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MONEY EXCHANGE IN YOUR SO's COUNTRY

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Sandrila   1

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Morocco
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Just wondering with the dwindling economy

how much money does $1 USD get in your spouse's country?

today it was 7.68 Dirham for $1 USD...that is up considerably since a month ago when I sent Western Union

today I sent Western Union and I was pleasantly surprised that the dollar was up :thumbs:

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gogo Proficient

gogo   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?...;submit=Convert

there's nothing more to say.. :crying::crying::crying:

and if that's not enough..

the last two years.. from 8.0 down to 6.85... and a little lower too from Western Union.. last one I got was 6.76 (from Xoom, that's cheaper than Western Union too).. only $9.99...

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?...;amt=1&t=2y

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I-130 STAGE 1 : 533 days - 1 year 6 months (4/16/2007 to 9/22/2008)

Priority Date I-130 : 4/16/2007 ( 533 days , APPROVED 9/22/2008)
Transferred to local office based on "security checks" : 11/27/2007
wrote hundreds of letters - received letter from FBI Records Management Chief stating no security checks
local office interview : 2/21/2008 - brought my parents too (result : you will get approval within 2-3 weeks)
5/2/2008 - (lawsuit) Writ of Mandamus - OFFICIAL DATE (7/29/2008)
9/22/2008 - CALL AND EMAIL COPY OF APPROVAL NOTICE FROM LAWYER

NVC STAGE 2 : 99 days - 3 months (9/30/2008 to 1/7/2009)
NVC Received : 9/30/2008
Received Packet 3 (I-864/DS-230) : 11/10/2008
NVC says "RFE sent out 12/9/08 for missing documents" : 12/10/2008
CASE COMPLETE - 1/7/2009

CONSULATE STAGE 3 : 96 days - 3 months (1/8/2009 to 4/14/2009)
CLEARED CUSTOMS - 3/10/2009
**APPOINTMENT DATE : 4/14/2009, 7:15AM**
** BLUE SLIP **

AP STAGE 4 : 97 days - 3 months (4/14/2009 to 7/20/2009)
DOS call to receive I-601 (Waiver of Grounds for Inadmissibility - basically denial) from Guangzhou : 6/24/2009

REMOVAL OF I-601 due to my letters to the USCIS Director, Michael Aytes: 6/29/2009
CALL-IN LETTER NOTIFIED : 7/8/2009
CALL-IN LETTER (APPROVAL)!! : 7/16/2009
ALL DONE!! (got both GREEN CARD & SSN CARD) : 10/1/2009

"http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/194075-feel-like-a-cr-1-csc-castaway/page-60" (pages 53-63) for more updates and letter I wrote to Director Michael Aytes and his replies and back and forth..

HER PARENTS - 10 months so far

I-130 Sent In : 1/7/2013

I-130 Approval : 3/28/2013

Transfer to NVC : 6/12/2013

Case Complete : 8/25/2013

"Ready for Interview" (Ready to wait for 1-3 Months, this is official NVC letter transfer date) : 9/9/2013

DHL Tracking : arrived 9/24/2013

P4 Letter : 11/21/2013

Interview Date : 12/9/2013, originally 12/3, stupid lawyer filled out her dad's passport number wrong..

Interview Passed : 12/9/2013

Visa "Issued" on CEAC : 12/10/2013

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SKluvSH   0

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: India
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http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?...;submit=Convert

there's nothing more to say.. :crying::crying::crying:

and if that's not enough..

the last two years.. from 8.0 down to 6.85... and a little lower too from Western Union.. last one I got was 6.76 (from Xoom, that's cheaper than Western Union too).. only $9.99...

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?...;amt=1&t=2y

For India its not bad, lol. At this moment about 45.5. Last year it went down to 38 from the highs before 2001 of 50. But since as a kid in early 90s I have seen it going from 17 and up.

Naturalization
CIS Office : Seattle
Date Filed : 2012-05-14
Bio. Appt. : 2012-07-09
Interview Date : 2012-09-24
Approved :2012-09-24

Removal of Conditions

CIS Office : California Service Office
Date Filed : 2011-02-14
Date received: 2011-02-16
NOA Date : 2011-02-16
Bio. Appt. : 2011-03-16
Interview Date : None
Approved :2011-04-22

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office : Missouri Service Office
Date Filed : 2008-12-16
Date received: 2008-12-18
NOA Date : 2008-12-23
Bio. Appt. : 2009-01-16
Interview Date : 2009-04-14
Approved :2009-04-14
K-3 Visa
Service Center : California Service Center
Consulate : Chennai, India
Marriage : 2008-07-08
I-130 Sent : 2008-07-31
I-130 NOA1 : 2008-08-06
I-129F Sent : 2008-08-09
I-129F NOA1 : 2008-08-11
I-129F NOA2 : 2008-09-26
NVC Received : 2008-10-02
NVC Left : 2008-10-06
Consulate Received : 2008-10-10
Interview Date : 2008-11-21
Visa Received : 2008-12-03
US Entry : 2008-12-04
I-130 Approval : 2008-09-26
US entry after 150 days from our wedding date

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reeses16   8

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ethiopia
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1 USD = 9.94 Ethiopian Birr. Its a higher rate than last year (around 8) but the cost of food and transport have increased significantly in Ethiopia.

000, I'm shocked at the rate in Brazil. I was there a few years ago and I think the rate was near 3 at the time.

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miss g   1

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1 USD = 9.94 Ethiopian Birr. Its a higher rate than last year (around 8) but the cost of food and transport have increased significantly in Ethiopia.

000, I'm shocked at the rate in Brazil. I was there a few years ago and I think the rate was near 3 at the time.

sending money through western union or through money grams etc aint cheap, ive got around that by sending my fiance a bank card for a spare savings account i have, depending on which bank you are with, some dont charge for international withdrawals and if they do it works out cheaper than the fees western union would charge.. you just have to make sure your bank know that your partner is using your card abroad

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Lars-N-Yenia Community Regular

Lars-N-Yenia   8

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1 USD = 2.98 Peruvian soles...almost 3 for 1...I'm still astounded how much cheaper everyday things are everytime I go there...speaking of which...26 more days til I see mi amor...seems like it's been forever since the last time

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Y's_habibitk   2

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Jordan
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I think it was .71 dinar, last time I checked

and im too lazy to look it up right now lol

Edited by Y_habibitk

"you fondle my trigger then you blame my gun"

Timeline: 13 month long journey from filing to visa in hand

If you were lucky and got an approval and reunion with your loved one rather quickly; Please refrain from telling people who waited 6+ months just to get out of a service center to "chill out" or to "stop whining" It's insensitive,and unecessary. Once you walk a mile in their shoes you will understand and be heard.

Thanks!

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hope1   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sudan
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Wow 1 USD= 45 rupees

Last month it was around 41 rupees when my husband sent me money :P

I hate to say that but please people this is visa journey; you could discuss this money issue somewhere else in the Internet or here in but in different forum.

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Sandrila Experienced

Sandrila   1

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Morocco
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thanks everyone and i hope more people post just so i can learn more about the currency and where we are getting the most for our "very sagging" dollar! :thumbs:

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Garu Explorer

Garu   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Peru
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Wow 1 USD= 45 rupees

Last month it was around 41 rupees when my husband sent me money :P

I hate to say that but please people this is visa journey; you could discuss this money issue somewhere else in the Internet or here in but in different forum.

Come on. Take it easy. Give us a break please. Technically you are correct in that there is another forum on VJ for this kind of discussion but I think we all get sort of tunnel vision with the one forum we are reading constantly (be that the K1, K3, or CR1-IR1 etc) and don’t think much or visit the remaining forums.

If people sometimes post off-topic comments or threads here I think it's because we need a little light hearted reading in the midst of all the stress and frustration we are experiencing. Sometimes you just get sick and tired of threads about problems and people getting approved in 21 days or people not getting approved for two years and just need a little break with something else and this forum specifically becomes our support community for anything we want to say.

Good luck with your endeavors and please fill your timeline so we can all benefit by comparing your dates to ours.

11/03/07: Civil Wedding

05/03/08: Religious Wedding

I-130 Timeline

11/27/07: I-130 sent to VSC

01/28/08: NOA1

02/24/08: Touched

08/13/08: I-130 transferred from VSC to CSC

08/14/08: Touched

08/21/08: I-130 now pending at CSC

09/17/08: Touched in the morning

09/17/08: NOA2 - Approval email sent at 10:15 PM. 295 days. 9 months, 21 days

09/18/08: Touched

09/19/08: Touched

NVC Timeline

09/24/08: Case number generated

10/02/08: AOS and IV invoice mailed by NVC. DS-3032 not needed

10/07/08: AOS invoiced received and paid online

10/08/08: IV invoice paid online

10/09/08: AOS and IV shows paid in online system. Printed bar coded pages

10/10/08: Mailed I864 package

10/14/08: I-864 package received at NVC

10/16/08: Mailed DS-230 package

10/17/08: DS-230 package received at NVC

10/24/08: Case complete. 31 days from NVC receipt to completion

10/29/08: NVC assigned interview date of 12/22/08

The last mile

12/22/08: Interview at the Lima, Peru embassy completed

12/23/08: Passport and documents picked up at DHL facility in Lima

12/27/08: Point of Entry - Miami International Airport. 398 days. 1 year, 1 month from submission of I130 to U.S. arrival

01/21/09: My wife received Residence Card in the mail

02/13/09: My wife received Social Security Card in the mail (had to go to SS office and apply in person)

I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

12/08/10: Received at VSC

12/24/10: Biometrics notice date

01/14/11: Biometrics appointment date

05/10/11: Approval letter received

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