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MissStacey   1

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Me and my husband have decided to file an I 129F. I feel hopeful that this route will be faster, plus Vancouver will be easier and closer to get to. I am just asking anyone who has a K3 timeline on their signature to leave a response. Instead of me randomly looking and clicking on peoples names, I though this may be easier. Thank you!!!

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Me and my husband have decided to file an I 129F. I feel hopeful that this route will be faster, plus Vancouver will be easier and closer to get to. I am just asking anyone who has a K3 timeline on their signature to leave a response. Instead of me randomly looking and clicking on peoples names, I though this may be easier. Thank you!!!

Good luck!

Wedding: September 6, 2005 in Salt Lake City

Sent I130 (finally!!!): November 3, 2005

NOA1: November 21, 2005

NOA2: March 30, 2006

November 23, 2005: cheque cashed

December 7, 2005: waiting waiting waiting...

December 14, 2005: sent I-129 petition

December 23, 2005: cheque cashed for I-129

December 28, 2005: NOA1

January 9, 2006: waiting waiting waiting!!!

February 6, 2006: RFE

February 15, 2006: RFE sent

February 23, 2006: I-129F APPROVED YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 21, 2006: Montreal sent Packet 3

March 30, 2006: I-130 APPROVED...WOW, REALLY?

April 1, 2006: Received Packet 3 (almost thought it was an April Fools joke :)

April 3 or 4, 2006: Packet 3 sent to Montreal

April 24, 2006 - Montreal receives the checklist (they better after 20 days!!!)

INTERVIEW JULY 27, 2006!!!

June 6, 2006 - Packet 4 received

July 27, 2006 - APPROVED!

July 29, 2006 - on the way home!

September, 2006 - I-130 case complete

January 10, 2007 - I-130 INTERVIEW!

APPROVED!!!!!!!

January 11, 2007 - Picked up passport with visa!

January 12, 2007 - I'm home

I-130 Process took 1 year, 2 months and 8 days

_______________________________________

Good luck to everyone here! There is hope yet!

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payxibka   10,045

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Me and my husband have decided to file an I 129F. I feel hopeful that this route will be faster, plus Vancouver will be easier and closer to get to. I am just asking anyone who has a K3 timeline on their signature to leave a response. Instead of me randomly looking and clicking on peoples names, I though this may be easier. Thank you!!!

Others will comment but I have read that MTL is the only consulate that does K-3's...

YMMV

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Montreal is the only one that does IR/CR1 - Vancouver and Montreal both do K3's.

Me and my husband have decided to file an I 129F. I feel hopeful that this route will be faster, plus Vancouver will be easier and closer to get to. I am just asking anyone who has a K3 timeline on their signature to leave a response. Instead of me randomly looking and clicking on peoples names, I though this may be easier. Thank you!!!

Others will comment but I have read that MTL is the only consulate that does K-3's...

Sandy

Michael's I-130:

NOA1: 5-10-2006----updated w/ citizenship: 9-25-06----had to call back 10/25, touch 10/26

12/06/06 - Approved!- - - 12/08/06 - Touch---01/25/07 - Touch

I130 at NVC

12/14/06 - case number assigned

12/25/06 - DS3032 & AOS Fee Bill Mailed (phone system updated 12/27)

12/27/06 - emailed choice of agent; 12/29/06 - received email from NVC confirming choice of agent!

01/01/07 - NVC generated IV Fee Bill (postmarked 1/17 though!)

01/03/07 - returned AoS Fee Bill via Priority Mail (James' shortcut)

01/15/07 - NVC generated AOS package

01/22/07 - received IV Fee Bill - overnighted back to NVC same day

01/27/07 - recieved I864 package; 01/29/07 - overnighted I864 to NVC

01/29/07 - DS230 generated (phone system not updated, email response 2/5/07)

02/05/07 - mailed DS-230 to NVC via express mail

02/20/07 - CASE COMPLETE!!

04/18/07 - INTERVIEW!!!! - APPROVED!!!!

Michael's K-3:

09/28/06 - NOA1

1/25/07 - approved ...NOA2 via snail mail - 1/29/07

03/16/07 - chose not to return packet 3 to Montreal

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MissStacey   1

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Hmm, I know Montreal is the only one that does the CR1. Either way, we are at a complete standstill with the I 130. It could be 6 months alone before my I 130 gets sent to NVC, the I 824 is pending and right now they processing June. At this point, I'll be happy to go anywhere, Vancouver, Montreal.

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Here's the link to the "Vancouver Waiting Room" thread, I'm pretty sure there are some K3's in there. If you pursue the K3 the interview would be in Vancouver.

Hmm, I know Montreal is the only one that does the CR1. Either way, we are at a complete standstill with the I 130. It could be 6 months alone before my I 130 gets sent to NVC, the I 824 is pending and right now they processing June. At this point, I'll be happy to go anywhere, Vancouver, Montreal.

Sandy

Michael's I-130:

NOA1: 5-10-2006----updated w/ citizenship: 9-25-06----had to call back 10/25, touch 10/26

12/06/06 - Approved!- - - 12/08/06 - Touch---01/25/07 - Touch

I130 at NVC

12/14/06 - case number assigned

12/25/06 - DS3032 & AOS Fee Bill Mailed (phone system updated 12/27)

12/27/06 - emailed choice of agent; 12/29/06 - received email from NVC confirming choice of agent!

01/01/07 - NVC generated IV Fee Bill (postmarked 1/17 though!)

01/03/07 - returned AoS Fee Bill via Priority Mail (James' shortcut)

01/15/07 - NVC generated AOS package

01/22/07 - received IV Fee Bill - overnighted back to NVC same day

01/27/07 - recieved I864 package; 01/29/07 - overnighted I864 to NVC

01/29/07 - DS230 generated (phone system not updated, email response 2/5/07)

02/05/07 - mailed DS-230 to NVC via express mail

02/20/07 - CASE COMPLETE!!

04/18/07 - INTERVIEW!!!! - APPROVED!!!!

Michael's K-3:

09/28/06 - NOA1

1/25/07 - approved ...NOA2 via snail mail - 1/29/07

03/16/07 - chose not to return packet 3 to Montreal

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misa Experienced

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I'm doing a K3.

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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K-3 may not be faster than a CR-1, and you might consider "staying the course." Lots of K-3 couples thought it would be faster but had many whammies thrown at us that slowed things down. You just can't predict what 2007 will bring in terms of changes. Ultimately, you want an immigrant visa (not the K-3 non-immigrant visa), and it may be faster to go for CR-1 instead of K-3 plus AOS.

I-130 sent Mar 30, 06

approved Aug 15, 06

I-129f sent April 24, 06

approved July 27, 06

Montreal interview Jan 18, 07

POE Toronto Jan 28, 07

EAD sent Jan. 30, 07

transferred to Vermont Feb 12

biometrics Feb 22

approved March 13

card returned undeliverable! March 27

called after 6 weeks to have EAD re-sent

AOS sent Jan. 30, 07

biometrics Feb 22

RFE for complete medical (!) Feb 23

Called Senator from NJ - never returned call

Infopass March 19 (no help)

Replied to RFE with duplicate medical March 19

Sent additional evidence (I-693A) March 26

NBC received supplement March 30

touched April 4

Interview July 16

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I think that Stacey33 is understandably concerned about how long her I130 is going to take at this point as no one really knows how the I824 works. Good luck with everything!!

AOS will cost you more money and it is a big headache with the EAD and such.

Sandy

Michael's I-130:

NOA1: 5-10-2006----updated w/ citizenship: 9-25-06----had to call back 10/25, touch 10/26

12/06/06 - Approved!- - - 12/08/06 - Touch---01/25/07 - Touch

I130 at NVC

12/14/06 - case number assigned

12/25/06 - DS3032 & AOS Fee Bill Mailed (phone system updated 12/27)

12/27/06 - emailed choice of agent; 12/29/06 - received email from NVC confirming choice of agent!

01/01/07 - NVC generated IV Fee Bill (postmarked 1/17 though!)

01/03/07 - returned AoS Fee Bill via Priority Mail (James' shortcut)

01/15/07 - NVC generated AOS package

01/22/07 - received IV Fee Bill - overnighted back to NVC same day

01/27/07 - recieved I864 package; 01/29/07 - overnighted I864 to NVC

01/29/07 - DS230 generated (phone system not updated, email response 2/5/07)

02/05/07 - mailed DS-230 to NVC via express mail

02/20/07 - CASE COMPLETE!!

04/18/07 - INTERVIEW!!!! - APPROVED!!!!

Michael's K-3:

09/28/06 - NOA1

1/25/07 - approved ...NOA2 via snail mail - 1/29/07

03/16/07 - chose not to return packet 3 to Montreal

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MissStacey   1

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Riblet is right. If I can get back to the US faster on a K3, I'll do it. Me and Mel can do whatever we have to do to get the rest done after that.

Yes, the CR1 would be great but that is going nowhere right now. Maybe I will luck out and hear something about the CR1 and abandon the K3.

The I 824 has been a nightmare for us, it sounds like it should just be a simple form that tells the Service Center or the NVC (wherever it is going) to send my file to a different Consulate. Why does it take 6 months to do that?

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Stacey, it's worth a shot and if it isn't faster, you'll only be out the processing fee for the K3. It is the same reason why I don't care about AOS after K3 - our main thing is we want to be together ASAP and don't care about the AOS headaches.

Good luck! :)

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K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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