Congrats!

Congratulations!!! This one was long overdue!!!!

Congratulations Just don't understand why they make you wait so long between approvals sometimes!!

Five weeks to the day my I-129F was approved the NVC just got it. I hope everone that is waiting gets in soon. Good luck.

Congratulations.

SHAME SHAME SHAME... CSC.

Monday will be four (4) full weeks for us...

Hey thanks, and sorry for all the trouble you seem to be going thru. Hopefully this will be a better week for you.

Hey Jas ,and thank you for the words!
I am depressed as I can be.
Good luck to you and your family !

Congratulations! That's a great news! Wish you luck with the rest of journey

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Hey Jas ,and thank you for the words!
I am depressed as I can be.
Good luck to you and your family !
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Zolanden, let's hope that the next week will be better for you. I know how you feel. This process make me so depressed too. We have to resist with it.

Zolanden, let's hope that the next week will be better for you. I know how you feel. This process make me so depressed too. We have to resist with it.
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Thank you!
Amen !

Just called NVC and my I-129F was recieved from CSC on 24Sept and forwarded to the embassy on 26Sept.

feeling soo depressed guys. not seeing my case number in the october interview schedule has hit me hard. its been 9 months since i saw my husband.

When did you get your I129 approved?

neel06 hang in there, almost there....journey is almost over.

thanks JAS. but we should have all done K-1. our spouses would have here long ago...i have known many married couples opt for K-1, even though they are married...but NO i had to stick with the legal route...
ur lucky that u get to be with your spouse even though for short period of time. i am in grad school and can't even afford to take a day off

JAS I PRAY THAT BOTH OUR SPOUSES GET THE NOVEMBER INTERVIEWS AT NEW DELHI.

So sorry Neel.All I can say,I wish luck to you,it is almost over.

Our case is forwarded to the embassy. I hope that everything will be o.k.

Guys...u guys should really be thankful that u are not in a middle eastern country. The earliest interview that I can hope to get will be December, but seeing as though my petition has been at the NVC for almost one month now...i doubt that we get our interview till January...then the AP for middle eastern countries is usually a couple of months--so looks like the earliest i may see my husband again will be April (if we have no other hang ups)....next month will be a year since i seen him. I work 2 jobs and have a 2 year old--I can't go again without her and can't afford a ticket for both of us. So, we all have disturbing situations and things that happen...we just have to keep faith and no that one day this will all be over and will be worth our wait.

Congrats to u all who are past NVC....hopefully mine will be sent to the embassy by next week


i just read my post...and i sounded like a complete baby!!! Sorry for the vent guys

It's completly ok. We understand and are glad that atleast we have a place to vent our frustrations. Good luck to us all...

Neel my wife is due Jan 8th and she really can't fly past November. So I am waiting for the papers to get to the embassy and then I plan on going there and seeing if they can expedite her interview based on her pregnancy so that she can fly by mid November. I don't know...hopefully something will work out. Otherwise she will have to have the baby in India and probably fly in February with the baby.

i hope you can expedite your case. your wife needs to be with you. however, since the october interviews are out and ur case isn't even at new delhi.... i don't know how they can do this. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL GIVE YOU AN INTERVIEW FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER AND SHE CAN JUST COME HERE SOON AFTER. it must be so hard for your wife to be pregnant and away from you. this is the most vulnerable time for a woman. anyway, i just wanna wish you good luck.

Congrats and good luck



Best of luck Jas. I hope everything works out for the two of you.

Jas i was curious what stage is your I-130 at. will you be pursuing the K-3 or has your I-130 reached far ahead.

Jas i was curious what stage is your I-130 at. will you be pursuing the K-3 or has your I-130 reached far ahead.

Hey everyone. Erika received packet 3 & 4 today. Our interview is scheduled for October 26th in Lima. To say the least, we're ecstatic! It's been a very long journey, but we will be together in 23 days.

Some advice for anybody interested...the journey was extremely frustrating for us until we got the USCIS approvals about 1-1/2 months ago. After that, we accepted the fact that USCIS is extremely backed up and knew that we would be waiting for a while for the interview. We planned for the worst and hoped for the best. We managed to block out our time apart and make the most of the the situation. We have talked quite a bit every day, but at the same time we have both managed to do things to keep our minds occupied. I have worked extra hours so that we can take some fun road trips when she gets here and I have hit the gym and dropped a few pounds and added some muscle Erika has taken driver's lessons, spent more time with her family, and taken an arts and crafts class. I know many of you are depressed and can't stand the wait...trust me, I was really frustrated for a while too. But no good can come from being that way. Being angry and depressed is only self-destructive. Everyone should be happy We have all found our soulmates. There are not a lot of people in the US who can say that!!! Make the most of your time apart and the time will absolutely fly by...I promise. Each day that passes is a victory. I guarantee that everyone in a valid relationship will be with their spouse. USCIS can not and will not prevent that from happening. Enjoy life while you're apart from your spouse and you'll enjoy it even more when you're together. Your interview date is coming too!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice message! I agree completely! Although the wait has been at times a great agony, it will definately be worth it in the end!

Congratulations!NIce message,indeed!!
Thanks for it!
I am very happy for you!!

Great advice !! I've been searching for a house I can afford to buy or rent ( in Las Vegas ),been running and exercising every day,working as much overtime as I can ,preparing for my stepdaughter's college education, going to yard and garage sales to find good deals, sending photo's,letters ,and all the information I can on the interview process every week via DHL. Jing's been busy with those long trips into Manila getting her passport, clearances, etc.and also looking hard in the neighborhood for a piece of land we can buy before she immigrates ! Whew .
Stay busy, it's great therapy right now !

A BIG congratulations to you and your wife!!! Just a short time and you will be united for a lifetime!! Best of luck and let me how your interview went. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!!!!!

Well, on Sept 3rd NVC sent a mail to my lawyer asking him for Green Card Fee and Affidavit of Support documentation. He received it on the Sept 25th! WTF! and he sent it out right away. Now I am waiting to see what happens next...hopefully it goes to the embassy after NVC gets all this.

Not quite Jas. I130s usually take 4-6 months at NVC. Now that the AOS fee was paid, they will generate the affidavit of support (I-864) and send it to your lawyer. Once you visa fee bill is received and entered, the DS-230 package will be generated and sent. These must be filled and returned. Once these are entered into the system, case is complete and forwarded to NVC. Their receiving, entering, generating, sending takes some time. Now that its approved, your K3 will go through much quicker to the embassy and interview will happen much before CR1 stuff goes through.

Hmm ok Thanks. Well atleast my I129F is approved. Hopefully by some miracle that gets here in the month of Oct. and I can go to the embassy and see if I can request for an early interview based on her pregnancy. That is the only chance I have...otherwise I will have to return to states (I am in India with her right now till end of Oct) for now and then return back again in December to be with my wife for her delivery.

Hey a quick poll!

Based on my timeline in my signature, when do you think the papers will arrive at the embassy? (Keep in mind the I129F was recently approved also)

1. Late October
2. Early November
3. Mid November
4. Late November
5. Sometime in December

Just reply back with a #
Thanks

I vote for option 1
Till when your wife will be able to fly for USA? Try to expedite the process with the embassy. Wish you everything to be very speedy and baby to be born in the States.

I vote for #1. You;ll be quicker with the transfer since we're talking about the VSC verses the CSC. In fact I could have your papers delivered in a few hours by riding my BIKE to the NVC !!

1!!

2.

are u on k3 visa or cr1??? if k3 my vote would have to be #2 if cr1 visa my vote will have to be #4....(but seems like i am the only person stuck at nvc for a month)

#1 (VSC to NVC is a few days, a few more days to the embassy) Actually #.5, mid October is still a possibility. This is for the K3. Obviously if you are asking for CR1, it will be #5 or #6 (January).

Hey thanks for all the replies. I wish all of you the best of luck also.

I got my interview date. Good luck to all of you guys, perticularly to you Jas.

Wom, congrats!!!

Hey all, I have some great news to share with you all. I called NVC today and they said that they mailed out out K3 information to the consulate on Oct. 4th. That is great, because I was just approved on the Sept 25th.

Ok so here comes the question. For the people who are in India, how long did it take to reach the consulate/embassy from the date NVC mailed out the paper work? So if mine was mailed out on the 4th, when do you think the embassy will receive it? Anyway to track it, because NVC said no. All they said was it was mailed out via DHL.

Thansks

I am very happy today

Congratulations for the great news! I can't answer to your question about India. My papers reached Bulgarian embassy for 3 working days. With DHL it is faster. Wish you luck

Congratulations ! Let's hope you stay on a roll !! Maybe somebody at the state department actually wants to see families united when a baby is due !!

I am trying to understand but I don't!!
I am trying to be patient but it's not working!!
Can someone please tell me if they are familiar with a petition being placed on Aministrative Review at the National Visa Center? My petition has been at the NVC since 09-27-07. It's difficult for me to understand when I see other petitions entering the NVC and leaving within 2-4 days. Maybe I am anxious then again maybe not.
If you have any information on this I would appreciate it.

Woohoo! Congratulations Jas! Hopefully they will set up your interview soon! Best of luck!

Golden.....my petition has been at the NVC since September 5th....supposedly under ''administrative reviews'' also...there is nothing to do but wait and keep calling...looks like we are the only 2 stuck there from the march peeps

WOW.... Unbelievable!!!!!

When you call what do they tell you? I mean do they give you a reason for the 'administrative review'? When I called they made it seem like it is a standard proceedure and that all petitions go through this type of security check. When I asked why other petitions from the same country haven't taken as long, I get the old song & dance and "I duno Know". You would think they would know...they work there it's there job to answer these type of questions.

Yes...they tell me it is standard procedure and before the 4 weeks was up they would say ''standard processing is 2-4 weeks'' now they say ''i don't have a date to give u, just keep calling back''....i mean...what do they actually DO with our approved petitions??? And why do some people's go the next day??? I don't get it.