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Hi all sorry for the delay, daughter was approved on May 3rd :) only question asked was 'what is your bears name' she replied Wilbur, approved, now if only it was that easy for the rest of us (she is only five ) good luck to everyone else

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May 2

A_J (Canada - January 30)...........APPROVED

ezzeswife (Tunisia - July 15).........APPROVED

ceyhunihal (Turkey - August 11)......APPROVED

May 3

J e n n y (Paraguay - July 14).........APPROVED

minted7 (Canada - April 29).............APPROVED

sarah et luc (France - July 28)...........APPROVED

Saylin (Canada - August 21)..............APPROVED

tena13 (Jamaica - March 18).........APPROVED

Womblina1 (United Kingdom - September 3)......APPROVED

May 4

aviatorbill (Indonesia - July 26)

Bob g (China - April 1)................APPROVED

chrswbwn (Canada - September 23)*

May 9

LARAREYES (Dominican Republic - June 29)

May 10

skynaut (Lithuania - July 30)

May 11

DanTes (Philippines - July 12)

May 12

Geordie (United Kingdom - August 26)*

May 13

Purple Turtle (Philippines - February 22, 2011)

May 16

EGUZI (Albania - August 25)

May 17

hindustani24 (India - July 11)

Never_lose_hope (Romania - July 6)

Twodice (United Kingdom - September 9)

May 18

h&F (Pakistan - October 14)

May 23

DR AM (United Arab Emirates - August 13)

May 24

Ashley&John (Canada - March 26)

Disha (India - August 24)

May 26

babaa (India - August 2)

Foreverandever (Pakistan - July 16)

May 31

jennie ann (United Kingdom - August 3)

The Heub's (United Kingdom - October 8)

*NOA1 date

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May 2

A_J (Canada - January 30)...........APPROVED

ezzeswife (Tunisia - July 15).........APPROVED

ceyhunihal (Turkey - August 11)......APPROVED

May 3

J e n n y (Paraguay - July 14).........APPROVED

minted7 (Canada - April 29).............APPROVED

sarah et luc (France - July 28)...........APPROVED

Saylin (Canada - August 21)..............APPROVED

tena13 (Jamaica - March 18).........APPROVED

Womblina1 (United Kingdom - September 3)......APPROVED

May 4

aviatorbill (Indonesia - July 26)

Bob g (China - April 1)................APPROVED

chrswbwn (Canada - September 23)*

May 9

LARAREYES (Dominican Republic - June 29)

May 10

skynaut (Lithuania - July 30)

May 11

DanTes (Philippines - July 12)

May 12

Geordie (United Kingdom - August 26)*

May 13

Purple Turtle (Philippines - February 22, 2011)

May 16

EGUZI (Albania - August 25)

May 17

hindustani24 (India - July 11)

Never_lose_hope (Romania - July 6)

Twodice (United Kingdom - September 9)

May 18

h&F (Pakistan - October 14)

May 23

DR AM (United Arab Emirates - August 13)

May 24

Ashley&John (Canada - March 26)

Disha (India - August 24)

May 26

babaa (India - August 2)

Foreverandever (Pakistan - July 16)

May 31

jennie ann (United Kingdom - August 3)

The Heub's (United Kingdom - October 8)

*NOA1 date

thanks for the add saylin!!! now im in the locky list

Citizenship Journey

06/24/13:Eligibility

07/03/13: Sent package

07/15/13:Fee Waived

07/15/13:Received Noa1 date07/09/13

07/25/13: Received Bio Letter

08/06/13:Appoinment for Bio

08/22/13: In Line

10/04/13scheduled for interview

00/00/13:Received Interview Letter

11/12/13:Interview Date
11/14/13: Sent Oath Ceremony Letter

11/22/13: Oath Ceremony Date

My mother's visa process<p>coming soon!!

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thanks for the add saylin!!! now im in the locky list

No problem :)

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Filed: Country: Indonesia
Timeline

Update: Congratulations on everyone's Visa approvals. I arrived in Indonesia on May the first with a ton of paperwork (emails, phone records, IM's), pictures, etc. Well, they didn't want me in the interview saying "we will take good care of her". Lanny's interview lasted 3 or 4 minutes with only 5 questions -- How many times has he visited you, when and where did you get married, how many attended the marriage, have you been married before, how did you meet your husband? And then she said, "no problem" and gave Lanny the white paper without asking to see any of the paperwork that we had brought.

We picked up the Visa today on May 9th and our flight leaves on Friday for Seattle.

Personal Info:

flew to Indonesia in Feb. 2010 for 2 weeks

back to Jakarta on June 15 to prepare for:

Marriage on July 4, 2010 in Semarang, Java

120 Indonesian relatives at garden restaurant reception

USCIS:

08/06/2010 *I-130 NOA1

11/03/2010 *CSC to TSC

01/25/2011 *I-130 NOA2

02/17/2011 *shipped to NVC

02/24/2011 *received by NVC, Case # generated

02/25/2011 *2 emails from NVC - DS3032 emailed to NVC and AOS bill paid

02/28/2011 *AOS cover sheet generated

03/02/2011 *sent AOS

03/03/2011 *IV bill generated and paid

03/12/2011 *IV packet sent

03/16/2011 *IV packet received by NVC

03/28/2011 *SIF

03/29/2011 *CC

04/12/2011 *Embassy Interview 05/04/2011 8am

05/04/2011 *Visa approved (< 5 min interview)

05/09/2011 *picked up Visa

05/14/2011 *POE Seattle

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Update: Congratulations on everyone's Visa approvals. I arrived in Indonesia on May the first with a ton of paperwork (emails, phone records, IM's), pictures, etc. Well, they didn't want me in the interview saying "we will take good care of her". Lanny's interview lasted 3 or 4 minutes with only 5 questions -- How many times has he visited you, when and where did you get married, how many attended the marriage, have you been married before, how did you meet your husband? And then she said, "no problem" and gave Lanny the white paper without asking to see any of the paperwork that we had brought.

We picked up the Visa today on May 9th and our flight leaves on Friday for Seattle.

Yay, congratulations! kicking.gif Sounded like a very easy interview! Good luck on POE this Friday :)

May 2

A_J (Canada - January 30)...........APPROVED

ezzeswife (Tunisia - July 15).........APPROVED

ceyhunihal (Turkey - August 11)......APPROVED

May 3

J e n n y (Paraguay - July 14).........APPROVED

minted7 (Canada - April 29).............APPROVED

sarah et luc (France - July 28)...........APPROVED

Saylin (Canada - August 21)..............APPROVED

tena13 (Jamaica - March 18).........APPROVED

Womblina1 (United Kingdom - September 3)......APPROVED

May 4

aviatorbill (Indonesia - July 26).......APPROVED

Bob g (China - April 1)................APPROVED

chrswbwn (Canada - September 23)*........APPROVED

May 9

LARAREYES (Dominican Republic - June 29)

May 10

skynaut (Lithuania - July 30)

May 11

DanTes (Philippines - July 12)

May 12

Geordie (United Kingdom - August 26)*

May 13

Purple Turtle (Philippines - February 22, 2011)

May 16

EGUZI (Albania - August 25)

May 17

hindustani24 (India - July 11)

Never_lose_hope (Romania - July 6)

Twodice (United Kingdom - September 9)

May 18

h&F (Pakistan - October 14)

May 23

DR AM (United Arab Emirates - August 13)

May 24

Ashley&John (Canada - March 26)

Disha (India - August 24)

May 26

babaa (India - August 2)

Foreverandever (Pakistan - July 16)

May 31

jennie ann (United Kingdom - August 3)

The Heub's (United Kingdom - October 8)

*NOA1 date

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Just missed a call from the london embassy - they said it was about my appointment and it was urgent. Ill have to call them back tomorrow.

I-130 Sent : 2010-09-09

I-130 NOA1 : 2010-09-18

USCIS received on 16th Sept

Sent to VSC for processing

Cashiers Check cashed in on 17th Sept

Touched on 19th,22nd, 23rd Sept

Touched on 10/03/2010

Contacted Senator - 17/02/2011

NOA2 Email - 22/02/2011

NOA2 Letter - 26/02/2011

NVC Case number given - 09/03/2011

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Just missed a call from the london embassy - they said it was about my appointment and it was urgent. Ill have to call them back tomorrow.

Uh oh. Let's hope it's good news and not bad. Keep us updated!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: France
Timeline

Update: Congratulations on everyone's Visa approvals. I arrived in Indonesia on May the first with a ton of paperwork (emails, phone records, IM's), pictures, etc. Well, they didn't want me in the interview saying "we will take good care of her". Lanny's interview lasted 3 or 4 minutes with only 5 questions -- How many times has he visited you, when and where did you get married, how many attended the marriage, have you been married before, how did you meet your husband? And then she said, "no problem" and gave Lanny the white paper without asking to see any of the paperwork that we had brought.

We picked up the Visa today on May 9th and our flight leaves on Friday for Seattle.

Congratulations!!! Yeah my husbands interview which was about 5 questions long. he had 2 inch thick of photos phone records, emails, proof of finances, etc. and they asked for nothing! I'm starting to think that the visa is really easy to obtain and they have all these long intricate steps as a filtering process. jokes on us :wacko: :wacko:

..Anyway Congrats again and good luck to interviews this week!

USCIS (177 days from NOA1 to NOA2)

08.05.2010 I-130 priority date 08.14.2010 I-130 NOA1 11.03.2010 Transfer from CSC to TSC 01.19.2011 Service Request for out of processing time. Congressional Intervention 02.07.2011 I-130 Approved 02.14.2011 Shipped from TSC to NVC

NVC (33 days from #assigned to CC)
02.17.2011 Case number assigned 02.18.2011 Case # & INN received. Gave email addresses. Emailed DS 3032. Paid AOS Fee 02.22.2011 AOS Fee appeared as paid. Mailed AOS. DS 3032 accepted 02.24.2011 AOS received. IV bill generated and paid 02.25.2011 IV bill fee appeared as paid. Mailed IV 02.28.2011 IV packet received 03.09.2011 AOS entered in the system 03.11.2011 IV entered in the system 03.15.2011 AVR RFE 03.16.2011 Sent RFE response. Service request for supervisor review. Emailed NVC for re-review of document 03.17.2011 Received RFE checklist in email. NVC received RFE response. Emailed US Embassy to review document. 03.18.2011 Embassy confirmed the document was valid. Forwarded Embassy email to NVC. 03.22.2011 Sign In Failed. Case Complete 03.25.2011 Interview assigned

VISA - SS - GC
04.06.2011 Case forwarded to Embassy. 05.02.2011 Medical 05.03.2011 Interview
Review 05.05.2011 Visa 05.16.2011 POE (@Philadelphia) 06.11.2011 SS #. Welcome Letter. 06.17.2011 GC!

ROC
05.06.2013 Packet sent to CSC

05.08.2013 Packet received at CSC

05.17.2013 Packet returned because of no signatures (####### oops8rh.gif )

05.20.2013 Packet sent to CSC again

05.21.2013 Packet received at CSC again

05.24.2013 Check cashed

05.28.2013 NOA one received (Dated 05.21.2013)

06.03.2013 Biometrics appointment letter received (appt 06.19.13)

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Congratulations!!! Yeah my husbands interview which was about 5 questions long. he had 2 inch thick of photos phone records, emails, proof of finances, etc. and they asked for nothing! I'm starting to think that the visa is really easy to obtain and they have all these long intricate steps as a filtering process. jokes on us :wacko: :wacko:

..Anyway Congrats again and good luck to interviews this week!

I've just finished packing my own file of information for the Embassy. My interview is on Thursday this week.

I've searched and read up on a lot of CR1/IR1 interviews, and the majority do not ask for any information about proof of a relationship. Other countries, particularly the MENA countries do. But, if I don't take anything down with me ... lol.

I believe a lot of confusion comes from the K1 interviews. :)

CR1 VISA

Jul 23 2010 - MARRIED

Aug 26 2010 - I-130 received by USCIS

Jan 21 2011 - Approved by USCIS

Mar 04 2011 - NVC received

Mar 15 2011 - Medical

Mar 30 2011 - NVC COMPLETED

Apr 14 2011 - Packet 4 received

May 12 2011 - EMBASSY INTERVIEW

May 23 2011 - VISA received

May 26 2011 - Dulles POE

Jun 20 2011 - GREENCARD arrives

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I've just finished packing my own file of information for the Embassy. My interview is on Thursday this week.

I've searched and read up on a lot of CR1/IR1 interviews, and the majority do not ask for any information about proof of a relationship. Other countries, particularly the MENA countries do. But, if I don't take anything down with me ... lol.

I believe a lot of confusion comes from the K1 interviews. :)

Please post your interview experience! From what I've read, it does seem very easy at the London embassy, but I still put together a big accordion file of copies of everything we have sent to USCIS and NVC (except our photos and our Gmail and Skype logs... too many pages, and I couldn't be bothered to reprint them!), along with my 2010 tax returns, a few photos from our holiday in Italy, some more pages of Gmail/Skype logs since our original petition, and boarding passes, etc. from visits to each other. I highly doubt they will ask for any of it, but we'd rather be over-prepared than under-prepared!

Good luck at the interview!

USCIS171 days
08.03.2010: Sent I-130 (Received at Chicago Lockbox on 08.05.2010 – Priority Date)
08.24.2010: NOA1 – Notice Date (Case transferred from CSC to TSC on 11.02.2010 and back to CSC on 02.07.2011)
02.11.2011: NOA2 – Approved! (hard copy received on 02.17.2011)

NVC46 days
02.26.2011: Got NVC case number from AVR (entered on 02.24.2011)
02.28.2011: Called operator to give email addresses and get IIN; emailed beneficiary's change of address and DS-3032; received instruction emails from NVC; AOS fee bill invoiced and paid
03.01.2011: AOS fee shown as "paid"
03.03.2011: DS-3032 accepted; beneficiary's address updated by NVC; IV fee bill invoiced and paid
03.07.2011: IV fee shown as "paid"; AOS and IV packets sent out together via USPS Priority Mail (delivered on 03.09.2011)
03.22.2011: AVR and operator tells us we will receive an RFE
03.26.2011: Received RFE checklist via email (asking for PCCs from China and Taiwan)
03.28.2011: Sent checklist response via USPS Priority Mail (explaining/demonstrating that PCC should not be required)
04.10.2011: AVR message says that checklist response was received on 04.08.2011; sign in failed
04.11.2011: Case completed at NVC!
04.13.2011: Interview date assigned, received Packet 4 via email
04.25.2011: NVC sent case to embassy in London

Embassy – London, United Kingdom
05.23.2011: Medical at Knightsbridge Doctors
05.31.2011: Interview - APPROVED! (301 days from filing)
06.02.2011: Visa in hand
06.07.2011: POE at SFO

Removal of Conditions

04.16.2013: Sent I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

04.18.2013: I-751 packet received at VSC (check cleared on 05.03)

05.04.2013: Received NOA1 (dated 04.19)

05.11.2013: Received biometrics appointment notice for 06.05.2013 (notice dated 05.08)

05.13.2013: Completed biometrics as a walk-in (would have been out of town for scheduled appointment)

08.21.2013: APPROVED! (Received email update that USCIS has ordered production of new card)

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Please post your interview experience! From what I've read, it does seem very easy at the London embassy, but I still put together a big accordion file of copies of everything we have sent to USCIS and NVC (except our photos and our Gmail and Skype logs... too many pages, and I couldn't be bothered to reprint them!), along with my 2010 tax returns, a few photos from our holiday in Italy, some more pages of Gmail/Skype logs since our original petition, and boarding passes, etc. from visits to each other. I highly doubt they will ask for any of it, but we'd rather be over-prepared than under-prepared!

Good luck at the interview!

Thanks!

The USCIS approves our cases which include proof of the Marriage and our relationships, and the NVC then approves our USC Financial information. So why do we panic and bring everything and more to the interview? Lol. :)

CR1 VISA

Jul 23 2010 - MARRIED

Aug 26 2010 - I-130 received by USCIS

Jan 21 2011 - Approved by USCIS

Mar 04 2011 - NVC received

Mar 15 2011 - Medical

Mar 30 2011 - NVC COMPLETED

Apr 14 2011 - Packet 4 received

May 12 2011 - EMBASSY INTERVIEW

May 23 2011 - VISA received

May 26 2011 - Dulles POE

Jun 20 2011 - GREENCARD arrives

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Hi Saylin what are the Future Dates for... just wondering...

USCIS Process - CR-1 Visa

Service Center :: California Service Center

Consulate :: MUMBAI - INDIA

08 / 05 / 2010 :: I-130 Sent

02 / 10 / 2011 :: NOA-2 - TXT and Email ***After Senator Help Was Requested

02 / 19 / 2011 :: Hardcopy Received in Snail Mail

Total 185 Days For Approval

NVC Process - 19 Days to Reach NVC

02 / 28 / 2011 :: NVC Receive

05 / 16 / 2011 :: Sign in Failed

05 / 17 / 2011 :: NVC Case Complete

Total 78 Days for Completion At NVC

Medical / Interview / POE

05 / 26 / 2011 :: Interview Date Received - Packet 4

06 / 07 / 2011 :: Medical - DONE

07 / 05 / 2011 :: VFS Fees Paid

07 / 18 / 2011 :: Interview - APPROVED

07 / 18 / 2011 :: Picked up Visa in the Evening

07 / 23 / 2011 :: P.O.E - Washington DC - Dulles Airport

WIFE IS FINALLY HERE!!!

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Hi Saylin what are the Future Dates for... just wondering...

I think you mean her Signature?

They will be filled in when she receives her Social Security number, and Green Card. :)

CR1 VISA

Jul 23 2010 - MARRIED

Aug 26 2010 - I-130 received by USCIS

Jan 21 2011 - Approved by USCIS

Mar 04 2011 - NVC received

Mar 15 2011 - Medical

Mar 30 2011 - NVC COMPLETED

Apr 14 2011 - Packet 4 received

May 12 2011 - EMBASSY INTERVIEW

May 23 2011 - VISA received

May 26 2011 - Dulles POE

Jun 20 2011 - GREENCARD arrives

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My visa has been approved today!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)kicking.gifkicking.gifkicking.gifkicking.gifkicking.gif So excited and happy! The consular wished me "to enjoy my life in America" wooooo hoooooo :)

USCIS journey
07/30/2010 I-130 sent
08/13/2010 NOA1
11/02/2010 Transferred to TSC
01/13/2011 NOA2 (approved in 5 months and 2 days since NOA1)
01/21/2011 Received hard copy of NOA2

USCIS journey completed in 155 days [165 days since priority date]

02/08/2011 TSC shipped approved petition to NVC

NVC journey (after 1 months and 5 days since approval)
02/17/2011 NVC case number assigned & invoice number given
02/18/2011 Emailed DS-3032
02/23/2011 Paid AOS
02/24/2011 DS-3032 accepted, received confirmation email.
02/24/2011 AOS fee marked as PAID
02/25/2011 AOS package sent
02/25/2011 IV fee invoiced and paid
02/28/2011 IV marked as paid, IV package sent
03/15/2011 SIF!!!
03/16/2011 Case complete!
03/25/2011 Interview date assigned
04/11/2011 Medical- DONE!!!!

05/10/2011 Interview - approved!

05/12/2011 Visa received by courier
06/06/2011 POE Dublin
07/05/2011 Welcome letter received
07/25/2011 Received GREEN CARD!

08/01/2011 Social security by mail

11/09/2011 Driver licence in hand! Wooo hooo wink.png

ROC
15/04/2013 ROC docs sent to Vermont

03/05/2013 NOA1 received

05/10/2013 Biometrics letter received

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