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Okay, I'm totally late to the process, but have been silently following along. I mailed my petition on September 29th to the Chicago Lockbox. It was received on October 1. My petition was processed at the NBC and we were approved on 1/18/13.

I feel pretty alone in this process right now. My husband is in Morocco and we're anticipating having to file an I-601. The pressure of having to gather all of the documents and information is overwhelming, and while I know I can come up with a great argument, it's still a lot.

So, I apologize for joining the game extra late, but I need to know that someone else out there understands what's going on and what I'm going through!!!

Have you visited the message boards at immigrate2us.net? There are many many people needing to file for waivers there. Lots of resources and lots of people in the same position.

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Hi Folks ! Please participate in this MSC poll ? -> http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/397750-national-benefits-center-poll/

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http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?form=2&visa=3&scenter=4&option=3&sortby=2 If you scroll down you can see it month by month.

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The DCF petitions are treated very differently. From all indications those of us residing in non-DCF countries are remaining at NBC to be processed.

catsutton148 Explorer

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No luck for anyone today? :(

06/07/08 .. Met while working through Camp America programme in Maryland.

06/02/12 .. Got Married in Inverness, Scotland.

USCIS:

10/11/12 .. I-130 Sent

10/17/12 .. NOA1 date

12/20/12 .. File was transferred to my "local field office" (Baltimore)

02/05/13 .. NOA2 date

NVC:

02/11/13 .. NVC receives case

02/28/13 .. Case number assigned

03/01/13 .. DS-3032 Emailed

03/04/13 .. DS-3032 Accepted

03/04/13 .. AOS bill paid

03/08/13 .. AOS bill shown PAID

03/05/13 .. IV bill paid

03/06/13 .. IV bill shown PAID

03/06/13 .. IV Package Mailed

03/09/13 .. AOS Package Mailed

03/27/13 .. AOS packet accepted

04/11/13 .. IV packet accepted

04/11/13 .. Case Complete

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Nope, the wait continues...

08/24/2012 - Married

USCIS:
10/01/2012 - Mailed/Filed for I-130 via USPS Express Mail
10/05/2012 - E-Notification NOA1
10/10/2012 - Paper NOA1
11/28/2012 - Transferred from NBC to NYC Office
02/13/2013 - USCIS Case Status NOA2
02/20/2013 - Paper NOA2

NVC:
02/22/2013 - Case Received by NVC
03/11/2013 - Case Number, IIN, BIN Assigned, DS-3032 Email Sent
03/13/2013 - AOS Invoice Received and Paid and DS-3032 Generated
03/14/2013 - AOS Invoice Shows as Paid, AOS Packet Mailed via USPS Express Mail, DS-3032 Re-sent with Supervisor Review
03/15/2013 - AOS Packet Received by NVC, DS-3032 Supervisor Review Accepted
03/18/2013 - IV Invoice Received and Paid
03/21/2013 - IV Packet Mailed via USPS Express Mail
03/23/2013 - IV Invoice Shows as Paid
03/27/2013 - AOS Packet Accepted
04/03/2013 - IV Packet Reviewed
04/04/2013 - IV Checklist Received
04/15/2013 - IV Checklist Arrived at NVC
04/24/2013 - IV Checklist Reviewed - Case Complete
05/01/2013 - Interview Date Assigned
05/03/2013 - Case Shipped to Embassy

Embassy:
05/06/2013 - Case Received from NVC
05/18/2013 - Medical
06/17/2013 - Interview Date - Result: AP

09/20/2013 - CEAC Status Changed to Visa Issued

10/01/2013 - Visa Ready for Pickup/Picked Up (Delayed due to being sent to incorrect City initially)

10/09/2013 - POE - New York City - JFK
11/xx/2013 - Greencard Received
11/xx/2013 - Social Security number Received
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Soon enough !!!! We will get approved have faith

8/25/2012 - Married in DR


EMBASSY:

05/29/2013-Medical
06/21/2013-Interview Date
6/21/2013 APPROVED
06-24-2013-Visa ISSUED

6-26-2013 VISA IN HAND
06-30-2013-POE-JFK NYC

DOCUMENTS RECEIVED UPON POE

7/9/2013 - SS Card

01/06/2014- green card

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Have you visited the message boards at immigrate2us.net? There are many many people needing to file for waivers there. Lots of resources and lots of people in the same position.

I have, but I don't find that site very user friendly. I can rarely find what I'm looking for without searching for a long time. I'm pretty clear on the waiver process. The whole thing, the visa and the waiver.... it's a lot to think about.

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Some information about our Case. Our approval came from the local office in Tampa, Florida. I received 1 text and 1 email at 12:30 pm EST, stating that the I-130 was approved, at 5:15pm, I received 1 text and 1 email that they had mailed out the approval. The case status changed from Decision to Post Decision in about 5 hours. This was on January 17th, yesterday. Today I received a letter from the Tampa office, it was time stamped at the bottom of the letter 1/17/13 9:10 CST followed by my case number, stating they received a call from me on 1/7/13 about my case and that my case is currently in front of an Adjudicator. you should receive a decision or notice of other action within 60 days of the date of the letter. Obviously, they adjudicated and approved the same day. What I take from this is that 10 days after my call requesting for information about my file, someone picked it up at approximately 10:10 EST and spent approximately another 2 hours with the file and approved it. This may be useless information, but I know I was always starving for information when I was waiting. Maybe someone else can make some sense from the data collected. Good luck everyone.

Additional info, today I received the I-797 approval and although, I know my file was at the local Tampa office and was approved from there, the I-797 shows approval coming from NBC not local office.

17-Dec-11 Met my wife for first time

24-Jul-12 - Married in Philippines, Honeymoon in Hong Kong

20-Sep-12 - Return to Philippines for visit/Medical/finish up i-130

2-Oct-12 - I-130 Sent (Fedex)

3-Oct-12 - Received at Phoenix Lockbox

09-Oct-12- NOA1 email/SMS : I-130 transferred to NBC

12-Dec-12 - File appeared in Case status

25-Dec-12 - Returned to Philippines for Christmas and New Years

4-Jan-13- Learned my file was transferred to local office on Nov 27

17-Jan-13- I-130 Approved

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I have, but I don't find that site very user friendly. I can rarely find what I'm looking for without searching for a long time. I'm pretty clear on the waiver process. The whole thing, the visa and the waiver.... it's a lot to think about.

Sorry, I guess I misunderstood. I thought you were looking for other people who are going through the waiver process and would understand the enormous amount of work involved. Best of luck to you.

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Additional info, today I received the I-797 approval and although, I know my file was at the local Tampa office and was approved from there, the I-797 shows approval coming from NBC not local office.

Cool ! Thanks for the info !!! I'll try to get my spreadsheet posted by the weekend.

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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Congratulations on your approval ! We All Applaud your accomplishment with Most Wonderful Kissies !

 

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This mid-October filer got her NOA2! Seattle is movin'! (At least I think its Seattle). WEEEEEEE

10/25/10 .. Met in Auckland, NZ

09/05/12 .. Got Married in Santa Barbara, CA

USCIS:

09/26/12 .. I-130 Sent

10/07/12 .. I-130 Returned. Checkmarks did not print. Doh!

10/15/12 .. I-130 Sent AGAIN

10/19/12 .. NOA1 date

11/20/12 .. File was transferred to my "local field office" (Seattle)

12/14/12 .. Touch! Officially online!

01/22/13 .. NOA2 date (95 days)

NVC:

01/28/13 .. NVC receives case

02/11/13 .. Case number assigned

02/12/13 .. AOS bill paid

02/14/13 .. AOS bill shown PAID

02/14/13 .. AOS packet sent

02/26/13 .. AOS Checklist received

02/26/13 .. IV bill paid

02/26/13 .. IV packet and AOS Checklist packet sent

03/06/13 .. IV bill shown PAID

03/08/13 .. IV Checklist sent

03/25/13 .. 2nd AOS Checklist sent

04/04/13 .. Case Complete

Consulate:

04/16/13 .. Medical

05/21/13 .. Interview: Approved!

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This mid-October filer got her NOA2! Seattle is movin'! (At least I think its Seattle). WEEEEEEE

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: i am dancing with you all the way!

GOD has been WONDERFUL!!!
CR-1 (for Husband):
09/15/2012: Got Married
09/26/2012: Mailed I-130 from Nigeria( delayed by customs)
USCIS stage ( 66 days)
10/12/2012: NOA 1
12/17/2012: NOA 2 (case was transferred to NYC office 11/27/12)
NVC stage ( 20 days)
01/08/2013: Case # and IIN assigned ( file arrived NVC mail room 12/20/12)
01/09/2013: AOS invoiced and paid, DS-3032 emailed and mailed.
01/16/2013: IV invoiced &paid. AOS & IV mailed in one package(arrived 01/18).
01/28/2013: Case complete!!!
04/19/2013: Interview; APPROVED!!!!!
05/13/2013: POE; JFK

N-400: (3 months and 12 days)
Filed N-400 : 2011-06-17
Interview: 2011-09-27
Oath Ceremony: 2011-09-30

IR-5 for Mom Entire process took 5 months exactly
USCIS (22days)
mailed I-130 : 2011-09-30
NOA 1: 2011-10-03 (text & email)
NOA 2: 2011-10-25 (text and email)
NVC: (19 days)
Case entered and # assigned: 2011-11-18
NVC Case COMPLETED: 2011-12-07 ( 43 days from NOA 2 and 65 days from NOA 1)
Interview Date(Lagos): 2012-01- 23 Mom was late for interview
New Interview date: 2012-02-29 : VISA APPROVED

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:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: i am dancing with you all the way!

Seriously. Im going to wiggle my little butt all day today and get looks from strangers.

I dont even need to be up right now but I cant go back to sleep! Excited!

10/25/10 .. Met in Auckland, NZ

09/05/12 .. Got Married in Santa Barbara, CA

USCIS:

09/26/12 .. I-130 Sent

10/07/12 .. I-130 Returned. Checkmarks did not print. Doh!

10/15/12 .. I-130 Sent AGAIN

10/19/12 .. NOA1 date

11/20/12 .. File was transferred to my "local field office" (Seattle)

12/14/12 .. Touch! Officially online!

01/22/13 .. NOA2 date (95 days)

NVC:

01/28/13 .. NVC receives case

02/11/13 .. Case number assigned

02/12/13 .. AOS bill paid

02/14/13 .. AOS bill shown PAID

02/14/13 .. AOS packet sent

02/26/13 .. AOS Checklist received

02/26/13 .. IV bill paid

02/26/13 .. IV packet and AOS Checklist packet sent

03/06/13 .. IV bill shown PAID

03/08/13 .. IV Checklist sent

03/25/13 .. 2nd AOS Checklist sent

04/04/13 .. Case Complete

Consulate:

04/16/13 .. Medical

05/21/13 .. Interview: Approved!

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This mid-October filer got her NOA2! Seattle is movin'! (At least I think its Seattle). WEEEEEEE

Congraaaats! You are one step closer :D

I'm still waiting away! Hubby is calling again today to try and find out if our case is at NBC or local office (Baltimore). Hoping for some good news for the rest of us soooon!

06/07/08 .. Met while working through Camp America programme in Maryland.

06/02/12 .. Got Married in Inverness, Scotland.

USCIS:

10/11/12 .. I-130 Sent

10/17/12 .. NOA1 date

12/20/12 .. File was transferred to my "local field office" (Baltimore)

02/05/13 .. NOA2 date

NVC:

02/11/13 .. NVC receives case

02/28/13 .. Case number assigned

03/01/13 .. DS-3032 Emailed

03/04/13 .. DS-3032 Accepted

03/04/13 .. AOS bill paid

03/08/13 .. AOS bill shown PAID

03/05/13 .. IV bill paid

03/06/13 .. IV bill shown PAID

03/06/13 .. IV Package Mailed

03/09/13 .. AOS Package Mailed

03/27/13 .. AOS packet accepted

04/11/13 .. IV packet accepted

04/11/13 .. Case Complete

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APPROOOOOOVEEEDDDDDD!!!!

Ok here is the story : I went today for an interview. The officer just went through the I-130 and asked some basic questions and after 10min said ok you are approved and you will get the notice this week. He said the system was down otherwise he would have done it right away.

So, if you get an interview don't worry... and don't listen to the ones who tell you you must be a criminal:-)....

Hope everyone get's approved very soon!

USCIS
20-Oct-11 - Married
26-Sep-12 - Became US Citizen (I did wait for this to file I-130. I think I should have filed as LPR and upgrade my case later)
3-Oct-12 - I-130 Sent (Fedex)
23-Jan-13 - NOA2 : Interview at field office - APPROVED same day!!!
NVC
05.Mar.13: NVC Received - Finally (USCIS made an error and set my file for Adjustment of Status. It took me energy to get it fixed!)
05.Mar.13: Case number/IIN
05.Mar.13: DS-3032 sent
07.Mar.13: AOS bill
07.Mar.13: AOS package sent
08.Mar.13: AOS bill shows PAID
14.Mar.13: DS-3032 accepted
15.Mar.13: IV bill
18-Mar.13: AOS packet accepted / no checklist
19.Mar.13: IV package sent
23.Mar.13: IV bill shows PAID
02.Apr.13: Case complete!!
03.Apr.13: File sent to embassy
07.Apr.13: Received at embassy
11.Apr.13: Interview scheduled
18.Apr.13: Medical exam
23.Apr.13: Interview (APPROVED)
24.Apr.13: Visa (however my wife will only pick it up on 27.May.13)
XX.XXX.13: POE


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