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Icee14   10

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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How soon after you received the IV invoice did it allow you to pay IV FEES? i checked and clicked on Pay Selected Fees, but nothing is happening!!!

Received the email at 1:02AM, Paid it at the Ceac site at 2:30am...

(F) USCIS

19 February 2014 - Sent I-130

20 February 2014 - Received at Texas Service Center

24 February 2014 - NOA 1

29 May 2014 - I-130 Approval/NOA2

05 June 2014 - Case shipped to NVC

(F) NVC

01 July 2014 - Case received

14 July 2014 - Case Number, IIN, and BIN assigned

29 July 2014 - DS -261 Available and complete

02 August 2014 - AOS Bill invoiced and paid

04 August 2014 - AOS Bill "PAID" status

04 August 2014 - AOS Package sent

06 August 2014 - AOS Package scanned at NVC

02 September 2014 - Expedite Request sent

09 September 2014 - IV Package sent with AOS Cover

12 September 2014 - IV Package scanned at NVC

10 September 2014 - Expedite Request under review e-mail

11 September 2014 - IV Bill invoiced and paid

12 September 2014 - IV Bill "PAID" status

14 September 2014 - DS-260 Completed online

16 September 2014 - Expedite request approved

15.October.2014 - Case complete

XX.XX.2014 - Interview scheduled

(F) Embassy

XX.XX.2014 - Medical

XX.XX.2014 - Interview

XX.XX.2014 - Visa in hand

XX.XX.2014 - POE

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Kenya
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Received the email at 1:02AM, Paid it at the Ceac site at 2:30am...

Finally paid it, weird I had to use Internet Explorer, firefox was acting up....

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Petar&Wendy   30

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Serbia
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Oh sweet heart I'm so sorry this happened and they should make it up to you when it's their fault. I can't see why they can't fix it.

I'll be praying by some miracle they fix the problem soon. You vent all you want that's what we're here for.

Thank you all. Really I just want my fair turn in line! It's ridiculous! I'm only asking that they don't start my 60 days over again when they receive the "real" packet. My 60 day wait started on August 13th, and it's their fault they didn't send the right information. Grr. I'm praying to be home before the holidays!

USCIS
09/03/2013 - Sent I-130
09/13/2013 - NOA1

04/23/2014 - I-130 Approval/NOA2

NVC

06/02/2014 - DS -261 & AOS invoice Available

06/03/2014 - AOS invoice paid & DS-261 completed
06/04/2014 - DS-261 received by NVC

06/10/2014 - AOS Package sent
​06/16/2014 - AOS received/scanned by NVC
08/01/2014 - AOS checklist via email*
08/04/2014 - AOS checklist packet sent
08/06/2014 - IV Package sent with AOS barcode coversheet
08/07/2014 - DS-261 reviewed by NVC

08/09/2014 - IV Bill invoiced

08/11/2014 - IV Bill paid
08/12/2014 - AOS checklist scanned at NVC

08/13/2014 - DS-260 Completed online

08/13/2014 - IV Package scanned at NVC

09/09/2014 - AOS checklist hard-copy*

09/11/2014 - "Real" AOS checklist packet sent*

09/15/2014 - "Real" AOS checklist scanned at NVC

10/03/2014 - NVC received emailed expedite request, forwarded to Belgrade Embassy (financial)

10/09/2014 - Belgrade Embassy denied expedite (financial)

10/16/2014 - Emailed expedite request to NVC, forwarded to Belgrade Embassy (NVC error)

10/17/2014 - Expedite ACCEPTED!!! (NVC error)

10/23/2014 - NVC shipped case to BLG

11/07/2014 - Called BLG, inquired about case and received interview date, interview packet was mailed 11/6/14, never received any email
11/13/2014 - Received interview packet, postmarked 11/10/14 even though BLG said sent on 11/6/14

Embassy
11/13/2014 - Medical
11/19/2014 - Interview- APPROVED!!

11/21/2014 - BLG posted visa packet through DHL to Čačak (has tracking number)
11/24/2014 - Visa in hand (picked up in Čačak at DHL)
11/28/2014 - Goodbye Serbia!
11/29/2014 - POE in Seattle

*On 08/01/14 I received a checklist via email and responded right away. Over a month later, on 09/09/14, I received the hard-copy in the mail. Upon reading the hard-copy, I found that NVC made a mistake and emailed me the wrong checklist. I contacted a supervisor at NVC and she instructed me to write a letter of explanation to accompany my "real" checklist response. She also told me this may not help me and that we may be back in line. Lord help us!

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Petar&Wendy   30

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Maybe her colleagues spike her coffee whenever they have enough of her.

:ot: Yeah maybe. It's so weird though. Even her voice is different. On the bad days she sounds almost automated, like an evil computer, but on good days she sounds so sweet and like she *might* actually care. I think I call there too much <_<:rofl:

USCIS
09/03/2013 - Sent I-130
09/13/2013 - NOA1

04/23/2014 - I-130 Approval/NOA2

NVC

06/02/2014 - DS -261 & AOS invoice Available

06/03/2014 - AOS invoice paid & DS-261 completed
06/04/2014 - DS-261 received by NVC

06/10/2014 - AOS Package sent
​06/16/2014 - AOS received/scanned by NVC
08/01/2014 - AOS checklist via email*
08/04/2014 - AOS checklist packet sent
08/06/2014 - IV Package sent with AOS barcode coversheet
08/07/2014 - DS-261 reviewed by NVC

08/09/2014 - IV Bill invoiced

08/11/2014 - IV Bill paid
08/12/2014 - AOS checklist scanned at NVC

08/13/2014 - DS-260 Completed online

08/13/2014 - IV Package scanned at NVC

09/09/2014 - AOS checklist hard-copy*

09/11/2014 - "Real" AOS checklist packet sent*

09/15/2014 - "Real" AOS checklist scanned at NVC

10/03/2014 - NVC received emailed expedite request, forwarded to Belgrade Embassy (financial)

10/09/2014 - Belgrade Embassy denied expedite (financial)

10/16/2014 - Emailed expedite request to NVC, forwarded to Belgrade Embassy (NVC error)

10/17/2014 - Expedite ACCEPTED!!! (NVC error)

10/23/2014 - NVC shipped case to BLG

11/07/2014 - Called BLG, inquired about case and received interview date, interview packet was mailed 11/6/14, never received any email
11/13/2014 - Received interview packet, postmarked 11/10/14 even though BLG said sent on 11/6/14

Embassy
11/13/2014 - Medical
11/19/2014 - Interview- APPROVED!!

11/21/2014 - BLG posted visa packet through DHL to Čačak (has tracking number)
11/24/2014 - Visa in hand (picked up in Čačak at DHL)
11/28/2014 - Goodbye Serbia!
11/29/2014 - POE in Seattle

*On 08/01/14 I received a checklist via email and responded right away. Over a month later, on 09/09/14, I received the hard-copy in the mail. Upon reading the hard-copy, I found that NVC made a mistake and emailed me the wrong checklist. I contacted a supervisor at NVC and she instructed me to write a letter of explanation to accompany my "real" checklist response. She also told me this may not help me and that we may be back in line. Lord help us!

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Icee14   10

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Finally paid it, weird I had to use Internet Explorer, firefox was acting up....

good! were you able to access the DS 260?

(F) USCIS

19 February 2014 - Sent I-130

20 February 2014 - Received at Texas Service Center

24 February 2014 - NOA 1

29 May 2014 - I-130 Approval/NOA2

05 June 2014 - Case shipped to NVC

(F) NVC

01 July 2014 - Case received

14 July 2014 - Case Number, IIN, and BIN assigned

29 July 2014 - DS -261 Available and complete

02 August 2014 - AOS Bill invoiced and paid

04 August 2014 - AOS Bill "PAID" status

04 August 2014 - AOS Package sent

06 August 2014 - AOS Package scanned at NVC

02 September 2014 - Expedite Request sent

09 September 2014 - IV Package sent with AOS Cover

12 September 2014 - IV Package scanned at NVC

10 September 2014 - Expedite Request under review e-mail

11 September 2014 - IV Bill invoiced and paid

12 September 2014 - IV Bill "PAID" status

14 September 2014 - DS-260 Completed online

16 September 2014 - Expedite request approved

15.October.2014 - Case complete

XX.XX.2014 - Interview scheduled

(F) Embassy

XX.XX.2014 - Medical

XX.XX.2014 - Interview

XX.XX.2014 - Visa in hand

XX.XX.2014 - POE

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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A quick question on ds 260..help needed

Q.does ur child live with u?

Q. Do u hav documentation that u hav recieved vaccinations in accordancee with us laws?

My child n wife both r in usa so wat do i put in q1

For q2 wat shud i write in the explain box ...plz help

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matdeepu   8

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Hi, Saylin's wiki says pay stubs are optional but good proof of current income.

If you have a sufficient income as per tax return/transcript then that's fine.NOT required any other proof.

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Behold! http://imgur.com/1KlC9bR There is. I was always a little confused why people kept asking whether to send it to DR or CMR. I was thinking "why not just print the page??" Yepyep. Anyways, I emailed it to myself and removed any potential privacy thingies, renamed it my case number and voilà!

Oh, I see it now. Thank you.

I thought it is only for those who send their documents through the post office, not e-mail.

I-130 filed - 30/01/213
I-130 approved - 30/10/213 Error in I-130
I-824 filed 24/03/2014
I-824 approved 21/06/201
NVC case number - 29/07/2014
DS 261sent, AOS fee paid - 30/07/2014
AOS sent - 05/08/2014

IV invoice received and paid - 09/10/2014

DS 260, IV documents sent - 09/13/2014

Case Complete - 09/30/2014

waiting for the daughter's CC (checklist Oct 01/2014, Second checklist - Dec 03/2014)

Interview letter received Dec. 04

Medical scheduled Dec. 23

Interview date Jan. 23

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mofatsd   127

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Just checking around - anyone have their I-130's sent over to NVC around the last week of August? I'd love to follow each other through the NVC journey! I've seen - support keeps some bit of sanity.

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Switzerland

Marriage: 2008-08-07

I-130 Sent : 2014-08-02

I-130 NOA1 : 2014-08-05

I-130 Approved : 2014-08-25

NVC Received : 2014-09-12

NVC Case & IIN Number Assigned: 2014-09-22

DS-261 Filled and Submitted: 2014-09-22

AOS Bill / Payment Made: 2014-09-23

Received IV Bill: 2014-10-02

Paid IV Bill: 2014-10-03

Sent AOS & IV: 2014-10-19

Package Received by NVC: 2014-10-22

Scanned Date into NVC (e-mail received): 2014-10-23

Submitted DS-260: 2014-10-23

Checklist received (AOS - missing check box): 2014-12-17

Re-submitted documents (received by NVC): 2014-12-30

Submitted expedite request: 2015-01-02

Expedite approved by embassy: 2015-01-05

Files shipped to embassy: 2015-01-07

Medical scheduled: 2015-01-13

Embassy received files: 2014-01-12

Processing
Estimates/Stats :

* I-130 was approved in 20 days from NOA1 date.

* NVC received case in 18 days from NOA2 date.

* NVC assigned Case & IIN # in 10 days from NVC received date.

* DS-261 Filled out in 0 days from receiving Case number.

* AOS Bill paid in 1 day from filing DS-261

* IV Bill Received 11 days after filling DS-261

* NVC Scanned AOS/IV Package 3 days after sending

* Checklist received 55 days after sending documents

* Expedite approved 3 days after submission

* Files shipped to embassy 2 days after expedite approved

* Files received by embassy 5 days after shipped from NVC

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100JH   129

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Received checklist at 121 am for her Police Record. It was sent in, along with a translation and certified letter from the translator. Lawyer responded within 5 hours with scanned copies of all documents.

Edited by 100JH

CR1 Visa

Embassy: Bogota, Colombia

08/31/2013 -- Married in Colombia

USCIS

10/07/2013 -- I130 Sent
10/18/2013 -- I130 NOA1 date

03/07/2014 -- I130 transferred to California Service Center

03/27/2014 -- RFE Issued

04/15/2014 -- RFE received and info sent (resubmit Marriage Certificate)

04/28/2014 -- RFE received at CSC ("In Review")

05/06/2014 -- I130 NOA2

05/07/2014 – I130 Mailed to NVC
NVC
05-14-2014 -- NVC received
06-20-2014 -- NVC case number assigned case (AoS/IV bills received)
06-29-2014 -- AoS and IV bills paid

07-03-2014 -- AOS & IV bills in "Paid" status

07-08-2014 -- DS-260 completed

07-08-2014 -- Sent AoS and IV Packages

07-15-2014 -- AoS and IV scans

09-11-2014 -- Checklist for Police Records
09-19-2014 -- Case Complete
10-03-2014 -- Interview Scheduled
Embassy
10-16-2014 -- Medical
11-13-2014 -- Interview - APPROVED!
11-20-2014 -- VISA IN HAND!
12-02-2014 -- POE (Dulles) :dance:

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Saylin   1,605

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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Oh, I see it now. Thank you.

I thought it is only for those who send their documents through the post office, not e-mail.

You're right. EP doesn't need to use the cover sheets. It's explained in my EP wiki ;)

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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A quick question on ds 260..help needed

Q.does ur child live with u?

Q. Do u hav documentation that u hav recieved vaccinations in accordancee with us laws?

My child n wife both r in usa so wat do i put in q1?For q2 wat shud i write in the explain box ...plz help

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Hi guys, congrats to everyone who got CC! I want to share my short update. My wife had interview on 8th August, visa was approved and we got passport in about 8 business days.

I accompanied my wife for visa interview and I think it was useful to go together.Specially if you are in one of those countries where additional processing is a concern, I think it is definitely a plus to go together to make a stronger case. We came to US just this past weekend!

Another thing that has changed since my last travel was US immigration now takes place at the departing airports in mideast - in my case at Abu dabhi airport. I didn't know that and I was late to go the gate but thankfully flight was late and they processed it. This just happens at the departing gate, no need to go looking for US immigration. So the flight to New York was domestic flight!

I hope all this helps! Best of luck! :)

N400
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Feb 20 - USCIS update notification.
Feb 20 - biometrics done
Jan 31 - Applied N400 online 
 

NVC

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April 18, 2014 NVC received case

May 15, 2014 Case # and IIN assigned

DS-261 not required as I had lawyer on file

May 21, AOS and IV fee available and paid.

May 23, AOS and IV Packet sent.

May 23, DS 260 filled online.

May 29, AOS/IV scanned

Jun 3, Recieved email that AOS/IV fees are paid and I need to send the papers which I have already done.

July 3, Received postal mail from NVC that my visa preference has upgraded to CR1

July 8, Case Complete

 

I-130

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Feb 25, 2013 Priority date

April 01, 2014 I-130 approved

April 04, /2014 I-130 Send to NVC

 

If you have not filled you signature with timeline info yet, please do it now! Go to your profile, press 'Edit' and signature field becomes available.

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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It would be nice if we didn't have to sift through so much dirt to get to the gold.

So are you implying that some post or comments here are DIRT?!!!!! That's kinda harsh.... I hold my peace.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Hi guys, congrats to everyone who got CC! I want to share my short update. My wife had interview on 8th August, visa was approved and we got passport in about 8 business days.

I accompanied my wife for visa interview and I think it was useful to go together.Specially if you are in one of those countries where additional processing is a concern, I think it is definitely a plus to go together to make a stronger case. We came to US just this past weekend!

Another thing that has changed since my last travel was US immigration now takes place at the departing airports in mideast - in my case at Abu dabhi airport. I didn't know that and I was late to go the gate but thankfully flight was late and they processed it. This just happens at the departing gate, no need to go looking for US immigration. So the flight to New York was domestic flight!

I hope all this helps! Best of luck! :)

Congrats to you guys on the approval of visa :)

You meant to say that once immigrant arrived to USA from Pakistan, they do not have to go through big lines of immigration or this new process is just for US citizens?

IR1/CR1 Timeline:

01/24/2014: Married

02/11/2014: I130 Sent

02/19/2014: I130 NOA1

06/25/2014: I130 Approved (NOA2)

07/07/2014: NVC Received

07/16/2014: Case # and IIN Assigned

08/04/2014: Received DS 261 and AOS Invoice Email

08/04/2014: Submitted DS 261

08/06/2014: Paid AOS Fee

08/07/2014: AOS Package Sent

08/11/2014: AOS Package Scanned

08/30/2014: Received IV Bill

08/30/2014: Paid IV Bill

09/03/2014: IV Package Sent

09/03/2014: Submitted Ds-260

09/05/2014: IV Package Scanned

10/14/2014: Case Complete

12/01/2014: Medical (Completed)

12/16/2014: Interview Scheduled for 7:00 AM (APPROVED) :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

12/17/2014: Visa "ISSUED" :dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:

01/24/2015: POE - JFK, NY

ROC Timeline:

11/11/2016: I-751 sent to VSC

11/14/2016: I-751 package received at VSC

11/16/2016: Check cashed

11/18/2016: NOA1 Received

12/14/2016: Biometrics Appointment

10/17/17: Approval letter received in mail

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