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Filed: EB-3 Visa Country: New Zealand
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Wonderful!

So lets say my petition will arrive to the NVC in 4 weeks, then 14 days to CC, and then 2 months to interview? Did I understand you correctly?

Just to give you a comparison. I received my NVC welcome letter in October. After designating an agent (DS-261), fee payment, filling out DS-260, submitting paperwork for their review (they took the full 45days), I had case complete on Jan 11th. Still waiting on a interview date. My filing isn't electronic however, so your experience could be different. Oh and by the way, NVC had my birth date wrong in their system, so they wouldn't give out any info over the phone to us. That took ages to fix, but of course, it slowed everything down.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
Timeline
Posted

Heya! Nice to have another one from the Oceania region on here! :)

You can always call up the embassy and do a general inquiry about the interview dates and time.

Don't lose hope and hang in there. :star:

Hello girl! So nice to see you here ))))) glad to find another June I-130 filler that we started our journey with ))))) Good luck and lets see our families as soon as possible!

Shawn and Olga married in Russia May 7th 2013

IR-1 process

USCIS:

6/11/2015: Filed I-130 petition

6/13/2015: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

6/15/2015: Petition is accepted by USCIS (California)

6/17/2015: NOA1 received via email/text

6/23/2015: NOA1 received via mail

8/18/2015: USCIS approved petition online - 63 days from NOA 1

8/22/2015: NOA2 received via mail

NVC:

9/8/2015: NVC received the case

9/22/2015: got case number and invoice number via phone

9/22/2015: submitted DS-261 Choice of agent

9/22/2015: paid AOS fee $120 - IN PROCESS

9/24/2015: AOS fee shows PAID

9/28/2015: NVC Welcome Letter is received (issued on Sept 21st)

10/1/2015: AOS package sent to NVC

10/5/2015: AOS package delivered to NVC

10/5/2015: SCAN DATE for AOS package

10/6/2015: confirmed DS-261 over the phone

10/7/2015: email from NVC - husband is chosen as agent and IV fee is invoiced

10/8/2015: paid IV fee $325 - IN PROCESS

10/8/015: IV package sent to NVC

10/10/2015: IV fee shows PAID

10/11/2015: submitted DS-260 and got confirmation

10/13/2015: IV package delivered to NVC

10/13/2015: SCAN DATE for IV package

11/24/2015: Case Complete at NVC

12/2/2015: Case Complete letter from NVC

EMBASSY:

2/10/2016: Interview scheduled for March 15th 2016 :dancing:

Medical exam scheduled on March 14th 2016

2/10/2016: Interview Letter Received (P4)

2/16/2016: CEAC shows CASE IN TRANSIT

2/18/2016: CEAC shows READY

3/14/2016: medical exam passed

3/15/2016: interview - APPROVED! Status ISSUED - Your visa has been printed.

3/17/2016: call from Pony Express - visa is delivered to my town

POE:

4/19/2016: Moscow - New York - Atlanta

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sweden
Timeline
Posted

Electronically you can have case complete in 7 to 14 days at NVC (Montreal) as long as they have everything they need from you. They've been hitting these numbers lately.

I never understood why they don't do it electronically for everyone?! Feels ridiculous with all this paper and post in 2016. :rolleyes:

Met online October 2010


Engaged December 31st 2011


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USCIS Stage


September 8th 2014 - Filed I-130 with Nebraska Service Center


September 16th 2014 - NOA1 received


March 2nd 2015 - NOA2 received :dancing:



NVC Stage


March 28th 2015 - Choice of agent complete & AOS fee paid


April 17th 2015 - IV fee paid


May 1st 2015 - Sent in IV application


May 12th 2015 - Sent in AOS and IV documents


May 18th 2015 - Scan Date


June 18th 2015 - Checklist received


June 22nd 2015 - Checklist response sent to NVC


June 25th 2015 - Put for Supervisor Review


Sept 15th 2015 - Request help from Texas US Senator Cornyn and his team


Sept 23rd 2015 - Our case is moved from supervisor review to NVC's team for dealing with Senator requests


Nov 4th 2015 - CASE COMPLETE!!!! :dancing:



Embassy Stage


Dec 16th 2015 - Medical exam


Dec 21st 2015 - Interview


Dec 21st 2015 - 221(g) issued at interview for updated forms


Jan 13th 2016 - Mailed our reply to the 221(g) to the US Embassy, received and CEAC updated the next morning


Jan 20th 2016 - Embassy require more in-depth info on asset for i-864


Feb 1st 2016 - Sent more in-depth info on assets as requested. Received the next morning


Feb 16th 2016 - Visa has been issued :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:



In the US


April 5th 2016 - POE Newark. No questions asked.


April 14th 2016 - SSN received


May 10th 2016 - First day at my new job :dancing:


May 27th 2016 - Green Card received


June 7th 2016 - Got my Texas driver's license

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Colombia
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I never understood why they don't do it electronically for everyone?! Feels ridiculous with all this paper and post in 2016. :rolleyes:

Somewhere in this 2015 meeting "minutes" or the 2014 one explains the EP is in a transition

http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/NVC%20AILA%20Meeting%20QAs_Nov2015.pdf

(good reading)

Also there is something new coming up in the future, I assume that is why you see those N/A that are not used yet in the CEAC page.

Citizenship

EventDate

Service Center :Online

CIS Office :Oakland Park FL

Date Filed :2025-01-17

NOA Date :2025-01-18

Bio. Appt. :2025-01-18

Interview Date :

Approved :

Oath Ceremony :

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Colombia
Timeline
Posted

Somewhere in this 2015 meeting "minutes" or the 2014 one explains the EP is in a transition

http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/NVC%20AILA%20Meeting%20QAs_Nov2015.pdf

(good reading)

Also there is something new coming up in the future, I assume that is why you see those N/A that are not used yet in the CEAC page.

Here is the new thing, page 9

As original documents are no longer required, could NVC review the documentation included with the I-130 petition to locate items such as copies of marriage and birth certificates before sending the list of required documents?

RESPONSE: This would require a change in workflow. NVC is looking at the feasibility of implementing a process such as this as part of the Modernized Immigrant Visa (MIV) process.

Citizenship

EventDate

Service Center :Online

CIS Office :Oakland Park FL

Date Filed :2025-01-17

NOA Date :2025-01-18

Bio. Appt. :2025-01-18

Interview Date :

Approved :

Oath Ceremony :

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Fiji
Timeline
Posted

Hello girl! So nice to see you here ))))) glad to find another June I-130 filler that we started our journey with ))))) Good luck and lets see our families as soon as possible!

Hey doll! I see you got a March interview! :dancing: woohoo! :dancing: Finally! Is your hubby going to accompany you to the interview??

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
Timeline
Posted (edited)

Hey doll! I see you got a March interview! :dancing: woohoo! :dancing: Finally! Is your hubby going to accompany you to the interview??

I wish! But no, he works a lot now and I will be there with mom )))) Just for some family support. Can`t believe it`s almost an end I will see my husband after a year of being apart!

Edited by MrsCrabs
Shawn and Olga married in Russia May 7th 2013

IR-1 process

USCIS:

6/11/2015: Filed I-130 petition

6/13/2015: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

6/15/2015: Petition is accepted by USCIS (California)

6/17/2015: NOA1 received via email/text

6/23/2015: NOA1 received via mail

8/18/2015: USCIS approved petition online - 63 days from NOA 1

8/22/2015: NOA2 received via mail

NVC:

9/8/2015: NVC received the case

9/22/2015: got case number and invoice number via phone

9/22/2015: submitted DS-261 Choice of agent

9/22/2015: paid AOS fee $120 - IN PROCESS

9/24/2015: AOS fee shows PAID

9/28/2015: NVC Welcome Letter is received (issued on Sept 21st)

10/1/2015: AOS package sent to NVC

10/5/2015: AOS package delivered to NVC

10/5/2015: SCAN DATE for AOS package

10/6/2015: confirmed DS-261 over the phone

10/7/2015: email from NVC - husband is chosen as agent and IV fee is invoiced

10/8/2015: paid IV fee $325 - IN PROCESS

10/8/015: IV package sent to NVC

10/10/2015: IV fee shows PAID

10/11/2015: submitted DS-260 and got confirmation

10/13/2015: IV package delivered to NVC

10/13/2015: SCAN DATE for IV package

11/24/2015: Case Complete at NVC

12/2/2015: Case Complete letter from NVC

EMBASSY:

2/10/2016: Interview scheduled for March 15th 2016 :dancing:

Medical exam scheduled on March 14th 2016

2/10/2016: Interview Letter Received (P4)

2/16/2016: CEAC shows CASE IN TRANSIT

2/18/2016: CEAC shows READY

3/14/2016: medical exam passed

3/15/2016: interview - APPROVED! Status ISSUED - Your visa has been printed.

3/17/2016: call from Pony Express - visa is delivered to my town

POE:

4/19/2016: Moscow - New York - Atlanta

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Denmark
Timeline
Posted (edited)

How to track if case is transfered to embassy?

Go to http://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx and see the status "At nvc" / "In Transit" / "Ready" / "AP" - That is what you can see. Well there is also "returned to nvc".

Edited by SoerenHelmer

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K3 Visa Journey (That turned out to end up being IR1)

Marriage: 2008-03-25

USCIS:
I-130 Sent: 2015-09-10
I-130 Received: 2015-10-15
NOA1 : 2015-10-18
NOA2 : 2015-10-29


NVC:
NVC Received Case (I-130): 2015-11-12
NVC Case Number Received: 2015-12-03
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill: 2015-12-03
Submit DS-261: 2015-12-03
Pay AOS Bill: 2015-12-04
Receive IV Bill: 2015-12-08
Pay IV Bill: 2015-12-08
Send AOS Package: 2015-12-11
Send IV Package: 2015-12-11
Scan date: someplace around Dec 21st, nvc was not really shearing.

CC: 2016-01-29
Medical Examination: 2016-01-18
Embassy Interview: 2016-03-21 - NEW DATE 2016-03-02

AP: 2016-03-02

Issued: 2016-03-08

- They asked for more papers

Issued Again: 2016-03-10

- No new must be good news :rolleyes:

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
Timeline
Posted
_______________________________________________________________

USCIS CR-1/IR-1:
Aug 08/20/2015: Mailed I-130 (Phoenix Lockbox)
Aug 08/24/2015: NOA 1 (Nebraska)
Dec 12/08/2015: NOA 2 (Nebraska)
Dec 12/09/2015: Sent to NVC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL DAYS IN USCIS: 107
NVC STAGE
Dec 12/11/2015: Case received at NVC
Dec 12/28/2015: Case # and Invoice number received
Dec 12/28/2015: Paid AOS Fee
Dec 12/28/2015: Completed DS-261 Choice of Agent
Dec 12/31/2015: NVC Welcome letter received by snail mail
Jan 01/06/2016: Reviewed DS-261 over the phone
Jan 01/07/2016: Choice of agent email + IV fee bill invoiced
Jan 01/07/2016: IV fee Paid
Jan 01/12/2016: AOS + IV packet sent
Jan 01/13/2016: AOS + IV packet received
Jan 01/13/2016: DS-260 Completed
Jan 01/13/2016: Scan Date
Feb 02/02/2016: Checklist :'(
Feb 02/04/2016 NEW scan date
Feb 02/10/2016 CASE COMPLETED!!!
Feb 02/16/2016 Case left NVC to Consulate (In Transit)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TOTAL DAYS IN NVC: 67 days
Feb 02/18/16 Case shows READY
Feb 02/19/16 Case on file at consulate (Juarez)
Feb 02/2/16 Interview date scheduled for 3/29
Feb 02/8/16 Interview letter notification received
CONSULATE - CUIDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO
Mar 03/25/16 Medical Exam
Mar 03/28/16 Biometrics
Mar 03/29/16 INTERVIEW
*******APPROVED!!!*******
TOTAL TIME FROM SUBMISSION TO INTERVIEW APPROVAL

222 days from the start date to the end date
7 months and 9 days

VISA

3/31/16 Sent to DHL specific location

4/01/16 Visa received at DHL location - VISA ON HAND -

4/08/16 UNITED STATES ENTRY

TOTAL TIME FROM SUBMISSION TO US ENTRY

232 days from the start date to the end date
7 months and 19 days

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Denmark
Timeline
Posted (edited)

I was reading about some DHL tracking?

What's that

I have YET to see prof that we know it´s the case 100%, we know when they use DHL/UPS (or what ever.) to ship the papers and your passport home to you.

Edited by SoerenHelmer

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K3 Visa Journey (That turned out to end up being IR1)

Marriage: 2008-03-25

USCIS:
I-130 Sent: 2015-09-10
I-130 Received: 2015-10-15
NOA1 : 2015-10-18
NOA2 : 2015-10-29


NVC:
NVC Received Case (I-130): 2015-11-12
NVC Case Number Received: 2015-12-03
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill: 2015-12-03
Submit DS-261: 2015-12-03
Pay AOS Bill: 2015-12-04
Receive IV Bill: 2015-12-08
Pay IV Bill: 2015-12-08
Send AOS Package: 2015-12-11
Send IV Package: 2015-12-11
Scan date: someplace around Dec 21st, nvc was not really shearing.

CC: 2016-01-29
Medical Examination: 2016-01-18
Embassy Interview: 2016-03-21 - NEW DATE 2016-03-02

AP: 2016-03-02

Issued: 2016-03-08

- They asked for more papers

Issued Again: 2016-03-10

- No new must be good news :rolleyes:

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
Timeline
Posted

I have YET to see prof that we know it´s the case 100%, we know when they use DHL/UPS (or what ever.) to ship the papers and your passport home to you.

Of course it isn't 100% this is a little something someone came up with to pass the time and track. Without precise tracking # no one knows if its your casefile in that bundle. We aren't suppose to know in all honesty

Back a few years I tracked my package that weighed 20 lbs I knew it was mine being sent out and track to the embassy because the bundled weighed exactly 20 lbs.

People need to just focus on the CEAC.state.gov site for tracking that's what it's there for. The rest is just a guess and a hope and a pray. Most after getting interview date never want to speak to NVC again. But to know exactly that's your case in that bundle to that embassy you would have to call NVC and ask them when has your case left. Once it leaves NVC it goes down to Boston and that's when the scanning starts.

I probably will delete the DHL tracking after this month cuz it's just too much confusion and chaos. If anyone has issue with tracking the link on the first post (seems no one reads that anymore) :ranting::protest: go to the thread and the OP will be more than happy to help you out. Thank you (L):goofy:

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Denmark
Timeline
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Of course it isn't 100% this is a little something someone came up with to pass the time and track. Without precise tracking # no one knows if its your casefile in that bundle. We aren't suppose to know in all honesty

Back a few years I tracked my package that weighed 20 lbs I knew it was mine being sent out and track to the embassy because the bundled weighed exactly 20 lbs.

People need to just focus on the CEAC.state.gov site for tracking that's what it's there for. The rest is just a guess and a hope and a pray. Most after getting interview date never want to speak to NVC again. But to know exactly that's your case in that bundle to that embassy you would have to call NVC and ask them when has your case left. Once it leaves NVC it goes down to Boston and that's when the scanning starts.

I probably will delete the DHL tracking after this month cuz it's just too much confusion and chaos. If anyone has issue with tracking the link on the first post (seems no one reads that anymore) :ranting::protest: go to the thread and the OP will be more than happy to help you out. Thank you (L):goofy:

Thanks for putting words on it and telling it so we all can understand it.

You have been doing this for sometime ;) And if you look back through out all of it. Is it normal for at case to be shipped to a Embassy more then a month before the interview date ?

Or is it just random every time?

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K3 Visa Journey (That turned out to end up being IR1)

Marriage: 2008-03-25

USCIS:
I-130 Sent: 2015-09-10
I-130 Received: 2015-10-15
NOA1 : 2015-10-18
NOA2 : 2015-10-29


NVC:
NVC Received Case (I-130): 2015-11-12
NVC Case Number Received: 2015-12-03
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill: 2015-12-03
Submit DS-261: 2015-12-03
Pay AOS Bill: 2015-12-04
Receive IV Bill: 2015-12-08
Pay IV Bill: 2015-12-08
Send AOS Package: 2015-12-11
Send IV Package: 2015-12-11
Scan date: someplace around Dec 21st, nvc was not really shearing.

CC: 2016-01-29
Medical Examination: 2016-01-18
Embassy Interview: 2016-03-21 - NEW DATE 2016-03-02

AP: 2016-03-02

Issued: 2016-03-08

- They asked for more papers

Issued Again: 2016-03-10

- No new must be good news :rolleyes:

 
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