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himher   634

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Wow. I remember when we filed I130/K3 back in 2007 and were in the rank and file of the bunch that filed just before the fees were raised. It took 7 months to get approval and another month to get an interview and that was just for a K3 visa.

Now, after living outside the US for a couple years, we filed a new petition. Filed, approved, and Packed III received in (5) weeks. Amazing and go DCF!

 

i don't get it.

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wow, amazing. that was so fast! great :)

USCIS

2010-06-28 : I-130 sent

2010-07-01 : NOA1

2011-03-01 : I-130 RFE

2011-03-14 : I-130 RFE sent

2011-03-28 : I-130 Approved

NVC

2011-04-14 : NVC Received

2011-05-07 : Received DS-3032

2011-05-08 : Return completed DS-3032 (email)

2011-05-08 : Pay I-864 Bill

2011-05-11 : Pay IV Bill

2011-05-14 : Sent completed I-864

2011-05-26 : Sent IV package (DS-230 & required documents)

2011-06-09 : Case completed

2011-06-28 : Got interview date by call NVC

2011-06-29 : Got email Interview Date for August 23

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himher   634

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Where are you guys in the process? We filed June 2007 and were approved I130/I129F and NVC released in Dec, 2007. Nita's interview in Jakarta was scheduled for mid-Jan. As I recall the Jakarta interview involved "this should make your husband happy" and handing over the passport/visa (AKA there WAS no interview but I had sent a couple of messages and we visited the embassy together (twice) while we were in the middle of the filing process).

Your case going pretty smoothly?

wow, amazing. that was so fast! great :)

 

i don't get it.

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Purple Turtle   17

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DCF is fast when everything's submitted accordingly. I remember preparing myself for a 6 month wait. We got approved a day before it turned a month old.

Feb 22, 2011 - DCF Form I-130 at the US Embassy in Manila.
Mar 14, 2011 - Will call the Embassy Call Center to inquire about the form's status
Mar 21, 2011 - Informed via email, Form I-130 approved
Mar 24, 2011 - Received official NOA
Mar 31, 2011 - Received Packet 3
Apr 05, 2011 - Submitted Packet 3 directly to Embassy
Apr 06, 2011 - Will call to ask for interview schedule
Apr 19, 2011 - Received Interview Request
Apr 28, 2011 - New Passport/Schedule Interview
May 03, 2011 - Medical

Medical Result PASSED!!!!!!

May 13, 2011 - Interview
Interview Result: PASSED!!!!!!!!! Thank you, God!!
VISA ON HAND
May 31, 2011 - POE: JFK
Jun 09, 2011 - Received Green Card
Jul 30, 2011 - Received SSN

2nd Phase of our Journey: Removing of Conditions (I-751)

Mar 08, 2013 - Almost done assembling the packet.
Mar 30, 2013 - Sent I-751 Packet to VSC.
Apr 02, 2013 - Date on NOA1 letter
Apr 04, 2013 - VSC cashed cheque
Apr 06, 2013 - Received NOA 1 letter
July 29, 2013- Approved! WEE!!
Aug 02, 2013- Received 10 yr GC!


A raisin is a grape that worried too much

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GASP!

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himher   634

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Once they review and accept it is essentially approved. I believe the IMBRA check on the USC gets done after filing and after that the Packet III is mailed to the beneficiary. We pick up the letter to request a police certificate from the consulate on Saturday and afer we get the certificate we will request our interview.

Since we want to leave end of Nov we appear to be in good shape. From what I can tell the interviews (here) are being scheduled about 8 weeks out from filing that all of the paperwork has been gathered so we are looking at mid-August to have a visa in hand.

Our packet III letter was dated May 1 which means it was generated 3 weeks after filing. Saudi snail mail is awful so whatever goes back and forth gets 2 weeks added per trip grrr

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i don't get it.

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Utha   10

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Wow. I remember when we filed I130/K3 back in 2007 and were in the rank and file of the bunch that filed just before the fees were raised. It took 7 months to get approval and another month to get an interview and that was just for a K3 visa.

Now, after living outside the US for a couple years, we filed a new petition. Filed, approved, and Packed III received in (5) weeks. Amazing and go DCF!

What do you mean by file a new petition? We plan to move abroad after we spend some years in US later, and we may need to file new petition if we decide to move to US again after that.

*K1 JOURNEY

2010-07-16****K1 Petition Sent Out

2010-08-08****NOA1 Hardcopy

2011-05-20****POE LAX

2011-06-20****Wedding

AOS:

2011-08-18****AOS Package Sent.

2011-09-29****Biometric Appt. Dover, Delaware

2011-10-18****RFE reply

2011-12-13****GC in hand

AP:

2011-10-31****File AP

2011-11-08****NOA1

2011-11-14****AP Approved

ROC:

2013-10-22***Package Sent

2013-11-03***Check Cashed

2013-11-05***NOA1
2013-11-25***Biometrics

2014-02-06***GC in hand dancin5hr.gif

5b904a1af6.gif

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himher   634

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Thats what we did. We filed the first petition after we got married in 2007 and got the green card in 2008. I took a job overseas in 2009 and we went back and forth on the green card for awhile then we just finally went to the consulate and surrendered it.

We want to go back to the US in Dec for good so we filed a new petition in April.

What do you mean by file a new petition? We plan to move abroad after we spend some years in US later, and we may need to file new petition if we decide to move to US again after that.

 

i don't get it.

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Utha   10

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Thats what we did. We filed the first petition after we got married in 2007 and got the green card in 2008. I took a job overseas in 2009 and we went back and forth on the green card for awhile then we just finally went to the consulate and surrendered it.

We want to go back to the US in Dec for good so we filed a new petition in April.

I see. Nice to find your post. Thanks and good luck.

*K1 JOURNEY

2010-07-16****K1 Petition Sent Out

2010-08-08****NOA1 Hardcopy

2011-05-20****POE LAX

2011-06-20****Wedding

AOS:

2011-08-18****AOS Package Sent.

2011-09-29****Biometric Appt. Dover, Delaware

2011-10-18****RFE reply

2011-12-13****GC in hand

AP:

2011-10-31****File AP

2011-11-08****NOA1

2011-11-14****AP Approved

ROC:

2013-10-22***Package Sent

2013-11-03***Check Cashed

2013-11-05***NOA1
2013-11-25***Biometrics

2014-02-06***GC in hand dancin5hr.gif

5b904a1af6.gif

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himher   634

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So it took (6) weeks to get a saudi police certificate - it's just a form that goes from department to department for some drone to put a stamp on it. Packet returned to the embassy last week. We are waiting for Packet IV / interview date

 

i don't get it.

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