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NVC Filers - August 2017

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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7 hours ago, Jimenez1717 said:

How long after the nvc received your approved petition did they assign a case number? 🤔

USCIS (TSC)

June 28 - Approved I-130

June 30 - Sent to NVC

 

NVC

July 12 - Confirmed that they have received the files (don't know for sure exactly when it actually arrived)

July 19 - Case number and IIN numbers available

July 20 - AOS fee invoiced (payment ended up taking ~1 week to show as paid due to the system issues NVC was having) and DS-261 reviewed by phone

July 28 - IV fee invoiced

Aug. 1 - DS-260, IV civil document, and AOS documents submitted

Aug. 2 - New GZO case number issued (we are using email processing for China, which requires that they issue a new GZO case number to replace the original GUZ case number)

Relationship:     First met 2015, Married since Oct 2016

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2015 Apr - First met and started chatting online (he was in the US on a J-1 visa)

2015 Sep - J-1 visa expires (2 year home stay requirement)

2016 Feb - First trip to China (10 days): met friends and family, celebrated Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), lots of sightseeing (including seeing pandas), and lots of food

2016 Feb 06 - Purchase matching jade necklaces to mark engagement

2016 Jun/Jul - Second trip to China (10 days): lots more sightseeing, food, and time with friends/family

2016 Sep/Oct - Third trip to China (10 days) this time with my parents so that my parents could meet him and his mom, along with lots of sightseeing and food (i'm sure you've picked up on a trend by now :D)

2016 Oct - At the end of the time in China my parents, myself, and Xuan all traveled to Canada (7 days) so that we could get married, but unfortunately his mom couldn't come along with us.

2016 Oct 08 - Wedding day on top of Mount Washington on Vancouver Island, and it had just snowed the night before. (L)(L)

2017 Jan - Fourth trip to China (7 days), you guessed it: food, family, friends, spring festival, ...


The CR-1 Process:    NOA1 - PD 27 Dec 2016 (TSC)

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2016 Dec 21 - Sent I-130 packet (along with G-1145 for e-notification) by USPS priority mail express (1-day), but missed the pick-up so it won't actually leave till the next day

2016 Dec 23 - Delivery confirmed by USPS

2017 Jan 03 - Payment drawn from bank account

2017 Jan 04 - Text and email confirming USCIS receipt of petition, assignment to Texas Service Center for processing and SRC case number

2017 Jan 09 - Received I-797c notice of action by mail (NOA1) with assigned priority date of 27 Dec 2016

2017 ??? ......... just waiting patiently for NOA2 (hopefully by April/May if they ever stop transferring cases from Nebraska)

 

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6 minutes ago, Lora18 said:

Question... How long does it take for the NVC to recieve our packet from USCIS? We recieved the NOA2 July 20. Case was sent update via website Aug 1...

From the time I got a notification on the app telling me the case was sent to NVC, it took 5 days. I got the notification May 18th and when I called May 23rd they confirmed receipt. 

 

USCIS
09/23/2016: NOA1, I-130 received at USCIS Nebraska Service Center
02/16/2017: Case transferred to Texas Service Center

05/6/2017: NOA2, did not receive electronic notification

05/12/2017: Received NOA2 via snail mail 

05/18/2017: Notification received on App that case was sent to NVC
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05/23/2017: Case received at NVC

06/01/2017: Received case and invoice number via phone

06/06/2017: Received e-mail with case and invoice number, fees paid

06/20/2017: DS-260 submitted and AOS/IV package sent 

06/22/2017: Scan Date

08/23/2017: Case in Review Department

08/25/2017: Case Complete 

10/19/2017: Interview (Approved!!)

10/24/2017: POE - Houston, Texas  

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5 hours ago, Lacosta said:

No yet, I sent my papers last friday and they received today but they have not put them on the system yet. Just waiting for them to start counting the 11 weeks to review. 

I thought the 11wks started once it got to nvc stage

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59 minutes ago, EG&XY said:

USCIS (TSC)

June 28 - Approved I-130

June 30 - Sent to NVC

 

NVC

July 12 - Confirmed that they have received the files (don't know for sure exactly when it actually arrived)

July 19 - Case number and IIN numbers available

July 20 - AOS fee invoiced (payment ended up taking ~1 week to show as paid due to the system issues NVC was having) and DS-261 reviewed by phone

July 28 - IV fee invoiced

Aug. 1 - DS-260, IV civil document, and AOS documents submitted

Aug. 2 - New GZO case number issued (we are using email processing for China, which requires that they issue a new GZO case number to replace the original GUZ case number)

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2 minutes ago, Jimenez1717 said:

I thought the 11wks started once it got to nvc stage

nop, it is when you complete the 6 steps.

TIMELINE

29 December 2015 - married in Dominican Republic

 

USCIS Phase

21 November 2016 - I-130 sent to USCIS Chicago Lockbox 

22 November 2016 I-130 received at Nebraska Service Center

25 November - NOA1 received in the mail

???? - NOA 2 via e-mail, app and USCIS website

????- NOA 2 received in the mail 

????- Case Was Sent to Department of State 

 

NVC Phase

????- Case received by NVC

???? - NVC case number assigned

???? -  DS-261 Completed Online
???? - Welcome e-mail received, AOS fee paid
????- IV fee Invoiced, IV fee paid
????- DS-260 Completed
???? - AOS and IV package sent

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??? - Scan date

??? - Case Complete

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2 hours ago, Kadupul said:

I've heard of a couple closer to the end of June, nothing for July yet...I think they are working on mid to late June right now 🙂

Wow that scares me. My SD is June 14 and I have had no update.

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1 minute ago, myheart0628 said:

Wow that scares me. My SD is June 14 and I have had no update.

I think you're fine! I saw a cc from June 1st today from Ghana

my SD is June 5 and I'm waiting-in week 9 now

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2 minutes ago, Leah09 said:

Nice, you got it by calling?

Yeah i called the rep told me they had an invoice number and case number for me but that i had to wait on the welcome letter which should come this wk

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