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dihmiyes   0

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Congratulations to all the approvals! I got a letter in the mail on Saturday from Homeland Security, and to be honest, I was a little to excited given the way USCIS actually works. It was not an approval, but a request for our Marriage Certificate, which I had already sent to them, translated and apostiled, so what gives? This is really ridiculous. Glad to know, though, that at least someone is looking at our file? Hard to find silver linings when the wait goes on and on and on. :P

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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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CB&RB   14

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Whoo Hoo - we are approved ...................................

On November 25, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN.

We got the "Alien Reg number change" message Friday and my wife got a text and E-mail first thing this morning saying we are approved!! We are finally on the move to NVC. Good luck to all the Feb filers still waiting - you will get approved soon.

One thing to note - we were browsing various parts of the USCIS site last night and decided to check our account - we noticed that our I130 case wasn't in our portfolio so we added it and registered for email and text updates. We had done this via the form originally sent with our package back in February but have never had an electronic update of our case. But the day after registering on-line we got both updates - email and text. So for those who aren't getting updates but sent the form maybe creating an account and registering for electronic updates may see you getting them at last. Just a thought!!!

Very best wishes to you all on this journey!!

CB & RB

12/22/2012 - Married.

02/25/2013 - I-130 Sent to Chicago Lockbox.

02/26/2013 - I-130 Delivered & Signed for at Chicago Lockbox.

03/01/2013 - I-130 Fee debited from our bank account.

03/04/2013 - I-130 Hard Copy NOA1 received - Priority Date - 02/26/13

10/21/2013 - I-130 Hard Copy NOA received stating application has been transferred to Nebraska Service Centre!!

11/22/2013 - I-130 Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I-130 !!

11/25/2013 - I-130 Approved - At last !!!!

12/02/2013 - I-130 Status message changed - Case shipped to NVC.

12/02/2013 - I-130 Hard Copy NOA2 received.

12/23/2013 - I-130 Case File Received at NVC.

01/17/2014 - I-130 Case Number Assigned by NVC.

01/28/2014 - I-130 DS-261 Available and completed.

01/29/2014 - I-130 AOS Bill Available & Paid On-Line.

01/31/2014 - I-130 AOS Bill Marked as "Paid".

02/04/2014 - I-130 AOS Package Sent to NVC.

02/06/2014 - I-130 AOS Package Signed for at NVC.

02/06/2014 - I-130 IV Bill Available and Paid On-Line.

02/12/2014 - I-130 IV Bill Marked as Paid.

02/17/2014 - I-130 IV Pacakge Sent & DS-260 Submitted.

02/20/2014 - I-130 IV Package Signed for at NVC.

03/10/2014 - I-130 AOS package has been reviewed and completed (By Phone).

03/11/2014 - I-130 IV package has been reviewed and completed (By Phone).

03/11/2014 - I-130 CASE COMPLETE!!!!!!! (By Phone) - (03/18/2014 - Email Confirmation Received).

04/02/2014 - I-130 INTERVIEW DATE - 05/23/2014!!!!!!! (By Phone) - P4 Email Received 04/03/2104.

04/10/2014 - I-130 Case received at US Embassy London.

04/11/2014 - I-130 Case status changed to Ready.

04/25/2014 - I-130 Two letters from London Embassy advising new interview date - 05/02/2014.

05/02/2014 - I-130 Approved - WHOO HOO!!!!

05/07/2014 - I-130 Received e-Mail from US Embassy with Document package tracking number.

05/08/2104 - I-130 Documents collected from DX Secure Depot. Visa in Hand!!!!

05/29/2014 - POE - Chicago at Last!!!!

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Met 28 Years ago!

Fell in Love 28 Years ago!!

Final realised it 2 Years 8 Months

Married 18 Months ago!!

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sing_us   2

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Our i130 got approved !!!!

Thanks to everyone for your valuable inputs and prayers.

All the best to you all... moving towards NVC :)

Vermont received 3/14/16

 

Bio-metrics 4/12/16

 

i-751 Approved 2/28/17 

 

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CB&RB   14

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Congrats back to you too!!!dancin5hr.gif

12/22/2012 - Married.

02/25/2013 - I-130 Sent to Chicago Lockbox.

02/26/2013 - I-130 Delivered & Signed for at Chicago Lockbox.

03/01/2013 - I-130 Fee debited from our bank account.

03/04/2013 - I-130 Hard Copy NOA1 received - Priority Date - 02/26/13

10/21/2013 - I-130 Hard Copy NOA received stating application has been transferred to Nebraska Service Centre!!

11/22/2013 - I-130 Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I-130 !!

11/25/2013 - I-130 Approved - At last !!!!

12/02/2013 - I-130 Status message changed - Case shipped to NVC.

12/02/2013 - I-130 Hard Copy NOA2 received.

12/23/2013 - I-130 Case File Received at NVC.

01/17/2014 - I-130 Case Number Assigned by NVC.

01/28/2014 - I-130 DS-261 Available and completed.

01/29/2014 - I-130 AOS Bill Available & Paid On-Line.

01/31/2014 - I-130 AOS Bill Marked as "Paid".

02/04/2014 - I-130 AOS Package Sent to NVC.

02/06/2014 - I-130 AOS Package Signed for at NVC.

02/06/2014 - I-130 IV Bill Available and Paid On-Line.

02/12/2014 - I-130 IV Bill Marked as Paid.

02/17/2014 - I-130 IV Pacakge Sent & DS-260 Submitted.

02/20/2014 - I-130 IV Package Signed for at NVC.

03/10/2014 - I-130 AOS package has been reviewed and completed (By Phone).

03/11/2014 - I-130 IV package has been reviewed and completed (By Phone).

03/11/2014 - I-130 CASE COMPLETE!!!!!!! (By Phone) - (03/18/2014 - Email Confirmation Received).

04/02/2014 - I-130 INTERVIEW DATE - 05/23/2014!!!!!!! (By Phone) - P4 Email Received 04/03/2104.

04/10/2014 - I-130 Case received at US Embassy London.

04/11/2014 - I-130 Case status changed to Ready.

04/25/2014 - I-130 Two letters from London Embassy advising new interview date - 05/02/2014.

05/02/2014 - I-130 Approved - WHOO HOO!!!!

05/07/2014 - I-130 Received e-Mail from US Embassy with Document package tracking number.

05/08/2104 - I-130 Documents collected from DX Secure Depot. Visa in Hand!!!!

05/29/2014 - POE - Chicago at Last!!!!

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Met 28 Years ago!

Fell in Love 28 Years ago!!

Final realised it 2 Years 8 Months

Married 18 Months ago!!

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CONGRATS TO EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!dancin5hr.gif

Is it my turn now? 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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Rose and Mike   12

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Congratulations to all that got approved today. Hope ours will be next. Praying for this.

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

USCIS

NVC

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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Congrats Yo All ! .. feeelinggggg hopeful now ! ... mine is june 03 2013, I guess our approval will be Jan or Feb I mean !

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15th Feb 2013 (Married)

03rd-Jun-13 NOA1 (Priority Date)

12th-Jun-13 NOA1 Hard Copy

17th-Dec-13 USCIS Transfer Email 1

18th-Dec-13 USCIS Transfer Email 2

23rd-Dec-13 USCIS Transfer Email 3

26th-Dec-13 Hard Copy Transferred to Nebraska (NSC)

21st-Feb-14 NOA2 Approved Email 1

25th-Feb-14 NOA2 Approved Email 2

27th-Feb-14 NOA2 Hard Copy

10th-Mar-14 NVC received approved documents

10th-April-14 NVC assigned case number

12th April-14 AOS Fees

14th April-14 AOS Package sent

16th April-14 Submit DS261

23rd April-14 Recieve IV Bill

24th April-14 IV Fees

16th May-14 Sent IV Package

6th June-14 package received by NVC

10th July 2014 Case completed

10th July 2014 Interview letter

Interview 19 Aug 2014 "Thank God" *Approved* :yes:

25th August 2014 *Passport Received*

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No, this has not happened to us as of today, but I did read somewhere that someone received that message and was approved a few days later!! So, good news

may be coming your way sooner than later.. As for us we are impatiently waiting

I sure hope that's the case but I waited the whole day today but no approval....

I hope we all get our approvals soon. Browsing to some forums here and I saw some August filers get approve in 39 days. There was even one who posted that he was approved after 19 days. Life is so unfair.

Thank you for responding.

Wishing all Feb Filers including me to get their approvals very soon.

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storm7000   1

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Whoo Hoo - we are approved ...................................

On November 25, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN.

We got the "Alien Reg number change" message Friday and my wife got a text and E-mail first thing this morning saying we are approved!! We are finally on the move to NVC. Good luck to all the Feb filers still waiting - you will get approved soon.

One thing to note - we were browsing various parts of the USCIS site last night and decided to check our account - we noticed that our I130 case wasn't in our portfolio so we added it and registered for email and text updates. We had done this via the form originally sent with our package back in February but have never had an electronic update of our case. But the day after registering on-line we got both updates - email and text. So for those who aren't getting updates but sent the form maybe creating an account and registering for electronic updates may see you getting them at last. Just a thought!!!

Very best wishes to you all on this journey!!

CB & RB

Congrats!!!

I got the same message on the 21st....last thurs. I was hoping for an approval after too as I read on some forums here that usually an approval comes next but no approval for me up to now. :(

Was your case transferred too? If yes, where? Pardon me for asking.

Again, congratulations! :)

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storm7000   1

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I think you are approved. Just wait for your text/email Monday

Hello.

I really am hoping. It's been 9 mos today since I filed my I-130. So frustrating to see August filers being approved here and there when there are Feb filers still waiting...

I'm afraid our files are already way at the bottom now. :(

I hope and pray that I will just receive a notice of approval in the mail.

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