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yep...chins up everyone. Keep Smiling. We'll all get there in the end. :star:

K1

5/16/08:Received NA01

2/24/09: NA02 APPROVAL... finally, after 9 MONTHS & 8 DAYS!!

5/5/09 : Interview Date APPROVED!!!!

5/8/09: visa received

From NA01 to interview: 12 LONG MONTHS!!

07/23/09: received SSN

08/17/09: Passed Driving test

08/22/09: Married on beautiful Mackinac Island, MI

AOS

08/31/09: Mailed AOS Package

10/20/09: Received AP

10/21/09 Received EAD card

12/7/09 AOS APPROVED!

12/14/09: Green Card arrived in mail. Happy Days!

It's taken 18 months from applying for K1 to receipt of Green Card! Thank God it's over until 12/7/11

Here we go again...

ROC

09/14/11: Mailed I-751 to Vermont

09/19/11: NA01

10/14/11: Biometrics

7/2/12: Approved. New Card Ordered

7/7/12: Green Card received

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So I sent an angry email to my lawyer yesterday, because three weeks ago, he said he'd "send an inquiry" to see what was going on with our case, and although I'd emailed him twice, he hadn't responded. Until tonight. He said, "the only response I have received is that the case is in progress." SERIOUSLY!?!?! I paid you how much for that? C'mon!! So frustrating. I KNOW it's "in progress" it's been "in progress" for 6 months! Why is it STILL in progress? What the heck am I paying him for?!?!?!?!?! Sorry guys, I really needed to vent. I'm so grumpy. When is this going to end?

And why has the CSC number been disconnected??

"Absence is to love as wind is to fire; It extinguishes the small and kindles the great." Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

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Our Timeline:

02/18/07: Met onboard the Disney Wonder

03/01/07: Started dating

05/31/07: Said our first goodbye

01/20/08: Met again in Miami

02/17/08: My first trip to Brazil!

02/20/08: Engaged!!!!!

02/23/08: Left Brazil :(

03/23/08: Met our lawyer

04/28/08: Mailed packet

05/02/08: NOA-1

08/19/08: Back to Brazil!

08/31/08: Left Brazil :(

09/05/08: Touch!

10/14/08: Contacted my Senator

10/17/08: Flew to NYC to spend a day with my noivo!

11/12/08: Touch

11/12/08: NOA-2

11/19/08: NVC Received Case

11/21/08: Case on it's way to Brazil

11/24/08: Case arrived in Rio

12/05/08: Packet 4 Left Rio (Never Received)

12/16/08: Affidavit Received in Brazil

12/19/08: Medical Done.

01/06/09: Interview! APPROVED!

01/12/09: Visa Received!

01/26/09: US Entry(JFK)-EAD Stamp Received

AOS-Adjustment of Status

04/14/09: AOS Sent to Chicago

04/17/09: Wedding

04/21/09: NOA-1 (EAD,I-131,I-485)

05/07/09: Case Transfered to California Service Center

05/14/09: Biometrics Appointment-DONE!

05/14/09: Case now Pending at California Service Cente

05/15/09: Touch-EAD

05/26/09: EAD Approved - Card Production Ordered

05/26/09: I-131 Travel Document Approved

05/29/09: I-131 Travel Document Received

06/02/09: EAD Approval notice sent

06/03/09: EAD Card Received!

07/17/09: AOS Approved-Card Production ordered and Welcome Letter Sent.

07/23/09: Green Card received in mail.

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So I sent an angry email to my lawyer yesterday, because three weeks ago, he said he'd "send an inquiry" to see what was going on with our case, and although I'd emailed him twice, he hadn't responded. Until tonight. He said, "the only response I have received is that the case is in progress." SERIOUSLY!?!?! I paid you how much for that? C'mon!! So frustrating. I KNOW it's "in progress" it's been "in progress" for 6 months! Why is it STILL in progress? What the heck am I paying him for?!?!?!?!?! Sorry guys, I really needed to vent. I'm so grumpy. When is this going to end?

And why has the CSC number been disconnected??

Yup...same here. You are on similar timeline as us! Our lawyer told us at the beginning of this whole process that they have the ability to speak to immigration officials and can contact USCIS office directly (yeah right!). I called them 2 days ago (after emailing them several times & got no response) to ask them what they could do to speed up this process. Their response was "call back at the end of November as we can't get anymore information than you can!" I was like..wot the hell!!!

It's soooo frustrating..wot exactly are we paying these people for?

So the moral of this story is DON'T USE A LAWYER!

K1

5/16/08:Received NA01

2/24/09: NA02 APPROVAL... finally, after 9 MONTHS & 8 DAYS!!

5/5/09 : Interview Date APPROVED!!!!

5/8/09: visa received

From NA01 to interview: 12 LONG MONTHS!!

07/23/09: received SSN

08/17/09: Passed Driving test

08/22/09: Married on beautiful Mackinac Island, MI

AOS

08/31/09: Mailed AOS Package

10/20/09: Received AP

10/21/09 Received EAD card

12/7/09 AOS APPROVED!

12/14/09: Green Card arrived in mail. Happy Days!

It's taken 18 months from applying for K1 to receipt of Green Card! Thank God it's over until 12/7/11

Here we go again...

ROC

09/14/11: Mailed I-751 to Vermont

09/19/11: NA01

10/14/11: Biometrics

7/2/12: Approved. New Card Ordered

7/7/12: Green Card received

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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So I sent an angry email to my lawyer yesterday, because three weeks ago, he said he'd "send an inquiry" to see what was going on with our case, and although I'd emailed him twice, he hadn't responded. Until tonight. He said, "the only response I have received is that the case is in progress." SERIOUSLY!?!?! I paid you how much for that? C'mon!! So frustrating. I KNOW it's "in progress" it's been "in progress" for 6 months! Why is it STILL in progress? What the heck am I paying him for?!?!?!?!?! Sorry guys, I really needed to vent. I'm so grumpy. When is this going to end?

And why has the CSC number been disconnected??

Yup...same here. You are on similar timeline as us! Our lawyer told us at the beginning of this whole process that they have the ability to speak to immigration officials and can contact USCIS office directly (yeah right!). I called them 2 days ago (after emailing them several times & got no response) to ask them what they could do to speed up this process. Their response was "call back at the end of November as we can't get anymore information than you can!" I was like..wot the hell!!!

It's soooo frustrating..wot exactly are we paying these people for?

So the moral of this story is DON'T USE A LAWYER!

yup pretty much what our attorney told us too lol i got an email from him today after sending oh i dont know five? he only answered the last one i sent i said senators office was sending another inquiry this was his answer "I'm going to send another liason request as well" kind of made me mad lol

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So I sent an angry email to my lawyer yesterday, because three weeks ago, he said he'd "send an inquiry" to see what was going on with our case, and although I'd emailed him twice, he hadn't responded. Until tonight. He said, "the only response I have received is that the case is in progress." SERIOUSLY!?!?! I paid you how much for that? C'mon!! So frustrating. I KNOW it's "in progress" it's been "in progress" for 6 months! Why is it STILL in progress? What the heck am I paying him for?!?!?!?!?! Sorry guys, I really needed to vent. I'm so grumpy. When is this going to end?

And why has the CSC number been disconnected??

Yup...same here. You are on similar timeline as us! Our lawyer told us at the beginning of this whole process that they have the ability to speak to immigration officials and can contact USCIS office directly (yeah right!). I called them 2 days ago (after emailing them several times & got no response) to ask them what they could do to speed up this process. Their response was "call back at the end of November as we can't get anymore information than you can!" I was like..wot the hell!!!

It's soooo frustrating..wot exactly are we paying these people for?

So the moral of this story is DON'T USE A LAWYER!

yup pretty much what our attorney told us too lol i got an email from him today after sending oh i dont know five? he only answered the last one i sent i said senators office was sending another inquiry this was his answer "I'm going to send another liason request as well" kind of made me mad lol

I read your story and I know that our journey is nowhere near as hard as yours. I sincerely hope you get your NA02 soon. Good Luck

K1

5/16/08:Received NA01

2/24/09: NA02 APPROVAL... finally, after 9 MONTHS & 8 DAYS!!

5/5/09 : Interview Date APPROVED!!!!

5/8/09: visa received

From NA01 to interview: 12 LONG MONTHS!!

07/23/09: received SSN

08/17/09: Passed Driving test

08/22/09: Married on beautiful Mackinac Island, MI

AOS

08/31/09: Mailed AOS Package

10/20/09: Received AP

10/21/09 Received EAD card

12/7/09 AOS APPROVED!

12/14/09: Green Card arrived in mail. Happy Days!

It's taken 18 months from applying for K1 to receipt of Green Card! Thank God it's over until 12/7/11

Here we go again...

ROC

09/14/11: Mailed I-751 to Vermont

09/19/11: NA01

10/14/11: Biometrics

7/2/12: Approved. New Card Ordered

7/7/12: Green Card received

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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Yeah - I'm starting to wonder about my Lawyer as well! They do this EVERY DAY as a PROFESSIONAL!!!! WHy can't they do anything????

I mean - I personally am ready to stake out CSC workers and try to BRIBE them to do my file!

Shouldn't the lawyers have some of these guys in their back pockets???

Sorry - I guess that my Chicago coming out. Everything here is done Mafia style.

But really - Its like the lawyers coming to me at work (Intensive care) all sick and me saying - Sorry - I don't know how to help you. Maybe you can figure it out yourself!

Again sorry - but I need to vent also!

01/06/2006 - Met In Crystal Lake, IL

03/25/2008 - He was denied re-entry to the U.S. for using the tourist visa too many times.

03/28/2008 - My first visit to Sweden

04/23/2008 - NOA1

05/26/2008 - Touched

05/28/2008 - Met in Canada

06/20/2008 - 2nd trip to Sweden

10/23/2008 - Contacted Congressman

10/28/2008 - Touched

10/29/2008 - Touched

11/25/2008 - 3rd trip to Sweden

12/17/2008 - Contacted Congressman

01/31/2009 - Lawyer sent Service Request

02/04/2009 - Touched

02/05/2009 - Touched

02/11/2009 - 4th trip to Sweden

02/25/2008 - Contacted Congressman

02/27/2009 - Was told by Congressman I will be in Security Checks for a "LONG TIME"

03/03/2009 - Info Pass Apointment - They said they couldn't help me

03/02/2009 - NOA2

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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there is an upside for me at least having been made to wait so long.......i met a lot of great people here and have made a few lasting friendships......i learned how to spell congratulations correctly lol.....and it has given perviz and i chance to experience what each other is like in our very best and our very worst attitudes that we would not have gotten to see until after marraige......i also learned that our politicians are not as great as i had always thought they were so i dont look up to them anymore......i learned im stronger than i thought i ever could be.......and most important i learned that matter how bad my situation is there are those that are having a harder time than i am........

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Estadia: I'd like to see you get that NOA2, it's way over due. I'm curious what has kept you from getting a visit in since filing your petition? You have no control over that NOA2 but I'd think you could make a visit happen (preferably a long visit!).

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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Estadia: I'd like to see you get that NOA2, it's way over due. I'm curious what has kept you from getting a visit in since filing your petition? You have no control over that NOA2 but I'd think you could make a visit happen (preferably a long visit!).

hi, well a couple of reasons first this is my last year of college and i have loans out paying for it so i cant just up and go second we are muslim i can not travel alone to meet him and there just is not enough money for me to take my mom with me yet........and the biggest reason if i go now he will want to get married and i would also so it is not just all him lol and we would have to start the visa process all over again.....after waiting this long it does not seem logical to do that.........we do have a back up plan if we are still waiting as of this coming june i will be moving and getting married........if that happens its very doubtful he will again try for visa to usa i had to talk for about two years to get him to agree to it this time............

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Hey, I had some 'feedback' (woo hoo) from our lawyer today. They say that the reason the wait times for CSC has increased is down to the fact that they stopped working on K visas back in May, for 4 weeks.

This was due to the backlog of naturalisation visas so they all worked on these instead!

Whether that's just somethin they told me because they couldn't think of anything else...who knows! :blink:

K1

5/16/08:Received NA01

2/24/09: NA02 APPROVAL... finally, after 9 MONTHS & 8 DAYS!!

5/5/09 : Interview Date APPROVED!!!!

5/8/09: visa received

From NA01 to interview: 12 LONG MONTHS!!

07/23/09: received SSN

08/17/09: Passed Driving test

08/22/09: Married on beautiful Mackinac Island, MI

AOS

08/31/09: Mailed AOS Package

10/20/09: Received AP

10/21/09 Received EAD card

12/7/09 AOS APPROVED!

12/14/09: Green Card arrived in mail. Happy Days!

It's taken 18 months from applying for K1 to receipt of Green Card! Thank God it's over until 12/7/11

Here we go again...

ROC

09/14/11: Mailed I-751 to Vermont

09/19/11: NA01

10/14/11: Biometrics

7/2/12: Approved. New Card Ordered

7/7/12: Green Card received

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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Who knows! I'm just happy to have this thread and know I am not the only one waiting! I guess Misery Loves Company! Even though I hope everyone gets their Visa's ASAP!!!! It's nice to have the support of everyone else thats in the same situation.

01/06/2006 - Met In Crystal Lake, IL

03/25/2008 - He was denied re-entry to the U.S. for using the tourist visa too many times.

03/28/2008 - My first visit to Sweden

04/23/2008 - NOA1

05/26/2008 - Touched

05/28/2008 - Met in Canada

06/20/2008 - 2nd trip to Sweden

10/23/2008 - Contacted Congressman

10/28/2008 - Touched

10/29/2008 - Touched

11/25/2008 - 3rd trip to Sweden

12/17/2008 - Contacted Congressman

01/31/2009 - Lawyer sent Service Request

02/04/2009 - Touched

02/05/2009 - Touched

02/11/2009 - 4th trip to Sweden

02/25/2008 - Contacted Congressman

02/27/2009 - Was told by Congressman I will be in Security Checks for a "LONG TIME"

03/03/2009 - Info Pass Apointment - They said they couldn't help me

03/02/2009 - NOA2

 
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