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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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I reached the embassy before 6 am - but there was no need to reach early because they lined us up according to our appointment times. We lined up for security check – they don't allow any electronic things. I received a token number at 7:28am. I was the first one to enter inside the interview hall. I waited for 10 minutes, and then one person came to the window and asked me to come. He asked me for my appointment letter, medical reports and passport. He returned my originals back at that time and asked me to wait until I was called again. He also asked a few questions:

1. Who is the petitioner?

2. Have you ever been to the USA?

3. Were you or your wife married before?

4. Have you ever been to any other country?

Then he scanned all my fingers and thumbs.

After about an hour, the consular officer came to the window and again I was the first one to be interviewed. The officer was a nice (American) lady and we greeted each other, and then she asked me to swear to honesty and then scanned my right thumb. She also asked me to sign DS-230 part II, and then these questions:

1. How did you meet your wife?

2. In person how did you meet?

3. When did you get married?

4. How many people where there at the wedding?

5. What is your mother-in-law's name?

6. Is your wife working at present?

7. Where she was working before?

8. Who is going to support you then?

9. Did anyone come from states to India?

10. Shouldn’t you have waited for them to have some time so they could have attended your marriage?

11. Were your parents at the wedding?

12. Why were they not there?

13. Have you ever been to states or any other country?

14. How long you have stayed there?

15. What was the reason you were there?

16. Did your wife ever come to India after you got married?

17. How long did she stay?

18. Do you have a baby?

Then she asked for the wedding pictures, which I showed her and after that she asked me to show her more pictures. I had nearly 200 pictures! She asked me about the baby my wife was holding in the pictures (my niece.) She just flipped through the pictures and looked at them some more and then she started signing the AOS form and at that time I was sure of a "yes," I knew I got the visa.

Anyway, she then picked up someone else’s file and told me that they will mail me the passport, and then she said the words we’re all waiting to hear: “You are approved.”

Then I asked her if I could pick my documents up from VFS, and she told me to make those arrangements with VFS directly, because she can’t confirm that for me. She gave me the VFS address, which I already had. She asked me if there was anything else I wanted to ask. I said no and she smiled, and I picked my things and said, “Thank you, Madam, have a good day.” Ahhhh…I wish someone could see the smile on my face! It was a short interview, maybe 10 minutes.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Thanks for posting :thumbs: Again Congrats!! I will definitely share with my husband :yes:

Give Generously, Live Fully, Laugh Often, Love Completely...AND PRAY ALWAYS!!!

He is home!!!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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I reached the embassy before 6 am - but there was no need to reach early because they lined us up according to our appointment times. We lined up for security check – they don't allow any electronic things. I received a token number at 7:28am. I was the first one to enter inside the interview hall. I waited for 10 minutes, and then one person came to the window and asked me to come. He asked me for my appointment letter, medical reports and passport. He returned my originals back at that time and asked me to wait until I was called again. He also asked a few questions:

1. Who is the petitioner?

2. Have you ever been to the USA?

3. Were you or your wife married before?

4. Have you ever been to any other country?

Then he scanned all my fingers and thumbs.

After about an hour, the consular officer came to the window and again I was the first one to be interviewed. The officer was a nice (American) lady and we greeted each other, and then she asked me to swear to honesty and then scanned my right thumb. She also asked me to sign DS-230 part II, and then these questions:

1. How did you meet your wife?

2. In person how did you meet?

3. When did you get married?

4. How many people where there at the wedding?

5. What is your mother-in-law's name?

6. Is your wife working at present?

7. Where she was working before?

8. Who is going to support you then?

9. Did anyone come from states to India?

10. Shouldn't you have waited for them to have some time so they could have attended your marriage?

11. Were your parents at the wedding?

12. Why were they not there?

13. Have you ever been to states or any other country?

14. How long you have stayed there?

15. What was the reason you were there?

16. Did your wife ever come to India after you got married?

17. How long did she stay?

18. Do you have a baby?

Then she asked for the wedding pictures, which I showed her and after that she asked me to show her more pictures. I had nearly 200 pictures! She asked me about the baby my wife was holding in the pictures (my niece.) She just flipped through the pictures and looked at them some more and then she started signing the AOS form and at that time I was sure of a "yes," I knew I got the visa.

Anyway, she then picked up someone else's file and told me that they will mail me the passport, and then she said the words we're all waiting to hear: "You are approved."

Then I asked her if I could pick my documents up from VFS, and she told me to make those arrangements with VFS directly, because she can't confirm that for me. She gave me the VFS address, which I already had. She asked me if there was anything else I wanted to ask. I said no and she smiled, and I picked my things and said, "Thank you, Madam, have a good day." Ahhhh…I wish someone could see the smile on my face! It was a short interview, maybe 10 minutes.

Congrats..... :dance::dance::dance:

It feels so good to read posts like this.I hope I post mine soon too :)

Mar 4,06 I-130 sent ,rcvd Mar 7,06

Oct 24,08 USC, called to Upgrade

Nov 1,08 Citizenship certificate sent

Jan 3,09 Case upgraded.

Jan 6,09 TOUCHED!!!

Feb 13,09 Approved : )

Feb 20,09 Case # assigned

Mar 2,09 bill paid online,DS-3032 emailed

Mar 4,09 NVC recvd fee

Mar 10,09 AOS sent

Mar 30,09 mailed DS-230

Apr 13,09 CASE COMPLETED(per operators)

Apr 20,09 FINAL REVIEW

Apr 21,09 CASE COMPLETED (per AVR)

Apr 23,09 called:INTERVIEW JUNE 24th

Jun 24,09 AP, 1-3 months

Calling DOS begins,here is what I was told

Jul 7,09 No info @ DOS

Jul 10,09 Case sent to DC-pending

Jul 17,09 Pending

Jul 24,09 Pending,you can call every day for update but the day they call him for passport it means something is up so you get to know it before we do

Jul 31,09 Pending AP

Aug 06,09 Call from USEM requesting to submit passport

Aug 07,09 Every thing looks very good,visa issuance is up to the consulate!!!

Aug 07,09 Passport submitted

Aug 07,09 USEM is requesting applicant's passport :)

Aug 17,09-call 1 Visa issued Aug 3rd,EM recvd passport on 10th but still havent returned it

Aug 17,09-call 2 Case pending some kind of processing (URGHHHHHHHHH NOT AGAIN)

Aug 18,09 call to pick up passport,picked up from AMEX

Sep 26,09 REUNION :)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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LOL!!!

CONGRATS :thumbs: Glad everything went well.....

When I first read the subject line "breakdown", I thought I was about to read a tragic account of an interview that went badly and ended in disaster! :wacko:

So glad to know that wasn't the case :lol:

Congrats !

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: India
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congrats!!!!

Known each other since we were kids ! =]

08/24/08-Engaged

01/10/2009- Sent

01/12/2009-NOA1

03/17/09- NOA2

03/25/09- NVC recieved

3/26/09- Forwarded to New Delhi Embassy

4/6/09- Packet 3 sent

4/8/09- Sent packet 3 to embassy

4/13/09-Embassy Sent packet 4

4/20/09- Recieved packet 4

4/25/09- Medical - passed =]

5/04-09- Gave paperwork to VFS

5/14/09- Intreview

Approved!!!!!!!!!!

5/26/09- POE at SFO

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: India
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I reached the embassy before 6 am - but there was no need to reach early because they lined us up according to our appointment times. We lined up for security check – they don't allow any electronic things. I received a token number at 7:28am. I was the first one to enter inside the interview hall. I waited for 10 minutes, and then one person came to the window and asked me to come. He asked me for my appointment letter, medical reports and passport. He returned my originals back at that time and asked me to wait until I was called again. He also asked a few questions:

1. Who is the petitioner?

2. Have you ever been to the USA?

3. Were you or your wife married before?

4. Have you ever been to any other country?

Then he scanned all my fingers and thumbs.

After about an hour, the consular officer came to the window and again I was the first one to be interviewed. The officer was a nice (American) lady and we greeted each other, and then she asked me to swear to honesty and then scanned my right thumb. She also asked me to sign DS-230 part II, and then these questions:

1. How did you meet your wife?

2. In person how did you meet?

3. When did you get married?

4. How many people where there at the wedding?

5. What is your mother-in-law's name?

6. Is your wife working at present?

7. Where she was working before?

8. Who is going to support you then?

9. Did anyone come from states to India?

10. Shouldn’t you have waited for them to have some time so they could have attended your marriage?

11. Were your parents at the wedding?

12. Why were they not there?

13. Have you ever been to states or any other country?

14. How long you have stayed there?

15. What was the reason you were there?

16. Did your wife ever come to India after you got married?

17. How long did she stay?

18. Do you have a baby?

Then she asked for the wedding pictures, which I showed her and after that she asked me to show her more pictures. I had nearly 200 pictures! She asked me about the baby my wife was holding in the pictures (my niece.) She just flipped through the pictures and looked at them some more and then she started signing the AOS form and at that time I was sure of a "yes," I knew I got the visa.

Anyway, she then picked up someone else’s file and told me that they will mail me the passport, and then she said the words we’re all waiting to hear: “You are approved.”

Then I asked her if I could pick my documents up from VFS, and she told me to make those arrangements with VFS directly, because she can’t confirm that for me. She gave me the VFS address, which I already had. She asked me if there was anything else I wanted to ask. I said no and she smiled, and I picked my things and said, “Thank you, Madam, have a good day.” Ahhhh…I wish someone could see the smile on my face! It was a short interview, maybe 10 minutes.

Congrats!!!

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

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Good... Congrulations... (F)

CR-1 Timeline

12/06/2007: I-130 petition sent to Chicago Lockbox.

01/30/2008: Received NOA 1.

04/25/2008: I-130 APPROVED.

06/04/2008: Came to know about Visa Journey.com.

07/02/2008: CASE COMPLETED.

07/14/2008: Case transferred to Mumbai.

08/27/2008: Interview - Visa Approved

09/03/2008: POE-Chicago

09/04/2008: Applied for SSN

09/11/2008: Received SSN

10/27/2008: Received "Welcome Letter"

11/04/2008: USCIS mailed the approval notice

11/06/2008: Green Card Received !!!

I-751 Timeline

07/02/2010: I-751 mailed to CSC

07/06/2010: CSC received I-751 application

07/06/2010: Check cashed

07/09/2010: CSC mailed the NOA1. Dated: 07/06/2010

07/13/2010: NOA1 Notice received

07/28/2010: Biometrics Appointment Letter received. Dated: 07/20/2010

08/17/2010: Biometrics appointment--- Done

10/07/2010: Approved- Green card production ordered

10/08/2010: Touched

10/15/2010: Green Card Received

N-400 Timeline

06/06/2011: N-400 mailed to AZ Lockbox

06/08/2011: AZ Lockbox received N-400 application

06/13/2011: Check cashed

06/13/2011: NOA1 Notice mailed & received the text

06/23/2011: Biometrics Appointment Letter Mailed

06/27/2011: Biometrics Appointment Letter Received

07/06/2011: Biometrics Appointment-Done

07/08/2011: Placed in line for Interview

08/29/2011: Interview Letter received

10/04/2011: Interview

11/15/2011: Placed in line for Oath Ceremony

06/01/2012: Oath Ceremony.. Finally...

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: India
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congrats!!!

how long before should you be there?

Known each other since we were kids ! =]

08/24/08-Engaged

01/10/2009- Sent

01/12/2009-NOA1

03/17/09- NOA2

03/25/09- NVC recieved

3/26/09- Forwarded to New Delhi Embassy

4/6/09- Packet 3 sent

4/8/09- Sent packet 3 to embassy

4/13/09-Embassy Sent packet 4

4/20/09- Recieved packet 4

4/25/09- Medical - passed =]

5/04-09- Gave paperwork to VFS

5/14/09- Intreview

Approved!!!!!!!!!!

5/26/09- POE at SFO

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