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kittylondon
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Flipped open the iPad one last time before bed and...... THE EMAIL!!!!!!! Approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shaking and crying and best of all got to turn to Andrew and kiss him right away.... On our 3rd

photomile
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Just got done with the interview. APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll post a review of how it went later, right now I am desperate to eat something. But it's done! It's finally done.

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Do you think its gotten easier for you as a couple or more difficult as time progresses waiting for visa? I feel like its up and down. I don't think life has paused really, just kind of spinning in a

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Texas22   50

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Safe travels to Texas!

Thanks Lady! :D

Kimberley and Richard
Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : Montreal, Canada
2012-01-25 : I-129F Sent
2012-01-27 : VSC Received
2012-01-31 : I-129F NOA1 Notice Date
2012-02-01 : Touch
2012-07-05 : RFE Email (after 161 days)
2012-07-11 : RFE Received in Mail
2012-07-12 : RFE Reply Sent via USPS Overnight
2012-07-13 : RFE Reply Received at VSC at 12:16 PM
2012-07-18 : Case status updated to: "Request for Evidence Response Review"
2012-09-20 : Service Request Submitted with Tier 2 ISO
2012-09-25 : NOA2 Approved after 242 days!!
2013-01-07: Medical
2013-01-22: Interview - Approved! smile.png

My blog and video review of the Montreal Hotel that we stayed in: http://fanatictourist.com/blog/travel-tales/review-le-square-phillips-hotel-and-suites-montreal-canada/

2013-04-30: POE - Sarnia / Pt. Huron

2013-05-06: Made it legal.

2013-06-10: Apply for AOS, EAD and AP

2013-08-27: EAD / AP Received
2013-09-17: Greencard Received

2013-09-28: Wedding! smile.png

2015-06-15: Sent I-751 Application - Removal of Conditions.
2015-11-23: Approved
2015-12-02: 10 yr Green Card Rec'd.

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Hey guys I will have a crazy day tomorrow.

Waking up at 530am, Blood tests, X-ray, dentist, taking my documents for translation, schedule a medical, book a photographer - finally yay, then work from 3p-1130p...

I will be checking on you here and hoping to see lots of approvals this week so we can finally start chatting about other crazy stuff: weddings, new life, moving, aos etc :)

This is the week! :) (haha for sure this time!)

K1 PROCESS
1/14/12 - I-129f sent to Dallas, TX, 1/18/12 - received by VSC
1/20/12 - NOA 1
7/19/12 - NOA 2 - YES AFTER 183 DAYS!!!
7/27/12 - NVC received
8/02/12 - Consulate received
8/23/12 - Medical exam appt
9/06/12 - Interview @ 9am - Approved! smile.png
9/28/12 - POE - Vienna - London - Philly

Wedding - 10/6/12 @ 1:30pm ET

AOS
10/20/12 - AOS sent to Chicago lockbox
10/26/12 - NOA1s for all 3 forms
11/28/12 - Biometrics appointment
12/29/12 - EAD & AP approved
01/08/13 - EAD combo card received

06/28/13 - AOS approved

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have a safe trip and enjoy as much as you can!!! :) I have to wait another 6 weeks but at least it is something to look forward to!

Thank you Sabi!! :D

Have a great time!

Thanks Photomile!! :D

Kimberley and Richard
Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : Montreal, Canada
2012-01-25 : I-129F Sent
2012-01-27 : VSC Received
2012-01-31 : I-129F NOA1 Notice Date
2012-02-01 : Touch
2012-07-05 : RFE Email (after 161 days)
2012-07-11 : RFE Received in Mail
2012-07-12 : RFE Reply Sent via USPS Overnight
2012-07-13 : RFE Reply Received at VSC at 12:16 PM
2012-07-18 : Case status updated to: "Request for Evidence Response Review"
2012-09-20 : Service Request Submitted with Tier 2 ISO
2012-09-25 : NOA2 Approved after 242 days!!
2013-01-07: Medical
2013-01-22: Interview - Approved! smile.png

My blog and video review of the Montreal Hotel that we stayed in: http://fanatictourist.com/blog/travel-tales/review-le-square-phillips-hotel-and-suites-montreal-canada/

2013-04-30: POE - Sarnia / Pt. Huron

2013-05-06: Made it legal.

2013-06-10: Apply for AOS, EAD and AP

2013-08-27: EAD / AP Received
2013-09-17: Greencard Received

2013-09-28: Wedding! smile.png

2015-06-15: Sent I-751 Application - Removal of Conditions.
2015-11-23: Approved
2015-12-02: 10 yr Green Card Rec'd.

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Here is my wedding board :)

We are not going to have the 'real' wedding until next year tho. Only courhouse this year.

Don't be nervous about your interview. I'm sure it will be alright! :yes:

Love your wedding inspiration, so beautiful colors and romantic feel to it! (we should totally have a wedding related thread!)

The top picture of the bride with the umbrella(beautiful picture!)is of a swedish girl married to an american living in the US. I follow her blog, very fun an interesting to read about her new life in the US.:)

K-1

Feb.14 2012: Mailed I-129F

Aug.14 2012: NOA2!! (179 days)

Oct.4 2012: Interview! Approved!

Oct.12 2012: Visa in hand

Dec.02 2012: POE

AOS

March 9 2013 AOS packet sent

March 18 2013 NOA1

April 1 2013 Biometrics done (appointment April 11)

May 25 2013 EAD/AP received

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Love your wedding inspiration, so beautiful colors and romantic feel to it! (we should totally have a wedding related thread!)

The top picture of the bride with the umbrella(beautiful picture!)is of a swedish girl married to an american living in the US. I follow her blog, very fun an interesting to read about her new life in the US.:)

Thank you! :)

Can you post/pm me the link to that blog? I would love to read it

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11 Jan 2012 ... I-129F sent

12 Jan 2012 ... Received at USCIS

13 Jan 2012 ... NOA1

17 Jan 2012 ... Touched

20 Jan 2012 ... NOA1 Hardcopy

26 Jun 2012 ... NOA2 [165 Days]

29 Jun 2012 ... NOA2 Hardcopy

05 Jul 2012 ... Forwarded to Frankfurt

10 Jul 2012 ... Medical

18 Jul 2012 ... Pack 3 received & sent back to Frankfurt

25 Jul 2012 ... Pack 4

16 Aug 2012 ... Interview | Approved :)

23 Aug 2012 ... Visa in Mail

14 Sep 2012 ... POE Newark

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She writes in swedish... But heres the link:

http://linneaiusa.com/

:)

K-1

Feb.14 2012: Mailed I-129F

Aug.14 2012: NOA2!! (179 days)

Oct.4 2012: Interview! Approved!

Oct.12 2012: Visa in hand

Dec.02 2012: POE

AOS

March 9 2013 AOS packet sent

March 18 2013 NOA1

April 1 2013 Biometrics done (appointment April 11)

May 25 2013 EAD/AP received

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are you all ready for approvals tomorrow. i have no intention of going one more week without it.

AOS

10/16/2012 Mailed I-485, I-765, I-131
10/19/2012 NOA1
11/09/2012 Biometrics Apt @ 3pm
12/25/2012 EAD/AP Approval
01/05/2013 Received EAD/AP in mail

06/20/2013 AOS APPROVED!!!!!

LIFTING OF CONDITIONS

3/23/15 Mailed I-751

3/25/15 NOA1

3/28/15 NOA1 Received in the Mail

4/28/15 Biometrics Apt.

11/13/15 ROC Approved

11/18/15 Approval Letter Received

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P+J   47

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are you all ready for approvals tomorrow. i have no intention of going one more week without it.

me either man. I have my Congressman ready to go for tomorrow. This should be the week for most of us. Last full week in July. Time for VSC to take care of business.

1/13/12 - I-129F Petition Submitted to Dallas Lockbox

1/18/12 - Received at Vermont Service Center

1/20/12 - NOA1

1/24/12 - Touched

2/09/12 - Touched

8/02/12 - NOA2 (197 Days After Received at VSC)

8/14/12 - Received at NVC (Assigned Case Number)

8/16/12 - Departed from NVC

8/20/12 - Arrived in US Embassy Kiev

8/28/12 - Information Received from Embassy via mail

9/12/12 - Interview (Approved)

9/19/12 - Visa Received via Elin Ltd. (FedEx)

10/05/12 - POE

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I think even if you get approvals I'd still go the congressional route just to work out what the hell is going on over there

I'll be interested to see what my Congressman says. I detailed everything on the phone as well as described the situation in the paperwork submitted for the inquiry..I focused particularly on the arbitrary date provided when contacting CSRs about processing, the lack of consistency associated with service requests (some people got the requests through while others were denied), the fact that the website reports a processing date of 5 months, and many petitions are now well beyond 6 months, and finally the fact that there was a void of approvals in the middle of the month that waited much longer for approval...Maybe there will be no answers...But I hope most of us can come out with NOA2 by the end of this week. This has been a terrible experience. Luckily we have such a nice community here. It's the only bright spot during this process. I can't believe tomorrow is 187 days...But honestly...NOA2 in the 180s actually looks good to me now..just please don't be an RFE or pushing us into the 190s. Everyone here has waited so long and been so patient..I think we've all tried to maintain realistic expectations. The fact that we all want to be processed in a relatively reasonable amount of time should not be unexpected, but it seems the government could care less.

1/13/12 - I-129F Petition Submitted to Dallas Lockbox

1/18/12 - Received at Vermont Service Center

1/20/12 - NOA1

1/24/12 - Touched

2/09/12 - Touched

8/02/12 - NOA2 (197 Days After Received at VSC)

8/14/12 - Received at NVC (Assigned Case Number)

8/16/12 - Departed from NVC

8/20/12 - Arrived in US Embassy Kiev

8/28/12 - Information Received from Embassy via mail

9/12/12 - Interview (Approved)

9/19/12 - Visa Received via Elin Ltd. (FedEx)

10/05/12 - POE

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Since our contact person at the congressman office is away this week, do you guys think we could contact our senator instead? or should we wait and follow up with the congressman we have contacted originally? Although they are not too helpful and I am really worrying at this stage that our petition is lost somewhere or that we will get RFE! I just want to make absolutely sure we've done anything we could to speed things up!But I don't want to annoy all those people we contact, as that might only slow things down? ny thoughts on that?

:rofl:

haha that only shows how much time I spent on here :P

Yes you can contact your senator I think?? I was told that the visas are a federal issue so the first person I contacted couldn't help me and they referred me to someone else's office.

Tommy, welcome to our thread! I come by every few days and skim through. I don't read every post.

I agree with nominating Sabi as our thread ambassador! ;)

I will be leaving the USA on Wednesday to head over to UK to visit my fiancé. I hope you guys hear something this week!!! Im calling NVC tomorrow to see if they have received our case yet. I want to get that case number ASAP so we can start getting the medical and other things done. I'd like to get in on the last interviews in London before they slow down for the Olympics!!!!!

Our K-1 Visa Journey

1/17/12: Mailed Original I129F packet via USPS with signature confirmation to Dallas Lockbox

1/19/12: Packet received at Dallas Lockbox

1/24/12: Received text message notification at 12:47am central time stating packet was received and our case number

1/24/12: Received E-Notification in email that I129F packet was being sent to VSC for initial review

1/27/12: Received NOA1 in US mail

7/12/12: Received text notification at 3:45pm central time stating our case had been updated *APPROVED!*

7/15/12?: Received NOA2 in US mail (not sure of this date)

7/20/12: NVC forwarded case to London Embassy

7/27/12: Fiance received letter from London Embassy stating they'd received our case and instructions for obtaining interview

7/30/12: Fiance mailed DS 156, DS 156K, DS 230, DS 157, DS 2001 to London Embassy

8/20/12: Medical

8/31/12: Called DOS and was told interview date: 10/3/12

9/3/12: Sent email to London Embassy requesting interview date be changed

9/5/12: Received response from London Embassy (via email) stating interview date had been changed to 9/10/12

9/7/12: Received new letter from London Embassy with new interview date & time

9/17/12: Received Visa in the mail

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Tex, hope you have an amazing time! If I wasn't an Okie, I would for sure be a Texan! :) I love those states!

Our K-1 Visa Journey

1/17/12: Mailed Original I129F packet via USPS with signature confirmation to Dallas Lockbox

1/19/12: Packet received at Dallas Lockbox

1/24/12: Received text message notification at 12:47am central time stating packet was received and our case number

1/24/12: Received E-Notification in email that I129F packet was being sent to VSC for initial review

1/27/12: Received NOA1 in US mail

7/12/12: Received text notification at 3:45pm central time stating our case had been updated *APPROVED!*

7/15/12?: Received NOA2 in US mail (not sure of this date)

7/20/12: NVC forwarded case to London Embassy

7/27/12: Fiance received letter from London Embassy stating they'd received our case and instructions for obtaining interview

7/30/12: Fiance mailed DS 156, DS 156K, DS 230, DS 157, DS 2001 to London Embassy

8/20/12: Medical

8/31/12: Called DOS and was told interview date: 10/3/12

9/3/12: Sent email to London Embassy requesting interview date be changed

9/5/12: Received response from London Embassy (via email) stating interview date had been changed to 9/10/12

9/7/12: Received new letter from London Embassy with new interview date & time

9/17/12: Received Visa in the mail

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Welcome to the January thread! You may notice it get a little quiet around here on weekends haha I hope the rest of your journey goes smoothly smile.gif

I would like to nominate Sabi as our official January thread ambassador goofy.gif

Sabi gets my vote!

Everyone get ready for a great week, I feel like Vermont is due for a big push and they're going to process a lot of applications!

Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome, it feels good to be part of such a great support group!

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Good luck to you guys! If this is not our week, then I don't know which one is! :)

Our (K1) Journey

01-17-2012: I 129F sent

01-24-2012: NOA1 date! => Vermont Service Centre

08-02-2012: NOA2 (195 days!!!)

09-24-2012: interview - Approved!

09-26-2012: visaarrow-10x10.png issued

09-28-2012: visa received by a registeredarrow-10x10.png post

11-01-2012: POE Dublin

11-17-2012: wedding

AOS Journey

11-23-2012: AOS package sent

11-27-2912: package received and signed for at the Chicago office

11-29-2012: case numbers assigned

12-03-2012: Biometrics letter sent to the old addressarrow-10x10.png (never received)

12-10-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 765 and I 131

12-15-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 485

12-28-2012: biometrics (missed)

01-17-2013: newarrow-10x10.png biometric date

01-25-2013: EAD approval

01-30-2013: EAD production

01-31-2013: EAD mailed

02-02-2013: EAD received

My ROC Journey:

03-20-2015: I751 package sent

03-23-2015: NOA1

03-25-2015: check cashedarrow-10x10.png

07-31-2015: Biometrics ( Biometrics letter sent to the old address never received, missed it on 07/06 and had to have it rescheduled after many phone calls and service requests)

09-07-2015: Card in Production email.

09-09-2015: Card mailed

09-11-2015: Card delivered

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