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Flipped open the iPad one last time before bed and...... THE EMAIL!!!!!!! Approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shaking and crying and best of all got to turn to Andrew and kiss him right away.... On our 3rd

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Just got done with the interview. APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll post a review of how it went later, right now I am desperate to eat something. But it's done! It's finally done.

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Do you think its gotten easier for you as a couple or more difficult as time progresses waiting for visa? I feel like its up and down. I don't think life has paused really, just kind of spinning in a

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OMG! We got our approval last night!!!!! Well, actually read it just now, I'm trembling from happiness!!!!!!!! :D

So happy for you! Yay!

K1

10 Jan 2012: I-129F package sent

14 June 2012: NOA2

11 July 2012: Medical

30 July 2012: Interview at London Embassy (Approved!)

13 Aug 2012: Visa Received

1 Sept 2012: POE (Atlanta)

15 Sept 2012: Wedding in New Orleans

AOS

16 Nov 2012: NOA Receipt Date

20 Dec 2012: Biometrics Appointment

16 Jan 2013: EAD & AP approved

25 Jan 2013: EAD & AP Card received

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My petition was recived at the CSC on 1/10/12 and touched on 1/13/12. Stilll says intial review. I called the NSC and put in a service request. I was told I should receive a response in 15 days. Has anybody else done this? What was the result? I don't want to piss off any government worker but, I'm now 162 days out and I'm dying to bring my fiance home with me. I see ather filers at the CSC in my time frame have already gotten their NOA2 and some even approved!! Help!!

I am in the same situation as you and I haven't received my NOA2 yet. I am starting to get scared. Was my petition lost or is it just laying somewhere?? I haven't called to inquire yet but I am definitely getting worried.

14th Jan 2012: I-129f petition filed

23rd Jan 2012: NOA1

26th Jan 2012: NOA1 hard copy

21st Jun 2012 : NOA2 USCIS status changed to POST DECISION ACTIVITY

26th Jun 2012 : NOA2 hard copy

16th Jul 2012 : Fiance given NVC Number.Petition left NVC for Nairobi Embassy

20th Jul 2012 : Petition arrived at Nairobi Embassy

24th Jul 2012 : Email from Nairobi Embassy with Packet 3 instructions

20th&21st Aug 2012 : Medical

30th Aug 2012: Interview (APPROVED)

6th Oct 2012: POE at Washington Dulles Airport

1st Dec 2012: Wedding

14th Dec 2012: AOS filed

19th Dec 2012: I-485, EAD and AP received (text message)

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OMG! We got our approval last night!!!!! Well, actually read it just now, I'm trembling from happiness!!!!!!!! :D

Congrats!!

Part One: The K-1 Visa Journey:

USCIS Receipt of I-129F: January 24, 2012 | Petition Approval: June 15, 2012 (No RFEs)
Interview: October 24, 2012 - Review | Visa Delivered: October 31, 2012



Part Two: Entry and Adjusting Status:

POE: November 18, 2012 (at SFO) - Review
Wedding: December 1, 2012 | Social Security: New cards received on December 7, 2012.
AOS Package (I-485/I-765/I-131) NOA1: February 19, 2013 | Biometrics Appt.: March 18, 2013
AP/EAD Approved: April 29, 2013 | Card Received: May 6, 2013 | AOS Interview Appt.: May 16, 2013 - Approved Review Card Received: May 24, 2013

Part Three: Removal of Conditions:

Coming Soon...

"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat." – George Carlin

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After I posted here, I just went to check the USCIS website and I found out that our petition was approved on June 21. Thank you Lord for doing this. All glory and Honor to the Lord.

I was sooo worried and now its like my life just changed drastically..I need time to sit down and accept this is real...I ca't believe it because yesterday, it said something else and today, it is saying something completely different. I don't know how many times I am going to check the USCIS website today, just to make sure I am not dreaming.

But just hang in there khwaidee, it could be that the website hasn't been updated yet and maybe you haven't received the text or email like me. Also try to call and find out. But everything is going to be ok. Goodluck and God speed to all those waiting.

14th Jan 2012: I-129f petition filed

23rd Jan 2012: NOA1

26th Jan 2012: NOA1 hard copy

21st Jun 2012 : NOA2 USCIS status changed to POST DECISION ACTIVITY

26th Jun 2012 : NOA2 hard copy

16th Jul 2012 : Fiance given NVC Number.Petition left NVC for Nairobi Embassy

20th Jul 2012 : Petition arrived at Nairobi Embassy

24th Jul 2012 : Email from Nairobi Embassy with Packet 3 instructions

20th&21st Aug 2012 : Medical

30th Aug 2012: Interview (APPROVED)

6th Oct 2012: POE at Washington Dulles Airport

1st Dec 2012: Wedding

14th Dec 2012: AOS filed

19th Dec 2012: I-485, EAD and AP received (text message)

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OMG! We got our approval last night!!!!! Well, actually read it just now, I'm trembling from happiness!!!!!!!! :D

Congrats!!!

K-1
NOA1 Nov 25th 2011
NOA2 May 30th 2012 (not a typo, 187 days no RFE)
Left NVC Jun 18th 2012
Medical Jun 28th 2012
Pkt 3 sent Jul 3rd 2012
Pkt 3 rec Jul 9th 2012 (sent before received)
Pkt 4 rec Jul 30th 2012
Interview Jul 30th 2012 (refused for lack of ongoing relationship evidence)
Approved Oct 5th 2012
Visa delivered Oct 10th 2012
POE JFK-NYC Nov 28th 2012
Married Dec 24th 2012

AOS
Package sent Jan 30th 2013
NOA1 Feb 6th 2013
Biometrics Mar 4th 2013
EAD/AP card in production Apr 5th 2013
EAD/AP card in mail Apr 11th 2013
EAD/AP card arrived Apr 13th 2013
SS card arrived Apr 19th 2013

AOS approved Sept 19th 2013 (no interview)

ROC

Package sent Sept 13th 2015

NOA1 Sept 15th 2015

Extension Letter 1yr Sept 15th 2015

Biometrics Oct 15th 2015

RFE Jul 11th 2016

Infopass 1yr extension Aug 26th 2016

RFE response Sept 30th 2016

Interview Mar 15th 2017


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OMG! We got our approval last night!!!!! Well, actually read it just now, I'm trembling from happiness!!!!!!!! :D

Congratulations Sara! :D:dance:

After I posted here, I just went to check the USCIS website and I found out that our petition was approved on June 21. Thank you Lord for doing this. All glory and Honor to the Lord.

Congratulations Nick&Ann! :D:dance:

Kimberley and Richard
Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : Montreal, Canada
2012-01-25 : I-129F Sent
2012-01-27 : VSC Received
2012-01-31 : I-129F NOA1 Notice Date
2012-02-01 : Touch
2012-07-05 : RFE Email (after 161 days)
2012-07-11 : RFE Received in Mail
2012-07-12 : RFE Reply Sent via USPS Overnight
2012-07-13 : RFE Reply Received at VSC at 12:16 PM
2012-07-18 : Case status updated to: "Request for Evidence Response Review"
2012-09-20 : Service Request Submitted with Tier 2 ISO
2012-09-25 : NOA2 Approved after 242 days!!
2013-01-07: Medical
2013-01-22: Interview - Approved! smile.png

My blog and video review of the Montreal Hotel that we stayed in: http://fanatictourist.com/blog/travel-tales/review-le-square-phillips-hotel-and-suites-montreal-canada/

2013-04-30: POE - Sarnia / Pt. Huron

2013-05-06: Made it legal.

2013-06-10: Apply for AOS, EAD and AP

2013-08-27: EAD / AP Received
2013-09-17: Greencard Received

2013-09-28: Wedding! smile.png

2015-06-15: Sent I-751 Application - Removal of Conditions.
2015-11-23: Approved
2015-12-02: 10 yr Green Card Rec'd.

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Stats from VJ this week, vsc 9 approvals all week, CSC 14 approvals in just 2 days. #######!!! vsc needs some serious intervention. even peeps from feb getting approvals. this is freaking unfair. people genuinely wanna be with there fiancee and we all subjected to this long drawn out process :angry:

Congrats to those 9 peeps that got through this week

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AOS

10/16/2012 Mailed I-485, I-765, I-131
10/19/2012 NOA1
11/09/2012 Biometrics Apt @ 3pm
12/25/2012 EAD/AP Approval
01/05/2013 Received EAD/AP in mail

06/20/2013 AOS APPROVED!!!!!

LIFTING OF CONDITIONS

3/23/15 Mailed I-751

3/25/15 NOA1

3/28/15 NOA1 Received in the Mail

4/28/15 Biometrics Apt.

11/13/15 ROC Approved

11/18/15 Approval Letter Received

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Congrats Nick&Ann!! I really hope the Vermont SC picks up steam in the coming week for those January petitions still waiting to be approved. I have my fingers crossed for you guys!!

Part One: The K-1 Visa Journey:

USCIS Receipt of I-129F: January 24, 2012 | Petition Approval: June 15, 2012 (No RFEs)
Interview: October 24, 2012 - Review | Visa Delivered: October 31, 2012



Part Two: Entry and Adjusting Status:

POE: November 18, 2012 (at SFO) - Review
Wedding: December 1, 2012 | Social Security: New cards received on December 7, 2012.
AOS Package (I-485/I-765/I-131) NOA1: February 19, 2013 | Biometrics Appt.: March 18, 2013
AP/EAD Approved: April 29, 2013 | Card Received: May 6, 2013 | AOS Interview Appt.: May 16, 2013 - Approved Review Card Received: May 24, 2013

Part Three: Removal of Conditions:

Coming Soon...

"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat." – George Carlin

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Stats from VJ this week, vsc 9 approvals all week, CSC 14 approvals in just 2 days. #######!!! vsc needs some serious intervention. even peeps from feb getting approvals. this is freaking unfair. people genuinely wanna be with there fiancee and we all subjected to this long drawn out process :angry:

Congrats to those 9 peeps that got through this week

Really hope next week is a better result at VSC...

1/13/12 - I-129F Petition Submitted to Dallas Lockbox

1/18/12 - Received at Vermont Service Center

1/20/12 - NOA1

1/24/12 - Touched

2/09/12 - Touched

8/02/12 - NOA2 (197 Days After Received at VSC)

8/14/12 - Received at NVC (Assigned Case Number)

8/16/12 - Departed from NVC

8/20/12 - Arrived in US Embassy Kiev

8/28/12 - Information Received from Embassy via mail

9/12/12 - Interview (Approved)

9/19/12 - Visa Received via Elin Ltd. (FedEx)

10/05/12 - POE

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I haven't read the February thread and I don't want to, but I thought it was HIGHLY inappropriate for that feb filer to come to the January thread and rub it in our faces that they already got their approval. I'm happy they got their approval but seriously????? Use some dang common sense. You can read this thread and see that we are all fuming and frustrated with no approvals and then to post that they filed in February and already got their approval and to include that we may find that encouraging?!?!?!? That's NOT encouraging and the more I think about it the angrier I get... I'm sorry but don't go to another thread and rub it in people's faces that you got approved when you filed wwwaaayyyyy after all of us.... Some of you have been waiting longer than I have and I pity you. I just pray that we start seeing some approvals soon.

My congressman's secretary didn't get back with me today but hopefully I will hear something from her on Monday. If its not good news, I will mention to her about our plight and see what they can do or see if she can refer me to someone who has more power and pull than his office.

I went back and read what they said earlier yesterday. I don't think they meant to rub it in our faces, but to give us a heads up that the service centers aren't being fair to us January filers. They wanted to encourage us to reach out to our congressman/senator so that we can fight for our approvals. Yes, seeing that February is getting approvals makes my heart sink for our little family here, but don't let that discourage you. Look at it as an opportunity to get things moving with powerful people (yay congress!)

I don't know if reaching out to my congressman helped, but when she spoke to me that Monday morning, we were approved that Thursday afternoon (keep in mind, we also somehow got an inquiry activated May 18th WELL inside processing times. Not sure how that worked).

K1

26 Dec '11 - Officially proposed :)

27 Dec '11 - Continued and Finished building the K1 Package

31 Dec '11 - I-129F package sent

03 Jan '12 - I-129F received in Dallas

04 Jan '12 - Check cashed

05 Jan '12 - NOA1

06 Jan '12 - Touch

08 Jan '12 - NOA1 Received in post

09 Jan '12 - Touch

14 Jun '12 - APPROVED - 161 days

18 Jun '12 - NOA2 hard copy received

29 Jun '12 - NVC Received case, LND number assigned

03 Jul '12 - Case left NVC

05 Jul '12 - Case received by London Consulate

07 Jul '12 - Sent DS forms to London (Packet 3)

09 Jul '12 - Sent DS-2001 (Notice of readiness)

10 Jul '12 - London sent and received packet three

11 Jul '12 - Medical

12 Jul '12 - Received packet three (Yes we sent the documents before we received packet 3)

16 Jul '12 - Called DOS, Interview date assigned!

18 Jul '12 - Packed 4 received

15 Aug '12 - Interview - APPROVED!

17 Aug '12 - DOS confirmed visa issued and printed

21 Aug '12 - Visa received

05 Sep '12 - POE

18 Nov '12 - Wedding!

AOS

23 Nov '12 - AOS Mailed in!

27 Nov '12 - Pack Received

29 Nov '12 - Case Numbers Assigned (NOA1)

03 Dec '12 - NOA received in post

07 Dec '12 - Biometrics appointment received in post

27 Dec '12 - Biometrics

23 Jan '13 - EAD & AP Approved

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If Vermont is moving so slow, why don't they transfer some of their work load to CSC. 9 all week? If I did work like that, I'd be fired.

May 9, 11. Met on dating site Filipinacupid

chat 2x a day since

Dec 23, 11. met in Cebu, traveled to Balamban.

Dec 25th 11 asked her fathers permission to marry her in Cebuano. Engaged.

Jan 1, 12. Came home.

Jan 18th 12, I-129f recieved at vsc

Jan 25th 12, first noa

Feb 9 12, touched

July 2, 12 approved

July 7, 12 recieved noa2

July 16th, called nvc recieved case #

Aug 1st, CFO completed

Aug 16th, Interview date and Approved

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I haven't read the February thread and I don't want to, but I thought it was HIGHLY inappropriate for that feb filer to come to the January thread and rub it in our faces that they already got their approval. I'm happy they got their approval but seriously????? Use some dang common sense. You can read this thread and see that we are all fuming and frustrated with no approvals and then to post that they filed in February and already got their approval and to include that we may find that encouraging?!?!?!? That's NOT encouraging and the more I think about it the angrier I get... I'm sorry but don't go to another thread and rub it in people's faces that you got approved when you filed wwwaaayyyyy after all of us.... Some of you have been waiting longer than I have and I pity you. I just pray that we start seeing some approvals soon.

My congressman's secretary didn't get back with me today but hopefully I will hear something from her on Monday. If its not good news, I will mention to her about our plight and see what they can do or see if she can refer me to someone who has more power and pull than his office.

I kind of got the same impression. It feels a little like the February filers might want us to try to hurry up and get our approvals so that it's their turn? We are trying everything we can. Believe me, we want our approvals just as much as they want theirs :) Even more so, since we've been waiting a few weeks to a month longer.

K1 Visa Timeline

01/13/2012 I-129F sent via USPS

01/16/2012 I-129F delivered

01/17/2012 NOA1 date on USCIS website

01/20/2012 Text and E-Mail Notification of NOA1!

01/20/2012 Check Cashed

01/23/2012 NOA1 Hardcopy

01/23/2012 Called USCIS to report that my fiance's name was misspelled on the NOA1

01/24/2012 Touched

01/26/2012 Received response to report, e-mail states error has been corrected.

02/08/2012 Touched

07/12/2012 NOA2! It took 177 days.

07/17/2012 NOA2 Hardcopy

07/20/2012 NVC received and forwarded to London

07/23/2012 Received in London

07/31/2012 Packet 3 received

08/02/2012 Packet 3 sent

08/16/2012 Medical

10/1/2012 Interview: APPROVED!

10/3/2012 Visa Issued

10/8/2012 Visa delivery

10/24/2012 POE Dublin

11/21/2012 Wedding

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[uSCIS] cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.

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I kind of got the same impression. It feels a little like the February filers might want us to try to hurry up and get our approvals so that it's their turn? We are trying everything we can. Believe me, we want our approvals just as much as they want theirs :) Even more so, since we've been waiting a few weeks to a month longer.

Yes. Really hoping VSC can spring into action this week and give us a week like CSC did last week. This is the make or break week for many of us January filers. Quite a few of us will be coming up on 160 days this week. And with the next week being a holiday week, it's clear that some of us (not all of us) might be looking at 180-190 days if we can't pull through with NOA2 this week. Hopefully the congressional inquiries and other actions we have all started initiating wake someone up over there...We'll know soon. Congrats to all CSC filers. They are doing a great job over there. Exactly what June has always been for adjudications when you look at the data from all the past years.

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1/13/12 - I-129F Petition Submitted to Dallas Lockbox

1/18/12 - Received at Vermont Service Center

1/20/12 - NOA1

1/24/12 - Touched

2/09/12 - Touched

8/02/12 - NOA2 (197 Days After Received at VSC)

8/14/12 - Received at NVC (Assigned Case Number)

8/16/12 - Departed from NVC

8/20/12 - Arrived in US Embassy Kiev

8/28/12 - Information Received from Embassy via mail

9/12/12 - Interview (Approved)

9/19/12 - Visa Received via Elin Ltd. (FedEx)

10/05/12 - POE

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OMG! We got our approval last night!!!!! Well, actually read it just now, I'm trembling from happiness!!!!!!!! :D

Congratulations, Sara and Nick&Ann!!! :) :) :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

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