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Navyk,

Did your wife pickup the passport from VFS office? As far as my wife, the status still shows as "PASSPORT IS CURRENTLY PROCESSING AT EMBASSY." what about you?

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

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Navyk,

Did your wife pickup the passport from VFS office? As far as my wife, the status still shows as "PASSPORT IS CURRENTLY PROCESSING AT EMBASSY." what about you?

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

Ganesh, yesterday we went to VFS as the SMS failed. They told us that the passport and visa can be collected as soon as they receive from Consulate and were hopeful that they would receive either on 10/27 or 10/28 (10/26 is a holiday). We are hoping that they would receive on 10/27. They asked us to call 0120-6611411 to find out if SMS fails on 10/27.

The status yesterday was "Your interview is scheduled for 10/25/2011. The status will be updated after interview". Probably late night they might have updated the status and it now shows the same as your "Your passport is under process at US Embassy/ Consulate". Will let you know the progress.

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USA

01/08/13 - Approved and GC is order for production on 1/8/14

09/12/13 - Case transferred to CSC. NOA2 received on 09/18/13

08/30/13 - Biometrics Done - No walk ins allowed at this LSC (received on 8/16/13).

08/05/13 - NOA1 (received on 08/10/13)

08/01/13 - Mailed I-751 (received on 8/2/13 - check cashed on 8/5/13)

12/28/11 - Received SSN (applied on 12/20/11, as we didn't get based on DS-230 options)
11/28/11 - Received Green Card (Expires on 10/30/13) - Welcome Letter on 11/17/11
10/30/11 - POE - Houston, TX

Chennai Consulate (40 days)
10/28/11 - Received Visa papers and Passport at VFS
10/25/11 - Interview Cleared Successfully (Spouse was not allowed in)

NVC: (90 days from NOA2 to Consulate)
08/31/11 - Case Completed (Interview 10/25/11) - Received at Chennai on 09/19/11
07/22/11 - NVC Case Number

USCIS: (92 days)

6/21/11 - NOA2 (NOA1 on 3/25/11) - took a month to get to NVC
3/21/11 - I-130 sent to USCIS Lockbox, Chicago.

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Ganesh, VFS hasn't yet received the Visa & Passport as on 10/27. Tomorrow is 10/28 and we are hoping to get it tomorrow. Probably due to the holidays it is taking more time. If we don't get it tomorrow, we will have to reschedule our flights.

Did your wife get a SMS from VFS that her visa is ready for pick up? And has the message on the web site tracking passport changed from "Your passport is under process at US Embassy/ Consulate". Your information helps us a lot. Thanks for your help.

USA

01/08/13 - Approved and GC is order for production on 1/8/14

09/12/13 - Case transferred to CSC. NOA2 received on 09/18/13

08/30/13 - Biometrics Done - No walk ins allowed at this LSC (received on 8/16/13).

08/05/13 - NOA1 (received on 08/10/13)

08/01/13 - Mailed I-751 (received on 8/2/13 - check cashed on 8/5/13)

12/28/11 - Received SSN (applied on 12/20/11, as we didn't get based on DS-230 options)
11/28/11 - Received Green Card (Expires on 10/30/13) - Welcome Letter on 11/17/11
10/30/11 - POE - Houston, TX

Chennai Consulate (40 days)
10/28/11 - Received Visa papers and Passport at VFS
10/25/11 - Interview Cleared Successfully (Spouse was not allowed in)

NVC: (90 days from NOA2 to Consulate)
08/31/11 - Case Completed (Interview 10/25/11) - Received at Chennai on 09/19/11
07/22/11 - NVC Case Number

USCIS: (92 days)

6/21/11 - NOA2 (NOA1 on 3/25/11) - took a month to get to NVC
3/21/11 - I-130 sent to USCIS Lockbox, Chicago.

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Ganesh, VFS hasn't yet received the Visa & Passport as on 10/27. Tomorrow is 10/28 and we are hoping to get it tomorrow. Probably due to the holidays it is taking more time. If we don't get it tomorrow, we will have to reschedule our flights.

Did your wife get a SMS from VFS that her visa is ready for pick up? And has the message on the web site tracking passport changed from "Your passport is under process at US Embassy/ Consulate". Your information helps us a lot. Thanks for your help.

Navyk,

As far as my wife, the status still shows as "PASSPORT IS CURRENTLY PROCESSING AT EMBASSY." Things are taking longer than expected. We hope to hear from VFS by end of day on 10/28/2011. Luckily I bought my wife's flight tickets on NOVEMBER 10th and that should give sufficient time even if the passport gets delivered next week. I am praying for your wife's passport.

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

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Navyk,

As far as my wife, the status still shows as "PASSPORT IS CURRENTLY PROCESSING AT EMBASSY." Things are taking longer than expected. We hope to hear from VFS by end of day on 10/28/2011. Luckily I bought my wife's flight tickets on NOVEMBER 10th and that should give sufficient time even if the passport gets delivered next week. I am praying for your wife's passport.

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

Thanks Ganesh for your prompt reply. We are planning to go to the Consulate tomorrow and request them explaining our position and the Lord willing will get it tomorrow. If we aren't successful, we will reschedule our flights to Wednesday and stay back at Chennai to collect it on Monday.

USA

01/08/13 - Approved and GC is order for production on 1/8/14

09/12/13 - Case transferred to CSC. NOA2 received on 09/18/13

08/30/13 - Biometrics Done - No walk ins allowed at this LSC (received on 8/16/13).

08/05/13 - NOA1 (received on 08/10/13)

08/01/13 - Mailed I-751 (received on 8/2/13 - check cashed on 8/5/13)

12/28/11 - Received SSN (applied on 12/20/11, as we didn't get based on DS-230 options)
11/28/11 - Received Green Card (Expires on 10/30/13) - Welcome Letter on 11/17/11
10/30/11 - POE - Houston, TX

Chennai Consulate (40 days)
10/28/11 - Received Visa papers and Passport at VFS
10/25/11 - Interview Cleared Successfully (Spouse was not allowed in)

NVC: (90 days from NOA2 to Consulate)
08/31/11 - Case Completed (Interview 10/25/11) - Received at Chennai on 09/19/11
07/22/11 - NVC Case Number

USCIS: (92 days)

6/21/11 - NOA2 (NOA1 on 3/25/11) - took a month to get to NVC
3/21/11 - I-130 sent to USCIS Lockbox, Chicago.

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Thanks Ganesh for your prompt reply. We are planning to go to the Consulate tomorrow and request them explaining our position and the Lord willing will get it tomorrow. If we aren't successful, we will reschedule our flights to Wednesday and stay back at Chennai to collect it on Monday.

We are waiting to hear good news in regards to your wife's passport status. Just wanted to let you know that there is no change in my wife's passport status(Still showing as PASSPORT UNDER PROCESSING AT EMBASSY/CONSULATE). I contacted VFS over the phone and they said it typically takes 2 business days to receive from the consulate but it has been more than 2 business days excluding Divali festival since my wife had interview.

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

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Navyk,

Here is the latest update. VFS updated the status on my wife's passport, " YOUR PASSPORT HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO BLUEDART FOR DELIVERY on 28-OCT-2011." Hopefully her passport is readily available to pickup at Hyderabad VFS office either on 31st of October or 1st November. By the way she will be flying to US on November 10th and that gives her plenty of time.

Any update on your wife's passport status? I am praying for you to see if it has been ready today to avoid your change of travel plans. Please keep us updated.

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

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Navyk,

Here is the latest update. VFS updated the status on my wife's passport, " YOUR PASSPORT HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO BLUEDART FOR DELIVERY on 28-OCT-2011." Hopefully her passport is readily available to pickup at Hyderabad VFS office either on 31st of October or 1st November. By the way she will be flying to US on November 10th and that gives her plenty of time.

Any update on your wife's passport status? I am praying for you to see if it has been ready today to avoid your change of travel plans. Please keep us updated.

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

Thanks Ganesh for the update.

Praise the Lord for he good and His mercies endures for ever. As we approched the deadline, we received wife's visa in hand and we are on the way to the airport to Hyderabad.:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: . Thanks to everyone who prayed for us and encouraged us each step of our journey.

Since we have our return flights booked for Sunday, we were disparate to get wife's visa and passport today (Friday). We called 0120-6611411 but it was going round and round from voice mail to operator, as the owner of the number is not accepting voice mail (we are supposed to call this number between 9 and 10 AM, if VFS is unable to resolve our issues). So around 9:30 AM, I went to the consulate but they didn't allow me but asked me to come at 3 PM, when US Citizens get to enter the consulate without an interview.

So we packed everything at hotel and then I went inside the consulate and met a African American lady. I explained the full details and she took me to another Tamil lady and I had to repeat everything. She checked the system and said that wife's visa papers were sent to VFS and that we can go and collect those. It was a big relief.

We still didn't get any SMS from VFS and our SMS again failed. However we went to VFS and wife stood in line - third in line (I was not allowed inside). Then she received the SMS from VFS (please note that SMS will not work till VFS receives the visa packet from the consulate). She got the packet quickly and the sealed visa packet and the passport were in another big envelope. We opened the big envelope and checked the passport (VFS was advising us how to open the outer packet and how we need to keep the sealed packet intact).

Our cousin from Hyderabad booked our tickets from Chennai to Hyderabad by flight. We are now on our way to the Chennai airport. The feeling is great after a stressful 5 days. We get a day in Hyderabad and then our trip to Houston starts at 7 AM on Sunday.

USA

01/08/13 - Approved and GC is order for production on 1/8/14

09/12/13 - Case transferred to CSC. NOA2 received on 09/18/13

08/30/13 - Biometrics Done - No walk ins allowed at this LSC (received on 8/16/13).

08/05/13 - NOA1 (received on 08/10/13)

08/01/13 - Mailed I-751 (received on 8/2/13 - check cashed on 8/5/13)

12/28/11 - Received SSN (applied on 12/20/11, as we didn't get based on DS-230 options)
11/28/11 - Received Green Card (Expires on 10/30/13) - Welcome Letter on 11/17/11
10/30/11 - POE - Houston, TX

Chennai Consulate (40 days)
10/28/11 - Received Visa papers and Passport at VFS
10/25/11 - Interview Cleared Successfully (Spouse was not allowed in)

NVC: (90 days from NOA2 to Consulate)
08/31/11 - Case Completed (Interview 10/25/11) - Received at Chennai on 09/19/11
07/22/11 - NVC Case Number

USCIS: (92 days)

6/21/11 - NOA2 (NOA1 on 3/25/11) - took a month to get to NVC
3/21/11 - I-130 sent to USCIS Lockbox, Chicago.

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Thanks Ganesh for the update.

Praise the Lord for he good and His mercies endures for ever. As we approched the deadline, we received wife's visa in hand and we are on the way to the airport to Hyderabad.:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: . Thanks to everyone who prayed for us and encouraged us each step of our journey.

Since we have our return flights booked for Sunday, we were disparate to get wife's visa and passport today (Friday). We called 0120-6611411 but it was going round and round from voice mail to operator, as the owner of the number is not accepting voice mail (we are supposed to call this number between 9 and 10 AM, if VFS is unable to resolve our issues). So around 9:30 AM, I went to the consulate but they didn't allow me but asked me to come at 3 PM, when US Citizens get to enter the consulate without an interview.

So we packed everything at hotel and then I went inside the consulate and met a African American lady. I explained the full details and she took me to another Tamil lady and I had to repeat everything. She checked the system and said that wife's visa papers were sent to VFS and that we can go and collect those. It was a big relief.

We still didn't get any SMS from VFS and our SMS again failed. However we went to VFS and wife stood in line - third in line (I was not allowed inside). Then she received the SMS from VFS (please note that SMS will not work till VFS receives the visa packet from the consulate). She got the packet quickly and the sealed visa packet and the passport were in another big envelope. We opened the big envelope and checked the passport (VFS was advising us how to open the outer packet and how we need to keep the sealed packet intact).

Our cousin from Hyderabad booked our tickets from Chennai to Hyderabad by flight. We are now on our way to the Chennai airport. The feeling is great after a stressful 5 days. We get a day in Hyderabad and then our trip to Houston starts at 7 AM on Sunday.

Congrats, Navyk! Finally it is a big relief for you and both of you must be excited to be together. We are hoping my wife's visa to be couriered to Hyderabad VFS office by Tuesday or Wednesday. It seems that Chennai VFS handed over the courier to Blue Dart on 10/28. My wife is planning to pick up the visa the next business day as soon as it arrives.

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

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Congrats, Navyk! Finally it is a big relief for you and both of you must be excited to be together. We are hoping my wife's visa to be couriered to Hyderabad VFS office by Tuesday or Wednesday. It seems that Chennai VFS handed over the courier to Blue Dart on 10/28. My wife is planning to pick up the visa the next business day as soon as it arrives.

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

Ganesh, let us know when your wife receives her visa papers - she should be able to collect those on Monday/ Tuesday.

Finally we are in US :dance: :dance: :dance: and together after around 7 months. Yesterday night we landed at Houston and the Immigration work took around an hour (because they didn't have my wife's details in the system yet). We are so glad to be together at our parents place. I will be working from home for a week and we will go to Charlotte the coming Saturday.

USA

01/08/13 - Approved and GC is order for production on 1/8/14

09/12/13 - Case transferred to CSC. NOA2 received on 09/18/13

08/30/13 - Biometrics Done - No walk ins allowed at this LSC (received on 8/16/13).

08/05/13 - NOA1 (received on 08/10/13)

08/01/13 - Mailed I-751 (received on 8/2/13 - check cashed on 8/5/13)

12/28/11 - Received SSN (applied on 12/20/11, as we didn't get based on DS-230 options)
11/28/11 - Received Green Card (Expires on 10/30/13) - Welcome Letter on 11/17/11
10/30/11 - POE - Houston, TX

Chennai Consulate (40 days)
10/28/11 - Received Visa papers and Passport at VFS
10/25/11 - Interview Cleared Successfully (Spouse was not allowed in)

NVC: (90 days from NOA2 to Consulate)
08/31/11 - Case Completed (Interview 10/25/11) - Received at Chennai on 09/19/11
07/22/11 - NVC Case Number

USCIS: (92 days)

6/21/11 - NOA2 (NOA1 on 3/25/11) - took a month to get to NVC
3/21/11 - I-130 sent to USCIS Lockbox, Chicago.

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Ganesh, let us know when your wife receives her visa papers - she should be able to collect those on Monday/ Tuesday.

Finally we are in US :dance: :dance: :dance: and together after around 7 months. Yesterday night we landed at Houston and the Immigration work took around an hour (because they didn't have my wife's details in the system yet). We are so glad to be together at our parents place. I will be working from home for a week and we will go to Charlotte the coming Saturday.

Navyk,

Nice to hear that both you are together finally. My wife did receive SMS this morning and her passport is readily available to be pickup at VFS hyderabad. She is on her way to Hyderabad and by Tuesday(11/01)morning she will pick her passport. By the way, I just moved to a different address here in United States. When my wife arrives at Port of Entry, does she needs to tell Immmigration authorities about my updated address or do I need to update my address on USCIS online? I am just wondering how to track her Greencard status online? I don't think address forward will work because USPS cannot forward any mail which comes from US Government.

USCIS:

3/14/11 - I -130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox

3/18/11 - NOA1

6/16/11 - NOA2

NVC:

7/19/11 - NVC Case Number

8/31/11 - Case Completed

9/13/11 - Interview Date received

Consulate:

9/23/11- Medical Test Scheduled

10/24/11- Interview @ Chennai Consulate at 1 PM Chennai Consulate

10/24/11- VISA APPROVED

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