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AshleyLCBaker
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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

NYC.RSA
NYC.RSA

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

Ketsuban
Ketsuban

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

stevie b Proficient

stevie b   141

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Ouch!

I'm still waiting for my NOA2 ( Since Feb. 7, MSC case number )

Should I call and pester them now ?

I called to find out where my file was (Feb 5 filer) to hear it was shipped to a local office on march 13 so I have an infopass to see if they really do have my file and follow up on the name mistake thay made with my wife's name.. hoping to hear it is on someone's desk but not expecting it


8/16/2012 I-129F NOA1
11/8/2012 Married
1/3/2013 I-129F cancelled
1/29/2013 withdrawal notice received
2/5/2013 I-130 NOA1 with error on wife's name
Case status not available
2/5/2013 Unable to generate service request

3/13/2013 transferred to local office
3/26/2013 Service request generated
4/12/2013 Infopass, file in workflow March 28
4/19/2013 Case status available - APPROVED!

Detour to the NVC via NRC

For information on my detour and the steps I took to free my petition, check
"about me"

NVC

6/7/2013 NVC logs file as received

6/11/2013 Case number and IIN assigned

6/12/2013 DS-3032 emailed

6/13/21013 AOS paid

6/14/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention superuser (stupid me)

6/23/2013 DS-3032 emailed attention supervisor

6/24/2013 DS-3032 accepted

6/25/2013 IV bill generated and paid

07/06/2013 IV & AOS sent; 07/11/2013 NVC logs received

07/30/2013 IV Accepted; AOS Checklist

08/01/2013 AOS Checklist received

08/02/2013 AOS resent; 08/07/2013 NVC logs received

08/28/2013 Case Complete

09/10/2013 Interview date assigned

Embassy

08/14/2013 Medical; 08/19/2013 Medical Ready

08/07/2013 Police cert ordered (Fiji delivers straight to the embassy)

10/02/2013 Interview

xx/xx/2013 Visa in Hand

xx/xx/2013 POE Los Angeles International Airport

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Waitingggg   20

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I got our noa2 today for wife and son, seems like NBC is kicking booty on Feb filers!! :wow:

Your local office is Chicago it's good that it was not send to local office for you.. So happy for you.. Yay


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Hilario   13

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Your local office is Chicago it's good that it was not send to local office for you.. So happy for you.. Yay

I know my thoughts exactly!!!, I talked to a tier 2 last week and he confirmed it was still at NBC. It went and for that we are very grateful! Thanks for the well wishes.

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Waitingggg   20

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I know my thoughts exactly!!!, I talked to a tier 2 last week and he confirmed it was still at NBC. It went and for that we are very grateful! Thanks for the well wishes.

Are you in us or overseas?


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Chris/Natasha   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Fiji
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Hi everyone.

I-130 Sent : 2013-03-01

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-03-12

Haven't heard anything yet. When I filled out the I-130, I put in the USA address although I have been living with my wife here in FIJI the past 6 months. I just got approval for residency of 1 year. My question is; is it too late or ill advised to contact MSC with changing address and asking that they expedite? Wife, is due to have baby any day now and we want to leave here asap.

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oohpartiv   484

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Hi everyone.

I-130 Sent : 2013-03-01

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-03-12

Haven't heard anything yet. When I filled out the I-130, I put in the USA address although I have been living with my wife here in FIJI the past 6 months. I just got approval for residency of 1 year. My question is; is it too late or ill advised to contact MSC with changing address and asking that they expedite? Wife, is due to have baby any day now and we want to leave here asap.

You can try to change the address, but if you didn't put it on the original form it's going to be hard to convince them to put a foreign address - the reps have been saying that they don't send mail abroad anymore, though that's a blatant lie. Even if you could change it, asking to expedite wouldn't do anything. The "auto-expedite" for filers from abroad has never been acknowledged by any USCIS rep; it's more of something that VJ users have picked up on, so mentioning it to USCIS would get you nowhere. Insofar as asking for a normal expedite because your wife is pregnant, that wouldn't work either - unless it's a very high risk pregnancy or something of the sort that would put her or the baby in danger, expedites for pregnancy don't get granted.

Also, since you NOA1 is for March, you can head over to the March filers thread to add your info!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/417974-march-2013-i-130-filers/page__st__30

Good luck!

USC who lived in Manabí, Ecuador with hubby from 2009 - 2013. Hubby became a naturalized American citizen in August 2016. Currently living together in northern Virginia.

For full timeline, see "about me".

Latest Dates

N-400 Filing - 03/14/2016

NOA - 03/15/2016

Biometrics - 04/13/2016

In Line - 05/11/2016

Interview Notice - 06/03/2016

Interview Date - 07/11/2016

Oath - 08/29/2016

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We're approved !! Wow ... finally some good news :) ... Good Luck to everyone still waiting !

01/14/10 - Met whilst I was studying abroad

03/01/13 - Married (officially)

02/08/13 - Sent I-130 to Pheonix Lockbox

02/11/13 - I-130 delivered

02/13/13 - NOA1 hard copy

04/08/13 - NOA2 Email !!!

04/12/13 - NOA2 hard copy

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I got our noa2 today for wife and son, seems like NBC is kicking booty on Feb filers!! :wow:

We're approved !! Wow ... finally some good news :) ... Good Luck to everyone still waiting !

Congrats to you B-)

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kmg617   26

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Hi everyone!

My priority date is Feb 5, and I called today to find out where my case was (it still doesn't even show up online). I had a surprisingly pleasant conversation with both the Tier 1 and Tier 2 officers I spoke to (despite the 30 minute wait in between transfers). The Tier 2 officer told me that my case was transferred to my field office of Washington D.C. on March 13. I wonder if this is a good or bad thing....any D.C. folks out there?

12/30/2012 Got married!

02/01/2013 Sent I-130 via Priority Mail USPS

02/05/2013 NOA1 Priority Date

04/09/2013 Called USCIS-informed by Tier 2 officer that my case was transferred to Washington D.C. on March 13

09/05/2013 NOA2

09/27/2013 NVC received case

Submitted DS-261

Paid AOS bill

10/16/2013 Paid IV bill

10/19/2013 Submitted DS-260
10/21/2013 Mailed AOS and IV packages overnight

11/15/2013 IV package accepted/Checklist for AOS

11/26/2013 New AOS documents received at NVC

12/19/2013 Case Complete

12/27/2013-Received Interview letter

01/26/2014-Husband's Medical Exam

02/13/2014-Interview- Approved, but the consular officer did not see I-864 joint sponsor documents, and sent my husband home with the packet of all the original documents, and told him to mail it in when he gets it. My husband realized that the "missing" documents had been there all along. Husband immediately mailed it back.

02/26/2014-Consular office received "missing" documents and gave it to CO for review

03/17/2014-Visa Issued!

03/20/2014- Received Visa

03/21/2014- POE!

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pascanda   13

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So, I called USCIS again today and asked when our petition would be transferred to a local field office. The agent said she didn't know but I should be receiving a biometric's appointment soon. Is this the normal progession of things?

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oohpartiv   484

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So, I called USCIS again today and asked when our petition would be transferred to a local field office. The agent said she didn't know but I should be receiving a biometric's appointment soon. Is this the normal progession of things?

Biometrics isn't for IR-1/CR-1, so the lady you talked to had no idea what she was talking about. Call again and talk to somebody else. If they tell you the same thing, check to make sure they have you on file as filing for an IR-1/CR-1 and not AOS.

USC who lived in Manabí, Ecuador with hubby from 2009 - 2013. Hubby became a naturalized American citizen in August 2016. Currently living together in northern Virginia.

For full timeline, see "about me".

Latest Dates

N-400 Filing - 03/14/2016

NOA - 03/15/2016

Biometrics - 04/13/2016

In Line - 05/11/2016

Interview Notice - 06/03/2016

Interview Date - 07/11/2016

Oath - 08/29/2016

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N-o-l-a   7,167

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So, I called USCIS again today and asked when our petition would be transferred to a local field office. The agent said she didn't know but I should be receiving a biometric's appointment soon. Is this the normal progession of things?

No, but you did call the misinformation line and at least they didn't tell you to contact/visit the embassy to get more information. :lol: Seriously, true story, happened twice to me.

3/2/18  E-filed N-400 under 5 year rule

3/26/18 Biometrics

7/2019-12/2019 (Yes, 16- 21 months) Estimated time to interview MSP office.

 

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