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MSC is starting the long-awaited approval process, we got approved last week after submitting the IMBRA RFE.
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Good explanation of the holds on I-129F's
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This is the latest update from USCIS as of today, June 13, 2006.
http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffair...ra_061306pn.pdf
From Visa Journey, the only RFE received to date is for a K-1 from VSC. That petitioner has already returned the RFE. USCIS is still telling everyone who calls the 1-800 Customer Service number that K-3's will not be affected, ha ha ha!!!!
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I have seen many postings concerning RFE's from NVC in which NVC is asking for notarized or original documents which were submitted as a part of the I-130 package. Does USCIS forward all documents used for the I-130 approval to NVC or does USCIS keep some? Perhaps these are cases in which the documentation gets lost along the way, perhaps it is a case in which things get filed in different folders????
If it is the responsibility of USCIS to approve or disapprove of the I-130 petition for immigration, what responsibility does NVC have which requires them to ask for certified copies, for example, divorce decrees or criminal clearances.
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That is certainly great news. Any idea how you're going to verify the correction? Wait on a revised I-797? A call to NVC? Other?
The customer service representative said she would send a corrected I-797 within 30 days.
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As long as you have the divorce agreement you should not have any problem. You can always pay a bit more and get a notarized copy.
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[*I reread the I-129f form, yup...i looks like I did send it to Texas, never noticed the little chicago address at the bottom.
My only consolation that I might not be stuck in the delay is what i read
on this site.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_2927.html
3. NVC was able to run a data base list of all petitions
meeting these criteria. We have notified those
posts that have received these cases and given them the
case numbers and further instructions. All cases on this
list, even those with firm appointments or in 221(g)
status, are to be delayed while the petition is returned
for further information. No cases in issued status will
be recalled. If posts have any question about the correct
priority date of the K1 case, they should use the priority
date (receipt date) written or stamped on the original
petition. DHS has not requested return of K3 or K4 I-129F
petitions.
Maybe, just maybe even though I sent it to the wrong address...they opened it up and said "Ohh, this goes to Chicago." . Then fowarded it to Chicago, and it didn't get put in the group of K-1 I-129Fs.
I called USCIS out of sheer...curiosity, told the lady about this delay, and about sending it to Texas possibly by mistake . She checked the status, and told me "It says here they are processing all forms with dates before March 6." DUH!!!!!!! That's why I was calling...I rephrased, told her the site with delay info...about the recall...and she just repeats.
Something tells me, I'm in the delay bin too.
I like the part in
http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_2927.html
DHS has not requested return of K3 or K4 I-129F
petitions.
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These e-mails ARE for real!!!!! Within 30 minutes of sending CSC an e-mail asking them to correct their error I received an e-mail back from CSC advising me the error would be corrected. Wooo Hooo!!!!!!
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I just faxed a letter to CSC and the fax went through. CSC has a fax inquiry sheet with the fax numbers on it according to the immigration application type.
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I did a Google search on USCIS CSC telephone numbers this morning and found this law office had posted a lot of information about the CSC including the e-mail addresses for various types of forms being processed. Has anyone used these e-mails before? For example,
CSC.XII.130@dhs.gov would be used for I-130 processing questions.
http://www.immigration.com/newsletter1/cscdivxii.html
They apparently go to the CSC Congressional liaison and ombudsmen office.
CSC Organization
Management
Center Director, Donald Neufeld
Deputy Director, Christine Poulos
Assistant Center Director, Division I, Barbara Velarde
Assistant Center Director, Division II, Ron Johnson
Assistant Center Director, Division III, Stephen Brickett
Assistant Center Director, Division IV, Joseph Hackbarth
Assistant Center Director, Division V, Manuel Gomez
Assistant Center Director, Division XII, Nancy Alby
Divisions
Division I: I-131, I-140, I-360, I-485, I-526, I-829
Division II: I-102, I-129, I-539, Premium Processing
Division III: I-130, I-751
Division IV: I-765, I-821TPS, I-817, N-400, Legalization, I-90SAW
Division V: I-90, Waivers, I-824, I-881 NACARA
Division XII: Congressional Liaison and Ombudsman Activities
I notice it lists about 14 email addresses. How would you know which one to use? I wonder if those are various case workers?
I have already sent a request to 'CSC.XII.130@dhs.gov' and it bounced back. I assume these e-mail are for the ombudsman. I will try each one and then try the FAX numbers.
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I did a Google search on USCIS CSC telephone numbers this morning and found this law office had posted a lot of information about the CSC including the e-mail addresses for various types of forms being processed. Has anyone used these e-mails before? For example,
CSC.XII.130@dhs.gov would be used for I-130 processing questions.
http://www.immigration.com/newsletter1/cscdivxii.html
They apparently go to the CSC Congressional liaison and ombudsmen office.
CSC Organization
Management
Center Director, Donald Neufeld
Deputy Director, Christine Poulos
Assistant Center Director, Division I, Barbara Velarde
Assistant Center Director, Division II, Ron Johnson
Assistant Center Director, Division III, Stephen Brickett
Assistant Center Director, Division IV, Joseph Hackbarth
Assistant Center Director, Division V, Manuel Gomez
Assistant Center Director, Division XII, Nancy Alby
Divisions
Division I: I-131, I-140, I-360, I-485, I-526, I-829
Division II: I-102, I-129, I-539, Premium Processing
Division III: I-130, I-751
Division IV: I-765, I-821TPS, I-817, N-400, Legalization, I-90SAW
Division V: I-90, Waivers, I-824, I-881 NACARA
Division XII: Congressional Liaison and Ombudsman Activities
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James - who is this omsbudsman and how can I get in touch with him!!!! When I spoke to NVC Friday the agent gave me a number at USCIS, 202-5144316 but I have not been able to contact anyone at this number so I do not know if it is the main number or an outdated one.
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David, I have not heard anything about the I-129F, I assume it is on hold pending the distribution of RFE's for the new I-129f.
I spoke to USCIS service center Thursday afternoon, 6/15 and was told by the agent to call NVC and ask them to get CSC to forward the case to NVC. The person at NVC said this is never done and there is no procedure in place for this to to be done. Friday morning I called USCIS service center again and spoke to another helpful agent and told her of all this and asked if there was a telephone number or e-mail at CSC through which I could communicate to ANYONE out there and tell them of their mistake on the I-130. This very helpful agent told he they had no way of contacting their own USCIS service center, can you imagine that!!! USCIS cannot contact their own service centers even when it is their error!!! Anyhow this agent told me my ONLY option at this point is filing the I-824 and paying the $200 processing fee which I did. It appears this is going to add up to 6 months.
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I just received the NOA2 in the mail that clearly says my I-130 has been approved...
However below that it says my application indicates Adjustment of Status will be in the US, therefore please contact the office nearest me......
If the person you are trying to bring into the US is not in the US, please fill out form I-824, send it to this office and send us an additional $200 and we will send the application package to NVC (where it should have been sent in the 1st place)...
I called USCIS and spoke to a case officer who told me there was nothing they could do, it is a simple mistake. I explained it was their mistake and it would add weeks of processing time to my application. All he said was he was sorry.
There is nothing in my application package that indicates adjustment of status will be in thr US, it clearly shows my wife's address in Taiwan.
You've lost me. I see there was a mistake but you don't indicate the proposed solution or reason for any extended delay. What are they suggesting you do?
The application should not be held at CSC, it should have automatically been forwarded to NVC. According to the USCIS my only option now is to pay the additional $200 and complete the I-824. Has anyone else seen anything like this.
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I just received the NOA2 in the mail that clearly says my I-130 has been approved...
However below that it says my application indicates Adjustment of Status will be in the US, therefore please contact the office nearest me......
If the person you are trying to bring into the US is not in the US, please fill out form I-824, send it to this office and send us an additional $200 and we will send the application package to NVC (where it should have been sent in the 1st place)...
I called USCIS and spoke to a case officer who told me there was nothing they could do, it is a simple mistake. I explained it was their mistake and it would add weeks of processing time to my application. All he said was he was sorry.
There is nothing in my application package that indicates adjustment of status will be in thr US, it clearly shows my wife's address in Taiwan.
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http://usaimmigrationattorney.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=2
Some highlights of the new law:
1. NEW PETITION FORMS: New I-129F Fiancee and K-3 Spousal Visa petitions will require that the petitioner provide information on his criminal convictions for specified crimes, including violent offenses, domestic abuse and sexual assualt.(Interestingly, it would appear that the Petition I-130 Petition for the CR-1 legal resident visa for spouse seems to be unaffected.)
Well for one thing with the I-130 you are already married. Perhaps the USCIS thinks this new law will prevent abusive relationships from getting to the marriage stage in the first place.
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It appears the new law targets agencies such as "Russian Brides" which specifically charged American men a fee to introduce them to Russian women. They organized trips to Russia and purported to have dozens of gorgeous 20 YO (virgins) waiting on the tarmac for the Americans. By the way, the Russian government shut down this site because it was a scam.
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The form defines a marriage broker asIf you met your fianc¨¦ or spouse through the services of aninternational marriage broker, you must notify USCIS ofthat fact by answering Question 19 on this form. The term¡°international marriage broker¡± means a corporation,partnership, business, individual, or other legal entity,whether or not organized under any law of the UnitedStates, that charges fees for providing dating, matrimonial,matchmaking services, or social referrals between UnitedStates citizens or nationals or aliens lawfully admitted tothe United States as lawful permanent residents andforeign national clients by providing personal contactinformation or otherwise facilitating communicationbetween individuals.
This seems to broaden the definition, since it includes any entity which simply "facilitates communication".
In my opinion the key wording here is:
"that charges fees for"
Everything after that is based on this premise.
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http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/newforms.htm
And the fillable form:
http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-129f.htm
Just a note of caution, and maybe it is just my pc, but each time I try to load the I-129f in pdf, my pc crashes.
I just downloaded the new PDF and didn't have any problem, I think it uses some features of the newer versions of Acrobat, probably 7.0 and later.
For all the delays this is going to cause most petitioners will just answer NO to those questions about a marriage broker.
Just curious, how many people here can actually write their loved one's name in Chinese?
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I assume this new form affects everyone who filed an I-129f whether it was for a K-1 or K-3 visa and that USCIS will send us RFE's for background information???? In other words, we do not have to fill out this new form and send them another check for $170.
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I am curious about why a document detailing bank balances would be required by the Embassy. This is the US State Department requesting the petitioner's bank balances for the interview? If NVC has the I-864 and already approves the USC as qualified above the povery level would the Embassy still ask for bank balances? Does NVC share the I-864 data with the DOS?
I noticed in the I-864 there was a place for additional information such as saving account balances but from the I-864 instructions it appeared this was only needed if your income was not high enough. For example, if a USC makes over $100,000 a year do they have to complete that part of the I-864 and document their savings account, money market accounts, etc?
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Mike,
I have seen several references to people calling DOS but wondered when you start? Once NVC completes all its processing and the DS-230 is entered into the system does the whole application get sent to DOS?
Mike R
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I am attempting to compile a list of all CR1 and K3 petitions for Candle members. It will make it much easier to compile a timeline listing if those of you that want to be included, make sure that your timeline signature is up-to-date, and clearly indicates the petition type (CR1 and K3).
Please respond here if you want to be included in this new listing.
Thanks
Here's mine..... but I think I should mention a few differences from most of the applications here. First of all, my wife is Taiwanese and has a Taiwan passport and a US visa. She has been to the US three times and returned to Taiwan each time. We included her US visa record in the CR-1 and K-3 package so her data was available to the USCIS agent.
Also, on several occasions I have needed to have things processed through AIT in Taipei (which used to be the American embassy) and have found them to be extremely friendly and helpful. I have not seen any of the behavior members here mention goes on at the Chinese consulates. Our wedding documents had to be translated into English and notarized at AIT before I could apply for a TIN for my wife and this was completed in a few minutes.
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With the uncertain delay that could be caused by IMBRA...
Here is a reminder of delays that members have endured. This time I will not make any reference to names (as I did some 6 months ago), as some are active.
The delays reflected here are the more extremes... usually 5 months over average. There are plenty who are in that 1-4 months over average and I don't want to downplay their wait. As well, the K1s are usually the fastest and some of their delays may put them on average the same as a CR1... but a delay is a delay... so here's to all of them, but only a few listed...
CR1.....14 months….waiting P4
CR1.....16 months….IV set
CR1.....18 months….IV set
CR1.....19 months….blue slip
CR1.....23 months….waiting P4
K1......14 months….passed
K1......15 months….IV set
K1......15 months….waiting P4
K1......16 months….waiting P4
K1......17 months….passed
K1......18 months….passed
K1......19 months….passed
K1......22 months….passed
K1......24 months….passed
K3......17 months….waiting P4
David,
Are you getting your P1->P2->P3->P4->P5 dates from CFL members? Could some of these delays be explained by the petitioner not sending in the requested information? Are these all waiting for an interview at a US Embassy in China or elsewhere in the Asian world? I am just trying to understand these stats better.
David, I'm a little confused also. I'm guessing that you've established some sort of criteria for determining whether or not a visa is delayed. What criteria are you using? Perhaps when a K1 petition takes longer than 14 months from submission to the interview? Or, perhaps you have established a mean for each visa type. By the way, thanks for all your hard work compiling this data. We have an incredible resource here that is unequaled by any other immigration website.
I also want to thank David for taking the time to compile all of this data. Everyone should appreciate all the time it takes to detemine how to extract, maintain and display such widely varying information.
Traveling - Looking for Suggestions!
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We just got back from Phoenix and Flagstaff. There is a great That restaraunt 1 block north of the tracks on San Francisco street in Flagstaff. We loved the Basil chicken. The owner is kind of grumpy but his food is wonderful. In Phoenix there is a Chinese Cultural Center with a wonderful seafood buffet just nother of the airport.
(Please don't ask why I'm going to be in these weird assortment of cities)
Las Vegas
Reno
Carson City
Flagstaff
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Denver
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Stockton
I would appreciate all recommendations - you will make my life a lot better if I have some great Chinese places to take "She who would be Queen" for a great dinner. As a return payment - if anyone comes to Hawaii - I will share the secret of the $12.00 Chinese Lobster, 1 block from Waikiki.
Thanks Hawaii Mike