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For a new one.

Same with us, he went and applied for a new one and got it within a week in the mail.

With the visa in his passport, and we allowed to travel to Canada or Mexico or should he wait for the plastic GC? I NEED A VACATION! :bonk: :bonk:

USCIS (122 days)

09-25-09 : NOA1 I-130

10-05-09 : NOA1 I-129

01-25-10 : NOA2 I-130/I129 Text & email

NVC (62 days)

01-29-10 : NVC case number assigned via AVR

04-01-10 : SIGN IN FAILED WAHOoooo!!!

05-27-10 : Interview....visa Approved!!!

06-02-10 : Picked up Visa at Embassy

06-04-10 : POE NYC...no delays or problems.

Removing Conditions

3/30/12 I-751 filed and sent to USCIS CA Service Center

4/3/12 NOA1

5/30/12 Biometrics completed Santa Rosa, CA early walk-in without problem

10/11/12 Green Card approved

10/17/12 Green Card received

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: India
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Yes, the I551 is a temporary GC. You can travel if you so wish.

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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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: India
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Same with us, he went and applied for a new one and got it within a week in the mail.

With the visa in his passport, and we allowed to travel to Canada or Mexico or should he wait for the plastic GC? I NEED A VACATION! :bonk: :bonk:

i think you're ok with the cr-1 visa in the passport. it says that serves as a temp GC (I-551) for upto a year, so you're good...

Once in awhile, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale - My beautiful wife Soni
Timeline:
USCIS: 10-06-2009: I-130 rec'd by USCIS; 03-16-2010: I-130 APPROVAL (after 5+ friggin months of torture, agony and waiting!)
NVC:
04-29-2010: INTERVIEW ASSIGNED FOR JUNE 10TH IN CHENNAI CONSULATE, INDIA; 06-10-2010: INTERVIEW - VISA APPROVED!!!!!
06-18-2010: Entered US - NEW YORK CITY and 08-16-2010: GC received! (nearly 2 months after PoE) woo hoo!
AOS for permanent 10 yr green card:

04-02-2012: NOA of I-751 and 1 yr extension of temp green card

05-03-2012: Biometrics appointment

12-18-2012: 10 yr Green card approved; 12-22-2012: Green card rec'd

N-400 citizenship:

06-19-2013: N-400 mailed; 06-22-2013: N-400 rec'd at Dallas lockbox

10-3-2013: Interview date - APPROVED!

10-18-2013: NATURALIZED - We are done with USCIS!!!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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Guys, if I get a job and I haven't received my card by then is it ok to just show the visa on the passport? I already have a prior SSN, would that 2 documents be enough?

CR-1 Journey - California Service Center

I-130 timeline:
I-130 NOA1 - 05th Nov, 2009
I-130 NOA2 - 10th February, 2010 Yay!!!!
"Your I-130 was approved in 97 days from your NOA1 date."


NVC Journey:
02-16-2010: NVC Case # Assigned
03-31-2010: Case Complete!!
04-12-2010: Interview date assigned by NVC.
05-11-2010: Medical appointment in Rio

05-13-2010: Interview in Rio - APPROVED!!!

06-02-2010: POE in Washington DC - Finally home!

July 30, 2010 - Received the Green Card after receiving 4 welcome letters! USCIS see ya later!

2 YEARS LATER......

03-02-2012: Elegible to lift conditions
06-02-2012: Temporary GC expires

12-20-2012: Permanent GC received

6 MONTHS LATER......

06/03/2013: n400 Filled

10/22/2013: Citizenship test and oath ceremony

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: India
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Yes, that's sufficient. You can take a look at the I-9 form.

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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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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Thank you sweetie!

CR-1 Journey - California Service Center

I-130 timeline:
I-130 NOA1 - 05th Nov, 2009
I-130 NOA2 - 10th February, 2010 Yay!!!!
"Your I-130 was approved in 97 days from your NOA1 date."


NVC Journey:
02-16-2010: NVC Case # Assigned
03-31-2010: Case Complete!!
04-12-2010: Interview date assigned by NVC.
05-11-2010: Medical appointment in Rio

05-13-2010: Interview in Rio - APPROVED!!!

06-02-2010: POE in Washington DC - Finally home!

July 30, 2010 - Received the Green Card after receiving 4 welcome letters! USCIS see ya later!

2 YEARS LATER......

03-02-2012: Elegible to lift conditions
06-02-2012: Temporary GC expires

12-20-2012: Permanent GC received

6 MONTHS LATER......

06/03/2013: n400 Filled

10/22/2013: Citizenship test and oath ceremony

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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So, no GC yet...

I'm so bored at the moment, been home waiting for the freacking UPS-guy all day.. still not here! I feel like screaming!

Wanted to take a shower earlier but was scared that I might miss him if I did.

How are you all doing? Been a little quiet here lately?!

April 2007 : Met
07/28/07 : Officialy dating
06/07/09 : Engaged
09/04/09 : Married

10/06/09 : I-130 Sent
10/15/09 : NOA1
01/11/10 : Expedite Request Sent Through Congressman
01/14/10 : NOA2

01/22/10 : Got NVC casenumber
03/16/10 : Case Complete

05/04/10 : Medical
05/11/10 : Interview - APPROVED!!
05/14/10 : Passport w/ Visa recieved

05/29/10 : POE JFK
06/25/10 : Apply for SSN
06/29/10 : Received Welcome Letter
07/01/10 : Recieved SSN (33 days after POE)
07/07/10 : Greencard production ordered
07/13/10 : Second Welcome Letter recieved
07/15/10 : Green Card recieved (47 days after POE)

04/02/12 : ROC NOA1
05/24/12 : ROC Biometrics
12/19/12 : ROC Approval
12/24/12 : New GC recieved

3/18/16 : N-400 Application sent
3/25/16 : Text/Email confirmation NOA
4/22/16 : Biometrics Appt

6/24/16 : NOA date for Interview

7/28/2016: Interview

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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Do we need to sign the receipt of the GC?

CR-1 Journey - California Service Center

I-130 timeline:
I-130 NOA1 - 05th Nov, 2009
I-130 NOA2 - 10th February, 2010 Yay!!!!
"Your I-130 was approved in 97 days from your NOA1 date."


NVC Journey:
02-16-2010: NVC Case # Assigned
03-31-2010: Case Complete!!
04-12-2010: Interview date assigned by NVC.
05-11-2010: Medical appointment in Rio

05-13-2010: Interview in Rio - APPROVED!!!

06-02-2010: POE in Washington DC - Finally home!

July 30, 2010 - Received the Green Card after receiving 4 welcome letters! USCIS see ya later!

2 YEARS LATER......

03-02-2012: Elegible to lift conditions
06-02-2012: Temporary GC expires

12-20-2012: Permanent GC received

6 MONTHS LATER......

06/03/2013: n400 Filled

10/22/2013: Citizenship test and oath ceremony

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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Do we need to sign the receipt of the GC?

I don't think so.

I was waiting for something else from UPS today, sorry if I confused you with that. I just nedded to vent a little bit,haha!

April 2007 : Met
07/28/07 : Officialy dating
06/07/09 : Engaged
09/04/09 : Married

10/06/09 : I-130 Sent
10/15/09 : NOA1
01/11/10 : Expedite Request Sent Through Congressman
01/14/10 : NOA2

01/22/10 : Got NVC casenumber
03/16/10 : Case Complete

05/04/10 : Medical
05/11/10 : Interview - APPROVED!!
05/14/10 : Passport w/ Visa recieved

05/29/10 : POE JFK
06/25/10 : Apply for SSN
06/29/10 : Received Welcome Letter
07/01/10 : Recieved SSN (33 days after POE)
07/07/10 : Greencard production ordered
07/13/10 : Second Welcome Letter recieved
07/15/10 : Green Card recieved (47 days after POE)

04/02/12 : ROC NOA1
05/24/12 : ROC Biometrics
12/19/12 : ROC Approval
12/24/12 : New GC recieved

3/18/16 : N-400 Application sent
3/25/16 : Text/Email confirmation NOA
4/22/16 : Biometrics Appt

6/24/16 : NOA date for Interview

7/28/2016: Interview

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Hubby's POE was June 14. We waited 3 weeks but no SSN yet. We just applied for a new SSN on Monday and we'll see when it will arrived. Of course no welcome letter nor green card yet....he's getting bored just staying at home and working around all day while I'm working....HE wants to start looking for jobs but without the SSN and not sure about when it'll arrive, he kinda lost the motivation to do so....

I think the journey should be better once he got here....but this whole immigration process and journey is definitely draining our energy, patience, and money...

Sigh....

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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Ahhhh ok! Thank God we dont need to sign it!

I was so bored at home too hon, I'm doing some nanny job a few hours a day, so I don't get so lonely alone at home all day.

I'm sending out resumes and had some job interviews. Hope I'll hear some good news soon!

Are you looking for a job?

And yes, where is everybody? It's only 7 pages in this thread, it used to be so much more talking a few months ago hahahaha

CR-1 Journey - California Service Center

I-130 timeline:
I-130 NOA1 - 05th Nov, 2009
I-130 NOA2 - 10th February, 2010 Yay!!!!
"Your I-130 was approved in 97 days from your NOA1 date."


NVC Journey:
02-16-2010: NVC Case # Assigned
03-31-2010: Case Complete!!
04-12-2010: Interview date assigned by NVC.
05-11-2010: Medical appointment in Rio

05-13-2010: Interview in Rio - APPROVED!!!

06-02-2010: POE in Washington DC - Finally home!

July 30, 2010 - Received the Green Card after receiving 4 welcome letters! USCIS see ya later!

2 YEARS LATER......

03-02-2012: Elegible to lift conditions
06-02-2012: Temporary GC expires

12-20-2012: Permanent GC received

6 MONTHS LATER......

06/03/2013: n400 Filled

10/22/2013: Citizenship test and oath ceremony

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: India
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I've been packing and swimming at the beach all day. That's all.

Oh, and I made wontons for dinner.

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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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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Hubby and I are going back in one week. I want to make sure we understand what to do at POE in terms of the SSN. Basically make sure he is in the SAVE system (whatever that is) and wait 2 weeks? If no SSN in 2 weeks then go and apply? Do we have to wait 2 weeks? I go back to work then and it would be better if we go down before school starts up again. The SS offices where you can do that in my area are all about an hour away.

Also, when we go through, which line do we go in? Will I be with him the whole time since we are coming back together? We have 2 hours 45 minutes between flights at JFK. I hope it's enough!

6/27/2009 Married

10/20/2009 I-130 sent

10/28/2009 NOA1

2/8/2010 NOA2

2/12/2010 NVC received and case number assigned

2/19/2010 Gave NVC email addresses

2/19/2010 AOS/DS3032 generated (not related to giving the emails)

2/21/2010 Emailed DS3032

2/22/2010 Received DS3032 and AOS bill via email

2/23/2010 Paid AOS bill

2/25/2010 AOS bill shows Paid and coversheet printed

3/2/2010 Received IV bill

4/9/2010 Paid IV bill

4/12/2010 IV bill shows Paid and coversheet printed

4/13/2010 Mailed IV packet

4/15/2010 IV packet received and signed for

4/16/2010 AOS packet mailed

4/19/2010 AOS packet received and signed for

4/20/2010 AVR changed and states biographic documents received on 4/17/2010

4/24/2010 AVR notes AOS entered into system on 4/23/2010

4/28/2010 Sign-in fail and NVC operator confirms case complete

5/01/2010 Interview assigned!

6/16/2010 Medical Exam

6/29/2010 Interview Approved!

7/7/2010 Visa in hand!

7/22/2010 POE

ROC

5/15/2012 Mailed in I-751

5/16/2012 Received

6/5/2012 Check cashed

6/6/2012 NOA1 received

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Hubby and I are going back in one week. I want to make sure we understand what to do at POE in terms of the SSN. Basically make sure he is in the SAVE system (whatever that is) and wait 2 weeks? If no SSN in 2 weeks then go and apply? Do we have to wait 2 weeks? I go back to work then and it would be better if we go down before school starts up again. The SS offices where you can do that in my area are all about an hour away.

Also, when we go through, which line do we go in? Will I be with him the whole time since we are coming back together? We have 2 hours 45 minutes between flights at JFK. I hope it's enough!

:) we got our Welcome letter yesterday......

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: India
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Hubby's POE was June 14. We waited 3 weeks but no SSN yet. We just applied for a new SSN on Monday and we'll see when it will arrived. Of course no welcome letter nor green card yet....he's getting bored just staying at home and working around all day while I'm working....HE wants to start looking for jobs but without the SSN and not sure about when it'll arrive, he kinda lost the motivation to do so....

I think the journey should be better once he got here....but this whole immigration process and journey is definitely draining our energy, patience, and money...

Sigh....

I know exactly how you feel! my wife's in the same boat. we PoE'd almost a month ago and no welcome letter yet. my wife's been fielding job calls and so yesterday we went to the SS office. the idiots at the US embassy in Chennai, India put her middle name and last name together in the family name section of the cr-1 visa. i had filled her SS application out correctly, ie last name in the last name column and middle in the middle name column. of course when the SS officer saw that her last name in the visa was 2 names, she wanted clarification and when my wife explained, she said to wait till how it is printed out in the GC and come back and apply then, as she didnt want to have multiple SSNs issued. so now we have to wait what another 2-3 weeks minimum to get the GC and then go back. my trip yesterday (for which i took 1/2 a vacation day) was wasted. and now on top of that, my insurance company is asking for my wife's SSN, since they want SS#s of all those who are covered under your policy...frustrating!

so if it hasnt been the waiting, my poor wife's been hit with an ear inflammation, laryngitis and now its f*****n bed bug bites which itch like crazy for her. funny thing is that we are sleeping in the same exact bed, very close to each otehr and i'm not getting bit. so #######?!?! anyone know the remedy for the itching to stop - she's already on claritin and caladryl lotion. also if you have solutions to take care of the bed bug problem (other than calling the exterminator who'll charge 100s of $$), would really appreciate!

Once in awhile, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale - My beautiful wife Soni
Timeline:
USCIS: 10-06-2009: I-130 rec'd by USCIS; 03-16-2010: I-130 APPROVAL (after 5+ friggin months of torture, agony and waiting!)
NVC:
04-29-2010: INTERVIEW ASSIGNED FOR JUNE 10TH IN CHENNAI CONSULATE, INDIA; 06-10-2010: INTERVIEW - VISA APPROVED!!!!!
06-18-2010: Entered US - NEW YORK CITY and 08-16-2010: GC received! (nearly 2 months after PoE) woo hoo!
AOS for permanent 10 yr green card:

04-02-2012: NOA of I-751 and 1 yr extension of temp green card

05-03-2012: Biometrics appointment

12-18-2012: 10 yr Green card approved; 12-22-2012: Green card rec'd

N-400 citizenship:

06-19-2013: N-400 mailed; 06-22-2013: N-400 rec'd at Dallas lockbox

10-3-2013: Interview date - APPROVED!

10-18-2013: NATURALIZED - We are done with USCIS!!!

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