PK Adventure

17 hours ago, Joe_UK said:

Hi everyone..

Are any of you AOS filers from San Fernando Valley still waiting on interview dates?

 

I applied in December 2018; still no EAD/AP or AOS interview.

 

I've noticed that SFV office seems to be one of the longest wait times in the whole of USA 🤨

Hi @Joe_UK,

Yes! We're still waiting for an interview. Our status has been "Ready to Schedule" since August 13, 2018. It's such a long wait. @mitsuwa mentioned that they finally got their interview 16 months after filing. Did you file for an EAD/AP combo card? 

Hi all,

Someone posted on another forum with their SFV timeline:

1 hour ago, Peter Davis said:

Hey Guys,

 

I've been attempting to fax my expedited case evidence for the last week.

 

It keeps saying the number is busy, other times it keeps ringing until it times out. I will keep trying, but feel like Im not getting anywhere.

 

Anyone have a similar experience. Any ideas / suggestions?

We had the same issue. The only time it went through was 7pm PST.  We also mailed it and had our congresswoman reach out to USCIS. 

WOAH!! Our Case Status just updated to "Card in Production"!!! We didn't receive any other updates since they sent the e-mail requesting evidence. We faxed on 6/27, and got the update today (14 days)!! It's like magic! Thank you for all the help on this thread! We seriously couldn't have made it without you all 

13 hours ago, george8880 said:

@VIN and @Aping27, did you both include a cover letter? A cover letter written succinctly and persuasively can explain your situation in a way hard evidence can’t.

 

As to the timeline, I recently got my EAD expedited. Not sure how much of an impact my congresswoman’s office had, but I got an email back from USCIS two business days after I faxed my documents, saying my expedite request is under review. Going two weeks without hearing anything isn't normal. When you fax, make sure to have your fax machine print out a confirmation sheet so you know it went through.

 

As for next steps, you should try reaching out to your congressman if you haven't already, and give them your supporting documents and cover letter. They will send an expedite request on their end and contact their liaison, which could bring your case closer to USCIS’s attention.

Hi @george8880, did you have any issues with faxing your evidence? What time is best to try and get through? It's been saying "Busy" or "Poor line connection" every time I try. I **think/hope** that it went through one time on 6/27, but I haven't heard anything from USCIS yet.  

1 minute ago, A&H2018 said:

Service Request. Though thry are very busy, so more SRs get blanket responses these days. https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do

 

“Did not receive notice by mail.”

then, “Hi, I did not receive my approval notice in the mail yet for my petition. I called and initiated an expedite on XX/XX/XXXX and recieved a letter to fax evidence on xx/xx/xxxx. I successfully fax’d information on xx/xx/xxxx. Was told typically approval is sent 2 weeks after fax by infopass/phone officer.”

 

Something like that, has information is direct to point and makes it seem like they asked you to check on their process. Maybe then someone will care to send it to the officer, no guarantees worth a shot. Again senator/congressman best hope they can ask directly if the evidence was sufficient. 

 

 

Wow, thanks a ton! Doesn't hurt to try and cover all the bases. 

On 7/5/2018 at 10:46 AM, A&H2018 said:

No way sadly. Very easy for your senator to find out though.

the other trick is to fill out an SR once its been 2 weeks...saying approval wasnt sent, sent evidence. Then they will have to send it to the officer.

Hi @A&H2018, sorry to be a newbie, but what's a SR and how do you file?

7 minutes ago, @VIN said:

Is your case in NBC ? 

Yes. We'll try calling the USCIS Customer Service line today to see if there was any record of the fax being received. 

2 hours ago, @VIN said:

did you got any luck sending fax ? i was trying from yesterday.

We fiiiiiiinally did after trying all day. We sent it around 6pm PST. Hopefully they received! Nothing new on our case status. 

Anyone having issues with the fax number USCIS provides on the e-mail? I've been trying to fax documents all day with no luck... UPS and FedEx.  

19 hours ago, roadracer said:

How long did it take to get to "Ready"? We are "at NVC"

I'm not actually sure. We weren't able to check the case tracker every day after we received the e-mail that NVC was forwarding our case to Rio on 1/17. However, on the case tracker it says the last update was on 1/18, so if that's when they changed it to "Ready" it would have only been one day after receiving the e-mail.  

Hi everyone! For those of you that are going through or have gone through the process in Brazil at the RDJ embassy, how long did it take you to receive the e-mail from the embassy after it left NVC? Our status on the CEAC tracker has been "Ready" for over two weeks and still no word. 

On October 8, 2017 at 12:25 PM, CB & FM said:

I will try to tell you what I can remember from my fiancè's process. We had our interview in July 2015. So after you receive your NOA2, your fileis transferred to the US Dept of State's National Visa Center where it is verified and then transferred to the proper consolate, Rio de Janeiro in your and our cases, for determination of visa issuance. Once Rio receives your file they will email you with instructions as to the next steps. I know that others in the past have received letters with this information but this is no longer the case now. These instrudtions include  how to setup your interview appointment, what documents to bring for the interview and links to fee scedules if  not the fee required. In our case, my fiance had to sign on the CASV site to register, fill out a DS 160, choose a date for the interview, and pay the fees. The appointment for the doctor is setup once you have this email because you need proof that you will be having an interview. There were only three approved doctors for the medical when we did our interview, one in Leblon, one in Belo Horizonte, and I think one in São Paulo but the last  I am not sure. But the email should have links for these locations as they may be different. You need to have certain immunizations done prior to the medical and these can be done for free at your local Posto de Saude. You can find the list of current required immunizations on the USCIS website. The medical doctor will tell you the other things you will need for the exam and where to go for them as these results are needed by the day of your medical appointment. For my fiancè it was an Xray and some bloodwork. We saw the doctor in Leblon. He sent us to specific places for these near to his office. Someone above in this thread says there is now urine required which they say takes five days to get the results. We made our medical on week prior to the interview to allow for enough time to haave the results and the doctor's report available at our visa interview. Other documents you need will be birth certificate, and police certificates, both state, any you have resided in within the past 5 years, and federal. You can start to get these now. The federal one is available online. Some states are online but some you must get in person. Read earlier post in this thread as someone got something online form the state but it was not form the correct state department. As regards to timing, It took about one month or maybe one month and a half to receive the email from the consulate. As to the schedule for the interview that is based on what is available once you sign on to the CASV website and register. Uou can do it as early or late as your life permits. Now regards the visa process after approval. We chose to receive the visa at the CASV in Rio de Janeiro as we were going to fly directly from there to the US but you can choose to have it mailed to your home. It took about 10 days for it to be ready for pickup at the CASV. I went to the interview with my fiancè. I actually met him in his hometown where we finished his immunizations then we traveled to Rio de Janeiro one week prior to the interview to do the medical. The medical was done the day we arrived in Rio that very afternoon which we had already previous made the appointment through the doctor's office. We got the X-ray first then came to the doctor's office to get the papers for the laboratory to do the bloodwork. The next day I think or two days later we came to see the doctor at his office for the exam but that may chage now due to the urine test someone says is now required. You will have to get this information when you call the doctor to make the appointment. I hope this helps you but continue to do your research online at USCIS and here so that you will be ready for everything that you will need. Boa sorte!!!!!

Thank you so much for the information! It's exactly what we were looking for. One question: Did it take 1 - 1.5 months for the embassy to contact you once it had left NVC?

1 minute ago, Naes said:

The end of the months are tricky as I said. I probably have you on my other list that has end of May mixed with June. I'm sure shoegum didn't realize before because it comes up suddenly right before June. 

 So basically there is a little more May than you guys are seeing I'll try to upload it when I'm home. 

 Could you send me your WAC number so I can be sure you're included (so as other mays around you that I might have missed)

You're an angel, @Naes! I think you deserve an automatic expedited case  I'll send you the case number now.  

3 hours ago, Naes said:

 What's your number? So I can check why it's not in the scan.

 

Edit: actually I just read and @DandYis probably right.. what do you call a noa1 date? If it is the receipt date, that's not a noa1 date. Can you tell me the date that comes up when you search for your case online?

 

Some number at the beginning and ending sometimes gets mix up with other months.. so it is really good that you actually realized it!  ( like I have a May 16 case in the middle of June filers...)

 

 

Ahh! That would make sense. Thank you @Naes and @DandY! That's where I got confused. I just checked the letter and the recieved date is May 31 and notice date is June 2. However, I just searched Shoegum's list for May and didn't see it there either, but I think they left out May 31 - haha! Thank you all for the help!!

On October 18, 2017 at 2:00 AM, Naes said:

The link for the raw data of June!

 

You will realize the total number of cases got a little less with this one, cause I caught some may filed but status changed in June cases  -mostly rejected cases in between. So here is the final total.

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-q5XFcF4yMedjVmWEt2U012RFk

 

This is my first try with google drive, please let me know if it doesn't work

 

Hi guys! So I was checking for my case number on the doc (command+f then copied and pasted my case #), and no results popped up. Do you think that it's because they recieved the packet in late May? My NOA1 date was 6/2/17 though.  

On 8/3/2017 at 4:56 AM, Paul & Mallory said:

That's so awesome!! Thank you for sharing your story! I've thought about traveling to Sweden closer to when the interview may occur. Are you going to go with them to the interview do you think? I've wondered about that.

So a quick update: my fiancé and I made it through immigration no problem! The officer didn't even mention the K-1 visa. It was a bit unusual for my fiancé because they usually ask him the basic questions about "purpose of trip", "length of trip", and "where are you staying", but this time, the officer didn't ask any questions. It may have been because we were traveling together. I hope it will go as smoothly for your fiancé!

I'm planning on going to the interview with him. Most people here say that it's best. It's just hard to plan when we're playing the waiting game 

21 hours ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Hi all! Swedish/American pair here, and we filed on June 5 (Monday), got confirmation of receipt the following Monday (June 12). Annnnd that's about it! Obviously not a whole lot of movement at this point. Impatiently waiting for sure. 😑

 

Anybody planning any visits from either direction in the meantime?

I traveled to Brazil for a visit after filing the I-129F, and had no problem. It may have taken a couple moments longer at the passport control - or maybe I was just nervous! But they didn't ask any questions, and I've been here for about 5 weeks. 

My partner and I are now traveling together from Brazil to California in a couple days. We are planning to stay there for about two months (I, the petitioner, have a temporary job) and then we will return and stay in Brazil until the interview. So we'll let you know how the process goes! 

Hi all! My fiancé and I will be traveling to the States together from Rio to Houston (POE), and he will be staying a couple months while I work before our K1 interview. We filed our I-129F in early June. Just curious if anyone has experience with clearing immigration together as a couple. Is it better to talk with the agent together, or should we go separately to our respective lines? Thanks in advance!

Hello from California and Brazil  A little on the late train, but we're June filers as well. Happy to see so much support on this thread! It's a bummer seeing the estimated adjudication period getting farther and farther, but it'll all be worth it in the end. 

Cheers to us all!