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e-migra   4

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Portugal
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Hi!

Our case seems to be frozen at NVC! We both lived in Paris, but in August, when our CR-1 was approved, I moved back to Portugal and my husband to the US. NVC assigned our case to the Paris embassy, so we had to change it to Portugal. That was on the the beguinnig of September. The case is: we were able to send the Choice of agent, pay the fee online and send our I-184, BUT we can't pay the $400 fee/send the DS-230 stuff! Every day we check it, and the fee wasn't generated yet. Is this normal when you change the embassy??

We are really sad, because we want this nightmare to end, and I want to spend Christmas with my American...

Thank you, and lots of luck!!!:

e-migra

MsZ Proficient

MsZ   6

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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Have you called and spoken to someone in person? I don't see what a change of embassy has to do with the bill not being generated.

Sent I-130 to VT 25-Oct-2007

I-130 Moved to California 6-August-2008

My petition has been in 3 states (1, twice) in 9 months!

Rec'd by CSC 8/9, touched 8/11, 8/12, 8/15, 8/20, 8/25

Approved Tuesday, 25-August-2008

10 months since we mailed the petition

Rec'd NVC 9/3, Invoice Generated 9/10, DS-3032 emailed 9/11.

Rec'd AOS invoice 9/15, paid online 9/15, Accepted as Paid 9/18, mailed I-864EZ 9/19

IV Invoiced 9/18, paid online 9/19, Accepted as paid 9/22

DS-230 sent 10/2

Case complete @NVC 10/8 - 11 months, 1 week and 6 days

Interview in Montreal December 18, 2008 - scheduled 1 year, 1 week and 3 days after the start of our journey. Takes place 1 year, 1 month, 3 weeks and 2 days after the start...

[X] Passed [ ] Failed Interview

Thursday, April 2, 2009 Activated Visa - 1 year, 5 months, 1 week and 1 day

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JessyRafa   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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Hi!

Our case seems to be frozen at NVC! We both lived in Paris, but in August, when our CR-1 was approved, I moved back to Portugal and my husband to the US. NVC assigned our case to the Paris embassy, so we had to change it to Portugal. That was on the the beguinnig of September. The case is: we were able to send the Choice of agent, pay the fee online and send our I-184, BUT we can't pay the $400 fee/send the DS-230 stuff! Every day we check it, and the fee wasn't generated yet. Is this normal when you change the embassy??

We are really sad, because we want this nightmare to end, and I want to spend Christmas with my American...

Thank you, and lots of luck!!!:

e-migra

This is the EXACT same thing that is happening to me!!! I didn't change embassies, though, so I don't think that has anything to do with it.

My DS-3032 was accepted on October 3rd, exactly one week ago now...and NOTHING. I have called every day and they tell me that I need to be patient, that this is common, that there is nothing they can do because everything is automated, that they have 2-4 weeks to generate it.

:angry:

I am FURIOUS!! I cannot believe there is nothing they can do. We could have had a November interview had I been able to send the DS-230 this Monday...it was my last hope. And that hope has been taken away by some stupid computer system! Grrr...

Oh, and to add to all of this, my DS-3032 was accepted AGAIN yesterday (I was sending e-mails until I got an auto-response)!!! I would have thought maybe this would jumpstart the system...but I checked and...NADA!

May I ask when your DS-3032 was accepted E-Migra?

Best of luck to you. Here's hoping that you get out of this NVC black hole soon!

USCIS

01/22/2008-Mailed out I-130

02/13/2008-NOA1

08/25/2008-Case Transferred to CSC!!

09/12/2008-APPROOOOOOOVED!!!! (234 days)

NVC

2008-09-18: Case received at NVC

2008-09-24: DS-3032 and AOS Fee bill generated and sent from NVC

2008-09-25: Hubby E-mailed COA

2008-09-29: Received DS-3032 and AOS Fee bill via USPS

2008-09-29: AOS fee bill paid online

2008-09-30: Mailed out hard copy of DS-3032

2008-09-30: AOS fee bill shows paid online/printed I-864 cover sheet

2008-10-01: I-864 package mailed USPS express

2008-10-02: I-864 package received at NVC

2008-10-03: I-864 package entered into system and under review

2008-10-09: I-864 complete. No RFE.

2008-10-03: DS-3032 accepted (via e-mail)

2008-10-15: IV Fee Bill paid online (Finally invoiced!!!)

2008-10-16: DS-230 package mailed USPS express

2008-10-17: DS-230 package received at NVC

2008-10-24: RFE on DS-230. They say that the Certified Birth Certificate I sent is not a certified copy.

2008-10-29: Sent another Certified Birth Certificate with letter stating that it is a valid document issued by the Mexican government.

2008-10-31: CASE COMPLETE!!!

CONSULATE

2008-12-XX: Appointment

Nita&Assaad Proficient

Nita&Assaad   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Lebanon
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It does take a while for them to transfer between Embassies, could be up to a month. It did take my IV bill to be generated almost a month once I inquired about changing my status. My option is that once you change or do an update to something it can take up to a month for them to do all the required documentation.

Be Patient, its coming!!

Good Luck!

Nita

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Hi!

Our case seems to be frozen at NVC! We both lived in Paris, but in August, when our CR-1 was approved, I moved back to Portugal and my husband to the US. NVC assigned our case to the Paris embassy, so we had to change it to Portugal. That was on the the beguinnig of September. The case is: we were able to send the Choice of agent, pay the fee online and send our I-184, BUT we can't pay the $400 fee/send the DS-230 stuff! Every day we check it, and the fee wasn't generated yet. Is this normal when you change the embassy??

We are really sad, because we want this nightmare to end, and I want to spend Christmas with my American...

Thank you, and lots of luck!!!:

e-migra

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I - 130

3.26.08 - NOA2 - APPROVAL IN 493 DAYS!!

NVC

7.22.08 - CASE COMPLETED IN 90 DAYS - THANK GOD!!

Embassy

9.29.08-Interview - AP (2 weeks)

10.15.08 - AP over :) Embassy called hubby to go get his Visa - HAPPIEST DAY!!!

10.20.08 - Visa Issued

11.25.08 - POE (JFK then SFO)

11.26.08 - Visa Journey is Over!! TOOK 737 DAYS....Habibi is Home!! :) :)

USA

11.25.08 - POE

12.10.08 - Applied for SS Card

12.15.08 - Welcome Letter Received

12.17.08 - SS Card Received

12.26.08 - Green Card Received :)

Begin Naturalization process 2011 ~ Inshallah

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CHD Collaborator

CHD   0

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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Sadly this does sound normal, from what I've seen. Two other members in our August approvals thread requested embassy changes, and no other processing was done on their cases until the embassy change was approved and new case numbers were assigned.

CSC
I-130

2008-03-12: NOA1 issued
2008-08-12: NOA2 issued
________________________________________________________________________
NVC
IR-1 Visa

2008-08-18: NVC Received
2008-09-30: Case Complete
2008-10-16: Interview date assigned
_________________________________________________________________________
CONSULATE
Montreal, Canada

2008-12-04: Interview
2008-12-08: Visa in hand
_________________________________________________________________________
HOME SWEET HOME
At long last...

2008-12-11: POE: Buffalo NY Land Border Crossing
2008-12-23: Applied for SSN at local office (no record despite checking box to apply on DS-230)
2008-12-30: Welcome to the United States letter received
2009-01-06: SSN Received
2009-01-06: Greencard Received
_________________________________________________________________________
NATURALIZATION
N-400

2014-01-23: Sent N-400 package via express delivery
2014-01-27: NOA-1
2014-02-07: Biometric appointment letter mailed
2014-02-19: Biometric appointment
2014-02-21: Placed in line for interview scheduling

2014-03-25: Interview

2014-07-25: Oath Ceremony

 
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