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Enn & Darin   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Kyrgyzstan
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Wow!!!! I called the Military Help Line Aug 29, 2011 about 10:00pm Kyrgyzstan time and asked about the qualifying factors for "expedited processing" I told them that I was on a military deployment in Kyrgyzstan and was due to leave in 2 months. I got a reference number from them over the phone. They submitted the request for expediting and explained to me that it may take 5 days for a response. Today Aug 31 2011 at 4:00am Kyrgyzstan time I received an email from USCIS that the "Expedite was approved! 2 hours and 15 minutes later...another email from USCIS...I-129f APPROVED!!!!!

08/03/2011 Mailed I-129f to Dallas Lock Box

08/19/2011 K-1 Package received at Dallas Lock Box

08/23/2011 Application received/Routed to California Service Center NOA1 Sent.

08/29/2011 Called USCIS request for Expedited Processing (Military)

08/31/2011 Email from USCIS...Expedite Approved!!

08/31/2011 Email from USCIS 2-1/2 hours later...I-129f Approved!!!

08/31/2011 NVC Received

09/02/2011 Package left NVC via diplomatic pouch.

09/14/2011 Package received at U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan

09/15/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/16/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/17/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/18/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/19/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/20/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/21/2011 STILL Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!! Sent an email to Kazakhstan Embassy asking where it is.

09/22/2011 FINALLY received Packet 3 & 4 email at about 4:30pm to my (Petitioner's) email address and not Enn's.

10/25/2011 Visa Interview date!!!!!!

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jameugiekaxavilon   25

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Wow, that was so fast. Congratulations!! :dance::dance::dance::dance:

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K-1 Journey (I-129F)

09/10/2010 ----- Filing date of I-129 F

09/22/2010 ----- NOA 1

02/22/2011 ----- Case being adjudicated

02/28/2011 ----- RFE, Waiver to file 2nd K-1 petition

03/04/2011 ----- RFE reply sent

03/08/2011 ----- RFE received and being reviewed at USCIS

03/17/2011 ----- NOA2 (I-129F approved)

03/23/2011 ----- NOA2 hard copy received

03/29/2011 ----- NVC received our Case

04/04/2011 ----- NVC letter received and case forwarded to US embassy Manila

04/08/2011 ----- US Embassy Manila received our case (Consulate)

04/15/2011 ----- Paid VISA at BPI

04/16/2011 ----- Received Eligibility Letter from US Embassy Manila dated April 8, 2011

04/25/2011 ----- 1st day of Medical

04/26/2011 ----- 2nd day of Medical (I PASSED!! Thank you Lord!!)

05/13/2011 ----- Interview (221g - Case under Administrative Processing "AP")

08/12/2011 ----- Received an email from the embassy "Case is pending review by a consular officer"

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Lytha   2

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Belgium
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Congratulations on that! Good luck!

07-29-2009 Arrival in the US
08-05-2009 Senior in highschool - meet Bradley
06-23-2010 Leave US
02-15-2011 Back in US
03-11-2011 My weddingday
03-22-2011 Leave US

USCIS
04-06-2011 Send I 130 Petition
04-08-2011 Delivery at Chicago Lockbox
04-18-2011 Email/Text NOA1 Receipt
04-19-2011 Touched
04-28-2011 Hardcopy NOA1 in the mail
06-27-2011 N0A2! Approval! Yeey! No RFE's!
07-01-2011 Hardcopy NOA2
Total USCIS : 70 days

NVC
08-02-2011 NVC case number
08-04-2011 DS 3032 + IIN + Received I864 Bill + Paid I864 Bill
08-05-2011 Put in DS 3032 File
08-16-2011 Paid IV Bill
08-31-2011 Send in I864 Packet + IV Packet
09-03-2011 NVC Received Packages
09-09-2011 Operator assistance : I864 Approval, one more document missing for DS230 (=RFE)
09-12-2011 Send in RFE
09-21-2011 Approval NVC!!

The Homecoming...
10-06-2011 Medical Exam: Approved!
10-18-2011 Interview at Brussels US Embassy
10-27-2011 Back at Embassy to submit another document
10-27-2011 APPROVAL
01-11-2011 POE
183 days from NOA1 and interview ...
10-31-2011 Hubby leaves with Army
12-15-2011 Reunited, hubby is home: At last :)

*Happy ever after*

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Enn & Darin   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Kyrgyzstan
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Congratulations and Good Luck with the rest of your journey.

Sometimes the system really works!!!!!!:rofl:

Thank You!! You are right...sometimes it does work!! I honestly didn't expect it to be this fast though. :-)

08/03/2011 Mailed I-129f to Dallas Lock Box

08/19/2011 K-1 Package received at Dallas Lock Box

08/23/2011 Application received/Routed to California Service Center NOA1 Sent.

08/29/2011 Called USCIS request for Expedited Processing (Military)

08/31/2011 Email from USCIS...Expedite Approved!!

08/31/2011 Email from USCIS 2-1/2 hours later...I-129f Approved!!!

08/31/2011 NVC Received

09/02/2011 Package left NVC via diplomatic pouch.

09/14/2011 Package received at U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan

09/15/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/16/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/17/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/18/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/19/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/20/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/21/2011 STILL Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!! Sent an email to Kazakhstan Embassy asking where it is.

09/22/2011 FINALLY received Packet 3 & 4 email at about 4:30pm to my (Petitioner's) email address and not Enn's.

10/25/2011 Visa Interview date!!!!!!

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Enn & Darin   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Kyrgyzstan
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Congratulations on that! Good luck!

Thank You soooo much!! And best wishes to you as well. Keep the faith.

08/03/2011 Mailed I-129f to Dallas Lock Box

08/19/2011 K-1 Package received at Dallas Lock Box

08/23/2011 Application received/Routed to California Service Center NOA1 Sent.

08/29/2011 Called USCIS request for Expedited Processing (Military)

08/31/2011 Email from USCIS...Expedite Approved!!

08/31/2011 Email from USCIS 2-1/2 hours later...I-129f Approved!!!

08/31/2011 NVC Received

09/02/2011 Package left NVC via diplomatic pouch.

09/14/2011 Package received at U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan

09/15/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/16/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/17/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/18/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/19/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/20/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/21/2011 STILL Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!! Sent an email to Kazakhstan Embassy asking where it is.

09/22/2011 FINALLY received Packet 3 & 4 email at about 4:30pm to my (Petitioner's) email address and not Enn's.

10/25/2011 Visa Interview date!!!!!!

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Enn & Darin   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Kyrgyzstan
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Wow, that was so fast. Congratulations!! :dance::dance::dance::dance:

Thank You!! I truly did not expect it to work that fast. Best of luck to you. :-)

08/03/2011 Mailed I-129f to Dallas Lock Box

08/19/2011 K-1 Package received at Dallas Lock Box

08/23/2011 Application received/Routed to California Service Center NOA1 Sent.

08/29/2011 Called USCIS request for Expedited Processing (Military)

08/31/2011 Email from USCIS...Expedite Approved!!

08/31/2011 Email from USCIS 2-1/2 hours later...I-129f Approved!!!

08/31/2011 NVC Received

09/02/2011 Package left NVC via diplomatic pouch.

09/14/2011 Package received at U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan

09/15/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/16/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/17/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/18/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/19/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/20/2011 Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!!

09/21/2011 STILL Waiting for Packet 3 & 4!! Sent an email to Kazakhstan Embassy asking where it is.

09/22/2011 FINALLY received Packet 3 & 4 email at about 4:30pm to my (Petitioner's) email address and not Enn's.

10/25/2011 Visa Interview date!!!!!!

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souleymon   27

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Bias Decision...Smiles Happy for you and Congrats... :dance: its ur day

Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : Nigeria
I-129F Sent : 2011-06-08
I-129F NOA1 : 2011-06-17
I-129F RFE(s) : No RFE
RFE Reply(s) : No RFE
I-129F NOA2 : 2011-09-27
Interview: 2nd Week of January

Immigrant Visa rescheduled for second week of February 2012

Visa Refused on Immigration Purpose February 2013

We Got Married and Filed Spouse Visa

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POE was Easy in June 2013

USA Citizen July 2016

Who cares to know how long My Visajourney was???

SSN Arrives on 07/01/2013

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Penguin_ie   5,992

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ireland
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***** Moving from K1 Prtocess to K1 Progress Update *****

Congrats!

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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LookyWhatIFound   38

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Wow!!!! I called the Military Help Line Aug 29, 2011 about 10:00pm Kyrgyzstan time and asked about the qualifying factors for "expedited processing" I told them that I was on a military deployment in Kyrgyzstan and was due to leave in 2 months. I got a reference number from them over the phone. They submitted the request for expediting and explained to me that it may take 5 days for a response. Today Aug 31 2011 at 4:00am Kyrgyzstan time I received an email from USCIS that the "Expedite was approved! 2 hours and 15 minutes later...another email from USCIS...I-129f APPROVED!!!!!

Congratulations and good luck the rest of the way!!! :dance::dance::dance:

NOA1 - 12/21/15

NOA2 - 04/18/16

NVC Receive - 04/29/16

NVC Welcome - 05/13/16

DS-261 - 05/14/16

AOS, IV PAID - 05/27/16

DS260 done - 06/10/16

Case Transferred to US Embassy in Riga Latvia at the end of October.

If you really want it, you'll find a way!

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OBX   51

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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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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Wanda and Amel   17

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Filed: Other Country: Venezuela
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Congratulations and thank you for serving our wonderful country!!!

4/1/2011 - Mailed I129F

4/4/2011 - I129F received by USCIS (Priority date)

4/5/2001 - Post Office Return Receipt signed by USCIS

4/6/2011 - USCIS receipt date

4/7/2011 - Received e-mail/text NOA1

4/8/2011 - Touched

4/12/2011 - Receipt received via snail mail (I797C)

8/29/2011 - Received email/text NOA2

9/2/2011 - NVC received (no NVC # assigned yet)

9/2/2011 - Received hardcopy of NOA2

9/6/2011 - NVC Havana case number assigned

9/16/2011 - NVC forwarded case to Havana

9/19/2011 - NVC generated informational letter to me

9/23/2011 - Received letter from NVC via snail mail

10/6/2011 - Packet received by US Interest Section in Havana

10/18/2011 - Amel received telegram advising him when to pick up packet

12/05/2011 - Amel had blood work and x-rays done in preparation for medical examination

12/12/2011 - Amel picked up packet of forms at the USINT in Havana.

01/10/2012 - Amel had his medical exam today.

03/01/2012 - Interview: APPROVED!

03/20/2012 - Visa received.

3/23/2012 - Carta blanca, etc. requested

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bigdog   376

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Good for you, be safe. Thanks for your service.

In Arizona its hot hot hot.

http://www.uscis.gov/dateCalculator.html

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