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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
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FINALLY . . . Just got my interview scheduled . . .

CC - 5/27/2015

Interview - 12/22/2015

yay!! since their running the way they used to I should be getting my interview letter for January! yay congrats everyone . we made it through! lol

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

NVC6 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 

 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted (edited)

a couple people I believe should have had their interviews already any great news?!

Edited by ItsGonnaBeWorthIt

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

NVC6 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 

 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted

All,

No new on my end. just wish that some will apply more detail to there Time Lines for other can get a better view on given other a feel on how long the wait will be. and Congra's to those of you received IVD's..

A56

A56

CRI-1 Journey

I-130 Sent: July 2nd, 2014
I-130 NOA1: July 14, 2014
I-130 Approved: December 15, 2014
NVC Received: December 29th, 2014
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill: February 18, 2015
Receive IV Bill: April 17th, 2015
Sent IV Package and AOS Package: April 20th, 2015 (Completed before April 15th, 2015 with only 2011, 12 and 2013 Tax

Doc's,** but have my 2014 ready at the Interview if asked**)

SCAN DATE: ???

CC Date: July 06th, 2015 as of 1/19/2016 still awaiting.

CC Email: July 13th, 2015 Via Email @ 1 am in the morning.

Interview email: NEVER CAME

Interview Date: March , 2016

Interview results:

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted

a couple people I believe should have had their interviews already any great news?!

I.G.B.W,

Wow, One IVD a month that moving fast as I suspected.. and that's only on VJ. mind you many of the IVD's dates are not member of VJ.

so that could one of the reason why it's taken along time to get IVD's to the ones who are waiting. but that's just my 2 Cents..

A56

A56

CRI-1 Journey

I-130 Sent: July 2nd, 2014
I-130 NOA1: July 14, 2014
I-130 Approved: December 15, 2014
NVC Received: December 29th, 2014
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill: February 18, 2015
Receive IV Bill: April 17th, 2015
Sent IV Package and AOS Package: April 20th, 2015 (Completed before April 15th, 2015 with only 2011, 12 and 2013 Tax

Doc's,** but have my 2014 ready at the Interview if asked**)

SCAN DATE: ???

CC Date: July 06th, 2015 as of 1/19/2016 still awaiting.

CC Email: July 13th, 2015 Via Email @ 1 am in the morning.

Interview email: NEVER CAME

Interview Date: March , 2016

Interview results:

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted (edited)

I.G.B.W,

Wow, One IVD a month that moving fast as I suspected.. and that's only on VJ. mind you many of the IVD's dates are not member of VJ.

so that could one of the reason why it's taken along time to get IVD's to the ones who are waiting. but that's just my 2 Cents..

A56

well this is just based on vj as before they used to set interviews a month in advance and they stopped for some 6 months and now their back on schedule. yes 1 from vj a month but if you look at the months they got their cc its correct in which they are doing it. maybe its 1 from vj but 500000 from all over the world who knows but we can only go off the 1 we have on vj.. so people that got their cc in may got November interviews even if it was just one and people from may got December which I believe was 2 or 3. but we can only go off of what we have so my cc in june and if I get a interview letter next month for a January interview then its correct their going back to their system as before.

Edited by ItsGonnaBeWorthIt

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

NVC6 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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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted

Got approved last week & was told to pick up visa this week. Still nothing heard. How long it takes to get visa in hand?? I'm lost in the middle of ocean!

Congratulations that you got approved. As it is a holiday season, they may adjust their working hours. As a result, it may affect the "normal" processing time. You are almost there . . . Hang in there . . .

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted

Got approved last week & was told to pick up visa this week. Still nothing heard. How long it takes to get visa in hand?? I'm lost in the middle of ocean!

BTW, Can you shed some light on the interview? What questions they ask, how long it takes, and thing of that nature . . . Thanks

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted

It was the simplest interview of the day as honey described. Appointment was 9:15 but managed to enter building at 7:40. Appointment time doesn't work here. First come first served rule. The waiting room was full of peoples as honey arrived.

First question was do u have a wedding picture...then looked some of them roughly & proceed to next questions. ..

How long u been in relationship?

How it begun

How u communicate?

Then CO said congratulations and told to collect visa next week from DHL office.

Honey carried a lot of evidence copy of FB & viber chat, letters, postcards ,western union receipt , pictures. But the guy didn't ask any of these except photo.

CO returned original documents & kept passport, medical & police certificate.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted

It was the simplest interview of the day as honey described. Appointment was 9:15 but managed to enter building at 7:40. Appointment time doesn't work here. First come first served rule. The waiting room was full of peoples as honey arrived.

First question was do u have a wedding picture...then looked some of them roughly & proceed to next questions. ..

How long u been in relationship?

How it begun

How u communicate?

Then CO said congratulations and told to collect visa next week from DHL office.

Honey carried a lot of evidence copy of FB & viber chat, letters, postcards ,western union receipt , pictures. But the guy didn't ask any of these except photo.

CO returned original documents & kept passport, medical & police certificate.

Thanks for the info.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
Timeline
Posted

It was the simplest interview of the day as honey described. Appointment was 9:15 but managed to enter building at 7:40. Appointment time doesn't work here. First come first served rule. The waiting room was full of peoples as honey arrived.

First question was do u have a wedding picture...then looked some of them roughly & proceed to next questions. ..

How long u been in relationship?

How it begun

How u communicate?

Then CO said congratulations and told to collect visa next week from DHL office.

Honey carried a lot of evidence copy of FB & viber chat, letters, postcards ,western union receipt , pictures. But the guy didn't ask any of these except photo.

CO returned original documents & kept passport, medical & police certificate.

Ethiopia Embassy will never change. they know in order to enter into the Embassy you need to have a appointment. so this first come first served is not logical specially when one has an appointment in hand and still we have to wait. The system is broken and need fixing from the top to bottom. but know the one willing to hear our voice of concern. we only want our visa's. even if we have to stand out in the rain to get one. Again Congra's to those who have received there interview letters and apporved to come the USA.

A56

A56

CRI-1 Journey

I-130 Sent: July 2nd, 2014
I-130 NOA1: July 14, 2014
I-130 Approved: December 15, 2014
NVC Received: December 29th, 2014
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill: February 18, 2015
Receive IV Bill: April 17th, 2015
Sent IV Package and AOS Package: April 20th, 2015 (Completed before April 15th, 2015 with only 2011, 12 and 2013 Tax

Doc's,** but have my 2014 ready at the Interview if asked**)

SCAN DATE: ???

CC Date: July 06th, 2015 as of 1/19/2016 still awaiting.

CC Email: July 13th, 2015 Via Email @ 1 am in the morning.

Interview email: NEVER CAME

Interview Date: March , 2016

Interview results:

 
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