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So, it’s pretty much past the estimated time that my timeline gave me for being approved by USCIS for the I-130 petition. For those of you who sent your applications from overseas and were already approved in a short amount of time, did you actually ask for your cases to be expedited or did they just process them quickly anyway?

Also, how soon did your case status say approved when you checked your status on the USCIS site from receiving the notification email?

I know that the time frame listed as an estimate on the time line is not always reliable but I am just getting a little worried that I may get an RFE or something.

I - 130 sent 2014-04-18

Got NOA1 2014-04-22

I-130 approved 2014-05-14

NVC received 2014-05-23

DS-261/AOS bill 2014-07-01

Submit DS-261 2014-07-01

Paid AOS 2014-07-01

Sent AOS pack 2014-07-04

IV fee invoice ???

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Good luck everyone I filed in October 2013 and received my NOA2 after 6 months. Processing times have definitely come down from what they were last year so I should think you have all picked a pretty

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Congrats! Also welcome to BA (again, I guess). I'm really curious, do the "CCC" numbers (see http://www.visajourney.com/content/uscis-receipt-number) on your Receipt Number seem to be the working day

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Congrats, patnjac! Like you said, this will be a long journey but at least you've started it! Here's hoping there are no RFEs for you or anyone else on this thread!

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e.l.e.214   7

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WoW! I just Got emailed just now ! Mailed our petition last April 23, 2014 / USCIS received April 25 2014 ......... NoA 1 April 29 , 2014 , CSC got our petition IR I -30 on April 30 ,2014 :) Post Decision Activity

On May 13, 2014, 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.

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For those of you who sent your applications from overseas and were already approved in a short amount of time, did you actually ask for your cases to be expedited or did they just process them quickly anyway?

Also, how soon did your case status say approved when you checked your status on the USCIS site from receiving the notification email?

No, I didn't request an expedite and I don't think anyone else in the April 2014 filers group who filed from abroad did either. As soon as I got the e-mail, I rushed to the USCIS case status page and it had been set to "post-decision activity."

You can read about more cases in this thread. Jump to the last couple pages to see recent quick approvals: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/357465-usc-petitioner-living-abroad/

USCIS (Priority date April 1, Approval April 17, no RFEs)

March 28, 2014: I-130 sent via FedEx from Bogotá to Chicago Lockbox

April 1, 2014: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox at 10:29 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by J. CHYBA (date confirmed by My Case Status)

April 4, 2014: NOA1 e-mail received at 12:17 a.m.; case accepted and routed to CSC for processing. Check cashed.

April 17, 2014: Changed mailing address with USCIS Tier 2 representative. He also confirmed that our case had arrived to the CSC and that our NOA1 date is April 3.

April 18, 2014: NOA2 e-mail received at 12:30 a.m. Case status online changed to post-decision activity; date of "last updated" changed to April 17. Change of address e-mail received at 3 a.m. Status changed back to initial review on e-mail and online. Date of "last updated" now April 18. Called and spoke to two Tier 2 reps; both were useless.

April 21, 2014: Approval confirmed verbally by Tier 2 rep. Order put in to send second NOA2 hard copy to new address. Instructed to ignore online case status.

April 25 or 26, 2014: NOA1 hard copy arrives to old apartment in Bogotá. Priority date actually April 1. (April 3 was the notice date.)

May 16: USCIS change of address e-mail received

May 19: USCIS e-mail received saying a duplicate notice was mailed on this date. Case status now set to "Acceptance."

May 22: NOA2 duplicate hard copy arrives to U.S. address

NVC

April 29, 2014: Case received

​May 22, 2014: Case number and IIN assigned. Asked operator about our move from Colombia to Argentina and received instructions.

May 24, 2014: E-mails about embassy change/address change sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov at 4:36 p.m. NVC time

​June 3, 2014: Payment portal message "This case is in the process of termination" appears. DS-261 appears, submitted. E-mails received from NVC concerning case number and AOS bill.

June 4, 2014: AOS payment invoiced, paid; DS-261 received by NVC

June 6, 2014: AOS payment shows as PAID in payment portal

June 17, 2014: Response received from nvcinquiry@state.gov. "The correspondence submitted is currently under review. An appropriate action will be taken once this review is completed."

June 24, 2014: AOS package sent via FedEx overnight shipping from Houston to NVC

June 25, 2014: AOS package delivered at 9:43 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by F.FNU

July 1, 2014: AOS package scanned

July 18, 2014: Checked payment portal and saw: "CASE NUMBER CHANGE: The applicant's case number, [bGT#], has been changed to [bNS#]." Called and confirmed. Also said today marked 30 business days since NVC received DS-261; operator said she would have that reviewed and make IV payment available ASAP.

August 5: E-mail sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov concerning changing our embassy BACK to Bogotá at 6:41 p.m. NVC time

August 6: IV invoice e-mail FINALLY received at 2:13 a.m. NVC time

August 7: IV payment made available on payment portal; paid

August 8: IV payment shows as PAID in payment portal; DS-260 becomes available

August 14: Checklist received; errors on sponsor's I-864 form and on joint sponsor's I-864A

August 15: DS-260 submitted

August 29: Checklist response and IV package sent via FedEx ground from Houston to NVC

September 4: Checklist response and IV package delivered at 11:21 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by GPETERS

September 8: Checklist response and IV package scanned

September 10: DS-260 accepted; false checklist received

September 17: E-mail response received from asknvc@state.gov (30 business days/43 calendar days later): Correspondence under review

September 26: Embassy change approved; new case number assigned

October 30: CASE COMPLETE

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Interview scheduled: Nov. 10 -- Medical: Nov. 25 -- Interview: Dec. 1, 9:30 a.m. APPROVED! -- Visa in hand: Dec. 5 -- POE: Dec. 29 in Houston

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e.l.e.214   7

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No! expedite !! , we tried but they not accept it. so I'am trying one more shot . and collects more evidence and send to them . but when I checked my status its change to "post-decision activity ." maybe because of our 10 yrs. marriage/ kid & lived together in abroad ? we have a lots of proof for Bonafide marriage . or we just Lucky??

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S. & A.   159

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No, it's not luck and it's not that there is more proof, petitions from abroad are getting automatically expedited, without people requesting it (sort of like the Philippines ones have been for a while, the only difference being that these seem to all be sent to CSC).

CR-1 (Argentina): April 2014 to March 2015.

ROC (VSC): March 2017 to March 2018.

 

USCIS
04/02/2014 I-130 NOA1 (NSC)
08/14/2014 I-130 Transferred to CSC
09/05/2014 I-130 NOA2 (day 157)

NVC
09/17/2014 NVC received
09/26/2014 Case number, IIN and BIN assigned
09/30/2014 AOS and IV fees invoiced and paid
10/01/2014 Submitted DS-260
10/21/2014 Sent AOS and IV packages
10/23/2014 Documents received (according to email from NVC)
10/24/2014 AOS and IV packages scanned / FALSE checklist (DS-260 reviewed)
11/25/2014 Medical exam done
12/29/2014 Case complete (day 272)

 

EMBASSY
02/19/2015 Interview in Buenos Aires, Argentina - APPROVED! (day 324)
02/24/2015 CEAC status changed to ISSUED
03/05/2015 Visa in hand! (day 338)

03/05/2015 USCIS Immigrant Fee paid / ELIS "Optimized"
03/16/2015 POE @ JFK! (day 349)

04/07/2015 USCIS ELIS status update

04/15/2015 Green card is being produced

04/21/2015 Green card was mailed / ELIS "Closed"

04/23/2015 Green card in hand! All done until December 2016!

 

ROC

03/07/2017 I-751 Package delivered (VSC)

03/08/2017 I-751 NOA1

03/25/2017 Biometrics letter in the mail

04/03/2017 Biometrics appointment (day 28)

03/19/2018 I-751 NOA2 (day 378)

 

N-400

03/16/2020 Filed

02/11/2021 Biometrics reuse notice

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Hahaha yes, maybe you should resend your package with a post-it note saying "never mind the other one! Look at this one!". :no:

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CR-1 (Argentina): April 2014 to March 2015.

ROC (VSC): March 2017 to March 2018.

 

USCIS
04/02/2014 I-130 NOA1 (NSC)
08/14/2014 I-130 Transferred to CSC
09/05/2014 I-130 NOA2 (day 157)

NVC
09/17/2014 NVC received
09/26/2014 Case number, IIN and BIN assigned
09/30/2014 AOS and IV fees invoiced and paid
10/01/2014 Submitted DS-260
10/21/2014 Sent AOS and IV packages
10/23/2014 Documents received (according to email from NVC)
10/24/2014 AOS and IV packages scanned / FALSE checklist (DS-260 reviewed)
11/25/2014 Medical exam done
12/29/2014 Case complete (day 272)

 

EMBASSY
02/19/2015 Interview in Buenos Aires, Argentina - APPROVED! (day 324)
02/24/2015 CEAC status changed to ISSUED
03/05/2015 Visa in hand! (day 338)

03/05/2015 USCIS Immigrant Fee paid / ELIS "Optimized"
03/16/2015 POE @ JFK! (day 349)

04/07/2015 USCIS ELIS status update

04/15/2015 Green card is being produced

04/21/2015 Green card was mailed / ELIS "Closed"

04/23/2015 Green card in hand! All done until December 2016!

 

ROC

03/07/2017 I-751 Package delivered (VSC)

03/08/2017 I-751 NOA1

03/25/2017 Biometrics letter in the mail

04/03/2017 Biometrics appointment (day 28)

03/19/2018 I-751 NOA2 (day 378)

 

N-400

03/16/2020 Filed

02/11/2021 Biometrics reuse notice

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Congrats, e.l.e.214

OK, that’s what I figured. I am just worried because, just like e.l.e.214, we sent our petition from Japan and are at CSC and we even sent it a little earlier, yet she just got approved and so did other people in similar situations but we haven’t yet.

One thing is that I didn’t realize that we had to request email updates on the USCIS website after NoA1 again. I thought they would keep sending emails. I realized this about 4 days ago and now I am signed up for email updates but the case status still says Initial Review. No emails yet. I just hope I didn’t screw something up and nothing is delaying our case.

Anyway, good luck to everyone else and congrats to the people who got NoA2.

I - 130 sent 2014-04-18

Got NOA1 2014-04-22

I-130 approved 2014-05-14

NVC received 2014-05-23

DS-261/AOS bill 2014-07-01

Submit DS-261 2014-07-01

Paid AOS 2014-07-01

Sent AOS pack 2014-07-04

IV fee invoice ???

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Good morning everyone,

I don't know if this will help but there is an app for USCIS updates, and there is a setting for you that you can receive automatic notification when it is updated. I am a little neurotic so I set my auto refresh every 15minutes. Hope this helps!

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It has happened! Just got NoA2 notification about 30 minutes ago! I guess I worried for nothing! Good luck to everyone else who is still waiting! I wish you the best on your journey!

I - 130 sent 2014-04-18

Got NOA1 2014-04-22

I-130 approved 2014-05-14

NVC received 2014-05-23

DS-261/AOS bill 2014-07-01

Submit DS-261 2014-07-01

Paid AOS 2014-07-01

Sent AOS pack 2014-07-04

IV fee invoice ???

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It has happened! Just got NoA2 notification about 30 minutes ago! I guess I worried for nothing! Good luck to everyone else who is still waiting! I wish you the best on your journey!

Congratulations!!! Now go update what you have here, please! :yes:http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/357465-usc-petitioner-living-abroad/page-40

USCIS (Priority date April 1, Approval April 17, no RFEs)

March 28, 2014: I-130 sent via FedEx from Bogotá to Chicago Lockbox

April 1, 2014: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox at 10:29 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by J. CHYBA (date confirmed by My Case Status)

April 4, 2014: NOA1 e-mail received at 12:17 a.m.; case accepted and routed to CSC for processing. Check cashed.

April 17, 2014: Changed mailing address with USCIS Tier 2 representative. He also confirmed that our case had arrived to the CSC and that our NOA1 date is April 3.

April 18, 2014: NOA2 e-mail received at 12:30 a.m. Case status online changed to post-decision activity; date of "last updated" changed to April 17. Change of address e-mail received at 3 a.m. Status changed back to initial review on e-mail and online. Date of "last updated" now April 18. Called and spoke to two Tier 2 reps; both were useless.

April 21, 2014: Approval confirmed verbally by Tier 2 rep. Order put in to send second NOA2 hard copy to new address. Instructed to ignore online case status.

April 25 or 26, 2014: NOA1 hard copy arrives to old apartment in Bogotá. Priority date actually April 1. (April 3 was the notice date.)

May 16: USCIS change of address e-mail received

May 19: USCIS e-mail received saying a duplicate notice was mailed on this date. Case status now set to "Acceptance."

May 22: NOA2 duplicate hard copy arrives to U.S. address

NVC

April 29, 2014: Case received

​May 22, 2014: Case number and IIN assigned. Asked operator about our move from Colombia to Argentina and received instructions.

May 24, 2014: E-mails about embassy change/address change sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov at 4:36 p.m. NVC time

​June 3, 2014: Payment portal message "This case is in the process of termination" appears. DS-261 appears, submitted. E-mails received from NVC concerning case number and AOS bill.

June 4, 2014: AOS payment invoiced, paid; DS-261 received by NVC

June 6, 2014: AOS payment shows as PAID in payment portal

June 17, 2014: Response received from nvcinquiry@state.gov. "The correspondence submitted is currently under review. An appropriate action will be taken once this review is completed."

June 24, 2014: AOS package sent via FedEx overnight shipping from Houston to NVC

June 25, 2014: AOS package delivered at 9:43 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by F.FNU

July 1, 2014: AOS package scanned

July 18, 2014: Checked payment portal and saw: "CASE NUMBER CHANGE: The applicant's case number, [bGT#], has been changed to [bNS#]." Called and confirmed. Also said today marked 30 business days since NVC received DS-261; operator said she would have that reviewed and make IV payment available ASAP.

August 5: E-mail sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov concerning changing our embassy BACK to Bogotá at 6:41 p.m. NVC time

August 6: IV invoice e-mail FINALLY received at 2:13 a.m. NVC time

August 7: IV payment made available on payment portal; paid

August 8: IV payment shows as PAID in payment portal; DS-260 becomes available

August 14: Checklist received; errors on sponsor's I-864 form and on joint sponsor's I-864A

August 15: DS-260 submitted

August 29: Checklist response and IV package sent via FedEx ground from Houston to NVC

September 4: Checklist response and IV package delivered at 11:21 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by GPETERS

September 8: Checklist response and IV package scanned

September 10: DS-260 accepted; false checklist received

September 17: E-mail response received from asknvc@state.gov (30 business days/43 calendar days later): Correspondence under review

September 26: Embassy change approved; new case number assigned

October 30: CASE COMPLETE

Embassy

Interview scheduled: Nov. 10 -- Medical: Nov. 25 -- Interview: Dec. 1, 9:30 a.m. APPROVED! -- Visa in hand: Dec. 5 -- POE: Dec. 29 in Houston

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thank you Lord noa2 received try email?

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OUR CR1 VISA PETITION

As our HIGHLIGHTS As our NOTES As our PROGRESS

DATE TIME ACTIVITY REMARKS

April 9, 2014 1:06 pm SENT I-130 to Phoenix AZ from SF, CA Tru USPS

April 10, 2014 10:24 am Item delivered at Chase bank Bdg. PH, AZ Signed by R Magadan

April 15, 2014 4:30 pm Check was cashed Checked true bank acct.

April 16, 2014 2:00 pm NOA 1 received by petitioner Tru e-mail and text

Re: Case received being forwarded to NSC,

LIN receipt # Checked my case status

April 19, 2014 2:00 pm NOA 1 Re: case being processed Petitioner received hard copy

April 11, 2014 PRIORITY DATE

April 20, 2014 8:00 am Status- Initial Review Tru My case Status

May 16, 2014 9:30 pm APPROVED I-130 Tru e-mail

June 2, 2014 10:00 am NVC received case Tru phone

June 9, 2014 11:00 am Case# & IIN given Tru phone

July 8, 2014 1:30 pm Case#, IIN & BIN assigned Tru e-mail

June 9, 2014 8:00 am AOS fee Paid CEAC website/ OL banking

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Andrewleen29,

Congratulations!

Did you file I130 from abroad?

no, my husband filed from San Francisco but am here in philippines

OUR CR1 VISA PETITION

As our HIGHLIGHTS As our NOTES As our PROGRESS

DATE TIME ACTIVITY REMARKS

April 9, 2014 1:06 pm SENT I-130 to Phoenix AZ from SF, CA Tru USPS

April 10, 2014 10:24 am Item delivered at Chase bank Bdg. PH, AZ Signed by R Magadan

April 15, 2014 4:30 pm Check was cashed Checked true bank acct.

April 16, 2014 2:00 pm NOA 1 received by petitioner Tru e-mail and text

Re: Case received being forwarded to NSC,

LIN receipt # Checked my case status

April 19, 2014 2:00 pm NOA 1 Re: case being processed Petitioner received hard copy

April 11, 2014 PRIORITY DATE

April 20, 2014 8:00 am Status- Initial Review Tru My case Status

May 16, 2014 9:30 pm APPROVED I-130 Tru e-mail

June 2, 2014 10:00 am NVC received case Tru phone

June 9, 2014 11:00 am Case# & IIN given Tru phone

July 8, 2014 1:30 pm Case#, IIN & BIN assigned Tru e-mail

June 9, 2014 8:00 am AOS fee Paid CEAC website/ OL banking

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