I-130 MARCH 2013 FILERS!! NBC

[theluckygirl 30]

hey VJ members,

any one have any update yet? Any one receive their NOA 2? I'm the USC and I filed for my husband who is an Indian national residing for the past 4 years in London. Its going on 4 months since I filed for I-130. Wondering if I should file I-129f? If so, is it any faster with I-130? Or is the approval for I-129f faster? Thanks.

[stlMac 16]

hey VJ members,

any one have any update yet? Any one receive their NOA 2? I'm the USC and I filed for my husband who is an Indian national residing for the past 4 years in London. Its going on 4 months since I filed for I-130. Wondering if I should file I-129f? If so, is it any faster with I-130? Or is the approval for I-129f faster? Thanks.

No update here. It seems like everything is froze in MSC. Nothing is moving. I am sure you can file for I 129F but if you are married it will be denied. Just guessing I am not sure.

[tessnsam 2]

if we are planning on using the intending immigrant's assets ,, our joint savings we have in india ,, do I need to transfer the whole amount to a usa bank or just enough to open a usa bank to show intent to domicile there , also still trying to figure out how to open a usa savings account from india with out actually flying bk to the states to open it any help would be great ,, thks u visa journey family

[tessnsam 2]

my bro is going to cosponsor with me but he does not earn enough ,, so we r planning on using our savings in india to help make up the diff ,, does any one know if this will be accepted to meet poverty guidline

[rickkant 21]

any march fillers getting approved recently??

[wisegeek 8]

if we are planning on using the intending immigrant's assets ,, our joint savings we have in india ,, do I need to transfer the whole amount to a usa bank or just enough to open a usa bank to show intent to domicile there , also still trying to figure out how to open a usa savings account from india with out actually flying bk to the states to open it any help would be great ,, thks u visa journey family

you do not need to transfer the funds to america afaik. however the instructions of I 864 do state i believe that the assets should be liquid and readily available.of course if you have a checking / saving account with the money it should be fine as its already cash asset.

you will only need to show / document the proof of the assets in the bank by getting the bank statements endorsed / stamped by the bank officials to submit along with I 864.

If you intended to open the bank acct in US just for this, then you can probably skip doing this.

Also, being an Indian i assume you do know the RBI regulates money being remitted from India.Money to india is not an issue, but i hear its a pain to transfer large amounts to banks abroad.Indian Rupee is not a freely convertible currency, and is regulated.

[lucybelle 453]

Still waiting over here. If I don't hear anything by August I'll give them another ring just to see what's up.

[LoveMyTico 999]

No update here. It seems like everything is froze in MSC. Nothing is moving. I am sure you can file for I 129F but if you are married it will be denied. Just guessing I am not sure.

The I-129F is a K-3. For married people. It used to be faster, but now they are processed together and the K-3 is usually cancelled. I heard that filing both kind of slows it down. Only from what I read on here.

[tessnsam 2]

you do not need to transfer the funds to america afaik. however the instructions of I 864 do state i believe that the assets should be liquid and readily available.of course if you have a checking / saving account with the money it should be fine as its already cash asset.

you will only need to show / document the proof of the assets in the bank by getting the bank statements endorsed / stamped by the bank officials to submit along with I 864.

If you intended to open the bank acct in US just for this, then you can probably skip doing this.

Also, being an Indian i assume you do know the RBI regulates money being remitted from India.Money to india is not an issue, but i hear its a pain to transfer large amounts to banks abroad.Indian Rupee is not a freely convertible currency, and is regulated.

Thanks for your time & reply.

[_RMC_ 2]

Still waiting here

[dilmera 124]

We are waiting too

[lucybelle 453]

I went ahead and wrote my congressman today. What the hell, right? I voted for the guy, he should have my back now too! Although, my email wasn't so much a cry for help as it was a commentary on how awful the visa process is for those of us trying to bring in our family members legally. And how the Immigration Reform Bill recently passed in the Senate does nothing to help us.

[Infoneeded 32]

same here

[stlMac 16]

I went ahead and wrote my congressman today. What the hell, right? I voted for the guy, he should have my back now too! Although, my email wasn't so much a cry for help as it was a commentary on how awful the visa process is for those of us trying to bring in our family members legally. And how the Immigration Reform Bill recently passed in the Senate does nothing to help us.

Yours is a DCF and still taking that long. That is really ridiculous.

I also called my congresswoman's office and compliant about the Visa process.

[lucybelle 453]

Yours is a DCF and still taking that long. That is really ridiculous.

I also called my congresswoman's office and compliant about the Visa process.

Unfortunately I'm not DCF. I filed from abroad, which usually speeds things up a bit. But evidently not in my case!