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I was just reading the instructions for the medical exam and read that we need to bring the appointment letter AND the confirmation email to the medical exam. So should I be expecting an appointment letter in the mail? I thought the email was the appt letter... Help anyone?

I've attached the statement below on what the instructions said.

Thanks everyone ya I thought he would be alright and ya like already mentioned Canadians don't need visitor visas to come to the USA unless they are trying to stay more than 90 days.

Hi everyone. Just a quick clarifying question... My husband (A Canadian citizen) the beneficiary has a scheduled interview at the embassy in Montreal to get his IR-1 Permanent Resident Visa. Can he travel to the US for a few days before the interview?

This might be a silly question. I think the answer is Yes, it should be fine for him to travel but not completely sure. Thoughts?

Hi everyone. Just a quick clarifying question... My husband (A Canadian citizen) the beneficiary has a scheduled interview at the embassy in Montreal to get his IR-1 Permanent Resident Visa. Can he travel to the US for a few days before the interview?

This might be a silly question. I think the answer is Yes, it should be fine for him to travel but not completely sure. Thoughts?

Thanks for sharing your news it motivated me to call them although I was doubtful about having an interview date already. We called NVC and our interview was also scheduled!!!! Woohoo! CC Dec 5th and Interview in Montreal on Jan 22 at 10:30 a.m. We are super happy. I was worried we wouldn't get a January interview.

I got the CC email this morning.

Congrats!! That's exciting! We should call because our embassy is also Montreal and we had CC Dec 5th. When did they send you the cc email?

I am so EXCITED!!! CC Dec 5, 2014, Interview date Jan 23, 2015 at 10:30 am!!!!

63 days in and just checked online and on one of the websites the AOS fee finally changed to N/A!!! Our scan date was Oct 2nd and we hit 60 Days Dec 2. It's too late to call NVC to confirm CC but on Monday fingers crossed that N/A will been CC!

Today we hit 60 days at NVC with a scan date of Oct 2, 2014. We called and still no new info they said call back in a few days. Crossing fingers we have no checklists and that we hear something soon.

I've been perusing the forums to find an answer to my question, but have decided to post!

I am the sponsor and my mom will be the joint sponsor. Her income alone meets the requirements needed. When submitting her tax return papers and W-2's, she's filed Married Jointly along with my Dad, who passed away 4 months ago.

1. I don't need to submit my deceased father's W-2's do I?

(And even if he hadn't passed away, her income is sufficient so we wouldn't need to include the additional paperwork right?)

2. For clarification, on the I-864 Pg 6. Part 6. Section 13.a,b,c that asks for:

"total income (adjusted gross income on IRS Form

I got it I got it! Our I-130 was approved today August 6,2014. And our NOA-1 was Feb 6, 2014. Best of luck to everyone else.

We got it we got it! Our NOA-1 was Feb 6, 2014 and just received the email that our I-130 was processed today August 6, 2014! Woohoo.

Congrats to everyone moving forward! I guess some centers are working quicker than others. Some of you have filed after me and are now ahead of me. Lucky!! For the rest of us we'll just keep hopeful!

Wow congrats!!! So lucky!

Thanks for the responses. The reason to expedite is based on medical reasons. My issue was that the immigration officer on the phone who first off had not even viewed the request, didn't have any evidence in front of him just decided to make the assumption that they probably denied it and told me that I would be denied in the future. Like no offense but #######, you know nothing about my medical condition so how could he tell me that my case would definitely not be expedited without viewing any of the evidence I provided?!!!

@li_09 thanks for the suggestion I will try that!

Just to update so they basically told me that email about biometrics was a mistake. And that when I sent my request with the i-130 intially that they probably denied it and just didn't notify me that it was denied. #######??? And this immigration officer on the phone was just assuming and I asked him how to proceed whether I should file another request or contact a senator and he said, "No, you can't do anything. You have to wait 6-9 months like everyone else to get processed." TO me this doesn't make any sense I mean they didn't even look at all the evidence I sent with my request and hes just gonna say too bad for you. At least give me the fair chance of evaluating the evidence I sent in to support myrequest to expedite!!

Any suggestions or ideas on how I should proceed? Or what I can do to advocate for myself???

Just to update so they basically told me that email about biometrics was a mistake. And that when I sent my request with the i-130 intially that they probably denied it and just didn't notify me that it was denied. #######??? And this immigration officer on the phone was just assuming and I asked him how to proceed whether I should file another request or contact a senator and he said, "No, you can't do anything. You have to wait 6-9 months like everyone else to get processed." TO me this doesn't make any sense I mean they didn't even look at all the evidence I sent with my request and hes just gonna say too bad for you. At least give me the fair chance of evaluating the evidence I sent in to support myrequest to expedite!!

Any suggestions or ideas on how I should proceed? Or what I can do to advocate for myself???

I filed at Chicago and it was sent to Nebraska for processing. My NOA-1 date was Feb 6, 2014. I included a request to expedite along with my i-130 petition, and when I called to inquire about it they hadn't even noticed it. Great!! So the lady put in a request over the phone and a few days later I received an email saying they couldn't do anything about an expedite request at the moment.. this was the reason...

We are unable to expedite your application at this time as we are waiting for your biometrics to be taken. When you receive your biometric notice, you may go to the appointment location on an earlier date than scheduled. If they are able to accommodate you, they will do so. Once you have completed your biometrics you may resubmit your expedite request. Please be advised that an emergent need must be presented.

I don't understand though.. do they request biometrics this early on? I thought you had to get your NOA-2 first and then further on in the process that you complete your biometrics...

I am currently waiting for a call back to hear back from USCIS office concerning this matter.

Let me know if you folks have any comments or thoughts on this matter!

wow!!! how did you get this expedited? I sent in my i-130 petition along with a request to expedite and they did not even see my request, so I phoned and made a request and was told they couldn't expedite anything yet because they are waiting for biometrics from us. Weird!!

So I am thinking that USCIS has made an error. The next step after NOA-1 would be NOA-2 correct? So why did USCIS tell me they are waiting for biometrics from us before they can expedite anything?So weird.

We filed our I-130 petition along with a Request to Expedite the application process to the Chicago Lockbox for IR-1/CR-1 and received our NOA-1 on Feb 6, 2014.

Then on Feb 26, 2014 I phoned to inquire if they had seen our Request to Expedite that we had attached to the petition application. They said they had no indication of that. :0 However, the lady went and put in a request for me. I received an email with this response...

"We are unable to expedite your application at this time as we are waiting for your biometrics to be taken. When you receive your biometric notice, you may go to the appointment location on an earlier date than scheduled. If they are able to accommodate you, they will do so. Once you have completed your biometrics you may resubmit your expedite request. Please be advised that an emergent need must be presented."

So... I have a few questions.

1. How long does it take to receive the biometrics notice?

2. Is the biometric notice the same as the NOA-2?

Does anyone have suggestions on how I should proceed? If I should make some calls or is it just a waiting game now?

Anyone feedback and advice is appreciated! Thanks so much.

I filed my I-130 attached with a expedite request to the Chicago LockBox and received NOA1 and it was transferred to Nebraska USCIS. Who can I call to inquire a out my expedite request? I just want to make sure that they have seen the request. Any help is appreciated!

Hope it all works out and your Dad has a speedy recovery.

Thanks!! And btw do you think that it is okay to just attach the request to the top of my I-130 Petition?

THanks for your help. I've already called them multiple times and they don't have any helpful info on how to proceed. I've decided to just apply through the Chicago lock box and attach the a request to expedite on the top of the i-130 petition

Hey thanks for the response. That is why I contacted my US Embassy in Canada regarding the matter and they had no info.

Ok I am going absolutely bananas!!! I have already called USCIS, and multiple embassies and consulates in Canada where I am living to try to get some kind of info on where to send a request for Exceptional Filing at U.S. Embassies or Consulates without a USCIS Field Office due to exceptional circumstances???

Does anybody have any suggestions on who to contact that will have that type of information?

It's so frustrating to call all these different people and nobody has an answer and it seems like no one is educated on the matter and can't even give me any ideas of who to contact! And if they do refer me to someone, those people are also clueless.

Feeling frustrated...Any help would be appreciated!!!

Thanks!