Rajaa.. and i do miss you all! steve must be having a great time now too.. hehehe...

just found out my IV fee cleared.. but i have to wait till monday to send the DS-230! crap this all... but not really.. i'm so confused! hahaha! i'm on vacation, dangit!! i don't need this stress!!

Don't stress Jen... enjoy your time. No our app hasn't arrived yet to NVC as of last night. So should I send all informtion in for both K3 andCR1??? and then ask to reschedule the K3 ? I am confused now. I was thinking I was just going to ignore all K3 things and just focus on CR1???

yeah unlike you ...lol we haven't seen STeve...

i read in another thread, Steve's wife got her visa approved and he is flying back to the US with her..lucky him!

That's great!!!


still not at NVC

I'm here!!! Yes, my wife has her visa and we are heading back on Monday!!!!

Rajaa, it depends. If you just ignore the K3 and pursue the CR1, it will take you about a month to get through the NVC. Then they will set up the interview. I would guess that you could get an interview In November. Because, you should be done with the NVC mid to end September. Then the beginning of October they will schedule interviews for November.

The only reason for also fpllowing the K3 now, is to get the interview faster. But I don't think that you want that. Also, with the CR1, you can call the NVC and ask them about the possibility of getting it changed to a different embassy.

Good Luck!!!

We keep looking at her passport and still can't believe that it is done. And i am so glad that it is the CR1.

that would be awesome (sorry the 80's coming out)

Was there no AP??? wow Steve that was lightening fast!!! She must be so excited! give her a hugg from us May filers... she is the first of our spouses to make it to the states I believe???

I can't seem to fine the DS3032 to send to my husband so he can hard mail it??? i am told its better than email

rajaa,
google ds-3032 and download it online.

will do thanks!

Rajaa, I would just go ahead and do the e-mail. Unless things have changed, you do not have a need for things to be done super fast anyways. But yes, I know you just want to be through the NVC.

But, my email did not take that long. As soon as your AOS fee shows invoiced on the NVC web site, go ahead and send the e-mail.

ok guys, i need some help and advise..as you know i am a CR-1 filer from VSC...u know how slow VSC is...many of u from CSC have had their application approved...i would like to raise a question regarding the 129F and I130. the reason why i dont want to do K3 is because i dont want to go through the hassle of adjustment of status when my wife comes to america...that doesnt mean i am ready to spend a day without her, its just that things seemed to have been moving the same with CR-1 and K3 about a month ago and now things appear to be different...so my question is, what if both I129 and I130 get approved at the same time, do i have the option of telling USCIS to go with CR-1 and not K3? how does that work?

rajaa and steve - i know u had similar situations...how are u proceeding with this?

I followed both paths. And now my wife got her CR1 visa about 6 weeks sooner than if we had just followed the CR1 path. Because we just had her interview, which was originally supposed to be a K3 interview. But our papers got to the embassy before the interview so it was changed to a CR1. Her CR1 interview was originally scheduled for September 23rd.

so what will i need to do if both my petitions get approved at the same time and i want to follow CR-1 and not K3?

I am ignoring my K3 but we have a set of circumstances that require us to bide our time until Jan..09. And to see if we can transfer consulates which can only be done via cr1 if at all.

Good luck CMNB...if both get approved do what the cr1 says to do....

Hi ALL!!

for all CR1 vs K3 or both questions, pls direct them to STEVE, our resident expert in the field..

even if he can't fly here until febuary, Rajaa, doesn't the visa have a 6 month validity? go for CR1. much better in the long run. same to you, cmnb. try to schedule your K3 interview like 2 - 3 months after approval so that you can pursue CR1.

most of the time, both will be approved at the same time. then both will go to NVC but K3 will then be sent to the embassy right away while the CR1 will stay and stew for a while at NVC.

Jen I wish it would even GET to nvc !! not sure about the time line of the k3 visa i do know you have to do AOS quite quickly after they get here and then it's $1010 versus the CR1 at $400. Big difference for me right there.

So I got my letter from my employer... called for an operator last night and this morning but it keeps saying they're busy and the automated system says it's not there yet... been @ 13 days now.

OK got through to an operator and it's still not there they said 2-4 weeks sooooooo i am waiting. Good news Steve you were right! I asked if we can move the consulates going CR1 she (Diana the operator at NVC) said i need to submit proof he is residing there to NVC. Now this poses another question... on his DS230 should i put his new address in Spain now or still morocco?

With d transfers to CSC...any guesses on when can we expect our NOA2 from VSC......My hopefull estimate is Nov 2008.....

i would hope any day now... but i have no idea... i thought my case would be at NVC by now but no such luck

rajaa - did u recieve the NOA2 in the mail? it shudnt be taking this long for ur file to reach NVC!

Strange thing is i just went to the mailbox and got a hard copy it says (remember i want the cr1) not sure what it means... "Dear petitioner: The state Department's National Visa Center has recently received an apporved I-129 petition filed on behalf of your spouse. This letter is to let you know that wihin a week the petition will be forwarded to the visa-issue-post overseas that is responsible for processing visa cases originating n the country where you were married.

your spouse will soon receive a packet with instructions from th consular sectio on how to apply forthe K3 visa at that post and what documents will be required. For further information on the K3 visa process blah blah blah

What do you think??? but they can't fin my CR1?????

Rajaa

Speak to an operator on the 129F. See what happened to it. Maybe they sent that letter to you by mistake?

I did... they said they don't have my CR1 in the "system" yet the only one they see is the k3 and it's already on it's way to the consulat????

hi VJ FAMILY! just got home.. miss you guys! i'm soo tired and i might end up sleeping in a few minutes, we'll see..

my case is still stuck over at NVC. they sent a checklist, stating that they are waiting for my IV fee just have to call NVC in the morning and explain that i paid online, i suppose. maybe i will hear the magic words of "CASE COMPLETE" tomorrow.. it's been a week since i sent my DS-230..