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gpmaan   0

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In a sense, this thread for some of us is moot. But I juest need a peace of mind in this time of stress and anxiety.

Whn you guys submitted your I-130, did you send wedding pictures or pictures of you and your spouse in general along with some letters, e-mails/chat logs etc? lol

Im knocking myself in the head now after readin a whole lot of threads in this site. I wish I stacked up heavily when submitting our application. All I sent is wahst requested (Marriage certificate, financial documents and 1 sworn affidavit from my aunt lol)

I thought the Marriage Certificate along with some bank transcripts would be enough. Damn it!@!!!!

USCIS Journey

09/12-I-130 packet sent to USCIS Chicago lockbox

09/16-NOA1/File sent to California Service Center

09/23-NOA1 Hardcopy

Up Next- NOA2!!!

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yes i sent my wedding pics and copies of my intinery and boarding passes and pics in phil with her in different clothes and with her family pics, good luck, abby n sheryl

Our time line for CR1 visa took only 5 months and 1 week or 156 days; from the filing the I-130 on the 03-12-2009 to Approval of NOA2 on the 05/13/2009, then Interview on the 08/18/2009 at Manila, Philippines. We had a daughter on the 11-12-2010 named AISHA JOY means HAPPY LIFE.a1_opt-1.jpga2_opt-1.jpga3_opt-1.jpg

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In a sense, this thread for some of us is moot. But I juest need a peace of mind in this time of stress and anxiety.

Whn you guys submitted your I-130, did you send wedding pictures or pictures of you and your spouse in general along with some letters, e-mails/chat logs etc? lol

Im knocking myself in the head now after readin a whole lot of threads in this site. I wish I stacked up heavily when submitting our application. All I sent is wahst requested (Marriage certificate, financial documents and 1 sworn affidavit from my aunt lol)

I thought the Marriage Certificate along with some bank transcripts would be enough. Damn it!@!!!!

I also just sent the basics and 3 affidavits, one from SO's friend at the wedding, one from a hired witness at the wedding and one from my mom who watched my children while I went to Africa to get married. As you can see from my timeline, our process went very quick. I don't believe in heavy loading (I know others disagree). I don't because I used to work in a government office and I can tell you from experience the large files are left for a day when the person feels like dealing with it. The smaller and well organized files are processed first.

VISA JOURNEY

USCIS Journey

02/23/09 ............I-130 sent

03/27/09.............NOA2

TOTAL 32 DAYS

NVC Journey

04/15/09.............Case # Assigned

07/10/09.............Interview assigned

TOTAL 105 DAYS

Embassy Journey

07/14/09.............Forward the case to Embassy in Dakar, Senegal

09/28/09.............Visa in Hand

TOTAL 80 DAYS

VISA GRAND TOTAL 217 DAYS

US CITIZENSHIP JOURNEY

Conditional Resident Journey

09/29/09.............POE New York PIECE OF CAKE!!!

10/27/09.............2 year Green card received

TOTAL 29 DAYS

Removal of Conditions Journey

07/18/11.............I-751 packet sent

03/23/12............10yr GC Received

TOTAL 249 DAYS

Naturalization Journey

07/03/12.............N-400 packet sent

07/23/12.............Resent N-400 packet (husband FORGOT check!)

08/23/12.............Biometrics done

09/12/12.............Interview letter received

10/16/12.............Interview scheduled

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I also just sent the basics and 3 affidavits, one from SO's friend at the wedding, one from a hired witness at the wedding and one from my mom who watched my children while I went to Africa to get married. As you can see from my timeline, our process went very quick. I don't believe in heavy loading (I know others disagree). I don't because I used to work in a government office and I can tell you from experience the large files are left for a day when the person feels like dealing with it. The smaller and well organized files are processed first.

Thanks. WhidbeyGirl. Just the kind of stuff I want to hear! lol...to be fair with myself, I think I did send the necessary dccuments. I wish i have one more affidavit but other than that, I sent Bank/Loan/Credit Card letters proving we where joint account holders and a marriage certificate.

I just feel like LOL'ing right now because had I know we could loaded our package just a little bit more.

USCIS Journey

09/12-I-130 packet sent to USCIS Chicago lockbox

09/16-NOA1/File sent to California Service Center

09/23-NOA1 Hardcopy

Up Next- NOA2!!!

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Wyatt's Torch   45

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Just the basics and a copy of our joint checking account (i.e.: proof that we have one). We might have included a boarding pass or two...but there wasn't much else we felt we needed to add at that juncture.

Married: 07-03-09

I-130 filed: 08-11-09

NOA1: 09-04-09

NOA2: 10-01-09

NVC received: 10-14-09

Opted In to Electronic Processing: 10-19-09

Case complete @ NVC: 11-13-09

Interview assigned: 01-22-10 (70 days between case complete and interview assignment)

Medical in Vancouver: 01-28-10

Interview @ Montreal: 03-05-10 -- APPROVED!

POE @ Blaine (Pacific Highway): 03-10-10

3000 mile drive from Vancouver to DC: 03-10-10 to 3-12-10

Green card received: 04-02-10

SSN received: 04-07-10

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Mailed I-751: 12-27-11

Arrived at USCIS: 12-29-11

I-751 NOA1: 12-30-11 Check cashed: 01-04-12

Biometrics: 02-24-12

10-year GC finally approved: 12-20-12

Received 10-year GC: 01-10-13

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Better to be very overprepared than even slightly underprepared!

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I also just sent the basics and 3 affidavits, one from SO's friend at the wedding, one from a hired witness at the wedding and one from my mom who watched my children while I went to Africa to get married. As you can see from my timeline, our process went very quick. I don't believe in heavy loading (I know others disagree). I don't because I used to work in a government office and I can tell you from experience the large files are left for a day when the person feels like dealing with it. The smaller and well organized files are processed first.

Thanks. WhidbeyGirl. Just the kind of stuff I want to hear! lol...to be fair with myself, I think I did send the necessary dccuments. I wish i have one more affidavit but other than that, I sent Bank/Loan/Credit Card letters proving we where joint account holders and a marriage certificate.

I just feel like LOL'ing right now because had I know we could loaded our package just a little bit more.

I sent in the minimum requirement and that is it. I didn't send wedding pic, bank statement, affidavit, or any other thing. Like I say... just the minimum requirement. My I-130 packet was so thin because there's nothing much in it.

I think it is more than enough for you, gpmaan. You sent in a lot more than I am.. I think you're okay! :thumbs:

USCIS Journey (see timeline)

05/02/2009……I-130 Sent

09/28/2009....I-130 Approved

NVC Journey

10/05/2009....NVC Received & Case# Assigned

10/06/2009....DS-3032 & AOS Received via email/DS-3032 Sent via email/Pay AOS fee online

10/07/2009....DS-3032 Hardcopy Sent via Fedex; Received & signed by: K. StLaurent, Oct 8, 2009 10:03 AM

10/08/2009....AOS Bill status: PAID; Printed cover sheet

10/09/2009....I-864EZ Packet sent via FedEx; Received & signed by: K. StLaurent, Oct 13, 2009 9:55 AM

10/16/2009....I-864EZ Packet received per AVR/IV Bill generated & pay IV Bill

10/17/2009....DS-3032 Received per AVR/DS-3032 Accepted via email 10/19 / DS-3032 accepted via email 10/20)

10/21/2009....IV Bill status: PAID

10/21/2009....FedEx DS-230 Packet & delivered and signed for by: J.DESMOND Oct 22, 2009 9:34 AM

10/23/2009....RFE per AVR (document was missing or incomplete) <---False (DS-230 was delivered but not yet in the system)

10/24/2009....Checklist response was received per AVR <--- DS-230 is now in the system

10/28/2009....Received "Checklist Letter Response" email

11/04/2009....RFE for Missing PC per Operator/AVR

11/06/2009....Received RFE for Missing PC/Fedex PC

11/09/2009....RFE Delivered and Signed for by: K.STLAURENT Nov 9, 2009 9:50 AM

11/16/2009....Checklist received per AVR

11/24/2009....Sign In: Failed

11/25/2009....Case Completed: 11/24 per AVR

12/03/2009....Interview Date: January 07, 2010

12/11/2009....Case mailed to embassy: 12/10 per AVR

01/07/2010....Interview Result: Approved

01/15/2010....Visa Received: Yes

02/04/2010....Arrived: Los Angeles (LAX)

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I sent in 6 pictures (3 from the wedding and 3 from our time in college together) and 3 support affidavits (my mom, uncle and his dad) and our joint account bank statement apart from the basic forms and certificates.

03/27/2009: Engaged in Ithaca, New York.
08/17/2009: Wedding in Calcutta, India.
09/29/2009: I-130 NOA1
01/25/2010: I-130 NOA2
03/23/2010: Case completed.
05/12/2010: CR-1 interview at Mumbai, India.
05/20/2010: US Entry, Chicago.
03/01/2012: ROC NOA1.
03/26/2012: Biometrics completed.
12/07/2012: 10 year card production ordered.

09/25/2013: N-400 NOA1

10/16/2013: Biometrics completed

12/03/2013: Interview

12/20/2013: Oath ceremony

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Damn it. I feel like ####### now lol.

just relax hehe

u will be fine soon

Timeline for my Mother

April 19, 2013 - submit the form I-130

April 22, 2013 - Receive the NOA1

July 29, 2013 - Approved NOA2 ( 82 working days)

July 30, 2013 - USCIS shipped my documents to NVC

Aug 5, 2013 - Arrived at NVC Building

Aug 13, 2013 - Got the NVC case # via PHONE

Aug 14, 2013 - Got the Invoice # via PHONE

Aug 15, 2013 - Send my DS-3032 via Email

Aug 16, 2013 - AOS Pay

Aug 17, 2013 - Got an email to print the COVER SHEET

Aug 21, 2013 - send the AOS overnight at NVC

Aug 28, 2013 - Accept the DS-3032

Aug 30, 2013 - IV BILL pay and Documents Sent to NVC receive the checklist AOS.

September 19, 2013 Sent back the checklist

September 20, 2013 Sept 26, arrived @ NVC

Sept 30,2013 - already encode to their system

ADVANCE MEDICAL @ St. Luke - SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

CASE COMPLETE AS OF TODAY : OCTOBER 23,2013

NOVEMBER 1 , 2013 -Documents left at NVC - Your case is in transit to the Consular Section. Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center

NOVEMBER 4, 2013 Delivered - Signed for by : CEZAR NARTEA

NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - CEAC Case Creation Date: 13-Aug-2013 Status Updated Date: 05-Nov-2013 Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise, please wait until you have received interview scheduling instructions.

DECEMBER 09, 2013 INTERVIEW DATE FOR MY MOTHER ( scheduled by NVC)

RESCHEDULED ONLINE for my mother interview early, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 - PASSED THE INTERVIEW!!!

11-18-2013 ceac -AP

11-20-2013 ceac - READY

11-21-2013 ceac - ISSUED

11-25-2013 -2go -- transit

11-26-2013 - VISA ON HAND

12-05-2013 - scheduled fly to USA.

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Yes - send as much evidence as you possibly can. Then once you have sent in your petition, keep all the communication between the petition sent to receiving the interview date. I don't think you send any evidence to the NVC, you take it with you to your interview.

Yes - send as much evidence as you possibly can. Then once you have sent in your petition, keep all the communication between the petition sent to receiving the interview date. I don't think you send any evidence to the NVC, you take it with you to your interview.

Best of Luck. Best wishes. Thank you.

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Hello,

With our I-130, I sent in the required documents, plus a picture of my husband and I and our son when he was born in the hospital, and three wedding pictures, plus one letter from our best man who knew of our relationship and marriage. We were approved no RFE's.

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For the I-130 you really have to only prove you are married and she is a legitimate immigrant,,, I think your proof is adequate. Just be prepared as

the process continues to have proof of an ongoing bonafide relationship... That is what the consular officer will determine.

Good luck,

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We didn't send any pictures or affidavit. We just sent all the required forms and the basic required documents such as BC for both of us, my wifes divorce decree and my passport pictures.

Dec 15,2009 - Assigned interview date on January 24,2010!!

Jan. 24, 2010 - Interview!! Approved

Jan. 28, 2010 - VISA received

Mar. 03,2010 - POE, New York (JFK)

Apr. 12,2010- CA ID

May 20,2010- CA Driving License

May, 25,2010-Wife told me that she is pregnant ^_^

Jan.25,2011- Our daughter was born

Lee and Jen + Karenza

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I just sent in the minimum requirements for the I-130. Didn't send any pictures, affidavits or anything of that nature. All I sent was the marriage certificate and a copy of a statement from the joint bank account that we own in Nigeria. My I-130 was approved in 51 days.

You'll be ok. Don't worry too much about it.

Cheers!

7/07/09 - Sent I130

7/10/09 - Check cashed

7/15/09 - Received hardcopy of NOA1

9/04/09 - Received email with approval (NOA2)from CRIS at 11.30pm!-Good start to labor day weekend

9/12/09 - Received hard copy NOA2

9/16/09 - NVC Received Case

9/22/09 - AOS and DS-3032 received by email

9/22/09 - Sent DS-3032 by email

9/23/09 - Sent DS-3032 by mail

9/23/09 - Paid AOS Bill

9/28/09 - AOS shows as paid on NVC (printed cover sheet)

9/30/09 - IV Bill generated

9/30/09 - IV Bill paid

10/1/09 - Returned AOS package to NVC

10/1/09 - IV Bill shows as paid on NVC (printed cover sheet)

10/2/09 - Returned DS-230 package to NVC

10/3/09 - NVC received DS-230 package-Unofficial(express mail delivery)

10/8/09 - NVC recieved DS-230 package - Official (Under Review)

10/14/09 - NVC Login Failed

10/14/09 - Case Complete

10/30/09 - Case left NVC

12/23/09 - Interview Date

12/23/09 - Visa Approved

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I sent a 7 lb. fedex box with binders of exhibits-everything but the kitchen sink!

I was approved in 37 days. Of course, maybe they were just sick of my binders and the sappy emails I sent...or the letters we wrote each other in the 1980s!

Our timeline:

2/88: We met in Sydney, Australia at a youth hostel! He's Finnish, I'm American-both were in our early 20s at the time and fresh out of college (so couldn't afford to visit each other's countries after that!). We had a three-day romance, then went our separate ways. He actually was going to Sydney a week later, but decided at the last minute to cut his trip short in another country and go early. Wow.

1988-1998: Wrote "snail mail" letters/sent Xmas cards, but lived our separate lives. I married someone else, divorced in 2006...he lived with someone for years and then that ended.

10/08: Because of a series of random life events, I Googled my Finn Man and found him (but no link to his email, and the website his name was on was in Estonian so I couldn't even read it!). It took me two weeks to find a link to someone else, who forwarded my email to him (we were both single at the time thankfully!!!!). The email went to his spam folder but he happened to check it that day and responded back to me immediately! This was after 10 years of no contact and almost 21 years of not seeing each other after we first met.

11/08-5/09: We traveled back and forth to visit each other. Love at first (second?) sight!

7/09: Married in Helsinki, Finland...after meeting randomly 21 1/2 years ago and finding each other again!!!!!

8/13/09: I-130 sent!!!!!!!!!

Rest is on my timeline!

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