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[sap283 0]

Hey friends!

My son landed at SFO 7.26 am and surprise! surprise! There was absolutely nothing he had to do, but just walk out of the airport towards 'Baggage Claim". The immigration formalities were over at AbuDhabi ( he took an Etihad flight via Abu Dhabi) and there too it was a breeze.... they did not ask him any questions except the routine stuff.

As for the $165 fees for Green card, you will only get the A-number and the DOS number on your stamped passport. Also they issue a letter stating how you have to pay the fee before flying out to the US. Paying the fees at USCIS ELIS is a simple process and once that is done you receive an email. Thats it!

Congrats chubbs...Can you elaborate more on immigration formalities at Abu Dhabi? Did they collect brown sealed envelope? I would think at SFO, they collected bio-metrics.

Wow!! Thats a great News!! Congratulations, its a party time now.

This POE experience sounds very easy but I am still not get this about the Immigration Formalities in Abu Dhabi.

Hi puru,

Does NVC sends any confirmation email after they receive the financial documents and AOS?

TIA!

[puru444 44]

Congrats chubbs...Can you elaborate more on immigration formalities at Abu Dhabi? Did they collect brown sealed envelope? I would think at SFO, they collected bio-metrics.

Hi puru,

Does NVC sends any confirmation email after they receive the financial documents and AOS?

TIA!

Yes, they sent me two confirmations via e-mail though the language was same in both the mails. First they sent us when Financial Documents delivered & second time upon the Civil Documents Delivery.

[chubbs 11]

Congrats chubbs...Can you elaborate more on immigration formalities at Abu Dhabi? Did they collect brown sealed envelope? I would think at SFO, they collected bio-metrics.

Hi puru,

Does NVC sends any confirmation email after they receive the financial documents and AOS?

TIA!

They collected the sealed envelope at Abu Dhabi, took his fingerprints and that was it, all over in less than 10 mins, he says. No queries or questions but they verified the documents from the envelope. At SFO, he just walked out of airport, no need even to show his passport.

[chubbs 11]

Hey thanks everyone, yes it certainly is party-time!! and let me just reiterate, all immigration formalities like handing over sealed envelope and fingerprinting at AbuDhabi. Nothing whatsoever at SFO.

[puru444 44]

Hey thanks everyone, yes it certainly is party-time!! and let me just reiterate, all immigration formalities like handing over sealed envelope and fingerprinting at AbuDhabi. Nothing whatsoever at SFO.

But how?? It means that they have officials all over the world. Is he sure about this that he handed over to the right person under right authority??

I will too come from UAE via Dubai in Emirates, it means this could happen with me too.

[kuspat9 0]

But how?? It means that they have officials all over the world. Is he sure about this that he handed over to the right person under right authority??

I will too come from UAE via Dubai in Emirates, it means this could happen with me too.

No , you will have to go thru the process at your port of entry in US.

As of now , Abu Dhabi is the only non-US port that does immigration formalities( of all transit airports related to travel from India).

[puru444 44]

No , you will have to go thru the process at your port of entry in US.

As of now , Abu Dhabi is the only non-US port that does immigration formalities( of all transit airports related to travel from India).

Oh that makes sense now. Otherwise, I was worried and confused that how did they took his papers at Abu Dhabi Airport.

By the way, September Visa Bulletin has been OUT!!

22 Dec 08 is the date for F2B.

Hamida,

Your daughter will be current in next bulletin, you both could receive an interview letter by the end of this month.

Best of Luck!!

[hamida 0]

Oh that makes sense now. Otherwise, I was worried and confused that how did they took his papers at Abu Dhabi Airport.

By the way, September Visa Bulletin has been OUT!!

22 Dec 08 is the date for F2B.

Hamida,

Your daughter will be current in next bulletin, you both could receive an interview letter by the end of this month.

Best of Luck!!

Thanks Purru. Great movement in all categories

F1 15-Dec-07 6 Weeks F2A 1-Mar-14 10 wks F2B 22-Dec-08 5 weeks F3 8-May-04 4 weeks F4 15-Jan-03 6 weeks

[liberal_always 0]

Hey guys, my son's interview is set for tomorrow. Just hoping it goes well. We are obviously so nervous.

Any idea on how many days they take to return the passport with the visa ? Iv read on their website it may take 3-5 business days. Is that accurate ?

Thanks.. Doubt I will be able to sleep tonight !

[puru444 44]

Hey guys, my son's interview is set for tomorrow. Just hoping it goes well. We are obviously so nervous.

Any idea on how many days they take to return the passport with the visa ? Iv read on their website it may take 3-5 business days. Is that accurate ?

Thanks.. Doubt I will be able to sleep tonight !

I am too searching for this question.

here's the link:

http://www.visajourney.com/search/?cx=partner-pub-3407508467788263%3A9725800110&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8&q=after+the+interview+how+long+for+passport+to+pick&sa=Search&siteurl=www.visajourney.com%2F&ref=www.visajourney.com%2Fforums%2Ftopic%2F561177-f2b-interview-case-denied%2F&ss=12685j12501635j49

My mother's flight is booked on 07th September and my interview is on 01 Sept. I have read some reviews and there are some cases where people received their passports within 2 business days. But, its a total gamble and this timing varies case to case.

Anyways, Best of Luck for him!! Do share his experience with us tomorrow.

[hamida 0]

Hey guys, my son's interview is set for tomorrow. Just hoping it goes well. We are obviously so nervous.

Any idea on how many days they take to return the passport with the visa ? Iv read on their website it may take 3-5 business days. Is that accurate ?

Thanks.. Doubt I will be able to sleep tonight !

what is his priority date. Is it F-1 OR FB-2 category

[sap283 0]

Thanks Purru. Great movement in all categories

F1 15-Dec-07 6 Weeks F2A 1-Mar-14 10 wks F2B 22-Dec-08 5 weeks F3 8-May-04 4 weeks F4 15-Jan-03 6 weeks

Hamida - can you post the timeline for your daughter's case as to when you sent all documents etc and when they completed the case, and when your were notified?

[sap283 0]

Oh that makes sense now. Otherwise, I was worried and confused that how did they took his papers at Abu Dhabi Airport.

Abu Dhabi is the only air port outside north/south america, and Ireland that has designated US area. They opened the facility last year in Abu Dhabi(1st facility outside the USA since 1980). Ettihad pays 85% of the cost for the facility and staff. In another words all Ittihad airline planes lands on domestic terminal of US airports, since this change.

[hamida 0]

My daughters timeline F2B Priority date January 5, 2009

DS-261 - showed completed on April 8, 2015

AOS Fee showed paid on April 9, 2015

AOS Document sent on April 22, 2015

AOS Document received by NVC April 23, 2014

Called NVC April 24, 2015 enquiring about IV Invoice they approved DS-261 on Phone

DS-261 Approval email received on April 27, 2015

IV Fee email received on April 27, 2015

IV Fee enabled on the web on April 28, 2015

IV Fee paid April 29, 2015

IV Documents Submitted May 13, 2015

DS-260 to be completed and sent -- May 31, 2015

Case completed email July 13, 2015

[liberal_always 0]

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to share some good news ! Finally we got the visa !! It was a painful journey especially the last 10 days.. but we pulled it through ! Thanks to everyone on this forum for posting and sharing your experiences ! Its an amazing platform and very helpful as all of you guys know!

Here is ours:

- My son's appointment was scheduled at 7:30 at the Mumbai Consulate. It was the only option as we booked the appt online through Category 2 as he already had a prior interview where his visa was on hold as we were not able to produce the opt-out letter.

- He got in at 7:00

- There were already many folks ahead of him and had to wait for almost 1.5 hours to get to talk to the local officer who verified all his documents. They had already taken everything at the last interview so he was not asked for anything else. They had taken the medical reports, PCC (original), verification of Birth Certificate was done, 2014 Tax returns (as we did not submit those to NVC). AOS was not asked as we had submitted the originals to NVC, VAC Appt Confirmation and Photos.

- He offered the F2B opt-out letter to the officer but they said they already got the email from USCIS and did not require it.

- Then it was another 1.5 hours of waiting after which he was called for the interview with the immigration officer who was american.

- He was very cordial and friendly. He asked basic questions like - why was he not married yet, what kind of girl he plans to get married to (indian or american), how does he manage living alone, whether his parents had visited him or not, what does he plan on doing abroad. All of this was not quite an interview but a friendly discussion

- He came out after that and we all were so relieved !

The status on CEAC website changed to Administrative Processing within 15 minutes and within an hour it was "Issued"

We are now waiting for the passport to be issued!

Good luck to everyone and thanks! This most definitely was the best day of our lives..!! Will never forget the relief we all experienced. !

Best wishes to all.. Now time to book tickets :-))