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LotofPatience Veteran

LotofPatience   65

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Filed: IR-5 Country: India
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My petition is currently in initial review.

I have some informations that might help my case.

Should I send USCIS the information without them requesting it?

It is not needed at this point.

Loto

CSC - I-130 for Parents (IR5)

10/11/2011 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/13/2011 - Delivered at Chicago Lockbox

10/17/2011 - Email received with Receipt#, Routed to CSC

10/18/2011 - Cleared the checks $420*2

10/21/2011 - Received NOA1

03/30/2012 - Received NOA2

NVC

04/19/2012 - NVC received

05/01/2012 - Case# generated

05/02/2012 - DS-3032 COA emailed

05/02/2012 - I-864 AOS Fee $88 paid

05/05/2012 - I-864 AOS package mailed to NVC

05/07/2012 - I-864 AOS package received by NVC

05/07/2012 - DS-3032 COA accepted

05/08/2012 - DS-230 IV Fee $230*2 paid

05/09/2012 - DS-230 IV package mailed to NVC

05/11/2012 - DS-230 IV package received by NVC

05/17/2012 - Case Completed

Consulate

07/02/2012 - VFS visit in Cochin

07/04/2012 - Medical in Chennai

07/12/2012 - Interview in Mumbai - Success!

09/08/2012 - POE at JFK, NY

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Dan Nguyen   3

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I realize that, but rather than wait for them to request more info, then send it, which would waste many months.

I was thinking I could send now and save some time. Maybe they might find the info useful. If not, they can always discard it.

Could hurt could it?

Also, which address should I use? The Chicago lockbox or something else?

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LotofPatience Veteran

LotofPatience   65

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I just said my opinion. Now it is up to you.

Definitely it is not Chicago Lockbox address.

Good luck!

Loto

CSC - I-130 for Parents (IR5)

10/11/2011 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/13/2011 - Delivered at Chicago Lockbox

10/17/2011 - Email received with Receipt#, Routed to CSC

10/18/2011 - Cleared the checks $420*2

10/21/2011 - Received NOA1

03/30/2012 - Received NOA2

NVC

04/19/2012 - NVC received

05/01/2012 - Case# generated

05/02/2012 - DS-3032 COA emailed

05/02/2012 - I-864 AOS Fee $88 paid

05/05/2012 - I-864 AOS package mailed to NVC

05/07/2012 - I-864 AOS package received by NVC

05/07/2012 - DS-3032 COA accepted

05/08/2012 - DS-230 IV Fee $230*2 paid

05/09/2012 - DS-230 IV package mailed to NVC

05/11/2012 - DS-230 IV package received by NVC

05/17/2012 - Case Completed

Consulate

07/02/2012 - VFS visit in Cochin

07/04/2012 - Medical in Chennai

07/12/2012 - Interview in Mumbai - Success!

09/08/2012 - POE at JFK, NY

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OBX   51

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It is not needed at this point.

Loto

^^ Agree.

Generally sending unsolicited additional information to USCIS is not recommended; reason being, it is not likely to be matched up to your original petition. While it is difficult to wait the process out, second guessing what you submitted, you need to wait. If USCIS requests more information you will receive an RFE which will give you specific details of what they want and where to send it. That will ensure it does match up to your petition.

If you feel you want to send in more information regardless, good luck. Not sure where you would send it as your petition would have been forwarded to a processing centre. You could always try to call USCIS for guidance but good luck with that as they are not known to be too helpful.

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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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ScottThuy Mentor

ScottThuy   140

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Its too late to frontload your petition.. I tried to do what you want to do and the info never got put in the file but was recieved by USCIS.... its a waste of time and $.IMO.

on another note.... if it did make it to the case folder, by the time the file gets to HCMC, the CO may see the late addition and wonder why are you adding more info.. is there some issue in the case that you are tryng to compensate for...

all you can do now is get it together with the interview paperwork and hope they look at it... they are well known for not accepting evidence or even looking at it at the interview in HCMC...

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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Neal851   3

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Its too late to frontload your petition.. I tried to do what you want to do and the info never got put in the file but was recieved by USCIS.... its a waste of time and $.IMO.

on another note.... if it did make it to the case folder, by the time the file gets to HCMC, the CO may see the late addition and wonder why are you adding more info.. is there some issue in the case that you are tryng to compensate for...

all you can do now is get it together with the interview paperwork and hope they look at it... they are well known for not accepting evidence or even looking at it at the interview in HCMC...

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IR-5 for Parents

02-28-14 -> I-130 sent to Chicago Lockbox.
03-03-14 -> USCIS received. (Priority Date)
03-09-14 -> NOA1 received.
06-04-14 -> NOA2 received. Approved.
06-18-14 -> NVC Received case.
07-03-14 -> NVC Assigned Case#(Got Case# & IIN Over the Phone).
07-22-14 -> DS-261 Completed.
07-25-14 -> AOS fee Payment.
07-29-14 -> AOS fee shows PAID.
07-30-14 -> AOS Package Sent.
07-31-14 -> AOS Package delivered.
09-15-14 -> IV fee Payment.

09-17-14 -> IV fee Shows PAID.

09-18-14 -> IV Package Sent.
09-20-14 -> IV Package Delivered.

10-20-14 -> Case Complete.

10-28-14 -> Case Complete Email Received.

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IndigoSkies Experienced

IndigoSkies   168

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Bangladesh
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What is this potential info that you have that might help your case? Do tell.

N400 CITIZENSHIP STAGE

23-DEC-2016 -:- N400 form mailed to Dallas, TX Lockbox (USPS EXPRESS)

27-DEC-2016 -:- N400 form delivered/picked up by USCIS

01-JAN-2017 -:- N400 form fee check cashed by USCIS

04-JAN-2017 -:- N400 form received per NOA1

09-JAN-2017 -:- N400 form NOA1 notice date

14-JAN-2017 -:- N400 form NOA1 on hand through USPS

30-JAN-2017 -:- N400 fingerprint taken

01-FEB-2017 -:- N400 interview schedule process started

26-JUL-2017 -:- N400 interview date set (01SEP2017)

29-JUL-2017 -:- N400 interview letter on hand

01-SEP-2017 -:- N400 interview date - Interview passed

10-OCT-2017-:- N400 oath ceremony letter on hand (oath on 26OCT2017)

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Dan Nguyen Enthusiast

Dan Nguyen   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Is frontloading a petition a good idea? This is all that I included in my petition.

•Copy of U.S. passport for petitioner.

•Copy of Naturalization Certificate for petitioner.

•Copy of Vietnamese passport for beneficiary.

•Copy of U.S. passport for daughter.

•Copy of CRBA for daughter.

•Copy of daughter’s birth certificate. (English translated)

•Copy of marriage certificate. (English translated)

•Form G-325A for petitioner.

•Form G-325A for beneficiary.

•2 Passport photographs.

•Registration of Temporary Stays in Vietnam

Registration of Temporary Stays is a document that I have to fill our every 3 months at local police dept. notifying them where I am living during my temporary visits.

Is this enought or should I have included more, such as photographs and more evidence of relationship.

Some VJ members advise to include everything except the kitchen table and others say quality is better than quantity so I'm a little baffled.

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Anh map   2,098

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This is your second trip through HCMC. Your past experience shows that the expectations are very high. Including the timeline would have been helpful. At this point it is better to wait and see what the interviewing CO thinks of your old K1 petition file along with the CR1 petition. As others have stated, therre is no guarantee that any new documents sent at this time would find your case file.

Have the timeline and photos prepared for your spouse to take to her interview. Having them there is the best you can do at this point.

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joenlemy   2

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I considered doing the same thing with the NVC. Decided to call them 1st and ask. The lady I spoke with said if they pull your case to add anything to it, it gets bumped back. Now i'm concerned that sending my wife a notorized copy of our timeline may not be of much help. We've been waiting for a interview date since Sept 3, 2010. Since then, i've got our timeline complete, just need it notorized. I also plan on printing all of our emails, phone records, yahoo chat. My wife, has all reciepts from Western Union, the flower shop. When I was there in June I gave her a ATM card from my bank. ATM's in Vietnam are bad for not keeping paper for printing reciepts for withdrawls. So I printed all my bank statements showing when she withdrew money. I'm pretty sure we have more then enough evidence, to show we married for the right reason.

My concern, will the CO take the time to look at all our evindence. It looks like it might be luck of the draw.

I've only been a member here for a couple of weeks at most. The timeline I keep reading about. This is the only place I've seen it mentioned. I think that might be the one piece of evidence to help us see pink. :)

Thanks VJ

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LotofPatience   65

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I considered doing the same thing with the NVC. Decided to call them 1st and ask. The lady I spoke with said if they pull your case to add anything to it, it gets bumped back. Now i'm concerned that sending my wife a notorized copy of our timeline may not be of much help. We've been waiting for a interview date since Sept 3, 2010. Since then, i've got our timeline complete, just need it notorized. I also plan on printing all of our emails, phone records, yahoo chat. My wife, has all reciepts from Western Union, the flower shop. When I was there in June I gave her a ATM card from my bank. ATM's in Vietnam are bad for not keeping paper for printing reciepts for withdrawls. So I printed all my bank statements showing when she withdrew money. I'm pretty sure we have more then enough evidence, to show we married for the right reason.

My concern, will the CO take the time to look at all our evindence. It looks like it might be luck of the draw.

I've only been a member here for a couple of weeks at most. The timeline I keep reading about. This is the only place I've seen it mentioned. I think that might be the one piece of evidence to help us see pink. :)

Thanks VJ

You can add any missing required documents at NVC stage, before RFE was generated.

Adding secondary evidences of the marriage - Can't you produce it at beneficiary's interview time?

Loto

CSC - I-130 for Parents (IR5)

10/11/2011 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/13/2011 - Delivered at Chicago Lockbox

10/17/2011 - Email received with Receipt#, Routed to CSC

10/18/2011 - Cleared the checks $420*2

10/21/2011 - Received NOA1

03/30/2012 - Received NOA2

NVC

04/19/2012 - NVC received

05/01/2012 - Case# generated

05/02/2012 - DS-3032 COA emailed

05/02/2012 - I-864 AOS Fee $88 paid

05/05/2012 - I-864 AOS package mailed to NVC

05/07/2012 - I-864 AOS package received by NVC

05/07/2012 - DS-3032 COA accepted

05/08/2012 - DS-230 IV Fee $230*2 paid

05/09/2012 - DS-230 IV package mailed to NVC

05/11/2012 - DS-230 IV package received by NVC

05/17/2012 - Case Completed

Consulate

07/02/2012 - VFS visit in Cochin

07/04/2012 - Medical in Chennai

07/12/2012 - Interview in Mumbai - Success!

09/08/2012 - POE at JFK, NY

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