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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Joe hang in there buddy. It is a difficult process. Good thing there is Skype and other forms of communication. Before you know it she will be there. But it is really tough for all of us.

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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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Amen to that. Thank goodness for skype and other methods to communicate. I appreciate your feedback. I really do. It makes me feel better to know that I am not alone. Thank you again.

Joe

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Honduras
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Good Evening Everyone,

I was feeling a little down today and I thought I could express my self a little on here. Seeing as most of you have found yourselves in similar situations, I thought I could write a little bit here to remind other people (and myself) that we are not alone. I am really missing my wife these days. We were married on 12/9/2011 and I have only seen her a total of 32 days since we first met in June of last year. We are in the final stages of the visa process as I just sent the actual Visa application on 8/2. I guess I'm just feeling very lonely today and missing my wife terribly. I hope anyone else out there who finds themselves in same circumstances that the process goes quickly and well for you. Wishing you all the best of luck. Goodnight and Good Luck.

Joe Kwa

oh i totally understand you!!! i miss my husband so much!!!! he was here with me all june but now i feel like i really miss him!!! i saw your timeline and conrats your pocess is going very fast :) god bless you and it will be fast!! son you will be with your wife and in the future you will tell to your grandsons how hard was to be with your wife :) good luck my friend.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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@WaitingStill: Thank you very much for your support. I notice from your timeline that you are awaiting communication from the NVC. I wish you the best and that you can rest your eyes on your fiance very soon.

@Chris and Laura: I thank you sincerely for your kind words. I know this must be difficult for all of us to be apart from the one we love. I notice you have sent in your I130. I wish a speedy resolution to your case and that you can hold your husband again very soon.

@QP and Thomas: Amen to that my friend. Skype is great but nothing will ever compare to being able to look into their eyes, hold them and tell them how much you love them. Thank you for your support and I wish only the best for you and yours.

God Bless all of you.

JoeKwa

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Filed: IR-2 Country: Philippines
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@WaitingStill: Thank you very much for your support. I notice from your timeline that you are awaiting communication from the NVC. I wish you the best and that you can rest your eyes on your fiance very soon.

@Chris and Laura: I thank you sincerely for your kind words. I know this must be difficult for all of us to be apart from the one we love. I notice you have sent in your I130. I wish a speedy resolution to your case and that you can hold your husband again very soon.

@QP and Thomas: Amen to that my friend. Skype is great but nothing will ever compare to being able to look into their eyes, hold them and tell them how much you love them. Thank you for your support and I wish only the best for you and yours.

God Bless all of you.

JoeKwa

God be with you also....we are all family here....to provide support to eachother.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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God be with you also....we are all family here....to provide support to eachother.

This is true. I thank God every day that I found this website and a group of such wonderful people.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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I miss my husband so much now its heartbraking.. We live on Skype at home and thru Viber and emails while we are at work. This is def not for the weak at heart... the only thing that keeps us going is trying to make our lives as normal as we can knowing the end will come and our lives complete.

We are on skype from the time we get home from work until we leave the next morning. I cook and clean and talk at the same time LOL and sometimes as him where his dirty tea cup is just to make it feel like we are in the same room. We try to do the best we can making our abnormal distance our normal married life for now...

Hang in there its so difficult and heartbreaking but the end results are worth waiting for!

10/02/2010 Nikah/Marriage in Karachi
USCIS JOURNEY
11/10/2010 -Sent
03/24/2011 i 130 approved!!!
NVC JOURNEY
03/30/2011 NVC received case-04/07/2011 NVC Case Number Assigned
05/03/2011 CASE COMPLETE- In Que for INTERVIEW!!-05/17/2011 Received interview letter and info via email
EMBASSY JOURNEY
05/20/2011 Medical Appt/passed
06/15/2011 Interview result AP
06/21/2011 Submitted requested docs..under review
07/25/2011 CO called did phone interview result: PENDING MANDATORY AP/CO told us they have to do namechecks

03/07/2013 Case returned to USCIS waiting for NOIR/reaffirmation

04/18/2013 USCIS received case for review

08/19/2013 Received NOIR to respond by 9/18/2013

9/9/2013 Responded to NOIR/USCIS received documents awaiting response

9/20/2013 USCIS reaffirmed sent to embassy

1/04/14 Case opened for review

8/31/15 Interview- no questions visa approved on the spot

9/8/15 visa status issued

9/10/15 visa received

9/19/15 POE Charlotte

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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I miss my husband so much now its heartbraking.. We live on Skype at home and thru Viber and emails while we are at work. This is def not for the weak at heart... the only thing that keeps us going is trying to make our lives as normal as we can knowing the end will come and our lives complete.

We are on skype from the time we get home from work until we leave the next morning. I cook and clean and talk at the same time LOL and sometimes as him where his dirty tea cup is just to make it feel like we are in the same room. We try to do the best we can making our abnormal distance our normal married life for now...

Hang in there its so difficult and heartbreaking but the end results are worth waiting for!

I got chills when I read this because it is almost exactly what my wife and I do lol Skype, Phone calls, and e-mails have become our lives. I am unfamiliar with Viber but believe me I am going to look into it lol. You are very right. This is not for the weak of heart. This is a very long, frustrating and at times a very disheartening process. I pray that you and your husband will be together very soon. I wish you the best of luck and God Bless you.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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I got chills when I read this because it is almost exactly what my wife and I do lol Skype, Phone calls, and e-mails have become our lives. I am unfamiliar with Viber but believe me I am going to look into it lol. You are very right. This is not for the weak of heart. This is a very long, frustrating and at times a very disheartening process. I pray that you and your husband will be together very soon. I wish you the best of luck and God Bless you.

Thank you and best of luck and many blessings for you too...

And Viber is what we use on our iphones to call internationally without FEES!!!! NO LONG DISTANCE... we can talk, send texts and pictures!!!! :D:dance:

10/02/2010 Nikah/Marriage in Karachi
USCIS JOURNEY
11/10/2010 -Sent
03/24/2011 i 130 approved!!!
NVC JOURNEY
03/30/2011 NVC received case-04/07/2011 NVC Case Number Assigned
05/03/2011 CASE COMPLETE- In Que for INTERVIEW!!-05/17/2011 Received interview letter and info via email
EMBASSY JOURNEY
05/20/2011 Medical Appt/passed
06/15/2011 Interview result AP
06/21/2011 Submitted requested docs..under review
07/25/2011 CO called did phone interview result: PENDING MANDATORY AP/CO told us they have to do namechecks

03/07/2013 Case returned to USCIS waiting for NOIR/reaffirmation

04/18/2013 USCIS received case for review

08/19/2013 Received NOIR to respond by 9/18/2013

9/9/2013 Responded to NOIR/USCIS received documents awaiting response

9/20/2013 USCIS reaffirmed sent to embassy

1/04/14 Case opened for review

8/31/15 Interview- no questions visa approved on the spot

9/8/15 visa status issued

9/10/15 visa received

9/19/15 POE Charlotte

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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Thank you and best of luck and many blessings for you too...

And Viber is what we use on our iphones to call internationally without FEES!!!! NO LONG DISTANCE... we can talk, send texts and pictures!!!! :D:dance:

I am all over it! lol Viber it is. Thank you so much!!!

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