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sarah29

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US Spousal Visa
« on: January 14, 2014, 01:27:04 pm »
Mga sis, may mga dumaan naba sa process na to? If so, how was it? Plan ko kase kunin yung fiance ko, eh. Pero magpapakasal muna kame sa Manila.

xylene

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2014, 08:12:02 am »
Hi sis! USC hubby ko and it took a year and a half bago ako nakarating dito sa US.
Wala namang naging problem pero mejo matagal lang talaga before dumating yung NOA2.

Pansin ko hindi na masyadong active yung mga dating nagpo post sa kabilang thread (http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,254264.0.html) You might want to check yung visajourney.com forums. Bukod kasi dito, dun din ako nagtatanong regarding sa petition sakin.

Good luck! :))

sarah29

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2014, 08:32:14 am »
Thank sis! Di ko nakita yan. :) Grabe, mejo matagal pala. Nagattorney ba kayo sis?

rhamneroj16

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2014, 11:58:21 am »
Hi Xylene,

Nagpost nga ako dun sa sinasabi mo na thread and i think mga busy narin kaya wala sumasagot sa tanong ko dun. :D nabasa ko nga about your NOA2, bakit ganon katagal? e USC na yung husband mo.

Nagfiled na kasi si hubby last january 3, 2014. nakarecieve na kami ng NOA1 last January 8, 2014, and now we're waiting for the NOA2 sa california processing center yung sa amin, hopefully hindi ganun katagal kasi sayo 10 mos. sa iba naman napakabilis wala pa 3mos. LPR palang hubby ko and planning to upgrade the petition kasi mag file na sya sa citizenship nya on april nabasa ko kay cardilene na 4 mos yung sa citizenship then okay na yung sa wife nya :) sana ganun lang din kabilis.

Sarah,

Good luck and best wishes! :) :)
« Last Edit: January 15, 2014, 01:58:48 pm by rhamneroj16 »

jazzlawyer

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2014, 03:23:58 pm »
joining!

my husband also just filed our petition. so sana you can help us in case we need to ask questions.

xylene

1 and half years? bakit matagal? or yun talaga yung average na processing time? thanks!

sarah29

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2014, 04:10:28 pm »
^ Hi sis, nabasa ko sa mga ibang sites, like visajourney nga usualy 6-9 months daw. Pero may mga cases na umaabot talaga ng more than a year.

rhamneroj16

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2014, 05:02:36 pm »
Sis! yung 6 - 9 months ang processing ano yung USC na yung petitioner? kasi kapag LPR umaabot ng a year to 2 years dun na lahat yun depende kapag current ng priority date mo. Swertehan lang din :) I think depende din sa Service center kapag sa California, processing time nila for approval ng petition ay less 5 months malalaman muna ewan ko sa lang Vermont service center balita ko matagal talaga ang process dun. Good luck Sis  sa pag file ng petition nako nakakstress LOL. its better na wag ka na kumuha ng atty for filing ng petition kasi kung totoo naman lahat ng documents mo hindi ka na magwoworry sa processing. Kasi sa mga nababasa ko ginagawa agad nila yung mga kailangan gawin from NVC. :)

jazzlawyer

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2014, 12:31:28 am »
taga SFO si hubby, pero based sa letter, our petition was forwarded to Nebraska

sarah29

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2014, 01:34:27 am »
rhamneroj16 - sis thank you ^_^ Ngayon ko lang nabasa.. pareho tayo ng sitwasyon. Green card holder palan din ako so LPR palang then papaupgrade nalang. Kamusta pala sis? Mejo mabilis naman ba process for you? Ano first steps na ginawa ng hubby mo?


xylene

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2014, 09:56:11 am »
joining!

my husband also just filed our petition. so sana you can help us in case we need to ask questions.

xylene

1 and half years? bakit matagal? or yun talaga yung average na processing time? thanks!

Hi mga sis, tumagal yung samin kasi nagpalipat lipat ng service center na nagpa-process. Unang napunta sa Vermont Service Center  then after nun nalipat sa National Service Center then nalipat pa sa Atlanta. Dahil ata sa mga backlogs ng Vermont at California kaya naglipat lipat sila ng mga processing ng mga papers that time.

Based dun sa mga posted processing times, walang trend kung kelan mo makukuha yung NOA2. Yung samin talagang tumagal lang ng 10 months, yung iba sobrang bilis maapprove. That time na naghihintay kami sobrang nakakafrustrate everytime na may nagbabalita na approved na yung sa kanila, lalo na pag alam mong mas nauna pang nai-file yung papers mo.

Hi Xylene,

Nagpost nga ako dun sa sinasabi mo na thread and i think mga busy narin kaya wala sumasagot sa tanong ko dun. :D nabasa ko nga about your NOA2, bakit ganon katagal? e USC na yung husband mo.

Nagfiled na kasi si hubby last january 3, 2014. nakarecieve na kami ng NOA1 last January 8, 2014, and now we're waiting for the NOA2 sa california processing center yung sa amin, hopefully hindi ganun katagal kasi sayo 10 mos. sa iba naman napakabilis wala pa 3mos. LPR palang hubby ko and planning to upgrade the petition kasi mag file na sya sa citizenship nya on april nabasa ko kay cardilene na 4 mos yung sa citizenship then okay na yung sa wife nya :) sana ganun lang din kabilis.

Sarah,

Good luck and best wishes! :) :)

Hi Sis, sa Philippine forum ka ba nagpost? Mas mabilis kasi magreply mga tao dun :) 


Good luck mga sis, sana nga hindi ganun katagal yung mga NOA2 nyo. I know how it feels na maghintay ng hindi mo alam kung kelan darating. Back read na lang din kayo nung isang forum para maprepare nyo in advance yung mga needed docs sa next steps. After kasi ng approval, sunod sunod na yung mga ipapasa nyo eh. :)) 

sarah29

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2014, 10:18:13 am »
Sis ano link yung nung Philippine forum?? :) Thank you!

rhamneroj16

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2014, 10:43:07 am »
rhamneroj16 - sis thank you ^_^ Ngayon ko lang nabasa.. pareho tayo ng sitwasyon. Green card holder palan din ako so LPR palang then papaupgrade nalang. Kamusta pala sis? Mejo mabilis naman ba process for you? Ano first steps na ginawa ng hubby mo?

Welcome Sis! Kaya nga sis ifile mo na until makuha mo na yung citizenship mo para upgrade na lang yung petition. Madami na kasi gumagawa nan and mas napapabilis ang processing ng petition. Okay lang naman ako sis. Waiting for NOA2. I wish na mapabilis ang process. at kapag na approved sana current narin yung priority date :) Just keep on praying! Yung NOA1 mabilis lang yung sa amin kasi nareceive nila ng January 3, 2014 then nakareceive na kami ng text and email na "USCIS Acceptance Confirmation" last January 8, 2014  kasama na din yung Receipt Number nyo to follow na yung mail na Official Reciept Notice usually within 7 - 10 days upon they received your petition. But dun sa NOA2 w/c is Notice of Approval y di natin masabi if when maapproved usually it takes several month. pinakamablis 2mos sa mga nababasa ko.

Eto yung unang process na ginawa namin nag file muna sya form i-130 form, Petition of Alien Relative.
Together with other supporting documents.

•   G-1145 – E-Notification of Petition
•   Cover Letter
•   Check for I – 130 filing fee ($420)
•   Completed and signed form I-130 form (Petitioner)
•   Completed and signed form G-325A (Petitioner and Beneficiary)
•   4 passport–type photos of the Petitioner and Beneficiary
•   Copy of (Petitioner’s) front and back of permanent resident card
•   Original Copy (Petitioner’s) Birth Certificate
•   NSO Copy of your Marriage Certificate
•   NSO Copy of Petitioner and Beneficiary’s Birth Certificate
•   Evidence of a  Bona Fide Marriage (Such as joint of affidavit, wedding pics, joint acct or any supporting documents na maproof nyo na kasal talaga kayo).

Sa amin kasi wala kami joint acct so yung pinasa namin yung wedding pics namin , Affidavit of Bona Fide Marriage by intimate friends of the beneficiary or Petioner's family, yung hotel voucher and Itinerary ng honeymoon namin pati mga photos. Then yung boarding pass ni hubby na umuuwi talaga sya dito sa pinas. :) then yung  Photocopies of receipts of money transfer that document our relationship and marriage.

Yung mga form free naman sya madownload mo sya sa USCIS na site. :)

Hi Xylene,

(http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,254264.0.html) dito ako nag post kaso wala na ngrereply. mga busy na yata hehe. oo nag back read lang ako dun kasi dami ko nakikita na information. and cant wait for that na dumating din yung time na nasa next stage na ako na malapit na malapit ko na makuha yung sinasabi nila na magic word. hehe :) Sana talaga mapabilis ang approval ng petition ni hubby sa akin. naloka ako dun sa palipat lipat ng service center. Thank you Sis!

xylene

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2014, 11:19:29 am »
^hi sis, eto: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/
  Madaming mabilis sumagot jan pag may questions ka.

Pero if you want to be updated dun sa current processing times sa mga service centers, dito ka magcheck since start pa lang kayo ng petition: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/134-ir-1-cr-1-spouse-visa-case-filing-and-progress-reports/


Goodluck! :))

rhamneroj16

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2014, 02:52:11 pm »
Hi Xylene,

nakablock yung visajourney dito sa office. HAHA. Ill check it nalang when i get home na. :) Thank you for the  info.

Anyway, had you heard about Immigration Reform Bill? :)

http://www.szetolaw.com/content/highlights-senates-new-comprehensive-immigration-reform-bill


http://www.seguritan.com/index.php?action=Articles&ContentID=23417&MenuPath=What's%20New_Articles&MenuID=2&ContentType=Articles&PubYear=2013

http://www.seguritan.com/index.php?action=Articles&MenuID=24&MenuPath=Publications&ContentType=Publications&PublicationType=1&PublicationYear=2013&ContentID=23450

Sana mapabilis na ang process ng lahat. Now lang namin na kuha yung Official Receipt number by mail. Pero nalaman agad namin last week through email and text. PD January 3, 2014 :)



Good luck to us!

sarah29

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2014, 11:55:17 am »
xylene - Thank you sis! I'll check those out. Salamat ^_^

rhamneroj16 - sis, good news ba para saten yang Immigration Reform Bill? Mejo niskim ko lang at di po makuha yung point hahaha!

rhamneroj16

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2014, 01:09:36 pm »
Sis! As per my understanding about the news. Yung reform bill na pinapatupad sa US ay gagawin narin na IR yung category ng spouse ng LPR sa petition. So meaning hindi na limited ang visa para sa mga LPR madali narin yun process at hindi mo na hihintayin mag current yun PD. Then accdg to news sa bill din hindi na pwede mag petition ang mga USC ng mga siblings. But hindi na ako umaasa pa na matupad to. Haha  pero sana rin. Sayang e. Hehe top priority nila ang immigration reform bill sabi ni obama.
« Last Edit: January 18, 2014, 01:13:59 pm by rhamneroj16 »

sarah29

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2014, 04:55:17 pm »
^ Sis, what's PD?

Approved na ba to sis? Kase LPR palang ako. Gusto ko maapply agad si H2B pagkasal namen. Haha. Thanks sis!

And sis thank you so much pala sa very detailed post mo about sa spousal visa. Ngayon ko lang nabasa ng matino at sobrang helpful. Grabe nga sis nadedepress ako. Kase planned na Wedding namen on April at nidi-discourage ako ng mga tao dito to go for spousal visa kase matagal daw, aabuti ng 3 years. Di naman totoo yun sis diba? Gusto ko na din pakasal sa h2b ko talaga on April.

Btw sis, do you have FB? It will be nice lang sana to have a friend na kasabay sa mga applying stuff. Thank you so much sis.
« Last Edit: January 20, 2014, 05:00:05 pm by sarah29 »

rhamneroj16

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2014, 05:43:22 pm »
Hi Sis! PD: January 3, 2014 :)

About the new bill hindi pa sya approved ng house pero approved na sa ibang senate. Sana mapatupad na. :) crossed fingers



Sis waiting for approval pa kami ni hubby to get the NOA2 it takes several months bago mapproved  based on my research maybe 2 to 5mos na. Si hubby kasi mag 5 years na next month na LPR so he could file na his citizenship para maupgrade ang petition nya sakin at mapabilis. Kaya nila nasabi na matagal dahil sa retrogression way back on 2012 yata now lang uli naging current yun F2A categorylast aug and sept. My advise sis is magpakasal ka na. Then file a petition for you hubby then kapag nakapagfile ka na. Wait mu na lang citizenship mo then upgrde. Magsend ka lang naman sa Nvc ng cover lettwr with your certificate of naturalization. Youre welcome sis! Lahat yan search lang hehe. Ayun accepted naman lahat. :))

Sure sis! Reply ako sa message mo sa akin :)
« Last Edit: January 20, 2014, 05:54:53 pm by rhamneroj16 »

sarah29

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2014, 08:32:16 pm »
Thank you!

Yun nga sinasabi ko sa mga tao dito, especially my father. Na mas okay na pakasal na kame kesa antayin ko pa yung citizenship ko which is on September pa. Tas Fiance visa pa. E mas mahal yun at in the long run naman, spousal visa talaga ang practical.

How long ang expected wait nyo sis? :)

rhamneroj16

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Re: US Spousal Visa
« Reply #19 on: January 27, 2014, 02:26:43 pm »
Sis basta update tayo ha :)) I know napag usapan na natin to sa FB LOL :) Good luck to us! :)

 

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