filing for my husband

[kedked 18]

i file my husband I 130 form on april 23, 2018 they received on april 27, 2018 I received nola 1 in few days how long will it take to approve I so missed my husband. I was never this hard is paper work is in nabraska I need some advice.

[kedked 18]

I file my husband I 130 on april 23,2018 they received it at Chicago lock box on april 27, 2018 I received nola 1 few days later what next why it is getting frustrating living without your spouse.

[Hypnos 6,576]

I received my green card from being the widower of a US citizen. It was my wife's final gift to me.

 

I will never see her again, ever.

 

Please obtain some perspective.

[valentinasc 330]

Filed our i-130 on October 2017..and next month i'll finally have my interview.

I hate to break it to you but you are still at the beginning of this process.

USCIS - NVC - EMBASSY. 

It's a long and frustrating process that requires a lot of patience 

Good luck to you and your husband x

[FlashLG 152]

9 minutes ago, kedked said:

I file my husband I 130 on april 23,2018 they received it at Chicago lock box on april 27, 2018 I received nola 1 few days later what next why it is getting frustrating living without your spouse.

You are in for a long wait, so no point using up energy getting frustrated. The wait is a part of the process that everyone has to deal with.

[carmel34 3,532]

I strongly recommend that you set up a VJ Member Timeline, then for your visa type and service center you will see estimated times for processing the initial I-130 petition, phase 1 of a lengthy process.  These estimates are quite accurate because they are based on actual data from the members of this site.  Look on this site further and you will find that the entire process from filing I-130 for a spouse to NVC and finally to the consular interview to finally get the visa can take 14 months or longer.  So you have a long wait ahead of you like the rest of us.  There is lots of great advice from members here which I encourage you to read and follow if it is applicable to you.  There is also much support here from couples going through the same process, to make the waiting much more bearable--when you know you're not alone it really helps!  Good luck with your process. 

[shumway1756 304]

From receiving your NOA1 you're looking at anywhere from 6-8 months (average) for USCIS to approve your case, assuming no RFE's pop up. From then, for the case to get created at NVC, complete steps there, and attend a scheduled interview, you could be looking at another 3-6 months (this time frame varies a good bit depending on country and circumstances, so that's why it's such a big window). All in all, from your NOA1, you're most likely looking at 12-14 months before a visa is in hand.

 

The best advise here is to come to terms with the wait. It's brutal, but there's no avoiding it.

[shumway1756 304]

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[kedked 18]

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thank u, it is my first time using this site.

[kedked 18]

1 hour ago, FlashLG said:

You are in for a long wait, so no point using up energy getting frustrated. The wait is a part of the process that everyone has to deal with.

thank u It wasn't this long before everything changed.

 

57 minutes ago, shumway1756 said:

From receiving your NOA1 you're looking at anywhere from 6-8 months (average) for USCIS to approve your case, assuming no RFE's pop up. From then, for the case to get created at NVC, complete steps there, and attend a scheduled interview, you could be looking at another 3-6 months (this time frame varies a good bit depending on country and circumstances, so that's why it's such a big window). All in all, from your NOA1, you're most likely looking at 12-14 months before a visa is in hand.

 

The best advise here is to come to terms with the wait. It's brutal, but there's no avoiding it.

thank u.

[kedked 18]

1 hour ago, carmel34 said:

I strongly recommend that you set up a VJ Member Timeline, then for your visa type and service center you will see estimated times for processing the initial I-130 petition, phase 1 of a lengthy process.  These estimates are quite accurate because they are based on actual data from the members of this site.  Look on this site further and you will find that the entire process from filing I-130 for a spouse to NVC and finally to the consular interview to finally get the visa can take 14 months or longer.  So you have a long wait ahead of you like the rest of us.  There is lots of great advice from members here which I encourage you to read and follow if it is applicable to you.  There is also much support here from couples going through the same process, to make the waiting much more bearable--when you know you're not alone it really helps!  Good luck with your process. 

ok I will try and do that thank u.

[kedked 18]

1 hour ago, valentinasc said:

Filed our i-130 on October 2017..and next month i'll finally have my interview.

I hate to break it to you but you are still at the beginning of this process.

USCIS - NVC - EMBASSY. 

It's a long and frustrating process that requires a lot of patience 

Good luck to you and your husband x

thank you I am glad yours coming to the end.

[Diane and Chris 651]

4 hours ago, kedked said:

thank u It wasn't this long before everything changed.

Before what changed? 

[IslandMate714 9]

I am in the same boat and will say the wait is a tough one and to @Hypnos I am so very sorry for you loss. 

 

I was told that it would take 12-14 months like mentioned above and in the meantime trying to get ready from the change that is soon to take place when my husband gets here. Thank you @shumway1756 and @carmel34 for your responses this thread was just what I was looking for.