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After what I just went through , planning my wedding 2 and a half weeks after my interview, I would suggest you plan the wedding a little later than 2 weeks after the interview.

I would have had mine a little sooner had they not made a mistake and delivered to the wrong DHL location ( 8 hours away from me ) . If I wanted to make my wedding I had to drive to Dorval to pick it up myself or email the Consulate and wait for a response as to why they delivered my package there.....hmmm...... I chose to go get it myself.

For those of you who have been following............. I made it to my wedding , literally arriving in town an hour and a half before the wedding, after driving 24 hours to get the visa, cross the border and get to my new home town. PHEW!

Still in a bit of a daze BUT HAPPY! :)

Congratulations!!!! :)

K-1

NOA1 ------ 11-17-2010

NOA2 ------ 04-25-2011

Package Received By NVC ----- 04/28/2011

Package Left From NVC ----- 05/03/2011

Package Received by MTL ---- 05/05/2011

P3 Received from MTL ---- Never

MTL Sent P3 ---- 05/19/2011

P3 Delivered at MTL ---- 05/26/2011

MTL Sent P4 ---- 06/01/2011

Medical ---- 06/15/2011

Interview ---- 08/08/2011 - APPROVED

Visa printed ---- 08/15/2011

Waybill e-mail received ---- 08/17/2011

Visa in hand ---- 08/22/2011

POE ---- 08/28/2011

Wedding ---- 09/17/2011

AOS (I485, I765, I131)

NOA1 ---- 10/07/2011

I485 NOA2 APPROVAL/CARD IN PRODUCTION NOTICE ---- 11/30/2011

Card Received ---- 12/5/2011

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I also didn't book my medical until I had packet 4 as the instructions are in it. I booked my interview first then called to book the medical to insure that it would be in plenty of time before hand.

Happy75
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So how are you all handling the CSC site- what I mean is : Is the person registering on the CSC site for appointment and DHL the U.S. citizen or the Canadian beneficiary? Is this also where we pay the

Canadiana013
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BM, Yes, you can send off packet 3 before you get the hard copy. I called DOS several times to ask if Montreal had received my file from the NVC. (In my case, this took about 3 weeks). I sent pack

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S and P   9

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After what I just went through , planning my wedding 2 and a half weeks after my interview, I would suggest you plan the wedding a little later than 2 weeks after the interview.

I would have had mine a little sooner had they not made a mistake and delivered to the wrong DHL location ( 8 hours away from me ) . If I wanted to make my wedding I had to drive to Dorval to pick it up myself or email the Consulate and wait for a response as to why they delivered my package there.....hmmm...... I chose to go get it myself.

For those of you who have been following............. I made it to my wedding , literally arriving in town an hour and a half before the wedding, after driving 24 hours to get the visa, cross the border and get to my new home town. PHEW!

Still in a bit of a daze BUT HAPPY! :)

kicking.gifkicking.gifheart.gif Congratulations!!

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After what I just went through , planning my wedding 2 and a half weeks after my interview, I would suggest you plan the wedding a little later than 2 weeks after the interview.

I would have had mine a little sooner had they not made a mistake and delivered to the wrong DHL location ( 8 hours away from me ) . If I wanted to make my wedding I had to drive to Dorval to pick it up myself or email the Consulate and wait for a response as to why they delivered my package there.....hmmm...... I chose to go get it myself.

For those of you who have been following............. I made it to my wedding , literally arriving in town an hour and a half before the wedding, after driving 24 hours to get the visa, cross the border and get to my new home town. PHEW!

Still in a bit of a daze BUT HAPPY! :)

First congratulations on your wedding! It will be a story to tell for sure, for years to come, that you only had 1.5 hours to spare before the wedding! Wishing you a smooth AOS!

Lise

Love Changes Everything

N-400 Process

May 29, 2016 paperwork sent in

June 3, 2016 check cashed! Text message received.

June 2, NOA

June 22, Biometrics

March 3 In Line for Interview

 

ROC Process

May 8, 2014 paperwork in hands of USCIS,California Service Center!

May 14, 2014 check cashed

June 2, 2014 Biometrics waived

July 16, 2014 10 yr greencard in hand!

AOS Process
September 29, 2011 AOS in hands of USCIS
July 9, 2012 WELCOME TO AMERICA letter!
July 11, 2012 Conditional GreenCard in hand!


K-1 Process
December 18, 2010 Our K-1 package arrived at Homeland Security
August 23, 2011 Approved
September 8, 2011 POE at Grand Portage, MN Border
September 11, 2011 Married!!!

 

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Grats teday! Glad it all worked out for you.

Lise, guess I'll see you there, our date is the 23rd also. I'd love to change my date but so many plans would have to be changed as Jeff is flying up to Canada so he can come with me :)

K1:
06-30-10 : I129F Sent
09-10-11 : POE
10-15-11 : Wedding <3
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11-07-11 : AOS Sent
02-21-12 : AOS APPROVED!!
03-01-12 : Green Card in hand!!

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APPROVED April 1, 2014

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Yeah...Packet 4 arrived today...no sign of Packet 3 though...glad to have had the advice of others to go ahead and send in the documents of Packet 3...thank you everyone for the support!

Lise

What would we do without VJ? Because of this web site and the community I have been spared days and weeks of frustration and waiting.

NVC said my case when to Montreal on May 3.

I phoned NVC several times and finally PK3 was sent from Montreal on May 19th (but it has still not arrived in the snail mail)and I sent back my prepared Pkt3 (via DHL) the same day.

Now the same story with PK4. I phoned NVC they said it was sent out June 1, so I booked my interview for Sept 12 on June 2 but still no Pkt3 or Pkt4 in the Mail.

And now because of all the great advice from VJ I have re-booked my interview from Sept 12 to Aug 8, and i will try even sooner.

Without VJ I would still be looking in my mail box everyday and going crazy!

Our K1 VISA Journey

USCIC Journey

12/04/2010-> I-129F Packet Sent to TSC via USPS

01/05/2011-> Received packet back. We sent wrong fee. ooops

01/08/2011-> Packet Re-sent to USCIS Texas Lock Box

01/17/2011-> email of USCIS Acceptance Confirmation

01/17/2011-> NOA1 and routed California Service Center for processing

02/18/2001-> finally it shows up on the USCIS CASE STATUS web site as Accepted

02/23/2011-> Touch - Status on USCIC web site = Initial Review

lots of waiting................

04/26/2011-> NOA2 woooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo EARLY!

NVC and Montreal Consulate Journey

05/03/2011-> NVC sent case to Montreal

05/19/2011-> Packet #3 logged and ready to be sent according to DOS (but never arrived in the mail)

05/19/2011-> Packet #3 sent back to Montreal via DHL

06/01/2011-> Packet #4 logged and sent to me according to DOS, arrived in the mail 06/10/2011

06/02/2011-> Scheduled interview - Sept 12, earliest I could get (panic)

06/06/2011-> Re-scheduled interview - Aug 8, getting better

06/20/2011-> Medical Booked (Toronto)

08/08/2011-> Interview (rejected because of damaged passport)

08/29/2011-> Approved and Visa in hand

08/30/2011-> POE at Holton Maine

09/17/2011->> wedding wooooooooooooo hooooooooo

AOS Journey

10/03/2011-> AOS sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/14/2011-> NOA of i-797 via text and email

01/31/2012-> Interview and acceptance of Permanent Residence

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Question? I could not find the answer easily. Does anyone know how far in advance you can have your Medicals completed?

Or can you book anytime as long as you have an interview scheduled?

Our K1 VISA Journey

USCIC Journey

12/04/2010-> I-129F Packet Sent to TSC via USPS

01/05/2011-> Received packet back. We sent wrong fee. ooops

01/08/2011-> Packet Re-sent to USCIS Texas Lock Box

01/17/2011-> email of USCIS Acceptance Confirmation

01/17/2011-> NOA1 and routed California Service Center for processing

02/18/2001-> finally it shows up on the USCIS CASE STATUS web site as Accepted

02/23/2011-> Touch - Status on USCIC web site = Initial Review

lots of waiting................

04/26/2011-> NOA2 woooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo EARLY!

NVC and Montreal Consulate Journey

05/03/2011-> NVC sent case to Montreal

05/19/2011-> Packet #3 logged and ready to be sent according to DOS (but never arrived in the mail)

05/19/2011-> Packet #3 sent back to Montreal via DHL

06/01/2011-> Packet #4 logged and sent to me according to DOS, arrived in the mail 06/10/2011

06/02/2011-> Scheduled interview - Sept 12, earliest I could get (panic)

06/06/2011-> Re-scheduled interview - Aug 8, getting better

06/20/2011-> Medical Booked (Toronto)

08/08/2011-> Interview (rejected because of damaged passport)

08/29/2011-> Approved and Visa in hand

08/30/2011-> POE at Holton Maine

09/17/2011->> wedding wooooooooooooo hooooooooo

AOS Journey

10/03/2011-> AOS sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/14/2011-> NOA of i-797 via text and email

01/31/2012-> Interview and acceptance of Permanent Residence

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Oh my gosh! I was just reading through this forum and trying to compare people's signatures (when they were approved in the interview vs. when they received their visa in the mail), feeling somewhat disheartened about pushing my wedding back again, when I decided to sign on to the interview scheduling system. Completely random, but there was an availability on August 8, five weeks earlier! I'm so thankful!

Same thing happened to me today. I rescheduled my interview date from Sept 12 to August 8, and now i am feeling much better about the timing. Thankful thankful thankful

Our K1 VISA Journey

USCIC Journey

12/04/2010-> I-129F Packet Sent to TSC via USPS

01/05/2011-> Received packet back. We sent wrong fee. ooops

01/08/2011-> Packet Re-sent to USCIS Texas Lock Box

01/17/2011-> email of USCIS Acceptance Confirmation

01/17/2011-> NOA1 and routed California Service Center for processing

02/18/2001-> finally it shows up on the USCIS CASE STATUS web site as Accepted

02/23/2011-> Touch - Status on USCIC web site = Initial Review

lots of waiting................

04/26/2011-> NOA2 woooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooo EARLY!

NVC and Montreal Consulate Journey

05/03/2011-> NVC sent case to Montreal

05/19/2011-> Packet #3 logged and ready to be sent according to DOS (but never arrived in the mail)

05/19/2011-> Packet #3 sent back to Montreal via DHL

06/01/2011-> Packet #4 logged and sent to me according to DOS, arrived in the mail 06/10/2011

06/02/2011-> Scheduled interview - Sept 12, earliest I could get (panic)

06/06/2011-> Re-scheduled interview - Aug 8, getting better

06/20/2011-> Medical Booked (Toronto)

08/08/2011-> Interview (rejected because of damaged passport)

08/29/2011-> Approved and Visa in hand

08/30/2011-> POE at Holton Maine

09/17/2011->> wedding wooooooooooooo hooooooooo

AOS Journey

10/03/2011-> AOS sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/14/2011-> NOA of i-797 via text and email

01/31/2012-> Interview and acceptance of Permanent Residence

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Yes this site is a Godsend!

You will need the letter from Pkt 4 at your medical and at your interview.

It should arrive soon. Don't hole your breath for Pkt 3. I got mine after my interview ........go figure. blush.gif

Good luck!

Aug. 11/2010 - NOA1 (VSC)

Jan. 29/2011 - NOA 2

Feb. 14/2011 - NVC received

Feb 28/2011 - Consulate mailed pkt 3

End of Mar. /2011 - found wonderful help on VJ

Mar. 30/2011 - mailed pkt 3 to Consulate

April 8/2011 - Consulate mailed pkt 4

April 15/2011 - Pkt 4 received

Medical - May 3/ 2011

Interview - May 18/2011 - APPROVED!

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I have yet to receive a hard copy of P4. They sent me an electronic P4 on the same day, but no actual paperwork o_O

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Same thing happened to me today. I rescheduled my interview date from Sept 12 to August 8, and now i am feeling much better about the timing. Thankful thankful thankful

When did that spot come up? I looked today and there was an opening Aug 19th...not worth changing for me (mine is Aug 23). This evening I seen they are booking into mid September.

Glad things worked out for you!

Lise

Love Changes Everything

N-400 Process

May 29, 2016 paperwork sent in

June 3, 2016 check cashed! Text message received.

June 2, NOA

June 22, Biometrics

March 3 In Line for Interview

 

ROC Process

May 8, 2014 paperwork in hands of USCIS,California Service Center!

May 14, 2014 check cashed

June 2, 2014 Biometrics waived

July 16, 2014 10 yr greencard in hand!

AOS Process
September 29, 2011 AOS in hands of USCIS
July 9, 2012 WELCOME TO AMERICA letter!
July 11, 2012 Conditional GreenCard in hand!


K-1 Process
December 18, 2010 Our K-1 package arrived at Homeland Security
August 23, 2011 Approved
September 8, 2011 POE at Grand Portage, MN Border
September 11, 2011 Married!!!

 

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When did that spot come up? I looked today and there was an opening Aug 19th...not worth changing for me (mine is Aug 23). This evening I seen they are booking into mid September.

Glad things worked out for you!

Lise

I got the same interview change (September 14 to August 8) last night around 1:45AM EST. I looked this morning and the next available was August 19th, and then this afternoon it was September 21st. The August 8 appointments were only up for a few hours...

2010-11-22: I-129F Sent

2010-11-23: I-129F Received

2010-11-29: NOA1

2010-12-29: Touched

2011-03-18: Touched

2011-04-15: NOA2

2011-04-25: NVC Received

2011-05-06: Packet 3 Issued

2011-06-04: Packet 3 Logged/Packet 4 Sent (Delayed as we forgot the DS-160)

2011-08-02: Medical

2011-08-08: Interview - APPROVED

2011-08-12: Visa @ DHL

2011-08-16: POE at Winnipeg International Airport

2011-08-17: Wedding

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Also, sorry -- I know I asked this once before, but does anyone have an example of 'Evidence of Domicile' -- or is that not needed for the K1 visa type?

2010-11-22: I-129F Sent

2010-11-23: I-129F Received

2010-11-29: NOA1

2010-12-29: Touched

2011-03-18: Touched

2011-04-15: NOA2

2011-04-25: NVC Received

2011-05-06: Packet 3 Issued

2011-06-04: Packet 3 Logged/Packet 4 Sent (Delayed as we forgot the DS-160)

2011-08-02: Medical

2011-08-08: Interview - APPROVED

2011-08-12: Visa @ DHL

2011-08-16: POE at Winnipeg International Airport

2011-08-17: Wedding

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I'm happy to report I have an interview date, Sept. 14. I would still prefer an earlier date. Any suggestions on how to do this would be appreciated, or do I just keep checking the booking calander ? Still no package #3 but I have received an email confirmation for package #4. :whistle:

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