Jump to content
burnabrenna
 Share

5,407 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

oohpartiv Proficient

oohpartiv   484

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
 Timeline
Posted

Do I read your timeline properly? You already have a biometrics appt? Is that normal?

She's in the wrong subforum. She filed for AOS, not a standalone I-130.

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

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 5.4k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

LoveMyTico
LoveMyTico

WELL I have been waiting so long to post this message....10:15 pm Post Decision Activity On March 18, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, F

longtrip
longtrip

Hey people, quit paying attention to the VJ statistics - at this point, it's useless and besides, there are many people not on VJ. I made up my mind yesterday not to worry about this immigration proce

Jilly30
Jilly30

I think its rude to shun people that have moved onto the next phase. As long as it is only one or two posts and doesn't take the entire board off topic, then what is the harm? I have found the peopl

Posted Images

Caramel Swirl Community Regular

Caramel Swirl   54

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
 Timeline
Posted

Do I read your timeline properly? You already have a biometrics appt? Is that normal?

Don't know what is normal when it comes on to USCIS, but I thank God, it's moving along.....nothing beats praying and waiting (of course anxiously :blink: )

Married December 2011

04/03/13 - Mailed I130/I485/I131/I76504/08/13 - Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

04/16/13 - NOA(x4) Text/Email received with MSC number, routed to NBC

04/18/13 - Able to check status on USCIS site

04/18/13 - Received biometrics notice for 5/8/13 apt

04/23/13 - Biometrics completed by walk-in

05/14/13 - I-485 Case Status updated to Testing & Interview

05/20/13 - Text message (as of 5/19/13 I-485 interview date set for 6/20/13)06/10/13 - Status update - AP approved EAD in card production

06/14/13 - Status update - EAD/AP card mailed out (Tracker: USPS estimated delivery date 6/17/13)

06/17/13 - EAD/AP Combo Card arrival!!!!!! (I am cute looking in my picluv.gif)06/20/13 - I-485 Interviewgoofy.gif

06/20/13 - Pronto Approval!!!! "As of today you are a Legal Permanent Resident of the USA"

06/20/13 - Status updated 3 times (1-485 card approval/production, 1-130 approval NOA mailed out & 1-NOA of LPR registration status)

06/25/13 - GC in card production

06/26/13 - Status update - GC mailed out (Tracker: USPS estimated delivery date 6/29/13 )

07/01/13 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY and 4th of JULY to me (GC received - Praise be to God for another miracle and blessing!!!) cray5ol.gifcray5ol.gifTears of Joy!!

REMOVAL OF CONDITION (ROC)

03/02/15 - USCIS Removal of Condition reminder letter received

03/30/15 - I-751 package submitted

03/31/15 - I-751 package delivered to USCIS

04/01/15 - NOA date

04/03/15 - I-751 check cashed by USCIS

04/28/15 - Biometrics appointment

01/26/16 - Email notification - I-751 Approved and card in production

01/28/16 - Card mailed out

01/30/16 - Thank God!! received card in the mail (NEXT STEP - CITIZENSHIP)

CITIZENSHIP

03/22/16 - N-400 package submitted​

03/23/16 - N-400 package delivered to USCIS

03/30/16 - Check cashed by USCIS

03/30/16 - NOA

04/13/16 - Biometrics appointment

07/15/16 - Interview Date

07/27/16 - Oath

1211 days!!!!!! PRAISE GOD...I AM A CITIZEN!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Caramel Swirl Community Regular

Caramel Swirl   54

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
 Timeline
Posted

She's in the wrong subforum. She filed for AOS, not a standalone I-130.

Snap...... :blush: thanks for that...didn't realize I was in the wrong forum...gonna search for my 'kinds'....good luck guys!!!!! :dance:

Married December 2011

04/03/13 - Mailed I130/I485/I131/I76504/08/13 - Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

04/16/13 - NOA(x4) Text/Email received with MSC number, routed to NBC

04/18/13 - Able to check status on USCIS site

04/18/13 - Received biometrics notice for 5/8/13 apt

04/23/13 - Biometrics completed by walk-in

05/14/13 - I-485 Case Status updated to Testing & Interview

05/20/13 - Text message (as of 5/19/13 I-485 interview date set for 6/20/13)06/10/13 - Status update - AP approved EAD in card production

06/14/13 - Status update - EAD/AP card mailed out (Tracker: USPS estimated delivery date 6/17/13)

06/17/13 - EAD/AP Combo Card arrival!!!!!! (I am cute looking in my picluv.gif)06/20/13 - I-485 Interviewgoofy.gif

06/20/13 - Pronto Approval!!!! "As of today you are a Legal Permanent Resident of the USA"

06/20/13 - Status updated 3 times (1-485 card approval/production, 1-130 approval NOA mailed out & 1-NOA of LPR registration status)

06/25/13 - GC in card production

06/26/13 - Status update - GC mailed out (Tracker: USPS estimated delivery date 6/29/13 )

07/01/13 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY and 4th of JULY to me (GC received - Praise be to God for another miracle and blessing!!!) cray5ol.gifcray5ol.gifTears of Joy!!

REMOVAL OF CONDITION (ROC)

03/02/15 - USCIS Removal of Condition reminder letter received

03/30/15 - I-751 package submitted

03/31/15 - I-751 package delivered to USCIS

04/01/15 - NOA date

04/03/15 - I-751 check cashed by USCIS

04/28/15 - Biometrics appointment

01/26/16 - Email notification - I-751 Approved and card in production

01/28/16 - Card mailed out

01/30/16 - Thank God!! received card in the mail (NEXT STEP - CITIZENSHIP)

CITIZENSHIP

03/22/16 - N-400 package submitted​

03/23/16 - N-400 package delivered to USCIS

03/30/16 - Check cashed by USCIS

03/30/16 - NOA

04/13/16 - Biometrics appointment

07/15/16 - Interview Date

07/27/16 - Oath

1211 days!!!!!! PRAISE GOD...I AM A CITIZEN!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
OnePlusOne Newbie

OnePlusOne   0

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: South Africa
 Timeline
Posted

So my husband went along to the Johannesburg USCIS field office at the South African embassy to submit his petition yesterday and our long wait began. Fortunately he lives here, so we will go through the wait together. :whistle:

Interestingly, the official that received his submission gave him a mini on the spot interview - questions about how we met, when we got engaged, where we got married, why we got married in the US and not here, how many times we saw each/visited other before we got married (as he leafed through his and my passport) what he does for a living, what I do for a living, how long he has lived here, why he lives, why he now wants to go back to the US etc. I should think that after that grilling, they can may as well skip my interview altogether as I think they have all the information they need! :lol:

The official also handed back a few pieces of evidence that we had included as part of our packet. I had pulled the supporting documents together for submission as guided by VJ, and I guess the he felt that he had more than enough evidence and retained what he needed.

All in all, thank you VJ for the extremely useful tips and discussions found on this fantastic website. :thumbs:

Anyway good luck to us all April people! God Bless us all.

PS - I'm sorry if you see this post somewhere else under the IR-1/CR-1 case filing and progress reports forum...I posted it in the wrong section the first time I tried...newbie blues...so embarrassed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kidneoflip Contributor

kidneoflip   1

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
 Timeline
Posted (edited)

So my husband went along to the Johannesburg USCIS field office at the South African embassy to submit his petition yesterday and our long wait began. Fortunately he lives here, so we will go through the wait together. :whistle:

Interestingly, the official that received his submission gave him a mini on the spot interview - questions about how we met, when we got engaged, where we got married, why we got married in the US and not here, how many times we saw each/visited other before we got married (as he leafed through his and my passport) what he does for a living, what I do for a living, how long he has lived here, why he lives, why he now wants to go back to the US etc. I should think that after that grilling, they can may as well skip my interview altogether as I think they have all the information they need! :lol:

The official also handed back a few pieces of evidence that we had included as part of our packet. I had pulled the supporting documents together for submission as guided by VJ, and I guess the he felt that he had more than enough evidence and retained what he needed.

All in all, thank you VJ for the extremely useful tips and discussions found on this fantastic website. :thumbs:

Anyway good luck to us all April people! God Bless us all.

PS - I'm sorry if you see this post somewhere else under the IR-1/CR-1 case filing and progress reports forum...I posted it in the wrong section the first time I tried...newbie blues...so embarrassed.

Congrats and what a story lol. Seems you added too much supporting docs :). Whoever reads my support docs hopefully would feel the same. You are a DCF so you should have a much faster turnaround. Keep us April filers involved.

Edited by kidneoflip
Link to comment
Share on other sites
kidneoflip Contributor

kidneoflip   1

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
 Timeline
Posted

HI

the I130 package and they receive it in 4/10/2013; the check Cleared on 4/15/2013 as electronic uscis Chicago payment

but no Noa1 yet :blink:

The check cleared so noa1 is on the way. Im a chicago filer too. Keep us informed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LoveMyTico Mentor

LoveMyTico   999

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Costa Rica
 Timeline
Posted

We filed in April... NOA1 April12.....:dance:

I am trying to find out as much as possible about the MSC numbers.... ANY NEW INFO would be apprciated ! Everyone is going back and forth about the cases staying at the NBC or getting transferred to the local offices... I entered NBC on my timeline and the processing time is significantly less than VSC. ( which makes me very hopeful :) ) But of course there is always the chance that our file could get transferred.

This may be a silly question but......

Does anyone know if they separate the cases that use attorneys and whether or not those case get transferred? :wacko:

GOOD LUCK to eveyrone !

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

event.png

event.png







Link to comment
Share on other sites
lucybelle Proficient

lucybelle   453

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Costa Rica
 Timeline
Posted

We filed in April... NOA1 April12.....:dance:

I am trying to find out as much as possible about the MSC numbers.... ANY NEW INFO would be apprciated ! Everyone is going back and forth about the cases staying at the NBC or getting transferred to the local offices... I entered NBC on my timeline and the processing time is significantly less than VSC. ( which makes me very hopeful :) ) But of course there is always the chance that our file could get transferred.

This may be a silly question but......

Does anyone know if they separate the cases that use attorneys and whether or not those case get transferred? :wacko:

GOOD LUCK to eveyrone !

Hey fellow tico filer!! I filed I130 for my tico husband in March. :)

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.
Link to comment
Share on other sites
chelito29 Rookie

chelito29   2

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
 Timeline
Posted

Hello April filers, I am joining this group. I am the USC, my husband is the beneficiary. We filed and sent our ap on April 10, received email notification April 11th, NOA1 4/15. My husband's country is MExico, he has been here illegaly for the past 12 years. Hoping to have our NOA2 soon, and to apply for the waiver i-601a. I am wondering if we will be notified of our case being transferred to a local office ??? :whistle:

Link to comment
Share on other sites
stevie b Proficient

stevie b   141

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Fiji
 Timeline
Posted

We filed in April... NOA1 April12.....:dance:

I am trying to find out as much as possible about the MSC numbers.... ANY NEW INFO would be apprciated ! Everyone is going back and forth about the cases staying at the NBC or getting transferred to the local offices... I entered NBC on my timeline and the processing time is significantly less than VSC. ( which makes me very hopeful :) ) But of course there is always the chance that our file could get transferred.

This may be a silly question but......

Does anyone know if they separate the cases that use attorneys and whether or not those case get transferred? :wacko:

GOOD LUCK to eveyrone !

attourneys have no bearing in the routing of your 130.. most are transferred to a local office in 1.5-2.5 months .. the nbc timeline on vj is unreliable. your approval will depend on the volume at your local office IF it goes there.. you will only find out by calling and speaking with an IO about your case and its transfer, but you are best doing that around two months. approvals are running 2-who knows how many months.. good luck!


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

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Lilac Rookie

Lilac   0

Posted
Filed: Country: Canada
 Timeline
Posted

Hi All,

I wanna double check to make sure that this forum is for standalone I-130 (spouse overseas). Is that correct? (I will be filing in May for my Canadian husband. So I will be reading your posts regularly to learn.)

Thank you all!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LoveMyTico Mentor

LoveMyTico   999

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Costa Rica
 Timeline
Posted

Hey fellow tico filer!! I filed I130 for my tico husband in March. smile.gif

HEY ! ! !

We were able to get our papers together and file only a month after we were married. We are using an immigration attorney. What a pain in the butt it was to get somene to translate and certify the translations. My husbands passport was expiring, so he renewed it and emailed that so I could include it in the package.

I sent my husband to the registry 10 days after we got married because I saw on the online registry that the marriage was registered. He text'd me as soon as he got it and then he fedex'd them to me that day.

Who knows how this ride will go. I'm hoping for a fast approval. ( aren't we all?)

I'm flying to CR in May to spend a week with my husband and his amazing family...

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

event.png

event.png







Link to comment
Share on other sites
fania&nelson Explorer

fania&nelson   20

Posted
Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Colombia
 Timeline
Posted

It would be cool if everyone who filed their I-130 on april could join this forum, so that way we could all share our progress and experiences.

idea9dv.gifgood.gif

Fania & Nelson

Met: 02/14/08
Married: 04/04/13
I-130 sent: 04/15/13
Rcvd by USCIS: 04/18/13
NOA1: 04/22/13
NOA2: 12/10/13

NVC Case complete: 04/04/14

Appointment assigned: 04/17/14
Appointment: 05/16/14

Arrival to NYC: 07/03/14

Sent I-751 to VSC 04/04/16

Link to comment
Share on other sites
 
Didn't find the answer you were looking for? Ask our VJ Immigration Lawyers.
Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing
- Back to Top -

Important Disclaimer: Please read carefully the Visajourney.com Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service you should not access or view any page (including this page) on VisaJourney.com. Answers and comments provided on Visajourney.com Forums are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Visajourney.com does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. VisaJourney.com does not condone immigration fraud in any way, shape or manner. VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423. All reported threads/posts containing reference to immigration fraud or illegal activities will be removed from this board. If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by contacting us here with a url link to that content. Thank you.
×
×
  • Create New...