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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Albania
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I don't know

but seems like i have really bad luck with the whole Visa Process

i got my papers send back twice at USCIS, before my 250 days between NOA1 & 2

and now this NVC 33 days and counting

I'm afraid of NVC error, random APing, the stupid Albanian notary my husband hired, and my own error.

How am I to sleep at night? :(

Sheep: Baa-ram-ewe, baa-ram-ewe. To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true. Sheep be true. Baa-ram-ewe.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Jordan
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Still lurking and waiting for NOA2 from Vermont. Hoping to hear something in the next month or two. Me and hubby are going certifiably insane. :wacko:

Hopefully you will get some good news soon. So you dont have to lose it all together :)

Sounds familiar. We always joked they need to build us a nuthouse near the port of entry for when we are finally reunited. Cz judging by how long it takes to be back with our SOs, we most likely would be certifiably insane :wacko: Good luck and hope you hear the much needed good news soon. We just got ours after 230 longgggggggg and agonizingggggggg days!

Lisa, get back to work, you :devil: you :lol: J/K..where's Q, probably peeking in in b/w screens lol

this is pitiful! I had a break from a meeting to come in here and run some figures. While Im waiting I popped on VJ :lol:

gotta go back now :P

"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!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Aruba
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this is pitiful! I had a break from a meeting to come in here and run some figures. While Im waiting I popped on VJ :lol:

gotta go back now :P

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03/02 Received NVC

04/02 Case Number

05/02 DS-3032 Gen

06/02 DS-3032 email

09/02 Received DS-3032&I-864 Bill

10/02 Pay I-864

11/02 AOS bill PAID

11/02 IV Bill Gen

11/02 Pay IV

11/02 IV Bill PAID

26/02 Mail AOS&IV Package

Stuck at NVC :-(

10/3 Medical PASSED!

11/3 AVR states IV paid (1 month after it got paid)

K-3:

04/02 At NVC

05/02 Left NVC

At Embassy, DHL 9 FEB

19/02 Embassy gave me apt for K-3

31/03 Interview Date

K-3 In HAND!!!!!

04/04/09 POE: ARUBA

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: India
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Still lurking and waiting for NOA2 from Vermont. Hoping to hear something in the next month or two. Me and hubby are going certifiably insane. :wacko:

Hopefully you will get some good news soon. So you dont have to lose it all together :)

Sounds familiar. We always joked they need to build us a nuthouse near the port of entry for when we are finally reunited. Cz judging by how long it takes to be back with our SOs, we most likely would be certifiably insane :wacko: Good luck and hope you hear the much needed good news soon. We just got ours after 230 longgggggggg and agonizingggggggg days!

Lisa, get back to work, you :devil: you :lol: J/K..where's Q, probably peeking in in b/w screens lol

this is pitiful! I had a break from a meeting to come in here and run some figures. While Im waiting I popped on VJ :lol:

gotta go back now :P

Lol...I'm poping in between meetings, this is hilarious :lol:

The Journey Home
04/27/2009 - POE at JFK (Quick and Easy!!!!)
05/07/2009 - Applied for SSN
05/09/2009 - Welcome Letter Received
05/14/2009 - SSN Received
05/11/2009 - GC Production Ordered
06/12/2009 - GC Production Ordered (AGAIN ?!?!?!)
06/19/2009 - Alien Registration Approval notice email
06/22/2009 - 2 Year Green Card Received!!!!!!

Naturalization
02/06/2013 - Application Sent
02/13/2013 - NOA (Priority Date Feb 8th)
02/13/2013 - Biometrics Appt. Letter Received
02/21/2013 - Early Bio Appt. (Original March 15th)
02/26/2013 - Place Inline for Interview

04/24/2013 - Interview scheduled

05/31/2013 - Interview - Recommended for Approval

XX/XX/2013 - Oath Ceremony

Posted

HI ALL I am home from work now.....The lawyer wants me in his office tomorrow afternooon. Kinda cool that he is on top of this.

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013

Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014
AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014

Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Lebanon
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Me neither... Why,what happened now? lol

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Hi Georgina! I was wondering where you were :)

Hi GS

I went to do my medical

That sucks, Georgina! You have every right to be mad :angry: I support u on this one 100%. But at least ur K3 left for consulate rather fast and u have one interview date scheduled. I know it's not that exciting especially when u want to flip the 2 interviews...All I can offer u is my ((((((((hug))))))) and karma stars :star::star::star::star:

I don't know

but seems like i have really bad luck with the whole Visa Process

i got my papers send back twice at USCIS, before my 250 days between NOA1 & 2

and now this NVC 33 days and counting

I'm afraid of NVC error, random APing, the stupid Albanian notary my husband hired, and my own error.

How am I to sleep at night? :(

Sleep? 000201DD.gif ......My sleep pattern has been so off the wall lately!! Until we are out of NVC, I will remain a nervous wreck. I am soooo tempted to call them but would rather wait till nightime. I think more likely to get some useful info at the end of the day. I called this morning and was told my case is still there. I nervously await the magic words: NVC LEFT :whistle: OH GOD more waitingggggg :clock: Every step of this process has its hurdles. When does it ever end??? :unsure:

Lisa and Q hello our VJ poppers! :P

Jen, did your lawyer say why he wants to meet with you? Is it to fill out the forms? Ours still insists on receiving the damn notice ^_^

Edited by GS4EVER

NVC Journey: Finally OVER APRIL 21, 2009!!! INTERVIEW PASSED 05/12/09; VISA IN HAND 05/20/09

03/05/09: K3 and I 130 both approved! FINALLY after 230 emotionally trying days @ VSC!!

03/06/2009 : NVC Received; 03/09/09 Case Number Assigned; 03/10/09 K3 stuck in AP

03/17/2009 : AOS/IV fee bills generated (by email @ 10:00 p.m.); 03/18/2009 : AOS/IV fee bills paid online

03/27/2009 : AOS/DS 230 package sent to NVC; 04/02/2009 : AOS & DS-230 entered into NVC system

04/14/2009 : Found out K3 was forwarded to the consulate in Leb and CR1 stuck in AP; 04/18/09: K3 delivered

04/20/09: WOOHOO CR1 already out of AP; DS 230/AOS accepted with no RFEs!! Sign in failed on NVC payment site.

04/21/09: MAGIC CASE COMPLETE @ 4:30 P.M. THANK U GOD!!!

04/27/09: Hubby passed his medical; CR1 interview assigned for June 17th By NVC; but changed to MAY 12th after emailing embassy on 05/05/09 )

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Interview Passed 05/12/09!!! Visa in hand 05/20/09!!! POE: 05/23/09

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REUNITED JUST IN TIME FOR MY BDAY AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!!! PRAISE BE TO GOD!

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Aruba
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That sucks, Georgina! You have every right to be mad :angry: I support u on this one 100%. But at least ur K3 left for consulate rather fast and u have one interview date scheduled. I know it's not that exciting especially when u want to flip the 2 interviews...All I can offer u is my ((((((((hug))))))) and karma stars :star::star::star::star:

have to worry about being abble to swap or it getting there in time or needing to wait for a CR-1 because my K-3 not valid because my NVC got done right before my interview but not enough for my papers to get to Caracas, I don't want to fly to Caracas for nothing!

Because CR-1 will make K-3 Invalid if Caracas get requested for interview from NVC for my CR-1

Thank you for hug

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03/02 Received NVC

04/02 Case Number

05/02 DS-3032 Gen

06/02 DS-3032 email

09/02 Received DS-3032&I-864 Bill

10/02 Pay I-864

11/02 AOS bill PAID

11/02 IV Bill Gen

11/02 Pay IV

11/02 IV Bill PAID

26/02 Mail AOS&IV Package

Stuck at NVC :-(

10/3 Medical PASSED!

11/3 AVR states IV paid (1 month after it got paid)

K-3:

04/02 At NVC

05/02 Left NVC

At Embassy, DHL 9 FEB

19/02 Embassy gave me apt for K-3

31/03 Interview Date

K-3 In HAND!!!!!

04/04/09 POE: ARUBA

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Tunisia
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OMG! this thread certainly has blossomed - havent been on to VJ but for a few minutes all day & I have lots of reading to catch up on. :wow:

Hopefully I can find where I left off yesterday, trying to keep up with everyones experiences of moving from VSC to NVC!

Hope everyone is having a nice day ... (F)

The Story of Prince & his Angel

Our Marriage in Ariana, Tunisia - May 1, 2008

Service Center: Vermont Service Center

U.S. Embassy: Tunis, Tunisia

The Journey through VSC:

I-130: June 09, 2008 to April 03, 2009

I-129F: August 5, 2008 to April 03, 2009

The Journey through NVC:

Received by NVC: April 04, 2009

Left NVC: April 13, 2009

The Journey through the Consulate:

April 24, 2009 - May 14, 2009

May 19, 2009 Interview Day @ 11:00 am - PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 20, 2009 Picked up VISA

June 26, 2009 Prince flies to America, arrives to JFK - exactly 18 months from the day we met!!

The Journey through AOS:

May 05, 2010 - mailed I-485

May 11, 2010 - text message stating application received

May 13, 2010 - NOA1 for AOS

May 17, 2010 - Biometrics letter rec'd

June 10, 2010 - Biometrics appt

August 03, 2010 - AOS @10:45 am - "conditional" approval pending corrected medical form by Civil Surgeon

Sept 8, 2010 - AOS Approved for 10 year Greencard!!!

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Albania
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My boss leaves at 3-4pm everyday so I finish all my work and start VJing!

I know, this tread moves quick! If I don't have to read what was written at night, it takes me till 1pm to catch up.

Sheep: Baa-ram-ewe, baa-ram-ewe. To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true. Sheep be true. Baa-ram-ewe.

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Lebanon
Timeline
Posted
That sucks, Georgina! You have every right to be mad :angry: I support u on this one 100%. But at least ur K3 left for consulate rather fast and u have one interview date scheduled. I know it's not that exciting especially when u want to flip the 2 interviews...All I can offer u is my ((((((((hug))))))) and karma stars :star::star::star::star:

have to worry about being abble to swap or it getting there in time or needing to wait for a CR-1 because my K-3 not valid because my NVC got done right before my interview but not enough for my papers to get to Caracas, I don't want to fly to Caracas for nothing!

Because CR-1 will make K-3 Invalid if Caracas get requested for interview from NVC for my CR-1

Thank you for hug

U're welcome :) But why do u say the K3 is not valid?? It has nothing to do with CR1. Do u not have two copies of all originals is that why?

OMG! this thread certainly has blossomed - havent been on to VJ but for a few minutes all day & I have lots of reading to catch up on. :wow:

Hopefully I can find where I left off yesterday, trying to keep up with everyones experiences of moving from VSC to NVC!

Hope everyone is having a nice day ... (F)

Hi Prince+Angel, Happy reading! :P

WAVING AT LISA AND Q WHO HAVE POPPED UP AGAIN :lol:

NVC Journey: Finally OVER APRIL 21, 2009!!! INTERVIEW PASSED 05/12/09; VISA IN HAND 05/20/09

03/05/09: K3 and I 130 both approved! FINALLY after 230 emotionally trying days @ VSC!!

03/06/2009 : NVC Received; 03/09/09 Case Number Assigned; 03/10/09 K3 stuck in AP

03/17/2009 : AOS/IV fee bills generated (by email @ 10:00 p.m.); 03/18/2009 : AOS/IV fee bills paid online

03/27/2009 : AOS/DS 230 package sent to NVC; 04/02/2009 : AOS & DS-230 entered into NVC system

04/14/2009 : Found out K3 was forwarded to the consulate in Leb and CR1 stuck in AP; 04/18/09: K3 delivered

04/20/09: WOOHOO CR1 already out of AP; DS 230/AOS accepted with no RFEs!! Sign in failed on NVC payment site.

04/21/09: MAGIC CASE COMPLETE @ 4:30 P.M. THANK U GOD!!!

04/27/09: Hubby passed his medical; CR1 interview assigned for June 17th By NVC; but changed to MAY 12th after emailing embassy on 05/05/09 )

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Interview Passed 05/12/09!!! Visa in hand 05/20/09!!! POE: 05/23/09

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REUNITED JUST IN TIME FOR MY BDAY AND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!!! PRAISE BE TO GOD!

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Netherlands
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I'm just damn tired...

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I think she means if you get your CR-1 finished, you can't continue with the K3. You have to then continue with CR-1 which means they have to schedule her for a CR-1 if they are not able to swap the interview in time (of her K3 interview date). Right?

Posted

HI all

My lawyer says he wants to talk with me and fill out the forms and make sure we have everything.

Tucho just called. I asked him where he is going to be tomorrow because I might need to call when I'm with the Lawyer. He'll be on the other mountain but at lest there is a phone this time... and his cell sometimes works over there. HEEHEE

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013

Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014
AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014

Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Aruba
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No, the K-3 is for you to enter the us while you are waiting for your Green card to be processed

but if your green card is processed then your k-3 not vallid if you are still outside of the us

So that is the issue

If it they request the embassy for an interview date a few days before my interview my K-3 interview is not gonna happen and i have to wait till the paperwork reached the Embassy, hoping i don't go there and find out there, we cant do it because your k-3 is not valid anymore because your CR-1 is done but your paperwork is not here yet!

THIS IS WHAT I AM WORRIED, if it gets done and it gets to embassy before my interview i can swap them!

I'm just damn tired...

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I think she means if you get your CR-1 finished, you can't continue with the K3. You have to then continue with CR-1 which means they have to schedule her for a CR-1 if they are not able to swap the interview in time (of her K3 interview date). Right?

RIGHT NARINA

SORRY I AM A LITTLE ENGLISH IMPAIRED TODAY

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03/02 Received NVC

04/02 Case Number

05/02 DS-3032 Gen

06/02 DS-3032 email

09/02 Received DS-3032&I-864 Bill

10/02 Pay I-864

11/02 AOS bill PAID

11/02 IV Bill Gen

11/02 Pay IV

11/02 IV Bill PAID

26/02 Mail AOS&IV Package

Stuck at NVC :-(

10/3 Medical PASSED!

11/3 AVR states IV paid (1 month after it got paid)

K-3:

04/02 At NVC

05/02 Left NVC

At Embassy, DHL 9 FEB

19/02 Embassy gave me apt for K-3

31/03 Interview Date

K-3 In HAND!!!!!

04/04/09 POE: ARUBA

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Albania
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So my husband paid a notary $50 to make him a DS-230 AFTER I told him I sent him one in the mail and it would be there this week. He also paid her to make the DS-157 (which I left him a copy of in Feb) and wants me to fax him a copy of the DS-156K. The DS-156K has 5 questions on it and and three of those 5 are what is your name and the other two are N/A since we filled for K3. I told him he has to do and he better not pay the notary to do it.

I'm eating dried fruit at my desk at an attempt to calm myself.

Sheep: Baa-ram-ewe, baa-ram-ewe. To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true. Sheep be true. Baa-ram-ewe.

Posted
So my husband paid a notary $50 to make him a DS-230 AFTER I told him I sent him one in the mail and it would be there this week. He also paid her to make the DS-157 (which I left him a copy of in Feb) and wants me to fax him a copy of the DS-156K. The DS-156K has 5 questions on it and and three of those 5 are what is your name and the other two are N/A since we filled for K3. I told him he has to do and he better not pay the notary to do it.

I'm eating dried fruit at my desk at an attempt to calm myself.

IM sure I could fill out those papers myself but I already paid the lawyer and he has them on his computer so why waste my time? hahahahahaha

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013

Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014
AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014

Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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