I received my I129F Receipt notice on 3/13/07, the transfer notice indicating transfer to CSC on 4/5/07 and the approval notice on 4/11/07. I have quadruple checked the receipt numbers on these things and they all match and all were sent electronically as well as hard copy. Then Thursday I received a CRIS e-mail saying the status was pending at CSC. What gives? Is it possible that the notice indicating approval was wrong?
Chris

Oh yes mistakes happen especially at CSC, they are rude incompetent people who should not be working for the Government full stop. I do not know where they pick these people up from, your guess is as good as mine.

It sure seems like they made a mistake, that's way too early. My NOA1 for the I-129F came on 4/6. Received E mail that it was transferred to the CSC on 4/17, then got a hard copy transfer notice on 4/23. I'd try and find out what happened. Good luck.

just remember, behind this computer generated CRIS emails are human encoders...

I have had 2 mistakes made since initially filing our petition .. it does happen ..

if you got it, congrats ..

Does your NOA2 hard copy say approved? Does it show an A number?

Does your NOA2 hard copy say approved? Does it show an A number?
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Yes it does indicate approval and even names the correct consulate. Not certain what to look for in an "A number...it does have a 9 digit number preceded by an A under the heading "Beneficiary" above my wife's name. What is the significance?

The A# is your wife's Alien Registration # that will be hers to keep for life until she becomes a US citizen.

Have you called the NVC to find out if your case was transferred to their office yet? If USCIS did approve your I-130, then it should be there by now. If not, then call USCIS back to find out what exactly is going on.

Have not had a chance to contact NVC or USCIS regarding this. Will attempt that this week. BTW, the aproval is for an I-129F/K3 not the I-130. Only have the NOA1 for the I130 at this point. Is the Alien Registration # assigned only for I130 approvals or is it also associated with the I129F/K3? Again it appears in the Beneficiary box on the NOA2.

One A number is assigned to a person. An approved I-130 notice does not contain an A number in the rectangle containing the beneficiary's name. NOA2 for I-129F (k3) does.

pushbrk,

The Approval Notice for my I-130 for my wife shows her A#. I'll have to check to see if it's the same A# that was assigned for my I-129f petition, I suspect that it is different.

Many people receive multiple A#s during the course of the immigration process.

Yodrak

Chris,

I expect that the e-mail was sent much later than it should have been, and was informing you of a past event not a current one.

Yodrak

There maybe a delay with their servers. Takes time to update, backup, and notify. Call NVC to see if they've received your file.

I have heard of multiple A numbers. My wife's I-130 NOA2 does not have an A number.

pushbrk,

That doesn't mean that all Approval Notices do not show the A#. Be careful of extrapolating too much from one's own experience.

Yodrak

Yodrak,

Yes, mother.

2 months after my 129f NOA1 from CSC, I just got as second NOA1 from them. Oh those silly guys!

(really : )


Looks like the visa groundhog saw it's shadow....

Well, after bitching and moaning for over 2 months I FINALLY received my NOA1. Now I hope I don't have to do the same to get an NOA2.

OK, to recap this topic - I received my I129F Receipt notice on 3/13/07, the transfer notice indicating transfer to CSC on 4/5/07 and the approval notice on 4/11/07. I have quadruple checked the receipt numbers on these things and they all match and all were sent electronically as well as hard copy. Then Thursday 4/26 I received a CRIS e-mail saying the status was pending at CSC.

UPDATE - NVC advised via e-mail that they do not have any record of my I-129F K3 petition. I spoke with an Immigration Officer at the California Service Center yesterday who advised that the approval status is indeed CORRECT and that I should ignore the pending status notice. This means that my I-129F K3 petition was approved in 4 business days from the transfer date to CSC. Incredible, right?

So here is the dilemma...the average timing from NOA2 to consulate receipt is 24 days and we just hit that today. At this point the NVC says they haven't even seen it. Feels like a new waiting game. Where could it be? What are my next steps? I believe I am supposed to receive an affidavit of support package before my wife gets consular notification right?

Signed,
Hopelessy Optimistic,
Chris