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It's nice to see you guys around...Urge, Edp33, my honey...and all of you who went through the same process at the same time....I remember all of you and your words of encouragement...it helped a lot. Thanks. I also remember Divine Mercy, I wonder how her case is doing.

And Gogo, what can I say...I'm so glad it's almost over for you!!! Thank god.

It's nice to see you guys around...Urge, Edp33, my honey...and all of you who went through the same process at the same time....I remember all of you and your words of encouragement...it helped a lot. Thanks. I also remember Divine Mercy, I wonder how her case is doing.

And Gogo, what can I say...I'm so glad it's almost over for you!!! Thank god.

4.28.07 - Married in Jalisco Mexico - Cozumel Honeymoon for 2 weeks

***I-130***

5.24.07 - I-130 Received in CSC

7.14.07 - Received NOA1 (WOW after 6 weeks, I was worried...called INS and told me CSC had a computer "glitch" causing delays on printing Receipt notices and approvals)

10.30.07 - APPROVED No email, the NOA2 came in the mail...hard copy.

***1-129F***

7.23.07 - I-129F received in Chicago

7.30.07 - Received NOA1

11.21.07 - APPROVED!!!! APPROVED. GOT AN E-MAIL ON THANKSGIVING!

03.03.08- INTERVIEW IN CIUDAD JUAREZ. VISA GRANTED ON 03.03.2008

***AOS & EAD***

3.10.08 - Case Received at Chicago Lockbox, check cashed 3.14.08

3.17.08 - Received both NOA's in the mail

3.21.08 - Received Biometrics appointment letter in the mail, biometrics Appt. 4.02.08

5.05.08 - EAD Card Production ordered GOT EMAIL (we received the same email on 5.09.08)

5.13.08 - Approval Email for EAD (so the card was ordered first, and then we were approved...hum)

5.15.08 - EAD Card Received in mail.

8.08.08 - WE GOT OUR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT YAY...9/12/08 - INTERVIEW APPROVED

9.24.08 - Received Green Card in the mail YEAH!

***I-751***

6.15.10 - Mailed I-751 Docs to CSC, check cashed 6.24.10

6.26.10 - Received NOA in mail dated 6.21.10

6.29.10 - Received Biometrics appointment for 7.15.10

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You don't have to say it twice :whistle: haha, but I don't mind.. =) a lot of the people who applied with me came back :star: how is everyone doing? I see most of you are already done with your case.. yeah, the only one I haven't heard back from was Divine Mercy.. anything on their case? I would think they would be almost done by now.. :wacko:

I-130 STAGE 1 : 533 days - 1 year 6 months (4/16/2007 to 9/22/2008)

Priority Date I-130 : 4/16/2007 ( 533 days , APPROVED 9/22/2008)
Transferred to local office based on "security checks" : 11/27/2007
wrote hundreds of letters - received letter from FBI Records Management Chief stating no security checks
local office interview : 2/21/2008 - brought my parents too (result : you will get approval within 2-3 weeks)
5/2/2008 - (lawsuit) Writ of Mandamus - OFFICIAL DATE (7/29/2008)
9/22/2008 - CALL AND EMAIL COPY OF APPROVAL NOTICE FROM LAWYER

NVC STAGE 2 : 99 days - 3 months (9/30/2008 to 1/7/2009)
NVC Received : 9/30/2008
Received Packet 3 (I-864/DS-230) : 11/10/2008
NVC says "RFE sent out 12/9/08 for missing documents" : 12/10/2008
CASE COMPLETE - 1/7/2009

CONSULATE STAGE 3 : 96 days - 3 months (1/8/2009 to 4/14/2009)
CLEARED CUSTOMS - 3/10/2009
**APPOINTMENT DATE : 4/14/2009, 7:15AM**
** BLUE SLIP **

AP STAGE 4 : 97 days - 3 months (4/14/2009 to 7/20/2009)
DOS call to receive I-601 (Waiver of Grounds for Inadmissibility - basically denial) from Guangzhou : 6/24/2009

REMOVAL OF I-601 due to my letters to the USCIS Director, Michael Aytes: 6/29/2009
CALL-IN LETTER NOTIFIED : 7/8/2009
CALL-IN LETTER (APPROVAL)!! : 7/16/2009
ALL DONE!! (got both GREEN CARD & SSN CARD) : 10/1/2009

"http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/194075-feel-like-a-cr-1-csc-castaway/page-60" (pages 53-63) for more updates and letter I wrote to Director Michael Aytes and his replies and back and forth..

HER PARENTS - 10 months so far

I-130 Sent In : 1/7/2013

I-130 Approval : 3/28/2013

Transfer to NVC : 6/12/2013

Case Complete : 8/25/2013

"Ready for Interview" (Ready to wait for 1-3 Months, this is official NVC letter transfer date) : 9/9/2013

DHL Tracking : arrived 9/24/2013

P4 Letter : 11/21/2013

Interview Date : 12/9/2013, originally 12/3, stupid lawyer filled out her dad's passport number wrong..

Interview Passed : 12/9/2013

Visa "Issued" on CEAC : 12/10/2013

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I was on the road and missed the wonderful news, congratulations!

Hope the rest of the journey gets smoother....good luck with NVC and GZ!!

Leah

USCIS

03/15/08 Mailed I-130 package

07/17 I-130 package delivered to Chicago lockbox

03/26 NOA1 received (Priority date 03/24/08)

04/18 Touched

06/05 Expedite request on humanitarian ground (medical emergency)

06/16, 06/17, 06/18, 06/19, 06/20 Touched

06/28 Received RFE dated 06/23

06/30 mailed RFE express mail to CSC

07/02, 07/03 Touched

07/08 07/09 Touched. "RFE received & processing resumed"

07/11 Congress aide found out I-130 was approved on 07/09!!!

07/17 NOA2 hardcopy dated 07/09

07/21 Approval notice hardcopy dated 07/11 I-130 was approved in 116 days from filing date (expedited).

NVC

07/15 NVC received and assigned case #

07/16 Emailed expedite request & supporting documents

07/17 DS-3032 and AOS fee bill generated, Emailed DS-3032.

07/21 Received DS-3032 & AOS fee bill hardcopy.

07/24 NVC approved expedite request

US Consulate

07/31 Package arrived at US consulate

08/01 Was told to pick up packet 3 on 08/04

08/04 Req packet 3 send by mail.

08/09 Received packet 3

08/11 Returned packet 3

08/15 Picked up packet 4 & medical check up

08/28 Submitted civil docs & paid $400 IV fee. Visa Interview & approved !!!

08/29 Visa in hand

09/30 POE IR1 visa interview took 166 days from the I-130 filing date (expedited).

10/04 Applied for SSN in married name.

11/11 Welcome notice received (dated 11/04)

11/15 Received Green card.

11/21 2nd Welcome notice received (dated 11/13)

11/24 Received SS card in maiden name.

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You don't have to say it twice :whistle: haha, but I don't mind.. =) a lot of the people who applied with me came back :star: how is everyone doing? I see most of you are already done with your case.. yeah, the only one I haven't heard back from was Divine Mercy.. anything on their case? I would think they would be almost done by now.. :wacko:

Hi Gogo,

I am so happy to finally see you got your approval. Hopefully no more snags on the road of your journey will happen. I can answer your question about Divine Mercy. She has her husband home and have their AOS interview on Oct. 31. She is also pregnant again with their second child. They are doing well. As for me, my husband and I are on AP, but the good news is that they have been to my husband's mother's home and did their interviews, so he should be called back shortly for his 2nd interview. Wish us luck and good luck for when you and your wife get to the interview stage.

Deb

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I-130

Marriage : 3/10/07

I-130 Sent : 5/17/07 transferred from NSC to CSC

I-130 NOA1 : 6/12/07 pending at CSC

Touched: 11/07/2007!!!!!! (However, no touches on I-129F)

Touched: 11/30/2007 Touched: 12/02/07 (on a Sunday) (Guess the lady actually did put on someone's desk afterall).

Touched: 12/06/07 (Hopefully this is them working on it)

Touched: 12/07/07 (Yesssss, come on approval!!!!)

Touched: 12/08/07 (Working on it even on a Saturday. What dedication!!!)

Touched: 12/12/07 (RFE)

Received RFE: 12/26/07

Sent back RFE: 12/26/07

Received in USCIS RFE mailroom: 12/27/07

Resumed case: 01/07/08

Touched: 01/08/2008

Touched: 01/09/2008 (APPROVED)

Touched: 01/10/2008

Received NOA2 by snail mail: 01/14/2008

Interview date: 08/12/2008 Put in the "black hole" of Administrative Processing

2nd Interview date: 12/08/2008 (Rescheduled on 12/22/08 due to 12/8 being a Muslin Holiday)

12/22/08: Visa denied on the basis that his mother didn't confirm our marriage. She didn't answer any questions because embassy official didn't identify herself.

07/06/09: Received Notice of Intent to Revoke

07/27/09: Sent in evidence disputing investigation findings

07/30/09: Case processing has resumed

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:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::dance::dance::dance: YAY, WE GOT APPROVED AT 2:30PM PST.. THE LAWYER CALLED AND SAID THEY RECEIVED THE APPROVAL LETTER (FROM THE LOCAL OFFICE, SHEESH).. THEY FAXED ME A COPY SO I KNOW IT WAS FOR REAL, WITH THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE..

BOTH I-130 AND I-129F GOT APPROVED!! BUT I'M STILL GOING WITH THE LAWYER AND CONTINUING ON THE I-130 PATH.. IT MAY SEEM LONGER, BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT AT THE END..

Hi Gogo,

Congrats to both of you! :dance::dance:

It's a tears of joy! :dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:

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Our Princess have her first tooth at five months of age.

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I-130 (IR-5) Petitions for my Mom and Dad

*06-08-2010---Petition will send on this date???

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HI AGAIN, CONGRATS TO ALL THAT WERE APPROVED, I'M NEW HERE AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I WRITE IN THIS POST, I HOPE YOU CAN GIVE ME ANY ADVICE FOR MY CASE...

WE GOT OUR INTERVIEW ON FEBRUARY - 2008. THE OFFICER AT THE INTERVIEW JUST TOLD US TO WAIT 2 OR 3 WEEKS FOR A RESPONSE BY E-MAIL. SHE DIDN'T SAY IF WE WERE APPROVE OR NOT, JUST WAIT FOR HER ANSWER...SINCE THEN, WE WERE CHECKING OUR CASE ONLINE, BUT WITHOUT CHANGE. SO AFTER WAITING ABOUT 3 MONTH WE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND A WEEK LATER THEY SENT US A LETTER BY REGULAR MAIL, TELLING US THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON MY CASE AND IF I DON'T HEAR NOTHING WITHIN 6 MONTHS, CALL THEM AGAIN. IN THE LETTER DON'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT FBI BACKGROUND CHECK. JUST I WAS THINKING THAT COULD BE THE CAUSE BY WHICH THEY ARE BEING DELAYING SO MUCH MY CASE.

ON NOVEMBER THE 6 MONTHS WILL BE COMPLETED, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD MAKE AN INFOPASS APPOINTMENT NOW OR JUST WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER TO CALL THEM AGAIN?

I WAS THINKING TO WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER, AND IF THEY DON'T GIVE US AN ANSWER BY THEN, THEN WE WILL MAKE AN INFOPASS APPOINTMENT, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

AS MY AOS STILL PENDING... ON AUGUST WE SENT THE I-765 FORM BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO WORK (WE DID NOT APPLY FOR IT WHEN WE DID IT WITH MY AOS) SO ON AUGUST 29-2008 THEY RECEIVED IT. LATER, THEY SENT US A NOA FOR THE BIOMETRICS APPOITMENT, SCHEDULED ON SEPTEMBER 20. THEY SAID ME THAT WILL TAKE ABOUT 90 DAYS TO RECEIVE MY EAD CARD, BUT COULD BE LESS THAN THAT. ANYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT???

THANKS EVERYBODY SO MUCH...

AOS Sent: July 20, 2007

AOS Received: July 23, 2007

AOS BIO Appointment taken: January 24, 2008

AOS Interview: February 20, 2008

EAD Sent: August 23, 2008

EAD Received: August 29, 2008

EAD BIO Appointment taken: September 20, 2008

EAD Production Ordered: October 31, 2008

EAD Approval Notice Sent:November 7, 2008

EAD Arrives in Mail: November 15, 2008

SSN Applied for:November 24, 2008

SSN Arrived:

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Hi dulcesita, are you almost done with your case? Sorry didn't see your message until now.. I see some updated info on your signature, so hopefully everything is going smoothly.. :thumbs: and thanks again everyone!! It means so much to us.. :star: :star: Even thought we have a small hiccup here at NVC (RFE for missing supplemental.. nothing else).. I hope we can be together soon.. probably not for Christmas or Chinese New Year (mid January) even.. but hopefully for my birthday in May (or hers in July).. :dance: :dance:

I-130 STAGE 1 : 533 days - 1 year 6 months (4/16/2007 to 9/22/2008)

Priority Date I-130 : 4/16/2007 ( 533 days , APPROVED 9/22/2008)
Transferred to local office based on "security checks" : 11/27/2007
wrote hundreds of letters - received letter from FBI Records Management Chief stating no security checks
local office interview : 2/21/2008 - brought my parents too (result : you will get approval within 2-3 weeks)
5/2/2008 - (lawsuit) Writ of Mandamus - OFFICIAL DATE (7/29/2008)
9/22/2008 - CALL AND EMAIL COPY OF APPROVAL NOTICE FROM LAWYER

NVC STAGE 2 : 99 days - 3 months (9/30/2008 to 1/7/2009)
NVC Received : 9/30/2008
Received Packet 3 (I-864/DS-230) : 11/10/2008
NVC says "RFE sent out 12/9/08 for missing documents" : 12/10/2008
CASE COMPLETE - 1/7/2009

CONSULATE STAGE 3 : 96 days - 3 months (1/8/2009 to 4/14/2009)
CLEARED CUSTOMS - 3/10/2009
**APPOINTMENT DATE : 4/14/2009, 7:15AM**
** BLUE SLIP **

AP STAGE 4 : 97 days - 3 months (4/14/2009 to 7/20/2009)
DOS call to receive I-601 (Waiver of Grounds for Inadmissibility - basically denial) from Guangzhou : 6/24/2009

REMOVAL OF I-601 due to my letters to the USCIS Director, Michael Aytes: 6/29/2009
CALL-IN LETTER NOTIFIED : 7/8/2009
CALL-IN LETTER (APPROVAL)!! : 7/16/2009
ALL DONE!! (got both GREEN CARD & SSN CARD) : 10/1/2009

"http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/194075-feel-like-a-cr-1-csc-castaway/page-60" (pages 53-63) for more updates and letter I wrote to Director Michael Aytes and his replies and back and forth..

HER PARENTS - 10 months so far

I-130 Sent In : 1/7/2013

I-130 Approval : 3/28/2013

Transfer to NVC : 6/12/2013

Case Complete : 8/25/2013

"Ready for Interview" (Ready to wait for 1-3 Months, this is official NVC letter transfer date) : 9/9/2013

DHL Tracking : arrived 9/24/2013

P4 Letter : 11/21/2013

Interview Date : 12/9/2013, originally 12/3, stupid lawyer filled out her dad's passport number wrong..

Interview Passed : 12/9/2013

Visa "Issued" on CEAC : 12/10/2013

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