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That I'm not sure of, I think they will also try to email you. Someone else may have a better response.

Do you have a cell phone with data? There is an app called "Magic Jack" that you can download, and it let's you make free calls to US numbers. You should try that and call the NVC

bangladesh internet very slow i will call them from my phone

thank you for your reply

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NVC recieved file from uscis 01/13/14

case number assign 02/03/14

invoice AOS fees 02/08/14

paid and it process 02/10/14

AOS status become paid 02/13/14

submit DS261 02/14/14

invoice IV fees 02/28/14

paid IV fees 03/04/14

status paid IV fees 03/05/14

ds260 available 03/05/14

ds260 complete 03/10/14

AOS and IV package send 03/12/14

checklist for AOS 04/01/14

checklist return 04/05/14

NVC received checklist 04/09/14

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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One off topic post removed along with another quoting. Administrative Action taken.

Our journey:

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September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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That I'm not sure of, I think they will also try to email you. Someone else may have a better response.

Do you have a cell phone with data? There is an app called "Magic Jack" that you can download, and it let's you make free calls to US numbers. You should try that and call the NVC

bangladesh internet very slow i will call them from my phone

thank you for your reply

For some reason even with 3g connection,the magic jack line wasnt that good for me. Eventually I called them from my mobile.

If you are going to call them from your mobile then try calling them around 7am (EST) or just before their closing time 12 am (EST) which is what i did, the hold time would be less for sure.

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06/02/2013- Got Married

USCIS: CR-1

07/05/2013- I130 sent

07/07/2013- NOA1

12/17/2013- NOA2 (APPROVED from California Service Centre)

NVC:

01/06/2014- Received at NVC

01/31/2014- Received case no, Invoice Identification no & provided our email addresses.

02/06/2014-DS-261- Available

02/07/2014-Completed DS-261

02/07/2014-AOS fee invoiced.

02/21/2014-IV fee invoiced.

03/13/2014-Paid both AOS & IV fees.

03/17/2014-Both payments reflecting as PAID

03/24/2014-AOS packet mailed to NVC

03/26/2014-IV packet mailed to NVC

04/02/2014-DS- 260 Completed

04/11/2014- False checklist

04/14/2014- CASE COMPLETE confirmed over the phone.

04/21/2014- Case complete confirmation email received.

CONSULATE: Mumbai

05/01/2014- IL received via email.

05/15/2014- Medical (Chennai)

05/16/2014- Biometrics/OFC (Chennai)

06/03/2014- INTERVIEW scheduled. (((((((((((( A.P.P.R.O.V.E.D.)))))))))))))) :dancing:

06/04/2014 -Ceac site: Administrative processing

06/05/2014- Ceac site: ISSUED. Visa printed.

06/07/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport has been received from the consular section, and is currently being processed for delivery.

06/09/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport ready for pick up.

06/09/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport has been picked up. (collected from VFS office Prestige Atrium)/Visa in HAND.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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now i cant use because here 2g internet thats way voice not clear

Ouch, any internet cafe nearby, within 10 miles?

You might want to set up a SKYPE 'pay money' account - the last time I looked it was about 15 bucks for 3 months of unlimited calling into the USA, but ain't useful unless you have a connection to the internet (like the one found in a better internet cafe)

Then plan yer trips into the internet cafe, trying to get NVC on the phone when you can, as you can. If you are certain they have yer casefile, then I say call about 20 days after that date.

Having a good internet cafe will be useful, later, as well, as you'll want to pay the fees online and mostly it's done using web browser IE 7 or better.

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Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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hi guyz,

i am the benificery from Pakistan. I have two questions.How can i send signed or unsigned DS-261 (DS-230) form from pakistan because i have filled it online.secondly, if in IV package there has to send original/certified birth and marriage certificate of both petitioner and beneficiary so how the benificery can bring the original birth and marriage certificate in interview with him because the original one would have already been submitted in IV package.Please advice

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hi guyz,

i am the benificery from Pakistan. I have two questions.How can i send signed or unsigned DS-261 (DS-230) form from pakistan because i have filled it online.secondly, if in IV package there has to send original/certified birth and marriage certificate of both petitioner and beneficiary so how the benificery can bring the original birth and marriage certificate in interview with him because the original one would have already been submitted in IV package.Please advice

The two online forms are "signed" online. There's no paper forms you need to send. You just complete the two forms online and hit the submit button. That's it.

And you don't need to bring the original/certified copy of the certificates to the interview as they're submitted at NVC.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Saylin

Sorry to trouble you again.

Reviewing the I-864 form, part 5. Sponsor's household size.

Persons you are sponsoring in this affidavit :

1.Enter the number you entered on line 7 of part 3. (have mentioned 1 here)

Persons not sponsored in this affidavit:

2.Yourself (default 1 mentioned here)

3.If you are currently married enter ''1'' for your spouse: ( i should leave this part blank??)

confusing.

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06/02/2013- Got Married

USCIS: CR-1

07/05/2013- I130 sent

07/07/2013- NOA1

12/17/2013- NOA2 (APPROVED from California Service Centre)

NVC:

01/06/2014- Received at NVC

01/31/2014- Received case no, Invoice Identification no & provided our email addresses.

02/06/2014-DS-261- Available

02/07/2014-Completed DS-261

02/07/2014-AOS fee invoiced.

02/21/2014-IV fee invoiced.

03/13/2014-Paid both AOS & IV fees.

03/17/2014-Both payments reflecting as PAID

03/24/2014-AOS packet mailed to NVC

03/26/2014-IV packet mailed to NVC

04/02/2014-DS- 260 Completed

04/11/2014- False checklist

04/14/2014- CASE COMPLETE confirmed over the phone.

04/21/2014- Case complete confirmation email received.

CONSULATE: Mumbai

05/01/2014- IL received via email.

05/15/2014- Medical (Chennai)

05/16/2014- Biometrics/OFC (Chennai)

06/03/2014- INTERVIEW scheduled. (((((((((((( A.P.P.R.O.V.E.D.)))))))))))))) :dancing:

06/04/2014 -Ceac site: Administrative processing

06/05/2014- Ceac site: ISSUED. Visa printed.

06/07/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport has been received from the consular section, and is currently being processed for delivery.

06/09/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport ready for pick up.

06/09/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport has been picked up. (collected from VFS office Prestige Atrium)/Visa in HAND.

Posted

Saylin

Sorry to trouble you again.

Reviewing the I-864 form, part 5. Sponsor's household size.

Persons you are sponsoring in this affidavit :

1.Enter the number you entered on line 7 of part 3. (have mentioned 1 here)

Persons not sponsored in this affidavit:

2.Yourself (default 1 mentioned here)

3.If you are currently married enter ''1'' for your spouse: ( i should leave this part blank??)

confusing.

Yes, put 0 for the spouse section. The spouse has already been accounted for and the instructions specifically state not to count anyone twice.

It might not make sense, but keep in mind, not everyone who uses this form is for spousal visas.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Yes, put 0 for the spouse section. The spouse has already been accounted for and the instructions specifically state not to count anyone twice.

It might not make sense, but keep in mind, not everyone who uses this form is for spousal visas.

Gotcha. Thanks dear.

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06/02/2013- Got Married

USCIS: CR-1

07/05/2013- I130 sent

07/07/2013- NOA1

12/17/2013- NOA2 (APPROVED from California Service Centre)

NVC:

01/06/2014- Received at NVC

01/31/2014- Received case no, Invoice Identification no & provided our email addresses.

02/06/2014-DS-261- Available

02/07/2014-Completed DS-261

02/07/2014-AOS fee invoiced.

02/21/2014-IV fee invoiced.

03/13/2014-Paid both AOS & IV fees.

03/17/2014-Both payments reflecting as PAID

03/24/2014-AOS packet mailed to NVC

03/26/2014-IV packet mailed to NVC

04/02/2014-DS- 260 Completed

04/11/2014- False checklist

04/14/2014- CASE COMPLETE confirmed over the phone.

04/21/2014- Case complete confirmation email received.

CONSULATE: Mumbai

05/01/2014- IL received via email.

05/15/2014- Medical (Chennai)

05/16/2014- Biometrics/OFC (Chennai)

06/03/2014- INTERVIEW scheduled. (((((((((((( A.P.P.R.O.V.E.D.)))))))))))))) :dancing:

06/04/2014 -Ceac site: Administrative processing

06/05/2014- Ceac site: ISSUED. Visa printed.

06/07/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport has been received from the consular section, and is currently being processed for delivery.

06/09/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport ready for pick up.

06/09/2014- Us travel doc site: Passport has been picked up. (collected from VFS office Prestige Atrium)/Visa in HAND.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Hoping to get my case number by Friday. Recd by NVC on January 14. Will I ever get to see my wife???? I guess they figure if 2 people can make it through all of these hoops than they must really love each other and will be less prone to be a headache for the govt in the future.

Good luck to all

USCIS

07-23-13 NOA1

12-13-13 NOA2

NVC

01-14-14 case received by NVC

02-19-14 case number and IIN# assigned, gave NVC email add.

02-19-14 optin for electronic processing email sent

02-24-14 submitted DS-261

02-25-14 invoiced and paid for I-864

02-27-14 AOS shown as paid

03-10-14 optin email accepted by NVC

03-11-14 DS-261 accepted by NVC

03-12-14 scanned and emailed AOS

03-12-14 invoiced and paid for IV fees

03-24-14 IV fees shown as paid

04-02-14 Received and Resubmitted AOS checklist

08-01-14 DS-260 completed and submitted by wife

10-12-14 IV docs scanned and emailed

10-14-14 NVC scan date letter recd 10/27

03-17-15 case complete

04-23-15 medical- Surrey BC

05-15-15 interview - Montreal

xx-xx-15 wife receipt of passport with US PR visa

xx-xx-15 wife in US

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Hoping to get my case number by Friday. Recd by NVC on January 14. Will I ever get to see my wife???? I guess they figure if 2 people can make it through all of these hoops than they must really love each other and will be less prone to be a headache for the govt in the future.

Good luck to all

Almost done!!! I remember the homestretch and being so excited for my husband to come up and move me down!! :D

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Peru
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Have you gotten your civil documents yet? My wife got them pretty quickly in Lima. I'm just waiting for the NVC to say GO!

Your are right. If there is one thing I'm happy about is that the Peruvian government makes it very simple to get the civil documents we need. Since I heard some of the docs have a validity of only 90 days (perhaps you can attest), we are going to wait until I confirm our file is "in the building" before we start requesting them. Wifey already has the list from DOS's website, she knows exactly where to go for each doc, and she has my DHL account info to send them asap.

Good Luck to you!

Our journey to happiness: (click "show" to see our timeline)


05/05/12 - Wedding day!

USCIS

06/07/13 - Mailed I-130
06/10/13 - NOA1
12/19/13 - First text/email for case transfer
12/26/13 - Received hard copy transfer notice: Texas Service Center

01/21/14 - NOA2 Approval text/email
01/25/14 - Received hard copy of approved I-797
01/29/14 - Text/email advising TSC shipped case to DOS

NVC
02/06/14 - NVC received our case file.
03/13/14 - Case number, IIN and BIN assigned
03/17/14 - DS-261 completed. Email Confirmation received
03/18/14 - Received email to pay AOS fee. Invoiced and paid (in process)
03/19/14 - Requested NVC to "join" wife's and daughter's cases
03/20/14 - AOS status "PAID" for wife
03/26/14 - AOS status "PAID" for daughter
03/26/14 - AOS packets sent
03/28/14 - IV available and paid for both wife and daughter (in process)
04/01/14 - IV shows "PAID", DS-260 available
04/05/14 - DS-260 complete and submitted
04/07/14 - Civil docs arrived via DHL from my wife. IV packets sent (Finally!!)
04/14/14 - False checklist for IV packet (wife and daughter)
04/15/14 - Confirmed AOS approved (did not ask for specific approval date) - IV packets in system

04/25/14 - CASE COMPLETE (wife and daughter) :dance:

04/30/14 - Interview scheduled (yay!!)

05/02/14 - Received e-mail with P4 letters

05/07/14 - NVC shipped case files to Lima Embassy via DHL. CEAC status "In transit"

05/09/14 - DHL delivered case files to Embassy. CEAC status "Ready"

Embassy (Lima, PE)

06/09/14 - Medical Exam. 4pm appointment

06/24/14 - Interview appointment @8am Visa approved!!! Bananeyessss.gifBananezorro.gif

06/25/14 - CEAC status "Issued"

06/28/14 - Visa in hand

08/05/14 - POE !! smiley-happy093.gif

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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hi saylin,

i am filling out the i-864ez and was wondering about the household's size question.

should i enter zero from 16 B to E since 16A already included me and my wife,

and 16F, add together lines a,b,c,d and e and enter the number here. should i enter 2 or 02?

i know it sound silly but i have no idea how picky can NVC be when sending out those RFE

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Peru
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Your are right. If there is one thing I'm happy about is that the Peruvian government makes it very simple to get the civil documents we need. Since I heard some of the docs have a validity of only 90 days (perhaps you can attest), we are going to wait until I confirm our file is "in the building" before we start requesting them. Wifey already has the list from DOS's website, she knows exactly where to go for each doc, and she has my DHL account info to send them asap.

Good Luck to you!

Yeah at least one of them is only valid for 90 days.. my wife went ahead and got hers this month and sent it with a friend. It's a slight gamble but I'm pretty sure they will still be valid when the NVC finally requests them. Either way, it'll only take a couple of days to get them again if need be.

Good luck, keep me posted. I'm sure our interviews and medical exam dates will be close to each other.

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)

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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Any Aussies from either NSW or QLD out there? When I go to the Police Certificate site for Queensland, it says that the police report is delivered directly to the US Consulate. Therefore, my spouse will not be able to turn it in with her IV documents. May I assume that NVC will know this, and not hold us up waiting for a police certificate that will never be sent to NVC?

The Australian Federal Police site says both NSW and QLD send directly to the US Consulate in Sydney. Guess that means we have to get our NVC number so that it can be married up at the Consulate, right?

Who has gone through this?

Thanks!

Sukie

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Our Prior Journey

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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