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After being accused of submitting forged documents when giving them i-130, terrible interview for my wife, 221g Administrative Processing, tons of irrelevant documents being requested. Visa was approved. 3 months and 6 days from filing.

Actually met with congressman personally yesterday and he said he would send email last night. They would have received email at 8am. Approval email came at 8:34. Coincidence?

Regardless, whatever. I dont care. Actually have business to attend to in stockholm next week so will have a nice Scandinavian holiday with my girl and BRING HER HOME! It dosent matter if we do POE together does it??

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9/2006 Met in Sweden

2/2007 Began Dating in Holland

11/24/2007 Married (nairobi)

Clerk wedding 12/14/2007 (nairobi)

12/21/2007 Filed DCF

2/13/2008 Interview 221g

Waiting

3/26/2008 Approved

3 months 6 days from filing to approval including 221g AP.

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It dosent matter if we do POE together does it??

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Doesn't matter

05/16/2005 I-129F Sent

05/28/2005 I-129F NOA1

06/21/2005 I-129F NOA2

07/18/2005 Consulate Received package from NVC

11/09/2005 Medical

11/16/2005 Interview APPROVED

12/05/2005 Visa received

12/07/2005 POE Minneapolis

12/17/2005 Wedding

12/20/2005 Applied for SSN

01/14/2005 SSN received in the mail

02/03/2006 AOS sent (Did not apply for EAD or AP)

02/09/2006 NOA

02/16/2006 Case status Online

05/01/2006 Biometrics Appt.

07/12/2006 AOS Interview APPROVED

07/24/2006 GC arrived

05/02/2007 Driver's License - Passed Road Test!

05/27/2008 Lifting of Conditions sent (TSC > VSC)

06/03/2008 Check Cleared

07/08/2008 INFOPASS (I-551 stamp)

07/08/2008 Driver's License renewed

04/20/2009 Lifting of Conditions approved

04/28/2009 Card received in the mail

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great.. Actually think i will have her come a couple days later though so i have a chance to clean the house!! Amazing how things come apart with out the positive influence of your partner!!! :rolleyes:

9/2006 Met in Sweden

2/2007 Began Dating in Holland

11/24/2007 Married (nairobi)

Clerk wedding 12/14/2007 (nairobi)

12/21/2007 Filed DCF

2/13/2008 Interview 221g

Waiting

3/26/2008 Approved

3 months 6 days from filing to approval including 221g AP.

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Congratulations! It is funny what we think of as a 'long' time in the DCF process considering what the people who do this from the US go through! :)

Met at work Sept. 2005

Started dating Nov. 2005

Got engaged Oct. 2007

Married January 5, 2008

Submitted I-130 in Delhi February 6, 2008 NOA1

Sent DS 230, DS 2001 to Chennai via courier Feb. 21, 2008

Received Case number from Chennai Consulate Feb. 22, 2008 (Postmarked Feb. 13)

Received Email Confirmation of Interview Date on March 5th: April 3rd!

SUCCESS - VISA APPROVED ON APRIL 3RD!! :) :)

POE Detroit - May 19, 2008

Applied for SSN: June 5th - Received Card: June 12th

Received Green Gard: June 12th

Driver's License: July 28th

Move to St. Louis/Ritesh starts his job: August 5th

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I know. This is really sinking in. I REALLY FEEL for those waiting and waiting and waiting. I could barely stand one month. was basically incapacited.. drinking to much,, couldnt get my mind to go anywhere else. Unfortunately my brother was married to a russian woman a little over a year ago and they just last week received i-130 and i-129 approval.

9/2006 Met in Sweden

2/2007 Began Dating in Holland

11/24/2007 Married (nairobi)

Clerk wedding 12/14/2007 (nairobi)

12/21/2007 Filed DCF

2/13/2008 Interview 221g

Waiting

3/26/2008 Approved

3 months 6 days from filing to approval including 221g AP.

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I know. This is really sinking in. I REALLY FEEL for those waiting and waiting and waiting. I could barely stand one month. was basically incapacited.. drinking to much,, couldnt get my mind to go anywhere else. Unfortunately my brother was married to a russian woman a little over a year ago and they just last week received i-130 and i-129 approval.

I know what you mean, the process is tough on everyone, just in different time frames - to get everything done in the last couple of months, we have pretty much had to eat, drink and breathe all the paperwork, the running around for Police Certs, etc. I soooo hope that we will get the visa on Thursday, I think I will be heartbroken if this gets delayed! (Good to see that even with a 221g, you guys still managed to do it in 3 months and 6 days!)

Met at work Sept. 2005

Started dating Nov. 2005

Got engaged Oct. 2007

Married January 5, 2008

Submitted I-130 in Delhi February 6, 2008 NOA1

Sent DS 230, DS 2001 to Chennai via courier Feb. 21, 2008

Received Case number from Chennai Consulate Feb. 22, 2008 (Postmarked Feb. 13)

Received Email Confirmation of Interview Date on March 5th: April 3rd!

SUCCESS - VISA APPROVED ON APRIL 3RD!! :) :)

POE Detroit - May 19, 2008

Applied for SSN: June 5th - Received Card: June 12th

Received Green Gard: June 12th

Driver's License: July 28th

Move to St. Louis/Ritesh starts his job: August 5th

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wow,,, if you get your visa approved at interview that will put your whole process at less than 2 months. Had we not received the damn 221g we would have been at 7 weeks from filing to approval.

I wonder what the world record for fastest DCF visa is? (on this forum that is)!!!

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9/2006 Met in Sweden

2/2007 Began Dating in Holland

11/24/2007 Married (nairobi)

Clerk wedding 12/14/2007 (nairobi)

12/21/2007 Filed DCF

2/13/2008 Interview 221g

Waiting

3/26/2008 Approved

3 months 6 days from filing to approval including 221g AP.

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If we get approved on Thursday, it will be 8 weeks and 1 day. I think some consulates are even faster, but I am not unhappy with the time frames. If I had been even more thorough in my VJ research, I could have sped the process up a tiny bit, MAYBE, but probably not. (Maybe we could have gotten the interview on the 1st of April rather than the 3rd! Come to think of it, it is probably better this way, who wants the interview on April Fool's Day! ;)

If you don't mind my asking, why was the interview so rough, and what were you 221g'd for?

Met at work Sept. 2005

Started dating Nov. 2005

Got engaged Oct. 2007

Married January 5, 2008

Submitted I-130 in Delhi February 6, 2008 NOA1

Sent DS 230, DS 2001 to Chennai via courier Feb. 21, 2008

Received Case number from Chennai Consulate Feb. 22, 2008 (Postmarked Feb. 13)

Received Email Confirmation of Interview Date on March 5th: April 3rd!

SUCCESS - VISA APPROVED ON APRIL 3RD!! :) :)

POE Detroit - May 19, 2008

Applied for SSN: June 5th - Received Card: June 12th

Received Green Gard: June 12th

Driver's License: July 28th

Move to St. Louis/Ritesh starts his job: August 5th

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Iran
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Dear Funkyab:

The American Embassy staff are some of the most unprofessional and rude people on this planet. I think they create more trouble than they are worth. Unfortunately, they rule with impunity. Only the extremely mishandled cases are dealth with by a supervisor or outside authority (congressmen & senators). All the rest of us, who are jerked around (althouth to a lesser degree) never complain for fear they will deny out cases out of retaliation.

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wow,,, if you get your visa approved at interview that will put your whole process at less than 2 months. Had we not received the damn 221g we would have been at 7 weeks from filing to approval.

I wonder what the world record for fastest DCF visa is? (on this forum that is)!!!

Submitted I-130 on mar. 17th, in lima, peru..Approved mar 18th..received packet 3 and 4 0n april 9th with visa interview date of april 21 at 8:30am..Medical in the morning..I think that is 34 days from submission to the interview date.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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Congrats :dance:

Met Jan 1998, vows on 2006, Jay Jay born 2008, baby 2 - 2011

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wow,,, if you get your visa approved at interview that will put your whole process at less than 2 months. Had we not received the damn 221g we would have been at 7 weeks from filing to approval.

I wonder what the world record for fastest DCF visa is? (on this forum that is)!!!

Submitted I-130 on mar. 17th, in lima, peru..Approved mar 18th..received packet 3 and 4 0n april 9th with visa interview date of april 21 at 8:30am..Medical in the morning..I think that is 34 days from submission to the interview date.

WOW - THAT is fast!! Good Luck at the interview! :) We got our yesterday after 8 weeks and 1 day!

Met at work Sept. 2005

Started dating Nov. 2005

Got engaged Oct. 2007

Married January 5, 2008

Submitted I-130 in Delhi February 6, 2008 NOA1

Sent DS 230, DS 2001 to Chennai via courier Feb. 21, 2008

Received Case number from Chennai Consulate Feb. 22, 2008 (Postmarked Feb. 13)

Received Email Confirmation of Interview Date on March 5th: April 3rd!

SUCCESS - VISA APPROVED ON APRIL 3RD!! :) :)

POE Detroit - May 19, 2008

Applied for SSN: June 5th - Received Card: June 12th

Received Green Gard: June 12th

Driver's License: July 28th

Move to St. Louis/Ritesh starts his job: August 5th

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
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After being accused of submitting forged documents when giving them i-130, terrible interview for my wife, 221g Administrative Processing, tons of irrelevant documents being requested. Visa was approved. 3 months and 6 days from filing.

Actually met with congressman personally yesterday and he said he would send email last night. They would have received email at 8am. Approval email came at 8:34. Coincidence?

Regardless, whatever. I dont care. Actually have business to attend to in stockholm next week so will have a nice Scandinavian holiday with my girl and BRING HER HOME! It dosent matter if we do POE together does it??

/A

:dance: congrats :dance:

May you have a safe and easy trip back home. :thumbs:

Edited by happyinlove012408

USCIS Journey

03/15/08 Sent I-130

03/17/08 I-130 received (USPS) (Priority Date)

06/28/08 Received NOA2 hardcopy: NO RFE FROM USCIS:101 days

NVC Journey

07/01/08 NVC case# assigned

08/14/08 CASE COMPLETE: NO RFE FROM NVC:44 days

09/15/08 Interview date assigned

Embassy Journey

10/01/08 Case at embassy

10/08/08 Document verification and got interviewed (Approved)

10/09/08 Pick up visa (original interview date)

10/18/08 P.O.E ~ Seattle

Removing Conditions

07/23/2010 Mail off I-751(USCIS received on 07/26 via usps)

07/26/2010 NOA1 date (notice received 8/2/2010)

07/28/2010 Check cashed

08/20/2010 Biometrics appt.(notice received 8/7/2010)

08/20,21,23 touched

10/22/2010 Approved NO RFE(2 months and 3 weeks from filing date)

Citizenship

10/7/11 N-400 Submitted

10/13/11 NOA date

10/20/11 appt letter sent for biometrics

11/9/11 Biometrics appt

11/11/11 Email of interview scheduling received

11/14/11 Interview scheduled and mail sent

11/21/11 Interview letter received

12/19/11 Interview date

12/19/11 passed interview and oath Finally a citizen(2 months 1 week and 5 days from sending N-400)

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