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Hi,  apologies if this question was asked before, but I have been unable to find a solid answer on these questions. My wife's application has been approved to be expedited and sent to Santo Domingo, DR with 48 hours. So far we have submitted our DS-261 and DS-260 and paid our fees, the AOS fee and the DS-260 Fee. We still need to submit the Affidavit of Support form, the financial evidence and the other supporting documents like marriage certificate, birth certificate, police document etc.

I have 2 questions:

1) How do I submit the documents to the embassy that have not been submitted to the NVC yet? By email, mail, or do we just wait and have my wife take them to the interview with her?

2) How do we get an interview date at the embassy? Do we wait for the embassy to contact us? Do we go ahead and schedule it online ourselves before hearing from the embassy?

If someone can give me some concrete answers on these questions, I would be forever happy and grateful!!

Thank You

23 minutes ago, Leah09 said:

You welcome! Yes, I was approved on August 1st and NVC received it on the 16th (I called on the 17th). Then on the 18th I got the welcome letter and I completed everything in a week, although I even had problems with the payment portal but every step was processed in a day or 2 so I was able to move quickly.

That's awesome, are you the American citizen or are you the alien?

2 hours ago, Leah09 said:

You can call them after 10 days I would say to see if they have your case # and invoice #. If they do, you can get started on the ceac website before they send you the welcome email.

 

Yes, you use the USCIS case number until you get your NVC case number. Their number is (603) 334-0700. They work 7 am to midnight weekdays. Calling 7-8 am and after 10 pm have shorter wait times.

Thank you for all your help. Was it really that quick from I130 approval to sending all the documents to NVC for you, 24 days?

8 minutes ago, Leah09 said:

They will have the same email they had for USCIS. Once they receive your case I believe you can call and give both the beneficiary's and petitioner's email addresses so you both get notifications. Are you going to be your own agent?

Yes, I am going to be the agent. How do I know when they have received my case from USCIS, before they send me the notification. Do I need to call and speak to someone and ask or is there an automated number I can call to find out if they have it? If so, what do I use for them to search for my case, my USCIS receipt number?

7 minutes ago, Leah09 said:

It is sent by email. They send it to the petitioner. 

That is good to hear. Do I need to do anything special? If USCIS emailed me status updates, does that mean NVC will have my email address too, or do I need to provide it to them separately?

Hi everyone,

Our case was just approved at USCIS on 8/29 after more than 9 months of waiting so about to start on the NVC stage. I have a question.

Where does the very first notification from NVC get sent? Is it to me as the I 130 petitioner or does it go to my wife as the visa applicant/beneficiary?

How is this sent? By mail, by email? I don't have any confidence in the mail system in the Dominican Republic. I am hoping it is mailed to me here in the USA. Could it be emailed? USCIS have my email address, does that get given to NVC  so they can send me an email? I am also moving in 2 weeks to another address, so I am worried that we don't get the initial notification from NVC.

please help

thanks

Very happy day. I checked online today and my case has been approved as of yesterday! My priority date was 11/23/16. I'm on cloud 9 right now!!!!!

I'm showing 2, i-130 with PD 11/23 were updated as sent to dept of state today. Hope for my PD 11/23 yet!

243 days here

Well, I see this when I signed up for the timeline section. I hope this means my Nov 23rd 2016 app will be getting processed now....

Processing Dates 
for Common Forms: 

7 minutes ago, August97 said:

According to my app, they have started processing some cases for late November. There were a couple with PDs of Nov 21. You should hear something soon. But then again this process is not concrete. There are still some with earlier PDs waiting. 

Where do you see this in the app? I downloaded the app from this chat but it does not show me the info you are referencing.

November 23rd 2016 is my priority date filed through Nebraska Service Center. i-130 for my spouse in the DR. I am a US Citizen. Still waiting. Even asked my senator to inquire. They did and I got a response that did not give me any idea where they were in the processing. I can't inquire through the website, says not enough time yet.