Akals78

Wow that was some interview. They met their match: A strong, faithful and determined lady!

Wow that was some interview. They met their match: A strong, faithful and determined lady!

Some updates:
My wife is waiting for the DMV raod test, All the SSNs arrived for her and the kids. On Friday last week the Green card finally arrived in the mail from the Texas Service Center. The curtain for the last of these long episodes is close to the floor. All the best for those who are in the journey. It shall come to pass. Stay tuned.

Passports finally picked from DHL with that yelow envelope. Next is the flight ticket - One way!

My wife went for the interview today (July 10th) and was approved. She was given the Immigration fee ($165) handout with the A-number on it. They will mail the passports through DHL. It has been an interesting journey from my N-400 to the oath, I-130 through several USCIS field offices to the NVC and the phone calls and wait times, finally to the Consulate.
It takes people like you VJ members to be able to soldier on even when things seem to ground to a halt. People from all walks of life tied to this journey. So my good people I pray that you will also reap the benefits of this tough race a race that is not for the swift but for those who can endure. Keep the faith, so long......

Interview went well and my wife was given the immigrant fee handout ($165) with the A-number and DOS case number together with a green form which she completed putting down the DHL office where she will pick the passports.

So as naswagi, Aren and edna said in previous posts, the cost is not more than $250 unless there is something out of the ordinary. I will let you know how the interview goes. I am trusting that everything will be flawless! This journey has been long from the first time I submitted the N400. This race is not for the swift.....time and chance happens to them all.

This just in:
An immigrant visa interview is scheduled for .........and any eligible derivative applicants
(see applicants eligible to attend the interview below) at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in NAIROBI, KENYA
on July 10, 2014 at 07:30 am. It is a four page PDF.I need to see what feedback we have on the country portal.
So there you have it my people. I was planning to call tomorrow first thing in the morning. I called on Tuesday and was told we are still waiting for the embassy.

This just in:
An immigrant visa interview is scheduled for .........and any eligible derivative applicants
(see applicants eligible to attend the interview below) at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in NAIROBI, KENYA
on July 10, 2014 at 07:30 am. It is a four page PDF.I need to see what feedback we have on the country portal.
So there you have it my people. I was planning to call tomorrow first thing in the morning. I called on Tuesday and was told we are still waiting for the embassy.

This just in:
An immigrant visa interview is scheduled for .........and any eligible derivative applicants
(see applicants eligible to attend the interview below) at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in NAIROBI, KENYA
on July 10, 2014 at 07:30 am. It is a four page PDF.I need to see what feedback we have on the country portal.
So there you have it my people. I was planning to call tomorrow first thing in the morning. I called on Tuesday and was told we are still waiting for the embassy.

First my last two posts:
In Topic: NVC Filers - May 2014
30 April 2014 - 05:12 PM
May is my month (My gut feeling) Still I will not call NVC until next week. I just received an email my I 864ws were delivered today so I will let the hard working men and women at NVC take time to review. It was the second AOS checklist. The first one I sent on Tuesday April 8 and was told to wait 20 working days and at some point 30 working days. Then on Monday I was told that one case was completed after that review, so when I call next week I will ask the exact date this particular case it was completed and work backwards to the April 9 when they received the AOS and that will give me the approximate days I should wait before I start a frenzy of calls. My two cents.
In Topic: NVC Filers - May 2014
20 May 2014 - 11:57 AM
I had mentioned earlier that I was gonna take a hiatus from my frequent NVC phone calls. So I broke the streak today. I made the phone call and had the longest wait ever, before one of the operators came on and told me that it will not be long before my case is complete. Why? I calmly asked, and she said its because they were reviewing April 26th mails (It was a Saturday) and she noted that my I864W was received on May1. I wonder how many days they take to review an average day's mail. Time will tell..... crossed fingers and toes.

THEN TODAY 5/22/2014
I called NVC this morning and finally the operator told me that the cases are complete and waiting for Embassy scheduling!.

Once you pay the AOS fees and it is indicated as paid when you log in, dont wait submit the AOS package complete with its requirements Tax transcripts, paystubs etc, after a "few" days of processing you will be able to hit pay and it will take you to the payment portal where you will pay the IV fees. A few forum members have been lucky to pay both but it is taking some time now. When you pay the IV fees it will again take some days for the funds to move from your account and once it indicates as paid now complete the Online DS 260 and send the IV package. Calling the NVC needs patience and one has to be ready to wait until someone answers the phone. Good luck

July 25 2013 USCIS date July 29 2013
On January 22, 2014, we transferred your I130, IMMIGRANT..............
On January 28, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT.....
One week!! I could not even believe it. I think the California service center is stepping up.