K3-March'07 Filers-Case Transferred to CSC

[island_princess 2]

Do you mean, that it is okay to apply for a visitors visa within the K-3 waiting period?

BTW, congrats on your graduatioN!

Good luck for all you guys (and for me).

I am hoping for early approval but I also need to be realistic.

I have both Japanese and the US citizenships and am currently studying at a graduate school in the US for one year.

It was good for me because I can come to the US without the F1 visa but it was not good for my wife (Japanese) because she had to go through the immigaration process rather than F2 visa like other spouses of foreign students (In this sense, I am worse off than other foreign students because I have a US citizenship...).

The change of the law in late January was also a very bad timing because we were planning to file our I-130 petition at the US embassy in Tokyo in early February, which should have been much more faster. Now the embassy restarted to receive I-130 but only from whom living in Japan for 6 month continuously, which does not fit to me, currently living in the US.

For good or for bad, I am going to work in London from September 2007. It is good that we can at least enter the UK together with the working visa which should be issued easily by my employer's help. It looks rediculous that my wife needs to wait very long in order to stay in the US for relatively short period of time (say July and August according to our current timeline). But it is yet important for us to be together. She visited me with the VWP before we got married, 30 days + 90 days within last 12 months, so it is getting risky to come again with the VWP. That's why we decided to apply for I-130 and I-129F and see whether a visa will be issued before I leave the US.

Well, I have my graduation ceremony early next month. Although it is not 100% sure that she can enter the US, she is planning to come here for one or two week(s) with the VWP. She will bring as much evidences as she can, showing her intention to return to Japan and I will also prepare my letter stating that the gratudation is a very special event which every one celebrates with his or her family member and we have no intention to breach the US immigration laws, etc.

After that we will see whether K-3 is likely to be issued by early July or she will come with the VWP again together with the airticket and visa to enter the UK.

Thank you for reading all of this.

I suddenly felt like writing something about me...

[taka 0]

No. Japan is subject to the Visa Waiver Program which enable Japanese to enter into the US up to 90 days without a tourist visa. And as far as I understand, it is not illegal to enter into the US with this Visa Waiver Program, although the entry is not guaranteed.

Because of this Visa Waiver Program, the tourist visa (up to 6 months) is very difficult to obtain unless you have a strong reason to stay over 90 days without having an intention to immigrate. We also considered this option (i.e. file only for tourist visa and not for I-130 and I-129F) but we gave up this option because we thought it is hard to prove the strong reason. The need to live with her US citizen husband has an affinity with immigration visa and not with tourist visa. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS THE SITUATION IN JAPAN AND IT MAY BE DIFFERENT IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

Well, this maybe better to dealt in other topics if you want to discuss further.

For the graduation, the final exam is waiting for me.

Do you mean, that it is okay to apply for a visitors visa within the K-3 waiting period?

BTW, congrats on your graduatioN!

Good luck for all you guys (and for me).

I am hoping for early approval but I also need to be realistic.

I have both Japanese and the US citizenships and am currently studying at a graduate school in the US for one year.

It was good for me because I can come to the US without the F1 visa but it was not good for my wife (Japanese) because she had to go through the immigaration process rather than F2 visa like other spouses of foreign students (In this sense, I am worse off than other foreign students because I have a US citizenship...).

The change of the law in late January was also a very bad timing because we were planning to file our I-130 petition at the US embassy in Tokyo in early February, which should have been much more faster. Now the embassy restarted to receive I-130 but only from whom living in Japan for 6 month continuously, which does not fit to me, currently living in the US.

For good or for bad, I am going to work in London from September 2007. It is good that we can at least enter the UK together with the working visa which should be issued easily by my employer's help. It looks rediculous that my wife needs to wait very long in order to stay in the US for relatively short period of time (say July and August according to our current timeline). But it is yet important for us to be together. She visited me with the VWP before we got married, 30 days + 90 days within last 12 months, so it is getting risky to come again with the VWP. That's why we decided to apply for I-130 and I-129F and see whether a visa will be issued before I leave the US.

Well, I have my graduation ceremony early next month. Although it is not 100% sure that she can enter the US, she is planning to come here for one or two week(s) with the VWP. She will bring as much evidences as she can, showing her intention to return to Japan and I will also prepare my letter stating that the gratudation is a very special event which every one celebrates with his or her family member and we have no intention to breach the US immigration laws, etc.

After that we will see whether K-3 is likely to be issued by early July or she will come with the VWP again together with the airticket and visa to enter the UK.

Thank you for reading all of this.

I suddenly felt like writing something about me...

[Niels Bohr 72]

GOOD LUCK TAKA!!!

[island_princess 2]

Cool! At least, you have other option to bring her to USA.

Good luck for all you guys (and for me).

I am hoping for early approval but I also need to be realistic.

I have both Japanese and the US citizenships and am currently studying at a graduate school in the US for one year.

It was good for me because I can come to the US without the F1 visa but it was not good for my wife (Japanese) because she had to go through the immigaration process rather than F2 visa like other spouses of foreign students (In this sense, I am worse off than other foreign students because I have a US citizenship...).

The change of the law in late January was also a very bad timing because we were planning to file our I-130 petition at the US embassy in Tokyo in early February, which should have been much more faster. Now the embassy restarted to receive I-130 but only from whom living in Japan for 6 month continuously, which does not fit to me, currently living in the US.

For good or for bad, I am going to work in London from September 2007. It is good that we can at least enter the UK together with the working visa which should be issued easily by my employer's help. It looks rediculous that my wife needs to wait very long in order to stay in the US for relatively short period of time (say July and August according to our current timeline). But it is yet important for us to be together. She visited me with the VWP before we got married, 30 days + 90 days within last 12 months, so it is getting risky to come again with the VWP. That's why we decided to apply for I-130 and I-129F and see whether a visa will be issued before I leave the US.

Well, I have my graduation ceremony early next month. Although it is not 100% sure that she can enter the US, she is planning to come here for one or two week(s) with the VWP. She will bring as much evidences as she can, showing her intention to return to Japan and I will also prepare my letter stating that the gratudation is a very special event which every one celebrates with his or her family member and we have no intention to breach the US immigration laws, etc.

After that we will see whether K-3 is likely to be issued by early July or she will come with the VWP again together with the airticket and visa to enter the UK.

Thank you for reading all of this.

I suddenly felt like writing something about me...

This will be a long wait. I am checking gmy email everyday, which I do not normally do. Sigh!

NOA2,NOA2, please come sooonnnN!!!!

[ullumanali 0]

I don't know what happened, but I'm really stoked!!! I woke up and checked my email today and here's what it said -

Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status:

Approval notice sent.

On April 11, 2007, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR

FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the

notice, call customer service.

I'm guessing this is the NOA2? Can't believe the CSC approved it in 10 days, I was preparing my self for a 3 month wait!

Whatever it is, it sounds pretty good! Woo hoo!!

/UM

[Niels Bohr 72]

CONGRATULATIONS ULLUMANALI!!!

That is very fast @ CSC!!! I'm super jealous, and happy at the same time. I wonder why I haven't got an approval notice since my timeline is the same as yours.

[ullumanali 0]

Thanks consolemaster! it is totally unexpected....and as someone in this thread said earlier "one of those freak cases", I guess....

If anyone, I thought yours would be the first to get approved at the VSC before mine. No worries....I'm sure it's right around the corner - you should get your NOA2 any time now...

Good Luck!

CONGRATULATIONS ULLUMANALI!!!

That is very fast @ CSC!!! I'm super jealous, and happy at the same time. I wonder why I haven't got an approval notice since my timeline is the same as yours.

[LvivLovers 39]

Thanks consolemaster! it is totally unexpected....and as someone in this thread said earlier "one of those freak cases", I guess....

If anyone, I thought yours would be the first to get approved at the VSC before mine. No worries....I'm sure it's right around the corner - you should get your NOA2 any time now...

Good Luck!

CONGRATULATIONS ULLUMANALI!!!

That is very fast @ CSC!!! I'm super jealous, and happy at the same time. I wonder why I haven't got an approval notice since my timeline is the same as yours.

Congratulations! That gives hope to all us other poor people who are going through CSC! It CAN happen!

[kss 0]

I don't know what happened, but I'm really stoked!!! I woke up and checked my email today and here's what it said -

Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status:

Approval notice sent.

On April 11, 2007, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR

FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the

notice, call customer service.

I'm guessing this is the NOA2? Can't believe the CSC approved it in 10 days, I was preparing my self for a 3 month wait!

Whatever it is, it sounds pretty good! Woo hoo!!

/UM

Wow !! congratulations. Very happy for you..Thats super duper fast !!.. When I saw your post I also checked my email and saw an email from CRIS !! My hopes were definately raised !! but it was not an approval .. Just a pending notice.. i guess a touch. I have already got a transfer notice before. Anyways good to see something happen to my petition..

Good Luck with your embassy interview.

My updated status...

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

The I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) that was transferred to our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location is now pending there. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service. We process cases in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done, counting from when USCIS received it. This case is at our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER location. Follow the link below to check processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

[Niels Bohr 72]

I have not receive a status update on ' CASE PENDING AT THE SERVICE CENTER OF WHICH IT WAS TRANSFER ' status.

[mendeleev 68]

Well, that is just about fantastic, ullumanali !! (Truly fantastic would be if everyone on this thread was saying, "Wow, me too!" Fantastic doesn't happen in this universe.)

Congratulations to you and your spouse!

[ullumanali 0]

Thanks LvivLovers, kss and novotul.... Hopefully it's comes as a sign that your applications are also getting approved within the next week at the CSC! Maybe they have a new sheriff in Laguna Niguel gunning for rapid results....

Hoping for the best

/UM

[Niels Bohr 72]

I've been checking USCIS website every hour of the day. Hehehe.

[mendeleev 68]

I've been checking USCIS website every hour of the day. Hehehe.

Think you're the only one, do you

Edited April 13, 2007 by novotul

[LvivLovers 39]

I've been checking USCIS website every hour of the day. Hehehe.

Think you're the only one, do you

Oh I constantly check the USCIS website...but worse than that, since I've already read everything on VJ that applies to me...I'm now reading all the stuff on VJ that doesn't apply to me too! lmao I'm just starved for information or something to get through this terrible waiting period!