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greeneyedgirlfl Proficient

greeneyedgirlfl   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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We are probably having the celebratory ceremony (for friends and family) after our civil ceremony (for immigration purposes)...I'm no good at planning for a moving target date...and, as I have read, USCIS is not very predictable!!!

Dawn

Dawn

Our journey to be together (work in progress)

March 2007 - Met online

1/28/08 - Sent I-129F to VSC

5/13/08 - Visa in hand!!!

7/7/08 - POE

7/11/08 - legal wedding

7/20/08 - AOS/EAD/AP sent to Chicago Lockbox

11/18/08 - AOS approved!!!

11/25/08 - Received welcome letter...and Green Card!!!

12/21/08 - ceremonial wedding

10/9/10 - Sent I-751 and started the fresh hell that is ROC

10/14/10 - NOA1 for ROC

10/29/10 - received appointment for Biometrics

11/22/10 - Biometrics appointment

Currently: Living blissfully with my Essex lad...

Mel and Rene Rookie

Mel and Rene   0

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Netherlands
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Just adding my two cents, as my fiancé just literally had his interview at the Dutch Consulate today (approved btw :)). The Dutch Consulate is pretty fast with processing Packages 3 and 4 in my opinion.

We knew going in that it would be a lengthy process and figured on sometime in May/June, so we wouldn't get our hopes up if something went wrong. We started unoffically planning after we got package 4, just to make sure we got a nice wedding site, etc, but I haven't done anything as of yet (I will start soon though!) that was non-refundable or that couldn't be changed.

I think the only reason our interview was so far after package 4 is because the Consulate called him and asked him what his plans were, and he said he wanted to come over in late March/ early April because he has a few things to take care of between now and then. They told him "Since it's so far away... yada yada yada.. your interview will be 2/11".

I'm going to talk with him when I get home and try to get a review of the Consulate out of him for the site.

Hope this helps!

JenK Explorer

JenK   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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249 days? Ours took 246, so you might just be pushing it. I might book certain things that you can put down a deposit on just to reserve them, but I certainly would not pay full out for anything yet. Before I knew he had his visa the only things I booked were the hall where we plan to marry and I got my wedding dress. Now that I know he has the visa in hand, I'm busily booking everything else. Good luck and I hope things go quickly and smoothly for you so you can still have your wedding on your planned date.

Jennifer :)

OUR VISA JOURNEY

12/16/05 My honey and I met online

04/27/06 to 5/14/07 We met for the first time in person

10/16/06 to 1/15/07 He visits for a second time

04/04/07 We get engaged!

05/29/07 K1 Application arrived at CSC

07/21/07 to 9/15/07 He visits for a third time

09/19/07 APPROVAL from CSC

11/16/07 NVC received petition

Petition is put under Administrative Processing

12/28/07 AP DONE! YAY! Off to the Consulate!

01/02/08 Consulate received and packet 3 sent

01/04/08 My honey gets packet 3

01/09/08 Medical Appointment *PASSED*

01/09/08 Packet 3 Returned

01/23/08 8:30 AM INTERVIEW DATE!!!!!!!!!

01/23/08 Placed BACK on Administrative Processing (221g)

02/01/08 WE WERE APPROVED!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!

02/06/08 VISA arrives!!!!!!!

04/01/08 My honey arrives in the US!

WEDDING DATE: 04/27/08!

AOS:

05/22/08 Package sent

06/02/08 Got all 3 NOA's

6/21/08 Biometrics

7/12/08 RFE: want 12 months of bank statements

7/16/08 mailed statements

7/22/08 statements received

10/10/08 AP received

10/15/08 Work Permit received

1/24/09 Green Card Received

JenT Experienced

JenT   0

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You can set a target date but I would not put any deposits down or make any non-refundable wedding-related purchases (including airfare) until you know for sure.

Jen

8-30-05 Met David at a restaurant in Germany

3-28-06 David 'officially' proposed

4-26-06 I-129F mailed

9-25-06 Interview: APPROVED!

10-16-06 Flt to US, POE Detroit

11-5-06 Married

7-2-07 Green card received

9-12-08 Filed for divorce

12-5-08 Court hearing - divorce final

A great marriage is not when the "perfect couple" comes together.

It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.

Craig & Julia Enthusiast

Craig & Julia   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Germany
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Why is the VSC 2 months faster right now then CCS? so not fair :crying:

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2/16/08 --> finally send I-129F to CSC

7/21/08 --> touched/NOA2 email

8/09/08 --> "Pakage 3" in the mail

8/21/08 --> Medical Exam

9/19/08 --> Interview

9/26/08 --> Visa arrived

10/08/08 --> flying from Duesseldorf - JFK - Cleveland

11/08/08 --> finally married :)

12/27/08 --> AOS/EAD/AP send to Chicago

5/13/09 --> found a job and we picked out Molly (Beagle Puppy)

5/20/09 --> I485 "Card has been ordered" and again on 5/29/09

5/23/09 --> "Welcome to the United States of America"

6/2/09 --> AOS approved

6/5/09 --> GC in the mail and at night brinnging home Molly... such a great feeling :)

SMASHROX Explorer

SMASHROX   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Ireland
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I filed my petition nearly a month ago with 300 days until my wedding date in November. Yes I'm taking chances but as some have advised here, see if you can place refundable deposits and/or apply any deposits you do make to a future date if it needs to be moved. Once we get NOA2 I'll be in business with the rest of the details, but to date we have only reserved the ceremony site.

Our Timeline

11/14/2008 Wedding

3/27/2009 Conditional green card date

Lifting Conditions

12/31/2010 Sent package via USPS

1/6/2011 Package delivered

1/7/2011 NOA date

2/8/2011 Biometrics

10/28/2011 Approval notice

11/11/2011 Green card received

 
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