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Are you kidding me?! I have a regional police cert. And a police cert from the country I was living in for 4 years. They didn't ask me for a new police cert. They did ask for husband's birth cert and kids' US citizenship proof. What do I do?!

If they didn't ask for it then you're fine... Just bring anything and everything though just because preparedness is never bad! I think my little "checklist" is because NVC stated they "sent" my certificate to the consulate even though it was only a scan, so that was wrong, and also maybe it's not "official" enough. It really is just a dinky piece of paper that I filled out and then someone checked off "no matched" and stamped it with a red stamp. I might aswell just get the fingerprint version from RCMP.

So if all they asked from you were birth certificates, just bring those. I was just lucky enough to have two items that I need to update! :P

i-130 Process

 

02/24/2014 - Sent i-130 to Chicago Lockbox via UPS
02/28/2014 - NOA1 i-130 accepted and sent to Vermont Service Center
03/04/2014 - NOA1 hard copy06/25/2014 - NOA2 i-130 approved and sent to NVC
07/01/2014 - NOA2 hard copy07/02/2014 - NVC received
07/25/2014 - Case number assigned* (actually 07/15)
07/31/2014 - DS261 completed. Hubby's B-day!! <3
08/01/2014 - AoS fee invoiced/paid
08/04/2014 - AoS fee processed
08/05/2014 - AoS documents e-mailed
08/08/2014 - AoS "received"
09/04/2014 - DS261 reviewed and accepted
09/10/2014 - IV invoiced at 2:30am, unlocked and paid at 11:30am
09/10/2014 - Civil documents e-mailed
09/11/2014 - IV fee processed
09/11/2014 - DS260 completed
09/12/2014 - Documents received, got the "60 Day" email
09/29/2014 - Case complete, AoS showed as n/a then called to confirm
10/03/2014 - Interview scheduled
10/06/2014 - Interview(P4) letter received
10/07/2014 - Medical appointment booked with Dr. Randall T. Lee
10/21/2014 - Medical appointment
11/19/2014 - Interview
11/24/2014 - POE

12/29/2014 - Green Card received

i-751 Process

08/31/2016 - i-751 sent via USPS Express to VSC
09/01/2016 - Delivered and signed for by L. Zuchowski

09/07/2016 - Cheque cashed

09/09/2016 - NOA received, dated 09/02/16

09/23/2016 - Biometrics letter received in mail! Scheduled for 10/04/2016 at 2pm

09/27/2016 - Walk-in Biometrics completed.

09/11/2017 - Approval letter received in mail! Approval date of 09/06/2017

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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Are you kidding me?! I have a regional police cert. And a police cert from the country I was living in for 4 years. They didn't ask me for a new police cert. They did ask for husband's birth cert and kids' US citizenship proof. What do I do?!

It should be okay if they didn't ask for a new police certificate. :star: It may be case by case. :whistle:

But... I remember seeing one case on Facebook that the Montreal Consulate didn't issue a visa to a filer who submitted a regional police certificate. :dead:

They had to get an RCMP certificate and that delayed their case by 3-4 weeks! :bonk:

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

 

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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I might aswell just get the fingerprint version from RCMP.

No need to get a fingerprint version as long as you get a name-check version from RCMP. :star:

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

 

Posted

No need to get a fingerprint version as long as you get a name-check version from RCMP. :star:

Oh..man...why are there so many options -____- I should have probably just gone with RCMP to begin with.

i-130 Process

 

02/24/2014 - Sent i-130 to Chicago Lockbox via UPS
02/28/2014 - NOA1 i-130 accepted and sent to Vermont Service Center
03/04/2014 - NOA1 hard copy06/25/2014 - NOA2 i-130 approved and sent to NVC
07/01/2014 - NOA2 hard copy07/02/2014 - NVC received
07/25/2014 - Case number assigned* (actually 07/15)
07/31/2014 - DS261 completed. Hubby's B-day!! <3
08/01/2014 - AoS fee invoiced/paid
08/04/2014 - AoS fee processed
08/05/2014 - AoS documents e-mailed
08/08/2014 - AoS "received"
09/04/2014 - DS261 reviewed and accepted
09/10/2014 - IV invoiced at 2:30am, unlocked and paid at 11:30am
09/10/2014 - Civil documents e-mailed
09/11/2014 - IV fee processed
09/11/2014 - DS260 completed
09/12/2014 - Documents received, got the "60 Day" email
09/29/2014 - Case complete, AoS showed as n/a then called to confirm
10/03/2014 - Interview scheduled
10/06/2014 - Interview(P4) letter received
10/07/2014 - Medical appointment booked with Dr. Randall T. Lee
10/21/2014 - Medical appointment
11/19/2014 - Interview
11/24/2014 - POE

12/29/2014 - Green Card received

i-751 Process

08/31/2016 - i-751 sent via USPS Express to VSC
09/01/2016 - Delivered and signed for by L. Zuchowski

09/07/2016 - Cheque cashed

09/09/2016 - NOA received, dated 09/02/16

09/23/2016 - Biometrics letter received in mail! Scheduled for 10/04/2016 at 2pm

09/27/2016 - Walk-in Biometrics completed.

09/11/2017 - Approval letter received in mail! Approval date of 09/06/2017

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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Using EXP 23 OCT 2014A and date range 22-27

Waybill: 4840524496 Departed Facility in HONG KONG - HONG KONG Sign up for shipment notifications Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 03:28 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Destination Service Area: MANILA - MANILA - PHILIPPINES, THE

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Waybill: 9067852500 Departed Facility in SANTO DOMINGO - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Sign up for shipment notifications Monday, October 27, 2014 at 13:27 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Destination Service Area: SANTO DOMINGO - SANTO DOMINGO - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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Waybill: 9067852511 Departed Facility in ISTANBUL - TURKEY Sign up for shipment notifications Monday, October 27, 2014 at 10:58 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Destination Service Area: ANKARA - ANKARA ANKARA - TURKEY

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Waybill: 9067852522 Customs status updated Sign up for shipment notifications Monday, October 27, 2014 at 10:18 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Further Detail: Next Step: Destination Service Area: NORTH OF MOSCOW - MOSCOW - RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE

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Waybill: 9067852533 Signed for by: OLAMBO Get Signature Proof of Delivery Monday, October 27, 2014 at 09:03 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Destination Service Area: NAIROBI - NAIROBI - KENYA

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Waybill: 9067852544 Arrived at Sort Facility BANGKOK - THAILAND Sign up for shipment notifications Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 00:39 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Destination Service Area: PHNOM PENH - PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA

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Waybill: 9067852566 Arrived at Delivery Facility in CIUDAD JUAREZ - MEXICO Sign up for shipment notifications Monday, October 27, 2014 at 15:39 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Destination Service Area: CIUDAD JUAREZ - JUAREZ - MEXICO

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Waybill: 9067852636 Signed for by: MALISZEWSKI Get Proof of Delivery Monday, October 27, 2014 at 12:14 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Destination Service Area: WARSAW - WARSZAWA - POLAND

Show Details Waybill: 9067852640 Signed for by: VICKY LIN UPS STORE AGENT Get Proof of Delivery Monday, October 27, 2014 at 11:38 Origin Service Area: BOSTON, MA - PORTSMOUTH - USA Destination Service Area: BRITISH COLUMBIA, BC - VANCOUVER - CANADA

I'm not sure if I did wrong but I signed up for the dhl notifications lol

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

If they didn't ask for it then you're fine... Just bring anything and everything though just because preparedness is never bad! I think my little "checklist" is because NVC stated they "sent" my certificate to the consulate even though it was only a scan, so that was wrong, and also maybe it's not "official" enough. It really is just a dinky piece of paper that I filled out and then someone checked off "no matched" and stamped it with a red stamp. I might aswell just get the fingerprint version from RCMP.

So if all they asked from you were birth certificates, just bring those. I was just lucky enough to have two items that I need to update! :P

It should be okay if they didn't ask for a new police certificate. :star: It may be case by case. :whistle:

But... I remember seeing one case on Facebook that the Montreal Consulate didn't issue a visa to a filer who submitted a regional police certificate. :dead:

They had to get an RCMP certificate and that delayed their case by 3-4 weeks! :bonk:

Thank you both for your replies. I wonder if everyone from Canada usually provides the RCMP cert? I don't think I have time to get this done before my interview on Monday! The RCMP website says that fingerprints are now required for all criminal record checks as of July 1, 2014. I am going to have to do a little searching around about this later tonight and weigh my options!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ireland
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Just got off the phone with NVC, no interview date yet :(Don answered (who by the way is fantastic!! Nicest rep I've spoke to so far!)

He did tell me November is pretty done being scheduled and my interview will most likely be in December but no gaurantee!

Met Online - July, 2009
To see our full timeline see "Spolier"

 

USCIS
Service Center : Nebraska Service Center
Consulate : Dublin, Ireland
Marriage : September, 12th 2012
I-130 Sent : November, 11th 2013
I-130 NOA1: November, 20th 2013
I-130 NOA2 : April, 28th 2014

 

NVC
Shipped to NVC: May 1st, 2014
Case Received: May 13th, 2014
Case Number Assigned: June 6th, 2014
AOS Bill Paid: June 22nd, 2014
AOS Packet sent Express: June 27th, 2014
AOS Packet Received and signed for by "NVISA*: June 30th, 2014
AOS Packet scanned into system: July 3rd, 2014
IV Bill invoiced and paid: August 7th, 2014
DS260 completed: August 8th, 2014
IV Packet sent Express: August 9th, 2014
ATTEMPTED DELIVERY UNITED STATES 16-Aug-14
11:58 NO ANSWER AT ADDRESS (tried to deliver on a saturday) :lol:


IV Packet Received and signed for by *NVISA CENTER*: August 18th, 2014
IV Packet scanned in: 19th August, 2014
AOS Checklist - August 21st, 2014 http://prntscr.com/4gsyod click link to see the checklist
Fixed AOS (I-864a) Sent to NVC - September 8th, 2014
Fixed AOS Received and signed for by *NVISA CENTER*: September 15th, 2014


CASE COMPLETE - 20th October 2014
Medical Scheduled: November 12th
Interview December 23rd (called October 30th)

Interview Changed to December 8th! (Embassy called me!!)

Interview Result: APRROVED! :dance:

Visa in hand: December 11th!


 

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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Posted

Thank you both for your replies. I wonder if everyone from Canada usually provides the RCMP cert? I don't think I have time to get this done before my interview on Monday! The RCMP website says that fingerprints are now required for all criminal record checks as of July 1, 2014. I am going to have to do a little searching around about this later tonight and weigh my options!

I went to the RCMP office in my city and paid $60. :star: I got my RCMP certificate 10 minutes later! :thumbs:

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

 

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

I went to the RCMP office in my city and paid $60. :star: I got my RCMP certificate 10 minutes later! :thumbs:

A long drive tomorrow to the nearest RCMP office sounds better than risking 3-4 weeks of AP that might otherwise be avoided! Ahhh! When will this process and the ongoing uncertainty end?!

Question, was it before July 1, 2014 that you got your RCMP cert? Is it called police clearance cert? Or criminal record check?

Posted

Just got off the phone with NVC, no interview date yet :(Don answered (who by the way is fantastic!! Nicest rep I've spoke to so far!)

He did tell me November is pretty done being scheduled and my interview will most likely be in December but no gaurantee!

Don was the one that gave me my interview date. He's the best! :D

i-130 Process

 

02/24/2014 - Sent i-130 to Chicago Lockbox via UPS
02/28/2014 - NOA1 i-130 accepted and sent to Vermont Service Center
03/04/2014 - NOA1 hard copy06/25/2014 - NOA2 i-130 approved and sent to NVC
07/01/2014 - NOA2 hard copy07/02/2014 - NVC received
07/25/2014 - Case number assigned* (actually 07/15)
07/31/2014 - DS261 completed. Hubby's B-day!! <3
08/01/2014 - AoS fee invoiced/paid
08/04/2014 - AoS fee processed
08/05/2014 - AoS documents e-mailed
08/08/2014 - AoS "received"
09/04/2014 - DS261 reviewed and accepted
09/10/2014 - IV invoiced at 2:30am, unlocked and paid at 11:30am
09/10/2014 - Civil documents e-mailed
09/11/2014 - IV fee processed
09/11/2014 - DS260 completed
09/12/2014 - Documents received, got the "60 Day" email
09/29/2014 - Case complete, AoS showed as n/a then called to confirm
10/03/2014 - Interview scheduled
10/06/2014 - Interview(P4) letter received
10/07/2014 - Medical appointment booked with Dr. Randall T. Lee
10/21/2014 - Medical appointment
11/19/2014 - Interview
11/24/2014 - POE

12/29/2014 - Green Card received

i-751 Process

08/31/2016 - i-751 sent via USPS Express to VSC
09/01/2016 - Delivered and signed for by L. Zuchowski

09/07/2016 - Cheque cashed

09/09/2016 - NOA received, dated 09/02/16

09/23/2016 - Biometrics letter received in mail! Scheduled for 10/04/2016 at 2pm

09/27/2016 - Walk-in Biometrics completed.

09/11/2017 - Approval letter received in mail! Approval date of 09/06/2017

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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Posted

A long drive tomorrow to the nearest RCMP office sounds better than risking 3-4 weeks of AP that might otherwise be avoided! Ahhh! When will this process and the ongoing uncertainty end?!

Question, was it before July 1, 2014 that you got your RCMP cert? Is it called police clearance cert? Or criminal record check?

I got my RCMP certificate in Feb, 2014. :star:

I went to the local RCMP office and told them that I needed to have a name-only certificate for the US immigration. :yes:

They knew exactly what to do. :thumbs: My certificate even shows "For Visa Applicants". :dancing:

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

 

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

interview approved today as they kept my passport and congratulated me and told that u will get ur passport with in a week,, bt now i m cheking it says admintration process will it change to issue?

Congratulations!

 

 

I'm the beneficiary, wife of USC.
12/30/2012: Got engaged.
1/16/2013: Got married in India.

I-130:
2/28/2013: Attorney mailed the I-130 from a U.S. address.
3/4/2013: Priority date, NOA1.
11/6/2013: Case was transferred to Nebraska Service Center.

1/6/2014: 60 days of transfer are up, put in an e-request, given 30 days' time. Contacted the senator. Senator asked to wait till Feb 6 and if nothing then she will do something.
2/5/2014: Website status changed to RFE.
2/10/2014: Attorney gets RFE. They need G325A and photos of both me and husband, original marriage certificate, copy of marriage record and it's translation.
2/15/2014: Mailed the requisite documents to husband.
2/19/2014: Documents received by husband.
2/24/2014: RFE mailed.
2/26/2014: Case status changed to RFE review.
3/6/2014: After 367 days, NOA2.

After approval kept calling NVC but NVC always had one reply, file was not in their system. Husband too called USCIS National Customer Service Center and was told case was sent to NVC.
4/2/2014: Write to NSCFollowup to know about the status of the petition.
4/10/2014: Put in a ?service request with USCIS starting with OVP to locate case.
4/16/2014: Reply from NSCFollowup that the U.S. law prohibited that office from responding to anyone other than the petitioner and to have the petitioner contact them.
4/18/2014: Sent email to NVC Research to locate the case.
4/22/2014: Petitioner sent email to NSCFollowup
5/14/2014: Receive email from NVC Research that they do not have a record of receiving the petition.
5/16/2014: Congressman's immigration caseworker contacted supervisor at NSC who said the petition is pending and will be dispatched in two weeks.
5/27/2014: Petitioner received response from NSCFollowup that the case was pending an internal extended review. Really?
6/19/2014: USCIS case status change, "On June 19, 2014, we shipped this case..."
7/1/2014: Case received at NVC.
7/14/2014: NVC case number assigned.
8/1/2014: AOS and IV fees invoiced.
8/2/2014: AOS and IV fees paid.
8/5/2014: AOS and IV fees status changed to paid.
8/6/2014: AOS and IV packages mailed, completed and submitted DS-260.
8/7/2014: AOS and IV packages delivered to NVC.
8/8/2014: AOS and IV packages put into the system (scanned).
9/20/2014: Get the 60-day email.
9/30/2014: Case Complete!
10/3/2014: Interview scheduled for November 7.
10/20/2014: Medical appointment.

11/07/2014: Interview.

11/29/2014: POE JFK.

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

I got my RCMP certificate in Feb, 2014. :star:

I went to the local RCMP office and told them that I needed to have a name-only certificate for the US immigration. :yes:

They knew exactly what to do. :thumbs: My certificate even shows "For Visa Applicants". :dancing:

Thanks for all the info !! :)

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

question:

nvc status says ready, so my file has arrived the embassy. and my interview is in 3 weeks!

does this mean that the consular officer will check my documents before the interview?? or the documents stay in the envelop untill i go to the interview and then the CO checks them??

i feel like they should be reviewing the documents beforehand. but im nt sure..

does anybody know??

 
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