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S. & A.   159

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So today is a good day got my case number and invoice number today via the welcome email to my husband :-D

Just want to give you guys a heads up!! NOA2 September 5th

Oooh, that's really good news!! What time did you get the email? I haven't gotten mine yet. Are you able to pay the fees already? :)

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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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

S. & A.
S. & A.

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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Oooh, that's really good news!! What time did you get the email? I haven't gotten mine yet. Are you able to pay the fees already? :)

yeah right have you heard anything yet? well my husband got the email, I don't really know when he got, he send me a copy of it right away. The email date is the Sept 29th.

I checked for the fees to pay but yeah not able yet, but the conformation for the DS-261 said to wait 3 to 5 days.

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yeah right have you heard anything yet? well my husband got the email, I don't really know when he got, he send me a copy of it right away. The email date is the Sept 29th.

I checked for the fees to pay but yeah not able yet, but the conformation for the DS-261 said to wait 3 to 5 days.

Thanks! I just saw that your case was received on 9/16. That's one day before mine, so I guess they were not shipped together. Maybe I'll get my email tomorrow then. ^_^ Do you know when your case number was assigned? It's the XXX in YYY2014XXXZZZ ... (XXX - 500) is the day of the year it was assigned (out of 365).

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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oh it was the 17th they got my bad :oops:

My case number was assigned on the 26th. Took me a while to figure that out good thing there is google :content:

Fingers crossed that you get yours tomorrow.

And of course to all of you guys fingers crossed to you too :star:

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Congratulations! Welcome to the extremely long wait at the NVC. Our NOA2 was approved July 10, we've been at the NVC since July 21 & couldn't pay fees until August 12 (both together only because we have a lawyer) if you don't you have to wait & pay separately. All of our stuff is in now, last scan date for IV packet was September 23....it's 60 days to review from that date. We are praying for a case complete by November, but they are only working on August 7 as of today...that being said NVC wait is about 4-6 months without any checklists....then the physical & interview. I hoped my hubby would be here for the holidays but it doesn't appear so. Good luck everyone it's such a stressful, long process.

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Married ❤️02-14-14 valentines day!?❤️

USCIS

PD April 4, 2014 USCIS Vermont service center

NOA1 April 8, 2014

RFE none

NVC

Petition Approved July 10, 2014

AOS & IV scan dates 8/21 & 9/23

Waiting on our CC

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oh it was the 17th they got my bad :oops:

My case number was assigned on the 26th. Took me a while to figure that out good thing there is google :content:

Fingers crossed that you get yours tomorrow.

And of course to all of you guys fingers crossed to you too :star:

quick question how did you find out about that your case was reiceved by NVC? did you get any notice or did you guys call to find out? my NOA2 was on 9/8......and also is there a way to check status of your case after its approved like on NVC website or something?

USCIS I-130

Service Center : Nebraska Service Center
Consulate : New Delhi, India
I-130 Sent: 03-31-2014
I-130 NOA1 (PD): 04-07-2014
I-130 TRANSFERRED FIRST EMAIL: 08-14-2014
I-130 TRANSFERRED SECOND EMAIL: 08-15-2014
I-130 TRANSFERRED HARD COPY: 08-22-2014 (CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER)
1-130 TRANSFERRED FINAL EMAIL(PROCESSING): 08-25-2014

1-130 APPROVED: 09-08-2014

NVC

NVC WELCOME LETTER: 10/2/2014

NVC AOS FEE INVOICE EMAIL: 10/3/2014

COMPLETED DS-261, AOS FEE PAID: 10/4/2014

AOS DOCUMENTS SENT: 10/7/2014

AOS DOCUMENTS RECIEVED BY NVC: 10/14/2014

IV FEE PAID: 10/16/2014

IV APPLICATION SUBMITTED: 10/17/2014

IV CIVIL DOCUMENTS SENT: 11/20/2014

IV CIVIL DOCUMENTS SCANNED: 12/17/14

CASE COMPLETE: 02/17/15

APPOINTMENT LETTER (P4): 03/02/15

APPOINTMENT DATE: 04/06/15

VISA APPROVED: 04/06/15 :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

POE: 04/16/15 (L)(L)(L)(L)

USCIS I-751

I-751 ROC: 02/11/17

I-751 NOA1: 02/13/17

BIOMETRICS: 03/08/17

I-751 TRANSFERRED: FROM CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS SERVICE CENTER

I-751 APPROVED: 04/17/18

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here's the outline of the NVC stage & what to expect exactly.

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process#Step_6_-_IV_Package

Here's the website you can check status, but only after you have your case number assigned by the NVC. It takes about a month to get it, but you can start calling after 14 days of your NOA2 approval if you want. Here's the NVC site:

https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx

quick question how did you find out about that your case was reiceved by NVC? did you get any notice or did you guys call to find out? my NOA2 was on 9/8......and also is there a way to check status of your case after its approved like on NVC website or something?

Married ❤️02-14-14 valentines day!?❤️

USCIS

PD April 4, 2014 USCIS Vermont service center

NOA1 April 8, 2014

RFE none

NVC

Petition Approved July 10, 2014

AOS & IV scan dates 8/21 & 9/23

Waiting on our CC

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Congratulations! Welcome to the extremely long wait at the NVC. Our NOA2 was approved July 10, we've been at the NVC since July 21 & couldn't pay fees until August 12 (both together only because we have a lawyer) if you don't you have to wait & pay separately. All of our stuff is in now, last scan date for IV packet was September 23....it's 60 days to review from that date. We are praying for a case complete by November, but they are only working on August 7 as of today...that being said NVC wait is about 4-6 months without any checklists....then the physical & interview. I hoped my hubby would be here for the holidays but it doesn't appear so. Good luck everyone it's such a stressful, long process.

Hello Bossbear,

You mentioned 'both together only because we have a lawyer'. I wanted to know, does having a lawyer reduce the number of days at NVC?

I understand that if checklist etc. happens, then wait will obviously increase, but if we are continuing the same lawyer from I-130, does it reduce few days at DS-261 step or at any other step?

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Congrats!! Best wishes on your continued journey!

Our CR1 Journey

Met - 1/14/2010 // Engaged - 3/6/2011

K1 filed - 6/8/11 // Interview @ Mumbai Consulate - 1/5/2012: Denied // USCIS final decision - 3/15/2013; administratively closed and free to file again without prejudice

Married in Delhi - 1/30/2014

Sent I-130: 4/7/2014 NOA 1: 4/10/2014

NOA 2: 11/13/2014 (after 217 days)

NVC Received: 11/26/2014 (13 days from USCIS to the NVC)  // Case # & IIN # received - 12/29/2014 (via phone to NVC) Also sent email to get case transferred to New Delhi

NVC Welcome Letter received: 12/30/2014

Submit DS-261: 12/30/2014 // Paid AOS Bill: 1/2/2015  // Received IV Bill & Paid: 1/13/2015 (CEAC shows PAID 1/15/15) // DS-260 submitted: 1/17/2015

AOS & IV packages sent via FedEx: 1/19/2015  // AOS/IV packages received: 1/21/2015 @ 9:58 am (Signed for by: G. Waters) Scan date: 1/21/2015

60-Day Email from NVC: 1/24/2015 2nd 60-Day Email from NVC: 1/26/2015 (OK...I get it, it's taking 60 days.... sigh)

Reply from NVC re: Transfer to New Delhi : 2/16/2015 (Told to contact New Delhi...49 days wasted for no help at all!)

CASE COMPLETE!!: 3/12/2015 (50 days) // Case Complete Email Received: 3/19/2015 (7 days from CC date)

Interview Date Received via phone inquiry to NVC: 3/24/2015 // Packet 4 (Interview letter/Instructions) received: 3/25/2015

Medical Completed: 3/30/2015 // CEAC status: In transit to Mumbai and shows READY as of 4/1/2015

Biometrics Completed: 5/4/2015 // Received call from Embassy 5/11/2015 asking if we want to transfer to Delhi.....huh? One week prior to interview? Ummm.... no thanks!

INTERVIEW!! 5/18/2015 @ 7:30 am ~ Mumbai Consulate  RESULT: APPROVED!!!

Visa in hand: 05/20/2015 (Yay!) ELIS Fee ($165) paid this day as well

POE: 05/29/2015 Newark 

SSN card received: 6/8/2015 (processed on 6/2/2015) // ELIS shows "Optimized" since 5/30/2015  // ELIS changed to "In Process" 07/14/2015. (E-file received 06/25/15)

GREEN CARD RECEIVED!! 7/30/2015

ROC

Sent:  3/22/2017 | $680 Check cashed: 4/3/2017

NOA1: 3/30/2017 (Rcvd 4/3/2017)

Biometrics Appt letter received: 4/22/2017 - Biometrics date:  5/3/2017 - Done. Hubby said they were super friendly in the Pittsburgh field office! 

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Congratulations! Welcome to the extremely long wait at the NVC. Our NOA2 was approved July 10, we've been at the NVC since July 21 & couldn't pay fees until August 12 (both together only because we have a lawyer) if you don't you have to wait & pay separately. All of our stuff is in now, last scan date for IV packet was September 23....it's 60 days to review from that date. We are praying for a case complete by November, but they are only working on August 7 as of today...that being said NVC wait is about 4-6 months without any checklists....then the physical & interview. I hoped my hubby would be here for the holidays but it doesn't appear so. Good luck everyone it's such a stressful, long process.

Thanks I really didn't expect it to get the case number assigned that quick. Yeah I guess now we need to pay the fees. It's been 5 months at USCIS. So I guess keep waiting :clock:. We ask for an expedite just at the NVC because I didnt know about an expedite before. My husband is in the US Air Force and afraid to get deployed :cry: soon. I really hope and pray that he won't but you never know with the Air Force. I never that waiting would be so stressful <_<

Good luck everybody :thumbs:

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quick question how did you find out about that your case was reiceved by NVC? did you get any notice or did you guys call to find out? my NOA2 was on 9/8......and also is there a way to check status of your case after its approved like on NVC website or something?

Well by calling they ll eventually tell when they received it? After you get your case number you can check on your status at the NVC. :-)

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Congrats to all of you who are moving forward.

I have to say I am less present on this forum, it is gonna be 6 months next week and I still have no news whatsoever from Vermont Service Center for my NOA2. My husband and I are prety desperate... I just find it very hard to read good news all over. Our luck has always been shity. I dont know why but I expected, or at least hoped it would be different this time.

Everytime I see our son doing something that his father misses my heart breaks... anyway. This is prety bad... I didnt think it would be that hard... I thought I was stronger.

IR-1 Visa
Service Center: Vermont
Consulate: Montréal, Canada
State: Ohio !
Marriage: 2011-11-19 :wub:
Birth of our son: 2013-04-04
I-130 Sent: 2014-04-04
I-130 NOA1: 2014-04-07

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PD April 1 2014. Got approved today.....via txt...waiting on mail. Yeaahhh!!

CONGRATS!!! :dancing::dancing:

USCIS : 7 months
Marriage : March 21, 2014
I-130 Sent : April 18, 2014
I-130 NOA1 : April 22, 2014
I-130 Approved: November 14, 2014 ( after two service request) 

NVC: 6 months
Received : December 1, 2014
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : January 1, 2015
Pay AOS Bill : January 9, 2015
Submit DS-261 : January 7, 2015
Receive IV Bill : January 15, 2015 called after AOS showed paid, they released it overnight)
Pay IV Bill : January 23, 2015
Send IV and AOS: January 29, 2015
Scan date: February 3, 2015
Checklist: March 19, 2015 (only need to send south Africa police report)
Case Complete: June 3, 2015 

EMBASSY: 10 months
Interview appointment letter : December 4, 2015
Interview Date : January 21, 2016 medical wasn't complete
Second interview date: April 4th 2016
Interview Result :APPROVED!!!
Visa Received : 4/13/2016 ( they sent us a email stating our visa was ready for pick up)

USA LIFE
US Entry :4/29/2016 
Social Security : 5/10/2016 (filed from the actual office)
State ID: 5/14/2016
Started working!!: 5/25/2016
Finally paid green card fee: 6/24/2016 ( note said we will receive it within 60 days)
Green card in hand: 7/5/2016 10 year green card we done!! 

1st king born: 6/30/2016

April 2017 update: Marriage still going strong, baby boy getting bigger. Life is good 

 

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