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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Austria
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39 HOURS LEFT TILL MY HUBBYS INTERVIEW!! ah im so so nervous!!

-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

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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

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Congratulations!!! I knew it!

Arrived yesterday afternoon. I tell you folks, checking in for my one-way flight and proudly telling the agent I am moving to be with my husband forever, joining the "citizens and residents" line at immigration at the airport yesterday, handing over the huge package from the embassy, being told "congratulations and welcome home" by the CBP officer, getting my passport stamped and becoming an official permanent resident is all a wonderful feeling! But nothing like the feeling of running through the arrivals door at the airport and being with my husband forever. Every minute of the flight, the NVC wait and the Nebraska wait was worth it for this feeling.

As Winston Churchill said "if you're going through hell, keep going".

So happy for you JFH! I'll be going me meet my husband soon as well... All the long waiting has finally paid off and it has all been worth it.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Austria
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So happy for you JFH! I'll be going me meet my husband soon as well... All the long waiting has finally paid off and it has all been worth it.

did you have your interview?

-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

Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Nigeria
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I came across a Youtube video of USEM Abu Dhabi having a Manequinn challenge. This must be one of the reasons why USEM Abu Dhabu is taking forever. They are having fun!. I must say I felt better know the kind of faces my husband could be intervewing with.

just grieving...

Filed: IR-2 Country: Philippines
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39 HOURS LEFT TILL MY HUBBYS INTERVIEW!! ah im so so nervous!!

Hope all went well.. :)

USCIS Process:
Sent I-130 (via USPS): April 28 2016
NOA1 hardcopy received: May 7, 2016
NOA2 approval text & email: July 6, 2016 (60 days from NOA1) :dancing:
Petition Recieved by NVC text & email: July 18, 2016

NVC Process:
Case number and IIN Assigned: August 3, 2016
Choice of Agent (DS-261) completed: August 3, 2016
AOS Fee Invoiced: August 4, 2016
Pay AOS Fee: August 4, 2016
AOS Fee appeared as PAID: August 5, 2016
IV Fee Invoiced: August 5, 2016
Pay IV Fee: August 10, 2016
IV Fee appeared as PAID: August 12, 2016
IV application (DS-260) completed: August 20, 2016
Sent AOS & IV packets (via Express Mail Singapore Post): September 23, 2016
Scan date: September 29,2016

3 NA in CEAC site: October 17, 2016 :dancing:
CC through phone: October 17, 2016
Confirmation of CC email received: October 24, 2016

Case "in transit": November 8,2016

Case "ready": November 17,2016

 

Interview Process:
Interview letter/P4 received via email: November 1, 2016

Medical (Singapore): November 11, 2016

Medical Sent to consulate: November 25, 2016

Interview Date: December 27, 2016

Interview Result: 221g for missing documents

Submit Documents: January 17, 2017

First Update: January 19, 2017

Submit Documents 2nd time : January 22, 2017 ( Approaching Chinese New Year )

Second Update : Feb 2, 2017

Ceac Status AP: until February 5, 2017

Ceac Status ISSUED: February 6, 2017

Visa ON HAND: February 7, 2017

POE: Philadelphia International Airport

US Entry: Feb 24, 2017

SS # received : Mar. 11, 2017

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Congratulations!!! I knew it!

Arrived yesterday afternoon. I tell you folks, checking in for my one-way flight and proudly telling the agent I am moving to be with my husband forever, joining the "citizens and residents" line at immigration at the airport yesterday, handing over the huge package from the embassy, being told "congratulations and welcome home" by the CBP officer, getting my passport stamped and becoming an official permanent resident is all a wonderful feeling! But nothing like the feeling of running through the arrivals door at the airport and being with my husband forever. Every minute of the flight, the NVC wait and the Nebraska wait was worth it for this feeling.

As Winston Churchill said "if you're going through hell, keep going".

Welcome to USA!

Our CR-1 Journey:

06/17/2016 : NOA1 date

10/31/2016 : Transferred to Potomac Service Centre

11/30/2016 : Approved!

12/07/2016 : NVC Received

12/12/2016 : Case Number & IIN received (confirmed through phone)

12/12/2016 : Submitted DS-261

12/13/2016 : Welcome Letter from NVC

12/13/2016 : AOS fee invoiced & Paid

12/16/2016 : IV fee invoiced & Paid

12/20/2016 : Submitted DS-260

12/23/2016 : Delivered to NVC

12/28/2016 : Scan date

02/22/2017 : In review dept

03/07/2017 : Case Complete

04/28/2017 : Interview (Approved 🙂)

05/05/2017 : Visa on hand

05/15/2017 : Entered USA

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Hi Everyone. I just want to share my interview results with everyone just incase anyone ends up in the same position. I went into my interview yesterday full of confidence and not too concerned as I know I checked and triple checked everything. My husband and I have been married for over 4 years and we have a beautiful daughter. The interviewer said there was no question as to whether our relationship was genuine and barely asked any questions, everything was going so well. That was until she said that because my husband hadn't filed his 2015 US taxes (we were living in Australia at the time) she could not approve my application and we have been placed on administrative processing until he files his taxes. I being Australian was completely unaware that US citizens, even if they are residing abroad, must file taxes every year. I had read during the application process that if they hadn't filed taxes to provide a statement explaining why, which we did. That was not good enough. Another setback. I'm just disappointed no one had mentioned this to us earlier. I thought we were done! I know I'll get there eventually. Point of the story... make sure if you are a US citizen you file your taxes no matter where you are.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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Hi Everyone. I just want to share my interview results with everyone just incase anyone ends up in the same position. I went into my interview yesterday full of confidence and not too concerned as I know I checked and triple checked everything. My husband and I have been married for over 4 years and we have a beautiful daughter. The interviewer said there was no question as to whether our relationship was genuine and barely asked any questions, everything was going so well. That was until she said that because my husband hadn't filed his 2015 US taxes (we were living in Australia at the time) she could not approve my application and we have been placed on administrative processing until he files his taxes. I being Australian was completely unaware that US citizens, even if they are residing abroad, must file taxes every year. I had read during the application process that if they hadn't filed taxes to provide a statement explaining why, which we did. That was not good enough. Another setback. I'm just disappointed no one had mentioned this to us earlier. I thought we were done! I know I'll get there eventually. Point of the story... make sure if you are a US citizen you file your taxes no matter where you are.

There are only three countries in the world who tax their citizens no matter where they are: The US, China, and an African country whose name I cannot remember.

Sorry your USC husband didn't know that.

Sukie in NY

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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

 

 

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Hi guys and girls.. Would I be notified once file leaves NVC? Still shows "AT NVC"

(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:

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ukraine
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Hi guys and girls.. Would I be notified once file leaves NVC? Still shows "AT NVC"

I was on vacation so I never saw anything such as "In Transit". I only saw "Ready" when I finally checked the status. So keep checking your status.

Edited by gregcrs2
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I was on vacation so I never saw anything such as "In Transit". I only saw "Ready" when I finally checked the status. So keep checking your status.

Okay thank you will keep checking..

(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:
...................................................................
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:

Filed: IR-2 Country: Philippines
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Hi guys and girls.. Would I be notified once file leaves NVC? Still shows "AT NVC"

Mine did change to in transit when it leaves. Got the interview letter Nov.1 in transit Nov 4

USCIS Process:
Sent I-130 (via USPS): April 28 2016
NOA1 hardcopy received: May 7, 2016
NOA2 approval text & email: July 6, 2016 (60 days from NOA1) :dancing:
Petition Recieved by NVC text & email: July 18, 2016

NVC Process:
Case number and IIN Assigned: August 3, 2016
Choice of Agent (DS-261) completed: August 3, 2016
AOS Fee Invoiced: August 4, 2016
Pay AOS Fee: August 4, 2016
AOS Fee appeared as PAID: August 5, 2016
IV Fee Invoiced: August 5, 2016
Pay IV Fee: August 10, 2016
IV Fee appeared as PAID: August 12, 2016
IV application (DS-260) completed: August 20, 2016
Sent AOS & IV packets (via Express Mail Singapore Post): September 23, 2016
Scan date: September 29,2016

3 NA in CEAC site: October 17, 2016 :dancing:
CC through phone: October 17, 2016
Confirmation of CC email received: October 24, 2016

Case "in transit": November 8,2016

Case "ready": November 17,2016

 

Interview Process:
Interview letter/P4 received via email: November 1, 2016

Medical (Singapore): November 11, 2016

Medical Sent to consulate: November 25, 2016

Interview Date: December 27, 2016

Interview Result: 221g for missing documents

Submit Documents: January 17, 2017

First Update: January 19, 2017

Submit Documents 2nd time : January 22, 2017 ( Approaching Chinese New Year )

Second Update : Feb 2, 2017

Ceac Status AP: until February 5, 2017

Ceac Status ISSUED: February 6, 2017

Visa ON HAND: February 7, 2017

POE: Philadelphia International Airport

US Entry: Feb 24, 2017

SS # received : Mar. 11, 2017

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: India
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Posted

I haven't been on here in a long time as I have been enjoying having my husband here with me but wanted to check and see how things are going on here.

I know the road is bumpy and long but trust me when I say it is all worth it. You will be with your loved one soon. I love to read all the reuniting comments!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and have a safe new year! May 2017 bring more good news, acceptance, respect and positivity.

N-400/Citizenship process:

Applied online: 9/06/2020

NOA1 received: 9/07/2020

Biometric: reuse letter received 1/19/2021

Interview: 5/12/2021 - APPROVED!!! 😃

Oath Ceremony: 6/04/2021

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ROC process:

Mailed I-751 petition package: 4/6/2018

USPS delivered I-751: 4/9/2018

Check cashed: 5/24/2018

NOA received: 5/26/2018

Biometric letter received: 3/1/2019; Biometric Appt: 3/11/2019

Case Transfer letter received: 3/11/2019

Online Status changes: Card being produced- 5/24/2019; case is approved - 5/28/2019; Card is mailed - 5/29/2019; USPS picked up for delivery - 5/30/2019 (ETA 6/1/2019)

Approval letter received: 5/31/2019 showing approval date of 5/24/2019

Card received: 6/1/2019

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Married life begins! June 25, 2015 (L)

I-130 Petition Process:

FedEx overnight I-130: July 15, 2015

NOA1 hardcopy received: July 24, 2015 (PD July 16, 2015);  NOA2 hard copy received: January 16, 2016

Petition sent to NVC text & email: January 25, 2016

NVC Process:

NVC Received Petition: February 1, 2016 :dance:

Case Complete: April 27, 2016 :dance:(286 days from NOA1)

Received Interview Date: May 9, 2016 :dancing:  Received Interview/Appointment Letter via email: May 10, 2016

Embassy Process:

Medical Exam: May 24, 2016;  Fingerprinting: June 16, 2016

Interview: June 17, 2016 (337 days from NOA1) - APPROVED!!!!! :dancing: :dance: :yes: :lol: B-)

Notification of Passport/Visa ready for pick up: June 21, 2016;  Visa in hand: June 22, 2016

POE (DFW): July 4, 2016; SS Card received: July 14, 2016; Green Card received: September 8, 2016

Applied for corrected GC: October 7, 2016; Corrected GC approved: December 16, 2017;  Corrected GC Received: December 22, 2017

 
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