TSC Blackhole

I didn't get sent to Texas Service Center, is that bad???

You are always here and everywhere else on Visajourney...very helpful. Darnell is really helpful too! But yes, i hope I can make up 2 months by doing the electronic processing, LOL...

Well Loto since you're so far ahead of all the July filers @ CSC I hope you're prepared to answer and influx of questions from all of us once we get our NOA2's! I guess you'll have at least 2 months to prepare.

Hi Leah!

My situation is almost identical to yours. I am american, and my now husband is Canadian. We were together for 10 years when we started looking into filing, even met with a lawyer once, and for the same reasons as you, we chose to go with the CR1 option.

We knew we wanted to get married but wanted a big wedding and it would take a while to save for it, and it would also be easier to have a big wedding if we were actually living together again. We got married at the courthouse the next time he came in from Canada, he may have mentioned it to the border guard, I'm not sure. We only told our mothers, and had them both present at the ceremony. We filed our CR1 paperwork the next week once our marriage license was finalized. We haven't told any of our friends or anything, we'll plan a wedding for next summer after he has his visa and no one will be the wiser.

My husband comes back and forth and hasn't had any issues telling the border guards he's going to visit his wife, they're usually pretty empathetic. Obviously if you're coming over the border to visit your husband with a moving truck, there might be some issues. But if you're honest about everything you have nothing to worry about.

I filed the first week of July and my case was routed to CSC and I am still waiting for my NOA2, and it's almost been 4 months. Most people on here that filed in August that were routed to VSC have already had their NOA2. The waiting is very painful, but at least it gives me lots of time to gather more and more evidence. It's also really annoying knowing that my husband is only a 6 hour drive away but it's so much work to be able to live and work in the same city. Oh well...

Good luck with your journey!

Ugh CSC is so lame! No one has even looked at my application in 3 months!

Maybe someone will light a fire under their bums and they'll do 2 months of work in 2 weeks!

Jealous! I've only had one "touch" and it was 5 days after I received my NOA1...and that was in July!

I've been looking at the timelines too, mine went from the beginning of November to the end of January. Oh well, i hope it means nothing.

I wish I was at VSC!

what?! How could anyone forget about this site???!

Hi!

Is the Visa interview in Montreal with both parties, petitioner and beneficiary? I was reading some of the consulate reviews and couldn't tell if it both parties were being interviewed or not...thanks!

Hi Loto,

He's in Canada waiting. Haha, not AOS here. I think I was on auto-pilot when I read my case update on the USCIS page because it says to wait for a biometrics appointment, but ONLY for specific filers, which I'm not a part of. Oh well, I guess onto collecting more evidence of a bona fide marriage. Phew, I hate the waiting game

Awesome! So should my significant other get his background check done? I'm just wondering what we're supposed to be doing besides waiting

Hey any July filers get their Biometrics appointment yet? That's what comes next, right? I'm assuming that request goes to the beneficiary? THANKS!!!

Greetings July filers! I kept checking for a July thread and here it is.

I think/know I will be on here a lot in the future. This whole process scares me, especially reading some of the horror stories of people waiting years for their petitions to be approved.

I sent my CR1 on 7/7 and received my NOA1 via email on 7/19. I think that's pretty good...but my petition also went to CSC, so maybe that's not so good.

Anyhow good luck everyone, I'm sure we'll all get to know each other very well over the next 7 months..

I know, Darnell is awesome!

I have and I-864 question too! I just received my NOA1 and am getting prepped for the I-864. I actually am in the process of filing my 2007-2008 tax returns because I was living/working abroad full-time and was not aware I had to file in the US. Long story short, my income in 2007 and 2008 was less that $15,000 as I was a student back then. But in 2009 it was well above the 125% line and I can get an employer to type up a letter stating how much I make per year, plus I can print off all my paystubs.

Will they have a problem with the fact I made barely any money in 2007/2008? I am also worried my tax returns won't be processed by the time I need to send in all the info, then what? I won't have W-2's because I didn't work in the US, so all I will basically have are my canadian tax returns in which my income will match what I am filing with the USA. Am I over-thinking this?

Ok I think I'm following now, thanks everyone! Good, hubby has no record.

I thought that once I received NOA2 it would say that EP is an option and I could opt-in. But I guess either way I have to wait until my case gets transferred to NVC so I can get the NVC case number then file/email the 3032.

I think I'm going to be spending a LOT of time on here.

Hi Everyone,

I'm in the same boat, so rather than starting a new thread maybe I can just tack onto this one. I've read LingChe's Guide and have it "favorited" on my browser and will print out out. I received my NOA1 a few weeks ago and am also working to prepare for NOA2, and am hoping to be invited to "opt-in" for electronic processing. I have been trying to figure out, what is the difference between the police certificate and biometrics? I thought the police certificate was part of the biometrics.

I am the USC and doing the research for my hubby, so I have to relay the info to him as to what he needs to do in the meantime to ensure there's not a lot of lag time. If the biometrics are police certificate are not the same thing, should I see about him getting his certificate? I couldn't find anywhere how long it's good for, but I'm guessing about 6 months.

Thanks in advance for your help

THe online processing is for the NVC stage only. It seemed like the only reason it was faster is there was no wait time for snailmail. You scan and email all the paperwork, just have to remember to bring the originals to the interview.

Thank you

After searching the site I realized that you can opt in once you're assigned a NVC number. I swear my patience is running thin and I have barely started the process...

Anyone know if the new online processing makes things go any faster?

I honestly think it doesn't matter. I put mine somewhere in the middle without realizing they wanted it at the beginning, and everything worked out fine. I'd say maybe just in front of everything, or behind your cover sheet?

I love the G form! The notification came via email, no text...

You guys are so smart, I got my NOA1 today! NOW the waiting, and waiting and waiting beings

Thanks all! Yeah I'm so stressed out about this!!! I was just hoping it wouldn't go so slow! Oh well, I guess I'll just keep waiting and waiting because it's not like I can call anyone and ask about. I'm just hoping we can opt in for the online processing and that it goes faster...

Hi THere,

My CR-1/I-130 package was received at the Chicago lockbox on 7/7 and I still haven't heard anything back, and I attached the form so they could send me a text when they go it and still nothing! I've been checking my bank balance too and still no cashed check! Any ideas how long this normally takes???

Thanks!

Thank you for the update Tommy&Riza.

Thanks. I guess I need to go back the next 3 years and file. I make far above the 125% mark and will get a letter from my employer stating annual pay, I am assuming this will be good enough and I will not need a sponsor, right? Thanks