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phlpro30   3

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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We finally did it!!

For everyone going through this gut wrenching, exhausting, trying, maddning process.... KEEP WITH IT!

My Fiance and I went through London... it took us a month and 2 days to get his passport back with his K1 Visa inside.

Keep the faith kids! Its a waiting game like no other.. but believe me, the relief you will feel when this part of the journey is over.. will absolutely overwhelm you...

keep smiling.. and keep fighting....

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Janine&Scott   5

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Can I ask why they took so long returning the passport and visa? I'm waiting for mine back from London also.

Visa Type: K1

Service Centre: Vermont

Embassy: London, UK

I-129F Sent: 19 June 2010

Interview Date: 9 November 2010

POE: 23 November 2010

Married: 13 December 2010

AoS

Sent by Courier to Chicago

I-485, EAD and AP Sent: 22 April 2011

EAD & AP Touched: 13 May 2011

I-485 RFE: 14 May 2011

Biometrics Appointment: 1 June 2011

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FawkThisSite   13

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Congratulations!... and your words actually do give some relief! I can't wait until we get past this NOA2 part. The hardest part of all IMO.

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Aztec&Taino   144

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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We finally did it!!

For everyone going through this gut wrenching, exhausting, trying, maddning process.... KEEP WITH IT!

My Fiance and I went through London... it took us a month and 2 days to get his passport back with his K1 Visa inside.

Keep the faith kids! Its a waiting game like no other.. but believe me, the relief you will feel when this part of the journey is over.. will absolutely overwhelm you...

keep smiling.. and keep fighting....

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Congratulations! :)

Your timeline is actually quite good and the rest of us will probably have a lengthier process, but seeing other people successfully complete their process gives hope to the rest of us.

August 23, 2010 - I-129 F package sent via USPS priority mail with delivery confirmation.

August 30, 2010 - Per Department of Homeland Security (DHS) e-mail, petition received and routed to California Service Center for processing. Check cashed. I-797C Notice of Action by mail (NOA 1) - Received date 08/25/2010. Notice date 08/27/2010.

After 150 days of imposed anxious patience...

January 24, 2011 - Per USCIS website, petition approved and notice mailed.

January 31, 2011 - Approval receipt notice (NOA 2) received by mail. Called NVC, given Santo Domingo case number, and informed that petition was sent same day to consulate.

Called Visa Specialist at the Department of State every day for a case update. Informed of interview date on February, 16 2011. Informed that packet was mailed to fiance on February, 15 2011.

February 21, 2011 - Fiance has not yet received packet. Called 1-877-804-5402 (Visa Information Center of the United States Embassy) to request a duplicate packet in person pick-up at the US consulate in Santo Domingo. Packet can be picked-up by fiance on 02/28.

March 1, 2011 - Medical exam completed at Consultorios de Visa in Santo Domingo.

March 9, 2011 at 6 AM - Interview, approved!

March 18, 2011 - POE together. JFK and O'Hare airports. Legal wedding: May 16, 2011.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

-Henry David Thoreau

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A&F Explorer

A&F   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Wow so glad to read your embassy review. My fiance and I were still trying to decide if it's worth me making the trip overthere for his interview.

We were hoping to have his interview date fall during my next trip there (1st 2 weeks on Jan) but it prob will not happen now. I now think it's worth it to make the trip again even if it's less than a month later...

09/15/1994 First met around this time

10/15/1998 Got separated...

12/05/2008 Met again and officially started dating

07/31/2010 129F package sent out to VSC

08/02/2010 129F package received at VSC

08/06/2010 Check cleared (date on check 08/05/2010 @ Lewisville, TX)

08/09/2010 NOA1 received in the mail (notice date 08/05/10; package received date 08/02/10)

08/12/2010 touched (updated...)

10/03/2010 touched (updated...)

02/28/2011 NOA2 approved (text, email 5:45PM)

03/07/2011 NVC received info, NOA2 hard copy received

03/16/2011 Medical exam

03/21/2011 Package left NVC

03/23/2011 Package received by London Embassy (well the tracked package says arrived but info still not logged in system!?!?)

03/29/2011 Info logged into Embassy system

04/02/2011 Packet 3 mailed to London Embassy

04/06/2011 Instructions for Packet 3 mailed to fiance

04/07/2011 Packet 3 received by Embassy

05/09/2911 Medical results sent to Embassy (finally!!!)

06/02/2011 Interview-- Approved YEAH!!!

06/30/2011 POE- Philadelphia :)

08/13/2011 Married!!!

See my timeline for AOS and other details...

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OBX   51

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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We finally did it!!

For everyone going through this gut wrenching, exhausting, trying, maddning process.... KEEP WITH IT!

My Fiance and I went through London... it took us a month and 2 days to get his passport back with his K1 Visa inside.

Keep the faith kids! Its a waiting game like no other.. but believe me, the relief you will feel when this part of the journey is over.. will absolutely overwhelm you...

keep smiling.. and keep fighting....

:dance:

: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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gap1 Rising Star

gap1   21

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Why did it take so long??! Please don't tell me we have another month to wait after the interview. I'll go mental.

Naturalization Process (FINALLY!)

05.29.14 - N-400 filed

06.02.14 - Packet received at the Lewisville Texas Center

06.05.14 - Check cleared

06.04.14 - NOA date

06.13.14 - Biometrics letter received

07.02.14 - Biometrics appointment

07.07.14 - In line

07.17.14 - 'Yellow Paper' date

09.10.14 - Interview scheduled NOA date

10.15.14 - Interview date

10.15.14 - RFE (missing documentation)

10.21.14 - RFE response received in NYC facility

11.04.14 - Oath ceremony scheduled, approved!

11.19.14 - Oath ceremony (8:30am) in Brooklyn - Completed! DONE WITH USCIS!

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marlea   84

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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Why did it take so long??! Please don't tell me we have another month to wait after the interview. I'll go mental.

It's impossible to know. Sometimes it takes a week, sometimes it takes a month. There is nothing certain or "normal" in this process. Only averages that people can go by. Every case is different, so there is no way to know why one case moves faster or slower than any other.

K-1

I-129F NOA1 : June 1, 2010

I-129F NOA2 : June 28, 2010

Interview Date : Sept 28, 2010

Wedding: Apr 16, 2011

AOS

Approved : July 25, 2011

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gap1   21

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Yeah but I've never heard of London taking a month just to return a passport, they're normally a week at the most.

Naturalization Process (FINALLY!)

05.29.14 - N-400 filed

06.02.14 - Packet received at the Lewisville Texas Center

06.05.14 - Check cleared

06.04.14 - NOA date

06.13.14 - Biometrics letter received

07.02.14 - Biometrics appointment

07.07.14 - In line

07.17.14 - 'Yellow Paper' date

09.10.14 - Interview scheduled NOA date

10.15.14 - Interview date

10.15.14 - RFE (missing documentation)

10.21.14 - RFE response received in NYC facility

11.04.14 - Oath ceremony scheduled, approved!

11.19.14 - Oath ceremony (8:30am) in Brooklyn - Completed! DONE WITH USCIS!

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marlea   84

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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It's rare, but it does happen. There is one VJ member who was approved at the interview for a IR/CR visa back in Feb (I think) and has been waiting ever since. It's been 9 months, still in AP, still no visa.

But, having said that, the likelihood of your fiance having a problem is small, and once he is approved he will probably get his passport back in 1-2 weeks.

K-1

I-129F NOA1 : June 1, 2010

I-129F NOA2 : June 28, 2010

Interview Date : Sept 28, 2010

Wedding: Apr 16, 2011

AOS

Approved : July 25, 2011

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patient2010   93

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CONGRATS!!!!! :thumbs:

November 5, 2010 Interview 7am APPROVED!!!!!! (6months 4weeks 1day) THANK YOU LORD!!!!!

(look at my about me page in my profile if you want to see my entire k1 journey)

AOS Journey:

Feb.4, 2011 Mailed AOS packet

Feb. 7, 2011 Pkt delivered in Chicago

Feb. 10, 2011 Received txt and email of NOA for AOS, EAD, and AP

Feb. 11, 2011 Check cashed for AOS

Feb. 12, 2011 Touched

Feb. 14, 2011 received hard copy of NOA for AOS, EAD& AP

Feb. 18, 2011 received appt letter for biometrics

Feb. 28, 2011 biometrics appt @10am

Feb. 28, 2011 received txt/email AOS case transferred to csc

Mar 1, 2011 AOS Touched

Mar 3, 2011 received hard copy of AOS transfer to csc

Mar 4, 2011 AOS Touched

Mar 28, 2011 Received txt/email saying card production has been ordered. (1month 3eeks 3days)

Mar 28, 2011 Received 2nd txt/email saying we have registered this customer permanent residence status

Mar 29, 2011 Received 3rd txt/email says card production has been ordered.

April 1, 2011 greencard and welcome letter in hand!!

April 5, 2011 received txt/email EAD card production ordered

Will Start Removing Conditions Dec 2012!!!!

Dec. 26, 2012 mailed ROC paperwork

Dec. 28, 2012 NOA for ROC paperwork

Jan. 7, 2013 received bio appt letter

Jan. 24, 2013 bio appt.

June 22, 2013 10yr green card received

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Tanoushka   7

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: France
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Yeah but I've never heard of London taking a month just to return a passport, they're normally a week at the most.

me neither

Congratulations!!!!

Can't wait to be there too!

i will go through London as well :)

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We met in June 2008
We got engaged on 08-06-2010!!!!!
08-30-2010:I-129F Sent
09-03-2010: I-129F NOA1
09-13-2010:Touched
10-03-2010:Touched!! !feels gooood :)
02-24-2011: RFE...grrrrrr
03-18-2011: NOA2 - it took them 6mths 2 wks and 2 days (or 196 days)!!!!
03-??-2011: NVC received
03-29-2011: Petition sent to London
04-05-2011: Embassy received petition
04-09-2011: Packet 3 received
04-11-2011: Packet 3 sent
04-13-2011: Medical
05-12-2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!
07-04-2011: POE
08-05-2011: We're married!
09-14-2011: AOS, EAD and AP forms sent
09-16-2011: Receipts for AOS, EAD and AP forms
11-17-2011: RFE...
12-08-2011: Send evidence back to USCIS...and now we wait
12-23-2011: EAD/AP card sent
12-29-2011: EAD/AP card received :)
12-29-2011: Case transferred to CSC
03-29-2012: AOS approved!
04-05-2012: Green card in hands

03-06-2014: Removal of conditions packet received at VSC...and now the wait starts again!




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