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midge and isi   8

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Should I provide proof of wedding planning at the interview for my fiance?

We have 'booked' a few things- luckily they have been great and are not require deposits because they know of my situation. I have emails showing talking about this and that- sites, photographers, dj, minister.

What are people's take on this?

With Ghana right now we are just waiting to see what happens since it has been so long since we have seen an interview!~!~!

Thanks for everything!!!!!

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baron555   934

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Should I provide proof of wedding planning at the interview for my fiance?

We have 'booked' a few things- luckily they have been great and are not require deposits because they know of my situation. I have emails showing talking about this and that- sites, photographers, dj, minister.

What are people's take on this?

With Ghana right now we are just waiting to see what happens since it has been so long since we have seen an interview!~!~!

Thanks for everything!!!!!

No, unless it's a country-specific thing.

Phil (Lockport, near Chicago) and Alla (Lobnya, near Moscow)

As of Dec 7, 2009, now Zero miles apart (literally)!

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Gary and Alla   3,694

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Not necessary. Booking anything without a visa in hand is dangerous and can be expensive.

VERMONT! I Reject Your Reality...and Substitute My Own!

Gary And Alla

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Alex & Stacee   4

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I wouldn't go overboard with it. I included receipts of my wedding dress and my engagement ring!!

K1:

10/13/10-I129F mailed!!

10/31/10-Email and text NOA1! =)

03/24/11-NOA2!!!

06/02/11-Interview, Approved!!

Married 09/17/11

AOS:

11/15/2011-AOS Packet Sent.

11/17/2011-AOS Packet delivered.

12/28/2012-Biometrics

01/31/2011-AOS transferred to CSC.

02/01/2011-EAD Approved and Card Production E-mail.

02/07/2011-EAD Card Received in Mail.

05/10/2011-Filed 131.

And time marches on....

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Aztec&Taino   144

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Should I provide proof of wedding planning at the interview for my fiance?

We have 'booked' a few things- luckily they have been great and are not require deposits because they know of my situation. I have emails showing talking about this and that- sites, photographers, dj, minister.

What are people's take on this?

With Ghana right now we are just waiting to see what happens since it has been so long since we have seen an interview!~!~!

Thanks for everything!!!!!

I would say, bring everything but the kitchen sink in terms of proof! I do not know whether Ghana is considered a "tough" consulate or not, but I would imagine that it would be just by comparison to other African countries which are notoriously hard at interview time. You will have waited almost a whole year since the time you submitted the petition until interview time, so bring all potential proof to make your wait worth it and give the visa approval a fighting chance.

Best wishes!

August 23, 2010 - I-129 F package sent via USPS priority mail with delivery confirmation.

August 30, 2010 - Per Department of Homeland Security (DHS) e-mail, petition received and routed to California Service Center for processing. Check cashed. I-797C Notice of Action by mail (NOA 1) - Received date 08/25/2010. Notice date 08/27/2010.

After 150 days of imposed anxious patience...

January 24, 2011 - Per USCIS website, petition approved and notice mailed.

January 31, 2011 - Approval receipt notice (NOA 2) received by mail. Called NVC, given Santo Domingo case number, and informed that petition was sent same day to consulate.

Called Visa Specialist at the Department of State every day for a case update. Informed of interview date on February, 16 2011. Informed that packet was mailed to fiance on February, 15 2011.

February 21, 2011 - Fiance has not yet received packet. Called 1-877-804-5402 (Visa Information Center of the United States Embassy) to request a duplicate packet in person pick-up at the US consulate in Santo Domingo. Packet can be picked-up by fiance on 02/28.

March 1, 2011 - Medical exam completed at Consultorios de Visa in Santo Domingo.

March 9, 2011 at 6 AM - Interview, approved!

March 18, 2011 - POE together. JFK and O'Hare airports. Legal wedding: May 16, 2011.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

-Henry David Thoreau

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I have been planning my wedding (nothing that I had to put deposits on). I have a website to inform my friends what is going on and invitations and stuff like that. Our plans are all very fluid according to what happens at the interview. I'm sending all of it to the interview. They may ask about wedding plans. I don't see how it could hurt!

Jen and Babs

Psalm 20:5

1/01/2007 - First date

2/04/2010 - I-129F sent

2/08/2010 - NOA1

3/30/2010 - NOA2 Approved!!

4/07/2010 - NVC received

5/12/2010 - Packet picked up/interview date assigned

10/25/2010 - Finally back in Ghana to visit!

11/01/2010 - Interview--mostly positive, but consular officer requires cosponsor

11/24/2010 - 3rd appt.--Finally have all documents in. Result-Administrative Processing! Consulate says they will contact my fiance

05/18/2011 - Admin processing complete! Babs is asked to appear at the embassy on the 25th.

05/25/2011 - En route to the embassy, Babs is robbed on the roadside. His passport and other papers are all stolen. After filling out a police report, he arrives at the embassy a little late, and they allow him in to speak to the CO, even though he has no valid ID. Thank God! The CO gives him another appointment on June 15th, to bring a new passport and also an updated police certificate.

06/14/2011 - New passport (expedited) ready.

06/15/2011 - The CO finds a missing stamp on the new passport. Sends Babs back to the passport office and tells him to return in the afternoon. All is taken care of. VISA APPROVED!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!

06/24/2011 - Visa pick up date--told to return on the 30th.

06/30/2011 - Babs returns but doesn't get the visa. Back in AP!

10/05/2011 - Embassy brings Babs back with updated medical. Approved!! CO sets pick-up for only 2 days away, so as not to delay him any longer.

10/07/2011 - VISA IN HAND!!

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