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I was approved today!!!dancin5hr.gif

I guess all of the extra efforts came through! The Ombudsman and Senator Wyden both put in expedites for me.

After this long and stressful part of the journey, on to the next!

Wishing you all luck!


On September 27, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

March 27, 2013 Package sent
March 28, 2013 Package received by USCIS Chicago Lockbox
March 29, 2013 NOA-1 Received
June 26, 2013 Contacted State Senator Merkley, Senator Wyden & Representative Blumenauer (So they could verify status because of a little bit of an emergency situation)
July 3, 2013 Response and update from Senator Merkley
July 8, 2013 Response and update from Representative Blumenauer

July 30, 2013 Contacted DHS Ombudsman about situation

August 8, 2013 Response and update from Senator Wyden

August 14, 2013 Received Case Number from DHS Ombudsman

August 16, 2013 Senator Wyden filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 12, 2013 Ombudsman filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 27, 2013 Alien Registration Number Changed

September 27, 2013 I-130 Petition Approved (About 15 minutes after the alien registration number was changed)

October 9, 2013 NVC Case Number Received

October 9, 2013 DS-261 Completed and AOS Fee Paid

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Invoice Received

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Paid

October 29, 2013 DS-260 Completed

November 2, 2013 Sent AOS and IV documents to NVC

November 4, 2013 Documents Arrived at NVC

December 15, 2013 RFE Sent to NVC

January 27. 2014 NVC Completed Review (Any remaining documents can be brought to interview)

February 27, 2014 Interview Scheduled for April 10th, 2014

April 10th, 2014 Visa Approved

April 13th, 2014 Vissa Issued

April 22, 2014 Ready for Pick-up

April 23rd, 2014 Picked up visa from UPS

May 2nd, 2014 P.O.E. Dallas/Fortworth

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Everyone is is waiting just around the same time as me, at 9:45am this morning, I just got APPROVED! *HAPPY DANCE*

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Here is how you should respond: Dear Nebraska Service Center, According to the press release from the USCIS on October 21, 2013. "USCIS recently began transferring some casework from the National B

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I was approved today!!!dancin5hr.gif

I guess all of the extra efforts came through! The Ombudsman and Senator Wyden both put in expedites for me.

After this long and stressful part of the journey, on to the next!

Wishing you all luck!

CONGRATS ! ! !

NBC? Local OFFICE?

What was the reason for expedite? If you don't mind me asking..

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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Thanks!!

It never made it to my local office. The last known location of my file was with the expedite team for review.

I'm not sure what the Ombudsman filed under, but I know that my senator filed it under financial difficulty as my lease ended in Algeria and I just couldn't manage to pay another year's rent. In Algeria, they don't have monthly rent, only annual. Trying to pay petition costs, visa costs, flight costs and then a year's rent all at once would be impossible. It was after explaining all this that the senator decided to file an expedite.

CONGRATS ! ! !

NBC? Local OFFICE?

What was the reason for expedite? If you don't mind me asking..

March 27, 2013 Package sent
March 28, 2013 Package received by USCIS Chicago Lockbox
March 29, 2013 NOA-1 Received
June 26, 2013 Contacted State Senator Merkley, Senator Wyden & Representative Blumenauer (So they could verify status because of a little bit of an emergency situation)
July 3, 2013 Response and update from Senator Merkley
July 8, 2013 Response and update from Representative Blumenauer

July 30, 2013 Contacted DHS Ombudsman about situation

August 8, 2013 Response and update from Senator Wyden

August 14, 2013 Received Case Number from DHS Ombudsman

August 16, 2013 Senator Wyden filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 12, 2013 Ombudsman filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 27, 2013 Alien Registration Number Changed

September 27, 2013 I-130 Petition Approved (About 15 minutes after the alien registration number was changed)

October 9, 2013 NVC Case Number Received

October 9, 2013 DS-261 Completed and AOS Fee Paid

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Invoice Received

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Paid

October 29, 2013 DS-260 Completed

November 2, 2013 Sent AOS and IV documents to NVC

November 4, 2013 Documents Arrived at NVC

December 15, 2013 RFE Sent to NVC

January 27. 2014 NVC Completed Review (Any remaining documents can be brought to interview)

February 27, 2014 Interview Scheduled for April 10th, 2014

April 10th, 2014 Visa Approved

April 13th, 2014 Vissa Issued

April 22, 2014 Ready for Pick-up

April 23rd, 2014 Picked up visa from UPS

May 2nd, 2014 P.O.E. Dallas/Fortworth

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Just talked to tier 2 rep. He was very nice, he took all the information and went through few pages on screen, then he wrote something on his computer and took my contact information, he told me that i should receive an email in 3-4 days regarding my questions. He also gave me 16 digit long number, does anyone know if this is a service request number or what? Has anyone experienced this before?

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Anyone has ever received number like this from tier 2 rep? WKDxxxxxxxxxxMSC

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Finally received this after waiting for 202 days, I hadn't been able to check the status online until now.

I pray for all your's speedy approval.

Please contact your senator and keep bugging them, it doesn't hurt.

Post Decision Activity

On September 26, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.

Congrats. Put a smile on my face to see March folks are finally getting approved!

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I was approved today!!!dancin5hr.gif

I guess all of the extra efforts came through! The Ombudsman and Senator Wyden both put in expedites for me.

After this long and stressful part of the journey, on to the next!

Wishing you all luck!

Congrats!

I'm the beneficiary.

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Congrats!

I was approved today!!!dancin5hr.gif

I guess all of the extra efforts came through! The Ombudsman and Senator Wyden both put in expedites for me.

After this long and stressful part of the journey, on to the next!

Wishing you all luck!

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I was approved today!!!dancin5hr.gif

I guess all of the extra efforts came through! The Ombudsman and Senator Wyden both put in expedites for me.

After this long and stressful part of the journey, on to the next!

Wishing you all luck!

Congratulations!!!

 

 

I'm the beneficiary, wife of USC.
12/30/2012: Got engaged.
1/16/2013: Got married in India.

I-130:
2/28/2013: Attorney mailed the I-130 from a U.S. address.
3/4/2013: Priority date, NOA1.
11/6/2013: Case was transferred to Nebraska Service Center.

1/6/2014: 60 days of transfer are up, put in an e-request, given 30 days' time. Contacted the senator. Senator asked to wait till Feb 6 and if nothing then she will do something.
2/5/2014: Website status changed to RFE.
2/10/2014: Attorney gets RFE. They need G325A and photos of both me and husband, original marriage certificate, copy of marriage record and it's translation.
2/15/2014: Mailed the requisite documents to husband.
2/19/2014: Documents received by husband.
2/24/2014: RFE mailed.
2/26/2014: Case status changed to RFE review.
3/6/2014: After 367 days, NOA2.

After approval kept calling NVC but NVC always had one reply, file was not in their system. Husband too called USCIS National Customer Service Center and was told case was sent to NVC.
4/2/2014: Write to NSCFollowup to know about the status of the petition.
4/10/2014: Put in a ?service request with USCIS starting with OVP to locate case.
4/16/2014: Reply from NSCFollowup that the U.S. law prohibited that office from responding to anyone other than the petitioner and to have the petitioner contact them.
4/18/2014: Sent email to NVC Research to locate the case.
4/22/2014: Petitioner sent email to NSCFollowup
5/14/2014: Receive email from NVC Research that they do not have a record of receiving the petition.
5/16/2014: Congressman's immigration caseworker contacted supervisor at NSC who said the petition is pending and will be dispatched in two weeks.
5/27/2014: Petitioner received response from NSCFollowup that the case was pending an internal extended review. Really?
6/19/2014: USCIS case status change, "On June 19, 2014, we shipped this case..."
7/1/2014: Case received at NVC.
7/14/2014: NVC case number assigned.
8/1/2014: AOS and IV fees invoiced.
8/2/2014: AOS and IV fees paid.
8/5/2014: AOS and IV fees status changed to paid.
8/6/2014: AOS and IV packages mailed, completed and submitted DS-260.
8/7/2014: AOS and IV packages delivered to NVC.
8/8/2014: AOS and IV packages put into the system (scanned).
9/20/2014: Get the 60-day email.
9/30/2014: Case Complete!
10/3/2014: Interview scheduled for November 7.
10/20/2014: Medical appointment.

11/07/2014: Interview.

11/29/2014: POE JFK.

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Congrats to everyone who got approvals

I so wish i would get news about our case too. I checked on our status and got the same info, my case cannot be found :(

03/13/2013: I-130 sent
03/14/2013: I-130 delivered;
03/15/2013: Notice Date & Received Date on I-797C (NoA1)
03/17/2013: Acceptance Confirmation email received
10/31/2013: Transfer email "to your local USCIS office"
11/01/2013: Transfer email "at a USCIS office"
11/19/2013: Email re: update on change of address
11/25/2013 : I130 approved
11/26/2013 : Post Decision activity: Case shipped to DOS
11/26/2013: Hard copy of NoA2 received in the mail
12/17/2013: NVC received our document
01/13/2014: Case number assigned
01/17/2014: Email received re: case number assignment
01/18/2014: Email received re: AOS bill
01/22/2014: Filed and paid AOS, email received AOS Invoice

01/31/2014: Email received re: IV bill ready for payment

02/03/2014: paid IV Bill

02/05/2014: IV Bill shows paid, DS-260 available to fill

02/10/2014 submitted DS-260

02/20/2014: sent IV package
02/24/2014 sent AOS package; IV package received
02/25/2014 AOS package received
03/07/2014 False checklist 1
03/14/2014 False checklist 2
03/19/2014 AOS checklist
04/21/2014 Sent updated I-864 form
05/09/2014 CASE COMPLETE!!!
05/13/2014 Email received forms need to bring in interview
05/16/2014 Email re: Case Complete
05/31/2014 Email re: interview appointment date
06/23& 25 2014 MEDICAL EXAMS PASSED!!!
07/15 2014 Interview - Under AP 221g for old passports overstayed in US in 2005 & 2006
07/28/2014 per CEAC, status updated "touched"
08/28/2014 per CEAC, status updated "touched"
09/16/2014 per CEAC, status updated "touched"
09/18/2014 per CEAC, ISSUED
09/23/2014 Passport, Visa ON HAND!!!!

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Congrats!

Congrats!

Congratulations!!!

Congrats to everyone who got approvals

I so wish i would get news about our case too. I checked on our status and got the same info, my case cannot be found sad.png

Thanks! I wish all of you luck.

And if you haven't tried with your senators, representatives and the Ombudsman; I suggest you utilize this option. Many of the offices won't go too far, but there are some officials with a little more helpful staff. The office of Senator Wyden was the last to respond to me, but they helped the most, but by the time they got to filing an expedite (which they did), the Ombudsman had already filed their own expedite. When I get a chance, I'll share some of the various emails as I had contact and action from all parties.

Don't give up! Hang in there!

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March 27, 2013 Package sent
March 28, 2013 Package received by USCIS Chicago Lockbox
March 29, 2013 NOA-1 Received
June 26, 2013 Contacted State Senator Merkley, Senator Wyden & Representative Blumenauer (So they could verify status because of a little bit of an emergency situation)
July 3, 2013 Response and update from Senator Merkley
July 8, 2013 Response and update from Representative Blumenauer

July 30, 2013 Contacted DHS Ombudsman about situation

August 8, 2013 Response and update from Senator Wyden

August 14, 2013 Received Case Number from DHS Ombudsman

August 16, 2013 Senator Wyden filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 12, 2013 Ombudsman filed expedite request to USCIS on my behalf

September 27, 2013 Alien Registration Number Changed

September 27, 2013 I-130 Petition Approved (About 15 minutes after the alien registration number was changed)

October 9, 2013 NVC Case Number Received

October 9, 2013 DS-261 Completed and AOS Fee Paid

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Invoice Received

October 21, 2013 IV Fee Paid

October 29, 2013 DS-260 Completed

November 2, 2013 Sent AOS and IV documents to NVC

November 4, 2013 Documents Arrived at NVC

December 15, 2013 RFE Sent to NVC

January 27. 2014 NVC Completed Review (Any remaining documents can be brought to interview)

February 27, 2014 Interview Scheduled for April 10th, 2014

April 10th, 2014 Visa Approved

April 13th, 2014 Vissa Issued

April 22, 2014 Ready for Pick-up

April 23rd, 2014 Picked up visa from UPS

May 2nd, 2014 P.O.E. Dallas/Fortworth

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Thanks! I wish all of you luck.

And if you haven't tried with your senators, representatives and the Ombudsman; I suggest you utilize this option. Many of the offices won't go too far, but there are some officials with a little more helpful staff. The office of Senator Wyden was the last to respond to me, but they helped the most, but by the time they got to filing an expedite (which they did), the Ombudsman had already filed their own expedite. When I get a chance, I'll share some of the various emails as I had contact and action from all parties.

Don't give up! Hang in there!

Not everyone has luck with senators. As I already told KP & SP, theirs was first positive response I had seen coming from a senator's office; For everyone else, it is "processing time is 6 months from the date of this notice." Before KP & SP too there was one approval whose senator got the file transferred to the local office. The approval of KP & SP seems a random one and you had an expedite. I don't think I meet any of those stringent expedite criteria. I have checked the Feb thread and not many approvals there. Everyone is waiting and senators are not doing much, not for everyone at least. Edited by dilmera

 

 

I'm the beneficiary, wife of USC.
12/30/2012: Got engaged.
1/16/2013: Got married in India.

I-130:
2/28/2013: Attorney mailed the I-130 from a U.S. address.
3/4/2013: Priority date, NOA1.
11/6/2013: Case was transferred to Nebraska Service Center.

1/6/2014: 60 days of transfer are up, put in an e-request, given 30 days' time. Contacted the senator. Senator asked to wait till Feb 6 and if nothing then she will do something.
2/5/2014: Website status changed to RFE.
2/10/2014: Attorney gets RFE. They need G325A and photos of both me and husband, original marriage certificate, copy of marriage record and it's translation.
2/15/2014: Mailed the requisite documents to husband.
2/19/2014: Documents received by husband.
2/24/2014: RFE mailed.
2/26/2014: Case status changed to RFE review.
3/6/2014: After 367 days, NOA2.

After approval kept calling NVC but NVC always had one reply, file was not in their system. Husband too called USCIS National Customer Service Center and was told case was sent to NVC.
4/2/2014: Write to NSCFollowup to know about the status of the petition.
4/10/2014: Put in a ?service request with USCIS starting with OVP to locate case.
4/16/2014: Reply from NSCFollowup that the U.S. law prohibited that office from responding to anyone other than the petitioner and to have the petitioner contact them.
4/18/2014: Sent email to NVC Research to locate the case.
4/22/2014: Petitioner sent email to NSCFollowup
5/14/2014: Receive email from NVC Research that they do not have a record of receiving the petition.
5/16/2014: Congressman's immigration caseworker contacted supervisor at NSC who said the petition is pending and will be dispatched in two weeks.
5/27/2014: Petitioner received response from NSCFollowup that the case was pending an internal extended review. Really?
6/19/2014: USCIS case status change, "On June 19, 2014, we shipped this case..."
7/1/2014: Case received at NVC.
7/14/2014: NVC case number assigned.
8/1/2014: AOS and IV fees invoiced.
8/2/2014: AOS and IV fees paid.
8/5/2014: AOS and IV fees status changed to paid.
8/6/2014: AOS and IV packages mailed, completed and submitted DS-260.
8/7/2014: AOS and IV packages delivered to NVC.
8/8/2014: AOS and IV packages put into the system (scanned).
9/20/2014: Get the 60-day email.
9/30/2014: Case Complete!
10/3/2014: Interview scheduled for November 7.
10/20/2014: Medical appointment.

11/07/2014: Interview.

11/29/2014: POE JFK.

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Finally received this after waiting for 202 days, I hadn't been able to check the status online until now.

I pray for all your's speedy approval.

Please contact your senator and keep bugging them, it doesn't hurt.

Post Decision Activity

On September 26, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.

Wow! Congratulations!

My Journey:

March 29, 2013 :PD Dec-20, 2013 USCIS approval date July 28. 2015 (F) (F) (F)Interview Date APPROVED.

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