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Shipping companies from New Zealand?

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Thesmiths2016   117

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: New Zealand
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Looking to ship just a small amount of goods when we move, and wondering if any fellow kiwis have done the same?  We don't need quick shipping, it can take its time while we get settled as it's not our main luggage.  Any suggestions on companies to use?

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 

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TarKenkari   22

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I'm interested in any responses on this as well.

 

Commenting on this so I get notified of any replies :)

USCIS

01/18/2017: I-130 mailed

02/13/2017: NOA1

10/30/2017: NOA2

NVC

11/22/2017: NVC welcome letter received (by email, paper copy arrived weeks later)

12/07/2017: Filled in DS-260 online

12/08/2017: Posted NVC package (AOS, IV & Civil Documents)

12/18/2017: NVC Scan date

02/01/2018: NVC Case Complete

03/02/2018: Receive Interview Appointment letter

03/20/2018: Medical appointment

04/17/2018: Interview, result: APPROVED!!!

04/24/2018: Visa Issued and shipped from Consulate

04/26/2018: Visa received!

06/21/2018: Landed in Houston! Passport stamped :)

07/14/2018: Greencard arrived in the mail

 

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