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Do you think there is a relation between calling and your approval? I never called before.. Perhaps I should!

I am early March and you are late Feb. so hopefully in the next couple of weeks...

OVERDUE, but could be worse! Congratulations!

I contacted the customer service. The 800 number...
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I am Approvedddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both Application on 9/12/08..........................This is the best birthday gift ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW! BIG CONGRATS TO YOU! :dance:

U.S. Passport

xx-xx-2012: Passport application sent

I-130 petition for Sibling

07-19-2012: Sent I-130 via Priority mail

07-23-2012: I-130 received by PHX lbx (forwarded to california)

07-23-2012: Priority date

07-30-2012: I-797 receipt received

1. CR1 [Completed: 2009/Total Days: 325]

2. ROC [Completed: 2011/Total Days: 222]

3. CITIZENSHIP [Completed: 2012/Total Days: 125]

4. US PASSPORT [Completed: 2012/Total Days: ]

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Do you think there is a relation between calling and your approval? I never called before.. Perhaps I should!

I am early March and you are late Feb. so hopefully in the next couple of weeks...

OVERDUE, but could be worse! Congratulations!

I contacted the customer service. The 800 number...

I have no Idea, but u can give it a try!!

130

2/20/2008 Sent I-130 to Chicago Location

2/21/2008 INS received the package (Express Mail)

2/28/2008 Check cashed by NVC

3/3/2008 I130- Received hard copy of NOA1 dated 2/27/08

NVC

9/16/2008 Received by NVC and assigned case #

9/17/2008 Emailed DS3032

9/19/2008 NVC generated DS3032 and AOS

9/22/2008 Mailed DS3032 (overnight)

9/23/2008 DS3032 Delivered to NVC accepted by R. Austin

9/24/2008 Received IIN# by a really cranky rep who didn't had her coffee yet....

9/24/2008 DS3032 accepted

9/24/2008 IV Bill Generated

9/24/2008 Paid AOS & IV online

9/25/2008 AOS marked "Paid"

9/25/2008 Mailed AOS Package (overnight)

9/26/2008 IV marked "Paid"

9/27/2008 IV Mailed

10/2/2008 NVC completed AOS package and IV package entered and being reviewed..

10/7/2008 Case Complete!! (21 Days...not bad!)

10/18/2008 Interview letter received

10/23/2008 1st Medical Exam

10/24/2008 Medical passed!!!!

11/02/2008 Picking up medical report

11/17/2008 Interview!!!!

11/17/2008 Picked up the VISA!!!

12/25/2008 Port of Entry!!!!

01/15/2009 Received Green Card

Removing Condition

10/02/2010 Mailed I751

10/08/2010 NOA1

10/25/2010 Received Biometic Letter

11/18/2010 Biometic Appointment

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Khaleda my friend i'm so happy for you!! wow i feel like i was approved! this really gives us hope that soon we are getting out of this blackhole! Congratulations and enjoy!! i really hope you will get a speedy NVC process.

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Feliz con mi amor...

Ni la distancia ni el tiempo podran separar dos vidas determinadas a estar unidas...

Neither time nor distance can separate two lives that are destined to become one..

USCIS- VERMONT OFFICE

I-130 NOA 1 03/05/08

I-129f NOA 1 06/12/08

I-130 NOA2 12/14/08

I-129f NOA2 12/14/08

NVC

12/18/2008 Assigned Case number

12/22/2008 DS3032 and AOS bill generated

12/26/2008 Received INN by mail

12/26/2008 paid AOS bill

12/27/2008 sent DS3032 and I-864 package

12/29/2008 DS3032 choice of agent confirmation

12/29/2008 paid DS230

01/03/2009 sent DS230 package

01/07/2009 Complete Affidavit review and acceptance

01/12/2009 Case complete

04/13/2009 interview (approved)

K3 @ Embassy

sent to US embassy at SDO 12/19/08

received 12/23/08

interview date 04/22/09

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it seems they are approving by k3 Noa dates not I-130 noa date what do you think? if so CJvasani you are next i will have to wait till they process june ones :( but anyways im happy today for my friend Khaleda! :)

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Feliz con mi amor...

Ni la distancia ni el tiempo podran separar dos vidas determinadas a estar unidas...

Neither time nor distance can separate two lives that are destined to become one..

USCIS- VERMONT OFFICE

I-130 NOA 1 03/05/08

I-129f NOA 1 06/12/08

I-130 NOA2 12/14/08

I-129f NOA2 12/14/08

NVC

12/18/2008 Assigned Case number

12/22/2008 DS3032 and AOS bill generated

12/26/2008 Received INN by mail

12/26/2008 paid AOS bill

12/27/2008 sent DS3032 and I-864 package

12/29/2008 DS3032 choice of agent confirmation

12/29/2008 paid DS230

01/03/2009 sent DS230 package

01/07/2009 Complete Affidavit review and acceptance

01/12/2009 Case complete

04/13/2009 interview (approved)

K3 @ Embassy

sent to US embassy at SDO 12/19/08

received 12/23/08

interview date 04/22/09

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it seems they are approving by k3 Noa dates not I-130 noa date what do you think? if so CJvasani you are next i will have to wait till they process june ones :( but anyways im happy today for my friend Khaleda! :)

Others may correct me. But I have always been under the assumption that they usually process based on your I-130 dates and not when I-129 has been filed. I-130 initiates the process and it would be logical to use that date.

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actually, i confirmed this with the immigration officer i spoke to at VSC a while back...he mentioned that the K3 applications are processed via the I-130 dates and not I-129F....so, there are at least 3-4 approvals on this forum due before me.

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Khaleda my friend i'm so happy for you!! wow i feel like i was approved! this really gives us hope that soon we are getting out of this blackhole! Congratulations and enjoy!! i really hope you will get a speedy NVC process.

Thanks so much. I am on cloud 9. I cant even work. I just feel like dancing :dance::dance::dance:

You will get approval soon. It's coming... :thumbs:

130

2/20/2008 Sent I-130 to Chicago Location

2/21/2008 INS received the package (Express Mail)

2/28/2008 Check cashed by NVC

3/3/2008 I130- Received hard copy of NOA1 dated 2/27/08

NVC

9/16/2008 Received by NVC and assigned case #

9/17/2008 Emailed DS3032

9/19/2008 NVC generated DS3032 and AOS

9/22/2008 Mailed DS3032 (overnight)

9/23/2008 DS3032 Delivered to NVC accepted by R. Austin

9/24/2008 Received IIN# by a really cranky rep who didn't had her coffee yet....

9/24/2008 DS3032 accepted

9/24/2008 IV Bill Generated

9/24/2008 Paid AOS & IV online

9/25/2008 AOS marked "Paid"

9/25/2008 Mailed AOS Package (overnight)

9/26/2008 IV marked "Paid"

9/27/2008 IV Mailed

10/2/2008 NVC completed AOS package and IV package entered and being reviewed..

10/7/2008 Case Complete!! (21 Days...not bad!)

10/18/2008 Interview letter received

10/23/2008 1st Medical Exam

10/24/2008 Medical passed!!!!

11/02/2008 Picking up medical report

11/17/2008 Interview!!!!

11/17/2008 Picked up the VISA!!!

12/25/2008 Port of Entry!!!!

01/15/2009 Received Green Card

Removing Condition

10/02/2010 Mailed I751

10/08/2010 NOA1

10/25/2010 Received Biometic Letter

11/18/2010 Biometic Appointment

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actually, i confirmed this with the immigration officer i spoke to at VSC a while back...he mentioned that the K3 applications are processed via the I-130 dates and not I-129F....so, there are at least 3-4 approvals on this forum due before me.

so in that case, it is not too late for me changing my route to K3...what do u think?

USCIS (Vermont Service Center) Journey

Mailed I-130 Packet on 05/27/08

Approved: 12/23/08

NVC Journey

NVC Case Number assigned 01/02/09

Case Completed 01/21/09

End of Visa Journey

New Delhi Embassy Interview 03/17/09

VISA APPROVED!!!!!

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Khaleda my friend i'm so happy for you!! wow i feel like i was approved! this really gives us hope that soon we are getting out of this blackhole! Congratulations and enjoy!! i really hope you will get a speedy NVC process.

Thanks so much. I am on cloud 9. I cant even work. I just feel like dancing :dance::dance::dance:

You will get approval soon. It's coming... :thumbs:

CONGRATS ! wow so glad for u, hopefully the rest of us are next?

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actually, i confirmed this with the immigration officer i spoke to at VSC a while back...he mentioned that the K3 applications are processed via the I-130 dates and not I-129F....so, there are at least 3-4 approvals on this forum due before me.

so in that case, it is not too late for me changing my route to K3...what do u think?

I got both I-130 and I-129F approved on Sept. 5th. I am going to go with the IR-1. Even though it may take an extra 60 days or so, it is worth it not to have to deal with USCIS for 10 years. My wife can work right away, there is no AOS so it's cheaper in the long run. I know that we will probably be apart for 6 weeks longer because of NVC, but I want to be done with all of this once she goes through immigration at the airport. It has definitely confirmed to me that the government doesn't have a clue.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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I don't think I would go the CR1 route. Still not a 100 percent sure though.

We've waited very long, and God knows when we'll get the approval. And from what I've read, going CR1 could take longer than just a weeks extra. NVC sometimes loses cases (I read about somewhere on VJ whose case got to NVC after a whole year!) . Also other things can take time, more chances of getting an AP after the interview, etc.

Will have to deal with AOS later but atleast we'd be together through it all, that's what matters.

K3 Visa

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Islamabad, Pakistan

I-130 Sent : 2008-01-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-02-13

I-130 Approval : 2008-09-08

I-129F Sent : 2008-03-03

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-03-04 (Received in post : 2008-03-18)

I-129F NOA2 : 2008-09-08

NVC Received : 2008-09-15

NVC left: 2008-09-16

Embassy received: Around 2008-09-23

Package 3.5 received: 2008-10-08

PAckage 3.5 sent: 2008-10-09

Medical: 2008-11-10

Interview date: 2008-11-24

Date of entry into US: 2008-12-14

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I don't think I would go the CR1 route. Still not a 100 percent sure though.

We've waited very long, and God knows when we'll get the approval. And from what I've read, going CR1 could take longer than just a weeks extra. NVC sometimes loses cases (I read about somewhere on VJ whose case got to NVC after a whole year!) . Also other things can take time, more chances of getting an AP after the interview, etc.

Will have to deal with AOS later but atleast we'd be together through it all, that's what matters.

Your K-3 will go through NVC as well, so they could lose it just as easily. But everyone has different needs, so it's actually good that USCIS gives you the choice.

(Did I just use "good" and "USCIS" in the same sentence. I must be drunk.)

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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