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I need your help!

I became Citizen Sept 26th and I called CSC Sept 28 to upgrade my petition to my husband. When i called CSC they said to wait for 45 days and they will send me a letter regarding the upgrade. Then they also said to send a letter to NVC with the copy of the certificate and petition receipt. But as i was browsing this forum, i've seen that I should have sent the copy to CSC not to NVC now i am confuse. Please help. Should i send the letter and copies to CSC, wont they get tired of my requests because i called and they said that the request was already entered?

So sorry for being hard headed but i know you understnad how i feel.

Thanks in advance.

Dec. 01, 2005 - Applied I-130 PR

Dec. 08, 2005 - Received NOA1

Sep. 28, 2008 - Called CSC to upgrade I-130 TO IR1

Oct. 08, 2008 - Received a letter from CSC

Oct. 17, 2008 - I-130 petition approved (online)

Oct. 22, 2008 - NOA2 received by mail

Oct. 29, 2008 - DS3032 and AOS generated

Oct. 30, 2008 - DS3032 sent to NVC via email

Nov. 01, 2008 - Receive DS3032 and AOS Bill by mail - DS3032 sent to NVC by mail

Nov. 01, 2008 - Paid AOS online

Nov. 04, 2008 - DS3032 received by NVC

Nov. 04, 2008 - Paid IV Bill online

Nov. 05, 2008 - AOS Document Sent to NVC Overnight

Nov. 12, 2008 - DS230 Documents sent to NVC Overnight

Dec. 08, 2008 - CASE COMPLETE

Feb. 18, 2008 - Medical - PASSED

Feb. 25, 2009 – INTERVIEW – MANILA - PASSED "Thank you Lord"

Apr. 03, 2009 - Finally United after 6 years.

Apr. 15, 2009 - SS card received.

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Nobody responded to my post. :( But that's fine , for i feel better now. :D I have read a lot of information in this forum that actually answered my questions.

I would like to share though, that CSC finally updated my i-130 petition to my husband from F2 to IR1 and approved yesterday.

Here's my timeline:

June 15, 2003 - Got Married

Dec 1, 2005 - Applied I-130 PR

Dec 8, 2005 - Received NOA1

July 31, 2007 - N400 (90 days before my 5th year in the US)

Jan. 8, 2008 - Fingerprint Schedule (asked to reschedule - i was out of the country with my husband)

Feb. 18, 2008 - Fingerprint Rescheduled

Aug. 27, 2008 - Interview (passed)

Sept. 26, 2008 - Oath Taking

Sept. 28, 2008 - Called CSC to upgrade I-130 TO IR1

Oct. 7, 2008 - Faxed Upgrade request to CSC

Oct. 8, 2008 - Received a letter from CSC re. 9/28 request - Petition still pending.

Oct. 17, 2008 - I-130 petition approved (online) :thumbs:

Dec. 01, 2005 - Applied I-130 PR

Dec. 08, 2005 - Received NOA1

Sep. 28, 2008 - Called CSC to upgrade I-130 TO IR1

Oct. 08, 2008 - Received a letter from CSC

Oct. 17, 2008 - I-130 petition approved (online)

Oct. 22, 2008 - NOA2 received by mail

Oct. 29, 2008 - DS3032 and AOS generated

Oct. 30, 2008 - DS3032 sent to NVC via email

Nov. 01, 2008 - Receive DS3032 and AOS Bill by mail - DS3032 sent to NVC by mail

Nov. 01, 2008 - Paid AOS online

Nov. 04, 2008 - DS3032 received by NVC

Nov. 04, 2008 - Paid IV Bill online

Nov. 05, 2008 - AOS Document Sent to NVC Overnight

Nov. 12, 2008 - DS230 Documents sent to NVC Overnight

Dec. 08, 2008 - CASE COMPLETE

Feb. 18, 2008 - Medical - PASSED

Feb. 25, 2009 – INTERVIEW – MANILA - PASSED "Thank you Lord"

Apr. 03, 2009 - Finally United after 6 years.

Apr. 15, 2009 - SS card received.

Filed: Other Country: Philippines
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Posted
Nobody responded to my post. :( But that's fine , for i feel better now. :D I have read a lot of information in this forum that actually answered my questions.

I would like to share though, that CSC finally updated my i-130 petition to my husband from F2 to IR1 and approved yesterday.

Here's my timeline:

June 15, 2003 - Got Married

Dec 1, 2005 - Applied I-130 PR

Dec 8, 2005 - Received NOA1

July 31, 2007 - N400 (90 days before my 5th year in the US)

Jan. 8, 2008 - Fingerprint Schedule (asked to reschedule - i was out of the country with my husband)

Feb. 18, 2008 - Fingerprint Rescheduled

Aug. 27, 2008 - Interview (passed)

Sept. 26, 2008 - Oath Taking

Sept. 28, 2008 - Called CSC to upgrade I-130 TO IR1

Oct. 7, 2008 - Faxed Upgrade request to CSC

Oct. 8, 2008 - Received a letter from CSC re. 9/28 request - Petition still pending.

Oct. 17, 2008 - I-130 petition approved (online) :thumbs:

Good for you, I would guess your situation was unique enough that nobody wanted to respond for fear of being wrong.

Congratulations...

:dance:

Posted

Normally the upgrade request should be sufficient enough. The fact that your petition was approved suggests to me that the upgrade was processed successfully. You should not have anything to worry about.

Your case should be transferred to NVC, if not already. Just to make absolutely sure of this, you should call NVC and ask whether an IR visa # is immediately available for your relative and whether they will start processing. The first things that need to be done by NVC are the DS-3032 generation and the AOS payment. If these are generated then everything should be OK.

If NVC don't start processing your application soon or tell you that an IR visa number is not available then you have to remind them that you became a US citizen. If they require proof, then you will need to send them a letter (make sure to include all details: case #, names and DOB of petitioner and beneficiary, copy of naturalization certificate). Make sure you request attention by a supervisor at NVC in order to be sure that a silly mistake isn't made by an inexperienced person at NVC.

Congratulations!!!!!!

I need your help!

I became Citizen Sept 26th and I called CSC Sept 28 to upgrade my petition to my husband. When i called CSC they said to wait for 45 days and they will send me a letter regarding the upgrade. Then they also said to send a letter to NVC with the copy of the certificate and petition receipt. But as i was browsing this forum, i've seen that I should have sent the copy to CSC not to NVC now i am confuse. Please help. Should i send the letter and copies to CSC, wont they get tired of my requests because i called and they said that the request was already entered?

So sorry for being hard headed but i know you understnad how i feel.

Thanks in advance.

Posted
Nobody responded to my post. :( But that's fine , for i feel better now. :D I have read a lot of information in this forum that actually answered my questions.

I would like to share though, that CSC finally updated my i-130 petition to my husband from F2 to IR1 and approved yesterday.

Here's my timeline:

June 15, 2003 - Got Married

Dec 1, 2005 - Applied I-130 PR

Dec 8, 2005 - Received NOA1

July 31, 2007 - N400 (90 days before my 5th year in the US)

Jan. 8, 2008 - Fingerprint Schedule (asked to reschedule - i was out of the country with my husband)

Feb. 18, 2008 - Fingerprint Rescheduled

Aug. 27, 2008 - Interview (passed)

Sept. 26, 2008 - Oath Taking

Sept. 28, 2008 - Called CSC to upgrade I-130 TO IR1

Oct. 7, 2008 - Faxed Upgrade request to CSC

Oct. 8, 2008 - Received a letter from CSC re. 9/28 request - Petition still pending.

Oct. 17, 2008 - I-130 petition approved (online) :thumbs:

Sorry we weren't there for you...

You should continue your journey by studying couple of guidelines for NVC

Loto Guide, James shortcut or you can look at ours here(Lingche Shortcut): http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/...he_NVC_ShortCut

You can find the other shortcuts on VJ.

Good Luck

LingChe's ShortCut

|--IR-1 Graduate--|For my Wife-Done 11/21/2008

|--IR-5 Graduate--|For Parents-Done

|--Citizenship for Spouse

Field Office: San Diego,CA

11/xx/2008 GC Rcvd

10/26/2011 N-400 mailed EX to AZ

10/27/2011 Priority Date

10/31/2011 Text Message received

11/01/2011 Check Cashed

11/07/2011 Finger Print letter mailed

11/09/2011 Finger Print letter Received for 11/30/2011

11/14/2011 Finger Print Done(walk-in)

11/28/2011 In Line For Interview

12/09/2011 Interview Scheduled

01/18/2012 Interview Date

02/22/2012 Oath Ceremony

YES WE CAN!

Posted

Thanks to all of you here at VJ. I will call NVC this week and check on the Lingche Shortcut.

Dec. 01, 2005 - Applied I-130 PR

Dec. 08, 2005 - Received NOA1

Sep. 28, 2008 - Called CSC to upgrade I-130 TO IR1

Oct. 08, 2008 - Received a letter from CSC

Oct. 17, 2008 - I-130 petition approved (online)

Oct. 22, 2008 - NOA2 received by mail

Oct. 29, 2008 - DS3032 and AOS generated

Oct. 30, 2008 - DS3032 sent to NVC via email

Nov. 01, 2008 - Receive DS3032 and AOS Bill by mail - DS3032 sent to NVC by mail

Nov. 01, 2008 - Paid AOS online

Nov. 04, 2008 - DS3032 received by NVC

Nov. 04, 2008 - Paid IV Bill online

Nov. 05, 2008 - AOS Document Sent to NVC Overnight

Nov. 12, 2008 - DS230 Documents sent to NVC Overnight

Dec. 08, 2008 - CASE COMPLETE

Feb. 18, 2008 - Medical - PASSED

Feb. 25, 2009 – INTERVIEW – MANILA - PASSED "Thank you Lord"

Apr. 03, 2009 - Finally United after 6 years.

Apr. 15, 2009 - SS card received.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Posted
Thanks to all of you here at VJ. I will call NVC this week and check on the Lingche Shortcut.

Hi

i will upgrade my husband's petition by the end of this weekDoes any one have fax number for VERMONT SERVICE CENTER where i can fax the upgarde info,any idea where i can get it from.As i read ,I will send capy of my naturalization sertificate,copy of NOA and cover letter ,any thing else I should send now???Please help

Thanks

Mar 4,06 I-130 sent ,rcvd Mar 7,06

Oct 24,08 USC, called to Upgrade

Nov 1,08 Citizenship certificate sent

Jan 3,09 Case upgraded.

Jan 6,09 TOUCHED!!!

Feb 13,09 Approved : )

Feb 20,09 Case # assigned

Mar 2,09 bill paid online,DS-3032 emailed

Mar 4,09 NVC recvd fee

Mar 10,09 AOS sent

Mar 30,09 mailed DS-230

Apr 13,09 CASE COMPLETED(per operators)

Apr 20,09 FINAL REVIEW

Apr 21,09 CASE COMPLETED (per AVR)

Apr 23,09 called:INTERVIEW JUNE 24th

Jun 24,09 AP, 1-3 months

Calling DOS begins,here is what I was told

Jul 7,09 No info @ DOS

Jul 10,09 Case sent to DC-pending

Jul 17,09 Pending

Jul 24,09 Pending,you can call every day for update but the day they call him for passport it means something is up so you get to know it before we do

Jul 31,09 Pending AP

Aug 06,09 Call from USEM requesting to submit passport

Aug 07,09 Every thing looks very good,visa issuance is up to the consulate!!!

Aug 07,09 Passport submitted

Aug 07,09 USEM is requesting applicant's passport :)

Aug 17,09-call 1 Visa issued Aug 3rd,EM recvd passport on 10th but still havent returned it

Aug 17,09-call 2 Case pending some kind of processing (URGHHHHHHHHH NOT AGAIN)

Aug 18,09 call to pick up passport,picked up from AMEX

Sep 26,09 REUNION :)

Posted

The upgrade is done vis the regular USCIS help line. No need to send a fax. They will ask you for the date and number of the certificate by phone.

Thanks to all of you here at VJ. I will call NVC this week and check on the Lingche Shortcut.

Hi

i will upgrade my husband's petition by the end of this weekDoes any one have fax number for VERMONT SERVICE CENTER where i can fax the upgarde info,any idea where i can get it from.As i read ,I will send capy of my naturalization sertificate,copy of NOA and cover letter ,any thing else I should send now???Please help

Thanks

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Posted
The upgrade is done vis the regular USCIS help line. No need to send a fax. They will ask you for the date and number of the certificate by phone.

Thanks to all of you here at VJ. I will call NVC this week and check on the Lingche Shortcut.

Hi

i will upgrade my husband's petition by the end of this weekDoes any one have fax number for VERMONT SERVICE CENTER where i can fax the upgarde info,any idea where i can get it from.As i read ,I will send capy of my naturalization sertificate,copy of NOA and cover letter ,any thing else I should send now???Please help

Thanks

Thanks a lot for ur reply.......Ur help much appreciated

Mar 4,06 I-130 sent ,rcvd Mar 7,06

Oct 24,08 USC, called to Upgrade

Nov 1,08 Citizenship certificate sent

Jan 3,09 Case upgraded.

Jan 6,09 TOUCHED!!!

Feb 13,09 Approved : )

Feb 20,09 Case # assigned

Mar 2,09 bill paid online,DS-3032 emailed

Mar 4,09 NVC recvd fee

Mar 10,09 AOS sent

Mar 30,09 mailed DS-230

Apr 13,09 CASE COMPLETED(per operators)

Apr 20,09 FINAL REVIEW

Apr 21,09 CASE COMPLETED (per AVR)

Apr 23,09 called:INTERVIEW JUNE 24th

Jun 24,09 AP, 1-3 months

Calling DOS begins,here is what I was told

Jul 7,09 No info @ DOS

Jul 10,09 Case sent to DC-pending

Jul 17,09 Pending

Jul 24,09 Pending,you can call every day for update but the day they call him for passport it means something is up so you get to know it before we do

Jul 31,09 Pending AP

Aug 06,09 Call from USEM requesting to submit passport

Aug 07,09 Every thing looks very good,visa issuance is up to the consulate!!!

Aug 07,09 Passport submitted

Aug 07,09 USEM is requesting applicant's passport :)

Aug 17,09-call 1 Visa issued Aug 3rd,EM recvd passport on 10th but still havent returned it

Aug 17,09-call 2 Case pending some kind of processing (URGHHHHHHHHH NOT AGAIN)

Aug 18,09 call to pick up passport,picked up from AMEX

Sep 26,09 REUNION :)

Posted (edited)
The upgrade is done vis the regular USCIS help line. No need to send a fax. They will ask you for the date and number of the certificate by phone.

Will that be sufficient for proof of one's citizenship?

Edited by nimche

LingChe's ShortCut

|--IR-1 Graduate--|For my Wife-Done 11/21/2008

|--IR-5 Graduate--|For Parents-Done

|--Citizenship for Spouse

Field Office: San Diego,CA

11/xx/2008 GC Rcvd

10/26/2011 N-400 mailed EX to AZ

10/27/2011 Priority Date

10/31/2011 Text Message received

11/01/2011 Check Cashed

11/07/2011 Finger Print letter mailed

11/09/2011 Finger Print letter Received for 11/30/2011

11/14/2011 Finger Print Done(walk-in)

11/28/2011 In Line For Interview

12/09/2011 Interview Scheduled

01/18/2012 Interview Date

02/22/2012 Oath Ceremony

YES WE CAN!

  • 4 weeks later...
Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Bulgaria
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Posted

Hello,

I became a US Citizen on Nov 12, 2008. I got married 4 years ago and filed I130 back then. Currently I130 is approved and in NVC. I sent my certificate of naturalization with a short letter in Nov 12 via email. 2 days later no response. Please let me know what timetable should I be looking for? When to expect any response from NVC and when can I fill AOS? When can my husband expect an interview?

Thanks a lot!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Posted

hi there everyone,

Im in the same situation, my husband became a citizen on oct. 18, we called USCIS to upgrade the status by phone and they told us to send

a copy of the naturalization certificate, which we did. About 2 weeks later they sent us a letter about the request and asked for us to submit evidence, which I had already sent, so once again I sent it just in case it didnt get to the person working on our case. I'd like to know, does anyone have the Vermont Service center fax number it would be good to have? How long does it take for them to let us know if the petition was upgraded? WE've decided to wait and get the i-130 approved before we send in the package to adjust status because the ajustment package is processed alot faster than the i-130. Please someone respond I would greatly appreciate your feedback...... Thanks

Posted
Hello,

I became a US Citizen on Nov 12, 2008. I got married 4 years ago and filed I130 back then. Currently I130 is approved and in NVC. I sent my certificate of naturalization with a short letter in Nov 12 via email. 2 days later no response. Please let me know what timetable should I be looking for? When to expect any response from NVC and when can I fill AOS? When can my husband expect an interview?

Thanks a lot!

Hi Knik

i would suggest to mail your letter to NVC as well with the copy of your certificate of naturalization and NO2.

I emailed and snail mail the same day my request to NVC. It took a week before they replied via email and another week before i received their reply via snail mail.

Once you received a confirmation about your request, visa will immediately be available. Then Choice of Agent and AOS fee will be generated. I suggest you call NVC reqarding the status of your request, just to make sure that they received it.

Good luck.

Dec. 01, 2005 - Applied I-130 PR

Dec. 08, 2005 - Received NOA1

Sep. 28, 2008 - Called CSC to upgrade I-130 TO IR1

Oct. 08, 2008 - Received a letter from CSC

Oct. 17, 2008 - I-130 petition approved (online)

Oct. 22, 2008 - NOA2 received by mail

Oct. 29, 2008 - DS3032 and AOS generated

Oct. 30, 2008 - DS3032 sent to NVC via email

Nov. 01, 2008 - Receive DS3032 and AOS Bill by mail - DS3032 sent to NVC by mail

Nov. 01, 2008 - Paid AOS online

Nov. 04, 2008 - DS3032 received by NVC

Nov. 04, 2008 - Paid IV Bill online

Nov. 05, 2008 - AOS Document Sent to NVC Overnight

Nov. 12, 2008 - DS230 Documents sent to NVC Overnight

Dec. 08, 2008 - CASE COMPLETE

Feb. 18, 2008 - Medical - PASSED

Feb. 25, 2009 – INTERVIEW – MANILA - PASSED "Thank you Lord"

Apr. 03, 2009 - Finally United after 6 years.

Apr. 15, 2009 - SS card received.

  • 4 months later...
Posted

I'd like to upgrade my I-130 by faxing Citizenship Certificate, but they told me I have to wait for 45 days...

Can someone give me the USCIS fax number or I should wait until they send me a letter to do so?

07/05/2008 : Got married

02/06/2009 : Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lock Box via Priority Mail (as Permanent Resident)

02/12/2009 : NOA1 (I-797C, Notice of Action) pending...

03/18/2009 : Got my Citizenship

03/25/2009 : Called USCIS to upgrade my I-130

03/28/2009 : Received e-mail case is upgraded

05/11/2009 : Received mail case is upgraded (after many calls to USCIS it was there mistake)

10/30/2009 : They approved immigrant petition I-130

11/03/2009 : Our case transferred to NVC

11/23/2009 : Received NOA2 (Notice of Action)

11/24/2009 : Paid $70 online.

12/15/2009 : Paid $400 online.

12/31/2009 : Received e-mail CHECKLIST COVER LETTER.

01/27/2010 : NVC received all required documents from us.

02/10/2010 : Received e-mail from NVC (APPOINTMENT CVR LETTER)

03/15/2010 : Interview date and time set pending...

 
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