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If you emailed your packet 3 to Vancouver they will respond back with packet 4 within a day. Then you can setup your interview then book with Dr. Cheema. I'm flying to Vancouver from Calgary this Friday for my Dr. Cheema medical then on the 20th will have my consulate interview.

All the best - things really go fast now!

That is great! Thanks! How long ago did you schedule your visa interview?

Were there lots of available appointments with Dr.Cheema?

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NOA1! We got our text/email! Finally! So excited. Can't wait to get the paper copy to read the heartbreaking news that we are stuck in Texas! Lol.

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Just wanted to take a minute to encourage everyone to try to not allow all of this to stress you out! I was talking to a couple from Ecuador who literally are going through the same process as my fia

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Just received our NOA2 - 12 days! Wow...was not expecting that. CSC is certainly approving petitions fast these days. While I'm definitely excited, my thoughts and prayers are with those going through

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That is great! Thanks! How long ago did you schedule your visa interview?

Were there lots of available appointments with Dr.Cheema?

I booked my visa interview on Dec 23rd. I then emailed Dr. Cheema's office according to what was requested on their website. Told them my interview date and they scheduled my medical. I asked for Friday morning as the interview is on a Tuesday so I needed a day to get the medical results. That is the problem with the Tuesday interview at the consulate - you need to do your medical on a Friday or before.

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Interview approved?

Congratulations! :dancing:

19 May 2014: Met

25 Sept 2014: Got Engaged

 

K1 and AOS:

Spoiler

 

K-1 Visa:                                                                      AOS:

24 Oct 2014: Mailed I-129f                                                                                                  25 Feb 2015: Mailed AOS package

29 Oct 2014: NOA1                                                                                                                    04 March 2015: Received NOA for AOS/EAD/AP

31 Oct 2014: Alien Registration Number Changed                                                  10 March 2015: AOS/EAD NOA Hardcopy

05 Nov 2014: NOA1 Hard Copy                                                                               19 March 2015: RFE

10 Nov 2014: NOA2                                                                                                 23 March 2015: Biometrics

17 Nov 2014: NOA2 Hard Copy                                                                                24 March 2015: Received RFE letter

24-25 Nov 2014: NVC Received and Case Number Assigned                                     6 April 2015: AP NOA Hardcopy

28 Nov 2014: NVC Left                                                                                            15 May 2015: Mailed RFE response

01 Dec 2014: Consulate received                                                                              19 May 2015: RFE Response Received

08 Dec 2014: Packet 3 Received                                                                                             27 May 2015: EAD/AP Approved

05 Jan 2015: Medical exam                                                                                      03 June 2015: EAD/AP Approval Hardcopy

08 Jan 2015: Interview APPROVED!                                                                         04 June 2015: EAD/AP Combo card in hands

13 Jan 2015: Visa in hands                                                                                        27 June 2015; NPIW letter

26 Jan 2015: PoE (Minneapolis)                                                                                20 Aug 2015: AOS APPROVED! 

18 Feb 2015: Marriage                                                                                              24 Aug 2015: Welcome Notice received

                                                                                                                                 29 Aug 2015: Green card mailed

                                                                                                                                 02 Sep 2015: Green card in hands

 

ROC:

28 July 2017: Mailed ROC package

31 July 2017: NOA1

~ Many months of nothing ~

12 April 2018: Biometrics waived

29 October 2018 ROC APPROVED! :)

 

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Processing times for theTexas Service Center is averaging 5 months per their last report in May but UCIS says that they are currently processing June applications thus it seems the real average time is more like 7 months. The disparity between centers seems to grow.

If it continues at this path, I wonder if anyone knows if cases are transfered? Or have they seen changes from one year to another?

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I guess I'm no where as long as the TSC folks on here but it's been a little over a month (1mo3d) since receiving the notice from the NVC saying they have sent the paperwork to the Manila embassy and my fiancee still has not received her packet 3. How long does it (past/similar experience) from notice to consulate receipt to packet 3/4 to interview? Mid-October filers here.

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avrora9002   21

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Processing times for theTexas Service Center is averaging 5 months per their last report in May but UCIS says that they are currently processing June applications thus it seems the real average time is more like 7 months. The disparity between centers seems to grow.

If it continues at this path, I wonder if anyone knows if cases are transfered? Or have they seen changes from one year to another?

Wow, this is horrible... i'm sorry guys, i can't even imagine waiting that long~ They did a transfer in August last year (they transferred April/May filers), but i don't think anyone knows if/when they will make another one... :)

I guess I'm no where as long as the TSC folks on here but it's been a little over a month (1mo3d) since receiving the notice from the NVC saying they have sent the paperwork to the Manila embassy and my fiancee still has not received her packet 3. How long does it (past/similar experience) from notice to consulate receipt to packet 3/4 to interview? Mid-October filers here.

Well it's different for each embassy... maybe it's best if u ask in the Philippines regional forum :)

19 May 2014: Met

25 Sept 2014: Got Engaged

 

K1 and AOS:

Spoiler

 

K-1 Visa:                                                                      AOS:

24 Oct 2014: Mailed I-129f                                                                                                  25 Feb 2015: Mailed AOS package

29 Oct 2014: NOA1                                                                                                                    04 March 2015: Received NOA for AOS/EAD/AP

31 Oct 2014: Alien Registration Number Changed                                                  10 March 2015: AOS/EAD NOA Hardcopy

05 Nov 2014: NOA1 Hard Copy                                                                               19 March 2015: RFE

10 Nov 2014: NOA2                                                                                                 23 March 2015: Biometrics

17 Nov 2014: NOA2 Hard Copy                                                                                24 March 2015: Received RFE letter

24-25 Nov 2014: NVC Received and Case Number Assigned                                     6 April 2015: AP NOA Hardcopy

28 Nov 2014: NVC Left                                                                                            15 May 2015: Mailed RFE response

01 Dec 2014: Consulate received                                                                              19 May 2015: RFE Response Received

08 Dec 2014: Packet 3 Received                                                                                             27 May 2015: EAD/AP Approved

05 Jan 2015: Medical exam                                                                                      03 June 2015: EAD/AP Approval Hardcopy

08 Jan 2015: Interview APPROVED!                                                                         04 June 2015: EAD/AP Combo card in hands

13 Jan 2015: Visa in hands                                                                                        27 June 2015; NPIW letter

26 Jan 2015: PoE (Minneapolis)                                                                                20 Aug 2015: AOS APPROVED! 

18 Feb 2015: Marriage                                                                                              24 Aug 2015: Welcome Notice received

                                                                                                                                 29 Aug 2015: Green card mailed

                                                                                                                                 02 Sep 2015: Green card in hands

 

ROC:

28 July 2017: Mailed ROC package

31 July 2017: NOA1

~ Many months of nothing ~

12 April 2018: Biometrics waived

29 October 2018 ROC APPROVED! :)

 

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I guess I'm no where as long as the TSC folks on here but it's been a little over a month (1mo3d) since receiving the notice from the NVC saying they have sent the paperwork to the Manila embassy and my fiancee still has not received her packet 3. How long does it (past/similar experience) from notice to consulate receipt to packet 3/4 to interview? Mid-October filers here.

Have you tried calling up NVC about the transit? Or checked status online on where is it currently right now? It will tell you at NVC, in-transit, or Ready.

TSC here too, we got our case in-transit on Dec30, and consulate received it Jan5 and ready.

K1 TIMELINE:

Packet Sent: October 23, 2014

Packet Received: October 24, 2014

NOA1: October 27, 2014

ARN Changed: October 31, 2014

NOA1 hardcopy received: November 06, 2014

RFE Issued: November 24, 2014

RFE Hardcopy received: November 27, 2014

RFE Reply Sent: December 02, 2014

RFE Received: December 05, 2014

NOA2: December 11, 2014

Sent to NVC: Dec 15, 2014

NVC Received: December 23, 2014

Case Number Assigned: December 26, 2014

NVC Left: December 30, 2014

Consulate Received (Ready): January 05, 2015

Interview Date : February 02, 2015- Approved!

Visa On-Hand : February 14, 2015

POE: April 06, 2015 (Dallas)

SSN Issued: April 20, 2015

Wedding: June 09, 2015

SSN Name Changed: June 20, 2015

AOS TIMELINE:

AOS Sent: June 29, 2015

USCIS Received: July 01, 2015

NOA1 Electronic Mail: July 08, 2015

NOA1 Hardcopy&Biometric Appointment: July 17, 2015

Biometric Schedule : July 29, 2015 (Lubbock, Tx)

EA​D/AP Approval: September 03, 2015

EAD/AP Ca​rd received: September 11, 2015

AOS Approved:Novemner 09, 2015

Green Card On-Hand: November 14, 2015

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Processing times for theTexas Service Center is averaging 5 months per their last report in May but UCIS says that they are currently processing June applications thus it seems the real average time is more like 7 months. The disparity between centers seems to grow.

If it continues at this path, I wonder if anyone knows if cases are transfered? Or have they seen changes from one year to another?

Nope. They already did the transfer, so it's unlikely for another. It takes a lot for them to do it, and they won't. They'll just continue the backlog.

K-1 Visa

♥ 10/2/14- I-129F form sent
♥ 10/3/14- USCIS received I-129F
♥ 10/7/14- NOA1
♥ 4/24/15- NOA2 [6.5 months; 199 days]
♥ 5/11/15- NVC received & case number assigned
♥ 5/13/15- NVC left
♥ 5/14/15- Consulate received & ready for interview
♥ 6/15/15- Interview- APPROVED!!

♥ 7/10/15- Visa in hand

♥ 7/11/15- POE

♥ 7/14/15- Marriage (Civil)

AOS

♥ 7/20/15- AOS/EAD/AP sent together

♥ 7/23/15- NOA1 for all 3

♥ 8/17/15- Biometrics

♥ 8/31/15- Expedited AP document (all in one day)

♥ 9/22/15- EAD NOA2

♥ 9/30/15- Received EAD/AP combo card

♥ 11/20/15- AOS NOA2 (no interview)

♥ 11/25/15- Green card received! Woohoo!!!

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My fiancé has his interview on Friday 1/23. Needless to say we are very nervous. From everything I've seen, the only reason someone gets denied is if they don't have the right paper work, something bad in the medical or can't show a continuing relationship. I had a lawyer do all our paperwork, he did his medical last week and all was good. We have only met once for 10 days in Sept. But we have chat and call logs showing lots and lots of daily communication.

Are we missing anything? Any last minute advise is helpful.

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DerekYolande82   4

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This is so much harder than I ever anticipated ? all the time between 2012 and the time we filled the petition wasn't close to this. And then ppl ask about wedding plans? I'm going the JP route thank you! More wedding stress might just push me over the edge for good !

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Wow, this is horrible... i'm sorry guys, i can't even imagine waiting that long~ They did a transfer in August last year (they transferred April/May filers), but i don't think anyone knows if/when they will make another one... :)

They did, and things actually slowed down from that point. At the time of the transfers, the average processing time was a little over 5 months. It is now averaging around 195 days, and they don't process the petitions in the order they receive them, so everything is guesswork.

Lee & William

8/2/2014 - Sent I-129F Petition with USPS by Express Mail    8/4/2014 - I-129F delivered to dropbox    8/6/2014 - NOA1 Text/E-Mail received    8/11/2014 - Alien Registration Number Changed (Text/E-Mail) / NOA1 Letter received by Mail    3/16/2015 - NOA2 Text/E-Mail received (224 days)    3/20/2015 - Sent to NVC    3/31/2015 - NVC Received    4/1/2015 - Case Number Assigned       4/7/2015 - NVC Sent to Embassy    4/10/2015 - London Embassy Received    4/11/2015 - Medical     4/15/2015 - Packet 3 Received    4/12/2015 - Packet 3 Sent    4/23/2015 - Packet 4 Received    5/18/2015 - Interview - APPROVED     5/30/2015 - Visa collected from courier    6/1/2015 - POE    6/14/2015 - Wedding 💍💍
 
 
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Wow, this is horrible... i'm sorry guys, i can't even imagine waiting that long~ They did a transfer in August last year (they transferred April/May filers), but i don't think anyone knows if/when they will make another one... :)

This is the first time I've seen anything sympathetic from a CSC or Philippines filer. It's really unfair and quite difficult to see people having interviews while I'm faced with probably 4 more months until noa2. Thank you for recognizing our struggle.

For all of those fortunate enough to live in a CSC state, please just be aware that there are a lot of us who aren't so lucky. This process does not work for all of us. I don't mean to stifle anyone's happiness with my frustration/sadness/anger, but just be aware. I can only speak for myself but a bunch of smiling and laughing emoticons almost sends me into a rage. I'm fully prepared for this to take 10-12 months. I'm tired of telling people nothing has happened yet and won't anytime soon. No one seems to believe me. It's disheartening.

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My fiancé has his interview on Friday 1/23. Needless to say we are very nervous. From everything I've seen, the only reason someone gets denied is if they don't have the right paper work, something bad in the medical or can't show a continuing relationship. I had a lawyer do all our paperwork, he did his medical last week and all was good. We have only met once for 10 days in Sept. But we have chat and call logs showing lots and lots of daily communication.

Are we missing anything? Any last minute advise is helpful.

We had to change our interview to Friday the 23rd, I guess we will see each other in line!

She is going to have her medical on Tuesday, and I will arrive Wednesday.

Do you know if we have to provide translations for any of the documents? it's pretty gray in the paper sent whether or not it's actually needed...

Goodluck to you guys!!

K1 Visa Timeline
23 Oct 2014 -- Mailed I-129F to Dallas Lockbox
27 Oct 2014 -- Delivered
29 Oct 2014 -- NOA1 Notification via text/e-mail, forwarded to CSC
03 Nov 2014 -- NOA1 Hardcopy received AND Alien Registration Number Changed
13 Nov 2014 -- NOA2 Approval via e-mail and website
17 Nov 2014 -- NOA2 Hardcopy received
28 Nov 2014 -- Case received at NVC -- assigned case number
04 Dec 2014 -- Case status at NVC updated to "READY" and confirmed sent to Embassy
09 Dec 2014 -- Received at Embassy
10 Dec 2014 -- Received instructions from Embassy with combined Packet 3/4 via e-mail
21 Jan 2015 -- Flying to Bogota to be present for interview!
23 Jan 2015 -- Interview and Approved!
02 Feb 2015 -- Visa in hand
06 Feb 2015 -- POE

AoS Timeline
04 May 2015 -- Mailed I-485 with EAD & AP to Chicago, IL
06 May 2015 -- Delivered
12 May 2015 -- NOA1 Notification via text/e-mail
18 May 2015 -- NOA1 Hardcopy received (AoS, EAD, AP) in mail

22 May 2015 -- Biometrics Appointment letter received in mail

26 May 2015 -- Biometrics Walk In - Completed

16 July 2015 -- Approval Notice for EAD and AP Travel and Card Production received via e-mail/text

22 July 2015 -- EAD Combo Card mailed to address

24 July 2015 -- EAD Combo Card in hand, delivered via USPS Priority

14 Sep 2015 -- Received Notice for Potential Interview Waiver letter (dated: Sept 9th) via USPS - estimated 6 month wait

27 Oct 2015 -- I-485 AoS Welcome Notice and Card Production received via e-mail and text message.

31 Oct 2015 -- Welcome Notice/Approval Hard copy received in mail

04 Nov 2015 -- Green Card in hand, delivered via USPS 2day Priority

 

RoC Timeline

13 Oct 2017 -- Mailed I-751 to California Service Center
16 Oct 2017 -- Delivered
19 Oct 2017 -- Check Cashed

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