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Quick and easy interview. So excited!!!!!!! Just need to wait for visa to arrive and could reunite with wifey!!!!!!!!

Anyone has any idea of how long it takes for visa to arrive?

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Quick and easy interview. So excited!!!!!!! Just need to wait for visa to arrive and could reunite with wifey!!!!!!!!

Anyone has any idea of how long it takes for visa to arrive?

ConGraTuLaTions! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

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nice! congrats! i think it should take about a week. how did it go? still waiting on my I-130 approval :(

what evidence did you give and when? curious since your wife is from taishan too.

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nice! congrats! i think it should take about a week. how did it go? still waiting on my I-130 approval :(

what evidence did you give and when? curious since your wife is from taishan too.

Per my wife, the VO asked only two questions. Where does your husband live, how did the two of you meet? From relative or friend. Asked to see a few pictures, and took my 3yrs tax transcript. Then he said, ok you passed. You may leave now. My wife didn't even realized that, that was the interview. She had thought that they were still asking for evidences and then take her to a room to do the interview. My wife asked, huh? what does that mean? Does that mean I'm approved? VO replied, yes with a grin. Wait for the visa package, it should arrive in about 5-10 days.

Yes, my wife is from Taishan.

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Per my wife, the VO asked only two questions. Where does your husband live, how did the two of you meet? From relative or friend. Asked to see a few pictures, and took my 3yrs tax transcript. Then he said, ok you passed. You may leave now. My wife didn't even realized that, that was the interview. She had thought that they were still asking for evidences and then take her to a room to do the interview. My wife asked, huh? what does that mean? Does that mean I'm approved? VO replied, yes with a grin. Wait for the visa package, it should arrive in about 5-10 days.

Yes, my wife is from Taishan.

nice! hope mine will be the same when the time comes. what evidence did you send? did you send it all with the i-130 or after the approval? did u have a banquet? wifey is worried that we didn't have a banquet and they might delay us or something.

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Yes we did have a banquet. We had it in Doushan versus Tai Shing. A lot cheaper. There was about 400 people. I included evidence of air fare, bus tickets, hotel receipts, engagement receipt,wedding ring receipt,skype phone logs,western union transfer. Best advice, anything that you do together keep it for your records. I had hired a lawyer, he sent it in with the I 130. Don't know if that had help or not. But definitely kept all records. Try to have photos of not just the two of you. Have as many people in the photo as possible. As witnesses that you two are together.

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Congratulations, the VO usually has already decided whether you have passed or not. The ones they are not sure about are the ones that are asked all the questions to try and find anything that does not sound right about the marriage. Good job sending in all the evidence you did. :thumbs:

Hope you have a wonderful life together.

07/07/09 : Married

08/18/09: I-130 Sent to Chicago

08/20/09: I-130 Received by USCIS

08/25/09: NOA1

09/22/09: NOA2

10/05/09: Received case# and gave emails

10/07/09: Received DS-3032 and AOS email

10/09/09: Sent DS-3032 email to optin electronic filing

10/15/09: Paid both AOS & IV fees

10/16/09: Received email electronic filing accepted

10/18/09: Sent AOS via email

10/23/09: Received email that AOS was accepted and waiting for IV

10/27/09: Sent IV via email

11/10/09: Signon to payment failure

11/19/09: Received email for interview - December 14th

12/14/09: Approved for Visa

12/16/09: Received Visa

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got all my receipts and pictures ready for when my I-130 gets approved and gonna go for electronic processing. does all my pictures and receipts have to be in .pdf also and how will I send everything if I got loads of evidence? do they accept everything zipped up?

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Congratulations! :dance::thumbs:

IR-5 for wife's parents:
3-24-2014: I-130 approved
4-08-2014: USCIS sent to NVC
5-07-2014: Case recieved at NVC
5-15-2014: Case number & IIN Assigned
5-21-2014: Completed DS-261
5-22-2014: Sent ENROLL EP email
5-27-2014: Sent AOS through EP
6-14-2014: Case number change from GUZ to GZO

7-04-2014: Sent DS-260 fee

7-07-2014: Sent Civil Documents

7-08-2014: Completed DS-260

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8-27-2014: Case COMPLETE! YES!...YES!...YES! :joy::thumbs::dance:

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Congrats!!! :dance:

It took about two weeks for my wife to receive her passport, with the affixed visa, in the mail. She lived about 1200 miles north of Guangzhou. :thumbs:

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Congrats!!! :dance:

It took about two weeks for my wife to receive her passport, with the affixed visa, in the mail. She lived about 1200 miles north of Guangzhou. :thumbs:

thx guys!!!! I'm so excited!!! Etin, I'm not sure about electronic filing. I did it old school, snail mail. Got myself a dumb lawyer. Waste of money!!!!

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jhdaone, in document intake day what did they take? my wife is having document intake day and interview on monday of next week

On doc intake, you need to bring interview email/letter, medical exam package,passport along with two passport photos. That's all they took from my wife nothing else. Supporting docs were brought on interview date, but they didn't ask for it. Except for a few photos to see, But did take my 3 yrs tax transcript.

Good luck to you Dchiu

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Congratulations on the approval ! Yay !

There's an EMS Tracking #, but tracking with EMS for now is a bit useless. It's useful later (read on).

For now, call the DOS Hotline every two days, asking for casefile status.

Status as I know it..

1. visa approved or denied

2. visa packet sent

3. casefile placed in administrative processing or

4. casefile placed in additional processing or

5. casefile placed in administrative review

Surely she'll have it within 2 weeks. I'm hoping EMS picks it up from the IV unit before the IV Unit shuts down for New Years.

Once you hear of 'visa packet sent' start tracking it with EMS online tracking. Also call the local EMS office in the city where it's going to be sent, about 2 days after that time tick.

In general, the EMS tracking system will show tracking info when the package has arrived to the destination city, rarely before.

Good Luck !

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Congratulations on the approval ! Yay !

There's an EMS Tracking #, but tracking with EMS for now is a bit useless. It's useful later (read on).

For now, call the DOS Hotline every two days, asking for casefile status.

Status as I know it..

1. visa approved or denied

2. visa packet sent

3. casefile placed in administrative processing or

4. casefile placed in additional processing or

5. casefile placed in administrative review

Surely she'll have it within 2 weeks. I'm hoping EMS picks it up from the IV unit before the IV Unit shuts down for New Years.

Once you hear of 'visa packet sent' start tracking it with EMS online tracking. Also call the local EMS office in the city where it's going to be sent, about 2 days after that time tick.

In general, the EMS tracking system will show tracking info when the package has arrived to the destination city, rarely before.

Good Luck !

Darnell,

What does casefile placed for additonal admin means. If they already approved it, why does it need to go to admin review? Also, when should I start to call DOS hotline?

Btw, Darnell you've been a great help throughout this process. I want to take the time and thank you for you help.

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