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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Hi All,

I typically use calling cards to call my husband in Nigeria, however I want to know if there is a website that I can be using to make the calls that can track it so as to keep for my records when he has his interview in the future. We are only at the beginning of the process however, I've been spending quite a bit on cards. :(

Thanks all!!!

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I-130

1/3/06: Mailed Petition CSC

1/4/06: Package received per fedex.com

1/12/06: NOA 1

2/3/06: Touched

5/2/06: Received email notification that petition approved on 5/1/06

5/5/06: Received NOA 2 via snail mail

5/17/06: NVC issues case #

I-129F - K3

1/31/06: Mailed Petition to Chicago

2/3/06: Received

2/7/06: NOA 1

4/17/06: NOA 2 - Notified by email; petition approved on April 13th

4/20/06: Received NOA 2 via snail mail

5/19/06: Still waiting on NVC to receive approved 129-F....(what's the hold up)

6/10/06: Involved congress person

6/19/06: Rec'd letter stating that inquiry was made to both NVC and USCIS regarding status of my petition

6/21/06: Travelled to go see my better half (boy was I excited)

7/3/06: Left my love once again (hopefully we shall see eachother soonest)

7/10/06: Followed up with congress person

7/10/06: Notified case was sent to the wrong place (go figure...how does it take 90 days to push paper from one location to the next) and has now been forwarded to NVC

7/18/06: NVC received case and has now issued a case number

7/20/06: NVC forwarded case to embassy

7/28/06: Lagos embassy confirms receipt of case into system

8/1/06: Pick up packet 3 and 4

8/25/06: Interview Date

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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onesuite.com Good luck!

06/06/05 I-130 NOA1

06/14/05 K-3 NOA1

07/08/05 k-3 NOA2

07/22/05 K-3 leaves NVC to Lagos

08/08/05 Hubby picks up interview packet from embassy

11/17/05 K-3 interview (denied, C.O refused to take co-sponsor for k-3)

12/16/05 I-130 NOA2

01/03/06 NVC assigns case number

02/15/06 Case complete (thank you James Shortcuts- only 6 weeks!)

04/19/06 tired of waiting, filed k-3 #2 ( petition is still lost in oblivion)

09/11/06 NVC scheduled CR-1 interview/ on to Lagos (thank God after 7 months of waiting!)

10/14/06 Interview date (success!)

10/18/06 Hubby goes to pick up visa- not ready ( ugh what's going on!)

10/19/06 Visa in hand ( thank you God!)

10/29/06 Together at last :)

Whole process 1 year and 4 months

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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http://www.dialaroundworld.com/

This is the company I use/d and the service was/is pretty good. The calling rates vary from $0.12 - $0.46/min (depending if you are calling landline or Nigeria mobile). However, the clarity is excellent! Sounds like you are talking to your next door neighbor and the calls don't drop, (which was a major problem I had when using various calling cards...) Best of all, they provide a detailed monthly calling record. Which is a plus, when considering that it may be requested during your spouses interview.

There isn't a monthly fee accessed for using the service providing that you at least make $10.00 worth of calls during the billing cycle. In addition, a mobile phone number can also be added to the account, to ensure that you receive the same low calling rates regardless if you are using your landline or not.

Good Luck!

8.14.03 MY FEET TOUCH NIGERIAN SOIL!

8.28.03 Civil wedding (Lagos, Island)

8.30.03 Trad. wedding (Mbaise-Owerri, Imo State)

11.27.03 Returned to U.S.A

12.31.03 I-130 NOA1

6.15.04 2nd trip to Naija

7.04.04 I-129F NOA1

9.24.04 I-130 x-ferred from NSC to CSC

10.07.04 I-130 rec. @ CSC

10.14.04 I-130 Approv.

11.04 Rec. DS 3032 & AOS fee bill

12.04.04 Rec. I-864 packet

2.05.05 DS 3032 rec.

2.17.05 I-129F Approv.

2.23.05 Left NVC

3.09.05 Rec. IV bill

3.10.05 Ret. I-864 Packet

3.12.05 3rd trip

3.29.05 Ret. IV fee bill

5.02.05 DS-230 mailed out by NVC

5.05.05 Hubby rec K-3 packet

6.23.05 Rec. DS 230 & Checklist

7.08.05 RFE DS 230

7.18.05 NVC rec. Cklist response letter items

7.21.05 K-3 interview (Previously notified Lagos that we are abandoning the K-3)

8.04.05 *Case Complete*

11.08.05 Case forwarded to Lagos

12.23.05 INTERVIEW-VISA APPROVED

1.13.06 Hubby's flight scheduled for U.S. arrival @ 12:45pm

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http://www.dialaroundworld.com/

This is the company I use/d and the service was/is pretty good. The calling rates vary from $0.12 - $0.46/min (depending if you are calling landline or Nigeria mobile). However, the clarity is excellent! Sounds like you are talking to your next door neighbor and the calls don't drop, (which was a major problem I had when using various calling cards...) Best of all, they provide a detailed monthly calling record. Which is a plus, when considering that it may be requested during your spouses interview.

There isn't a monthly fee accessed for using the service providing that you at least make $10.00 worth of calls during the billing cycle. In addition, a mobile phone number can also be added to the account, to ensure that you receive the same low calling rates regardless if you are using your landline or not.

Good Luck!

Wow, I wish I knew about this a few months ago. The cards were way cheaper than my land line but I had no way of tracking who I was calling.

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"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Cameroon
Timeline
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Hello,

www.pingo.com. Great rates to Cameroon. Nigeria is 8.8 cents a minute (cheaper for lagos). Very reliable and can track calls you have made.

Chris

I130

06/03/2005 married in Cameroon

09/08/2005 sent I130 package

09/16/2005 NOA1 issued

I129F

09/24/05 sent I129F package

09/28/2005 NOA1 issued

11/01/2005 NOA2 issued

11/15/2005 <!--WORD2URL-01--><!--END WORD2URL-01-->NVC<!--WORD2URL-02--><!--END WORD2URL-02--> received

11/18/2005 Sent to Embassy

01/27/2006 Interview

02/27/2006 Interview rescheduled, passed interview

03/02/2006 K3 given

I130

05/01/2010 Sent I130 package for my stepsons

05/06/2010 NOA 1

10/13/2010 NOA 2

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
Timeline
Posted

You can also try pennytalk.com, u can track ur calls on line and print them up, thats what i have been doing. Have to check into the other calling cards also.

Rose (F)

Rose - Michigan - Dan - Nigeria

Met my husband on line Nov., 04

Married March 12, 05 in Nigeria

3-21-05 - Submitted I-130 petition

4-9-05 - Rec'd Notice of Action

7-23-05 - rec'd approval from Cali. Office

8-22-05 - rec'd notice from nvc

8-27-05 - rec'd I-864 bill and DS-230 form

8-30-05 - sent I-864 bill in overnight

9-16-05 - rec'd I-864 pack

9-19-05 - rec'd DS-230 fee bill

9-21-05 - sent I-864 pack overnight

9-30-05 - sent DS-230 bill overnight, rec'd 10-1-05

10-20-05 - rec'd DS-230 pack, sent to hubby 10-29-05, he rec'd pack 11-7 and Dan sent off to nvc 11-8, and they still have not rec'd pack, have to send off again, darn.

1-13-06 - hubby sent off DS-230 pack for a second time

1-23-06 - NVC rec'd DS-230 pack, the waiting begins.

2-7-06 - called NVC, case completed on 1-26-06, thank you lord, NVC stated waiting on confirmation from lagos regarding interview date.

9-13-06 - called NVC, they stated case was forwarded to Lagos on Sept. 11th and Dans interview is Oct. 19, 2006. Thank you dear lord.

10-19-06 - Dan had his interview and was approved. Will pick up visa on Wed. My king is finally coming home. Visa wasn't ready, had to go back on Mon. Oct. 30th to pick it up. Has it in hand.

11-17-06 - Dan arrives at Detroit Metro Airport at 11:00 a.m. This is one happy day for us.

11-25-06 - Dan receives his social security card.

12-06 - Dan receives 3 welcome letters and his green card shortly afterwards.

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Nigeria
Timeline
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Thanks Guys!!!!!!!!!!! This will definitely help.

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I-130

1/3/06: Mailed Petition CSC

1/4/06: Package received per fedex.com

1/12/06: NOA 1

2/3/06: Touched

5/2/06: Received email notification that petition approved on 5/1/06

5/5/06: Received NOA 2 via snail mail

5/17/06: NVC issues case #

I-129F - K3

1/31/06: Mailed Petition to Chicago

2/3/06: Received

2/7/06: NOA 1

4/17/06: NOA 2 - Notified by email; petition approved on April 13th

4/20/06: Received NOA 2 via snail mail

5/19/06: Still waiting on NVC to receive approved 129-F....(what's the hold up)

6/10/06: Involved congress person

6/19/06: Rec'd letter stating that inquiry was made to both NVC and USCIS regarding status of my petition

6/21/06: Travelled to go see my better half (boy was I excited)

7/3/06: Left my love once again (hopefully we shall see eachother soonest)

7/10/06: Followed up with congress person

7/10/06: Notified case was sent to the wrong place (go figure...how does it take 90 days to push paper from one location to the next) and has now been forwarded to NVC

7/18/06: NVC received case and has now issued a case number

7/20/06: NVC forwarded case to embassy

7/28/06: Lagos embassy confirms receipt of case into system

8/1/06: Pick up packet 3 and 4

8/25/06: Interview Date

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Posted
Hi All,

I typically use calling cards to call my husband in Nigeria, however I want to know if there is a website that I can be using to make the calls that can track it so as to keep for my records when he has his interview in the future. We are only at the beginning of the process however, I've been spending quite a bit on cards. :(

Thanks all!!!

Try Pingo.com. You can download the calling records by month and can view them daily. It shows the number called, the time, the number of minutes and the cost. I have 9 months worth of records.

Also, I use Vonage at home (internet). This also shows every number called (also incoming), the time of call, the minutes and the cost.

 
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