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

Originally posted by 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?



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

Cindyabs

Originally posted by 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?





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

Originally posted by 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.



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

Originally posted by 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





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

Jjrimell

Originally posted by 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



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

Originally posted by 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.)
    >





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

Davewilliams

Originally posted by 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?



Hi,



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



Dave

Alex_lg

Originally posted by jjrimell

    > I-130 : posted June 1st

    > K3 : posted July 14th

    > K3 : 2nd NOA received Oct 6th

    > K3 : packet 3 received from London Oct 24th

    > K3 : packet 4 received Nov 6th

    > I-130 : 2nd NOA (approval) received Nov 5th

    > I-130 : Received from NVC request for $65 Affidavit processing fee
    > Nov 17th

    > K3 : London interview date Dec 8th

    > K3 : Received visa after interview Dec 8th

    > Entered US Dec 11th

    > K3 : Filed for EAD Dec 20th

    > I-130 : Posted $65 Affidavit processing fee Dec 20th



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 I-551
stamp in your passport which is equivalent to a Green Card. I am
probably missing something?



Thanks

Alex

Cindyabs

Originally posted by 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 I-
    > 551 stamp in your passport which is equivalent to a Green Card. I am
    > probably missing something?


    > Thanks

    > Alex





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.