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Good morning Augustians :) Somehow I have been extremely fortunate and received NOA2 about 2 weeks after NOA1. I have no idea how this happened but it did and I'm super grateful.

We are now scrambling to get the AOS stuff together. I called the NVC last Friday and they have not yet registered it but they have received it so I will just call once a week until the 30 days is up then maybe call more often.

I can organise my police certificate now, yes?

Also holy gosh how expensive are medicals?! I was just doing some research, looks like I'll be paying $400+ at best..

As one of the two-weekers (I swear I did nothing different it's just pure dumb luck as you know), I can tell you right now I would feel exactly the same way if I was you. I would look at me and be so envious and angry and feel like it was so unfair. I do not think these feelings are unjust or out of line at all. And I agree with the poster above you, it would be VERY hard to feel happy for ones such as me. You poor things. *hugs*

You did do something different-- you live abroad with your spouse. They've been auto-expediting those petitions again since April. Add your case here, if you don't mind (jump to page 39 to see the most recent group of people auto expedited): http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/357465-usc-petitioner-living-abroad/

USCIS (Priority date April 1, Approval April 17, no RFEs)

March 28, 2014: I-130 sent via FedEx from Bogotá to Chicago Lockbox

April 1, 2014: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox at 10:29 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by J. CHYBA (date confirmed by My Case Status)

April 4, 2014: NOA1 e-mail received at 12:17 a.m.; case accepted and routed to CSC for processing. Check cashed.

April 17, 2014: Changed mailing address with USCIS Tier 2 representative. He also confirmed that our case had arrived to the CSC and that our NOA1 date is April 3.

April 18, 2014: NOA2 e-mail received at 12:30 a.m. Case status online changed to post-decision activity; date of "last updated" changed to April 17. Change of address e-mail received at 3 a.m. Status changed back to initial review on e-mail and online. Date of "last updated" now April 18. Called and spoke to two Tier 2 reps; both were useless.

April 21, 2014: Approval confirmed verbally by Tier 2 rep. Order put in to send second NOA2 hard copy to new address. Instructed to ignore online case status.

April 25 or 26, 2014: NOA1 hard copy arrives to old apartment in Bogotá. Priority date actually April 1. (April 3 was the notice date.)

May 16: USCIS change of address e-mail received

May 19: USCIS e-mail received saying a duplicate notice was mailed on this date. Case status now set to "Acceptance."

May 22: NOA2 duplicate hard copy arrives to U.S. address

NVC

April 29, 2014: Case received

​May 22, 2014: Case number and IIN assigned. Asked operator about our move from Colombia to Argentina and received instructions.

May 24, 2014: E-mails about embassy change/address change sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov at 4:36 p.m. NVC time

​June 3, 2014: Payment portal message "This case is in the process of termination" appears. DS-261 appears, submitted. E-mails received from NVC concerning case number and AOS bill.

June 4, 2014: AOS payment invoiced, paid; DS-261 received by NVC

June 6, 2014: AOS payment shows as PAID in payment portal

June 17, 2014: Response received from nvcinquiry@state.gov. "The correspondence submitted is currently under review. An appropriate action will be taken once this review is completed."

June 24, 2014: AOS package sent via FedEx overnight shipping from Houston to NVC

June 25, 2014: AOS package delivered at 9:43 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by F.FNU

July 1, 2014: AOS package scanned

July 18, 2014: Checked payment portal and saw: "CASE NUMBER CHANGE: The applicant's case number, [bGT#], has been changed to [bNS#]." Called and confirmed. Also said today marked 30 business days since NVC received DS-261; operator said she would have that reviewed and make IV payment available ASAP.

August 5: E-mail sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov concerning changing our embassy BACK to Bogotá at 6:41 p.m. NVC time

August 6: IV invoice e-mail FINALLY received at 2:13 a.m. NVC time

August 7: IV payment made available on payment portal; paid

August 8: IV payment shows as PAID in payment portal; DS-260 becomes available

August 14: Checklist received; errors on sponsor's I-864 form and on joint sponsor's I-864A

August 15: DS-260 submitted

August 29: Checklist response and IV package sent via FedEx ground from Houston to NVC

September 4: Checklist response and IV package delivered at 11:21 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by GPETERS

September 8: Checklist response and IV package scanned

September 10: DS-260 accepted; false checklist received

September 17: E-mail response received from asknvc@state.gov (30 business days/43 calendar days later): Correspondence under review

September 26: Embassy change approved; new case number assigned

October 30: CASE COMPLETE

Embassy

Interview scheduled: Nov. 10 -- Medical: Nov. 25 -- Interview: Dec. 1, 9:30 a.m. APPROVED! -- Visa in hand: Dec. 5 -- POE: Dec. 29 in Houston

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No he is not self employed. He is.employed by a pruvate company. I think i can breathe now.. thank you so much

He's not self-employed is he?, or has filed a 1099 due to an interests/dividends.. etc? Not everyone who files taxes has a 1099 :). It's only if your tax return had a 1099 with it, must you provide it with the return you send to NVC. [/quote

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No he is not self employed. He is.employed by a pruvate company. I think i can breathe now.. thank you so much

Then no need to worry about the 1099 :P.

I-130

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May 16th 2013- I-130 PD Date

Dec 30th 2013- Transferred to TSC

Mar 13th 2014- I-130 Approved

NVC

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Mar 28th 14 Case received at NVC

Apr 28th 14 Case # & IIN assigned

May 13th 14 AOS package received

May 14th 14 DS260 available & completed

May 20th 14 IV package received

Jun 12th 14 AOS checklist- NVC error-

Jun 13th 14 Supervisor review

Jul 28th 14 CASE COMPLETE!!!!

Sep 05th 14- Interview

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purpleblush: please press the 'Post' button just once.

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I-130

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May 16th 2013- I-130 PD Date

Dec 30th 2013- Transferred to TSC

Mar 13th 2014- I-130 Approved

NVC

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Mar 28th 14 Case received at NVC

Apr 28th 14 Case # & IIN assigned

May 13th 14 AOS package received

May 14th 14 DS260 available & completed

May 20th 14 IV package received

Jun 12th 14 AOS checklist- NVC error-

Jun 13th 14 Supervisor review

Jul 28th 14 CASE COMPLETE!!!!

Sep 05th 14- Interview

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:oops: Missed that one but I'm wondering if someone just made a mistake on NVC's side but it's better to send it in. They have asked me for things I know very well I sent I made a list. Yet they are telling me they have NOT received them. :(

My mother says (not always easy to take) that everything happens for a reason even if we never know why. So just take a deep breath and know your Lawyer will fix it. Just a little more time and I don't think they are taking 60 days just covering their behinds.

so my lawyer said she call them and told them that she send in everything and explain to them about the letter and they said that they will make a note about that?

now im wondering how long it will take them now to fix that into there system , like should i expect another 60 days? or will they fix it asap idk guys , i do believe that everything happen for a reason , but i cant even focus on my work or my studies ,

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Then no need to worry about the 1099 :P.

Thanks. I hope this will only post once.???

Then no need to worry about the 1099 :P.

Thanks. I hope this will only post once.???

Then no need to worry about the 1099 :P.

Thanks. I hope this will only post once.???

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Hey now you :P

hehehe. :P

Thanks. I hope this will only post once.???

Thanks. I hope this will only post once.???

Thanks. I hope this will only post once.???

Are you pressing post more than once on accident?

I-130

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May 16th 2013- I-130 PD Date

Dec 30th 2013- Transferred to TSC

Mar 13th 2014- I-130 Approved

NVC

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Mar 28th 14 Case received at NVC

Apr 28th 14 Case # & IIN assigned

May 13th 14 AOS package received

May 14th 14 DS260 available & completed

May 20th 14 IV package received

Jun 12th 14 AOS checklist- NVC error-

Jun 13th 14 Supervisor review

Jul 28th 14 CASE COMPLETE!!!!

Sep 05th 14- Interview

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hehehe. :P

Are you pressing post more than once on accident?

No. Im just pressing add reply once. I dont know why like these. Im too shy to post now ???

hehehe. :P

Are you pressing post more than once on accident?

No. Im just pressing add reply once. I dont know why like these. Im too shy to post now ???

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Yesterday I got a dreaded checklist of doom:

I-864:

1. "You must add _______ as a household member in Part 6, as he or she filed a Form I-864A."

2. That mistake everyone makes where they put the adjusted gross income instead of the total gross income. I was this close to telling my joint sponsor not to make this mistake, but then I thought, nah, it's right there on the form, he'll see it. Nope.

I-864A:

1. Not putting the address both times or putting N/A where it says to leave it blank if it's the same. Sigh.

2. Repeated the mistake of putting the adjusted gross income.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION! My mom (I-864A filler-outer) doesn't work. She's just filling out the I-864A because my parents file taxes jointly and therefore it was suggested that we have her do so. Can anyone answer this (question is from my Dad, the joint sponsor and the one who filled out the I-864)?:

On my I 864, part 6 line 6 C., what should I put for Mom’s income here? Her income on her I 864A line 10 is identical to my part 6 line 5, so should I put 0 here? N/A?

This is the part where under Sponsor's Income and Employment where it says: Income you are using from any other person who was counted in your household size, including, in certain conditions, the intending immigrant. (See Instructions.) Please indicate name, relationship and income.

This is what the instructions say about that:

  1. Annual Household Income.

    This section is used to determine the sponsor's household income. Take your annual individual income from Item Number 5. and enter it on Item Number 6.c. If this amount is greater than 125 percent (or 100 percent if you are on active duty in the U.S. military and sponsoring your spouse or child) of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for your household size from Part 5., Item Number 8., you do not need to include any household member's income. See Form I-864P for reference on the Poverty Guidelines.

The whole reason we were having my mom do the I-864A to begin with was because several veteran posters on VJ suggest it if your joint sponsor is married and the couple files taxes jointly. Apparently the embassies can request it sometimes. We wanted to avoid that, but now I don't know how to answer my dad's question. Any insight?

USCIS (Priority date April 1, Approval April 17, no RFEs)

March 28, 2014: I-130 sent via FedEx from Bogotá to Chicago Lockbox

April 1, 2014: Delivered to Chicago Lockbox at 10:29 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by J. CHYBA (date confirmed by My Case Status)

April 4, 2014: NOA1 e-mail received at 12:17 a.m.; case accepted and routed to CSC for processing. Check cashed.

April 17, 2014: Changed mailing address with USCIS Tier 2 representative. He also confirmed that our case had arrived to the CSC and that our NOA1 date is April 3.

April 18, 2014: NOA2 e-mail received at 12:30 a.m. Case status online changed to post-decision activity; date of "last updated" changed to April 17. Change of address e-mail received at 3 a.m. Status changed back to initial review on e-mail and online. Date of "last updated" now April 18. Called and spoke to two Tier 2 reps; both were useless.

April 21, 2014: Approval confirmed verbally by Tier 2 rep. Order put in to send second NOA2 hard copy to new address. Instructed to ignore online case status.

April 25 or 26, 2014: NOA1 hard copy arrives to old apartment in Bogotá. Priority date actually April 1. (April 3 was the notice date.)

May 16: USCIS change of address e-mail received

May 19: USCIS e-mail received saying a duplicate notice was mailed on this date. Case status now set to "Acceptance."

May 22: NOA2 duplicate hard copy arrives to U.S. address

NVC

April 29, 2014: Case received

​May 22, 2014: Case number and IIN assigned. Asked operator about our move from Colombia to Argentina and received instructions.

May 24, 2014: E-mails about embassy change/address change sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov at 4:36 p.m. NVC time

​June 3, 2014: Payment portal message "This case is in the process of termination" appears. DS-261 appears, submitted. E-mails received from NVC concerning case number and AOS bill.

June 4, 2014: AOS payment invoiced, paid; DS-261 received by NVC

June 6, 2014: AOS payment shows as PAID in payment portal

June 17, 2014: Response received from nvcinquiry@state.gov. "The correspondence submitted is currently under review. An appropriate action will be taken once this review is completed."

June 24, 2014: AOS package sent via FedEx overnight shipping from Houston to NVC

June 25, 2014: AOS package delivered at 9:43 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by F.FNU

July 1, 2014: AOS package scanned

July 18, 2014: Checked payment portal and saw: "CASE NUMBER CHANGE: The applicant's case number, [bGT#], has been changed to [bNS#]." Called and confirmed. Also said today marked 30 business days since NVC received DS-261; operator said she would have that reviewed and make IV payment available ASAP.

August 5: E-mail sent to nvcinquiry@state.gov concerning changing our embassy BACK to Bogotá at 6:41 p.m. NVC time

August 6: IV invoice e-mail FINALLY received at 2:13 a.m. NVC time

August 7: IV payment made available on payment portal; paid

August 8: IV payment shows as PAID in payment portal; DS-260 becomes available

August 14: Checklist received; errors on sponsor's I-864 form and on joint sponsor's I-864A

August 15: DS-260 submitted

August 29: Checklist response and IV package sent via FedEx ground from Houston to NVC

September 4: Checklist response and IV package delivered at 11:21 a.m. according to FedEx tracking; signed for by GPETERS

September 8: Checklist response and IV package scanned

September 10: DS-260 accepted; false checklist received

September 17: E-mail response received from asknvc@state.gov (30 business days/43 calendar days later): Correspondence under review

September 26: Embassy change approved; new case number assigned

October 30: CASE COMPLETE

Embassy

Interview scheduled: Nov. 10 -- Medical: Nov. 25 -- Interview: Dec. 1, 9:30 a.m. APPROVED! -- Visa in hand: Dec. 5 -- POE: Dec. 29 in Houston

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I've seen people not getting a checklist in spite of mistakes in their AOS packages. :wacko:

I hope they still accept your AOS package. Fingers crossed! :star:

It's not a mistake it's something missing in documents :no: we will find out in a couple days :)

Case filed- 3rd June 2013

NOA1- 6-6-2013

Case transferred to NBC- 12-18-2013

NOA2 finally- 4-23-2014

NVC received- 5-7-2014

Case number- 5-31-2014

DS-261- June 10th!

AOS sent- 3rd july

AOS scanned- 11th July

IV paid- 14th July

DS260 submitted- 17th July

IV sent: 19th July

IV scanned: 24th July

Checklist for AOS: Email received 3rd sept :cry:

Response sent: 7th sept

Checklist scanned: 11th sept

IV approved: 17 sept :dancing:

CASE COMPLETE: 4th nov 2014!!! (AT LAST)

Interview: Dec 8th :dance: :dance:

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So no case completes or documents reviewed today?

Case filed- 3rd June 2013

NOA1- 6-6-2013

Case transferred to NBC- 12-18-2013

NOA2 finally- 4-23-2014

NVC received- 5-7-2014

Case number- 5-31-2014

DS-261- June 10th!

AOS sent- 3rd july

AOS scanned- 11th July

IV paid- 14th July

DS260 submitted- 17th July

IV sent: 19th July

IV scanned: 24th July

Checklist for AOS: Email received 3rd sept :cry:

Response sent: 7th sept

Checklist scanned: 11th sept

IV approved: 17 sept :dancing:

CASE COMPLETE: 4th nov 2014!!! (AT LAST)

Interview: Dec 8th :dance: :dance:

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Yesterday I got a dreaded checklist of doom:

I-864:

1. "You must add _______ as a household member in Part 6, as he or she filed a Form I-864A."

2. That mistake everyone makes where they put the adjusted gross income instead of the total gross income. I was this close to telling my joint sponsor not to make this mistake, but then I thought, nah, it's right there on the form, he'll see it. Nope.

I-864A:

1. Not putting the address both times or putting N/A where it says to leave it blank if it's the same. Sigh.

2. Repeated the mistake of putting the adjusted gross income.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION! My mom (I-864A filler-outer) doesn't work. She's just filling out the I-864A because my parents file taxes jointly and therefore it was suggested that we have her do so. Can anyone answer this (question is from my Dad, the joint sponsor and the one who filled out the I-864)?:

On my I 864, part 6 line 6 C., what should I put for Mom’s income here? Her income on her I 864A line 10 is identical to my part 6 line 5, so should I put 0 here? N/A?

This is the part where under Sponsor's Income and Employment where it says: Income you are using from any other person who was counted in your household size, including, in certain conditions, the intending immigrant. (See Instructions.) Please indicate name, relationship and income.

This is what the instructions say about that:

  1. Annual Household Income.

    This section is used to determine the sponsor's household income. Take your annual individual income from Item Number 5. and enter it on Item Number 6.c. If this amount is greater than 125 percent (or 100 percent if you are on active duty in the U.S. military and sponsoring your spouse or child) of the Federal Poverty Guidelines for your household size from Part 5., Item Number 8., you do not need to include any household member's income. See Form I-864P for reference on the Poverty Guidelines.

The whole reason we were having my mom do the I-864A to begin with was because several veteran posters on VJ suggest it if your joint sponsor is married and the couple files taxes jointly. Apparently the embassies can request it sometimes. We wanted to avoid that, but now I don't know how to answer my dad's question. Any insight?

Ok, first off, Part 6, question 5 isn't based on tax information. It's asking for CURRENT annual individual income. So, that line and line 10 on the I-864A should NOT match.

To answer the question though, since your mom doesn't work (and I'm assuming makes no income from other sources), then $0 should be written on part 6, question 6c. And on her own I-864A, line 10, should be written $0 as well.

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Hi i have a question

On wifes ds 260

" Is this child immigrating to the U.S. with you?
Yes No "

My daughter also is travelling BUT she has her own case# . So the answer should be No ?

and

" Is this child immigrating to the U.S. at a later date to join you?
Yes No "

The answer should be yes ?

thank you

Daughters case USCIS Wife's case

Form I-130 Form I-130

Date I-130 Sent :01/22/2014..........................................01/22/2014
Date I-130 NOA1 :01/24/2014.........................................01/25/2014
Date I-130 NOA2 :05/08/2014.............Expedite...............06/25/2014

NVC

Daughter's case Wife's case

Date Package Received.............05/21/2014..............07/14/2014
Case # Assigned.........................06/12/2014..............07/29/2014
DS-261/AOS Bill invoiced...........06/25/2014..............07/30/2014
Pay Aos Bil....................................06/26/2014..............08/01/2014
DS-261 completed.......................06/26/2014............ 08/03/2014
Aos Sent.........................................07/03/2014..............08/11/2014
Aos Scanned.................................07/11/2014..............08/14/2014
IV Bill Invoiced...............................08/08/2014..............08/08/2014
IV Bill Paid.......................................08/09/2014..............08/09/2014
DS 260 Completed........................08/15/2014..............08/15/2014
IV Sent.............................................08/18/2014..............08/18/2014

IV Scanned.....................................08/21/2014..............08/21/2014

AOS Approved...............................08/26/2014..............?????????

CASE COMPLETE....................????????................????????


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