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I130 Fees...Dollars or Euro?

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Adriene H Rising Star

Adriene H   89

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Sorry, yes, the embassy will usually accept cash, but if you're filing through Chicago Lockbox, send US check or money order in USD.

As for delaying when filing to Chicago.. If you're currently residing in Ireland, you'll fly through the USCIS in about 2 - 4 weeks :) They expedite cases where the USC lives in the benficiary's country!

I don't know about that one! I've been living with my husband

in England since January 2011 and they sure haven't expedited

our case

I-130

2011-08-20 Posted

2011-08-31 NOA1

2011-09-03 Touch

2011-11-18 Sent Expedite Request to USCIS

2011-12-09 Response Received for Exepedite Request

"Wait your turn" in a nutshell

2011-12-02 Sent Expedite Request to US Representative Ed Royce

2012-01-27 Sent Expedite Request to Immigration Ombudsman

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Barbara Boxer

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Dianne Feinstein

2012-03-08 Case transferred to field office for additional processing

2012-03-23 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-05-10 Transferred to another office for processing

2012-05-14 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-06-05 Approved NOA2

2012-07-17 NVC Case/Invoice # Received

Petitioner: US Born Citizen (Wife)

Beneficiary: British Born Citizen (Husband)

Your I-130 was approved in 279 days from your NOA1 date

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Adriene H Rising Star

Adriene H   89

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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I think you basically sent your petition before they started "auto-expediting" these cases.

Gotcha! So auto-expediting is kind of a new thing?

I-130

2011-08-20 Posted

2011-08-31 NOA1

2011-09-03 Touch

2011-11-18 Sent Expedite Request to USCIS

2011-12-09 Response Received for Exepedite Request

"Wait your turn" in a nutshell

2011-12-02 Sent Expedite Request to US Representative Ed Royce

2012-01-27 Sent Expedite Request to Immigration Ombudsman

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Barbara Boxer

2012-02-02 Sent Expedite Request to Senator Dianne Feinstein

2012-03-08 Case transferred to field office for additional processing

2012-03-23 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-05-10 Transferred to another office for processing

2012-05-14 Now being processed at a USCIS office

2012-06-05 Approved NOA2

2012-07-17 NVC Case/Invoice # Received

Petitioner: US Born Citizen (Wife)

Beneficiary: British Born Citizen (Husband)

Your I-130 was approved in 279 days from your NOA1 date

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Shergar Contributor

Shergar   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ireland
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Wow seems easy enough thank you for the link Brian! :) Did you start the process recently? I'm hoping that sending everything to the Chicago lockbox doesn't prolong the process too much!

Aaaah you're filing through Chicago DCF, i see, sorry I should have looked at your post better, then the other people have given you good advice, your Mom should be able to help you with it, send your packet to her and she can include the check and send it to CHicago lockbox etc. My bad!

Been in the process since June 11, hoping that my case is on the way to Dublin right now so I can get back to the US soon :thumbs:

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jaycali Experienced

jaycali   415

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Gotcha! So auto-expediting is kind of a new thing?

Not sure how new it is, but since a lot of consulates aren't allowing for DCF anymore, the USCIS has expedited plenty of petitions that might as well have been filed directly with the consulate.

I have no idea when they started doing this. Like Laure&Colin said, it might have been after you filed.

Did you provide your UK address in the original petition?

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Laure&Colin   320

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: France
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Gotcha! So auto-expediting is kind of a new thing?

It seems to have started in September or October...

It's really too bad they wouldn't expedite your case when you asked though, knowing petitions filed in the same conditions as yours are now processed within 1 month or less... :(

CR1 Visa

USCIS STAGE: 16 days No expedite request but USC residing abroad
NVC STAGE: 19 days from case # to case complete
EMBASSY STAGE
03/27/12: interview - APPROVED
04/12/12: POE San Diego

ROC
12/19/14: received reminder letter from USCIS to file for ROC
01/15/14: sent I-751 application

05/14/14: received card production notification by e-mail, approval date 05/13

Naturalization

02/01/24: N-400 submitted online; Biometrics reuse notice received immediately online; "case being actively reviewed" after a couple hours

02/09/24: received NOA1 by mail

02/10/24: received biometrics reuse notice by mail

04/08/24: interview scheduled for 05/14. Received "We have taken an action in your case" email.

05/14/24: approved at interview, same-day oath ceremony in San Francisco 🥳 🇺🇸

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