USCIS, NVC Consulate Procedures/ Timeline with documents sent/recieved

[tahiasyeda 0]

Here are the process/timeline I have gone through so far with the documents sent/received at each stage:

1/26/15 - sent documents by USPS (G-1145, I-130, G-325A)

1/29/15 – USPS delivered to Chicago lockbox. Priority date (PD): 1/29/15

2/2/15 – USCIS emails Acceptance confirmation “Case Is Received”

2/6/15 – USCIS mails 1-797 saying “Case Is Received”. I get it in my mail

4/29/15 – USCIS webpage says “Case Is Approved”. I go to check status of case on their site

5/4/15 – USCIS mails I-787 saying “Petition Is Approved”. I get it in my mail

6/25/15 – NVC mails paper with an assigned case number to spouse in Bangladesh. He received the mail at the end of July.

10/28/15 – Received “NVC Welcome Letter” in email showing an invoice for Affidavit of Support (AOS)

10/30/15 – Submitted DS-261 (Choice of Agent). I was unable to log into NVC due their lag in system.

10/31/15 – Submitted payment of AOS $120.00. I paid online, by giving them my bank account and routing number

11/02/15 – Received email invoice from NVC for IV (Immigration Visa) fee. I was unable to pay it due some lag in their system.

11/03/15 – AOS payment went through, shows “Paid” in the site

11/05/15 – Paid IV fee $325.00. The site finally allowed me to pay.

11/11/15 – IV fee went through, shows “paid” in the site à(DS-260) IV application is open to start

11/19/15 – Sent out AOS, financial & supporting documents to NVC by mail on USPS

11/23/15 – NVC received documents. It shows “delivered” on USPS site

11/24/15 – DS-260 (IV application) is completed and submitted online

11/26/15 – NVC sends email that it received documents, needs 30 days from 11/23/15 to process them

[tahiasyeda 0]

Here are the process/timeline I have gone through so far with the documents sent/received at each stage:

--> Files sent to USCIS

01/26/15 - sent documents by USPS (G-1145, I-130, G-325A & $420.00 Certified Money Order).

Here is the link to all documents I sent: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxeL4YakC7Q-NXNpakgwQnNaZTQ/view?usp=sharing

01/29/15 – USPS delivered to Chicago lockbox. Priority date (PD): 1/29/15

02/02/15 – USCIS emails Acceptance confirmation “Case Is Received”

Here is the link to how my email looked: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-ZV9RMkZjVFVnaEE

02/06/15 – USCIS mails 1-797 saying “Case Is Received”. I get it in my mail

Here is how it looked like: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-allFeU9IQmJUc0k

04/29/15 – USCIS webpage says “Case Is Approved”. I go to check status of case on their site

Here is how it looked: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxeL4YakC7Q-MGpqclBmdFc5dHM/view?usp=sharing

05/04/15 – USCIS mails I-787 saying “Petition Is Approved”. I get it in my mail

Here it is: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-VFNHNEI5Mm9pNmM

--> USCIS transfers files to NVC

06/25/15 – NVC mails paper with an assigned case number to spouse in Bangladesh.

He received the mail at the end of July. Here is how it looks: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxeL4YakC7Q-VjNiRGNZWHBiMkk/view?usp=sharing

10/28/15 – Received “NVC Welcome Letter” in email showing an invoice for Affidavit of Support (AOS)

Here is the email & attachment with the email: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-OWFrck16bGNzcDA

10/30/15 – Submitted DS-261 (Choice of Agent). I was unable to log into NVC due their lag in system.

Here is how it looks: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-UjZiQWl4Z1BtbWs

10/31/15 – Submitted payment of AOS $120.00. I paid online, by giving them my bank account and routing

number.

11/02/15 – Received email invoice from NVC for IV (Immigration Visa) fee. I was unable to pay it due some

lag in their system. Here is the email: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-SGlvS2Rqc1lpSlk

11/03/15 – AOS payment went through, shows “Paid” in the site

Here is how it looks: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxeL4YakC7Q-M0JQM1ZYYWdMOGs/view

11/05/15 – Paid IV fee $325.00. The site finally allowed me to pay.

11/11/15 – IV fee went through, shows “paid” in the site à(DS-260) IV application is open to start

Heres how it looks: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-OUlpX1dvTXNTd3M

11/19/15 – Sent out AOS, financial & supporting documents to NVC by mail on USPS

Here is the complete files I sent to NVC: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-QUNSQUNzdGhBVmM

11/23/15 – NVC received documents. It shows “delivered” on USPS site

11/24/15 – DS-260 (IV application) is completed and submitted online

Here is the complete DS-260 application: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-SWtsV3dKZGhiQmc

11/26/15 – NVC sends email that it received documents, needs 30 days from 11/23/15 to process them

Here is the email & attachment: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxeL4YakC7Q-LWpBcWlTYktMUEU