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nivesito   0

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I had my interview today at 10 am in Zagreb, Croatia. After I entered the embassy they sent me to the window 7 to hand in all the forms I got in the package (after they receive the petition from NVC they send just one package with all the forms that I need to fill out and bring with me to the interview and instructions for the medical). The instructions are not really clear but they call you after they receive the petition and explain everything. At the window 7 was a nice Croatian lady I hand in all the papers to and she really new her job. They asked also just for Affidavit of Support without tax return or any supporting evidence. I didn't have right receipt from the bank (my mistake) so I have to bring it tomorrow and pick up the visa. Otherwise visa is done right away.

After I hand in all the papers I waited exactly one minute to be called for the interview.

I was asked following questions:

How did you meet?

When did he propose and where?

Did you live together there (we met in Germany)? Yes

What was I doing in Germany?

Where does he work?

Did he meet my parents?

When did we see each other last time?

Is he married?

Does he have any children? Not that I know :) (they laughed)

After that the CO (really nice lady) said everything looks good and said congratulations! She didn't ask for any evidence, although I had more the enough (you never know). I was in and out of the embassy in 25 minutes!

It was really easy experience and there was just one more person for immigrant visa there.

K1 TIME LINE

05/21/2007 - I129F sent to VSC

05/25/2007 - NOA1

10/10/2007 touch (change of address)

10/11/2007 touch

10/12/2007 touch

10/15/2007 NOA2 (Approved)

10/18/2007 NVC received

11/02/2007 NVC left

11/06/2007 embassy received the petition

11/07/2007 package 3 & 4 sent out

11/08/2007 medical

11/26/2007 INTERVIEW

11/30/2007 US entry POE Washington DC

12/15/2007 Wedding

01/06/2008 AOS filed

01/14/2008 SSN received

01/12/2008 Drivers licens obtained:-)

02/05/2008 biometrics appointement

03/26/2008 approval notice for EAD

03/31/2008 another approval notice for EAD (confused)

04/04/2008 EAD received

04/09/2008 Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident!!!!!!!!! I guess I'll be getting my green card in the mail soon.

04/16/2008 AOS approval notice sent

04/16/2008 Green Card received!!!!!

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Congratulations :dance::thumbs: . I am glad it went so well for you

17th March 2010 - Started the removal of conditions process

22nd March 2010 - Application received by CSC

30th April 2010 - Biometrics appointment

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mnieto   2

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Oh that's wonderful!!!

I'm so glad for you and wish you all the best for your new life and the upcoming wedding!!

Do you already have your wedding dress?

I have already picked one but am hesitant to buy it as I'm quite superstitious as

we don't even have the NOA2 yet.... :mellow:

Do you guys plan on having two weddings like we do? One in the US, of course, and then we are planning on having a nice traditional church wedding in Croatia with my family and friends, once I'm allowed to travel out of the US. I hope this will be somewhat next summer ....hopefully.

My fiance has to get baptized extra for that, and he said he'd do it for me!

(...ako treba ja cu mu biti krstena kuma ...32.gif)

My folks in Croatia just can't wait for the "American wedding ", as they call it....

I'm very happy for you, Nives! Keep us posted! :D

~Rahela

07-25-07 petition sent

08-07-07 NOA1

01-23-08 NOA2, 182 days after filing

02-11-08 medical

03-04-08 interview in Frankfurt---approved!

03-11-8 Visa in hand --- what a heck of a procedure for this little sticker ;-)

06-16-08 flight to IAD

07-11-08 Wedding in Santa Barbara, CA

08-07-8 AOS package sent

08-10-08 AOS package delivered to Chicago lockbox

08-14-08 check cashed

08-13-08 NOA1 for EAD,AP,AOS

09-03-08 Biometrics appointment

10-02-08 Case transferred to CSC

10-16-08 EAD and AP approved

01-26-09 AOS approved w/o interview

01-31-09 PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD RECEIVED

02-11-11 Biometric Appointment for Removing of Conditions

Our Wedding Pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/rahela07/OurWedding07112008

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nivesito   0

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Oh that's wonderful!!!

I'm so glad for you and wish you all the best for your new life and the upcoming wedding!!

Do you already have your wedding dress?

I have already picked one but am hesitant to buy it as I'm quite superstitious as

we don't even have the NOA2 yet.... :mellow:

Do you guys plan on having two weddings like we do? One in the US, of course, and then we are planning on having a nice traditional church wedding in Croatia with my family and friends, once I'm allowed to travel out of the US. I hope this will be somewhat next summer ....hopefully.

My fiance has to get baptized extra for that, and he said he'd do it for me!

(...ako treba ja cu mu biti krstena kuma ...32.gif)

My folks in Croatia just can't wait for the "American wedding ", as they call it....

I'm very happy for you, Nives! Keep us posted! :D

~Rahela

Thank you Rahela!!!

We are planing on having two weddings also, first civil wedding on December 15th just so we can apply for AOS ASAP. For that I'm planing to buy some simple dress and next year probably in October (depend on green card) also church wedding for family and friends but in Dominican Republic. I was thinking maybe to do it in Croatia (Zagreb or Dubrovnik) but considering everybody (especially my girlfriends :))seems to like the idea about going to the Dominican Republic we decided to do it there. John is catholic and has all the sacraments.

That's really nice of your fiance to get baptized extra for the wedding!!

John and I attended my cousin "Croatian wedding" in June and he loved it (eating, drinking and dancing the whole night :lol: ) He couldn't believe that in Croatia dinner is at 8 pm than celebrating until 5 am and in between every 2 hours we get more food. That was so funny.

I hope you'll get your NOA2 soon.

Where's your fiance from?

K1 TIME LINE

05/21/2007 - I129F sent to VSC

05/25/2007 - NOA1

10/10/2007 touch (change of address)

10/11/2007 touch

10/12/2007 touch

10/15/2007 NOA2 (Approved)

10/18/2007 NVC received

11/02/2007 NVC left

11/06/2007 embassy received the petition

11/07/2007 package 3 & 4 sent out

11/08/2007 medical

11/26/2007 INTERVIEW

11/30/2007 US entry POE Washington DC

12/15/2007 Wedding

01/06/2008 AOS filed

01/14/2008 SSN received

01/12/2008 Drivers licens obtained:-)

02/05/2008 biometrics appointement

03/26/2008 approval notice for EAD

03/31/2008 another approval notice for EAD (confused)

04/04/2008 EAD received

04/09/2008 Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident!!!!!!!!! I guess I'll be getting my green card in the mail soon.

04/16/2008 AOS approval notice sent

04/16/2008 Green Card received!!!!!

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Congratulations Nivesito !!! :thumbs:

K-1 Visa journey:

January '04: met in the USA

21st June '07: sent the I-129

06th November '07 - APPROVED, FINALLY !!!

19th December '07:Medical

20th December '07: Interview Date

21st December '07: VISA IN HAND

18th January '08: Leaving to US !

12th February '08: received SSN

14th March '08: WEDDING DATE

AOS journey:

04th April '08: AOS package sent

11th April '08: Notice date on all 3 NOA's (15 April in the mail)

07th May '08: Biometrics (done)

02nd May '08: Driver's license received

09th May '08: AOS transferred to CSC

15th May '08: AOS is pending at CSC (CRIS email)

18th May '08: AOS touched

04th/09th June '08: EAD Card production ordered (CRIS email) (2 e-mails on different days)

04th June '08: AP approved (CRIS email)

10th June '08: AP in the mail

12th June '08: Approval notice for I765 sent (EAD) (CRIS email)

14th June '08: EAD in the mail

17th June '08: 2nd visit to SS Office - changed my last name on the card

18th/19th June '08: AOS touched

28th June '08: SS card received with a new last name (in the mail)

14th August '08: GC ORDERED (Cris email) !!!

19th August '08: GC and welcoming letter received

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mnieto   2

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Oh that's wonderful!!!

I'm so glad for you and wish you all the best for your new life and the upcoming wedding!!

Do you already have your wedding dress?

I have already picked one but am hesitant to buy it as I'm quite superstitious as

we don't even have the NOA2 yet.... :mellow:

Do you guys plan on having two weddings like we do? One in the US, of course, and then we are planning on having a nice traditional church wedding in Croatia with my family and friends, once I'm allowed to travel out of the US. I hope this will be somewhat next summer ....hopefully.

My fiance has to get baptized extra for that, and he said he'd do it for me!

(...ako treba ja cu mu biti krstena kuma ...32.gif)

My folks in Croatia just can't wait for the "American wedding ", as they call it....

I'm very happy for you, Nives! Keep us posted! :D

~Rahela

Thank you Rahela!!!

We are planing on having two weddings also, first civil wedding on December 15th just so we can apply for AOS ASAP. For that I'm planing to buy some simple dress and next year probably in October (depend on green card) also church wedding for family and friends but in Dominican Republic. I was thinking maybe to do it in Croatia (Zagreb or Dubrovnik) but considering everybody (especially my girlfriends :))seems to like the idea about going to the Dominican Republic we decided to do it there. John is catholic and has all the sacraments.

That's really nice of your fiance to get baptized extra for the wedding!!

John and I attended my cousin "Croatian wedding" in June and he loved it (eating, drinking and dancing the whole night :lol: ) He couldn't believe that in Croatia dinner is at 8 pm than celebrating until 5 am and in between every 2 hours we get more food. That was so funny.

I hope you'll get your NOA2 soon.

Where's your fiance from?

Hey, a wedding in Dominican Republic sounds great!!

Mitch is originally from Miami,FL but he's has been living in Fredericksburg,Virginia for quite a while now. Even though I'd surely prefer Florida we are planning on staying in Virginia....where will you guys be living??

Mitch being from Florida we've decided to have a beach wedding in the Ft Lauderdale area where his Mom lives

( for the US part of the wedding), and then the Croatian wedding in Pozega with my family.

Listen, that Croatian part will just be the SHOCKER for my poor Americans....they don't have a clue what's waiting for them... live-band music and booty swinging, tons of heavy food and lots of rakija... :no::lol:

I've explained to them what a CRO wedding looks like, and ever since that the American guest list is mysteriously becoming longer and longer.... :lol:

My folks are just waiting for our ok to swing into action and to have everything organized, and they keep asking me how much longer it will take to finally get that visa, sometimes it seems that they are more excited than I am

.... :rolleyes:

07-25-07 petition sent

08-07-07 NOA1

01-23-08 NOA2, 182 days after filing

02-11-08 medical

03-04-08 interview in Frankfurt---approved!

03-11-8 Visa in hand --- what a heck of a procedure for this little sticker ;-)

06-16-08 flight to IAD

07-11-08 Wedding in Santa Barbara, CA

08-07-8 AOS package sent

08-10-08 AOS package delivered to Chicago lockbox

08-14-08 check cashed

08-13-08 NOA1 for EAD,AP,AOS

09-03-08 Biometrics appointment

10-02-08 Case transferred to CSC

10-16-08 EAD and AP approved

01-26-09 AOS approved w/o interview

01-31-09 PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD RECEIVED

02-11-11 Biometric Appointment for Removing of Conditions

Our Wedding Pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/rahela07/OurWedding07112008

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Mitch is originally from Miami,FL but he's has been living in Fredericksburg,Virginia for quite a while now. Even though I'd surely prefer Florida we are planning on staying in Virginia....where will you guys be living??

Springfield, Virginia :) and John told me we need to go visit Fredericksburg :)

Mitch being from Florida we've decided to have a beach wedding in the Ft Lauderdale area where his Mom lives

( for the US part of the wedding), and then the Croatian wedding in Pozega with my family.

Listen, that Croatian part will just be the SHOCKER for my poor Americans....they don't have a clue what's waiting for them... live-band music and booty swinging, tons of heavy food and lots of rakija... :no::lol:

I've explained to them what a CRO wedding looks like, and ever since that the American guest list is mysteriously becoming longer and longer.... :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

My folks are just waiting for our ok to swing into action and to have everything organized, and they keep asking me how much longer it will take to finally get that visa, sometimes it seems that they are more excited than I am

.... :rolleyes:

Sounds familiar, after I while nobody was allowed to ask that question :)

K1 TIME LINE

05/21/2007 - I129F sent to VSC

05/25/2007 - NOA1

10/10/2007 touch (change of address)

10/11/2007 touch

10/12/2007 touch

10/15/2007 NOA2 (Approved)

10/18/2007 NVC received

11/02/2007 NVC left

11/06/2007 embassy received the petition

11/07/2007 package 3 & 4 sent out

11/08/2007 medical

11/26/2007 INTERVIEW

11/30/2007 US entry POE Washington DC

12/15/2007 Wedding

01/06/2008 AOS filed

01/14/2008 SSN received

01/12/2008 Drivers licens obtained:-)

02/05/2008 biometrics appointement

03/26/2008 approval notice for EAD

03/31/2008 another approval notice for EAD (confused)

04/04/2008 EAD received

04/09/2008 Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident!!!!!!!!! I guess I'll be getting my green card in the mail soon.

04/16/2008 AOS approval notice sent

04/16/2008 Green Card received!!!!!

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Congratulations!!! 25min, wow.

04/23/07: petition sent to TSC

05/01/07: petition received at CSC

05/01/07: NOA1 Date.....no hard copy

08/06/07: Fiance called USCIS for info aboout NOA1 hard copy

08/07/07: Touch

08/08/07: Touch

08/09/07: Touch

08/10/07: Touch

08/11/07: NOA1 hard copy

08/21/07: Touch due to phone call was told that our case has been assigned

08/27/07: Touch

08/28/07: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( Received e-mail that our case has been approved on the 27th)

09/18/07: Petition left CSC

09/24/07: NVC received Petition

09/26/07: Petition left NVC

10/02/07: Kingston Embassy received Petition

10/04/07: sent off DS-230 part 1 (sent via courier service)

10/09/07: Packet 3 received

10/09/07: Drop off DS-230 part 1 (in person)

12/03/07: Medical

12/18/07: INTERVIEW DATE!!!!!!!!!!

01/04/08: VISA IN HAND!!!!!!!!

01/11/08: Arrived in the USA

03/23/08: WEDDING DATE

09/19/08: AOS approved

09/25/08: GC in hand

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nivesito   0

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Congratulations!!! 25min, wow.

Thank you everybody for congratulations. I guess it was so fast because everybody else where for tourist/student/business visas and just me and another lady for an immigrant visa which is handled separately from other forms of visas. I've heard there is a really low percentage of people from Croatia asking for immigrant visas. The embassy in Zagreb was doing visas for Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia. Now just for Slovenia and Croatia.

K1 TIME LINE

05/21/2007 - I129F sent to VSC

05/25/2007 - NOA1

10/10/2007 touch (change of address)

10/11/2007 touch

10/12/2007 touch

10/15/2007 NOA2 (Approved)

10/18/2007 NVC received

11/02/2007 NVC left

11/06/2007 embassy received the petition

11/07/2007 package 3 & 4 sent out

11/08/2007 medical

11/26/2007 INTERVIEW

11/30/2007 US entry POE Washington DC

12/15/2007 Wedding

01/06/2008 AOS filed

01/14/2008 SSN received

01/12/2008 Drivers licens obtained:-)

02/05/2008 biometrics appointement

03/26/2008 approval notice for EAD

03/31/2008 another approval notice for EAD (confused)

04/04/2008 EAD received

04/09/2008 Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident!!!!!!!!! I guess I'll be getting my green card in the mail soon.

04/16/2008 AOS approval notice sent

04/16/2008 Green Card received!!!!!

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mnieto   2

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Springfield, Virginia :) and John told me we need to go visit Fredericksburg :)

Springfield, Virginia?? Doesn't that sound like a lucky coincidence? :)

You will absolutely have to come visit Fredericksburg...hopefully our NOA2 will arrive in a reasonable period of time.

Sweet Jesus, it seems like it takes forever!

07-25-07 petition sent

08-07-07 NOA1

01-23-08 NOA2, 182 days after filing

02-11-08 medical

03-04-08 interview in Frankfurt---approved!

03-11-8 Visa in hand --- what a heck of a procedure for this little sticker ;-)

06-16-08 flight to IAD

07-11-08 Wedding in Santa Barbara, CA

08-07-8 AOS package sent

08-10-08 AOS package delivered to Chicago lockbox

08-14-08 check cashed

08-13-08 NOA1 for EAD,AP,AOS

09-03-08 Biometrics appointment

10-02-08 Case transferred to CSC

10-16-08 EAD and AP approved

01-26-09 AOS approved w/o interview

01-31-09 PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD RECEIVED

02-11-11 Biometric Appointment for Removing of Conditions

Our Wedding Pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/rahela07/OurWedding07112008

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