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Melinda and I are Finally Home!

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Rob and Melinda   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Philippines
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Fellow Vjer's

Thanks to all of our wonderful friends here on Visa Journey that helped and encouraged Mel and I through our K-3 Visa process.

We flew back from Manila On October 30th and after a 12 1/2 hour flight went through US Customs at the Port of Entry at Los Angeles International Airport.

The Immigration officer was very kind to us and made the port of entry process fun and pleasant for both of us.

We were very nervous about what would happen but all that the officer did was open the brown envelope from the US Embassy that we hand carried, looked Melindas Visa in her passport, placed the I-94 form inside Mel's Passport and told us some tips for getting her Green Card in the next few months.

The longest part of the process at the P.O.E. was just waiting in line, everything else was simple.

We are at Disneyland today for a couple days and will drive down Pacific Coast Highway as we make our way back to Northern Arizona.

As we woke up together on our first day in America in our new life, we thanked the Lord for being so faithful to us and rejoiced that all of our dreams have come true.

I know that some of you fear that your dreams will not happen but let me encourage you that we also felt the same way through this long process. Just keep doing everything you need to do and stick together through it all, and your day will come too, you will see.

Hang in there, praying for all of you still in the process. Hoping your hopes and dreams come true just like ours have.

Rob and Melinda

I-129F

Filed New I-129F form with IMBRA June 19, 2006

NOA 1 June 26, 2006

Touched July 3, 2006

I-129F Approved by E mail August 21, 2006, Just 63 Days

NOA 2 for I-129F Received in the Mail August 26th, 2006

I-129F at NVC

Case Number assigned at NVC August 29, 2006 MNL2006XXXXXXXXX

NVC sends the I-129F to the Manila Embassy August 29th, 2006

Embassy in Manila Receives I-129F August 31st, 2006

Packet 4 Received by Melinda from Manila Embassy October 1, 2006

Interview at Us Embassy Manila, October 18, 2006

Visa Approved! Interview Completed.

Visa Delivered by DELBROS October 28th, 2006

October 30, 2006 Arrived back in LAX with Melinda, were going to Disneyland!!!

November 6th, 2006, Melinda and I are back home in Winslow Arizona loving Life!

limah Collaborator

limah   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! :crying::crying::crying:

I am at work, thank you! :crying::crying:

People are looking at me like I am crazy!

Disneyland??? How appropriate. Dreams really do come true, huh? That is so sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :crying:(L)(F)

Pray with me Forrest! Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far. Far, far away from here..... Dear God, make me a bird so I can fly far. Far, far away from here!

raymaga Mentor

raymaga   25

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Congrats to you both!!!!!

Have a wonderful time in Disneyland and also in your new lives together in the U.S.

"THE SHORT STORY"

KURT & RAYMA (K-1 Visa)

Oct. 9/03... I-129F sent to NSC

June 10/04... K-1 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

July 31/04... Entered U.S.

Aug. 28/04... WEDDING DAY!!!!

Aug. 30/04... I-485, I-765 & I-131 sent to Seattle

Dec. 10/04... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport stamped)

Sept. 9/06... I-751 sent to NSC

May 15/07... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Sept. 13/07... N-400 sent to NSC

Aug. 21/08... Interview - PASSED!!!!

Sept. 2/08... Oath Ceremony

Sept. 5/08... Sent in Voter Registration Card

Sept. 9/08... SSA office to change status to "U.S. citizen"

Oct. 8/08... Applied in person for U.S. Passport

Oct. 22/08... U.S. Passport received

DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!!

KAELY (K-2 Visa)

Apr. 6/05... DS-230, Part I faxed to Vancouver Consulate

May 26/05... K-2 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

Sept. 5/05... Entered U.S.

Sept. 7/05... I-485 & I-131 sent to CLB

Feb. 22/06... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport NOT stamped)

Dec. 4/07... I-751 sent to NSC

May 23/08... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Mar. 22/11.... N-400 sent to AZ

June 27/11..... Interview - PASSED!!!

July 12/11..... Oath Ceremony

We're NOT lawyers.... just your average folks who had to find their own way!!!!! Anything we post here is simply our own opinions/suggestions/experiences and should not be taken as LAW!!!!

Sheriff Uling Experienced

Sheriff Uling   3

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Philippines
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Congrats to you both!!!!!

Have a wonderful time in Disneyland and also in your new lives together in the U.S.

Ditto! It's especially sweet to see another Phil-Am family make it through the maze. May God continue to bless your new family and new life with wonderful fond memories and adventures. Cheers!!!

Edited by Uling

[CLICK HERE] - MANILA EMBASSY K1 VISA GUIDE (Review Post #1)

[CLICK HERE] - VJ Acronyms and USCIS Form Definitions (A Handy Reference Tool)

Manila Embassy K1 Visa Information

4.2 National Visa Center (NVC) | (603) 334-0700 press 1, then 5....

4.3 Manila Embassy (Immigrant Visa Unit) | 011-632-301-2000 ext 5184 or dial 0

4.4 Department of State | (202) 663-1225, press 1, press 0,

4.5 Document Verification | CLICK HERE

4.6 Visa Interview Appointments website | CLICK HERE

4.7 St. Lukes | 011-63-2-521-0020

5.1 DELBROS website | CLICK HERE

6.2 CFO Guidance and Counseling Seminar | MANILA or CEBU

6.3 I-94 Arrival / Departure info | CLICK HERE

Adjustment of Status (AOS) Information

Please review the signature and story tab of my wife's profile, [Deputy Uling].

DISCLAIMER: Providing information does not constitute legal consul nor is intended as a substitute for legal representation.

Our Mao Enthusiast

Our Mao   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Timeline
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Congratulations Rob & Melinda!!!

I hope it'll be my turn soon.. sniff sniff.. our file got transferred to CSV...sigh....

but I'm very happy for you two...

Congratulations once again!!!! =D

Ada

I-130 Sent : July 17, 06

NOA1 : July 27

Nov 22, file is 'pending'

Nov 28, Touched

Dec 4, APPROVED!!!! ^__^

Dec 6, NVC Case Number Assigned

Dec 18, DS-3032 & AOS bill sent

Dec 21, NVC accepted choice of agent via email

Dec 22, Sent AOS bill using James' shortcuts

Dec 25, IV Bill Generated

Jan 9, Sent I-864 using James' shortcuts

Jan 15, IV bill arrived

Jan 16, IV Bill Paid

Jan 19, IV bill processed

Jan 22, I-864 being reviewed

Jan 29, Sent DS-230 using James' shortcuts

Feb 13, CASE COMPLETED!!

Apr 13, INTERVIEW - APPROVED!!

Apr 28, Entered USA, POE Vancouver. Told that my visa stamp serves as a temporary Green Card.

I-129F Sent : Aug 20, 06

NOA1 : Aug 31, 06

Oct 23, 06, received email that case forwarded to CSC

Oct 27, 06, received email saying that case has reached CSC

Nov 22, 06, note said file received and pending

Dec 13, 06, Touched with same note as above

ABANDONING K3

I-751 Sent on Jan 28, 09 to remove conditions

Feb 1 - Check cashed

Feb 25 - Biometrics

Jun 1 - Approved! (Decision date was May 26, 09)

Now waiting for green card...

cguytx Explorer

cguytx   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Rob, I am very happy for you it has been a rough year of ups and downs. You lucky dog ha. Got your honey home for Christmas wow... I couldn't think of a better gift.

Enjoy each other! Our turns coming!

04/25/2006 l married Cebu Philippines

11/28/2006 l Interview US Embassy Manila

12/15/2006 l Received k3 VISA

12/27/2006 l POE Detroit USA - Home!!!

AOS - Dallas DORA

07/17/2007 l AOS Interview - accepted into DORA 90 day program

09/06/2007 l Biometrics Appointment Dallas Texas

10/15/2007 l AOS Approved - received "Welcome to the United States" Letter

10/23/2007 l Received Greencard "Permanent Resident Card"

next: lift greencard 2yr condition June/2009 / goal: US Citizenship - 2010

Jasman0717 Grand Master

Jasman0717   9

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Congratulations. Claudeth went through customs at LAX also and have a very pleasent experience with the customs officer. Enjoy Disneyland! Has Melinda ever been exposed to amusement parks before? Claudeth is afraid of most of the rides so I haven't done much with taking her to Disney or Knotts or Magic Mountain.

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United States & Republic of the Philippines

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

rcars3 Apprentice

rcars3   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Fellow Vjer's

Thanks to all of our wonderful friends here on Visa Journey that helped and encouraged Mel and I through our K-3 Visa process.

We flew back from Manila On October 30th and after a 12 1/2 hour flight went through US Customs at the Port of Entry at Los Angeles International Airport.

The Immigration officer was very kind to us and made the port of entry process fun and pleasant for both of us.

We were very nervous about what would happen but all that the officer did was open the brown envelope from the US Embassy that we hand carried, looked Melindas Visa in her passport, placed the I-94 form inside Mel's Passport and told us some tips for getting her Green Card in the next few months.

The longest part of the process at the P.O.E. was just waiting in line, everything else was simple.

We are at Disneyland today for a couple days and will drive down Pacific Coast Highway as we make our way back to Northern Arizona.

As we woke up together on our first day in America in our new life, we thanked the Lord for being so faithful to us and rejoiced that all of our dreams have come true.

I know that some of you fear that your dreams will not happen but let me encourage you that we also felt the same way through this long process. Just keep doing everything you need to do and stick together through it all, and your day will come too, you will see.

Hang in there, praying for all of you still in the process. Hoping your hopes and dreams come true just like ours have.

Rob and Melinda

congrats..Rob and Melinda...thank you so much for the encourgement...we all need it dealing with Manila...lol

Mona Lisa Explorer

Mona Lisa   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Brazil
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Oh my God!!! I would kiss and hug my husband for this if he was here. Congratualtions and have a new and wonderful life together!

First phase:

07/20/2006 I Married with my soulmate

I-130

11/08/2006 We sent I-130

11/10/2006 Nebraska received and sent it to California

11/15/2006 California received it

11/18/2006 NOA1

02/01/2007 Aproveeeeed!!!

I-129F

12/02/2006 We sent I-129F

12/06/2006 they received it

12/11/2006 NOA1

12/15/2006 they moved our process to CSC

12/18/2006 CSC received it

02/01/2007 Aproveeeeeed!!!

02/15/2007 NVC signed our case number and sent to Rio Consulate

03/21/2007 We sent the packet 3

03/23/2007 Today we received the packet4 from Rio consulate

04/11/2007 Medical exame completed

04/16/2007 visa tax payed

04/24/2007 Interview - Visa Aproved

06/06/2007 POE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant wait to be with my husband!!!!!!!!

Second phase:

12/28/2007 AOS Sent

12/30/2007 AOS Received

01/04/2008 Notice Date

01/09/2008 Touch

01/23/2008 Biometric appointment (done)- They corrected my name ( I have 4 names and on the NOA they wrote just 3 names)

02/21/2008 EAD card ordered

02/26/2008 EAD card ordered (AGAIN???)

02/28/2008 EAD Aproved (it s very strange! did they order firstly and after aprove it????)

02/20/2008 interview letter sent (I just received it 5 days after the date)

03/03/2008 EAD card received

03/07/2008 SSN aplied

03/14/2008 SSN received

04/10/2008 Interview appointment - Aproveeeeeeed

04/15/2008 GC already ordered - Yahooooooooooooooooooo ooo ooooo!

ROC Sent

01/15/2010 I-751

Thank God and the VJ`s.

In God We trust!!

Jersey Girl Proficient

Jersey Girl   2

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Canada
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Welcome home!

I-130 sent Mar 30, 06

approved Aug 15, 06

I-129f sent April 24, 06

approved July 27, 06

Montreal interview Jan 18, 07

POE Toronto Jan 28, 07

EAD sent Jan. 30, 07

transferred to Vermont Feb 12

biometrics Feb 22

approved March 13

card returned undeliverable! March 27

called after 6 weeks to have EAD re-sent

AOS sent Jan. 30, 07

biometrics Feb 22

RFE for complete medical (!) Feb 23

Called Senator from NJ - never returned call

Infopass March 19 (no help)

Replied to RFE with duplicate medical March 19

Sent additional evidence (I-693A) March 26

NBC received supplement March 30

touched April 4

Interview July 16

takram2000 Contributor

takram2000   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Pakistan
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HERE ARE MY TIMELINE:

My Naturalization Process:

filed: August, 16, 2004

Fingerprints notice: Feb 10, 2005

Interview notice: June 23, 2005

Interview date: August 10, 2005 (name Check Pending)

Filed Lawsuit 0n 07/11/2006 and got Oath.

Oath Ceremony: Sept. 15, 2006 I'm a citizen :)

My Wife I-130:

filed: 3-20-2006

NOA1: 3-22-2006

updated w/ citizenship: 9-18-06 (sent via FEDEX)

09/20/2006: Called USCIS to upgrade- No Help

10/02/2006: Recieved letter from USCIS, required copy of US citizenship even I did sent them as soon as I became US citizen on 09/18/2006.

10/31/06 - tried to upgrade again! - told to call back in 61 days from 09/18/2006.

My wife K-3:

Mailed: Sept. 16, 2006

Received: Sept. 18, 2006

NOTICE date: Sept. 22, 2006

received notice in mail: Sept. 27

10/25/06: Notice of transfer to Vermont Center issued

10/26/06: touched & status changed with notice of transfer

Lets see how long I have to wait more.

HERE ARE MY TIMELINE:

=====================

My wife K-3:

============

Mailed: Sept 16,2006

Received: Sept 18,2006

NOTICE date: Sept 22,2006

Received notice in mail: Sept. 27

10/25/06: Notice of transfer to Vermont Center issued

10/26/06: touched & status changed with notice of transfer

11/01/06: Touched

11/02/06: Touched

11/18/06: State Changed without touch date. Last touch date still showing 11/02/2006 but with new message).

12/29/06: Approval Email recieved

NVC and Consulate:

=============

01/03/07: NVC assigned case#

01/05/07: Petition forwarded to Islamabad, Pakistan (US Embassy)

01/22/07: Called US embassy Islamabad, they did confirmed it.

02/08/07: Received Interview Letter from Embassy

03/06/07: Interview Schedule (Pray for me)

 
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