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I was married in Cali Colombia on March 12th and filed an I-130 petition for my wife on the 23rd of March and it has not been approved yet. My wife is three months pregnant and I fear she will receive a visa a month or two before her due date of December 10th. I have heard that the airlines do not let women in thier third trimester fly. MY QUESTION: Is there an alternative mode of transportation from Cali to Las Angeles? A boat seems to be the best. Any information you know about any transportation would be great. Thanks

By bbattiste on Jun 13, 2005, 20:02 in Friendly Talkzone.

utopiacowboy says on Jun 13, 2005, 21:21:

Even if your I-130 was approved today, by the time you go through the NVC process and get the interview appointment at the embassy, six months will have passed.

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bbattiste says on Jun 13, 2005, 21:53:

Thanks Utopiacb You seriouly think it is going to take that much more time? Everyone tells me three to four months after the first approval. I think even you implied early on that the process through an I-130 these days does not take as long. I think nine months is a very long time and the entire process sucks.

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utopiacowboy says on Jun 13, 2005, 22:02:

Here is why it ends up taking so long. Say the embassy gets your petition early in the month - they will have time to put it on the interview list for the following month. But say it gets there after the 20th of the month, then you've missed the following month and have to wait for the month after that. That could be 2 months right there. Sending everything back and forth from the NVC easily takes 4 months. After my I-130 for my wife was approved, the NVC didn't even get it until a month after it was approved. Yes, it sucks but consider this - when she does get it, she will be immediately able to get a SS card and to work and to return home to Colombia for visits if she chooses. The K-1 fiancees can't work (not without an EAD), they can't return home for a visit (not without AP) and they have to go through AOS which may take years. So look on the bright side - in a few months you'll be done with the USCIS for a while.

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