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Great idea Lisa!

I'll be travelling in just a few days now, and if there aren't any posts we might fall off the first page. I am sure, sorry as I am to say it, there will be new people who've no idea getting stuck at NVC is even an option after just getting approval, and it's quite a nasty shock to find out it can. If anyone comes looking, I'd like them to find this thread.

There's a lot of information here, in amongst the banter, and I can only speak for myself but it was nice to have company while we waited. When we were first here there were only a few of us, and there really wasn't any sort of idea with regard to length of time, and we have seen an average develop. Some get out sooner, and thank heavens no one has been here longer. I'd like to see everyone get out of jail in less time, and perhaps over time this new bit about subjecting cases to extra scruitiny at NVC will get streamlined and may take less time.

I'll still hang around. There's a great many aspects to this journey I'm not much help on, but I can certainly say I have a little experience here ;)

cdneh, I won't let this thread fall out in first place until you return :yes:

Joe & Nadya, we are all praying for you, please patient on what we can only wait, your turn will be soon

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K 1 - Timeline:

11/03/2007 - 1st time to meet at her house

05/03/2008 - 2nd time to meet at her house also, begin our serious relationship

05/012/2008 - returned States

07/03/2008 - accepted as being my lover, after long ... long several trials, begin paper work collected

08/06/2008 - I-129F sent

08/08/2008 - NOA1 received by mail

12/24/2008 - approved

12/25/2008 - approval notice email sent from CRIS

12/31/2008 - received hard copy of NOA2

01/05/2009 - NVC received

01/05/2009 - stuck in NVC for AP

02/25/2009 - Ash Wednesday 2009: in AP for 7 weeks and 2 days = 51 days

02/26/2009 - NVC left

03/02/2009 - HCM Consulate General received electronic file

03/19/2009 - Packet 3 received

03/23/2009 - Packet 3 sent

04/17/2009 - Packet 4 received

05/26/2009 - Interview date

blue sheet: submit medical examination results

sworn, notarized statement

relatives of beneficiary

ex-spouse's information

06/23/2009 - require med exam results

12/09/2009 - 2nd blue sheet: suggested treatment of health condition

04/06/2010 - white sheet: schedule for re-interview

04/12/2010 - white sheet: required police certification

05/10/2010 - submit police certificate: PINK

05/17/2010 -

05/24/2010 -

06/02/2010 - visa received in hand (05/26/2010 signed)

06/12/2010 - Church wedding ceremony

06/21/2010 - POE: LAX (06/23/2010 visa expired)

06/23/2010 - civil wedding ceremony

08/03/2010 - submitted I-485 along with I-765 and I-131

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I'll be keeping an eye on the thread, too. And, of course, I'll hang around as well. :star:

I-129F Sent: Aug 20th 2008

Interview Date: April 8th 2009, 10:30 - APPROVED!

K-1 Visa Received: April 9th 2009

POE: Aug 8th 2009, Minneapolis

Wedding: Aug 28th 2009

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Our I-129f was approved in 107 days from our NOA1 date.

Our I-129f was approved in 114 days from our filing date.

Our case spent 52 days being chewed by NVC.

Our interview took 224 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

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AOS, AP, EAD filed: Oct 15th 2009

Biometrics: Nov 24th 2009

AP received: Dec 14th 2009

EAD received: Dec 17th 2009

Green Card received: Dec 18th 2009

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Does the NVC mail a letter to you with a NVC case number, for you to call and track? Or do you have to call the NVC and acquire the case number yourself?

I-129F mailed to VSC - 08/27/08

I-129F recieved at VSC - 08/28/08

Check Cleared - 09/02/08 (Case number on back of check, never mailed me NOA1)

Touched - 09/03/08

Touched - 09/23/08

Touched - 09/24/08 (I think it relates to my change of address request)

Approval notice - 02/26/09 (updated timeline)

Approval Hardcopy - 03/05/09

Left NVC - 03/05/2009

Interview - 05/19/2009

Entered USA- 08/03/2009

P.O.E. - Atlanta, GA

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Does the NVC mail a letter to you with a NVC case number, for you to call and track? Or do you have to call the NVC and acquire the case number yourself?

you may call NVC first. If they received your case from USCIS they can give you the case number over the phone. in the next coming days or weeks, you will receive a notice that they got it and assigned you a case number. but then again, you may call so that you keep yourself posted while waiting for the mail to come in.

Arrived Honolulu June 8, 2009
Got Married: June 17, 2009
Applied for SSN Card: June 19, 2009
Received SSN Card: June 25, 2009
AOS Timeline[
Sent AOS Packet: July 8, 2009
NOAs for AP and EAD: July 23, 2009
NOA for AOS: July 27, 2009
Biometrics date for my K2: Aug 22, 2009
Biometrics for me: Aug 20, 2009
Notice date for biometrics: July 31 and Aug 4, 2009
RFE received and AOS resumed: Sept 3, 2009
AP and EAD approved: October 22, 2009 (MY BIRTHDAY!)
AP approval notice received in the mail: Oct 25, 2009
EAD approval notice mailed: Oct 28, 2009

LIFTING CONDITIONS:
APPROVED FOR BOTH me and my daughter: 3/12/2012

NATURALIZATION:
Filed: 9/13/2012
I797C: 9/17/2012
Interview: 1/3/2013
Oath: 2/13/2013

IR5 (MOM)

NOA1: February 27, 2013

NOA2: November 19, 2013

NVC Received: Dec 19, 2013 but assigned an SDO case number

NVC changed case number to MNL: 1/23/2014

Paid AOS fee: 1/25/14

IV Invoice via email: 1/30/14

Paid IV: 1/30/14

CASE COMPLETE: 3/7/14

NVC Schedule: 4/10/2014

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Great idea Lisa!

I'll be travelling in just a few days now, and if there aren't any posts we might fall off the first page. I am sure, sorry as I am to say it, there will be new people who've no idea getting stuck at NVC is even an option after just getting approval, and it's quite a nasty shock to find out it can. If anyone comes looking, I'd like them to find this thread.

There's a lot of information here, in amongst the banter, and I can only speak for myself but it was nice to have company while we waited. When we were first here there were only a few of us, and there really wasn't any sort of idea with regard to length of time, and we have seen an average develop. Some get out sooner, and thank heavens no one has been here longer. I'd like to see everyone get out of jail in less time, and perhaps over time this new bit about subjecting cases to extra scruitiny at NVC will get streamlined and may take less time.

I'll still hang around. There's a great many aspects to this journey I'm not much help on, but I can certainly say I have a little experience here ;)

cdneh, I won't let this thread fall out in first place until you return :yes:

Joe & Nadya, we are all praying for you, please patient on what we can only wait, your turn will be soon

Thank you very much! Sometimes moral supporting helps us being in such situation as AP or waiting for NOA2 :wacko: And I hope you won't forget us and come here time to time to cheer us up :lol:

Does the NVC mail a letter to you with a NVC case number, for you to call and track? Or do you have to call the NVC and acquire the case number yourself?

you may call NVC first. If they received your case from USCIS they can give you the case number over the phone. in the next coming days or weeks, you will receive a notice that they got it and assigned you a case number. but then again, you may call so that you keep yourself posted while waiting for the mail to come in.

as for us, we found out our case # on the phone and in one week we got the mail from NVC.. but all time we called them and of course we are still keeping calling them.. and get letters by mail. I hope you will avoid AP :innocent:

K1

09/11/08 - I-129F Sent
09/16/08 - I-129F NOA1
02/06/09 - I-129F NOA2
02/13/09 - NVC Received
04/06/09 - NVC Left
04/09/09 - Embassy Received
05/18/09 - Interview Passed/Visa Approved
05/21/09 - Visa Received (picked up at Fedex in Kiev)
05/28/09 - Entered U.S. via JFK
05/29/09 - Applied for SS#
06/08/09 - SS# Received in the mail
06/12/09 - Applied for a Marriage License
06/19/09 - Wedding Day
07/03/09 - SS# under new name received in the mail

AOS/EAD/AP
07/27/09 - I-485, I-765 & I-131 Sent
07/31/09 - Package arrived in Chicago
08/03/09 - NOA for all 3 forms
08/27/09 - Case transferred to CSC
09/02/09 - Biometrics appointment - Done
09/03/09 - EAD touched
09/04/09 - AOS touched
09/14/09 - AP & EAD approved - Card Ordered
09/18/09 - AP Received in the mail
09/21/09 - EAD Card received in the mail
09/25/09 - AOS Approved
09/29/09 - Green Card Sent
10/02/09 - Green Card Received.
12/18/09 - Got my Drivers License.

ROC
06/27/11 - I-751 Sent.
07/01/11 - NOA.
08/15/11- Biometrics appointment.
03/17/12- ROC Approved - No Interview.

Naturalization
01/21/15 - N-400 Sent

04/15/15 - Became a US Citizen

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something told me to call since they're open late.

WE"RE OUT :dance: :dance:

thank you for this thread and all of the support here and i hope everyone waiting gets released for good behavior soon ;)

(L)

Congratulations :dance::dance::dance: all the best.

My Journey K-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Guyana

I-129F Sent : 2008-07-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-10-20

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2009-01-02

NVC Received : 2009-01-09

NVC Left : 2009-02-24

Consulate Received : unknown

Packet 3 Received : 03/05/09

Packet 3 Sent : 03/09/09

Packet 4 Received : 03/17/09

Interview Date : 03/30/09

Visa Received : 03/31/09

US Entry :

Marriage :

Comments :

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Oh I'll carry on visiting ...you never know when someone new will turn up with questions :)

I can explain it to you. But I can't understand it for you.

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this is the thread that turned me form a vj lurker into a regular poster, so I will be coming back regularly also :)

Hope your flight goes well cdneh.

I am pleased to say I flew over yesterday, had a very smooth POE entry at Chicago and now am happily home in Dallas. :dance: :dance: :dance:

I hope many of you are wending your way here very soon also

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K1 Journey

I-129F Sent : 2nd July 2008

NOA1 : 25th July 2008

NOA2 : 28th November 2008

NVC Received : 2nd December 2008

NVC Left : 12th January 2009

Consulate Received : 26th January 2009

Packet 3 Sent : 27th January 2009

Interview: 19th February 2009

Visa in hand : 24th February 2009

Flew to US: 28th February 2009

Wedding Day 10th March 2009 in snowy Colorado

AOS Journey

AOS package sent : 24th March 2009

NOA: 31st March 2009

AOS transferred to CSC: 13th April 2009

Biometrics Appt: 23rd April 2009

AOS approved 13th May 2009

Green Card received 9th June 2009

Stuck in AP at NVC thread

UK AOS Progress Timeline

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Well if our case gets stuck at NVC after waiting 9 months & 8 days for our NA02 then I will be ready to commit murder!!! lol

Fingers & toes crossed. :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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Well if our case gets stuck at NVC after waiting 9 months & 8 days for our NA02 then I will be ready to commit murder!!! lol

Fingers & toes crossed. :star:

Ooof!

Good luck with your NVC part of the journey. 9 months 8 days was more than enough a wait!

I-129F Sent: Aug 20th 2008

Interview Date: April 8th 2009, 10:30 - APPROVED!

K-1 Visa Received: April 9th 2009

POE: Aug 8th 2009, Minneapolis

Wedding: Aug 28th 2009

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Our I-129f was approved in 107 days from our NOA1 date.

Our I-129f was approved in 114 days from our filing date.

Our case spent 52 days being chewed by NVC.

Our interview took 224 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

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AOS, AP, EAD filed: Oct 15th 2009

Biometrics: Nov 24th 2009

AP received: Dec 14th 2009

EAD received: Dec 17th 2009

Green Card received: Dec 18th 2009

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Aaaaaaa. My medical is tomorrow morning.

I hope I am one.. healthy.. cow. :lol:

I-129F Sent: Aug 20th 2008

Interview Date: April 8th 2009, 10:30 - APPROVED!

K-1 Visa Received: April 9th 2009

POE: Aug 8th 2009, Minneapolis

Wedding: Aug 28th 2009

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Our I-129f was approved in 107 days from our NOA1 date.

Our I-129f was approved in 114 days from our filing date.

Our case spent 52 days being chewed by NVC.

Our interview took 224 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

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AOS, AP, EAD filed: Oct 15th 2009

Biometrics: Nov 24th 2009

AP received: Dec 14th 2009

EAD received: Dec 17th 2009

Green Card received: Dec 18th 2009

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http://www.badgerella.com/forum

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this is the thread that turned me form a vj lurker into a regular poster, so I will be coming back regularly also :)

Hope your flight goes well cdneh.

I am pleased to say I flew over yesterday, had a very smooth POE entry at Chicago and now am happily home in Dallas. :dance: :dance: :dance:

I hope many of you are wending your way here very soon also

Congratulations on arriving in Dallas! :dance:

I can explain it to you. But I can't understand it for you.

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Well if our case gets stuck at NVC after waiting 9 months & 8 days for our NA02 then I will be ready to commit murder!!! lol

Fingers & toes crossed. :star:

*ack* OMG...ummm...I think you have done all the waiting you would ever care to do...and probably some that you wouldn't! I'll be hoping you breeze right on through! Congratulations on the long over-due NOA2 (F)

Aaaaaaa. My medical is tomorrow morning.

I hope I am one.. healthy.. cow. :lol:

Good luck for tomorrow morning Badgerella...I am sure you are..one healthy ...cow :lol:

I can explain it to you. But I can't understand it for you.

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Aaaaaaa. My medical is tomorrow morning.

I hope I am one.. healthy.. cow. :lol:

Good luck for the medical

K1 Journey

I-129F Sent : 2nd July 2008

NOA1 : 25th July 2008

NOA2 : 28th November 2008

NVC Received : 2nd December 2008

NVC Left : 12th January 2009

Consulate Received : 26th January 2009

Packet 3 Sent : 27th January 2009

Interview: 19th February 2009

Visa in hand : 24th February 2009

Flew to US: 28th February 2009

Wedding Day 10th March 2009 in snowy Colorado

AOS Journey

AOS package sent : 24th March 2009

NOA: 31st March 2009

AOS transferred to CSC: 13th April 2009

Biometrics Appt: 23rd April 2009

AOS approved 13th May 2009

Green Card received 9th June 2009

Stuck in AP at NVC thread

UK AOS Progress Timeline

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Thanks!

I have no idea why I am nervous about it!

I hope it doesn't take forever and that I won't be sent from one place to another and then to a third one as well. And, also, I hope I won't need any vaccinations.

I-129F Sent: Aug 20th 2008

Interview Date: April 8th 2009, 10:30 - APPROVED!

K-1 Visa Received: April 9th 2009

POE: Aug 8th 2009, Minneapolis

Wedding: Aug 28th 2009

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Our I-129f was approved in 107 days from our NOA1 date.

Our I-129f was approved in 114 days from our filing date.

Our case spent 52 days being chewed by NVC.

Our interview took 224 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

AOS, AP, EAD filed: Oct 15th 2009

Biometrics: Nov 24th 2009

AP received: Dec 14th 2009

EAD received: Dec 17th 2009

Green Card received: Dec 18th 2009

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http://www.badgerella.com/forum

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