Names | Country | Service Center |
Xfer? | Consulate | I-129F Sent |
I-129F NOA1 |
I-129F RFE(s) Received |
I-129F RFE(s) Sent |
I-129F NOA2 |
I-130 Sent |
I-130 NOA1 |
I-130 NOA2 |
NVC Received |
NVC Left |
Consulate Received |
Packet 3 Received |
Packet 3 Sent |
Packet 4 Received |
Interview | Visa Received |
US Entry | Marriage | Total Days File ➙ Int. |
I-129F Mail to 1st NOA |
I-129F NOA1 to NOA2 |
I-129F NOA2 to Interview |
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Ludmila & Patrick | Czech Republic | California | No | Czech Republic | 2008-04-10 | 2008-04-17 | 2008-07-10 | 2008-03-01 | 2008-03-13 | 2008-07-10 | 2008-07-17 | 2008-07-18 | 2008-07-25 | 2008-08-01 | 2008-08-08 | 2008-08-20 | 2008-08-30 | 2008-08-30 | 2008-02-08 | 172* | 7 | 84 | 41 | 2011-08-20 | ||||
Nova & Neil | Philippines | California | No | Manila, Philippines | 2007-09-06 | 2007-11-02 | 2008-07-14 | 2007-07-06 | 2007-07-19 | 2008-07-14 | 2008-07-25 | 2008-08-06 | 2008-09-16 | 2008-10-17 | 2007-04-24 | 438 | 57 | 255 | 64 | 2008-09-29 Return to embassy to sign DS-230 for CR visa (I-130 package at embassy after k3 interview!) Note: the received visa is CR1 rather than k3 Interview experience, see: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=153358 NVC I-130 processing: July 14: I-130 and I29F approved July 26: NVC acknowledges receipt of both I-130 and I-129F July 28: DS-3032 and AOS fee bill generated (although dated 2 days earlier when I received the snail mail) July 29: mailed off $70 AOS fee July 29: email forwarded DS-3032 from wife (snail mail got there first!) July 30: spouse mailed off DS-3032 by express mail (UPS) from Philippines August 4: DS-3032 hard copy received at NVC from Philippines August 4: AOS fee bill received by NVC (although wrong date was on James' short cut generated bill!) August 6: AOS generated August 6: IV bill generated August 6: send off AOS (I-864EZ) lets hope they accept a non-notarized version with IRS tax transcripts for last 3 years rather than actual tax returns! (there's not even any space to notarize an I-864EZ, so it makes no sense to me) August 6: paid IV bill online with invoice # obtained from NVC operator (who also told me the online system doesn't work, so I'll just have to see what happens) August 7: IV bill status is now "paid" and deducted from my bank account August 7: mail off DS-230 + pile of documents + IV payment receipt + bank statement showing deduction August 8: AVR says IV bill generated? (online status changed to "unpaid" although paid receipt is right there online. duh!) August 11: finally they accepted email DS-3032 (hard copy got there one week earlier) August 13: IV received at NVC (they need to be informed again to reconcile online payment with visa application, grrrrrr) August 13: online payment system status changed back to "paid" yippee!!! August 13: receive snail mail IV bill August 14: AVR says IV payment received August 6 August 14: AOS instructions received by email August 19: medical appointment (using k3-visa # already at consulate) August 22: case complete according to operator several days later August 27: k3-visa interview scheduled for September 16 August 27: expedite request emailed to send I-130 docs to k3-visa interview so that it can be changed to a CR-visa interview August 27: also mail in expedite request September 3: still no news on expedite request so ask to speak to supervisor who then has email tracked down and worked on within a couple of hours September 3: request sent from NVC to embassy to find whether k3 interview can be changed to CR September 9: MNL accepts expedite request and I-130 package mailed to embassy (I think) September 16: k3 interview date (I traveled to MNL to be there at the USEM) September 16:I-130 arrives at embassy on day of interview but after interview September 16: embassy calls wife who somehow misses calls (delay of CR visa caused by my wife's stupid cell phone) September 29: wife returns to embassy to sign DS-230 in front of CO (same one as at interview, giggle) October 3: CR visa received October 17: flight scheduled! | 2008-10-21 | |||||||
desi2 & desi | India | California | No | Chennai, India | 2008-04-23 | 2008-04-24 | 2008-07-03 | 2008-04-08 | 2008-04-14 | 2008-07-15 | 2008-07-22 | 2008-07-26 | 2008-08-10 | 2008-08-10 | 2008-08-10 | 2008-09-02 | 147 | 1 | 70 | 61 | 2008-08-16 | |||||||
Matt & Mikko | Philippines | California | No | Manila, Philippines | 2008-06-11 | 2008-06-24 | 2008-07-19 | 2006-03-16 | 2006-08-23 | 2008-07-17 | 2008-07-20 | 2008-07-21 | 2008-07-28 | 2008-08-27 | 2008-09-23 | 2008-10-03 | 2005-09-03 | 895* | 13 | 25 | 39 | Filed I-130 while still an immigrant(entered US 2002) and opted to go K3 visa route after I got my citizenship (2008). Blessed for a speedy approval of I-129F. Thank you for a very supportive VJ Family! | 2009-08-07 | |||||
Neetu & Prateek | India | Vermont | No | New Delhi, India | 2008-03-09 | 2008-03-12 | 2008-07-17 | 2008-02-25 | 2008-03-04 | 2008-08-05 | 2008-07-22 | 2008-07-24 | 2008-07-28 | 2008-07-29 | 2008-07-30 | 2008-07-30 | 2008-08-13 | 2008-08-13 | 170* | 3 | 127 | 27 | I-130 Touches: 03/07/2008 03/09/2008 03/10/2008 08/05/2008 - APPROVED! I-129F Touches: 03/14/2008 03/16/2008 07/17/2008 - Touched and APPROVED! 07/18/2008 - Touched again! 07/22/2008 - NVC received case 07/24/2008 - Left NVC for Consulate! | 2008-08-13 | ||||
nk & pd | India | Vermont | No | New Delhi, India | 2008-03-09 | 2008-03-12 | 2008-07-17 | 2008-02-26 | 2008-03-04 | 2008-08-04 | 2008-07-22 | 2008-07-24 | 2008-07-28 | 2008-07-29 | 2008-07-30 | 2008-07-30 | 2008-08-13 | 2008-08-13 | 2008-10-18 | 2006-12-14 | 169* | 3 | 127 | 27 | our I129F approval was expedite from VSC. | 2009-04-19 | ||
veselina & daniel | Bulgaria | Vermont | No | Bulgaria | 2008-04-02 | 2008-04-04 | 2008-07-22 | 2007-11-16 | 2008-01-26 | 2008-07-22 | 2008-07-28 | 2008-07-29 | 2008-08-01 | 2008-08-13 | 2008-08-20 | 2008-08-23 | 2008-08-27 | 278* | 2 | 109 | 29 | i130 tuches 02-24 05-09 07-03 i129f 04-30 05-01 | 2008-09-07 | |||||
Luz & Mel | Philippines | California | No | Manila, Philippines | 2008-06-28 | 2008-07-01 | 2008-08-04 | 2008-06-16 | 2008-06-20 | 2008-08-04 | 2008-08-06 | 2008-08-08 | 2008-08-11 | 2008-09-26 | 2008-12-12 | 2008-12-15 | 2008-03-12 | 102* | 3 | 34 | 53 | 2011-04-11 | ||||||
mike & tracy | United Kingdom | California | No | London, United Kingdom | 2008-03-18 | 2008-03-25 | 2008-07-29 | 2008-02-21 | 2008-02-28 | 2008-07-29 | 2008-08-06 | 2008-08-08 | 2008-08-11 | 2008-08-14 | 2008-08-16 | 2008-08-23 | 2008-09-05 | 2007-08-06 | 197 | 7 | 126 | 38 | I think it's terrible that a husband and wife cannot just be together. | 2008-08-23 | ||||
Maria & David | Dominican Republic | Vermont | No | Jamaica | 2008-03-21 | 2008-03-31 | 2008-07-28 | 2008-03-03 | 2008-03-11 | 2008-07-28 | 2008-08-04 | 2008-08-08 | 2008-08-11 | 2008-09-12 | 2008-09-15 | 2008-10-14 | 2008-11-13 | 2008-01-23 | 255 | 10 | 119 | 108 | You must be very careful of mail delivery in other countries, it can be a big problem time wise. Embassy sends everything to applicants by regular mail only. You should stay in contact with your Embassy by email if mail takes a long time for delivery. Stay on top of things, because the Embassy will not!!!!! On the Embassy website it will tell you that the petitioner is not required to be present at the interview, they requested me to be there, so save your self time and go to the interview in the beginning. The interview took 10 minutes, quick and easy, just tell the truth. Some of the document I obtained they never asked for, they will tell you what document they want at the 1st window. To me the hardest part is waiting for your airpak after you have been approved from DHL, this will drive you crazy. | 2008-12-23 |
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