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AustinCanada   681

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NVC please get to work, my IV package is sitting in your mail room waiting to be scanned in. I just got a false checklist from NVC now.

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______CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS:_________________________________

When responding to the National Visa Center, please include the bar code sheet that came with this letter. Failure to include the bar code sheet may cause a delay in the processing of your case. The bar code sheet should be placed on top of all documents being submitted for this case and mailed to the address provided.

______1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1:_______________________

The National Visa Center received your DS-260 form. We are waiting for the traveling applicants supporting civil documents to be submitted to the NVC. Your online Immigrant Visa Application will be reviewed upon receipt of your supporting documentation.

To view which documents the applicant must submit to the NVC, please go to our website.

I just got the same false checklist! :rofl: They've already scanned my IV package last week! :rofl:

Naturalization

N-400 Sent: Aug 22, 2017

NOA: Aug 24, 2017

Biometrics: Sept 22, 2017

Interview: Oct 22, 2018 (Approved)

Oath Ceremony: Oct 23, 2018

 

Removing Conditions

I-751 Sent: Aug 22, 2016

NOA1: Aug 25, 2016

Biometrics: Oct 12, 2016

Interview: Oct 22, 2018 (Approved)

 

I-130 Application

NOA1: Oct 4, 2013

NOA2: Apr 11, 2014

NVC Received: Apr 30

Case Number: May 23

DS-261 / AOS Fee: June 5

AOS Package (Scan): June 16

IV Fee: July 18

IV Package (Scan): July 25

DS-260 Form: July 25

AOS Package (Accepted): July 29

Case Complete: Sept 16

Medical Exam: Oct 16

Interview: Nov 10

Visa Received: Nov 19

POE: Nov 20, 2014

 

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CASE COMPLETE as of today! thanks to all for the help and support, Saylin you are an angel! what a great Canada day for me!

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OMG our AOS just turned into N/A too!!!!1

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Case complete!!!!! We received a checklist in error on June 13th, and they finally removed it!(Business day 31). Don't lose hope for those who are still waiting, it's hard but you can all make it t

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I'm so happy for you that you are moving to the interview stage. Best wishes for a speedy interview!

Thank you :)

Married: 26 Jan 2013

Priority date for I130: 6 June 2013

case approved: 19 dec 2013

Case number assigned: 30 april 2014

DS 261 submitted: 2 May 2014

AOS fee paid: 2 May 2014

Cover letter for AOS available: 7 May 2014

IV fee paid: 21 May 2014

AOS package received at NVC: 23 May 2014

IV package cover letter available: 24 May 2014

DS 230 submitted: 8 June 2014

IV civil documents received at NVC: 11 june 2014

IV package scanned at NVC: 16 june 2014

False checklist about civil documents: 2 July 2014

Case complete: 30 july 2014

Interview date: 02 september 2014 (approved)

Visa received (passport n sealed packet): 03 september 2014( only in 1 day..amazing..)

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Hey guys, how long does NVC takes to invoice AOS? Its been quite sometime since I got the case no but AOS is still not invoice. We are also waiting for receipt form NVC. Its getting so frustrated that, we are in the middle yet so far away. Any kind of information is greatly appreciated.

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We just received an email from NVC with our case number and IIN. It took less than 30 business days without having to call once. I really think being patient and not tying them down with phone calls is the best way to go. Just my personal opinion, but Im planning to apply this method for the whole process and see how it goes. Has anyone else out there refrained from calling them at all for status updates? I understand

everyone is different though, so to each his own. Hoping the best for everyone.

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bdrew612   1,071

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We just received an email from NVC with our case number and IIN. It took less than 30 business days without having to call once. I really think being patient and not tying them down with phone calls is the best way to go. Just my personal opinion, but Im planning to apply this method for the whole process and see how it goes. Has anyone else out there refrained from calling them at all for status updates? I understand

everyone is different though, so to each his own. Hoping the best for everyone.

The phones have nothing to do with the speed of document review. The agents on the phone read from a screen and are not the same people reviewing documents.

If you decide not to call, then your case may appear to move slower than others' as e-mails are not the quickest (and sometimes you might not get one).

5/21/2016: Mailed I-751 packet to CSC

5/23/2016: NOA1

7/29/2016: Biometrics Appointment

11/22/2016: I-751 Approved!

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We just received an email from NVC with our case number and IIN. It took less than 30 business days without having to call once. I really think being patient and not tying them down with phone calls is the best way to go. Just my personal opinion, but Im planning to apply this method for the whole process and see how it goes. Has anyone else out there refrained from calling them at all for status updates? I understand

everyone is different though, so to each his own. Hoping the best for everyone.

I couldn't disagree more. For me, calling everyday gave me a huge peace of mind. I was able to get items removed from a checklist before I ever got an email about it. and I was able to send my husband to the city to get another birth certificate on a Friday instead of waiting until Monday. We saved alot of time. We only spent 2 months at the NVC and that included 2 checklists, about 4 supervisor reviews and several conversations with supervisors..

The NVC makes alot of mistakes! You have to babysit them if you want to get through without delay.

If you want to sit and wait for an email that may never come.... go right ahead, but I wouldn't suggest it..... But I really think calling OFTEN really helps . Calling everyday doesn't have any effect on your processing . So why not call and get updates and make sure there isn't anything weird happening?

BTW... my case only took 11 days to arrive from the TSC... case number assigned the same day.... Now, if I didn't call 3 times a day I would have wasted precious time. Everything in our case was completed within 9 days thanks to the people on this thread and the WIKI ( that I read at least 50 times) Our lawyer made a terrible mistake and I would have never known if I wasn't here reading all this awesome info...

Hey guys, how long does NVC takes to invoice AOS? Its been quite sometime since I got the case no but AOS is still not invoice. We are also waiting for receipt form NVC. Its getting so frustrated that, we are in the middle yet so far away. Any kind of information is greatly appreciated.

study the signatures and you should get a good idea what the current processing times are.

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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Ketsuban   1,034

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We just received an email from NVC with our case number and IIN. It took less than 30 business days without having to call once. I really think being patient and not tying them down with phone calls is the best way to go. Just my personal opinion, but Im planning to apply this method for the whole process and see how it goes. Has anyone else out there refrained from calling them at all for status updates? I understand

everyone is different though, so to each his own. Hoping the best for everyone.

I really didn't want to have to keep calling either and was planning the same strategy as you, hoping things would go smoothly, but I'm actually having to beg them to take our money now. We've had two supervisor reviews initiated after waiting over 40 business days for our IV invoice. It's gotten to the point where we've contacted my husband's state representative now because they just will not do anything with our case. You really do find you need to prompt them to do stuff sometimes. It's a shame, because everything else has gone really smoothly, no checklists or RFEs at any point. I really wish they'd be more transparent as to why they make us wait 41 business days (so far) but let the majority of people get their invoices within or just over 30. If there's a problem with our case, I'd like to know so we can fix it!

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

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I just got the same false checklist! :rofl: They've already scanned my IV package last week! :rofl:

I'll call them on Friday to check if my IV package have been scanned. Then the usual quote of 30business days waiting starts :rofl:

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msc13   282

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I just called NVC and found out that they approved my AOS package yesterday! :dance:

Well, I didn't receive a false checklist so it looks like some people receive false checklists while others don't. :no:

I'm now waiting for them to review my IV package and DS-260. :clock: I'll just have to wait until Sept 5th (my 30th business day). :bonk:

I hope I don't get a checklist on my IV package. I reviewed it so many times! Fingers crossed! :thumbs:

Hi AustinCanada

That is really awesome. Congratulations. One step nearer. Xxx

2013/9/17 - Mailed I-130

2013/9/20 - Received NOA1

2014/2/26 - Transferred to TSC

2014/3/21 - Received email NOA2

2014/3/21 - I-130 Approved

2014/3/26 - Email received File Received

2014/4/02 - NVC received file

2014/5/1 - Case Number and IIN assigned

2014/5/7 - DS-261 available and completed

2014/5/8 - AOS invoice available and paid

2014/5/9 - AOS showing as paid

2014/5/20 - AOS Package sent

2014/6/3 - AOS Scanned and Under Review

2014/6/9 - IV Fee Invoice available and Paid

2014/6/10 - DS-260 available

2014/6/10 - IV package couriered to NVC

2014/6/10 - IV invoice showing Paid

2014/6/11 - DS-260 submitted

2014/6/16 - IV package delivered to NVC

2014/6/20 - IV package scanned

2014/7/11 - Received Checklist for AOS - one tiny thing!

2014/7/15 - Checklist response couriered to NVC by Lawyers

2014/7/18 - AOS Checklist delivered to NVC

2014/7/22 - AOS Checklist scanned in

2014/8/5 - IV Checklist Received

2014/8/20 - Supervisor reviewed Adoption Certificate Checklist and found it acceptable

2014/8/26 - Couriered Singapore Police Certificate to NVC

2014/8/28 - Package delivered to NVC

2014/8/29 - IV checklist scanned in

2014/9/12 - AOS Checklist accepted

2024/10/27 - called NVC to be advised last scanned document is now September 17th, an email I sent early August and they looked at on September 17th.

2014/9/17 - last scanned date. Waiting for a Case Complete.

2014/10/30 - CASE COMPLETE

2014/11/10 - Interview Scheduled

2014/12/23 - Interview - going to try to move up a week but we will see.

2014/12/2 - interview and APPROVED

2014/12/18 - Smooth and quick POE at LAX then onto JFK by domestic

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Ketsuban   1,034

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When emailing NVC, how do I arrange the subject header so it is forwarded to a supervisor? Will "Attn: Supervisor" followed by my case number work, or do I need to specify a supervisor's name?

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

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so i noticed that people are getting interview dates already. people that got a cc after me... is this because different embassy has different processing times? I called early this morning and they didn't have an interview date yet.

07-09-13 - Application received at Chicago Lockbox NOA1

01-03-14 - Transfer notice to Nebraska

01-06-14 - Application received at Nebraska

03-13-14 - NOA2 notification

03-25-14 - NVC received case

04-24-14 - Case number and IIN received over the phone

05-02-14 - Paid AOS Fees

05-06-14 - Sent AOS package

05-07-14 - AOS Fees showed up as paid

05-08-14 - AOS package received at NVC (Scanned on may 8th)

05-08-14 - IV Bill showed up and paid

05-12-14 - Sent IV package overnight

05-13-14 - IV package received at NVC (Scanned on may 15th)

06-05-14 - AOS Checklist for not having N/A written for "Place of Residence" (checklist info received over the phone).

06-09-14 - AOS Checklist - I864EZ delivered today.

06-11-14 - I864EZ got scanned today.

06-13-14 - Sent original marriage and birth certificate out to NVC. (Received at NVC 06-16-14)

06-16-14 - received fake checklist asking for 864ez and marriage certificate

06-20-14 - Marriage and Birth certificate scanned

07-23-14 - Case complete (Talked to Don at NVC on 7/24) -- Received CC email 7/30

08-01-14 - Interview date assigned (Sept 9th)

08-05-14 - Received Interview Letter via email

09-10-14 - Visa Approved

09-11-14 - Paid the extortion fees

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I didn't go to work today so I had a lot of time in my hands. I don't know if you old timers here noticed something but has the CEAC site changed in the past few days ? cause when I signed to my daughters case a month + ago and today for my wife , they look different (applicant info )

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also the process seems faster according to my spreadsheet (maybe I am wrong)

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daughters case from case received to ds 261 = 27 business days

wife's case from case received to ds261 = 13 business days

Daughters case USCIS Wife's case

Form I-130 Form I-130

Date I-130 Sent :01/22/2014..........................................01/22/2014
Date I-130 NOA1 :01/24/2014.........................................01/25/2014
Date I-130 NOA2 :05/08/2014.............Expedite...............06/25/2014

NVC

Daughter's case Wife's case

Date Package Received.............05/21/2014..............07/14/2014
Case # Assigned.........................06/12/2014..............07/29/2014
DS-261/AOS Bill invoiced...........06/25/2014..............07/30/2014
Pay Aos Bil....................................06/26/2014..............08/01/2014
DS-261 completed.......................06/26/2014............ 08/03/2014
Aos Sent.........................................07/03/2014..............08/11/2014
Aos Scanned.................................07/11/2014..............08/14/2014
IV Bill Invoiced...............................08/08/2014..............08/08/2014
IV Bill Paid.......................................08/09/2014..............08/09/2014
DS 260 Completed........................08/15/2014..............08/15/2014
IV Sent.............................................08/18/2014..............08/18/2014

IV Scanned.....................................08/21/2014..............08/21/2014

AOS Approved...............................08/26/2014..............?????????

CASE COMPLETE....................????????................????????


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LoveMyTico   999

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so i noticed that people are getting interview dates already. people that got a cc after me... is this because different embassy has different processing times? I called early this morning and they didn't have an interview date yet.

it depends on the dates that the embassy provides to the NVC. If your embassy is busy, it might take longer

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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Saylin   1,605

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so i noticed that people are getting interview dates already. people that got a cc after me... is this because different embassy has different processing times? I called early this morning and they didn't have an interview date yet.

Yes. You can't compare your case to others in different countries. You need to focus specifically on those going through the exact same consulate/embassy as yourself.

My Personal Blog - Journey Through Immigration

IR-1/CR-1 Flowchart

Montreal Consulate Pictures/Maps

Wiki for Canadian Spouses for NVC (electronic processing and online forms)

Wiki on NVC Process

Immigration Timeline (Click "Show" to see full immigration timeline)

 

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