jjrimell

We mailed our EAD to the "a9" Chicago PO box and have so far heard nothing. No receipt or anything. We are not too worred atm because the holiday season could have slowed everything down. I just wonder if anyone else, who recently filed, has heard anything yet?

Does anyone know if the Chicago office took the whole xmas week off or something?

jjrimell

Ooops. should have mentioned that we mailed the EAD forms on Dec 20th 2003.

cindyabs

You only sent 65.00??? I sent 120.00 for my husband's EAD and that's the amount so stated on the form on the website, I just checked. Hmmmmmmmmmm .
Anyway, you could well get it kicked back due to that. Normally to see how things are progressing you check and see if they have cashed your check, which means they have opened the envelope. Holiday hours meant shorter work weeks and people taking vacation so that would slow things down.

Rete

Think you are reading his timeline incorrect. While sequentially correct timewise, a bit convoluted when trying to piece it together ;-) Believe he means the $65 check was for the NVC fee to process his affidavit of support for the I-130.

Rete

cindyabs

I sure hope so Rete. The EAD wait is long enough right now without any hiccups (she says on the 91st day..........)

jjrimell

Oh yer, the EAD had the $120 cheque with it! The $65 dollars is the the small extortion racket that the NVC has after the I-130 is approved. (Hopefully my sig timeline is a little easier to read now.)

cindyabs

So the question is still-have they CASHED your 120.00 check yet?

davewilliams

Hi,

MIne went a few days later, 26th December by overnight and I haven't heard anything either.

Dave

alex_lg

All Experts,

I am confused now. I thought people go for K3 because I-130 takes longer. Now since I-130 is approved on 11/5/03, what's the rationale to continue the K3 efforts on 12/8 and subsequently have to deal with EAD? I thought with I-130 approval, the embassy would give you an immigrant visa in your passport which is equivalent to a Green Card. I am probably missing something?

Thanks
Alex

cindyabs

Alex,
We went for K3 because TSC is as of today doing 130s from 11 July 2001. Our 130 first NOA was 22 September 2002. Had we been under the jurisdiction of VSC it would have been a different story.

alex_lg

Cindy,

Thank you for the response. But I thought in the original posting, their 2nd NOA for I-130 was on 11/5, but they continued on their K3 effort in Dec. I haven't completely gone thru an I-130 myself yet. Is there 3rd, 4th... NOA to expect for I-130? thx

Rgds,
alex

cindyabs

To the best of my knowledge (haven't gotten there yet and probably won't for another 18 months), there is the second NOA on the 130 and then one gets contacted by NVC before it goes over to whatever consulate (IF the petitioner left it that way) to be processed, otherwise it's finished in the US. The advantage of the 130 over the K3 is that it negates the seperate filing for an EAD and probably a few other things. The folks going through VSC by virtue of shorter processing times could speak to the 130 vs K3 process best. Sadly I am not one of those.