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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Peru
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I just looked over mine and I did the same thing. I havent sent it in yet, so I can still change it but yes everyone please double check to make sure you didnt do this. Hopefully it doesnt cause any delays in your processing. Good Luck

Thanks. I'm glad I was at least able to help you catch it too!

06-09-2012 - Met in Lima, Peru
06-27-2012 - Officially a couple
02-14-2013 - Engaged!

05-02-2013 - Married in Callao, Peru!

07-03-2013 - I-130 petitions sent for wife and stepson

07-10-2013 - NOA1 (both petitions)

12-10-2013 - Notice of transfer to California Service Center from NBC (both petitions)

12-23-2013 - NOA2 (both petitions)

01-06-2014 - NVC Received

01-29-2014 - NVC case numbers assigned

02-06-2014 - DS-261 available and submitted (both petitions)

02-07-2014 - AOS bill invoiced and paid

02-08-2014 - AOS packages mailed (received on 02-18-14 per NVC)

02-11-2014 - AOS shows PAID

02-12-2014 - Resubmitted I-864 (noticed own error after sending AOS package) (received on 03-05-14 per NVC)

02-18-2014 - Stepson IV bill invoiced and paid

02-20-2014 - Stepson IV bill shows PAID, DS-260 available and submitted

02-21-2014 - Wife IV bill invoiced and paid

02-21-2014 - IV packages mailed (received on 02-26-14 per NVC)

02-25-2014 - Wife IV bill shows PAID, DS-260 available

02-26-2014 - Wife DS-260 submitted

03-06-2014 - AOS checklist requesting correct income information (sent on 02-12-14, waiting for review)
03-10-2014 - IV "false" checklist

03-14-2014 - CASE COMPLETE (Wife and stepson)

04-02-2014 - Email with Interview Letters. May 12th for both wife and stepson

04-21-2014 - Medical Examinations

05-12-2014 - Interview Result: BOTH VISAS APPROVED!

05-17-2014 - Visas in hand

09-07-2014 - Dallas POE (wife)

10-15-2014 - Miami POE (step-son)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Received an email checklist asking me to complete DS-261 on line! I did complete DS-261 on Jan 30 and status shows completed. Is this a false check list?

Received a second email checklist for I-864: item 13a(1) should match the gross income from federal tax return; have to correct and resubmit I-864 :-(

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Sri Lanka
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Everyone,
Just came back from the attorney's office. I have GOOD news for you ALL. Bad news for me though..... mad.gif
I checked the I-864 which submitted to AOS last month and they have mentioned tax return years as 2013, 2012 and 2011. ranting33va.gifdevil.gif

Instead they should have mentioned 2012, 2011 and 2010 cause I submitted tax return for these years to attorney's office. So the good news is. Yes, they still accept 2012, 2011 and 2010 as last 3 years for tax return. BAD news is my attorney screwed up again.

My attorney apologized for the whole delay and he knew it's his firm did all the mistakes. But the truth is the paralegal worked on this made all these mistakes and he was not apologetic and trying to say it is my fault. That pissed me off! diablo.gifdiablo.gifdiablo.gif

Anyway, we filled new I-864 with 2013 tax returns as I have filed 2013 few weeks back, and will be delivered to NVC tomorrow morning (new AOS). The really BAD thing here is I'm on F2A and there is an indication that priority dates might retrogress in the next couple of months. If that happens I may have to wait years to bring my spouse.... leaving we no choice but alien.gif that paralegal.

I-130 Track:

Feb 19, 2013: I-130 Sent

Feb 19, 2013: Priority Date

Feb 22, 2013: NOA1 Received

Sep 04, 2013: RFE received

Oct 04, 2013: RFE response

Dec 05, 2013: NOA2 Approved

Dec 12, 2013: NOA2 Hard copy received

NVC Track:

Dec 17, 2013: NVC received file

Jan 10, 2014: NVC Case # and IIN assigned

Jan 17, 2014: Email to pay AOS & IV fee

Jan 17, 2014: AOS & IV invoice available

Jan 21, 2014: AOS & IV fees paid

Jan 23, 2014: AOS & IV show as "PAID"

Jan 23, 2014: DS260 available & completed

Jan 30, 2014: AOS & IV packet sent (my paralegal delayed this)

Feb 04, 2014: AOS & IV entered in to the system

Feb 19, 2014: Second IV packet delivered to NVC (Entered to the system on 20th)

Feb 26, 2014: Check list for AOS

Feb 27, 2014: Response to AOS checklist sent - New AOS

Mar 04, 2014: AOS checklist response entered to the system

Mar 13, 2014: False checklist for AOS checklist response (IV pkts were reviewed/Approved)

Mar 18, 2014: Case Completed (As per call to NVC on March 19th)

Apr 02, 2014: Interview scheduled for May 22nd

May 22, 2014: Interview............ Visa Approved!!!

Jun 05, 2014: PP & docs collected from embassy

Jun 22, 2014: POE

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Just got an email from NVC.. My interview date will be on April 4. :D Just want to thank this group for being so helpful and especially to Mrs. Saylin for the nonstop help! Good luck everyone!

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http://www.smashwords.com/books/download/221102/1/latest/0/0/mabuhay-love.pdf (book written by my husband after seeing each other the very first time). 

Jan 10, 2013 - wedding day

USCIS Process

Feb 25, 2013 - sent out I130 Package to USCIS

Mar 07 - priority date (NBC/MSC)

Mar 11 - NOA1 hardcopy

Oct 25 - transferred case from NBC/MSC to CSC

Nov 05 - being processed at a local USCIS office (CSC)

NVC Process

Nov 20 - finally! NOA 2

Dec 21 - Case number and IIN generated

Dec 23 - Submitted/Completed DS-261 online

Dec 23 - AOS fee bill invoiced

Dec 28 - AOS shows PAID

Dec 28 - IV fee bill invoiced

Jan 12, 2014 - sent out AOS Package

Jan 18 - IV fee shows PAID

Jan 18 - DS-260 available

Jan 19 - Completed/Submitted DS-260 online

Jan 26 - IV Package sent to NVC

Feb 03 - IV package under review (wait for 30 days to complete)

Feb 06 - advance medical done (results & cd on-hand)

Feb 10 - AOS package has been reviewed and completed (by email) (25 days)

Feb 24 - IV package has been reviewed & completed  (by phone call) (22 days)  

Feb 24 - Case Completed (phone call & email)

Feb 28 - received an email about my interview appointment (P4 letter)

April 04, 2014 - Interview Schedule (by email)
April 04 - Administrative processing ( due to missing AOS documents, sent out right away)
April 07/08 - still AP
April 11 - AP changed to Ready (for interview)
April 11 - Ready changed to ISSUED (Thanks God!)

April 22 - Visa received

May 10 - My most awaited date! My flight to San Diego CA.

 

May 23 - applied for SSN. June 2 - received my SSN Jun 9 - got a job. July 21 - received my green card (wrong expiration date and combined first and middle name, filed for I-90-correction) Aug 08 - applied for a state ID Sep 05 - biometrics appointment  Oct 09 - received my state ID Nov 03 - post decision activity (I-90 application) Nov 07 - card/document production (need to wait for 30 days for my new green card) Nov 10 - received the new green card (2 months & 5 days)

 

Thank you so much to this awesome group! for all the help. God bless us all!

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Montenegro
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Just got an email from NVC.. My interview date will be on April 4. :D

CONGRATS!!!!! :D

1/7/14 - NVC received I129 and I130
2/11/14 - NVC case assigned
2/11/14 - AOS Bill invoiced and paid; DS261 completed
2/14/14 - AOS Bill showed as Paid
2/24/14 - AOS Packet arrived at NVC
2/27/14 - IV Bill Invoiced

2/28/14 - IV Bill Paid - heart.gif 1st WEDDING ANNIVERSARY (apartcray5ol.gif)

3/4/14 - IV Bill showed as Paid

3/6/14 - DS260 completed

3/11/14 - IV Packet delivered to NVC

3/13/14 - IV Packet logged in at Nvc

3/27/14 - CASE COMPLETE :dance:

__/__/14 - Interview

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CONGRATS!!!!! :D

Thank you!

http://www.smashwords.com/books/download/221102/1/latest/0/0/mabuhay-love.pdf (book written by my husband after seeing each other the very first time). 

Jan 10, 2013 - wedding day

USCIS Process

Feb 25, 2013 - sent out I130 Package to USCIS

Mar 07 - priority date (NBC/MSC)

Mar 11 - NOA1 hardcopy

Oct 25 - transferred case from NBC/MSC to CSC

Nov 05 - being processed at a local USCIS office (CSC)

NVC Process

Nov 20 - finally! NOA 2

Dec 21 - Case number and IIN generated

Dec 23 - Submitted/Completed DS-261 online

Dec 23 - AOS fee bill invoiced

Dec 28 - AOS shows PAID

Dec 28 - IV fee bill invoiced

Jan 12, 2014 - sent out AOS Package

Jan 18 - IV fee shows PAID

Jan 18 - DS-260 available

Jan 19 - Completed/Submitted DS-260 online

Jan 26 - IV Package sent to NVC

Feb 03 - IV package under review (wait for 30 days to complete)

Feb 06 - advance medical done (results & cd on-hand)

Feb 10 - AOS package has been reviewed and completed (by email) (25 days)

Feb 24 - IV package has been reviewed & completed  (by phone call) (22 days)  

Feb 24 - Case Completed (phone call & email)

Feb 28 - received an email about my interview appointment (P4 letter)

April 04, 2014 - Interview Schedule (by email)
April 04 - Administrative processing ( due to missing AOS documents, sent out right away)
April 07/08 - still AP
April 11 - AP changed to Ready (for interview)
April 11 - Ready changed to ISSUED (Thanks God!)

April 22 - Visa received

May 10 - My most awaited date! My flight to San Diego CA.

 

May 23 - applied for SSN. June 2 - received my SSN Jun 9 - got a job. July 21 - received my green card (wrong expiration date and combined first and middle name, filed for I-90-correction) Aug 08 - applied for a state ID Sep 05 - biometrics appointment  Oct 09 - received my state ID Nov 03 - post decision activity (I-90 application) Nov 07 - card/document production (need to wait for 30 days for my new green card) Nov 10 - received the new green card (2 months & 5 days)

 

Thank you so much to this awesome group! for all the help. God bless us all!

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Sri Lanka
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Just got an email from NVC.. My interview date will be on April 4. biggrin.png Just want to thank this group for being so helpful and especially to Mrs. Saylin for the nonstop help! Good luck everyone!

Great! Congrats and all the Best!dancin5hr.gif

I-130 Track:

Feb 19, 2013: I-130 Sent

Feb 19, 2013: Priority Date

Feb 22, 2013: NOA1 Received

Sep 04, 2013: RFE received

Oct 04, 2013: RFE response

Dec 05, 2013: NOA2 Approved

Dec 12, 2013: NOA2 Hard copy received

NVC Track:

Dec 17, 2013: NVC received file

Jan 10, 2014: NVC Case # and IIN assigned

Jan 17, 2014: Email to pay AOS & IV fee

Jan 17, 2014: AOS & IV invoice available

Jan 21, 2014: AOS & IV fees paid

Jan 23, 2014: AOS & IV show as "PAID"

Jan 23, 2014: DS260 available & completed

Jan 30, 2014: AOS & IV packet sent (my paralegal delayed this)

Feb 04, 2014: AOS & IV entered in to the system

Feb 19, 2014: Second IV packet delivered to NVC (Entered to the system on 20th)

Feb 26, 2014: Check list for AOS

Feb 27, 2014: Response to AOS checklist sent - New AOS

Mar 04, 2014: AOS checklist response entered to the system

Mar 13, 2014: False checklist for AOS checklist response (IV pkts were reviewed/Approved)

Mar 18, 2014: Case Completed (As per call to NVC on March 19th)

Apr 02, 2014: Interview scheduled for May 22nd

May 22, 2014: Interview............ Visa Approved!!!

Jun 05, 2014: PP & docs collected from embassy

Jun 22, 2014: POE

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Received an email checklist asking me to complete DS-261 on line! I did complete DS-261 on Jan 30 and status shows completed. Is this a false check list?

Received a second email checklist for I-864: item 13a(1) should match the gross income from federal tax return; have to correct and resubmit I-864 :-(

Called NVC. They said ignore DS-261 false check list and concentrate on resubmitting corrected I-864.

IV processing fee invoice will take a few more days.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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i have a dilemma regarding my taxes, anyone wanna comment?

i'm domiciled in california, which is a community property state. in other words, any income i earned after the marriage is considered a 50-50 split with my wife. the way i see it, i have 2 options:

1. MFS (and amend to MFJ after wife receives SSN). Benefit here is that I don't need a SSN/ITIN for my wife. Drawback is the extra $ i will owe, as well as the complexities introduced by the community property rules. due to these rules, does she need to file a tax extension if we go this route?

2. MFJ. I will take a trip to see my wife in april and return on april 11. if i prepare my taxes and have her sign the return+ITIN documents, I should be able to mail everything off prior to april 15. The only drawback I see here is that the tax transcript may not be available in time for the interview.

what do you guys think?

Hi, not sure how/ if this helps... My husband lives in California. He hires the same person to file our taxes. Last year and this year, since I've been in Brazil, she had me sign "Form 8879: IRS e-file Signature Authorization", for federal and one for California (California e-file Signature Authorization for Individuals). Now, the good news is... I could sign electronically! I have an app on the iPad and signed the two forms right there. Then, I emailed it back to her.

Saylin's wiki: http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process

DS260 Word format (I created based on screenshots Jan/Mar 2014): http://www.mediafire.com/view/?a5xs2cvq92ev9qp

USCIS

NOA1 - 7/24/2013

Transfer to CSC - 1/14/2014

NOA2 - 1/24/2014

NVC

Case Received at NVC - 2/4/2014

Case/ Invoice Numbers Received - 3/12//2014

AOS and IV fees invoiced and paid - 3/14/2014

AOS mailed - 3/20

AOS received at NVC - 3/25

IV docs mailed - 4/1 (meeting with lawyer 4/7)

DS260 submitted - 5/1 (Husband called NVC 5/7 and was told docs/AOS were received and would take 30 days from DS260 submission to complete review)d

Case Complete!!!! - 5/22

Interview scheduled for July 18 - 5/29 APPROVED!!!!!

Review of interview: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-dos-cis-reviews.php?entry=14872

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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i have a dilemma regarding my taxes, anyone wanna comment?

i'm domiciled in california, which is a community property state. in other words, any income i earned after the marriage is considered a 50-50 split with my wife. the way i see it, i have 2 options:

1. MFS (and amend to MFJ after wife receives SSN). Benefit here is that I don't need a SSN/ITIN for my wife. Drawback is the extra $ i will owe, as well as the complexities introduced by the community property rules. due to these rules, does she need to file a tax extension if we go this route?

2. MFJ. I will take a trip to see my wife in april and return on april 11. if i prepare my taxes and have her sign the return+ITIN documents, I should be able to mail everything off prior to april 15. The only drawback I see here is that the tax transcript may not be available in time for the interview.

what do you guys think?

Dirk,

Unless your wife has a copy of her passport certified by the consulate or embassy in India, she will have to submit her PASSPORT (or other original documents in lieu of her passport) with the ITIN application. Choose carefully. The IRS can hold the passport for 60 days! I had my spouse send her passport to the consulate in Sydney Australia - it only took 5 days (and $50). Being without a passport at this stage of your application could really hurt you.

You don't need the 2013 tax transcript for the interview - but your spouse will have to carry a FULL copy of your 2013 Federal Tax Return.

Sukie

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N-400 Naturalization

18-Feb-2018 - submitted N-400 online, credit card charged

18-Feb-2018 - NOA1

12-Mar-2018 - Biometrics 

18-June-2018 - Notice of interview received

26-July-2018 - Interview  - APPROVED!!!

26-July-2018 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled

17-Aug-2018 - Oath Ceremony

 

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Called NVC. They said ignore DS-261 false check list and concentrate on resubmitting corrected I-864.

IV processing fee invoice will take a few more days.

Thanks for the update.

I see ur iv fees have not been processed too.

Iam still waiting too

Even though u have a check list. Now ur one step more closer. Once U submit that one step close to case complete.

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USCIS
04/19/13 NOA1 Priority Date
12/12/13 info pass at local office told me file was transferred on 5th DEC
12/12/13 File at NSC
12/19/13 NOA2 (244days)
NVC
01/03/14 NVC Received Case
01/28/14 NVC Assigned Case Number and IIN
02/05/14 DS-261 Available and completed
02/06/14 Received e-mail to pay AOS Fee
02/06/14 AOS bill invoice available and paid
02/08/14 AOS Mailed
03/12/14 IV bill invoice available and paid
03/12/14 Pacakge IV mailed
03/15/14 DS-260 Available and completed
03/28/14 Case Complete
Consulate
04/07/14 Medicals
05/05/14 Fingerprinting & Photo
05/06/14 Interview

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Dirk,

Unless your wife has a copy of her passport certified by the consulate or embassy in India, she will have to submit her PASSPORT (or other original documents in lieu of her passport) with the ITIN application. Choose carefully. The IRS can hold the passport for 60 days! I had my spouse send her passport to the consulate in Sydney Australia - it only took 5 days (and $50). Being without a passport at this stage of your application could really hurt you.

You don't need the 2013 tax transcript for the interview - but your spouse will have to carry a FULL copy of your 2013 Federal Tax Return.

Sukie

Ah, just read up on the ITIN requirements. you're correct. this is turning out to be a big pain in the ### :)

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Hello

I have a question about the documents to send with IV package.

Is there any advantage or disadvantage in sending original documents vs certified copies? From what I understand only birth certificate and marriage certificate have that option. PCC should be original.

If its all the same, I'd rather send copies.

By 'certified copy', they mean notarized copy right? Or is it something else?

Thanks in advance!

Certified copy =/= notarized copy. As another member said, a certified copy is a copy of the original from the issuing agency. If you can get a certified copy, I'd suggest sending that instead of the original.

hey saylin

we got our case number on 20 feb n just yesterday the iv n AOS bill shown that need to b paid although we didn't fill in the ds261 yet when my wife called nvc they told her that because of out agent which is our lawyer but we fired her back in spetmber n the link of paying still not avilable??n we havent recive any emails yet?? is that normal>> also one more quiz when we fill the forms is which family name we write for my wife ? before marrige or our family name?

Seems like the lawyer is still attached to your case if the IV bill was invoiced with the AOS bill. I'd call NVC up and tell them about you firing the lawyer.

Did you give over both email addresses when the case number was assigned?

And you use whatever last name your wife is currently using. If she legally changed her name to her married name, then use that. If she didn't change it, then use her maiden name. I hadn't (and still haven't) changed my last name, so I used my maiden name.

Could someone please update the spreadsheet. The service center is CSC not NBC.

Never mind LOL. Original service center was NBC, then transferred to CSC. Guess it doesn't really matter

Only one person can update the spreadsheet... me ;)

And I took NBC from your timeline. But I'm trying to use the service center the petition was approved at (as that's where the petition is being sent from), so I updated yours to California :)

Received an email checklist asking me to complete DS-261 on line! I did complete DS-261 on Jan 30 and status shows completed. Is this a false check list?

Received a second email checklist for I-864: item 13a(1) should match the gross income from federal tax return; have to correct and resubmit I-864 :-(

Checklist for the DS-261 is a fake, based on them reviewing your AOS package.

Just got an email from NVC.. My interview date will be on April 4. biggrin.png Just want to thank this group for being so helpful and especially to Mrs. Saylin for the nonstop help! Good luck everyone!

Wow, that was fast, congrats!

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