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Upgraded F-2A to IR-1/CR-1 waiting for NOA2 estimate

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DnE   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Portugal
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Hi,

Me, husband and petitioner for my Portuguese wife.

When I was a LPR I filed I-130 for my wife and step daughter and received NOA1 on July 6, 2012 (priority date: July 5, 2012), in the mean time I went through N-400 and became a citizen on January 8, 2013 and sent a request to upgrade I-130 F-2A to IR-1/CR-1 and I also followed this up by calling the USCIS customer service center and got two referral numbers for the I-130's.

Now as to my question, does anyone have a rough idea on an estimate when we might be getting NOA2?

On a side note, my wife is pregnant with our first child and we are trying to plan things accordingly, which is of course not that easy when you are in limbo NOA2 wise.

Any help or advise is appreciated.

Thank you.

D.

USCIS

07-05-2012 - Sent I-130
07-06-2012 - NOA1
02-19-2013 - NOA2

NVC

04-08-2013 - Requested NVC Research
04-08-2013 - Sent NOA2 Copy to NVC Research
04-29-2013 - NVC Research Confirms Receipt of NOA2 Copy
05-21-2013 - NVC Confirms Case Enroute
05-28-2013 - NVC Case Received
06-12-2013 - Received Case Number, DS-3032 Instructions, I-864 AOS Bill
06-12-2013 - Emailed DS-3032
06-12-2013 - AOS Bill Paid
06-25-2013 - DS-3032 Accepted
06-25-2013 - Receive I-864 AOS Package
06-25-2013 - Receive IV Bill
06-26-2013 - IV Bill Paid
06-27-2013 - Mailed I-864 AOS Package
07-13-2013 - Mailed DS-230 IV Package
07-25-2013 - AOS Checklist Received
07-26-2013 - Mailed AOS Checklist
08-12-2013 - IV Checklist Received (Claim Birth Certificate is not original)

08-12-2013 - Requested Supervisor Review of Birth Certificate

08-22-2013 - AOS Accepted

xx-xx-2013 - Case Complete
xx-xx-2013 - Interview Scheduled

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Alaska2012   462

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Well if you got your Noa1 in January, you should get your Noa2 within 5-7 months. Then you are off to NVC before being scheduled for an interview date.

You are probably looking at 8-10 months for the whole process. Your child will most likely be born in Portugal.

Noa 1 August 15th 2011
Noa 2 March 2nd

NVC case numbers March 22nd
My sons AOS and IV bill paid March 23rd (status in progress)
My sons AOS and IV bill shows as paid March 26
My IV bill paid March 26
Both packages sent on March 26
My IV bill shows as paid on March 27th
CC on both cases March 30

Current record holder of fastest through the NVC :D

Medical exam in Stockholm April 13th
Interview on May 16th !!!
POE Anchorage July 12th!! 2012

July 2015 n-400 in the mail

September 2015, interview

October 23rd 2015, Oath ceremony!!!!!​​

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DnE   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Portugal
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Well if you got your Noa1 in January, you should get your Noa2 within 5-7 months. Then you are off to NVC before being scheduled for an interview date.

You are probably looking at 8-10 months for the whole process. Your child will most likely be born in Portugal.

I stated that I got NOA1 in July 2012, not January. I merely updated I-130 in January to reflect that I am now a citizen.

D.

USCIS

07-05-2012 - Sent I-130
07-06-2012 - NOA1
02-19-2013 - NOA2

NVC

04-08-2013 - Requested NVC Research
04-08-2013 - Sent NOA2 Copy to NVC Research
04-29-2013 - NVC Research Confirms Receipt of NOA2 Copy
05-21-2013 - NVC Confirms Case Enroute
05-28-2013 - NVC Case Received
06-12-2013 - Received Case Number, DS-3032 Instructions, I-864 AOS Bill
06-12-2013 - Emailed DS-3032
06-12-2013 - AOS Bill Paid
06-25-2013 - DS-3032 Accepted
06-25-2013 - Receive I-864 AOS Package
06-25-2013 - Receive IV Bill
06-26-2013 - IV Bill Paid
06-27-2013 - Mailed I-864 AOS Package
07-13-2013 - Mailed DS-230 IV Package
07-25-2013 - AOS Checklist Received
07-26-2013 - Mailed AOS Checklist
08-12-2013 - IV Checklist Received (Claim Birth Certificate is not original)

08-12-2013 - Requested Supervisor Review of Birth Certificate

08-22-2013 - AOS Accepted

xx-xx-2013 - Case Complete
xx-xx-2013 - Interview Scheduled

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Sajid6695   5

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Send a copy of NOA1 with your naturalization certificate's copy to CSC. The operators might say you don't need to send anything but actually you do. I am going thru the same process and after upgrading 2 months ago, now they asked me to mail in the certificate copy. It seems like all the months in F2A category were a waste of time. 17 months in f2a and now almost three months since citizen but still waiting for noa2 at vsc. Hope your case is faster.

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DnE   0

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Send a copy of NOA1 with your naturalization certificate's copy to CSC. The operators might say you don't need to send anything but actually you do. I am going thru the same process and after upgrading 2 months ago, now they asked me to mail in the certificate copy. It seems like all the months in F2A category were a waste of time. 17 months in f2a and now almost three months since citizen but still waiting for noa2 at vsc. Hope your case is faster.

That is what I did, I sent in all the documentation, copies of NOA1 and citizenship certificate and then just to make sure I also called their service line and stated that I already sent everything in.

Yeah, I am not holding my breath, but here is to keeping hope alive.

USCIS

07-05-2012 - Sent I-130
07-06-2012 - NOA1
02-19-2013 - NOA2

NVC

04-08-2013 - Requested NVC Research
04-08-2013 - Sent NOA2 Copy to NVC Research
04-29-2013 - NVC Research Confirms Receipt of NOA2 Copy
05-21-2013 - NVC Confirms Case Enroute
05-28-2013 - NVC Case Received
06-12-2013 - Received Case Number, DS-3032 Instructions, I-864 AOS Bill
06-12-2013 - Emailed DS-3032
06-12-2013 - AOS Bill Paid
06-25-2013 - DS-3032 Accepted
06-25-2013 - Receive I-864 AOS Package
06-25-2013 - Receive IV Bill
06-26-2013 - IV Bill Paid
06-27-2013 - Mailed I-864 AOS Package
07-13-2013 - Mailed DS-230 IV Package
07-25-2013 - AOS Checklist Received
07-26-2013 - Mailed AOS Checklist
08-12-2013 - IV Checklist Received (Claim Birth Certificate is not original)

08-12-2013 - Requested Supervisor Review of Birth Certificate

08-22-2013 - AOS Accepted

xx-xx-2013 - Case Complete
xx-xx-2013 - Interview Scheduled

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velrich   50

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Country: Jamaica
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You should get your NOA2 in about a month because of the upgrade.

Petitioner LPR upgraded to USC June 22, 2012
August 22, 2012: case complete
October 18, 2012: Interview (APPROVED)
October 26, 2012: Picked up visa from DHL (delay caused by Sandy)
December 15, 2012: POE Atlanta....................became USC July 2016!!!!

Mothers' Journey (My sister is the petitioner)

September 10, 2013: Sent I-130 (UPS next day service)

September 12, 2013: Received text to confirm delivery

September 16, 2013: Received NOA 1

March 22, 2014: Received NOA 2

April 8, 2014: File Received by NVC

May 26, 2015: Interview (approved)..........now LPR (delays caused by 2 RFE)

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