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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Can I be on the list too. I'm new here. My case just got my NOA2. I wonder how long before NVC get my case CSC said they mailed on the 10/09/06 it's been 14 days.

Timeline

2006-07-10 : I-129F sent to TSC

2007-03-24 : Leave for Vietnam

2007-03-29 : Blue slip and then PINK

2007-04-03 : Picked Up Visa

2007-04-07 : POE in Chicago

2007-04-11 : Married In Court

2007-04-23 : SSN applications submit

2007-05-01 : SSN Recevied

2007-05-17 : AOS + EAD Sent

2007-05-29 : I-765 EAD NOA received

2007-05-31 : I-485 AOS NOA received

2007-08-01 : EAD received

2007-08-02 : Green Card AOS received

Life is good...

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Hi Huan,

Welcome to VisaJourney and the Vietnam side of things. Best of luck to you both!

STL_HCMC

Can I be on the list too. I'm new here. My case just got my NOA2. I wonder how long before NVC get my case CSC said they mailed on the 10/09/06 it's been 14 days.

K1 Timeline

12/27/2005...I-129F Sent (Nebraska Service Center)

07/19/2006...Visa Approved

AOS Timeline

01/23/2007...AOS Sent

03/08/2007...AOS Approved

Removing Conditions

01/12/2009...I-751 Sent

06/10/2009...I-751 Approved

Naturalization

03/27/2010...N-400 Sent

11/21/2011...Approval

12/09/2011...Oath Ceremony

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

STL_HCMC,

How did you find out NVC got your case in 12 days? I've tried to called the 603 number but still no records. It's been 14 days :(. It's a real rollercoaster.

Timeline

2006-07-10 : I-129F sent to TSC

2007-03-24 : Leave for Vietnam

2007-03-29 : Blue slip and then PINK

2007-04-03 : Picked Up Visa

2007-04-07 : POE in Chicago

2007-04-11 : Married In Court

2007-04-23 : SSN applications submit

2007-05-01 : SSN Recevied

2007-05-17 : AOS + EAD Sent

2007-05-29 : I-765 EAD NOA received

2007-05-31 : I-485 AOS NOA received

2007-08-01 : EAD received

2007-08-02 : Green Card AOS received

Life is good...

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Hi Huan,

I would imagine processing times through the NVC vary from case to case. Wait three to five more days and give them a call again.

When I finally did learn of my case arriving and departing, they were more than happy to tell me the dates it arrived and departed.

Best of luck!

STL_HCMC

STL_HCMC,

How did you find out NVC got your case in 12 days? I've tried to called the 603 number but still no records. It's been 14 days :( . It's a real rollercoaster.

K1 Timeline

12/27/2005...I-129F Sent (Nebraska Service Center)

07/19/2006...Visa Approved

AOS Timeline

01/23/2007...AOS Sent

03/08/2007...AOS Approved

Removing Conditions

01/12/2009...I-751 Sent

06/10/2009...I-751 Approved

Naturalization

03/27/2010...N-400 Sent

11/21/2011...Approval

12/09/2011...Oath Ceremony

  • 2 weeks later...
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

....DaleGG and others here....

Thought I would let you all know Yen and I had the AOS interview Thursday Nov 2, and we passed. I hadn't mentioned much about it here. To me the big thing has always been to GET HER HERE, wich she has been now for over a year and a half.

Another reason it hasn't been that big a deal for us is that my wife has been working at her cousins nail shop (albeit illegally) since she got here so we weren't relying on the green card for her to go to work or anything.

The reason it took so long (over 1 year just to get the interview) was that INS made a clerical error and entered in my address as being 91st street instead of 41st street. Pray to god they don't do this to you. Getting them get ALL their computers etc correected is a LONG and frustrating process involving SEVERAL phone calls to several people trying in vain to explain the situation untill you finally get someone competant enough to help you.

Needless to say the interveiw for us was extremely simple and easy. They only asked me how I met her and how I had learned vietnamese. They only asked her if she had done any ilegal drugs or been arrested. He looked at the life insurance policy I brought, the medical bills I brought from our pregancy and he also wanted a couple of my recent pay stubs and my tax return from 2005 and W-2 from 2005, wich I brought with me in case they wanted them....my 2003 and 2004 returns were in the file already, but since it was over a year old I thought they might want the current stuff too (wich they did and I am glad I had it with me.) Our interviewer was very courteous and easy to speak with. Also, we were his last case that day so that might of helped as I think he wasn't interested in spending very much time on us. We were in and out in under 20 minutes....

The thing I was most happy about was actually passing this thing on the first try. We failed the first interview in Vietnam at the consulate, and just getting this interview was a 1 year nightmare, so I went into this fully expecting to fail just because that seems to be how it goes. I am so glad that this thing is done with. :dance:

GARY va YEN

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A short timeline:

October 2003, Introduced to YEN by her cousin whom I work with. We like each other etc etc etc..and so on

February 3, 2004, I go to Vietnam to meet her. Things go well so on

February 9, 2004, we get engaged and have the big ceremony and then on

February 14, 2004, I get back on the plane and come home. By about the middle of May I have everything ready to send in to USCIS for the I-29 and on

May 18, 2004 the Nebraska service center recieves the petition. And on

August 28, 2004 I recieve approval notice from NSC. On

October 18, 2004, Yen recieves Packet 3, fills it out, turns it in and on

December 13, 2004 Yen recieves Packet 4, she takes care of it, does the medical etc etc and the interview is scheduled for

January 4, 2005. Yen arrives for her interview and FAILS! So I call and find out what went wrong and they require additional evidence including a 5 minute video of me speaking vietnamese, a tax document that was already in the file, and some letters from me about how and when we met, when and where the engagement was, things we have in common and how our relationship progressed. So on

February 25, 2005 I go back to Vietnam to visit my em oi and on

March 2, 2005 she and I go to the consulate to give them the Video etc. They tell us to expect to wait another 2-6 months. I decide on

March 10, 2005 to give the consulate copies of my airplane tickets, visa and ticket stubs for Yen and I's trip to Phu Quoc. Unexpectedly on

March 23, I get an email from the consulate telling me that our case is APPROVED! So on or about

April 25, 2005 Yen arrives in Kansas City, MO, USA!

Now going through the rest of the process here.

LIFE IS GOOD!

Filed: Country: Vietnam
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The thing I was most happy about was actually passing this thing on the first try. We failed the first interview in Vietnam at the consulate, and just getting this interview was a 1 year nightmare, so I went into this fully expecting to fail just because that seems to be how it goes. I am so glad that this thing is done with. :dance:

Well congratulations on the success. I found our interview to be pretty easy also, but I've also heard that the 10 year green card is a tougher interview, so be ready for that.

20-July -03 Meet Nicole

17-May -04 Divorce Final. I-129F submitted to USCIS

02-July -04 NOA1

30-Aug -04 NOA2 (Approved)

13-Sept-04 NVC to HCMC

08-Oc t -04 Pack 3 received and sent

15-Dec -04 Pack 4 received.

24-Jan-05 Interview----------------Passed

28-Feb-05 Visa Issued

06-Mar-05 ----Nicole is here!!EVERYBODY DANCE!

10-Mar-05 --US Marriage

01-Nov-05 -AOS complete

14-Nov-07 -10 year green card approved

12-Mar-09 Citizenship Oath Montebello, CA

May '04- Mar '09! The 5 year journey is complete!

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Volt... you guys rock! Your story gives a lot of encouragement for those who are waiting for their AOS... Address misspelled... that's horrible.... We're happy for you after all...

Congrats!

"You always get what you've always gotten if you always do what you always did."

  • 3 weeks later...
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Just "checking in".... We (Lan and Andy) have been absent from VJ for awhile. We're married now, living in northern CA and doing great. Lan is working (for a competitor of where I work at!), learning to drive, and we are doing great. Still waiting on her name check so she does not have the green card yet. Anyway we made it through the k1 process because I am an engineer and you all now how detail oriented those engineers can be. Feel free to write with questions. I will try to help....

All the best to everyone.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Landy,

Great to see you back around VJ. Thanks again for all the help you offered us in answering our questions. Best of luck to you both.

STL_HCMC

Just "checking in".... We (Lan and Andy) have been absent from VJ for awhile. We're married now, living in northern CA and doing great. Lan is working (for a competitor of where I work at!), learning to drive, and we are doing great. Still waiting on her name check so she does not have the green card yet. Anyway we made it through the k1 process because I am an engineer and you all now how detail oriented those engineers can be. Feel free to write with questions. I will try to help....

All the best to everyone.

K1 Timeline

12/27/2005...I-129F Sent (Nebraska Service Center)

07/19/2006...Visa Approved

AOS Timeline

01/23/2007...AOS Sent

03/08/2007...AOS Approved

Removing Conditions

01/12/2009...I-751 Sent

06/10/2009...I-751 Approved

Naturalization

03/27/2010...N-400 Sent

11/21/2011...Approval

12/09/2011...Oath Ceremony

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Congrats on the AOS!!!!!! We are just beginning this part of our journey.

I-129F Timeline:

03-10-06 - Sent I-129F to USCIS

03-15-06 - NOA1

03-25-06 - NOA2 Approval

08-28-06 - Interview!!!

11-22-06 - Got the Visa!!!

AOS Timeline:

02-08-07 - I-485 sent

02-14-07 - NOA1 (Sent to Missouri)

03-06-07 - Biometrics Appointment

03-07-07 - Transferred to CSC

05-03-07 - Card Production Ordered Email

05-10-07 - Green Card In Hand

Removal of Conditions Timeline:

03-05-09 - I-751 sent

03-09-09 - NOA1 (1 yr Extension)

04-08-09 - Biometrics

07-09-09 - Card Production Ordered Email

07-17-09 - Green Card In Hand

I-130 Filing for Step-Son

11-30-09 - Received at USCIS

12-04-09 - NOA1

03-01-10 - NOA2

03-05-10 - NVC Case # Assigned

03-09-10 - NVC Mailed DS-3032 and AOS Bill

03-12-10 - Emailed DS-3032 to NVC

03-13-10 - Received Email from NVC stating they received DS-3032 (Also received AOS Fee Bill and DS-3032 in the mail)

03-14-10 - Paid Affidavit of Support Fee and IV Bill online

03-16-10 - NVC Website updated to PAID for both fee's

03-17-10 - Petitioner and Agent received emails to further proceed with case

08-05-10 - NVC Case Completed

10-27-10 - Interview PASSED

10-28-10 - Picked up Visa

Mike (United States) & Huong (Vietnam)

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

...Just tired of seeing the Aussies on top:):)

K-1

Service Center :California Service Center

Consulate : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I-129F Sent :2006-06-23

I-129F NOA1 :2006-07-11

I-129F NOA2 :2006-10-11

NVC Left :2006-10-26

Consulate Received :2006-11-02

Packet 3 Received :2006-11-14

Packet 3 Sent :2006-11-15

Packet 4 Received :2007-01-22

Interview Date :2007-02-13 Submit Review

Visa Received :2007-02-14

US Entry :2007-02-20

Your interview took 235 days from filing.

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office :Seattle WA

Date Filed :2007-04-02

BioMetrics: 2007-05-03

Touched: 2007-05-04

Interview: 2007-07-19 PASSED!!!

Employment Authorization Document

Touched: 2007-05-04

Approved: 2007-6-18

Card Recieved: 2007-6-25

Removing Conditions

I-715 Sent California: 2009-4-23

I-715 recieved: 2009-4-24

I-797C NOA recieved 2009-5-16

Biometrics letter recieved: 2009-06-22

Biometrics: 2009-07-10

Approved: 2009-08-13

10 Year Card Arrived: 2009-08-18

  • 1 month later...
Filed: Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted (edited)
:unsure: Edited by dalegg

20-July -03 Meet Nicole

17-May -04 Divorce Final. I-129F submitted to USCIS

02-July -04 NOA1

30-Aug -04 NOA2 (Approved)

13-Sept-04 NVC to HCMC

08-Oc t -04 Pack 3 received and sent

15-Dec -04 Pack 4 received.

24-Jan-05 Interview----------------Passed

28-Feb-05 Visa Issued

06-Mar-05 ----Nicole is here!!EVERYBODY DANCE!

10-Mar-05 --US Marriage

01-Nov-05 -AOS complete

14-Nov-07 -10 year green card approved

12-Mar-09 Citizenship Oath Montebello, CA

May '04- Mar '09! The 5 year journey is complete!

 
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