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I would say the choice is up to you.  But entering after your two year anniversary you do not have to worry about the  hassle and expense of having to remove conditions, as you will get a 10 year green card. Plus March 15th is less than two weeks away.  

I would say the choice is up to you.  But entering after your two year anniversary you do not have to worry about the  hassle and expense of having to remove conditions, as you will get a 10 year green card. Plus March 15th is less than two weeks away.  

Thanks MrsRana for your guidance. 

They may both be same packet

I entered the US the day before visa and medical exam expiry. no hassle at airport JFK.

as a lpr you should not marry before you enter the US and activate your green card. if you get married before you enter your IV would be void as it was issued to you as being single.
at my interview if I was married was one of the first questions the CO asked and said if I planned to I should not do so before entering the US which is what I did.

I filled out the details on mine - name, date of birth and city/country of birth. In city/country of residence I put deceased.

I just checked my P4 letter which states:
Applicants may need to bring an additional police certificate to the interview. If the following three
items are all true, the applicant needs to bring an updated police certificate to the interview:
? He or she is more than 16 years old;
? He or she obtained a police certificate more than one year ago; and
? He or she still lives in the country that issued the police certificate.

From my experience you won't need a new PC. I lived in one other country which was listed on my DS260 and have not lived there since 2008, my interview was this year and by the time of my interview my PC previously provided was over a year old and was not asked to submit a new one at interview.

Congratulations Hura. Great news.

Agree with previous poster. That is how my passports are at the moment and have been since 2007. I've never had and issue entering the US.

Yes movement is a good thing hopefully it continues.

Can anyone tell me what is in Packet 3. I sent an email to my local embassy today and they advised that Packet 3 was sent since 3 February 2015 but I never received it. They also informed me that Packet 4 was sent via email to my Petitioner's email address since 3 February 2015 but they don't really check email but I have Packet now. My interview is March 17, 2015. Just want to know if I need to email them again to let them know I did not receive it. Thanks.

Here and there I have this conversation with my wife. We are already at the NVC stage so I guess in this year my Wife and I are going to live there. She is 19 and always lived with her mom and never worked before, when she turned 18 she came to live with me in Brazil where I already have my stuffs, like an apartment, car and some savings.

We are always wondering how life will be once we move to US.
I work with IT, and I am guessing in the worst scenario I will end up getting, after a couple of months, once I am there, a full time job at a Help Desk or something like this, getting around a minimum wage. That being said I will get per hour 8.25$ and working 40 hours a week I will get at the end of the month around 1.300$ right?
She will start college as soon as we get there and will only be able to get a part time job, at a retail store or something like that. So her income will be around 660$.

I hope this will be a temporary situation, and by the time goes I will get something better than a minimum wage job, because I already have a graduation and years of experience here in Brazil, and I am not bad at what I do. But like I said, I hope this is the worst scenario.
We have been looking at prices, apartments, car and a few other stuffs here and there.
Those are the prices in Vegas of a few stuffs:
Apartment rent: 750$ ~ 900$
Internet: 60$
Mobile: Pay as you go 100$
Groceries: 250$
Medicines: 50$
Gas: 150$
Power: 150$
Water: 50$
Clothing: 70$
Transportation: 250$
This is around 2.000$

Am I forgetting something major? Are those prices realistic? My point of view is that you cannot live comfortably with a minimum wage plus a part time job, but you can live and not go broke!

Thanks Hura, my police certificate expires in April and my interview should be in march should I get a new one.

I think the priority date is earlier than the cut-off because the cut off date is 1 August I think it means only applicant with PDs to 31 July 2007 will be having interviews. good news is you will be in the April VB.

Welcome to the New and Improved Case Complete to Interview Monthly thread.


The list that has been updated has now been moved to a spreadsheet like the one used in the NVC filers thread, I am still updating. But right right all you waiting for interviews are listed.
You can view my spreadsheet Case Complete to Interview Spreadsheet
To update your interview date go here. Case Complete to Interview Form
For New people to the thread please go Case Complete to Interview Form and input your information in the form and it will be added to the form.
Everyone should be clicking on the Portal tab to visit the information for their country. If nothing is there or information needs updating. Update or add.
Its up to all of us to keep this information current, relevant and helpful to others.

Special Note: Different consulates or embassies have strict guidelines as to what type of bags/purses/cellphones etc can be carried in. And whether they provide any lockers (or not) for temp storage. As many travel from far away (by air/train/cars, one needs to specially know what they will not be able to take inside the consulate and where to store their personal belongings.

Here are some FAQ and other tidbits that may be useful to you. Be sure to visit your countries portal and click on the Consular Information and also Consular reviews.


FAQ

I just called and got Case Complete how long does it take to get the email as confirmation?
Well it has been taking 5 to 7 days to get case complete email from the date they Case Complete.

How long after Case Complete will I get an interview?
Okay this is the BIG mystery of NVC. How it usually goes is end of the month and first week of month they start scheduling for interviews for the that upcoming month. Since January they have been pretty consistent starting about the last 2 days of the month and finishing that following first week of next month

Do I have to call for my interview date?
NVC has improved greatly since March. The interview letter now comes day of schedule. So call if you want its up to you.

I know someone who got interview in the middle of the month. How is that possible?
Usually when you see someone pop up with an interview outside the bunch its usually the result of a cancellation or the embassy opening up a slot. Just because scheduling stops doesn't mean they filled up all slots. They may have more slots than appointments which is good. So someone gets case complete and immediately they get an interview. It happens.

Remember every embassy has its own slots and schedule. Some like El Salvador are very busy with a long waiting list. Some like Yemen, well it may be a few months to get in. Iceland you get interview immediately scheduled after case Complete.

I need to change our interview date what do I do?
Once you receive your interview date track your casefile. Call NVC ask when your casefile left than you can follow the DHL instructions to embassy. The contact your embassy (email is best) and ask to be rescheduled later, earlier just ask.

What do I need to bring to interview?
When you receive your P4 Letter (Interview letter) it will have your personalized checklist of things to bring or not. It has been suggested because things have been lost between NVC and embassy to bring everything (Originals) to the interview so if they don't have at embassy you aren't delayed.It's up to you. It doesn't happen much but it does happen.


Just to remind everyone to revisit the NVC Process Wiki, NVC Process Wiki

Important things fir Interview prep:
-How to Track Your Case Using DHL (use this to figure out what date you need)
-How to Track Your Case Using DHL (use this to figure out how to use the DHL site and input everything)

-General Medical Information
-Country-Specific Medical Information (choose three letter embassy/consulate code from drop-down list)
-Age-Specific Vaccination Requirements (choose age first at top of page)

-Country-Specific Interview Information (choose three letter embassy/consulate code from drop-down list)
-Sample List of Interview Questions
-Thread of Proof of Relationship Evidence Ideas
-Ideas on How to Organize Your Interview Documents
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Thanks to Fabian&Ross for spelling this all out. Once you get the interview letter reference this.
You must bring the following items to the visa interview:
Any original documents the NVC requested that you did not submit (refer to the document list below) If the physician gives you your medical exam results, bring them to your interview in the envelope sealed by the medical office. Two passport photographs measuring 2 inches by 2 inches (5 cm by 5 cm) with a white background A valid unexpired passport Photocopies of all civil documents A new police certificate from your current country of residence, if you obtained the police certificate more than one year ago. Any additional documents listed in the U.S. Embassy or Consulate specific interview guidelines The following table lists the documents requested by the NVC and whether or not you submitted them to the
NVC. Please note that even though you may have provided the NVC with a copy of a document, you are
still required to bring the original document to the visa interview.
Refer to the Document Status Code Definitions (see key below) to determine the meaning of the document status codes.
Document Name Document Status.
CORRESPONDENCE INSTRUCTIONS C
1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 1 R
1 - IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION PART 2 R
2 - PASSPORT Y
3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE O
4 - ADOPTION F
5 - MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE O
6 - MARRIAGE TERMINATION F
7 - COURT RECORDS F
F - FINANCIAL EVIDENCE Y
9 - MILITARY RECORDS F
10 - COLOMBIA POLICE CERTIFICATE O
FEE PAYMENT $
PHOTOGRAPH Y
F - PETITIONER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE F
F - PETITIONER BIRTH CERTIFICATE F
11 - PETITIONER MARRIAGE TERMINATION F
The interview letter is divided into separate sections. The one I highlighted in all red tells you what you must bring to the interview (in general). Another section lists all the docs you may have already submitted to NVC along with one-letter codes next to each document (also highlighted in red). There is a third section that gives you the definition of each of these one-letter codes. For example, code "O" next to "3 - BIRTH CERTIFICATE" means you submitted that doc to NVC and NVC already sent it to the embassy.
(A) Obtain this document and present it at your interview
© You must bring this entire interview letter to your interview
(D) The NVC sent this form or document to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate
The NVC did not request this form or document
(G) You withdrew your I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver, with USCIS
(H) You must obtain two passport photographs of yourself and present them at your interview
(I) This form is incomplete. You must present a completed form at your interview.
(O) The NVC sent this form or document to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate
(P) You must request this police certificate from the issuing authority. After you submit your
request, the issuing authority will send the certificate directly to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate for your interview.
® You submitted the Immigrant Visa Application online
(S) The NVC only received a scanned document. You must present the original document at the time of your interview.
(T) You must present an English translation of this document at the time of your interview
(U) You indicated this document was unavailable. The consular officer will decide whether to waive the requirement for this document at your interview.
(X) This document is unobtainable
(Y) The NVC sent this form or document to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate
($) Payment received
(+) The NVC returned this document to you per your request. Present this document at your interview.
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For those who want to request an earlier interview date here is a template written up by our own TeaCup.
Thank you TeaCup for the Template on how to notify the embassy
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Petitioners Name
Petitioners Date of birth
Beneficiarys Name
Beneficiarys Date of birth

NVC Case #

To whom it may concern,

My name is *********
I am writing to you in order to request an earlier interview. I have originally been scheduled for an Immigrant interview at (name of embassy and give date)
I have completed the required medical exam and I have all the necessary documents necessary for the interview and I am ready.
If it is at all possible for an earlier interview date to be scheduled for me it would be much appreciated.
Thank you for your time

Sincerely.
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Address & Phone Number
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If there's anything of value you would think will help the betterment of all and you feel it should be added please let me know. I want this thread and the spreadsheets to help everyone in this Journey.

Last I checked (weeks ago) it said at the NVC. The rep told me interview scheduling begins first week of February and is completed by the 16th (this would be for March interviews). It would be nice to know the last set of dates they scheduled for February though. Yes, it would be nice but I doubt possible. I will sit, wait and enjoy the "action" here.

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