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Collie   122

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My parents are flying from Dublin to Chicago to DFW next Wednesday. What are the very last minute things that they need to be doing that we may have forgotten about?

Also they are bringing their 2 cats and I can't get a straight answer about where the cats will go in Chicago. They will fly cargo of course but has anyone ever flown animals through Chicago recently? did you claim them in the airport or in the cargo building? They have a few hours in between flights but didn't want to hang out at the airport and waste time waiting if the cats were just going to be sent directly to cargo which is where they need to go to regardless to get on the DFW flight. One person said they will go to cargo directly and another said that they will come out as excess baggage and that my parents had to get a cab to the cargo building and check them in for the DFW flight.

The logistics of this are crazy planning from both their side and my side!

They are handing over their house keys today and are staying in a cottage until next week and their container was shipped two weeks ago, so all that was taken care of at least.

I-130 for both parents

March 28th 2013 - Priority date/ NOA 1
November 14th 2013 - Transferred to Nebraska Service Center

January 7th 2014 - Case changed online to approved for both

January 8th 2014 - case changed to shipped to NVC

January 9th 2014 - case changed to NOA 2 mailed

January 10th 2014 - Received the hardcopy of the NOA 2 stating that NVC would issue a case number in 30 days approx.

January 21st 2014 - Case Received at NVC

February 26th 2014 - Case numbers and IIN number received - Wrong embassy code assigned...now waiting for new case numbers.

March 3rd 2014 - Filled in DS-261 for both parents

March 5th 2014- AOS available, paid and submitted AOS packet.

March 6th 2014 - USPS shows packet was delivered at NVC

March 10th 2014 - AOS shows as paid in the CEAC portal/AOS logged into system as being received by NVC.

March 11th 2014 - New case number assigned for my Dad.

March 20th 2014 - Paid IV fee for my Mum.

March 25th 2014 - AOS accepted by NVC with no checklist.

March 26th 2014 - Filled in and submitted DS-260 for my Mum

March 31st 2014 - AOS found in my Mum's file for my Dad - accepted and placed into his file/IV fee available for my Dad and Paid.

April 1st - Mailed all civil documents to NVC for both parents.

April 3rd: IV fee shows as paid in portal/submitted DS-260 for my Dad.

April 22nd: checklist issued for civil documents - NVC error ...

April 23rd: sent another certified copy of my marriage certificate

April 24th: Case complete! :)

April 30th 2014 - Medical scheduled for parents at Knightsbridge in London

June 11th: Interview at London Embassy - Approved :)

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Bjl73   12

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We flew into Chicago from Amsterdam with our two cats. We picked them up at the same spot as our other luggage.


We flew into Chicago from Amsterdam with our two cats. We picked them up at the same spot as our other luggage.

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PaddyGirl13   75

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Can I ask you how much it cost to fly the cats over? When we go next year, Dublin to Chicago to Minneapolis we'll be taking my sons jack Russell. Just to know a rough figure now would be great. Thanks.

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rjm_cmyk   75

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Depends on airline process. When we shipped my hound here last year she went to cargo. After my POE we went to cargo to pick up some documentation and then went to customs to get it stamped. Back to cargo to pick up hound. Her POE took longer than mine...

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