Delicia

Many Embassies/Consulates have their interview appointments scheduled by the NVC. You can find a list of the Embassies/Consulates here and if you look at the details, it says if the appointments are scheduled by NVC or the Embassy itself.

Have you read the guides? They'll answer your questions about what you send and what the fees are. You only pay once with the I-130/129F -- that's called a K-3.

Honestly, there's no fast route into the US. If you filed today you'd be looking at 8-10 months, I'd wager. And then you'd have to wait to be able to work as you apply for that and have to wait to be approved.

I don't know the deal with the child, I'm afraid. But I believe you'd be processed together.

In any case, begin with the guides.

If you apply for IR/CR1 visa, you won't have to file for a work permission, as I said you will be able to work as soon as you enter the US as a permanent resident. IR/CR1 process is taking from 8 to 10months to be concluded. Check pluses and minuses of either IR/CR1 and K3 visas on the general guides.

The IR1 (which the OP would qualify for it seems) is taking much longer than 8-10 months. It is about 6 months to get approved at USICS, 3 months to finish at NVC and the wait time for a MTL interview is 4-6 months.

Not a good sign... only 6 weeks into the CR1 process and you have lost patience. It will be a few months whichever path you chose at this point.

Yep, MTL is one of the worst. We more than likely are going to ask for a change of venue from MTL to Santiago. My husband is a Canadian PR living in Toronto, and a Chilean citizen so we have that option. Seems like Santiago only takes about 2 months so I am still hoping on 2008.

I can understand that hope.

I was very patient with USCIS and accepted the 3 month wait just for them to open the darn envelope. I accepted the wait for the NOA1. I accepted the wait for online status.

But now I'm getting irritated. People who have filed recently are getting approved and there are September and October filers, myself included, still waiting w/o so much as a touch.

Yess Ms Z, and we payed the increased fee for that too !!

who are those of us in october without ANYTHING yet except NOA1

-shrewdgal (me)

- hyd

- kitty

- mrs. Z

who else?

i think thats it maybe im wrong?? anyone out there?

moi

I am seriously out of patience with USCIS. I have had my fill of seeing people who filed months after me get their NOA-2 while I spam my USCIS log in looking for an update.

I am just sitting here waiting for them to update their processing times. If I see a jump in times to right before my submission date (Oct 2007), then I sit and wait more. If they update and the date doesn't budge or only moves a few days, I file a request for a Congressional inquiry with my senator. If the new posted date is beyond my Oct date, then I file a request for inquiry.

lol you guys guessed it right. I am USC she is not USC she holds 2 year probationer green card right now in india New delhi. She saying she wont come back until her mother comes back with her. So I said fine bring her with you on visitor visa or soemthing her mother is like 48 year old.

So does my wife have to become USC first how long it will take may be i think 5 year at most then her mother can come here

or

Her mother can apply for visitor visa? am i right?

Your mother in law can come on a Visitor's visa if she can get one, but the stay here in the U.S. will be limited (at most she can stay is 6 months). To figure out how long it will take to get your mother-in-law here on a IR5 visa, calculate:

3 years+ before your wife can apply for citizenship

1 year + for her Naturalization application process

1 year+ processing time of I-130

So, at least 5 years is a good estimate.

It's updated and its here.

The FAQ's on the IRS website has always said that if one or both of the individuals listed on the return have an ITN and not a SSN, then no rebate will be issued. I elected to file as head of household this year for that reason (I have a dependent son from a previous marriage that qualifies me for HoH status).

I can't tell from your timeline which service center is processing your application, but USCIS posts its timelines here. CSC is on Sept 5 and VSC is on July 30. Not much you can do until they get past that date (go by the date you mailed your application, not your NOA-1 date).

I show 3 outstanding August filers and 5 outstanding Sept filers (including yourself).

I would suggest reading the guides. and yes, AOS fee is $1010 in order for your spouse to adjust status.

With the CR-1, your spouse will have an immigrant visa, no need to adjust status, apply for work authorization, etc. The down side is the CR-1 takes a couple months longer than the K-3.

Ok, I read all your replies. You all are suggesting that if someone is not happy with USCIS, they should keep it to them selves (or may be just use a forum like this to vent it out) but when we talk with uscis customer service we should be polite.

Reading at all the post before, I got a different idea. I thought people are very frustrated and lookin for a way to show it to USCIS. I was wrong. Let's move on.

You are right that people are frustrated about the delays. I think you are missing the point, however. There are ways to convey this to USCIS without accusing them of being corrupt. There are paths to legitimately investigate the process of your petition without throwing out the unjustified or supported accusations. The actions you took are not going to help anyone.

USCIS will not sit on your I-130 waiting for you to submit a I-129F, regardless of what your cover letter read. If you want a CR-1, just do not submit the I-129F.

I had to break down and 'invest' in my 4th vacuum cleaner in the last umm 6 months. Shortly before I moved back to the U.S. I bought a high end cannister-type Oreck. They run about $800. But it was the only vac I ever had that could not break down after 3 months of trying to clean up after 2 very sheddy dogs. So, when I moved back the U.S. I just had the one dog and thought I could survive with some upright off the shelf of Target. The dog decided to chew the cord of this new vac after about 2 months. It was garbage anyway. So, I bought another one, just a bit more expensive from the first. This second one, after just a couple months, doesn't even pick up a thread on the carpet, let alone and hair. So, I just ordered a new Oreck, same model as the one I had in Canada. Man... starting over and rebuying stuff all over again is seriously annoying.

If you haven't submitted the I-129F already, I would just let it ride as is if you want to continue on the CR-1 path.

You should try the regional forum that covers India where I presume the interview will be.

Don't know yet.But being nice did not help me so far. If you look at Delicia's list, you will notice so many nice people are waiting from aug, sep... not knowing what else to do.

Actually, not that many. I count 2 Aug filers and 6 Sept filers still waiting on a NOA-2. Perhaps one or two of them just hasn't updated their timelines. Definitely seems like both Service Centers are pretty much concentrated on Oct and Nov.

The letter from your employer (the unversity, I assume) should state: date employment began, employment status (full time, part time, contract, whatever) position title, annual salary or hourly wage. It should be an original on letter head with an original signature and a contact phone number. I am sure your school can come up with something to fit the needs. Good luck!

I guess I don't believe this conversation went as you reported it. How did the USCIS rep know the status of your petition (waiting on security check, verification of relationship, etc) unless you provided your case number to begin with?

I received my 2007 transcript in February (I filed my return in Jan 2008).

The number on the back of the check seems to be one digit off from the number you receive on the hard copy NOA-1. Anyway, nothing to track for several months, so sit back and enjoy the silence.

According to my limited research, there are only 4, count 'em, 4 California applications older than mine. I don't know if this is good news or bad news. But, it feels like I have been sitting on this list as 'pending' forfuknever.

It's updated although again, another slow week at the Service Centers....

I'm am not trying to burst anyone's bubble, but I have investigated using my senator's office and using them to issue an inquiry. I don't know where this mysterious '180 days' or '6 months' originated, but those are not any kind of magic numbers.

According to Senator Kyl's office, a Congress person can issue a 'Congressional Inquiry' to any federal office on behalf of a constituent. Sen. Kyl is a member of the Sentate sub-Committiee on Immigration and has been for several years. However, in regards to USCIS, his office, will not usually issue this inquiry until the constituent's case is outside of 'normal' processing times. These times can be found posted on the USCIS website. Unfortunately, perhaps just a few months ago, those times were usually 6 months from petition filing date and that is where these 'magic numbers' originated. However, as we all are experiencing now, it is much longer. Now, those times are closer to 7-9 months. Requesting an inquiry now will more than likely, according my senator's office, only result in a canned response stating that the petition is within 'normal and published' processing times.