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I'm so upset. I have not heard anything! Our scan date is Sept 15. I've called several times last week. Hopefully we hear this week :(

USCIS

03/28/2014 - I-130 mailed to Chicago Lockbox

04/07/2014 - USCIS Received I-130 form

04/08/2014 - I-130 NOA1 and transferred to California Service Center (email) (11 days)

04/17/2014 - Received NOA1 in the mail from California Service Center (hardcopy) (8 days)

04/24/2014 - I-130 Approved NOA2 (case number updated on the website 4:50pm) (17 days)

05/20/2014 - Received NOA2 in the mail from California Service Center (hardcopy) (27 days)

NVC

06/09/2014 - Case number, INN, BNN Received (21 days)

06/09/2014 - DS-261 available and completed (21 days)

06/09/2014 - AOS fee invoice and paid (21 days)

08/13/2014 - IV fee invoice and paid (65 days)

08/28/2014 - AOS Package sent to NVC

09/03/2014 - DS-260 online form completed

09/08/2014 - AOS Package delivered to NVC

09/08/2014 - AOS Package Scanned

09/10/2014 - IV Package sent to NVC

09/15/2014 - IV Package Scanned

11/17/2014 - Called NVC was told a supervisor is reviewing my case and it could take up to 42 days :(

11/19/2014 - Called NVC and was informed that expedite request was approved. Waiting for NVC to review and send paperwork to Sydney.

11/20/2014 - Website shows AOS N/A N/A which means it's possibly accepted. (Unconfirmed)

11/20/2014 - Called NVC and was informed of Case Complete!!

Medical - Scheduled for Dec 16th 2014

Interview

12/3/2014 - Email received with interview appointment for December 9th 2014

12/9/2014 - Interview went well but not approved because of birth certificate name change. Approval after fingerprint police form.

12/30/2014 - Medical and police check sent to embassy

Visa issued Jan 5th 2015 :D

5.5 months in NVC

8.5 months total

Filed: EB-3 Visa Country: Philippines
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CASE COMPLETE!

Last Scan Date : 24 September 2014

My mathematics formula for predicting CC worked perfectly for me and has worked perfectly for so many people!

If you would like me to use my data/math to work on your predicted date, please private message me your last scan date.

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The bigo,

How did you know that you ate case complete? There is no nvc today. Is it by ceac status?

Thanks!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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Its been 58 days of waiting since my last scan date (18th sep). I have been waiting for past 4 months since my aos package got scanned on 11th aug. god knows how long it's gonna take to get cc. it feels like forever now.

You should off heard something by now, have you call them?
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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I SEE THREE N/As. I'm so relieved. I really want to thank everyone on this forum for their support and guidance. When my case went to NVC, I was in the states (on valid B-1 Status) and had the option of adjusting my status. I had a few more months of school left and I decided to go for consular processing. I had read really old threads when NVC was a 30 day game. I came back a month before my I94 expired and send our papers. We did slack a lot and I advise everyone against it: We filed our I-130 5 months after our marriage. Our case was at NVC in April but we had no idea about the process and our first scan date was end of july and IV packet scan date was 23 Aug ie. we wasted four months in this process. If we were quicker, we could have saved 9 months. I had stumbled upon this monthly thread by chance and I think I would have been totally lost without Saylin's wiki and fellow VJers advice.

There is a lot of talk about the 60 day delay. This time used to be shorter. But from what I have read, spouses of Green Card holders are processed the same way now. The annual cap on their visas has been lifted and this created a huge backlog. Even though it's causing significant delays but I guess everyone has the right to meet their loved ones. 30 more days of processing for us, but it does cut down the processing delays for them which were running in years. The NVC recently hiked the Fee, the least they can do is get staffed.

I had sent in my AOS in july but got a checklist for part 13.a.1 and the most recent scan date was 1-oct-14 for the checklist.

IV Scan date was- 23-Aug-14. There are a lot of people with similar scan dates, my advice to them: consider every new day as a day less to when you will see your loved ones. Stay strong. I will call in the morning to confirm. just keeping my fingers crossed.

Many thanks to my fellow VJers, Saylin, Solenta, MSC and everyone else. I wish u guys the best.

My personal advice to everyone :

Please read Saylin's wiki very carefully.

The most important things to look for in your form to avoid a checklist:

- Question about active military service- A lot of people skip this one and have to go through another 2 months of torture.

- Part 13.a.1 - Fill in "Gross income" for any form except if filling "I864EZ" where we fill "Gross adjusted income"

- Unless your lawyer is very good, please proofread every document before you sign.

- If you are using income from someone and 1) he/she is related to you and you share a residence: Fill I864 for yourself + I864A for the member + proof of relationship + proof of common residence + proof of US citizenship of the supporting member when using I864A (I read someone got this checklist).

- If the address is different (ie. not a household member) - Use another I864 as a joint sponsor.

- Sign in black ink.

- Current income is what you earn now, not what you earned a year ago. However, if your previous return is lower than the 125% cutoff, it's advisable to fill in an I864A/I864 for a household/joint sponsor anyway. I had read somewhere that NVC is notorious for asking for additional support especially in borderline income cases when the last years return has been marginally below the 125%. ( Please correct me if wrong)

My scan date is so close to yours that it has give me hope. Both AOS and IV was 8/8 but thanks yo my attorney I got a checklist for 13.a and my new scan date for that is 10/3 just a day after yours, praying for the same luck and get a cc maybe this week? ;) congrats!!!!
Posted

I see 3 N/As now. In what I have read, its case complete. I'm beyond happy.

I was checking in the morning and it was still showing paid. Checked again now, and it changed to N/A already

Last scan date is Oct 14, 2014.

For those who are still waiting, keep the faith and your case will be complete soon too.

Sept 2011- Met Online

May 16, 2014 - Wedding Date

USCIS

July 13, 2014 - I-130 NOA1 receipt (Nebraska Service Center)

July 30, 2014 - I-130 approved-NOA2 (17 days from NOA1)

NVC

Sep 03, 2014- Case # & IIN received

Nov 13, 2014- Case Complete (9/14/14 & 10/14/14 ; AOS & IV scan date )

EMBASSY

Dec 03, 2014 - Received P4 letter ( interview on Jan 29, 2015 )

Feb 03, 2015 - Visa on hand ( Thank You Lord )

Posted

Are both your IV and AOS are scan 9/15?

My AOS scan date Sept 8

My IV scan date Sept 15

So far no movement based on NVC each time I call. Also no changes on the site. :(

USCIS

03/28/2014 - I-130 mailed to Chicago Lockbox

04/07/2014 - USCIS Received I-130 form

04/08/2014 - I-130 NOA1 and transferred to California Service Center (email) (11 days)

04/17/2014 - Received NOA1 in the mail from California Service Center (hardcopy) (8 days)

04/24/2014 - I-130 Approved NOA2 (case number updated on the website 4:50pm) (17 days)

05/20/2014 - Received NOA2 in the mail from California Service Center (hardcopy) (27 days)

NVC

06/09/2014 - Case number, INN, BNN Received (21 days)

06/09/2014 - DS-261 available and completed (21 days)

06/09/2014 - AOS fee invoice and paid (21 days)

08/13/2014 - IV fee invoice and paid (65 days)

08/28/2014 - AOS Package sent to NVC

09/03/2014 - DS-260 online form completed

09/08/2014 - AOS Package delivered to NVC

09/08/2014 - AOS Package Scanned

09/10/2014 - IV Package sent to NVC

09/15/2014 - IV Package Scanned

11/17/2014 - Called NVC was told a supervisor is reviewing my case and it could take up to 42 days :(

11/19/2014 - Called NVC and was informed that expedite request was approved. Waiting for NVC to review and send paperwork to Sydney.

11/20/2014 - Website shows AOS N/A N/A which means it's possibly accepted. (Unconfirmed)

11/20/2014 - Called NVC and was informed of Case Complete!!

Medical - Scheduled for Dec 16th 2014

Interview

12/3/2014 - Email received with interview appointment for December 9th 2014

12/9/2014 - Interview went well but not approved because of birth certificate name change. Approval after fingerprint police form.

12/30/2014 - Medical and police check sent to embassy

Visa issued Jan 5th 2015 :D

5.5 months in NVC

8.5 months total

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

My AOS scan date Sept 8

My IV scan date Sept 15

So far no movement based on NVC each time I call. Also no changes on the site. :(

Hang in there you will get cc this week, look at all the cc so far today goes anywhere from 9/14 through 9/23 even a 10/2 for a checklist.. We both should hear good news this week ;)
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Did they review your iv documents before they sent AOS CHECKLIST or theh reviewed checklist and iv package together?

They reviewed it together

USCIS I-130 : Marriage: 2013-03-28, I-130 NOA1 : 2013-07-27, I-130 Approved : 2014-02-24

NVC Stage: NVC Received : 07-Apr-2014, AOS Scan : 27-Jul-2014, IV Scan : 23-Aug-2014 , AOS Checklist Scan: 1-Oct-2014

Case Completed at NVC: 16-Nov-2014 Interview: New Delhi Consulate IV Date: 6-Jan-2015 Approved

Visa in hand:8-Jan-2015 Paid ELIS Immigrant Fee: 31-Mar-2015

POE Seattle-Tacoma Intl. Airport: 22-Apr-2015 (Switched from CR-1 to IR-1). POE (including changing from CR-1 to IR-1) took just 15 minutes.

SSN in mail: 27-Apr-2015

GC in Mail: Expected by 22-May-2015

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

The bigo,

How did you know that you ate case complete? There is no nvc today. Is it by ceac status?

Thanks!

The BigO correctly predicted our Case Complete too!

I'm in Mexico on vacation with my husband and I logged on today to CEAC and the AOS fee has changed to N/A!

RobbieG,

Dallas, TX

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

TheBigO,

You nailed it! Thanks! I will call to confirm when I figure out the cheapest way to call them from Mexico!

GRACIAS!

If you have an android phone, get google hangouts dialler (free app). Calls to the US seem to be free--I'm in Canada.

Met in 2010 on a forum for a mutual interest. Became friends.
2011: Realized we needed to evaluate our status as friends when we realized we were talking about raising children together.

2011/2012: Decided we were a couple sometime in, but no possibility of being together due to being same sex couple.

June 26, 2013: DOMA overturned. American married couples ALL have the same federal rights at last! We can be a family!

June-September, 2013: Discussion about being together begins.

November 13, 2013: Meet in person to see if this could work. It's perfect. We plan to elope to Boston, MA.

March 13, 2014 Married!

May 9, 2014: Petition mailed to USCIS

May 12, 2014: NOA1.
October 27, 2014: NOA2. (5 months, 2 weeks, 1 day after NOA1)
October 31, 2014: USCIS ships file to NVC (five days after NOA2) Happy Halloween for us!

November 18, 2014: NVC receives our case (22 days after NOA2)

December 17, 2014: NVC generates case number (50 days after NOA2)

December 19, 2014: Receive AOS bill, DS-261. Submit DS-261 (52 days after NOA2)

December 20, 2014: Pay AOS Fee

January 7, 2015: Receive, pay IV Fee

January 10, 2015: Complete DS-260

January 11, 2015: Send AOS package and Civil Documents
March 23, 2015: Case Complete at NVC. (70 days from when they received docs to CC)

May 6, 2015: Interview at Montréal APPROVED!

May 11, 2015: Visa in hand! One year less one day from NOA1.

 
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