03/24/16....I-129F sent FedEx to Lewisville, TX (Easter Weekend)
03/28/16....Delivered at Lewisville, TX
04/01/16....$340 check for fees cashed
04/04/16....NOA1 Text & E-mail. Case sent to CSC
04/07/16....NOA1 I-797C paper copy arrived in the mail
06/16/16....NOA2
06/17/16....NOA2 txt message received
07/14/16....NVC Received and Case Number Issued
07/18/16....In the Ready state at the embassy in Guangzhou, China
07/26/16....In Administrative Processing state at the embassy in Guangzhou, China
07/26/16....Received official I-129F approval letter in the mail from National Visa Center
07/27/16....Status Update State changed again, indicating processing is occurring at the embassy... should be receiving Packet 3 soon.
7/30/16...Received Packet 3
8/11/16...Interview scheduled, but had to abandon it because Packet 4 did not arrive in time. It took abnormally long to receive Packet 4
8/15/16....Received Packet 4
9/28/16....Interview scheduled... Officer requested another copy of a document that was provided with the application already. The embassy must have lost or otherwise could not find the document. Case set to Administrative Processing while we scramble to get the document submitted during National Week in China. Ugh!