Raag

During my interview in Mumbai US consulate, I gave IRS approval for extension for filing (email from taxact) and W2 for 2016. The officer kept the W2 form but returned the filing extension approval email.

Congratulations Tanish!

Received Permanent Resident Card in my mailbox 25 days after POE 🙂

Received Permanent Resident Card in my mailbox 25 days after POE 🙂

Received Permanent Resident Card in my mailbox 25 days after POE 🙂

Thank you!

Received social security card in mail ten days after entry to USA. That was quite fast!

Received social security card in mail ten days after entry to USA. That was quite fast!

Yes. I had selected 'Yes' in DS-260 Online Immigrant Visa and Alien registration form for the questions 'Do you want the Social Security Adminstration to issue a Social Security number and a card' and 'Do you authorize disclosure of information from this form to the Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration and such other U.S. Government agencies as may be required for the purpose of assigning you SSN and issuing you a Social Security card ...,'

Received social security card in mail ten days after entry to USA. That was quite fast!

Received social security card in mail ten days after entry to USA. That was quite fast!

You can see in my timeline  my interview experience at Mumbai US consulate.
Here is the official link: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/applicant_interview.html

Please see https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Submit_documents.html
This is the address to which I sent the AOS with financial documents and supporting documents. 
National Visa Center
Attn: DR
31 Rochester Ave. Suite 100
Portsmouth, NH  03801-2914
I had used the document cover sheet received with NVC welcome letter.
 

Received interview letter email today. CEAC visa status changed to "In transit"

I had sent document cover sheet (which has a bar code) only and got case complete. 

Thanks and good luck for an early interview for you!
Congratulations and good luck!

Please have a look at my signature to get an idea how many days it takes for the AOS fee and invoice fee to become available for payment.

Congrats to all who got CC.
Happy to report my cc today (on completion of 10 weeks from scan date). Saw the famous 3rd N/A and visa application status changed to At NVC. Called NVC and got confirmation. Now the wait for interview scheduling begins!

NVC themselves are not sure of what should be the standard time to review documents.
2 - 4 weeks mentioned in CEAC website used to be the standard.
It became upto 6 weeks in NVC website which was recently revised to upto 8 weeks.
The standard excuse given now by NVC: "We receive 1000s of documents every day" as if it is something new.
It is a typical sign of "go-slow" tactics of disgruntled workers of NVC. There have been recent reports of demonstrations of NVC workers asking for a raise from the federal contractor. 
May be the new administration wants to slow down legal immigration too!