Abdullah T

5 hours ago, Pinkyone19 said:

When should i see the approval then after

It could be anytime even out of working hours 

Keep checking the new site 

27 minutes ago, Pinkyone19 said:

 Checked the new website and in my case history it has 2 tabs saying we received your case twice. Does this mean my approval should be coming soon?

As per the theory and other cases that had the 2 lines and got approved it means that an agent worked on your case, hopefuly and approval 

With you the best 

15 minutes ago, Nill said:

I know something like your assumption existed on the system for taking visa. that most likely its true. 

Hello

thank you my friend, I hope you get approved very soon 

the 2 lines appeared abut 7-10 dayes before the status changed to we approved your case 

and by the way the approval appears on a 3rd line which which makes me more certain about the theory 

good luck 

18 minutes ago, Saanish said:

Guess what!

God bless you really.

After seeing your post, I went to the USCIS website to just check if they updated something during the start of the weekend.

And yes our case was approved on 5th July 

Really happy 

Thanks 😊

Thank you my friend, I am happy for you

my prayers for everyone 

10 minutes ago, Saanish said:

Firstly congrats on the approval 

Our priority date is June 5th and we are hoping to hear from USCIS soon

We are witnessing the 3rd point whenever we view our case history in our account on the new website 

Just wanted to know how many days in your case did the status appear twice on the new website before your petition got approved

Just eager and counting backwards 😁

About a week or 10 days 

good luck 

10 minutes ago, Pinkyone19 said:

What was your estimated timeline? I hope mine comes soon im January 19 Texas Service Center

My apologies, I never made one but I’m sure you will get your approval any day now  

i know they are processing Jan petitions 

Dears

I have been viewing this thread, as I am also a Jan filer (Texas service center) priority date Jan. 16

Approval date: July 3, the approval showed on the new website today the 7^th

Below some facts, I learned:

1.        The status update on the new website could happen out of working hours of USCIS

2.       The status update happens on the new website before the old website and the mobile app.

3.       When checking the status on the new website and it shows 2 lines of “we received your case” most likely means an agent started working on your case (please note this is an assumption based on my technical knowledge of ERP systems/portal used)

Finally, I wish you all the best and hope you connect with your loved ones soon J

10 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Why not?

This is what my lawyer adviced me 

22 minutes ago, jayjayj said:

 

That one word created a lot the confusion, especially considering you are from a country that does allow "second" marriages.

 

Just for clarity though, did you list your previous marriage on the forms?  

My apologies about the misunderstanding 

I didn’t list the previous marriage and my daughter on the forms 

Just now, pushbrk said:

It's your second wife, to whom you are still married, right?  Or am I confused?

 

Just now, pushbrk said:

It's your second wife, to whom you are still married, right?  Or am I confused?

 

yes

55 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

The US does not recognize any wife except the first.  However, if you have two wives and divorce the first, the second is still your one and only legal wife.  If you marry an American under these circumstances, your visa will be denied, the petition returned to USCIS and they will ultimately revoke the approval of the petition based on the fact you were not free to marry.  You've actually committed the crime of "bigamy", for which, in your case, the consequence is you and your American have no avenue to be together in the USA, ever.  This kind of lie is very likely to carry with it a lifetime ban from US entry.

there is no bigamy in my case, my daughter is from an ex-wife and my petitioner is my American and only wife

41 minutes ago, Going through said:

In the US, and for immigration purposes, USCIS does not recognize polygamous marriages.

 

"However, if a marriage is valid in the country where celebrated but considered offensive to public policy of the United States, it will not be recognized as valid for immigration purposes. Plural marriages fall within this category."    

 

 https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3481/0-0-0-4484.html            

 

there is no bigamy in my case, my daughter is from an ex-wife and my petitioner is my American and only wife

my daughter is from a previous marriage, there was no marriages at the same time  

11 minutes ago, Bunny&Ninja said:

Yes you were misled, you should have had mentioned about kid since day 1 of your process. There would be two forms to be sent by your wife - one for u and another for ur daughter, that way both of u would get Visa / GC. Don't tell me that you didn't even mention about the divorce or earlier wife? 

 

thank you for your reply and help, no i did not mention about this divorce because my lawyer said the US law doesn't recognize second marriages in the first place 

 

1.       What do you think will happen? Would they understand my situation and allow me to do the corrections on my DS-260? Can they actually unlock it?

Your wife have to start two petition 

 

2.       If they do so, what’s the process? and how long does it take?

The visa for you is Cr1 or IR1 and for your kid is cr2 or IR2. Processing time is same as CR1

 

3.       Would they withdraw my application so I can apply again from the beginning with the corrections?

from my pov... go for interview.. explain the mistake.. they will deny ur visa and send it back to USCIS.. and USCIS will send a letter to your wife to either revoke or proceed with the visa.. while all this file for ur daughter.. and when ur file is again sent back to Embassy file the corrected DS260. This was u will save on ur visa fee.  

when they send the case back to USCIS should she revoke the visa? or proceed? 

my wife is planing to apply for her as a step daughter 

11 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

Do u have any correspondence from 1st attorney to show his bad advice?

you can not just say it is a mistake when they say answer all questions truthfully and then the signature page actually is an oath that all questions are correct (to best informaiton)

but this is your 3rd marriage? that could also be an issue

2 or more divorces are

not to alarm u but all u can do at this point is to go to interview as it is in 2 weeks and tell what happened

the daughter should have been listed and applied for at the same time

and if u r successful at this interview and get the visa , u will need to do DNA and get release from her mother to bring her

thank you for your reply, yes i have correspondence about the mistakes my lawyer did on my name and nationality

i will bring everything up in the interview

Dears,

I have a serious situation and need every advice possible please

My wife petitioned for me IR1 visa and the case was approved by both USCIS and NVC this process was done through a law office in the states. My interview is after one week from now

I have a daughter from a second marriage that was terminated a year and a half ago that I didn’t list on any of my paperwork based on the advice of my lawyer he told I can petition for her after I finish my case

All along the process, I was not feeling comfortable at all about not listing my daughter on my paperwork, I decided to contact another lawyer who’s a relative of my good friend and he told me I was misled by the first layer and I should have listed her from the very beginning in all my paperwork.

 He told me that since I am at the interview stage the only way to correct this mistake is to bring it up to the counselor during my interview which I decided to do so

My questions are:

1.       What do you think will happen? Would they understand my situation and allow me to do the corrections on my DS-260? Can they actually unlock it?

2.       If they do so, what’s the process? and how long does it take?

3.       Would they withdraw my application so I can apply again from the beginning with the corrections?

God is my witness this was a honest mistake and I was totally mislead by my first lawyer, he also did other mistakes during the process including my name and my nationality

Looking forward for your kind advice

Thank you

2 hours ago, mrahman14 said:

how long lt took between SD & CC?

My DS260 was submitted on 6/27 and case complete 8/14

5 hours ago, vimal james said:

Hi abdullah,

Can you tell me what happened after this?....did you receive a case complete email later? how long it took?

Hi

I didn't receive a  case complete email, on Sept 2nd i received my interview letter email 

On 9/3/2017 at 8:24 PM, Ryan H said:

 

If you ticked yes on the DS-260 to the question regarding do you want the card sent to you in the mail, then you should receive it after you arrive.  However, it's still hit or miss as to whether or not it will actually be sent despite ticking yes; therefore, if you do not receive it within a reasonable amount of time after your arrival, go to your nearest Social Security office and obtain it there.

Now that I’m waiting for my interview date which is Oct. 3^rd, I have been reading about “administrate processing” stage after the interview.

Is it really something to worry about? Does it really take months after the interview in AP stage before the visa issuance? Or my visa will be issued right after the interview?

Please share any helpful information and experiences

Thank you

Ok i got my interview letter  

when arriving to the US, how do i get a social security card, and what are the documents required?

thank you

2 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

Remember that this ia a generic letter sent from the NVC at this time of the process, to all those who are having interviews at the Consulate.

PD is your PRIORITY DATE, which specifies your palce in the queue. It is the date on your Noa 1.. when they received your I130

Because you are in an Immerdiate Relative category, there is no waiting list.. a visa is available for you as soon  as the process works through. So you have a current PD. The NVC is now waiting for notification from the Consulate regarding their available appointments. They usually work on assigning the appointments around the last week of the month... so it is hopeful that you will hear from them soon. Depending on the backlog of applicants ahead of you in the interview queue, your appointment may not be for 6 to 8 weeks from when they set it.. 

You can call the NVC regularly.. I did it every day after we received this notice.. and ask if there has been an interview date and time set.. this way, you will know a week or so ahead of the mail, email notification. The IO who got to tell us about our interview date was as excited and pleased to be able to tell us as we were to hear it! 

If you add your details to the vj page Case complete to interview spreadsheet, you can track others with CC from your Consulate and see when things are moving.  

 

Smile,, you have almost made it throguh! 

Thanks a lot for your positive reply

I will work on updating the spreadsheet

10 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

You are almost finished!!!!  Not much longer now ! 😎

Thank you for your reply, what does priority date means? and i didn't receive my appointment letter till now

On 8/14/2017 at 3:25 PM, Abdullah T said:

Thank you and god bless you for your kind support

Hi,

On August 18 i revived the below message from NVC  

They have also indicated my priority date: 17-OCT-16

"Dear Sir/Madam,

The National Visa Center (NVC) received all the requested documentation for this immigrant visa case.  The applicant is now in the queue awaiting an interview appointment overseas, where a consular officer will adjudicate the applicant’s visa application.

NVC schedules appointments one month in advance.  The U.S. Embassy tells us what dates they are holding interviews, and NVC fills these appointments as they become documentarily qualified.  Most appointments are set within three months of NVC’s receipt of all requested documentation.  However, before applicants in a numerically limited (preference) visa category can receive an appointment, their priority date must also be current.  This can delay receipt of an appointment.  You can track your priority date using the Visa Bulletin on travel.state.gov.

When an appointment is available, we will notify the applicant, petitioner and attorney (if applicable).  The applicant can prepare now by reading about the embassy’s interview requirements online at nvc.state.gov/interview. Thank you for your patience.

The embassy may require additional documents at the interview.  For example, if the following three items are all true, the applicant must bring a new police certificate to the visa interview:

·         He or she is more than 16 years old;

·         The police certificate submitted to NVC was obtained more than one year ago; and

·         He or she still lives in the country that issued the certificate.

The applicant should not make any travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment until the embassy has issued a visa.

Sincerely,"

11 hours ago, JB209 said:

Amazing. Yes that means you got a case complete. Now the NVC will schedule your interview. Since we are now past the second week of August it is likely you wont get an interview assigned at least until August 28th for sometime in October. However if someone cancels an interview and you are on top of the waiting list you may get it assigned earlier.

 

When you receive the notification for the interview you will get a checklist of the documents required for the interview. However to get ahead please go to this website https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/RID - Riyadh.pdf

Thank you and god bless you for your kind support

On 7/31/2017 at 7:06 PM, JB209 said:

Yes, it will still show but when the NVC completes it, that line will disappear.

 

 

Ok so the Affidavit of Support Fee line disappeared and the status on the NVC changed to  “at NVC”

Does that mean my case is completed? Does it mean that they are satisfied with all the documents and will not require anything else? And what’s next?

Thank you

22 hours ago, JB209 said:

Yes the 11 week count start on July 6th, so your case should be processed by September 21st. However most cases (around 90%) get processed in a time frame of 9-10 weeks therefore keep close attention to the CEAC site (https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/). When you go to this site, click on fee payment and enter your info, if thee line for Affidavid of Support Fee dissapears it means you have a CC = Case Complete.

 

Case Complete (CC) is when NVC has finished processing your case and will forward it to the embassy.

 

The interview date will be assigned after CC, but this happens only between the 29th of a month to the end of 2nd of week of the following month. Therefore if you have CC by September 21st, your interview date will be assigned somewhere between 29th of September to October 13th. Be aware that this time frame is when you get the notification of an interview being assigned but the actual interview date will be somewhere on November.

i have checked on the site you send me, its showing Affidavit of Support Fee PAID