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muskan4eva   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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i'm soo happy my case is completed in NVC process. thank you for all who answered my questions and have helped me throughout this process.

i know NVC operators tell everyone that interview is scheduled the 2nd week of each month. u think they'll schedule anything before that??? i've seen alot of ppl hearing their interview date before and after the 2nd week....

IR-1 / CR-1 Visa

2010-04-19: approved online wohoooo

2010-04-24: NOA2 hardcopy received

2010-04-26: gave 2 email addresses and assigned case #

2010-04-27: received/sent ds3032, AOS bill

2010-05-01: IV bill became available online/paid

2010-05-06: sent in DS230 package via express mail 9:07am

2010-05-11: NVC acknowledges the receipt of AOS on 05/05

2010-05-13: operator told me that AOS sent to supervisor for review....

2010-05-14: AVR changes to received the checklist letter response on 5/13

2010-05-23: RFE for original birth cert. (i did sent original).......arghhh

2010-05-24: BC under review by some department

2010-06-02: sent in original BC again and previous BC is still under review

2010-06-10: NVC recognizes BC into their system

2010-06-15: BC under review

2010-06-21: SIF!!!!!omggggg soo happy 57 days in NVC process

2010-06-28: interview on Aug. 19, 8am.

2010-08-19: interview went fine but he's put into AP :(

2011-01-09: almost 5 months in AP "still pending"

2011-02-06: 5 and half months and still counting......when is this torture going to end....

2011-02-20: 6 months still no answer..........

2011-03-08: more than 200 days passed in AP..................(

2011-03-24: visa has been issued today. hurayyyyyyyyyy finally wait is overrrr.

2011-03-26: got the passport wohoooo

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RabRiz   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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i'm soo happy my case is completed in NVC process. thank you for all who answered my questions and have helped me throughout this process.

i know NVC operators tell everyone that interview is scheduled the 2nd week of each month. u think they'll schedule anything before that??? i've seen alot of ppl hearing their interview date before and after the 2nd week....

Congrats :dance:

I wish and pray that you will get your interview date soon.

USCIS Journey:

05-12-06 - Petition Sent for spouse of a green card holder (F2A)

05-18-06 - NOA1

06-24-09 - I-130 Approved (PD not current but sent to NVC (PD- May 04 2006)and Case Transferred to NVC

10-22-09 - Applied for US Citizen

02-25-10 - Became US Citizen.

NVC Journey:

07-07-09 - Entered into NVC , case number assigned

07-15-09 - Letter received from NVC saying Case number assigned.

10-19-09 - AOS Fee and IV Fee Bill received

10-28-09 - Paid AOS Bill and - Paid IV Bill

10-29-09 - IV and AOS packet generated

02-25-10 - Request sent to upgrade case to Spouse of a US Citizen(IR1) from Spouse of LPR(F2A)

03-29-10 - Case upgraded to IR1 from F2A

04-13-10 - AOS and DS-230 package Delivered

04-19-10 - NVC received Package(or entered into system)

04-28-10 - RFE Generated; April 30th 2010 - Email received about RFE

05-04-10 - RFE response Mailed; May 5th 2010 - RFE accepted by NVC; May 11th 2010 - RFE Entered into NVC system

05-19-10- SIGN IN FAILED (Case Complete)

05-25-10- Operator and NVC Email confirmed Interview date

07-29-10 - Iinterview @ 8:00 am APPROVED

07-31-10 - Visa In Hand.

08-08-10 - POE

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gina_raluca   14

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i'm soo happy my case is completed in NVC process. thank you for all who answered my questions and have helped me throughout this process.

i know NVC operators tell everyone that interview is scheduled the 2nd week of each month. u think they'll schedule anything before that??? i've seen alot of ppl hearing their interview date before and after the 2nd week....

Finally!!!! Congrats!! You may be assigned an interview date soon. I think it depends on your consulate. Good luck!

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kfameri   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Afghanistan
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i'm soo happy my case is completed in NVC process. thank you for all who answered my questions and have helped me throughout this process.

i know NVC operators tell everyone that interview is scheduled the 2nd week of each month. u think they'll schedule anything before that??? i've seen alot of ppl hearing their interview date before and after the 2nd week....

Congratulations!

tokyo.lovers Proficient

tokyo.lovers   6

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Japan
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congrats!!!!

USCIS JOURNEY

12-08-09 - I-130 Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

12-11-09 - Notice of Action (NOA1)

02-25-10 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2) ~CA service center~

03-23-10 - PCC Applied - GET 04/01

Your I-130 was approved in 76 days from your NOA1 date

NVC JOURNEY

03-03-10 - NVC Case Number Assigned

03-05-10 - Email give

03-09-10 - AOS bill; Agent Email Get

03-10-10 - Paid AOS Bill; Email/Mail DS-3032

03-12-10 - AOS Bill Status: PAID

03-15-10 - IV Bill Email Get; Pay IV Bill

03-16-10 - IV Bill Status: PAID; AOS @ NVC

04-07-10 - IV Pack @ NVC

04-12-10 - IV Pack Enters AVR

04-20-10 - Log-in Fail

04-21-10 - Case Complete

04-30-10 - Interview Date Assigned

05-07-10 - NVC Forwards Case to Embassy, Tokyo

Your case was complete in 50 days at NVC

EMBASSY JOURNEY

04-16-10 - Medical Exam ($400) - PASSED

05-10-10 - Embassy Receives Case from NVC

06-28-10 - INTERVIEW - Moved

06-21-10 - INTERVIEW - APPROVED!

06-22-10 - Visa Received

Your interview took 192 days from your I-130 NOA1 date

USA JOURNEY

07-05-10 - US Entry

07-26-10 - Request SSC @ SS office

07-28-10 - Welcome Letter (2nd on 8/9)

08-02-10 - SSC GET

08-12-10 - Green Card GET -38 days

04-05-2012 - File I-751: APPROVED 10/17

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haknas   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Russia
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i'm soo happy my case is completed in NVC process. thank you for all who answered my questions and have helped me throughout this process.

i know NVC operators tell everyone that interview is scheduled the 2nd week of each month. u think they'll schedule anything before that??? i've seen alot of ppl hearing their interview date before and after the 2nd week....

Congrats!

01-07-2010 -- Mailed I130

01-12-2010 -- Received the NOA1

01-18-2010 -- Touched

04-02-2010 -- Touched

04-04-2010 -- Touched

04-05-2010 -- Touched

04-05-2010 -- Approved. Received email and text message

04-10-2010 -- Got the NOA2 in the mail

04-16-2010 -- Paid AOS and IV Bill

05-07-2010 -- Mailed DS-230 and I864 package

05-11-2010 -- NVC received the documents

05-18-2010 -- AVR changed to "NVC received the documents on May 17th"

05-26-2010 -- RFE for original marriage and birth certificate

05-27-2010 -- RFE Cover Letter email received from NVC

06-01-2010 -- Sent the RFE response overnight to NVC

06-02-2010 -- NVC received the RFE response - signed by J. Desmond

06-10-2010 -- AVR updated "the documents received on June 2nd"

06-10-2010 -- AVR updated again "Checklist letter response received on June 9th"

06-18-2010 -- SIF

06-21-2010 -- AVR updated to "Case Complete"

06-28-2010 -- Interview date assigned

07-22-2010 -- Medical Test (Passed)

08-05-2010 -- Interview at 8:15AM in Ankara, Turkey APPROVED

08-07-2010 -- Got the visa in hand

08-22-2010 -- POE NY

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British_Cupcake   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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congrats :) you are nearlly there!

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USCIS Journey

29.01.2010 I-130 sent!! Let the journey begin

05.02.2010 NOA1 recieved

08.02.2010 Recieved NOA1 Hardcopy

05.03.2010 Visiting my husband for 2 weeks <3

20.03.2010 Arrived back in Germany :(

24.03.2010 NOA2 Approved (recieved email)

I-130 was approved within 47days

NVC Journey

30.03.2010 NVC recieved - Case number assigned

01.04.2010 Gave NVC email addys

05.04.2010 Recieved NOA2 Hard copy

08.04.2010 Recieved AOS Bill

12.04.2010 Sent NVC E-mail

14.04.2010 Email from NVC, DS-3032 Accepted

14.04.2010 AOS Fee paid

15.04.2010 AOS Fee Shows PAID

02.05.2010 IV Fee paid

06.05.2010 Iv Fee shows PAID

10.05.2010 Sent AOS & IV packages 3:49pm

11.05.2010 NVC signed for packages 2:27pm

19.05.2010 AVR updated, NVC recieved documents

26.05.2010 SIGN IN FAIL!

27.05.2010 Case Complete YAY!!!

11.06.2010 Interview date assigned 12th July 7.30am

05.07.2010 Medical in Dortmund

12.07.2010 INTERVIEW!..APPROVED!!!

27.07.2010 POE ATL

http://britgirlinamerica.blogspot.com/ Take a look, its all about my visa journey and my life in America

OBX Mentor

OBX   51

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Congratulations and good luck for a speedy interview date. :dance:

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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muskan4eva   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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thank you guys. i hope to get an interview date soon. do i have to wait 'till the 2nd week of july to get the date or i can expect to hear from NVC soon???

IR-1 / CR-1 Visa

2010-04-19: approved online wohoooo

2010-04-24: NOA2 hardcopy received

2010-04-26: gave 2 email addresses and assigned case #

2010-04-27: received/sent ds3032, AOS bill

2010-05-01: IV bill became available online/paid

2010-05-06: sent in DS230 package via express mail 9:07am

2010-05-11: NVC acknowledges the receipt of AOS on 05/05

2010-05-13: operator told me that AOS sent to supervisor for review....

2010-05-14: AVR changes to received the checklist letter response on 5/13

2010-05-23: RFE for original birth cert. (i did sent original).......arghhh

2010-05-24: BC under review by some department

2010-06-02: sent in original BC again and previous BC is still under review

2010-06-10: NVC recognizes BC into their system

2010-06-15: BC under review

2010-06-21: SIF!!!!!omggggg soo happy 57 days in NVC process

2010-06-28: interview on Aug. 19, 8am.

2010-08-19: interview went fine but he's put into AP :(

2011-01-09: almost 5 months in AP "still pending"

2011-02-06: 5 and half months and still counting......when is this torture going to end....

2011-02-20: 6 months still no answer..........

2011-03-08: more than 200 days passed in AP..................(

2011-03-24: visa has been issued today. hurayyyyyyyyyy finally wait is overrrr.

2011-03-26: got the passport wohoooo

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DebbyNSeyi Rising Star

DebbyNSeyi   15

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
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Congrats!

Forgive me for sounding ignorant, but what exactly does it mean when someone posts in their time line that their case was "touched"?

I see that a lot and don't really know what that means. And how would I go about finding out if my case was "touched" anyway?

CR-1 VISA

2010-06-01: Get Married!!!

2010-06-15: Mail out I-130 - Petition for Alien Relative

2010-06-22: I-130 NOA1
2010-09-30: I-130 NOA2
2011-01-26: Interview - APPROVED! (7 months, 4 days)
2011-02-02: Visa issued and in hand!
2011-02-25: POE - JFK (New York City)
2011-03-14: Received Conditional Green Card
2011-04-01: Received SS Card
2012-03-25: Our son is born!

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2012-11-27: Mail out I-751 - Removal of conditions
2012-12-03: I-751 NOA1
2013-01-17: Biometrics

2013-05-13: I-751 Approved

2013-05-17: Received 10 year Green Card

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2013-11-27: Naturalization Eligibility (3 years based on marriage)

2013-11-29: Mail out N-400 - Application for Naturalization

2013-12-03: N-400 NOA1

2013-12-06: Check Cashed

2013-12-31: Biometrics

2014-01-27: Place In-Line for Interview

2014-03-28: Interview Scheduled

2014-04-04: Interview Letter Received

2014-05-06: Interview

2014-05-12: N-400 Approved and Oath Date Scheduled

2014-05-22: Oath Ceremony - Become a naturalized citizen!!!

OUR VISA JOURNEY IS OFFICIALLY OVER!

Amit-N-Melody Proficient

Amit-N-Melody   11

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: India
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Congrats!!!

~ NVC Journey~

22 days at NVC

03/18/2010: Case Complete!

03/25/2010: Called NVC .. INTERVIEW May 27 @ 7:45!! Woot Woot

05/27/2010: Approved at the interview, but put on AP afterwards :(

06/27/2010: Really missing my Hubby :*(

07/29/2010: Visa Issued!! AP is OVER!!

07/31/2010: Visa in hand!!! Thank you GOD!

09/01/2010: POE JFK

2 Amazing Years Later!!!

~Lifting Conditions~

08/09/2012: File I-751 Packet

08/17/2012: NOA I-751 Receipt Notice recieved!

"Distance means nothing for love. Even the sun is so far away; yet, its energy blossoms the flowers on earth."

Christi and Ian Community Regular

Christi and Ian   24

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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i'm soo happy my case is completed in NVC process. thank you for all who answered my questions and have helped me throughout this process.

i know NVC operators tell everyone that interview is scheduled the 2nd week of each month. u think they'll schedule anything before that??? i've seen alot of ppl hearing their interview date before and after the 2nd week....

Congratulations! It's almost over!

Marriage : 2009-06-30

CSC: 155 days

I-130: 2009-10-01

NOA1: 2009-10-15

NOA2: 2010-03-05

I-129F: 2009-10-16

NOA1: 2009-10-23

NOA2: 2010-03-05

NVC: 60 days

Case #: 2010-03-11

AOS Paid: 2010-03-15

IV Bill Paid: 2010-03-24

Package Sent: 2010-03-29

AVR says received: 2010-04-02

RFE: 2010-04-13

Sign in Fail: 2010-05-10

CONSULATE: 17 days

Medical: 2010-06-04

Interview: 2010-06-15 - APPROVED!

Visa rcv'd: 2010-06-21

POE: 2010-06-29 LAX (286 Days from when we started this whole mess!)

CSC- ROC

Mailed 2012-06-05

NOA1 2012-06-07

Biometrics 2012-07-16

RFE 2013-02-06

muskan4eva Collaborator

muskan4eva   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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when u sign up for an account at USCIS website and add ur case number there. u'll find the last updated date. that updated date shows when ur case was last looked it. here's a sign up link

https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/selectusertype.jsp

IR-1 / CR-1 Visa

2010-04-19: approved online wohoooo

2010-04-24: NOA2 hardcopy received

2010-04-26: gave 2 email addresses and assigned case #

2010-04-27: received/sent ds3032, AOS bill

2010-05-01: IV bill became available online/paid

2010-05-06: sent in DS230 package via express mail 9:07am

2010-05-11: NVC acknowledges the receipt of AOS on 05/05

2010-05-13: operator told me that AOS sent to supervisor for review....

2010-05-14: AVR changes to received the checklist letter response on 5/13

2010-05-23: RFE for original birth cert. (i did sent original).......arghhh

2010-05-24: BC under review by some department

2010-06-02: sent in original BC again and previous BC is still under review

2010-06-10: NVC recognizes BC into their system

2010-06-15: BC under review

2010-06-21: SIF!!!!!omggggg soo happy 57 days in NVC process

2010-06-28: interview on Aug. 19, 8am.

2010-08-19: interview went fine but he's put into AP :(

2011-01-09: almost 5 months in AP "still pending"

2011-02-06: 5 and half months and still counting......when is this torture going to end....

2011-02-20: 6 months still no answer..........

2011-03-08: more than 200 days passed in AP..................(

2011-03-24: visa has been issued today. hurayyyyyyyyyy finally wait is overrrr.

2011-03-26: got the passport wohoooo

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