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canadiangirl39   16

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Hey everyone!! I just found out that my I-130 has been approved!!!!

PD Jan 31st

Vermont Service Center

NO expedite!

congrats, always great to hear good news. Maybe next week more approvals might come through for January filers....lets keep praying..

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Please remember that this process if frustrating for everyone. It is alright to vent, but you need to be aware that venting may trigger responses that you don't necessarily want to hear. Freedom of

rowanheather
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I don't think any January 2014 filers have seen a NOA2 yet. From the forums, it looks like those who filed in October/November 2013 are getting NOA2s and moving along to the NVC stage right now.

SKBD
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ahhh man happy for everyone but i really wish i was at VSC right now. NSC is barely starting december! (They sped up so quick and them boom stopped right there..) I have a pd of Jan 17 and the sepera

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January 9th PD approved!!!!

Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : London, United Kingdom
Married 2013-07-29
I-130 Sent : 2014-01-06
I-130 NOA1 : 2014-01-10
I-130 Approved : 2014-05-30
NVC Received : 2014-06-30
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-07-22
Pay AOS Bill : 2014-07-25
Send AOS Package : 2014-07-28
Submit DS-261 : 2014-07-22
Receive IV Bill : 2014-09-19
Pay IV Bill : 2014-09-22
Send IV Package : 2014-12-04
Case Completed at NVC : 2015-01-16
Interview Scheduled: 2014-01-30
Interview: 2015-03-17 APPROVED!!!
Received Visa Packet: ??
POE: ??

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Married4Life13   38

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January 9th PD approved!!!!

Congrats to you too!!

Married 11/08/2013

USCIS

01/25/14- Mailed I-130 form

01/31/14- NOA1

02/05/14- Check Cashed

05/29/14- NOA2

NVC

06/04/14- NVC Received

06/24/14- Case Number Assigned

07/01/14- Requested NVC expedite

07/09/14- DS-261 available and completed

07/16/14- AOS paid

07/17/14- Expedite approved

09/08/14- Interview

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clrfh729   4

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Thank you! On to the next steps! Prayers everyone else gets there's as well! :)

Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : London, United Kingdom
Married 2013-07-29
I-130 Sent : 2014-01-06
I-130 NOA1 : 2014-01-10
I-130 Approved : 2014-05-30
NVC Received : 2014-06-30
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-07-22
Pay AOS Bill : 2014-07-25
Send AOS Package : 2014-07-28
Submit DS-261 : 2014-07-22
Receive IV Bill : 2014-09-19
Pay IV Bill : 2014-09-22
Send IV Package : 2014-12-04
Case Completed at NVC : 2015-01-16
Interview Scheduled: 2014-01-30
Interview: 2015-03-17 APPROVED!!!
Received Visa Packet: ??
POE: ??

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Married4Life13   38

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Thank you! On to the next steps! Prayers everyone else gets there's as well! :)

It's time to make our way to the June NVC group!

Married 11/08/2013

USCIS

01/25/14- Mailed I-130 form

01/31/14- NOA1

02/05/14- Check Cashed

05/29/14- NOA2

NVC

06/04/14- NVC Received

06/24/14- Case Number Assigned

07/01/14- Requested NVC expedite

07/09/14- DS-261 available and completed

07/16/14- AOS paid

07/17/14- Expedite approved

09/08/14- Interview

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rowanheather   23

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Another approval! Congrats, clrfh729!

I've been struggling with the separation lately, as I'm sure everyone has. Finally some good news...

11/08/2013 - Married in Virginia

USCIS (VSC):

01/17/2014 - I-130 sent

01/21/2014 - I-130 NOA1 received

05/31/2014 - I-130 NOA2 received (128 days since NOA1)

NVC:

06/07/2014 - NVC received

06/27/2014 - Case number assigned

07/16/2014 - DS-261 completed

07/19/2014 - AOS fee paid

07/23/2014 - AOS documents mailed

07/28/2014 - AOS documents scanned

09/10/2014 - IV documents mailed (with AOS cover)

09/15/2014 - IV fee paid

09/15/2014 - IV documents scanned

09/18/2014 - DS-260 completed

09/19/2014 - False checklist received for DS-260

11/06/2014 - Checklist received for Military Records

11/25/2014 - Military Records mailed

12/02/2014 - Military Records scanned

02/06/2015 - CASE COMPLETE! (8 months at NVC)

Montreal Consulate:

02/13/2015 - P4 Letter Received

03/17/2015 - Medical Completed (Toronto)

03/30/2015 - Interview Completed -- APPROVED (431 days since NOA1)

04/01/2015 - Passport Shipped

04/07/2015 - Passport Received

04/07/2015 - USCIS Immigrant Fee Paid

04/11/2015 - POE (Toronto - Pearson)

After POE:

04/23/2015 - Social Security Card Received

05/23/2015 - Green Card Received

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rowanheather   23

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Just got our notice of approval, too! VSC as well :)

Such a happy day!

11/08/2013 - Married in Virginia

USCIS (VSC):

01/17/2014 - I-130 sent

01/21/2014 - I-130 NOA1 received

05/31/2014 - I-130 NOA2 received (128 days since NOA1)

NVC:

06/07/2014 - NVC received

06/27/2014 - Case number assigned

07/16/2014 - DS-261 completed

07/19/2014 - AOS fee paid

07/23/2014 - AOS documents mailed

07/28/2014 - AOS documents scanned

09/10/2014 - IV documents mailed (with AOS cover)

09/15/2014 - IV fee paid

09/15/2014 - IV documents scanned

09/18/2014 - DS-260 completed

09/19/2014 - False checklist received for DS-260

11/06/2014 - Checklist received for Military Records

11/25/2014 - Military Records mailed

12/02/2014 - Military Records scanned

02/06/2015 - CASE COMPLETE! (8 months at NVC)

Montreal Consulate:

02/13/2015 - P4 Letter Received

03/17/2015 - Medical Completed (Toronto)

03/30/2015 - Interview Completed -- APPROVED (431 days since NOA1)

04/01/2015 - Passport Shipped

04/07/2015 - Passport Received

04/07/2015 - USCIS Immigrant Fee Paid

04/11/2015 - POE (Toronto - Pearson)

After POE:

04/23/2015 - Social Security Card Received

05/23/2015 - Green Card Received

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BatmanFlow   481

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Damn, VSC is moving on to January. Damn Nebraska!!!!

Congrats to everyone with approvals so far. Got our NOA1 on Jan 17. Nothing so far.

USCIS

January 8th 2014 - NOA1

July 10th 2014 - NOA2

NVC

July 17th 2014 - Case shipped to NVC

July 30th 2014 - Case received by NVC

August 13th 2014 - Case number and IIN received by email

August 13th 2014 - DS-261 Form Completed

August 14th 2014 - AOS Fees Invoiced and Paid

September 17th 2014 - IV Fees Invoiced and Paid

September 19th 2014 - DS260 Completed

October 6th 2014 - AOS and IV Packages Received

November 28th 2014 - AOS and IV Checklist (4 items in total. 3 for documents they lost. Called on December 9 and a rep said no checklist for IV....go figure)

December 8th 2014 - Checklist scan date.

December 30th 2014 - Case Compl........NOT. So after not having an interview date yet, I called again on Jan 30th and apparently its in final review with a supervisor.

February 6th 2015 - Case Complete: Supervisor called from NVC to confirm everything has been completed now.

March 27 2015 - Interview Date

March 27 2015 - Approved!

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At first I was so happy to be at Nebraska .. but I guess that isn't the case anymore. None the less a HUGE congrats to those approved! Finally some good news!

We are Jan.2 PD .. so it has to be soon right!? :rolleyes:

AOS Application

**Filed separately from I-130 along with copy of I-797 Approval Notice**

02/09/2015 - AOS packet sent via Express mail ( I-485, I-131, I-765)
02/19/2015- Delivered to USCIS Chicago

02/19/2015- Check cashed

02/20/2015 - Received USCIS Acceptance Confirmation emails for all

02/27/2015- NOA1 Hard copies received by mail

03/02/2015- Letter with Bio Metrics appt received

03/06/2015- Successful walk in Bio Metrics (Scheduled date was 03/10/2015)

03/09/2015- Online status changed to show RFE for I-485

03/13/2015- RFE received in mail

03/23/2015- Sent RFE back to USCIS

03/26/2015- USCIS website updated to 'RFE received'

04/07/2015- Online status: 'Ready to schedule interview'

04/27/2015- Called USCIS in hopes to speed up EAD, was told to wait until day 75

04/28/2015- Emails received EAD card is in production! (Day 70)

05/07/2015- EAD combo card received in mail

07/28/2015- AOS Interview

08/28/2015- Online status changed to Card in Production!!

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At first I was so happy to be at Nebraska .. but I guess that isn't the case anymore. None the less a HUGE congrats to those approved! Finally some good news!

We are Jan.2 PD .. so it has to be soon right!? :rolleyes:

canadianmeghan.... my priority date is jan.3. hope e get our approval this month...it's not been easy

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ahhh man happy for everyone but i really wish i was at VSC right now. NSC is barely starting december! (They sped up so quick and them boom stopped right there..) :( I have a pd of Jan 17 and the seperation is driving me crazy

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NLZZLN   6

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I have a question, I just read somewhere that USC living abroad with their foregin spouse get auto-expedite, is it correct? because I'm living abroad and my PD is Jan 21, so I should be approved by now??? I'm really confused. Please someone explain it to me. I'm coping n pasting this Please someone explain it to me... This is post from someone in 2011 but there is someone who got approved recently ... I'm also posting the link to the topic.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/357465-usc-petitioner-living-abroad/

This topic is made to pinpoint the exact requirements that allow most USC petitioners filing from abroad to have their I-130 auto-expedited, while some others seem to go through regular processing queues.

Background: on August 15, 2011, the rules for DCF changed and this alternative option disappeared in all countries that don't have a local USCIS field office, in other words in most countries in the world. Since September 2011, VJ members filing an I-130 while residing abroad with their spouses have been, in most cases, adjudicated extremely fast by USCIS, indicating that the case was expedited, although they did not request it. For an example, see my timeline, and note that this "auto-expedited" processing is only valid at the USCIS stage.

The details of this special processing queue are unclear and USCIS operators are not aware of its existence. In addition, a few members in the same situation have had their cases pending for months, indicating they were not placed in the fast queue.

I made a little survey that will help us understand what the conditions are to be placed in the fast queue. Please add questions if you think other relevant information is missing :yes:
All US citizen petitioning for your spouse and residing with them abroad, please fill it in!

(My answers in green).

1. Country USC resides in: France
2. Is there a USCIS field office in this country / Is DCF still possible? No
3. When did you file the I-130: November 2011
4. How long had you been living abroad: 2.5 years
5. Do you reside in the country legally? Yes
6. What is the reason for your residence: work permit/student/tourist/other - Scientist
7. Did you list your foreign address on all forms in I-130 package? Yes
8. Did you send I-130 package from abroad? Yes
9. Did you include evidence of your residence abroad in the I-130 package? Yes. They were meant to be evidence of bona fide relationship, but they also proved the USC was residing in France.
10. Did you mention the fact you reside abroad in the cover letter or write a letter describing your current situation and the evolution of your relationship with your spouse (mentioning your residence abroad)? Yes
11. Has your case been "auto-expedited"? How long between NOA1 and NOA2? Yes, 16 days.

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