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hi brentos,

i'm sure your following

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/546619-scan-datescase-completeinterview-thread/

but if not, you might want to have a look. This thread is not country specific but will give you a good idea if you wish to go EP or mail/courier once you get your NOA2. There was a time where snail mail was like a 25-31 day approval after scan date and those, like me, who EP were screaming!!! Remember once you EP you cannot change the process, so if you get a checklist you will need to EP the documents. People on this thread usually are pretty savvy and can give you a good indication...why not make a post to ask?

things with immigration, whether it be uscis or nvc, in my opinion will always appear to be broken as situations/needs change all the time. For example, our case arrived at uscis months after the philippine crisis (think it was typhoon haiyan) and we struggled with those cases being expedited and our sitting (but we were not alone). another example was nsc and tsc were swamped with applications and taking their sweet old time with them while csc was much faster and far less busy. in fact, many cases were transferred out of nsc and sent to csc for quicker processing. i believe uscis and nvc do try to process quickly but when loads/demands change they may not be able to make the changes needed because they are government agencies.

when we put in our app in late jan/14 we seriously expected to be done uscis by june/july, finished with nvc by dec/jan and POE by feb/15. well, may is almost over and i still don't have the visa in passport (well should be there by month's end, fingers crossed). and these were generous expectations. we did k1 the process back in 2011 and sailed through with an approval but cancelled it after researching my pension (long story) so we knew we were good to go and with passing it once (they had all our docs) we figured the second time would be a breeze. not so.

we counted our chickens before they were hatched--not a great idea with immigration. one never knows what goes on. as transparent as they have to be, they aren't.

keep your optimism as it is this that will pull you through the trying times. few seem to pass through this without hickups, so it best be keep those synergies and aim for november and be pleasantly surprised if it happens. if it doesn't, know that your NOA2, cc, medical, and interview approval are coming and they're just around 'some' corner.

good luck!

ps, at this point its a good idea to add a signature timeline, it helps people when giving advice. go into my settings, then signature to add one.

Hello,

Thank you for the link to the thread I had seen it before, but had lost track of it. I am not following it. From the spreadsheet it is really hard to tell if EP is getting better. The last few have been shorter, but the sample size is very small. So hard to tell. I guess I will have to check again once I get closer to actually sending anything to them.

I'm a bit of a planner so I kind of like to have things lined up. Mind you I feel like I have been falling behind in the process...so I need to get on gathering stuff up for the NVC. Just with the long wait to NOA2 and everything else going on in our lives, the stress has been getting to me quite a bit. So I have become slightly less productive lately haha.

For the broken part I totally understand what you mean about it being ever changing. And I have spent tons of time looking at stats on the USCIS website, etc. to understand it all..which doesn't really work. The broken I was referring to now was actually how the NVC site doesn't seem to be working and isn't letting anyone pay fees or fill in the forms. Or at least that is what I have gathered from here on VJ.

When we were first starting this process, I had done tons of research...in all the wrong places it seems. Or the research was out dated. So I was thinking we would be done everything and me moving to the US in 6 or 7 months. Once I found VJ we moved as quick as we could to file but it still took us 2 months after our wedding to gather all the documents, send stuff back and forth for signatures and all that. I wish we would have been able to move faster there, but it is what it is now. I'm hoping to somehow be there this year. I don't know if it will happen but I still have hope. Would make it a lot easier on my wife and I with everything going on. I feel so completely out of control with the whole process because beyond sending stuff in when you can...you don't control anything. And I am not a "control freak" or anything but I am used to other things in life working a certain way, things take a certain time...so this is very different for me as I am sure it is for a lot of people.

Thank you very much for the advice and I hope you get your visa in hand soon.

I've added a timeline to my signature, what little I currently have to add haha.

USCIS

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2015-02-02: Sent I-130

2015-02-04: USCIS Received and transferred to NSC

2015-02-06: NOA1

2015-06-19: NOA2 Email. 133 days between NOA1 and NOA2

2015-06-26: USCIS update that case was sent to NVC

 

NVC

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2015-07-02: Case received by NVC

2015-07-14: Case number assigned when calling on 2015-07-20 but couldn't give emails as case was locked still

2015-07-27: Called and was able to give emails

2015-07-27: Submit DS-261

2015-07-27: Pay AOS Fee

2015-08-25: Receive IV bill

2015-08-26: Pay IV Fee

2015-09-05: Submit DS-260

2015-09-07: Sent AOS and IV package via EP

2015-10-11: Resubmit via EP after being told to do so on 2015-10-09 as it looked like our original emails were lost

2015-10-16: Received email for scan date of 2015-10-12. Told that basically nothing can be done and we need to wait 30 days from 2015-10-12 (30+ days lost because they lost our emails)

2015-10-26: Told case is basically complete but that they are building my electronic file. Told there is no timeline for this.

2015-10-30 & 2015-11-13: Still told no update. Building electronic file still and no timeline.

2015-11-17: Case Complete

2015-12-03: Receive packet 4

2015-12-15: Medical

2015-12-18: Medical picked up results

2016-01-12: Interview - Approved!

2016-02-03: POE

 

 

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yeah every little steps of this process freaks us out lol but now we just need to do the medical then interview! That's it!!

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Hello,

Thank you for the link to the thread I had seen it before, but had lost track of it. I am not following it. From the spreadsheet it is really hard to tell if EP is getting better. The last few have been shorter, but the sample size is very small. So hard to tell. I guess I will have to check again once I get closer to actually sending anything to them.

I'm a bit of a planner so I kind of like to have things lined up. Mind you I feel like I have been falling behind in the process...so I need to get on gathering stuff up for the NVC. Just with the long wait to NOA2 and everything else going on in our lives, the stress has been getting to me quite a bit. So I have become slightly less productive lately haha.

For the broken part I totally understand what you mean about it being ever changing. And I have spent tons of time looking at stats on the USCIS website, etc. to understand it all..which doesn't really work. The broken I was referring to now was actually how the NVC site doesn't seem to be working and isn't letting anyone pay fees or fill in the forms. Or at least that is what I have gathered from here on VJ.

When we were first starting this process, I had done tons of research...in all the wrong places it seems. Or the research was out dated. So I was thinking we would be done everything and me moving to the US in 6 or 7 months. Once I found VJ we moved as quick as we could to file but it still took us 2 months after our wedding to gather all the documents, send stuff back and forth for signatures and all that. I wish we would have been able to move faster there, but it is what it is now. I'm hoping to somehow be there this year. I don't know if it will happen but I still have hope. Would make it a lot easier on my wife and I with everything going on. I feel so completely out of control with the whole process because beyond sending stuff in when you can...you don't control anything. And I am not a "control freak" or anything but I am used to other things in life working a certain way, things take a certain time...so this is very different for me as I am sure it is for a lot of people.

Thank you very much for the advice and I hope you get your visa in hand soon.

I've added a timeline to my signature, what little I currently have to add haha.

I totally hear you as well, and I agree with mrs thb (she's a VERY wise person!!). This is not a "logical" process, and if you expect it to be such, you will just be continually disappointed. That said, being proactive and organized is a good way to stay sane and ensure a smoother ride during your interview.

I would suggest checking in with the USCIS at 5 months to make sure the file is being looked at. We did that and ended up with an RFE BUT that was only because our legal counsel wasn't well versed in which Canadian documents should be sent. If we didn't check at 5 months, when they say their average processing time is, who knows how long before we would have found out about the RFE. SO my advice is, to keep yourself sane, you can do little things like that along the way. Being part of this thread or the NVC thread or whatever is good to stay prepared and so ahead of the game.

During our interview yesterday there seemed to be a few people missing docs etc, and they left disappointed. As SuziQ found, you can NEVER be sure that they will not ask something that you were told wasn't needed but they wanted, BUT that still means you get your visa, just a bit delayed. SO being over prepared is probably not a bad thing in the big scheme of things, since we cannot read minds. At least I can't:)

So you are doing the right things. There is a lot of good advice on VJ (along with some not so good), but at least it gives you a leg up on others who don't come on here.

The NVC thread helped me a lot while I was there, but to be honest, THIS particular thread helped me the most. If you look through it, it does give you some info on what we were told, docs needed etc. that's fairly recent. Keep on looking at the EP times on the NVC thread, although brentos honestly, no ONE can predict how slow or fast they will go. They seem to have been getting better, even for those who got checklists which were reviewed within a few weeks, so stay positive. All you can do is try to stay positive.

I don't know if any of this helped, but there you go. My 2 cents. Take good care!

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I totally hear you as well, and I agree with mrs thb (she's a VERY wise person!!). This is not a "logical" process, and if you expect it to be such, you will just be continually disappointed. That said, being proactive and organized is a good way to stay sane and ensure a smoother ride during your interview.

I would suggest checking in with the USCIS at 5 months to make sure the file is being looked at. We did that and ended up with an RFE BUT that was only because our legal counsel wasn't well versed in which Canadian documents should be sent. If we didn't check at 5 months, when they say their average processing time is, who knows how long before we would have found out about the RFE. SO my advice is, to keep yourself sane, you can do little things like that along the way. Being part of this thread or the NVC thread or whatever is good to stay prepared and so ahead of the game.

During our interview yesterday there seemed to be a few people missing docs etc, and they left disappointed. As SuziQ found, you can NEVER be sure that they will not ask something that you were told wasn't needed but they wanted, BUT that still means you get your visa, just a bit delayed. SO being over prepared is probably not a bad thing in the big scheme of things, since we cannot read minds. At least I can't:)

So you are doing the right things. There is a lot of good advice on VJ (along with some not so good), but at least it gives you a leg up on others who don't come on here.

The NVC thread helped me a lot while I was there, but to be honest, THIS particular thread helped me the most. If you look through it, it does give you some info on what we were told, docs needed etc. that's fairly recent. Keep on looking at the EP times on the NVC thread, although brentos honestly, no ONE can predict how slow or fast they will go. They seem to have been getting better, even for those who got checklists which were reviewed within a few weeks, so stay positive. All you can do is try to stay positive.

I don't know if any of this helped, but there you go. My 2 cents. Take good care!

Thank you for the advice. I really appreciate it. I am just trying to remain positive and hopefully it will all go smoothly.

We did the paperwork on our own. Well mostly me and I sent it to my wife and she added the rest, signed and sent it off. Hopefully we did everything right. I know I made one error but from what I read here it should be okay (I forgot to write the consulate name because I thought the section was all about only if you were adjusting status...but from what I read here it should be okay). But I still have that fear that I did something wrong.

I just want the process to move forward, I am wanting to get to the NVC so that I am doing something. But even then I know it will just be more waiting at some points. But it is still something :)

Thanks again for the advice. Best of luck :)

USCIS

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2015-02-02: Sent I-130

2015-02-04: USCIS Received and transferred to NSC

2015-02-06: NOA1

2015-06-19: NOA2 Email. 133 days between NOA1 and NOA2

2015-06-26: USCIS update that case was sent to NVC

 

NVC

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2015-07-02: Case received by NVC

2015-07-14: Case number assigned when calling on 2015-07-20 but couldn't give emails as case was locked still

2015-07-27: Called and was able to give emails

2015-07-27: Submit DS-261

2015-07-27: Pay AOS Fee

2015-08-25: Receive IV bill

2015-08-26: Pay IV Fee

2015-09-05: Submit DS-260

2015-09-07: Sent AOS and IV package via EP

2015-10-11: Resubmit via EP after being told to do so on 2015-10-09 as it looked like our original emails were lost

2015-10-16: Received email for scan date of 2015-10-12. Told that basically nothing can be done and we need to wait 30 days from 2015-10-12 (30+ days lost because they lost our emails)

2015-10-26: Told case is basically complete but that they are building my electronic file. Told there is no timeline for this.

2015-10-30 & 2015-11-13: Still told no update. Building electronic file still and no timeline.

2015-11-17: Case Complete

2015-12-03: Receive packet 4

2015-12-15: Medical

2015-12-18: Medical picked up results

2016-01-12: Interview - Approved!

2016-02-03: POE

 

 

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ah, thanks!

May 31th, 2015: Port of Entry at Pearsons airport Toronto I am sooooo jealous!!! good luck....remember you can sail through at yyz or crawl at a snail's pace...one never knows so plan carefully. i'm happy for yah!!!

Mrs thb… thinking about ya!! When do you leave again???? And what time is your appointment on Tuesday? I will be working, but need to keep my fingers and toes crossed for ya at that time;)

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Okay...it has been a C. R. A. Z. Y. few days, so I am now just getting a minute to sit down at my computer!

First, thank you for all the congratulations! It has finally just started to sink in that in just over a month I will pack up a Uhaul and go HOME finally!! Also, thank you all for the advice and being here to bounce questions off of!! It has been such a blessing to have this group of people!!

Second, Mag: I hope that you made it home safely and made it through work on Sunday!! I was thinking about ya! I also hope that you have had some time now to crash and relax!! I just checked CEAC and my status is still "ready" though it was updated again on Saturday...I think it will all be good tomorrow...I will be checking a lot until it is!

Third, TwoChickies: please thank Mr. Chickies for me! When I couldn't sleep the night before my interview I read through his very detailed and awesome review and tried to visualize it all. It really helped calm my nerves and made me feel more prepared!! I'm going to pay it forward and work on writing my review tonight!

Lastly, Mrs thb...I'm not sure what your travel plans were so you may already be in Montreal. The hubby and I had a delicious Italian dinner and then met Mag at a nice bar for a drink the night before our interview! I would recommend both places, but I'm not very helpful because I can't remember the names of either of them! :blush: Regardless they were both within a few blocks of the Embassy and we walked by a lot of other places as well and I really don't think you can go wrong with any place in that area! I am sending you good vibes or juju as I call it but I'm sure you are very calm, relaxed and ready for tomorrow! I hope that things go smoothly for you! Just as a heads up, when Mags and I were there they let in all the non-immigrant visa people first at 7:30am and didn't start letting in the immigrant visa people until 8am. We were turned away because our appointment times were 9:30 and 10 but we knew that may happen and we were not allowed to bring in anyone with us. It's so fun now that I've been there, I can picture everything you're going to see...so I will be there in spirit with you tomorrow!! All the best to you!

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CG123 your post was so sweet. It's nice to hear joy in other's posts now that it's over! I can feel the relief for you :) Mr. really appreciated your kind words, so thank you also.

Mrs. thb I've been thinking of you and can't wait to hear the good news tomorrow! I've loved having you guys and the dates all so near each other.

Visa/passport was picked up today!!!! 2 business days as the consulate was closed on Thursday.

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~12-25-2006: met online (a blog site)
05-01-2013: FINALLY MET IN PERSON! in Canada
05-04-2013: finally became a couple
06-14-2014: got engaged
08-08-2014: got married in Canada
09-18-2014: sent I-130 via UPS, 142 pages in total
09-19-2014: I-130 arrived and signed for
09-24-2014: NOA1 text & hard copy received same day, Vermont Service Center
11-20-2014: NOA2 (I-130 approval!) hard copy received, 57 days from NOA1


12-08-2014: NVC received case
01-14-2015: case number and IIN number received via email
01-14-2015: DS-261 submitted
01-14-2015: AOS fee paid
01-22-2015: IV fee paid
01-24-2015: DS-260 submitted
01-25-2015: AOS and IV documents submitted electronically
02-18-2015: petitioner's proof of US domicile submitted electronically
02-25-2015: email confirmation received (31 days after sending!), scan date of 01-26-2015 <--60 day wait starts
03-24-2015: email confirmation received (34 days after sending!), scan date of 02-18-2015 <--60 day wait starts (a 2nd time)
03-31-2015: case completed at NVC! 2/18 documents got reviewed with the 1/26 ones, 64 days from original scan date

 

04-07-2015: case complete email received
04-22-2015: interview date email received
05-13-2015: medical in Montreal

05-19-2015: picked up medical results
05-20-2015: interview in Montreal --- APPROVED!, 238 days from NOA1

05-25-2015: passport/visa received!

05-30-2015: POE, Calais/St Stephen land crossing, 248 days from NOA1

06-03-2015: paid ELIS fee

06-10-2015: SSN received

07-02-2015: green card received!


03-13-2017: sent I-751 via USPS to Vermont Service Center, 156 pages in total 
03-14-2017: I-751 arrived and signed for

03-23-2017: NOA1 received, dated 03-16-2017

04-07-2017: biometrics appointment letter received 
04-18-2017: biometrics appointment 

02-05-2018: I-751 approval received!, dated 02-01-2018

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Congratulations to everyone! I'm so sorry I haven't been around. I've been prepping for the move and have been a bit stressed out.

And now I'm even more stressed because Austin is getting up to 4 inches of rain an hour at present and flights are all diverted to Dallas and Houston and my wife is supposed to fly on Wednesday and Wednesday either looks fine for flying or just as bad as or worse than today! Eeek! Flooding!

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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Okay...it has been a C. R. A. Z. Y. few days, so I am now just getting a minute to sit down at my computer!

First, thank you for all the congratulations! It has finally just started to sink in that in just over a month I will pack up a Uhaul and go HOME finally!! Also, thank you all for the advice and being here to bounce questions off of!! It has been such a blessing to have this group of people!!

Second, Mag: I hope that you made it home safely and made it through work on Sunday!! I was thinking about ya! I also hope that you have had some time now to crash and relax!! I just checked CEAC and my status is still "ready" though it was updated again on Saturday...I think it will all be good tomorrow...I will be checking a lot until it is!

Thanks CanadianGirl for posting!!!! Glad all is going well - I am now only recognizing the enormity of the things I have to achieve by June 15th!!!! Made it through work, I wish I didnt HAVE anymore work lol so I could do more at the house but oh well. Gotta pay for the move somehow.

Thanks for checking your ceac!!!! I feel better - mine also was updated on Saturday and still just says ready.

Hugs as always!!

Congratulations to everyone! I'm so sorry I haven't been around. I've been prepping for the move and have been a bit stressed out.

And now I'm even more stressed because Austin is getting up to 4 inches of rain an hour at present and flights are all diverted to Dallas and Houston and my wife is supposed to fly on Wednesday and Wednesday either looks fine for flying or just as bad as or worse than today! Eeek! Flooding!

Oh no - thats so stressful!! I was reading about the flooding. Lst thing you need with all thats going on. I will keep my fingers crossed that things are ok for her to come visit BUT you know, you have that darn visa in hand so if it takes a little longer, as long as she is safe, thats ok.

Hang in there!!

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Hi...in Montreal and so is the rain! Thanks for your well wishes. Cannot wait for this to be over!!!



USCIS
30 Jan 2014 - Sent I-130
03 Feb 2014- NOA1
10 months of bologna, we cannot believe this, nor will you if you knew
02 Dec 2014- NOA2

NVC
30-Dec 2014 case received
10-Feb 2015 case and iin # assigned
10-Feb 2015 completed ds 261
11-Feb 2015 paid AOS fee
11-Feb 2015 welcome letter rec'd
15-Feb 2015 emailed AOS & IV package info
19-Feb 2015 paid IV fee
23-Feb 2015 submitted ds260
07-Apr 2015 CC :dancing:
26-May 2015. interview--approval

28-May 2015 noon visa in hand!!

POE-??

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Good luck, Mrs THB!

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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Best of luck tomorrow! I am routing for you!!!

Hi...in Montreal and so is the rain! Thanks for your well wishes. Cannot wait for this to be over!!!

USCIS (CR-1)

August 12th, 2014: I-130 Mailed

August 13th, 2014: I-130 was received by AZ lockbox and transferred to Nebraska SC

August 15th, 2014: NOA1 by E-mail

August 22nd, 2014: Received NOA1 by Mail

February 2nd, 2015: USCIS Approved 1-130 petition (175 days)

February 10th, 2015: Case Status on USCIS website (We sent your case to the Department of State for visa Processing)

February 13th, 2015: Received NOA2 by Mail

NVC (CR-1)

February 17th, 2015: Case Received at NVC

February 27th, 2015: Case & Invoice ID numbers assigned

February 27th, 2015: Submitted DS-261

March 3rd, 2015: AOS bill paid

March 4th, 2015: NVC welcome letter received by postal mail.

March 6th, 2015: Sent both AOS & IV packages via fedex (didn't opt for EP)

March 9th, 2015: packages arrived at NVC office (fedex tracking showed delivered)

March 14th, 2015: received official letter from NVC stating receipt of packages and March 9th, 2015 as the scan date

March 18th, 2015: AOS fee rejected (due to glitch during payment and possibly human error in imputing the bank details )

March 18th, 2015: RE-PAID AOS fee

March 19th, 2015: AOS fee accepted (changed from "in process" to "paid)

March 24th, 2015: DS 261 was reviewed

March 25th, 2015: IV fee was invoiced

March 25th, 2015: IV fee paid - "in process"

March 27th, 2015: IV Payment changed to "paid"

March 27th, 2015: DS 260 completed

March 30th, 2015: Case complete .....21 days from scan date

April 6th,2015: Official case complete email received.

April 22nd,2015: Received interview letter (p4)

April 22nd,2015: Booked medical at medisys for may 6th,2015

May 6th, 2015: Completed Medical

May 11th, 2015: Collected medical result.

May 15th, 2015: Interview appointment - Approved :dancing::dance::dancing: "As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord"

May 21st, 2015: Visa received "It is not of him that willeth nor of him that runneth but of God that showeth mercy"

May 31th, 2015: Port of Entry at Pearsons airport Toronto

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TwoChickies   105

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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Hi...in Montreal and so is the rain! Thanks for your well wishes. Cannot wait for this to be over!!!

So sorry about the rain! It sounds like it'll be a quick trip though. I'll be thinking of you tomorrow! I think I saw your appointment is at 8:30? It'll be over soon! <3

 

~12-25-2006: met online (a blog site)
05-01-2013: FINALLY MET IN PERSON! in Canada
05-04-2013: finally became a couple
06-14-2014: got engaged
08-08-2014: got married in Canada
09-18-2014: sent I-130 via UPS, 142 pages in total
09-19-2014: I-130 arrived and signed for
09-24-2014: NOA1 text & hard copy received same day, Vermont Service Center
11-20-2014: NOA2 (I-130 approval!) hard copy received, 57 days from NOA1


12-08-2014: NVC received case
01-14-2015: case number and IIN number received via email
01-14-2015: DS-261 submitted
01-14-2015: AOS fee paid
01-22-2015: IV fee paid
01-24-2015: DS-260 submitted
01-25-2015: AOS and IV documents submitted electronically
02-18-2015: petitioner's proof of US domicile submitted electronically
02-25-2015: email confirmation received (31 days after sending!), scan date of 01-26-2015 <--60 day wait starts
03-24-2015: email confirmation received (34 days after sending!), scan date of 02-18-2015 <--60 day wait starts (a 2nd time)
03-31-2015: case completed at NVC! 2/18 documents got reviewed with the 1/26 ones, 64 days from original scan date

 

04-07-2015: case complete email received
04-22-2015: interview date email received
05-13-2015: medical in Montreal

05-19-2015: picked up medical results
05-20-2015: interview in Montreal --- APPROVED!, 238 days from NOA1

05-25-2015: passport/visa received!

05-30-2015: POE, Calais/St Stephen land crossing, 248 days from NOA1

06-03-2015: paid ELIS fee

06-10-2015: SSN received

07-02-2015: green card received!


03-13-2017: sent I-751 via USPS to Vermont Service Center, 156 pages in total 
03-14-2017: I-751 arrived and signed for

03-23-2017: NOA1 received, dated 03-16-2017

04-07-2017: biometrics appointment letter received 
04-18-2017: biometrics appointment 

02-05-2018: I-751 approval received!, dated 02-01-2018

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mrs thb Proficient

mrs thb   331

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Canada
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Ah man....those dudes kept my passport!!!!

;)

Got it!!!

Thanks friends for all your Canadian love, support, advice and wishes! Will write more later :)



USCIS
30 Jan 2014 - Sent I-130
03 Feb 2014- NOA1
10 months of bologna, we cannot believe this, nor will you if you knew
02 Dec 2014- NOA2

NVC
30-Dec 2014 case received
10-Feb 2015 case and iin # assigned
10-Feb 2015 completed ds 261
11-Feb 2015 paid AOS fee
11-Feb 2015 welcome letter rec'd
15-Feb 2015 emailed AOS & IV package info
19-Feb 2015 paid IV fee
23-Feb 2015 submitted ds260
07-Apr 2015 CC :dancing:
26-May 2015. interview--approval

28-May 2015 noon visa in hand!!

POE-??

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mag2929   68

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Ah man....those dudes kept my passport!!!!

;)

Got it!!!

Thanks friends for all your Canadian love, support, advice and wishes! Will write more later :)

Yay!!!!! Congrats!!!! Relax. Have a crepe:) those make me happy

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