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Shut up honey :blush:

Anyway, still no Choice of Agent form for us...

*giggles*

You two are cute ;)

I found the wait for the DS-3032 the absolute worst, but after that ... all smiles.

Next monday, hopefully :)

Timeline (2nd):

5/29/2009 - Filing I-751 Removal of conditions

6/01/2009 - CSC received I-751

6/04/2009 - check cashed (fast!)

6/08/2009 - received I-797C (receipt date 6/01)

6/22/2009 - received Biometrics Appt. Notice

7/01/2009 - received rescheduled Appt. Notice

7/23/2009 - Biometr. Appt.

7/24/2009 - A touch, a touch!

8/20/2009 - APPROVED! Oh, glorious day!

8/25/2009 - Card production e-mail received

8/31/2009 - Card received. Error :(

9/05/2009 - Returned green card with evidence of error & I-90

9/16/2009 - received I-797C (receipt date 9/14)

10/27/2009 - Correct card issued

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Is there any shortcut for IV fee bill? or do we have to wait for letter to arrive in the "snail mail"?

IR1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Islamabad, Pakistan

I-130 Sent : 2004-04-13

I-130 NOA1 : 2004-04-30

I-130 Approved : 2005-05-31

NVC Received : 2005-06-15

Naturalized Citizenship: 2007-05-24

Sent letters to NVC and USCIS to upgrade my wife and kids petitions: 2007-05-24

Petition upgraded from F2A to IR1: 2007-06-12

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2007-06-18

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2007-06-19 (email)

Pay I-864 Bill: 2007-06-19 (Jame's Shortcut)

1-864 Bill Delivered in St. Louis: 2007-06-21

NVC Accepts DS-3032: 2007-06-26 (email from NVC)

IV Bill & I-864 Generated: 2007-07-02

Return Completed I-864: 2007-07/09 (Jame's Shortcut)

Received & Paid IV Bill : 2007-07-16

IV Bill entered in NVC system: 2007-07-24

DS230 Generated: 2007-07-30

Return Completed DS-230 : 2007-08-09 (Jame's Shortcut)

NVC Receives DS-230: 2007-08-13

DS-230 entered in NVC system: 2007-08-16

Case Completed at NVC: 2007-08-24

NVC Left : 2007-08-29

Consulate Received : 2007-09-12

Packet 3 Received : 2007-09-17

Packet 3 Sent : 2007-09-22

Packet 4 Received : 2007-10-05

Original Interview Date : 2008-04-08

New Interview Date : 2008-01-25

Visa Issued: 2008-01-25

Passport Received : 2008-01-30

US Entry : 2008-02-26

POE: JFK

Comments : I filed as a GC holder. Upgraded the same petition to IR1 in June 07.

Processing

Estimates/Stats : My I-130 was approved in 413 days.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
Timeline

You have to wait for the IV bill to arrive, the shortcut doesn't work for that unfortunately. :wacko:

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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Erica, is that your interview date??????!!! :o

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
Timeline
Is there any shortcut for IV fee bill? or do we have to wait for letter to arrive in the "snail mail"?

You have to wait it out. There is a randomly generated piece of information on it that can't be generated ahead of time

I-130

02/17/2007 - I-130 Express Mailed to VSC via USPS. (ETA 2/19/2007)

02/22/2007 - I-130 received by VSC.

06/12/2007 - NOA2 approval email received!!!

06/15/2007 - NOA2 letter received in the mail.

NVC

06/19/2007 - NVC receives case and assigns a case number!

08/27/2007 - CASE COMPLETE!!!!

09/06/2007 - Case forwarded to Sydney

09/14/2007 - Wife receives Packet 3. Received NVC letter confirming case forward to Sydney.

10/26/2007 - Interview - VISA GRANTED!!!!! WOOO WOOO!!!!!!

11/18/2007 - Enter the US via LAX (POE). No issues thankfully. 20 minutes of processing.

11/30/2007 - Welcome letter (two of them) received.

12/19/2007 - CR-1 Green Card received.

USCIS - I-751

09/23/2009 - Express Mailed Removal of Conditions application

09/24/2009 - USPS confirmed delivery to VSC

09/29/2009 - Check cashed by USCIS

10/01/2009 - Received NOA I-797C dated 09/25/2009

10/10/2009 - Received Biometric appt letter for 10/29/2009

10/29/2009 - Biometrics taken. Whole process took about 40 min including the wait

12/22/2009 - Approved for ROC!

01/08/2010 - Received text and email: Card production ordered

01/15/2010 - Received Green Card in the mail!

USCIS - N-400

04/22/2011 - Express Mailed Application for Naturalization

04/27/2011 - Check cashed by USCIS

04/28/2011 - Received NOA I-797C dated 04/26/2011

05/27/2011 - Biometrics taken. Process took approx 35 min with wait

07/29/2011 - Received Interview Appt letter scheduled for 09/01/2011 dated 07/26/2011

09/01/2011 - Interview and Oath. Now a USC! The VJ is over!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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You have to wait for the IV bill to arrive, the shortcut doesn't work for that unfortunately. :wacko:
Is there any shortcut for IV fee bill? or do we have to wait for letter to arrive in the "snail mail"?

You have to wait it out. There is a randomly generated piece of information on it that can't be generated ahead of time

Thanks Mononoke28 and vylex. I will wait for snail mail

IR1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Islamabad, Pakistan

I-130 Sent : 2004-04-13

I-130 NOA1 : 2004-04-30

I-130 Approved : 2005-05-31

NVC Received : 2005-06-15

Naturalized Citizenship: 2007-05-24

Sent letters to NVC and USCIS to upgrade my wife and kids petitions: 2007-05-24

Petition upgraded from F2A to IR1: 2007-06-12

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2007-06-18

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2007-06-19 (email)

Pay I-864 Bill: 2007-06-19 (Jame's Shortcut)

1-864 Bill Delivered in St. Louis: 2007-06-21

NVC Accepts DS-3032: 2007-06-26 (email from NVC)

IV Bill & I-864 Generated: 2007-07-02

Return Completed I-864: 2007-07/09 (Jame's Shortcut)

Received & Paid IV Bill : 2007-07-16

IV Bill entered in NVC system: 2007-07-24

DS230 Generated: 2007-07-30

Return Completed DS-230 : 2007-08-09 (Jame's Shortcut)

NVC Receives DS-230: 2007-08-13

DS-230 entered in NVC system: 2007-08-16

Case Completed at NVC: 2007-08-24

NVC Left : 2007-08-29

Consulate Received : 2007-09-12

Packet 3 Received : 2007-09-17

Packet 3 Sent : 2007-09-22

Packet 4 Received : 2007-10-05

Original Interview Date : 2008-04-08

New Interview Date : 2008-01-25

Visa Issued: 2008-01-25

Passport Received : 2008-01-30

US Entry : 2008-02-26

POE: JFK

Comments : I filed as a GC holder. Upgraded the same petition to IR1 in June 07.

Processing

Estimates/Stats : My I-130 was approved in 413 days.

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Erica, is that your interview date??????!!! :o

August 9th, yes!!! :)

I didn't get anything official in the mail yet, but my husband send the consulate an email yesterday (well, I told him to ;)) and they replied today telling him they scheduled me in (130pm) and that they've sent me instructions.

*dances again*

Timeline (2nd):

5/29/2009 - Filing I-751 Removal of conditions

6/01/2009 - CSC received I-751

6/04/2009 - check cashed (fast!)

6/08/2009 - received I-797C (receipt date 6/01)

6/22/2009 - received Biometrics Appt. Notice

7/01/2009 - received rescheduled Appt. Notice

7/23/2009 - Biometr. Appt.

7/24/2009 - A touch, a touch!

8/20/2009 - APPROVED! Oh, glorious day!

8/25/2009 - Card production e-mail received

8/31/2009 - Card received. Error :(

9/05/2009 - Returned green card with evidence of error & I-90

9/16/2009 - received I-797C (receipt date 9/14)

10/27/2009 - Correct card issued

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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Erica, is that your interview date??????!!! :o

August 9th, yes!!! :)

I didn't get anything official in the mail yet, but my husband send the consulate an email yesterday (well, I told him to ;)) and they replied today telling him they scheduled me in (130pm) and that they've sent me instructions.

*dances again*

SWEEEEEEET!!!!!!! Good luck!

I-130

02/17/2007 - I-130 Express Mailed to VSC via USPS. (ETA 2/19/2007)

02/22/2007 - I-130 received by VSC.

06/12/2007 - NOA2 approval email received!!!

06/15/2007 - NOA2 letter received in the mail.

NVC

06/19/2007 - NVC receives case and assigns a case number!

08/27/2007 - CASE COMPLETE!!!!

09/06/2007 - Case forwarded to Sydney

09/14/2007 - Wife receives Packet 3. Received NVC letter confirming case forward to Sydney.

10/26/2007 - Interview - VISA GRANTED!!!!! WOOO WOOO!!!!!!

11/18/2007 - Enter the US via LAX (POE). No issues thankfully. 20 minutes of processing.

11/30/2007 - Welcome letter (two of them) received.

12/19/2007 - CR-1 Green Card received.

USCIS - I-751

09/23/2009 - Express Mailed Removal of Conditions application

09/24/2009 - USPS confirmed delivery to VSC

09/29/2009 - Check cashed by USCIS

10/01/2009 - Received NOA I-797C dated 09/25/2009

10/10/2009 - Received Biometric appt letter for 10/29/2009

10/29/2009 - Biometrics taken. Whole process took about 40 min including the wait

12/22/2009 - Approved for ROC!

01/08/2010 - Received text and email: Card production ordered

01/15/2010 - Received Green Card in the mail!

USCIS - N-400

04/22/2011 - Express Mailed Application for Naturalization

04/27/2011 - Check cashed by USCIS

04/28/2011 - Received NOA I-797C dated 04/26/2011

05/27/2011 - Biometrics taken. Process took approx 35 min with wait

07/29/2011 - Received Interview Appt letter scheduled for 09/01/2011 dated 07/26/2011

09/01/2011 - Interview and Oath. Now a USC! The VJ is over!

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Filed: Country: Australia
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Erica, is that your interview date??????!!! :o

August 9th, yes!!! :)

I didn't get anything official in the mail yet, but my husband send the consulate an email yesterday (well, I told him to ;)) and they replied today telling him they scheduled me in (130pm) and that they've sent me instructions.

*dances again*

Yay! Congrats to you..!!! :dance:

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Thanks so much, both of you :)

:star::star::star:

Timeline (2nd):

5/29/2009 - Filing I-751 Removal of conditions

6/01/2009 - CSC received I-751

6/04/2009 - check cashed (fast!)

6/08/2009 - received I-797C (receipt date 6/01)

6/22/2009 - received Biometrics Appt. Notice

7/01/2009 - received rescheduled Appt. Notice

7/23/2009 - Biometr. Appt.

7/24/2009 - A touch, a touch!

8/20/2009 - APPROVED! Oh, glorious day!

8/25/2009 - Card production e-mail received

8/31/2009 - Card received. Error :(

9/05/2009 - Returned green card with evidence of error & I-90

9/16/2009 - received I-797C (receipt date 9/14)

10/27/2009 - Correct card issued

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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Nice!!!! Congratulations!!!!

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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James,

I've been generating barcodes all day to prepare myself, and I'm loving it

So, a BIG thank you! I'm hoping for an extra speedy NVC process

Timeline:

I-130 sent - 2007/01/16

CSC:

01/24/2007 - NOA1

04/06/2007 - NOA2

NVC:

04/19/2007 - NVC received/Case # assigned

05/14/2007 - DS-3032 & AoS Bill generated

05/15/2007 - AoS paid/DS-3032 email sent

05/18/2007 - DS-3032 email accepted

05/21/2007 - IV fee bill generated

05/23/2007 - NVC received payment AoS

05/28/2007 - I-864 generated

05/31/2007 - IV bill arrived, paid, send ... and

06/07/2007 - entered into the system.

06/07/2007 - I-864 sent

06/11/2007 - DS-230 generated

06/12/2007 - sent DS-230

06/15/2007 - NVC is done with I-864

06/22/2007 - CASE COMPLETE!

06/26/2007 - NVC forwards case to Amsterdam

07/03/2007 - Adatadatedateadatedatedate! August 9th! OH MY!

07/05/2007 - medical scheduled for August 2nd

Hi Erica,

Did you follow James Shortcut A-Z and didn't have any problem?? by looking at your timeline I have 2 question, How did you pay 3032 (by pone??) and email it (By scanning your generated 3032 with coversheet??). Please let me know. My I-130 is just approved (onJuly 3 2007) while I-129F is still pending. I have already lost so much time!! due to USCIS delay therefore, in order to reduce any further delay,I planned to follow your path. Please let me know if any extra caution you think I should take what you have learned through your experience. By the way when you download the template of DS 3032 I see at the begining there is a date at upper right hand corner, is this date is the date of generation or date of notice?? if I am generating it my self which date I should put, the date that the doc was generated?(as you can get the info from automated system). Thanks in advance and I wish a successfull interview on August and also a pleasant entry and runion with your spouse.

Sumon

hService Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Dhaka, BangladeshI-130

I-130 Journey Bigan on 2006

09-06 I-130 Sent

09-13 I-130 NOA1

01-19 I-130 touched

03-29 I-130 touched again after phone call

04-28 - 06/26 Lots of inquiry seeked senator's and congressman's help yet no result.

05-01 An expedite rquest was also denied on 5/1/2007

06-19 Another ER was placed showing processing date passed.

07-03 Approved!!after 300 days

07-06 - Received at NVC

07-16 - generated AOS fee bill and DS 3032

07-23 - Postal Mail with AOS and DS3032 arrived

I-129F

02-22 I-129F Sent

03-02 I-129F NOA1

03-15 I-129F transfered to Vermont Service Center

03-28 I-129F pending at Vermont Service Center

07-06 I-129F APPROVED via email

I-129f was approved in 127 days.

07-06 - Received at NVC

07-10 - Sent to DHAKA US Embassy

07-06 - Received new case number

07-17 - DHAKA Embassy sent Packet 3(Actually posted on 07/25

07-30 - Form is downloaded and deposited at the box asuming missed mail.

07-31 - Received Packet 3 and filled and hand carried to embassy by 08/06

08-02 - Emailed Embassy to know the appointment date

08-09 - Reply from Embassy Interview Sceduled on 09/17

08-09 - Requested through Email and resceduled the Interview on 08/27

08-24 - Collected Packet 4 in person and Medical Exam is done.

08-27 - Interviewed,Passport is kept and Given a Token to collect Passport with Visa on the next day.

09-04 - Visa in hand, 09-07 Ticket was booked to JFK for 09-10

09-11 - POE-JFK,NY :)) Finally got together after looooong time.

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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Erica, is that your interview date??????!!! :o

NVC

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned.

05/28/07 - Form DS-3032 (choice of agent) & AOS bill generated.

05/30/07 - E-mailed choice of agent & mailed AOS bill (as per shortcuts).

06/04/07 - NVC e-mails back acknowledging receipt of DS-3032 & enters AOS bill payment in system.

06/11/07 - I-864 & IV bill generated.

06/11/07 - Mailed I-864 Priority Mail (used James' shortcuts).

06/22/07 - Received and mailed back IV bill (via overnight delivery).

06/28/07 - NVC is done reviewing I-864 (automated system says I'm missing info).

Hi MononoKe28,

I have a question from your NVC time line. On 6/28/07 NVC automated system says you are missing/incomplete info.... what was that??

thanks,

Sumon

hService Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Dhaka, BangladeshI-130

I-130 Journey Bigan on 2006

09-06 I-130 Sent

09-13 I-130 NOA1

01-19 I-130 touched

03-29 I-130 touched again after phone call

04-28 - 06/26 Lots of inquiry seeked senator's and congressman's help yet no result.

05-01 An expedite rquest was also denied on 5/1/2007

06-19 Another ER was placed showing processing date passed.

07-03 Approved!!after 300 days

07-06 - Received at NVC

07-16 - generated AOS fee bill and DS 3032

07-23 - Postal Mail with AOS and DS3032 arrived

I-129F

02-22 I-129F Sent

03-02 I-129F NOA1

03-15 I-129F transfered to Vermont Service Center

03-28 I-129F pending at Vermont Service Center

07-06 I-129F APPROVED via email

I-129f was approved in 127 days.

07-06 - Received at NVC

07-10 - Sent to DHAKA US Embassy

07-06 - Received new case number

07-17 - DHAKA Embassy sent Packet 3(Actually posted on 07/25

07-30 - Form is downloaded and deposited at the box asuming missed mail.

07-31 - Received Packet 3 and filled and hand carried to embassy by 08/06

08-02 - Emailed Embassy to know the appointment date

08-09 - Reply from Embassy Interview Sceduled on 09/17

08-09 - Requested through Email and resceduled the Interview on 08/27

08-24 - Collected Packet 4 in person and Medical Exam is done.

08-27 - Interviewed,Passport is kept and Given a Token to collect Passport with Visa on the next day.

09-04 - Visa in hand, 09-07 Ticket was booked to JFK for 09-10

09-11 - POE-JFK,NY :)) Finally got together after looooong time.

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Hi Erica,

Did you follow James Shortcut A-Z and didn't have any problem?? by looking at your timeline I have 2 question, How did you pay 3032 (by pone??) and email it (By scanning your generated 3032 with coversheet??). Please let me know. My I-130 is just approved (onJuly 3 2007) while I-129F is still pending. I have already lost so much time!! due to USCIS delay therefore, in order to reduce any further delay,I planned to follow your path. Please let me know if any extra caution you think I should take what you have learned through your experience. By the way when you download the template of DS 3032 I see at the begining there is a date at upper right hand corner, is this date is the date of generation or date of notice?? if I am generating it my self which date I should put, the date that the doc was generated?(as you can get the info from automated system). Thanks in advance and I wish a successfull interview on August and also a pleasant entry and runion with your spouse.

Sumon

Sumon, I PM'ed you :)

Timeline (2nd):

5/29/2009 - Filing I-751 Removal of conditions

6/01/2009 - CSC received I-751

6/04/2009 - check cashed (fast!)

6/08/2009 - received I-797C (receipt date 6/01)

6/22/2009 - received Biometrics Appt. Notice

7/01/2009 - received rescheduled Appt. Notice

7/23/2009 - Biometr. Appt.

7/24/2009 - A touch, a touch!

8/20/2009 - APPROVED! Oh, glorious day!

8/25/2009 - Card production e-mail received

8/31/2009 - Card received. Error :(

9/05/2009 - Returned green card with evidence of error & I-90

9/16/2009 - received I-797C (receipt date 9/14)

10/27/2009 - Correct card issued

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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SumonLopa,

I believe it's the DS-230 that they still haven't generated and I'm waiting for. I've also used James' shortcuts and found them to be very, very helpful. So I highly recommend them if you feel confortable using them.

Diana

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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