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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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33 minutes ago, DGF said:

Oh perfect! From the sounds of it you qualify, but definitely do your research first because it's a big decision to make. We were in a similar situation (found out on a visit that it existed and we qualified) and ultimately chose not to go forward with it but I remember how sudden everything was and how quickly we had to decide and it really threw me for a loop. Whatever you decide will be the right decision for your and your husband :) 

As for the I-824, do you have your NOA2 handy? If it says that they will be sending it to the NVC then I would absolutely NOT file the I-824 (processing times for it at Texas are currently 8-13 months so avoid it at all costs). The people I've seen on here who have made mistakes in their I-130's had something along the lines of "sent to your local office" instead of NVC, so if your NOA2 says they're sending it to the NVC this should be solvable without having to file the I-824. If you haven't already, and if you decide not to go forward with AOS, I'd get your husband's senator/congressman/the ombudsman involved, if not all three at once, because this is exactly the type of situation that they are there for.

May I ask you why you decided not to go through with it? If you don't mind sharing of course (either here or on in private messages) really try to see all options !!

 

And yes, our approval said our petition was already sent to NVC, which it why it's so confusing to hear that they don't know where it is/don't know where to send it. But bureaucracy does its thing I suppose!!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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3 hours ago, S Brennan said:

May I ask you why you decided not to go through with it? If you don't mind sharing of course (either here or on in private messages) really try to see all options !!

 

And yes, our approval said our petition was already sent to NVC, which it why it's so confusing to hear that they don't know where it is/don't know where to send it. But bureaucracy does its thing I suppose!!

We had a lot of reasons for deciding not to. On my husband's side, he had just moved to WA a few weeks prior and was starting a new job, getting settled, and had a sublet with a roommate for the summer so it would have been really inconvenient for me to move in with him at that point. On my end, I had just moved to BC and was still waiting to finish up my degree (my school went on strike a couple of months before I was supposed to graduate) and I wasn't sure if I would be required to travel back to Ontario in order to take any exams once the strike was resolved. Most importantly, we already had our wedding planned (in BC) and it was 3 months away and 30 people were flying in, so to cancel all of that would have been super unfair on everyone. I felt really guilty deciding not to stay (because who wants to be apart) and there were definitely times when we were still waiting for the I130 to be approved that I almost regretted not doing so (our case was delayed ~3 months due to a system error) but in the end I know that our decision was the right one for us and I wouldn't change it if I had to do it all over again.

I am not a lawyer and nothing I say is or should be taken as legal advice. 

 

CR1/IR1 Timeline:

 

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Married: August 18th 2018

I-130 Sent: September 18th 2018

PD: September 20th 2018 TSC

NOA1 Received: October 5th 2018
Case Inquiry: July 13th 2019 

Case Inquiry Response: July 24th 2019 - in line for processing.

Escalated Case Inquiry: August 6th 2019 - tier 2 found that internal status was "in background check" despite results coming back 4 months prior.

Escalated Case Inquiry Response: August 7th 2019 - case was "delayed" because they had to "perform additional review" 🙄 case now with an officer.

NOA2: August 22nd 2019 (336 days)

Sent to DOS: September 5th 2019

NVC Received: September 13th 2019

Case Number: October 9th 2019

DS-260 Completed: October 28th 2019

NVC Docs Uploaded: October 29th 2019

DQ: December 18th 2019

Became IR1: August 18th 2020

IL: October 13th 2020

Interview: November 2nd 2020

Visa Received: November 5th 2020

POE: November 8th 2020

GC Received: January 23rd 2021

 

CR1/IR1 Montreal FAQ:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k927pE5wqzTN5n0lPYZ1JQxgbmnzmNWX5hSteyii0BY/

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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On 9/6/2019 at 4:16 PM, DGF said:

We had a lot of reasons for deciding not to. On my husband's side, he had just moved to WA a few weeks prior and was starting a new job, getting settled, and had a sublet with a roommate for the summer so it would have been really inconvenient for me to move in with him at that point. On my end, I had just moved to BC and was still waiting to finish up my degree (my school went on strike a couple of months before I was supposed to graduate) and I wasn't sure if I would be required to travel back to Ontario in order to take any exams once the strike was resolved. Most importantly, we already had our wedding planned (in BC) and it was 3 months away and 30 people were flying in, so to cancel all of that would have been super unfair on everyone. I felt really guilty deciding not to stay (because who wants to be apart) and there were definitely times when we were still waiting for the I130 to be approved that I almost regretted not doing so (our case was delayed ~3 months due to a system error) but in the end I know that our decision was the right one for us and I wouldn't change it if I had to do it all over again.

Oh yes, wow, that makes a lot of sense!

 

We called USCIS today and they said our petition was finally sent over to NVC  - do you happen to know if you can still file for I-485 even though the petition is already headed for consular processing? Does it make no difference?

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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On 9/5/2019 at 9:38 PM, lady3jane said:

we all are and some more. Contact USCIS call center, although my experience was pretty much awful. 

They say they are backlogged. We havent any thing after exactly 2 months of uscis approval. They are working on case number. Does anybody knows what to do in our situtation except waiting.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Turkey
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24 minutes ago, realmadrid23 said:

They say they are backlogged. We havent any thing after exactly 2 months of uscis approval. They are working on case number. Does anybody knows what to do in our situtation except waiting.

Contact your senator/congressperson, they have forms dedicated to dealing with federal gov agencies.  File with ombudsman. Don't wait. They are not gonna anything on their own. Calling was not only useless but also frustrating.

 

 

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ἦθος ἀνθρώπῳ δαίμων

When Hubris calls, now you know who answers. 

⚖️ 4️⃣0️⃣ 9️⃣ ⚔️
 

NOA1 10/05/2018

NOA2 5/17/2019

NVC Received Case : 10/02/2019  ( 139 DAYS 💀 )

NVC Case Number Created: 10/31/2019

NVC fees PAID 11/14/2019

AOS  completed: 11/17/2019

IV  completed: 11/24/2019

DQ:  01/03/2020

Interview Date: 02/25/2020

Issued: 02/27/2020

Visa at Hand: 03/02/2020

Entered the country : 03/19/2020

NOT received GC  💀 120 day period is over -  

USCIS Status stuck at Immigration Fee Received 
First Inquiry by phone: 7/29/2020 —  30 day wait for response. 
Filed for  Change of Address form online : 8/27/20

“Receipt Received” and My “Recent Inquiry“ 9/1/20 — acknowledged the change of address and informed me the card is in production and will be sent in 30 days.
Status changed to “Card is being Produced” : 9/4/20

”Card was Mailed to Me” : 9/11/20

Received PRC on 9/16/20 in new address

End of Chapter


To be Cont’d ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Turkey
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43 minutes ago, S Brennan said:

We called USCIS today and they said our petition was finally sent over to NVC

Finally! Congratulations! 

 

 

 

Spoiler

ἦθος ἀνθρώπῳ δαίμων

When Hubris calls, now you know who answers. 

⚖️ 4️⃣0️⃣ 9️⃣ ⚔️
 

NOA1 10/05/2018

NOA2 5/17/2019

NVC Received Case : 10/02/2019  ( 139 DAYS 💀 )

NVC Case Number Created: 10/31/2019

NVC fees PAID 11/14/2019

AOS  completed: 11/17/2019

IV  completed: 11/24/2019

DQ:  01/03/2020

Interview Date: 02/25/2020

Issued: 02/27/2020

Visa at Hand: 03/02/2020

Entered the country : 03/19/2020

NOT received GC  💀 120 day period is over -  

USCIS Status stuck at Immigration Fee Received 
First Inquiry by phone: 7/29/2020 —  30 day wait for response. 
Filed for  Change of Address form online : 8/27/20

“Receipt Received” and My “Recent Inquiry“ 9/1/20 — acknowledged the change of address and informed me the card is in production and will be sent in 30 days.
Status changed to “Card is being Produced” : 9/4/20

”Card was Mailed to Me” : 9/11/20

Received PRC on 9/16/20 in new address

End of Chapter


To be Cont’d ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Turkey
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1 minute ago, realmadrid23 said:

They have been telling us that our application in the system at NVC, but they havent given us the case number yet? What does it mean? 

Oh, that means in a few weeks tops, you should be assigned a case number. That's good news. :)

 

 

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ἦθος ἀνθρώπῳ δαίμων

When Hubris calls, now you know who answers. 

⚖️ 4️⃣0️⃣ 9️⃣ ⚔️
 

NOA1 10/05/2018

NOA2 5/17/2019

NVC Received Case : 10/02/2019  ( 139 DAYS 💀 )

NVC Case Number Created: 10/31/2019

NVC fees PAID 11/14/2019

AOS  completed: 11/17/2019

IV  completed: 11/24/2019

DQ:  01/03/2020

Interview Date: 02/25/2020

Issued: 02/27/2020

Visa at Hand: 03/02/2020

Entered the country : 03/19/2020

NOT received GC  💀 120 day period is over -  

USCIS Status stuck at Immigration Fee Received 
First Inquiry by phone: 7/29/2020 —  30 day wait for response. 
Filed for  Change of Address form online : 8/27/20

“Receipt Received” and My “Recent Inquiry“ 9/1/20 — acknowledged the change of address and informed me the card is in production and will be sent in 30 days.
Status changed to “Card is being Produced” : 9/4/20

”Card was Mailed to Me” : 9/11/20

Received PRC on 9/16/20 in new address

End of Chapter


To be Cont’d ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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3 minutes ago, lady3jane said:

Oh, that means in a few weeks tops, you should be assigned a case number. That's good news. :)

They have been saying this since a month now, They told us that it was recieved on July 23rd. We havent heard anything yet,  they say they are backlogged. Thankyou so much for telling that it is a good news. 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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On 9/9/2019 at 11:37 AM, lady3jane said:

Oh, that means in a few weeks tops, you should be assigned a case number. That's good news. :)

I havent recieved my case number in 60 days now, after NVC recieved my case number. Do you have any idea what can we do?

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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On 8/6/2019 at 3:51 AM, Nativityy said:

Ours took 9 weeks... The wait was crazy but don't worry you'll get there.

I have almost 8 weeks, after the case was recieved at NVC. We havent heard anything at all, We keep on calling them every week and they say they are backlogged. Do you know what cna we do to get the case number. 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Turkey
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1 hour ago, realmadrid23 said:

I havent recieved my case number in 60 days now, after NVC recieved my case number. Do you have any idea what can we do?

So, when did they receive it? Their webpage says, "Current case creation time frame: As of 16-SEP-2019, we are working on cases that were received from USCIS on 16-AUG-2019." ( see: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/after-petition-approved/begin-nat-visa-center.html )

 

If they received your case before this date,  that is August 16th, you can inquire by emailing nvcresearch@state.gov or put a service request via their website https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask-nvc.html?wcmmode=disabled

 

According to their website,  "As of  16-SEP-2019, we are responding to emails received on 19-AUG-2019.  (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center/nvc-contact-information.html )

 

You can call again, try to reach a supervisor, as well. This did not work for us for USCIS,  I doubt it would work with NVC, but who knows ?

 

 

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ἦθος ἀνθρώπῳ δαίμων

When Hubris calls, now you know who answers. 

⚖️ 4️⃣0️⃣ 9️⃣ ⚔️
 

NOA1 10/05/2018

NOA2 5/17/2019

NVC Received Case : 10/02/2019  ( 139 DAYS 💀 )

NVC Case Number Created: 10/31/2019

NVC fees PAID 11/14/2019

AOS  completed: 11/17/2019

IV  completed: 11/24/2019

DQ:  01/03/2020

Interview Date: 02/25/2020

Issued: 02/27/2020

Visa at Hand: 03/02/2020

Entered the country : 03/19/2020

NOT received GC  💀 120 day period is over -  

USCIS Status stuck at Immigration Fee Received 
First Inquiry by phone: 7/29/2020 —  30 day wait for response. 
Filed for  Change of Address form online : 8/27/20

“Receipt Received” and My “Recent Inquiry“ 9/1/20 — acknowledged the change of address and informed me the card is in production and will be sent in 30 days.
Status changed to “Card is being Produced” : 9/4/20

”Card was Mailed to Me” : 9/11/20

Received PRC on 9/16/20 in new address

End of Chapter


To be Cont’d ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Turkey
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1 hour ago, realmadrid23 said:

I have almost 8 weeks, after the case was recieved at NVC. We havent heard anything at all, We keep on calling them every week and they say they are backlogged. Do you know what cna we do to get the case number. 

Ok, so I scrolled up and saw that NVC acknowledged they  received  your case number on July 23rd. Well, in that case something is not in order. Try to reach a supervisor on NVC call line , shoot those inquiries via mail , but also contact your senator/congressman and sign those privacy release forms so they can request your case number in your name. All of these will take some time, too, so keep calling NVC, try to reach a supervisor but also don't wait any longer to contact the senator's office, email inquiries. We did  wait and lost months. So that would be my thoughts to you. Good luck. 

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ἦθος ἀνθρώπῳ δαίμων

When Hubris calls, now you know who answers. 

⚖️ 4️⃣0️⃣ 9️⃣ ⚔️
 

NOA1 10/05/2018

NOA2 5/17/2019

NVC Received Case : 10/02/2019  ( 139 DAYS 💀 )

NVC Case Number Created: 10/31/2019

NVC fees PAID 11/14/2019

AOS  completed: 11/17/2019

IV  completed: 11/24/2019

DQ:  01/03/2020

Interview Date: 02/25/2020

Issued: 02/27/2020

Visa at Hand: 03/02/2020

Entered the country : 03/19/2020

NOT received GC  💀 120 day period is over -  

USCIS Status stuck at Immigration Fee Received 
First Inquiry by phone: 7/29/2020 —  30 day wait for response. 
Filed for  Change of Address form online : 8/27/20

“Receipt Received” and My “Recent Inquiry“ 9/1/20 — acknowledged the change of address and informed me the card is in production and will be sent in 30 days.
Status changed to “Card is being Produced” : 9/4/20

”Card was Mailed to Me” : 9/11/20

Received PRC on 9/16/20 in new address

End of Chapter


To be Cont’d ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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Posted
On 9/5/2019 at 8:16 AM, S Brennan said:

Monday we got the answer to our service request in the mail, essentially, they still haven't made a decision whether to send it to NVC or the record center which I forget the accronym for right now, even though when we were approve May 24th, they said our petition was already sent to NVC.

 

The agent on the phone told us we needed to file a 1-824 which is essentially a request from you to the USCIS to tell them to forward your  case to NVC, and the filing fee for that one is 485$ which we don't have.

 

We're gonna call again today to see if there is any other option for us, honestly, it's looking pretty bleak at this time, especially since NVC since to take months to schedule interviews at the Montreal embassy, I don't think I can take another year of paperwork, on top of that, I feel like our paperwork is gonna expire soon? We filed October 13th 2018.

Hi,

 

I have never heard of the I-824 form. Will this application force them to send it to the NVC?

Nebraska Service Center
Consulate : Jamaica
Marriage : 5/31/19
I-130 Sent : 6/14/19
I-130 NOA1 : 6/20/19 
I-129F Sent :    8/9/19
I-129F NOA1 :    8/13/19
1-130 Approved: 9/26/19

I-129F Denied: 9/26/19

Approval Sent to NVC: 10/9/19  
NVC Received : 10/17/19

NVC Case# Received : 11/8/19

NVC Payments Made : 11/8/19

Documents Submitted : 12/2/19

Documents Approved : 1/10/2020

Documents sent to JA Embassy : 1/21/2020

Medical Exam Complete : 1/24/2020

Interview Date : 2/3/2020 (APPROVED)

Administrative Processing : 2/3/2020 - Original JA Marriage Certificate requested

Mailed Marriage Certificate: 2/3/2020

Marriage Certificate Arrived at JA Embassy: 2/6/2020

CEAC shows "Issued":  2/24/2020 :dance:

"The U.S. Department of State Consulate located in Kingston has released document related to your Visa application to our courier DHL Express." 2/27/2020 😄💃♥️

VISA IN HAND - FLIGHT BOOKED - 3/2/2020 :joy:

Hubby Arrived in US: 3/4/2020

 
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