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YGandMAT   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Mexico
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Good morning fellow I-130 May filers. Let's check in our progress. I already went through this process a couple of years ago for my husband. Now my brother is going trough this process, and I'm helping him get through it.

5/8/12 - I-130 Sent

4.28.07 - Married in Jalisco Mexico - Cozumel Honeymoon for 2 weeks

***I-130***

5.24.07 - I-130 Received in CSC

7.14.07 - Received NOA1 (WOW after 6 weeks, I was worried...called INS and told me CSC had a computer "glitch" causing delays on printing Receipt notices and approvals)

10.30.07 - APPROVED No email, the NOA2 came in the mail...hard copy.

***1-129F***

7.23.07 - I-129F received in Chicago

7.30.07 - Received NOA1

11.21.07 - APPROVED!!!! APPROVED. GOT AN E-MAIL ON THANKSGIVING!

03.03.08- INTERVIEW IN CIUDAD JUAREZ. VISA GRANTED ON 03.03.2008

***AOS & EAD***

3.10.08 - Case Received at Chicago Lockbox, check cashed 3.14.08

3.17.08 - Received both NOA's in the mail

3.21.08 - Received Biometrics appointment letter in the mail, biometrics Appt. 4.02.08

5.05.08 - EAD Card Production ordered GOT EMAIL (we received the same email on 5.09.08)

5.13.08 - Approval Email for EAD (so the card was ordered first, and then we were approved...hum)

5.15.08 - EAD Card Received in mail.

8.08.08 - WE GOT OUR INTERVIEW APPOINTMENT YAY...9/12/08 - INTERVIEW APPROVED

9.24.08 - Received Green Card in the mail YEAH!

***I-751***

6.15.10 - Mailed I-751 Docs to CSC, check cashed 6.24.10

6.26.10 - Received NOA in mail dated 6.21.10

6.29.10 - Received Biometrics appointment for 7.15.10

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MrEver   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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HEY! I'M ALSO A MAY FILER.

I JUST SENT THE 1-130 YESTERDAY MAY 9, 2012 FOR MY WIFE. I SENT IT TO ARIZONA.

Married 11/2011 in Mexico

I-130 PROCESS

May 9, 2012 - Sent I-130

May 17, 2012 - Received NOA1 in the mail

August 3, 2012 - NOA2 - APPROVAL

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MrEver   3

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HEY! I'M ALSO A MAY FILER.

I JUST SENT THE 1-130 YESTERDAY MAY 9, 2012 FOR MY WIFE. I SENT IT TO ARIZONA.

I'm worried that I did not send enough evidence to bonifide marriage. All I sent was the marriage certificate and about 10 pictures of our wedding and with our family and friends. Is this going to be OK?

Please let me know.

Married 11/2011 in Mexico

I-130 PROCESS

May 9, 2012 - Sent I-130

May 17, 2012 - Received NOA1 in the mail

August 3, 2012 - NOA2 - APPROVAL

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ZamboMichigan   2

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Philippines
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Thought I was in April, but it looks like I am officially NAO-1 on May 2.

May everyone receive their NAO2's by the 4th of July !! :wow:

N400 Timeline

MAILED N400 -AUG 01 2015

CHECK CASHED -AUG 06 2015

RECEIVED NOA IN THE MAIL - AUG-10-2015 (PRIORITY DATE AUG-03-2015)

Appt FOR BIOMETRICS RECEIVED AUG-14-2015 - APPOINTMENT AUG-25-2015

INTERVIEW DATE- NOV -09-2015

OATH CEREMONY NOV-12-2015

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Mrs.A2010   4

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I'm a May filer too! Good luck to everyone!

MrEver: I sent a TON of documents. Our lawyer only took about 1/3 of everything I gathered.

Of what I gathered, she told me I had "more than enough documentation" to prove bona fide marriage.

She took: 60 pics from wedding/trips/bdays during 5 yrs together, 6 months of credit card/joint banking account documents showing us both listed, a handful of emails/IM's from the 1st 4 months of us talking online (I hadn't saved them for this purpose, but for a book I made for him to remember our relationship in the beginning), documents showing purchases we bought together, etc.

Even though I definitely went overboard with our docs, I'm not sure you did take enough. I hope everything turns out fine. Good luck!

Started talking online: 12-24-2006

Started dating: 2-22-2007
Engaged: 12-24-2009
Married: 12-19-2010
First appointment with lawyer: 3-16-12
Sent I-130: 4-16-2012
Rcvd NOA1: 5-1-2012
Rcvd NOA2: 10-23-2012
Rcvd NVC bills: 11-02-2012
Paid NVC bills: 1-18-2013
Mailed off NVC docs & Provisional Waiver packet: 3-14-2013
NVC site status confirms "PROCESSING": 3-22-2013

Flew to CDJ: 10-18-2013

Approved for visa: 10-23-2013

Flew home <3 10-26-2010

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MrEver   3

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I'm a May filer too! Good luck to everyone!

MrEver: I sent a TON of documents. Our lawyer only took about 1/3 of everything I gathered.

Of what I gathered, she told me I had "more than enough documentation" to prove bona fide marriage.

She took: 60 pics from wedding/trips/bdays during 5 yrs together, 6 months of credit card/joint banking account documents showing us both listed, a handful of emails/IM's from the 1st 4 months of us talking online (I hadn't saved them for this purpose, but for a book I made for him to remember our relationship in the beginning), documents showing purchases we bought together, etc.

Even though I definitely went overboard with our docs, I'm not sure you did take enough. I hope everything turns out fine. Good luck!

Wow, you did send a lot. Unfortunately we do not have any documents with both our names on stuff. I hope I do not get an RFE.

When did you send your application.

By the way, I got the NOA1 on 5/17/2012

Good luck to us!

Married 11/2011 in Mexico

I-130 PROCESS

May 9, 2012 - Sent I-130

May 17, 2012 - Received NOA1 in the mail

August 3, 2012 - NOA2 - APPROVAL

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I also want to apply for IR/1 visa but I'm confused, my wife is American(dual citizenship US/DK) and is currently in New York and I'm in Copenhagen.

What I'm worried about is whether to send the I-130 to the official address in the US, or it's possible to apply at the Embassy in Copenhagen?

We got married in the US in April and we would like to spend our life's in America so may god be with us.

Thank you for understanding.

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MrEver   3

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I also want to apply for IR/1 visa but I'm confused, my wife is American(dual citizenship US/DK) and is currently in New York and I'm in Copenhagen.

What I'm worried about is whether to send the I-130 to the official address in the US, or it's possible to apply at the Embassy in Copenhagen?

We got married in the US in April and we would like to spend our life's in America so may god be with us.

Thank you for understanding.

Hello. I'm not too familiar with your situation. I know that if the US Citizen spouse resides in the United States, then you would need to send the I-130 to the US address. But if the US Citizen spouse resides in the country where the spouse lives, they would have to file Directly with the Consulate of that country. Check the guides that are posted here at visajourney for help.

Married 11/2011 in Mexico

I-130 PROCESS

May 9, 2012 - Sent I-130

May 17, 2012 - Received NOA1 in the mail

August 3, 2012 - NOA2 - APPROVAL

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Moomin Proficient

Moomin   292

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Denmark
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I also want to apply for IR/1 visa but I'm confused, my wife is American(dual citizenship US/DK) and is currently in New York and I'm in Copenhagen.

What I'm worried about is whether to send the I-130 to the official address in the US, or it's possible to apply at the Embassy in Copenhagen?

We got married in the US in April and we would like to spend our life's in America so may god be with us.

Thank you for understanding.

Denmark doesn't offer DCF so sending it directly to the US Embassy is not an option for you.

K1 process, October 2010 > POE, July 2011

I-129F approved in 180 days from NOA1 date. (195 days from filing to NOA2 in hand)

Interview took 224 days from I-129F NOA1 date. (241 days from filing petition until visa in hand)

From filing I-129F petition until POE: 285 days

Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

AOS process, December 2011 > July 2012

EAD/AP Approval took 51 days from NOA1 date to email update. (77 days from filing until EAD/AP in hand)

AOS Approval took 206 days from NOA1 date to email update. (231 days from filing until greencard in hand)

From filing I-129F petition until greencard in hand: 655 days

Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

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PNYC89   2

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Hello everyone!

My NOA1 date is 1st of May 2012, waiting for approval... Any day now! I hope :).

Any May filers that already got NOA2 (that are not applying for AOS)??

Good luck!

- Paperwork for Green Card received by USCIS: May 3, 2013
- Interview date: 24 March 2016: approved! (after 3 long years!)

- N-400 sent out: December 26, 2018
- NOA1/priority date: December 31st, 2018
- Biometrics: January 30th, 2019

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Gracenp2   14

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Dominican Republic
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Hello everyone!

My NOA1 date is 1st of May 2012, waiting for approval... Any day now! I hope :).

Any May filers that already got NOA2 (that are not applying for AOS)??

Good luck!

Just waiting for case complete and interview date..

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