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JFH Grand Master

JFH   12,190

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How do you know it's been touched?

I just had a quick lookie on Ceac and it has a Status Updated Date...is that it?

Yes that's it. Mine had a status updated date of 4 November but then it changed to 28 November and then 30 November. Edited by JFH

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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mez26
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We had our case complete on the 17th November and rang up yesterday and got our interview date on the 5th January. Medical 2 weeks today on the 14th December!

gregcrs2
gregcrs2

Received the interview appointment email today. Interview is January 4th.

JFH
JFH

DS-160 is for non-immigrant visas. Are you sure you have selected immigrant visa when you signed up?

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Sonja83 Contributor

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Hello checking in. On monday we received case complete letter after 9 days. and curently waiting for interview date.

NOA1: March 8

NOA 2: July 13

Scan date : September 23

Supervisor review: November 4

Case complete: November 18

Received interview email: December 1

Interview date: January 5 2017- APPROVED

The Burts Explorer

The Burts   6

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Hello there,

checking in. Our interview is Dec 8th, getting nervous. Congratulations to all visa approved and case completed. Good luck to all those still waiting.

IR-1 & IR-2 Timeline - TSC USCIS

02/14/2014 - Got Married

04/06/2016 - File I-130 x 2

04/13/2016 - NOA1s

06/15/2016 - NOA2s

06/23/2016 - Petitions send to NVC (63 days)

NVC

06/30/2016 - NVC received petitions (confirmed via telephone)

07/13/2016 - Another call to NVC and they said we must allow 2 weeks for them to put our case on the

07/15/2016 - DS-261 received and submitted

07/15/2016 - Case #, IIN, AOS assigned and paid (for daughter)

07/16/2016 - AOS Paid

07/18/2016 - Case #, IIN, AOS assigned (mom)

07/27/2016 - IV Fee Invoiced & Paid x 2

07/29/2016 - DS - 260 Unlocked x 2

07/31/2016 - DS - 260 Submitted online x 2

08/01/2016 - Mail the AOS & IV Packages to NVC x 2

08/04/2016 - AOS & IV Packages received by NVC

08/04/2016 - Scan Date

08/05/2016 - Hubby (agent) received an email from NVC that they got our packages - WAIT 30 DAYS

08/30/2016 - Case Complete (IR-2) :dancing:

08/30/2016 - RFE (IR-1) for Outdated version of I-864 :crying: :crying: :crying:

09/02/2016 - 2nd Scan Date

10/17/2016 - 2nd Case Complete (IR-1)

10/18/2016 - Case left NVC (+-118 days)

Embassy Johannesburg

10/21/2016 - Case received at Embassy

11/07-10th/2016 - Medical x 2

11/12/2016 - Medical extended 3 days more due to sputum & smear (6-8 weeks to get results :cry:) x 1

12/08/2016 - Interview Date x 2

12/08/2016 - Interview Results (APPROVED!!!)

01/26/2017 - Medical results received at Embassy (10 weeks 4 days)

01/27/2017 - Visa Issued

01/31/2017 - Visa On Hand

USA

02/22/2017 - POE (LAX)

00/00/0000 - GC

00/00/0000 - SSC

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I just called the NVC to see if an interview date had been scheduled yet. He said that it was scheduled (yesterday 11/29) and will be Jan 10! My CC date was Nov 25. It's been a very long process starting in March.. finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!

Good luck to everyone else!

jordache463 Explorer

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I only got the P4 letter from NVC. Nothing from the London embassy.

Thanks so much!

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

MelHolmie Newbie

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Hi Everyone. Just after a little advice. I rang and got my case complete date on the 10th of November and rang again today to finally receive my interview date!! It's set for January 17th. A little hard to spend the holiday period and our daughters 2nd birthday (it's next week!) apart but we are reminding ourselves that there will be another Christmas and birthdays next year. So my question is.. has anyone tried moving the interview date to an earlier date? And if so how do you go about it? I know it won't be in time for Christmas but I was really hoping for an early Jan date. My little girl is missing her daddy and he's also missing her terribly.

Good luck to everyone on this journey... it's not easy but 100% worth it!!

Sus122 Contributor

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Good luck everyone!

My case has been touched twice this week ready for next week.

How do you know your case has been "touched"?

For those who have gotten an interview date, did you receive the email on the same date?

Sukie Experienced

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Hi Everyone. Just after a little advice. I rang and got my case complete date on the 10th of November and rang again today to finally receive my interview date!! It's set for January 17th. A little hard to spend the holiday period and our daughters 2nd birthday (it's next week!) apart but we are reminding ourselves that there will be another Christmas and birthdays next year. So my question is.. has anyone tried moving the interview date to an earlier date? And if so how do you go about it? I know it won't be in time for Christmas but I was really hoping for an early Jan date. My little girl is missing her daddy and he's also missing her terribly.

Good luck to everyone on this journey... it's not easy but 100% worth it!!

Hi there.

You need to watch your status like a hawk. The instant it changes to "ready", fire off a very polite email to the Sydney Consulate. Be sure you have already done your medical, and include that in your request for a change.

I don't want you to get your hopes up - heading into Christmas is not a good time to be trying to move things up, as everyone will be trying to do so. And we all know that the time between Christmas and New Year's is dead.

Since the Sydney Consulate only interviews CR-1/IR-1 applicants on Tuesdays, there are not that many slots.

I don't have the email address handy at the moment, but I'll try to find it for you. Be sure to include your Case Number, the name and birthdate of the interviewee, and tell them the date you had your medical done.

Do NOT write them prior to seeing "Ready" as your status, as they will not have your file in their system and they won't be able to do anything.

Best of luck!

Sukie (currently in Oz)

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Our Prior Journey

N-400 Naturalization

18-Feb-2018 - submitted N-400 online, credit card charged

18-Feb-2018 - NOA1

12-Mar-2018 - Biometrics 

18-June-2018 - Notice of interview received

26-July-2018 - Interview  - APPROVED!!!

26-July-2018 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled

17-Aug-2018 - Oath Ceremony

 

 

Sarah Kalman Contributor

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Do I have to wait for the email saying I am scheduled an interview before I can make my hubbys appt for his medical? Or can I call and make his appt tomo already? '( CC was November 18 and interview is January 10 in Vienna Austria!

-July 2015- my cousin from Romania introduced us via facebook(he is from Romania, moved to Austria 5 years ago, my fam is from Romania)

-September 2015-first time meeting in person

-December 2015-went to meet his fam in Austria, got engaged

-February 12 2016-had my civil marriage in Austria, my parents went with me

-April 2016- went to spend my birthday with him in Austria/Romania

-September 2016- went to Romania together for one month

___________________________________________________________

I-130- 2/19/16
NOA1- 2/24/16
I-130 approved- 8/16/16
NVC received- 9/1/16
Receive AOS bill- 9/17/16
Pay AOS bill- 9/17/16
Send AOS package- 9/17/16
Send IV package- 9/17/16
Receive IV bill- 9/23/16
Pay IV bill- 9/23/16
DS-261- 9/27/16
CC- 11/18/16
In Transit- 12/6/16
Medical- 12/7/16
Interview- 12/22/16

Visa Approved- 12/22/16

Visa in hand- 12/23/16

US entry- 12/26/16

Sukie Experienced

Sukie   1,464

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Hi Everyone. Just after a little advice. I rang and got my case complete date on the 10th of November and rang again today to finally receive my interview date!! It's set for January 17th. A little hard to spend the holiday period and our daughters 2nd birthday (it's next week!) apart but we are reminding ourselves that there will be another Christmas and birthdays next year. So my question is.. has anyone tried moving the interview date to an earlier date? And if so how do you go about it? I know it won't be in time for Christmas but I was really hoping for an early Jan date. My little girl is missing her daddy and he's also missing her terribly.

Good luck to everyone on this journey... it's not easy but 100% worth it!!

MelHolmie,

The email address is:

SydneyIV@state.gov

Sukie (currently in Oz)

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Spoiler

Our Prior Journey

N-400 Naturalization

18-Feb-2018 - submitted N-400 online, credit card charged

18-Feb-2018 - NOA1

12-Mar-2018 - Biometrics 

18-June-2018 - Notice of interview received

26-July-2018 - Interview  - APPROVED!!!

26-July-2018 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled

17-Aug-2018 - Oath Ceremony

 

 

JFH Grand Master

JFH   12,190

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Do I have to wait for the email saying I am scheduled an interview before I can make my hubbys appt for his medical? Or can I call and make his appt tomo already? '( CC was November 18 and interview is January 10 in Vienna Austria!

He should be able to make the appointment now. I was able to make the appointment for the medical as soon as I knew the interview date. But things vary from country to country as to the procedures. In London they want you to bring 'correspondence from the NVC that confirms your case number and visa category' so in London theoretically it's possible to have the medical before you know the interview date. Recently someone had a medical in London before case complete (that seems crazy to me as the visa is valid 6 months from the medical date and with case complete taking so long these days they are losing a lot of time).

Check the website of the embassy where the interview is being held.

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!

JFH Grand Master

JFH   12,190

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How do you know your case has been "touched"?

For those who have gotten an interview date, did you receive the email on the same date?

Once the case reaches the embassy, check the 'status updated' date on CEAC and you will see it will change from time to time. That's when they have accessed your file. Mine was touched 5 days after the medical (I assume that was the results being delivered to the embassy and being added to my file) and then again yesterday. As I am less than a week from interview I assume yesterday's touch was to go through the file and make the decision.

I got my email confirming the interview a few days after it was actually scheduled.

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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