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So, I filled out Ds-261 last Friday. From experience does anyone recommend calling NVC to get AOS fee and IV fee generated?

CR-1 Visa Journey

18/03/16 ............I-130 sent
21/03/16 ............I-130 delivered
21/03/16.............NOA1 (Nebraska)

24/03/16.............Cash Checked
30/03/16............ NOA1 Hard Copy
21/07/16.............NOA2!!!!

 

NVC

09/08/16.............NVC received file

26/08/16.............Case number, IIN and DS-261 submitted

30/08/16.............Paid AOS Bill

04/09/16.............Paid IV Bill
07/09/16.............Sent AOS & IV package
09/09/16.............Delivered package to NVC
12/09/16.............NVC Scan
28/10/16.............Checklist - Birth Certificate
21/11/16.............Second scan date
23/01/17.............Case complete!!!
03/02/17.............Interview date from NVC 16 March
04/02/17.............Email IV received 
05/04/17.............Entered USA
 
ROC
09/01/19.............Sent I-751
10/01/19.............Delivered I-751 
14/01/19.............Credit Card Charged $680
 
 
 
 
 
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ghana
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So, I filled out Ds-261 last Friday. From experience does anyone recommend calling NVC to get AOS fee and IV fee generated?

You can always call but you might get the email today or tomorrow.

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CR- 1

Interview :  11/15/2016

Result: AP  (form 221 (g))

Correspondence with Embassy: Tons of emails, Facebook posts, tweets, Congressman inquiry

Complaint letter with OIG : 12/29/2016

Case dispatched to diplomatic pouch : 01/11/2017

Case dispatched from diplomatic mail service to NVC : 01/23/2017

Case arrived at NVC: 01/26/2017

NVC sent case to USCIS : 02/09/2017 (system update)

Case receive by USCIS (text & email notification): 03/07/2017

 

Reaffirm Petition Timeline for folks in GHANA.. Please update your information..Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0NXnbJdyEIRR1_Dr4t3yXmsM0tBbq-tZsj0-o3cMV0/edit?usp=sharing

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You can always call but you might get the email today or tomorrow.

Thank you! Hope you get your CC soon

CR-1 Visa Journey

18/03/16 ............I-130 sent
21/03/16 ............I-130 delivered
21/03/16.............NOA1 (Nebraska)

24/03/16.............Cash Checked
30/03/16............ NOA1 Hard Copy
21/07/16.............NOA2!!!!

 

NVC

09/08/16.............NVC received file

26/08/16.............Case number, IIN and DS-261 submitted

30/08/16.............Paid AOS Bill

04/09/16.............Paid IV Bill
07/09/16.............Sent AOS & IV package
09/09/16.............Delivered package to NVC
12/09/16.............NVC Scan
28/10/16.............Checklist - Birth Certificate
21/11/16.............Second scan date
23/01/17.............Case complete!!!
03/02/17.............Interview date from NVC 16 March
04/02/17.............Email IV received 
05/04/17.............Entered USA
 
ROC
09/01/19.............Sent I-751
10/01/19.............Delivered I-751 
14/01/19.............Credit Card Charged $680
 
 
 
 
 
Posted

Hey guys, called NVC Today i was told my file wasn't physically arrived to them and that i have to wait up to 6 weeks..what should i do ? FYI my i-130 was approved on aug 12th..

Oh wow that's a long wait, I was approved 3rd aug, sent to NVC 18th August. Still no notification they received it. Does the USCIS app notify us of that tho or do we just find out when NVC contacts us?

Got married: 26th Sep 2013 

I-130 Petition Process:

Sent petition to USCIS Chicago lockbox (via in-laws to put check in US$): 11 Mar, 2016

NOA1: 24 Mar, 2016 (email notification 30 Mar. Hardcopy 11 Apr)

Service Centre: NEBRASKA

NOA2: 3rd Aug 2016

Petition sent to NVC: 18th Aug 2016

NVC Stage

Case number assigned: 8th Sep 2016

Paid AOS Fee: 9th Sep 2016

Paid IV Fee: 14th Sep 2016

DS-260 submitted: 25th Jan 2017

AOS & IV Package sent: 25th Jan 2017

Expedite requested: 25th Jan 2017

Expedite approved (consulate only): 1st Feb 2017

Scan Date: 31st Jan 2017

Case Complete: 14th April 2017 (10 weeks 4 days)

Full expedite approved (bypass NVC to send file to embassy), however too late as I already had case complete 17th Apr 2017

Case arrived at Embassy: 21st April 2017

P4 letter received: 26th April 2017 (expedite at embassy stage so this came from the consulate, not NVC)

Medical date: 26th April 2017

Interview date: 4th May 2017 APPROVED!!

Visa received: 8th May 2017 

POE (entered the USA): 15th May 2017 

Posted

Oh wow that's a long wait, I was approved 3rd aug, sent to NVC 18th August. Still no notification they received it. Does the USCIS app notify us of that tho or do we just find out when NVC contacts us?

Call them. They will have received the physical file but you won't have a case number yet. They don't notify you that they have received it until after the case number has been generated.

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!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ghana
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Oh wow that's a long wait, I was approved 3rd aug, sent to NVC 18th August. Still no notification they received it. Does the USCIS app notify us of that tho or do we just find out when NVC contacts us?

You won't get any notification that it has been received. You must call them to find out.

Read through the thread. Folks have been updating steps taken.

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CR- 1

Interview :  11/15/2016

Result: AP  (form 221 (g))

Correspondence with Embassy: Tons of emails, Facebook posts, tweets, Congressman inquiry

Complaint letter with OIG : 12/29/2016

Case dispatched to diplomatic pouch : 01/11/2017

Case dispatched from diplomatic mail service to NVC : 01/23/2017

Case arrived at NVC: 01/26/2017

NVC sent case to USCIS : 02/09/2017 (system update)

Case receive by USCIS (text & email notification): 03/07/2017

 

Reaffirm Petition Timeline for folks in GHANA.. Please update your information..Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0NXnbJdyEIRR1_Dr4t3yXmsM0tBbq-tZsj0-o3cMV0/edit?usp=sharing

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

Hey guys, called NVC Today i was told my file wasn't physically arrived to them and that i have to wait up to 6 weeks..what should i do ? FYI my i-130 was approved on aug 12th..

The estimated time from approved to case number assignment is about 6 weeks.

But sometimes it arrives faster while others take longer. Call every other day to find out if it has been received. Them you can start the 2 wks count down to case number.

Thank you! Hope you get your CC soon

Thanks...:)

Good luck to all of us!!

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CR- 1

Interview :  11/15/2016

Result: AP  (form 221 (g))

Correspondence with Embassy: Tons of emails, Facebook posts, tweets, Congressman inquiry

Complaint letter with OIG : 12/29/2016

Case dispatched to diplomatic pouch : 01/11/2017

Case dispatched from diplomatic mail service to NVC : 01/23/2017

Case arrived at NVC: 01/26/2017

NVC sent case to USCIS : 02/09/2017 (system update)

Case receive by USCIS (text & email notification): 03/07/2017

 

Reaffirm Petition Timeline for folks in GHANA.. Please update your information..Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0NXnbJdyEIRR1_Dr4t3yXmsM0tBbq-tZsj0-o3cMV0/edit?usp=sharing

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Posted

I just got off the phone with NVC. My wife's interview is scheduled for Oct 27th

CR-1 Visa Journey

03/01/16 ............Married
03/21/16 ............I-130 sent
03/23/16 ............I-130 delivered

03/29/16.............Check cashed
03/29/16.............NOA1 Email
03/29/16............ NOA1 Hard Copy
05/13/16.............NOA2
05/20/16.............NOA2 Hard Copy

NVC Journey

05/25/16.............Mailed to NVC

06/02/16.............Case received
06/17/16.............Case # Assigned

06/17/16.............Submit DS-261
06/20/16.............AOS bill generated
06/20/16.............AOS PAID (online)
06/22/16.............IV Fee bill generated
06/22/16.............IV bill PAID (online)

06/23/16.............AOS package sent
06/24/16.............Submit DS-261
06/24/16.............AOS and IV DOcuments Received and Under Review
07/26/16.............Case complete at NVC

Embassy Journey
00/00/00.............Case Arrived at Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10/23/16.............Medical Exam
10/27/16.............Visa Interview
10/27/16.............Visa Approved
11/01/16.............Visa in Hand
12/07/16.............POE (Boston, MA)

00/00/00.............Green Card Arrived in Mail
00/00/00.............SSN Card Arrived in Mail

 

10/30/18.............I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions Sent

11/06/18.............Check Cashed

00/00/00.............NOA1

00/00/00.............Biometrics

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Posted

I have received the hard copy of NOA2 for my CR1 visa. They mentioned that they have sent the visa petition to rhe NVC.So I wanted to know when can i call them and verify that they received my petition at NVC

PD 29th march

Approved 23rd August

Received Hard Copy NOA2 29th August

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

I just got off the phone with NVC. My wife's interview is scheduled for Oct 27th

Awesome....you are almost done!

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CR- 1

Interview :  11/15/2016

Result: AP  (form 221 (g))

Correspondence with Embassy: Tons of emails, Facebook posts, tweets, Congressman inquiry

Complaint letter with OIG : 12/29/2016

Case dispatched to diplomatic pouch : 01/11/2017

Case dispatched from diplomatic mail service to NVC : 01/23/2017

Case arrived at NVC: 01/26/2017

NVC sent case to USCIS : 02/09/2017 (system update)

Case receive by USCIS (text & email notification): 03/07/2017

 

Reaffirm Petition Timeline for folks in GHANA.. Please update your information..Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0NXnbJdyEIRR1_Dr4t3yXmsM0tBbq-tZsj0-o3cMV0/edit?usp=sharing

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Posted

hello kindly need some advice from fellow march filers please!

AOS and IV fee are both available to be paid but I haven't done so since I am still not done gathering documents and filling up form i-864. From my understanding after AOS and IV fee has been paid the beneficiary (my husband) will then need to fill up form ds-260 online, I then mail form I-864 and other documents that are on the checklist that was sent to me (the one with the barcode) tax return of 3yrs, and photocopies of civil documents. (IS THAT ALL? DO I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS CORRECTLY?)

This is what is written on the cover sheet checklist:

  • Do not include any form of electronic media, including CDs and memory cards. If you send electronic media to the NVC, we will return it unopened.

  • Send photocopies of your civil documents (e.g., birth certificate). Send an original, signed Form I-864 Affidavit of Support(s).

  • Failure to use this cover sheet will delay your visa.

  • Use this cover sheet only for the case number indicated below. Information for any other case that you mail in the same package must include the cover sheet for that case.

Also I am a stay at home mom so I have no income of my own, I currently moved back with my mom she will be my co-sponsor (she files my daughter and I as dependents on her tax return) from my understanding my mom fills out form i-864 too, now on my form i-864 that i have to fill out 50% of it I have no answer to since i have no income of my own, is that okay or do I have to provide a letter explaining why I have no income of my own? i know i have a lot of question but i find the form i-864 so confusing..

 
 
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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Nigeria
Timeline
Posted

Glory be to Almighty Allah,I had RFE and I mailed Uscis back with what they request for on 23rd of August and they receive it by 24th of August.Now my I-130 was approved yesterday on 31st of August.Thanks God and I wish everyone that is waiting to be approve well and they should keep on praying cos everyone better day will come soonest.Amen

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Posted

Congratulations to you !! :dancing:

Praying we will hear something soon too INSHALLAH

PD March 29th :cry:

Glory be to Almighty Allah,I had RFE and I mailed Uscis back with what they request for on 23rd of August and they receive it by 24th of August.Now my I-130 was approved yesterday on 31st of August.Thanks God and I wish everyone that is waiting to be approve well and they should keep on praying cos everyone better day will come soonest.Amen

 
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