Jump to content
jojo.ejona
 Share

8 posts in this topic

Recommended Posts

jojo.ejona Contributor

jojo.ejona   1

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

my husbands visa was printed on the june 26 but it still has not arrived. Does anyone know how long it takes and also how can I track it just to know?

thank you all

Link to comment
Share on other sites
KierenHby Experienced

KierenHby   897

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

You need to be a bit patient.. probably takes more than 2 days. Check with the courier\delivery company your husband chose prior to interview.

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   43,057

Posted
Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
 Timeline
Posted

*** Thread moved from CR-1 Process forum to the CR-1 Case Progress subforum. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Deepujhajj Explorer

Deepujhajj   9

Posted
Filed: Country: India
 Timeline
Posted

my husbands visa was printed on the june 26 but it still has not arrived. Does anyone know how long it takes and also how can I track it just to know?

thank you all

Hey mine issued too on 26 jun and today my passport status changed my passport is with courier service nd ready for delivery
Link to comment
Share on other sites
jojo.ejona Contributor

jojo.ejona   1

Posted
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Albania
 Timeline
  • Author
Posted

Hey mine issued too on 26 jun and today my passport status changed my passport is with courier service nd ready for delivery

When did yours change? And how can you track it?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Deepujhajj Explorer

Deepujhajj   9

Posted
Filed: Country: India
 Timeline
Posted

Interview june 16 new delhi it was showing ready for interview till 25 morning but case status date was updating regularly nd after noon changed to ap nd the next day changed to issued so till 29 passport tracking was showing there is no update available for passport number you submitted in the evening i again tracked so it was saying passport recieved from consular and being processed for delivery wen i go to ustraveldocs.com then choose new delhi embassy there is a tracking option we can track by dialing number by email and by cgi.federal as new delhi embassy give these options and u need to check with ur embassy

This is the link where i check

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-main-contactus.asp

Link to comment
Share on other sites
dhlunar Collaborator

dhlunar   25

Posted
Filed: IR-5 Timeline
Posted

My in-laws came from Albania so let me explain to you their situation.

My mother-in-law had her visa approved at the time of their interview last October. It took about a week for the CEAC status to change to ISSUED. We checked the online website that you use to register for DHL service and never got a DHL waybill number. 10 days later, as recommended by the Embassy, my wife emailed the Embassy and received a reply that they gave it to DHL the business day after it was issued. My mother-in-law went to the local DHL office and they said they had it since the business day after the Embassy sent it, and left a message on the phone number on the package. The number on the package was some old telephone number that my wife had here in the states. They used the website for the DHL registration before so that might be how they got an old number for her.

So when my father-in-law visa was issued in late December 2014 (he got AP due to medical), they went to the local DHL office two business days after CEAC said issued based on the experience from my mother-in-law. The package wasn't there that day. So, they went back the next day, and again the package wasn't there, but the clerk at the location called the main office in Tirana, and was told the package was sitting there and will be in the shipment the next day to the city were the visa was to be picked up. They went the next day and the package was there waiting for them.

Log into this website to see if there is DHL Waybill number: albania.usvisa-info.com However, there is a good chance if there is a number that it might not be tracked. I sent a DHL package from here (the US) addressed to my mother-in-law in Albania, it was signed documents they needed for the interview. Tracking stopped when it reached the main office in Tirana by the airport. The last update was given to a third-party for delivery. My mother-in-law received a phone call the next day from the local location saying she had a package, and she had to pick it up in person.

Here is the after interview page from the Embassy: http://tirana.usembassy.gov/after-interview.html

If the status in CEAC was changed to ISSUED on June 26 (Friday) then more then likely the Embassy gave it to DHL yesterday (June 29). Check to see if there is a Waybill number on the above website today. If possible go in person tomorrow (Wednesday) to the DHL location selected to see if they have the package, or to see if they can contact Tirana to see if they have the package and when it should arrive at the DHL pickup location.

Hope this helps.

Here is the information regarding the cases for my in-laws (wife, their daughter, is the petitioner under the IR-5 category, Parents of a USC):

Submit I-130 (2 petitions) to USCIS on May 30, 2013

USCIS approved the cases on March 10, 2014.

Received notice online from USCIS the cases were sent to NVC on March 17, 2014.

NVC received the cases on March 28, 2014

The case numbers were created on Monday, April 28.

We received the numbers by phone on Friday, May 2.

DS-261 became available on both cases late in the evening on Friday, May 2. Both DS-261 filed on Saturday, May 3.

Received emails to my wife regarding AOS at around 8am on Wednesday, May 7. At the same time received emails that were cc of letters sent to my in-laws. However, the date of all of the letters was Monday, May 5.

Received emails regarding the Immigrant Visa Fee at around 11:15am on Wednesday, May 7. IV fees became available online at around 1pm on Wednesday, May 7. Date of invoice was Tuesday, May 8.

Paid all the fees on Wednesday, May 7 at around 1:15pm.

All fees marked as paid and DS-260 become available sometime late on Friday, May 9.

Dropped off IV and AOS packages (in two different envelopes - 1 for AOS and 1 for IV documents) at the local post office at around 2pm on Saturday, May 10.

Submitted DS-260 (for both cases) around 10am on Sunday, May 11.

Both document packages received by NVC on Monday, May 12 (according to Post Office Tracking - one around 1pm and the other around 4pm. Don't know why they got separated.)

Received checklist email for both cases at 4pm on Thursday, June 12 regarding the IV civil documents

Wife called NVC in the afternoon of Friday, June 13 to inquire about the checklist. Told by a representative they are normal and automatic and not to worry. AOS under review. Call back after Tuesday, June 24.
Received a checklist for my father-in-law on Monday, June 16. NVC reviewed his AOS paperwork, but waiting for the documents the requested the week before.

Wife called NVC in the morning of Tuesday, June 17. Told by the agent they don't have the document requested for dad, and they don't have the AOS package for her mom.

Put in a request with our Senator to get more information. Response was mother-in-law is documentary complete and father-in-law was in document review for the military document.

Wife called NVC on the morning of Tuesday, July 1 and spoke with a supervisor regarding her dad's military document. Supervisor said she would look into it.

Supervisor called us and left a voicemail on the morning of Wednesday, July 9 and stated they have located my father-in-law's military documents. Case sent back to document review.

Per conversation with an agent, the expedited request originally requested by email on July 7, was sent to the Embassy on Thursday, July 10.

Received by postal mail on Thursday, August 21 from our Senator regarding the response of another inquiry. Still the same.

Early in the morning on Friday, August 22:

Wife calls the Embassy and was told the IV section doesn't accept calls, and was given a number in the states that turned out to be scheduling assistance for NIV interviews.

Called NVC as soon as they opened and was told the Embassy denied the expedite request, but the case was completed by NVC on Monday, August 18. Wife inquired about interview scheduling, and was given some good information.

At 5 PM on Thursday, September 11, received the interview letters. Interview is scheduled for the morning of October 9.

Mother-in-law approved. Father-in-law placed in Administrative Processing due to follow-up TB test.

CEAC stated ISSUED for my mother-in-law on October 15. DHL had the package for pick up on October 17 but called the wrong number. Package picked up on October 27.

On December 11 mother-in-law received a phone call from the Embassy that the medical is back for my father-in-law and to DHL his passport to them. Passport sent on December 12.

On December 18 CEAC updated to ISSUED for my father-in-law. My wife is happy!!!! Embassy said they gave it to DHL on December 19

Due to a DHL delay the package did not become available for pick up until December 24. USCIS Immigrant Fee paid the same day.

POE: JFK Terminal 1 - December 26, 2014 - They are finally here!!!

Took them to a local SSA office to get SSN on January 6, 2015. Cards received on January 10, 2015.

Green Cards received by priority mail on January 23, 2015 (four weeks after arrival).

Both went to motor vehicles and got state issued ID cards on April 11, 2015.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 3 weeks later...
 
Didn't find the answer you were looking for? Ask our VJ Immigration Lawyers.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
- Back to Top -

Important Disclaimer: Please read carefully the Visajourney.com Terms of Service. If you do not agree to the Terms of Service you should not access or view any page (including this page) on VisaJourney.com. Answers and comments provided on Visajourney.com Forums are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice. Visajourney.com does not endorse, and expressly disclaims liability for any product, manufacturer, distributor, service or service provider mentioned or any opinion expressed in answers or comments. VisaJourney.com does not condone immigration fraud in any way, shape or manner. VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423. All reported threads/posts containing reference to immigration fraud or illegal activities will be removed from this board. If you feel that you have found inappropriate content, please let us know by contacting us here with a url link to that content. Thank you.
×
×
  • Create New...