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My case was approved by the California Service Center on 08/27/2015 (Thursday) when should i start calling NVC for case number?

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WOW Congratulations. We have the exact same NOA1 dates. But I am at NSC. :(

USCIS:
JUN 15 2015: Filed I-130 petition
JUN 17 2015: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox
JUN 19 2015: Petition is accepted sent to NSC
NOV 16 2015: Case Approved
NOV 23 2015: Case sent to NVC

NVC:
DEC 02 2015: Received at NVC
DEC 17 2015: Case number and IIN created
DEC 18 2015: Received Case number via phone
DEC 18 2015: DS261 Completed Online
DEC 18 2015: AOS Fee Paid Online
DEC 18 2015: Welcome Letter sent via USPS. No email
DEC 21 2015: AOS Fee marked as PAID
DEC 29 2015: AOS and IV package mailed
DEC 31 2015: DS-261 called NVC to unlock
JAN 04 2016: AOS and IV package Delivered
JAN 04 2016: IV Invoiced and paid Online
JAN 04 2016: AOS and IV package scanned/received
JAN 07 2016: IV Fee marked as PAID
JAN 08 2016: DS-260 Submitted
FEB 09 2016: Case Complete (36 days from Scan date) Saw the 3 NA’s
FEB 24 2016: Received Interview date by phone

FEB 26 2016: Received P4 Letter via mail

MAR 23 2016: Petition sent to Embassy. Status is "IN TRANSIT"

MAR 29 2016: Petition arrives at embassy and signed for

MAR 29 2016: Status changes to "READY" with Case Status update: 29 MAR-2016

APR 26 2016: Case Status updated. First touch since arriving at embassy.
APR 28 2016: Interview day - In Additional Administrative Processing

APR 29 2016: Case Status updated

MAY 3 2016: Email from Embassy to drop off Passport. We are APPROVED. Thank God!!

MAY 4 2016: Dropped off Passport

MAY 13 2016: Case Status updated to ISSUED

MAY 20 2016: Picked up Visa package and Passport. Praise God!!

JUNE 28 2016: POE HOUSTON here I come!!

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IslAmy
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Good luck June Filers!

aeh85
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Exciting, congrats! 21 days seems like one of the fastest times I've seen (and usually those times are at the California Service Center) ! Here's hoping it's a trend and the NOA2s for the rest of us

Cosmos22
Cosmos22

20 business processing days down! Putting nothing but postive energy out for all of us June filers! Come on Nebraska show us the approvals!

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Ochili   21

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A word of advice: Double check with NVC to make sure your contact information is correct. I had to call today and correct my email address (the first letter was incorrect). Although, it was written correctly on the G-1145 and I'd gone over it on the phone with them it was not correct. I noticed it when my husband forwarded the emails he received from NVC to me.

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Have been waiting for my approval email or an update on the USCIS website for the last several weeks. Today in my mail in Canada is the letter from NVC with my Case # & Invoice #. I was able to select my agent and pay my AOS fees. I guess you cannot completely rely on the website or email confirmations. Rec'd by USCIS on June 18, 2015. Our I-130 was approved on August 17, 2015 by California Service Center.

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Have been waiting for my approval email or an update on the USCIS website for the last several weeks. Today in my mail in Canada is the letter from NVC with my Case # & Invoice #. I was able to select my agent and pay my AOS fees. I guess you cannot completely rely on the website or email confirmations. Rec'd by USCIS on June 18, 2015. Our I-130 was approved on August 17, 2015 by California Service Center.

Congrats and good luck!

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Congrats, MarciaSean! and that lady at NVC this morning acted like I was nuts thinking they could have gotten it already (not in a mean way, just kind of amazed).

:joy:

It's nice to see people moving along!

2009/09/30 Married
IR-1 begins: 2015/07/07 Courier I-130 petition to Chicago

 

 

 

2015/07/08 Petition delivered | NOA1 date
2015/07/10 Received emailed NOA1 (California) 2015/07/20 Received snail mail NOA1
2015/08/25 NOA2 by email/USCIS site (48 days) 2015/09/02 Received snail mail NOA2

2015/09/15 Received by NVC (21 days)

2015/09/27 Case number assigned (12 days) 2015/09/28 Got case number and IIN over the phone
2015/09/28 Submitted DS-261 2015/09/29 Paid AOS fee (IN PROCESS) 2015/10/01 AOS fee PAID
2015/10/13 Received NVC Welcome Letter hard copy
2015/10/15 Reviewed DS-261 (17 days)
2015/10/16 Received IV Invoice 2015/10/16 Paid IV fee (IN PROCESS)

2015/10/17 Submitted AOS package & IV package 2015/10/19 IV fee PAID 2015/10/19 Submitted DS-260 (scan date)

2015/10/20 Re-sent files (new scan date) 2015/10/29 CASE COMPLETE!

2015/11/13 Heard about interview date (phone) (15 days) 2015/12/07 Medical

2015/12/18 INTERVIEW! 221(g) request for additional sponsor. Otherwise good to go!

2016/01/07 Additional information and passport sent back to Mtl Consulate.

2016/01/12 Passport & 221g delivered to Consulate

2016/01/14 Status updated on CEAC; no update yet on ais.usvisa-info.com

2016/01/28 Status updated to READY 2016/01/29 Status updated to ISSUED

2016/02/01 Received Canada Post info 2016/02/03 Got it!

2016/02/04 POE YVR

2016/03/18 Received green card

2018/11/08 Submitted N-400 online

2018/11/09 Estimated wait time: 31 Days  2018/11/09 Estimated case completion time: 11 months

2018/11/10 Biometrics appt scheduled 2018/11/13 Appointment letter received online

2018/11/27 Biometrics appt

2019/02/25 Interview scheduled

2019/04/01 Interview: APPROVED

2019/04/23 Oath Ceremony

2020/04/03 Elected to local office

 

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Hi all. Just want to inform you all that I received my "NVC Welcome Letter (ACL)" via post today. Very surprised as the USCIS website does not reflect the NOA2. I had also called USCIS last week for a status check, and the personnel had told me it can take them 5 months for processing as mine has not yet been approved.

USCIS' system does not reflect that my case was approved a while back as the NVC welcome letter is dated August 6th, 2015. Ai yai yai to USCIS!

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Service Center :

California Service Center

Consulate :

Hong Kong, China

Marriage (if applicable):

2014-03-31

I-130 Sent :

2015-06-10

I-130 NOA1 :

2015-06-12

I-130 Approved :

Approved sometime before August 6, 2015. I never got the approval letter from them.

NVC Received :

"NVC Welcome Letter" dated August 6, 2015

Send AOS Package :

2015-11-08

Send IV Package:

2015-11-08

Case Completed at NVC:

2015-12-02

Interview Date:

2016-01-12

Interview Result:

APPROVED!!!

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Hi all. Just want to inform you all that I received my "NVC Welcome Letter (ACL)" via post today. Very surprised as the USCIS website does not reflect the NOA2. I had also called USCIS last week for a status check, and the personnel had told me it can take them 5 months for processing as mine has not yet been approved.

USCIS' system does not reflect that my case was approved a while back as the NVC welcome letter is dated August 6th, 2015. Ai yai yai to USCIS!

Well, that is really usefull notice!

Though lady at NVC told to wait 30 days till they get case from USCIS (California) we should still call and call and call everyday because it can be a surprise!

Shawn and Olga married in Russia May 7th 2013

IR-1 process

USCIS:

6/11/2015: Filed I-130 petition

6/13/2015: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

6/15/2015: Petition is accepted by USCIS (California)

6/17/2015: NOA1 received via email/text

6/23/2015: NOA1 received via mail

8/18/2015: USCIS approved petition online - 63 days from NOA 1

8/22/2015: NOA2 received via mail

NVC:

9/8/2015: NVC received the case

9/22/2015: got case number and invoice number via phone

9/22/2015: submitted DS-261 Choice of agent

9/22/2015: paid AOS fee $120 - IN PROCESS

9/24/2015: AOS fee shows PAID

9/28/2015: NVC Welcome Letter is received (issued on Sept 21st)

10/1/2015: AOS package sent to NVC

10/5/2015: AOS package delivered to NVC

10/5/2015: SCAN DATE for AOS package

10/6/2015: confirmed DS-261 over the phone

10/7/2015: email from NVC - husband is chosen as agent and IV fee is invoiced

10/8/2015: paid IV fee $325 - IN PROCESS

10/8/015: IV package sent to NVC

10/10/2015: IV fee shows PAID

10/11/2015: submitted DS-260 and got confirmation

10/13/2015: IV package delivered to NVC

10/13/2015: SCAN DATE for IV package

11/24/2015: Case Complete at NVC

12/2/2015: Case Complete letter from NVC

EMBASSY:

2/10/2016: Interview scheduled for March 15th 2016 :dancing:

Medical exam scheduled on March 14th 2016

2/10/2016: Interview Letter Received (P4)

2/16/2016: CEAC shows CASE IN TRANSIT

2/18/2016: CEAC shows READY

3/14/2016: medical exam passed

3/15/2016: interview - APPROVED! Status ISSUED - Your visa has been printed.

3/17/2016: call from Pony Express - visa is delivered to my town

POE:

4/19/2016: Moscow - New York - Atlanta

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3 months down at USCIS today! Hopefully only 2 more months there and we can move on to NVC.

Come on Nebraska you can do it, show us the approvals. :)

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Hey Cosmos !

I think there is just a few of us waiting for the NOA2 !

Congrats for the 3 months ! I will be happy when we reach this point !

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USCIS
June 1st 2015: Filed I-130 petition
June 3rd 2015: Delivered to Nebraska Lockbox
June 5th 2015: Petition is accepted by USCIS
June 7th 2015: NOA1 received via email/text
June 9th 2015: NOA1 received via mail
November 6th 2015: NOA2 in the website !!!
NVC
December 11th 2015 : Call the NVC and they give me the case number and the invoice ID number
December 21st 2015 : AOS Fee Paid Online
December 20th 2015 : Welcome Letter sent via USPS. No email
December 23rd 2015 : AOS Fee marked as Paid Online
January 5th 2016 : DS261 reviewed by phone ; IV fee must be unlock within 7 days
January 6th 2016 : IV Fee paid but show as "in process"
January 8th 2016 : AOS and IV package sent
January 8th 2016 : IV fee marked as PAID
January 8th 2016 : DS260 COMPLETED
January 19th 2016 : AOS and IV packets reveived !
February 29th 2016 : RFE ...
March 1st 2016 : Documents sent back to NVC with DHL, took 2 days to arrive
March 4th 2016 : Second scan date !
March 22th 2016 : Ask for an Expedite
March 27th 2016 : Expedite Accepted and the case was send directly to the embassy before the CC
April 12th 2016: Mail from the embassy with the interview date
April 15th 2016 : Medical exam : DONE
April 27th 2016 : INTERVIEWWWWWWWWWWWW

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Have been waiting for my approval email or an update on the USCIS website for the last several weeks. Today in my mail in Canada is the letter from NVC with my Case # & Invoice #. I was able to select my agent and pay my AOS fees. I guess you cannot completely rely on the website or email confirmations. Rec'd by USCIS on June 18, 2015. Our I-130 was approved on August 17, 2015 by California Service Center.

Any approvals from Texas ?

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Cosmos22   51

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Hey Cosmos !

I think there is just a few of us waiting for the NOA2 !

Congrats for the 3 months ! I will be happy when we reach this point !

:clock::clock:

Thank you!!! I am not sure why, but just saying 3 months in USCIS sounds better and a bit more hopeful haha. Hopefully the rest of us June filers will hear some good news soon. The waiting is definitely brutal.

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Was wondering which part of Canada the other Canadians are from ..

Hi Lyncoranne! My husband is actually in Canada, in Ontario. I am petitioning for him to come to the States and even though it's just US/Canada, this process is still so long. We are fortunate though that we get to see eachother about once every 1-2 months. Where in Canada are you at?

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