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Form i130 being processed, 1 month to go!

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Umairkhalid   0

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Hi everyone! I submitted the form i130 on November 18th 2014 and got the reciept notice, I have a month and few days until it gets approved (fingers crossed) I'm a U.S. citizen, wife is in Pakistan, we are anxiously waiting for the process to be over. I just wanted to know how long after the approval will she get the visa? Hoping that the i130 is approved on April 18th, how long would she have the visa by?

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faysid77074   1

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it takes between 12-18 months .. depends on service center,visa availbility, ..for CR-1 or IR-1 visa ..your NOA 1 was nov 18th so lets assume april 18th will be your approval ( NOA 2 ) then sometimes there is NVC visa queue which could take another 2-4 months then affidavit invoice e-mail (aug 18th) 1-2 months to complete case in NVC and then transferred to islamabad embassy (if there is no checklist) (oct18th) and after transferred it should not tak more than 4 months to an interview (Jan 2016 or feb 2016) i am assuming that she should be in usa around in feb 2016 or march 2016.. not more than that is everything goes

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*** Thread moved from CR-1 Process forum to the CR-1 Case Progress subforum. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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IF&SA   4

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You are lucky things are a bit faster now. It took 12 months for our USCIS approval and now NVC has a backlog and frequent weather off days too so we have been there since october.

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