Case Was Sent To The Department of State. I130 approved ?

[NihalV 26]

On date 8 June 2017 we received the I 797 where it says - Your petition is approved & Its sent to US Dept of state.

I checked case status in USCIS site ( by entering receipt number) it was saying. "Case was Received"
Till 14th June it was same. on 16th June it changed to "Case Was Sent To The Department of State". I understand once your I 130 is approved it will say " Case was Approved".  
so I think "Case was approved" status got update immeditely to "Case was sent to Dept of state". And Now we would get a welcome letter from NVC @ Petitonr address. with the Case number and IIN .
Is my understading correct ?

After that I should follow step. let me know If need to take care for any specific thing for below 3 step
1. DS-261 - Using Case and IIN number choose agent and address. Give email detail. ( I will choose Petitioner as agent and fill her detail in address)
2. Pay AOS fee - Will I be able to go and pay this with case and IIN number ? any other prerequisite for this
3. Pay IV fee - Will I be able to go and pay this with case and IIN number ? any other prerequisite for this.  
for the further stage I will go through the available threads and understand more.

 

[SabRob 154]

Hi there! 

 

Congrats on your approved petition! 

 

Yes, you can wait for the NVC welcome letter with your case number and IIN. It usually takes around 2 weeks for the NVC to receive your petition and assign a case number. Sometimes, the welcome letter can be delayed so if you are anxious about getting your case number and start the process, you can call the NVC and ask for your case number and IIN so you can complete the DS-261, then call the NVC and ask them to review it over the phone (faster this way). 

Pay the AOS fee (it will take 2 days to process). The IV fee usually unlocks within a week after you have paid the IV fee. 

 

Once the fees show as paid you can complete the DS-260.

 

Then send in your documents.

 

Give them 2 weeks from when the petition was sent to the NVC before you start calling. Good luck!