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K1 visa FINALLY approved in HCMC on June 23 -- PINK is beautiful

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Viking_in_Seattle Apprentice

Viking_in_Seattle   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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My fiancee Thanh went to the Consulate today (June 23rd). This was the date specified on the blue slip she received for the Timeline when she interviewed on May 28. I gave the Consulate a new timeline on June 2nd, but I don't think anything happened with her case until today. She told them I had already submitted a new Timeline but that she had an updated one. They asked her to give them the latest Timeline, then she had to wait a while for her name to be called again -- I think she said it was a couple of hours.

When they called her number, she was told to come back on July 2nd to get her visa -- they kept her passport. :dance::thumbs:

The subject of a visa entry date never came up, so I'm trying to figure out when to schedule her one-way ticket to Seattle. I know the safe bet would be to wait until she has the visa in hand before buying the ticket, but I hate to wait and miss out on an earlier date. Assuming the visa is ready on July 2nd, anyone have an idea as to what the entry date might be? I think we put something vague like "within a few weeks of visa issuance" on the DS-156.

Thanks for the advice and encouragement. This is a great forum.

Mr. Leggs Enthusiast

Mr. Leggs   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam (no flag)
 Timeline
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Congrats :dance:

Engaged: 8/19/2006

Married: 2/25/2008

Sent I-130: 6/5/2008

NOA1 Recieved: 6/26/2008

Transferred to CSC: 12/17/2008

Touched: 12/22/2008

Touched: 12/29/2008

Touched: 12/30/2008

Touched: 12/31/2008

Approved: 12/31/2008

NVC Received 01/07/2009

AOS I-864 Fee Bill arrived: 01/17/2009

"There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer. "

Kevin and Proficient

Kevin and   10

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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Congratulations on getting the pink slip! :thumbs:

Edited by Kevin and Tuyen

CR-1 Visa

I-130 Sent : 2006-08-30

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-09-12

I-130 Approved : 2007-01-17

NVC Received : 2007-02-05

Consulate Received : 2007-06-09

Interview Date : 2007-08-16 Case sent back to USCIS

NOA case received by CSC: 2007-12-19

Receive NOIR: 2009-05-04

Sent Rebuttal: 2009-05-19

NOA rebuttal entered: 2009-06-05

Case sent back to NVC for processing: 2009-08-27

Consulate sends DS-230: 2009-11-23

Interview: 2010-02-05 result Green sheet for updated I864 and photos submit 2010-03-05

APPROVED visa pick up 2010-03-12

POE: 2010-04-20 =)

GC received: 2010-05-05

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 140 days.

hniHnitsuJ Proficient

hniHnitsuJ   8

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam (no flag)
 Timeline
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congrats, keep the pink rolling..

I-130 Journey

USCIS

06-15-2008 : Marriage

08-16-2008 : I-130 Sent

08-18-2008 : I-130 Received

08-22-2008 : I-130 NOA1

02-02-2009 : I-130 NOA2 Approved 164 days from NOA1

NVC

02-04-2009 : Visited my wife for 2 weeks. 02-22-2009 come back to US

02-11-2009 : Received package from NVC

02-23-2009 : AOS Paid $70 (Online)

02-23-2009 : DS-3032 sent (by email)

02-25-2009 : Payment Received from my bank (AOS)

03-04-2009 : NVC has received the Choice of Agent DS-3032 (Online)

03-04-2009 : IV Application Processing Fees $400 (Online)

03-05-2009 : Payment Received from my bank (IV APS)

03-07-2009 : DS-230, and I-864 Sent (by USPS)

03-12-2009 : USPS confirm arrived at NVC for DS-230, & I-864

03-13-2009 : NVC received DS-230, & I-864 (Case in progress)

03-20-2009 : NVC case completed in 1 week NVC completed 03-20-2009.

04-02-2009 : NVC Left to HCM city

04-22-2009 : Medical Passed

05-12-2009 : Received a package IV from HCM Consulate by email

05-18-2009 : My wife got Pink.. yeah..

05-26-2009 : Visa received

06-18-2009 : US Entry!!! Yeah, my wife finally here.

06-29-2009 : Received SSN from snail mail

07-20-2009 : Green card received by mail

09-15-2009 : Writting test from DVM.

11-03-2009 : Driving Test.

01-20-2010 : Working.

04-20-2011 : Submit I751

04-26-2011 : Received I-797 NOA with Receipt Number

05-11-2011 : Received ASC Appointment Notice

06-03-2011 : Biometrics Apts @ 11:00 AM

10-11-2011 : Submit more evidence.

Anh map Grand Master

Anh map   2,098

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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Congrats!!!! Great to hear.

What entry date are you asking about? When did they tell her to come back and pick it up?

Just get her ticket and away she goes.

She may need to show the visa to buy the ticket. That sometimes happens.

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Viking_in_Seattle Apprentice

Viking_in_Seattle   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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Congrats!!!! Great to hear.

What entry date are you asking about? When did they tell her to come back and pick it up?

Just get her ticket and away she goes.

She may need to show the visa to buy the ticket. That sometimes happens.

She was told to come back on July 2nd to get her visa. I've been told that the Consulate typically sets the visa US entry date to be the same as the day the visa is picked up. In other words, once she gets the visa in hand she can immediately leave for the US.

BTW, I made a mistake in my first post. She actually got pink on June 25th, not the 23rd. She already got called back to the Consulate today (June 26) because they only have her certified translation of her justice record -- I think they mistakenly returned her original yesterday........so I won't fully celebrate until she has the visa in her hands. :blink:

I will probably buy the ticket thru a travel agent in HCMC; one I've dealt with several times. A one-way ticket originating out of HCMC typically costs more if purchased thru the local Seattle travel agent. I could buy it on the airline website, but Thanh would have to present my credit card at the ticket counter at check-in.

I want her to come to Seattle on July 3rd, but Thanh said she may need a few more days -- so I may need to be a bit more patient. :wacko:

Robert & Van Enthusiast

Robert & Van   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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Congratulations :thumbs:

K1/K2 Time Line:

2-22-06 I-129F sent to Nebraska Service Center

3-03-06 NOA1 Received In Mail

5-27-06 NOA2 Received In Mail

6-08-06 NVC Received

6-12-06 NVC Sent File To HCMC

8-01-06 Van Received Packet 3

8-02-06 Van turned Back Packet 3 at Consulate.

9-29-06 Van Received Packet 4 in the Mail.

10-23-06 Interview - Passed

12-01-06 POE - San Fransisco, 10 Min Thur Immigration for Van and Thu

AOS Time Line:

2-06-07 K-1-K2 AOS Mailed I-131,I-765 And I-485

2-20-07 NOA K-1-K2 AOS I-131,I-765 And I-485

2-26-07 Received Biometrics appointment notice's

3-06-07 Biometrics appointment's scheduled and completed

3-30-07 Received AOS Letters For Interviews

5-22-07 AOS Interviews-Passed

6-01-07 Van Receives 2 Year Green Card K1

7-07-07 Thu Receives 2 Year Green Card K2

Removing Conditions Time line:

3-30-09 I-751 Sent to Calif Service Center

4-07-09 Check Cleared

4-10-09 NOA in Mail-Reciept Date 4-01-09

4-17-09 Biometrics appointment Notice For Van And Thu

5-01-09 Biometrics completed

6-09-09 Approved - Green Cards in Production.

7-17-09 Received 10 year Green Cards For Van & thu

N400 US Citizenship

12-13-10 Sent package

12-20-10 NOA - Reciept

12-22-10 Check Cleared

12-29-10 Biometrics appointment Notice

1-21-11 Biometrics appointment

4-20-11 Interview - PASSED

5-19-11 Oath

6-20-11 Recived U.S. Passport

 
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