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DaveyOntario   1

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Yesterday I received approval for my I-601 Waiver. I wish to thank all the VJ'ers who assisted me throughout this lengthly process. We filed our I-130 3 years and 2 months ago, were approved in December 2009. Subsequently in February of 2010 an I-601 Waiver request was issued to me. The Waiver took 8 months to approve.

Could someone tell me how long it has taken them to get their Passort returned to them Visa stamped, and if it was by courier?

Thanks so much folks.

Stay positive!

Dave

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Sweetcheeksss   91

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Hey Davey! First of all, congratulations, that's awesome news!

Secondly, you are probably going to have to redo some of your initial paperwork (I think) - but I might be wrong. In my instance, we were getting assistance from a very high source so mine was very quick. I'll pray that you get this done sooner, rather than later.

I'm so happy for you!

canadian_wife Grand Master

canadian_wife   1,823

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:thumbs:

Congrats and good luck

USCIS
August 12, 2008 - petition sent
August 16, 2008 - NOA-1
February 10, 2009 - NOA-2
178 DAYS FROM NOA-1

NVC
February 13, 2009 - NVC case number assigned
March 12, 2009 - Case Complete
25 DAY TRIP THROUGH NVC

Medical
May 4, 2009

Interview
May, 26, 2009

POE - June 20, 2009 Toronto - Atlanta, GA

Removal of Conditions
Filed - April 14, 2011
Biometrics - June 2, 2011 (early)
Approval - November 9, 2011
209 DAY TRIP TO REMOVE CONDITIONS

Citizenship

April 29, 2013 - NOA1 for petition received

September 10, 2013 Interview - decision could not be made.

April 15, 2014 APPROVED. Wait for oath ceremony

Waited...

September 29, 2015 - sent letter to senator.

October 16, 2015 - US Citizen

reynatejana Rookie

reynatejana   0

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Congrats on your process.

It has been year since my last post here on this site.

Congrats :thumbs:

We met in 1990 We married in texas 1998

Moved to Canada May 1999 to see how we would like it.

Traveled back and fourth from Texas and GTA area since.

2. Husband was Denied at border to enter U.S. Feb. 2004

3. I-130 To Montreal 04/24/04 receipt on 04/28/04

transfer to California

4. I-130 Approval 10/27/04

5. NVC recieves case 11/21/04

6. I rec'ed CHOICES of agent form 11/21/04

7. I rec'ed Affidavit of Support (I-864) bill 11/21/04 $335.00

bill 01-17-05 sent out fee 03/06/05

8. Sent Affiidavit of support 03/23/05

9. 2nd fingerprints to RCMP 03/23/05

10. Affidavit of Support back to ME for '04 tax info 04/09/05

11. 2nd fingerprints came back to me...FORGOT Money Order 04/26/05

12. Recieved DS-230 forms 04/26/05

13. Sent DS forms Nov. 2nd 2005

14. Had to get FBI fingerprints forgot the cost NOV. 2005

15. DS-230 sent back to us for a mistake NOV 24, 2005

16 Send back to NVC Office Nov 28th 2005

17. Currently under review Dec.19th 2005

18. Case completed on Dec. 21, 2005

19. Interview in Montreal @ 9:30 April 21st, 2006

20. Husband denied and I-601 packet was submitted

in Montreal April 21st 2006

21. Vermont sent notice I-601 was rec'ved May 15ish 2006

22. I-601 was touched Sept. 2nd 2006

23. Husbands birthday Sept 6th 2006 I-601 Touched

24. Noticed sent to me the petitioner for more evidence Oct. 11th 2006

25. Grandfather passed Oct. 18th 2006.

26. Evidence sent back to Vermont End of November 2006

27. Notice of evidence rev'ed in Vermont Dec 19th

28. I-601 wavier APPROVED June 19th 2007

***29. Husband and I separated.... Jan. 6th 2011

RichiJenny Proficient

RichiJenny   14

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Congratulations, its a huge relief isnt it!

Passports in the UK are on average taking around 10 days from courier picking up to delivering back to you.

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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DaveyOntario   1

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Congratulations, its a huge relief isnt it!

Passports in the UK are on average taking around 10 days from courier picking up to delivering back to you.

Thanks, and it certainly is a huge relief. Hopefully I will get the same turnaround time as the UK. I had read over on I2US that some folks have been waiting for a few months for Passports out of Montreal.

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DaveyOntario   1

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In my opinion, I seriously doubt that Montreal is as speedy as the UK consulate. Sadly, I think the timeline Davey posted is probably more accurate.

Do you have to redo your medical, AOS, etc Davey?

Sweet,

I have not been requested to do a new medical nor been requested to provide a current RCMP record check however I have a fresh one on hand just in case. :)

Hopefully the rest of the journey goes smoothly.

Montreal is and has been slow for quite a period of time.

Sweetcheeksss Rising Star

Sweetcheeksss   91

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Well, I really hope I'm wrong, but I think they (the consulate) might make that decision (in regards to you having to get updated forms). Or is that where the decision that your waiver was approved came from?

I hope you are all good to go and you get your visa very soon!

DaveyOntario Explorer

DaveyOntario   1

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In my opinion, I seriously doubt that Montreal is as speedy as the UK consulate. Sadly, I think the timeline Davey posted is probably more accurate.

Do you have to redo your medical, AOS, etc Davey?

Sweet,

Another thought I have is that since my Visa has already been approved for 13 months the submission and return of my passport could be much shorter. Keep in mind the waiver request came after the approval so one would think a stamp, stuff the envelope, and ship out could be completed in a very short period of time.

This may also negate any medical or records update.

Thoughts please ANYONE! :o

Here I go again being my optimistic self..... :)

Used to be broken Proficient

Used to be broken   147

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Sweet,

Another thought I have is that since my Visa has already been approved for 13 months the submission and return of my passport could be much shorter. Keep in mind the waiver request came after the approval so one would think a stamp, stuff the envelope, and ship out could be completed in a very short period of time.

This may also negate any medical or records update.

Thoughts please ANYONE! :o

Here I go again being my optimistic self..... :)

Hate to dash your optimistic thoughts, but the VISA apparently wasn't approved... or you would be here. Now you will be again dealing with the consulate staff after USCIS shuffles your paperwork back to them. No telling how long it will take for it to get back from Vermont. I cannot understand why they don't electronically transmit this stuff.

If the medical and police certificate are older than a year... its pretty common practice for them to request new ones. If it were me, although the medical is over $100 bucks, I would probably go ahead and do that to instead of waiting for them to ask for it.

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