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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

My wife having her interview on October 12 and we are prepared very well, She have everything ready to bring for an interview like emails, chat logs, hand-written letters, call logs, money wire receipts and all the copies that sent to NVC. We also have our 10 years residency addresses and relationship timeline, i know we don't need but is good to have it handy in case CO ask and a letter from my parent to CO about our relationship. This is our first Marriage, my wife is 25 and i'm 29 years old so i'm hoping that the CO go easy on my wife and don't ask a lot of question. If anything that we missing please let us know.

Thanks!

Tommy

USCIS
03/01/2011: I-130 mailed
03/18/2011: Priority date
03/23/2011: NOA1 Hardcopy
06/23/2011: NOA 2 (97 days since NOA1)
06/27/2011: NOA2 Hardcopy
NVC
07/28/2011: NVC case number &IIN (35 days since NOA2)
08/03/2011: AOS fee bill received and paid
08/03/2011: DS-3032 email sent to NVC
08/04/2011: AOS fee payment status shows "PAID"
08/04/2011: AOS package sent to NVC (Delivered at NVC 8/5)
08/08/2011: DS-3032 accepted
08/09/2011: IV fee bill received and paid
08/10/2011: IV fee payment status shows "PAID"
08/11/2011: AOS package accepted
08/13/2011: IV package sent to NVC (Delivered at NVC 8/15)
08/22/2011: IV package accepted
08/22/2011: Case completed (25 days since case# assigned)
08/26/2011: Interview date assigned
09/05/2011: Medical exam (result passed)
10/12/2011: Interview- APPROVED (51 days since case completed)
10/19/2011: Visa pick up
11/22/2011: Arrived Seattle, Washington
12/10/2011: Green card received

Interview took 208 days from I-130 NOA1 date

ROC

8/23/13 mailed I-751 packet

Posted

good luck!! did u frontload the evidence??

To quotes a movie, “So how does it happen, great love? Nobody knows... but what I can tell you is that it happens in the blink of an eye. One Moment you're enjoying your life, and the next you're wondering how you ever lived without them.” I felt I found something with Kieu that is rare in life... true love.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

good luck!! did u frontload the evidence??

What u meant by frontload? I forgot send iinour photo when filled out I-130 form.

USCIS
03/01/2011: I-130 mailed
03/18/2011: Priority date
03/23/2011: NOA1 Hardcopy
06/23/2011: NOA 2 (97 days since NOA1)
06/27/2011: NOA2 Hardcopy
NVC
07/28/2011: NVC case number &IIN (35 days since NOA2)
08/03/2011: AOS fee bill received and paid
08/03/2011: DS-3032 email sent to NVC
08/04/2011: AOS fee payment status shows "PAID"
08/04/2011: AOS package sent to NVC (Delivered at NVC 8/5)
08/08/2011: DS-3032 accepted
08/09/2011: IV fee bill received and paid
08/10/2011: IV fee payment status shows "PAID"
08/11/2011: AOS package accepted
08/13/2011: IV package sent to NVC (Delivered at NVC 8/15)
08/22/2011: IV package accepted
08/22/2011: Case completed (25 days since case# assigned)
08/26/2011: Interview date assigned
09/05/2011: Medical exam (result passed)
10/12/2011: Interview- APPROVED (51 days since case completed)
10/19/2011: Visa pick up
11/22/2011: Arrived Seattle, Washington
12/10/2011: Green card received

Interview took 208 days from I-130 NOA1 date

ROC

8/23/13 mailed I-751 packet

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

I wish I knew about frontloading when sending in I-130 package.

USCIS
03/01/2011: I-130 mailed
03/18/2011: Priority date
03/23/2011: NOA1 Hardcopy
06/23/2011: NOA 2 (97 days since NOA1)
06/27/2011: NOA2 Hardcopy
NVC
07/28/2011: NVC case number &IIN (35 days since NOA2)
08/03/2011: AOS fee bill received and paid
08/03/2011: DS-3032 email sent to NVC
08/04/2011: AOS fee payment status shows "PAID"
08/04/2011: AOS package sent to NVC (Delivered at NVC 8/5)
08/08/2011: DS-3032 accepted
08/09/2011: IV fee bill received and paid
08/10/2011: IV fee payment status shows "PAID"
08/11/2011: AOS package accepted
08/13/2011: IV package sent to NVC (Delivered at NVC 8/15)
08/22/2011: IV package accepted
08/22/2011: Case completed (25 days since case# assigned)
08/26/2011: Interview date assigned
09/05/2011: Medical exam (result passed)
10/12/2011: Interview- APPROVED (51 days since case completed)
10/19/2011: Visa pick up
11/22/2011: Arrived Seattle, Washington
12/10/2011: Green card received

Interview took 208 days from I-130 NOA1 date

ROC

8/23/13 mailed I-751 packet

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Do not worry about front loading. There is nothing you can do about it now. It seems like you are very prepared for the interview. All of your documents look good. I wish you good luck and please post the results of your interview. Good luck!

K1 Visa Stage
Aug 23, 2010: I-129F NOA 1
Feb 07, 2011: I-129F NOA 2
May 23, 2011: Interview. Blue Slip
Jun 20, 2011: Submit Documents: 1) Timeline, 2) 10 year residency(me), 3) 10 year residency(Thu), 4) Letter explaining how/where we met. Second Blue Slip
Feb 03, 2012: U.S. Consulate Investigators call Thu's residence. Spoke to Thu and Thu's parents
Feb 27, 2012: Received email from the U.S. Consulate that our case is finished processing. Requested to submit updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 06, 2012: Submitted updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 21, 2012: Received K1 Visa
Apr 07, 2012: Point of Entry @ LAX

Adjustment of Status Stage
Apr 23, 2012: Got married!
Apr 30, 2012: Received Social Security Card
Jun 30, 2012: Applied for AOS
Sep 22, 2012: Received Employment Authorization Card...Still waiting for 2 yr GC

May 01, 2013: Received 2yr GC

Removal of Conditions Stage

Apr 18, 2015: Will apply for 10yr GC

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

Do not worry about front loading. There is nothing you can do about it now. It seems like you are very prepared for the interview. All of your documents look good. I wish you good luck and please post the results of your interview. Good luck!

Thanks! i will post the results as soon I hear from my wife.

USCIS
03/01/2011: I-130 mailed
03/18/2011: Priority date
03/23/2011: NOA1 Hardcopy
06/23/2011: NOA 2 (97 days since NOA1)
06/27/2011: NOA2 Hardcopy
NVC
07/28/2011: NVC case number &IIN (35 days since NOA2)
08/03/2011: AOS fee bill received and paid
08/03/2011: DS-3032 email sent to NVC
08/04/2011: AOS fee payment status shows "PAID"
08/04/2011: AOS package sent to NVC (Delivered at NVC 8/5)
08/08/2011: DS-3032 accepted
08/09/2011: IV fee bill received and paid
08/10/2011: IV fee payment status shows "PAID"
08/11/2011: AOS package accepted
08/13/2011: IV package sent to NVC (Delivered at NVC 8/15)
08/22/2011: IV package accepted
08/22/2011: Case completed (25 days since case# assigned)
08/26/2011: Interview date assigned
09/05/2011: Medical exam (result passed)
10/12/2011: Interview- APPROVED (51 days since case completed)
10/19/2011: Visa pick up
11/22/2011: Arrived Seattle, Washington
12/10/2011: Green card received

Interview took 208 days from I-130 NOA1 date

ROC

8/23/13 mailed I-751 packet

Filed: Timeline
Posted

I think you're one of the lucky exceptions like luckytxn.

i don't know if there is a definitive answer as to whether front loading in all cases helps. over-submission may be an indicator of fraud as well. also, submitting too much may inadvertently have something suspicious in the additional documents that wouldn't have normally been submitted.. i knew about front loading and thought about it, but decided to just submit an adequate amount of carefully chosen documents.

If i were the one reviewing the case, i know i personally wouldn't want to be looking through hundreds and hundreds of pictures. having too many pictures may also look like you are staging it.

this is of course, just my opinion, i know there are both proponents and opponents of front loading.

Country: Vietnam
Timeline
Posted

i don't know if there is a definitive answer as to whether front loading in all cases helps. over-submission may be an indicator of fraud as well. also, submitting too much may inadvertently have something suspicious in the additional documents that wouldn't have normally been submitted.. i knew about front loading and thought about it, but decided to just submit an adequate amount of carefully chosen documents.

If i were the one reviewing the case, i know i personally wouldn't want to be looking through hundreds and hundreds of pictures. having too many pictures may also look like you are staging it.

this is of course, just my opinion, i know there are both proponents and opponents of front loading.

We have had this discussion before and you are right. I also believe that a moderate amount of front loading is the best way. The form where they ask also how you two met was the perfect place to add a timeline. In it I did say two things that would have been red flags such as her Aunt introducing us and only in the timeline it was noted that I did only one trip. I sent maybe 20-25 pics. That many pics may have been over doing it a bit.

Filed: Timeline
Posted

We have had this discussion before and you are right. I also believe that a moderate amount of front loading is the best way. The form where they ask also how you two met was the perfect place to add a timeline. In it I did say two things that would have been red flags such as her Aunt introducing us and only in the timeline it was noted that I did only one trip. I sent maybe 20-25 pics. That many pics may have been over doing it a bit.

I only sent 8 pictures, my wife was given a pink with just 3 questions. The key is quality over quantity. You want to show a variety of pictures on different days wearing different clothing and particularly be sure to include pictures of wedding showing both sides parents if both sides attend, and really, at least 1 of petitioner's parents should attend, unless there is a compelling reason otherwise. The person the co saw before us was there with her husband and 2-3yo child , and they were grilled for 30 minutes and was given a blue, so it wasn't just that my co was easy.

BTW, I did prepare a timeline, but didn't submit it as they didn't ask for it in my case.

 
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