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Seija   0

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Hello VJ Family,

My wife's interview is this Wendesday 11/09/11 in Moscow and we overlooked a step on the "specific embassy instructions", the details are below.

"If your visa application is approved, we will put your visa in your passport and send the completed visa packet and passport to you by Pony Express courier at no extra charge. Prior to your appointment date, you must go to

www.ustraveldocs.com/ru/ and follow the steps to register and arrange for delivery of your visa and documents.

Please do this for ALL applicants that will be applying for a visa (including children). Please register your delivery location BEFORE going to your interview. If you do not, there may be a delay in the return of your visa.

After completing the visa delivery registration at www.ustraveldocs.com/ru/ you should PRINT out the IV Delivery Confirmation page that contains a computer-generated barcode and BRING IT with you to the interview. If you do not, there will be a delay in the return of your visa."

so we printed the PDF document expecting the above results but we noticed that it did not have a barcode.

what we did noticed are the following,

Applicant name - My wife

passport# XXXXXXXXX

US embassy - Moscow

Trip purpose - Russia NVC Scheduled appointment

Visa class - CR1

Document delivery type - Home Delivery

but no barcode, why? do we really need this? I thought the NVC letter with interview date and time was enough.

is the delivery method still pony express or DHL? their intructions document is date 7/18/2011, I hope is still current?

Thank you!

USCIS

05/31/2011- mailed I-130 petition

06/06/2011- email and text NOA1, routed to CSC

06/07/2011- check cashed

06/10/2011 - Received NOA1 hard copy

07/06/2011 - NOA2 Notice date (30 days from NOA1 email, I could not believe it!)

07/12/2011 - NOA2 Received in mail yay!

NVC

07/25/2011 - case arrives at NVC

08/01/2011 - NVC advised petition in building since 7/25/11 and need 4-6 weeks to enter into system. what!!

08/17/2011 - NVC case# given to me 42 days after notice date 7/06/11, 23 days after case arrived at NVC on 7/25/11

8/18/11 - now waiting for bills to be generated and submit DS-3032,I-864ez,DS-230 I suspect to here at NVC for another 2-3 weeks.

8/20/2011 - AOS bill generated and paid $88 online (pending)

8/21/2011 - Resend DS-3032 via email

8/24/2011 - AOS bill shows paid and printed cover page

8/25/2011 - DS_3032 chose of agent approved

8/25/2011 - mailed Affidavit of support and tax documents

8/26/2011 - AOS and tax documents arrived, letter signed by NVC

8/28/2011 - IV bill generated and paid $404 online (pending)

8/30/2011 - IV bill shows paid and printed cover page

8/31/2011 - NVC Operator advise over the phone that AOS is approved

9/17/2011 - mailed DS-230

9/20/2011 - NVC received DS-230

9/23/2011 - NVC case completed, waiting for interview date

9/30/2011 - NVC advises that case complete, interview date 11/09/2011 yay!!!

10/21/2011 - had a great time with my wife and in-laws in Russia! miss her already!

11/09/2011 - Visa Approved!!!!

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Nemata Musa   5

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oMG YOU AND MY FIANCE HAVE AN INTERVIEW THE SAME DAY...GOODLUCK TO US ALL!!!!

K-1 mailed March 10

NOA1- March 14th

NOA1-Hardcopy recieved March 18th

NOA2 August 12th

Waiting for NVC to assign case number!..

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slim   1,525

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Last I heard it was still DHL but it may have switched. Sounds like you're looking at the generic visa instructions and those do go by Pony Express.

This is why I didn't get involved in my wife's visa. In Russia, she can handle everything. I took care of the paperwork on my end... I let her figure it out on hers.

Русский форум член.

Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

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ONA   133

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Last I heard it was still DHL but it may have switched. Sounds like you're looking at the generic visa instructions and those do go by Pony Express.

It was DHL until Sept. 1 2011. Now it's Pony Express. The instructions are valid.

I don't know what else to say here, cause I didn't have an experience with the new system.

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slim Grand Master

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It was DHL until Sept. 1 2011. Now it's Pony Express. The instructions are valid.

I don't know what else to say here, cause I didn't have an experience with the new system.

Well, there we go. Pony Express it is.

Русский форум член.

Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

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Seija   0

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Thank you all for your responses!

USCIS

05/31/2011- mailed I-130 petition

06/06/2011- email and text NOA1, routed to CSC

06/07/2011- check cashed

06/10/2011 - Received NOA1 hard copy

07/06/2011 - NOA2 Notice date (30 days from NOA1 email, I could not believe it!)

07/12/2011 - NOA2 Received in mail yay!

NVC

07/25/2011 - case arrives at NVC

08/01/2011 - NVC advised petition in building since 7/25/11 and need 4-6 weeks to enter into system. what!!

08/17/2011 - NVC case# given to me 42 days after notice date 7/06/11, 23 days after case arrived at NVC on 7/25/11

8/18/11 - now waiting for bills to be generated and submit DS-3032,I-864ez,DS-230 I suspect to here at NVC for another 2-3 weeks.

8/20/2011 - AOS bill generated and paid $88 online (pending)

8/21/2011 - Resend DS-3032 via email

8/24/2011 - AOS bill shows paid and printed cover page

8/25/2011 - DS_3032 chose of agent approved

8/25/2011 - mailed Affidavit of support and tax documents

8/26/2011 - AOS and tax documents arrived, letter signed by NVC

8/28/2011 - IV bill generated and paid $404 online (pending)

8/30/2011 - IV bill shows paid and printed cover page

8/31/2011 - NVC Operator advise over the phone that AOS is approved

9/17/2011 - mailed DS-230

9/20/2011 - NVC received DS-230

9/23/2011 - NVC case completed, waiting for interview date

9/30/2011 - NVC advises that case complete, interview date 11/09/2011 yay!!!

10/21/2011 - had a great time with my wife and in-laws in Russia! miss her already!

11/09/2011 - Visa Approved!!!!

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I had a post on this very topic just a month and a half ago. For CR-1 or IR-1 only PICK UP at PONY EXPRESS is available. DO NOT choose your home address, choose one of the 5 PE locations in Moscow. There is no barcode, they will put a barcode sticker on this sheet at the Embassy.

You will get a text message on your phone when passport is ready for pick up. You just go to the PE location with the domestic passport and pick it up.

Here's the thread on this topic: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/332329-trouble-with-ustraveldocs/page__p__4935932

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Seija   0

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I had a post on this very topic just a month and a half ago. For CR-1 or IR-1 only PICK UP at PONY EXPRESS is available. DO NOT choose your home address, choose one of the 5 PE locations in Moscow. There is no barcode, they will put a barcode sticker on this sheet at the Embassy.

You will get a text message on your phone when passport is ready for pick up. You just go to the PE location with the domestic passport and pick it up.

Here's the thread on this topic: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/332329-trouble-with-ustraveldocs/page__p__4935932

Wow! thank you so much! my wife's Visa was approved yay!!!

USCIS

05/31/2011- mailed I-130 petition

06/06/2011- email and text NOA1, routed to CSC

06/07/2011- check cashed

06/10/2011 - Received NOA1 hard copy

07/06/2011 - NOA2 Notice date (30 days from NOA1 email, I could not believe it!)

07/12/2011 - NOA2 Received in mail yay!

NVC

07/25/2011 - case arrives at NVC

08/01/2011 - NVC advised petition in building since 7/25/11 and need 4-6 weeks to enter into system. what!!

08/17/2011 - NVC case# given to me 42 days after notice date 7/06/11, 23 days after case arrived at NVC on 7/25/11

8/18/11 - now waiting for bills to be generated and submit DS-3032,I-864ez,DS-230 I suspect to here at NVC for another 2-3 weeks.

8/20/2011 - AOS bill generated and paid $88 online (pending)

8/21/2011 - Resend DS-3032 via email

8/24/2011 - AOS bill shows paid and printed cover page

8/25/2011 - DS_3032 chose of agent approved

8/25/2011 - mailed Affidavit of support and tax documents

8/26/2011 - AOS and tax documents arrived, letter signed by NVC

8/28/2011 - IV bill generated and paid $404 online (pending)

8/30/2011 - IV bill shows paid and printed cover page

8/31/2011 - NVC Operator advise over the phone that AOS is approved

9/17/2011 - mailed DS-230

9/20/2011 - NVC received DS-230

9/23/2011 - NVC case completed, waiting for interview date

9/30/2011 - NVC advises that case complete, interview date 11/09/2011 yay!!!

10/21/2011 - had a great time with my wife and in-laws in Russia! miss her already!

11/09/2011 - Visa Approved!!!!

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LvivLovers   39

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Wow! thank you so much! my wife's Visa was approved yay!!!

Grats!

Wife's visa journey:

03/19/07: Initial mailing of I-129F.

07/07/11: U.S. Citizenship approved and Oath Ceremony!

MIL's visa journey:

07/26/11: Initial mailing of I-130.

05/22/12: Interview passed!

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ONA   133

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Wow! thank you so much! my wife's Visa was approved yay!!!

Congrats!

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It was DHL until Sept. 1 2011. Now it's Pony Express. The instructions are valid.

I don't know what else to say here, cause I didn't have an experience with the new system.

My SO got his DHL... but his was a tourist visa.

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slim Grand Master

slim   1,525

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Now the fun begins!

Русский форум член.

Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

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My SO got his DHL... but his was a tourist visa.

Wow, that's new... It used to be Pony Express long ago for non-immigrant visas (other than K-1)...

I got my visa through DHL, since it was before Sept. 1, my parents got their visas through Pony Express (visitor visas). All my previous visas were delivered through Pony Express...

Basically, it's the 1st time I hear that a non-immigrant visa (other than K-1) was delivered through DHL.

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