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I-130 Approval good for how long?

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smrowe   12

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Once the I-130 petition gets approved, how long do you have to complete the process? I know once the visa is issued you have six months to enter the country, but is there a similar time limitation for completing the rest of the visa steps after you get NOA2?

My husband needs to complete some research for his graduate studies abroad (not here, not in Canada), and with processing times taking so much longer, we're afraid that he'll have to depart for his research before we make it through the visa process. We're just trying to plan for different contingencies in case his research schedule takes him away from the embassy for several months...

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USCIS:
07/30/2012 - I-130 Sent
07/31/2012 - NOA1 Received (Petition sent to the dreaded VSC, rec'd by mail 08/17/2012)
03/22/2013 - RFE Received (email, rec'd RFE by mail 3/25)
03/26/2013 - Reply to RFE sent
04/03/2013 - NOA2 Received

NVC:
04/08/2013 - Case arrived at NVC
04/19/2013 - Received case #, IIN, gave e-mail addresses
04/19/2013- OPTIN Email Sent for EP
04/23/2013- DS-261 Sent
04/24/2013 - AOS bill invoiced & PAID
04/25/2013- OPTIN Email Accepted
05/01/2013 - AOS bill appears as PAID
04/30/2013 - AOS Package sent
05/03/2013 - AOS/I-864 accepted
05/07/2013 - IV bill invoiced & PAID
05/09/2013 - IV bill appears as PAID
05/09/2013 - IV Package sent
05/22/2013 - Case Complete
07/09/2013 - Interview date

pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   13,558

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Once the I-130 petition gets approved, how long do you have to complete the process? I know once the visa is issued you have six months to enter the country, but is there a similar time limitation for completing the rest of the visa steps after you get NOA2?

My husband needs to complete some research for his graduate studies abroad (not here, not in Canada), and with processing times taking so much longer, we're afraid that he'll have to depart for his research before we make it through the visa process. We're just trying to plan for different contingencies in case his research schedule takes him away from the embassy for several months...

The I-130 approval never "expires" but if you drag your feet at NVC for more than a year for each needed response, they'll send the file back to storage.

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Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,479

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yup, so that's 2 years, if'n you keep in touch with NVC and send in the IV and AOS per YER calendar.

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smrowe   12

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So in other words, since his research will last somewhere between 3 and 12 months, it sounds like we can make things go as fast or as slow as we need them to once we hit NVC...whenever the heck that happens!

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USCIS:
07/30/2012 - I-130 Sent
07/31/2012 - NOA1 Received (Petition sent to the dreaded VSC, rec'd by mail 08/17/2012)
03/22/2013 - RFE Received (email, rec'd RFE by mail 3/25)
03/26/2013 - Reply to RFE sent
04/03/2013 - NOA2 Received

NVC:
04/08/2013 - Case arrived at NVC
04/19/2013 - Received case #, IIN, gave e-mail addresses
04/19/2013- OPTIN Email Sent for EP
04/23/2013- DS-261 Sent
04/24/2013 - AOS bill invoiced & PAID
04/25/2013- OPTIN Email Accepted
05/01/2013 - AOS bill appears as PAID
04/30/2013 - AOS Package sent
05/03/2013 - AOS/I-864 accepted
05/07/2013 - IV bill invoiced & PAID
05/09/2013 - IV bill appears as PAID
05/09/2013 - IV Package sent
05/22/2013 - Case Complete
07/09/2013 - Interview date

pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   13,558

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Filed: Other Country: China
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So in other words, since his research will last somewhere between 3 and 12 months, it sounds like we can make things go as fast or as slow as we need them to once we hit NVC...whenever the heck that happens!

Correct.

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Understanding the big picture is priceless. Anonymous

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smrowe Enthusiast

smrowe   12

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Thanks folks, that takes a little bit of the stress off. Life is completely uncertain after mid-May at this point through a combination of visa process and research funding issues!

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USCIS:
07/30/2012 - I-130 Sent
07/31/2012 - NOA1 Received (Petition sent to the dreaded VSC, rec'd by mail 08/17/2012)
03/22/2013 - RFE Received (email, rec'd RFE by mail 3/25)
03/26/2013 - Reply to RFE sent
04/03/2013 - NOA2 Received

NVC:
04/08/2013 - Case arrived at NVC
04/19/2013 - Received case #, IIN, gave e-mail addresses
04/19/2013- OPTIN Email Sent for EP
04/23/2013- DS-261 Sent
04/24/2013 - AOS bill invoiced & PAID
04/25/2013- OPTIN Email Accepted
05/01/2013 - AOS bill appears as PAID
04/30/2013 - AOS Package sent
05/03/2013 - AOS/I-864 accepted
05/07/2013 - IV bill invoiced & PAID
05/09/2013 - IV bill appears as PAID
05/09/2013 - IV Package sent
05/22/2013 - Case Complete
07/09/2013 - Interview date

 
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