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yup 52 minutes for nothing BUT Mel verified that there are 2 shifts and they are processing until midnight AND they will be working tomorrow. Poor Mel doesn't have a personality ,,, I tried to chat it up with him. STONE FACE LOL

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013

Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014
AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014

Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jordan
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The AOS Fee and IV Fee are not the same, but the DS-261 is relate to IV Fee Invoicing. Once you completed the DS-261, the IV Fee will be invoiced within 30 Business days from the day its completed. On our case, I online submitted it on May 8, three weeks now but still NOT INVOICED. Losing my hope and frustrated. 10.5 months wait on USCIS for approval and now 2 months already at NVC still waiting for what someone else just got in almost 10 days since DS-261 has been completed.

I know that they are not the same :) . The AOS was available to be paid no we did n the DS-261 also was available and completed on May 12th . But the stupid IV is not available to be paid :( .

Hey don't lose hope I know exactly how you feel... We started our journey on May 14th of last year .... But I tell myself this will have a happy ending for all of us Inshalla. Best of luck :)

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Are you serious???? But you're a May 5th also!!! How can that be?!?

I think she is May 6th

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013

Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014
AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014

Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Country: Mexico
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don't freak out. You already paid and you can prove it. Just call and verify that they received the payment. The format is new and things are all screwed up. I am sure it will take a few months to get it rolled out completely.

thanks! I hope they are rolling it out quickly geez these people are going to make me have a stroke! lol....guess I'll try and get through tonight :)

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I know that they are not the same :) . The AOS was available to be paid no we did n the DS-261 also was available and completed on May 12th . But the stupid IV is not available to be paid :( .

Hey don't lose hope I know exactly how you feel... We started our journey on May 14th of last year .... But I tell myself this will have a happy ending for all of us Inshalla. Best of luck :)

I started mine April 12, 2013 and LucyBelle started hers March 2013... This whole thing sucks

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013

Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014
AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014

Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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yup 52 minutes for nothing BUT Mel verified that there are 2 shifts and they are processing until midnight AND they will be working tomorrow. Poor Mel doesn't have a personality ,,, I tried to chat it up with him. STONE FACE LOL

I was on hold for exactly 1 hour, it was a little bit creepy that it was exactly an hour. (used timer)

And I can also confirm they said they work until midnight and "on weekends"

I never catch their names but it was a girl.

Always double check your documents and forms. Not only do you get delayed by RFEs and Checklists, but the time it takes for them to review the new items you send could be used to approve more applications. Save yourself and others valuable time!

Current Status: NVC:
-Assigned and Received NVC Case Number, IIN, and BIN April 18, 2014. (100% sure case # was assigned today because I called twice and it wasn't assigned in the morning when they opened but in the afternoon it was)
*Could not provide email then as case was still being updated in their system
-On April 21, 2014 I was able to provide my email and beneficiary's.
-On April 28 I was able to fill out DS-261
-On April 29 I received and paid AOS Fee (at 1pm)
-On May 1 I received and paid IV Fee (at 1pm [became available]), also AOS Fee shows as PAID
-On May 5 IV Fee shows as PAID and DS-260 became available and was completed. Also, AOS Package Scanned by NVC

-On May 7 IV Package Scanned by NVC

-On May 28 AOS Accepted

-On June 2 IV Accepted/Case Complete

-On June 11 Interview Email Received

-On July 3 Interview at Moscow

Note: Medical Exam scheduled after interview letter received by calling the specific clinic, earliest appointment was 2 weeks ahead)

-Visa approved, came to us, got greencard, sadly things didnt go well and divorced. Last I hears she was still in the US and got a full greencard (I notified USCIS of divorce though)

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Portugal
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I have no idea who I spoke to because she had an accent and it sounded like she was eating the phone. And she didn't answer any of my questions. Doesn't know what dates they are reviewing right now and she said "maybe next week" when I asked whether they were close to May 5th.

I also told her that the cover sheet for the checklist says "20 business days" and she said, "you have to allow 30..." For the second time.

She was no help and sounded like she hated her job. I don't know why I bother calling. What if they really did lose my package or something?? Now I'm worried. Without a CC, no interview. Without a interview, I can't buy plane tickets and prices were $1800 last night!!!

Dating- 7/29/2008
Engaged- 1/12/2012
Married in Portugal- 8/10/2013
USCIS:
NOA1- 8/15/2013
Transferred to CSC- 2/10/2014
NOA2- 2/19/2014

NVC:
NVC Received Case- 2/27/2014
NVC Case Number- 4/02/2014
AOS Fee Invoiced- 4/04/2014
AOS Fee Paid and AOS Sent- 4/07/2014
IV Fee Invoiced- 4/10/2014

IV Fee Paid- 4/12/2014

AOS Package in NVC System- 4/14/2014

IV Package Sent- 4/17/2014

DS- 260 Available & Completed- 4/18/2014

IV Package in NVC System- 4/24/2014

Checklist for I-864 - 4/29/2014

Checklist for I-864 SENT- 5/1/2014

Checklist for I-864 in NVC System- 5/5/2014

CASE COMPLETE- June 2, 2014 :dance::dancing:(L):luv:
CC Email- 6/9/2014

Interview Date Email- 6/11/ 2014

Medical Exam- 6/24/2014

INTERVIEW DATE- July 22, 2014 at 1PM in Paris, France

POE- August 5, 2014 Finally Home!!!

I am the Petitioner and my husband is the Beneficiary. We are apart, as he is in Portugal and I am in the U.S.

ROC

20 May 2016- I-751 mailed

24 May 2016- ROC received at VSC

6 June 2016- NOA received

10 June 2016- Biometrics Letter received (scheduled for June 22, 2016)

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jordan
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Posted

I started mine April 12, 2013 and LucyBelle started hers March 2013... This whole thing sucks

I was trying to cheer up he person who replied to my question and I know there are people who filed way before we did . But thanks for the update I guess :/

Posted (edited)

I have no idea who I spoke to because she had an accent and it sounded like she was eating the phone. And she didn't answer any of my questions. Doesn't know what dates they are reviewing right now and she said "maybe next week" when I asked whether they were close to May 5th.

I also told her that the cover sheet for the checklist says "20 business days" and she said, "you have to allow 30..." For the second time.

She was no help and sounded like she hated her job. I don't know why I bother calling. What if they really did lose my package or something?? Now I'm worried. Without a CC, no interview. Without a interview, I can't buy plane tickets and prices were $1800 last night!!!

I know this is probably not the best thing to say but if it is of any comfort, flight tickets for september are some of the cheapest of the whole year for most parts of the world where as Jun-August are the highest. So I guess even if you don't get a July interview and instead get an August one, then maybe you'd want to wait till september to fly and instead spend the extra 800 on a little vacation when your loved one arrives.

Just call Monday and keep chin up! It's too early to say they are lost versus maybe it reached some guy's desk who took a few days off or something of the sort

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Always double check your documents and forms. Not only do you get delayed by RFEs and Checklists, but the time it takes for them to review the new items you send could be used to approve more applications. Save yourself and others valuable time!

Current Status: NVC:
-Assigned and Received NVC Case Number, IIN, and BIN April 18, 2014. (100% sure case # was assigned today because I called twice and it wasn't assigned in the morning when they opened but in the afternoon it was)
*Could not provide email then as case was still being updated in their system
-On April 21, 2014 I was able to provide my email and beneficiary's.
-On April 28 I was able to fill out DS-261
-On April 29 I received and paid AOS Fee (at 1pm)
-On May 1 I received and paid IV Fee (at 1pm [became available]), also AOS Fee shows as PAID
-On May 5 IV Fee shows as PAID and DS-260 became available and was completed. Also, AOS Package Scanned by NVC

-On May 7 IV Package Scanned by NVC

-On May 28 AOS Accepted

-On June 2 IV Accepted/Case Complete

-On June 11 Interview Email Received

-On July 3 Interview at Moscow

Note: Medical Exam scheduled after interview letter received by calling the specific clinic, earliest appointment was 2 weeks ahead)

-Visa approved, came to us, got greencard, sadly things didnt go well and divorced. Last I hears she was still in the US and got a full greencard (I notified USCIS of divorce though)

Posted

I have no idea who I spoke to because she had an accent and it sounded like she was eating the phone. And she didn't answer any of my questions. Doesn't know what dates they are reviewing right now and she said "maybe next week" when I asked whether they were close to May 5th.

I also told her that the cover sheet for the checklist says "20 business days" and she said, "you have to allow 30..." For the second time.

She was no help and sounded like she hated her job. I don't know why I bother calling. What if they really did lose my package or something?? Now I'm worried. Without a CC, no interview. Without a interview, I can't buy plane tickets and prices were $1800 last night!!!

OMG and I was crying about $625. I know the feeling... I just want to book my flight and get on with this

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013

Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014
AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014

Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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We have a July 16 Interview Date in Warsaw. We sincerely hope and pray for lots of case completes tonight.

Congrats and good luck!! :dancing::dancing::dancing:

Hello everyone . So my hubby paid the AOS and sent the package like two weeks ago but the IV is not available yet to be paid... I've been checking for two weeks now is it normal?

When did you submit the DS-261? As that's what leads to IV invoicing.

How do you answer two people at once??' I've been on here since February and I still don't know how to do it. Plus I can never get emojis on my iPad and it's not a mobile version. #annoying

Oh I've got you covered girl. Totally stuffed my face.

If you hit the multiquote button for each post you'll want to end up responding to, a tally accumulates at the bottom of your screen saying something like 'Respond to 5 quotes' in a little blue box (at least blue on my screen). When you're ready to reply, hit that button and all the quotes appear in a reply box similar to replying to only one.

Type your responses in between each quote and that's it :idea::goofy:

"If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you."

"Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference."

Beneficiary - Applying for CR1/IR1 (but also played the K3 card prior to understanding it may be phased out.)

2013: July 20: I-130 sent (Chicago lockbox)

July 24: I-130 NOA1

July 24: I-129F sent (Dallas Lockbox)

Aug 2: I-129F NOA1

Aug 12: Alien Registration Number was changed, I-129F.

2014: Jan 28/29/30: - 3 transfer notices for I-130 and I-129F.

Feb 3 - Hard copy arrived -Notice of transfer to Texas stating Jan 29th.

Feb 10 - NOA2

Feb 27 - email stating I-130 being sent to NVC from TSC.

March 6 -NVC received our case.

April 7 - CASE NUMBER yay! IIN and BIN obtained and email given.

April 9 - DS261 available and filled in online.

April 9 - AOS not yet payable but visible.

April 10 - email regarding NVC case number and access to DS261 received/ email regarding AOS received and paid.

April 11 - AOS sent by snail mail.

April 14 - AOS arrived per mail tracking.

April 15 - IV bill received via email, IV bill paid/ in process, IV package sent.

April 18 - IV bill showing paid/ DS-260 available and done!

- AOS scanned into their system.

April 21 - IV package arrived per mail tracking.

April 24 - IV scanned into their system.

May 2 - False checklist for IV documents= AOS approval.

May 13 - NVC rep reported ? missing Police certificate via my phone call.

- Supervisor review initiated.

May 14 - Checklist for Police certificate came via email.

- Sent checklisted documentation priority post!

May 15 - Package delivered per mail tracking.

May 19 - Case COMPLETE!! Police certificate found by NVC:)

May 28 - Case complete email arrived.

May 30 - Assigned Interview date!

June 2 - Interview letter arrived via email.

June 11- Medical appointment Surrey, BC

July 8 - Interview in Montreal!! APPROVED!!!!!!!! July 10 - Visa package and passport in hand!! July 23 - POE!!

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(don't judge me that I watch Grey's :rofl:)

LOVE my Greys! It's always recorded just in case I miss it!

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12/13/2007: Married

USCIS

05/30/13 : I-130 Priority Date

06/04/13 : NOA1 NBC

12/30/13 : Case transferred to NSC

03/20/14 : NOA2

NVC

04/04/2014: NVC received case

05/05/2014: Case number assigned with IIN/BIN

10/06/2014: CASE COMPLETE!!

10/14/2014 ? Interview scheduled?

10/16/2014 Received P4Letter email; Case Left NVC - In transit on 18th - Delivered on 19 Nov 2014

10/20/2014: Medical

11/06/2014: Interview - APPROVED!!

11/13/2014: Pick up Visa

11/14/2014: Planned POE - Dallas

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Posted

If you have IRS transcripts, you need no other tax documents for prior years.

If you do NOT have an IRS transcript for a particular year, you must submit a copy of the tax return (all pages), W-2s (or the equivalent proving your wage-like income), and 1099s (proving interest income from deposit accounts).

If you submitted 2011, 2012, 2013 IRS transcripts, plus your Employer letter and payment stubs verifying your current (2014) income, you are fine.

Sukie

Thank u sooo much for your help. Just prepped my items for when I get to that part!

NVC Received : 2014-05-29
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2014-07-03
Pay AOS Bill : 2014-07-03
Receive I-864 Package :
Send AOS Package : 2014-07-08
(scanned in 2014-07-14)
Submit DS-261 : 2014-07-09(although completed 2014-07-03)
Receive IV Bill :
Pay IV Bill :
Send IV Package :

Receive Instruction and Interview
appointment letter :
Case Completed at NVC :
NVC Left :

Consulate Received :
Packet 3 Received :
Packet 3 Sent :
Packet 4 Received :
Interview Date :
Interview Result :
Second Interview
(If Required):
Second Interview Result:
Visa Received :
US Entry :

Comments :
Processing


Your I-130 was approved in 188 days from your

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Portugal
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yup 52 minutes for nothing BUT Mel verified that there are 2 shifts and they are processing until midnight AND they will be working tomorrow. Poor Mel doesn't have a personality ,,, I tried to chat it up with him. STONE FACE LOL

I was on hold for exactly 1 hour, it was a little bit creepy that it was exactly an hour. (used timer)

And I can also confirm they said they work until midnight and "on weekends"

I never catch their names but it was a girl.

We can't call tomorrow, right?

If you hit the multiquote button for each post you'll want to end up responding to, a tally accumulates at the bottom of your screen saying something like 'Respond to 5 quotes' in a little blue box (at least blue on my screen). When you're ready to reply, hit that button and all the quotes appear in a reply box similar to replying to only one.

Type your responses in between each quote and that's it :idea::goofy:

FINALLY got it!!!! Duh!

Dating- 7/29/2008
Engaged- 1/12/2012
Married in Portugal- 8/10/2013
USCIS:
NOA1- 8/15/2013
Transferred to CSC- 2/10/2014
NOA2- 2/19/2014

NVC:
NVC Received Case- 2/27/2014
NVC Case Number- 4/02/2014
AOS Fee Invoiced- 4/04/2014
AOS Fee Paid and AOS Sent- 4/07/2014
IV Fee Invoiced- 4/10/2014

IV Fee Paid- 4/12/2014

AOS Package in NVC System- 4/14/2014

IV Package Sent- 4/17/2014

DS- 260 Available & Completed- 4/18/2014

IV Package in NVC System- 4/24/2014

Checklist for I-864 - 4/29/2014

Checklist for I-864 SENT- 5/1/2014

Checklist for I-864 in NVC System- 5/5/2014

CASE COMPLETE- June 2, 2014 :dance::dancing:(L):luv:
CC Email- 6/9/2014

Interview Date Email- 6/11/ 2014

Medical Exam- 6/24/2014

INTERVIEW DATE- July 22, 2014 at 1PM in Paris, France

POE- August 5, 2014 Finally Home!!!

I am the Petitioner and my husband is the Beneficiary. We are apart, as he is in Portugal and I am in the U.S.

ROC

20 May 2016- I-751 mailed

24 May 2016- ROC received at VSC

6 June 2016- NOA received

10 June 2016- Biometrics Letter received (scheduled for June 22, 2016)

 
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