ehh

I think this is a personal reaction with your body and not something people should just generally avoid. I have several friends on the Mirena and it's fine--I'm sorry this happened to you, though. What exactly went wrong? You can PM me if you want.

I received 4 emails at 1:00 am this morning with my EAD approval, I guess that means it's very approved

And so begins another battle with social security and a new one with the DMV...ugh.

So I called my congressman today, and talked to one of his assistants. I had written him back in May, and been trying to keep in contact with him. Anyway, he told me that in Texas they are actually going through some kind of training seminar for it's employees. I wonder if this is going to slow down approvals while they are doing this. I thought I would pass this information on to everyone else here who have been waiting.

Hi Everyone,
I'm not sure if I'm the only one - but I am actually frustrated by how over the place everyone is on this board. And I think it's because there is no single, clear post that states a timeline as well as all the steps of what happens after you get your NOA2.
I am hoping - begging - in fact, that someone who has already scheduled their interview PLEASE post a full post about everything that happens from the time you get your NOA2 approval in an email to the time you scheduled an interview.
I know (and I'm sorry) that this is too much to ask - but this would clear so much for everyone who is somewhere in between getting their NOA2 and NVC and NVC and embassy.
There is no clarity on what is happening, and no one really answers questions fully.
I tried to post a list of questions by timeline a couple of weeks ago, but except one person - no one really answered. If this is a community of support, then I please ask those of you who are ahead in your immigration process to not forget those that are slightly behind. We are in the dark, we don't know what's going on, and we have 10 posts trying to clarify one questions that in the end gets confusing and ultimately loses meaning.

Come on guys. Please.

I'll even repost my questions on which you could expand:
1) After you get your NOA2 (email and hard copy), the next thing that happens is you get an email confirmation a few days later from the USCIS that confirms that your case has been sent to the NVC.
--- After that --- I don't actually know what happens because this is the stage we're at. So -
2) How do you track if your case has arrived at the NVC?
3) When you call the NVC, appx 10-15 days after you get an email from USCIS confirming it shipped your case, you ask for a new case number. Which technically should be assigned to you immediately on the phone?
4) After your case number is assigned to you, is your case considered 'ready' for the embassy and gets sent to the embassy THE SAME DAY? If not, how may days pass before this happens?
5) Some of you have said that once you get your case number from NVC, you can begin tracking where you case is via something called CEAC? No one explained what this is, where to find it, or how far it can track your case?
6) BECAUSE, at some point, you can't track your case via CEAC, and have to track it through DHL?
7) Then someone says, that there is some kind of a trick to tracking your case via DHL? There is no clarity on this whatsoever....
8) At some point, if you are able to track movement of your case from NVC via DHL, it gets to the embassy, and the case status goes to 'READY' - presumably this is what you see what you type your case number at the DHL site? Yes? No?
9) You then either wait for the embassy to call YOU, or YOU call the embassy and ask for packet 3?
10) Packet 3 gets sent to you, and you confirm all your paperwork is complete. This is also when you complete your DS160 form, send them a confirmation back, send them a fee payment confirmation back.
11) Embassy gets back to you and schedules your interview and medical?

Am I right? Wrong? Off?

I'm really hoping we can all work together on this to clarify all these questions for all those still waiting.
Thank you.

I think six months-ish is really not bad for a government process like this, it's fairly quick, when you consider the nature of bureaucracy and how many people are applying for US visas. I was expecting it to take longer than it did, to be honest.

Hey everyone,
Super long time lurker, popping in to say hi.
We're at 192 days since our NOA1 and I'm nearing my wits end. From the get go I had anticipated it would take 200+ days, but this past week or so has been especially difficult.
Here's hoping for a flood of Friday approvals.