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HOORAY7
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Hi everyone in South Africa!  My fiancé and I are almost done in our process, she lives in South Africa and I live in the Seattle Washington area.  It took us 5 months to get our NOA2, so be prepared

SAlove18
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Finally approved!!!! Will update once I’m back in Cape Town. 14 months we are approved 

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We are approved! Will share my experience with you when I get home. Gosh I feel relieved:)

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Hello all! I received notification that my fiance's case left the NVC for the US Embassy in Johannesburg on June 26. I have yet to hear anything from the consulate. Anyone who has gotten past this step, how did you hear from them? I tried emailing and they told me to wait but didn't give me any info as to if they have received it. We are anxious to set up the interview! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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1 minute ago, Amy and Dean said:

Hello all! I received notification that my fiance's case left the NVC for the US Embassy in Johannesburg on June 26. I have yet to hear anything from the consulate. Anyone who has gotten past this step, how did you hear from them? I tried emailing and they told me to wait but didn't give me any info as to if they have received it. We are anxious to set up the interview! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Did your case status showed "ready" on NVC site yet ? Im in the same boat. Our case showed "ready" yesterday but still waiting for Embassy package 3 instructions before we can schedule the appointment or medical. All I can say is be patient and just keep checking your emails. It will happen soon. 

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5 minutes ago, Vintage girl said:

Did your case status showed "ready" on NVC site yet ? Im in the same boat. Our case showed "ready" yesterday but still waiting for Embassy package 3 instructions before we can schedule the appointment or medical. All I can say is be patient and just keep checking your emails. It will happen soon. 

Thank you @Vintage girl! My case still says "in transit" on the NVC site. Definitely thought something would have been updated in the last 3 weeks. How long did it take for yours to be changed to "ready"? 

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Just now, Amy and Dean said:

Thank you @Vintage girl! My case still says "in transit" on the NVC site. Definitely thought something would have been updated in the last 3 weeks. How long did it take for yours to be changed to "ready"? 

Our case was received 5 July, in transit 11th July, case ready 16th July. Still on waiting period for Embassy letter. Gosh its a month after Noa2. Still waiting...waiting and more waiting. Keep faith. It will pass. 

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9 minutes ago, Vintage girl said:

Our case was received 5 July, in transit 11th July, case ready 16th July. Still on waiting period for Embassy letter. Gosh its a month after Noa2. Still waiting...waiting and more waiting. Keep faith. It will pass. 

That worries me that yours changed from in transit to ready within 5 days. Mine was marked in transit 3 weeks ago and staying at that status. Hopefully we will both hear soon! Thanks for the info 

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Just now, Amy and Dean said:

That worries me that yours changed from in transit to ready within 5 days. Mine was marked in transit 3 weeks ago and staying at that status. Hopefully we will both hear soon! Thanks for the info 

Every case is different. I checked the site like 6 times a day. Only yesterday around 5pm it showed up ready. Our case only started to show in transit after the 11th so from 18th June till the 5th we waited for a case number then after the 5th another 11 days till ready. Its a journey we do not understand. In which state are yiu getting married? Ours is Florida

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15 minutes ago, Vintage girl said:

Every case is different. I checked the site like 6 times a day. Only yesterday around 5pm it showed up ready. Our case only started to show in transit after the 11th so from 18th June till the 5th we waited for a case number then after the 5th another 11 days till ready. Its a journey we do not understand. In which state are yiu getting married? Ours is Florida

We are in California. Luckily my fiance is here with me now, but we are hoping he gets an interview in September at the latest. 

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17 minutes ago, Amy and Dean said:

We are in California. Luckily my fiance is here with me now, but we are hoping he gets an interview in September at the latest. 

Ah that is so nice, you guys are very fortunate to visit each other. I haven't seen my fiance in 9 months. Since we filed our petition we couldn't visit. So we have to wait for interview approval then me flying out to Florida. Been a exhuausting journey but worth the wait. We hope for a opening but Destiny will provide. Keep strong. Soon. 

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2 minutes ago, Vintage girl said:

Ah that is so nice, you guys are very fortunate to visit each other. I haven't seen my fiance in 9 months. Since we filed our petition we couldn't visit. So we have to wait for interview approval then me flying out to Florida. Been a exhuausting journey but worth the wait. We hope for a opening but Destiny will provide. Keep strong. Soon. 

Oh wow, hopefully you will get an interview ASAP so you can see each other! The longest we have has apart was 5 months and that was hard enough. Sending lots of good vibes your way!

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On 7/6/2018 at 4:15 AM, kemm360 said:

Big Congratulations @Vintage girl 16th, 28th and 30th of August is available right now on the US Consulate website as i type this. I’m sure you’ll get one of those @LuFlolady Priority date is valid totally for 12 months. Initially valid for 4 months when Noa2 is issued. Another 4 months can be extended by the embassy twice to make it total of 12 months if applicant is not ready or something comes up. Search on this forum to understand how it works...

Hi Kemm are those Aug dates still open ? 16, 28, 30 or already filled? 

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2 hours ago, Vintage girl said:

Hi Kemm are those Aug dates still open ? 16, 28, 30 or already filled? 

According to their website, only 30th Aug is available...

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Service Center : Online
CIS Office : Raleigh NC
Date Filed : 2020-10-03
NOA Date : 2020-10-03
Bio. Appt. :  
Interview Date :  
Approved :  
Oath Ceremony :  
Comments : INA 328 and 329 [ Military ] 
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10 hours ago, kemm360 said:

According to their website, only 30th Aug is available...

thank u for sharing this

Luflolady

Jan 26th: Mailed I-129F

Jan 29th NOA1

Feb 2nd: Check Cashed

Feb 9th: rcvd hard copy of NOA1

Aug. 28th Notified of RFE being mailed

Sept. 1st received hard copy of RFE in the mail

Sept. 4th mailed response to RFE

Sept. 10th received txt that my response to RFE was received

Oct. 10th Received txt that we were approved (NOA2) 30days after RFE response

Oct. 13th received hard copy of NOA2

Oct. 31st case arrived at NVC

Nov 2nd received case number

Nov. 19th Case is "ready" to schedule an interview

Feb. 14th Interview (2019) APPROVED!!!!!!

 

AOS

July 24th: mailed AOS pkt

July 31st: received txt msg of receipt numbers for all documents

Aug 5th received NOA hard copies dated July 31st

Aug. 9th received Biometrics letter in the mail

Aug. 19th Biometrics appt.

Sept. 20th notified of RFE via website 

Sept. 25th Received hard copy of RFE (copy of BC)

Sept. 27th Sent response to RFE

Sept. 30th Response was delivered

Oct. 2nd... Response to evidence received updated on website

Feb 12, 2020 case is ready to schedule for interview

Feb 12, 2020 New card is being produced (EAD)
Feb 13, 2020 Notification that EAD  and AP was approved

Feb 18,2020 received hard copies of AP and EAD approval

Feb 18,2020 notification AOS interview scheduled and EAD mailed

Feb 20, 2020 received EAD card

Feb 24, 2020 received interview letter (March24th)

Aug 4, 2020 received notification of new interview date(rescheduled because of pandemic)

Sept. 14th new AOS interview
Oct. 30th AOS approval

Nov. 9th New card is being produced
 

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21 hours ago, Amy and Dean said:

That worries me that yours changed from in transit to ready within 5 days. Mine was marked in transit 3 weeks ago and staying at that status. Hopefully we will both hear soon! Thanks for the info 

That is because they sent her petition to SA electronically. Yours wasn’t. Our petition left NVC on May 16 and was ready here on the 17th. Sadly they do electronic randomly or based on whatever I don’t know. 

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Service Center : Online
CIS Office : Raleigh NC
Date Filed : 2020-10-03
NOA Date : 2020-10-03
Bio. Appt. :  
Interview Date :  
Approved :  
Oath Ceremony :  
Comments : INA 328 and 329 [ Military ] 
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3 hours ago, kemm360 said:

That is because they sent her petition to SA electronically. Yours wasn’t. Our petition left NVC on May 16 and was ready here on the 17th. Sadly they do electronic randomly or based on whatever I don’t know. 

Oh I didn't realize they weren't all sent the same way. Do you have any idea of how long it takes when it isn't sent electronically?

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