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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
Timeline
Posted
1 hour ago, Lyubov said:

hallelujah! February 9th, Memphis

Wonderful! ย Be sure to report on it.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Posted
10 hours ago, Lyubov said:

My New Year gift arrived early - my interview, which got canceled on October 20th, finally got rescheduled - hallelujah! February 9th, Memphis. I'm so relieved

Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ย 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

Late to the party, filed 8/10 and had interview scheduled for 12/29 in Seattle but got descheduled on 12/19. Tbh I'm thiiiiiiis close to just throwing the whole process in the bin and going back to Canada.ย 

I am not a lawyerย and nothing I sayย is or should be taken as legal advice.ย 

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CR1/IR1 Timeline:

ย 

Spoiler

Married: August 18th 2018

I-130 Sent: September 18th 2018

PD: September 20th 2018 TSC

NOA1 Received: October 5th 2018
Case Inquiry: July 13th 2019ย 

Case Inquiry Response: July 24th 2019 - in line for processing.

Escalated Case Inquiry: August 6th 2019 - tier 2 found that internal status was "in background check" despite results coming back 4 months prior.

Escalated Case Inquiry Response: August 7th 2019 - case was "delayed" because they had to "perform additional review" ๐Ÿ™„ย case now with an officer.

NOA2: August 22ndย 2019 (336ย days)

Sent to DOS: September 5th 2019

NVC Received: September 13th 2019

Case Number: October 9th 2019

DS-260 Completed: October 28th 2019

NVC Docs Uploaded: October 29th 2019

DQ: December 18th 2019

Became IR1: August 18th 2020

IL:ย October 13th 2020

Interview:ย November 2nd 2020

Visa Received:ย November 5th 2020

POE:ย November 8th 2020

GC Received:ย January 23rd 2021

ย 

CR1/IR1 Montreal FAQ:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k927pE5wqzTN5n0lPYZ1JQxgbmnzmNWX5hSteyii0BY/

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, DGF said:

Late to the party, filed 8/10 and had interview scheduled for 12/29 in Seattle but got descheduled on 12/19. Tbh I'm thiiiiiiis close to just throwing the whole process in the bin and going back to Canada.ย 

Fair enough, why naturalize if US citizenship is not a high priority?

Edited by OldUser
Posted

N-400 NOA date August 29th 2025. My interview was on December 22nd 2025, at Federal Plaza New York. Approved same day. USCIS status: Oath ceremony to be scheduled.ย ย 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
Timeline
Posted
1 hour ago, Ann&James said:

My interview was on December 22nd 2025, at Federal Plaza New York. Approved same day.

Congratulations!

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Posted
9 hours ago, Ann&James said:

N-400 NOA date August 29th 2025. My interview was on December 22nd 2025, at Federal Plaza New York. Approved same day. USCIS status: Oath ceremony to be scheduled.ย ย 

ย 

Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ‘ย 

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted
On 12/30/2025 at 12:57 PM, OldUser said:

Fair enough, why naturalize if US citizenship is not a high priority?

I'd like to be able to vote and not be beholden to USCIS anymore. It was always the plan to naturalize as soon as possible but then my ex and I split and since then I've just been carrying on with that plan because it was easier to stay the course.ย 

I am not a lawyerย and nothing I sayย is or should be taken as legal advice.ย 

ย 

CR1/IR1 Timeline:

ย 

Spoiler

Married: August 18th 2018

I-130 Sent: September 18th 2018

PD: September 20th 2018 TSC

NOA1 Received: October 5th 2018
Case Inquiry: July 13th 2019ย 

Case Inquiry Response: July 24th 2019 - in line for processing.

Escalated Case Inquiry: August 6th 2019 - tier 2 found that internal status was "in background check" despite results coming back 4 months prior.

Escalated Case Inquiry Response: August 7th 2019 - case was "delayed" because they had to "perform additional review" ๐Ÿ™„ย case now with an officer.

NOA2: August 22ndย 2019 (336ย days)

Sent to DOS: September 5th 2019

NVC Received: September 13th 2019

Case Number: October 9th 2019

DS-260 Completed: October 28th 2019

NVC Docs Uploaded: October 29th 2019

DQ: December 18th 2019

Became IR1: August 18th 2020

IL:ย October 13th 2020

Interview:ย November 2nd 2020

Visa Received:ย November 5th 2020

POE:ย November 8th 2020

GC Received:ย January 23rd 2021

ย 

CR1/IR1 Montreal FAQ:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k927pE5wqzTN5n0lPYZ1JQxgbmnzmNWX5hSteyii0BY/

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