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I secretly thought and hoped it was an approval as well....and it WAS!  I was in disbelief when I saw the USPS tracking number, we were planning on late 2021 or early 2022 before we heard anything so such a quick turnaround seemed too good to be true.  Thanks @wildling99 and @RambaCat for your replies - we received her new green card today along with a ton of USCIS notifications about Approval being issued!  Best of luck to everyone - and December filers who haven't had any updates your time is coming! 

I secretly thought and hoped it was an approval as well....and it WAS!  I was in disbelief when I saw the USPS tracking number, we were planning on late 2021 or early 2022 before we heard anything so such a quick turnaround seemed too good to be true.  Thanks @wildling99 and @RambaCat for your replies - we received her new green card today along with a ton of USCIS notifications about Approval being issued!  Best of luck to everyone - and December filers who haven't had any updates your time is coming! 

I secretly thought and hoped it was an approval as well....and it WAS!  I was in disbelief when I saw the USPS tracking number, we were planning on late 2021 or early 2022 before we heard anything so such a quick turnaround seemed too good to be true.  Thanks @wildling99 and @RambaCat for your replies - we received her new green card today along with a ton of USCIS notifications about Approval being issued!  Best of luck to everyone - and December filers who haven't had any updates your time is coming! 

Hey everyone, potentially stupid question here.  I randomly checked on our case status today for our I-751 and it says a new card was produced on 04/05 and on 04/07 it says 'We mailed your new card your Form I-751'.  I don't see any approval or anything listed, so is this our new temporary card?  They waived our Biometrics appointment because they said they used the Bio from the I-29F because it was recent enough.  Other than that and the original receipt, we have heard nothing about an interview or anything else.  Any info would be very much appreciated - thanks!  I admittedly got excited for a minute thinking it was her new Visa, but surely that can't be the case after only 5 months?

Daniel - I've been through the K-1 process with my wife, I know your wait is longer but our process took 18 months without COVID. Your are obviously frustrated and I know being apart from your fiance is really HARD. But you have to remember why you are doing all of this - it is worth it! If your finances and situation allow it, maybe try and plan a trip to visit your fiancé until you get your K-1 issued. I know it's hard, but this is the rest of your life. You guys can make it, just stay strong and you'll be glad you stuck with it. Best of luck to you

Daniel - I've been through the K-1 process with my wife, I know your wait is longer but our process took 18 months without COVID. Your are obviously frustrated and I know being apart from your fiance is really HARD. But you have to remember why you are doing all of this - it is worth it! If your finances and situation allow it, maybe try and plan a trip to visit your fiancé until you get your K-1 issued. I know it's hard, but this is the rest of your life. You guys can make it, just stay strong and you'll be glad you stuck with it. Best of luck to you

Haha, I have posted so much here about the K1 process I forgot to say my wife! Boy I hope she doesn't see this....

Haha, I have posted so much here about the K1 process I forgot to say my wife! Boy I hope she doesn't see this....

Haha, I have posted so much here about the K1 process I forgot to say my wife! Boy I hope she doesn't see this....

You're welcome! Good Luck  

Yes, definitely complete your DS-160 online and pay the fee.  This will assign you a number that you will need and allow you to schedule your Interview as soon as you receive the email from the Consulate that your status is 'Ready for Interview'.  One piece of advice when you complete the DS-160, save as you go and watch the idle timeout session limit as I lost information I had entered on the page/screen because my session timed out and I had to enter it all over again.
 
Our NOA was January 16th, NVC approved our case on February 13th, and then we got our 'Ready for Interview' email from the Consulate on February 22nd.  If you have not received your email from them by now I would contact them by sending an email to ImmigrationRio@state.gov.  My understanding was they do not accept phone calls regarding case status for Visas.  FYI - Once we went to make our appointment the soonest available was 4-5 weeks out, so that will be your next long delay.  My fiance's POE date is April 26th and I am literally counting the days.  Hang in there, you are getting VERY close! 

This is GREAT information - thank you for sharing!

Thank you very much for the information!  I logged onto the scheduling site and it does not have anything listed where we can schedule a pickup for her Visa.  It has been only 3 days since the status changed to Issued, but it stated on the Consular's website that you could submit an email inquiry after 5 days if you do not receive a tracking number for your Visa.  We may try that and will keep checking the site daily for any updates.  Thanks again for the information!

My Fiance had her interview on March 27th in Brazil and after approval the officer told her 5-10 days as well.  Our CEAC status was Application Received starting the following day and then on April 3rd it went from Application Received, to Administrative Processing, to Issued all in the same day.  My Fiance has not received an email with the tracking number yet (residential delivery was not available in her city so we had it sent to the nearest office) so we are still waiting.  I am optimistic we will get the tracking number early next week and the Visa should arrive by the end of next week.  Well here is to hoping anyway!  I think some Consulates may text the Beneficiary, but I am not certain on that.

My Fiance had her interview on March 27th in Brazil and after approval the officer told her 5-10 days as well.  Our CEAC status was Application Received starting the following day and then on April 3rd it went from Application Received, to Administrative Processing, to Issued all in the same day.  My Fiance has not received an email with the tracking number yet (residential delivery was not available in her city so we had it sent to the nearest office) so we are still waiting.  I am optimistic we will get the tracking number early next week and the Visa should arrive by the end of next week.  Well here is to hoping anyway!  I think some Consulates may text the Beneficiary, but I am not certain on that.

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!

My fiance finally had her Interview at the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and she was Approved!  A few days past the 9 month mark and we can count down the weeks until she arrives at the end of April.  I just wanted to wish everyone luck who is still waiting on an approval or another step in this long and arduous process.  Once everything is said and done, all the waiting and tears everyone has gone through will be worth it.  Now on to research what docs are needed for the POE at Customs in the Orlando Airport!