Shawn H.

My wife was approved last week, so i am going to go and come back with her on our 1 year aniversary (July 9th). i have a question though. We want to have a wedding ceremony here. Does the Wedding Certificate that we recieved overseas count here? Or do we have to go to the Justice of the Peace and get married again to make it legal here? How does this work?

Any help would appreciated.

Thanks

My wife heard that immigrants that are entering the USA for the first time can ship there belongings for free.

Has anyeone heard about this and how can it be done?

Thanks for the information.

And i agree you have been so helpfull to so many. People like you make this process bearable!!!!

And Good Luck!!!

Once my wife goes to the interview and gets her visa, how long does it take to recieve her Social Security number?

I called the NVC today and my case is complete but the Embassy is already booked for May interviews.

I really need the appointment to be in the first or second week of June.

Has anyone ever had any succes in requesting a certain interview date?

any comments?

I called the NVC today and my case is complete but the Embassy is booked for appointments.

I really need the appointment to be in the first or second week of June.

Has anyone ever had any succes in requesting a certain interview date?

any comments?

hi shawn, i send a request 2 days ago and they email me back saying the request is under review and they waiting for the petitioner to send the AOS and IV package, somebody told me they take about 2 to 3 week ...but another person told me , they wait to complete the case and then they send the request to the consulate so i dont know what to believe

Thanks for the reply

When I called the NVC, they said my request has been sent to the consulate and they are waiting on there decision on the expedite request. I have already payed the NVC fees and they said to send all the forms and paperwork in just like if there was no expedite request.

So i guess i just wait and call again next week and see if something has changed.

How long does the NVC usually take to make a decision on the expedite request? I sent one about 2 weeks ago and i called today and they said to call back next week sometime.

Anyone have anything they can share with me?

That sounds ridiculous..................request the expedite with the assistance of your Senator(s) or Congressman. If the US Govt can grant 55,000 emergency visa's for Haitian's, I don't see how they can not do it for someone in your wife's situation.

thanks for the vote of confidence. I will look into how to get this done tomorrow. i have already contacted my local congressman but they didnt do much for me during the USCIS process. lets hope i can convince them to help me a little more this time.

and I also think this site and help from all you guys is all oneyone needs to do this. The lawyers cant do anything!

i feel like they haven't helped me at all. I have done more work in trying to figure out whats going on with my case, and i have gotten more answers than my lawyer has.

im headed to bed. yall have a good night. or morning or afternoon. lol

Why wouldn't you try? Go for it..............

i was told a denied expedite can delay the process.

so im hesitant to try it

thanks for the reply!

you have been alot of help! keep it up!

i have one more question if you dont mind.

My wife is living in Tehran, Iran. The protest are not as bad as Libya, but there still are protest and it has gotten a little more dangerous.

My reasoning could be i dont want it to escilate and it get dangerous for her or make it harder for her to come here.

Does anyone think this is a good reason to expedite through the NVC?

Or should i not even try?

my lawyer says we cant apply for the K3 visa, but the USCIS website says we can?

does any one understand what this is about?

im trying to be content with this for now.

but iim already hoping my luck is better at the NVC.

Does anyone know if they really are expeding these cases through?

Congrats! Or at least tell me what your NOA1 date is so I can update the spreadsheet properly.

noa 1 8/25/2010

noa 2 3/1/2011

i didnt think this would ever come!

im not even sure how to feel about it!

i got my APPROVAL!!!!

on march 1st!

i just got the email today

29539/36000 cases have been processed

that means they are processing about 3000 a day

Looks like everybody got their NOA-2 approvals and this forum is dead now. I am the last man standing. No NOA-2, no touch :whistle:since Nov.30, 2010, doing fantastic, pushing 7 months of wait. No worries. It will come when it will come. I will let myself know I got it on this forum and write a dozen of responses to myself with CONGRATULATIONS.

just been reading the post from this one to the end, made me smile,

but i see there are still a few of us left to rot,

i know im well over 200 days and counting,

Mace

hey im still waiting...i have only been waiting 6 months as of tomorrow. im not on the spread sheet but im still waiting.

And my application went back to California!

HI ..IM SORRY TO TELD YOU, BUT YOU CAN NOT GET A VISA B-1 B-2 BECAUSE THAT VISA IS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANTS TO VISIT THE COUNTRY, IF YOU APPLY FOR THIS VISA , THE PROCESS FOR THE GREEN CARD CAN BE DELAY , IS BETTER IF YOU GUYS STAY CALM AND WAIT FOR THE END OF THE PROCESS.

I dont think it will effect my green card process. it doesnt even go to the USCIS or the NVC. The b-1, 2 visa's are handled at the us embassy in the country you select. i just know once they see we are married and we are working on getting a greencard. They will probably deny the B-2 visa. i am just hoping there is someone who has tried this and actually got approved.

I know this has been talked about before, and it is probably a bad idea.

But has anyone tried getting a B-2 visitor visa while waiting on the I-130?

My wife has a british visa, so we are going to meet in london to see eachother in march. I want to try to set up an appoitment at the US embassy in London to get her a B-2 visa. Maybe we can get lucky and get it.

anyone have any comments on this?

I haven't been following everyday so i dont know if everyone saw this.

They have only process about half of the 36,000 cases.

see new news alert

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a02928eaf503e210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

I think the biggest mess up in the whole of this, is misinformation. USCIS had NO idea, they still don't, of the problems in Texas. They have been following scripts, and telling all sorts of odd things to people. The communication now, (and it is thanks to US that this is happening), is where no lawyer, senator or congressman can ever get through to. It's astonishing really, a group of people talking directly to the director of a service center. I am sure it's unheard of, but it's now working.

What is frustrating to me, is a machine could do a better job. i dont know why our tax money is going to employeeing people that read from a computer screen and just follow it exactly. That doesnt make any sense. it would save a ton of money if they just fire the employees. They can put a link online that says if your past this date then fill out this form for a process request.

Done. i think i just saved millions of dollars in tax payer money

Thanks, I mean the e-mail, not notice .We have received our e-mail on 8 and is from Laguna Niguel CA, just was trying to find out how long will take from TSC to CSC . But now all is clear for us

ya i bet on monday they just got a bundle of the august filers and shipped them back

Shawn,

Please let me now when your case was transferred back to CSC.In our notice was on 8 Feb.

I never got a notice.

she just told me that it was shipped and she confirmed they have it already.

Shawn: when did you e-mailed Angela?

I e-mailed here two days ago but no answer I have expedite granted 3 times but no action ....Thanks

I emailed her 2 days ago, and she replied saying she will get back to me by friday.

then i emailed her again this morning and i just asked if she forgot about me.

she replied within minutes.

Can someone post example of email sent to Angela Barrows, please?

My advice is be short and to the point.

Do not explain your life story, just tell her how long you have waited and ask her to look into your case.