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Nita&Assaad   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Lebanon
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:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Alhumdulilah.....

We are finally Approved!!! We got a nice Surprise in the mail on Saturday

All last week we were touched and the update on the USCIS site was the same

"case still pending" and on Friday no email, then what a nice surprise when I woke up Saturday morning, there it was a letter stating you are Approve! WOW what a feeling I started to cry.....

Just wanted to say Thank you to everyone on VJ for giving support.... It would have been harder without this Forum!! Especially to the friends I met along the way. For listening and being there... Our Journey now continues to Department of State...Inshallah that will go smooth and faster....

Now it's GOGO turn... Come on approval you can do it!!

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

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I - 130

3.26.08 - NOA2 - APPROVAL IN 493 DAYS!!

NVC

7.22.08 - CASE COMPLETED IN 90 DAYS - THANK GOD!!

Embassy

9.29.08-Interview - AP (2 weeks)

10.15.08 - AP over :) Embassy called hubby to go get his Visa - HAPPIEST DAY!!!

10.20.08 - Visa Issued

11.25.08 - POE (JFK then SFO)

11.26.08 - Visa Journey is Over!! TOOK 737 DAYS....Habibi is Home!! :) :)

USA

11.25.08 - POE

12.10.08 - Applied for SS Card

12.15.08 - Welcome Letter Received

12.17.08 - SS Card Received

12.26.08 - Green Card Received :)

Begin Naturalization process 2011 ~ Inshallah

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simple_male Experienced

simple_male   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Alhumdulilah.....

We are finally Approved!!! We got a nice Surprise in the mail on Saturday

All last week we were touched and the update on the USCIS site was the same

"case still pending" and on Friday no email, then what a nice surprise when I woke up Saturday morning, there it was a letter stating you are Approve! WOW what a feeling I started to cry.....

Just wanted to say Thank you to everyone on VJ for giving support.... It would have been harder without this Forum!! Especially to the friends I met along the way. For listening and being there... Our Journey now continues to Department of State...Inshallah that will go smooth and faster....

Now it's GOGO turn... Come on approval you can do it!!

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Congratulations! Now be ready for the NVC process.

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

Mononoke28 Grand Master

Mononoke28   137

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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Congratulations to you both!

Diana

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

JustWaiting Explorer

JustWaiting   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Mexico
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Nita

Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you.

Now get ready for the next part of it can go quickly.

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

USCIS

12/05/05 - Submitted I-130 as LPR

9/20/07 - Became USC

10/03/07 - Submitted I-129

3/4/08 - Sent CSC request to cancel my I-129

3/6/08 - I-130 Approved

NVC

3/14/08 - NVC Assigned Case Number

3/25/08 - DS-3032 & I-864 Bill Generated

3/25/08 - Sent DS-3032 & I-864 Bill (using James' Shortcuts)

3/31/08 - DS-3032 Received in System

3/31/08 - I-864 Generated

3/31/08 - Sent I-864

4/7/08 - I-864 Received in System

4/7/08 - IV Visa Bill Generated

4/12/08 - IV Visa Bill Received

4/15/08 - IV Visa Bill Paid Online!!

xichdu Explorer

xichdu   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Alhumdulilah.....

We are finally Approved!!! We got a nice Surprise in the mail on Saturday

All last week we were touched and the update on the USCIS site was the same

"case still pending" and on Friday no email, then what a nice surprise when I woke up Saturday morning, there it was a letter stating you are Approve! WOW what a feeling I started to cry.....

Just wanted to say Thank you to everyone on VJ for giving support.... It would have been harder without this Forum!! Especially to the friends I met along the way. For listening and being there... Our Journey now continues to Department of State...Inshallah that will go smooth and faster....

Now it's GOGO turn... Come on approval you can do it!!

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

congratulation. Good luck next steps at NVC
hyd617 Proficient

hyd617   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Alhumdulilah.....

We are finally Approved!!! We got a nice Surprise in the mail on Saturday

All last week we were touched and the update on the USCIS site was the same

"case still pending" and on Friday no email, then what a nice surprise when I woke up Saturday morning, there it was a letter stating you are Approve! WOW what a feeling I started to cry.....

Just wanted to say Thank you to everyone on VJ for giving support.... It would have been harder without this Forum!! Especially to the friends I met along the way. For listening and being there... Our Journey now continues to Department of State...Inshallah that will go smooth and faster....

Now it's GOGO turn... Come on approval you can do it!!

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

congrats nitaassad!! mashallah this is good news.. u had a long journey and you were so patient... now you get ur reward!! good luck.....

10-12-07 -mailed i130 to VSC

10-16-07- received by VSC

1-11-08- i130 NOA1

2-24-08-view case online

4-19-08- i130 NOA2

4-24-08- NOA2 hardcopy received

4-24-08- NVC CASE #ASSIGNED MDR

5-04-08- EMAILED CHOICE OF AGENT TO NVC

5-05-08- DS3032 AND AOS fee bill was generated today

5-05-08- paid AOS fee bill $70 online

5-07-08- AOS FEE now says PAID online, can print cover sht.

5-07-08*cald NVC and msg says AOS $recvd

5-12-08-DS3032 EMAIL Accepted

5-13-08*cald NVC and msg now says DS3032 choice of agent has been received.

5-13-08-mailed AOS i864 packet w/printed cover sheet from online payment (certified mail- priority)

5-15-08-AOS packet received by NVC

5-18-08 iv FEE bill invoiced

5-18-08 iv fee $400 paid online

5-20-08-iv fee cleared, able to print covr shet online

5-21-08-mailed DS230 packet to NVC via priority mail

5-29-08 aos ACCEPTED

5-29-08- DS 230 entered in system

6-3-08-cse cmplte.

6-11-08 case left NVC to chennai via DHL

6-16-08 case reached chennai

7-2-08 appt letter received by beneficiary

7-4-08 medical done in chennai

7-28-08 interview- AP for 4-6 weeks (awaiting name chk clearance-told by chenai operator)

8-20-08 chennai forwarded file to DOS- according to inquiry from congressmans office

(also confirmed by DOS)

8-28-08 file reached DOS- told by operator

9-2-08- last update to case,told by DOS

12-12-08 emailed chennai embassy asking status of our case, and got email to send passport..

12-15-08 submitted passport to vfs

12-19-08 VISA ISSUED! in hand!

12-25-08 hubbys arrival! smooth POE!

1-16-09 green card arrives

1-27-09 SSN card in mail

kalaks Contributor

kalaks   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Palestine
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:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Alhumdulilah.....

We are finally Approved!!! We got a nice Surprise in the mail on Saturday

All last week we were touched and the update on the USCIS site was the same

"case still pending" and on Friday no email, then what a nice surprise when I woke up Saturday morning, there it was a letter stating you are Approve! WOW what a feeling I started to cry.....

Just wanted to say Thank you to everyone on VJ for giving support.... It would have been harder without this Forum!! Especially to the friends I met along the way. For listening and being there... Our Journey now continues to Department of State...Inshallah that will go smooth and faster....

Now it's GOGO turn... Come on approval you can do it!!

:dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Congrats...(Alf Mabrook) :)

I-130:

09-27-2007 Sent

01-07-2008 NOA1

02-24-2008 Touched

03-05-2008 Touched

03-06-2008 Touched

03-24-2008 Touched

03-24-2008 APPROVED

03-25-2008 Touched

I-129F

01-13-2008 Sent

01-16-2008 NOA1

02-24-2008 Touched

03-25-2008 Touched

NVC

03-27-2008 Received and Case# assigned

04-07-2008 DS-3032 and AOS bill generated

04-08-2008 DS-3032 Email sent

04-14-2008 DS-3032 Email accepted

04-16-2008 Paid AOS Bill online

04-18-2008 AOS Payment cleared & accepted by NVC

04-20-2008 Paid IV Bill online

04-21-2008 AOS I-864 cover sheet document generated online

04-21-2008 Sent AOS I-864 Package to NVC

04-22-2008 IV Bill cleared & accepted by NVC

04-22-2008 DS-230 cover sheet document generated online

05-08-2008 DS-230 package sent to NVC

05-15-2008 RFE Need a Palestinian Police certificate in addition to the Israeli Police certificate

06-04-2008 Palestinian Police certificate deliverd to NVC

06-05-2008 CASE COMPLETED

06-10-2008 Case forwarded to Consulate

Jerusalem Consulate

06-16-2008 Medical Appointment/done

07-01-2008 Interview Date

08-03-2008 Me flying to Jerusalem :)

08-28-2008 Arrival at Chicago ORD International

kitty loves moudi Community Regular

kitty loves moudi   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Lebanon
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:thumbs::thumbs: You go girl!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPROVAL!! :dance::dance: MABROUK to both of you!! The rest of the process will go so quick im sure, u are a tough cookie.

Comeon VSC APPROVALS :whistle:

Edited by kitty loves moudi

USCIS (Total 212 days)

05-15-08 Received call from VSC - I was Approved Yay!

NVC (Total Days: 00)

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05/21/2008 : NVC Case# Assigned

05/26/2008 : I-864 AOS Fee Bill invoiced in NVC system.

05/26/2008 : DS-3032 generated

05/31/2008 : DS-3032 emailed by my spouse

06/02/2008 : AOS ($70) Paid online

06/03/2008 : I-864 AOS Barcode cover sheet generated

06/03/2008 : I-864 AOS Generated

06/11/2008 : Choice of agent email accepted at NVC

00/00/2008 : I-864 AOS package delivered to NVC

00/00/2008 : I-864 AOS package entered into NVC system

06/11/2008 : DS-3032 email reply received from NVC to my spouse

06/18/2008 : DS-230 IV Fee Bill Paid online ($400)

06/20/2008 : DS-230 IV Fee Barcode cover sheet generated.

06/20/2008 : DS-230 Packet generated and mailed by NVC

00/00/2008 : DS-230 package mailed to NVC by USPS Express mail

00/00/2008 : DS-230 IV Package delivered to NVC

00/00/2008 : DS-230 IV package entered into NVC system

00/00/2008 : Case Completed at NVC

Beirut U.S Embassy (Total Days: 0)

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00/nn/2008 : Case Forwarded to Beirut U.S Embassy by DHL

00/nn/2008 : Medical at Beirut

00/nn/2008 : U.S Embassy Interview

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00/nn/2008 : Arrival at U.S Port of Entry

SusieK Proficient

SusieK   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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AHLAN HABIBI-

MABROUK :wow:

When something goes wrong remember this saying "WHEN MAN PLANS, GOD LAUGHS"

www.orlando4obama.com

I-130 JOURNEY BEGINSSent August 28, 2007 to TSC for receipting in CSCReceived NOA1 from VSC December 21, 2007

Notes - earned USCIS skymiles for sure - postmarked from Chicago Lockbox

online finally 2/24/08

touchy feely 2/25/08

touched 2/27/2008 - great RFE requested - just wonderful news to see in your inbox early in the am

3/13 - RFE letter FINALLY received - and document that we sent NOW resent back to VSC grrrrowling

3/19 case resumed processing

3/20 touched

3./21 touched

3/23 Easter bunny touched again

4/01 - APPROVED I-130

4/02 - touched

4/07 - received hard copy approval

NVC JOURNEY BEGINS

4/07 NV Case number assigned

4/08 AOS, DS and all fees paid online

6/09 tax transcript for 2007 just became available -whoot

6/20 NVC receives everything nothing more to give them now just close eyes and pray

6/23 NVC enters into system

6/26 NVC - RFE uggh - wants all three years of Federal tax return listed and they lost originals or so they say - DING DING ROUND TWO

7/25 NVC Case completed whooottttttttt

8/7 Case forward to US EMBASSY LONDON OH YEAHHHHHHHH -

Embassy - case out for delivery to embassy via DHL sneaky us lol

08/10Received

08/19 Medical Exam completed - healthy oh yeah!!!!!!!!

9/26 @8am -Interview - approved VISA IN HAND OMG WHOOT!!! HELLO AMERICA MY LUV

POE- Atlanta then MCO - October 15th with the cat "GIT" on board lol - POE SUPER SWEET

Husband home finally - god what a journey....but after 400+ days we made it

 
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