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Gargalmon22   13

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Guys.. Finally I received my passport with cr1 visa :) and they cancelled my previous visit visa with the big red stamp <_<

made an account on USCIS website and paid green card fees.. I am all set to go in few weeks :)

Congratulations ?

But noone cancelled my tourist visa like there is no stamp. Did they forget because it's on my old passport or something ?

Met: Mid 2011

DATING: 4th NOVEMBER 2011 (F) :yes:

Engaged (USA): 30th APRIL 2014

Married( INDIA ): 20th MAY 2015 (L) (L)

VISA PROCESS BEGINS :cry:

USCIS JOURNEY :bonk:

I-130: 4th SEPTEMBER 2015

PRIORITY DATE: 4th SEPTEMBER 2015

SERVICE CENTER: NEBRASKA

RFE: 15th JANUARY 2016 :crying:

HARDCOPY RECEIVED: 28th JANUARY 2016(one passport size photo of my husband)

RFE SENT: 29th JANUARY 2016

RFE RECEIVED: 1st FEBRUARY 2016

I-130 APPROVED: 18th February 2016 (162days) :dancing:

NOA2 HARDCOPY RECEIVED- 27th FEBRUARY 2016

NVC TIME :clock:

I-130 SENT TO NVC- 29th FEBRUARY 2016

Received Case and Invoice Number- 15th March 2016

SUBMITTED DS-261- 15th March 2016

Visited husband in USA for 2months (22nd March TO 23rd May 2016) on Tourist Visa :goofy:

PAY AOS BILL - 7th APRIL2016

PAY IV BILL - 23rd APRIL 2016

SEND (AOS+IV) PACKAGE - 4th MAY 2016

NVC RECEIVED - 9th MAY 2016

SCAN DATE - 9th MAY 2016 :clock:

CASE COMPLETE - 10th JUNE 2016 :dancing:

NVC CC EMAIL RECEIVED- 17th JUNE 2016

MUMBAI CONSULATE TIME :clock:

The Real Game Begins :shocked:

MEDICAL - 20th JULY 2016

BIOMETRICS - 29th JULY 2016

INTERVIEW - 1st AUGUST 2016

RESULT- APPROVED :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: Visa ISSUED WITHIN 2HRS OF INTERVIEW :jest:

READY FOR PICKUP AT KOLKATA - 3rd AUGUST 2016

VISA COLLECTED - 4th AUGUST 2016

USA TIME :wub:

POE- 15th OCTOBER 2016

SSN- 7th NOVEMBER 2016

GREEN CARD- 30th NOVEMBER 2016

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KG19
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Faith is all about believing, you dont know how it will happen, but you know it will. #FaithUP Best of luck to everyone. New month. New hope.

Gargalmon22
Gargalmon22

Visa on Ceac website showing ISSUED after AP. ????

Kikk159
Kikk159

Ok, I don't understand this. I saw someone here on VJ (from Morocco) that had CC a day AFTER me and they already have an interview date. I called today and still nothing. Wasn't this thing first in,

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dropsofvenus   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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Yes you have to open an account with CGI they will be the ones you get your visa back from. Go on their site and register a new account and follow the instruction. Very easy. Good luck on your journey.

Thanks! Very helpful advice. I created an account and chose the Citic Bank branch near me as the pick-up location, still can't believe the interview letter didn't care to mention it.

I was an international student on F-1 visa

January 2010 - Met him at a dinner party in our hometown and started dating wub.png in August
7/10/13 - Got married heart.gif to my best friend in the world (real wedding 5/18/2014 in China)
10/6/13 - package mailed to Chicago Lockbox via Fedex - DAY 0
10/8/13 - package delivered - DAY 2
10/11/13 - Check cashed - DAY 5
10/18/13 - Received NOA1s - DAY 12
10/21/13 - Received biometrics appt letter (scheduled for 11/07) - DAY 15
10/22/13 - Walk-in biometrics successful (Columbus OH office) - DAY 16
11/14/13 - Form i-485 status changed to "Test and interview" - DAY 39
11/22/13 - Expedited AP and EAD approved!! (EAD status changed to "card production") - DAY 47
11/30/13 - Received combo card and two copies of paper AP (weird) - DAY 55
12/5/13 - Interview date updated on USCIS website (Jan 31, 2014) - DAY 60
1/31/14-Rejected Green card because I forgot to mention a previous J1 visa that will require a waiver to apply for an immigrant visa...

WENT BACK TO CHINA TO WORK AND LIVE FOR TWO YEARS, HUBBY STAYED IN THE US FOR WORK.... :crying:
9/30/15-Started IR-1 application
3/20/16-Sent all required materials to NVC
4/18/16-Case Complete
8/10/16-Interview scheduled in Guangzhou, China for 9/6/16
8/18/16-Sealed medical package received (and an X-ray CD)
9/6/16-Visa approved! :goofy: :goofy: :goofy:

10/7/16-POE in San Francisco

12/02/16-Greencard in hand

dropsofvenus Apprentice

dropsofvenus   0

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Stupid question but do we need to take photographs to the medical?

Maybe you should contact the clinic to make sure. I did mine in China and they requested TEN passport size photos lol

I was an international student on F-1 visa

January 2010 - Met him at a dinner party in our hometown and started dating wub.png in August
7/10/13 - Got married heart.gif to my best friend in the world (real wedding 5/18/2014 in China)
10/6/13 - package mailed to Chicago Lockbox via Fedex - DAY 0
10/8/13 - package delivered - DAY 2
10/11/13 - Check cashed - DAY 5
10/18/13 - Received NOA1s - DAY 12
10/21/13 - Received biometrics appt letter (scheduled for 11/07) - DAY 15
10/22/13 - Walk-in biometrics successful (Columbus OH office) - DAY 16
11/14/13 - Form i-485 status changed to "Test and interview" - DAY 39
11/22/13 - Expedited AP and EAD approved!! (EAD status changed to "card production") - DAY 47
11/30/13 - Received combo card and two copies of paper AP (weird) - DAY 55
12/5/13 - Interview date updated on USCIS website (Jan 31, 2014) - DAY 60
1/31/14-Rejected Green card because I forgot to mention a previous J1 visa that will require a waiver to apply for an immigrant visa...

WENT BACK TO CHINA TO WORK AND LIVE FOR TWO YEARS, HUBBY STAYED IN THE US FOR WORK.... :crying:
9/30/15-Started IR-1 application
3/20/16-Sent all required materials to NVC
4/18/16-Case Complete
8/10/16-Interview scheduled in Guangzhou, China for 9/6/16
8/18/16-Sealed medical package received (and an X-ray CD)
9/6/16-Visa approved! :goofy: :goofy: :goofy:

10/7/16-POE in San Francisco

12/02/16-Greencard in hand

Kazakh1 Newbie

Kazakh1   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Kazakhstan
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Case Complete: July 14th, 2016

Case Expedite request granted: July 29th, 2016

Interview Letter emailed received: August 10th, 2016

Consulate Interview date: August 23rd, 2016

edit: forgot to add that is this for the US Consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan

So quick update. My IR1 visa was approved today! The Consulate told me to pick up my passport with the visa tomorrow after 3pm.

All together the entire process from mailing I-130 to the Interview and visa approval took basically 7 months (mailed the I-130 on 01/25/16). This was with case expedite granted, without it I estimated the interview to take place in late September based on my calls to the Almaty Consulate.

The interview questions were similar to what people on this forum have been saying before:

1. How did you meet your wife?

2. When and where was your wedding?

3. Have you traveled to the US before and if so, have you ever overstayed your visa?

4. Where will you and your wife live after moving to the US?

5. What do you do for a living, can you continue in your area of profession once in the US?

I highly recommend showing any joint back statements to help your case if you have any. I had pictures, emails and FB conversations, they didn't even ask for that. We got married back in 2011, maybe there is a cut off time for pictures as proof. However, the consul specifically asked if we had any joint bank accounts.

Good luck to all the pending cases and scheduled interviews in the near future! This forum has been extremely helpful for finding information, but even more helpful for calming my nerves. The wait was very frustrating, but reading about other people waiting as well helped get a better picture of the process. Dealing with all the paperwork and bureaucracy has been a "Delightful Nightmare", but the end result is well worth it.

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lkh   1

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Yeah! That means it's at the embassy!

Mine is still "at NVC"

Praying for you too. You might hear something this week because last month they started on July 26th :goofy:

I believe and have faith and certain we will. Faith is the substance of things unseen and good luck to you Mrs. Burgz you've been waiting as long as me

Our CR-1 Visa Journey

USCIS Process:

Sent I-130 (via USPS): February 12, 2016

NOA1 hardcopy received: February 16, 2016

NOA2 hard copy received: May 06, 2016

Petition sent to NVC text & email: May 12, 2016

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NVC Process:

NVC Received I-130: May 16, 2016

Case number and IIN Assigned: June 2, 2016

Choice of Agent (DS-261) completed: June 2, 2016

AOS Fee Invoiced: June 2, 2016

Pay AOS Fee: June 2, 2016

DS-261 reviewed over the phone: June 3, 2016

IV Fee Invoiced: June 6, 2016

Pay IV Fee : June 6, 2016

IV application (DS-260) completed: June 7, 2016

Sent AOS & IV packets (via USPS Priority): June 27, 2016

Scan date: June 29, 2016

CC: July 30, 2016

Interview: November 8, 2016

Interview Result: 221g form - AP

frakina Contributor

frakina   22

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Called NVC today. Interview scheduled for October 18th in New Delhi, India.

CC was 08/16/2016.

January 20, 2016 - Married!! :dance:

USCIS

February 1, 2016 - Mailed I-130

February 2, 2016 - I-130 Delivered

February 4, 2016 - NOA1 (got the email and text on February 5)

June 3, 2016 - NOA2 (got the email and text on February 5)

June 11, 2016 - NOA2 hard copy

June 17, 2016 - USCIS website says Case sent to NVC

 

NVC

June 23, 2016 - Case received at the NVC (confirmed over phone)

July 7, 2016 - Case # and Invoice ID # received over phone

July 7, 2016 - DS-261 submitted

July 8, 2016 - Welcome Letter Received; DS-261 reviewed over phone

July 8, 2016 - AOS Fee Invoiced and payment in process

July 9, 2016 - AOS and IV package mailed (FedEx next day)

July 11, 2016 - IV Fee Invoiced and payment in process
July 11, 2016 - NVC Received/Scan Date

July 12, 2016 - AOS and IV Fees show as PAID; DS-260 unlocked
July 13, 2016 - NVC said that's when they entered the AOS/IV packages into the system

July 14, 2016 - DS-260 Submitted

August 16, 2016 - Case Complete

August 23, 2016 - Interview scheduled

October 18, 2016 - Interview

Me: Husband, US Citizen

 

I-751 Lifting of Conditions

August 15, 2018 - I-751 Delivered to USCIS (check cashed in Phoenix 09/25)

October 24, 2018 - NOA

March 28, 2019 - Biometrics appointment

June 11, 2019 - Case transferred to Potomac

February 18, 2020 - Combined Interview with N-400

February 20, 2020 - i-751 Approved

 

N-400 Naturalization

August 3, 2019 - Applied online 

August 26, 2019 - Biometrics

February 18, 2020 - Interview (Scheduled on January 6th). Approved pending i-751 approval

February 24, 2020 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled

March 25, 2020 - Oath Ceremony

 

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jordache463   0

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Called NVC today. Interview scheduled for October 18th in New Delhi, India.

CC was 08/16/2016.

Congratulations!!!!

USCIS

Jan 15th noa 1

April 4th noa2

NVC

Received case April 22

June 20th CASE COMPLETE?

Interview date: waited 160 days, January 3 ... APPROVED! VISA COLLECTED JANUARY 5

Bosna1234 Proficient

Bosna1234   17

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congratssss

  • ******NVC*****

    5/23/2015 Case arrived at NVC

    6/7/2016 Didn’t get case number so case went to supervisor look *****(new time frame is 2 weeks to get your case and invoice number form NVC.)

    6/9/2016 Case Number and Invoice number received

    6/10/2016 Form DS-261 Received

    6/10/2016 Form DS-261 Sent

    6/14/2016 AOS BILL INVOICED

    6/14/2016 AOS BILL PAID

    6/16/2016 IV BILL Assigned

    6/17/2016 IV BILL PAID

    6/17/2016 IV and AOS packet arrived at NVC

    6/17/2016 Scan Date

    6/20/2016 DS-260 SENT

    6/22/2016 Confirmation that they received the packet

  • *****Embassy <3 <3 *****

    Scan Date: June 17,2016 :ot2::ot2:

    Case Complete: July 22,2016 <3<3<3 35 days since NVC Received it ******

    CASE COMPLETE CONFIRMED IT ON THE PHONE JULY 25,2016

  • AUGUST 22,2016 CASE SAYS READY
  • 2ND SCAN DATE :SEPTEMBER 1,2016
  • Medical Appointment: September 13,2016 <_< <_< <_< <_<

    Interview Letter Via Email : August 5,2016

    Interview Date: September 26,2016 :thumbs: :thumbs:

  • Visa Approved:

    Visa In Hand:

    POE:

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KASH2011 Grand Master

KASH2011   382

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Called NVC today. Interview scheduled for October 18th in New Delhi, India.

CC was 08/16/2016.

Good luck to you!

Just received interview date for October 14th. My case complete was on August 1st. Call NVC!!!1

Good luck to you!

 
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