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B&T_P   34

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The Dutch do that as well. They have an international copy of the documents that has translations into multiple languages, including English. I got copies of those for a bunch of my kids and husband's documents and sent them in with the original application. smile.png

Hi smile.png Thank you for sharing your experience.

Well my husband already found translators... we'll send them everything.

I use to travel a lot true Europe and I have master studies in Italy. I still remember how many documents and translations they were asking.

It's always this ways with documents and administration.

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So, this is an argument that gets started on here quite often and it never turns out very well. I'm one of those people who will probably be auto-expedited, and while I'm not really offended or anythi

NYC.RSA
NYC.RSA

Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN Your Case Status: Post Decision Activity On October 21, 2013, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130

Ketsuban
Ketsuban

I absolutely hate this too. Every day at work, the EXACT SAME people ask me when I will be moving out to live with my husband, then feign shock when I say maybe a year or more. I think they do it on p

Kaylara Proficient

Kaylara   814

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Omg, I remember, the Dutch IND (equivalent of USCIS) had my original birth certificate, and it said on all of my documents that my birthplace was "Unknown, USA". I think that it was just because some Dutch person didn't want to try to copy over the name of the city or state. At the time, my mother-in-law worked for the IND, and told me that it was more trouble than it was worth to try to fix it.

Did your copies also have an apostille? I made sure to send those in with the international versions, because I know that sometimes foreign countries won't accept the documents are real without them.

3/25/2006 - Got Married

3/20/2013 - I130 Priority Date
11/6/2013 - Transferred to Nebraska
1/3/2014 - NOA2
1/6/2014 - Petition shipped to NVC
1/21/2014 - NVC Received
2/24/2014 - Case # & IIN
3/3/2014 - DS-261 Available and Submitted
3/4/2014 - AOS Fee Available and Submitted
3/5/2014 - AOS Fee Paid
3/6/2014 - Received AOS Coversheet and Payment Receipt
3/7/2014 - AOS Package Sent
3/10/2014 - NVC Receives AOS package
3/12/2014 - NVC Acknowledges receipt of AOS package
3/21/2014 - Triangle of Doom appears for IV package
3/24/2014 - IV Fee Available and Submitted
3/25/2014 - IV package overnighted to the NVC
3/26/2014 - IV Fee shows PAID
3/26/2014 - DS260 available & submitted
3/26/2014 - IV package delivered to NVC
3/26/2014 - False checklist for IV fee.
3/26/2014 - AOS documents accepted w/no checklists!
3/28/2014 - IV & DS260 logged into NVC System
4/10/2014 - Case Complete!

Interview Date: June 17, 2014

Approved at Interview!

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NYC.RSA   25

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ah everytime i see this thread...reminds me of the long 8 months i was here.

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IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Service Center : NBC

Consulate : South Africa

Marriage : 2012-09-05

I-130 Sent : 2013-02-02

I-130 NOA1 : 2013-02-16

Case Transfer to NYC Field Office : 2013-03-22

I-130 NOA2: 2013-10-21 (email)

NVC Received Case: 2013-10-23

NVC Case # Assigned: 2013-11-04

AOS & IV Bills Invoiced: 2013-11-07

AOS & IV Bills Appear PAID: 2013-11-13

DS-260 Submitted: 2013-11-18

Request for AOS & IV cover sheets to be emailed to me: 2013-11-29

Received NVC Email of Bar-Coded Cover Sheet: 2013-12-2

AOS & IV Package Sent: 2013-12-9

Received Checklist (false?): 2013-12-10

DS-260 Reviewed / Approved: 2013-12-10

AOS & IV Package Received: 2013-12-12

IV Package Reviewed / Approved: 2014-1-07

AOS Package Reviewed BUT checklist: 2014-1-07

Received AOS checklist: 2014-1-08

Respond to AOS checklist: 2014-1-14

Checklist Response Received by NVC: 2014-1-17

Checklist Response in System: 2014-1-23

Case Complete: 2014-2-11

Interview Date Scheduled: 2014-2-28

Received P4 Email: 2014-3-1

Interview: 2014-4-8

Case File "In Transit": 2014-3-5

Consulate Recieved Case File: 2014-3-10

Medical Appointment: 2014-3-24

Visa Approved: 2014-4-8

Visa in Hand: 2014-4-10

 

Removal of Conditions: Filed in March 2016.

NOA1 : 2016-04-18

Biometrics: 2016-06-06

Approval: 04/21/17

B&T_P Enthusiast

B&T_P   34

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Omg, I remember, the Dutch IND (equivalent of USCIS) had my original birth certificate, and it said on all of my documents that my birthplace was "Unknown, USA". I think that it was just because some Dutch person didn't want to try to copy over the name of the city or state. At the time, my mother-in-law worked for the IND, and told me that it was more trouble than it was worth to try to fix it.

Did your copies also have an apostille? I made sure to send those in with the international versions, because I know that sometimes foreign countries won't accept the documents are real without them.

Kaylara, yes i know but apostille, but it's not necessary now... Italians asked for that on my graduating diploma from Skopje.

Also in his Macedonian passport for place of birth is stated only USA :)

My husband has double citizenship, he is born and live in America but he has Macedonian roots... He spoke yesterday with one of his friends also american with Macedonian roots and couple a years ago he didn't have any problem with international certificates for his wife. They were both surprised because she arrived there with same documentation like mine.

So now we'll send them what they ask, maybe Texas wants all documentation only on English, even if is international document.

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dihmiyes   0

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Anyone still waiting? We received an RFE several weeks ago, requesting our marriage certificate, even though we had already provided it. Also, they had this glaring issue of stating that we got married in Seoul, Turkey. In case you don't already know, that place doesn't exist, they combined our marriage city, Seoul, Korea, with my husband's country, Turkey. This is so ridiculous, even our lawyer doesn't understand exactly what they have gotten wrong. He resubmitted our marriage certificate, and still we haven't heard anything. This is so terribly frustrating. I just want to move forward with our life. Uggghhh.

LoveMyTico Mentor

LoveMyTico   999

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Costa Rica
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Anyone still waiting? We received an RFE several weeks ago, requesting our marriage certificate, even though we had already provided it. Also, they had this glaring issue of stating that we got married in Seoul, Turkey. In case you don't already know, that place doesn't exist, they combined our marriage city, Seoul, Korea, with my husband's country, Turkey. This is so ridiculous, even our lawyer doesn't understand exactly what they have gotten wrong. He resubmitted our marriage certificate, and still we haven't heard anything. This is so terribly frustrating. I just want to move forward with our life. Uggghhh.

CRAZZY!!!!!

Where did they transfer you to? They have been handing out the dumbest RFE's Almost like they are buying time.

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013
Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014 AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014
Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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friendlyusa   37

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They just created a new city for you.
What I don't understand is weather this new city "seoul , Turkey" lie in turkey or Korea?
May be they can answer during next Aila conference in 2014 jan 30th

Anyone still waiting? We received an RFE several weeks ago, requesting our marriage certificate, even though we had already provided it. Also, they had this glaring issue of stating that we got married in Seoul, Turkey. In case you don't already know, that place doesn't exist, they combined our marriage city, Seoul, Korea, with my husband's country, Turkey. This is so ridiculous, even our lawyer doesn't understand exactly what they have gotten wrong. He resubmitted our marriage certificate, and still we haven't heard anything. This is so terribly frustrating. I just want to move forward with our life. Uggghhh.

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17 APRIL 2013 : NOA1 Priority date
27 NOV: TSC; Transfered from NBC

3 Feb : NOA2 ( 296 days)

4 March: Shipped to NVC

11 March : Received at NVC

11 April: Case # assigned

18 April: paid both fees

9May: mailed AOS & IV packages

8May: DS260 completed

16May: packets scanned in NVC system

13 June: check list : missing page 7 of i864.

25 June : scan date AOS checklist

7 Aug: Case Complete...... BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT

14 Aug: interview date assigned

16 Aug: Email interview appointment received

18 Aug: Medical completed

23 Aug: biometric done,DS260 stamped, fingerprints taken.

10 Sep: interview day; interview took 511 days from I-130 NOA1

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11. 9/17/2016: I-751 packet received by CSC

12.Check Cashed : 9/21/2016

13. NOA1: 9/23/2016

14. BIOMETRICS : 10/12/2016

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B&T_P   34

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My dear VJ friends in 45 min. before new 2014 year in my country we received new case update.

On December 31, 2013, we received your response to our request for evidence.

Pray for me my dear friends for approval on Orthodox Christmas on January 7, and I pray for all of you feb/march/april filers.

God bless you and happy new year.

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BraveAmnay   56

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My dear VJ friends in 45 min. before new 2014 year in my country we received new case update.

On December 31, 2013, we received your response to our request for evidence.

Pray for me my dear friends for approval on Orthodox Christmas on January 7, and I pray for all of you feb/march/april filers.

God bless you and happy new year.

Hope Everything go wonderful for u me and u are the same day my Noa1 and your i s the same days hope me too hear good news

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Rose and Mike Enthusiast

Rose and Mike   12

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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Today is our wedding anniversary and when I woke up and checked USCIS this is what we found.

Post Decision Activity

On January 2, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

(F) 2013-01-03 - Got married (F) (L) (L) (L)

USCIS

NVC

2013-01-21 - Sent i-130 2014-01-17 - NVC received 2014-04-30 - email for case complete received (got early in the morning)

2013-02-22 - NOA1 2014-02-28 - NVC case number assigned 2014-04-30 - Interview scheduled (by phone in the afternoon)

2013-12-10 got RFE 2014-03-03 - AOS (I-864) and IV bill paid 2014-05-02 - IL received by email

2013-12-23 RFE sent 2014-03-06 - Sent I-864(AOS) Package 2014-05-03 - Case in Transit (checked from ceac tracking)

2014-01-03 Approved 2014-03-07 - DS-260 completed online 2014-05-09 - Case Ready (Ceac tracking)

2014-01-21 - NOA2 2014-03-24 - Received checklist for IV (civil docs)

2014-03-27 - Received checklist for AOS

2014-04-01 - Sent AOS package and original civil docs by our attorney via regular mail (respond to checklist)

2014-04-07 - Received AOS and civil docs package by NVC

2014-04-09 - AOS and civil docs package (checklist) by NVC logged in the system

2014-04-23 - Case completed Consulate

2014-05-05 - Medical done

2014-06-06 - Interview (AP received 221g white form for additional documents, letter from my husband answering the CO's questions in the form ) and proofs (e.g. emails, pictures, call logs, etc which we already submitted during the interview but still I added more evidence such as our FB Private Messages, money transfer receipts and a letter from my husband's bishop to prove that our marriage is real)

2014-06-17 - Status updated still AP

2014-06-18 - Status updated still AP - (the US Emb. received the doc.) 2014-06-19 - Status updated still AP

2014-06-26 - Status updated still AP 2014-07-01 - Status updated still AP - (my husband wrote an email to the CO and he got a reply. - said under consideration)

2014-07-16 - Status updated still AP - (the house of rep. sent them an email and the US Embassy replied to him/her)

2014-07- 18 - USEM received more evidence we sent (Western Union - money transfer receipt).

2014-07- 20 - Status updated still AP (confused bec it is Sunday on the 20th July, maybe scanned the additional docs sent to them)

2014-07- 21 - Status updated still AP 2014-07- 23 - My husband went to the house of Senate and they attended to him right away.

2014-07- 24 - The asst. at the senate responded immediately and contacted the USEM.

2014-07- 28 - Status updated still AP (received an email from the USEM, 1. Applicant, your case is ready to be issued, but your passport #********** needs to be cancelled first & returned to our office at your earliest convenience. Please contact visasbkki@state.gov to pick up your old passport to complete this step.)

2014-07- 28 - Cancelled my old passport and sent them to the USEM.

2014-07- 30 - The embassy received my 2 passports (old and new) 2014-07- 31 - Status updated still AP (Maybe scanned my mail)

2014-08- 08 - Status updated "READY"

2014-08- 13 - Status updated still "READY" I sent them an email re the ready status. Aug. 11 & 12 National holiday USEM closed.

2014-08- 14 - Status updated still "READY" I received an email from the USEM,We have received your said documents. Please be informed that your visa has now been approved. We are working with the preparation of your visa package and will mail it to the applicant address on GSS profile which takes approximately 7-10 days. Applicant should refrain from making any irrevocable travel arrangements until he/she receives.<p>

2014-08- 18 - Visa in-hand

2014-09-07 arrived Atlanta airport

LoveMyTico Mentor

LoveMyTico   999

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Costa Rica
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Today is our wedding anniversary and when I woke up and checked USCIS this is what we found.

Post Decision Activity

On January 2, 2014, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

YAY CONGRATS !!!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY too

What was your RFE for? And what service center were you transferred to?

Edited by LoveMyTico

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013
Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014 AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014
Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Rose and Mike Enthusiast

Rose and Mike   12

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YAY CONGRATS !!!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY too

What was your RFE for? And what service center were you transferred to?

Translation of my divorce decree frm my previous marriage and transferred to Nebraska. pls look at my timeline.

(F) 2013-01-03 - Got married (F) (L) (L) (L)

USCIS

NVC

2013-01-21 - Sent i-130 2014-01-17 - NVC received 2014-04-30 - email for case complete received (got early in the morning)

2013-02-22 - NOA1 2014-02-28 - NVC case number assigned 2014-04-30 - Interview scheduled (by phone in the afternoon)

2013-12-10 got RFE 2014-03-03 - AOS (I-864) and IV bill paid 2014-05-02 - IL received by email

2013-12-23 RFE sent 2014-03-06 - Sent I-864(AOS) Package 2014-05-03 - Case in Transit (checked from ceac tracking)

2014-01-03 Approved 2014-03-07 - DS-260 completed online 2014-05-09 - Case Ready (Ceac tracking)

2014-01-21 - NOA2 2014-03-24 - Received checklist for IV (civil docs)

2014-03-27 - Received checklist for AOS

2014-04-01 - Sent AOS package and original civil docs by our attorney via regular mail (respond to checklist)

2014-04-07 - Received AOS and civil docs package by NVC

2014-04-09 - AOS and civil docs package (checklist) by NVC logged in the system

2014-04-23 - Case completed Consulate

2014-05-05 - Medical done

2014-06-06 - Interview (AP received 221g white form for additional documents, letter from my husband answering the CO's questions in the form ) and proofs (e.g. emails, pictures, call logs, etc which we already submitted during the interview but still I added more evidence such as our FB Private Messages, money transfer receipts and a letter from my husband's bishop to prove that our marriage is real)

2014-06-17 - Status updated still AP

2014-06-18 - Status updated still AP - (the US Emb. received the doc.) 2014-06-19 - Status updated still AP

2014-06-26 - Status updated still AP 2014-07-01 - Status updated still AP - (my husband wrote an email to the CO and he got a reply. - said under consideration)

2014-07-16 - Status updated still AP - (the house of rep. sent them an email and the US Embassy replied to him/her)

2014-07- 18 - USEM received more evidence we sent (Western Union - money transfer receipt).

2014-07- 20 - Status updated still AP (confused bec it is Sunday on the 20th July, maybe scanned the additional docs sent to them)

2014-07- 21 - Status updated still AP 2014-07- 23 - My husband went to the house of Senate and they attended to him right away.

2014-07- 24 - The asst. at the senate responded immediately and contacted the USEM.

2014-07- 28 - Status updated still AP (received an email from the USEM, 1. Applicant, your case is ready to be issued, but your passport #********** needs to be cancelled first & returned to our office at your earliest convenience. Please contact visasbkki@state.gov to pick up your old passport to complete this step.)

2014-07- 28 - Cancelled my old passport and sent them to the USEM.

2014-07- 30 - The embassy received my 2 passports (old and new) 2014-07- 31 - Status updated still AP (Maybe scanned my mail)

2014-08- 08 - Status updated "READY"

2014-08- 13 - Status updated still "READY" I sent them an email re the ready status. Aug. 11 & 12 National holiday USEM closed.

2014-08- 14 - Status updated still "READY" I received an email from the USEM,We have received your said documents. Please be informed that your visa has now been approved. We are working with the preparation of your visa package and will mail it to the applicant address on GSS profile which takes approximately 7-10 days. Applicant should refrain from making any irrevocable travel arrangements until he/she receives.<p>

2014-08- 18 - Visa in-hand

2014-09-07 arrived Atlanta airport

Kaylara Proficient

Kaylara   814

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Congrats! It's about time!

3/25/2006 - Got Married

3/20/2013 - I130 Priority Date
11/6/2013 - Transferred to Nebraska
1/3/2014 - NOA2
1/6/2014 - Petition shipped to NVC
1/21/2014 - NVC Received
2/24/2014 - Case # & IIN
3/3/2014 - DS-261 Available and Submitted
3/4/2014 - AOS Fee Available and Submitted
3/5/2014 - AOS Fee Paid
3/6/2014 - Received AOS Coversheet and Payment Receipt
3/7/2014 - AOS Package Sent
3/10/2014 - NVC Receives AOS package
3/12/2014 - NVC Acknowledges receipt of AOS package
3/21/2014 - Triangle of Doom appears for IV package
3/24/2014 - IV Fee Available and Submitted
3/25/2014 - IV package overnighted to the NVC
3/26/2014 - IV Fee shows PAID
3/26/2014 - DS260 available & submitted
3/26/2014 - IV package delivered to NVC
3/26/2014 - False checklist for IV fee.
3/26/2014 - AOS documents accepted w/no checklists!
3/28/2014 - IV & DS260 logged into NVC System
4/10/2014 - Case Complete!

Interview Date: June 17, 2014

Approved at Interview!

POE Newark on 6/28/2014! He's finally home!

Got a pending I-130? Tired of waiting for something to happen? Let's make something happen: http://www.visajourn...ners-committee/

We need more Twitter followers:@USCI130Cmte

Join our Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/USGreencardpetitionerscommittee/

 
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