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hello can we send both packet IV & AOS in the same package but w/ 2 separate envelopes in it? And btw, I'll be sending it here from the Philippines thru express mail would that be fine? thanks

Yup, they can be mailed in the same package. Lots of people do it. And yes, make sure they're in separate envelopes and marked properly.

And sending it from the Philippines should be fine. As long as NVC gets it, they don't really care where it comes from.

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Yup, they can be mailed in the same package. Lots of people do it. And yes, make sure they're in separate envelopes and marked properly.

And sending it from the Philippines should be fine. As long as NVC gets it, they don't really care where it comes from.

thanks :)

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I just paid our aos fee awhile ago... The portal says it's "IN PROCESS" my question is when can I be able to print out the barcoded sheet needed for my AOS? thanks

Once the bill says 'PAID'. Then you can print out the cover sheet, attach it to the AOS package, and mail it :)

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Once the bill says 'PAID'. Then you can print out the cover sheet, attach it to the AOS package, and mail it :)

As soon as I paid my AOS and IV bills I was able to print the barcode sheets from the receipt pages...as in 5 minutes after I set up the payment.

Is that not normal?

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As soon as I paid my AOS and IV bills I was able to print the barcode sheets from the receipt pages...as in 5 minutes after I set up the payment.

Is that not normal?

That happened to me too. Which was nice, as I live australia and the mail takes about 7 days to get to the NVC. So I printed it and sent the package while the payment was clearing. I had no problems. A bit of a risk though if something goes wrong with the payment.

The cover letter did not change after the payment cleared.

USCIS

Service Center: California Service Center

Consulate: Sydney, Australia

I-130 Sent: 2011-10-05

I-130 NOA1: 2011-10-14

I-130 NOA2: 2011-10-20

NVC

NVC received case: 2011-10-24

Case # assigned : 2011-11-18

AOS Bill invoiced and PAID, DS-3032 Generated : 2011-11-21

DS-3032 Emailed: 2011-11-21

AOS Bill appears PAID: 2011-11-22

DS-3032 Accepted: 2011-11-23

IV Bill invoiced and paid: 2011-11-26

AOS package sent: 2011-11-23

IV Package sent: 2011-11-28

AOS Package Delivered: 2011-11-28

IV Package Delivered: 2011-12-01

RFE (Original Birth and Marriage Certs.): 2011-12-19 - NVC don't accept copies certified by JP back in Australia.

RFE Reply Sent: 2011-12-20

RFE Reply Received at NVC: 2011-12-28

NVC CASE COMPLETE: 2011-12-30

Interview Scheduled: 2012-01-10

Case Left NVC: 2012-01-11

Sydney Consulate

Case Received Consulate (Sydney): 2012-01-17

Medical: 2012-01-18

Interview: 2012-02-07 (APPROVED!)

Received Visa:

POE: LAX

Entry Into US: 2012-02-29

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That happened to me too. Which was nice, as I live australia and the mail takes about 7 days to get to the NVC. So I printed it and sent the package while the payment was clearing. I had no problems. A bit of a risk though if something goes wrong with the payment.

The cover letter did not change after the payment cleared.

AOS Packaged delivered to NVC on 01/13 and IV Package in the mail and on the way to NVC...Barring any unforseen probs, How many days does it take NVC to complete case

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My IV bill shows PAID this morning!

I'm almost ready to send in my two packets.

Waiting for a letter from the bank in Japan showing my account information for the past year. I should have that near the beginning of next week and then the AOS packet will be sent.

For the IV, I'm waiting for a letter from the city office showing some info that my wife couldn't remember exactly for the IV application. That should be here by Monday at the latest, and then the IV packet will be sent.

I mailed the application for a PCC from the UK yesterday. I'm going to submit without it. It's not definite whether they will ask for it since her time there falls between 6 and 12 months. If I get a checklist, I figure I can mail it as soon as I have the certificate, which means I really will have wasted no time. Probably faster that way since they will have already gone through the rest of the packet and (hopefully) approved everything. If I get a checklist, I will also see if it's possible to bring it to the interview and not send it to NVC, although I'm sure you're all thinking "Good luck!" sarcastically about my chances of getting that done.

Did you read what Saylin advised me to do? Write a note on the cover letter asking them to complete the case even though the pcc is missing, and say you'll bring it to interview.

I did that, can send you the exact wording so you can adapt it to your situation. Then in the civil documents, I added a page where the Turkish PCC should have been, saying "Turkish Police certificate: please read note on cover letter" in big bold letters.

Crossing my fingers...

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USCIS STAGE: 16 days No expedite request but USC residing abroad
NVC STAGE: 19 days from case # to case complete
03/27/12: interview at Paris embassy - APPROVED
04/12/12: POE San Diego

ROC
01/15/14: sent I-751 application

05/14/14: received card production notification by e-mail, approval date 05/13

Naturalization

02/01/24: N-400 submitted online; Biometrics reuse notice received immediately online; "case being actively reviewed" after a couple hours

02/09/24: received NOA1 by mail

02/10/24: received biometrics reuse notice by mail

04/08/24: interview scheduled for 05/14. Received "We have taken an action in your case" email.

05/14/24: approved at interview, same-day oath ceremony in San Francisco 🥳 🇺🇸

 

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As soon as I paid my AOS and IV bills I was able to print the barcode sheets from the receipt pages...as in 5 minutes after I set up the payment.

Is that not normal?

Same here. I got access to the Print Coversheet button as soon as we paid. I didn't send anything before the status got to paid though, didn't want to risk have original documents rejected and sent back.

CR1 Visa

USCIS STAGE: 16 days No expedite request but USC residing abroad
NVC STAGE: 19 days from case # to case complete
03/27/12: interview at Paris embassy - APPROVED
04/12/12: POE San Diego

ROC
01/15/14: sent I-751 application

05/14/14: received card production notification by e-mail, approval date 05/13

Naturalization

02/01/24: N-400 submitted online; Biometrics reuse notice received immediately online; "case being actively reviewed" after a couple hours

02/09/24: received NOA1 by mail

02/10/24: received biometrics reuse notice by mail

04/08/24: interview scheduled for 05/14. Received "We have taken an action in your case" email.

05/14/24: approved at interview, same-day oath ceremony in San Francisco 🥳 🇺🇸

 

Passport

06/10/24: application submitted at post office for passport book and card, paid for expedited processing and shipping

06/24/24: received email notification that passport was approved, then shipped with tracking number

06/25/24: passport received

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hello can we send both packet IV & AOS in the same package but w/ 2 separate envelopes in it? And btw, I'll be sending it here from the Philippines thru express mail would that be fine? thanks

Yes and yes.

Our journey:

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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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AOS Packaged delivered to NVC on 01/13 and IV Package in the mail and on the way to NVC...Barring any unforseen probs, How many days does it take NVC to complete case

See my signature; we had an RFE, but the time from delivery to the first review was over 2 weeks.

USCIS

Service Center: California Service Center

Consulate: Sydney, Australia

I-130 Sent: 2011-10-05

I-130 NOA1: 2011-10-14

I-130 NOA2: 2011-10-20

NVC

NVC received case: 2011-10-24

Case # assigned : 2011-11-18

AOS Bill invoiced and PAID, DS-3032 Generated : 2011-11-21

DS-3032 Emailed: 2011-11-21

AOS Bill appears PAID: 2011-11-22

DS-3032 Accepted: 2011-11-23

IV Bill invoiced and paid: 2011-11-26

AOS package sent: 2011-11-23

IV Package sent: 2011-11-28

AOS Package Delivered: 2011-11-28

IV Package Delivered: 2011-12-01

RFE (Original Birth and Marriage Certs.): 2011-12-19 - NVC don't accept copies certified by JP back in Australia.

RFE Reply Sent: 2011-12-20

RFE Reply Received at NVC: 2011-12-28

NVC CASE COMPLETE: 2011-12-30

Interview Scheduled: 2012-01-10

Case Left NVC: 2012-01-11

Sydney Consulate

Case Received Consulate (Sydney): 2012-01-17

Medical: 2012-01-18

Interview: 2012-02-07 (APPROVED!)

Received Visa:

POE: LAX

Entry Into US: 2012-02-29

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Did you read what Saylin advised me to do? Write a note on the cover letter asking them to complete the case even though the pcc is missing, and say you'll bring it to interview.

I did that, can send you the exact wording so you can adapt it to your situation. Then in the civil documents, I added a page where the Turkish PCC should have been, saying "Turkish Police certificate: please read note on cover letter" in big bold letters.

Crossing my fingers...

I did see what she advised and I hope it works for you!

I was thinking about doing something similar, but the only thing that makes me hesitant is that it might not be required for my wife and I don't want to give anyone at NVC any suggestions about things to ask for that aren't included.

I don't even know if it's possible to request to bring a police certificate to the embassy in lieu of sending it to NVC. If I got a checklist, who would I talk to that would have the authority to ok something like that? Definitely not a normal operator.

I'm leaning toward just taking my chances and hoping they don't ask for it at this stage. If they send a checklist, it would come by email, right? I'll have the police certificate on hand in about 2 weeks. I could send it immediately and it would take about 3 days to get to NVC. Since that would likely be the last piece, I would imagine it would only take a day or two to complete the case after receiving it.

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If I got a checklist, who would I talk to that would have the authority to ok something like that? Definitely not a normal operator.

You would speak to a supervisor about that.

If they send a checklist, it would come by email, right?

If they have your email, then yes, it would come by email. You can also check the AVR before you would receive an email.

I would imagine it would only take a day or two to complete the case after receiving it.

I had to submit a response to a checklist and in my case, it took 3 days from submission to receiving the Case Complete. One important caveat though, I was able to submit my response electronically, you will not have that option. Because you have to submit any checklist response by snail mail, it still has to be received and matched with the file before processing continues.

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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Just paper clip them together. Do not punch holes. And yes, it's suggested to write the case number on the top right of all pages of each package (except the bar code cover sheet and the cover letter). If you don't want to write in pen, you can always use pencil. Or even write the case number on a post-it note and attach one to each page.

Good thinking! Thanks!

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