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ugh NVC... start coughing up some interviews!

And AOS/IV bills and case completes, and like, you know, GET STUFF DONE!

USCIS- 260 Days

6/8/11~ Mailed I-130 Application, withdrew Canadian PR application
6/16/11~ NOA1 email and text message Case routed to CSC (Priority Date)
7/12/11~ The 'Money Order' Incident/Returned to Tennessee
8/03/11~ TOUCHED!
3/2/12~ APPROVED! NOA2!

NVC Electronic Processing- Montreal- 19 Days

3/21/12~ Received case number & IIN 20 Days after NOA2
3/21/12~ Sent in opt-in email
3/22/12~ Opt-in accepted
3/23/12~ DS-261 Submitted, never accepted
3/29/12~ AOS bill invoiced and paid
3/30/12~ AOS shows PAID- AOS Package emailed/received, DS-3032 emailed/accepted
4/2/12~ IV bill invoiced and paid
4/3/12~ AOS Checklist documents emailed(first time)
4/4/12~ IV shows PAID- DS-260 submitted/ IV Package emailed/received
4/4/12~ AOS Checklist documents sent again for CYA (second time)
4/5/12~ IV package accepted! No Checklists!
4/6/12~ AOS Checklist emailed(third time)
4/9/12~ AOS packet accepted (finally)
CASE COMPLETE!!

Interview 354 days from NOA1/ 362 days from initial filing date
5/29/12~ Medical@ Medisys, Montreal
6/4/12~ Interview APPROVED!!!
08/07/2012~ POE Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND by land
08/09/2012~ HOME!! 424 days from initial filing date!
08/14/2012~ SSN Received
09/10/2012~ Received Green Card

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Have him fix the blanks of the I-864 to show his TOTAL income for three previous tax years. (this can be a big difference from adjusted gross! Mine was in the thousands)

so can he just fill in a new page 4 and scan it and email it to me, how much do they scrutanize our pdfs? will they notice that one page was scanned differently? or am I going to have to wait for snail mail?

and thanks for catching that by the way, we did his after helping his mom fill in hers and she filed with 1040ez

08/13/2010 - Matt found my profile on okcupid

08/16/2010 - I introduced him to skype

12/28/2010 - We met in 3D for the first time

05/27/2011 - We got Married!

09/20/2011 - I-130 sent

09/26/2011 - text received from uscis

09/29/2011 - NOA1 hardcopy received

03/16/2012 - NOA2 from uscis website, no text or email ever recieved

04/17/2012 - received NVC case # IIN & BID in the mail

04/18/2012 - optin email sent, AOS invoiced

04/19/2012 - optin accepted, choice of agent completed online

04/23/2012 - AOS paid, waiting for receipt

04/26/2012 - AOS sent

05/02/2012 - AOS checklist received, also false checklist for ds-261

05/03/2012 - IV invoice email received

05/04/2012 - IV invoice available online

05/07/2012 - IV invoice paid

05/09/2012 - IV appears paid on portal

05/13/2012 - IV package sent

05/16-2012 - AOS checklist response sent

05/18/2012 - Case complete, no email recieved

05/29/2012 - called NVC to find out case had been completed on the 18th

06/06/2012 - interview assigned (July 9th!) (rescheduled to June 26th)

06/07/2012 - interview email received

06/20/2012 - medical

06/26/2012 - interview! APPROVED!!!!!!!

06/26/2012 - email from Loomis, they picked up my passport

POE Friday the 13th! Montreal airport

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so can he just fill in a new page 4 and scan it and email it to me, how much do they scrutanize our pdfs? will they notice that one page was scanned differently? or am I going to have to wait for snail mail?

and thanks for catching that by the way, we did his after helping his mom fill in hers and she filed with 1040ez

Just re-do page 4, scan and email. They don't care, it's all electronic for us anyway. You'll hand in the originals at the interview. Or to save time, fill page 4 out yourself and then combine it with the .pdf file you already have.

It's easy to do with this--> PDFescape and This --> Foxy Utils both are free and easy to use. Just upload the .pdf documents you want to Foxy, combine them, save and dowload. Then upload them to pdfescape and you can move them around in whatever order you need.

My sister is our joint sponsor and she emailed me her tax documents, I filled out the I-864 for her and the A for her husband and all she did was mail me the very last pages with their signatures. I combined it all into one .PDF, emailed it all and NVC had no clue :P

Then I printed the whole package out and put the original signature pages with their forms.

I doubt they test the ink to see if it all came from the same printer. :lol:

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USCIS- 260 Days

6/8/11~ Mailed I-130 Application, withdrew Canadian PR application
6/16/11~ NOA1 email and text message Case routed to CSC (Priority Date)
7/12/11~ The 'Money Order' Incident/Returned to Tennessee
8/03/11~ TOUCHED!
3/2/12~ APPROVED! NOA2!

NVC Electronic Processing- Montreal- 19 Days

3/21/12~ Received case number & IIN 20 Days after NOA2
3/21/12~ Sent in opt-in email
3/22/12~ Opt-in accepted
3/23/12~ DS-261 Submitted, never accepted
3/29/12~ AOS bill invoiced and paid
3/30/12~ AOS shows PAID- AOS Package emailed/received, DS-3032 emailed/accepted
4/2/12~ IV bill invoiced and paid
4/3/12~ AOS Checklist documents emailed(first time)
4/4/12~ IV shows PAID- DS-260 submitted/ IV Package emailed/received
4/4/12~ AOS Checklist documents sent again for CYA (second time)
4/5/12~ IV package accepted! No Checklists!
4/6/12~ AOS Checklist emailed(third time)
4/9/12~ AOS packet accepted (finally)
CASE COMPLETE!!

Interview 354 days from NOA1/ 362 days from initial filing date
5/29/12~ Medical@ Medisys, Montreal
6/4/12~ Interview APPROVED!!!
08/07/2012~ POE Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND by land
08/09/2012~ HOME!! 424 days from initial filing date!
08/14/2012~ SSN Received
09/10/2012~ Received Green Card

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called NVC again just now... Paige (or was it Sage?) said that the bills are being sent out in batches and that she "could see" that it seems i'm up for a bill soon (don't know what that means?!?!) and that i should receive the bill in an email soon and then it should post within 24 hours of that... i told her i already received an email... she said "what email did u receive?" i told her an email with a bill for $230 on the 20th (friday @ 1:20am), she said, "ok, well, that was just friday so just wait another 24 hours and see, u just have to wait..."

Hang in there everyone... i don't know what's up with NVC but they must be swamped... compassionate, understanding, and patient me keeps saying that it'll happen when its supposed to happen... but the proactive, OCD, antsy part of me feels i shouldnt just sit back and wait (hence the call at 10:30 pm) :P hmm, wonder which part will take over tomorrow LOL

USCIS

Sept. 22, 2011 - NOA1

March 13, 2012 - NOA2 (via text/email)

NVC

March 19, 2012 - Case received at NVC (in building)

April 02, 2012 - Received case #, IIN, submitted email addresses

April 03, 2012 - AOS bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 03, 2012 - emailed DS-3032

April 04, 2012 - AOS fee cleared from bank account

April 06, 2012 - DS-3032 acceptance email received

April 10, 2012 - AOS payment 'PAID'; AOS package sent

April 16, 2012 - AOS accepted/completed

April 25, 2012 - IV bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 27, 2012 - IV payment 'PAID'; IV package sent

May 01, 2012 - NVC case complete!!!

May 09, 2012 - Received interview notification email

May 10, 2012 - Case was sent to embassy

May 16, 2012 - Medical Appointment

June 04, 2012 - Approved

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Update,

Spoke to Max from NVC and he was one of the friendliest that I have spoken to the entire month+ that I have been at NVC. He informed me that they did receive my AOS and that it was ok. I asked him what about my DS230? I informed him that it was sent together with my AOS in the same envelope. He told me that since it's a different department that it probably is right behind the AOS and that it should be done soon. Told me at first to give them 20 days max but he recommended that I should really call tomorrow and Wednesday if I do not mind the hold time :lol:. I asked him if I get any emails for case completes,etc and he said tomorrow I will get one for the DS230 checklist and that I should ignore it since I already sent mine in. Hopefully tomorrow the DS230 will be complete as well, and I am definitely calling :lol:

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USCIS - 59 Days

01/10/2012 - I-130 Sent

01/12/2012 - I-130 Received

01/17/2012 - NOA1 Email/SMS Received

03/16/2012 - NOA2

NVC Stage - 20 Days

03/19/2012 - NVC Case Received

04/05/2012 - NVC Case Number Received

04/06/2012 - AOS Bill Invoiced

04/07/2012 - AOS Bill Paid

04/16/2012 - IV Bill Invoice Email Received

04/17/2012 - IV Bill Invoiced and Paid

04/18/2012 - Medical Exam Completed/Passed

04/19/2012 - AOS & IV Package Sent to NVC

04/20/2012 - AOS & IV Package Received

04/23/2012 - AOS Accepted

04/25/2012 - IV Package Accepted & Case Complete

05/03/2012 - Interview Date Scheduled

06/27/2012 - Interview

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called NVC again just now... Paige (or was it Sage?) said that the bills are being sent out in batches and that she "could see" that it seems i'm up for a bill soon (don't know what that means?!?!) and that i should receive the bill in an email soon and then it should post within 24 hours of that... i told her i already received an email... she said "what email did u receive?" i told her an email with a bill for $230 on the 20th (friday @ 1:20am), she said, "ok, well, that was just friday so just wait another 24 hours and see, u just have to wait..."

Hang in there everyone... i don't know what's up with NVC but they must be swamped... compassionate, understanding, and patient me keeps saying that it'll happen when its supposed to happen... but the proactive, OCD, antsy part of me feels i shouldnt just sit back and wait (hence the call at 10:30 pm) :P hmm, wonder which part will take over tomorrow LOL

I've noticed in the 1 1/2 months I've had to call NVC daily that the representatives seem a little more exasperated than usual, and the call volume has increased a stupid amount since last week. I'd never gotten a busy signal with them EVER until today.

I do feel sorry for them. The representatives at NVC are just poor contracted schmucks and the actual NVC is the one with the issues. The poor people can't help the actual government doesn't have a too hot IT department, that can't smoothly change over a simple price change. (I mean c'mon, Wal-Mart has no problems!)

It seems it threw a wrench in to the whole works and all the computer systems seemed to have glitched. (Remember when they couldn't bring up files at all?) I'm wondering if their little glitch also effected their ability to schedule interviews and that's why they kind of came to a stand still after Friday the 13th.

USCIS- 260 Days

6/8/11~ Mailed I-130 Application, withdrew Canadian PR application
6/16/11~ NOA1 email and text message Case routed to CSC (Priority Date)
7/12/11~ The 'Money Order' Incident/Returned to Tennessee
8/03/11~ TOUCHED!
3/2/12~ APPROVED! NOA2!

NVC Electronic Processing- Montreal- 19 Days

3/21/12~ Received case number & IIN 20 Days after NOA2
3/21/12~ Sent in opt-in email
3/22/12~ Opt-in accepted
3/23/12~ DS-261 Submitted, never accepted
3/29/12~ AOS bill invoiced and paid
3/30/12~ AOS shows PAID- AOS Package emailed/received, DS-3032 emailed/accepted
4/2/12~ IV bill invoiced and paid
4/3/12~ AOS Checklist documents emailed(first time)
4/4/12~ IV shows PAID- DS-260 submitted/ IV Package emailed/received
4/4/12~ AOS Checklist documents sent again for CYA (second time)
4/5/12~ IV package accepted! No Checklists!
4/6/12~ AOS Checklist emailed(third time)
4/9/12~ AOS packet accepted (finally)
CASE COMPLETE!!

Interview 354 days from NOA1/ 362 days from initial filing date
5/29/12~ Medical@ Medisys, Montreal
6/4/12~ Interview APPROVED!!!
08/07/2012~ POE Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND by land
08/09/2012~ HOME!! 424 days from initial filing date!
08/14/2012~ SSN Received
09/10/2012~ Received Green Card

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Update,

Spoke to Max from NVC and he was one of the friendliest that I have spoken to the entire month+ that I have been at NVC. He informed me that they did receive my AOS and that it was ok. I asked him what about my DS230? I informed him that it was sent together with my AOS in the same envelope. He told me that since it's a different department that it probably is right behind the AOS and that it should be done soon. Told me at first to give them 20 days max but he recommended that I should really call tomorrow and Wednesday if I do not mind the hold time :lol:. I asked him if I get any emails for case completes,etc and he said tomorrow I will get one for the DS230 checklist and that I should ignore it since I already sent mine in. Hopefully tomorrow the DS230 will be complete as well, and I am definitely calling :lol:

The good thing about a false checklist, at least you know your case was touched in some way or form.

You won't get a case complete email only EP cases do. You'll have to call them after the IV packet is accepted and see if it's complete.

USCIS- 260 Days

6/8/11~ Mailed I-130 Application, withdrew Canadian PR application
6/16/11~ NOA1 email and text message Case routed to CSC (Priority Date)
7/12/11~ The 'Money Order' Incident/Returned to Tennessee
8/03/11~ TOUCHED!
3/2/12~ APPROVED! NOA2!

NVC Electronic Processing- Montreal- 19 Days

3/21/12~ Received case number & IIN 20 Days after NOA2
3/21/12~ Sent in opt-in email
3/22/12~ Opt-in accepted
3/23/12~ DS-261 Submitted, never accepted
3/29/12~ AOS bill invoiced and paid
3/30/12~ AOS shows PAID- AOS Package emailed/received, DS-3032 emailed/accepted
4/2/12~ IV bill invoiced and paid
4/3/12~ AOS Checklist documents emailed(first time)
4/4/12~ IV shows PAID- DS-260 submitted/ IV Package emailed/received
4/4/12~ AOS Checklist documents sent again for CYA (second time)
4/5/12~ IV package accepted! No Checklists!
4/6/12~ AOS Checklist emailed(third time)
4/9/12~ AOS packet accepted (finally)
CASE COMPLETE!!

Interview 354 days from NOA1/ 362 days from initial filing date
5/29/12~ Medical@ Medisys, Montreal
6/4/12~ Interview APPROVED!!!
08/07/2012~ POE Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND by land
08/09/2012~ HOME!! 424 days from initial filing date!
08/14/2012~ SSN Received
09/10/2012~ Received Green Card

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....I'm wondering if their little glitch also effected their ability to schedule interviews and that's why they kind of came to a stand still after Friday the 13th.

Is the irony of the situation - that this glitch started in relation to a change that was to be implemented on Friday the 13th - noticed by anyone else? :lol:

USCIS (192 days, August 24 2011 to March 2 2012. No RFE's).
NVC (30 days, March 12 to April 11. Case expedited due to NVC errors).

Montreal US Consulate, awaiting interview date (14 days, April 12 to April 26).

05/09/2012 - medical in Toronto - passed!
05/22/2012 - interview - passed!
05/25/2012 - visa in hand!!! biggrin.png
06/09/2012 - POE @ YWG (Winnipeg Int'l Airport)

Removal of Conditions submitted March 24, 2014, received March 26, 2014

"RFE" for page 3 of application received, date March 27, 2014. Package re-submitted with all papers re-attached.

04/07/2014 - NOA1 Date

05/07/2014 - Biometrics in Charlotte, NC

11/05/2014 - APPROVED! Citizenship in 5 months!

11/10/2014 - NOA2 in hand.

11/20/2014 - 10 yr GC in hand! :D

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Is the irony of the situation - that this glitch started in relation to a change that was to be implemented on Friday the 13th - noticed by anyone else? :lol:

The irony was not lost! I kinda had a feeling that the mess was going to happen.. it was Friday the 13th AND the U.S. Government. Not a good combination!

USCIS- 260 Days

6/8/11~ Mailed I-130 Application, withdrew Canadian PR application
6/16/11~ NOA1 email and text message Case routed to CSC (Priority Date)
7/12/11~ The 'Money Order' Incident/Returned to Tennessee
8/03/11~ TOUCHED!
3/2/12~ APPROVED! NOA2!

NVC Electronic Processing- Montreal- 19 Days

3/21/12~ Received case number & IIN 20 Days after NOA2
3/21/12~ Sent in opt-in email
3/22/12~ Opt-in accepted
3/23/12~ DS-261 Submitted, never accepted
3/29/12~ AOS bill invoiced and paid
3/30/12~ AOS shows PAID- AOS Package emailed/received, DS-3032 emailed/accepted
4/2/12~ IV bill invoiced and paid
4/3/12~ AOS Checklist documents emailed(first time)
4/4/12~ IV shows PAID- DS-260 submitted/ IV Package emailed/received
4/4/12~ AOS Checklist documents sent again for CYA (second time)
4/5/12~ IV package accepted! No Checklists!
4/6/12~ AOS Checklist emailed(third time)
4/9/12~ AOS packet accepted (finally)
CASE COMPLETE!!

Interview 354 days from NOA1/ 362 days from initial filing date
5/29/12~ Medical@ Medisys, Montreal
6/4/12~ Interview APPROVED!!!
08/07/2012~ POE Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND by land
08/09/2012~ HOME!! 424 days from initial filing date!
08/14/2012~ SSN Received
09/10/2012~ Received Green Card

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The irony was not lost! I kinda had a feeling that the mess was going to happen.. it was Friday the 13th AND the U.S. Government. Not a good combination!

LOL...yeah, that really isn't! I'm surprised ANYONE'S gotten their bills!

USCIS (192 days, August 24 2011 to March 2 2012. No RFE's).
NVC (30 days, March 12 to April 11. Case expedited due to NVC errors).

Montreal US Consulate, awaiting interview date (14 days, April 12 to April 26).

05/09/2012 - medical in Toronto - passed!
05/22/2012 - interview - passed!
05/25/2012 - visa in hand!!! biggrin.png
06/09/2012 - POE @ YWG (Winnipeg Int'l Airport)

Removal of Conditions submitted March 24, 2014, received March 26, 2014

"RFE" for page 3 of application received, date March 27, 2014. Package re-submitted with all papers re-attached.

04/07/2014 - NOA1 Date

05/07/2014 - Biometrics in Charlotte, NC

11/05/2014 - APPROVED! Citizenship in 5 months!

11/10/2014 - NOA2 in hand.

11/20/2014 - 10 yr GC in hand! :D

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I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this piece of info, but I know Saylin will see it here, and it's about passport photos which are part of the NVC stage, so... :)

We just did our POE today, and the CBP officer wasn't happy that there was stuff on the back of my husband's passport photos. There was some kind of stamp on it from the pharmacy where he had them taken, and the officer claimed he needed to write things on the back so he was considering making us leave the screening area to find another pharmacy and get new ones. He didn't actually make us, but I guess making sure to have mostly blank space on the back of your photos is a good idea as a precaution.

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I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this piece of info, but I know Saylin will see it here, and it's about passport photos which are part of the NVC stage, so... :)

We just did our POE today, and the CBP officer wasn't happy that there was stuff on the back of my husband's passport photos. There was some kind of stamp on it from the pharmacy where he had them taken, and the officer claimed he needed to write things on the back so he was considering making us leave the screening area to find another pharmacy and get new ones. He didn't actually make us, but I guess making sure to have mostly blank space on the back of your photos is a good idea as a precaution.

Interesting... I don't remember seeing the border officers doing anything with my passport photos... But, I took them myself, so there was no stamp on the back, just my name, dob, and case number, so there was plenty of room. Wonder what they had to write on the back of your photos...

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The good thing about a false checklist, at least you know your case was touched in some way or form.

You won't get a case complete email only EP cases do. You'll have to call them after the IV packet is accepted and see if it's complete.

I have no problem calling them hahaha :-)

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USCIS - 59 Days

01/10/2012 - I-130 Sent

01/12/2012 - I-130 Received

01/17/2012 - NOA1 Email/SMS Received

03/16/2012 - NOA2

NVC Stage - 20 Days

03/19/2012 - NVC Case Received

04/05/2012 - NVC Case Number Received

04/06/2012 - AOS Bill Invoiced

04/07/2012 - AOS Bill Paid

04/16/2012 - IV Bill Invoice Email Received

04/17/2012 - IV Bill Invoiced and Paid

04/18/2012 - Medical Exam Completed/Passed

04/19/2012 - AOS & IV Package Sent to NVC

04/20/2012 - AOS & IV Package Received

04/23/2012 - AOS Accepted

04/25/2012 - IV Package Accepted & Case Complete

05/03/2012 - Interview Date Scheduled

06/27/2012 - Interview

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My husband called NVC today and the operator said they received my case already but they're still processing it. How long do you think will it take before I get my case no.? thanks! :-)

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My husband called NVC today and the operator said they received my case already but they're still processing it. How long do you think will it take before I get my case no.? thanks! :-)

wow! I thought my wait for NOA2 for 200 days was too long! until I saw your numbers.

expect about 2 weeks to get your case number. This is based on my experience and reading vj forums.

you never know it might be earlier.

USCIS (201 days)

07/12/2011-I-130 sent

07/15/2011-NOA1 received

02/01/2012-NOA2 receieved

NVC (20days)

03/19/2012-case received at NVC

04/03/2012-Got case #,IIN from operator

04/03/2012-Emailed DS-3032

04/04/2012-Pay AOS fee ($88)

04/05/2012-AOS fee showing its PAID

04/09/2012-Sent AOS package

04/16/2012-Received IV fee bill

04/17/2012-Paid IV bill ($230)

04/18/2012-IV fee showing its PAID;sent IV package

04/23/2012-Case complete

05/03/2012-Interview date set

06/06/2012-Interview date

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