CopperChem

20 minutes ago, AnaMolina said:

Guys, congratz to everyone that already had their POE, and good luck and safe trip to the ones about to have it.

 

I had my interview last tuesday and I was approved. On the same day my status changed to AP and on wednesday morning it changed to Aplicatiob received. Has anyone been thru this? Any idea of what it means or how long til I get my VOH?

 

 

thankss!  

Normal steps, it will switch to issued in a few days then be out for delivery.

23 minutes ago, Greg Shull said:

received my noa2 10 weeks ago next Tuesday still has not reached NVC looks like some incompetent employee misplaced our file ,have reached out to all possible avenues congressman ,NVC research team, USCIS everyone at this point is starting to get very apologetic, my fiancé should have been here by now, very frustrated

Double post for some odd reason but I suggest checking this thread.
 

I think you meant to post this in the below forum. You posted in the K1 Fiance Visa section instead of the student visa.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/142-student-exchange-visitor-visas/

8 minutes ago, PygmyPuff said:

@CopperChem no way! Did you guys get yours too?  

 

@_Mia_ thank you!!!!

Yes she picked it up today. Though setting up the bank draft was a mess. She is going to meet a friend's mom who is a bank manager tomorrow.

1 minute ago, PygmyPuff said:

VOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hehe, I was just about to post the exact same thing. Good luck with POE. Hope you have a wonderful time.

38 minutes ago, LizM said:

Congratulations!  It must feel surreal! Meeting him at the airport, packing up in your very own apartment. Can't wait until I'm in that moment too. A huge good luck to the both of you! (And let me know if you come up with any interesting ideas on how to pass the time while awaiting the EAD - I would truly appreciate it )

Depending on the field you are working in you might look at any US specific certificate programs. I know that Rashmi plans to do some certificate work for Human Resource stuff that is US specific that she is missing.

28 minutes ago, _Mia_ said:

VOH!! I can't believe it! It was just delivered to my work. I never got a text or e-mail to say it was on it's way so I got a bit of a shock!

Probably one of the best shocks you ever got.

59 minutes ago, PygmyPuff said:

Ah yeah that does sound difficult. I'm sure if I were in that position I would be the same and want to have it all sorted out ahead of time. Good luck to you guys! I'm sure we'll have our visas on hand soon!

Hopefully you have the same. It will be nice when all of us are busy with the AOS and terrorizing a new subforum.

2 minutes ago, PygmyPuff said:

Yeah, sounds like we're playing the same waiting game. But wow! That would be nerve-wracking! Is it difficult to get the bank draft? Could she get that done the same day as VOH? Good luck to you!

When she came to study in the US she had to present the bank with her visa and with the information from the university on the tuition costs. Nepal has super strict currency rules for taking money in and out of the country if you are a citizen or a foreigner. I just know she is nervous because she wants to make sure it is all in hand well ahead of time. To bring money here she either has to convert it to USD first or get a draft which is safer, she can't fly with more than $50 USD worth of Nepali Rupees.

2 hours ago, PygmyPuff said:

Hello everyone!

 

I just want to say thanks so much to @CopperChem @_Mia_ @rachied26 and @DrivinAForeign for the helpful insight! 

 

Our CEAC status changed back to "Administrative Processing" the next day and then on Friday switched to "Issued"! We were super excited but knew we would have to wait until after the weekend for there to be any info from the courier service. But still no email from them today! We're super antsy because he's going to be flying out the day after VOH! Anyway, we were hoping to get an email today, then VOH tomorrow so he can have his POE on Wednesday but all that is being pushed back at least one more day. @_Mia_ it looks like we are still in very similar situations. I hope we both hear something soon!

 

But oh well! We are so close I really have so little to complain about. A HUGE congrats to all that are having their POE today! @rachied26 @S*UK 

 

I can't wait to see even more good news coming in on here

We are sitting at the same stage, CEAC says issued as of the 17th. Information at the moment still shows her Passport is at the Embassy. She is getting nervous because her flight is in a week and she needs the Visa before she can get a bank draft because of Nepal's currency controls.

2 minutes ago, BM and MT said:

I just called USCIS, they said it still hasn't been sent yet to NVC and to give it a couple more weeks, NOA2 date was October 31th.

If you don't get anything by Wednesday I would probably consider looking at what happened in this thread to a subset of people. Also check with people in the May group since your timeline of your NOA2 is going to match more of the people in there.

1 hour ago, BM and MT said:

Anyone know how long it usually takes from NOA2 to NVC Received?

 

It was taking around 14 days on average. I believe that has increased slightly of late. When did yours leave NOA2?

12 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Sounds like they mistakenly treated it like an I-130 and - since there was no action to take on it - sent it to the NRC instead of NVC. So now it has to be pulled from the archives. Ugh...

There were a cluster of I-129F's that got sent to NRC instead of NVC it seems. I wonder if it was the same adjudicator for all of them.

3 hours ago, S*UK said:

I have my big family meal tomorrow. So emotional. Im flying straight from Heathrow to Raleigh, NC I flew to JFK last time I visited but didnt have a good experience so wanted to go direct this time. I arrive at RDU at 14:30 Eastern time. Then C can pick me up stright after work. So exciting

Good luck on your POE, be prepared to be unable to move the afternoon of the 23rd.

1 hour ago, Melodica256 said:

lack of sufficient evidence. not sure why we weren't just given a RFE or why it took 225 days to get this to us.

You just have to show proof you met in person in the last two years. Not sure why it wasn't an RFE though. Typically you just need a photo or passport stamps/cover page information to prove you met. The bigger proof is at the interview stage. The whole thing seems odd.

22 minutes ago, spike198 said:

that's bizarre that they are just catching it now.  But better than POE right??!!  I hope it's a quick fix!

So we figured out fully how she did it. She had a student visa before. So she had a DS-160 she had filled out for that application that was linking to the old US travel docs information. So it let her change to her K1 and apply and do an interview without filling out the fresh DS-160. I am hoping that she doesn't have to repay any fees or redo anything.

1 minute ago, spike198 said:

that's bizarre that they are just catching it now.  But better than POE right??!!  I hope it's a quick fix!

Yeah we are both confused. She filled it out on CEAC and sent the receipt to the embassy. Hopefully they can link the two things up properly in there system since she already paid the fee and did the interview.

1 hour ago, CopperChem said:

Well got an e-mail last night that has me confused. The embassy is saying there may be a delay in issuing her visa because of submission of a wrong DS-160? Are there multiple DS-160's to submit?

I am completely confused.

Ok in talking to her she filled out the DS-160 information on ustraveldocs, but failed to fill it out on CEAC first so it created a weird glitch. Have to get with the embassy to see what to do since they already did the interview and approved her. I am surprised that they figured it out a week after the interview.

Well got an e-mail last night that has me confused. The embassy is saying there may be a delay in issuing her visa because of submission of a wrong DS-160? Are there multiple DS-160's to submit?

I am completely confused.

4 minutes ago, PygmyPuff said:

Well that would be very exciting! I hope everything's going well with your case! Any exciting news post-interview? 

Well, her status updated on CEAC today so hopefully they send her an e-mail to pickup the visa tomorrow/today for her. Beyond that, so far she thinks everything she has will fit in the luggage and be under weight. Unfortunately she has two more weeks until POE to fix that.

2 minutes ago, spike198 said:

That was my concern but I have read that other people (I was particularly looking for Californians) did it without any problems.  I guess we'll try and see what happens.  His POE is Tuesday and Thursday (and most likely Friday) are holidays so we only have 4 working days after before we get married.  I guess we'll see how quickly our info get to the SS Office! 

May be less of an issue if he is keeping his last name anyway.

38 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

Yep, definitely try before the wedding.  Someone tries to get it after recently and they were denied the card, I think because of the lack of real status (no visa valid anymore,  not a resident yet).

This fact is making me happy that she already has a SSN because of her previous work visa. I believe that means we are good to do the quick wedding and move on.

20 minutes ago, PygmyPuff said:

Hello everyone!

 

I've been super busy with real life lately so I've been dying missing all you lovely people. Super huge update: Interview and approval happened on the 9th!!! Sam wrote a wonderful retelling of his experience and embassy review that you can read on our timeline if so inclined.

 

Anyway, I've now begun checking the CEAC tracker religiously. Yesterday is was in "Administrative Processing" and today it changed to "Ready"... that seems a bit strange to me? Any idea what this could mean?

 

<3 s to all!

My bet is the Visa is now being sent out for pickup or delivery.

31 minutes ago, spike198 said:

Hi everyone!  I'm reading on these forums that you should wait 2 weeks after POE to apply for a SSN.  Anyone do it before that without problems?  Our POE is 11/21 and we are getting married on 12/1 so the plan was to go apply for SSN prior to the wedding but I think we'll have to wait until afterwards, especially with the holiday next week.  Holy cow.. next week is the holiday already!?!?!  

Yup, POE then Thanksgiving what 2 days later. Sounds exciting.