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ceyhunihal   6

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Got the email from Officer Garza about a week ago and yet my case still hasn't been touched after the email. Sad part is I had a dream last night that I received an email stating my case was approved and then I woke up, checked my Iphone and nada. This situation has gotten me and wife depresses, stressed and frustrated and the same time. This has been the worst experience I've ever had so far. All I want is for me and my wife to be together.

I hear you,my husband and I,we are so frustraded also.You're not alone.

05/27/2010 MARRIED

08/04/2010 I-130 SENT

08/11/2010 NOA1

08/25/2010 TOUCHED

11/02/2010 TOUCHED

11/03/2010 CASE SENT FROM CSC TO TSC

11/04/2010 TOUCHED

11/10/2010 TOUCHED

11/18/2010 TOUCHED

11/19/2010 TOUCHED

11/24/2010 TOUCHED

02/14/2011 RFE (MISSING EVIDENCE)

02/15/2011 RFE RESPOND SENT

03/10/2011 NOA2 APPROVAL(exactly 7 months)211 days

03/14/2011 NOA2 HARD COPY RECEIVED

03/16/2011 FILE SENT TO NVC

NVC

03/18/2011 CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED

03/21/2011 RECEIVED IIN,GAVE E-MAILS,3032 SENT

03/22/2011 SENT PAYMENT FOR AOS FEE

03/23/2011 DS-3032 E-MAIL ACCEPTED,AOS SHOWS PAID,SENT AOS PACKAGE

03/24/2011 IV FEE RECEIVED AND PAID

03/28/2011 IV FEE SHOWS PAID,SENT IV PACKAGE

04/08/2011 SIF (SIGN IN FAILED)

04/10/2011 CASE COMPLETE

EMBASSY

05/25/2011 MEDICAL COMPLETED

05/02/2011 INTERVIEW

INTERVIEW RESULTS: APPROVED

POE 05/24/2011 HOUSTON,TEXAS

THANK GOD, IT'S OVER! FINAL! FINISHED! BITTI!

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April/May? Seriously, what the hell do you know? You sound like a complete a@@hole for posting here. With all due respect, I'm tired of people who got their NOA2 in 86 days but did not file until 2

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If my sister was working at DHS, I wouldn't wait 6-months then send an email to somebody at USCIS in DC. That's just me though. I'm not buying any of this tomfoolery.

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Ok so are you saying you had their petition numbers and all other info to tell to those people so they are approved faster? Sorry but total BS! Or are you saying they came here to this thread, READ i

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rachelsharma   5

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I hear you,my husband and I,we are so frustraded also.You're not alone.

I give up waiting for tonight. I am too tired, upset, and angry to sit here and wait for a small shred of hope for an approval. I wish you all the best of luck tonight.

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I say congratulations to you, Mike. You just dunno how you bring out hope in my family today. Every approval, and everytime someone gets through NVC in this thread is a celebration in my family. When I announced- "someone from TSC got through NVC!!", my husband said YES!!! :dance:

Just got a call from our Congressman's office. And just like most of you, they are asking us to sign- I guess something abt Release of Information- for all it's worth, and to exhaust all means, I wish it will do miracles.

Thank you very much for your kind words. The way I see this this horrible wait and separation does have one positive, my wife and I will have much more appreciation for the simple gift of being able to be physically together. I think that a lot of people do not appreciate what a true luxury it is to be with someone you love. I see a lot of my friends fight with their significant others and want to get away from them. I've told them "Man, at least you can look them in the eye and talk about it, kiss and make up afterwards. You don't have to do it over Skype or an instant message." If anything this will bring us closer to our loved ones and make our relationships stronger. Always keep that hope and always remember why we're all enduring this torture. Good luck to you and your family.

-Michael

USCIS

Married: July 16, 2010

I-30 Sent to Chicago Lock Box: August 9, 2010

Chicago Lock Box confirms receipt: August 12, 2010

NOA 1: August 26, 2010 (two weeks! Not bad!)

NOA 1: Received in mail: August 30, 2010

Transferred to TSC: November 2, 2010

Touched: November 10, 2010

Touched: November 18, 2010

Touched: November 19, 2010

Touched: November 24, 2010

NOA 2: December 23, 2010 (119 Days after NOA 1 Woot! Woot! Merry Christmas!)

TSC ships case to NVC: January 21, 2011 (#######? A MONTH TO SHIP?!)

National Visa Center

NVC Receives Case: January 28, 2011 (Received, but no NVC number assigned yet)

NVC Number Assigned: January 31, 2011 (spoke with operator, emails given, waiting for Invoice Number)

NVC Invoice received: February 1, 2011 (Paid Immediately, petitioner emailed Choice of Agent)

NVC Posted AOS fee payment: February 2, 2011

AOS packet sent to NVC: February 3, 2011

AOS packet delivered to NVC: February 4, 2011

Choice of Agent processed: February 9, 2011

VI Fee Paid: February 9, 2011

VI Fee Processed: February 10, 2011 (Barcode available online)

VI Fee barcode emailed with instructions: February 11, 2011

DS-230 Packet Sent: February 17, 2011

DS-230 Packet Received by NVC: February 22, 2011

DS-230 Packet Processed and sent to Embassy: March 9, 2011

Embassy

Interview Date: April 27, 2011

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_Erick_   5

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I see this now. Thanks for the info fermat. Obviously the IRS agent that I talked to either misunderstood my question... or his head was up his assets ;)

Thanks again.

Erick

Think about it. If you were filing married seperately or single you would have to report your foreign income. Whether you are a USC or an LPR. If you're filing jointly then you are opting to treat your spouse as a resident. Of course your wife did not pay taxes to the US government in 2010, that is the point of filing out the tax return and sensing by April 15, 2011. That is when you pay the taxes you owe the government, not before. Just because she did not pay in 2010 does not mean she does not owe.

Here is the link: http://www.irs.gov/b...d=96370,00.html

Here is the text from the 3rd paragraph addressing this issue:

Generally, neither you nor your spouse can claim tax treaty benefits as a resident of a foreign country for a tax year for which the choice is in effect and you are both taxed on worldwide income. However, the exception to the saving clause of a particular tax treaty might allow a resident alien to claim a tax treaty benefit on certain specified income. You must file a joint income tax return for the year you make the choice, but you and your spouse can file joint or separate returns in later years.

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_Erick_   5

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ROFL... unfortunately yes, it seems so. :lol:

Hehe, thank you! I had fun :D

That's weird, cause I asked the same question to an IRS agent last week and she told me that my husband would have to report my foreign income. Oh no, the IRS is starting to resemble NVC operators who give out conflicting information blink.gif

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mr2fyre   3

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This thread seems to have the most cumulative coverage of the tax situation along with responses from accountants and someone who has used turbo tax with the options that we will need to use.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293088-filing-taxes-as-married/

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who has not yet contacted their US Senator or Congressman? And if not, why not?

i havent contacted mine yet

USCIS

07-15-2010: I-130 package mailed.

07-21-2010: Received NOA1 hard copy.

11-02-2010: Case transfered from CSC to TSC

11-03-2010: Updated

11-04-2010: Updated

11-24-2010: Updated (Case transfered to a USCIS office !!!)

02/09/2011: Updated

02/11/2011: Updated

02/22/2011: Approved

02/23/2011: Updated

02/28/2011: Updated

NVC

03/10/2011: Case number assigned

03/14/2011: Email of the DS-3032 form

03/15/2011: Acceptance of the DS-3032 form

03/16/2011: AOS Fee in process

03/17/2011: IV Fee in process

03/19/2011: AOS Fee PAID

03/19/2011: IV Fee PAID

03/18/2011: Sent IV package to my husband

03/23/2011: IV and AOS packages sent to NVC

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hey guy good morning i'm having the best morning ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today is my wife b-day and i was so sad that i couldn't travel too see her because of work!!

so i stayed up talking with her till like about 11pm eastern then i started to act as if i was sleepy and want to go to sleep so we said our goodnites and hung up!!!!!!!

my plan was to stay up till 1am eastern which would be 12am eastern in el salvador to call her and surprise her by waking her up and sayin happy b-day!!!!!!

which i did do and she was so happy i love her so much!!!!!!

but the real surprise came in at 11:30 pm eastern wehe i got a text saying that we got our i-130 approve!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this made it even more of a surprise that i told her happy b-day and we got approved!!!!!!!!

with all the excitment I hope there will be many more approval today for everybody!!!!!!!!!!

hey guy good morning i'm having the best morning ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today is my wife b-day and i was so sad that i couldn't travel too see her because of work!!

so i stayed up talking with her till like about 11pm eastern then i started to act as if i was sleepy and want to go to sleep so we said our goodnites and hung up!!!!!!!

my plan was to stay up till 1am eastern which would be 12am eastern in el salvador to call her and surprise her by waking her up and sayin happy b-day!!!!!!

which i did do and she was so happy i love her so much!!!!!!

but the real surprise came in at 11:30 pm eastern wehe i got a text saying that we got our i-130 approve!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this made it even more of a surprise that i told her happy b-day and we got approved!!!!!!!!

with all the excitment I hope there will be many more approval today for everybody!!!!!!!!!!

USCIS journey:

04/20/2010 - Got married in El Salvador

07/08/2010 - Sent I-130

07/15/2010 - Received by uscis chicago lock box

07/28/2010 - Received NOA 1 by snail mail and petition is at CSC

07/15/2010 - Priority Date and Received Date

07/23/2010 - Notice Date

08/01/2010 - Created online Acct.

10/28/2010 - Text and E-mail received that petition has been transfered to TSC

11/05/2010 - Received NOA 1 by snail mail(Transfer Notice) petition transfered to TSC

11/29/2010 - Received text and e-mail petiton was transfered to a uscis office no snail received

01/31/2011 - Received text and e-mail that petition was approved

02/10/2011 - Approved petition has been shiped to NVC

02/14/2011 - Received NOA 2 (hard copy) by snail mail

NVC journey:

02/14/2011 - Received NVC case number and gave e-mails

02/16/2011 - Received IIN,beneficiary id, choice of agent and aos bill by email from NVC

02/17/2011 - Sent DS-3032 by e-mail and paid AOS fee

02/24/2011 - Received email that DS-3032 was accepted

02/25/2011 - Received email bill for visa appliction. payed it the same day

02/28/2011 - Completed I-864 forms

03/01/2011 - Mailed completed I-864

03/04/2011 - Completed and mailed DS-230

03/04/2011 - NVC received AOS

03/07/2011 - NVC received DS-230

03/18/2011 - Received RFE

03/25/2011 - Mailed out missing information

03/28/2011 - NVC received documents

04/07/2011 - CC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

04/15/2011 - Interview date set for 05/19/2011 at 7:30am

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hey guy good morning i'm having the best morning ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today is my wife b-day and i was so sad that i couldn't travel too see her because of work!!

so i stayed up talking with her till like about 11pm eastern then i started to act as if i was sleepy and want to go to sleep so we said our goodnites and hung up!!!!!!!

my plan was to stay up till 1am eastern which would be 12am eastern in el salvador to call her and surprise her by waking her up and sayin happy b-day!!!!!!

which i did do and she was so happy i love her so much!!!!!!

but the real surprise came in at 11:30 pm eastern wehe i got a text saying that we got our i-130 approve!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this made it even more of a surprise that i told her happy b-day and we got approved!!!!!!!!

with all the excitment I hope there will be many more approval today for everybody!!!!!!!!!!

hey guy good morning i'm having the best morning ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today is my wife b-day and i was so sad that i couldn't travel too see her because of work!!

so i stayed up talking with her till like about 11pm eastern then i started to act as if i was sleepy and want to go to sleep so we said our goodnites and hung up!!!!!!!

my plan was to stay up till 1am eastern which would be 12am eastern in el salvador to call her and surprise her by waking her up and sayin happy b-day!!!!!!

which i did do and she was so happy i love her so much!!!!!!

but the real surprise came in at 11:30 pm eastern wehe i got a text saying that we got our i-130 approve!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this made it even more of a surprise that i told her happy b-day and we got approved!!!!!!!!

with all the excitment I hope there will be many more approval today for everybody!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome! What a way to start the Day!! Happy for you PUPI2000! Hope we are next in line! May you have a speedy process through NVC!

-Benoy

CSC - CR1

06/19/2010: Got Married

07/02/2010: I-130 mailed out

07/12/2010: I-130 received at USCIS

07/16/2010: NOA1

07/23/2010: NOA1 snail mail received in mailbox

Touches: 07/23, 07/26, 11/28, 11/29

11/2/2010: Case moved from CSC to TSC(Wife got snail mail!. No touches since 7/26. No Text/Email updates)

02/10/2011: NOA2(Thank You GOD!!)(209 days from NOA1)

02/16/2011: Petition shipped to NVC

02/16/2011: NOA2 hard copy received in mail

NVC

02/25/2011: NVC received the I-130 package, Receipt# scanned

02/25/2011: NVC Case# and IIN receipt, provided both email ids

02/25/2011: DS-3032 COA emailed to NVC

03/01/2011: DS-3032 COA accepted by NVC

03/03/2011: I-864 AOS review fee ($88) online payment

03/04/2011: Case shipped from NVC to US Embassy Madras for further processing.

03/10/2011: Case reached Madras US Counsulate

03/15/2011: Interview scheduled for 04/18/2011

Chennai Consulate

04/01/2011 & 04/02/2011: Medical

04/06/2011: VFS Office visit

04/18/2011: Interview - Approved!!

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Congratulations, papi2000!! :dance::dance::dance:(F)(F)(F)

Join us in the next room... we are all still here waiting you guys

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ROC...

05/04/2013 I-751 sent to CSC

05/06/2013 package delivered

05/13/2013 check cashed

05/15/2013 received NOA ( receipt date 05/06/2013)

05/17/2013 received biometrics letter

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Awesome! What a way to start the Day!! Happy for you PUPI2000! Hope we are next in line! May you have a speedy process through NVC!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Join us in the TSC NVC Airlock!!good.gif

04/2010 - Marriage in Weirsdale, Florida

USCIS

07-07-2010 Filed I-130 - K3

07-12-2010 Priority date

07-23-2010 NOA1 (California Service Centre)

11-03-2010 Transfer to Texas Service Centre

01-24-2011 NOA2 NVC

02-26-2011 Case #

02-28-2011 Docs delivered to NVC

03-06-2011 NVC received docs

03-06-2011 NVC SIF & Expedite approved

04-06-2011 Medical exam - Failed (bad cold - shadow on lung)

06-13-2011 2nd Medical exam - Passed

06-22-2011 Interview at London Embassy - denied due to previous overstay (3 year bar)

07-06-2011 I 601 Waiver accepted at London

07-19-2011 MP & Senator wrote to US Embassy to request expedite

08-13-2011 I 601 approved!

08-22-2011 Visa delivered

09-07-2011 POE Orlando - took 20 minutes to be admitted

I-751

08-15-2013 I-751 Received by Vermont service center

08-21-2013 I-751 Application check cashed

08-22-2013 I-751 NOA1 received dated 08-16-2013

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hey guy good morning i'm having the best morning ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today is my wife b-day and i was so sad that i couldn't travel too see her because of work!!

so i stayed up talking with her till like about 11pm eastern then i started to act as if i was sleepy and want to go to sleep so we said our goodnites and hung up!!!!!!!

my plan was to stay up till 1am eastern which would be 12am eastern in el salvador to call her and surprise her by waking her up and sayin happy b-day!!!!!!

which i did do and she was so happy i love her so much!!!!!!

but the real surprise came in at 11:30 pm eastern wehe i got a text saying that we got our i-130 approve!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this made it even more of a surprise that i told her happy b-day and we got approved!!!!!!!!

with all the excitment I hope there will be many more approval today for everybody!!!!!!!!!!

hey guy good morning i'm having the best morning ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

today is my wife b-day and i was so sad that i couldn't travel too see her because of work!!

so i stayed up talking with her till like about 11pm eastern then i started to act as if i was sleepy and want to go to sleep so we said our goodnites and hung up!!!!!!!

my plan was to stay up till 1am eastern which would be 12am eastern in el salvador to call her and surprise her by waking her up and sayin happy b-day!!!!!!

which i did do and she was so happy i love her so much!!!!!!

but the real surprise came in at 11:30 pm eastern wehe i got a text saying that we got our i-130 approve!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this made it even more of a surprise that i told her happy b-day and we got approved!!!!!!!!

with all the excitment I hope there will be many more approval today for everybody!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats puppi and Happy Bday to your wife :dance:

09/2009 - Met in Paris, France at work
04-23-2010 Marriage in Madison, Alabama
USCIS
07-19-2010 Filed I-130 - CR1 & CR2 (my daughter)
07-20-2010 Priority date
07-27-2010 NOA1 (California Service Centre)
11-03-2010 Transfer to Texas Service Centre
02-23-2011 NOA2 for my case
03-09-2011 NOA2 for daughter's case
NVC
03-04-2011 Case #
03-17-2011 Daughter's case#
04-21-2011 AOS & Support docs delivered to NVC
04-22-2011 NVC receive
(RFEs : Jan 27, Feb 8, May 4 & 5, all of them nonsense based, our birth certificates are multi-lingual, but they only see it when I call them after receiving the RFE)
05-23-2011 Checklists delivered to NVC (desperately waiting for CC)
06-06-2011 SIF
06-08-2011 CC (both mine & daughter's) + RFE - checklist to bring to interview
06-28-2011 Medical exam - Passed
07-19-2011 Interview in Paris - Passed
07-26-2011 Visa in hand
08/05/2011 POE Atlanta
08/22/2011 SSN Card in hand
08/23/2011 GC in hand Yipeeeeeeeeeeee

Removal of Conditions

07/20/2013 Petitions sent

07/23/2013 NOA

07/29/2013 NOA received

08/03/2013 Biometrics appointment letter received, scheduled 08/20/2013 in Birmingham AL

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Congrats to all for approvals....i wish rest of us don't touch 7 month mark :unsure::help:

USCIS(223 Days)
07/09/2010: NOA-1
11/02/2010: Petition transferred to Texas Service Center
11/24/2011: Touched
02/17/2011: NOA2
02/22/2011: Received NOA-2 Hard copy
NVC
03/02/2011: File received at NVC
03/08/2011: NVC number assigned,gave email addresses
03/10/2011: Received AOS invoice,IIN,DS-3032COA(filled and submitted via email)

03/12/2011: COA DS 3032 accepted VIA email from NVC
03/14/2011: AOS fee paid
03/15/2011: IV bill invoiced and paid
03/18/2011: IV bill/AOS invoice appears as PAID
03/22/2011: AOS package submitted
03/05/2011: DS-230 package submitted
03/07/2011: received email from NVC -checklist to submit DS230
4/15/2011:SIF/CC
06/17/2011:Interview Date Result(AP)
09/30/2011:VISA/passport received

POE: 01/19/2012/GC Received

Citizenship

04/13/2016:N-400 Packet Sent

05/18/2016: FP

09/27/2016: Interview(Approved)

XX/XX/XX: Oath

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Goooooooooooood morning from Miami VJ fam! I hope all of you are doing well! :thumbs:

Congrats to Pupi2000!! I hope you have a speedy journey through NVC! :dance:

Nothing new to report from my side- nevertheless, not giving up hope!

Looking forward to some approvals this week! :thumbs:

Edited by celldoc

USCIS - 203 days

08/09/2010: NOA1 (I-130) Received text & email with case number

02/28/2011: Received NOA2 hard copies of approval for I130 and I129F

NVC

03/02/2011: NVC Case Number Assigned, received IIN #

06/06/2011: AOS and IV received at NVC

06/21/2011: NVC Case Complete

08/24/2011: Embassy Interview

09/14/2011: Visa granted

09/18/2011: POE Houston!!!

Total time from beginning to end: 406 days (1 year, 1 month, 10 days)

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