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Do you have a source for that statement? It is VERY possible to have issues in NVC.  

I went through it , it s not my first application to i130 .. so dont believe everything they say , you still have one month , the nvc process take btw 1.5 month to 3 months. 

Time to see about a rolling file cabinet.  😂 . But seriously though, I am absolutely doing that.  I'll take everything that I can in original and copy.  Probably print-outs of all the NVC messages too for good measure.

in addition to the 30 days of waiting for them to receive the case. no its like 3months from noa2
 

I received a call today, my husband who lived in africa has passed away.  Everyone please pray for me😭😭😭

Thank you! My NOA2 was 12/21 but NVC didn't receive until 1/22....I'm hoping we'll have a case # next week. I see you've paid your fees, are you submitting all your documents electronically or by mail?

I’m right behind you. This Friday will be 6 weeks for us. NVC received our case on 1/25. Funny thing is...I’ve called for the past two weeks and have been told all the information is in the system, they are just awaiting a case number. I guess we should be relieved that we only have 2 weeks or less of waiting for a case number

It took them 7 weeks to issue me one. seems to be anywhere from 6-8

I wrote a blog post on my site after doing a few months of research on obtaining a CR1 or IR1 visa. I did it from the standpoint of obtaining one for a Romanian spouse, but it applies to any foreign spouse as the steps are the same.
 
I went over the complete process that will be required at the NVC stage, such as financial of support affidavits, and obtaining civil documents. You can check it out if you want it might help. http://roamingromania.com/blog/obtain-cr1-ir1-spouse-visa/#step5-nvc
 

Search here on VJ for threads about how to show bona fide marriage relationship... you will see lots of ideas on how to co-mingle finances even when you live in different countries.  And you can file 2018 taxes as married filing jointly, search for threads on that as well, you will learn a lot on how to do it.  Good luck!

docs for beneficiary:
passport
birth certificate
police certificates
passport photos
marriage certificate
(all of these are listed on the NVC website)
 
additional evidence of marital relationship:
photos and boarding passes and hotel receipts and passport stamps from our four visits since filing I-130
Christmas cards received addressed to both of us at our address in the US
additional evidence of co-mingling of finances and assets such as utility bills in both of our names, will, living will
Portugese language proficiency exam results (for petitioner)
(Sometimes this is referred to as side-loading additional evidence.  We front-loaded a lot of evidence already with the I-130 seven months ago.)
 
I-864 completed and ready to go with all supporting documents, including 2018 tax return filed as married filing jointly, three years of tax transcripts, W2s for each year, pay stubs for last six months, letter from employer certifying job of petitioner and salary
 
all of the above we have scanned in PDF vertical format and flattened to reduce size of the total files as there is a limit you can upload on CEAC
 
We cannot complete the visa application form (DS-260) and pay the fees until the NVC case number has been assigned, in about 3 months, but we are ready to upload everything as soon as the case number is assigned, and have all the information needed to complete the DS-260.  Our plan is to submit everything electronically within a day or two of getting the NVC case number.
 
Good luck!
 
 

Right, 30 days to get to NVC and if it takes longer you can harrass. Not 30 days to go through NVC. Once NVC receives it they are allowed 8 weeks to process it into their system and assign a case number. I'm on week 4 and still no case number, I call every week. Then once case number is given you can start filing the required documents and pay fees.....

The NVC stage is actually a bit tedious.  USCIS will mail your petition to NVC and it could take anywhere from a week to a month.  You can start calling or emailing NVC in about 2-3 weeks to see if it’s received. Once it’s received, you’ll be added to the list of people awaiting case numbers.  It’s been taking about 8 weeks to get a case number.  After that you pay fees, submit tax documents and other required documents, and wait for an interview.
 
In total, most people have been waiting about 4-6 months post-NOA2 to interview date.
 
good luck!

I was about to chime in that you had an expedite! Anyway, congratulations and thank you for your support! Best of luck to your family!!!!! I wosg I could get an expedite, being a single mother on disability is hard stuff. Having a 2nd income would help me so much

I had a USCIS Expedite and an NVC expedite. That is the reason. We only took 6 mnths to get his IR1.

Hello everyone. Got my I-130 approval in mail today  USCIS website got updated too. 
Texas service center
PD: 7/12/2018
NOA2: 1/30/2019
 

Our Visa has been issued and I’m leaving Vj since we have no further processing pending of any sort. I wanted to say bye first and thank you all for the info, the company etc you’ve all provided during these months. Try not to get too down about the wait, because Once the USCIS portion is done, I promise the rest is much less waiting around. Have a great year, and I hope you are with your loved ones before the year ends. 

I just had my nightly video call with my husband (he's in Brazil) and we reviewed Igor's list to check on trends for I-130 approvals.  It didn't look good.  For our Texas Service Center co-filers, there are many, many couples still waiting to get approved from February, March, April, May, and June.  We filed in July and most of the VJ couples (22) from July are still waiting.  I couldn't believe there are still so many who have been waiting almost 12 months and not yet approved, while at the same time, same service center, a few (7) who filed in July have been approved.  It just seems unfair to me that they operate this way.  Why not review files in sequence based on the NOA1 date?  Would that be too much to ask?  I can understand differences between service centers in processing times (not sure why Nebraska is so much slower), but within the same center it should be easier to do them in batches by month of NOA1.  The random nature of this process, like rolling the dice, is what makes it so crazy!  Hang in there everyone, eventually someone will look at our petitions!

Oh wow!!! Where in romania are you? I just got back on Tuesday! No notice from NVC but I'm planning on calling today to see if I can get my case number. Our  I-130 was approved 12/21 & it says they sent to NVC on Jan 10th so I'm hoping to get this moving! Wishing you the BEST of luck 💖

I am, my spouse is also in Romania like yours. However the difference is I have also been living here the last 3 years. I'm just waiting on my NOA2 for now.
 
I have been following your timeline as it's very similar to mine. What's the latest update, did you get any type of notification from NVC yet?

I wish I was.  😢

I will be with my husband!!

Congrats to you! Good luck with NVC. Am with Texas Service Center, NOA1: July 25th. Am hoping mine will be next soon. Its really our time now!
 

Big Congrats to you!! Am so scared of getting denied for this  process after waiting so long NOA1 July 25th. God help me

It shouldn’t take that long. My approval was Dec 15th and it got to the NVC Jan 4th. Check the NVC in a few weeks. I think they tell people x amount of days, not to get our hopes up. But then again my service center is Potomac so the time could be different. Either way, check the NVC in a week!! Good luck!!