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Nica_In_Love   98

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nicaragua
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Hello all my friends!!

Just wanted to give an update... I received my husbands Visa within three days of interview and today we are going home to NY!! So very happy and grateful to God for all his help!!

The Embassy here in Chile was outstanding!! I will write a full review once I get home...

Thanks to all who helped me along the way, I am very grateful...

Emily

So happy for you Emily!!! :dance: :dance:

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LADYDARE   28

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Nigeria
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Hello all my friends!!

Just wanted to give an update... I received my husbands Visa within three days of interview and today we are going home to NY!! So very happy and grateful to God for all his help!!

The Embassy here in Chile was outstanding!! I will write a full review once I get home...

Thanks to all who helped me along the way, I am very grateful...

Emily

With visas in hand today we are packing and visiting family. Flight home is tomorrow at 11pm. Cant wait to get home :D

Congrats have a safe trip home.

Citizenship next step!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Hello all my friends!!

Just wanted to give an update... I received my husbands Visa within three days of interview and today we are going home to NY!! So very happy and grateful to God for all his help!!

The Embassy here in Chile was outstanding!! I will write a full review once I get home...

Thanks to all who helped me along the way, I am very grateful...

Emily

Emily, I&G and all the others who are soon to be headed home. As all journeys this one to will and another will begin. It has been great corresponding and chatting with everyone on VJ. THank you for your assistance, understanding and willingness to listen. Now go forth and have a great life. After all that is what this is really all about. :innocent::thumbs: All the Best to you always...

Signed, Sealed and Delivered!

-NOA 2 Receipt date: July 14, 2010

NVC JOURNEY

- NVC Case Number Assigned 7/28/10

- AOS bill and Agent forms received & Paid 8/03/10

- Email DS 3032 8/04/10

- AOS Package Delivered to NVC 8/9/10

- IV Bill Received & Paid; 8/11/10

- IV Pack Received at NVC 8/16/10

- IV Pkg Entered into AVR System 8/19/10

- NVC SIF 9/9/10

- Case Complete, 9/13/10 w/questions on lack of income

- NVC Forwards Case to Embassy, Manila

- Waiting Medical completed 10/27/10

- Interview Date 11/3/10 Wife didn't have NSO Marriage Certificate, No Approval OMG!!!

- NSO Certificate received by Embassy on 11/5/2010

- Informed by call center. Cost $18 Information received- we need to wait 6-8 weeks from Nov 5th FUBAR.

- VISA APPROVED 12/15/2010

- Wife arrived in US Feb 2, 2011... :)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Chile
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Emily, I&G and all the others who are soon to be headed home. As all journeys this one to will and another will begin. It has been great corresponding and chatting with everyone on VJ. THank you for your assistance, understanding and willingness to listen. Now go forth and have a great life. After all that is what this is really all about. :innocent::thumbs: All the Best to you always...

Awww thanks TomD!!! you were a great help as well....thanks for everything!!:thumbs: :thumbs:

Removal of Conditions 8/2012

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OBX   51

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Hello all my friends!!

Just wanted to give an update... I received my husbands Visa within three days of interview and today we are going home to NY!! So very happy and grateful to God for all his help!!

The Embassy here in Chile was outstanding!! I will write a full review once I get home...

Thanks to all who helped me along the way, I am very grateful...

Emily

With visas in hand today we are packing and visiting family. Flight home is tomorrow at 11pm. Cant wait to get home :D

Congratulations and safe travels to all! :star:

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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RichiJenny   14

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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With visas in hand today we are packing and visiting family. Flight home is tomorrow at 11pm. Cant wait to get home :D

great news. have a safe flight and good luck my friend

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USCIS California Service Center - Expedited

09-SEP-2010 : Mailed I130 Petition to Chicago Lockbox.

16-SEP-2010 : Received NOA1.

24-SEP-2010 : Expedite: service request

05-OCT-2010 : Supporting documents sent to CSC.

16-OCT-2010 : RFE received.

19-OCT-2010 : RFE response received at CSC.

22-OCT-2010 : I130 Petition APPROVED.

30-OCT-2010 : NOA2 Received in Mail

NVC - Expedited

27-OCT-2010 : Case Number Assigned

02-NOV-2010 : Expedite request emailed to NVC

10-NOV-2010 : Expedite approved - Case forwarded to Consulate

12-NOV-2010 : Medical

US Embassy - Expedited

18-NOV-2010 : Packet 3 email received.

19-NOV-2010 : Emailed DS230, DS2001

30-NOV-2010 : Interview - 9am Denied: 3 year bar (overstay) - i601 Waiver filed with expedite request

01-DEC-2010 : MP requests assistance from US Ambassador

03-DEC-2010 : Waiver transferred from USCIS to DHS

11-DEC-2010 : Waiver Receipt notification dated 07-DEC-2010

20-DEC-2010 : VISA/Waiver Approved

22-DEC-2010 : Approval letter received

24-DEC-2010 : Passport collected by courier

10-JAN-2011 : CR1 Visa Issued by IVU London

11-JAN-2011 : Passport / Visa delivered.

18-JAN-2011 : POE: EWR (Newark, New Jersey)

17-FEB-2011 : Welcome Letter Arrived

19-FEB-2011 : Green Card I-551 Arrived

I-130 Mailing to Approval (incl. waiver): 102 Days

OCT 2012 : Applied for Removal of Conditions

DEC 2012 : Received NOA1 (GC extention letter)

18-JAN-2013 : Biometrics walk in approved and completed

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jujuswife   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Guyana
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Awww thanks TomD!!! you were a great help as well....thanks for everything!!:thumbs: :thumbs:

Good luck with your travel to the U.S. I'm happy for you and the hubby! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

Mrs. Thomas

NVC:

02-25-2010 : Received NVC case number, but NVC is closed, so I can't give an operator our emails. :-(

02-27-2010 : Jumped the gun and emailed the VJ version of the DS 3032. Who knows what will happen :-)

03-01-2010 : Gave the operator both emails...waiting on DS3032 kit

03-02-2010 : Received DS3032 Kit; Resent DS3032 (just in case), Received AOS bill.

03-03-2010 : Paid AOS and IV bills; both are IN PROCESS

03-03-2010 : VJ email version of the DS3032 accepted (It was the one that was sent on 02-27-2010)

03-11-2010 : Both AOS + IV showed paid but processed on 03-05-2010 :-)

03-12-2010 : Mailed AOS packet. Waiting on my procrastinating hubby to send me his IV docs :-(

03-15-2010 : AOS signed for by St. Laurent at 10:03 a.m.

07-19-2010 : Received IV documents from hubby (Finally)

07-20-2010 : Mailed IV packet

07-21-2010 : IV Packet signed for by Peters at 10:15 a.m. (St. Laurent and Desmond are probably on vacation lol)

07-26-2010 : NVC starts processing IV Packet

08-20-2010 : Called NVC and was told that we received a "stupid" RFE on 08-18-2010

09-03-2010 : RFE sent to the NVC today....SIF please come quickly.

09-07-2010 : RFE signed for by Desmond at 10:16 a.m.

09-10-2010 : NVC acknowledges receipt of the RFE

09-30-2010 : SIF

10-01-2010 : Case complete as per NVC AVR

10-05-2010 : Interview date assigned for November 29, 2010 at 7:00 a.m. Approved

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Praise God!!! Interview approved!!! God is faithful,He actually favoured me today.I wish the rest of u guys His favour as well.Thanks VJ

I-130 sent on 03/03/10

I-130 received 03/04/10

NOA1 sent 03/10/10

NOA1 received 03/16/10

Touched 03/17/10

Touched 06/25/10

Approved 06/30/10(Attorney received notice of approval)

NVC received 07/12/10

PCC collected 07/15/10

Bills paid by attorney 07/15/10

D230 emailed to attorney 07/16/10

D230 sent to NVC 08/02/10

Interview 11/12/10,7.00am

Visa approved 11/12/10

Visa in hand 11/19/10

POE-Washington Dulles 11/25/10

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SOLIL   0

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Filed: IR-5 Country: Colombia
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Congratulations!!!!

Mom's Case!!!!

I-130 Sent : 2009-11-23

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-11-30

I-130 RFE : NONE

I-130 RFE Sent :

I-130 Approved : 2010-02-23

NVC Received : 2010-03-03

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2010-03-10

Pay I-864 Bill 2010-03-12

Return Completed I-864 : 2010-03-19

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2010-03-16

Receive IV Bill : 2010-03-31

Pay IV Bill : 2010-03-31

Case Completed at NVC : 2010-08-13

Packet 4 Received : 2010-10-07

Interview Date : NOV 4, 2010

Interview Result : VISA APPROVED!!!

Visa Received : 11/09/2010

US Entry : 11/18/2010

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 85 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 339 days from your I-130 NOA1 date.

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LADYDARE   28

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Nigeria
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Praise God!!! Interview approved!!! God is faithful,He actually favoured me today.I wish the rest of u guys His favour as well.Thanks VJ

Congratulations

Citizenship next step!

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RICARDO4EVA2   194

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Jamaica
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Praise God!!! Interview approved!!! God is faithful,He actually favoured me today.I wish the rest of u guys His favour as well.Thanks VJ

The most high..... Glad that u have gotten past the interview stage....

Current cut off date F2A - Current 

Brother's Journey (F2A) - PD Dec 30, 2010


Dec 30 2010 - Notice of Action 1 (NOA1)
May 12 2011 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2)
May 23 2011 - NVC case # Assigned
Nov 17 2011 - COA / I-864 received
Nov 18 2011 - Sent COA
Apr 30 2012 - Pay AOS fee
Oct 15 2012 - Pay IV fee
Oct 25 2012 - Sent AOS/IV Package
Oct 29 2012 - Pkg Delivered
Dec 24 2012 - Case Complete
May 17 2013 - Interview-Approved

July 19 2013 - Enter the USA

"... Answer when you are called..."

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BigSigh   12

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Peru
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Yay Emily!!!! Just in time for the colder weather!!! Have a safe trip and smooth encounter with the Customs agent. Have a wonderful life forever and ever here or there or wherever your life may take you both!

*~Cr1 Journey~* CSC

-NOA 1 Receipt date: 3/1/10 (sent 2/18/10)

-Touched 4 different times in between

-APPROVED: 6/2/10

93 days from NOA1 to NOA2

-Received NVC case number: 6/9/10/10

-Gave NVC my e-mail address & e-mailed DS3032: 6/10/10

-Received NVC e-mails (DS3032 and AOS Fee)& paid AOS fee: 6/11/10

-AOS Fee shows as PAID & paid IV Bill: 6/15/10

-IV Bill shows as paid: 6/6/10

-Received IV instruction packet: 6/8/10

-Received dox from co-sponsor: 10/14/15/10

-Sent AOS package: 10/18/10

-AOS package received: 10/19/10-J.Desmond

-IV Package mailed out: 11/3/10

-AVR says I have an RFE: 11/5/10

-NVC operator told me what my RFE's are: 11/8/10

-NVC sent checklist letter (for the 2 AOS RFE's): 11/13/10

-NVC operator says the IV package has been entered: 11/18/10

-E-mailed SUE to see if that would do anything (3 diff times...): 11/29/30/10

-Sent AOS RFE's: 12/1/10

-AOS RFE's received: 12/2/10

-Checked payment portal for fun (SIF!!!!): 12/3/10

-AVR still say AOS missing info: 12/3/10

-NVC operator says case was shipped to USE in Lima: 12/3/10

-Received interview date (12/13/10): JANUARY 6th, 2011!!

-Medical: 12/21/10- Passed :)

-Interivew: 1/6/11- PASSED :D

-Visa received- 1/13/11

-POE FLL- 1/23/11 YES! BUTTTTTTT....still not reunited :'( (Reunited on the 24th)

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mari0711   4

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Emily:

Thanks for answering my messages and for the help, wich you luck in your trip. and happy ending :)

I am joining kinda late to this group. I have the appointment the 17th in Bogota, Colombia. :)

Congratulations to all those aproved visas. I am so nervous

I have almost everything ready

1. Passport biographic page: 2 copies (just in case)

2. marriage certificate: 3 copies

3. birth certificate: 2 copies

4. police certificate, translated and apostilled

5. 6 pictures: 2 for medicals and 4 for the interview

6. DS-230

7. I will get tomorrow the I 864 from my hubby

8. pictures, wedding album, video, tickets of my hubby coming to colombia, phone receipts, emails, skype conversations, invitations for the wedding we had made for each other with dedicatory, my husband's passport coipes with entries to Colombia like 5 or 6 since june 2009. etc

9, I still need my migratory certificate which I have to pick up on Tuesday.

Do I miss everything? what do you think?

Thanks !!

CONSULATE STAGE:
08-11-2010: USEM received the case.
10-11-2010: Called USEM, need to send ASAP DS-230 and DS-2100
12-11-2010: emailed DS-230 and DS-2100
12-11-2010: Received Interview date
16-11-2010: Medical Tests
17-11-2010: Interview: APPROVED
23-11-2010: Passport received :)

USA
03-12-2010: POE Miami- Washington D.C (DCA).
10-12-2010: Applied for replacement of S.S
17-12-2010: Received S.S card in the mail 7 days after applied for the replacement
20-12-2010: Received Welcome letter in the mail (Receipt date: Dec 14th)17 days after POE
27-12-2010: Green Card Received 24 days after POE

ROC I 751 CSC
06-11-2012: I-751 Package sent Priority Mail
09-11-2012: Package received
15-11-2012: Check cashed
09-11-2012: NOA1
05-12-2012: Biometrics Appointment

N-400 Naturalization

01-21-2015: Express mail the N400application to Nebraska Center.

01-26 -2015: Application delivered at 7am

01-30- 2015: Check cashed

02-05- 2015: NOA

02-14- 2015: Biometrics letter received

02-25- 2015: Fprints taken

02-27- 2015: In line

03-13- 2015: Interview

03-19- 2015: Oath Ceremony!! Citizen at last!!! yaay!!!

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OBX   51

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Praise God!!! Interview approved!!! God is faithful,He actually favoured me today.I wish the rest of u guys His favour as well.Thanks VJ

:dance: Congratulations.

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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mamamimi   8

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Chile
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Yay Emily!!!! Just in time for the colder weather!!! Have a safe trip and smooth encounter with the Customs agent. Have a wonderful life forever and ever here or there or wherever your life may take you both!

Thanks Teya, I'm actually home resting with my hubby...I am writing a full detailed interview and port of entry review...

Removal of Conditions 8/2012

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