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I check your receipt number every day... I really feel for those of you still waiting. Up until 11.20 last night, I was right there with you. The last 6 months of waiting has been one of the most challenging and soul destroying things I've ever done. No one who hasn't been through this process will ever understand its impact. No one. Try to keep your spirits up honey - USCIS are moving pretty fast through February now. Your turn will come. x

I couldn't agree more, without going through this people will not understand. The positives I take from it are that myself and Heather will be together soon :) and that we got through this process together supporting each other and it shows the strength of the relationship, we know we can count on each other in good times and bad :)

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07/29/2011 : Heather went to England, visiting joint friends and we met

09/28/2011, 10/27/2011, 12/26/2011, 02/10/2012 : Gav went to the USA

03/28/2012, 05/03/2012 : Heather went to England

USCIS/VSC/NVC

02/04/2012 : I-129F sent

02/07/2012 : Received by VSC

02/09/2012 : NOA1

08/07/2012 : NOA2

08/10/2012 : NOA2 hard copy recieved

08/17/2012 : NVC Recieved, LND No. issued

08/23/2012 : Left NVC, en route to London

US Embassy and Medical in London

08/28/2012 : Petition Received at Embassy

09/04/2012 : Medical (Knightsbridge Doctors)

09/05/2012 : Sent forms that I had downloaded to the Embassy, delivered 09/06/2012

09/07/2012 : Packet 3 arrived tongue.png

09/11/2012 : Embassy has received medical information

09/21/2012 : Visa paid and MRV receipt

09/24/2012 : Interview date given (Intervew at 08:30 on 10/04/2012)

09/26/2012 : Packet 4 arrived

10/04/2012 : Intervew result - Approved! smile.png

10/05/2012 : Visa Issued

10/11/2012 : Passport/Visa received

10/12/2012 : POE - Washington DC

Weddings

10/27/2012 : Married  |  05/04/2013 : Wedding #2/Blessing

AOS

11/29/2012: Email notificaton of recieving AOS paperwork

11/16/2012: AOS Received date

12/02/2012: Received NOA

12/20/2012: Biometrics Appointment, 3pm at Alexandria, VA

08/30/2013: AOS Approved :)

09/09/2013: Greencard arrived

Citizenship

08/07/2017: Filed

08/15/2017: NOA

09/05/2017: Biometrics Appointment

03/08/2018: Interview Scheduled

 

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Yet more approvals today.

Approved everywhere in the forum, big bold caps letters, not me still waiting, almost 200 days!

No hope

I-129F Sent: 22-02-2012

I-129F NOA1: 24-02-2012

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Congrats to the NOA2's yesterday!! And Kennard, a BIG congrats to you on the visa approval! I can't believe our group is finally starting to see actual approvals at the embassy! Even if you're still waiting for your NOA2, that will come soon, and soon we'll all be talking about our interviews. Woo hoo! :dance:

October 2007- Became friends gaming onlineJanuary 16, 2009- Met in person in UKDecember 25, 2011- Ten visits later, engaged!February 24, 2012- I-129F SentFebruary 29, 2012- NOA 1 ReceivedJuly 13, 2012- RFE email sad.pngJuly 20, 2012-RFE response mailed to CSCJuly 24, 2012-RFE response reviewJuly 26, 2012-NOA2!!!!July 30, 2012-NOA2 Hardcopy ReceivedAugust 3, 2012-NVC received case and forwarded to LondonAugust 6, 2012-Case received by LondonAugust 13, 2012-Packet 3 sent out by consulateAugust 15, 2012-Packet 3 receivedAugust 23, 2012-Mailed affidavit and original forms to Rob via express mailAugust 30, 2012-MedicalSeptember 3, 2012-Packet 3 sent to embassy with DS-2001September 4, 2012-Packet 3 and DS-2001 arrive in LondonSeptember 26, 2012-Packet 4 receivedOctober 11, 2012- lnterview- Result: APPROVEDOctober 18, 2012-Visa in handNovember 15, 2012- POE-ORDNovember 21, 2012- Legal wedding!!November 30, 2012- Applied for SSNDecember 7, 2012- SSN card came in mailDecember 20, 2012- AOS/EAD/AP sent outDecember 27, 2012-AOS/EAD/AP Text/email confirmationDecember 31, 2012-AOS/EAD/AP NOA1 received in mailJanuary 22, 2013-Biometrics appointmentFebruary 15, 2013- EAD/AP approvedFebruary 27, 2013- EAD/AP card arrived in mailApril 6, 2013- Big family wedding!!August 12, 2013-AOS text/email- APPROVED!! <p>May 16, 2015- ROC package sent to CSC August 15, 2015- ROC Approved!
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Guys guys! We got our NOA2 as well!!!!!!

OMG we just got approved!!!!!! :D :D :D

My babe just got her visa approval at Manila embassy :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Congratulations to you all: so exciting!

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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That's awesome! Have fun being together! will you fly back with him?

No :(

He's just here for 4 days... my parents/bridesmaids are throwing us a Jack and Jill wedding shower (at a bowling alley!! So excited!) - so Tom, his dad and our other Floridian bridesmaid are coming up for a quick trip and then he'll probably come up again in November-ish for our interview, I think...

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Hi,

Sorry long time no post, school started up and I had to worry about that -- congrats to those who received NOA2s in the interim (and have visas in hand, it seems!), more waiting for those of us who received RFEs and thoughts go out to those of you who haven't heard back yet either way.

I submitted my RFE related to Q. 18 (meeting in the last two years) and it was received by VSC on August 29th. Besides hoping for a quick approval before Labor Day weekend (didn't happen), I am curious if the '60 days' in the

We will notify you by mail when we make a decision or if we need something from you. You should expect to receive a written decision or written update within 60 days of the date we received your response...
is accurate/realistic?

As in, at the minimum, there is no false advertising like 5 months is really 6 months is 7 months or 60 days is 80 days with weekends and holidays? Mostly, I just want to know when I should get on my congress/senator folk again.

Things that may/may not be relevant:

1. Is there a way from the website to know whether I got the expedited bump from putting the blue sheets in the front?

2. The packet I sent was fairly large: I had two passports during that time period so copies got, even double sided, into the upper 50 page range. + other docs = ~70 sheets. Anyone know if adjudicators are less willing to look at larger RFE packages? Yes, I'm starting to worry about things like all that all over again.

After I get an NOA2 and it leaves for my fiancee's country, I will put that letter about date ordering on some websites like Change to make some parts of this exercise less irrational.

Thanks for any help,

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We got our LND number from NVC and Julian has booked his medical for next Friday!!!! heart.gifrose.gif

YAY!!!!! Just got ours too but wont be booking for the medical because we had to get a New Police certificate as the other one expired in August. But at least things are moving!!!

Feb 3, 2012 - I129F sent
Feb 6, 2012 - NoA1 Received
August 22, 2012 - NoA2 ( 198 days!!!!!)
Sept 6, 2012 - NVC Received Case
Sept 10, 2012 - London Received Case
Sept 15, 2012 - Packet 3 Received
Sept 20, 2012 - Medical
Oct 5, 2012 - All forms sent to the embassy
Nov 5, 2012 - Interview
Nov 5, 2012 - Administrative Processing crying.gifcrying.gifcrying.gifranting33va.gifcray5ol.gif

Love conquers all.

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We got our LND number from NVC and Julian has booked his medical for next Friday!!!! heart.gifrose.gif

Awesome :)

Us

07/29/2011 : Heather went to England, visiting joint friends and we met

09/28/2011, 10/27/2011, 12/26/2011, 02/10/2012 : Gav went to the USA

03/28/2012, 05/03/2012 : Heather went to England

USCIS/VSC/NVC

02/04/2012 : I-129F sent

02/07/2012 : Received by VSC

02/09/2012 : NOA1

08/07/2012 : NOA2

08/10/2012 : NOA2 hard copy recieved

08/17/2012 : NVC Recieved, LND No. issued

08/23/2012 : Left NVC, en route to London

US Embassy and Medical in London

08/28/2012 : Petition Received at Embassy

09/04/2012 : Medical (Knightsbridge Doctors)

09/05/2012 : Sent forms that I had downloaded to the Embassy, delivered 09/06/2012

09/07/2012 : Packet 3 arrived tongue.png

09/11/2012 : Embassy has received medical information

09/21/2012 : Visa paid and MRV receipt

09/24/2012 : Interview date given (Intervew at 08:30 on 10/04/2012)

09/26/2012 : Packet 4 arrived

10/04/2012 : Intervew result - Approved! smile.png

10/05/2012 : Visa Issued

10/11/2012 : Passport/Visa received

10/12/2012 : POE - Washington DC

Weddings

10/27/2012 : Married  |  05/04/2013 : Wedding #2/Blessing

AOS

11/29/2012: Email notificaton of recieving AOS paperwork

11/16/2012: AOS Received date

12/02/2012: Received NOA

12/20/2012: Biometrics Appointment, 3pm at Alexandria, VA

08/30/2013: AOS Approved :)

09/09/2013: Greencard arrived

Citizenship

08/07/2017: Filed

08/15/2017: NOA

09/05/2017: Biometrics Appointment

03/08/2018: Interview Scheduled

 

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YAY!!!!! Just got ours too but wont be booking for the medical because we had to get a New Police certificate as the other one expired in August. But at least things are moving!!!

Great news :) You should have the police certificate soon, so I'd look into booking the medical as there will be a wait for it. :)

Us

07/29/2011 : Heather went to England, visiting joint friends and we met

09/28/2011, 10/27/2011, 12/26/2011, 02/10/2012 : Gav went to the USA

03/28/2012, 05/03/2012 : Heather went to England

USCIS/VSC/NVC

02/04/2012 : I-129F sent

02/07/2012 : Received by VSC

02/09/2012 : NOA1

08/07/2012 : NOA2

08/10/2012 : NOA2 hard copy recieved

08/17/2012 : NVC Recieved, LND No. issued

08/23/2012 : Left NVC, en route to London

US Embassy and Medical in London

08/28/2012 : Petition Received at Embassy

09/04/2012 : Medical (Knightsbridge Doctors)

09/05/2012 : Sent forms that I had downloaded to the Embassy, delivered 09/06/2012

09/07/2012 : Packet 3 arrived tongue.png

09/11/2012 : Embassy has received medical information

09/21/2012 : Visa paid and MRV receipt

09/24/2012 : Interview date given (Intervew at 08:30 on 10/04/2012)

09/26/2012 : Packet 4 arrived

10/04/2012 : Intervew result - Approved! smile.png

10/05/2012 : Visa Issued

10/11/2012 : Passport/Visa received

10/12/2012 : POE - Washington DC

Weddings

10/27/2012 : Married  |  05/04/2013 : Wedding #2/Blessing

AOS

11/29/2012: Email notificaton of recieving AOS paperwork

11/16/2012: AOS Received date

12/02/2012: Received NOA

12/20/2012: Biometrics Appointment, 3pm at Alexandria, VA

08/30/2013: AOS Approved :)

09/09/2013: Greencard arrived

Citizenship

08/07/2017: Filed

08/15/2017: NOA

09/05/2017: Biometrics Appointment

03/08/2018: Interview Scheduled

 

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Called the London embassy at lunch time to check up on whether or not they had received our petition from the NVC yet...was informed that they had and that 'Packet 3' had been mailed to me 2 days ago!!! YAY!!! :thumbs: She then said that I didn't really need to wait to receive it...I could access the forms online (like I did 6 months ago lol!) and mail them in...didn't need told that twice...just back from the Post Office!!!!! :dance:

So I have my medical on Monday...all forms have been mailed to the embassy...all I need now is an interview date :lol:

Our Journey
Aug 2nd '11...love at first sight???
Aug 4th '11...first date!
Feb 19th '12...ENGAGED!!!!!

Our I-129 Journey
Feb 23rd '12...I-129F mailed
Feb 28th '12...NOA1
AUGUST 17th '12...NOA2 APPROVED!!!!!

Our VISA Journey!
Aug 27th '12 NVC received petition and issued LND number
Sept 7th '12 ALL forms mailed to embassy!
Sept 10th '12 Medical
NOV 1st '12 INTERVIEW - APPROVED!!!!!
Nov 9th '12 POE Baltimore biggrin.png
Nov 11th '12 WEDDING

Our AOS/ED Journey!
Dec 13th '12 AOS/ED forms sent
Dec 19th '12 NOA1
Jan 11th '13 BIOMETRICS
Feb 11th '13 ED APPROVED!!!

Aug 23rd '13 AOS RFE

Sept 23rd '13 AOS DECISION...APPROVED!!!

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Called the London embassy at lunch time to check up on whether or not they had received our petition from the NVC yet...was informed that they had and that 'Packet 3' had been mailed to me 2 days ago!!! YAY!!! :thumbs: She then said that I didn't really need to wait to receive it...I could access the forms online (like I did 6 months ago lol!) and mail them in...didn't need told that twice...just back from the Post Office!!!!! :dance:

So I have my medical on Monday...all forms have been mailed to the embassy...all I need now is an interview date :lol:

Yay, great news! Pretty much the same here :)

Us

07/29/2011 : Heather went to England, visiting joint friends and we met

09/28/2011, 10/27/2011, 12/26/2011, 02/10/2012 : Gav went to the USA

03/28/2012, 05/03/2012 : Heather went to England

USCIS/VSC/NVC

02/04/2012 : I-129F sent

02/07/2012 : Received by VSC

02/09/2012 : NOA1

08/07/2012 : NOA2

08/10/2012 : NOA2 hard copy recieved

08/17/2012 : NVC Recieved, LND No. issued

08/23/2012 : Left NVC, en route to London

US Embassy and Medical in London

08/28/2012 : Petition Received at Embassy

09/04/2012 : Medical (Knightsbridge Doctors)

09/05/2012 : Sent forms that I had downloaded to the Embassy, delivered 09/06/2012

09/07/2012 : Packet 3 arrived tongue.png

09/11/2012 : Embassy has received medical information

09/21/2012 : Visa paid and MRV receipt

09/24/2012 : Interview date given (Intervew at 08:30 on 10/04/2012)

09/26/2012 : Packet 4 arrived

10/04/2012 : Intervew result - Approved! smile.png

10/05/2012 : Visa Issued

10/11/2012 : Passport/Visa received

10/12/2012 : POE - Washington DC

Weddings

10/27/2012 : Married  |  05/04/2013 : Wedding #2/Blessing

AOS

11/29/2012: Email notificaton of recieving AOS paperwork

11/16/2012: AOS Received date

12/02/2012: Received NOA

12/20/2012: Biometrics Appointment, 3pm at Alexandria, VA

08/30/2013: AOS Approved :)

09/09/2013: Greencard arrived

Citizenship

08/07/2017: Filed

08/15/2017: NOA

09/05/2017: Biometrics Appointment

03/08/2018: Interview Scheduled

 

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Yay, great news! Pretty much the same here :)

Might see you on interview day!!

Our Journey
Aug 2nd '11...love at first sight???
Aug 4th '11...first date!
Feb 19th '12...ENGAGED!!!!!

Our I-129 Journey
Feb 23rd '12...I-129F mailed
Feb 28th '12...NOA1
AUGUST 17th '12...NOA2 APPROVED!!!!!

Our VISA Journey!
Aug 27th '12 NVC received petition and issued LND number
Sept 7th '12 ALL forms mailed to embassy!
Sept 10th '12 Medical
NOV 1st '12 INTERVIEW - APPROVED!!!!!
Nov 9th '12 POE Baltimore biggrin.png
Nov 11th '12 WEDDING

Our AOS/ED Journey!
Dec 13th '12 AOS/ED forms sent
Dec 19th '12 NOA1
Jan 11th '13 BIOMETRICS
Feb 11th '13 ED APPROVED!!!

Aug 23rd '13 AOS RFE

Sept 23rd '13 AOS DECISION...APPROVED!!!

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Might see you on interview day!!

May well do, we'll know interview dates soon :)

Us

07/29/2011 : Heather went to England, visiting joint friends and we met

09/28/2011, 10/27/2011, 12/26/2011, 02/10/2012 : Gav went to the USA

03/28/2012, 05/03/2012 : Heather went to England

USCIS/VSC/NVC

02/04/2012 : I-129F sent

02/07/2012 : Received by VSC

02/09/2012 : NOA1

08/07/2012 : NOA2

08/10/2012 : NOA2 hard copy recieved

08/17/2012 : NVC Recieved, LND No. issued

08/23/2012 : Left NVC, en route to London

US Embassy and Medical in London

08/28/2012 : Petition Received at Embassy

09/04/2012 : Medical (Knightsbridge Doctors)

09/05/2012 : Sent forms that I had downloaded to the Embassy, delivered 09/06/2012

09/07/2012 : Packet 3 arrived tongue.png

09/11/2012 : Embassy has received medical information

09/21/2012 : Visa paid and MRV receipt

09/24/2012 : Interview date given (Intervew at 08:30 on 10/04/2012)

09/26/2012 : Packet 4 arrived

10/04/2012 : Intervew result - Approved! smile.png

10/05/2012 : Visa Issued

10/11/2012 : Passport/Visa received

10/12/2012 : POE - Washington DC

Weddings

10/27/2012 : Married  |  05/04/2013 : Wedding #2/Blessing

AOS

11/29/2012: Email notificaton of recieving AOS paperwork

11/16/2012: AOS Received date

12/02/2012: Received NOA

12/20/2012: Biometrics Appointment, 3pm at Alexandria, VA

08/30/2013: AOS Approved :)

09/09/2013: Greencard arrived

Citizenship

08/07/2017: Filed

08/15/2017: NOA

09/05/2017: Biometrics Appointment

03/08/2018: Interview Scheduled

 

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