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October 2014 Filers (I-130 Petition) CR1 Spouse Visa Process

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1stLoveRedo   111

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Any time I hear a beeping sound of new email arrival or a txt message, I cross my fingers that is USCIS

We were so patient up until now but ever since Octobar applications started appearing on a approved list, the waiting became too painful.

I know the road until the end is too long, and there is a lot of road to be covered ahead.. But the rest stop would be nice.

To all October filers- GOOD LUCK!

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j&ana
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As I had file in October and I still follow this thread some I just wanted to add some advice for those that are getting their petition approve and sent to the NVC to save time, as you have already wa

Maribe1P
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Very happy for those who get approved so quick but is a lil unfair how many people have to wait months to get approved.

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We filed at the beginning of the month through the Chicago office. It took about a week but it was received and approved and is now on its way to the California office.

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Any time I hear a beeping sound of new email arrival or a txt message, I cross my fingers that is USCIS

We were so patient up until now but ever since Octobar applications started appearing on a approved list, the waiting became too painful.

I know the road until the end is too long, and there is a lot of road to be covered ahead.. But the rest stop would be nice.

To all October filers- GOOD LUCK!

I am also an October filer and i feel you for such delays. You will be through with USCIS soon.

Mother & Daughter
Mom's CC: May 19 2015
Kid's CC: July 10th 2015(after checklist)
Interview Scheduled: August 27th 2015
Medical Date: Sept 11th 2015(Passed!!!)
Registered our appointment online: Sept 16th 2015
Interview Date: Sept 29th 2015 Approved!!
Visa in Hand: October 1st 2015
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Little confusion regards the NVC Letter ..Will NVC send the letter to my wife ( who is in abroad ) or me ? Or both ?

Also DS-261 can be done by me ( applicant/Petitioner ) online or my wife has to do it ?

Thanks in advance

If you got email from USCIS, NVC will have that same email address. The NVC welcome letter will be emailed to both the petitioner and the beneficiary - but both to the only email address on record. The one to the petitioner includes an AOS invoice if memory serves me right. The snail mail letter will be sent to the beneficiary, about a month later - it's a duplicate of the email. If you suspect that it's taking too long to get the email, by all means call NVC. They can give you the case number and invoice identification number over the phone once the case number has been assigned. FYI - the representatives can not enter your email addresses until after the case number is assigned.

The DS-261 can be completed by the visa applicant(I-130 beneficiary), the petitioner, or a third party agent (such as a lawyer).

Read through Saylin's NVC wiki on this site while you wait. It's filled with lots of useful information that will help you know what to expect. Please be aware that many people go ahead and send in their AOS/IV package after the AOS fee is paid. It get's the 60 day review clock started, during which you can pay the IV fee and fill out the DS-260. Also be sure to follow instructions on nvc.state.gov, noting that docs can be sent a little ahead of what's listed there.

Hope all goes smoothly for you. :)

USCIS

26/09/2014 - Mailed I-130
30/09/2014 - I-130 delivered
01/10/2014 - Received at Chicago Lockbox
03/10/2014 - NOA1
06/10/2014 - NOA1 Email
13/10/2014 - NOA1 by mail

17/11/2014 - Petition Approved!

18/11/2014 - NOA2 Email

24/11/2014 - NOA2 by mail

NVC

06/12/2014 - Case received at NVC

13/01/2015 - NVC Case number assigned (38 days)

14/01/2015 - NVC Welcome email received

15/01/2015 - AOS fee paid

15/01/2015 - DS-261 completed

21/01/2015 - AOS/IV documents mailed

03/02/2015 - Documents delivered/NVC scan date

05/02/2015 - 'Documents received' email (review > 60 days)

26/02/2015 - IV fee invoiced (42 days after DS-261 completed)

27/02/2015 - IV fee paid

02/03/2015 - IV fee processed/DS-260 available

07/03/2015 - DS-260 completed

18/03/2015 - Case Completed at NVC (43 days after scan date)

25/03/2015 - Case Complete email received

26/03/2015 - Interview(P4) email received (dated 25/3)

Post-NVC

30/03/2015 - Visa Status: Case in Transit to Consular Section

31/03/2015 - Visa Status: Ready

10/04/2015 - Appointment Notice email from U.S. Embassy in Stockholm

19/05/2015 - Interview: approved

>>> CEAC visa status updates: 19/05-Ready, 20/05-Administrative Processing, 21/05-Issued

26/05/2015 - Visa received

29/07/2015 - POE

>>> I-90 journey for name error begun 09/09/2015: 15/09-NOA1, 08/10- Biometrics appointment, 26/08/2016 Corrected Green Card received

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Any time I hear a beeping sound of new email arrival or a txt message, I cross my fingers that is USCIS

We were so patient up until now but ever since Octobar applications started appearing on a approved list, the waiting became too painful.

I know the road until the end is too long, and there is a lot of road to be covered ahead.. But the rest stop would be nice.

To all October filers- GOOD LUCK!

Lol. Same thing happens to me. I hope we hear something soon. My PD is 10/3/14.Getting very impatient, I had no idea it was going to take this long.

I really hope we all hear something soon. :clock::clock::clock:

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yaay, just got e-mail that my case has been sent to NVC :dancing:

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USCIS (NCS):
09/15/2014 --> I-130 Sent
09/29/2014 --> I-130 Received by USCIS
10/01/2014 --> NOA1
03/11/2015 --> NOA2 (161 days) :dancing:
03/14/2015 --> NOA2 Hardcopy
03/20/2015 --> Case Sent to NVC
NVC:
04/01/2015 --> Case # and IIN Assigned B-)
04/03/2015 --> NVC admitted to receive our case and gave us Case # and IIN
04/04/2015 --> DS-261 Completed and AOS Fee Paid
04/07/2015 --> AOS & IV Packages Sent to NVC
04/08/2015 --> Scan Date
04/20/2015 --> DS-261 Reviewed over the phone
04/21/2015 --> IV Fee Invoiced and Paid
04/23/2015 --> DS-260 Completed
04/30/2015 --> Case Completed at NVC (22 days!) :dance:
05/07/2015 --> CC E-mail Received
05/14/2015 --> P4 E-mail Received
... :clock: :pop:
06/16/2015 --> Interview

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Lol. Same thing happens to me. I hope we hear something soon. My PD is 10/3/14.Getting very impatient, I had no idea it was going to take this long.

I really hope we all hear something soon. :clock::clock::clock:

I am right there with you.

I see some end of October apps getting approved and anxiety is kicking in. Now, I know that there have been some Aug Sep and even Feb 2014 aprovals just in the past few days and that there are quite few before us that are still waiting for a approval, but the 'skipping over us' makes me sad.

Ili try to shut down my expectations until mid next week.

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Spoke with a rep today, they mentioned that they are processing Sept 16th and to expect a ~6 month processing time :(

I-130 for Spouse

USCIS

10/14/2014 - I-130 Mailed to Chicago Lockbox

10/22/2014 - NOA1 (Nebraska Service Center)

04/01/2015 - NOA2 (161 days)

NVC

04/16/2015 - NVC Received

04/23/2015 - Case # assigned / DS-261 completed

04/24/2015 - AOS fee invoiced and paid

04/30/2015 - AOS+IV packages mailed

05/04/2015 - AOS+IV packages received (scan date)

05/15/2015 - IV fee money order payment confirmed

06/03/2015 - Checklist received: missing DS-260 form

06/19/2015 - DS-260 available online and submitted

07/31/2015 - Case Complete (107 days from arriving @NVC or 89 days from scan date)

Embassy

08/25/2015 - Scheduled interview

09/21/2015 - Interview, approved!

10/02/2015 - Passport received

10/04/2015 - POE! (348 days from NOA1)

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Spoke with a rep today, they mentioned that they are processing Sept 16th and to expect a ~6 month processing time :(

Then why are 10/23 applications getting approved?

Btw they told me the same thing on Tuesday.

I guess they will actually update the current disclosed date next week.

At least I am hoping that's why the date hasn't changed in few days, that they adjust the 'currently working on date' on weekly basis.

Let's hope.

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email ? how USCIS got your email add ?

My husband's email was on e-notifcation form, but he never received email when we got approved or our case was sent to NVC. I, the beneficiary, reveived all the email becasue we started an account on https://egov.uscis.gov website and we put my email. :P

USCIS (NCS):
09/15/2014 --> I-130 Sent
09/29/2014 --> I-130 Received by USCIS
10/01/2014 --> NOA1
03/11/2015 --> NOA2 (161 days) :dancing:
03/14/2015 --> NOA2 Hardcopy
03/20/2015 --> Case Sent to NVC
NVC:
04/01/2015 --> Case # and IIN Assigned B-)
04/03/2015 --> NVC admitted to receive our case and gave us Case # and IIN
04/04/2015 --> DS-261 Completed and AOS Fee Paid
04/07/2015 --> AOS & IV Packages Sent to NVC
04/08/2015 --> Scan Date
04/20/2015 --> DS-261 Reviewed over the phone
04/21/2015 --> IV Fee Invoiced and Paid
04/23/2015 --> DS-260 Completed
04/30/2015 --> Case Completed at NVC (22 days!) :dance:
05/07/2015 --> CC E-mail Received
05/14/2015 --> P4 E-mail Received
... :clock: :pop:
06/16/2015 --> Interview

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I haven't been here for a while, but hey, congratulations for a Case Complete, DKNC! Your processing was super fast, wow! :dancing:

Also congrats to all of you who finally received your NOA2! :dance:

We're still processing our AOS package... proving domicile has been a challenge and I just hope they'll be light on us, since my husband has been abroad with me for the past eight years. He was just a student when he came here and we married, intending to go back (with me) in a year, but then life happened and the kids happened and so... we don't have much to provide as evidence but we're doing our best. (What did you use as proof of domicile, DKNC?) Planning to send the AOS & IV packages off this coming Monday to our co-sponsor, who will then add her stuff and send the whole thing to NVC.

Just checked and no IV invoice yet...

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I haven't been here for a while, but hey, congratulations for a Case Complete, DKNC! Your processing was super fast, wow! :dancing:

Also congrats to all of you who finally received your NOA2! :dance:

We're still processing our AOS package... proving domicile has been a challenge and I just hope they'll be light on us, since my husband has been abroad with me for the past eight years. He was just a student when he came here and we married, intending to go back (with me) in a year, but then life happened and the kids happened and so... we don't have much to provide as evidence but we're doing our best. (What did you use as proof of domicile, DKNC?) Planning to send the AOS & IV packages off this coming Monday to our co-sponsor, who will then add her stuff and send the whole thing to NVC.

Just checked and no IV invoice yet...

Thanks, Susan. We got super lucky with processing time at NVC. Kels should have gotten case complete first, but her case must have gotten on a slow person's desk.

Since we filed the AOS waiver, we will first provide proof of domicile at the interview. Bit worried about that. Plan to show email communications with potential schools for the kids as well as with my US realtor and Danish moving companies. We just sold our house, so that should also show my intent to reestablish domicile. Can't do much more until we have the visa. There's a list of items to use to prove reestablishment of domicile in Saylin's NVC wiki. Check it out if you haven't already.

I take it you finally got those IRS transcipts. Yay!

USCIS

26/09/2014 - Mailed I-130
30/09/2014 - I-130 delivered
01/10/2014 - Received at Chicago Lockbox
03/10/2014 - NOA1
06/10/2014 - NOA1 Email
13/10/2014 - NOA1 by mail

17/11/2014 - Petition Approved!

18/11/2014 - NOA2 Email

24/11/2014 - NOA2 by mail

NVC

06/12/2014 - Case received at NVC

13/01/2015 - NVC Case number assigned (38 days)

14/01/2015 - NVC Welcome email received

15/01/2015 - AOS fee paid

15/01/2015 - DS-261 completed

21/01/2015 - AOS/IV documents mailed

03/02/2015 - Documents delivered/NVC scan date

05/02/2015 - 'Documents received' email (review > 60 days)

26/02/2015 - IV fee invoiced (42 days after DS-261 completed)

27/02/2015 - IV fee paid

02/03/2015 - IV fee processed/DS-260 available

07/03/2015 - DS-260 completed

18/03/2015 - Case Completed at NVC (43 days after scan date)

25/03/2015 - Case Complete email received

26/03/2015 - Interview(P4) email received (dated 25/3)

Post-NVC

30/03/2015 - Visa Status: Case in Transit to Consular Section

31/03/2015 - Visa Status: Ready

10/04/2015 - Appointment Notice email from U.S. Embassy in Stockholm

19/05/2015 - Interview: approved

>>> CEAC visa status updates: 19/05-Ready, 20/05-Administrative Processing, 21/05-Issued

26/05/2015 - Visa received

29/07/2015 - POE

>>> I-90 journey for name error begun 09/09/2015: 15/09-NOA1, 08/10- Biometrics appointment, 26/08/2016 Corrected Green Card received

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Thanks DKNC, and yes we did finally receive the IRS transcripts! :) We checked this forum and some other links for re-establishing domicile, and in our situation the bank accounts and "lease" agreement from family are the best proof we can offer. Let's hope it's enough! :)

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