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Hey everyone! Wish us luck! My fiance's appointment letter came yesterday... we're set for the morning of October 14! My fiance's English is great, I don't think he'll have any troubles. We've got a scrapbook put together of my time here with him (a year and a half) and I'll send him in with my driver's license, passport, engagement ring and receipt, Chinese University transcripts and student card, etc...

Does anyone have any advice/encouragement for us? I'm nervous because I'm an American girl and he's a Chinese guy and you like NEVER see that combo, so I'm afraid they'll think we're fake or something?!

Anything specific we should know about filling in the forms they just sent in packet 4?

If anyone has anything to share, comments are welcome! I love my sweetie so much, and I SO want this to go through... we've waited forever :( !

Thanks peoples! :)

Hey everyone! Wish us luck! My fiance's appointment letter came yesterday... we're set for the morning of October 14! My fiance's English is great, I don't think he'll have any troubles. We've got a scrapbook put together of my time here with him (a year and a half) and I'll send him in with my driver's license, passport, engagement ring and receipt, Chinese University transcripts and student card, etc...

Does anyone have any advice/encouragement for us? I'm nervous because I'm an American girl and he's a Chinese guy and you like NEVER see that combo, so I'm afraid they'll think we're fake or something?!

Anything specific we should know about filling in the forms they just sent in packet 4?

If anyone has anything to share, comments are welcome! I love my sweetie so much, and I SO want this to go through... we've waited forever :( !

Thanks peoples! :)

Oh, and I'm going with him to the Consulate :)

Snail-Mail Pen-Pals for 7 years... met in person in May 2008. Engaged in August 2008. Took some time deciding what to do, where to marry, etc... Applied for K-1 in January via attorney in CA.

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Guangzhou, China

I-129F Sent : 2009-02-04

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-02-25

I-129F NOA2 : 2009-07-07

Packet 3 Received : 2009-08-15

Packet 3 Sent : 2009-08-19

Packet 4 Received : 2009-09-10

Interview Date : 2009-10-14 Submit Review

Visa Received : *hopefully!!!*

US Entry : 2009-10-17

Marriage : 2009-11-21

Comments : nervous! :P

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 132 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 231 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

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k.loveh   0

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Hey everyone! Wish us luck! My fiance\'s appointment letter came yesterday... we\'re set for the morning of October 14! My fiance\'s English is great, I don\'t think he\'ll have any troubles. We\'ve got a scrapbook put together of my time here with him (a year and a half) and I\'ll send him in with my driver\'s license, passport, engagement ring and receipt, Chinese University transcripts and student card, etc...

Does anyone have any advice/encouragement for us? I\'m nervous because I\'m an American girl and he\'s a Chinese guy and you like NEVER see that combo, so I\'m afraid they\'ll think we\'re fake or something?!

Anything specific we should know about filling in the forms they just sent in packet 4?

If anyone has anything to share, comments are welcome! I love my sweetie so much, and I SO want this to go through... we\'ve waited forever :( !

Thanks peoples! :)

Oh, and I\'m going with him to the Consulate :)

You look like such a sweet couple. :) I don't think they're going to look at you in any unusual way because you're american and he's chinese. You look too PERFECT together!

Good Luck to you both. :)

Edited by k.loveh

K-1 Visa

Consulate : New Delhi, India

I-129F Sent : 2008-03-05

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-03-20

I-129F NOA2 : 2008-05-22

NVC Received : 2008-05-29

NVC Left : 2008-06-05

Consulate Received : 2008-06

Packet 3 Received : 2008-06

Packet 3 Sent : 2008-07

Packet 4 Received : 2008-07-16

Interview Date : 2008-08-25

August 25, 2008- Placed on A.P.

December 17, 2008- Petition Returned to USCIS for further review.

February 4, 2009- Received notice the USCIS has received returned petition.

June 4, 2009- Petition Reaffirmed by USCIS.

July 10, 2009- NVC sent Reaffirmed petition back to U.S.Embassy, New Delhi.

August 10, 2009- Embassy notified via email that they've received the Re-affirmed petition assigned with a 'new' case number as well as mailed Packet 3.

August 20, 2009- Embassy sent as an email attachment, the DS-230, Applicants Statement and Cover letter to Packet 3.

August 20, 2009- Mailed and Emailed request letter to Embassy to extend validity date of petition.

August 25, 2009 - Embassy received request to extend validity letter.

Sept 2, 2009- Embassy confirmed their receipt of the completed DS-230 and Applicants Statement.

October 29, 2009- 2nd Interview date- Visa Approved!

November 4th, 2009- Received Passport with Visa intact!

December 4th, 2009- Fiance arrived in U.S. - MARRIED Dec. 7th!

February 23rd-Mailed AOS Packet

March 3rd, 2010-Check Cashed

March 6th, 2010-Received AOS Receipt Notice

March 29th, 2010-Biometrics

Sept. 14, 2010-GC Interview -Approved!

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Good luck!!, u guys look like a very nice couple. Everything is gonna be alright, trust true love and have faith!

My interview is on October 15th, 1 day after yours :)

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12/17/99 - We met in Peru.

01/07/00 - Relationship started.

06/03/08 - Got engaged.

04/17/09 - I-129F sent.

04/22/09 - NOA1.

08/25/09 - NOA2 yay!!!

10/15/09 - Interview date, Visa approved!

11/10/09 - Arrival to US.

12/01/09 - Got married.

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Being there at the interview should have a positive effect. Good luck!

N-400 Stuff:
07/02/16 : N-400 sent

07/11/16 : NOA1

07/28/16 : Biometrics

04/03/17: Interview (approved)

04/14/17: Judicial oath ceremony

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Hey everyone! Wish us luck! My fiance's appointment letter came yesterday... we're set for the morning of October 14! My fiance's English is great, I don't think he'll have any troubles. We've got a scrapbook put together of my time here with him (a year and a half) and I'll send him in with my driver's license, passport, engagement ring and receipt, Chinese University transcripts and student card, etc...

Does anyone have any advice/encouragement for us? I'm nervous because I'm an American girl and he's a Chinese guy and you like NEVER see that combo, so I'm afraid they'll think we're fake or something?!

Anything specific we should know about filling in the forms they just sent in packet 4?

If anyone has anything to share, comments are welcome! I love my sweetie so much, and I SO want this to go through... we've waited forever :( !

Thanks peoples! :)

Hey everyone! Wish us luck! My fiance's appointment letter came yesterday... we're set for the morning of October 14! My fiance's English is great, I don't think he'll have any troubles. We've got a scrapbook put together of my time here with him (a year and a half) and I'll send him in with my driver's license, passport, engagement ring and receipt, Chinese University transcripts and student card, etc...

Does anyone have any advice/encouragement for us? I'm nervous because I'm an American girl and he's a Chinese guy and you like NEVER see that combo, so I'm afraid they'll think we're fake or something?!

Anything specific we should know about filling in the forms they just sent in packet 4?

If anyone has anything to share, comments are welcome! I love my sweetie so much, and I SO want this to go through... we've waited forever :( !

Thanks peoples! :)

Oh, and I'm going with him to the Consulate :)

Ni how ma,

Congratulations, you made it this far. As for the interview you might take an approach not realistically open to me,

as both me and fiancée have finished raising families. You might talk about how you would like to raise your

future children, emphasizing the advantages of bilingualism and de-emphasizing any list of reasons you may be

thinking of as to WHY your fiancé needs to go to the US. To be happy together should be sufficient, because

all the assumed "opportunities" are meaningless if one or both are not happy.

Best of luck :thumbs:

Old Fart Edit: chopped the "e" off fiancée :bonk:

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02/2003 - Met

08/24/09 I-129F; 09/02 NOA1; 10/14 NOA2; 11/24 interview; 11/30 K-1 VISA (92 d); 12/29 POE 12/31/09 Marriage

03/29/-04/06/10 - AOS sent/rcd; 04/13 NOA1; AOS 2 NBC

04/14 $1010 cashed; 04/19 NOA1

04/28 Biom.

06/16 EAD/AP

06/24 Infops; AP mail

06/28 EAD mail; travel 2 BKK; return 07/17

07/20/10 interview, 4d. b4 I-129F anniv. APPROVAL!*

08/02/10 GC

08/09/10 SSN

2012-05-16 Lifting Cond. - I-751 sent

2012-06-27 Biom,

2013-01-10 7 Mo, 2 Wks. & 5 days - 10 Yr. PR Card (no interview)

*2013-04-22 Apply for citizenship (if she desires at that time) 90 days prior to 3yr anniversary of P. Residence

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Hey everyone! Wish us luck! My fiance's appointment letter came yesterday... we're set for the morning of October 14! My fiance's English is great, I don't think he'll have any troubles. We've got a scrapbook put together of my time here with him (a year and a half) and I'll send him in with my driver's license, passport, engagement ring and receipt, Chinese University transcripts and student card, etc...

Does anyone have any advice/encouragement for us? I'm nervous because I'm an American girl and he's a Chinese guy and you like NEVER see that combo, so I'm afraid they'll think we're fake or something?!

Anything specific we should know about filling in the forms they just sent in packet 4?

If anyone has anything to share, comments are welcome! I love my sweetie so much, and I SO want this to go through... we've waited forever :( !

Thanks peoples! :)

Hey everyone! Wish us luck! My fiance's appointment letter came yesterday... we're set for the morning of October 14! My fiance's English is great, I don't think he'll have any troubles. We've got a scrapbook put together of my time here with him (a year and a half) and I'll send him in with my driver's license, passport, engagement ring and receipt, Chinese University transcripts and student card, etc...

Does anyone have any advice/encouragement for us? I'm nervous because I'm an American girl and he's a Chinese guy and you like NEVER see that combo, so I'm afraid they'll think we're fake or something?!

Anything specific we should know about filling in the forms they just sent in packet 4?

If anyone has anything to share, comments are welcome! I love my sweetie so much, and I SO want this to go through... we've waited forever :( !

Thanks peoples! :)

Oh, and I'm going with him to the Consulate :)

Congrats and good luck

JNR

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Stephen + Elisha   92

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Good luck!

Moving this to the Embassy and Consulate Discussion forum...

Improved USCIS Form G-325A (Biographic Information)

Form field input font changed to allow entry of dates in the specified format and to provide more space for addresses and employment history. This is the 6/12/09 version of the form; the current version is 8/8/11, but previous versions are accepted per the USCIS forms page.

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Thanks so much everyone!!

We've been working on filling in the DS-156 form today, and boy it's a pain! Like, questions 26 and 28 I'm not sure exactly how he's supposed to fill in... and they sent us the paper forms, two of each, I guess to fill in by hand?! But I'm reading here that lots of people say you should fill them in online or something... ???

Snail-Mail Pen-Pals for 7 years... met in person in May 2008. Engaged in August 2008. Took some time deciding what to do, where to marry, etc... Applied for K-1 in January via attorney in CA.

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Guangzhou, China

I-129F Sent : 2009-02-04

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-02-25

I-129F NOA2 : 2009-07-07

Packet 3 Received : 2009-08-15

Packet 3 Sent : 2009-08-19

Packet 4 Received : 2009-09-10

Interview Date : 2009-10-14 Submit Review

Visa Received : *hopefully!!!*

US Entry : 2009-10-17

Marriage : 2009-11-21

Comments : nervous! :P

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 132 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 231 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

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