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Filed I-130 from abroad. Sent it December 29th and it arrived December 30th. Awaiting NOA1....

So the waiting game begins. I'm excited for next year. Here's hoping a quick process.

Pre Immigration:

Oct, 2010: Met my spouse!

May, 05/04/2014: Began dating!

Jan 01/01/2015: Engaged.

Jul 07/17/2015: Married!

USCIS CR-1/IR-1:
Dec 12/28/2015: Mailed I-130 (Chicago Lockbox)
Jan 01/04/2016: NOA 1 (California)
Jan 01/26/2016: NOA 2 (USCIS)
Feb: Sent to NVC.
TOTAL DAYS IN USCIS: 22 days.
NVC Stage
Feb 02/14/2016: NVC received case.
Feb 02/23/2016: NVC issued Case and Invoice #.
Feb 02/25/2016: Received Case & Invoice Number from NVC.
Feb 02/25/2016: Filled out and completed DS-261.
Feb 02/27/2016: Invoice fee to pay Affidavit of Support.
Mar 03/15/2016: Paid Affidavit of Support fee.
Mar 03/18/2016: Affidavit of Support fee paid status.
Mar 03/18/2016: Invoice to pay IV fee, Paid IV fee,
Mar 03/23/2016: Completed DS-260.
Mar 05/11/2016: Ceac Case shows ready and expedited to Rio(unknowingly)
May 05/31/2016: Sent in AOS & IV package.
May 05/31/2016: Case complete. Received Medical Letter and Interview scheduled for June 17th, 2016.
June 06/01/2016: Medical exam schedule for 06/15/2016.
June 06/17/2016: VISA APPROVED!!!

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welcome Jloves to this discussion group, definitely by the grace of God everything will work out great for each and everyone of us..Amen......

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Thanks Daylightvn, hope you will be approved soon also. Well I have dealt with VJ before so I've had the opportunity to learn a bit about this process. Well I've already settled on the idea that its g

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Yes its hard RSDP, but remember you have to stay strong for him, cause probably he has troubles to. You will find a way just keep going and you're reward for all of this will be waiting!

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Congratualtions on your NOA1 AH88, I just got my NOA1 hardcopy today, its at TSC.

Not sure if people know, its a really rough estimate, but if you add you NOA1 date to your timeline, when you view your timeline at the bottom of the table you'll find something like mine:

Based on timeline data your I-130 may be adjudicated between May 11 2016 and May 26th 2016

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :)

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Hey guys and Happy New Year. I have been waiting to get the I-797C to check the status online. well I finally received it and it gave me the priority date of 12/23/15 which is great, but my receipt number is not noticeable within the USCIS status update system, what should I do? should I wait another week and see what happen or should I call them on Monday and see whats going on?

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Hey guys and Happy New Year. I have been waiting to get the I-797C to check the status online. well I finally received it and it gave me the priority date of 12/23/15 which is great, but my receipt number is not noticeable within the USCIS status update system, what should I do? should I wait another week and see what happen or should I call them on Monday and see whats going on?

I'm having the same problem. I'm guessing with the holidays they might not have been able to update it yet. Let's wait till Wednesday and then call?

N400:

Filed: 02/18/2015

Check Cashed: 02/25/2015

NOA: 03/03/2015

Fingerprinting: 04/16/15 (Early FP 4/06)

Interview Letter: 09/19/15

Interview: 10/20/15

Oath: 11/18/15

Total Time: 9 months (273 days)

Passport: (Non-expedited)

Sent: 11/18/15

Check Cashed & Tracking Date: 11/25/15

Naturalization Cert. Received: 12/12/15

Passport Received: 12/14/15

Total Time: 3 weeks, 5 days (26 days)

I-130:

Sent: 12/15/2015

NOA1 (Text/email): 12/24/2015 - NSC

NOA2 (Text/email): 04/20/2016

Total Time from NOA1 to NOA2: 3 months, 4 weeks (118 days)

NVC:

Sent to NVC: 04/29/2016

Received by/ NVC: 5/20/2016

Case# and Invoice# received: 5/19/2016
Completed DS-261 Choice of Agent: 5/19/2016
Received NVC Welcome letter (Email) & AOS fee invoiced: 5/20/2016
Paid AOS Fee: 5/21/2016
Reviewed DS-261 over the phone: 5/26/2016
Choice of Agent email & IV fee invoiced: 5/27/2016
Paid IV Fee: 5/28/2016
Mailed AOS & IV packets (USPS Priority Mail): 5/28/2016
AOS & IV packet received: 5/31/2016
Completed DS-260: 6/2/2016
Scan Date: 5/31/2016
AOS & IV packet received email: 6/3/2016
Checklist: 7/1/2016
CASE COMPLETE: 7/25/2016
Total Time from NOA2 to CC: 3 months, 5 days (95 days); NOA1 to CC: 7 months, 1 day (214 days)
Interview: 9/1/2016 — APPROVED!
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Congratualtions on your NOA1 AH88, I just got my NOA1 hardcopy today, its at TSC.

Not sure if people know, its a really rough estimate, but if you add you NOA1 date to your timeline, when you view your timeline at the bottom of the table you'll find something like mine:

Based on timeline data your I-130 may be adjudicated between May 11 2016 and May 26th 2016

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! :)

Thanks for this tidbit! Initially my last date was June 1st but it looks the same as your dates now. I hope it'll be before May though. I really don't want to wait upto a year for all of this to go through

N400:

Filed: 02/18/2015

Check Cashed: 02/25/2015

NOA: 03/03/2015

Fingerprinting: 04/16/15 (Early FP 4/06)

Interview Letter: 09/19/15

Interview: 10/20/15

Oath: 11/18/15

Total Time: 9 months (273 days)

Passport: (Non-expedited)

Sent: 11/18/15

Check Cashed & Tracking Date: 11/25/15

Naturalization Cert. Received: 12/12/15

Passport Received: 12/14/15

Total Time: 3 weeks, 5 days (26 days)

I-130:

Sent: 12/15/2015

NOA1 (Text/email): 12/24/2015 - NSC

NOA2 (Text/email): 04/20/2016

Total Time from NOA1 to NOA2: 3 months, 4 weeks (118 days)

NVC:

Sent to NVC: 04/29/2016

Received by/ NVC: 5/20/2016

Case# and Invoice# received: 5/19/2016
Completed DS-261 Choice of Agent: 5/19/2016
Received NVC Welcome letter (Email) & AOS fee invoiced: 5/20/2016
Paid AOS Fee: 5/21/2016
Reviewed DS-261 over the phone: 5/26/2016
Choice of Agent email & IV fee invoiced: 5/27/2016
Paid IV Fee: 5/28/2016
Mailed AOS & IV packets (USPS Priority Mail): 5/28/2016
AOS & IV packet received: 5/31/2016
Completed DS-260: 6/2/2016
Scan Date: 5/31/2016
AOS & IV packet received email: 6/3/2016
Checklist: 7/1/2016
CASE COMPLETE: 7/25/2016
Total Time from NOA2 to CC: 3 months, 5 days (95 days); NOA1 to CC: 7 months, 1 day (214 days)
Interview: 9/1/2016 — APPROVED!
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Hey guys so my timeline says:

Based on timeline data, your I130 may be adjudicated between January 22, 2016 and January 31, 2016*.

So is this can be true? I mean isn't it too early? I really checked out and it takes like 3-4 months or smth. But this says so. That's because California Service Center?

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So even though I got a message on the USCIS website saying the document they sent to me was returned (the NOA1, I'm assuming, almost certain) and I contacted them and changed my address to my parents one in the States (since I live abroad), I asked my mom to check when her check to them was cashed and she told me Dec 2nd. I'm guessing this means they are still working on my case and I can expect an NOA2 at some point?! Hoping. Being patient....

Hi Blanche, was starting to wonder if we lost you :D I just got back from ringing in 2016! You did get the email about receiving the NOA1 right? So they'll work on your case. Your mother will get the NOA1 hardcopy hopefully soon. I would have her scan the NOA1 and email it to you so you can make sure all the information on it is correct. I mean you sure don't want to correct any misspelled names or addresses and stuff, cause if you don't do it now it'll get processed with the wrong information.

NOA1 - 12/21/15

NOA2 - 04/18/16

NVC Receive - 04/29/16

NVC Welcome - 05/13/16

DS-261 - 05/14/16

AOS, IV PAID - 05/27/16

DS260 done - 06/10/16

Case Transferred to US Embassy in Riga Latvia at the end of October.

If you really want it, you'll find a way!

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Welcome Fatigo and Caleb Joshua

Fatigo,

yes it is because of California Service center, but that's where it gets a little weird. CSC didn't have a huge backlog of cases to process at the time of that' list. I believe the lockboxes try to send cases to the center with the smallest backlog to try to even out the processing times.

So I don't know, who is to say that by now CSCs backlog may have increased so CSC's processing times could have got slower. But keep the fingers crossed you never know! :D

AH88

You're welcome, yes there're a bunch of tidbits that you find out the hard way. I happened to learn some of them in the past when I was trying to do the K-1 visa (which we didn't finalize), for my now wife.

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NOA1 - 12/21/15

NOA2 - 04/18/16

NVC Receive - 04/29/16

NVC Welcome - 05/13/16

DS-261 - 05/14/16

AOS, IV PAID - 05/27/16

DS260 done - 06/10/16

Case Transferred to US Embassy in Riga Latvia at the end of October.

If you really want it, you'll find a way!

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Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year! I just got back from my celebration for 2016 but here again. I received my text/e-mail NOA1 on DEC 23 and hardcopy on DEC 28. I am so excited to get things started! Hopefully, we all will be getting NOA2 soon so finger crossed. Lets roll :)

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Hi Everyone,

Happy New Year! I just got back from my celebration for 2016 but here again. I received my text/e-mail NOA1 on DEC 23 and hardcopy on DEC 28. I am so excited to get things started! Hopefully, we all will be getting NOA2 soon so finger crossed. Lets roll :)

Happy new year Sky, and congratulations! Yes we're finally rolling again after the holidays! But hey can somebody find the accelerator on this contraption and put the pedal to the metal please!!! :ranting::bonk::D

NOA1 - 12/21/15

NOA2 - 04/18/16

NVC Receive - 04/29/16

NVC Welcome - 05/13/16

DS-261 - 05/14/16

AOS, IV PAID - 05/27/16

DS260 done - 06/10/16

Case Transferred to US Embassy in Riga Latvia at the end of October.

If you really want it, you'll find a way!

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Just received my NOA1. My I-130 was sent to the California Service Center! Woot!

Pre Immigration:

Oct, 2010: Met my spouse!

May, 05/04/2014: Began dating!

Jan 01/01/2015: Engaged.

Jul 07/17/2015: Married!

USCIS CR-1/IR-1:
Dec 12/28/2015: Mailed I-130 (Chicago Lockbox)
Jan 01/04/2016: NOA 1 (California)
Jan 01/26/2016: NOA 2 (USCIS)
Feb: Sent to NVC.
TOTAL DAYS IN USCIS: 22 days.
NVC Stage
Feb 02/14/2016: NVC received case.
Feb 02/23/2016: NVC issued Case and Invoice #.
Feb 02/25/2016: Received Case & Invoice Number from NVC.
Feb 02/25/2016: Filled out and completed DS-261.
Feb 02/27/2016: Invoice fee to pay Affidavit of Support.
Mar 03/15/2016: Paid Affidavit of Support fee.
Mar 03/18/2016: Affidavit of Support fee paid status.
Mar 03/18/2016: Invoice to pay IV fee, Paid IV fee,
Mar 03/23/2016: Completed DS-260.
Mar 05/11/2016: Ceac Case shows ready and expedited to Rio(unknowingly)
May 05/31/2016: Sent in AOS & IV package.
May 05/31/2016: Case complete. Received Medical Letter and Interview scheduled for June 17th, 2016.
June 06/01/2016: Medical exam schedule for 06/15/2016.
June 06/17/2016: VISA APPROVED!!!

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Cool Caleb, congratulations! I guess we'll soon find out if the rumors are true that California is processing at the speed of light! :D

NOA1 - 12/21/15

NOA2 - 04/18/16

NVC Receive - 04/29/16

NVC Welcome - 05/13/16

DS-261 - 05/14/16

AOS, IV PAID - 05/27/16

DS260 done - 06/10/16

Case Transferred to US Embassy in Riga Latvia at the end of October.

If you really want it, you'll find a way!

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Thanks! Yes, I'm eager to find that out for myself too.

Pre Immigration:

Oct, 2010: Met my spouse!

May, 05/04/2014: Began dating!

Jan 01/01/2015: Engaged.

Jul 07/17/2015: Married!

USCIS CR-1/IR-1:
Dec 12/28/2015: Mailed I-130 (Chicago Lockbox)
Jan 01/04/2016: NOA 1 (California)
Jan 01/26/2016: NOA 2 (USCIS)
Feb: Sent to NVC.
TOTAL DAYS IN USCIS: 22 days.
NVC Stage
Feb 02/14/2016: NVC received case.
Feb 02/23/2016: NVC issued Case and Invoice #.
Feb 02/25/2016: Received Case & Invoice Number from NVC.
Feb 02/25/2016: Filled out and completed DS-261.
Feb 02/27/2016: Invoice fee to pay Affidavit of Support.
Mar 03/15/2016: Paid Affidavit of Support fee.
Mar 03/18/2016: Affidavit of Support fee paid status.
Mar 03/18/2016: Invoice to pay IV fee, Paid IV fee,
Mar 03/23/2016: Completed DS-260.
Mar 05/11/2016: Ceac Case shows ready and expedited to Rio(unknowingly)
May 05/31/2016: Sent in AOS & IV package.
May 05/31/2016: Case complete. Received Medical Letter and Interview scheduled for June 17th, 2016.
June 06/01/2016: Medical exam schedule for 06/15/2016.
June 06/17/2016: VISA APPROVED!!!

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My interview was on the 4th Dec 2015, and to date my case as been updated 5 times but still I. AP. After the interview the Co said my case was approved but I needed to submit an additional piece of document which I did a few days after. I was also informed by the embassy that the document was received and they will continue to process my visa. My question is. Is this the usual? And is there anyone who have been through similar situation? And how long did it take to get the visa?

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