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Kevin y Kelly Apprentice

Kevin y Kelly   3

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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I sent my fiancee's petition on 8/1/12 and the VSC received it on 8/3/12. I received the email and text confirmation on 8/7/12. I know the feeling you and your fiancee are experiencing. After my last visit with my fiancee in November I told her that I would wait until her interview in April for my next visit. I based this on our timeline and the calculations on the USCIS website. Now I am seeing that the wait may be longer than I thought so I just cashed in my frequent flyer miles and I will visit her in February. This is the only thing you can do as you wait out the process. Try to visit as often as you can and constantly keep in touch with each other. It wont be long before you are finally together.

June 4, 2012 - Kelly and I had our first chats on Skype and Windows Live Messenger.

July 10 - 25, 2012 - We met in person and spent time together during my trip to Barranquilla, Colombia. At the end of the trip we decided to apply for the fiancee visa.

August 1, 2012 - I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancee sent via Fed Ex.

August 3, 2012 - Petition received at the USCIS Lock box in Lewisville, Texas.

August 7, 2012 - Received NOA 1 email and text message. Received the official NOA 1 letter in the mail a few days later. The petition was forwarded to the infamous Vermont Service Center.

March 6, 2012 - Received email from USCIS stating that our visa petition was approved and the NOA 2 letter was sent on March 5th.

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TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   45,309

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*** Thread moved from K-1 Process forum to USCIS Service Centers forum -- topic involves processing times. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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admortemfidelis   0

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We filed our K1 application on July 15th. I think it was the 24th of July when we got the NOA1. It has been almost 6 months now and still no NOA2. Based from my readings on VJ the delay is caused by Obama's Dream ACT. It is really frustrating for me and my fiance to hear this news not to mention that he might get deployed to Afghanistan next month. We called USCIS on January 3rd and we just got a reply today saying :

"We are experiencing a longer processing period than what is currently reflected on our national website. Your I-129F, Petition for Alien fiancé, is pending review. We recognize your interest in a final determination on your pending petition. The California Service Center is committed to processing this workload, and will be making every effort to finish reviewing your case as soon as available under our resource constraints. If your Form I-129F remains pending 120 days or more from the date of this response, you may call the National Customer Service Center.."

meaning we need to wait 4 months more. Does anybody here knows anything that we can do to speed up the process? Please. We are willing to do everything just to be together soonest.

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Sahs   10

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We filed our K1 application on July 15th. I think it was the 24th of July when we got the NOA1. It has been almost 6 months now and still no NOA2. Based from my readings on VJ the delay is caused by Obama's Dream ACT. It is really frustrating for me and my fiance to hear this news not to mention that he might get deployed to Afghanistan next month. We called USCIS on January 3rd and we just got a reply today saying :

"We are experiencing a longer processing period than what is currently reflected on our national website. Your I-129F, Petition for Alien fiancé, is pending review. We recognize your interest in a final determination on your pending petition. The California Service Center is committed to processing this workload, and will be making every effort to finish reviewing your case as soon as available under our resource constraints. If your Form I-129F remains pending 120 days or more from the date of this response, you may call the National Customer Service Center.."

meaning we need to wait 4 months more. Does anybody here knows anything that we can do to speed up the process? Please. We are willing to do everything just to be together soonest.

For whatever it's worth, we have issued two service requests (late December and early January) and have not heard anything back from them yet. Your above response appears to be generic one if you ask me. Note that we have an Immigration Lawyer and he issued the first service request; I issued the second on myself. If we hear something I will update you all. I really doubt that they will go too much long on the July Filers, especially another 120 days. Let's just keep our heads up and hope from sore more momentum soon at the CSC... :whistle:

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-=Mai and Timmy=-   12

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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another 120 days OH my.. im just happy now that I was seeing CSC approvals and its great I hope good news soon :)

OH MARY CONCEIVED WITHOUT SIN, PLS PRAY FOR US WHO HAVE RECOURSE TO thee

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admortemfidelis   0

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For whatever it's worth, we have issued two service requests (late December and early January) and have not heard anything back from them yet. Your above response appears to be generic one if you ask me. Note that we have an Immigration Lawyer and he issued the first service request; I issued the second on myself. If we hear something I will update you all. I really doubt that they will go too much long on the July Filers, especially another 120 days. Let's just keep our heads up and hope from sore more momentum soon at the CSC... :whistle:

my fiance said he had made like 6 service requests already since September. haha. I guess the only thing that's gonna make them work on our case is if we keep calling them that way they will remember that they have work to do. I've seen cases filed in early August that has already been approved and it sucks coz they said they work on first come first serve basis. But its good to see some July cases being approved already. I just hope we don't have to wait 4 months more. Our NOA2 is coming soon I can feel it. *goodvibes good luck on yours too. :star:

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ndu26   114

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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wishing everyone something positive soonest.

GOD has been WONDERFUL!!!
CR-1 (for Husband):
09/15/2012: Got Married
09/26/2012: Mailed I-130 from Nigeria( delayed by customs)
USCIS stage ( 66 days)
10/12/2012: NOA 1
12/17/2012: NOA 2 (case was transferred to NYC office 11/27/12)
NVC stage ( 20 days)
01/08/2013: Case # and IIN assigned ( file arrived NVC mail room 12/20/12)
01/09/2013: AOS invoiced and paid, DS-3032 emailed and mailed.
01/16/2013: IV invoiced &paid. AOS & IV mailed in one package(arrived 01/18).
01/28/2013: Case complete!!!
04/19/2013: Interview; APPROVED!!!!!
05/13/2013: POE; JFK

N-400: (3 months and 12 days)
Filed N-400 : 2011-06-17
Interview: 2011-09-27
Oath Ceremony: 2011-09-30

IR-5 for Mom Entire process took 5 months exactly
USCIS (22days)
mailed I-130 : 2011-09-30
NOA 1: 2011-10-03 (text & email)
NOA 2: 2011-10-25 (text and email)
NVC: (19 days)
Case entered and # assigned: 2011-11-18
NVC Case COMPLETED: 2011-12-07 ( 43 days from NOA 2 and 65 days from NOA 1)
Interview Date(Lagos): 2012-01- 23 Mom was late for interview
New Interview date: 2012-02-29 : VISA APPROVED

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Sahs   10

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For whatever it's worth, we have issued two service requests (late December and early January) and have not heard anything back from them yet. Your above response appears to be generic one if you ask me. Note that we have an Immigration Lawyer and he issued the first service request; I issued the second on myself. If we hear something I will update you all. I really doubt that they will go too much long on the July Filers, especially another 120 days. Let's just keep our heads up and hope from sore more momentum soon at the CSC... :whistle:

Thanks for that! It's important to keep each other updated on things, yes. :thumbs:

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rschultz   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Niger
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08/08/2012- sent I-129f

08/13/2012- NOA 1 WAC129xxxxxxx

And has past the 5 month processing time.....

WHY WHY WHY WHY

Right there with you...NOA 1 August 7th for my stepchildren's I-130's and nothing has been "touched" since August 9th. My husband is running out of ways to keep them from losing hope that he will come and get them.

USCIS JOURNEY FOR MY HUSBAND

I-130

July 24, 2010 - Wedding in Niger

Sept 10, 2010 - Sent I-130

Sept 13, 2010 - I-130 received

Sept 16, 2010 - Check for I-130 cleared

Sept 19, 2010 - Touched

Sept 20, 2010 - Received hard copy of NOA1 for I-130

Dec 7, 2010 - Received text/email NOA2!!

Dec 11, 2010 - Recieved hard copy NOA2

March 10, 2010 - Received notice of interview appointment for April 7th

April 11, 2011 - Went to interview and given paperwork to do medical exam(after he had requested the docs and they wouldn't give them to him)

April 26, 2011 - Rescheduled interview

April 28, 2011 - Visa approved!!!

STEPCHILDREN

August 7, 2012 - NOA1 received

January 23, 2013 - Email/text notification of approval

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