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silkafi88 check this out i've been reading this page. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/255100-i-130-for-parentsprocess-and-forms-needed/

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Hi guys ! i also filed for my parents on Oct 8th and i got the No1 last week .

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congratulation cuestion are you available to check the status online cuz for some reason when I put that Lin number don't work can you please told me thanks u

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PreciousOne   4

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PreciousOne!

Congrats! My parents are going later for medical today later today May 18. They arrived at the hotel an hour ago.

thank you! Well my parents were so nervous and my mom is weak becoz of her diabetes but they made it! The wait is longer on their 2nd day than the 1st day. My dad got a stamped of "immunization" and he's done by 11 am but my mom got a stamp of "medical on process" and they waited for 4 hours til her name was called. But thankfully nothing was negative on her medical something was just missing and after they review it they called her and do her immunization. My mom was done at 3pm but its all worth the wait. Goodluck to your parents too!

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VZLAN-US-Citizen   11

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Hello everyone,

My mom got her medical exam out of the way yesterday, and everything went well. She is supposed to pickup the sealed envelope next Tuesday, and her interview is June 28, 2016 at 09:00 am.

I had a couple of questions based on some posts I have been reading around here:

1. What is this AP, that everyone is so afraid of that they could be put under AP during the interview? Can someone explain?

2. I received my appointment date (Interview Letter P4) via email, and I did not have to go through http://ustraveldocs.com/ to get the appointment, nor did I have to contact the embassy to get the appointment. But I was under the impression that you had to sign in through some other website (aside from https://ceac.state.gov/), and pay yet another "visa fee", am I mistaken? Are there any more fees that I will have to pay, and if so where do I pay them?

3. In the Interview Letter P4, under the list of documents my mom must bring to the embassy, some of those documents were marked with Y, which means "The NVC sent this form or document to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate. However, when I check my case status on this website: https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx It still says "At NVC". What does this mean? will this change eventually? will they actually "send" something to the Embassy?

Thank you for any answers you might give me, I can't seem to find answers elswhere.

M

CURRENT PROCESS:
I-130 for Mom in Venezuela (Approved) - On To NVC Processing
2015
MM - DD
03-13 - Sent I-130 Package To Phoenix, AZ
03-14 - Package Delivered
03-19 - Received Text from USCIS case was received, and Receipt #.
03-19 - Received E-mail from USCIS case was accepted and routed to USCIS Nebraska Service Center
03-19 - Opened account on USCIS.gov to check case status
03-23 - Received the Form I-797C Notice of Action Priority Date March 16th, 2015
08-06 - Received e-mail notice RFE Letter would be sent.
08-10 - Received RFE (PROOF OF NAME CHANGE for Mom)
08-19 - Sent RFE Response
08-21 - USCIS Received my response to RFE
08-21 - Received e-mail notice "Your Case Status: Request for Evidence Response Review"
09-01 - Received e-mail I-130 was approved
I-130 Approved in 172 days - 5.65 Months
09-10 - I-797, Notice of Action sent to me by mail
09-14 - Received I-797, Notice of Action I-130 Approved
09-17 - Received Text from USCIS case status is updated online
09-17 - Received Email from USCIS: Case Was Sent To The Department of State
09-17 - Checked online status: Case Was Sent To The Department of State
09-22 - NVC Received my case
10-01 - NVC Assigned Case Number
10-02 - NVC Date of Welcome Letter to Petitioner
10-05 - NVC Welcome Letter Envelope Postage Stamp Date
10-06 - Called NVC and got Case # and Invoice #
10-06 - Logged in Online and Completed COA form DS-261 & AOS Payment
10-08 - Called NVC - Case still locked for approval of COA & Payment of IV Fee
10-09 - Received NVC Welcome Letter, AOS Bill & Document Cover Sheet
10-14 - Called NVC Got COA Reviewed Over The Phone
10-15 - Received IV Fee Invoice By Email
10-16 - Paid IV Fee
10-19 - IV Fee Appears as PAID and DS-260 IV Application OPEN
2016
MM - DD
03-31 - Sent AOS & IV Packets to NVC Overnighted
04-01 - Packages delivered to NVC
04-02 - Completed and Submitted DS-260 IV Application Online
04-02 - NVC SCAN DATE
05-02 - CASE COMPLETE!
05-09 - Received CC Email from NVC
05-09 - Received letter Re: updated mailing/email address for this case ???
05-16 - Received Email with INTERVIEW DATE (P4)
05-19 - Received actual INTERVIEW DATE (P4) letter in the mail
05-25 - NVC Sent Case To Embassy (CEAC Status Changed to In Transit)
06-28 - INTERVIEW DATE
06-28 APPROVED in 468 days FROM I-130 NOA1- 15.38 Months
08-28 - Point Of Entry POE Miami International Airport - Miami, Florida
09-09 - Received Social Security Number Card in the Mail (Middle Name Cut Off)
10-04 - Received Text & Email of Updated USCIS.gov Case Status: New Card Being Produced
10-07 - Received Text & Email of Updated USCIS.gov Case Status: New Card Has been Mailed

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Hello everyone,

My mom got her medical exam out of the way yesterday, and everything went well. She is supposed to pickup the sealed envelope next Tuesday, and her interview is June 28, 2016 at 09:00 am.

I had a couple of questions based on some posts I have been reading around here:

1. What is this AP, that everyone is so afraid of that they could be put under AP during the interview? Can someone explain?

2. I received my appointment date (Interview Letter P4) via email, and I did not have to go through http://ustraveldocs.com/ to get the appointment, nor did I have to contact the embassy to get the appointment. But I was under the impression that you had to sign in through some other website (aside from https://ceac.state.gov/), and pay yet another "visa fee", am I mistaken? Are there any more fees that I will have to pay, and if so where do I pay them?

Edit: Yes there is one more fee to pay! It's called Immigrant Fee. The consular officer or the embassy will tell you how you can pay it after passing the interview. It's $165.

3. In the Interview Letter P4, under the list of documents my mom must bring to the embassy, some of those documents were marked with Y, which means "The NVC sent this form or document to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate. However, when I check my case status on this website: https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx It still says "At NVC". What does this mean? will this change eventually? will they actually "send" something to the Embassy?

Thank you for any answers you might give me, I can't seem to find answers elswhere.

M

Congrats :)

1. AP is administrative processing. The interviewing officer has the power to approve, reject or put your application under AP. It means they need additional time to process, and that time can range anywhere from weeks to months. It's a black hole, and there is no way to obtain status of your application even after 60 days.

2. Immigrant visa fee is already paid online and the interview is scheduled by NVC for you. For non-immigrants, it's a different process. They have to schedule an appointment and pay the fee. HOWEVER, do look at your embassy's guidelines. Go to this website and download the PDF for your embassy: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare.html

As per Mumbai embassy, we had to schedule a VAC appointment to get biometrics done before the visa interview. Other embassies might have different requirements.

3. NVC will send your application file to the embassy within a week, and the embassy will receive it soon after.

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VZLAN-US-Citizen   11

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Congrats :)

1. AP is administrative processing. The interviewing officer has the power to approve, reject or put your application under AP. It means they need additional time to process, and that time can range anywhere from weeks to months. It's a black hole, and there is no way to obtain status of your application even after 60 days.

2. Immigrant visa fee is already paid online and the interview is scheduled by NVC for you. For non-immigrants, it's a different process. They have to schedule an appointment and pay the fee. HOWEVER, do look at your embassy's guidelines. Go to this website and download the PDF for your embassy: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare.html

As per Mumbai embassy, we had to schedule a VAC appointment to get biometrics done before the visa interview. Other embassies might have different requirements.

3. NVC will send your application file to the embassy within a week, and the embassy will receive it soon after.

Thank you BearinABox,

I did look at my own embassy's instructions pdf and they are not clear either, so I emailed them, hopefully they answer soon.

Thanks again,

M

CURRENT PROCESS:
I-130 for Mom in Venezuela (Approved) - On To NVC Processing
2015
MM - DD
03-13 - Sent I-130 Package To Phoenix, AZ
03-14 - Package Delivered
03-19 - Received Text from USCIS case was received, and Receipt #.
03-19 - Received E-mail from USCIS case was accepted and routed to USCIS Nebraska Service Center
03-19 - Opened account on USCIS.gov to check case status
03-23 - Received the Form I-797C Notice of Action Priority Date March 16th, 2015
08-06 - Received e-mail notice RFE Letter would be sent.
08-10 - Received RFE (PROOF OF NAME CHANGE for Mom)
08-19 - Sent RFE Response
08-21 - USCIS Received my response to RFE
08-21 - Received e-mail notice "Your Case Status: Request for Evidence Response Review"
09-01 - Received e-mail I-130 was approved
I-130 Approved in 172 days - 5.65 Months
09-10 - I-797, Notice of Action sent to me by mail
09-14 - Received I-797, Notice of Action I-130 Approved
09-17 - Received Text from USCIS case status is updated online
09-17 - Received Email from USCIS: Case Was Sent To The Department of State
09-17 - Checked online status: Case Was Sent To The Department of State
09-22 - NVC Received my case
10-01 - NVC Assigned Case Number
10-02 - NVC Date of Welcome Letter to Petitioner
10-05 - NVC Welcome Letter Envelope Postage Stamp Date
10-06 - Called NVC and got Case # and Invoice #
10-06 - Logged in Online and Completed COA form DS-261 & AOS Payment
10-08 - Called NVC - Case still locked for approval of COA & Payment of IV Fee
10-09 - Received NVC Welcome Letter, AOS Bill & Document Cover Sheet
10-14 - Called NVC Got COA Reviewed Over The Phone
10-15 - Received IV Fee Invoice By Email
10-16 - Paid IV Fee
10-19 - IV Fee Appears as PAID and DS-260 IV Application OPEN
2016
MM - DD
03-31 - Sent AOS & IV Packets to NVC Overnighted
04-01 - Packages delivered to NVC
04-02 - Completed and Submitted DS-260 IV Application Online
04-02 - NVC SCAN DATE
05-02 - CASE COMPLETE!
05-09 - Received CC Email from NVC
05-09 - Received letter Re: updated mailing/email address for this case ???
05-16 - Received Email with INTERVIEW DATE (P4)
05-19 - Received actual INTERVIEW DATE (P4) letter in the mail
05-25 - NVC Sent Case To Embassy (CEAC Status Changed to In Transit)
06-28 - INTERVIEW DATE
06-28 APPROVED in 468 days FROM I-130 NOA1- 15.38 Months
08-28 - Point Of Entry POE Miami International Airport - Miami, Florida
09-09 - Received Social Security Number Card in the Mail (Middle Name Cut Off)
10-04 - Received Text & Email of Updated USCIS.gov Case Status: New Card Being Produced
10-07 - Received Text & Email of Updated USCIS.gov Case Status: New Card Has been Mailed

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VZLAN-US-Citizen   11

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Hey guys,

Quick update. I was checking the CEAC Website today and noticed the status changed to In Transit. I called NVC and asked if my case had been forwarded to the Embassy and the guy told me it had actually been sent today. I had read some other threads on how to Track your case from NVC to Embassy and found an old 2009 thread with some old instructions. I was wondering if anyone on this thread had tried it.

I tried it, but I think because my package had just left today there is nothing to be tracked yet. Like maybe it's not on DHL's system yet.

What I read on the other thread on How To Track Your Case from NVC To Embassy was more or less this (I updated the instructions a bit):

1- When you know from NVC that your case was forwarded to your embassy (mm/dd/yyyy), lets take my example case forwarded to Venezuelan embassy on May 25th 2016
3- Then under Shipper´s Reference put the reference number in this format EXP 24 MAY 2016A
4- Select a date range... here you should note that in my example the case was supposedly sent today, but I am entering yesterday's date because they schedule the shipping day before so that DHL knows in advance when they will ship it. So, the day before the date they gave you over the phone will be your exact day for NVC shipping your case to your embassy. Therefore, I selected yesterdays date on the Date range for shipment - From field, and todays date in the Date range for shipment - To field.
5 - Select your country under the location drop down menu. I selected Venezuela
6- Click the Track>> Button.
Of course, if you input my info it shows nothing, I guess because it just happened today. Maybe I will check again tomorrow to see.
Has anyone else used this? Did it work? where you able to track your package?
Just curious.
M
CURRENT PROCESS:
I-130 for Mom in Venezuela (Approved) - On To NVC Processing
2015
MM - DD
03-13 - Sent I-130 Package To Phoenix, AZ
03-14 - Package Delivered
03-19 - Received Text from USCIS case was received, and Receipt #.
03-19 - Received E-mail from USCIS case was accepted and routed to USCIS Nebraska Service Center
03-19 - Opened account on USCIS.gov to check case status
03-23 - Received the Form I-797C Notice of Action Priority Date March 16th, 2015
08-06 - Received e-mail notice RFE Letter would be sent.
08-10 - Received RFE (PROOF OF NAME CHANGE for Mom)
08-19 - Sent RFE Response
08-21 - USCIS Received my response to RFE
08-21 - Received e-mail notice "Your Case Status: Request for Evidence Response Review"
09-01 - Received e-mail I-130 was approved
I-130 Approved in 172 days - 5.65 Months
09-10 - I-797, Notice of Action sent to me by mail
09-14 - Received I-797, Notice of Action I-130 Approved
09-17 - Received Text from USCIS case status is updated online
09-17 - Received Email from USCIS: Case Was Sent To The Department of State
09-17 - Checked online status: Case Was Sent To The Department of State
09-22 - NVC Received my case
10-01 - NVC Assigned Case Number
10-02 - NVC Date of Welcome Letter to Petitioner
10-05 - NVC Welcome Letter Envelope Postage Stamp Date
10-06 - Called NVC and got Case # and Invoice #
10-06 - Logged in Online and Completed COA form DS-261 & AOS Payment
10-08 - Called NVC - Case still locked for approval of COA & Payment of IV Fee
10-09 - Received NVC Welcome Letter, AOS Bill & Document Cover Sheet
10-14 - Called NVC Got COA Reviewed Over The Phone
10-15 - Received IV Fee Invoice By Email
10-16 - Paid IV Fee
10-19 - IV Fee Appears as PAID and DS-260 IV Application OPEN
2016
MM - DD
03-31 - Sent AOS & IV Packets to NVC Overnighted
04-01 - Packages delivered to NVC
04-02 - Completed and Submitted DS-260 IV Application Online
04-02 - NVC SCAN DATE
05-02 - CASE COMPLETE!
05-09 - Received CC Email from NVC
05-09 - Received letter Re: updated mailing/email address for this case ???
05-16 - Received Email with INTERVIEW DATE (P4)
05-19 - Received actual INTERVIEW DATE (P4) letter in the mail
05-25 - NVC Sent Case To Embassy (CEAC Status Changed to In Transit)
06-28 - INTERVIEW DATE
06-28 APPROVED in 468 days FROM I-130 NOA1- 15.38 Months
08-28 - Point Of Entry POE Miami International Airport - Miami, Florida
09-09 - Received Social Security Number Card in the Mail (Middle Name Cut Off)
10-04 - Received Text & Email of Updated USCIS.gov Case Status: New Card Being Produced
10-07 - Received Text & Email of Updated USCIS.gov Case Status: New Card Has been Mailed

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jazz88   1

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finally case got approved from usics. now waiting for nvc case number

USCIS
02-23-2011- I-130 Application Mailed to Chicago Lockbox
06-15-2011- NOA2 Status Update(Priority Date)
Your I-130 was approved in 104 days from your NOA1 date.
NVC - 08-01-2011- NVC Received (After 48 Days)
08-19-2011- NVC Case# & IIN Received by email from NVC & E-mails Exchanged (After66 Days)
10-04-2011- Case Completed 10-07-2011- Called NVC and Received Interview Letter by email
NOV-2011- Interview (AP)
06-05-2012- Visited at Embassy Second Time
06-08-2012- Received Message from VFS Collected on 11th asking for New Medical
06-12-2012- Medical Done Send Back on 14th
06-25-2012- Received Message From VFS Collected on 26th asking for New Passport Clearance gone be Expire on 28th.
07-10-2012- Send Back New Passport & Passport Clearance
07-16-2012- Received Message Collected on 17th July He Got His Visa.(less then 8 months)

07-31-2012- POE

08-08-2012- Green Card Received for 2 years

05-12-2014- Apply for I751 at California

05-23-2014- Received letter said tht apply for I90 (incorrect card because of uscis error)

06-10-2014- Send I90

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May 25th I was called NVC and got interview day is July 29th for my parents but until now not yet receive email and letter for that.

Anyone have experience about ? Usually how long get email after nvc scheduled interview?

Thank for ur help.

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It takes 30 to 45 days to process. Do you should've got a cc by now. Call them and see what's going on?

Thanks.

I just called them and they said my cases were completed 5/31, and now waiting for interview date.

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PreciousOne   4

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Today is my parents visa interview and it's APPROVED!

Questions are:

Who is your petitioner?

How many kids does my parents have?

How many kids does the petitioner have?

Petitoners work?

Petitioners husbands work?

When did the petitioner go to the US?

How did the petitioner go to the US?

How and when did the petitoner and the husband meet?

Address of the petitioner?

When was the last time they saw or came to the Philippines?

After the long and unending questions finally they congratulated them. All glory to God!

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Today is my parents visa interview and it's APPROVED!

Questions are:

Who is your petitioner?

How many kids does my parents have?

How many kids does the petitioner have?

Petitoners work?

Petitioners husbands work?

When did the petitioner go to the US?

How did the petitioner go to the US?

How and when did the petitoner and the husband meet?

Address of the petitioner?

When was the last time they saw or came to the Philippines?

After the long and unending questions finally they congratulated them. All glory to God!

Congratulations PreciousOne! !

Thanks for ur sharing...

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I've case complete today...so happy :) I'm waiting for the day of interview . i hope my Mom will be interviewed in August :)

Septemper 30,2009 : Married ( T♥C )

USCIS

Service Center : Califonia Service Center

May 03,2010 : I-130 package sent to Chicago Lox by USPS Priority Mail

May 05,2010 : I-130 delivered

May 11,2010 : Check cashed

May 12,2010 : NOA1 received

October 07,2010 : NOA2 received via EMAIL

October 13,2010 : NOA2 received via MAIL

National Visa Center :

October 19,2010 : NVC received I-130 and case number assigned

October 27,2010 : NVC sent the first package

November 01,2010 : Delivered DS-3032 hard copy & IIN Received via EMAIL & MAIL

November 02,2010 : AOS Fee IN PROCESS & DS-3032 sent via EMAIL ( 2 times but no automatic reply )

November 04,2010 : AOS Fee showed " PAID "

November 05,2010 : DS-3032 sent again ( no automatic again )

November 08,2010 : IV Fee IN PROCESS

November 10,2010 : IV Fee showed " PAID "

November 11,2010 : IV package sent to NVC from Vietnam

November 12,2010 : AOS package sent to NVC from USA

November 15,2010 : NVC received IV & AOS package

December 03,2010 : SIF & CC ^^ wow

March 01,2011 : Received email from NVC, Interview Scheduled for April 15 at 8 AM

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