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hdkimo   0

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My visa was APPROVED!!!!! Yaaaaaaay!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! :dance:

Apr 4, 2009 We meet online.

Apr 6, 2009 We exchange phone numbers and email! Let the games begin!

Apr 16, 2009 Our first phone call!

Jul 3, 2009 Tim travels to Singapore! That was a LONG flight...

Jul 10, 2009 We were meant to be together. Proposal accepted!

Jul 12, 2009 Tim leaves Singapore. :(

Jul 14, 2009 Mass amounts of paperwork begin.

Aug 3, 2009 K-1 Petition sent to CSC.

Aug 6, 2009 K-1 Petition received by CSC.

Aug 7, 2009 NOA1.

Aug 11, 2009 Check cashed.

Oct. 28, 2009 NOA2! 82 days...

Oct 30, 2009 Tim travels to Singapore again! Missing my lady terribly... :(

Nov 6, 2009 NVC Received

Nov 10, 2009 Received by US Embassy in Singapore.

Nov 12, 2009 Received Packet 3.

Nov 16, 2009 Initiated Police Check in Singapore.

Nov 17, 2009 Medical Exam completed.

Nov 17, 2009 Philippine NBI initiated.

Nov 30, 2009 Sinapore Police Check received.

Dec 10, 2009 Philippine NBI received!

Jan 7, 2010 Interview at US embassy in Singapore!

Jan 7, 2010 Interview "hiccup"! Waiting for new appointment to be scheduled.

Jan 13, 2010 New interview scheduled for Jan. 22! Yea!

Jan 22, 2010 Interview passed! Pickup visa Jan 29th!

Jan 29, 2010 Visa in hand!

Feb 9, 2010 POE: Honolulu, HI!

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Congratulations, Alex & Astrid! :)

Today we just got our interview date. It's set on January 15th, 2010. :)

  1. '91-'92 => Elementary School (Classmate w/ my fiancee - Fell in love for the first time)
  2. Nov '06 => Found Fiancee through Friendster
  3. Oct '08 => Visited Fiancee and became couple
  4. Feb '09 => 2nd Visit
  5. Jul 4th '09 => 3rd Visit and Proposed
  6. Aug 5th '09 => I-129F Sent Out
  7. Aug 6th '09 => I-129F Received
  8. Aug 10th '09 => I-129F Check has been cashed.
  9. Aug 12th '09 => NOA1 Received
  10. Oct 28th '09 => NOA2 Received Yay!
  11. Nov 2nd '09 => Received Hard NOA2.
  12. Nov 12th '09 => Called NVC , Finally they received and sent the package :D
  13. Nov 17th '09 => Received email from Jakarta Embassy (Package 3)
  14. Dec 11th '09 => Medical Exam
  15. Dec 15th '09 => Sent email to embassy for interview date
  16. Dec 20th '09=> 4th Visit
  17. Jan 14th '10 => Interview Date :)
  18. Jan 26th '10 => Passport & Visa Received :)
  19. Feb 21st '10 => Los Angeles Point of Entry
  20. Mar 20th '10 => Wedding day
    Adjustment of Status
  21. Apr 26th '10=> Sent out the I-485 Package
  22. Apr 30th '10=> Package Received by USCIS
  23. May 8th '10 => NOA Received from USCIS
  24. May 11th '10 => Received Notification for Biometric on 6/04/2010
  25. June 3rd '10 => Case to local USCIS
  26. June 4th '10 => Biometric
  27. July 9th '10 => EAD approved
  28. July 13th '10 => I-485 Approved
  29. July 20th '10 => Greencard received
    Removing Condition
  30. May 12th '12 => Mailed I-751 Package
  31. May 16th '12 => I-751 Received
  32. June 1st '12 => NOA Received
  33. June 26th '12=> Service Request
  34. June 28th '12=> Received Biometric letter
  35. July 16th '12 => Biometric
  36. Dec 8th '12 => GreenCard received

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alex and astrid   38

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January 15 will be a good day :)

Married February 20, 2010

Permanent Resident April 22, 2010

Naturalized Citizen January 14, 2014

Proud Dual Citizen of Australia and the USA!

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alex and astrid   38

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Got my visa in the mail today, including the Envelope Which Must Not Be Opened. Yay!

Married February 20, 2010

Permanent Resident April 22, 2010

Naturalized Citizen January 14, 2014

Proud Dual Citizen of Australia and the USA!

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cappucino boy   29

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My visa was APPROVED!!!!! Yaaaaaaay!

Wow Astrid,

That's great, my girlfriend/fiancee's interview is going to be January 7th, 2009. She has her medical, police cert and all other paperwork done except financial info, which I haven't sent yet. I'm waiting on letter from my bank. But from what I've read my work verification, pay stubs and tax information should be enough.

Your arrival date will be similar to my fiancee's she is planning on leaving Poland on January 27th to come here.

Good luck and congradulations on your visa, at least now the wait is done and the paper trail starts for AOS and the green card.

bernie

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alex and astrid   38

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Wow Astrid,

That's great, my girlfriend/fiancee's interview is going to be January 7th, 2009. She has her medical, police cert and all other paperwork done except financial info, which I haven't sent yet. I'm waiting on letter from my bank. But from what I've read my work verification, pay stubs and tax information should be enough.

Your arrival date will be similar to my fiancee's she is planning on leaving Poland on January 27th to come here.

Good luck and congradulations on your visa, at least now the wait is done and the paper trail starts for AOS and the green card.

bernie

Oh man trying to not think about AOS! You barely get finished with one part and it starts all over again lol! When are you planning on getting married?

Married February 20, 2010

Permanent Resident April 22, 2010

Naturalized Citizen January 14, 2014

Proud Dual Citizen of Australia and the USA!

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Alec & Tiff   0

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My visa was APPROVED!!!!! Yaaaaaaay!

Hey, Congratulations! I just found out that our interview is scheduled for January 12. I'm so excited!

Happy wedding planning!

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11-13-03 Met in Boston at grad school

08-01-09 Start K-1 fiance visa process

08-25-09 I-129F (K-1 petition) mailed (received by CSC 08-26, NOA1 date 08-27)

09-01-09 NOA1 received in the mail

10-23-09 Email received that I-129F petition approved

10-31-09 NOA2 received in the mail

11-09-09 Packet 3 received by email from Sydney consulate

12-08-09 Off to Australia

12-11-09 Medical exam and police report appointments

12-21-09 Medical report received (ask for copy)

12-23-09 Packet 3 mailed to consulate (received by consulate 12-24)

12-24-09 Police certificate received

12-29-09 Interview scheduled in Sydney for January 12th

01-12-10 Interview at Sydney consulate (presented Police certificate)

01-13-10 K-1 visa issued (passport and visa received 01-14)

01-30-10 Fly into LAX, hand over K-1 packet to USCIS

02-06-10 Wedding day!

02-08-10 Get Marriage Certificate and file I-485 (AOS)

02-10-10 I-485 arrives at Chicago office

02-17-10 I-797 for I-485 and I-765 (EAD), check cashed

02-25-10 I-797C Biometric appointment for March 12th received

03-01-10 RFE for DS-2053/I-693 (Medical Exam) received

03-02-10 Civil Surgeon (Joliet, IL) transcribes DS-2053 onto I-693

03-05-10 RFE received by USCIS

03-10-10 I-485 transferred to California Service Center

03-12-10 Biometric appointment

04-19-10 I-765 (EAD) approved (card received in mail 04-26)

07-10-10 Date change on USCIS (also 08-05 and 08-06)

09-02-10 Service request sent to CSC (email response on 09-14)

09-09-10 Green Card approved! (letters received 09-09 and 09-14)

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Trouble in paradise.... :(

Well, my lady went to her visa appointment at the U.S. embassy on Jan. 7th only to discover that she had forgotten to mail her appointment letter/confirmation prior! Why they let us even schedule an appointment is beyond me. Anyway, she mailed in her letter that same day and they said they would processes it immediately and mail her back an appointment date in a few days. I think that means they will mail a letter to her in a few days, not actually schedule the appointment. :(

So we are in a holding pattern waiting for that damned appointment letter! I pray that it will all happen in a calendar week or so. This is all seriously screwing up other timing as her work permit is expiring soon and she may have to return to the Philippines (from Singapore where she currently works). What a mess....I REALLY hope this all works out. :blush:

Apr 4, 2009 We meet online.

Apr 6, 2009 We exchange phone numbers and email! Let the games begin!

Apr 16, 2009 Our first phone call!

Jul 3, 2009 Tim travels to Singapore! That was a LONG flight...

Jul 10, 2009 We were meant to be together. Proposal accepted!

Jul 12, 2009 Tim leaves Singapore. :(

Jul 14, 2009 Mass amounts of paperwork begin.

Aug 3, 2009 K-1 Petition sent to CSC.

Aug 6, 2009 K-1 Petition received by CSC.

Aug 7, 2009 NOA1.

Aug 11, 2009 Check cashed.

Oct. 28, 2009 NOA2! 82 days...

Oct 30, 2009 Tim travels to Singapore again! Missing my lady terribly... :(

Nov 6, 2009 NVC Received

Nov 10, 2009 Received by US Embassy in Singapore.

Nov 12, 2009 Received Packet 3.

Nov 16, 2009 Initiated Police Check in Singapore.

Nov 17, 2009 Medical Exam completed.

Nov 17, 2009 Philippine NBI initiated.

Nov 30, 2009 Sinapore Police Check received.

Dec 10, 2009 Philippine NBI received!

Jan 7, 2010 Interview at US embassy in Singapore!

Jan 7, 2010 Interview "hiccup"! Waiting for new appointment to be scheduled.

Jan 13, 2010 New interview scheduled for Jan. 22! Yea!

Jan 22, 2010 Interview passed! Pickup visa Jan 29th!

Jan 29, 2010 Visa in hand!

Feb 9, 2010 POE: Honolulu, HI!

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they wont open a service request and told me to wait 30 days more :(

NOA1: 7th Aug 2009

No RFE, No decision....

Whoa....that doesn't sound right! Can they confirm that they indeed DO have your paperwork? And that it was not lost?

Apr 4, 2009 We meet online.

Apr 6, 2009 We exchange phone numbers and email! Let the games begin!

Apr 16, 2009 Our first phone call!

Jul 3, 2009 Tim travels to Singapore! That was a LONG flight...

Jul 10, 2009 We were meant to be together. Proposal accepted!

Jul 12, 2009 Tim leaves Singapore. :(

Jul 14, 2009 Mass amounts of paperwork begin.

Aug 3, 2009 K-1 Petition sent to CSC.

Aug 6, 2009 K-1 Petition received by CSC.

Aug 7, 2009 NOA1.

Aug 11, 2009 Check cashed.

Oct. 28, 2009 NOA2! 82 days...

Oct 30, 2009 Tim travels to Singapore again! Missing my lady terribly... :(

Nov 6, 2009 NVC Received

Nov 10, 2009 Received by US Embassy in Singapore.

Nov 12, 2009 Received Packet 3.

Nov 16, 2009 Initiated Police Check in Singapore.

Nov 17, 2009 Medical Exam completed.

Nov 17, 2009 Philippine NBI initiated.

Nov 30, 2009 Sinapore Police Check received.

Dec 10, 2009 Philippine NBI received!

Jan 7, 2010 Interview at US embassy in Singapore!

Jan 7, 2010 Interview "hiccup"! Waiting for new appointment to be scheduled.

Jan 13, 2010 New interview scheduled for Jan. 22! Yea!

Jan 22, 2010 Interview passed! Pickup visa Jan 29th!

Jan 29, 2010 Visa in hand!

Feb 9, 2010 POE: Honolulu, HI!

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Hi, Hdkimo.

I'm not quite understanding about your case about mailing the appointment letter prior . Is it indicated that you have to do that? Because Indonesian embassy seems to just send an email containing the appointment date and time without telling us to mail back anything. So technically, there's no requirement for us to mail the packet 3 nor packet 4.

Maybe i should call the embassy to verify this..

  1. '91-'92 => Elementary School (Classmate w/ my fiancee - Fell in love for the first time)
  2. Nov '06 => Found Fiancee through Friendster
  3. Oct '08 => Visited Fiancee and became couple
  4. Feb '09 => 2nd Visit
  5. Jul 4th '09 => 3rd Visit and Proposed
  6. Aug 5th '09 => I-129F Sent Out
  7. Aug 6th '09 => I-129F Received
  8. Aug 10th '09 => I-129F Check has been cashed.
  9. Aug 12th '09 => NOA1 Received
  10. Oct 28th '09 => NOA2 Received Yay!
  11. Nov 2nd '09 => Received Hard NOA2.
  12. Nov 12th '09 => Called NVC , Finally they received and sent the package :D
  13. Nov 17th '09 => Received email from Jakarta Embassy (Package 3)
  14. Dec 11th '09 => Medical Exam
  15. Dec 15th '09 => Sent email to embassy for interview date
  16. Dec 20th '09=> 4th Visit
  17. Jan 14th '10 => Interview Date :)
  18. Jan 26th '10 => Passport & Visa Received :)
  19. Feb 21st '10 => Los Angeles Point of Entry
  20. Mar 20th '10 => Wedding day
    Adjustment of Status
  21. Apr 26th '10=> Sent out the I-485 Package
  22. Apr 30th '10=> Package Received by USCIS
  23. May 8th '10 => NOA Received from USCIS
  24. May 11th '10 => Received Notification for Biometric on 6/04/2010
  25. June 3rd '10 => Case to local USCIS
  26. June 4th '10 => Biometric
  27. July 9th '10 => EAD approved
  28. July 13th '10 => I-485 Approved
  29. July 20th '10 => Greencard received
    Removing Condition
  30. May 12th '12 => Mailed I-751 Package
  31. May 16th '12 => I-751 Received
  32. June 1st '12 => NOA Received
  33. June 26th '12=> Service Request
  34. June 28th '12=> Received Biometric letter
  35. July 16th '12 => Biometric
  36. Dec 8th '12 => GreenCard received

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Hi, Hdkimo.

I'm not quite understanding about your case about mailing the appointment letter prior . Is it indicated that you have to do that? Because Indonesian embassy seems to just send an email containing the appointment date and time without telling us to mail back anything. So technically, there's no requirement for us to mail the packet 3 nor packet 4.

Maybe i should call the embassy to verify this..

Rongo-

Our story goes like this:

Back in early December she took her completed packet 4 to the embassy, where they would not let her in. They said she had to schedule an appointment online. So, I went to the US Embassy website and found that their online system actually creates a barcoded DS-156 form specific for the applicant. I printed this out and mailed it to her. This process also allowed us to setup an appointment at the embassy and print out the appointment letter. So, she shows up on Jan. 7th at 8am, appointment letter in hand, and goes in. First they tell her she has to go to the "immigrant visa" desk, then they tell her "no...go to the non-immigrant visa desk". Then they ask her about her appointment/instructions letter she was supposed to mail into the embassy. This was apparently part of Packet 4 (which I have never actually seen) and on that form yes...ours did state to mail it into the embassy. Upon mailing that form in we should have in turn received a paper copy of an official scheduled appointment. The embassy was confused as to why we setup an appointment online (duh! Like they told us to!) and how we were actually able to setup an appointment online.

So, where we are now is:

1. On Jan. 7th she returned home and immediately mailed the appointment/instructions document to the embassy. It should have arrived on Friday, Jan. 8th.

2. Now we wait for the paper copy appointment letter to arrive at her house. This should only take a couple of days, but who knows when the actual appointment will be schedule.

Your mileage may vary.....but DO read the fine print! It is quite possible that each country/embassy has it's own protocols. Good luck! Oh, also...I would love to call the embassy, but it seems I cannot actually talk to a human being there unless it is an emergency situation involving an American citizen. All other inquires are by email or voice mail only. :(

Apr 4, 2009 We meet online.

Apr 6, 2009 We exchange phone numbers and email! Let the games begin!

Apr 16, 2009 Our first phone call!

Jul 3, 2009 Tim travels to Singapore! That was a LONG flight...

Jul 10, 2009 We were meant to be together. Proposal accepted!

Jul 12, 2009 Tim leaves Singapore. :(

Jul 14, 2009 Mass amounts of paperwork begin.

Aug 3, 2009 K-1 Petition sent to CSC.

Aug 6, 2009 K-1 Petition received by CSC.

Aug 7, 2009 NOA1.

Aug 11, 2009 Check cashed.

Oct. 28, 2009 NOA2! 82 days...

Oct 30, 2009 Tim travels to Singapore again! Missing my lady terribly... :(

Nov 6, 2009 NVC Received

Nov 10, 2009 Received by US Embassy in Singapore.

Nov 12, 2009 Received Packet 3.

Nov 16, 2009 Initiated Police Check in Singapore.

Nov 17, 2009 Medical Exam completed.

Nov 17, 2009 Philippine NBI initiated.

Nov 30, 2009 Sinapore Police Check received.

Dec 10, 2009 Philippine NBI received!

Jan 7, 2010 Interview at US embassy in Singapore!

Jan 7, 2010 Interview "hiccup"! Waiting for new appointment to be scheduled.

Jan 13, 2010 New interview scheduled for Jan. 22! Yea!

Jan 22, 2010 Interview passed! Pickup visa Jan 29th!

Jan 29, 2010 Visa in hand!

Feb 9, 2010 POE: Honolulu, HI!

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wow , hdkimo. that's kinda confusing for me....lol...

I did fill the DS 156 online because they asked us to do it there, but i think all DS 156 link are online and create specific barcode. I just hope i'm doing this right.

I guess the real showtime will be in couple more days....Jan 14th..

  1. '91-'92 => Elementary School (Classmate w/ my fiancee - Fell in love for the first time)
  2. Nov '06 => Found Fiancee through Friendster
  3. Oct '08 => Visited Fiancee and became couple
  4. Feb '09 => 2nd Visit
  5. Jul 4th '09 => 3rd Visit and Proposed
  6. Aug 5th '09 => I-129F Sent Out
  7. Aug 6th '09 => I-129F Received
  8. Aug 10th '09 => I-129F Check has been cashed.
  9. Aug 12th '09 => NOA1 Received
  10. Oct 28th '09 => NOA2 Received Yay!
  11. Nov 2nd '09 => Received Hard NOA2.
  12. Nov 12th '09 => Called NVC , Finally they received and sent the package :D
  13. Nov 17th '09 => Received email from Jakarta Embassy (Package 3)
  14. Dec 11th '09 => Medical Exam
  15. Dec 15th '09 => Sent email to embassy for interview date
  16. Dec 20th '09=> 4th Visit
  17. Jan 14th '10 => Interview Date :)
  18. Jan 26th '10 => Passport & Visa Received :)
  19. Feb 21st '10 => Los Angeles Point of Entry
  20. Mar 20th '10 => Wedding day
    Adjustment of Status
  21. Apr 26th '10=> Sent out the I-485 Package
  22. Apr 30th '10=> Package Received by USCIS
  23. May 8th '10 => NOA Received from USCIS
  24. May 11th '10 => Received Notification for Biometric on 6/04/2010
  25. June 3rd '10 => Case to local USCIS
  26. June 4th '10 => Biometric
  27. July 9th '10 => EAD approved
  28. July 13th '10 => I-485 Approved
  29. July 20th '10 => Greencard received
    Removing Condition
  30. May 12th '12 => Mailed I-751 Package
  31. May 16th '12 => I-751 Received
  32. June 1st '12 => NOA Received
  33. June 26th '12=> Service Request
  34. June 28th '12=> Received Biometric letter
  35. July 16th '12 => Biometric
  36. Dec 8th '12 => GreenCard received

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