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Happy New Year everyone! Hyvää uutta vuotta! Gått nytt år! :star:

3dflags_fin0001-0001a.gifSanna and Daniel's journey3dflags_usa0001-0001a.gif

December 13, 2007 - I-751 submitted to NSC (removing of conditions fun begins...)

December 22 - Received a rejection notice because the form was not "properly signed". Package itself was not returned.

January 1, 2008 - Received packet back from CSC. They are requesting we resubmit the packet (which is already organized by CSC) with a properly signed form.

January 2 - Packet resubmitted to California.

January 12 - NOA1 received (dated 01/07/2008)

January 19 - Biometrics appointment notice received (dated 01/15/2008)

February 1 - Biometrics

March 11 - Approved! Card production ordered (notified via e-mail).

March 20, 2008 - New card arrived in the mail :)

Done until 2018 :)

For more details including K1 and AOS journies check out "Our story" in my profile =)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Finland
Timeline
Posted

Hei to all Fellow Scandahuvians!

I'm a Finnish girl who's marrying her American (well Finnish-American by blood;) fiancee next month. We're filing for a K-3 visa. This site and especially you guyses posts have already proved very useful and we hope to share our fun times with visa process here and get and offer advice and support. If anyone's situated in the Puget Sound area, let me know, as that's where my future hubby lives.

Happy New Year To All

(hope I posted this the right way it's a little confusing)

CR-1 Timeline:

USCIS:

04-30-2008: I-130 Sent

05-08-2008: Received at California Service Center

05-10-2008: NOA 1

05-10-2008: Hard Copy

05-12-2008: Check cashed

07-22-2008: NOA 2

NVC:

10-27-2008: NVC sends an RFE requiring about my J-1 visa two year home country residency requirement. 3 days before the requirement (that never applied to me in the first place) would have become void.

11-7-2008:APPROVED

11-28-2008: Case fowarded to embassy after we get "a little help from our friends"...Interview scheduled for Monday 5th of January

12-30-2008: Interview cancelled by phone. A rude consular officer says "we have our reasons and will call you on monday."

01-05-2009: They don't call, so I call them and re-schedule for 01-07-2008.

01-07-2009: Interview. They don't say we're approved. They don't say that we're not approved. In fact they hardly say anything. No request for more documents or weird questions. They don't want to see any evidence. Just weird. They take my passport though, so most likely we are approved. Or else they just wanted my passport.

01-29-2009: The lovely consular officer tells me I can pick up my visa whenever I like!

01-30-2009: Visa in hand!

Posted

Tervetuloa joukkoon :)

Where will you be getting married?

3dflags_fin0001-0001a.gifSanna and Daniel's journey3dflags_usa0001-0001a.gif

December 13, 2007 - I-751 submitted to NSC (removing of conditions fun begins...)

December 22 - Received a rejection notice because the form was not "properly signed". Package itself was not returned.

January 1, 2008 - Received packet back from CSC. They are requesting we resubmit the packet (which is already organized by CSC) with a properly signed form.

January 2 - Packet resubmitted to California.

January 12 - NOA1 received (dated 01/07/2008)

January 19 - Biometrics appointment notice received (dated 01/15/2008)

February 1 - Biometrics

March 11 - Approved! Card production ordered (notified via e-mail).

March 20, 2008 - New card arrived in the mail :)

Done until 2018 :)

For more details including K1 and AOS journies check out "Our story" in my profile =)

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Finland
Timeline
Posted

Kiitos kiitos. Oikeesti tosi kiva ja kaytannollinen saitti ja mukavan tuntuista sakkia. We're getting married here in Helsinki, mainly due to my mom's need to meddle, but also because K-3 seemed like a good visa option for us. I still have graduate from college this spring before I can go, so it seems like the timing of getting everything organized would work out sweet (fingers crossed). I'm both excited and terrified! Excited 'cos I can't wait to start my life with my love and scared 'cos you know the visa process seems really grueling. I guess that's all normal.

CR-1 Timeline:

USCIS:

04-30-2008: I-130 Sent

05-08-2008: Received at California Service Center

05-10-2008: NOA 1

05-10-2008: Hard Copy

05-12-2008: Check cashed

07-22-2008: NOA 2

NVC:

10-27-2008: NVC sends an RFE requiring about my J-1 visa two year home country residency requirement. 3 days before the requirement (that never applied to me in the first place) would have become void.

11-7-2008:APPROVED

11-28-2008: Case fowarded to embassy after we get "a little help from our friends"...Interview scheduled for Monday 5th of January

12-30-2008: Interview cancelled by phone. A rude consular officer says "we have our reasons and will call you on monday."

01-05-2009: They don't call, so I call them and re-schedule for 01-07-2008.

01-07-2009: Interview. They don't say we're approved. They don't say that we're not approved. In fact they hardly say anything. No request for more documents or weird questions. They don't want to see any evidence. Just weird. They take my passport though, so most likely we are approved. Or else they just wanted my passport.

01-29-2009: The lovely consular officer tells me I can pick up my visa whenever I like!

01-30-2009: Visa in hand!

Filed: Timeline
Posted

Hejsan allihopa. Tänkte bara smyga in och säga hej :D

Sitter och väntar på min intervju på Amerikanska ambassaden på onsdag...

(Jag har tidigare bara varit inne på forument som gäst, min fästmö (JenK) har fått posta all information och alla frågor :D)

My wife is JenK on the forum

I am the one doing the trip :D

OUR VISA JOURNEY

12/16/05 My honey and I met online

04/27/06 to 5/14/07 We met for the first time in person

10/16/06 to 1/15/07 He visits for a second time

04/04/07 We get engaged!

05/29/07 K1 Application arrived at CSC

07/21/07 to 9/15/07 He visits for a third time

09/19/07 APPROVAL from CSC

11/16/07 NVC received petition

Petition is put under Administrative Processing

12/28/07 AP DONE! YAY! Off to the Consulate!

01/02/08 Consulate received and packet 3 sent

01/04/08 My honey gets packet 3

01/09/08 Medical Appointment *PASSED*

01/09/08 Packet 3 Returned

01/23/08 8:30 AM INTERVIEW DATE!!!!!!!!! NOT APPROVED :(

01/23/08 Placed BACK on Administrative Processing

01/24/08 Sent consulate more proof of our relationship

01/28/08 Embassy receives the mail

02/01/08 WE WERE APPROVED!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!

LOVE YOU HONEY! SO MUCH! SOON we will FINALLY be together!!!

WEDDING DATE: 04/27/08!

AOS:

05/22/08 Package sent

06/02/08 Got all 3 NOA's

6/21/08 Biometrics

7/12/08 RFE: want 12 months of bank statements

7/16/08 mailed statements

7/22/08 statements received

and we wait...

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Sweden
Timeline
Posted
Hejsan allihopa. Tänkte bara smyga in och säga hej :D

Sitter och väntar på min intervju på Amerikanska ambassaden på onsdag...

(Jag har tidigare bara varit inne på forument som gäst, min fästmö (JenK) har fått posta all information och alla frågor :D)

Honeyyyyyyyyyy I can't read that! :blink:

Love you so much honey, even though I have no idea what you just posted! It better be nice, wonderful things about me :hehe::)

Jennifer (L)

OUR VISA JOURNEY

12/16/05 My honey and I met online

04/27/06 to 5/14/07 We met for the first time in person

10/16/06 to 1/15/07 He visits for a second time

04/04/07 We get engaged!

05/29/07 K1 Application arrived at CSC

07/21/07 to 9/15/07 He visits for a third time

09/19/07 APPROVAL from CSC

11/16/07 NVC received petition

Petition is put under Administrative Processing

12/28/07 AP DONE! YAY! Off to the Consulate!

01/02/08 Consulate received and packet 3 sent

01/04/08 My honey gets packet 3

01/09/08 Medical Appointment *PASSED*

01/09/08 Packet 3 Returned

01/23/08 8:30 AM INTERVIEW DATE!!!!!!!!!

01/23/08 Placed BACK on Administrative Processing (221g)

02/01/08 WE WERE APPROVED!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!

02/06/08 VISA arrives!!!!!!!

04/01/08 My honey arrives in the US!

WEDDING DATE: 04/27/08!

AOS:

05/22/08 Package sent

06/02/08 Got all 3 NOA's

6/21/08 Biometrics

7/12/08 RFE: want 12 months of bank statements

7/16/08 mailed statements

7/22/08 statements received

10/10/08 AP received

10/15/08 Work Permit received

1/24/09 Green Card Received

Filed: Timeline
Posted

Hello everybody! I've just joined the forums after having lurked for a long, long time. I am not Scandinavian, but I have my reasons for posting here, and hopefully some of you will be able to help me with my query.

I am an Italian citizien who lived in Finland from February 1996 to July 2001. There I worked at a local university, where I had been appointed as as a lecturer of Italian by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (my current employer). This means I had a regular residence permit, but other than that I had no official status (the only identity number I have is the one I used for tax purposes), since I was paid by the Italian government.

Now I am engaged to an USC, who is waiting for his divorce to become final. When this happens, we'll file for a K-1. I know I still have a lot of time, but I would like to know if I can apply to the Finnish Oikeusrekisteri for a police clearance certificate, seen as I lived in the country for over five years, and the USCIS requires me to produce such a document for all the countries where I have resided (only Italy and Finland so far). I have already gathered some information via Google, but the doubt still remains. Would any of you resident Finns be able to help me?

Posted

Welcome aboard Kim and HighwayStar :)

Kim, good luck to your interview on Wednesday :star: Let us know how it went, ok?

HighwayStar, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to apply for the certificate. You can do it easily online. Please check the following link to the Finnish Legal register center website: http://www.oikeus.fi/oikeusrekisterikeskus/18596.htm That's the English version as I'm not sure how fluent you are in Finnish ;)

3dflags_fin0001-0001a.gifSanna and Daniel's journey3dflags_usa0001-0001a.gif

December 13, 2007 - I-751 submitted to NSC (removing of conditions fun begins...)

December 22 - Received a rejection notice because the form was not "properly signed". Package itself was not returned.

January 1, 2008 - Received packet back from CSC. They are requesting we resubmit the packet (which is already organized by CSC) with a properly signed form.

January 2 - Packet resubmitted to California.

January 12 - NOA1 received (dated 01/07/2008)

January 19 - Biometrics appointment notice received (dated 01/15/2008)

February 1 - Biometrics

March 11 - Approved! Card production ordered (notified via e-mail).

March 20, 2008 - New card arrived in the mail :)

Done until 2018 :)

For more details including K1 and AOS journies check out "Our story" in my profile =)

Posted

Sanna,

kauan sulla kesti työpaikan saanti USA:ssa ja mitä kautta lopulta sait töitä? Tulin tosiaan maahan 28.11 ja aloitin töiden etsinnän noin 2vk sen jälkeen. Kuvittelin jotenkin että tuplamaisterina töiden saanti olisi toooosi helppoa, mutta näin ei näytä olevan. Mun CV:t on ilmeisesti yhä vääränlaisia, enkä oikeen ole osannut lähettää niitä firmoille, koska en oikeen osaa markkinoida itseäni (mun saattokirjeet on kuulemma surkeita :wacko:). Tällä hetkellä olen lähettänyt CV:n yhteen firmaan ja viiteen välityspalveluun (yksi noista soitti minulle itse ja sanoi haluavansa CV:ni). Se firma vastasi, ettei ne halua mua, vaikka se paikka oli selkeästi mun koulutustason alapuolella (se oli tarkotettu kauppatieteen kandeille, mutta oli ns. entry levelin paikka aktuaarille, joten hain sinne silti kaup. maisterina). Miten itse menettelit? Onko mitään hyviä vinkkejä? Vaimo on hermona, etten saa ikinä töitä koska olen ollut kohta 2kk "työttömänä" (virallisesti olen yhä opiskelija).

fi1.gif L & R nh1.gif

10/15/04 Met online

03/15/05 Met IRL

12/25/05 Got engaged

06/06/06 Got married

USCIS: I-130 Process

02/16/07 I-130 sent to VSC

02/21/07 NOA1 from VSC

02/24/07 Touched, check cashed

05/11/07 Touched, transferred from VSC to CSC

05/14/07 Touched

05/15/07 Touched

05/22/07 Touched, pending at CSC

05/23/07 Touched

06/07/07 NOA2 from CSC

06/08/07 Touched, approval notice sent

NVC: CR-1 Process (used James' NVC Shortcuts v2.0)

06/22/07 NVC received and case number HLS2007****** assigned

07/09/07 DS-3023 and I-864 fee bill generated

07/10/07 DS-3023 e-mail and I-864 payment sent

07/20/07 DS-3023 e-mail and I-864 payment accepted

07/23/07 IV fee bill and I-864 package generated

08/02/07 IV fee bill and I-864 package (08/01) received

08/02/07 IV payment and I-864 package sent

09/09/07 IV payment and I-864 package (08/14) accepted

09/10/07 DS-230 generated

09/12/07 DS-230 sent

09/17/07 DS-230 accepted

09/25/07 NVC complete

10/01/07 NVC forwards case to Helsinki

Embassy: CR-1 Process

10/08/07 Embassy received

10/10/07 Packet 3 received

10/11/07 Packet 3 sent

10/16/07 Packet 4 received

10/18/07 Medical

10/31/07 Interview date (rescheduled from 10/22)

11/03/07 Visa received

11/28/07 US Entry (POE: Boston)

01/19/08 Wellcome letter received

01/22/08 Green card received

USCIS: I-751 Process

08/30/09 Ninety day window opens

09/29/09 I-751 sent

Posted
Sanna,

kauan sulla kesti työpaikan saanti USA:ssa ja mitä kautta lopulta sait töitä? Tulin tosiaan maahan 28.11 ja aloitin töiden etsinnän noin 2vk sen jälkeen. Kuvittelin jotenkin että tuplamaisterina töiden saanti olisi toooosi helppoa, mutta näin ei näytä olevan. Mun CV:t on ilmeisesti yhä vääränlaisia, enkä oikeen ole osannut lähettää niitä firmoille, koska en oikeen osaa markkinoida itseäni (mun saattokirjeet on kuulemma surkeita :wacko:). Tällä hetkellä olen lähettänyt CV:n yhteen firmaan ja viiteen välityspalveluun (yksi noista soitti minulle itse ja sanoi haluavansa CV:ni). Se firma vastasi, ettei ne halua mua, vaikka se paikka oli selkeästi mun koulutustason alapuolella (se oli tarkotettu kauppatieteen kandeille, mutta oli ns. entry levelin paikka aktuaarille, joten hain sinne silti kaup. maisterina). Miten itse menettelit? Onko mitään hyviä vinkkejä? Vaimo on hermona, etten saa ikinä töitä koska olen ollut kohta 2kk "työttömänä" (virallisesti olen yhä opiskelija).

Even you are from your kind of country can you please type in english. I am from denmark and do not understand any word of what you are saying.

I can't even apply to you

Anette

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Mike and Anettedk04.gif

Status:

03-07-07 Anette arrived in San Diego on a K-1 Visa

04-04-07 Married in Las Vegas

lovebirds.gif

AOS

06-01-07 Mailed AOS/AP to NBC

06-12-07 Recieved NOA by mail for AOS

07-10-07 Biometric appointment for AOS

08-03-07 AOS touched after they recieved RFE

08-14-07 Approval notice on AP is sent

08-18-07 Approval notice on AP recieved

09-07-07 Recieved Interview date by mail

10-23-07 AOS Interview / Approved

10-24-07 Card production ordered

10-29-07 Welcome Letter recieved

11-02-07 Greencard recieved

Remove Condition

08-05-09 Mailed I-751 to CSC

08-10-09 NOA1 Receipt date

08-15-09 Recieved NOA1 by mail

08-20-09 Recieved BIO date by mail

09-04-09 Biometric Appointment

09-08-09 Touch

11-25-09 Card production ordered

12-03-09 Approval Letter recieved

12-04-09 Greencard recieved

Posted
Sanna,

kauan sulla kesti työpaikan saanti USA:ssa ja mitä kautta lopulta sait töitä? Tulin tosiaan maahan 28.11 ja aloitin töiden etsinnän noin 2vk sen jälkeen. Kuvittelin jotenkin että tuplamaisterina töiden saanti olisi toooosi helppoa, mutta näin ei näytä olevan. Mun CV:t on ilmeisesti yhä vääränlaisia, enkä oikeen ole osannut lähettää niitä firmoille, koska en oikeen osaa markkinoida itseäni (mun saattokirjeet on kuulemma surkeita :wacko:). Tällä hetkellä olen lähettänyt CV:n yhteen firmaan ja viiteen välityspalveluun (yksi noista soitti minulle itse ja sanoi haluavansa CV:ni). Se firma vastasi, ettei ne halua mua, vaikka se paikka oli selkeästi mun koulutustason alapuolella (se oli tarkotettu kauppatieteen kandeille, mutta oli ns. entry levelin paikka aktuaarille, joten hain sinne silti kaup. maisterina). Miten itse menettelit? Onko mitään hyviä vinkkejä? Vaimo on hermona, etten saa ikinä töitä koska olen ollut kohta 2kk "työttömänä" (virallisesti olen yhä opiskelija).

Finish is not scandinavien

But very close to.

We really do not understand what you are saying lol

usa01.gif

Mike and Anettedk04.gif

Status:

03-07-07 Anette arrived in San Diego on a K-1 Visa

04-04-07 Married in Las Vegas

lovebirds.gif

AOS

06-01-07 Mailed AOS/AP to NBC

06-12-07 Recieved NOA by mail for AOS

07-10-07 Biometric appointment for AOS

08-03-07 AOS touched after they recieved RFE

08-14-07 Approval notice on AP is sent

08-18-07 Approval notice on AP recieved

09-07-07 Recieved Interview date by mail

10-23-07 AOS Interview / Approved

10-24-07 Card production ordered

10-29-07 Welcome Letter recieved

11-02-07 Greencard recieved

Remove Condition

08-05-09 Mailed I-751 to CSC

08-10-09 NOA1 Receipt date

08-15-09 Recieved NOA1 by mail

08-20-09 Recieved BIO date by mail

09-04-09 Biometric Appointment

09-08-09 Touch

11-25-09 Card production ordered

12-03-09 Approval Letter recieved

12-04-09 Greencard recieved

Posted
Sanna,

kauan sulla kesti työpaikan saanti USA:ssa ja mitä kautta lopulta sait töitä? Tulin tosiaan maahan 28.11 ja aloitin töiden etsinnän noin 2vk sen jälkeen. Kuvittelin jotenkin että tuplamaisterina töiden saanti olisi toooosi helppoa, mutta näin ei näytä olevan. Mun CV:t on ilmeisesti yhä vääränlaisia, enkä oikeen ole osannut lähettää niitä firmoille, koska en oikeen osaa markkinoida itseäni (mun saattokirjeet on kuulemma surkeita :wacko:). Tällä hetkellä olen lähettänyt CV:n yhteen firmaan ja viiteen välityspalveluun (yksi noista soitti minulle itse ja sanoi haluavansa CV:ni). Se firma vastasi, ettei ne halua mua, vaikka se paikka oli selkeästi mun koulutustason alapuolella (se oli tarkotettu kauppatieteen kandeille, mutta oli ns. entry levelin paikka aktuaarille, joten hain sinne silti kaup. maisterina). Miten itse menettelit? Onko mitään hyviä vinkkejä? Vaimo on hermona, etten saa ikinä töitä koska olen ollut kohta 2kk "työttömänä" (virallisesti olen yhä opiskelija).

Finish is not scandinavien

But very close to.

We really do not understand what you are saying lol

Where do finish people belong to in the europe world. I really do wanna know about this.

What language are they talking?

usa01.gif

Mike and Anettedk04.gif

Status:

03-07-07 Anette arrived in San Diego on a K-1 Visa

04-04-07 Married in Las Vegas

lovebirds.gif

AOS

06-01-07 Mailed AOS/AP to NBC

06-12-07 Recieved NOA by mail for AOS

07-10-07 Biometric appointment for AOS

08-03-07 AOS touched after they recieved RFE

08-14-07 Approval notice on AP is sent

08-18-07 Approval notice on AP recieved

09-07-07 Recieved Interview date by mail

10-23-07 AOS Interview / Approved

10-24-07 Card production ordered

10-29-07 Welcome Letter recieved

11-02-07 Greencard recieved

Remove Condition

08-05-09 Mailed I-751 to CSC

08-10-09 NOA1 Receipt date

08-15-09 Recieved NOA1 by mail

08-20-09 Recieved BIO date by mail

09-04-09 Biometric Appointment

09-08-09 Touch

11-25-09 Card production ordered

12-03-09 Approval Letter recieved

12-04-09 Greencard recieved

Posted

Anette, Stabu's question was directed to me and that's why he decided to write in Finnish. I do not believe his intention was to offend anyone. Other Nordic languages have been used in this thread, as well.

Stabu, jospa nyt sitten vastaan englanniksi, ettei muut noin kovasti ärsyynny... It can take a while to find a job so don't give up just yet. You may want to consider joining Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com and other websites that let you post your resume and look for available jobs in your area. Check the local newspapers for job ads (some of them may have websites so the ads could be available online too) and find out if there are companies in your area that match your field of interest. You might be able to apply for jobs directly on those companies' websites. Keep in mind that your first job doesn't need to be super glamorous and it doesn't necessarily have to have anything to do with your education or education level. You need to start with something and if the job isn't quite what you wanted you can still keep looking while making some money. Don't be too picky ;) (Minäkään en muuten ole duunissa, joka mitenkään vastais mun koulutusta tai edes intressejä, mutta työkaverit on kivoja ja palkka on OK, joten yli puolitoista vuotta on vierähtänyt yllättävän nopeasti.) Good luck :star:

Sanna

P.S. Kysy privana lisää, jos haluut kirjottaa vain suomeksi. Ilmeisesti on OK kirjottaa muilla pohjoismaisilla kielillä, mutta ei suomeksi... :blink:

3dflags_fin0001-0001a.gifSanna and Daniel's journey3dflags_usa0001-0001a.gif

December 13, 2007 - I-751 submitted to NSC (removing of conditions fun begins...)

December 22 - Received a rejection notice because the form was not "properly signed". Package itself was not returned.

January 1, 2008 - Received packet back from CSC. They are requesting we resubmit the packet (which is already organized by CSC) with a properly signed form.

January 2 - Packet resubmitted to California.

January 12 - NOA1 received (dated 01/07/2008)

January 19 - Biometrics appointment notice received (dated 01/15/2008)

February 1 - Biometrics

March 11 - Approved! Card production ordered (notified via e-mail).

March 20, 2008 - New card arrived in the mail :)

Done until 2018 :)

For more details including K1 and AOS journies check out "Our story" in my profile =)

Filed: Timeline
Posted

Hey på er alla!

A newbie from Sweden. Got engaged on New Year's Eve (after having met my-wife-to-be on my b-day back in '98) and we're in the process of compiling everything for the I-129F and should get that sent out next week.

Wish us luck! :thumbs:

/Soren

 
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