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Once you receive the email from NVC notifying you of the AOS instructions you will be able to log in and pay the fee within several minutes :thumbs:

My boxes were grayed out until I received that email and then everything was accessible!

Good Luck!!!

02/06/2011 ~ MARRIED IN REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA

03/31/2011 ~ FILED I-130 & G325A (SENT TO CHICAGO LOCKBOX VIA UPS)

04/09/2011 ~ RECEIVED NOA1 IN MAIL :-)

07/11/2011 ~ APPROVED WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!

07/29/2011 ~ NVC RECEIVED CASE

08/22/2011 ~ RECEIVED NVC CASE# AND IIN

08/24/2011 ~ EMAILED DS-3032 SENT VIA HUBBYS EMAIL ACCOUNT

08/25/2011 ~ RECEIVED 3 EMAILS FROM NVC

08/25/2011 ~ PAID AOS FEE $88.00

08/26/2011 ~ AOS FEE SHOWS "PAID" - RECEIPT PRINTED AND READY TO MAIL

08/30/2011 ~ AOS PACKAGE SENT FEDEX OVERNIGHT

09/01/2011 ~ IV BILL INVOICED AND PAID

09/06/2011 ~ AOS PACKAGE APPROVED

09/09/2011 ~ IV PACKAGE SENT TO NVC VIA FEDEX OVERNIGHT

09/15/2011 ~ CASE CLOSED

INTERVIEW DATE ~ 11/30/2011 - APPROVED

12/04/2011 ~ ENTERED USA THROUGH JFK AIRPORT

STILL WAITING FOR GREEN CARD......

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Payment of AOS bill and invoicing of IV bill do not go hand in hand. Since your DS-3032 was just accepted, it will take a few days for the IV bill to be invoiced.

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Are you using IE? It's pretty much the only browser that works with government sites as those kind of sites are designed for IE, and only IE. They don't care about testing it in other browsers.

We were. I'm going to give it a while - I have had the email to say that they are going to send Trevor the instructions but he hasn't had anything yet so maybe it needs a little while before it is live. I'll try again in, let's see ... 5 minutes? :lol: :lol: :lol:

01/27/2011 - Trevor's N400 submitted
02/18/2011 - Married
04/02/2011 - NOA1 hard copy received - priority date 03/30/2011
07/08/2011 - Trevor is now a USC - called USCIS to request upgrade of the petition.
08/02/2011 - NOA2
09/08/2011 - LND case number received, medical booked
09/26/2011 - Case complete at NVC
09/30/2011 - Interview date assigned
11/08/2011 - Interview - approved!!
11/10/2011 - Visa in hand
12/04/2011 - POE in Atlanta
12/12/2011 - SSN number received in mail
12/12/2011 - Welcome notice received
01/06/2012 - Green card received
09/06/2013 - File for Removal of Conditions
10/01/2013 - Biometrics for ROC
02/03/2014 - Card production email received

02/17/2014 - 2nd card production email received

02/28/2014 - 10 year Green card received

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Once you receive the email from NVC notifying you of the AOS instructions you will be able to log in and pay the fee within several minutes :thumbs:

My boxes were grayed out until I received that email and then everything was accessible!

Good Luck!!!

That's not always 100% true. Neither my husband or myself ever got an email saying we could pay the AOS or IV bills. We just logged in, said it was invoiced, and paid immediately.

We were. I'm going to give it a while - I have had the email to say that they are going to send Trevor the instructions but he hasn't had anything yet so maybe it needs a little while before it is live. I'll try again in, let's see ... 5 minutes? :lol: :lol: :lol:

laughing.gif That's what I would do ;) Both my husband and I were checking the payment portal constantly so we could pay the bill as soon as it was invoiced.

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Once you receive the email from NVC notifying you of the AOS instructions you will be able to log in and pay the fee within several minutes :thumbs:

My boxes were grayed out until I received that email and then everything was accessible!

Good Luck!!!

Thank you. The AOS fee is already paid (and the package sent). We can see that the IV fee is now showing as Not Paid rather than Not Invoiced as it was earlier but Trevor hasn't yet had the email with the instructions. I am just being toooo impatient! :whistle:

01/27/2011 - Trevor's N400 submitted
02/18/2011 - Married
04/02/2011 - NOA1 hard copy received - priority date 03/30/2011
07/08/2011 - Trevor is now a USC - called USCIS to request upgrade of the petition.
08/02/2011 - NOA2
09/08/2011 - LND case number received, medical booked
09/26/2011 - Case complete at NVC
09/30/2011 - Interview date assigned
11/08/2011 - Interview - approved!!
11/10/2011 - Visa in hand
12/04/2011 - POE in Atlanta
12/12/2011 - SSN number received in mail
12/12/2011 - Welcome notice received
01/06/2012 - Green card received
09/06/2013 - File for Removal of Conditions
10/01/2013 - Biometrics for ROC
02/03/2014 - Card production email received

02/17/2014 - 2nd card production email received

02/28/2014 - 10 year Green card received

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Nope you are just prepared!!! Thats the whole name of the game at NVC! The ball is in your court more so now! Its hard to sit and stare at an unclickable box! Believe me I know! lol

We got emails every step of the way notifying us of what to do. Once we received the AOS email I could log in and pay. Same thing with the IV emails. Seems NVC is doing a better job of updating the AVR system and sending the emails these days.

02/06/2011 ~ MARRIED IN REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA

03/31/2011 ~ FILED I-130 & G325A (SENT TO CHICAGO LOCKBOX VIA UPS)

04/09/2011 ~ RECEIVED NOA1 IN MAIL :-)

07/11/2011 ~ APPROVED WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!

07/29/2011 ~ NVC RECEIVED CASE

08/22/2011 ~ RECEIVED NVC CASE# AND IIN

08/24/2011 ~ EMAILED DS-3032 SENT VIA HUBBYS EMAIL ACCOUNT

08/25/2011 ~ RECEIVED 3 EMAILS FROM NVC

08/25/2011 ~ PAID AOS FEE $88.00

08/26/2011 ~ AOS FEE SHOWS "PAID" - RECEIPT PRINTED AND READY TO MAIL

08/30/2011 ~ AOS PACKAGE SENT FEDEX OVERNIGHT

09/01/2011 ~ IV BILL INVOICED AND PAID

09/06/2011 ~ AOS PACKAGE APPROVED

09/09/2011 ~ IV PACKAGE SENT TO NVC VIA FEDEX OVERNIGHT

09/15/2011 ~ CASE CLOSED

INTERVIEW DATE ~ 11/30/2011 - APPROVED

12/04/2011 ~ ENTERED USA THROUGH JFK AIRPORT

STILL WAITING FOR GREEN CARD......

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Nope you are just prepared!!! Thats the whole name of the game at NVC! The ball is in your court more so now! Its hard to sit and stare at an unclickable box! Believe me I know! lol

We got emails every step of the way notifying us of what to do. Once we received the AOS email I could log in and pay. Same thing with the IV emails. Seems NVC is doing a better job of updating the AVR system and sending the emails these days.

Thanks - I'll keep you posted.

01/27/2011 - Trevor's N400 submitted
02/18/2011 - Married
04/02/2011 - NOA1 hard copy received - priority date 03/30/2011
07/08/2011 - Trevor is now a USC - called USCIS to request upgrade of the petition.
08/02/2011 - NOA2
09/08/2011 - LND case number received, medical booked
09/26/2011 - Case complete at NVC
09/30/2011 - Interview date assigned
11/08/2011 - Interview - approved!!
11/10/2011 - Visa in hand
12/04/2011 - POE in Atlanta
12/12/2011 - SSN number received in mail
12/12/2011 - Welcome notice received
01/06/2012 - Green card received
09/06/2013 - File for Removal of Conditions
10/01/2013 - Biometrics for ROC
02/03/2014 - Card production email received

02/17/2014 - 2nd card production email received

02/28/2014 - 10 year Green card received

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This evening, I received an email from the NVC notifying me of acceptance of the AOS package.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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This evening, I received an email from the NVC notifying me of acceptance of the AOS package.

Grats! That didn't take long at all!

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Just got the e-mail from NVC yesterday afternoon.

Feb. 2010: First met my wife at her house in VN.

March 2010: Filed I-129F.

May 2010: Received NOA2

Oct. 2010: First Interview requested more evidences.

Nov. 2010: Denied, case sent back to USCIS.

Feb. 2011: Received notice from USCIS. Case was expired and closed.

March 2011: Married at VN.

April 2011: Filed I-130

July 2011: Received REF for more evidences about marriage bona-fide relationship.

August 2011: Received NOA2.

August 15, 2011: NVC received the case.

Sept. 9, 2011: Case entered system.

Sept. 12, 2011: Got IIN from the operator. Able to sign in but cannot make AOS payment.

Sept. 14, 2011: Got e-mail instructed how to pay AOS fee, and DS-3020 form.

Sept. 14, 2011: Pay AOS fee, and e-mail DS-3020 from beneficiary e-mail.

Sept. 15, 2011: AOS fee shown PAID. Waiting for DS-3020 accepted to pay for IV package.

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I guess I can post here too now :) Got our NVC case number today, finally!! took them exactly 4 weeks.

We're so ready for this to go a little faster from now on.

05/05/11: sent I-130

05/16/11: NOA1

08/12/11: NOA2

08/19/11: NVC received case

09/16/11: received NVC case number

09/19/11: AOS bill and DS 3032 generated - emailed choice of agent to NVC

09/20/11: paid AOS

09/21/11: AOS shows paid and DS 3032 accepted.

09/22/11: mailed AOS (I-864ez)

09/23/11: received and paid IV bill

09/26/11: IV bill shows paid

09/27/11: mailed DS-230

09/30/11: AOS reviewed and false RFE for DS-230

10/05/11: RFE for birth certificate (which was already included in IV package)

10/06/11: DS-230 under review due to RFE... waiting...

10/21/11: Case Complete at NVC, finally!

11/02/11: Received interview date :D

11/16/11: Medical - passed!

12/13/11: Interview at the embassy in Stockholm - APPROVED!!

12/29/11: POE Boston - piece of cake :)

01/28/12: Received Green Card in the mail

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Dear NVC,

If you could kindly review my IV package and finish my case today I would greatly appreciate it. Everything was complete and accurate in our packet and shouldn't take you much time. Would love to receive an interview date soon so I can book some plane tickets!

Thanks and have a great weekend

lol

02/06/2011 ~ MARRIED IN REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA

03/31/2011 ~ FILED I-130 & G325A (SENT TO CHICAGO LOCKBOX VIA UPS)

04/09/2011 ~ RECEIVED NOA1 IN MAIL :-)

07/11/2011 ~ APPROVED WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!

07/29/2011 ~ NVC RECEIVED CASE

08/22/2011 ~ RECEIVED NVC CASE# AND IIN

08/24/2011 ~ EMAILED DS-3032 SENT VIA HUBBYS EMAIL ACCOUNT

08/25/2011 ~ RECEIVED 3 EMAILS FROM NVC

08/25/2011 ~ PAID AOS FEE $88.00

08/26/2011 ~ AOS FEE SHOWS "PAID" - RECEIPT PRINTED AND READY TO MAIL

08/30/2011 ~ AOS PACKAGE SENT FEDEX OVERNIGHT

09/01/2011 ~ IV BILL INVOICED AND PAID

09/06/2011 ~ AOS PACKAGE APPROVED

09/09/2011 ~ IV PACKAGE SENT TO NVC VIA FEDEX OVERNIGHT

09/15/2011 ~ CASE CLOSED

INTERVIEW DATE ~ 11/30/2011 - APPROVED

12/04/2011 ~ ENTERED USA THROUGH JFK AIRPORT

STILL WAITING FOR GREEN CARD......

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I must have looked over my AOS and IV packets at least 10 times. Is that too much? lol

TIMELINE

12.31.10 - Married

04.27.11 - I-130 Sent

04.29.11 - NOA1

07.23.11 - NOA2 (85 Days)

09.02.11 - Received NVC Case # and IIN

09.03.11 - DS-3032 Email Sent

09.03.11 - Received and Paid I-864 Bill

09.08.11 - DS-3032 Accepted

09.08.11 - Received and Paid IV Bill

09.12.11 - Sent IV Package

09.16.11 - Sent AOS Package

09.23.11 - Case Complete (21 Days)

09.30.11 - Assigned Interview Date

10.04.11 - Medical

11.10.11 - Interview

11.??.11 - Visa in Hand

01.17.12 - POE Guam

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Yaaay! Congrats! I hope that means I get mine next week... finally! (Today is 3 months since approval!) I've heard conflicting reports about when they actually received our file though. Sometimes NVC says they received it August 22nd and sometimes they say August 26th...

If I get my case number Monday (knock on wood!), what do you think the chances are of paying and sending everything by October 1st? I'll be out of the country for 2 weeks and don't want to have those extra few weeks of nothing happening on our case! Our packets have basically been ready since May! :wacko:

I guess I can post here too now :) Got our NVC case number today, finally!! took them exactly 4 weeks.

We're so ready for this to go a little faster from now on.

USCIS

02-25-11 Sent I-130

03-01-11 NOA1 Priority Date

03-04-11 NOA1 Email/text

03-07-11 Check cashed

03-09-11 NOA1 hard copy

06-16-11 NOA2 Email/text (107 Days! Yaay!)

06-21-11 NOA2 hard copy

Detour

06-21-11 Informed USCIS of their error: they wrongly thought we were adjusting status so they held the petition and didn't forward it to NVC

06-30-11 Expedited service request granted to forward petition to NVC

08-02-11 Congressional Inquiry to get USCIS to finally forward petition to NVC

08-05-11 USCIS admits our file was routed to National Records Center and will expedite its return and forward to NVC

08-23-11 Congressman's office informs me that file is FINALLY on its way to NVC! Woohoo!!

NVC

08-22-11 Received by NVC

09-19-11 Case # Assigned. Emailed DS-3032.

09-22-11 AOS Bill Invoiced/Paid. DS-3032 Received. Emailed DS-3032 again.

09-26-11 AOS Invoice marked Paid. I-864 Mailed. DS-3032 Accepted.

09-27-11 IV Bill Invoiced/Paid.

09-28-11 IV Invoice marked Paid. DS-230 Mailed. I-864 Delivered.

09-30-11 DS-230 Delivered. NVC operator says I-864 approved!

10-06-11 Medical

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Saylin   1,605

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I guess I can post here too now :) Got our NVC case number today, finally!! took them exactly 4 weeks.

We're so ready for this to go a little faster from now on.

Grats on finally getting your case number! It's definitely going to go faster now!

Dear NVC,

If you could kindly review my IV package and finish my case today I would greatly appreciate it. Everything was complete and accurate in our packet and shouldn't take you much time. Would love to receive an interview date soon so I can book some plane tickets!

Thanks and have a great weekend

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I must have looked over my AOS and IV packets at least 10 times. Is that too much? lol

That sounds like a good amount! good.giflaughing.gif

Yaaay! Congrats! I hope that means I get mine next week... finally! (Today is 3 months since approval!) I've heard conflicting reports about when they actually received our file though. Sometimes NVC says they received it August 22nd and sometimes they say August 26th...

If I get my case number Monday (knock on wood!), what do you think the chances are of paying and sending everything by October 1st? I'll be out of the country for 2 weeks and don't want to have those extra few weeks of nothing happening on our case! Our packets have basically been ready since May! :wacko:

You have a good chance of getting everything sent by October 1st, as long as you're on top of things. Send the DS-3032 right away, pay bills right away, constantly check the payment portal so as soon as bills appear as PAID, then you can send the packages. Good luck, hope you get the case number TODAY!

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I need big favor from you guys!!! whoever experience the same situation!!!

My brother-in- law is disable and has no income. So he didn't file any taxes previous years. So i want to be co-sponsorship. What form should I fill up & also what form my brother-in-law will fill up!! Please help me!!

I would greatly appreciated your help!!!

Thanks

NVC Journey for my sister

09/14/2011: NVC case number Assigned

09/15/2011: DS-3032 & AOS Fee Bill Received

09/16/2011: DS-3032 e-mailed to Supervisor SUE

09/16/2011: DS-3032 accepted by NVC

09/18/2011: PAID AOS & IV FEE

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