Is this true?

[rayne_4 0]

After 4 weeks of waiting for any result on our I-130 application (submitted on Oct 20),I already called the embassy on its status. To my dismay, they told me that waiting time after I130 docs submission is from 1 to 3 months!!!

Could this be true??

Thanks!!

Lon

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Ouch!

It is extremely unusual, but with DCF, there are big differences between embassies. Maybe with Thanksgiving and Christmas, your embassy is very backed up. I'd ring again next week to chase though, and make sure you speak to a US CO, not a local office worker.

[rayne_4 0]

Ouch!

It is extremely unusual, but with DCF, there are big differences between embassies. Maybe with Thanksgiving and Christmas, your embassy is very backed up. I'd ring again next week to chase though, and make sure you speak to a US CO, not a local office worker.

Yup! It's a major headache! You're absolutely right. I need to ring them again as I think I spoke to a local office worker instead of a CO.

When we filed the paper, they mentioned that receiving packet 3 might take 2 to 4 weeks. I'm holding on to that! siiigh..

Thanks!!!

[cherriesss 4]

As mentioned by other VJ members, time varies from Consulate to Consulate (Embassy to Embassy).

In my case, I am in a Latin American country and it took just under a month. I did not wait for the Notice of Approval to arrive in the mail, I contacted (via e-mail) the Immigrant Visa Unit at the Embassy instead and they confirmed the petition had approved and that I should stop by for the instructions for the following step.

Good luck to you!

[rayne_4 0]

As mentioned by other VJ members, time varies from Consulate to Consulate (Embassy to Embassy).

In my case, I am in a Latin American country and it took just under a month. I did not wait for the Notice of Approval to arrive in the mail, I contacted (via e-mail) the Immigrant Visa Unit at the Embassy instead and they confirmed the petition had approved and that I should stop by for the instructions for the following step.

Good luck to you!

Sometimes it really pays to be pro active on our follow ups with the Embassy! I guess the earlier part of fiscal year isnt a good timing for the application as there are alot of holidays in between! Christmas and new year to name a few! haha! =)

whew!

thanks!!

[cherriesss 4]

Sometimes it really pays to be pro active on our follow ups with the Embassy! I guess the earlier part of fiscal year isnt a good timing for the application as there are alot of holidays in between! Christmas and new year to name a few! haha! =)

whew!

thanks!!

Proactive is one of the key words in these immigration processes. Can't hurt more than it can help, generally speaking.

[rayne_4 0]

I called the Embassy again and apparently this is really how it works in Singapore. However, they gave a definite answer on how long the process would take which is within 6 months. Not bad.

At least now we have a clearer picture on the timeline.

I will be sharing the Sg Dcf timeline in a seperate topic for everyone's knowledge.

[cherriesss 4]

At least you have a direct answer from them. Good luck and my wishes for speedy notification of approval!

In the mean time, ready up on Visa Journey so that you can use this waiting time to prepare for the future steps!