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EdinErvina   2

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Gusy, did anyone receive a snail mail for the i-130 approval?

We received email about approval on 2nd may (and update about case being sent to NVC on 5th may) but no snail mails yet.

Is this normal or should we contact USCIS / NVC?

What is a snail letter?? We just got approved on Friday the 13th so I know it will take couple weeks to get our case!

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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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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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abfar   119

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Hi! No, we just waited for the approval letter to arrive.

I got the email about 2+ weeks after I got the letter in the snail mail, not before.

Once you get your I-130 approved your case is transferred to the Immigrant Visa Unit and that takes a while :)

What is a snail letter?? We just got approved on Friday the 13th so I know it will take couple weeks to get our case!

Thanks Marriene.

Sorry. Snail mail I referred to regular mail. I.e. not email

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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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hey guys i am new to this forum so just wanna say thks for allowing me to be apart of your group

well here goes my timeline

married: novem 28th 2015

filed i 130 : february 19th 2016

recieved mail : cant remember the exact date

But i know it was sometime in feb with my receipt number

allocated to lin - nebraska :sleepy:

currently been checking the uscis website daily for updates which states they received my petion on feb 25th 2016

i know the current wait time is 5 months

its currently 82 days now and no new update :(:( :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

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hey guys i am new to this forum so just wanna say thks for allowing me to be apart of your group

well here goes my timeline

married: novem 28th 2015

filed i 130 : february 19th 2016

recieved mail : cant remember the exact date

But i know it was sometime in feb with my receipt number

allocated to lin - nebraska :sleepy:

currently been checking the uscis website daily for updates which states they received my petion on feb 25th 2016

i know the current wait time is 5 months

its currently 82 days now and no new update :(:( :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

Welcome to the Group

I see you have quickly became a USCIS Case Status Stalker ( no worries I am one as well) :sleepy: UCSS :jest: ​as most of us here..

Bad news Nebraska is not the fastest processing center :blink::whistle:

Good news they are speeding up... :thumbs:

(L) We got married on February 06, 2016 (L)

Our USCIS Timeline :star:
File I-130: February 12, 2016
NOA 1: February 16, 2016(Nebraska Service Center)
NOA 2- September 29,2016 :no: ( Was sent to local office for review) :thumbs:

Case Sent to NVC:
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The NVC Timeline :dance:
Case received: October 13,2016
Case and IIN#: October 25, 2016
Choice of Agent -DS-261:October 25, 2016
Choice of Agent -DS-261 Reviewed over the phone: October 26, 2016
AOS Fee Invoiced: October 27, 2016
AOS Fee Paid: October 27, 2016
IV Fee Invoiced: October 29, 2016
IV Fee Paid: October 29, 2016
DS-260 Completed November 3, 2016
Sent AOS & IV Packets: October 27, 2016
AOS & IV Packet Received November 2,2016
Scan Date: November 3,2016
Checklist: No

Supervisor review: No
Case Complete: December 16, 2016 :dancing:
Interview Date: February 15, 2016 (One Year from my 1st  NOA)
Visa :dancing: Approved:
Visa In Hand:

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hey guys i am new to this forum so just wanna say thks for allowing me to be apart of your group

well here goes my timeline

married: novem 28th 2015

filed i 130 : february 19th 2016

recieved mail : cant remember the exact date

But i know it was sometime in feb with my receipt number

allocated to lin - nebraska :sleepy:

currently been checking the uscis website daily for updates which states they received my petion on feb 25th 2016

i know the current wait time is 5 months

its currently 82 days now and no new update :(:( :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

Welcome! You picked the perfect date to file - my birthday!

I'm also a Nebraska stalker.

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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JFH   12,190

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Just see a bunch of approvals today for January 20 filers.

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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trininurse   79

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(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)

stalker :protest::protest::protest::protest::devil:

thks guys its really stressful waiting my husband is so calm over the waiting and i am freaking out :crying::crying::crying::crying:

how come you guys didnt do k3 instead???

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Dal&Rose   45

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As for K3 - I was just too lazy to send off the second petition. It was free, but realistically the timeframe is same for K3 and CR1.

Wife US Citizen/Husband UK Citizen


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K3 are very rare these days and the applications are almost always administratively closed at the NVC stage. It didn't seem worth the effort to me.

As for why we didn't do a K-1.... Lots of reasons!

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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Yes in 2012 we decided to do a K-1 but changed our minds when we read all the guides and forums on here and realised I would not be able to work or travel for many months.

Then we decided to apply for a UK visa for my husband but he was denied and is permanently inadmissible.

Now we are doing the IR-1 and are waiting for USCIS 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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(F)

stalker :protest::protest::protest::protest::devil:

thks guys its really stressful waiting my husband is so calm over the waiting and i am freaking out :crying:

how come you guys didnt do k3 instead???

Welcome aboard reshie.

You're not alone in the 'spouse-too-calm' situation. My wife is barely concerned about the time its taking for the process to complete :)

We've been in it since April of 2015 when we filed the first time but lost the paper work. And learned about the wasted time in Dec 2015. And wife flew back to NYC to file again in Feb 2016.

:( Oh well, all good things take time.

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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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abfar congrats on your daughter :dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:

i really wish the process was faster

Thank you!

I wish it was faster too!

It seems it'll be a good 6-9 months.

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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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