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Shamroz Kadiwal   4

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Hey, just wanna see if someone has this problem with I-130. It has been more than 5 months, i filled I-130 for my wife. Priority date is March 01, 2013 and i got my only I-797 notice of action and after that i didn't get any text, email, or not any update on website either. I called help line (800-375-5283) and initially they said 45 days, then 90 days, then 5 months and now they saying 9 months for I-130 to get approve. My file is in National Benefit Center Lee's Summit, MO-64002 and i am US citizen. Now i am little worried because I-130 usually get approve in 90 days but not it has more than 5 months.Please let me know if anyone has any suggestion. Thanks

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sn530   27

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Hey, just wanna see if someone has this problem with I-130. It has been more than 5 months, i filled I-130 for my wife. Priority date is March 01, 2013 and i got my only I-797 notice of action and after that i didn't get any text, email, or not any update on website either. I called help line (800-375-5283) and initially they said 45 days, then 90 days, then 5 months and now they saying 9 months for I-130 to get approve. My file is in National Benefit Center Lee's Summit, MO-64002 and i am US citizen. Now i am little worried because I-130 usually get approve in 90 days but not it has more than 5 months.Please let me know if anyone has any suggestion. Thanks

your case should have been forwarded to the California Uscis center where they go through the approval process. Did you check the Uscis website do you have a case number ? it should be on top of the i797 that you recieved. check the case notice see what step it is at. I dont know currently how long it takes but once they have the case that is the only time it takes the longest. but should not be 5 months thats way over due.

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rickkant   21

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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We all are waiting for approval. Read the forums there is lots of info specially i30 feb march and April fillers.

It used to be a 5 month wait but now they are saying 12month wait.

According to list thy are processing end of feb fillers. So u are close.

August might be ur month.

Keep us updated on ur progress

USCIS
04/19/13 NOA1 Priority Date
12/12/13 info pass at local office told me file was transferred on 5th DEC
12/12/13 File at NSC
12/19/13 NOA2 (244days)
NVC
01/03/14 NVC Received Case
01/28/14 NVC Assigned Case Number and IIN
02/05/14 DS-261 Available and completed
02/06/14 Received e-mail to pay AOS Fee
02/06/14 AOS bill invoice available and paid
02/08/14 AOS Mailed
03/12/14 IV bill invoice available and paid
03/12/14 Pacakge IV mailed
03/15/14 DS-260 Available and completed
03/28/14 Case Complete
Consulate
04/07/14 Medicals
05/05/14 Fingerprinting & Photo
05/06/14 Interview

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Shamroz Kadiwal   4

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your case should have been forwarded to the California Uscis center where they go through the approval process. Did you check the Uscis website do you have a case number ? it should be on top of the i797 that you recieved. check the case notice see what step it is at. I dont know currently how long it takes but once they have the case that is the only time it takes the longest. but should not be 5 months thats way over due.

I have a case number when i check the status, it shows " our case can not be found at this time in My Case Status. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1.800.375.5283."

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sn530   27

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I have a case number when i check the status, it shows " our case can not be found at this time in My Case Status. Please check your receipt number and try again. If you need further assistance, please call the National Customer Service Center at 1.800.375.5283."

You should have gotten 2 notices... the first one says the department has recieved your file and it will be sent to the particular field office. Then you should get another notice from the Field office that says we have recieved your file and the case number is this and your priority date. When you enter your number in the USCIS case it should pull up your case file unless you are entering the case number incorrectly. put the whole number in there I think it use to start with WAC...... it should say "in process" or something like that.

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rickkant   21

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Can u feel in ur timeline.

This will help everyone else on estimations the approvals

USCIS
04/19/13 NOA1 Priority Date
12/12/13 info pass at local office told me file was transferred on 5th DEC
12/12/13 File at NSC
12/19/13 NOA2 (244days)
NVC
01/03/14 NVC Received Case
01/28/14 NVC Assigned Case Number and IIN
02/05/14 DS-261 Available and completed
02/06/14 Received e-mail to pay AOS Fee
02/06/14 AOS bill invoice available and paid
02/08/14 AOS Mailed
03/12/14 IV bill invoice available and paid
03/12/14 Pacakge IV mailed
03/15/14 DS-260 Available and completed
03/28/14 Case Complete
Consulate
04/07/14 Medicals
05/05/14 Fingerprinting & Photo
05/06/14 Interview

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Lingladyinred19   13

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It's case to case i think, some get approved for 3 months , or more...like in my case.. I file I-130 for my mom april 2013, i just got approved JULY 29, 2013 now i am waiting for NVC case no.

my center is at NBC also.. I never expect that i will get approved so fast..

Call again the USCIS ask where is your papers.

good luck to everyone..

Timeline for my Mother

April 19, 2013 - submit the form I-130

April 22, 2013 - Receive the NOA1

July 29, 2013 - Approved NOA2 ( 82 working days)

July 30, 2013 - USCIS shipped my documents to NVC

Aug 5, 2013 - Arrived at NVC Building

Aug 13, 2013 - Got the NVC case # via PHONE

Aug 14, 2013 - Got the Invoice # via PHONE

Aug 15, 2013 - Send my DS-3032 via Email

Aug 16, 2013 - AOS Pay

Aug 17, 2013 - Got an email to print the COVER SHEET

Aug 21, 2013 - send the AOS overnight at NVC

Aug 28, 2013 - Accept the DS-3032

Aug 30, 2013 - IV BILL pay and Documents Sent to NVC receive the checklist AOS.

September 19, 2013 Sent back the checklist

September 20, 2013 Sept 26, arrived @ NVC

Sept 30,2013 - already encode to their system

ADVANCE MEDICAL @ St. Luke - SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

CASE COMPLETE AS OF TODAY : OCTOBER 23,2013

NOVEMBER 1 , 2013 -Documents left at NVC - Your case is in transit to the Consular Section. Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center

NOVEMBER 4, 2013 Delivered - Signed for by : CEZAR NARTEA

NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - CEAC Case Creation Date: 13-Aug-2013 Status Updated Date: 05-Nov-2013 Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise, please wait until you have received interview scheduling instructions.

DECEMBER 09, 2013 INTERVIEW DATE FOR MY MOTHER ( scheduled by NVC)

RESCHEDULED ONLINE for my mother interview early, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 - PASSED THE INTERVIEW!!!

11-18-2013 ceac -AP

11-20-2013 ceac - READY

11-21-2013 ceac - ISSUED

11-25-2013 -2go -- transit

11-26-2013 - VISA ON HAND

12-05-2013 - scheduled fly to USA.

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Jilly30   16

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Now see, I just don't understand this and its truly frustrating. How can multiple people submitting the same forms in April of 2013 be getting different processing times?

I don't even understand how to know where my application is. I mailed everything to the Chicago LockBox address as per the instructions. My husband is in India, not change of status, etc. Just straight up, we met working on a cruise ship 2yrs ago, got married and now we want to live in the US. My NOA1 I-797c came a few days after mailing everything and its been quiet ever since. I check the case status online once a month on the anniversary of another month passing since the date of the 797 being received.

My case # has MSC as the first 3 letters, so does that mean its at the National Benefits Center? I just don't know how everyone figures out where their form is. Checking the processing time tables on the USCIS website, it appears that only VSC and CSC process the I-130 for US Citizens, so if thats the case why is someone else's form getting approved and mine isn't when other people filing in April are?

Maybe we should just stay in India...US government is starting to annoy the hell out of me.


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04/11/13 - NOA1 for I-130
12/10/13 - NOA2 for I-130
12/20/13 - Case Received by NVC
01/17/14 - Case # & invoice # assigned (called twice per week)
01/23/14 - DS-261 available & submitted
01/24/14 - AOS payment invoiced
01/28/14 - Paid AOS fee, status "in process"
01/30/14 - AOS Fee status "PAID"
01/31/14 - IV fee invoiced & paid, status "in process"
02/03/14 - AOS Package mailed via USPS w/tracking
02/04/14 - IV Fee status "PAID", DS-260 available.
02/05/14 - DS-260 submitted, IV Package mailed via DHL w/tracking
02/06/14 - USPS tracking confirms AOS package arrived @NVC
02/07/14 - DHL tracking confirms IV package arrived @NVC
02/07/14 - AOS package entered into system
02/10/14 - IV package entered into system
03/04/14 - Checklist received for joint sponsor's I-864 (requesting 2013 tax transcripts)
03/06/14 - Mailed Response to AOS checklist
03/06/14 - Received IV Package FALSE checklist
03/10/14 - USPS tracking confirms AOS checklist response arrived @NVC
03/13/14 - AOS checklist response entered into system
03/28/14 - CASE COMPLETE with checklist for corrected joint sponsor I-864 to be carried to interview.
04/02/14 - Interview Date assigned, May 13, Mumbai!
04/13/14 - Interview complete...221g given requesting I-864a from co-sponsor's spouse
04/16/14 - FedExed I-864a and evidences to Mumbai.

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Shamroz Kadiwal   4

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Now see, I just don't understand this and its truly frustrating. How can multiple people submitting the same forms in April of 2013 be getting different processing times?

I don't even understand how to know where my application is. I mailed everything to the Chicago LockBox address as per the instructions. My husband is in India, not change of status, etc. Just straight up, we met working on a cruise ship 2yrs ago, got married and now we want to live in the US. My NOA1 I-797c came a few days after mailing everything and its been quiet ever since. I check the case status online once a month on the anniversary of another month passing since the date of the 797 being received.

My case # has MSC as the first 3 letters, so does that mean its at the National Benefits Center? I just don't know how everyone figures out where their form is. Checking the processing time tables on the USCIS website, it appears that only VSC and CSC process the I-130 for US Citizens, so if thats the case why is someone else's form getting approved and mine isn't when other people filing in April are?

Maybe we should just stay in India...US government is starting to annoy the hell out of me.

Its been 5 months i have sent my I-130 and haven't heard anything back from there. my case is also start with MSC and i believe it doesn't matter what three letters you have. I think people just assume by checking timeline (timeline is a feature in this website, where people put their details date by date). it could be right, you know but this is perfect information from USCIS.

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denise3088   1

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Its normal I'm march 14 filer usually its 6 months. In the past I've filed for my mom and ex husband n the approval was 6 months later but that was back in 2008 and 2009 when petitions where sent to California now this one for my current husband was sent to Missouri and I in the same limbo you are they're saying its a year

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Joaozinho   15

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Well I'm a March filer as well and I know where my file is because various senators and a representative have checked. Apparently when the file is MSC, it is sent to the National Benefits Center and then after it sits on a shelf and waits its turn, it is given to a caseworker and/or shipped to the nearest field office. I'm just waiting for mine to be shipped to the Portland field office. This seems to be the process. Very few forms are actually processed and approved at the NBC. They give different processing times to different people, so I wouldn't depend so much on what they say, but I'd follow the igors list here on VJ to keep an eye on everything. Hope it works out for all of us sooner than later.

March 27, 2013 Package sent
March 28, 2013 Package received by USCIS Chicago Lockbox
March 29, 2013 NOA-1 Received
June 26, 2013 Contacted State Senator Merkley, Senator Wyden & Representative Blumenauer (So they could verify status because of a little bit of an emergency situation)
July 3, 2013 Response and update from Senator Merkley
July 8, 2013 Response and update from Representative Blumenauer

July 30, 2013 Contacted DHS Ombudsman about situation

August 8, 2013 Response and update from Senator Wyden

August 14, 2013 Received Case Number from DHS Ombudsman

August 16, 2013 Senator Wyden filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 12, 2013 Ombudsman filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 27, 2013 Alien Registration Number Changed

September 27, 2013 I-130 Petition Approved (About 15 minutes after the alien registration number was changed)

October 9, 2013 NVC Case Number Received

October 9, 2013 DS-261 Completed and AOS Fee Paid

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Invoice Received

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Paid

October 29, 2013 DS-260 Completed

November 2, 2013 Sent AOS and IV documents to NVC

November 4, 2013 Documents Arrived at NVC

December 15, 2013 RFE Sent to NVC

January 27. 2014 NVC Completed Review (Any remaining documents can be brought to interview)

February 27, 2014 Interview Scheduled for April 10th, 2014

April 10th, 2014 Visa Approved

April 13th, 2014 Vissa Issued

April 22, 2014 Ready for Pick-up

April 23rd, 2014 Picked up visa from UPS

May 2nd, 2014 P.O.E. Dallas/Fortworth

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Joaozinho   15

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Algeria
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I field on April too

And my case # msc too

And till now anything done to my case

And I cannot check on too

And I don't know what to do

The question is ?

Can I get tourism visa to see my wife

Because she is ill???

I think if you could prove strong ties to your country, this is possible. I don't think the percentage is high, but I've read here on VJ of some who have done it and been approved and others who've tried and just lost the money. You would think the I-130 petition would be enough to let them know you're intentions are legal, but it seems to be a hard road. If you don't mind the fee, it can't hurt.

March 27, 2013 Package sent
March 28, 2013 Package received by USCIS Chicago Lockbox
March 29, 2013 NOA-1 Received
June 26, 2013 Contacted State Senator Merkley, Senator Wyden & Representative Blumenauer (So they could verify status because of a little bit of an emergency situation)
July 3, 2013 Response and update from Senator Merkley
July 8, 2013 Response and update from Representative Blumenauer

July 30, 2013 Contacted DHS Ombudsman about situation

August 8, 2013 Response and update from Senator Wyden

August 14, 2013 Received Case Number from DHS Ombudsman

August 16, 2013 Senator Wyden filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 12, 2013 Ombudsman filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 27, 2013 Alien Registration Number Changed

September 27, 2013 I-130 Petition Approved (About 15 minutes after the alien registration number was changed)

October 9, 2013 NVC Case Number Received

October 9, 2013 DS-261 Completed and AOS Fee Paid

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Invoice Received

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Paid

October 29, 2013 DS-260 Completed

November 2, 2013 Sent AOS and IV documents to NVC

November 4, 2013 Documents Arrived at NVC

December 15, 2013 RFE Sent to NVC

January 27. 2014 NVC Completed Review (Any remaining documents can be brought to interview)

February 27, 2014 Interview Scheduled for April 10th, 2014

April 10th, 2014 Visa Approved

April 13th, 2014 Vissa Issued

April 22, 2014 Ready for Pick-up

April 23rd, 2014 Picked up visa from UPS

May 2nd, 2014 P.O.E. Dallas/Fortworth

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