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Hello everyone, I have a quick question...when will I know when the DS-260 and IV fee will be available for me to submit and pay? Also do I have to send in the Aos and the IV doc together?

Oluwaese...Congrats on getting your case number. They will notify you by email when the invoice is posted but you can check ceac website whenever you want to see when it is available...You can definitely send the documents together and I see where most people are recommending that since they are taking 60 days to review documents. Just put them in a separate folder or if you use a pocket folder put the AOS on one side and IV on the other side.

USCIS Step
01/22/15 I130 sent via UPS to Chicago Lockbox
01/23/15 Delivered
01/26/15 NOA1 email and text received.. sent to VSC.
01/27/15 Check cleared.
02/02/15 NOA1 hardcopy received.. priority date 01/23/2015
02/12/15 Approved (17 days from NOA1)
02/17/15 NOA2 email and text received
02/18/15 NOA2 hardcopy received
NVC Step
03/02/15 NVC Received (18 days from NOA2)
03/05/15 Case number assigned (3 days from NVC receipt)
03/06/15 DS261 & AOS billed
03/09/15 Completed DS261
03/25/15 DS261 Reviewed and accepted over the phone
03/26/15 IV fee invoiced
04/08/15 Paid AOS and IV fee
04/09/15 Payment cleared and D260 available.
04/13/15 Documents sent via UPS overnight
04/14/15 Documents received at NVC and DS260 Completed
04/16/15 NVC scanned documents
05/11/15 Checklist over phone
05/13/15 Mailed out corrected AOS via UPS overnight
05/14/15 Checklist documents received at NVC
05/18/15 NVC scanned checklist documents
06/18/15 Flagged for Supervisor review (past 30days review timeframe)
06/29/15 Hubby's Case Complete :rolleyes: , daughter's still pending :(
07/07/15 Baby girl's Case Complete
09/30/15 Interview Scheduled for 11/05/2015
10/01/15 P4 Email received
ConsulateStep
10/14/15 Case shows "ready"
10/22/15 Medical Completed
11/05/15 Interview - APPROVED

11/06/15 Case shows "Administrative Processing"

11/09/15 Case shows "Issued"

11/11/15 Visa Ready for pick up...picked up on 11/13/15

11/19/15 US Entry (POE Atlanta GA)

<p>USCIS Step (for mom)//09/30/2013 I-130 sent via UPS to Chicago Lockbox/10/06/2013 NOA1 email received10/09/2013/ NOA1 hardcopy received with PD 10/02/2013/03/07/2014 Email received that case being transferred/03/10/2014 Hardcopy received, case transferred to VSC/03/17/2014 NOA2 received via email/03/21/2014 NOA2 hardcopy received. NVC Step ../03/25/2014 NVC received case/ 04/25/2014 Case number, IIN and Beneficiary ID# received (Entered in system on 04/24/2014)/05/01/2014 Checked CEAC website and DS-261 available...completed DS-261/05/01/2014 AOS fee invoiced and paid/05/02/2014 AOS documents sent via UPS/05/05/2014 AOS packet delivered and signed for AND AOS fee status shows as paid./05/07/2014 Called NVC and DS-261 accepted. AOS packet not yet showing in system/05/08/2014 IV fee invoiced and paid. IV documents sent via UPS/05/09/2014 IV packet delivered by UPS AND AOS documents entered into system/05/09/2014 IV fee shows paid AND DS-260 available/05/13/2014 Submitted DS-260/05/30/2014 AOS approved (no checklists)/06/05/2014 Case Complete and I did it with no checklists.....YAYYYYY/06/10/2014 Interview Scheduled for 7/15/2014/06/12/2014 P4 received via email.Consulate Step //06/16/2014 Case status shows "In Transit"/06/17/2014 Case status shows " Ready"/06/30/2014 Medical Complete/07/15/2014 Interview-Approved/07/16/2014 Case Status shows "Administrative Processing"/07/17/2014 Case Status shows "Issued" 07/21/2014 Passport ready for pickup/07/23/2014 Visa in Hand<p>

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Officially confirmed it's a case complete. :joy: :joy: Wishing and praying for everyone to have a CC soon.

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OMG our AOS fee just changed from paid to n/a, literally in the last 20 minutes. I've checked it like 100 times today. I can't believe it!!!!!!!! Our scan date was 1/30.

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ItsGonnaBeWorthIt   191

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For some reason I feel nervous printing it out and completing by hand but I guess it's better than blanks. Thanks!

Yea every step of this process makes me nervouse lol until my husband land on american soil ill ne nervous lol.. But thats what alot have done so dont worry it will be fine :)

USCIS : 7 months
Marriage : March 21, 2014
I-130 Sent : April 18, 2014
I-130 NOA1 : April 22, 2014
I-130 Approved: November 14, 2014 ( after two service request) 

NVC: 6 months
Received : December 1, 2014
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : January 1, 2015
Pay AOS Bill : January 9, 2015
Submit DS-261 : January 7, 2015
Receive IV Bill : January 15, 2015 called after AOS showed paid, they released it overnight)
Pay IV Bill : January 23, 2015
Send IV and AOS: January 29, 2015
Scan date: February 3, 2015
Checklist: March 19, 2015 (only need to send south Africa police report)
Case Complete: June 3, 2015 

EMBASSY: 10 months
Interview appointment letter : December 4, 2015
Interview Date : January 21, 2016 medical wasn't complete
Second interview date: April 4th 2016
Interview Result :APPROVED!!!
Visa Received : 4/13/2016 ( they sent us a email stating our visa was ready for pick up)

USA LIFE
US Entry :4/29/2016 
Social Security : 5/10/2016 (filed from the actual office)
State ID: 5/14/2016
Started working!!: 5/25/2016
Finally paid green card fee: 6/24/2016 ( note said we will receive it within 60 days)
Green card in hand: 7/5/2016 10 year green card we done!! 

1st king born: 6/30/2016

April 2017 update: Marriage still going strong, baby boy getting bigger. Life is good 

 

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Oluwaese...Congrats on getting your case number. They will notify you by email when the invoice is posted but you can check ceac website whenever you want to see when it is available...You can definitely send the documents together and I see where most people are recommending that since they are taking 60 days to review documents. Just put them in a separate folder or if you use a pocket folder put the AOS on one side and IV on the other side.

Awwww....Thank you! I know you are next up.....things are really moving right? Okay great thanks so much for the info.

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USCIS STAGE:celebrating-smiley-emoticon.gif

01/21/2015: Mailed I-130 Petition
01/23/2015: Delivered via(Text&Email)
01/26/2015: NOA1 & Priority Date
01/27/2015: NOA1 confirmation via (Text & Email) sent to (VSC)
01/28/2015: Check Cashed and Cleared
01/29/2015: Finally able to check my case status and turn on Email & Text Alerts
02/04/2015: Recieved hard copy Form I-797C (NOA1)
02/10/2015: Approved I-130(NOA2) (15 DAYS)...Glory be to God!
02/13/2015: Received Text message @11:30 pm to check my case Status on USCIS site.
02/14/2015: Recieved hard copy Form I-797 (NOA2) (Valentines Day truly very special)

NVC STAGE: (Praying this stage goes Smoothly and Quickly) prayer-hands-smiley-emoticon.gif
02/24/2015: NVC Received Our Case (14 DAYS from NOA2)(Called 02/24/2015)
02/28/2015: Case Number & IIN Assigned(4 DAYS from NVC receiving Case)(Called 03/02/2015)
03/02/2015: AOS Fee & DS-261 Invoiced as per Welcome Letter
03/03/2015: DS-261 Completed & Submitted
03/03/2015: AOS Fee Paid
03/06/2015: Received Hard Copy NVC Welcome Letter by mail.
03/12/2015: Called NVC to find out why AOS fee says still "In Process" (System Issues...will be sorted out soon)
03/17/2015: Checked CEAC site AOS fee now says "PAID" (14 DAYS from Payment)

04/14/2015: IV Fee Invoiced by email

(April, May,June,and July (4) months no activity on my part, :clock: :cry:I was looking for a Job.......Now I'm back) :yes::dance:

08/06/2015: Paid IV FEE

08/07/2015: IV shows "IN PROCESS"...but money was taken out of my account

08/08/2015: IV Shows as "PAID"

08/08/2015: DS-260 form Available & Completed & Submitted

08/15/2015: Mailed My AOS/IV Package....estimated arrival 08/18/2015

08/17/2015: SCAN DATE & NVC Received my Package

08/19/2015: NVC sent an email confirmation of receipt of my documents and said to wait about 30 days to review

09/02/2015: Checked CEAC & Confirmed with NVC CASE COMPLETE {17 DAYS from Scan date} :dancing:

09/09/2015: Recieved email stating CASE COMPLETE.{7 Days after calling to verify CC}

INTERVIEW STAGE: Now the Long Wait for INTERVIEW :clock: :cry: :unsure:.....Still Praying for a quick one though.prayer-hands-smiley-emoticon.gif

10/01/2015: Called and was informed of our INTERVIEW DATE { 29 Days after CC}......GLORY BE TO GOD ALMIGHTY!!!!!

10/01/2015: Received my {P4} Interview letter via email about 3 hours after phone call :dancing::dancing:(L):wow::star::dance::yes:

10/11/2015: Checked CEAC site and our status changed from "At NVC" to "IN TRANSIT"

10/13/2015: Checked CEAC site again and our status changed from "IN TRANSIT" to "READY"

11/05/2015: INTERVIEW prayer-hands-smiley-emoticon.gif

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30 Dec and still waiting. What time of the day does Paid change to N/A usually? Or is it random?

I think it's pretty random. My step-daughter's changed at around 8 am (NVC time) and my husband's changed around 5 pm (NVC time) on the same day. Also, I called in between those times and found out they were both "CC" so they don't always automatically change to N/A.

12/27/12 - Married in Bamako, Mali

11/12/13 - I-130 package sent

11/15/13 - NOA1

05/27/14 - NOA2

06/16/14 - Case received NVC

07/01/14 - Case number assigned

07/21/14 - DS-261 completed

07/25/14 - AOS bill paid

07/30/2014 - AOS package sent

08/18/2014 - add-on AOS package sent (learned that I should have sent 2 separate I-864s even though the cases are joined...oops!)

09/19/2014 - IV bill paid

09/26/2014 - AOS checklist received

11/09/2014 - DS 260 completed online

12/22/2014 - AOS checklist package and IV documents scan date

03/02/2015 - Case Complete!!! (70 days)

04/02/2015 - Interview in Dakar (221g - Needed to verify a court document)

04/21/2015- Visas in hand!!

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Got 3 N/A's finally! It "only" took them 66 days. I believe it happened at around 8am NVC time, just like you said cloclo2.

Congratulation!

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ascm18h   4

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Hello Everyone,

I'm so glad to be at the NVC stage and am praying for speedy outcomes for everyone. I am petitioning for my husband and our I-130 was approved on 2/3/15 from Nebraska Service Center. NVC assigned the case number on 2/27 (I just got it today). I paid the AOS fee and filled out the DS- 261 this morning. I have a question about sending in the AOS and IV packets. We have everything ready to go except for my husband's military records - he has to get something cleared up before he can get the records. We anticipate that he should be able to get them in about two weeks and then he has to mail them to me, which will take at least a week. I would like to send the packets in right away to start the 60-day clock. I'm wondering if I should send the packets in without the records and then mail the records separately one I receive them. I'm worried that the 60-day clock would start again from the receipt of the records. The other thing I was thinking was to send the packets in without the records and just bring the records to the interview, but I worry about getting a checklist for the missing records and having the 60-day clock reset. Or should I just wait until I receive the records and send the competed package in? What do you all think?

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I think it's pretty random. My step-daughter's changed at around 8 am (NVC time) and my husband's changed around 5 pm (NVC time) on the same day. Also, I called in between those times and found out they were both "CC" so they don't always automatically change to N/A.

Can I ask everyone again, where are you looking for the 3 N/A's??? Our scan date is 12/23. My husband called on Tuesday and the rep said you don't need to send any more papers. My husband asked if that mean the case is complete then and all the rep said is just wait for the interview letter. So I am lost. Why wouldn't he just say yes? Also when I do check case status it still says at NVC. When I log in to CEAC to pretend like I am going to pay invoices the both still show paid..... I am not sure if I am looking in the right place or what but it seems like everyone else's is being updated, not sure why ours isn't. Any help would be awesome.

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Hello Everyone,

I'm so glad to be at the NVC stage and am praying for speedy outcomes for everyone. I am petitioning for my husband and our I-130 was approved on 2/3/15 from Nebraska Service Center. NVC assigned the case number on 2/27 (I just got it today). I paid the AOS fee and filled out the DS- 261 this morning. I have a question about sending in the AOS and IV packets. We have everything ready to go except for my husband's military records - he has to get something cleared up before he can get the records. We anticipate that he should be able to get them in about two weeks and then he has to mail them to me, which will take at least a week. I would like to send the packets in right away to start the 60-day clock. I'm wondering if I should send the packets in without the records and then mail the records separately one I receive them. I'm worried that the 60-day clock would start again from the receipt of the records. The other thing I was thinking was to send the packets in without the records and just bring the records to the interview, but I worry about getting a checklist for the missing records and having the 60-day clock reset. Or should I just wait until I receive the records and send the competed package in? What do you all think?

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ItsGonnaBeWorthIt   191

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Can I ask everyone again, where are you looking for the 3 N/A's??? Our scan date is 12/23. My husband called on Tuesday and the rep said you don't need to send any more papers. My husband asked if that mean the case is complete then and all the rep said is just wait for the interview letter. So I am lost. Why wouldn't he just say yes? Also when I do check case status it still says at NVC. When I log in to CEAC to pretend like I am going to pay invoices the both still show paid..... I am not sure if I am looking in the right place or what but it seems like everyone else's is being updated, not sure why ours isn't. Any help would be awesome.

sign in here

https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx

and tell me how many N/As you see

if they said wait for the interview letter I would think that's a case complete but who knows!. I would call back and specifically ask if your case is complete.

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USCIS : 7 months
Marriage : March 21, 2014
I-130 Sent : April 18, 2014
I-130 NOA1 : April 22, 2014
I-130 Approved: November 14, 2014 ( after two service request) 

NVC: 6 months
Received : December 1, 2014
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : January 1, 2015
Pay AOS Bill : January 9, 2015
Submit DS-261 : January 7, 2015
Receive IV Bill : January 15, 2015 called after AOS showed paid, they released it overnight)
Pay IV Bill : January 23, 2015
Send IV and AOS: January 29, 2015
Scan date: February 3, 2015
Checklist: March 19, 2015 (only need to send south Africa police report)
Case Complete: June 3, 2015 

EMBASSY: 10 months
Interview appointment letter : December 4, 2015
Interview Date : January 21, 2016 medical wasn't complete
Second interview date: April 4th 2016
Interview Result :APPROVED!!!
Visa Received : 4/13/2016 ( they sent us a email stating our visa was ready for pick up)

USA LIFE
US Entry :4/29/2016 
Social Security : 5/10/2016 (filed from the actual office)
State ID: 5/14/2016
Started working!!: 5/25/2016
Finally paid green card fee: 6/24/2016 ( note said we will receive it within 60 days)
Green card in hand: 7/5/2016 10 year green card we done!! 

1st king born: 6/30/2016

April 2017 update: Marriage still going strong, baby boy getting bigger. Life is good 

 

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I did not mean to post my question twice. If a moderator could delete the second post or if someone could tell me how to delete it, that would be great.

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Hello Everyone,

I'm so glad to be at the NVC stage and am praying for speedy outcomes for everyone. I am petitioning for my husband and our I-130 was approved on 2/3/15 from Nebraska Service Center. NVC assigned the case number on 2/27 (I just got it today). I paid the AOS fee and filled out the DS- 261 this morning. I have a question about sending in the AOS and IV packets. We have everything ready to go except for my husband's military records - he has to get something cleared up before he can get the records. We anticipate that he should be able to get them in about two weeks and then he has to mail them to me, which will take at least a week. I would like to send the packets in right away to start the 60-day clock. I'm wondering if I should send the packets in without the records and then mail the records separately one I receive them. I'm worried that the 60-day clock would start again from the receipt of the records. The other thing I was thinking was to send the packets in without the records and just bring the records to the interview, but I worry about getting a checklist for the missing records and having the 60-day clock reset. Or should I just wait until I receive the records and send the competed package in? What do you all think?

if something goes in the packet that supposed to be in there and its missing then your gonna get a checklist and start the 60 days over again... I would wait til you get everything then send it so no worries of a checklist. even if you send everything now and then send it once it comes it will start your 60 days over anyways and there is no guarantee it will marry up with your file.. I think its safe to wait.. just my thought

USCIS : 7 months
Marriage : March 21, 2014
I-130 Sent : April 18, 2014
I-130 NOA1 : April 22, 2014
I-130 Approved: November 14, 2014 ( after two service request) 

NVC: 6 months
Received : December 1, 2014
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : January 1, 2015
Pay AOS Bill : January 9, 2015
Submit DS-261 : January 7, 2015
Receive IV Bill : January 15, 2015 called after AOS showed paid, they released it overnight)
Pay IV Bill : January 23, 2015
Send IV and AOS: January 29, 2015
Scan date: February 3, 2015
Checklist: March 19, 2015 (only need to send south Africa police report)
Case Complete: June 3, 2015 

EMBASSY: 10 months
Interview appointment letter : December 4, 2015
Interview Date : January 21, 2016 medical wasn't complete
Second interview date: April 4th 2016
Interview Result :APPROVED!!!
Visa Received : 4/13/2016 ( they sent us a email stating our visa was ready for pick up)

USA LIFE
US Entry :4/29/2016 
Social Security : 5/10/2016 (filed from the actual office)
State ID: 5/14/2016
Started working!!: 5/25/2016
Finally paid green card fee: 6/24/2016 ( note said we will receive it within 60 days)
Green card in hand: 7/5/2016 10 year green card we done!! 

1st king born: 6/30/2016

April 2017 update: Marriage still going strong, baby boy getting bigger. Life is good 

 

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