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I got a case complete at NVC as of March 5, 2012 :D

Grats! kicking.gif When did you send in the AOS and IV packages?

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Upon suggestion of a VJ member (thanks foobaz123), I have decided to create a FAQ of the most common questions I see here on VJ concerning the NVC process. If you know of a common question that isn't

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****UPDATE**** INTERVIEW SCHEDULED: 17APRIL2012 AT 1230 :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: ****END UPDATE****

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I understand everyone is frustrated and tired of this waiting process. However it seems like you come here seeking validation of what you believe to be the right course of action and then when people

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I got a case complete at NVC as of March 5, 2012 :D

Congratulations! :dance:

Trips:

Jan2010 - First Trip, met in person

Jul2010 - Trip two!

Nov2010 - Trip Three, Got engaged :)

Feb2011 - Trip Four. Spring Festival, Lucky Money all around :D

April2011 - Trip Five... Going to the chapel...

July2011 - Trip Six... Honeymoon in Xiamen :D

October2011 - Trip Seven... Beijing and the Great Wall :)

January2012 - Trip Eight... Chinese New Years and Spring Festival! More Lucky Money! :D

April2012 - Trip Nine... Interview?

Paper work for CR1:

28 July 2011 - 20January 2012 - Day 175... USCIS at CSC finally processed our paper work.

30January2012 - NVC 'received' the paperwork

6February2012 - NVC GUZ case number assigned - Attempted to OPTIN to EP.

7February2012 - NVC GZO (EP) case number assigned

8February2012 - 27February Massive delay caused by sending the EP OPTIN email too soon :(

28February2012 - AOS Fee Paid

29February2012 - AOS Fee shows paid, AOS Package sent in

5March2012 - IV Fee shows paid (paid on 3March), IV (DS-230) Package sent in

6March2012 - AOS Rejected due to minor error, corrected version emailed in

8March2012 - Email received indicating AOS correction and DS-230 review in process

9March2012 - Case Complete Email - END NVC PROCESS

15March2012 - Interview Scheduled: 18April2012 (Document turn-in: 17April2012)

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:goofy:

:dance: :dance:

:dance::jest::dance:

:dance::jest::dance::jest::dance:

:dance::jest::dance:

:dance: :dance:

:goofy:



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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I got a case complete at NVC as of March 5, 2012 :D

Congratulations to you too!!

USCIS- 260 Days

6/8/11~ Mailed I-130 Application, withdrew Canadian PR application
6/16/11~ NOA1 email and text message Case routed to CSC (Priority Date)
7/12/11~ The 'Money Order' Incident/Returned to Tennessee
8/03/11~ TOUCHED!
3/2/12~ APPROVED! NOA2!

NVC Electronic Processing- Montreal- 19 Days

3/21/12~ Received case number & IIN 20 Days after NOA2
3/21/12~ Sent in opt-in email
3/22/12~ Opt-in accepted
3/23/12~ DS-261 Submitted, never accepted
3/29/12~ AOS bill invoiced and paid
3/30/12~ AOS shows PAID- AOS Package emailed/received, DS-3032 emailed/accepted
4/2/12~ IV bill invoiced and paid
4/3/12~ AOS Checklist documents emailed(first time)
4/4/12~ IV shows PAID- DS-260 submitted/ IV Package emailed/received
4/4/12~ AOS Checklist documents sent again for CYA (second time)
4/5/12~ IV package accepted! No Checklists!
4/6/12~ AOS Checklist emailed(third time)
4/9/12~ AOS packet accepted (finally)
CASE COMPLETE!!

Interview 354 days from NOA1/ 362 days from initial filing date
5/29/12~ Medical@ Medisys, Montreal
6/4/12~ Interview APPROVED!!!
08/07/2012~ POE Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND by land
08/09/2012~ HOME!! 424 days from initial filing date!
08/14/2012~ SSN Received
09/10/2012~ Received Green Card

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:goofy:

:dance: :dance:

:dance::jest::dance:

:dance::jest::dance::jest::dance:

:dance::jest::dance:

:dance: :dance:

:goofy:



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:goofy:

:dance: :dance:

:dance::jest::dance:

:dance::jest::dance::jest::dance:

:dance::jest::dance:

:dance: :dance:

:goofy:



THAT is just amazing. :D I can't compete, but wow you sure know how to brighten a room! :P

USCIS (192 days, August 24 2011 to March 2 2012. No RFE's).
NVC (30 days, March 12 to April 11. Case expedited due to NVC errors).

Montreal US Consulate, awaiting interview date (14 days, April 12 to April 26).

05/09/2012 - medical in Toronto - passed!
05/22/2012 - interview - passed!
05/25/2012 - visa in hand!!! biggrin.png
06/09/2012 - POE @ YWG (Winnipeg Int'l Airport)

Removal of Conditions submitted March 24, 2014, received March 26, 2014

"RFE" for page 3 of application received, date March 27, 2014. Package re-submitted with all papers re-attached.

04/07/2014 - NOA1 Date

05/07/2014 - Biometrics in Charlotte, NC

11/05/2014 - APPROVED! Citizenship in 5 months!

11/10/2014 - NOA2 in hand.

11/20/2014 - 10 yr GC in hand! :D

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Hi Saylin,

I have been busy trying to recruit new people to your thread.

You might have to quit your job to stay on VJ 22 hours a day

Good thing you have FAQ's area now to help some people who will read them

May 24, 2011 NOA1

Sept 11, 2011 NOA2-took 19 days to get case number

Sept 30, 2011 NVC number and IIN received Friday-gotta wait till Monday

Oct 13, 2011 Case Completed- 13 days from receiving case number Took 32 days from NOA2

Nov 30, 2011 Notified of Interview date

January 19, 2012 Interview- 240 days from NOA1

INTERVIEW RESULTS-APPROVED WITH 14 WEEKS AP--but he got his visa in 56 days!!!!!!

PLEASE EDIT YOUR TIMELINE IN YOUR PROFILE SO OTHERS CAN LEARN HOW LONG EACH STEP TAKES IN THIS PROCESS

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Hey, thanks everyone for the CONGRATS! Thanks for all the help you guys gave me to get to this point, I realllllly appreciate it :) Congrats to you too foobaz!

Saylin:

Feb 17 - Sent in AOS and IV docs

Feb 22 - NVC Receive

Feb 24 - RFE(original birth certificate)

Feb 29 - Sent in RFE response

Mar 2 - NVC Receive RFE

Mar 5 - Case Closed!!

Now still waiting on interview date...

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:goofy:

:dance: :dance:

:dance::jest::dance:

:dance::jest::dance::jest::dance:

:dance::jest::dance:

:dance: :dance:

:goofy:



Nice!! :D

Trips:

Jan2010 - First Trip, met in person

Jul2010 - Trip two!

Nov2010 - Trip Three, Got engaged :)

Feb2011 - Trip Four. Spring Festival, Lucky Money all around :D

April2011 - Trip Five... Going to the chapel...

July2011 - Trip Six... Honeymoon in Xiamen :D

October2011 - Trip Seven... Beijing and the Great Wall :)

January2012 - Trip Eight... Chinese New Years and Spring Festival! More Lucky Money! :D

April2012 - Trip Nine... Interview?

Paper work for CR1:

28 July 2011 - 20January 2012 - Day 175... USCIS at CSC finally processed our paper work.

30January2012 - NVC 'received' the paperwork

6February2012 - NVC GUZ case number assigned - Attempted to OPTIN to EP.

7February2012 - NVC GZO (EP) case number assigned

8February2012 - 27February Massive delay caused by sending the EP OPTIN email too soon :(

28February2012 - AOS Fee Paid

29February2012 - AOS Fee shows paid, AOS Package sent in

5March2012 - IV Fee shows paid (paid on 3March), IV (DS-230) Package sent in

6March2012 - AOS Rejected due to minor error, corrected version emailed in

8March2012 - Email received indicating AOS correction and DS-230 review in process

9March2012 - Case Complete Email - END NVC PROCESS

15March2012 - Interview Scheduled: 18April2012 (Document turn-in: 17April2012)

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Hi Saylin,

I have been busy trying to recruit new people to your thread.

You might have to quit your job to stay on VJ 22 hours a day

Good thing you have FAQ's area now to help some people who will read them

I've seen your "recruitment" messages laughing.gif

I would love to quit my job, but alas, I don't get paid to answer questions here :P

Hey, thanks everyone for the CONGRATS! Thanks for all the help you guys gave me to get to this point, I realllllly appreciate it :) Congrats to you too foobaz!

Saylin:

Feb 17 - Sent in AOS and IV docs

Feb 22 - NVC Receive

Feb 24 - RFE(original birth certificate)

Feb 29 - Sent in RFE response

Mar 2 - NVC Receive RFE

Mar 5 - Case Closed!!

Now still waiting on interview date...

Thanks! *updated the spreadsheet*

And good luck on your interview date! Has Cairo sped up any for interviews? Last I checked it was taking nearly 6 months to get an interview date :(

My Personal Blog - Journey Through Immigration

IR-1/CR-1 Flowchart

Montreal Consulate Pictures/Maps

Wiki for Canadian Spouses for NVC (electronic processing and online forms)

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THAT is just amazing. :D I can't compete, but wow you sure know how to brighten a room! :P

I actually reached the limit number of emoticons you can use in a post so I had to reduce the size of my "work". It was much more impressive before :lol:

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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I actually reached the limit number of emoticons you can use in a post so I had to reduce the size of my "work". It was much more impressive before :lol:

LOL I'll bet! There's a limit on emoticons?! How many is that...?

USCIS (192 days, August 24 2011 to March 2 2012. No RFE's).
NVC (30 days, March 12 to April 11. Case expedited due to NVC errors).

Montreal US Consulate, awaiting interview date (14 days, April 12 to April 26).

05/09/2012 - medical in Toronto - passed!
05/22/2012 - interview - passed!
05/25/2012 - visa in hand!!! biggrin.png
06/09/2012 - POE @ YWG (Winnipeg Int'l Airport)

Removal of Conditions submitted March 24, 2014, received March 26, 2014

"RFE" for page 3 of application received, date March 27, 2014. Package re-submitted with all papers re-attached.

04/07/2014 - NOA1 Date

05/07/2014 - Biometrics in Charlotte, NC

11/05/2014 - APPROVED! Citizenship in 5 months!

11/10/2014 - NOA2 in hand.

11/20/2014 - 10 yr GC in hand! :D

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Thanks, well thanks to togetherforever13's latest updates, apparently cairo caught up on their backlog and interviews are now being scheduled a little over a month from case complete :)

Wow, wonderful news!! kicking.gif

I actually reached the limit number of emoticons you can use in a post so I had to reduce the size of my "work". It was much more impressive before :lol:

Haha, I've reached that limit before as well. I was gonna put a lot more kicking.gif for foobaz's case complete, but alas, VJ kept giving me an error for too many emoticons laughing.gif

My Personal Blog - Journey Through Immigration

IR-1/CR-1 Flowchart

Montreal Consulate Pictures/Maps

Wiki for Canadian Spouses for NVC (electronic processing and online forms)

Wiki on NVC Process

Immigration Timeline (Click "Show" to see full immigration timeline)

 

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CONGRATS foobaz and oabdelra on your CCs!!!!! :star::star::dance:

11-19-2011 Married in Paraguay

USCIS - 10 days

01-09-2012 NOA1 email

01-19-2012 NOA2 email (USC living abroad with spouse)

NVC - 33 days

02-08-2012 Case number and IIN assigned (9 days after NVC received)

03-12-2012 Case completed

04-06-2012 Received interview letter in e-mail (25 days after case complete)

Consulate

04-10-2012 Medical in Asuncion

04-30-2012 Interview-APPROVED

05-02-2012 Visa available for pickup

USA

05-10-2012 POE-Bahamas

05-25-2012 Welcome Letter received

05-31-2012 Green Card received

06-08-2012 Applied for SSN at local office

06-16-2012 SSN received

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