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Jack2107   46

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Today we reach day 40 after NOA1... I'm losing hope on getting "auto-expedited" for filing from abroad.

I guess we will wait the "standard" 5 months between NOA1-NOA2...

Lol 40days and complaining ?

Relax......

Everyone is in the same boat.

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Any recent Texas Service Center approvals for i-130?

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Hello! And, welcome! We're April 7th and nope, nothing so far

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Today we reach day 40 after NOA1... I'm losing hope on getting "auto-expedited" for filing from abroad.

I guess we will wait the "standard" 5 months between NOA1-NOA2...

Yeah. Though you never know what some people consider "auto-expedited". Reading through that thread, there were some that thought less than 2 months had been fast tracked. And no clue how many think 45 days wasn't expedited.... (Yes, I'm grasping at straws)

Lol 40days and complaining ?

Relax......

Everyone is in the same boat.

Jack2107 just because we're all going for the same visa does not mean we're all in the same boat. Unless the USC is filing from abroad in your case and it was sent to the CSC, you're not exactly in the same boat as us.... There is anecdotal evidence that USC filing from abroad often get auto-expedited when sent to the CSC, which is what we were kinda hoping would happen.

IR1 Visa

Service Center: CSC

Marriage: 2011/09/24

Baby girl: 2012/12/31

I-130 Sent: 2015/04/08 - USC filing from abroad

NOA 1: 2015/04/10

NOA 2: 2015/05/20 - 40 days!!

NVC Received: 2015/06/05

Case number assigned: 2015/06/17

Submitted DS-261: 2015/07/05

Paid AOS fee: 2015/07/10

Paid IV fee: 2015/07/27

Submitted via email AOS and IV packets: 2015/07/27

Checklist: 2015/08/05 - for DS-260 was having website difficulties and didn't realise they would review our case in 11 days.

Submitted DS-260: 2015/08/07

Supervisor Review: 2015/09/14 - 38 days after submitted DS-260 and still waiting

Checklist/Email from Supervisor?: 2015/09/18 - for missing police certificate, even though we were suppose to submit directly to the Australian consulate. Emailed them as requested stating that info and called stating that info was told to wait another 30 days for them to respond?!?!?!?! :ranting: At least now I'm in direct email communication with a someone.

Case Complete!! - 2015/09/22 - 110 days

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Yeah. Though you never know what some people consider "auto-expedited". Reading through that thread, there were some that thought less than 2 months had been fast tracked. And no clue how many think 45 days wasn't expedited.... (Yes, I'm grasping at straws)

Jack2107 just because we're all going for the same visa does not mean we're all in the same boat. Unless the USC is filing from abroad in your case and it was sent to the CSC, you're not exactly in the same boat as us.... There is anecdotal evidence that USC filing from abroad often get auto-expedited when sent to the CSC, which is what we were kinda hoping would happen.

Exactly...

I was not complaining about it. I was just hoping we would get "auto-expedited". But anyway...

Now, I do complain about this whole "process" I think its completely BS that we have to wait +1 year just to enter my country with my family.

I've seen people from Philippines getting approved in less than 4 months, so it COULD BE faster, It can be done. They just don't want to spend more money on personnel and optimizing this simple process. For example: I believe sending PHYSICAL COPIES is a completely waste of money, time and not to mention: contamination and resources. This should be entirely digital, faster and efficient, only bringing ORIGINAL documents to the interview at your embassy or consulate. RFEs? Send them over the internet! Checks and money orders... are we in the 80's in what? These days everybody has a credit/debit card. It's so dumb.

06/10/2003 - Met in Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
04/20/2013 - Married in Caracas, Venezuela

USCIS STAGE
04/08/2015 - I-130 Package Sent to Chicago Lockbox trough USPS
04/09/2015 - USPS Tracking: "Delivered"
04/13/2015 - Received NOA1 via e-mail and text msg (CSC)
05/22/2015 - Received NOA2 via email and text msg (only 40 days!)

NVC STAGE
06/18/2015 - NVC Received our case (we had to call to figure this one out)
08/03/2015 - Called NVC and retrieved both Case Number and IIN
08/03/2015 - Paid Affidavit of Support Fee ONLINE (IV Fee still not available for payment)
09/09/2015 - Filed DS-261 (Choice of agent) ONLINE
09/15/2015 - Paid IV FEE and filled DS-260 ONLINE
10/20/2015 - Sent both AOS and IV packages trough USPS
10/28/2015 - Got email: Packages received by NVC (Scan date)
12/04/2015 - Called NVC: our case went for "Supervisor Review" (+45 days???)
12/24/2015 - Case Complete...!!! Thank you Lord!!!
12/24/2015 - Interview date scheduled: feb 23rd 2016!!!

23/02/2016 - Interview: Visa Approved

12/03/2016 - Point of Entry: Miami, FL - Perfect!

25/03/2016 - SSN received at mailbox

12/04/2016 - Green Card received at mailbox!!!! Whoohooo!!!!

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Just received an update of our case, APPROVED!!! 45 days from notice date of NOA 1!! Yey!!!

March 31, 2015 - I-130 packet mailed through USPS express mail

April 1, 2015 - Packet Delivered

April 3, 2015 - NOA1, routed to Nebraska Service Center

April 6, 2015 - Payment of $420 cashed

April 9, 2015 - Hard copy of NOA1 received in the mail

May 19, 2015 - I-130 case APPROVED!!!

May 27, 2015 - Case sent to Department of State NVC

June 3, 2015 - Case received by NVC

June 16, 2015 - Case number obtained

June 17, 2015 - DS-261 choice of agent completed over the phone ( unable to sign in online )

June 20, 2015 - Received WELCOME LETTER (enclosed with AOS fee invoice and document cover sheet)

June 21, 2015 - Received IV invoice fee through email ( still unable to sign in online )

June 25, 2015 - Mailed payments of both AOS and IV fee (two separate money order from USPS in one envelope, overnight delivery)

June 30, 2015 - Received email confirmation, both AOS and IV payment received

July 2, 2015 - Called NVC and confirmed AOS and IV shows PAID and Cleared in their system ( since i can't log in online )

July 2, 2015 - Mailed documents (overnight), only to find out NVC is close today (july 3), so package is held in the NH post office, scheduled delivery updated to july 6

July 5, 2015 - Finally able to sign in to CEAC website and filled up DS 260 and SUBMITTED!!!

July 6, 2015 - SCAN DATE

July 27, 2015 - CASE COMPLETE!

August 24, 2015 - Interview schedule assigned

September 24, 2015 - INTERVIEW DATE at US EMBASSY MANILA, PHILIPPINES

APPROVED!

September 28, 2015 - Visa Packet received (picked up at 2GO SM MOA branch)

October 10, 2015 - ENTRY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, reunited with my wife finally!!! 

I- 751 timeline:

July 13, 2017 - Packet mailed to CSC via USPS express mail

July 15, 2017 - Packet delivered

July 19, 2017 - Check cashed (personal check $680)

July 21, 2017 - Received I-797, Notice of Action (dated 7/15/15, 8:57pm)

July 29, 2017 - Received biometrics appointment notice dated 7/21/17, appointment is on Aug 9.

November 15, 2018 -  CASE APPROVED

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Exactly...

I was not complaining about it. I was just hoping we would get "auto-expedited". But anyway...

Now, I do complain about this whole "process" I think its completely BS that we have to wait +1 year just to enter my country with my family.

I've seen people from Philippines getting approved in less than 4 months, so it COULD BE faster, It can be done. They just don't want to spend more money on personnel and optimizing this simple process. For example: I believe sending PHYSICAL COPIES is a completely waste of money, time and not to mention: contamination and resources. This should be entirely digital, faster and efficient, only bringing ORIGINAL documents to the interview at your embassy or consulate. RFEs? Send them over the internet! Checks and money orders... are we in the 80's in what? These days everybody has a credit/debit card. It's so dumb.

Yep totally agree. It makes no sense for things to not be digital. It amuses me how they have the reduction of paperwork act blurb with various forms but the whole process is all about generating loads of paperwork. At the very least they could make it so people meeting certain conditions could file electronically like they're doing at NVC. My thought is if Australia can make it so most people can file for visas online, then the US should be able to do it. Australia seriously is stuck back in the 80s with technology for most things.

Just received an update of our case, APPROVED!!! 45 days from notice date of NOA 1!! Yey!!!

Congrats!!

IR1 Visa

Service Center: CSC

Marriage: 2011/09/24

Baby girl: 2012/12/31

I-130 Sent: 2015/04/08 - USC filing from abroad

NOA 1: 2015/04/10

NOA 2: 2015/05/20 - 40 days!!

NVC Received: 2015/06/05

Case number assigned: 2015/06/17

Submitted DS-261: 2015/07/05

Paid AOS fee: 2015/07/10

Paid IV fee: 2015/07/27

Submitted via email AOS and IV packets: 2015/07/27

Checklist: 2015/08/05 - for DS-260 was having website difficulties and didn't realise they would review our case in 11 days.

Submitted DS-260: 2015/08/07

Supervisor Review: 2015/09/14 - 38 days after submitted DS-260 and still waiting

Checklist/Email from Supervisor?: 2015/09/18 - for missing police certificate, even though we were suppose to submit directly to the Australian consulate. Emailed them as requested stating that info and called stating that info was told to wait another 30 days for them to respond?!?!?!?! :ranting: At least now I'm in direct email communication with a someone.

Case Complete!! - 2015/09/22 - 110 days

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Congratulations to all the people from the Philippines getting approved (as expected) but I don't see how it's of any help to post it here with the rest of us that will have to wait double and triple (if we're lucky) the amount of time.I'm sure we're all very happy for you but your posts are like salt in our wounds.By the time you're all settled in with your spouses some of us will still be waiting to get our NOA2...Since you already belong to a different category of applicants,you should also have the same thread.

I'm tryig to keep track of people's similar timelines as my own and get some MUCH needed help but I find myself scared to check VJ anymore because of how sad these posts make me.You didn't give me personally any hope and I don't want to think that some of you do it to rub it in our faces that you're progressing but it sure feels like you do.

I-130 Sent : 2015-04-06
I-130 NOA1 : 2015-04-09
I-130 RFE : 2015-08-22
I-130 RFE Sent : 2015-09-19
I-130 Approved : 2015-09-28
NVC Received : 2015-10-09
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-10-27
Pay AOS Bill : 2015-11-04
Send AOS Package : 2015-11-24
Submit DS-261 : 2015-10-27
Receive IV Bill : 2015-11-10
Pay IV Bill : 2015-11-10
Send IV Package : 2015-11-24
Scan Date 2015-11-27
Case Completed at NVC : 2016-01-06
Interview Date : 2016-02-03

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Congratulations to all the people from the Philippines getting approved (as expected) but I don't see how it's of any help to post it here with the rest of us that will have to wait double and triple (if we're lucky) the amount of time.I'm sure we're all very happy for you but your posts are like salt in our wounds.By the time you're all settled in with your spouses some of us will still be waiting to get our NOA2...Since you already belong to a different category of applicants,you should also have the same thread.

I'm tryig to keep track of people's similar timelines as my own and get some MUCH needed help but I find myself scared to check VJ anymore because of how sad these posts make me.You didn't give me personally any hope and I don't want to think that some of you do it to rub it in our faces that you're progressing but it sure feels like you do.

?????????????

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I agree with NikiandMike. The Philipinos should have a seperate forum. Personally, I'm happy for them, but I also think it is very very unfair that they get special treatment.

Definitely agree

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Congratulations to all the people from the Philippines getting approved (as expected) but I don't see how it's of any help to post it here with the rest of us that will have to wait double and triple (if we're lucky) the amount of time.I'm sure we're all very happy for you but your posts are like salt in our wounds.By the time you're all settled in with your spouses some of us will still be waiting to get our NOA2...Since you already belong to a different category of applicants,you should also have the same thread.

I'm tryig to keep track of people's similar timelines as my own and get some MUCH needed help but I find myself scared to check VJ anymore because of how sad these posts make me.You didn't give me personally any hope and I don't want to think that some of you do it to rub it in our faces that you're progressing but it sure feels like you do.

Word.

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Hi Everyone,

I am also April filer. I filed I 130 for my wife and the PD is April 27. Already received NOA1 and they send my case to California center. I checked online and in my NOA1 they didn't mention that my case is with California center,but in the email they said they forward it to California center. Is there any way I can check where is my case right now. please help.

Thanks,

Farhan

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Hi Everyone,

I am also April filer. I filed I 130 for my wife and the PD is April 27. Already received NOA1 and they send my case to California center. I checked online and in my NOA1 they didn't mention that my case is with California center,but in the email they said they forward it to California center. Is there any way I can check where is my case right now. please help.

Thanks,

Farhan

check your Noa, there is a receipt number. If you case was sent to California, it started with WAC. Your receipt number should be WAC xxxxxxxxxx

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LkhSY9UjVYFhNwZpdBR-hW3DBTeSMxzZCp4byrT8tIw/edit#gid=0

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check your Noa, there is a receipt number. If you case was sent to California, it started with WAC. Your receipt number should be WAC xxxxxxxxxx

Yes it is saying WAC. Thanks Marymon.

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