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Just to follow up to my own post: the translators at http://www.elt.se/ were really friendly, got the job done fast (even though they were super busy with other stuff). As others has pointed out (thanks!): just send the documents to the adress on your 221g (we sent it "rekommenderat" to get tracking) and include your case number and it will be fine - no labels needed. They are really helpful at the US Embassy in Stockholm, answered email quickly and when they received the translated documents they sent out the passports and visa envelopes the same day. My wife picked up the envelopes on Monday May 8. And on Thursday she and our son came here and we are finally united as a family again!
 
To everyone else waiting: I so hope you will soon be united with your loved ones! Go on - you can do it, one more day, and one more day after that.
 
To everyone who are still here at VisaJourney helping others: a huge thank you!
 
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When we sent in our reply to our 221(g), we enclosed a copy of the actual 221(g), ticking off everything we had included and wrote a little accompanying letter too.

Hi @swelove - I hope you get your CC soon!
 
I received the email with the interview date 9 days after the (second in my case, long story) CC letter/email. With the interview set for roughly two weeks later than that (see my timeline). The interview time is of course dependent on available slots at the embassy - but the Stockholm one doesn't seem to be too bad. Like @A'n'L said 1-2 months from CC seems like the right expectation. As soon as you get the interview letter (email) you can (and should) schedule the medical exam (see the Stockholm embassy interview preparation checklist pdf here: https://travel.state.gov/interview/ note: for Sweden there is only one doctor, based in Stockholm, doing the exam).
 
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We used that translator. They were very helpful. I mailed my documents and then picked them up and showing the original and paid for the translation. I got an extra copy to. 

On the documents I received from the embassy it also stated that they had to be translated by an official translated. We have used Rev for everything it was fast and cheap
 
no label just sent it to them with the info like name and case number. 

Hej!
 
Congrats on moving along in the process!
 
There aren't that many Swedish documents at this stage (for example I assume you already sent the right version of the "Extract of the population registry" from Skatteverket the one that includes *parents*). I did get a checklist on my wife's AOS because I hadn't included a copy of my W-2 with my tax return (but the checklist just said I could bring it to the embassy). Just make sure you double and triple check all the forms, good instructions here: http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/NVC_Process also good to scan the "Stupid RFE" thread for other common misstakes.
 
 
If you have kids don't forget to include separate AOS for each I-130 application (or I-864W when applicable, my personal downfall).
 
I don't know if it is quick to schedule an interview at the embassy in Stockholm after your case is complete at NVC since my sons case isn't complete yet, and they won't schedule my wife until his is complete :-( but I sure hope it is quick!
 
Good luck!!
 
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That sounds so painful! I really hope you get CC soon! I wouldn't worry too much about how many weeks someone on the phone on NVC says it will take - since they seem to know about as little as we do. This 6+6 week and now 8 week thing is just their estimate, and it doesn't seem very accurate at that.
 
As you can see in this (and the January) NVC Filers thread currently the waiting time for those with Nov/Dec scan dates has been around the 12 week mark - hopefully it will start to come down a bit as NVC catches up. Hang in there!
 
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-- IR1 for Wife and Son
 11/28 NVC Scan date
  1/11 Flagged for Supervisor
  1/18 "Sent to review team"
  2/15 Wife CC, Son checklist for missing I864W

That sounds so painful! I really hope you get CC soon! I wouldn't worry too much about how many weeks someone on the phone on NVC says it will take - since they seem to know about as little as we do. This 6+6 week and now 8 week thing is just their estimate, and it doesn't seem very accurate at that.
 
As you can see in this (and the January) NVC Filers thread currently the waiting time for those with Nov/Dec scan dates has been around the 12 week mark - hopefully it will start to come down a bit as NVC catches up. Hang in there!
 
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-- IR1 for Wife and Son
 11/28 NVC Scan date
  1/11 Flagged for Supervisor
  1/18 "Sent to review team"
  2/15 Wife CC, Son checklist for missing I864W

Thanks @Zebracakex! Yeah, waiting a week isn't an option - I'll be back on the phone again when I wake up tomorrow...
 
It does feel good to see all the CC's reported here though! - Seems like the "big machine that is NVC" (as one of the phone reps said:-) is starting to move again.
 
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Call in a week? Ummm NO !! I would suggest to call very early tomorrow. I know for a fact you will have better luck speaking to a supervisor in the morning.  Hopefully they will let your wife bring the form to the interview. Good Luck ? you're almost done ❤️

Remember they are people too. If the storm is so bad they deem it a snow day it's not out of laziness, its out of safety and the ability to get to work.  I know its hard to not get mad at them but remember that most are at the mercy of their employer and they are working hard just like we would be if we were there in their shoes.  I find being nice to them when you call gets you answers much easier than being angry and making them defensive :-)  

That is great @Slution - congratulations!!! Finally some good news this week - that will help me stay positive over the weekend.
 
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-- IR1 for Wife and Son - 11/28 Scan date - 1/11 Flagged for Supervisor - 1/18 "Sent to review team"

Please remember that these boards are for people of all different backgrounds, cultures, and countries with the common goal of getting to be with their loved ones.  If we could keep politics off of this board, it would be appreciated.   It is a scary time for most of us on here, because we do not know what news sources to trust, or what is real or fear mongering.   We need to stick together, and just share our own experiences, as this is all we have right now.  

It's difficult to stay positive; my optimism is up and down  My parents, my sons, and all my other relatives, constantly ask when we're coming. It can be nerve racking to explain time and time again; that we're still waiting for our case to be complete @ the NVC, and when it is complete we will finally get the interview at the embassy, and when he get's approved, hopefully we will be in the US shortly after (ideally if their isn't a long AP time).
 
I understand that it's difficult for our friends and family too, but the stress that we feel can never truly be explained or expressed. I'm so thankful that I had found VisaJourney, because everyone on the this forum have been amazingly helpful; whether with their support, friendliness, or just the fact that we're all going through the same thing. 
 
We must carry on knowing that we're almost finished with this nightmare and will soon be reunited with our loved ones. All this hardship, sleepless nights, hearts heavy filled with anxiety, will eventually fade and we'll be be at ease.  

Thank you for keeping it positive @Ahmed & Amy! The waiting is so hard, especially with this unpredictable delay. It is also so hard to explain to others what is going on, it really helps to share with others in this same situation. So I'll second you: hopefully soon we will all see the 3 n/a's and get good news from NVC!
 
 
I don't know about 1 - I am also curious about how it works (especially since I sit and load that page several times a day, it feels a bit like insanity: repeating the same task over and over again expecting a different outcome :-)
 
Hard to say what the average is - since it seems like it has increased a lot since November (and still going up?) last year @grad_student kept a spreadsheet, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bLgqeV5tr9zHOSY5IqtYn3RURVO3C0iMBGVwUviVruk/edit#gid=0
and back then the average was four weeks and change. There has been a lot of case complete reported for mid/end November in this thread - but I haven't seen anyone report cc for December yet? (I have scan date 11/28 - 11 weeks on Monday).
 
(And as others reported, I'm also just getting a busy signal today at NVC)
 
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-- IR1 for Wife and Son - 11/28 Scan date - 1/11 Flagged for Supervisor - 1/18 "Sent to review team"
 

Hope it works for you.  I had mailed my congresswoman a letter on Monday, and wrote to the white house via their website on monday as well.  I gave the congresswoman my case number, and all of the required info, but with the white house I didn't give specifics, aka case number, but I made the case for all of us, pointing out that there are thousands waiting for months on end.  I used the "help with a federal agency" option... hope they don't get that many letters and someone actually reads it. 

The woman I talked to (Named Marie) was, all things considered, quite polite and seemed quite honest with me. She definitely put up with my complaining in a very respectful and professional way. I could tell she was limited in some of the things she could say (I also asked, again, what happens after 12 weeks to which she couldn't provide an answer), but I do feel like the answers she provided were honest.
 
Is January 12th your "supervisor review" date? The only thing I could see them confusing is the date a supervisor was notified, and the date the documents were moved. But if they are separate dates, then I don't know where they are making up the number from.
 
The worst "lie" I've ever heard from one of the phone people was one lady trying to explain to me that sometimes they finish cases, but will not upload to the system to "avoid logging into the computers so frequently", and will wait until they have a lot of cases completed before updating things. She made it sound like that can happen over the course of DAYS. I've brought that up with supervisors in the past and they have said that is crazy talk.

Yay! Congrats! 11/28 seems to be up! :-)
 
-- IR1 for Wife and Son
11/28 Scan date - 1/11 Flagged for Supervisor - 1/18 "Sent to review team"