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E and R   8

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As soon as the package from the NVC got to the embassy we paid the visa fee and filled the Ds160

We were ready and we thought the packege from the embassy wouldn't take long at all

And it did, almost a month so I tell you be patient and wait for the lackege; don't buy any flight or scheduled with the doctor till you get it first.

That would be your green light to complete the process.

Good luck to ya'll ??

Still haven't had your interview?

K1 Visa

12/30/15: Visa Received

AOS

CIS Office : Seattle WA

03/29/16: Date Filed

04/11/16: NOA Date

05/11/16: Bio. Appt.

04/20/16: Case updated to fingerprint fee received

04/20/16: Case updated to Case is ready to be scheduled for interview as of 03-17-16

05/11/16: Bio. Appt.

06/06/16: RFIE Mail / I-864 1040 tax form (missing) resent overnight shipping. Second submission of 1040 form for 2015

08/09/16: Status update to interview scheduled for September 13th

08/17/16: Status updated to interview cancelled

08/18/16: Status updated to interview scheduled for September 20th with corrected receipt number. AKA "D" day

12/01/16: Interview: Verbal Approval

12/06/16: Status update to card has been mailed

EAD

03/29/16: Date Filed :

Case rejected for invalid fee and/or signature (failed to sign both areas - Doh!)

04/18/16: Date refiled

04/19/16: NOA -Case Received

07/20/16: Case updated to card being produced

07/26/16: Card received priority 3 day mail

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Pitaya   2,577

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~Moved from K1 Process to MLSA Regional Forum~

~Inquiry is embassy-specific~


Edited by Pitaya

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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thewolfeinmaine Newbie

thewolfeinmaine   0

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We are in the exact same situation. The case is at the embassy. I emailed them and got the same response:



"Thank you for contacting the Immigrant Visa Unit. We would like to inform you that the case has been transferred from the NVC, however all the required documentation has not been received. As soon as your case is complete, we will contact the petitioner with specific instructions on how to proceed"



But the hard copy letter from the NVC says the Consulate will contact the beneficiary NOT the petitioner like the email said!!!!



I had my fiancee call the embassy but they said they would give no information over the phone.



I tried paying for the interview online, but it said I needed an invoice number from a fee bill to complete the transaction, which I do not have and still have not received.



What concerns me is some of you got to submit the DS 160 and pay for the interview once it got there, but I can't seem to get that done.


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bigjailerman Proficient

bigjailerman   318

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Did the NVC give you an invoice number?

 

 

K1 Journey Begins

 

NOA1 on March 3, 2016

NOA2 on May 26, 2016

NVC Rcvd Case June 13, 2016

NVC Case and Rcpt # June 16, 2016

Case to Embassy June 16, 2016

Case Ready at Embassy June 20, 2016

Lab July 8 for minor and July 11, 2016 for Fiance

Medical July 11, 2016

Biometrics ACS July 12, 2016

Interview Approved July 14, 2016

Visa Issued via DHL July 16

Visa Arrived July 1

POE September 23, 2016 JFK

Marriage !!!!!!!!!!!! September 30, 2016

 

Next Step AOS..........

  • November 12, 2016 - Express mail to Chicago Lockbox
  • December 5, 2016 - Electronic Notifiaction for AOS, rcvd 11/15
  • December 11, 2016 - NOA1 for EAD, 765 and 485, also accepted fingerprint fee.
  • December 28, 2016 - Biometrics
  • February 14 - EAD  & Advanced Parole Approved and being mailed. 
  • May 4 2017. Approved without interview, Card being Produced
  • May 7, 2017 recvd approval for i485
  • May 10 2017 rcvd Green Cards in mail.!!
  • Next step in 20 months to remove conditions.

 

Removal of Conditions Begins by end of first week of February

 

  • February 5, 2019   - Printing package;
  • February 11, 2019 - ROC package mailed;
  • February 13, 2019 - Package delivered to Dallas Tx;
  • February 15, 2019 - Credit Card Charged;
  • February 19, 2019 - Electronic Notification Rec'd, Case Location LIN - Nebraska;
  • February 21, 2019 - Received NOA with 18 month extension for wife ONLY, not 14yo dependent who is on application;
  • March 12, 2019      - Notified USCIS that we never rcvd i797 for 14 yo minor, they provided a case # and submitted a Svc Request
  • May 2.2019             -  No forward motion, we called again and despite there was an officer assigned to this service request nothing happened/ no extension. We filed an InfoPass and have an appointment for Monday 6th for passport stamp.
  • May 6, 2019 - Attended InfoPass appointment in Philadelphia local USCIS local office for 930. This was for a never rcvd 797 for our 14yo dependent. Arrived 9:15, not crowded at all. No extra photos or fingerprint taken. We were in the car (lots of parking available) at 945. Pleasant female officer, she updated and checked for no changes. Stamped passport, explained is valid for 1 year. The took the green card which expired 5/4/19. No issues or problems.. I asked about the non receipt and she said it's pretty common.. 
  • August 23 - Biometrics NOA, scheduled for 9/3 @1pm
  • September 3 - Biometrics
  • September 4 -Fingerprint Review was completed
  • January 8 - ROC, Card Being Processed, Citizenship is next!
  • January 15 2020  - Cards Delivered

 

N400 Citizenship :)

 

  • November 28, 2020     - N400 Filed online and paid via CC
  • November 28, 2020     - NOA received electronically

 

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catdog514 Apprentice

catdog514   34

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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Hey all,

Sorry for the delayed response, I was offline for a bit. I wanted to update you all. My fiance got the email to go ahead with our process, so I recommend emailing or calling, it seems to speed up the process. I wish you all the best of luck. Let me know if you have any questions. Our interview is on July 15th, so now we are just waiting for that and hoping for the best!

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thewolfeinmaine Newbie

thewolfeinmaine   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Did the NVC give you an invoice number?

Yes and the NVC webpage won't let me pay the fees or submit the DS 160!!!!

Webpage says: The National Visa Center has forwarded your file to the US Embassy/Consulate where you are applying for an immigrant visa. Any other required fees must now be paid directly at the Embassy or Consulate at the time of your interview.

I am getting nervous about this!!!

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bigjailerman Proficient

bigjailerman   318

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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I used this

https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-co/iv/signup/iv

 

 

K1 Journey Begins

 

NOA1 on March 3, 2016

NOA2 on May 26, 2016

NVC Rcvd Case June 13, 2016

NVC Case and Rcpt # June 16, 2016

Case to Embassy June 16, 2016

Case Ready at Embassy June 20, 2016

Lab July 8 for minor and July 11, 2016 for Fiance

Medical July 11, 2016

Biometrics ACS July 12, 2016

Interview Approved July 14, 2016

Visa Issued via DHL July 16

Visa Arrived July 1

POE September 23, 2016 JFK

Marriage !!!!!!!!!!!! September 30, 2016

 

Next Step AOS..........

  • November 12, 2016 - Express mail to Chicago Lockbox
  • December 5, 2016 - Electronic Notifiaction for AOS, rcvd 11/15
  • December 11, 2016 - NOA1 for EAD, 765 and 485, also accepted fingerprint fee.
  • December 28, 2016 - Biometrics
  • February 14 - EAD  & Advanced Parole Approved and being mailed. 
  • May 4 2017. Approved without interview, Card being Produced
  • May 7, 2017 recvd approval for i485
  • May 10 2017 rcvd Green Cards in mail.!!
  • Next step in 20 months to remove conditions.

 

Removal of Conditions Begins by end of first week of February

 

  • February 5, 2019   - Printing package;
  • February 11, 2019 - ROC package mailed;
  • February 13, 2019 - Package delivered to Dallas Tx;
  • February 15, 2019 - Credit Card Charged;
  • February 19, 2019 - Electronic Notification Rec'd, Case Location LIN - Nebraska;
  • February 21, 2019 - Received NOA with 18 month extension for wife ONLY, not 14yo dependent who is on application;
  • March 12, 2019      - Notified USCIS that we never rcvd i797 for 14 yo minor, they provided a case # and submitted a Svc Request
  • May 2.2019             -  No forward motion, we called again and despite there was an officer assigned to this service request nothing happened/ no extension. We filed an InfoPass and have an appointment for Monday 6th for passport stamp.
  • May 6, 2019 - Attended InfoPass appointment in Philadelphia local USCIS local office for 930. This was for a never rcvd 797 for our 14yo dependent. Arrived 9:15, not crowded at all. No extra photos or fingerprint taken. We were in the car (lots of parking available) at 945. Pleasant female officer, she updated and checked for no changes. Stamped passport, explained is valid for 1 year. The took the green card which expired 5/4/19. No issues or problems.. I asked about the non receipt and she said it's pretty common.. 
  • August 23 - Biometrics NOA, scheduled for 9/3 @1pm
  • September 3 - Biometrics
  • September 4 -Fingerprint Review was completed
  • January 8 - ROC, Card Being Processed, Citizenship is next!
  • January 15 2020  - Cards Delivered

 

N400 Citizenship :)

 

  • November 28, 2020     - N400 Filed online and paid via CC
  • November 28, 2020     - NOA received electronically

 

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Mandie3385 Newbie

Mandie3385   1

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Hey all,

Sorry for the delayed response, I was offline for a bit. I wanted to update you all. My fiance got the email to go ahead with our process, so I recommend emailing or calling, it seems to speed up the process. I wish you all the best of luck. Let me know if you have any questions. Our interview is on July 15th, so now we are just waiting for that and hoping for the best!

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smartinez8701 Rookie

smartinez8701   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Hello everyone,

I don't know if I'm in the right forum but our case was received by the NVC, we got our case and invoice number? is there anything we should be doing right now to have ready by the time the consulate receives our petition? we filled out ds-160 already and don't know if we can pay for the visa or wait? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated? Also, anyone know about how long it is taking to schedule the interview?

Thank you!!

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loveMDE Rookie

loveMDE   17

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On 6/23/2016 at 0:11 AM, karito731 said:

I did last week and got approved thank God.

Waiting for the embassy to send the packet was the worst part of it.

Hi! Yesterday Bogotá recieved the papers, what should we do now? Email them? Wait for package? What did you do? 

Thank you

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