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unlockingsky Proficient

unlockingsky   94

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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based on vsc trend chart.. the backlog was created by them no completing enough applications per month. it is just stacking mountain high..

"Family time is very precious and you should cherish every moment of it."

01/20/12 - I-130 sent to Chicago Lockbox.

01/26/12 - NOA1 received and processing at Vermont.

06/28/12 - NOA2 announced on status check.

06/29/12 - NVC received case learned on 07/2/12.

06/30/12 - Hard copy NOA2 received.

07/09/12 - NVC Casefile Number and IIN Issued.

07/16/12 - Receive and Sent DS-3032 via email.

07/17/12 - Mailed DS-3032 via mail, AOS bill received via email, paid online, Optin email sent.

07/18/12 - Optin accepted and new case number, AOS marked paid, emailed AOS packet.

07/24/12 - Assigned as Agent, IV Fee bill received via email, paid online.

07/25/12 - IV Fee marked paid, emailed IV packet.

07/31/12 - Emailed GZO Supplemental Packet 3.

08/02/12 - Case completed and commenced final review.

08/03/12 - Shipped all copies of forms/letters/documents to my wife - arriving on 8/9/12.

08/06/12 - Case completed final review.

08/09/12 - Appointment letter received via email interview date set 9/6/12.

08/14/12 - Medical exam done.

08/15/12 - Medical exam results all normal.

09/06/12 - Submitted required documents at the embassy and interview set next day at 0730.

09/07/12 - Visa approved, click here for review http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-dos-cis-reviews.php?entry=10401 .

09/14/12 - Visa received on hand!

10/07/12 - Arrived at NYC! click here for review http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-poe-reviews.php?entry=15293

10/20/12 - Received welcome letter from USCIS.

10/25/12 - Green Card received!

"Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions." - Sun-Tzu

04/27/13 - Submitted DS-160 online for parent-in-laws and sister-in-law.

05/01/13 - Paid DS-160 or MRV Fee Payments on CGI Stanley.

05/03/13 - Made appointment for 05/16/13 on CGI Stanley.

05/16/13 - Arrived at GUZ and impromptu notice on the front it was closed.

05/30/13 - B2 visa interview passed! Read review here http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/433263-b2-visa-was-approved-for-parentinlaw/ <p>

"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience." - ADM Hyman G. Rickover

08/08/14 - Mailed I-175 application.

08/11/14 - I-175 arrived at VSC.

08/18/14 - Received NOA1 with date 08/12/14.

08/27/14 - Received biometrics appointment for 09/09/14.

02/27/15 - GC in production from email notification.

03/02/15 - Received NOA2 with approval dated 02/25/15.

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jmoney
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well, that maybe true, but i found this other thread here on VJ: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/55762-1st-post-former-nsc-adjudicator-now-petitioner/ i'm hoping things haven't changed too m

sabi Proficient

sabi   148

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Ireland
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I just spoke to the person handling the immigration casework for my congressman and she told me that in her experience, 8 months is the normal time it takes to get a k-1 visa approved. She said that she did not understand why they post the 5 month time on the USCIS website when a majority of them are longer than 5 months.

Yes 8 months as of getting I129F approved( 5-6months = that's the stage that USCIS has posted on their website) and having the interview (USCIS=>NVC=>embassy= 2-3 months) and then getting a visa in hand!

USCIS doesn't approve K1 visas (they only approve the petitions),but embassies are ;)

Edited by sabi

Our (K1) Journey

01-17-2012: I 129F sent

01-24-2012: NOA1 date! => Vermont Service Centre

08-02-2012: NOA2 (195 days!!!)

09-24-2012: interview - Approved!

09-26-2012: visaarrow-10x10.png issued

09-28-2012: visa received by a registeredarrow-10x10.png post

11-01-2012: POE Dublin

11-17-2012: wedding

AOS Journey

11-23-2012: AOS package sent

11-27-2912: package received and signed for at the Chicago office

11-29-2012: case numbers assigned

12-03-2012: Biometrics letter sent to the old addressarrow-10x10.png (never received)

12-10-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 765 and I 131

12-15-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 485

12-28-2012: biometrics (missed)

01-17-2013: newarrow-10x10.png biometric date

01-25-2013: EAD approval

01-30-2013: EAD production

01-31-2013: EAD mailed

02-02-2013: EAD received

My ROC Journey:

03-20-2015: I751 package sent

03-23-2015: NOA1

03-25-2015: check cashedarrow-10x10.png

07-31-2015: Biometrics ( Biometrics letter sent to the old address never received, missed it on 07/06 and had to have it rescheduled after many phone calls and service requests)

09-07-2015: Card in Production email.

09-09-2015: Card mailed

09-11-2015: Card delivered

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unlockingsky Proficient

unlockingsky   94

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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fiance visa takes average of 8 months. but i have seen other fiance visa being approved at a ridiculous short time in this forum..

"Family time is very precious and you should cherish every moment of it."

01/20/12 - I-130 sent to Chicago Lockbox.

01/26/12 - NOA1 received and processing at Vermont.

06/28/12 - NOA2 announced on status check.

06/29/12 - NVC received case learned on 07/2/12.

06/30/12 - Hard copy NOA2 received.

07/09/12 - NVC Casefile Number and IIN Issued.

07/16/12 - Receive and Sent DS-3032 via email.

07/17/12 - Mailed DS-3032 via mail, AOS bill received via email, paid online, Optin email sent.

07/18/12 - Optin accepted and new case number, AOS marked paid, emailed AOS packet.

07/24/12 - Assigned as Agent, IV Fee bill received via email, paid online.

07/25/12 - IV Fee marked paid, emailed IV packet.

07/31/12 - Emailed GZO Supplemental Packet 3.

08/02/12 - Case completed and commenced final review.

08/03/12 - Shipped all copies of forms/letters/documents to my wife - arriving on 8/9/12.

08/06/12 - Case completed final review.

08/09/12 - Appointment letter received via email interview date set 9/6/12.

08/14/12 - Medical exam done.

08/15/12 - Medical exam results all normal.

09/06/12 - Submitted required documents at the embassy and interview set next day at 0730.

09/07/12 - Visa approved, click here for review http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-dos-cis-reviews.php?entry=10401 .

09/14/12 - Visa received on hand!

10/07/12 - Arrived at NYC! click here for review http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/view-poe-reviews.php?entry=15293

10/20/12 - Received welcome letter from USCIS.

10/25/12 - Green Card received!

"Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions." - Sun-Tzu

04/27/13 - Submitted DS-160 online for parent-in-laws and sister-in-law.

05/01/13 - Paid DS-160 or MRV Fee Payments on CGI Stanley.

05/03/13 - Made appointment for 05/16/13 on CGI Stanley.

05/16/13 - Arrived at GUZ and impromptu notice on the front it was closed.

05/30/13 - B2 visa interview passed! Read review here http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/433263-b2-visa-was-approved-for-parentinlaw/ <p>

"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience." - ADM Hyman G. Rickover

08/08/14 - Mailed I-175 application.

08/11/14 - I-175 arrived at VSC.

08/18/14 - Received NOA1 with date 08/12/14.

08/27/14 - Received biometrics appointment for 09/09/14.

02/27/15 - GC in production from email notification.

03/02/15 - Received NOA2 with approval dated 02/25/15.

sabi Proficient

sabi   148

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Ireland
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fiance visa takes average of 8 months. but i have seen other fiance visa being approved at a ridiculous short time in this forum..

well for most of us January filers it looks like it will be 10-11 months total till we have visas in hand... the "lucky winners" as I call them, got their visas within 6-7 months... not to mention those who were approved within 10 days so I am guessing for them the journey will take 2-4 months? :(

Our (K1) Journey

01-17-2012: I 129F sent

01-24-2012: NOA1 date! => Vermont Service Centre

08-02-2012: NOA2 (195 days!!!)

09-24-2012: interview - Approved!

09-26-2012: visaarrow-10x10.png issued

09-28-2012: visa received by a registeredarrow-10x10.png post

11-01-2012: POE Dublin

11-17-2012: wedding

AOS Journey

11-23-2012: AOS package sent

11-27-2912: package received and signed for at the Chicago office

11-29-2012: case numbers assigned

12-03-2012: Biometrics letter sent to the old addressarrow-10x10.png (never received)

12-10-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 765 and I 131

12-15-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 485

12-28-2012: biometrics (missed)

01-17-2013: newarrow-10x10.png biometric date

01-25-2013: EAD approval

01-30-2013: EAD production

01-31-2013: EAD mailed

02-02-2013: EAD received

My ROC Journey:

03-20-2015: I751 package sent

03-23-2015: NOA1

03-25-2015: check cashedarrow-10x10.png

07-31-2015: Biometrics ( Biometrics letter sent to the old address never received, missed it on 07/06 and had to have it rescheduled after many phone calls and service requests)

09-07-2015: Card in Production email.

09-09-2015: Card mailed

09-11-2015: Card delivered

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ffp Explorer

ffp   2

Posted
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Kazakhstan
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VSC approval is odd they approve beginning and end of the month...

dd/mm/yyyy K-1

01/03/2012 === I-129F sent via USPS

01/05/2012 === I-129F delivered to USCIS (PO BOX)

01/06/2012 === I-129F officially received by USCIS (Information from hard copy of NOA1)

01/09/2012 === I-129F official notice day (Information from hard copy of NOA1)

01/10/2012 === NOA1 received by Email. Case routed to California Service Center

01/13/2012 === I-129F official hard copy received from USCIS

03/29/2012 === I-129F touched.

06/11/2012 === I-129F Approved (157 days)

06/12/2012 === NOA2 received by Email.

06/12/2012 === I-129F touched.

07/02/2012 === I-129F touched. (I hope it is gong to NVC ;) ) (NOA2 approved for 2nd time)

07/06/2012 === 2nd NOA2 official hard copy received from USCIS. ( I am furious about getting my application approved for 2nd time. I wonder why they did it? )

07/05/2012 === NVC received

07/10/2012 === NVC left

07/16/2012 === Consulate received (via DHL tracking)

08/21/2012 === Inteview (Approved)

11/04/2012 === POE at Detroit

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jmoney Rookie

jmoney   1

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: China
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I am not sure why we expect our congressperson to get things moving for us when they can't do anything for the country.

well, that maybe true, but i found this other thread here on VJ:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/55762-1st-post-former-nsc-adjudicator-now-petitioner/

i'm hoping things haven't changed too much and that through using your congressman, i can get fast-tracked like what's mentioned in this thread in posts #57 and #68. again, that's hoping things haven't changed in the last 10 years or so....

01/13/12 - Sent I-129F Application to Dallas Lockbox

01/18/12 - NOA1

02/09/12 - Touched

06/18/12 - Contact USCIS Call Center and got ####### response back

06/19/12 - Sent request for assistance to Congressman and 1 U.S. Senator

06/20/12 - Escalated to tier 2 on USCIS and got service request submitted

06/20/12 - Sent email to VSC email address

06/20/12 - Sent request for assistance to the other U.S. Senator

06/27/12 - 1 of the 2 U.S. Senators contacted VSC, waiting for response

07/02/12 - USCIS sent notification of NOA2

07/06/12 - Received NOA2 hardcopy

07/13/12 - NVC received package

07/17/12 - NVC sent package to US Consulate

07/23/12 - US Consulate received package (this is an estimate as the US Consulate didn't notify us, and when contacted, they did not specify when)

07/26/12 - US Consulate sent out Package 3 to Beneficiary (this is an estimate as the US Consulate didn't notify us, and when contacted, they did not specify when)

07/27/12 - Sent Package 3 (we did not wait till we received the Package 3 information from the US Consulate)

07/31/12 - We physically received Package 3

08/02/12 - Received Package 4 and the interview date

08/24/12 - Interview date -- Visa Approved!!

09/07/12 - Visa received in hand!!

10/12/12 - POE Los Angeles

10/18/12 - WEDDING!!!

11/13/12 - I485/AP/EAD sent

12/28/12 - Biometrics appointment (but went in and finished biometrics early on 12/14/12)

01/09/13 - EAD/AP approved

01/17/13 - EAD/AP received!

Applesforme123 Newbie

Applesforme123   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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Hi Everyone. This is my first official post here on this site. I too am in the same boat in regard to working with the Vermont office. We were approved with our NOA1 on January 18, 2012 and were told that it would just be a 5 month waiting process. As soon as we arrived to June 18th, I gave my immigration lawyer a call, just to see if they had heard back about our case. They informed me to not worry, that this is normal and to just give it 2 weeks. 2 weeks passed and still, nothing has changed on this site nor did I receive any new news. I'm not sure what to expect next but this waiting process is the most difficult part. For anyone out there who has any advice or words of wisdom, please message me. Again, I'm very new to this site and feel like no one is available to answer our questions. Wishing all my fellow couples out there all the best on their journeys!!!

~AJL~

jmoney Rookie

jmoney   1

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: China
 Timeline
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Hey all, seeing movement on the VSC front. I just got my text that my case got approved. Checked a few other cases with case numbers similar to mine that are also for I-129F that was also in the "Initial Review" stage last week, and now those are also approved and set to "Post Decision Activity". Hang in there...looks like the VSC train is chugging along again (hopefully).

01/13/12 - Sent I-129F Application to Dallas Lockbox

01/18/12 - NOA1

02/09/12 - Touched

06/18/12 - Contact USCIS Call Center and got ####### response back

06/19/12 - Sent request for assistance to Congressman and 1 U.S. Senator

06/20/12 - Escalated to tier 2 on USCIS and got service request submitted

06/20/12 - Sent email to VSC email address

06/20/12 - Sent request for assistance to the other U.S. Senator

06/27/12 - 1 of the 2 U.S. Senators contacted VSC, waiting for response

07/02/12 - USCIS sent notification of NOA2

07/06/12 - Received NOA2 hardcopy

07/13/12 - NVC received package

07/17/12 - NVC sent package to US Consulate

07/23/12 - US Consulate received package (this is an estimate as the US Consulate didn't notify us, and when contacted, they did not specify when)

07/26/12 - US Consulate sent out Package 3 to Beneficiary (this is an estimate as the US Consulate didn't notify us, and when contacted, they did not specify when)

07/27/12 - Sent Package 3 (we did not wait till we received the Package 3 information from the US Consulate)

07/31/12 - We physically received Package 3

08/02/12 - Received Package 4 and the interview date

08/24/12 - Interview date -- Visa Approved!!

09/07/12 - Visa received in hand!!

10/12/12 - POE Los Angeles

10/18/12 - WEDDING!!!

11/13/12 - I485/AP/EAD sent

12/28/12 - Biometrics appointment (but went in and finished biometrics early on 12/14/12)

01/09/13 - EAD/AP approved

01/17/13 - EAD/AP received!

katchoo12 Enthusiast

katchoo12   8

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
 Timeline
Posted

Hey all, seeing movement on the VSC front. I just got my text that my case got approved. Checked a few other cases with case numbers similar to mine that are also for I-129F that was also in the "Initial Review" stage last week, and now those are also approved and set to "Post Decision Activity". Hang in there...looks like the VSC train is chugging along again (hopefully).

Very slowly but yes !

Congrats on your approval !

islandgal Rising Star

islandgal   74

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
 Timeline
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I hope so because CSC is on a roll!!!!

K1
VSC NOA1 --- March 8, 2012
NOA2 --- October 11, 2012
Visa Approved --- December 17, 2012
POE --- December 22, 2012

AOS
AOS/EAD/AP NOA1 --- March 4, 2013
Biometrics --- April 3, 2013

EAD/AP received --- May 16, 2013

AOS Interview --- August 9, 2013

GC in production --- August 9, 2013

GC received --- August 17, 2013

N400

Approved May, 2018

Oath May, 2018

I130 - Nebraska SC

NOA1 - August 30, 2018

Case approved - August 28, 2019

NVC -

Interview -



I am the USC who brought my fiancé here on a K1,  who's now a USC and is now filing for his mother - whose case just got approved :)

anyuhh Contributor

anyuhh   4

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
 Timeline
Posted

You've waited like for long months. Congratulations!

Hey all, seeing movement on the VSC front. I just got my text that my case got approved. Checked a few other cases with case numbers similar to mine that are also for I-129F that was also in the "Initial Review" stage last week, and now those are also approved and set to "Post Decision Activity". Hang in there...looks like the VSC train is chugging along again (hopefully).

You've waited for long months, but congratulations! :)

Our K1 Journey

April 5 2012 : Sent I-129F

April 9 2012 : NOA1

October 15 2012 : NOA2 (189 days)

Marie & Dan Contributor

Marie & Dan   4

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: France
 Timeline
Posted

Hi everybody,

I am April filer and in my timeline in the site, it used to say that my visa should be approved between august 15 and 23, and now it says between september 17 and 24..... Seriously what the heck ?? Did someone call them to know if they really slowed down?

Thank you

X Factor Grand Master

X Factor   1,112

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
 Timeline
Posted

Hi everybody,

I am April filer and in my timeline in the site, it used to say that my visa should be approved between august 15 and 23, and now it says between september 17 and 24..... Seriously what the heck ?? Did someone call them to know if they really slowed down?

Thank you

It is just an estimate when you initially filled out your timeline. As members of VJ fill out their timelines with their approvals of NOA2, the system adjusts the estimated time based on that actual information.

Sent I-129 Application to VSC 2/1/12
NOA1 2/8/12
RFE 8/2/12
RFE reply 8/3/12
NOA2 8/16/12
NVC received 8/27/12
NVC left 8/29/12
Manila Embassy received 9/5/12
Visa appointment & approval 9/7/12
Arrived in US 10/5/2012
Married 11/24/2012
AOS application sent 12/19/12

AOS approved 8/24/13

 
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