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Sand   5

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jordan
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Welcome to VJ :thumbs:

بســــم اللـــــه الــــرحمـن الــــرحــــيم

My N-400 timeline, I hope it will help - Local Office (Chula Vista Field Office - San Diego)

10/01/2010: Application was sent.

10/04/2010: Application was received.

10/06/2010: Email received "Application has been received" & Noticed Date.

10/07/2010: "Touch"

10/08/2010: "Touch" & Check was Cashed

10/09/2010: NOA1 Received via mail.

10/22/2010: Status Changed Online "Request for evidence" It was for Biometrics.

10/25/2010: Request for evidence recieved "Biometrics Notice".

11/18/2010: Biometrics date ==> 11:00AM. Biometrics was taken On time.

12/03/2010: "Yellow Letter" Received.

12/06/2010: "Touch" Case Moved to "Testing and Interview".

12/08/2010: Interview Letter received via mail.

01/13/2011: Interview Date. Done, " Thanks To ALLAH, I Passed the Test.

01/18/2011: Oath Letter was Sent.

01/20/2011: Oath Letter Recieved via mail.

01/28/2011: Oath Date. ==> Done, I am a U.S. Citizen

01/31/2011: Applied for a U.S. Passport Book, And, U.S. Passport Card.

02/25/2011: Passport Book's Received.

02/26/2011: Passport Card's Received.

02/28/2011: Certificate Of Naturalization's Returned.

Game Over.

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Kenza Proficient

Kenza   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: France
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Walaikum asalam! Marhaba!

Met: 2004-07-18

Islamic marriage: 2006-07-31

Marriage : 2008-12-27

Entry San Fran 2009-09-27

Hubby is HOME!!!!

Received SSN 2009-10-06

Received welcome letter 2009-10-10

GREEN CARD!!! 2009-10-13

Driver's License 2009-10-26

HUBBY FOUND A JOB!!! after about 4 months of being here :)

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venusfire503 Community Regular

venusfire503   54

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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My name is Karima and I just wanted to introduce myself. I was told this website by a friend and I am in search of alot of informatin since I am just beginning this journey. My fiance lives in Morocco and I am going there in February to meet him for the forst time and to marry my soul mate. :wow: I am trying to do this without the assitance of a lawyer but scared to try it any other way. I have been told that if he is denied he is pretty much forever denied. Denied meaning if his visa is rejected. And we were told to fly to Cyprus off the coast of Syria to get married because we will more likely be approved there. But I was then again told, that if he is a resident of Morocco then it does not matter where we get married, he will have to get married in the country (Morocco) that he resides in. Completely confused in what to do now. Can anyone offer me any advice from your experiences? Thanks! Karima

From everything that I have heard, getting married on the first trip to Morocco will very likely make the immigration process longer and more complicated. I've heard that doing the K-1 is the quickest easiest way to go (it worked very well for us).

That being said, don't let yourself panic. I don't think many visas are actually denied, but they can be delayed. The most important thing (from my experience) is to BE VERY PREPARED. Make sure to have plenty of proof of a relationship - pictures, email, IM conversations, letters or cards, phone bills, etc. What you really need to do for the visa interview is show 2 things: 1 - that you are in a real relationship (they worry about visa fraud) and 2 - that you have enough income (or assets) to support him once he gets here (the govt. doesn't want to have him end up on welfare). So make sure you know what your income needs to be, and that you have enough money. I know it's not fun to focus on these things, but you have to.

Ok, I have to agree (in most cases) with people who recommend not getting married for three reasons:

1 - it can definitely complicate things with immigration. I've heard there are exceptions to this - like if both the petitioner and the beneficiary are from the same culture, and it's an accepted practice to get married as soon as meeting in person.

2 - it's a good idea to see how you feel about each other in person (see if things are the same as online or on the phone), and it's hard to focus on that when you're concentrating on your wedding. Again, if you're from a culture where this kind of thing is the norm (for example, one where there are often arranged marriages), then it won't really apply to you. (My husband says your name sounds Moroccan)

3 - I've heard getting married in Morocco is a very time consuming process - lots of paperwork, etc. Even if the other two reasons don't apply to you, or don't concern you, it's possible that you won't be able to get everything done in time. If you are Moroccan, then my husband said you probably actually could get everything done in that amount of time.

I'm not trying to lecture you or anything - just hoping to make things easier for you. If you decide to just get engaged the first trip, keep in mind that you can always get married later if there is a problem with the K-1.

I noticed that you posted a few months ago, and might already be married by now. Please let us know how things are going for you - if you got married or not, and the progress of whatever visa you applied for.

Best of luck!

met online May 2006

visited him in Morocco July 2006

K-1 petition sent late September 2006 after second visit

December 2006 - third trip - went for his visa interview (stood outside all day)

visa approved! arrived here together right before Christmas 2006

married January 2007

AOS paperwork sent February 2007

RFE (yipee)

another RFE (yikes)

AOS approval July 2007

sent Removal of Conditions paperwork 01 May 2009

received I-751 NOA 14 May 2009

received ASC appt. notice 28 May 2009

biometrics appt. 12 June 2009

I-751 approval date 25 Sept 2009 (no updates on the system - still says 'received'/"initial review")

19 Oct 2009 - got text message "card production ordered"

24 Oct 2009 - actual card in the mail box!

sent his N-400 - 14 May 2010

check cashed 27 May 2010

NOA received 29 May 2010 (dated 24 May)

Biometrics Appointment Letter received 17 June 2010

Biometrics scheduled for 08 July 2010; walk-in successfully done in Philadelphia 07 July 2010

02 Oct 2010 - FINALLY got email saying the case was being transferred to the local office. Hoping to get his interview letter soon...

05 Oct 2010 - received interview letter!!!!

08 November 2010 - scheduled for N-400 interview

- went together for interview; file isn't there - need to wait to be rescheduled

Jan 2011 - went for Infopass

25 Feb 2011 - interview

19 April 2011 - Infopass

8 July 2011 - HE'S FINALLY A CITIZEN - WOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

30 July 2011 - citizenship party

spikeyflip Explorer

spikeyflip   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Welcome to VJ ! I hope for you a speedy process :thumbs:

"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life."

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Manilla, Philipines

I-129F NOA1 : Oct 3, 2008

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Interview for AOS: approved on Dec 16, 2009

Greencard received: January 4, 2010

 

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