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EmilyS   11

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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would emailing the consulate to ask how they schedule interviews for certain visa catergories be ok?? I am trying to decide which route to go with but I can't tell which one will be faster as I have no clue how they schedule interviews for K3 applicants and if they would give me a closer interview date. I just wasn't sure emailing them to ask that would be ok, what do you think?

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Darnell
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NO NO NO! At this stage, read the content of the links in post #1. Thanks !

dwheels76
dwheels76

Dwheels76 reporting in. Heavy sign. Writing my letter to NVC. Here's to a great 2013 that brings our love ones to us.

Saylin
Saylin

Wow, they took that long for you? Both times my husband ordered them, he received them within a week...

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Kazulie   132

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I used atten CMR .i figured CMR is the main office then has an AOS office so i used that both for my mom and now for hubby's package.

Thank you, Lady!

HUSBAND'S CASE

9/17/2011 - sent I-13

09/19/2011 - noa1 received

3/16/2012 - case sent to my local USCIS office for additional processing

4/21/2012 - AP. If we haven't heard from them in SIX MONTHS (omg) we can feel free to call them!!! Thanks!

9/20/2012 - Interview scheduled - October 3!!!!

10/3/2012 - Interview went well but she must look at his A-file more before decision.

10/12/2012 - I-130 APPROVED! APPROVED! APPROVED!

KIDS' CASES

04/20/2012: NOA107/20/2012: instead of an approval, we got thrown into AP. sigh

11/01/2012: Boys' I-130 interview set for November 28, 2012.

11/28/2012: I-130s APPROVED! APPROVED! APPROVED!

NVC

12/14/2012: NVC Received

12/31/2012: Case number/IIN

12/31/2012: DS-3032 sent

01/08/2013: DS-3032 accepted

01/02/2013: AOS bill0

1/03/2013: AOS bill shows PAID

01/04/2013: AOS package sent

01/09/2013: IV bill

01/10/2013: IV bill shows PAID

01/11/2013: IV package sent

01/23/2013: Case complete

02/01/2013: Interview scheduled

US Embassy Lagos

02/22/2013: Embassy received

03/01/2013: Medical

03/20/2013: Interview - was told the boys would have been approved on the spot if they had pics! Errrr :-(

04/15/2013: DNA test

05/15/2013: Emailed embassy BEGGING them to let boys drop off passports for visa insertion. IT WORKED!!!

05/31/2013: Visa in hand

06/02/2013: POE JFK!!!!!!

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Saylin Grand Master

Saylin   1,605

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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Case Complete! So :D

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Case Complete! So :D

hooorah! :)

edit: when did you submit ur IV documents? just wondering why it took more than a month from payment 12/04 before case complete.

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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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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Serbia
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Checking in after a while Finaly got our case and IIN # after a month from NOA2.AOS fee is invoiced last night and also DS-3032 e-mailed.I got an auto response which didn't contain anything usefull so I was wondering how long will it take for them to either accept it or deny it? Or should I resend it now?

06/02/12 Married

USCIS

09/17/12 I-130 sent
09/21/12 NOA1 recieved via e-mail (CSC)
09/27/12 NOA1 hardcopy recieved
09/27/12 Case transferred to another office for processing (Jurisdiction)
10/03/12 Received notice of transfer. Transferred to NBC in Missouri
10/03/12 Checked USCIS.gov/Notice of transfer to another USCIS office for processing
12/19/12 NOA2!!!!!

01/07/2013 NVC recieves the case
01/24/2013 Got the Case and IIN #
01/24/2012 E-mailed DS-3032

01/24/2013 AOS bill invoiced
02/07/2013 DS-3032 e-mail accepted
04/15/2013 AOS and IV fees payed

05/15/2013 AOS and IV packages sent

05/29/2013 CASE COMPLETE

06/04/2013 Interview date set for July 30th 2013

07/27/2013 Medical completed

07/30/2013 Interview APPROVED!!!!!

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Jay & Net   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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hooorah! :)

edit: when did you submit ur IV documents? just wondering why it took more than a month from payment 12/04 before case complete.

IV docs were accepted on December 27 but Affidavit of Support was only sent this month

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RFQ   110

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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Case Complete! So :D

Woot woot! Congrats :)

RFQ [uSA] & SIMA [EGYPT]
Sima Applies for B2: 12/2012
5yr B2 approved: 02/2012
Married: 03/09/2012
NAO1: 04/25/2012
NAO2: 07/26/2012
8/8/2012: NVC Case Received
NVC #: 8/29/2012
1/24/13: AoS and 230 accepted
01/31/13: Rec'd checklist (expectedly)
02/14/13: Item @ NVC
CASE COMPLETE: 2/24/13
03/15/13: Interview date received
03/17/13: Medical
INTERVIEW: 4/03/13
"Approved Pending AP"
11/07/2013: Request for Updated Documents (via Egyptian consulate AP page)

12/20/2013: Request for return of Passport to Embassy (phone call)
01/13/2014: Passport returned to embassy

01/15/2014: Status Changed (CEAC) Visa Printed
VISA RECEIVED: 1/17/14 dancin5hr.gif
POE: JFK on 3/12/14 CLEARED!
Baby1 1/2015 Baby2 8/2106 isA
2016 Beginning naturalization process later this year, isA

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Saylin Grand Master

Saylin   1,605

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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Checking in after a while Finaly got our case and IIN # after a month from NOA2.AOS fee is invoiced last night and also DS-3032 e-mailed.I got an auto response which didn't contain anything usefull so I was wondering how long will it take for them to either accept it or deny it? Or should I resend it now?

Glad you finally got your case number!

No need to re-send the DS-3032. It was received by NVC (hence the auto-response you received). Just give it a week or two.

My Personal Blog - Journey Through Immigration

IR-1/CR-1 Flowchart

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Nick1980   11

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Serbia
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Glad you finally got your case number!

No need to re-send the DS-3032. It was received by NVC (hence the auto-response you received). Just give it a week or two.

Oky doky :D Thanks Saylin.Also,I don't know if anybody will find it usefull but we asked an NVC representative about translations for civil documents and was given the answer that if they are on the official language where the interview will take place there is no need to translate them at all.

06/02/12 Married

USCIS

09/17/12 I-130 sent
09/21/12 NOA1 recieved via e-mail (CSC)
09/27/12 NOA1 hardcopy recieved
09/27/12 Case transferred to another office for processing (Jurisdiction)
10/03/12 Received notice of transfer. Transferred to NBC in Missouri
10/03/12 Checked USCIS.gov/Notice of transfer to another USCIS office for processing
12/19/12 NOA2!!!!!

01/07/2013 NVC recieves the case
01/24/2013 Got the Case and IIN #
01/24/2012 E-mailed DS-3032

01/24/2013 AOS bill invoiced
02/07/2013 DS-3032 e-mail accepted
04/15/2013 AOS and IV fees payed

05/15/2013 AOS and IV packages sent

05/29/2013 CASE COMPLETE

06/04/2013 Interview date set for July 30th 2013

07/27/2013 Medical completed

07/30/2013 Interview APPROVED!!!!!

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Saylin   1,605

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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Oky doky :D Thanks Saylin.Also,I don't know if anybody will find it usefull but we asked an NVC representative about translations for civil documents and was given the answer that if they are on the official language where the interview will take place there is no need to translate them at all.

Like I said in the FAQ, yes, it does state on NVC's website that translations aren't necessary if they're in the official language, BUT I have seen cases where people got checklists for not supplying translations. That's why I do suggest sending them, in case you get an officer that wants to see translations.

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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PerthtoMass   12

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Australia
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I am the intending immigrant. I live in Australia with my family - my husband and child are both dual US and Aus citizens

Hubby has been in Aus 27 years and does not have a US bank account, We have a USC joint sponsor and we are working on re-establishing hubby's domicile

Hubby received via email - my Choice of Agent form and his AOS bill.

I plan not to nominate an agent - purely because I am a control freak, unless of course I am advised by the wise at VJ to do otherwise.

This may be a stupid question but i do not want to do anything incorrectly:

Our joint sponsor USC in the US, is happy to pay the AOS and IV bills via the payment portal from his bank account, on our behalf (otherwise I would have to get a Bank Cheque in USD and snail mail it to NVC) Is he allowed to do this?

Thanks guys

USCIS
Service Center : National Benefits Center
Consulate : Sydney, Australia
Marriage : 2012-09-15
I-130 Sent : 2012-10-02
I-130 NOA1 : 2012-10-09
I-130 RFE : NONE
I-130 Approved : 2012-12-14
NVC
NVC Received : 2013-01-04
Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2013-01-19
Pay I-864 Bill : 2013-01-27
Receive I-864 Package : 2013-01-19
Return Completed I-864 : 2013-02-21
Return Completed DS-3032 : 2013-01-26
Receive IV Bill : 2013-02-07
Pay IV Bill : 2013-02-08
Case Completed at NVC : 2013-02-28
Email Confirmation of case closed 2013-03-06
NVC Left :2013-03-06
EMBASSY
Interview Date :Scheduled for April 30th 2013; Actual date 2013-04-16 (due to early interview request) - Visa Approved

Visa processed and sent 2013-04-17

Visa in hand 2013-04-19
POE

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Saylin   1,605

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I am the intending immigrant. I live in Australia with my family - my husband and child are both dual US and Aus citizens

Hubby has been in Aus 27 years and does not have a US bank account, We have a USC joint sponsor and we are working on re-establishing hubby's domicile

Hubby received via email - my Choice of Agent form and his AOS bill.

I plan not to nominate an agent - purely because I am a control freak, unless of course I am advised by the wise at VJ to do otherwise.

This may be a stupid question but i do not want to do anything incorrectly:

Our joint sponsor USC in the US, is happy to pay the AOS and IV bills via the payment portal from his bank account, on our behalf (otherwise I would have to get a Bank Cheque in USD and snail mail it to NVC) Is he allowed to do this?

Thanks guys

You do need to send the DS-3032, so you do need to nominate SOMEONE as agent, this can be yourself or your husband (or anyone else). The form is kind of moot at this point because if you tell an operator both of your emails, you'll get all correspondence from NVC by email. But, if NVC doesn't receive your DS-3032, then your IV bill will never be invoiced.

Anyone can pay, as long as they have a US bank account.

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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PerthtoMass   12

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Australia
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Thanks for your expertise Saylin I will get things underway.

USCIS
Service Center : National Benefits Center
Consulate : Sydney, Australia
Marriage : 2012-09-15
I-130 Sent : 2012-10-02
I-130 NOA1 : 2012-10-09
I-130 RFE : NONE
I-130 Approved : 2012-12-14
NVC
NVC Received : 2013-01-04
Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2013-01-19
Pay I-864 Bill : 2013-01-27
Receive I-864 Package : 2013-01-19
Return Completed I-864 : 2013-02-21
Return Completed DS-3032 : 2013-01-26
Receive IV Bill : 2013-02-07
Pay IV Bill : 2013-02-08
Case Completed at NVC : 2013-02-28
Email Confirmation of case closed 2013-03-06
NVC Left :2013-03-06
EMBASSY
Interview Date :Scheduled for April 30th 2013; Actual date 2013-04-16 (due to early interview request) - Visa Approved

Visa processed and sent 2013-04-17

Visa in hand 2013-04-19
POE

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