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Samlyd2012
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My husband arrived yesterday night. i still can't believe he is here. wow am very happy. he told me that he spent only 10 minutes at the point of entry, he showed them the envelope and he was processe

katieflossom
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Had my interview yesterday, and CEAC has changed to 'Issued' today. Whoop.

AustinCanada
AustinCanada

I had an interview today - APPROVED! Sorry, I'm suck at posting a message on VJ using my mobile phone since I don't have my laptop computer with me in Montreal. :-( Boy, this site is not mobile fri

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Abby&Mario   100

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In many cases many of these embassies just shut down scheduling when they have run out of petitions or people.

Given that December is 21 days away some embassies might ask that nothing be scheduled after a certain date. Some embassies as I have been told have open scheduling (Iceland for example).

If you are curious just call and ask NVC if your embassy has completed December scheduling yet.

The operator I spoke to today said she "doesn't have access to that" (whether or not the Bogotá embassy is done scheduling for December.) The person I quoted below had the same thing happen. I wonder if they're being told to keep quiet about those details now.

i called and i got a female rep i asked if they are done scheduling for December and if Beirut consulate are done scheduling she said she doesnt know, all what she can know if there is interview date or not

NVC told me the same thing today about my embassy. I think I'll call again right not to see if the answer changes when I get someone else.

USCIS (Priority date April 1, Approval April 17, no RFEs)

March 28, 2014: I-130 sent via FedEx from Bogotá to Chicago Lockbox

April 1, 2014: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox at 10:29 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by J. CHYBA (date confirmed by My Case Status)

April 4, 2014: NOA1 e-mail received at 12:17 a.m.; case accepted and routed to CSC for processing. Check cashed.

April 17, 2014: Changed mailing address with USCIS Tier 2 representative. He also confirmed that our case had arrived to the CSC and that our NOA1 date is April 3.

April 18, 2014: NOA2 e-mail received at 12:30 a.m. Case status online changed to post-decision activity; date of "last updated" changed to April 17. Change of address e-mail received at 3 a.m. Status changed back to initial review on e-mail and online. Date of "last updated" now April 18. Called and spoke to two Tier 2 reps; both were useless.

April 21, 2014: Approval confirmed verbally by Tier 2 rep. Order put in to send second NOA2 hard copy to new address. Instructed to ignore online case status.

April 25 or 26, 2014: NOA1 hard copy arrives to old apartment in Bogotá. Priority date actually April 1. (April 3 was the notice date.)

May 16: USCIS change of address e-mail received

May 19: USCIS e-mail received saying a duplicate notice was mailed on this date. Case status now set to "Acceptance."

May 22: NOA2 duplicate hard copy arrives to U.S. address

NVC

April 29, 2014: Case received

​May 22, 2014: Case number and IIN assigned. Asked operator about our move from Colombia to Argentina and received instructions.

May 24, 2014: E-mails about embassy change/address change sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov at 4:36 p.m. NVC time

​June 3, 2014: Payment portal message "This case is in the process of termination" appears. DS-261 appears, submitted. E-mails received from NVC concerning case number and AOS bill.

June 4, 2014: AOS payment invoiced, paid; DS-261 received by NVC

June 6, 2014: AOS payment shows as PAID in payment portal

June 17, 2014: Response received from nvcinquiry@state.gov. "The correspondence submitted is currently under review. An appropriate action will be taken once this review is completed."

June 24, 2014: AOS package sent via FedEx overnight shipping from Houston to NVC

June 25, 2014: AOS package delivered at 9:43 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by F.FNU

July 1, 2014: AOS package scanned

July 18, 2014: Checked payment portal and saw: "CASE NUMBER CHANGE: The applicant's case number, [bGT#], has been changed to [bNS#]." Called and confirmed. Also said today marked 30 business days since NVC received DS-261; operator said she would have that reviewed and make IV payment available ASAP.

August 5: E-mail sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov concerning changing our embassy BACK to Bogotá at 6:41 p.m. NVC time

August 6: IV invoice e-mail FINALLY received at 2:13 a.m. NVC time

August 7: IV payment made available on payment portal; paid

August 8: IV payment shows as PAID in payment portal; DS-260 becomes available

August 14: Checklist received; errors on sponsor's I-864 form and on joint sponsor's I-864A

August 15: DS-260 submitted

August 29: Checklist response and IV package sent via FedEx ground from Houston to NVC

September 4: Checklist response and IV package delivered at 11:21 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by GPETERS

September 8: Checklist response and IV package scanned

September 10: DS-260 accepted; false checklist received

September 17: E-mail response received from asknvc@state.gov (30 business days/43 calendar days later): Correspondence under review

September 26: Embassy change approved; new case number assigned

October 30: CASE COMPLETE

Embassy

Interview scheduled: Nov. 10 -- Medical: Nov. 25 -- Interview: Dec. 1, 9:30 a.m. APPROVED! -- Visa in hand: Dec. 5 -- POE: Dec. 29 in Houston

Kanuk Explorer

Kanuk   42

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Heya! If you have your interview date go ahead and sign up for loomis. The Montreal email that everyone got was just for extra documents they require at the interview. I printed my confirmation right away and have it sitting with my big bundle of interview documents! I bought sticky tabs *____* organization or bust!

Yup! Get signed up and print it out right away.

I intend to dazzle them with my organizational acumen.

My stickies have cats on them (would that be considered unprofessional?)

Trust, but verify!

I130 Sent: 2014 03 10

I130 NOA1: 2014 03 14

I130 Approved: 2014 08 19

NVC Received: 2014 09 11

Case # Assigned: 2014 09 18 (operator tells hubby to call back in 4 weeks for IIN... called back next day)

IIN # Assigned: 2014 09 19

DS261 completed: 2014 09 19

AOS Billed & Paid: 2014 09 22 (shows as 'paid' 09/23)

expedite approved: 2014 10 03

IV invoiced & paid: 2014 10 03

IV and AOS docs

(submitted electronically): 2014 10 03

DS260 submitted: 2014 10 06

Case Complete: 2014 10 31 (following a supervisor's review ... took 2 days to locate lost DS260)

interview scheduled: 2014 11 18

Approved: 2014 11 18

Passport arrived/POE Sarnua: 2014 12 01

Mandiimoose Explorer

Mandiimoose   39

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Canada
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Yup! Get signed up and print it out right away.

I intend to dazzle them with my organizational acumen.

My stickies have cats on them (would that be considered unprofessional?)

Welp, you've just gone and made me jealous. How am I supposed to dazzle the Americans if I don't have kitty sticky tabs????? Mine are boring and neon :(

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

Deagle Proficient

Deagle   508

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it's available on the embassy website link under "interview schedule"

i just checked the us embassy in Beirut and it's not the same!! there's no "interview schedule" link where u can see all the month appointments.

i guess its totally different from embassy to another!

maybe it's better not to know the other cases haha so u dont worry!! :)

good luck and hey btw im from syria, aleppo city

keep me posted about ur interview!

adios amigo!

ahla w sahla feek w bi halab kella

ya its different, i got cc on 6 of november and i dont know if i will get December interview, i dont know if beirut embassy is considered as busy embassy.

The immigration process caused me PTSD.

Mandiimoose Explorer

Mandiimoose   39

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Canada
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Did all Canadians on here get an email from Montreal? Cuz we didn't.

You probably have everything in order then. The email I got was a small checklist really. They want me to bring a birth certificate for the USC and a new police certificate. Maybe your documents are just 100% perfect but just be sure to bring the USC birth certificate anyways!

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

Kanuk Explorer

Kanuk   42

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Welp, you've just gone and made me jealous. How am I supposed to dazzle the Americans if I don't have kitty sticky tabs????? Mine are boring and neon :(

Did you call me a whelp? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I figured if all else failed, I could draw a different VJ emoticon on the end of each sticky?!! :sleepy::luv::devil:

I only got the cat stickies, 'cause I couldn't get one of those nifty 'stars and stripes' cowboy shirts on short notice.... :cry: (I hope Austin wore his)

Anyhoo, I am only trying to distract them from the gruesome passport pics.... :crying:

Did all Canadians on here get an email from Montreal? Cuz we didn't.

It was the only thing I received, but I am an expedite and have to bring everything.....

Trust, but verify!

I130 Sent: 2014 03 10

I130 NOA1: 2014 03 14

I130 Approved: 2014 08 19

NVC Received: 2014 09 11

Case # Assigned: 2014 09 18 (operator tells hubby to call back in 4 weeks for IIN... called back next day)

IIN # Assigned: 2014 09 19

DS261 completed: 2014 09 19

AOS Billed & Paid: 2014 09 22 (shows as 'paid' 09/23)

expedite approved: 2014 10 03

IV invoiced & paid: 2014 10 03

IV and AOS docs

(submitted electronically): 2014 10 03

DS260 submitted: 2014 10 06

Case Complete: 2014 10 31 (following a supervisor's review ... took 2 days to locate lost DS260)

interview scheduled: 2014 11 18

Approved: 2014 11 18

Passport arrived/POE Sarnua: 2014 12 01

dwheels76 Grand Master

dwheels76   5,468

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Just got CC today :dancing: I called in and was told that the interview is scheduled on December 4th :dancing:

Congratulations. Welcome to the group. I have added you to the spreadsheet.

Case Complete to Interview spreadsheet

From now on your VJ Member name will be verified. If the name you put on form to be added to spreadsheet comes up not found, you will not be added to the spreadsheet. If you don't have a timeline you will not be added to the spreadsheet.

Please Please put your VJ member name only. Not nicknames or real names whatever your VJ name is. It's below your profile picture!!

 

Come join the current Interview thread: 

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Case Complete to Interview Spreadsheet
Case Complete to Interview Form

 

 

 

ROC I-751
5/21/2018: Filed i751 ROC
6/12/2018: NOA1 Date
3/5/2019: Biometrics Appt
12/28/2019: 18 month Extension has expired
1/9/2020: InfoPass Appt to get stamp in Passport
2/27/2020: Combo Interview (ROC and Citizenship)
3/31/2020: submitted service request for being pass normal processing time
4/7/2020: Card being produced
4/8/2020: Approved
4/10/2020: Card mailed
4/15/2020: 10 year green card received
 
 
N-400
5/21/2019: Filed Online
5/21/2019: NOA1 Date
6/13/2019: Biometrics Appt
2/27/2020: Citizenship Interview
4/7/2020: In queue for Oath Ceremony to be scheduled
6/19/2020: Notice Oath Ceremony scheduled
7/8/2020: Oath Ceremony (Houston)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandiimoose Explorer

Mandiimoose   39

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Did you call me a whelp? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I figured if all else failed, I could draw a different VJ emoticon on the end of each sticky?!! :sleepy::luv::devil:

I only got the cat stickies, 'cause I couldn't get one of those nifty 'stars and stripes' cowboy shirts on short notice.... :cry: (I hope Austin wore his)

Anyhoo, I am only trying to distract them from the gruesome passport pics.... :crying:

It was the only thing I received, but I am an expedite and have to bring everything.....

Goodness no! I just like to change "well" to other words that sound close to it as if I'm actually talking in person! Sometimes "oh well" becomes "oh whale"! D:

Anyways my pictures are pretty bad too. I got them done at shoppers drug mart and even though the quality is good, I look like a dork and I feel like the sizing is too small! Like it JUST meets the minimum height requirements. I'm worrying so hard about it. I also have to wait for my rcmp certificate to get to me this week because the consulate wanted me to get a new police check and I decided to just get the darn fingerprints and be done with it!

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

Cdnarmygrl Explorer

Cdnarmygrl   28

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Goodness no! I just like to change "well" to other words that sound close to it as if I'm actually talking in person! Sometimes "oh well" becomes "oh whale"! D:

Anyways my pictures are pretty bad too. I got them done at shoppers drug mart and even though the quality is good, I look like a dork and I feel like the sizing is too small! Like it JUST meets the minimum height requirements. I'm worrying so hard about it. I also have to wait for my rcmp certificate to get to me this week because the consulate wanted me to get a new police check and I decided to just get the darn fingerprints and be done with it!

How old was your police check?

NikiT Contributor

NikiT   15

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I have been away from NVC because of some health issues/surgery. I've got to get my head in the game here, though, because my husband's interview is Wednesday! I skimmed this month's interview thread and I'm so happy to hear about all the visa approvals, POEs, and interview dates.

I'm preparing the documents for the interview, and I believe I have everything we need, though I do anticipate some hiccups. I really hope it goes smoothly, though.

One oddity is that the French embassy specifically requests new originals of all civil and financial documents sent to the NVC. This is frustrating and just really underlines the fact that the NVC stage was just months of unnecessary waiting.

We have finished the interview at the embassy in Paris last week and my husband's visa was approved.

I am not sure if your case is the same but the embassy did not ask anything specific for the civil documents or financial documents as I already sent the originals to NVC.

What we did was we obtained the latest birth certificate and police certificate (as I heard that they had to be less than 3 month old, so to be safe) and when they asked us if we had any updated version, we simply replaced with new ones. As for financial documents, unless you have any changes since the time you sent to NVC, or they specifically asked you to bring something, I think it should be OK. As for us, they did not ask anything about the AOS during the interview at the embassy.

Good luck on your interview on Wednesday!

P.S. I wrote the review on the interview at the embassy in Paris.

TeaCup Collaborator

TeaCup   65

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No this is a tax forms. Transcripts come from IRS. Some difficult embassies will only take transcripts you should be fine. You already submitted to NVC so no mini strokes please.

Thank you *deep breath* :rofl:

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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Cdnarmygrl Explorer

Cdnarmygrl   28

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I think I need to stop reading. I fly to Montreal tomorrow to do my medical and then interview next Tuesday. I have everything prepped but reading on here is starting to freak me out that I don't have something. I didn't get a request from Montrwal to bring anything else so I should be fine but -- AAAAHHH!! Second guessing everything!!!!

 
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