20yearswaiting

WOOHOOO! Tonight we received an e-mail informing us my husband's interview will be July 1! We are so excited we can barely contain our enthusiasm! While the journey has been long, it has honestly been shorter than we anticipated.

Those of you who are still waiting for a July interview date, there is still a chance since we just got our appointment letter today!

Does anyone know how the embassy in Santiago sends out the medical forms? We filed all of our documents with the NVC electronically and are not sure what he needs to schedule his medical exam besides the interview appointment letter.

Thank you to everyone for sharing your experiences. It has made the wait much easier for us. We really appreciate this forum!

Our petition was just received at NVC on April 22 and yesterday I received an e-mail saying that we can submit all of our documents electronically (pdf) to NVC (and I guess by extension) the embassy in Santiago. I am very excited as I am hoping that this will help to speed up some of the process (in particular the sending of the file to the embassy).

According to the information I received, this is being tested in Santiago, Chile and Guangzhou, China. I am wondering if anyone else has tried this yet?

I will be sure to share my experiences.

Well I went today and made a copy of the original and sent everything back by priority mail so I can track it and make sure it arrives. Does anyone have any idea how much delay this will cause in our case??

I received a similar RFE (although they actually had what they asked me for). They received the requested information from us on March 17 and approved our I-130 on April 6. So, it was about 3 weeks before our case was finished after the RFE was responded to.

Nope, no citizenship. Medicaid is correct.

As far as I know, the I-864 was not in use 20 years ago. The I-134 was. The rules were not as clear cut on that one and I have been told by an immigration attorney friend that USCIS changed to I-864 to tighten the rules and hold the sponsor more accountable. I would check the language on the old form as that is probably what you filed for your wife. You would be held to rules of the form you filed. The I-134 is still in use for other reasons. It would be a simple matter of checking it out on the USCIS website.

Good luck.

Actually, you should check a copy of the version of the AOS that your originally filed if you still have it. That would be even better as I see that the I-134 has changed some.

You will be sending required docs to NVC along with DS-230.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html

Moving to NVC forum.

Thanks, YuandDan. I had read all of the info from NVC already. I guess I am still surprised they only require the beneficiary's info. I was afraid I was missing a link somewhere. I guess I am not?

Hi,

I am trying to be ready for NVC (when we finally get there) and I have a question. I have read the guides and Ling Che's Shortcut (FABULOUS info - thank you!) many times. I have all of the documents for my husband (the beneficiary) as detailed, but I thought I read somewhere that I (the petitioner) needed to send my info again also. I am specifically referring to my birth certificate and divorce decree. Am I completely mis-remembering, or do I need to send these also with teh DS-230 packet?

I have spent the last hour searching the forums and have not found the answer. I just want to make sure all goes smoothly.

Also, will my husband have any need of an additional set of passport photos from me for the interview?

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate this forum.

Wow!!! Contact your congressman/woman!

I hear that expedited applications differ from "congressionals" and that congressional applications actually go through faster.

Thanks. I may try that route.

I'm not really sure but I think pregnancy is not a ground for expedited processing. You just file I-130 on December and current processing times in USCIS is 6 months.

Yes, I am well aware that a NORMAL pregnancy is not grounds. I am also well aware of normal processing timelines. I won't go into specifics about my personal medical situation. However, that was not my question. My question was about the language of their letter.

Hi,

I recently submitted a request to USCIS for expedited processing of my husband's case based on my high risk pregnancy. Today I received a letter that says, in part,

"Unfortunately we are unable to honor that request because there are no Visas available for your relative's preference category."

I am confused. I thought there was NO limit on visas for spouses of US citizens. I could understand being denied for not meeting the humanitarian reasons, but not for visas not being available.

Can anyone offer any insight? Would it be worth asking my congressman to intervene? I don't want to make them mad by continually asking, but based on my past history with pregnancy, I REALLY need him here sooner rather than later.

Thanks!

still no news, what if our package was lost and didn't reach chicago lockbox???

I received our NOA1 today. It has a receipt date of January 12, 2009. Now, the long wait begins.

I sent our packet on January 5th. It was delivered by FedEx in Chicago on the 7th. My account shows the check clearing last night. Now, just to wait for NOA1! At least I know they opened it!