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Got our receipt notice today and added our entry to the spreadsheet.

Hi Saylin,

How are you today?

Anyway, I am little curious about the acronyms written on your cover letter for both I-864 & DS- 260. I am referring to the NVC address.

National Visa Center

ATTN: CMR

31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

I noticed this coz I am making one right now. Aside from your guidelines I am reading also our NVC website just in case we missed some updates.

the address to be sent in our documents is at:

National Visa Center

Attn: DR

31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

What is DR?& CMR?

Thank you Saylin!

Go by what your ceac cover letter says. My AoS one was "Attn. CMR AOS".

Guys we got the case number like half hour ago.I wish everybody to get it soon.

How often did you call after NVC received your file? Did you get IIN at the same time too?

WE GOT OUR I-130 APPROVED TODAY (DEC-06-2013) AFTER A LONG WAIT OF 284 DAYS.. THANK GOD !!!!

I was wondering how much time it will usually take to transfer notification of the approved I-130 petition to the NVC and assign a case number ??

Congratulations! You don't seem to have a record in the Feb Transfers spreadsheet. I see from your timeline that you were transferred to NSC. What was the date on your transfer notice?

OK, I just added a comment next to the cell in the speadsheet that needs to be updated. VJ is a great resource and I want to thank everyone for the support that they provide, it definitely made it better to have something to check everyday while we were waiting rather than calling USCIS or checking the status online. Thank you!

I didn't see a comment on your row but I entered your NoA2. Congrats!

Happy Friday all!

I recieved approval for our i130 this morning and now I'm trying to get my head around this nvc stuff.

Am I right in thinking that I don't need to do anything at first and I have to wait for them to contact me?

Thanks

The first thing you should do is study the first 2 posts of this thread. Your question is answered in the 2nd FAQ question (post 2).

Where is your Time Line????

She seems to be a Feb filer.

SUSYOG,

well.... finally.... sigh of relief.....

got approved today morning (or last night) and heading towards NVC....

Congrats! Can you tell us which center you were transferred to?

Can I get a link to the spreadsheet please.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Anpi244OAt_IdGJxVU9tVVpXRkVZVlVMcjVwMGowOUE

Congrats!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Thank you! Hope you get yours soon.

At last, we were approved a few minutes ago, 35 days since transfer to NSC and 266 days since PD.

On December 5, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN.

On a less positive note, we now get to play the waiting game with NVC :-)

Best of luck to all those still waiting!

Edit: Congrats nosmit01, you beat me by a few minutes ;-)

Good to see all the centers moving. To the approvals, have a good and swift NVC journey.

What is your pd and transfer date and i got a stupid question but i want to know how do you put the dates and pictures at the end of every message.

Go to your profile settings and create a signature.

Also, if you click on someone's "pictures" you'll go to websites that let you create event timers and show you how to include them in your sig.

The spreadsheet has been updated with the 3 CSC approvals from last night and the 1 NSC today. There are also a couple of new things, average/median wait time for those without NoA2. I'll keep an eye on the thread for new updates.

same here... I got the same email an hour back...

According to few previous posts, you get approved soon after receiving this email (in next few hours)...

all the best...

Right, I saw a couple like that but I've also seen at least one case where they've been waiting for a couple of weeks. Keeping fingers crossed.

My case status changed today. I got all excited when I saw the email but it was only an A-# change notification:

On December 4, 2013, your Alien Registration Number was changed relating to your I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please check our website at www.uscis.gov for further updates on your case. Please wait until the end of normal processing time before calling customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for live assistance.

I was under the impression that this only happened when you've also filed I-129F but I guess this is not so (I haven't). BTW, my wife does not have an ARN and I suppose this means they've assigned her one.

There are more than 3 countries eligible for EP. Please refer to the list again.

Apologies, I didn't read the wiki closely enough. Unfortunately I can't edit my post but at least India is not one of the 7 countries.

congrats on all the approvals

today is the 5 week mark since my case was transferred.

my pd is march 13 and my transfer datw is oct 31 to nebraska. does anyone have a similar time line and have been approved

Yes, according to the March spreadsheet, there have been Nebraska transfers with both PD and transfer dates later than us who already have NoA2.

Hi Guys!!

Just checking in. My wife got approved 11/29(NSC) and on 12/02 got notice that case was shipped to NVC.

I read all the guides and had a few queries. I hired a lawyer to do this whole process(and yes dumb move on my part). This was before I found vj How does this process change with the lawyer involved? Will it add some more time? I called him and asked about whether he is signed up for Electronic Processing, and sure enough he is not. I am guessing this will cause delays in my case? Also, once my case gets assigned, can I still call and give mine and my wife's email address so the packet IV arrives via E-mail? Or does the Packet IV still go by snail mail to the beneficiary?

I just don't want the lawyers process and my process to clash and cause issues.

Thanks for all the help.

India does not have EP, only 3 countries do. You will only fill out 2 forms electronically, DS-261 and DS-260. Read the first 2 posts of the thread thoroughly.

Hello " goldensky " You are already approved on 25-11-2013 as per your Time Line. now what are you saying, i don't understand?

Goldensky99's post was on 10/28.

Thank you for the positive thoughts and good luck to you both, as well as to everyone else going through this ordeal.

I don't know why I even bother calling USCIS anymore. I just got off the phone with them. Before I talked to a live person, the automated case status system told me the date I was transferred and that I should have an update within 180 days! When I asked the rep why the discrepancy from the 60 days stated in the transfer notice, she gave me the usual canned response that they're experiencing delays and they're currently processing Feb 12... I also told her I'm going to visit my wife next week for 3-4 months (hopefully she'll have a visa by then so we can make the trip back together) and to be present for our first baby's birth, so I wanted to make sure they emailed me with any case updates. She proceeded to tell me they don't email those (!) and that I will receive notice via snail mail instead. Useless...

Despite what that email said, you are not being transferred to a local office but to one of the 3 service centers, as rinoa told you. Head over to the April thread and read about the transfers.

Can someone please send me the link for the spreadsheet.. Thanks!

Congrats u guys hope i am getting approved soon transferred on 11/5 pd is 3/19

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Anpi244OAt_IdGJxVU9tVVpXRkVZVlVMcjVwMGowOUE

Yes I did receive the hard copy I call them every week but they give me the time u have to wait 30 days then I call them again they said u have to wait 45 days its been 4 months now nothing happen

Wow, that's crazy. Did you get an RFE by any chance? What did they have to say about the 60 day thing? I'd call them daily. Also, get in touch with your congress people and the ombudsman.

I applied last year in Oct 2012 and I got transfer to NSC in august since that nothing happen just waiting

Did you receive a note with the transfer hard copy saying your case should be adjudicated within 60 days? Did you call them?