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lucybelle   453

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Hi, March filer here. Has anyone from Feb filers that were transferred to the California Service Center been approved? That's where mine apparently is, and I've only seen March filers approved from Nebraska Service Center. Thanks.

I think there has been one March approval from California.

I'm in Texas. Haven't seen any approvals from there yet :(

Maybe I'll be the first? :)

N-400 May 2017 Google Doc

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Filed from abroad- Costa Rica

NOA1- NOA2: 316 days

Jan 12, 2013: Married!!
Mar 19, 2013: NOA1

Jan 28, 2014: I-130 approved

NVC- Green Card in Hand: 189 days

Feb 3, 2014: TSC sends case to NVC
April 14: Real checklist for AOS (saying tax number was incorrect when it wasn't)
April 30: Another AOS checklist, for proof of employment (which was already sent)
May 1: Checklist for IV- certified marriage certificate (even though I sent a certified one originally)
July 1: INTERVIEW!!! - APPROVED!
July 16: POE through Miami
July 22: SSN card in the mail
August 30, 2014: Green card arrives in the mail!!!
 
ROC: 366 days
April 27, 2016: Sent 300 page ROC packet to VSC via overnight mail
May 16: Check shown as charged online, received NOA 1 dated April 29
June 20, 2016- Biometrics
April 28, 2017: Approval
May 4, 2017: Approval letter arrived
May 15, 2017: GC arrives in mail
 
N-400: 190 days
May 8: Sent packet to Dallas Lockbox
May 12: NOA 1, Credit card charged
June 7: Biometrics
June 16: "In line"
Oct 2: Interview letter arrives (online status still says ''in line'')
Oct 31: Interview- Approved!
Nov 13: Oath ceremony!  Applied for passport & registered to vote on site.
Nov 22: Passport arrives (paid for expedited service and overnight delivery)
 
Journey complete! A total of 1701 days or 4 years, 7 months and 26 days.
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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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Ana & Cesar   5

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I think there has been one March approval from California.

I'm in Texas. Haven't seen any approvals from there yet sad.png

Maybe I'll be the first? smile.png

I'm a Feb. filer, and mine got tfrd in Texas. Still waiting for noa2...Texas supposed to be fast, so I'm hoping to get a text pretty soon...

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lucybelle   453

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I'm a Feb. filer, and mine got tfrd in Texas. Still waiting for noa2...Texas supposed to be fast, so I'm hoping to get a text pretty soon...

I hope you get it soon, too. Best wishes :)

N-400 May 2017 Google Doc

Full timeline- 

 

Filed from abroad- Costa Rica

NOA1- NOA2: 316 days

Jan 12, 2013: Married!!
Mar 19, 2013: NOA1

Jan 28, 2014: I-130 approved

NVC- Green Card in Hand: 189 days

Feb 3, 2014: TSC sends case to NVC
April 14: Real checklist for AOS (saying tax number was incorrect when it wasn't)
April 30: Another AOS checklist, for proof of employment (which was already sent)
May 1: Checklist for IV- certified marriage certificate (even though I sent a certified one originally)
July 1: INTERVIEW!!! - APPROVED!
July 16: POE through Miami
July 22: SSN card in the mail
August 30, 2014: Green card arrives in the mail!!!
 
ROC: 366 days
April 27, 2016: Sent 300 page ROC packet to VSC via overnight mail
May 16: Check shown as charged online, received NOA 1 dated April 29
June 20, 2016- Biometrics
April 28, 2017: Approval
May 4, 2017: Approval letter arrived
May 15, 2017: GC arrives in mail
 
N-400: 190 days
May 8: Sent packet to Dallas Lockbox
May 12: NOA 1, Credit card charged
June 7: Biometrics
June 16: "In line"
Oct 2: Interview letter arrives (online status still says ''in line'')
Oct 31: Interview- Approved!
Nov 13: Oath ceremony!  Applied for passport & registered to vote on site.
Nov 22: Passport arrives (paid for expedited service and overnight delivery)
 
Journey complete! A total of 1701 days or 4 years, 7 months and 26 days.
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MizzyJhade   3

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Transferred from NBC to Texas on October 24th

Updated to now being processed on October 29th

Approved November 8th!!!

IR-1 / CR-1 Visa

02-28-2013: - NOA1

10-24-2013 - Transferred to Texas Service Center

10-29-2013 - Now being processed

11-08-2013 - NOA2

12-26-2013 - USCIS shipped case to the Department of State

NVC

01-07-2014 - NVC received the files

01-22-2014 - NVC case number

01-23-2014 - DS-261 done

01-23-2014 - AOS invoce

01-23-2014 - AOS paid

01-26-2014 - AOS package received

01-30-2014 - IV invoice

01-30-2014 - IV paid

02-06-2014 - IV package received

02-02-2014 - DS-260 done

02-26-2014 - Case Complete

02-27-2014 - Interview Scheduled

Consulate
03-13-2014 - Medical
04-08-2014 - Interview (Approved)

04-08-2014 - CEAC issued

04-09-2014 - Philippine holiday

04-14--2014- In Transit
04-15-2014 - Visa in hand

04-15-2014 - Immigrant Visa Fee - Paid
04-18-2014 - POE

I am the USC.

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Blueberry Pancake   311

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Transferred from NBC to Texas on October 24th

Updated to now being processed on October 29th

Approved November 8th!!!

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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yea texas supposed to be fast.... Nebraska seems to have gotten more decision than texas... yes im cranky i hate the "when are you going?" "what you mean you dont know hasnt it been 9 months since he left?" ClockWatch2.gif

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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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congrats !!!

Correction!!

just came to update you guys. I was approved as i already mentioned in this thread, but my judgement was wrong. my file wasn't approved from local office. I received the hard copy and i just opened it and it was approved from Nebraska service center(transferred). just wanted to clear that. sorry my mistake.


congrats !!

Transferred from NBC to Texas on October 24th

Updated to now being processed on October 29th

Approved November 8th!!!

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Hi to all :)

I'm following you two months and i finally decided to join you :) I hope i filled everything correct :) You helped me true this past months, and i just want it to share our experience with you. Probably isn't a rule that we will all receive 3-4 letters...

I'm February filler, with priority date 26. During this months we called senator, congressmen, congresswomen... tier 1, tier 2, and as I saw you all already go true that. We received mail and letter in snail mail like you use to say, that our case is transferred to Texas on October 16, transfer date is October 16. I saw many of you received 3-4 mails, my husband received only one mail on 21 October and the letter.

Our status on USCIS web site changed from you all know that familiar sentence your case was received on 26 February... with new one:

Initial Review

The I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was transferred and is now being processed at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

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yea texas supposed to be fast.... Nebraska seems to have gotten more decision than texas... yes im cranky i hate the "when are you going?" "what you mean you dont know hasnt it been 9 months since he left?" ClockWatch2.gif

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 purpose. I don't even know these people, they work on a different floor to me, yet they love provoking me :(

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

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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 purpose. I don't even know these people, they work on a different floor to me, yet they love provoking me :(

I feel the same way too. Me and my husband lived together in Kuwait for 1 year and 4 months, theres no USCIS office there so we just sent our application thru mail. The worst thing happened he went home in US when his contract finished and me and my son went back here in Philippines. People cant understand what were going through, they thought once you get married with USC you can come with him right away. Now they are thinking that me and my husband are already separated. Im just quiet. I know my visa will be approved in time, then ill surprise them.

June 2 2013 priority date
december 2013 Rfe
february 2014 sent Rfe
March 2014 approved at USCIS
june 2014 NVC received
march 2 2015 sent aos and iv package
march 8 i emailed nvc request to expedite my case
march 13 approved expedite request
march 17 in transit status in CEAC
march 19 case file at US embassy
march 23 first day of medical at Slec
march 29 personal evaluation...passed!
April 6 immunization
april 13 interview at USEM. under Administrative Processing Reason; Medical result was still not forwarded by SLEC.
After my interview i called SLEC they told me they forwarded it at USEM same day of my interview.
July 29 I emailed SLEC to confirm again when did they forwarded my Medical Result at USEM. They replied...forwarded April 13.
July 30 status update date change FINALLY.
September 2015 went in US embassy to withdraw my passport coz I've waited for how many months and no approval yet. Only to find out my case file has been sitting in the corner ...no one reviewed my medical result. to make the story short, I took medical again for the second time , then after a my medical result released, I have my visa on my hands.

October 28 2015 POE Sam Francisco
November 7, 2015 SSN
December 2015... 10 year green card arrived
December 2015 Driver's license issued..yay! <p>




NATURALIZATION N400 SECTION 319B
January 29,2016 Application for N400 section 319b sent at Phoenix AZ
February 1 Priority date
February 9 NOA
February 23 Biometric done, walk in (March 2 original schedule
February 28 Inline for interview
March 30 interview was scheduled
May 4, 2016 INTERVIEW APPROVED


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People cant understand what were going through, they thought once you get married with USC you can come with him right away.

Ugh exactly. Theyre all like "isnt it automatic? Once u'r married u can go with him right away.." Or "my friend also married an american and she was able to go right away.." Yeah right, wish it's just that simple..they dont understand the process that we have to go through before we can finally be together.

08.24.2013 - got married in the Philippines!

09.25.2013 - NOA1 via email

11.18.2013 - requested expedite due to typhoon

12.02.2013 - CFO seminar

12.12.2013 - I-130 approved, NOA2 via email (never transferred); shipped to NVC

12.30.2013 - NVC received the case

01.06.2014 - requested expedite due to typhoon and PCS

01.08.2014 - Case # and IIN; submitted DS-261; NVC asked for 2 contact #s of beneficiary

01.09.2014 - AOS fee billed

01.14.2014 - AOS fee showed paid

01.15.2014 - IV fee billed; expedite approved

01.18.2014 - sent AOS package

01.22.2014 - IV fee showed paid; AOS arrived at NVC as per UPS (10:18am by FNU)

01.24.2014 - sent IV package

01.27.2014 - submitted DS-260; IV docs delivered to NVC as per DHL (10:52am by PETERS G)

01.29.2014 - CASE COMPLETE (via phonecall)

01.30.2014 - received checklist for Dutch Police Record (VOG) via email

01.31.2014 - left NVC, sent to embassy

02.04.2014 - received at embassy, READY as per CEAC

02.10-11.2014 - medical done, passed!

02.24.2014 - interview: APPROVED!!

02.27.2014 - Received SMS from 2Go, ready for pick up

02.28.2014 - visa on hand; CFO sticker

03.01.2014 - paid ELIS

03.06.2014 - POE Hawaii...Aloooohaaa! :)

04.10.2014 - 2yr green card received

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MizzyJhade Apprentice

MizzyJhade   3

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Hi to all smile.png

I'm following you two months and i finally decided to join you smile.png I hope i filled everything correct smile.png You helped me true this past months, and i just want it to share our experience with you. Probably isn't a rule that we will all receive 3-4 letters...

I'm February filler, with priority date 26. During this months we called senator, congressmen, congresswomen... tier 1, tier 2, and as I saw you all already go true that. We received mail and letter in snail mail like you use to say, that our case is transferred to Texas on October 16, transfer date is October 16. I saw many of you received 3-4 mails, my husband received only one mail on 21 October and the letter.

Our status on USCIS web site changed from you all know that familiar sentence your case was received on 26 February... with new one:

Initial Review

The I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was transferred and is now being processed at a USCIS office. You will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Your case has been assigned to an adjudicator. You should get another e-mail this month. from what I have seen here two weeks after the "now being processed", they will get a RFE or an approval.

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IR-1 / CR-1 Visa

02-28-2013: - NOA1

10-24-2013 - Transferred to Texas Service Center

10-29-2013 - Now being processed

11-08-2013 - NOA2

12-26-2013 - USCIS shipped case to the Department of State

NVC

01-07-2014 - NVC received the files

01-22-2014 - NVC case number

01-23-2014 - DS-261 done

01-23-2014 - AOS invoce

01-23-2014 - AOS paid

01-26-2014 - AOS package received

01-30-2014 - IV invoice

01-30-2014 - IV paid

02-06-2014 - IV package received

02-02-2014 - DS-260 done

02-26-2014 - Case Complete

02-27-2014 - Interview Scheduled

Consulate
03-13-2014 - Medical
04-08-2014 - Interview (Approved)

04-08-2014 - CEAC issued

04-09-2014 - Philippine holiday

04-14--2014- In Transit
04-15-2014 - Visa in hand

04-15-2014 - Immigrant Visa Fee - Paid
04-18-2014 - POE

I am the USC.

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Your case has been assigned to an adjudicator. You should get another e-mail this month. from what I have seen here two weeks after the "now being processed", they will get an RFE or an approval.

Thank you :) It's almost 9 months I'm worried

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