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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Italy
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Again, I'm here to seek for help.

If all goes well with our visa processing, I should be moving from France to the US around the end of October. I do not have much but my personal belongings are my life and I want to take them with me. They include books, CDs, souvenirs etc.

Can I ask you what kind of service/company you used? So far the best quote was for EUR 1.350 :blink:

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : France, Paris

I-129F Sent : 2010-03-05

I-129F NOA1 : 2010-03-09

I-129F NOA2 : 2010-05-20

NVC Received : 2010-07-29

Packet 3 Received : 2010-07-22

Packet 3 Sent : 2010-08-04

Packet 4 Received : 2010-08-14

Interview Date : 2010-08-31

Interview Result : Approved

Visa Received : 2010-09-02

US Entry : 2010-10-12

Marriage : 2010-12-10bananadance.gif

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 72 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 175 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office : Baltimore MD

Date Filed : 2011-01-06

NOA Date : 2011-01-12

I-485 RFE : 2011-02-18

NO INTERVIEW

I-485 Approval: 2011-04-18

Green Card received : 2011-04-23

"..and when your deepest thoughts are broken, keep on dreaming boy cos when you stop dreaming it's time to die" - Shannon Hoonhoonsmiley.gif

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: France
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Again, I'm here to seek for help.

If all goes well with our visa processing, I should be moving from France to the US around the end of October. I do not have much but my personal belongings are my life and I want to take them with me. They include books, CDs, souvenirs etc.

Can I ask you what kind of service/company you used? So far the best quote was for EUR 1.350 :blink:

I brought my belongings with me on the plane as extra checked luggage (around 150kgs). WAY less expensive than a moving company or postal service. I used IBERIA Airlines as they had an online discount offer (30% off)for extra checked luggage - I moved last year so I don't know if they still do it.

I used a special rate at La Poste to send all my books (200kgs - for around 300EUR) and it took 15 to 20 days for all the boxes to arrive in the US.

Here's the link:

http://www.laposte.fr/courrierinternational/index.php?id=173

You can use this rate as an individual, you don't have to be a company (the website says otherwise but you definitely can). My advice would be to be firm at La Poste, as this cheap rate is not advertised and not offered if the customers don't specifically ask for it - some employees won't even know it exists! :bonk: It is called "Tarif Livres et Brochures". It requires a bit of planning but it is really worth it!

Hope this helps!

Good luck!

2007-09-17 --> Met in France

2007-10-11 --> <3

2008-09-10 --> Got married!

USCIS Journey

2009-01-31 --> I-130 application sent via fedex to Chicago lockbox

2009-02-02 --> I-130 received by USCIS

2009-02-05 --> Notice of Action (NOA1)

2009-02-07 --> Notice of Action (NOA1) hardcopy received in the mail

2009-02-09 --> Request for Expedite

2009-02-09/10/16/18/20 --> Touched

2009-02-26 --> Phone call from WY congresswoman's office: I-130 petition approved (NOA2)!!

2009-02-27 --> Touched (case mailed to NVC?)

2009-03-02 --> NOA2 hardcopy in the mail

NVC Journey

2009-03-13 --> Case # assigned

2009-03-15 --> Request for expedite

2009-03-19 --> DS-3032 generated

2009-03-19 --> DS-3032 sent (e-mail)

2009-03-19 --> AOS and IV fees PAID (money order) (as per NVC supervisor's instructions)

2009-03-20 --> AOS package and DS-230 sent to NVC (as per NVC supervisor's instructions)

2009-04-13 --> Case complete at NVC

Embassy Journey

2009-04-14 --> Forward the case to Embassy in Paris, France

2009-04-30 --> Medical (PASSED!)

2009-04-30 --> Visa Interview - APPROVED!!

2009-05-04 --> Visa in Hand

2009-05-12 --> POE (Chicago)

2009-06-26 --> Green Card arrived in the mail!!

ROC

2011-03-16 --> ROC packet sent

2011-04-14 --> Biometrics appointment in Denver, CO

2011-05-27 --> Notification of approval in the mail (actual decision on the 24th)

2011-05-31 --> 10 year green card in the mail! (sent on the 25th)

**Done with USCIS till 2021**

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Italy
Timeline

Oh wow, thank for that. I'll defo check it out! Hopefully it also includes CDs. And yes, I think you're right about luggage. I saw that with BA I can do that for a fraction of the cost I mentioned above. Fingers crossed!

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : France, Paris

I-129F Sent : 2010-03-05

I-129F NOA1 : 2010-03-09

I-129F NOA2 : 2010-05-20

NVC Received : 2010-07-29

Packet 3 Received : 2010-07-22

Packet 3 Sent : 2010-08-04

Packet 4 Received : 2010-08-14

Interview Date : 2010-08-31

Interview Result : Approved

Visa Received : 2010-09-02

US Entry : 2010-10-12

Marriage : 2010-12-10bananadance.gif

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 72 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 175 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office : Baltimore MD

Date Filed : 2011-01-06

NOA Date : 2011-01-12

I-485 RFE : 2011-02-18

NO INTERVIEW

I-485 Approval: 2011-04-18

Green Card received : 2011-04-23

"..and when your deepest thoughts are broken, keep on dreaming boy cos when you stop dreaming it's time to die" - Shannon Hoonhoonsmiley.gif

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