Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	How about calling from US to Philippines ? Using mobile to landline? We use viber most of the time.haha	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-17 23:36:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Personal experience... A lot of you seem like are starting to get ready for submitting AOS or IV packages. Please read through all the posts. I recommend even going back 3 months of NVC threads and reading. 3 hours of reading might save you 20 days of replying to a checklist. It personally saved me from getting one. Just read and see what people got checklists for and do not make the same mistakes. If you happen to get a checklist, please share it so others will not. Yes I hope more people post about their rfe..I know there's a thread about rfe's but I haven't see any posts lately.	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-17 23:20:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	These two are very easy to miss and I was check listed for missing them   In Part 4. Information on the Sponsor, please correct the following... [x] Item 12. As the petitioner sponsoring your spouse or child, you must indicate whether or not you are currently on active duty in the U.S. armed services.   In Part 6. Sponsor's Income and Employment, please correct the following... [x] Item 10. The current annual household income must equal the sum of items 5, 6.c., 7.c., 8.c., and 9.c.       Also  hope you are aware from Saylins post earlier that you can now download tax transcript for previous years online immediately.   Tax Transcript == Tax Return + W2   Good Luck thank you	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-17 23:14:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Make sure you double check....wait triple check before your send,,,. Also if possible have a different set of eyes check the form Yes I will definitely check first before sending the package. I'm also planning to have it check with someone that have experience on filling up aos forms just to make sure. Thank you! By the way I noticed on your timeline that you received rfe for your aos package. May I know what the rfe? Just wondering.. Edited by enzo0601, 17 January 2014 - 11:20 AM.	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-17 11:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Where can I find the bar code? I think it's included in the AOS package.. Thank you by the way. Log on to payment portal and go to your receipt page. You should see a link on the bottom that says "print document cover sheet".	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-17 10:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Hi. When can we mail the AOS to NVC? Thank you! When the payment is received and/or when the money is taken out from your checking account. Dont wait for NVC's confirmation or anything like that its just gonna cause more delay. I just did my payment yesterday too so I'm guessing next week we can probably send our AOS package.	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-17 09:47:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Thank you, thank you so much! Good luck to you too! Hi there! I noticed we have the same priority date..Good luck to us.	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-10 13:18:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Okay. I haven't heard anything from NVC. The lawyer kept telling us to wait and wait. But its been almost 2 months since we got notification that our paperwork shipped to Dept of state. Got approved on Nov 25, 2013.  I'm starting to get frustrated.  Now that NVC already got your case but just dont have a case# yet, you should start calling NVC everyday or at least every other day now. You only need your USCIS receipt# when you call the NVC.	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-09 23:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	I called NVC again today and finally got a case #. Thank God! NVC received our case last Dec. 16. Since then I've been calling NVC once a week but this week I was doing it everyday since its almost a month w/out a case# eventhough all the rep from NVC keep saying it might take another 2 wks and said I should call back  the end of the month to check.. So for those still waiting for case#, just keep calling.	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-09 16:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Marriage in the Philippines? I-130 petition...	It may take 2-3 years for those green card holders but not if you're a U.S citizen which is normally just 1 year. Sometimes even just 8 months if you are well prepared and ready and some also take 1 1/2 years because of some RFE(request for evidence) that they received from USCIS or NVC.	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-10 12:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - February 2014	I called NVC today to ask for the status of my aos package as they received it on Feb. 4 and thank God! I'm so happy to hear the good news. The lady from NVC said it was reviewed yesterday and its fine. Haha but I wasn't satisfied with what she told me if it means done and complete so I asked her does that mean I don't have a checklist.. and she said no. I was afraid I might received a rfe but I didnt, yay! Although she did mention about me receiving a checklist also known as the false checklist asking me to send the IV package but she told me to disregard since I already sent it and I know for a fact that the NVC received it on Feb. 11, they just didnt review it yet. I will call them again next week for the other package and I can't wait to hear the "case complete" next time I give them a call.	enzo0601	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-02-27 20:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Upon suggestion of a VJ member (thanks foobaz123), I have created a FAQ of the most common questions I see here on VJ concerning the NVC process. If you know of a common question that isn't mentioned here, please inform me through a reply in this thread or PM me. I'd be more than happy to include it here.     FAQ   How long does it take to get a case number assigned after NOA2? As of recently, it's been taking around a month. When (and how often) should I start calling NVC about the case number? Wait at least a week from your NOA2 date, then start calling. Call about 1-3 times a week for now. Once NVC has received the case, then start calling every single day afterwards (or as often as you want) until you get it. What happens if my case doesn't arrive in a timely manner? (Timely manner being the current wait time) VJ member tokinaija suggests: "Call USCIS, and specifically request to be connected to a Tier 2 supervisor (bypassing the contract customer reps). When connected to a Tier 2 representative, request that you want confirmation that your approved case has been physically shipped to NVC. In amenable words, request for the specific date that the package was shipped. If you are lucky, you will get someone who would take the time to confirm this for you." Will I receive XXXX (initial information package, invoices, instructions, interview letter, etc) by email or snail mail? As long as you give over the email addresses of both the petitioner and beneficiary (once you have a case number), ALL correspondence from NVC will be sent through email. This does not necessarily mean that YOU can send THEM information by email though. Only those eligible for EP (electronic processing) can email the AOS and IV packages.    What's the difference between EP and online forms?   Online forms are just that, online forms. The DS-261 and DS-260 are NOT part of electronic processing. Electronic processing (EP) is emailing in documents. Not everyone can do this yet. You still have to be eligible for EP before emailing in packages. The link to see who's eligible is in the first post. Everyone though is required to fill out the online forms (DS-261 and DS-260).   What's the DS-261?   The DS-261 replaces the old DS-3032. So, instead of sending the DS-3032 once a case number is assigned, you'll have to wait for the DS-261 to become available on the online forms portal (link in the first post). Once it's available, fill it out. It's exactly like the DS-3032, except online. If you wish to see screenshots of the DS-261, you can do so here: Saylin's DS-261 screenshots (these are screenshots I uploaded back in 2011, but should still be the same, or at least similar). To go through all the screenshots, click on the 'next' button (there are 6 images in total). Once you've submitted the DS-261, print out the confirmation page at the end. This is for your own records.   What's the DS-260?   The DS-260 replaces the old DS-230. As before, you will still submit the IV package, just without the DS-230. The DS-260 will be done online. For me, it was only available once the IV appeared as PAID in the payment portal. Not sure if it's changed or not at all since then. But, at the most, it'll be a few days after you pay the IV bill. Like the DS-261, it'll be on the online forms portal (link in first post). You can do the DS-260 before or after you send the IV package, it doesn't matter. As long as it gets done, NVC doesn't care.   Please note: depending on how prepared you are, the DS-260 can take a few hours. You can always save and return, if you wish; it doesn't need to be all done in one sitting. But, it'll take an hour at the least (30 minutes maybe if you're really fast). My suggestion is to have a DS-230 pre-filled out and that way you can just copy over the answers. This will shave off quite some time if you prepare ahead. But be warned, there are some differences between the DS-230 and DS-260 where the DS-260 asks for more information. You can view screenshots (and thus the differences) here from when it was first released back in 2010: http://www.docstoc.c...60-screen-shots There have been changes since this original DS-260 was released, but it's quite similar still. As with the DS-261, print out the confirmation page at the end. Make sure to bring this to the interview, just in case. It took Montreal quite a few months to get used to the online forms, so they were still requesting DS-230s at the interview. So, it might not be a bad idea if everyone going through NVC now brought a completed DS-230 to their interview, in case it's requested. Having a DS-230 already completed will shave off much time if you had to suddenly fill out the form at the embassy/consulate. What do I do after my case number is assigned? Get the IIN from an operator (ask for the 'Invoice Identification Number', not IIN). Give over the email addresses of the beneficiary and petitioner. If you are doing EP (and are eligible for it), then send the optin email. Once possible, send the DS-261 online (may take a day or two before you can sign onto the online forms portal). After the case number is assigned, how long does it take for the AOS bill to be invoiced? Recently, it's been taking a week or less.   How much are the two bills? And how do I pay them? The AOS costs $88 (per case) and the IV is $230 (per person). They have to be paid with a US banking account on the payment portal (site linked in first post). See information here: http://travel.state..../info_3906.html If you can't or don't want to pay online, here's a link to how to pay through the mail: http://travel.state..../info_3905.html . Help! I can't sign into the payment portal. Why? If you're getting an error message ("Please be advised that the case that you have attempted to access is not eligible for further processing by the National Visa Center at this time?" or "This case is in the process of termination. Fee payments and online forms can no longer be accepted?" or "You cannot make online payments for your case at this time. Please contact the NVC if you have questions or need further information."), do NOT panic. This is actually good news! If you just got your case number, then this message means NVC is inputting your case in their system. If you get this message a few days after case number generation, then it's a good possibility that NVC is invoicing your AOS bill. And if this message appears a few days after DS-3032 acceptance, then there's a good chance the IV bill is being invoiced. What is needed in the AOS package? Generally, the following is needed: With no joint sponsors: - Bar-coded cover sheet from payment portal - Cover letter (optional) - Completed, signed, and dated I-864 form by petitioner - Tax information* of petitioner (either just the last year OR the last 3 years) - Employment letter of petitioner (optional, but good proof of CURRENT income) - Pay stub(s) of petitioner (optional, but good proof of CURRENT income) With joint sponsors: - All of the above of the petitioner - Completed, signed, and dated I-864 of joint sponsor - Tax information* of joint sponsor (either just the last year OR the last 3 years) - Proof of US citizenship/residency of joint sponsor (ex: copy of US passport, US birth certificate, US naturalization certificate, or front & back of green card) - Employment letter of joint sponsor (optional, but good proof of CURRENT income) - Pay stub(s) of joint sponsor (optional, but good proof of CURRENT income) If the joint sponsor is a household/family member, also include proof of that relationship (example: if a parent is a joint sponsor, include the petitioner's birth certificate with parents' name on it to show link). *You have two choices here of what to send in: - Tax return transcripts ordered from IRS (preferred by NVC and of most consulates/embassies) RECOMMENDED OR - Tax returns (1040) and W2s and any other schedules (if applicable) What if I (the petitioner) live with my spouse in their foreign country? Do I need to include anything in either package? You'll need to provide proof of US domicile with the AOS package, as well as bring it with you to the interview. Please read the I-864 instructions (pages 3 and 4) for information about it. This is NOT needed if the petitioner is living in the US. Here is a sample cover letter to include in the package (it lists MANY possible documents, some may not be applicable of course, to prove that you have, or will re-establish, domicile in the US): NAME SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FORM I-1864 No. 15 Country of Domicile I, XXXX, am currently residing in FOREIGN COUNTRY with my spouse, SPOUSE'S NAME. Below you will find a list of attached documents to show that my principle residence is in the US and the steps that I have taken to return to the US with my family. Steps I have taken to maintain US Domicile: ? Maintained my XXXX voter registration ? Maintained my XXXX credit card registered in the US with a US PO box ? Maintained my bank account at the XXXX Credit Union ? Maintained my bank account at XXXX Bank ? Maintained my XXXX drivers license ? Maintained my US retirement fund through XXXX ? Maintained my US investment account with XXXX ? Maintained my US PO box ? Maintained licensure by the XXXX ? Maintained membership in the XXXX ? Maintained my automobile in care of my parents Supporting Documents for the above steps I have taken: ? Voter registration card showing permanent US address ? XXXX credit card statement showing US billing address ? XXXX Credit Union statement showing permanent US address ? XXXX Bank statement showing permanent US address ? XXXX drivers license showing permanent US address ? Retirement fund statement showing permanent US address ? Mutual fund statement showing permanent US address ? XXXX license currently up to date ? Renewal of XXXX membership ? County tax bill showing I still own a vehicle Steps I have taken to return to the US to take up residence: ? Made arrangements for us to have a house to live in ? Contacted schools for requirements of things to bring to register my children in school ? Contacted my auto insurance company to find out about re-instating my insurance on my car ? Contacted shipping company for estimate of costs to ship belongings Supporting documents for the above steps I have taken: ? Lease agreement for our house ? Email from schools regarding registration requirements ? Email from my former auto insurance company regarding my inquiry ? Email from XXXX with estimate and correspondence regarding shipping our belongings I declare that I intend in good faith to re-establish my domicile in the United States no later than the date of spouse's admission into the US. I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the statements in this letter and all accompanying evidence are true and correct. Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: ______________________ NAME Thanks to VJ member lemayz for this suggestion! I sent the AOS package but got a checklist for the IV package (which I either have sent or not sent yet) [or vice versa]. What's going on? If you sent the packages separately, then get a checklist for the other one, just ignore it; it's a false checklist. The same applies if you sent just one of the packages and get a checklist for the other. Please understand that as soon as NVC reviews a package, they very frequently generate a checklist for the other package, without even checking if they have it in the building first. If you do get a checklist for one of the packages, you do NOT have to use that bar-coded cover sheet; you can still use the one from the payment portal. The only time a checklist is real (and not false) is if it asks for something very specific missing in a package (like a police certificate, for example). If it asks for something general, like the entire package, then you can assume it's false. Call up an operator at NVC to confirm. Thanks to VJ member sulhaq for this suggestion! When does the IV bill get invoiced? About a week or two after you complete the DS-261, NVC will accept and add it to your case file. A few days after that, the IV bill will be invoiced. You won't get an email of acceptance, so you need to call to find out when it's been accepted and added to the case file.   What is needed in the IV package? Generally, the following is needed: - Bar-coded cover sheet from payment portal - Two passport-style photographs (2" x 2") of beneficiary (on the back, write: beneficiary's full name, date of birth, and case number) - Copy of bio-data page of beneficiary's unexpired passport - Original or Certified Copy of beneficiary's birth certificate, PLUS A PHOTOCOPY - Original or Certified Copy of marriage certificate, PLUS A PHOTOCOPY - Original police certificate(s) Please read: http://travel.state..../info_3195.html for additional documents if applicable (such as petitioner documents in IR-5 cases or divorce/military records or proof of permanent residency, etc). Also read the country-specific documents linked in the first post. There may be additional documents needed not listed above.   Who fills out which forms?   AOS package - petitioner IV package - beneficiary   Can the petitioner fill out the DS-261 and/or DS-260?   Yes. It's very common for the petitioner to file the DS-261 and/or DS-260 on behalf of the beneficiary (typically due to the language barrier and/or no/low internet connection). This is perfectly fine. If my documents are not in English, do they need to be translated? NVC's website states: "All documents not written in English, or in the official language of the country in which application for a visa is being made, must be accompanied by certified translations and submitted to the NVC. The translation must include a statement signed by the translator stating that the: -Translation is accurate, and -Translator is competent to translate." Despite this, I have seen cases of people getting checklists for not having translations of non-English documents. I'd suggest you get everything translated anyways to be on the safe side. It's not needed, but highly recommended.    Additionally, embassies/consulates in some countries require translations of documents into English even though they are written in the official language of the country, so it's best to check with the embassy/consulate to see what document translation requirements are. [Thanks to Ryan H for his suggestion on this last statement!] How long does it take for a bill to appear as PAID in the payment portal after paying it? Usually just a day or two, but can take longer. Do I have to wait for NVC to email me instructions before mailing packages? NO. If you wait on NVC for this, it can take WEEKS to get anything from them. As long as the respective bill has been paid in the payment portal, you can send in your package.   Members have had luck sending the packages as soon as they pay the bills (since the bar-coded cover sheet becomes available after paying). If you're not going to wait for it to appear as PAID in the portal, at least wait until the money has cleared the bank account. What address do I send the AOS and IV packages? You will find their addresses on their respective bar-coded cover sheets, which are printed off the payment portal. Can the packages be sent from abroad or does it have to be from within the US? Doesn't matter where the package is sent from; NVC just needs to receive it. Do the packages have to be sent separately or can they be sent together? Either one or the other works. Again, as long as NVC receives both needed packages, they don't really care. Each way has their pros and cons. Help! I called NVC and they said they haven't received my package(s) yet, but the tracking says it was delivered! Don't worry. Unfortunately, the package won't show up in the operator's system until the package has begun to be reviewed. At that point, it's entered in the system. So, don't fret. If your tracking says it arrived, it arrived. After sending in the packages, how long does it take for them to get reviewed? NVC operators are stating 30 business days now. In most cases though, it's faster than that.   Do I get an email if my packages have been accepted? No, not that I have seen. You have to call NVC every day and ask for updates on your case to find out if a package has been reviewed and accepted. Note: If you're in the EP program, lately people have been getting acceptance emails, but don't ever rely on receiving emails from NVC. Call, call, call. Do I get an email when my case is completed? Generally, no. Only those doing EP (electronic processing) get the case complete emails. There are some non-EP folk that get case complete emails. It used to be rare, but it's becoming more common. Although they're delayed by almost a week or more, so do not rely on them. Again, to find out if your case is complete (the fastest way), call an operator at NVC and ask. After the case is completed, what happens? In most cases: the case is put in a queue to get an interview date scheduled. Once an interview date is scheduled, the case is shipped out to the consulate/embassy. Who should I be calling to find out my interview date? You could call NVC and/or DOS. Both have access to your case information. Their numbers are linked above. How long does it take to get an interview date after a case complete? This varies by country and consulate/embassy. Some people find out within a day or two, others a few weeks, then the few unfortunate that wait a few months (ex: Ghana). To get the best estimate for YOUR country is to search, using the timeline feature, when others got case completes and when they got their interview dates scheduled. When do interview dates get scheduled? If you talk to operators at NVC, they'll always tell you they ONLY schedule during the second week of each month. This is a LIE. They schedule interviews ALL month long. Many people (like myself) have gotten scheduled during the last week of the month. I repeat, they schedule ALL month long. How long does it take for NVC to mail my case out after getting an interview date scheduled? Usually it's the next day, but it can take up to a week or more in rare cases. Is it possible to get a tracking number for my green card after POE? Yes it is! Follow VJ member Darnell's advice: "Call USCIS, get a human, ask for the TRACKING NUMBER on the green card. Yes, such a thing exists, and they will give it to you when asked. Then call USPS and inquire for status. In the end, if USPS sent it back to USCIS, you'll need to call USCIS again, talk with an ISO about 'returned mail pieces', go over your address again on the telephone, and ask to have all returned mail pieces sent back to you." ------------------------------------------------------- Please note: the above time frames are just estimates. Do NOT freak out if your case takes a little bit longer. The time frames are constantly changing. They also depend on NVC's work load for that day/week. ------------------------------------------------------- Summary of NVC process: - get case number and IIN, give email addresses over - complete the online DS-261 - pay the AOS bill, once it's invoiced - once the bill appears as PAID, send the AOS package - pay the IV bill, once it's invoiced - once the bill appears as PAID, send the IV package - complete the online DS-260 - respond to any checklists, if applicable - get case complete - get interview date scheduled - case is sent to embassy/consulate Thank you for this!!! you are Godsent! helped me a lot just reading this...NVC is so confusing! thank you again!	newlywed13	Not Telling	Philippines	2014-01-22 18:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Thank God I130 approved finally :)	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2014-01-24 19:08:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Just want to say thank you	Big up and respect - you'll be fine!	HawaiianCecil	Female	Jamaica	2013-11-18 05:55:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	DOMA Filers Living Abroad (Consular Processing)	Hi all! We're in the same boat. My wife and I met 8 years ago in Hawaii and we lived there together happily until my wife's student visa expired last year. We had been able to extend it several times up until then, but last year in the fall it wasn't possible anymore. So we had to make the difficult decision to sell everything, close my business, and move to Europe. The weeks before the DOMA decision were nerve-wrecking to say the least. And I've never been so nervous in my life the hours and minutes before the decision. Needless to say it was a huge relief when DOMA was finally overturned. I cannot and don't want to imagine how I would have felt if this hadn't been the case.   We got married in Denmark last month (the only country in the EU that doesn't have residency requirements for foreigners who want to get married) and within the next 2 months we're going to file our green card petition. We hope to move back to Hawaii next summer.   These past years have been really tough, living from expiration date to expiration date. We're so ready to finally start living! Sometimes I wish the DOMA decision would have happened a year earlier. It would have saved us thousands in moving expenses and emotional turmoil, but I'm still very happy it is over now.	maeve808	Female	Germany	2013-10-19 07:51:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NVC Filers - January 2014	Hi everyine, I have question about the I864.  Part 6 #5 says: My curent individual income " (see instruction)",  Where is this instruction? Is current annual income the income in 2013 or income in2014 from most current pay stub?  My husband, the usc, is self employed,  how will we report income in this line?   I am canadian citizen by naturalized.  Legally immigrated to canada 20 years ago.  Came to canada at age of 20.  Do I need police check from my original country?	jg&pc	Not Telling	Canada	2014-01-23 22:33:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2013 Interviews	DO NOT DELETE: ***USE MOST RECENT LIST AT THE BOTTOM***       Instructions: If you want to share your case complete and interview dates: 1. Go to LAST PAGE or before and click "Quote/Reply" on the MOST RECENT LIST. 2. Ask for help only if you will mess up the list 3. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting(Settings>Posting Settings->Enable visual (RTE)) 4. Remove [quote] around the list by clicking back space just before "do not delete" 5. Always use [Courier New] Font.(It will stay lined up correctly if you use the correct font.) 6. Add in order by NVC case complete date. 7. Add the date you received your interview date so others can see from case complete to assignment time-frame. 8. Please use your VJ member name not the Petitioner/Beneficiary name on your timeline. 9. Please update your timeline so VJ members can have accurate timelines to monitor their own case. March Cases Waiting on Interview: NAME................COMPLETE....RECEIVED....INTERVIEW...VISA TYPE....EMBASSY NikaMo..............03/27/13....08/08/13....09/27/13....IR-1/CR-1....Cambodia romanticminds.......03/27/13....08/26/13....10/01/13....IR-1.........Cambodia FlyThrough..........03/27/13....08/08/13....09/20/13....IR-1/CR-1....Cambodia April Cases Waiting on Interview: NAME................COMPLETE....RECEIVED....INTERVIEW...VISA TYPE....EMBASSY draygri.............04/22/13....08/30/13....10/28/13....IR-1.........Cambodia May cases waiting on interview: NAME ...............COMPLETE....RECEIVED...INTERVIEW ...VISA TYPE ...EMBASSY W&H.................05/01/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....CR-1/IR-1....Egypt owian...............05/10/13....08/27/13....09/10/13....CR-1/IR-1....Egypt creativebaral.......05/16/13....07/30/13....09/03/13....CR-1/IR-1....Nepal Noahsmama...........05/21/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-5.........China Shpresa.............05/22/13....07/31/13....09/16/13....CR-1.........Albania     June cases waiting on interview: NAME ...............COMPLETE....RECEIVED....INTERVIEW...VISA TYPE....EMBASSY braminc.............06/05/13....07/31/13....09/25/13....CR-1.........Lebanon Stubby & Rio........06/07/13....07/29/13....09/25/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada hting1688...........06/07/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-5.........China aliciafoster........06/10/13....08/13/13....10/18/13....IR-1/CR-1....DR jrh39...............06/13/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....F2A..........DR Nicole Johns........06/13/13....07/29/13....09/13/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada sharaby03...........06/16/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....Egypt libsbabu............06/17/13....07/31/13....09/06/13....IR-1/CR-1....India GLOB................06/18/13....07/31/13....09/20/13....IR-1/CR-1....India GC&JK...............06/18/13....07/30/13....09/07/13....IR-1/CR-1....India mikeandclara........06/25/13....07/31/13....09/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....Colombia jdb-1...............06/25/13....07/30/13....09/10/13....IR-1/CR-1....UK adamadam007.........06/25/13....07/28/13....09/09/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada samiha..............06/25/13....07/29/13....09/09/13....IR-1/CR-1....Tunisia Damarius Deward.....06/26/13....07/29/13....09/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....DR Fatana Ansari.......06/26/13....07/31/13....09/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....India carjack1996.........06/27/13....07/30/13....09/24/13....IR-1/CR-1....El Salvador faatima.............06/27/13....07/29/13....09/13/13....IR-1/CR-1....Morocco DOMSOLO.............06/27/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR1.....DR Ms Niss.............06/28/13....07/29/13....09/12/13....IR-1/CR-1....France az.youbrand.........06/28/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....F2A..........Azerbaijan DVV.................06/28/13....07/31/13....09/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....India ahiari..............06/28/13....07/30/13....09/13/13....IR-1/CR-1....India July cases waiting on interview: NAME ...............COMPLETE....RECEIVED....INTERVIEW...VISA TYPE....EMBASSY sintoc1986..........07/01/13....07/31/13....09/18/13....IR-1/CR-1....India PetitLapin..........07/02/13....07/31/13....09/03/13....IR-1.........France Tony1234............07/02/13....08/28/13....10/24/13....IR-1/CR-1....Albania Robinhood...........07/03/13....07/30/13....09/30/13....IR-1/CR-1....India Kumarb..............07/03/13....07/30/13....09/13/13....IR-1/CR-1....India rogerl..............07/09/13....08/12/13....09/05/13....IR-1/CR-1....Guatemala christina711........07/09/13....07/30/13....09/09/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada harryyankee2003.....07/10/13....07/30/13....09/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....India GaganGoel...........07/10/13....07/30/13....09/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....India rawas...............07/10/13....08/01/13....09/13/13....IR-1/CR-1....Armenia 277buttercup........07/10/13....07/29/13....09/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada flip314.............07/11/13....07/29/13....09/18/13....IR-1.........Canada chaingang...........07/11/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....F2A..........Pakistan Gabby&Jesse.........07/11/13....07/30/13....09/23/13....IR-1/CR-1....Bulgaria Crisjerm............07/11/13....07/31/13....09/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....Nigeria Olatuja.............07/12/13....07/30/13....09/05/13....IR-1/CR-1....Nigeria we r one............07/12/13....07/30/13....09/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....Greece Memosa..............07/12/13....07/30/13....09/09/13....IR-1/CR-1....Barbados Crystal19851022.....07/12/13....07/25/13....09/23/13....IR-1/CR-1....China Todd&Carlie.........07/12/13....07/30/13....09/17/13....IR-1/CR-1....Australia Wsalman.............07/15/13....07/31/13....09/19/13....IR-1/CR-1....Pakistan karlakelton.........07/15/13....07/30/13....09/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....El Salvador Preethyv20032003....07/15/13....07/30.13....09/05/13....IR-1/CR-1....India adhnat211...........07/16/13....07/30.13....09/24/13....IR-1/CR-1....India sumit381............07/16/13....07/29/13....09/23/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada Gowon...............07/16/13....07/30/13....09/17/13....IR-1/CR-1....Nigeria Tegeras.............07/16/13....07/31/13....09/04/13....IR-1/CR-1....Thailand JOURNEYTOUSA2013....07/16/13....07/29/13....09/12/13....IR-1/CR-1....Vietnam Julie O.............07/17/13....07/30/13....09/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Australia Diell...............07/17/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....Albania L37.................07/19/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....Pakistan lee21chan...........07/19/13....07/31/13....09/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....Trin&Tobago luisa1625...........07/19/13....08/01/13....09/09/13....IR-1/CR-1....Singapore AngelGarcia0204.....07/19/13....08/01/13....09/23/13....IR-1/CR-1....Singapore JennyWhiteley.......07/22/13....07/30/13....09/10/13....IR-1/CR-1....UK mydream2012.........07/22/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....India sunshine1102........07/22/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....Egypt mrsgigglebox........07/22/13....07/31/13....09/10/13....IR-1/CR-1....Sweden summer55............07/22/13....07/31/13....09/10/13....CR-1/IR-1....Lithuania allan-nhez..........07/22/13....07/31/13....09/04/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines memphis.............07/23/13....07/31/13....09/04/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines nybd................07/23/13....07/29/13....09/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Bangladesh ashleylcbaker.......07/23/13....07/30/13....09/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Australia Hasheesah...........07/23/13....07/30/13....09/20/13....IR-1/CR-1....Pakistan ayeshaimran.........07/24/13....07/27/13....10/10/13....IR-1/CR-1....Pakistan Pinay_ako052327.....07/24/13....07/31/13....09/04/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines George.M............07/24/13....07/31.13....09/30/13....IR-1/CR-1....India sba.rsa.............07/25/13....07/31/13....09/19/13....IR-1/CR-1....India S&B R...............07/25/13....08/02/13....09/19/13....CR-1.........Morocco jsmn................07/25/13....07/31/13....09/04/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines WorldTravelers......07/26/13....07/30/13....09/16/13....IR-5.........Bosnia-Herze mrsknightrider......07/26/13....07/31.13....09/05/13....IR-1/CR-1....Fiji netousmx............07/26/13....07/29/13....09/06/13....IR-1/CR-1....Mexico DrakeSG.............07/27/13....08/13/13....10/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Vietnam kingdomsower........07/27/13....07/31/13....09/04/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines Terry&kay...........07/30/13....07/31/13....09/04/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines bernice1............07/30/13....07/30/13....09/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Malaysia Bismark.............07/30/13....08/12/13....09/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....Ghana john&krisz..........07/30/13....07/30/13....09/12/13....IR-1/CR-1....Romania RaphesGirl..........07/30/13....08/06/13....09/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....France Frenchba............07/30/13....08/12/13....09/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Jamaica Jeisson&Ellie.......07/31/13....08/08/13....09/19/13....IR-1/CR-1....Colombia Johanna&Andres......07/31/13....08/07/13....09/09/13....IR-1/CR-1....Colombia Nicole & Sean.......07/31/13....08/12/13....09/23/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada minimouse...........07/31/13....08/12/13....09/04/13....IR-1/CR-1....Germany August cases waiting on interview: NAME ...............COMPLETE....RECEIVED....INTERVIEW...VISA TYPE....EMBASSY ParkerH.............08/01/13....08/12/13....09/27/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada Mabuhay2012.........08/01/13....08/12/13....09/05/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines Pw3t................08/01/13....08/12/13....09/03/13....IR-1.........France H45549..............08/02/13....08/21/13....09/20/13....IR-1/CR-1....Pakistan Emma1990............08/02/13....08/12/13....09/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada Happytobe...........08/05/13....08/27/13....10/30/13....IR-1/CR-1....Morocco LilyR...............08/05/13....08/12/13....09/12/13....IR-1/CR-1....UK Vic20r..............08/06/13....08/12/13....09/09/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines sanlot..............08/07/13....08/21/13....10/31/13....IR-1/CR-1....Nigeria fsifuen01...........08/07/13....08/12/13....09/24/13....IR-1/CR-1....Mexico schnuffel...........08/08/13....08/13/13....09/10/13....IR-1/CR-1....Austria rylforever..........08/09/13....08/12/13....09/05/13....IR-1/CR-1....Mexico niceo87.............08/09/13....08/12/13....09/05/13....IR-1/CR-1....Switzerland immihelp99..........08/09/13....08/21/13....09/20/13....IR-1/CR-1....Pakistan i miss u............08/09/13....08/16/13....09/09/13....IR-1/CR-1....Syria Doria...............08/09/13....08/12/13....09/24/13....IR-1/CR-1....Romania NewKlear............08/09/13....08/12/13....09/24/13....IR-2.........Ethiopia Jughead.............08/12/13....08/12/13....09/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Japan amelarmina..........08/12/13....08/12/13....09/24/13....IR-1/CR-1....Bosnia-Herze lisap...............08/12/13....08/27/13....10/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Jamaica nida.f..............08/12/13....08/12/13....09/27/13....IR-1/CR-1....UK Brc.................08/12/13....08/12/13....09/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....Georgia Fab + She...........08/13/13....08/27/13....10/08/13....IR-1/CR-1....Italy Burnabrenna.........08/13/13....08/27/13....10/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada vicmar..............08/14/13....08/27/13....10/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....Mexico sweety-sweet........08/15/13....08/27/13....10/01/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada Evan11..............08/15/13....08/28/13....10/30/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada Novembro............08/15/13....08/23/13....10/15/13....IR-1/CR-1....UK janw................08/15/13....08/26/13....10/07/13....IR-1/CR-1....Denmark micky2008....,......08/15/13....08/26/13....10/24/13....IR-5.........Haiti mitchester..........08/15/13....08/27/13....10/01/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines IR2visa.............08/15/13....08/22/13....10/01/13....IR-2.........Philippines stellaycarlos.......08/15/13....08/26/13....10/23/13....IR-1/CR-1....Colombia Tu chikita..........08/16/13....08/27/13....10/23/13....IR-1/CR-1....DR limelines...........08/17/13....08/26/13....09/05/13....IR-1/CR-1....Canada jjaylinz............08/19/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....India luvmyfamily.........08/19/13....08/26/13....10/02/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines nawalel.............08/20/13....08/27/13....10/29/13....IR-1/CR-1....Morocco paomarce79..........08/22/13....08/26/13....10/11/13....IR-1/CR-1....Colombia rose nice...........08/22/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....France domingo y bianca....08/26/13....08/27/13....10/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Mexico Katherinn...........08/26/13....08/29/13....10/24/13....IR-1/CR-1....Costa Rica Oaqui3..............08/26/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines ziont0612...........08/27/13....08/27/13....10/10/13....IR-1/CR-1....Jamaica Stevieb.............08/28/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....Fiji calygirl75..........08/29/13....09/09/13....10/07/13....IR-1/CR-1....Cuba xtrasome............08/30/13....09/09/13....10/22/13....IR-1/CR-1....Bangladesh Hana&Reda...........08/30/13....xx/xx/13....xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1....Morocco slvrfx576...........08/30/13....09/10/13....10/03/13....IR-1/CR-1....Bulgaria sy123...............08/30/13....09/09/13....10/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines     September cases waiting on interview: NAME ...............COMPLETE....RECEIVED....INTERVIEW...VISA TYPE....EMBASSY mrs.rai.............09/06/13....09/09/13....10/16/13....IR-1/CR-1....Philippines AP & VP.............09/10/13....XX/XX/13....XX/XX/13....IR-1/CR-1....India Nick4all............09/11/13....XX/XX/13....XX/XX/13....IR-1/CR-1....India Scottybobotti.......09/11/13....XX/XX/13....XX/XX/13....IR-1/CR-1....Japan	scottybobotti	Not Telling	Japan	2013-09-12 07:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 Interviews	My wife's visa was approved!  Thanks again to everyone on visa journey who contributes to the website.  The process truly is tedious and without the help of others who have gone through it or are going through it and their willingness to share information it would have been much harder for us to get to where we are today with visa in hand and an upcoming flight home.  Best of luck to everyone else either just starting, stuck waiting, or almost there on the road to getting their visa.	scottybobotti	Not Telling	Japan	2013-10-22 00:02:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 Interviews	Wheels,   My wife's interview got expedited.  It is now on October 21st!  Wish us luck and thanks for all the help from everyone on Visa Journey.  Without this website the whole process would have been much more difficult.  Best of luck to everyone else on this thread waiting for an interview.	scottybobotti	Not Telling	Japan	2013-10-20 08:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 Interviews	It will probably go out today. Call monday than you can start tracking. It will be there next week and yest than you can talk directly with embassy and try and change dates and all that.   If you need assistance tracking let me know I can show you how to do the DHL thing.   Congratulations anyway though on getting an interview date. Almost there dear.   Wheels, you were right.  The NVC shipped our documents out today!  How do I get the tracking number for DHL?	scottybobotti	Not Telling	Japan	2013-10-09 22:48:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 Interviews	It will probably go out today. Call monday than you can start tracking. It will be there next week and yest than you can talk directly with embassy and try and change dates and all that.   If you need assistance tracking let me know I can show you how to do the DHL thing.   Congratulations anyway though on getting an interview date. Almost there dear.   Thanks Wheels, I hope we get some good news this week and congratulations to everyone else that got scheduled for an interview last week.	scottybobotti	Not Telling	Japan	2013-10-07 04:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	November 2013 Interviews	We found out on October 2nd that our interview will be on November 25th.  One day before we were granted expedite status by the Tokyo embassy.  However, I was just told by an NVC supervisor that because we were assigned a date already the NVC won't ship out our case file immediately and that it will go out with all the others that were assigned this month.  So my question is when will the NVC ship out all our case files to the embassies and once it gets there will I be able to move up our my wife's interview because we were granted an expedite?  The email we received from the embassy said they would call us to schedule an interview, but now since we got assigned a date already does that override the expedite request?	scottybobotti	Not Telling	Japan	2013-10-04 08:39:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	i-751 has been added back to CSC list	you mean August 2, 2012 ^^	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-04-04 08:48:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Passport expire!	I'm pretty sure you'll have to register your marriage in the Romanian registers as they're asking proof of residency in the US for a passport renewal. Here is the link http://washington.mae.ro/node/270   You can register your marriage at the W.DC embassy, as far as i read on their website, it's recommended that both spouses be present, but it's ok if the US spouse can't make it. But the Romanian spouse has to go in person. http://washington.mae.ro/node/281   And here is the link with all the taxes. http://washington.mae.ro/node/545   Good luck!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2014-06-17 16:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa approved	Congrats!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-05-07 12:27:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa approved.....thank you all	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-05-31 04:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 rec'd today .. december 2012 filer	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-06-08 11:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa in hand, thanks visajourney!	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-06-16 06:54:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Sydney Consulate CR-1 approval 18th June 2013	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-06-18 07:19:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Finally Approved!!!	Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-06-23 08:13:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa arrived in the mail today --- yeah!!	Congrats and have a nice flight!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-06-27 09:06:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Approved Approved Approved (Self-Employed)	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-07-02 05:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Finally approved :)	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-07-10 06:56:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	My CR-1 Visa Interview	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-06-27 11:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Approved and thanks to everyone!!		cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-06-14 09:32:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-07-22 16:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Well, well, well...Ladies & Gentlemen, we are finally approved!	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-08-14 21:28:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA 2 RECEIVED, YES!!!!!!!!!!	Congrats!!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-07-09 04:42:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I CAN FINALLY SAY.....APPROVED...YAYY!!	Congrats!!	cazzers	Female	Romania	2013-09-06 19:35:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	The Journey Is Over - Now We Are In Hawaii TOGETHER	Aloha and welcome home! What island are you on? I think we may have talked about this before but I forgot. We are in Waikiki. Let us know when you come to Oahu!	Stevephoto	Male	Philippines	2013-07-23 13:48:00