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Chez&Rick   11

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Good day!

I am thinking of getting the Guidance and Counseling Certificate (GCC) at the CFO. We just received NOA1 in Jan 28, 2013. Is it too early for me to get GCC, coz i still dont have my visa. Also, when i get my GCC can i apply for my passport afterwards? do they still need my visa in applying passport?

thank you again in advance!!!!!!!

Met in person : 2009-02-24
Second visit : 2010-03-12
Married : 2012-07-17
I-130 Sent : 2013-01-23
I-130 NOA1 : 2013-01-28
NOA2 : 2013-05-16

NVC Received : 2013-06-10
Pay AOS Bill : 2013-06-25
Return I 864: 2013-06-26
Return DS 3032: 2013-07-01



Genesis 2:22-24
Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

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MIRICK02   5

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Good day!

I am thinking of getting the Guidance and Counseling Certificate (GCC) at the CFO. We just received NOA1 in Jan 28, 2013. Is it too early for me to get GCC, coz i still dont have my visa. Also, when i get my GCC can i apply for my passport afterwards? do they still need my visa in applying passport?

thank you again in advance!!!!!!!

Hi. Yes that is the best thing you can do for now. You'll get a certificate after attending the seminar. You will need that cert for your passport application. They wont require any visa yet. Soon as you get your visa, you may go back to CFO and get your sticker. :)

P.S. Please be ready with info regarding your petitioner/spouse like his phone number and address, details on previous marriage/s or divorce, phone numbers of your relatives in the U.S. God bless you!

"He makes all things beautiful...in His time"

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jmack   1

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my fiance got her passport before attending cfo ....she went a couple of months ago to cfo got certificate when she gets visa in hand she will go get the sticker

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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Philippines regional forum; topic is country specific.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Chez&Rick   11

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Hi. Yes that is the best thing you can do for now. You'll get a certificate after attending the seminar. You will need that cert for your passport application. They wont require any visa yet. Soon as you get your visa, you may go back to CFO and get your sticker. :)

P.S. Please be ready with info regarding your petitioner/spouse like his phone number and address, details on previous marriage/s or divorce, phone numbers of your relatives in the U.S. God bless you!

Thank you so much, MIRICK02!!!!!!

Met in person : 2009-02-24
Second visit : 2010-03-12
Married : 2012-07-17
I-130 Sent : 2013-01-23
I-130 NOA1 : 2013-01-28
NOA2 : 2013-05-16

NVC Received : 2013-06-10
Pay AOS Bill : 2013-06-25
Return I 864: 2013-06-26
Return DS 3032: 2013-07-01



Genesis 2:22-24
Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

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LSnBigBear   61

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You can go anytime but keep in mind you have to go back for the sticker when your visa is approved. We were the type of couple not to jinx anything and do it before. We just took this step by step. And why waste travel expense even if taxi two times when you can do it all at one time.

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melvin & jill   0

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for changing status in passport, DFA requires GCC from CFO to those who are married of foreign nationals :) there's no expiration for GCC,.

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