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furble   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Indonesia
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Just want to clear up a few questions I have as I want to make sure I'm up to date here:

1. Was I supposed to list our POE (Port-of-Entry) to be somewhere? If so where was that supposed to be. I can't imagine that we were supposed to as they say don't buy tickets until you have the Visa and your POE will depend on the tickets you purchase, yet I see people talking about this in threads all the time here.

2. On the VJ timeline it asked some questions that didn't make any sense to me such as: Date Received I864 Package, and date received Instruction package. We never "received" anything, just got an email asking us to send them the I-864 which I downloaded online. Also what is this instruction package? Was the the case completed letter they emailed us that had our interview date on it?

3. Regarding consulate processing, What are these Packet's 3 & 4? We didn't get anything yet our interview date is tentatively really soon (we are working on a date change). Was I supposed to get something from the embassy/consulate or is this apply only to folks doing DCF? I have read a few posts recently here on VJ about people having problems with Packets 2 or Packet 3 etc... yet we are at the point of being at the Embassy and we haven't gotten any numbered packets.

4. How do you know what date your package left the NVC? I know it just got to the embassy last Friday because I called to check and they said they just got it, and I know it wasn't sent the same day we got the case completed letter.

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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,812

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Answers:

1. No

2. Don't worry about that

3. Packet 3 is used in K visa case, packet 4 is the interview date email for IR-1/CR-1 visa cases

4. The search function should reveal the topics on this subject

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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
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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*

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Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,478

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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3. Packet 3 is also used for DCF'd casefile types (CR-1/IR-1/CR-2/IR-2)

2. That's a timetick for postal processing at NVC, where NVC actually mails out the form. Most people 'go fast' and never wait the 3 months for that form to arrive.

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Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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