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Quick question for those who have been through/past this stage please.

Received the below email from the NVC today. How long did you wait from this stage until you got your case number and were able to log into CEAC? Thank you

The National Visa Center (NVC) recently received your immigrant visa petition from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Your petition is now waiting for data entry into our systems.

Hi everyone,

I recently completed DCF (i made a seperate forum post about this).

Two questions

question 1: when i recieved my passport back, there was attached a small card with a QR code. I followed that link at it told me that i still have a payment to make, i think it was $200 or $300. this payment should be made BEFORE i travel to the us.

my question is: is that correct or did i already make that payment in the embassy?

I recieved my passport back and it had a sticker in it with a visa to travel into the US. I do not yet have a green card.

Question 2: When and how do i recieve or request my greencard

Question 3: I am traveling to the states on March 1st. can i leave the states and come back, with that sticker in my passport? Or would i first need a greencard? (i need to go to mexico for a week or two ASAP-)

Hi y'all, today I had my interview.

Everything seemed to be going well, the consulate kept my passport but told me that me and my fiance need to look for a health insurance plan for the beneficiary. With the received email stating "Please email us a prospective private health insurance plan for the BEN"

I was wondering if anyone had the same experience and how long it took for them to get solved? CO told me we don't have to buy anything but look for one. Does that mean sending them an insurance plan that fits us will be enough?

Thank you so much for all the help

How long does it usually take after filing the ds260 form until I get an appointment for the interview?

Also, how long after the interview until the next step?

I need some human input here because gpt and gemini are saying two different things. One says to wait until April, the other says do it ASAP. I m leaning toward doing it now.

The usvisascheduling site finally let us book both the VAC and the Interview (previously it was only showing VAC). Our VAC is in March and the Interview is in April (really?) I guess I should be glad I checked the visa site I didn't get any notification and ceac hasn't updated. Embassy received peitition from nvc feb 10th but they need the physical file as well.

St. Luke s has much earlier availability than the Embassy. I've always been worried about sputum testing being ordered at this point I just want to get it over with. If it's ordered cool we have to wait anyway if not well it's good for 6 months I think.