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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Zambia
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Didn't you get a hard copy mail saying they're supposed to process it within 60 days or something like this when the file was transferred?

not me.. my hard copy said nothing about 60 days...i think that was soccerfan

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So, this is an argument that gets started on here quite often and it never turns out very well. I'm one of those people who will probably be auto-expedited, and while I'm not really offended or anythi

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Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity On October 21, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130

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I absolutely hate this too. Every day at work, the EXACT SAME people ask me when I will be moving out to live with my husband, then feign shock when I say maybe a year or more. I think they do it on p

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Hollyday   122

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Russia
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not me.. my hard copy said nothing about 60 days...i think that was soccerfan

well it said it in ours too. I thought it's same for everyone who got transferred.

I'm the beneficiary.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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well it said it in ours too. I thought it's same for everyone who got transferred.

Not in ours!

(F) 2013-01-03 - Got married (F) (L) (L) (L)

USCIS

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2013-01-21 - Sent i-130 2014-01-17 - NVC received 2014-04-30 - email for case complete received (got early in the morning)

2013-02-22 - NOA1 2014-02-28 - NVC case number assigned 2014-04-30 - Interview scheduled (by phone in the afternoon)

2013-12-10 got RFE 2014-03-03 - AOS (I-864) and IV bill paid 2014-05-02 - IL received by email

2013-12-23 RFE sent 2014-03-06 - Sent I-864(AOS) Package 2014-05-03 - Case in Transit (checked from ceac tracking)

2014-01-03 Approved 2014-03-07 - DS-260 completed online 2014-05-09 - Case Ready (Ceac tracking)

2014-01-21 - NOA2 2014-03-24 - Received checklist for IV (civil docs)

2014-03-27 - Received checklist for AOS

2014-04-01 - Sent AOS package and original civil docs by our attorney via regular mail (respond to checklist)

2014-04-07 - Received AOS and civil docs package by NVC

2014-04-09 - AOS and civil docs package (checklist) by NVC logged in the system

2014-04-23 - Case completed Consulate

2014-05-05 - Medical done

2014-06-06 - Interview (AP received 221g white form for additional documents, letter from my husband answering the CO's questions in the form ) and proofs (e.g. emails, pictures, call logs, etc which we already submitted during the interview but still I added more evidence such as our FB Private Messages, money transfer receipts and a letter from my husband's bishop to prove that our marriage is real)

2014-06-17 - Status updated still AP

2014-06-18 - Status updated still AP - (the US Emb. received the doc.) 2014-06-19 - Status updated still AP

2014-06-26 - Status updated still AP 2014-07-01 - Status updated still AP - (my husband wrote an email to the CO and he got a reply. - said under consideration)

2014-07-16 - Status updated still AP - (the house of rep. sent them an email and the US Embassy replied to him/her)

2014-07- 18 - USEM received more evidence we sent (Western Union - money transfer receipt).

2014-07- 20 - Status updated still AP (confused bec it is Sunday on the 20th July, maybe scanned the additional docs sent to them)

2014-07- 21 - Status updated still AP 2014-07- 23 - My husband went to the house of Senate and they attended to him right away.

2014-07- 24 - The asst. at the senate responded immediately and contacted the USEM.

2014-07- 28 - Status updated still AP (received an email from the USEM, 1. Applicant, your case is ready to be issued, but your passport #********** needs to be cancelled first & returned to our office at your earliest convenience. Please contact visasbkki@state.gov to pick up your old passport to complete this step.)

2014-07- 28 - Cancelled my old passport and sent them to the USEM.

2014-07- 30 - The embassy received my 2 passports (old and new) 2014-07- 31 - Status updated still AP (Maybe scanned my mail)

2014-08- 08 - Status updated "READY"

2014-08- 13 - Status updated still "READY" I sent them an email re the ready status. Aug. 11 & 12 National holiday USEM closed.

2014-08- 14 - Status updated still "READY" I received an email from the USEM,We have received your said documents. Please be informed that your visa has now been approved. We are working with the preparation of your visa package and will mail it to the applicant address on GSS profile which takes approximately 7-10 days. Applicant should refrain from making any irrevocable travel arrangements until he/she receives.<p>

2014-08- 18 - Visa in-hand

2014-09-07 arrived Atlanta airport

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Hollyday   122

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Russia
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Not in ours!

Well i just checked, we had a paper coming with the transfer notice that read:

"Supplement to I-130 Transfer Notice Issued by the NBC

USCIS is experiencing delays in adjudicating form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, filed by U.S. citizens for their qualifying immediate relatives. To facilitate more timely processing, USCIS is transferring immediate relative petitions from the NBC to the Nebraska, Texas and California Service Centers. You have received this notice, together with a transfer notice, because your case was transferred to a service center. Please review your transfer notice to determine which service center will be processing your case.

If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from the service center within 60 days, please call Customer Service at … or submit an inquiry using e-request at... ."

I'm the beneficiary.

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Filing for a USC spouse visa (IR-1/CR-1) and not sure what comes next? Check out the VJ IR-1/CR-1 guide

Want to know what's happening with your case? Here's the USCIS tracking page (get an account and see if the case's been 'touched'!). Don't get your hopes up though, some cases never even appear there despite being successfully processed.

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: China
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Well i just checked, we had a paper coming with the transfer notice that read:

"Supplement to I-130 Transfer Notice Issued by the NBC

USCIS is experiencing delays in adjudicating form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, filed by U.S. citizens for their qualifying immediate relatives. To facilitate more timely processing, USCIS is transferring immediate relative petitions from the NBC to the Nebraska, Texas and California Service Centers. You have received this notice, together with a transfer notice, because your case was transferred to a service center. Please review your transfer notice to determine which service center will be processing your case.

If you do not receive a decision or other notice of action from the service center within 60 days, please call Customer Service at … or submit an inquiry using e-request at... ."

Did you get anthing that told you where the Petition went to?

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Hollyday   122

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Did you get anthing that told you where the Petition went to?

Of course, the transfer notice itself (with which the other paper came). It says in my status and i also posted it in the March thread - it went to California.

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I'm the beneficiary.

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Don't have a timeline? Don't know how to get started with it? Do it for the statistics sake: VJ video guide

Filing for a USC spouse visa (IR-1/CR-1) and not sure what comes next? Check out the VJ IR-1/CR-1 guide

Want to know what's happening with your case? Here's the USCIS tracking page (get an account and see if the case's been 'touched'!). Don't get your hopes up though, some cases never even appear there despite being successfully processed.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Thank God.... I-130 Approved finally, status updated just few minutes ago!!! omg i cannot express my feelings. i am crying. Thank you everyone who helped me till this step. Next step: NVC!!


USCIS: [CR1]
02/16/2013 - I-130 Sent

02/20/2013 - NOA1

11/04/2013 - NOA2

NVC:

11/25/2013 - Received at NVC

12/13/2013 - Received Case number

12/17/2013 - DS-261 Available & completed

12/18/2013 - Received email to pay AOS Fee (login error)
12/19/2013 - AOS invoice available & paid
12/23/2013 - AOS Fee 'Payment Status' changed to 'PAID'

12/23/2013 - AOS packet Sent (delivered on 12/26/13)

12/27/2013 - AOS packet in system

12/24/2013 - Received email to pay IV fee & paid IV fee
12/27/2013 - IV processing Fee 'Payment Status' changed to 'PAID'

12/27/2013 - DS-230 Form available.
01/04/2014 - DS-230 Completed

01/11/2014 - IV packet Sent (delivered: 1/13/2014)

01/14/2014 - IV packet in System

01/22/2014 - AOS Accepted

01/23/2014 - False Checklist for IV Docs Received

02/03/2014 - NVC reviewed all docs.

02/06/2014 - Supervisor Final review

02/07/2014 - Case Complete (Call to NVC)

03/24/2014 - Interview (approved)
05/17/2014 - POE

ROC:

03/15/2016 - i751 mailed

03/18/2016 - delivered

03/XX/2016 - check cashed

03/XX/2016 - NOA1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Costa Rica
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Thank God.... I-130 Approved finally, status updated just few minutes ago!!! omg i cannot express my feelings. i am crying. Thank you everyone who helped me till this step. Next step: NVC!!

CONGRATS ! ! !

Please fill in your timeline ..

This was a NSC approval?

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Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013
Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014 AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014
Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Poland
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Thank God.... I-130 Approved finally, status updated just few minutes ago!!! omg i cannot express my feelings. i am crying. Thank you everyone who helped me till this step. Next step: NVC!!

CONGRATS!!!! :)

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When two people are meant for each other, no time is too long, no distance is too far, no one can ever tear them apart.

USCIS: NVC:

6/21/2013 -Married in Stockholm, Sweden 4/16/2014- Case received at NVC

9/6/2013 -Priority Date 5/13 /2014- Case number and IIN assigned

2/25/2014 -Transferred to NSC 5/20/2014- DS-261 completed

3/31/2014 -Approved 5/21/2014- AOS fee invoiced and paid

5/22/2014- AOS package overnighted to NVC

5/28/2014- AOS scanned into the system

6/20/2014- IV invoice email (but fee still locked on CEAC )

6/23/2014- IV fee finally unlocked and paid.

IV package overnighted to NVC

6/30/2014- IV scanned in. DS260 completed.

7/1/2014- AOS accepted

7/2/2014- False checklist (AOS reviewed)

8/1/2014 False checklist (attorney's G28 reviewed)

8/2/2014 False checklist (NVC not sure why it was generated)

I am the beneficiary. 8/12/2014 CASE COMPLETE!

8/26/2014 Medical

9/2/2014 Interview... APPROVED!!!

9/5/2014 Visa in hand

Removal Of Conditions:

10/29- Package sent to VSC

11/1 - NOA1

11/17- Received biometrics appointment letter

11/30- Biometrics appointment

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annie1   9

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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CONGRATS ! ! !

Please fill in your timeline and lets us all know where the approval came from... was it one of the transfers?

Yes. I am one of those people who received 3 text messages back to back about the case transfer. My file was transfered to local office.


USCIS: [CR1]
02/16/2013 - I-130 Sent

02/20/2013 - NOA1

11/04/2013 - NOA2

NVC:

11/25/2013 - Received at NVC

12/13/2013 - Received Case number

12/17/2013 - DS-261 Available & completed

12/18/2013 - Received email to pay AOS Fee (login error)
12/19/2013 - AOS invoice available & paid
12/23/2013 - AOS Fee 'Payment Status' changed to 'PAID'

12/23/2013 - AOS packet Sent (delivered on 12/26/13)

12/27/2013 - AOS packet in system

12/24/2013 - Received email to pay IV fee & paid IV fee
12/27/2013 - IV processing Fee 'Payment Status' changed to 'PAID'

12/27/2013 - DS-230 Form available.
01/04/2014 - DS-230 Completed

01/11/2014 - IV packet Sent (delivered: 1/13/2014)

01/14/2014 - IV packet in System

01/22/2014 - AOS Accepted

01/23/2014 - False Checklist for IV Docs Received

02/03/2014 - NVC reviewed all docs.

02/06/2014 - Supervisor Final review

02/07/2014 - Case Complete (Call to NVC)

03/24/2014 - Interview (approved)
05/17/2014 - POE

ROC:

03/15/2016 - i751 mailed

03/18/2016 - delivered

03/XX/2016 - check cashed

03/XX/2016 - NOA1

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annie1   9

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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congratulations !!!!!!!!

hang in there!! ur approval is coming soon. NYC office is finally working!


USCIS: [CR1]
02/16/2013 - I-130 Sent

02/20/2013 - NOA1

11/04/2013 - NOA2

NVC:

11/25/2013 - Received at NVC

12/13/2013 - Received Case number

12/17/2013 - DS-261 Available & completed

12/18/2013 - Received email to pay AOS Fee (login error)
12/19/2013 - AOS invoice available & paid
12/23/2013 - AOS Fee 'Payment Status' changed to 'PAID'

12/23/2013 - AOS packet Sent (delivered on 12/26/13)

12/27/2013 - AOS packet in system

12/24/2013 - Received email to pay IV fee & paid IV fee
12/27/2013 - IV processing Fee 'Payment Status' changed to 'PAID'

12/27/2013 - DS-230 Form available.
01/04/2014 - DS-230 Completed

01/11/2014 - IV packet Sent (delivered: 1/13/2014)

01/14/2014 - IV packet in System

01/22/2014 - AOS Accepted

01/23/2014 - False Checklist for IV Docs Received

02/03/2014 - NVC reviewed all docs.

02/06/2014 - Supervisor Final review

02/07/2014 - Case Complete (Call to NVC)

03/24/2014 - Interview (approved)
05/17/2014 - POE

ROC:

03/15/2016 - i751 mailed

03/18/2016 - delivered

03/XX/2016 - check cashed

03/XX/2016 - NOA1

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