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My receipt date is 10/2 and I was expecting to wait until my N-400 filing to get any sort of update. On a whim yesterday I checked my case status and it's aleady been approved my card is being produced!

I'm happy to see I'm not the only one with that fast of approval! Does anyone know why it would be so fast? My husband is active duty so I was wondering if that would be why? Or did I just luck out and send the exact evidence they needed? 

Congrats for those that have been approved and hoping everyone else gets a quick response too!

Wonderful! Thank you so much 

My documents are ready to be picked up at my courier. I have a question for those that have received thier passports back. When I get my package do I open the envelope? I remember reading somewhere that you open the first envelope but you don't open a second envelope inside the package (which is marked). Kinda a silly question but I don't want to mess up at this stage. 

I applied in under my maiden name passport. I sent everything with that passport number and name even after I got my married name passport. When I went to my interview I showed them my old (maiden name) passport then my new passport. They didn't even flinch. She just said "oh you just changed your name to your married name" and continued on. It's a very common thing. They took my new passport to put my visa in, completely seamless. Just make sure you have your passport you applied with that's most important.

3 minutes ago, mam521 said:

All of USCIS is backed up at the moment, so if you look at a lot of people's cases, it's likely gonna be about that 8 month mark.  Some go faster, some go slower and don't panic if they transfer your case to another service center.  

 

Start a spreadsheet - you'll need to know all the addresses the beneficiary has lived at since 16 years old when you fill out the DS-260.  This was a pain in the butt for me because I moved a lot!  Add a tab to that while you're at it and track all of your travel in/out of the US.  It will be needed in future for naturalization as well. 

 

Welcome to the (gong) show!

Oh man that's going to take me a hot minute to figure out too. Thank you so much!

Holy smokes so much great information in here and so much positivity! Quick question for anyone with experience, our I-130 went into active review on Saturday in Nebraska. (We're very excited to have the first step moving) I've seen people say that Nebraska can take only a couple of days to like 8 months+ does anyone have experience there?

Also once it is approved and onto the NVC do I need any additional documentation besides the basics that I fill in. Police check, tax forms or anything like that? I want to have everything ready so we don't get delayed.

Thanks a million everyone!

52 minutes ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

Typically 3-4 months after AOS and IV fees are payed and all documents are submitted before you get DQ'd.  This is generally for all cases, regardless of country.

 

After DQ, anywhere from 1 month to 1 year+ to get the interview scheduled.  This is primarily dependent on the backlog and caseload at the embassy/consulate.  I believe Montreal is on the longer wait spectrum.  Better place to get wait info is in the Canada regional forums.

Wonderful thanks!!!

Hi everyone!

I'm wondering if anyone has an idea about how long from the NVC receiving a case to the interview being scheduled at the Montreal consulate is. Our case is being reviewed in Nebraska right now, so I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but any info would be great!

Hi everyone!

We got notice today that Nebraska is actively reviewing our I-130. From what I've seen most people get their NOA2 within a couple of days and I'm just wondering if that's true. We filed on Jan.11 and we're absolutely ecstatic they're already reviewing it but I don't want to get my hopes up too quickly. 

Thanks everyone!