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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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lol no, they're just so busy taking money from people applying for tourist visas and updating their facebook page about "educational opportunities" in the US. :protest:

Haaa, yes, that and playing Cookie Jam. :joy:

This morning my 16 year old son told me he's 100% certain he could run the embassy more efficiently from our backyard workshop than the people currently in charge.

Ya know what? I think he's actually right!

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

I-130 Sent : 2014-09-06

I-130 NOA1 : 2014-09-08 I-130

I-130 Appr5oved : 2015-02-22

NVC Received : 2015-03-09

Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-03-20

Pay AOS Bill : 2015-03-28

Send AOS Package : 2015-04-28

Submit DS-261 : 2015-04-25

Receive IV Bill : 2015-04-14

Pay IV Bill : 2015-04-22

Send IV Package : 2015-04-28

Scanned date: 2015-04-28

Check list : 2015-06-07

Check list scanned: 2015-06-10

Sent to Supervisor 49 days after scanned: 2015-07-28

Case Complete 7 days after it went to Supervisor: 2015-08-05

Interview Appointment Letter from NVC: 2015-13-10

Case shows as READY 2015-10-19

Medical done: 2015-16-11

Interview Date: 2015-11-18

APPROVED....GOD IS GREAT!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! :goofy:

Case changed from "Ready" to "AP" on 19th, then to "Issued" on 22nd

Visa was ready for pick up November 3rd in the afternoon

VISA IN HAND! THANK YOU GOD!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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This morning my 16 year old son told me he's 100% certain he could run the embassy more efficiently from our backyard workshop than the people currently in charge.

Ya know what? I think he's actually right!

ha, put him in charge! I swear, even USC services at the Cairo embassy require getting appointments a whole month or more in advance (I've had to do it 4 times)!

CR1 Visa

10/03/2014 Priority Date (NOA1)
03/18/2015 NOA2
03/30/2015 NVC Received
04/09/2015 Paid AOS fee + DS261

---NVC system error---
05/18/2015 Scan Date
05/27/2015 DS261 reviewed over phone (after several attempts)
06/11/2015 IV fee invoiced (not available online)
06/16/2015 Checklist

06/27/2015 Checklist Scan Date
07/05/2015 IV fee available online (paid)
07/08/2015 DS260 available (completed)

07/20/2015 CASE COMPLETE!
08/21/2015 Received Case Complete letter dated 8/17/2015
12/01/2015 Interview Scheduled (134 days from CC)
12/14/2015 Received Interview Appointment email (P4)
12/22/2015 Medical Exam

12/30/2015 CEAC changed to 'ready' (no 'in transit' message)
01/14/2016 Interview (178 days from CC) RESULT: APPROVED!
01/18/2016 CEAC changed to "Issued"
01/21/2016 Visa In Hand!!


(F)

475 days from NOA1 to visa in hand (1 year, 3 months, and 18 days)

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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If nvc / uscis hires 25% of the vj members who knows about process in details , most of the process will be smooth and more happy couples will be united

Folks here should try and apply for jobs at nvc / USCIS

Honestly, it should be a requirement that everyone who works in USCIS, NVC and embassies has either been an applicant or a petitioner in an immigrant process. Who else hires someone who has no personal experience in the field they're applying for?

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

I-130 Sent : 2014-09-06

I-130 NOA1 : 2014-09-08 I-130

I-130 Appr5oved : 2015-02-22

NVC Received : 2015-03-09

Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-03-20

Pay AOS Bill : 2015-03-28

Send AOS Package : 2015-04-28

Submit DS-261 : 2015-04-25

Receive IV Bill : 2015-04-14

Pay IV Bill : 2015-04-22

Send IV Package : 2015-04-28

Scanned date: 2015-04-28

Check list : 2015-06-07

Check list scanned: 2015-06-10

Sent to Supervisor 49 days after scanned: 2015-07-28

Case Complete 7 days after it went to Supervisor: 2015-08-05

Interview Appointment Letter from NVC: 2015-13-10

Case shows as READY 2015-10-19

Medical done: 2015-16-11

Interview Date: 2015-11-18

APPROVED....GOD IS GREAT!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! :goofy:

Case changed from "Ready" to "AP" on 19th, then to "Issued" on 22nd

Visa was ready for pick up November 3rd in the afternoon

VISA IN HAND! THANK YOU GOD!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Jumping ahead of myself here..Next month is the interview and I do not forsee a problem as my wife was here for 5.5 months in the USA on a B-1/B-2 visa while we waited for the I-130 to process..So she already was in the USA for under 6 months...On the DS-260 on page 6 down towards the bottom there is a section called Social Security Information..[Do you want the social security administration to issue a social security number and card]..We said YES.. When does she receive this ? After she arrives in the USA or at the interview? also do I need to file the I-765 Application for Employment Authorization ? Or is that only for the I-129F ???

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Jumping ahead of myself here..Next month is the interview and I do not forsee a problem as my wife was here for 5.5 months in the USA on a B-1/B-2 visa while we waited for the I-130 to process..So she already was in the USA for under 6 months...On the DS-260 on page 6 down towards the bottom there is a section called Social Security Information..[Do you want the social security administration to issue a social security number and card]..We said YES.. When does she receive this ? After she arrives in the USA or at the interview? usually 4-6 weeks after POE also do I need to file the I-765 Application for Employment Authorization ? No.. POE passport stamp\GC is her authorization to work. Or is that only for the I-129F ???

Kudos to her for doing the right thing by returning home and awaiting CP!

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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Jumping ahead of myself here..Next month is the interview and I do not forsee a problem as my wife was here for 5.5 months in the USA on a B-1/B-2 visa while we waited for the I-130 to process..So she already was in the USA for under 6 months...On the DS-260 on page 6 down towards the bottom there is a section called Social Security Information..[Do you want the social security administration to issue a social security number and card]..We said YES.. When does she receive this ? After she arrives in the USA or at the interview? also do I need to file the I-765 Application for Employment Authorization ? Or is that only for the I-129F ???

This page explains the Social Security number process......

https://www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnvisa/Handout_11_1.html

Green card holders and conditional residents don't need EAD to work. Proof of your green card is proof of work authorization.

Speaking of I-129F holders needing EAD, I have 3 friends whose fiancées came to the USA in March 2014, at the same time mine did. They were expecting that it would only take about 3 months to get their EAD after submitting their AOS package and payment, but all 3 of them have only just got their EAD's in the past few months! These guys waited over a year for the ability to take a job.

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

I-130 Sent : 2014-09-06

I-130 NOA1 : 2014-09-08 I-130

I-130 Appr5oved : 2015-02-22

NVC Received : 2015-03-09

Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-03-20

Pay AOS Bill : 2015-03-28

Send AOS Package : 2015-04-28

Submit DS-261 : 2015-04-25

Receive IV Bill : 2015-04-14

Pay IV Bill : 2015-04-22

Send IV Package : 2015-04-28

Scanned date: 2015-04-28

Check list : 2015-06-07

Check list scanned: 2015-06-10

Sent to Supervisor 49 days after scanned: 2015-07-28

Case Complete 7 days after it went to Supervisor: 2015-08-05

Interview Appointment Letter from NVC: 2015-13-10

Case shows as READY 2015-10-19

Medical done: 2015-16-11

Interview Date: 2015-11-18

APPROVED....GOD IS GREAT!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! :goofy:

Case changed from "Ready" to "AP" on 19th, then to "Issued" on 22nd

Visa was ready for pick up November 3rd in the afternoon

VISA IN HAND! THANK YOU GOD!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Kudos to her for doing the right thing by returning home and awaiting CP!

Thank you for the reply.. It hurt to send her home 5 weeks ago after living together for almost 6 months.. She made alot of friends here in that time...But we wanted to do everything by the book..Hopefully she will be back 2 weeks after the interview. I will wait till she has the visa in hand before I buy her return ticket....

This page explains the Social Security number process......

https://www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnvisa/Handout_11_1.html

Green card holders and conditional residents don't need EAD to work. Proof of your green card is proof of work authorization.

Speaking of I-129F holders needing EAD, I have 3 friends whose fiancées came to the USA in March 2014, at the same time mine did. They were expecting that it would only take about 3 months to get their EAD after submitting their AOS package and payment, but all 3 of them have only just got their EAD's in the past few months! These guys waited over a year for the ability to take a job.

Thank You for the link...

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sudan
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I have received P4 letter on 9/15 and CC 03/30/2015, one of the documents required is custody papers. Anyone familiar with custody papers. Any help will be appreciated.

Edited by waitingsudan
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Italy
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Smart move. I think the embassies you know only have so much space and I know they don't send petitions usually more than 30 days out . But I have seen them get case-files 2 and 1 week prior. Let me tell you a secret. That's an indicator of good things.

Remember USCIS has reviewed and approved you but they also make notes. Lets say you were approved but they noted, *Not sure if their ex is still around". It would require further investigation and your case-file would need to get to embassy sooner than a cut and dry case that will take like 2 minutes. Remember the decision is already made before you go up to the window.

Of course case-files do get lost and NVC does send out late as we saw with our dear sis here from Tunisia. So I also could be full of BS. LOL :oops::goofy:

Lol! It's funny you said that dwheels76 as I just check our status on the CEAC website tonight and it shows "In Transit". I Tried to locate our case package on the DHL website, but came up with nothing. Is it possible that our case file is still at the NVC?

ROC Timeline
Service Center: Vermont
90 Day Window Opened....08/22/17
I-751 Packet Sent..............08/23/17
NOA1 Dated.......................08/25/17
NOA1 Mailed......................08/30/17
NOA1 Received..................09/02/17
Check Cashed....................08/31/17
Biometrics Mailed...............09/20/17
Biometrics Received..........09/22/17
Biometrics Appointment.....10/03/17
Approved............................09/24/18
 

N400 Timeline

90 Day Window Opens...........08/22/18

N-400 Filed (Online)...............08/23/18

Receipt Notice.......................08/24/18

Biometrics Letter Rcvd..........08/31/18

Biometrics Appointment.......09/21/18

In Line For Interview.............05/23/19

Interview Letter Rcvd............05/24/19

Interview................................07/01/19

Oath.......................................07/17/19

Filed: IR-2 Country: Pakistan
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Hello guys i wanna say that when i am going to interview.....what type of questions they will ask for me........and i am not alone my family is also inteviewing with me and our visa catorey is IR-2 :innocent: THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by usman khan

07/21/2015 Case completed :dancing: :joy: :dancing:08/25/2015 Interview schedule :idea::idea::idea:

08/26/2015 Received interview letter from NVC :goofy: :goofy: :goofy:

09/04/2015 Interview cancel on phone from NVC :cry::cry::cry::cry:

09/08/2015 Received interview cancellation email from NVC :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

09/10/2015 Interview Rescheduled :dancing:

09/11/2015 Received interview letter from NVC

10/01/2015 Interview Date

10/01/2015 interview approved :jest: :jest:

10/02/2015 CEAC status changed to "Issued"

10/06/2015 visa in hand

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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My Case shows ready. Medical on this Friday, interview on next Thursday.

USCIS

16/Sep/2014 - Case mailed to USCIS
23/Sep/2014 - Case accepted at USCIS - NOA 1
23/Sep/2014 - Case routed to Nebraska processing center
17/Mar/2015 - Case approved by USCIS - NOA 2

NVC

02/Apr/2015 - Case received at NVC

16/Apr/2015 - Received case no. and invoice number via call center

16/Apr/2015 - Paid AOS bill

16/Apr/2015 - Completed DS-261

04/Mat/2015 - DS-261 reviewed over phone

04/May/2015 - AOS & IV package sent

06/May/2015 - NVC received package

08/May/2015 - NVC invoiced our IV fee

09/May/2015- Payment website encountered error, unable to make payment.

19/May/2015 - Sent IV fee via check to NVC

29/May/2015 - NVC acknowledge IV fees payment via check.

03/June/2015 - NVC website still not showing payment information.

03/June/2015 - Waiting for DS-260 to be enabled.

19/June/2015 - Check list documents scan date.

06/July/2015 - Filled DS-260.

15/July/2015 - Case Complete

01/Oct/2015 - Interview date, Mumbai India :energy:

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Hay guys,

I've just had my interview in London. We got approved ? just want to thank everyone on here that's gave me advice through the process. I really appreciate it. All those still waiting keep with it! It will all be over soon the interview was the easiest part.

Thank you again all the people who put the effort in with the spreadsheets etc I couldn't have got through it without you.

Jay

Married : 2014-08-29 in Detroit MI :)

I-130 Sent : 2014-10-04

I-130 NOA1 : 2014-10-10 Texas Service Center

I-130 Approved : 2015-03-10

NVC Received : 2015-03-25

Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-04-06

Pay AOS Bill : 2015-04-06

Submit DS-261 : 2015-04-06

Send AOS/IV Package : 2015-04-20

NVC Received AOS/IV Package : 2015-04-24

DS-261 Review : 2015-04-24 Over the phone :thumbs:

Receive IV Bill : 2015-04-29

Pay IV Bill : 2015-04-29

Submit DS-260 : 2015-05-01

Checklist scan date; 2015-06-08

CC at NVC : 2015-07-16

Interview Date : 2015-09-21

Visa Received : 2015-09-25

POE : 2015-10-06 :dancing:

 
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