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j-manu   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Italy
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:dance::dance: Congratulations :dance::dance:

James (USA) Manuela (Italy)

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Married Nov. 6, 2004

12/02/04 Applied for I-130

12/21/04 I-130 Approved (19 days @ Vermont)

03/24/05 Case Completed (84 days @ NVC)

05/09/05 Got CR-1 Visa (47 days @ Naples)

Total of 158 days

Lifting of Conditions I-751

04/02/07 Expressed mailed in I-130

04/03/07 I-751 received at 1:08pm and signed for by Paul E. Novak Jr. Center Director (day 1)

05/02/07 Check finally clears my bank - appears to have been processed on 4/30 by VSC (day 30)

05/04/07 Received BLUE Finger Print Receipt Notification (day 32)

05/17/07 Received NOA1 dated 5/9/07(day 45)

05/18/07 Received ASC Appointment Notice dated 5/14/07 for June 1st (day 46)

06/01/07 Biometric Appointment today @ 2:00 (day 60)

06/03/07 "Touched" (day 62)

10/26/07 "Card Production Ordered" (217 days from the day the application received and 172 days from NOA1)

10/30/07 Touched again

10/31/07 Received Notice of Removal of Conditional Basis of Lawful Permanent Residence letter, signed by Paul E Novak Jr.

10/31/07 Touched again - if we get touched again does that count as harassment?

11/05/07 10 year green card arrives! (227 days)

US Citizen N-400

03/12/08 To be filed!

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KHURRAM SERAJ   0

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Filed: Country: Pakistan
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Congrats!!

***I-130***

2006-12-14 I-130 Sent to Vermont Service Center

2007-01-12 I-130 NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***I-129F (new form)***

2007-01-31 I-129F Sent to Chicago

2007-02-07 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***US Embassy Islamabad***

2007-04-25 Packet Received by my wife

2007-05-15 Medical Exam

2007-05-29 Interview Approved!

2007-05-29 AP starts

2007-11-01 Wife got call to pickup her Visa from American Express

2008-01-12 POE at JFK

***I-485***

2008-11-10 I-485 Sent to Chicago

2008-11-20 Payment accepted

2008-11-22 I-485 NOA1

2009-01-09 Biometric

2009-03-08 Interview Letter

2009-04-08 Interview Approved!

2009-04-08 Welcome letter received

2009-04-18 Green Card Received

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Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and anything posted is just my own opinion

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bahiabrazil   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Brazil
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:thumbs: Awesome!! Congrats.. :thumbs:

From N.Y. to Salvador, Bahia

Met: July 2004

Married : 2006-08-03

Trips: over 3 trips since we met and spent all 2006 year in Salvador together (work & pleasure related).

Relocated from NY to CA

I-130 Sent : 2006-11-21 CSC

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-11-28

I-130 NOA2: Approval 2007-02-28

I-130 was approved in 99 days.

I-129F Sent : 2006-12-07 - Chicago

I-129F NOA1 : 2006-12-12

I-129F Xfer to CSC on 2007-01-05

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-02-28

I-129F was approved in 83 days.

I-129F NVC forwarded to Rio Consulate: 03-09-07 :)

03-14-07: Rio Rec'd our case

03-19-07: Requested update on our case via email - (note: by this time we have completed the medical exam, police certificates, and all other related docs).

03-20-07: Received an email with an interview date

04-19-07: INTERVIEW DATE - SHE GOT HER VISA!!!

04-24-07: VISA Received (Xpress Mail)

05-24-07: POE - Los Angeles

AOS & EAD

06-19-07: AOS & EAD sent to Chicago

07-12-07: BIO appointment

07-16-07: RFE for AOS

08-27-07: EAD production notice (email notice)

09-04-07: EAD approved (email notice)

09-07-07: EAD CARD received!!!

09-11-07: SSN card application

11-08-07: AOS Initial Interview - Approved for Conditional (2years) Green Card!!

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rebex05 Community Regular

rebex05   1

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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What wonderful news... CONGRATULATIONS!!!

03/16/03: Met the love of my life

01/24/06: Officially began our relationship

11/01/06: He proposed marriage :)

02/17/07: I-129F Sent to NSC

02/23/07: I-129F NOA1

02/28/07: I-129F NOA2 (found out while checking on-line)

03/02/07: Received hard copy NOA1

03/08/07: Received hard copy NOA2

03/13/07: NVC sent packet to La Habana

03/27/07: Telegram "sent" to fiance to pick up packet 3... never received

04/02/07: I contacted the "embassy" to find out status of case and set up pick up date

04/04/07: Fiance picked up packet 3

04/05/07: I called toll-free # here to set up appointment for my fiancé

05/10/07: Interview scheduled for 7:30AM... Visa Approved!!!!!!!!

05/14/07: Picks up passport/visa and brown sealed envelope

05/15/07: Paperwork for the carta blanca turned in

05/24/07: Carta Blanca received and bought plane ticket

06/04/07: Entry into the US... together again!!!!!!!

08/07/07: MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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