Raphmadu

Thanks all for responding. Will we be able to get back the original documents later? I mean maybe before or after the interview or they are now properties of the NVC?

Are we suppose to be mailing them the originals or copies? Thanks.

Thank you! I'm already there! Can't believe it =)

I know it's hard to believe. Congratulations.

Touched last night...OMG> couldn't believe the date had changed after staring at Oct. 23 for so long. Hoping it means good things and not a RFE. But POSITIVE thinking!!!!!

It's approval coming. Just remain positively. Goodluck.

I got the text last night too - approval! Coming over to the NVC thread...

Congratulations, let's go there...

Told you.

Yeah you did. Your assurance really helped us and made us more positive, thanks. Will I be getting our case number by email or mail? I'm yet to get the NOA2 hardcopy as well.

Here comes me again with my silly questions. We have been approved today for our I-130 and I-129F and sure will be going through the CR-1. What are the first steps or procedures for us to be taking? I mean what are we suppose to be doing at this stage?

Service Center : California Service Center

Marriage : 2009-09-17

I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

I-130 Approval : 2010-02-10

I-129F Approval : 2010-02-10

USCIS is still forwarding the approved I 129f petitions over to the NVC, ..... It is the NVC which will close an I 129 f if the I 130 for the same beneficiary is approved alongwith or before the I 129f. It will not apply in yr case though cause it seems yr I 130 is still under process at the USCIS.

Since we just got approved, can we still follow the K3?

Service Center : California Service Center

Marriage : 2009-09-17

I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

I-130 Approval : 2010-02-10

I-129F Approval : 2010-02-10

Do you have the alerts? What happened with our's is I saw the one and only touch in the morning on Monday and then Monday night got an email saying we were approved. Then I logged back into USCIS and it showed the status had changed from "Initial Review" to "Post-Decision Activity" but in the morning it had still been "Initial Review". It was about 8:00pm my time when I got the email. Good luck!

Telling y'all that I got emails saying our I-130 and I-129F has been approved. They are approved, can't be calmed with these joy inside me..lol

Service Center : California Service Center

Marriage : 2009-09-17

I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

I-130 Approval : 2010-02-10

I-129F Approval : 2010-02-10

The second touch doesn't mean approval. I saw someone say they were touched 7 times before they got approved. Mine was touched on the second and fourth of Feb, and we still haven't received any news about our NOA2.

You shouldn't worry of anything. You will be getting you NOA2 in no time. If we will finally be approved, then everybody here will. Believe it.

Service Center : California Service Center

Marriage : 2009-09-17

I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

I-130 Approval : 2010-02-10

I-129F Approval : 2010-02-10

Congratulations! glad to see that it came through .. good luck with the next step!

Thanks, it's even hard going back to bed. Did you confirm if your wife will be able to get the K3 interview?

Service Center : California Service Center

Marriage : 2009-09-17

I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

I-130 Approval : 2010-02-10

I-129F Approval : 2010-02-10

I'm confused about your filing....you filed an I 130 (spousal) Oct 19th but also a petition for a fiance Oct 21st. You are either married or you want to get married. You can't be married then file for your fiance visa. Am I missing something??

Thanks all for your wishes. Our petition was suppose to be a K3 but will be CR-1 instead.

Service Center : California Service Center

Marriage : 2009-09-17

I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

I-130 Approval : 2010-02-10

I-129F Approval : 2010-02-10

Hello friends, finally got an email saying our I-130 has been approved. What a feeling..lol

We can now move to the NVC thread. I can assure all october filers that your time is now.

Service Center : California Service Center

Marriage : 2009-09-17

I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

I-130 Approval : 2010-02-10

Hello friends, finally got an email saying our I-130 has been approved. What a feeling..lol

We can now move to the NVC thread. I can assure all october filers that your time is now.

Service Center : California Service Center

Marriage : 2009-09-17

I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-130 RFE :

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

I-130 Approval : 2010-02-10

The second touch is the approval. Congratulations.

Please fill up your timelines as soon as you get the approval. And head on over to the Feb 2010 NVC thread.

Thanks and I pray it is. We are begining to panic..lol

Congratulations, we are still on it.

Mine has finally been touched today...

Mine was touched yesterday and today again. I'm still waiting to hear from them.

WOW!!! maybe it will come today! did you sign up for email and text alerts? I did... and I recieved a text/email last night at 11 pm I was shocked that it came so late... but I still did the

Hopefully and thanks for your good wishes. Yes, I signed up for the text/email. Having my eyes wide open..lol.

We got touched yesterday and today another touch. NOA2 pls come on now. Goodluck to everybody.

hang in there, everyones will be comming in due time!! I bet yours will be comming soon

We got touched yesterday, I pray we get approved soon.

What a good morning, just woke up and logon to the USCIS as usual and noticed we got touched. Hopefully it's approval on it's way. Amen.

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I-130 Sent : 2009-10-11

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-10-19

I-129F Sent : 2009-10-21

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-10-30

thank you!! Now I get to go hang out with the cool kids on the Feb NVC thread!!!

Wow, I'm happy for you. Finally and a very big congratulations.

Hope ours is coming. I pray.

The USC is the petitioner. A lot of people have emailed it and not had any problem, some people do both.

You don't need to email anything with the ds3032.

Thanks for responding. Appreciated.

Looks a little confusing here. My spouse was trying to fill the DS-3032 and he got confused.

Well, who is suppose to be the beneficiary and petitioner in this case? We are thinking of emailing the DS-3032 instead of mailing. Has anybody tried it?

If we are to email them the DS-3032, can we also email the affidavit, W2 etc as well?

Thanks.

You're going for a K-3?

Nevermind, then.

Your stuff will be evaluated at the consulate level and you will skip through the NVC stage. Once NVC receives your petition from USCIS, it will assign a case number and send it on its way to the consulate.

Btw: 2 passport pictures needed with the DS230 packet. Not four. Two.

And two more for the medical.

We are going for the CR-1 and not K3

Both the petitioner and the beneficiary's email must be given to NVC.

AOS packet: I864, I1864A (if needed), tax returns, W2, Employment letter, pay stubs, bank account statements (if assets are being used).

DS230: DS230 form, original PCC, original marriage certificate, original birth certificate, 2 passport size pictures.

Check the guides/wikis for a complete thorough list.

Proof of bonafide must be provided at the interview stage.

Are we suppose to be sending original documents or copy? Shouldn't we be including joint assets or bonafide during those stages? Or they have to be at the interview alone? I thought we will be sending them proof of ongoing relationship, police certificate, marriage bonafide documents, beneficiary passport, birth certificate etc. I'm confused.

Here's Christeen's time tested formula for NVC:

Petitioner: Get NVC # + give operator your email IDs + receive AOS fee bill + pay 70$ online + wait to show paid + print cover sheet + send I-864 AOS with all documents and case # written on each page.

What documents are you talking about? Evidence of bonafide marriage among? can you tell us what the documents which you mailed off are? Who's email address should be used? should it be that of the petitioner or beneficiary?

Beneficiary: Get NVC# + receive DS3032 + send DS3032+ DS3032 accepted + IV fee bill available to be paid + pay and wait to show paid + print IV cover sheet + mail DS230 package with all original/certified documents

= wait for case complete + wait for interview to be scheduled.

Thanks.