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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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Hi everyone my husbands case was completed on April 28,2017 from NVC. My questions are. Does my husband need to pay visa fees before he has his interview. Does the NVC hold on to the documents so the Embassy in Egypt can schedule an interview or Does the NVC sends the documents so the NVC can schedule an interview date. Very confused. Thank you for your help.

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You said you got Case Complete on April-28. You did not pay the IV (Immigrant Visa - DS-260) fee with NVC??? 

 

NVC schedules all interviews for Immigrant Spousal Visa's (CR-1/IR-1); The only time the Embassy will allow you to schedule interviews with them directly, is if you are a K-1 (Fiance Visa) or other Non-Immigrant Visas.

 

Please explain clearly what you mean by paying the Visa fee, as usually this is done before case complete at NVC. If you are speaking about paying the green card fee, this is done after the interview approval - once the visa is actually issued in hand.

 

Also, once you get case complete, NVC will physically ship your documents to the Embassy. Please be sure to follow the interview instructions on all originals/copies of documents that you need to bring with you/yourr husband to the interview.

 

Wish you both the best and good luck. :) 

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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2 minutes ago, Ahmed&Roma said:

what is AP??

Administrative Processing; if that happens, there is no set timeframe for how long it lasts.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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There are different types of AP. Some can take a few days, a few weeks, and some months to years. Coming out of Egypt it is possible to be placed on AP for weeks to months, but not everybody takes that long. I have known several people to get their Visa issued 3-4 weeks after approval. 

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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1 minute ago, Ahmed & Amy said:

There are different types of AP. Some can take a few days, a few weeks, and some months to years. Coming out of Egypt it is possible to be placed on AP for weeks to months, but not everybody takes that long. I have known several people to get their Visa issued 3-4 weeks after approval. 

 

Do I have to be there with him at his interview? I can't take off work?

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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3 hours ago, Ahmed & Amy said:

You said you got Case Complete on April-28. You did not pay the IV (Immigrant Visa - DS-260) fee with NVC??? 

 

NVC schedules all interviews for Immigrant Spousal Visa's (CR-1/IR-1); The only time the Embassy will allow you to schedule interviews with them directly, is if you are a K-1 (Fiance Visa) or other Non-Immigrant Visas.

 

Please explain clearly what you mean by paying the Visa fee, as usually this is done before case complete at NVC. If you are speaking about paying the green card fee, this is done after the interview approval - once the visa is actually issued in hand.

 

Also, once you get case complete, NVC will physically ship your documents to the Embassy. Please be sure to follow the interview instructions on all originals/copies of documents that you need to bring with you/yourr husband to the interview.

 

Wish you both the best and good luck. :) 

This is what it says at the website, but we payed all the fees except the green card.

 

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You should not ever post your immigration case IDs publicly online, that is like posting your passport number or SSN for anyone to do what they want with it. I reported to a moderator to get it removed.

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Belarus
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2 minutes ago, Ketsuban said:

You should not ever post your immigration case IDs publicly online, that is like posting your passport number or SSN for anyone to do what they want with it. I reported to a moderator to get it removed.

Question: what could you do knowing their case number? Any example?

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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~~Post removed as requested by poster.~~

Spoiler

Met Playing Everquest in 2005
Engaged 9-15-2006
K-1 & 4 K-2'S
Filed 05-09-07
Interview 03-12-08
Visa received 04-21-08
Entry 05-06-08
Married 06-21-08
AOS X5
Filed 07-08-08
Cards Received01-22-09
Roc X5
Filed 10-17-10
Cards Received02-22-11
Citizenship
Filed 10-17-11
Interview 01-12-12
Oath 06-29-12

Citizenship for older 2 boys

Filed 03/08/2014

NOA/fee waiver 03/19/2014

Biometrics 04/15/14

Interview 05/29/14

In line for Oath 06/20/14

Oath 09/19/2014 We are all done! All USC no more USCIS

 

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3 hours ago, Ahmed&Roma said:

Do I have to be there with him at his interview? I can't take off work?

You do not have to be there with him in his interview if you are unable to come.

 

3 hours ago, Ahmed&Roma said:

This is what it says at the website, but we payed all the fees except the green card.

 

The green card fee is not paid until he has been issued the Visa in hand after being approved at the Visa interview. 

 

Has he been scheduled for an interview yet? If he has not, it's okay, don't worry, sometimes it can take a couple of months. My husband was scheduled 2 months directly after case complete. 

 

Wish you and your husband the best. :) 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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1 hour ago, Ahmed & Amy said:

You do not have to be there with him in his interview if you are unable to come.

 

The green card fee is not paid until he has been issued the Visa in hand after being approved at the Visa interview. 

 

Has he been scheduled for an interview yet? If he has not, it's okay, don't worry, sometimes it can take a couple of months. My husband was scheduled 2 months directly after case complete. 

 

Wish you and your husband the best. :) 

No, he hasn't been scheduled for an interview yet. And our case is not in AP. Thank you for the advice I really appreciate it.😊

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14 minutes ago, Ahmed&Roma said:

No, he hasn't been scheduled for an interview yet. And our case is not in AP. Thank you for the advice I really appreciate it.😊

You're welcomed. Hopefully your husband will be scheduled soon. I know the anticipation is nerve raking, but it will come.:) 

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