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Hi, just had a question regarding the timeline it takes to obtain a green card with a K1 visa after submitting I-484 AOS. I know a few people who have went the I-130 route and were married in their own country and when the spouse came to the US it took them at most 90 days to obtain their Green Card and social security number because USCIS considers a married spouse an "immediate family member" and a Green Card is guaranteed compared to other categories that have a Green Card annual quota limitation. From what I have read on the USCIS website once a Fiance comes with a K1 Visa and gets legally married in the US than USCIS considers that as a spouse and falls in their "immediate family member" category. After this why isn't the process similar to a I-130 filer where a Green Card is guaranteed to the spouse and delivered within a short timeframe. For those that have submitted their I-484 AOS and havent received their approval / Green Card yet do you know if SSA sends the spouse a social security card while waiting for the approval of the AOS and what that time frame is? During this whole process of waiting for AOS approval can the spouse work, get a drivers license, get health insurance? It seems ridiculous that a legally married spouse has to wait two years based on some of the processing times I m reading on this thread to obtain legal status to participate in the society. Something doesnt add up about some of these long processing times and I am not sure if the USCIS processing times are looking at all visa categories grouped together and not based on specific visa cases.

Thanks for the info. Since we are in similar timeline for the K1 Visa, I have been looking at the next step as far as applying for Form I-485 for permanent residence / change of status. I know for immediate family members that go through the immigrant visa I-130 they usually obtain a Green Card once they immigrate to the US within a 2 -3 months since Green Cards are unlimited for immediate family member category. For K-1 Visa once the fiance gets married within 90 days and applies for I-485 does USCIS treat that as an "immediate family member" for which a Green Card is issued within 2-3 months similar to a person with a I-130 or does it fall under the secondary family member category where Green Card's are limited and have to wait over a year for a Green Card to be available and issued?

Why did you as the petitioner have to interview? I haven't read anywhere that the petitioner is required to travel abroad to interview at the embassy/consulate where the petition is send to. If you don't mind what are some of the questions they asked the beneficiary?

For any of you December 2022 NOA2, did you Visa Status change from "At NVC" to "In Transit" recently? If so did NVC send you an email notifying you that your case is in transit to the embassy? How long does it typically take the NVC to mail the case to embassy? Did any of you that have your case "At NVC" sent a follow up inquiry to NVC to ask for the status of your case?

Did you just check the Visa Status via the Case Number or did you log into https://ceac.state.gov/iv/ with both the case number and Invoice ID number? Curious to know because NVC only sent me the case number and not the Invoice ID number so was wondering if you log into the website with the Invoice Number what does it allow you to do or see? Right now with only the NVC case number you can only check the Visa Status which states "At NVC".

When you filled out the DS-160 Form, what did you put under the K1 Visa "Application Receipt / Petition Number"? Are they looking for the USCIS WAC# Number or the NVC Case Number?

For those that have completed their DS-160 Form, what did you put under the K1 Visa "Application Receipt / Petition Number"? Are they looking for the USCIS WAC# Number or the NVC Case Number?

Yea I'm not sure either. Its frustrating because they dont provide you with any instructions on what is next. Its like you have to constantly drag information out of them. Do you know if we are going to receive a welcome letter? From previous posts that I have asked most have just said they received the email with the NVC case number.

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I got the same thing. Did they send you the Invoice ID Number? They tell you to log in to the ceac.state.gov/iv but you need an Invoice ID Number to do so. Wondering what the next step is, if we have to inquire NVC for the Invoice ID number or will they email us once the case is mailed to the Embassy.

Hi All, Has anyone else just received the NVC case number without the Invoice ID Number from NVC through an email with a message that states "You will be notified once this case is forwarded to the assigned US Embassy"? When you log into the CEAC Visa Status it just says its "AT NVC". They tell you to log in to the website ceac.state.gov/iv but you will need an Invoice ID number to do so. Was wondering if others are on the same boat and what this means and what the next step is to get that Invoice ID Number. Thanks

Hi All, Has anyone else just received the NVC case number without the Invoice ID Number from NVC through an email with a message that states "You will be notified once this case is forwarded to the assigned US Embassy"? When you log into the CEAC Visa Status it just says its "AT NVC". They tell you to log in to the website ceac.state.gov/iv but you will need an Invoice ID number to do so. Was wondering if others are on the same boat and what this means and what the next step is to get that Invoice ID Number. Thanks

Hi All, Has anyone else just received the NVC case number without the Invoice ID Number from NVC through an email with a message that states "You will be notified once this case is forwarded to the assigned US Embassy"? When you log into the CEAC Visa Status it just says its "AT NVC". They tell you to log in to the website ceac.state.gov/iv but you will need an Invoice ID number to do so. Was wondering if others are on the same boat and what this means and what the next step is to get that Invoice ID Number. Thanks

Nice, congrats that's great news that NVC is moving along with the cases. Did NVC also email you the "Invoice ID Number" or just the case number? Were you able to log in to CEAC with just the case number? On the CEAC website did you log into the "Immigrant Visa Check" or "Non-Immigrant Visa Check? Thanks Nice, congrats that's great news that NVC is moving along with the cases. Did NVC also email you the "Invoice ID Number" or just the case number? Were you able to log in to CEAC with just the case number? On the CEAC website did you log into the "Immigrant Visa Check" or "Non-Immigrant Visa Check? Thanks

Thank you and yes please post when you get notified by the embassy as I m curious to know what the process is as there is no information online that explains what that process is.