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B&Z
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There is no record of anyone getting an RFE for typing vs writing in that box. If you find someone who got an RFE for that, please let us all know.

mbalih
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All the best February 2016 Filers, I'm a February 2015 Filer, best advise is to be patient, make sure you send off all the documents to avoid RFE's, and during the NVC stage, they can send you a check

JFH
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No, I know that. What I mean is they have (unfortunately) been given the backlog from Texas plus their own new cases. There are people there with NOA1 dates from July. So if ours has been sent there,

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callan83   2

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I have a theory that I am just spent an hour or so testing out...

It looks like the auto-expedite for Filipino beneficiaries is coming or has come to an end. I think this is the reason for the speeding up of the general workload in Nebraska. Whilst I have sympathy for people affected by severe weather and natural disasters (I'm no stranger to it myself having lived in China with earthquakes - I was personally affected by the Sichuan earthquake in 2008) it was of course frustrating knowing that for every case that was expedited mine was pushed back a little.

Looking at recent NOA1s, so far only one March filer has reported an NOA2 and that was an African beneficiary where an expedite was requested for individual reasons. Not even the Philippines filers from March at Nebraska have NOA2 yet. No one from April has one. Previously it was not uncommon to see NOA2s for the Philippines coming in after a month. So one would have expected to see March ones by now, possibly April.

Furthermore, I have been looking at Potomac. Now we know they are much faster than Nebraska at the moment. But the time between NOA1 and NOA2 seems to be standard across all countries there. Two of the most recent NOA2s there were filed on the same day - one from Germany and one from the Philippines. The German one received NOA2 the day before the Filipino case did. And there are many other similar examples.

I'm pretty sure the policy of expediting certain petitions based on geography added about three weeks to a month to everyone else, especially as the Philippines sees huge numbers of applications - not just for spouses but for parents once the spouses have naturalised. That's about how much Nebraska appear to have sped up. If it had been a much smaller group that were fast-tracked, say Mongolia or Barbados, it wouldn't have made much difference. But we're talking thousands of petitions here.

I'm going to test my theory further by looking at IR-5 cases through Nebraska. Parents from the Philippines were getting NOA2 in a month. I stopped looking because that made me so annoyed when I'm waiting months and months to be with my husband. But I'm going to start studying those timelines again.

Looks like there were quite a few approvals yesterday (just looking at VJ.com), and it seems Nebraska are operating around mid-Jan.

Is that consistent with what your iPhone stalking shows?

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happiestoflives   15

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Does anyone have updats to Potomac. What are the dates? Have they reached end of February filers?

Check my timeline ;) I'd say they have reached February :D

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B&Z   201

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Does anyone have updats to Potomac. What are the dates? Have they reached end of February filers?

They're not processing them in any kind of order, but a lot of February filers have been approved.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/monthly_filers.php?form=2&visa=3&scenter=6&option=3&sortby=2

My Convoluted Story (see my profile for more details)
Jun 2009 - Met on Facebook
Mar 2010 - Visited Morocco for the first time, got engaged
Dec 30, 2011 - Wedding in Morocco (5th visit)
I-130/CR-1 (first time around)
31 Aug 2012 - Priority Date (Vermont, transferred to NBC)
31 Dec 2012 - NOA2
27Jul 2013 - Broke up/Separation (while waiting for case complete at NVC)
9 Jan 2014 - Filed for divorce in US (never completed)
4 Apr 2014 - USCIS NOIR
May 2015 - Reconciliation
Nov 2015 - Vacation together in Spain (7th in-person visit with each other)
I-130/IR-1 (second time around)
4 Feb 2016 - Priority Date
19 Apr 2016 - NOA2

17 May 2016 - NVC Case Number Assigned

31 May 2016 - Sent AOS/IV package to NVC

5 Jul 2016 - NVC Case Complete

10 Aug 2016 - Medical Exam

25 Aug 2016 - Interview - APPROVED

1 Sep 2016 - Husband picked up his visa

Husband POE'd @ IAD - 5 November

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Does anyone have updats to Potomac. What are the dates? Have they reached end of February filers?

feb Potomac filer here. We got approved a couple days ago. You should be close now
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Islamabad Embassy Interview coming up soon? Please join here: >> Islamabad Embassy Interview coming up.


01/2016: Petition filed for my visa
02/2016: USCIS confirmed receiving our file/petition on 1st Feb.
04/2016: I-130 Approval email received from DHS towards early May, our case was approved end of April. 
03/2017: Paid AoS and IV Bill
03/2017: Sent AoS and IV Packages via mail.
04/2017: 5th day of April, NVC received package. Can take up to 11 weeks for CC according to nvc.

06/2017: 6th day of June, Case Completed - confirmed via phone

07/2017: Interviewed end of July 2017.

>> Passport with Visa received the next day of interview 

8/2017: POE via JFK


05/2020: N400 Filed

06/2021: Biometrics taken

02/2022: Interview Scheduled (Yes, after 22 months -.- )

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rcapellan05   0

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PD...02-23-2016

NOA1... 02-26-2016

NOA2... 05-10-2016

Im so Happy!!!!

Congrats !! nice to see another petition for a hubby in DR approved ! Hopefully the rest of our process goes smoothly.

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USCIS Stage:

Married:12/30/2015 (L)

PD: 2/12/2016 at Potomac

Approved: 4/27/2016 at Potomac .. ( 75 Days! ) :dancing:

Case sent to NVC: 5/4/2016

NVC Stage:

NVC received case: 5/9/2016

NVC case number and IIN assigned: 5/21/2016

Choice of Agent (DS-261): 5/23/2016

AOS Fee Invoiced: ​5/23/2016

AOS Fee Paid: ​5/23/2016

DS-261 reviewed over the phone: ​5/24/2016

AOS Fee shows as "Paid": ​5/24/2016

IV Fee Invoiced: ​5/25/2016

IV Fee Paid: ​5/25/2016

IV Fee shows as "Paid": ​5/27/2016

Filled out DS260: 06/06/2016

Sent out AOS and IV packages: 06/11/2016

Scan Date: 06/13/2016

Case Complete: 06/17/2016 :dancing:

Official Case Complete Letter Received: 06/23/2016

Interview Date assigned: 06/27/2016 :D

Received official Interview Letter ( P4 ): 06/30/2016

Embassy Stage:

Medical Appointment: 07/22/2016

VAC Appointment:07/22/2016

Interview Date: 08/17/2016 (187 days from NOA2) :dance:

Interview Results: APPROVED!

Passport Ready for pick up: 08/19/2016

POE: San Juan, Puerto Rico 08/27/2016

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EdinErvina   2

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PD Feb 11th, Potomac no approval yet.

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1/3/2009- Married

2/5/2016- I130 sent

2/11/2016- NOA1 Potomac

5/13/2016- I130 approved

5/18/2016- Sent to NVC

5/20/2016- NVC received

6/9/2016- Case # received (Welcome letter)

7/1/2016- Sent our IV and AOS packets to NVC

7/8/2016- Scan date

8/9/2016- Case Complete

9/20/2016- Medical exam

10/3/2016- Interview

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PD feb 17th

Nothing yet.... I got an email on April 22nd saying my case was under review after applying for an expedite for medical reasons and to wait 30 days for a decision but I don't know how reliable this is

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JFH   12,190

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Another January 20 file was approved by Nebraska today! February is getting closer to approval!

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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sami&ad   1

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Another January 20 file was approved by Nebraska today! February is getting closer to approval!

Where did you see this!? :)

My timeline:

Married: 03/29/09

Filed i130: 01/04/16

Noa1: 02/02/16

Noa2: 06/01/16

NVC Received: 06/20/16

NVC Case #:

(L) God can take the seemingly impossible and make it possible! Keep Praying (L)


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sami&ad   1

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It's great to know Nebraska is on track!! :dancing: I wonder after getting our approval how many more months until interview?

My timeline:

Married: 03/29/09

Filed i130: 01/04/16

Noa1: 02/02/16

Noa2: 06/01/16

NVC Received: 06/20/16

NVC Case #:

(L) God can take the seemingly impossible and make it possible! Keep Praying (L)


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JFH   12,190

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Where did you see this!? :)

During my regular Nebraska stalking on the app. Lol!

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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