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annie1   9

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Ill be going on info pass to local office to make sure the file is not there . Even though every tier2 officer has told me the file is at NBC I will just go to see if I can get any help anyways at local office . I am tired if waiting :/


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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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

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

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NYC.RSA   25

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: South Africa
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Right now, i will be real happy if my wife can at least get her visa in hand by the end of Dec 2013.

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IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Service Center : NBC

Consulate : South Africa

Marriage : 2012-09-05

I-130 Sent : 2013-02-02

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-02-16

Case Transfer to NYC Field Office : 2013-03-22

I-130 NOA2: 2013-10-21 (email)

NVC Received Case: 2013-10-23

NVC Case # Assigned: 2013-11-04

AOS & IV Bills Invoiced: 2013-11-07

AOS & IV Bills Appear PAID: 2013-11-13

DS-260 Submitted: 2013-11-18

Request for AOS & IV cover sheets to be emailed to me: 2013-11-29

Received NVC Email of Bar-Coded Cover Sheet: 2013-12-2

AOS & IV Package Sent: 2013-12-9

Received Checklist (false?): 2013-12-10

DS-260 Reviewed / Approved: 2013-12-10

AOS & IV Package Received: 2013-12-12

IV Package Reviewed / Approved: 2014-1-07

AOS Package Reviewed BUT checklist: 2014-1-07

Received AOS checklist: 2014-1-08

Respond to AOS checklist: 2014-1-14

Checklist Response Received by NVC: 2014-1-17

Checklist Response in System: 2014-1-23

Case Complete: 2014-2-11

Interview Date Scheduled: 2014-2-28

Received P4 Email: 2014-3-1

Interview: 2014-4-8

Case File "In Transit": 2014-3-5

Consulate Recieved Case File: 2014-3-10

Medical Appointment: 2014-3-24

Visa Approved: 2014-4-8

Visa in Hand: 2014-4-10

 

Removal of Conditions: Filed in March 2016.

NOA1 : 2016-04-18

Biometrics: 2016-06-06

Approval: 04/21/17

Ana & Cesar Contributor

Ana & Cesar   5

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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I called USCIS today and talked to a Tier2 officer after 2-1/2hrs on waiting on the line. She told me that both my husband and stepson's files are actively being worked on and has been assigned since Aug.13. Finally my files are on somebody's desk. She also told me that it normally takes 6wks for them to process a case so she mentioned that I may have a decision by late Sept. That's good news, at least I know that my files are not somewhere in limbo...My priority date is Feb.28, 2013.

Good luck and God bless us all....

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Ana&Sean   5

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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first of all who is tier2 and on which number do i call to see if they have started on my case??


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NOA1 February 20, 2013
NOA2 November 25, 2013
NVC received case on January 11, 2014
NVC assigned case # Jan 17, 2014
NVC accepted DS-261 on Jan 22, 2014
AOS paid on February 11, 2014
AOS payment accepted on Feb 14, 2014
AOS Package sent Feb 19, 2014
Package IV paid on Feb 26, 2014
NVC received AOS package Feb "package lost"
Package IV payment accepted March
Submitted DS-260 on March 6, 2014
NVC received Package IV ___
NVC entered Package IV in their system_____

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ITGeniusGuru   3

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who is tier2??

From what I gather - reading posts here - tier 2 is the guy who is supposed to know more than the tier 1 guy, but usually doesn't. He is programmed to say things like: "wait 2 more weeks", or "your 6 months are not up yet".

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Que Sera Sera !
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Ana&Sean   5

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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From what I gather - reading posts here - tier 2 is the guy who is supposed to know more than the tier 1 guy, but usually doesn't. He is programmed to say things like: "wait 2 more weeks", or "your 6 months are not up yet".

lol yea its all clear to me now lol

i called the number on the USCIS and it said insert the receipt number... my "receipt number" has 3 letters on it... should i put like "a" is 2???


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NOA1 February 20, 2013
NOA2 November 25, 2013
NVC received case on January 11, 2014
NVC assigned case # Jan 17, 2014
NVC accepted DS-261 on Jan 22, 2014
AOS paid on February 11, 2014
AOS payment accepted on Feb 14, 2014
AOS Package sent Feb 19, 2014
Package IV paid on Feb 26, 2014
NVC received AOS package Feb "package lost"
Package IV payment accepted March
Submitted DS-260 on March 6, 2014
NVC received Package IV ___
NVC entered Package IV in their system_____

Ana & Cesar Contributor

Ana & Cesar   5

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Tier2 is a person higher than the 1st person you speak with when you call the 800 no. I called a week before and was given an inquiry number so I do not have to wait on the phone for a long time. They said

Tier2 officer will give me a call. But no one did for 5days so I called again and gave them the inquiry no. they gave me the first time. This time, they asked me to wait, so I waited 2-1/2 hrs on hold. Was worth the wait because the person who answered the phone was actually looking at my 2 petitions. Was told the petition for my husband and stepson were both together and very active as of that moment. She said that my files were on somebody's desk August 13 and so far so good. She gave me a 6wks wait for a decision which is a normal time she said for somebody to work on if the case has no problem. So yeah, I am holding on to her words that by late Sept to 1st wk Oct, there will be some kind of movement from "Intitial review to Decision". If nothing happens, I guess I have to call them again.

LoveMyTico Mentor

LoveMyTico   999

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Costa Rica
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I called USCIS today and talked to a Tier2 officer after 2-1/2hrs on waiting on the line. She told me that both my husband and stepson's files are actively being worked on and has been assigned since Aug.13. Finally my files are on somebody's desk. She also told me that it normally takes 6wks for them to process a case so she mentioned that I may have a decision by late Sept. That's good news, at least I know that my files are not somewhere in limbo...My priority date is Feb.28, 2013.

Good luck and God bless us all....

6 weeks is ####### if its already on someone's desk.... There is an ex-adjudicator Q&A post on here where he states it only takes about 15 minutes to process one file. They throw a 6 week time frame at you so you will stop calling... This is such a shame that they are taking so long. I hope you get approved soon.

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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Ana & Cesar Contributor

Ana & Cesar   5

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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I know..i wish we don't have to wait this long. It looks like they record all the inquiries we do, so my advice is, at this point, when we have a chance is to keep on calling. I wonder if I didn't call on August 9, maybe my file is still in a big stack somewhere and not on somebody's desk on Aug. 13. So yeah, calling is free and most people I spoke with at the 800no were pretty nice. I will call again next week...good luck to us all...

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sirius   32

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Canada
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Spoke to the Tier2 agent again today. It's going to be 7 months for us on 29th of this month. Put in a service request. This time the Tier2 agent said our file was transferred to the NYC office on June 11.

Does the case start the 6-8 month timeline all over again after it is transferred? The last time we spoke to the Tier2 agent in June, she said your case transferred to NYC in March. cray5ol.gif

• Married 01/11/2013

• I-130 Filed: 01/25/2013

• NOA-1: 01/29/2013

• 08/20/2013: Service Request Placed; Case transferred to NYC Field Office 06/11/13

• Congressman involved: 09/25/2013

• NOA-2: 09/27/2013

• NVC Received Case: 10/7/2013

• NVC Assigned Case #: 10/7/2013

• DS-261 Completed; OPT-IN E-mail Sent: 10/7/2013

• AOS (i864) Bill Paid: [$88] 10/09/2013

• IV Bill Paid: [$230] 10/27/2013

• AOS (i864) Package Sent [EP]: 10/30/2013

• DS-260 Completed & Supporting Documents Sent [EP]: 10/31/2013

• AOS (i864) Package Received by NVC: 11/13/2013

• DS-260 Package Received by NVC: 11/14/2013

• Checklisted: 11/27/2013

• Responded to checklists: 12/2/2013

• Case Completed at NVC: 12/30/2013

• Medical Exam in Toronto: 12/16/2013

• Interview in Montreal: 02/13/2014 (Approved)

• Visa in Hand: 02/19/2014

• POE in YYZ Terminal 1: 04/10/2014

• GC Received in Mail: 06/12/2014

--ROC--

• I-751 Filed: 01/20/2016 (California Center)

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KP & SP   9

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nepal
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Spoke to the Tier2 agent again today. It's going to be 7 months for us on 29th of this month. Put in a service request. This time the Tier2 agent said our file was transferred to the NYC office on June 11.

Does the case start the 6-8 month timeline all over again after it is transferred? The last time we spoke to the Tier2 agent in June, she said your case transferred to NYC in March. cray5ol.gif

Today on Aug 20th when you called they said your petition was transferred to NYC on June 11, when you spoke with Tier 2 back in June she said it was transferred in March? So, basically if that is true then it went to NYC came back to NBC and sent back to NYC?

This kind of shuffling of docs really makes me mad. I don't think Tier 2 are any knowledgeable than Tier 1. Granted they have more information available but what good does it do if they don't want to or don't know how to retrieve it?

I suggest, call back again until you hear the same answer from at least two rep.

LoveMyTico Mentor

LoveMyTico   999

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Costa Rica
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kind of counter productive the way they shuffle the files back and forth..... OMG everyday its something new.

I heard they only transfer cases if they need extra work or if they need to interview the petitioner. Its seems odd to me that they would send it twice. What a waste of time. I hope you get an approval out of this !

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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annie1 Enthusiast

annie1   9

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Got my self an infopass appointment for sep4. i hope i get my NOA2 before that. but just incase.


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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