starboogie

11 minutes ago, Hawk Riders said:

...60 days post-POE & no GC yet...

Did you get your SS card at least? 

For my wife, we had to go apply in person because SSA had no record of her in their system despite checking the box on the DS-260. We knew it would be hit or miss though.

We’re still waiting on her GC as well, though she did enter a month after you did. 
 

Has the status changed at all for you on the GC status tracking page?

We’re rooting for you and hope you get your GC soon! 🙌

17 hours ago, Akaur said:

You should have must let them send it to you! My husband got his within 7 days of arrival.. does anyone know how long til we receive actual card? 

Oh wow 7 days? That is epically quick! My wife entered on 11/22, and we’re still waiting for hers.

We called our local SS office and they don’t have record of her in the system. We were told to wait it out a bit to avoid potentially ending up with two SSNs.

3 hours ago, Hawk Riders said:

@Airline Pilot: got a tracking number for passport return yet?

@starboogie, got your passport?

Yep, my wife got her passport back on Monday, October 26. Interview was Wednesday, October 21st.

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Hi everyone,

We received DQ today (06/18/2020). And now like a lot of you, we are in the waiting for interview stage.

What kind of chat do you guys have? Can I please be added? 
 

Thanks so much!

12 minutes ago, Flowergirl 737 said:

wow Congratulations, I do see that a lot of people are getting DQ very fast during this time of Covid I have seen at least 3 other people on here getting DQ within a month. That's encouraging . Wonder what is happening at the Montreal Consulate how will they deal with the big backlog will the consulate interview take forever now ????

Yeah, I know the Montreal Consulate definitely has their work cut out for them with this huge backlog.
 

I’m hoping they come up with some sort of efficient system that allows this next step to move along smoothly.

I don’t even have the slightest clue as to how long it normally takes for these interviews to be scheduled. 
 

But all in all, I feel very fortunate to be at this point. 

42 minutes ago, CGs_Mother said:

We paid our AOS fee and our IV fee on May 20, 2020. Both fees were taken out of our account on May 21, 2020. The IV fee was processed by May 25, 2020. We are STILL WAITING for the AOS fee to go through. Apparently they say it can take up to 3 weeks. It is driving us crazy because we can't do anything until the AOS fee goes through at their end. All of the IV documents except for the police check, due this week, have been uploaded. Oh and yes we paid out of a US account. **headdesk**

Wow I really don’t understand why for some people the status changes to Paid rather quickly, and for others it takes so long. It is such an odd thing to me. But I guess not totally surprising as things with this entire immigration process tend to be very troublesome.

I’m sorry it is taking so long for you, and I hope it resolves ASAP for you! Hang in there! 

38 minutes ago, Jodie876 said:

It was accurate, took 2 days before it showed as paid. 

25 minutes ago, saraannbailey said:

Ours took 5 business days...went through a weekend so it took a week.

Ooh okay, thank you both for replying! I really appreciate it! ☺️ Hopefully in the next couple days, it will update for me. 

Hey everyone,

Can you tell me from your own experience how long after paying AOS and IV fees does it take for the status to go from In Process to Paid?

I know that the website says wait 2-3 business days. Has that timeframe been accurate for any of you?

Just wondering because I processed the payment on May 27th, and the funds were withdrawn from my account on May 28th. I’m curious, and lowkey worried that the adjustment could take weeks like I have seen some people experience as mentioned on some other VJ threads.

51 minutes ago, JGG5 said:

UPDATE 5/28/2020

5/17 received email from NVC with case and invoice number.

5/17 paid fees

5/21 fees processed and able to submit DS260 and AOS

5/21 submitted both DS260 and AOS

5/26 received email from NVC saying that my AOS supporting documents were incorrect. I combined my tax return and W2 in one PDF. The two documents need to be submitted as separate documents. 

5/28 DQ

Oh wow that was very quick! Congrats to you!!!

Hi everyone!

I just got my NVC welcome letter, and paid all the fees. In the meantime, I am reviewing the forms online while waiting for the fees to clear. 

I know we are supposed to include our most recent tax transcript for 2020. I filed taxes back in early February. I had to file via paper/snail mail because IRS did not accept e-filings for non-resident aliens (NRA) in the social security fields (my wife lives in Canada). 

Since there is no telling when I will receive my return/have an IRS transcript generated for this year, is there something else I can submit in lieu of it? Can I submit H&R Block Tax Return documents? 

Thanks so much for the advice in advance!! 

1 minute ago, moneeb Iqbal said:

congratulations and could u tell us what was ur priority and NOA1 date and also service centre 

Thanks! 
 

PD - Sept. 11, 2019

NOA1 - Sept. 16, 2019

Texas Service Center

I submitted a beyond normal processing time inquiry on May 13, 2020. And received a generic response to inquiry on May 21, 2020.

Date change occurred on May 26th, and again today, May 27th. And approval an hour or so ago.

Finally got our approval today after ~255 days!!

We saw another date change on our account this morning, and then about an hour ago, I got a notification through the case tracking app that our I-130 was approved. 
 

I signed into the myUSCIS website, and saw the I-130 approval letter under the Documents section. The main screen still says in process though, which I assume will update in the next couple days.

I hope that those of you still waiting get your good news very soon!! 

4 minutes ago, Haoyuri776 said:

I called them and got the same answer:( 

Oh dang, I’m sorry to hear that. Hang in there, friend! This will all be over before we know it. 

1 hour ago, Haoyuri776 said:

My was September 30. I am hoping everyday:(.  So sick of waiting. Have you request case out of normal processing time?

I tried submitting an inquiry, but the online tool didn’t let me complete it citing that I was still within normal processing times, though I definitely was not. My case was not transferred either, so it didn’t make sense.

I ended up calling USCIS, and inquiring about the issue. The Tier 1 associate tried submitting it and saw the same issue and then sent me up to a Tier 2.

The Tier 2 saw that there was an error showing when trying to submit, so she went ahead and manually filed my inquiry. She also confirmed that my case was indeed still in Texas, and not transferred. But for some reason the inquiry tool system believed my case was elsewhere.

All this occurred on 05/13/2020, and I got a response to my inquiry on 05/21/2020. The response was a generic and unhelpful saying that it was “in line for processing and adjudication.”

I can definitely commiserate with you on how awful the wait has been. I hope you get some good news soon. At this point, I don’t think it hurts to try and give a call.

1 minute ago, Haoyuri776 said:

It may somethings good though. I wish my case have some move like you. Where is your center and what is your PD?

PD is Sept. 11, 2019 at Texas SC. I hope it turns out to be good. 
 

I hope you get some movement on your case very soon!

Finally saw a date change on myUSCIS dashboard. I’m not hopeful that it means a ton, but it was nice to see a change. It now says May 26, 2020.

Last time we saw a date change was March 25, 2020. 

3 hours ago, Mamila86 said:

I totally agree,

If someone's case thought to be fraudulent or anything fishy about it they transfer it to Vermont where the waiting time is over 17.5 months where you can't even file CASE OUTSIDE OF NORMAL PROCESSING TIME.

I did some research and found out that the longer processing time occurs only if the beneficiary is not from and an advanced country where it's hard to get information about the filer's spouse. 

I see January and February  approvals while August and September filers are still waiting.

 

 

 

I spoke with a Tier 2 for my case and they said it was still in Texas where I initially filed it. I couldn’t file an inquiry online due to an error on their end which the Tier 2 promptly submitted an inquiry on my behalf. The response came from Texas.

While your theory is totally possible in terms of Beneficiary’s country of origin, for me personally this theory wouldn’t apply. My wife is from Canada. We’ve also been together for 5 years prior to marriage, and both of us have no criminal records or legal issues of any sort. She works in tech, and I work in law enforcement.

I genuinely think there is some general disorder with their process.

Regardless of the reasoning, for those of us still waiting, I hope we get approvals soon. 

2 hours ago, stringpuller said:

They say you are processed in order recieved and from the looks of it in 2020 that doesn't seem to be the case. 

Maybe petitions are separated for longer process due to risk.? Fraud? public charge, etc etc. 

I dont know the inter workings of this on initial review and then how USCIS does their inter department handling. Just speculating. 

You are seeing January feburary filers get ahead of Oct Sept etc etc

Yeah, I mean anything is possible at this point. I also don’t think it helps that many of us had filed paper applications, where as starting in October 2019, they opened up online filing. I could be mistaken on the exact timeline there but this was my understanding.

10 minutes ago, Justxxxx said:

Which service center are you?

God we see us through 

Texas. And as far as I know (as per my last conversation with the information officer) my case is still there and has not been transferred.

Hi everyone! First time posting but have been lurking for quite a while. This thread has been really helpful to read.

I filed an I-130 for my Canadian wife back in September 2019. Our PD is Sept. 11, and NOA 1 was received on Sept. 16.

Like quite a few of you, we still haven’t received NOA 2 yet. The last date change on our USCIS account was on March 25, 2020.

Since we are beyond posted processing times for TSC, I tried to file an inquiry/service request. The online forum wouldn’t let me at all. It kept saying our case was within normal processing times which it isn’t as per their official website.

I had to call USCIS, and got to a Tier 2 ISO so they could look into it. Apparently she had to manually submit a service inquiry because the system was showing an error on their end which was preventing me from filing the inquiry online. Definitely odd but happy to have something going there. I have a reference number for the request. 
 

Currently just sitting with my fingers crossed hoping to finally get this first step over with.

Sending all the good vibes to everyone still waiting, and to those who have moved on to the NVC step.