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Davesings   30

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Hi guys! I am just coming into this conversation late! First off, congrats to those of you who have completed your K1 journey - it must be an amazing feeling! My Thai fiance (we've been together 11 years) and I filed our original paperwork a couple months ago. We received our NOA2 on October 31, 2013 and are awaiting the next step!

Hi Chris welcome to the group! We have some things in common- my fiance and I have also been together 11 years, and our NOA2 was October 30...hope the rest of your journey goes smoothly. We are waiting for our case to arrive at the NVC.

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K1 Timeline

07/29/2013 I-129F Sent via FedEx to Lewisville, TX. 07/30/2013 I-129F TSC Received. 08/01/2013 NOA1. 08/07/2013 NOA1 Received by mail.

10/30/2013 NOA2

11/04/2013 NOA2 Received by mail. 11/21/2013 USCIS shipped the approved case to NVC 

12/02/2013 NVC Received, LND case number provided, "At NVC" 12/04/2013 Left NVC! "In Transit"

12/11/2013 Medical - Completed! 

01/23/2014 INTERVIEW! APPROVED!

01/31/2014 VISA IN HAND!

03/31/2014 POE New York JFK 04/19/2014 WEDDING!

AOS Timeline

04/30/2014 Forms sent via FedEx to USCIS in Chicago, IL

05/10/2014 Received NOA in mail

06/03/2014 Biometrics @ Varick Street ASC - Completed!

07/12/2014 AP/EAD Approved!

07/18/2014 EAD/AP card received in mail!

08/18/2014 Notice of Potential Interview Waiver received

04/14/2015 GC approved and in Production!

04/18/2015 Received Welcome Letter!

04/21/2015 GREEN CARD ARRIVED!!

Lifting of Conditions Timeline

01/14/2017 I-751 Package sent via USPS Priority Express to USCIS Vermont Service Center

01/18/2017 NOA date

01/27/2017 Received NOA in the mail 

02/09/2017 Received Biometrics Appt Letter

02/21/2017 Biometrics Appointment 

12/21/2017 Removal of Conditions approved! 

01/02/2018 Received NOA in the mail

01/08/2018 Website updated to "my card was mailed," received text and email to same effect, and Green Card appeared on same day in the mail!

Naturalization Timeline

01/14/2018 Filed online, credit card payment accepted, NOA dated 1/14/18 appeared online 1/17/18. Received NOA in the mail on 1/19/18.

02/09/2018 Biometrics Appointment

10/10/2018 Interview Letter posted online

11/14/2018 Interview

12/07/2018 OATH!

 

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Cheers for that! Keep in touch. Let's see who is first to the finish with the NVC notification!

Best of luck,

Chris

Hi Chris welcome to the group! We have some things in common- my fiance and I have also been together 11 years, and our NOA2 was October 30...hope the rest of your journey goes smoothly. We are waiting for our case to arrive at the NVC.

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good morning, CONGRATULATIONS to all the couples that are finally legal or finishing the process..

i have my interview tomorrow in Philly and i would like to know if somebody in here, knows something about philly's IO's???

im so scared they will be homophobics or something like that..

i really dont know what to expect :/

please if someone knows somebody that knows somebody that knows something about it, let me know please.!! thank you

and CONGRATS again to all of theese strong couples out there!! is not easy to leave apart from your love one, or the ones that had to leave US to live with their spouse.. the best of luck to everybody!!!

Nadia

Adjusting from B-2

08/21/2013 - I 130, I 485, I 864, I 765 and I 131 Package Mailed
08/23/2013 - Package delivered
08/27/2013 - Email/text NOA received
08/31/2013 - NOA hard copy received
09/10/2013 - BIometric appointment letter received

09/23/2013 - Biometric apointment Dover, DE office

10/19/2013 - I-485 updated to Testing and Interview

10/23/2013 - Email/text NOA 2 received interview scheduled for 11/26/13

10/24/2013 - AP & EAD APPROVED!!!!

10/26/2013 - NOA2 hard copy received
11/26/2013 - interviewed USCIS Philly - APPROVED

10/27/2013 - Email/text received Case status updated: Card in production!!!

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kmiami15   8

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our petition was approved on November 25!!!!! wow...... I am speechless.... I am happy....

I-129F Mailed: 8/23/13

Received at lockbox in Texas: 8/26/13

Text/Email Received: 8/29/13

Case at: TSC

NOA1 Received: 9/3/2013

Alien number changed: 9/18/2013

No RFE!

Petition Approved: 11/25/2013

Petition sent to the NVC: 12/12/13

Obtained case number: 12/19/2013

Petition sent to the consulate: 12/23/2013

Interview: 01/10/2014

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our petition was approved on November 25!!!!! wow...... I am speechless.... I am happy....

Dear friend, please posted on K-1 visa forum as well...happy, yay!dancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gifdancin5hr.gif

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*NOA-1 received (06/28/2017)

*Check cashed (06/27/2017)

*Biometric Received (07/10/2017)

*Biometric Appointment (07/20/2017)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TicoLover   17

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Hi every one

i just wanted to share with you that today, NOvember 22, our packet was sent to NVC. finally smile.png)

thanks and good luck to you all

Good luck!

01/2006 Met online

05/2006 Met in person in San Jose, Costa Rica

08/2006 Second time together in Costa Rica, met future in-laws

10/2006 Interview for B1/B2visa-approved, third time together in Costa Rica

11/2006 Fourth time together in Costa Rica

11/11/06 Admitted to the US on B1/B2 visa

12/2006 Decision to stay in the US together

06/26/13 US Supreme Court rules DOMA is unconstitutional and denies standing for California Prop 8 proponents

06/28/13 US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld unconstitutionality of Prop 8, lifts stay on same-sex marriages in California

07/01/13 Married in Sacramento, California http://www.amcostarica.com/070813.htm

08/09/13 Filled I-485, I-131, I-130, I-765

08/16/13 NOA date

09/11/13 Biometrics appointment at West Sacramento Application Support Center

09/17/13 Application status changed to Testing and Interview

10/03/13 EAD in production.

10/15/13 EAD/AP combo card received

10/17/13 Text message received for interview date of November 19. Applied for Social Security card.

10/23/13 Interview notice received. AP notice received. Social Security card received.

11/19/13 Interview-AOS Approved!

11/27/13 Green Card received!!!

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SM & EF   41

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our petition was approved on November 25!!!!! wow...... I am speechless.... I am happy....

Congratulations! Another south Florida success story. :)

07/31/05 First met in Ft Lauderdale

06/26/13 DOMA overturned

07/16/13 Married in Rockville, Maryland

08/22/13 Day 0 Mailed AOS Package to Chicago Lockbox (I-130, I-485, I-765)

11/20/13 Day 90 AOS Interview completed - Approved!

09/01/15 Day 740 I-751 Mailed ROC packet to California Service Center

04/08/16 Day 960 I-751 RFE received - need to provide more evidence of financial commingling

05/03/16 Day 985 RFE response sent

06/07/16 Day 1020 I-751 approval notice received

06/16/16 Day 1029 10-year greencard received

11/16/16 Day 1182 Mailed N-400 citizenship application

08/21/17 Day 1460 Received alert that naturalization interview was scheduled

09/28/17 Day 1498 N-400 interview completed - Approved!

10/20/17 Day 1520 Oath ceremony finished - now a US Citizen

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Nadiab Apprentice

Nadiab   3

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Interviewed today, Nov 26 @ Philly, we reach there 1 hr earlier, sign in and the IO called us probably 30 min after we get there. First she was kind of moody, she asked us to swear and the she started to loom at our papers and she asked us for the birth certificates, marriage license and my passport (beneficiary).. The she checked everything and asked us for everything that we have that prove that is a bonafide marriage.. She asked us for utility bills and we didnt bring it :( she told us that she really needed it but we moved on, then she started to look at everything we put on her desk. When she were looking at the pictures we were telling her the story behind the picture, she started to smile.. (A great sign) then, she asked me all the questions in my form I 485, and that was all.. She told us the magic words "ok im going to approve your application" exact words.. And my wife hugged me and we cried a little, we thank her and we left..

She didnt asked us anything about our lives together or anything like that. It was awesome, super fast and a great ending to this long process..

Im still saiting for the email/text from the USCIS. Hopefully i will wake up to it..

I want to thank everybody thata helped me out here in this forum..

And congratulations to all of you guys..

Nadia

Adjusting from B-2

08/21/2013 - I 130, I 485, I 864, I 765 and I 131 Package Mailed
08/23/2013 - Package delivered
08/27/2013 - Email/text NOA received
08/31/2013 - NOA hard copy received
09/10/2013 - BIometric appointment letter received

09/23/2013 - Biometric apointment Dover, DE office

10/19/2013 - I-485 updated to Testing and Interview

10/23/2013 - Email/text NOA 2 received interview scheduled for 11/26/13

10/24/2013 - AP & EAD APPROVED!!!!

10/26/2013 - NOA2 hard copy received
11/26/2013 - interviewed USCIS Philly - APPROVED

10/27/2013 - Email/text received Case status updated: Card in production!!!

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kmiami15   8

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Congratulations! Another south Florida success story. smile.png

thanks!!!! now we need same sex marriage in FL haha...

I-129F Mailed: 8/23/13

Received at lockbox in Texas: 8/26/13

Text/Email Received: 8/29/13

Case at: TSC

NOA1 Received: 9/3/2013

Alien number changed: 9/18/2013

No RFE!

Petition Approved: 11/25/2013

Petition sent to the NVC: 12/12/13

Obtained case number: 12/19/2013

Petition sent to the consulate: 12/23/2013

Interview: 01/10/2014

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zuluweta   250

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our petition was approved on November 25!!!!! wow...... I am speechless.... I am happy....

Congrats much!

Check my timeline for K-1 visa & AOS details

Conditional Permanent Resident: 16 September 2014

Conditional GC Expires: 16 September 2016

ROC Journey (CA Service Center)

2016-Sep-14: I-751 form, check, supporting docs sent USPS Priority Express

2016-Sep-15: ROC application received & signed for by Lakelieh

2016-Sep-15: NOA receipt date

2016-Sep-19: $590 check cashed by USCIS

2016-Sep-20: NOA/ 1-year extension letter received in mail

2018-Feb-26: ROC case transferred to local office

2018-Mar-06: ROC approved via USCIS website (WAC status check)

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Davesings   30

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our petition was approved on November 25!!!!! wow...... I am speechless.... I am happy....

Congrats Kmiami!

Interviewed today, Nov 26 @ Philly, we reach there 1 hr earlier, sign in and the IO called us probably 30 min after we get there. First she was kind of moody, she asked us to swear and the she started to loom at our papers and she asked us for the birth certificates, marriage license and my passport (beneficiary).. The she checked everything and asked us for everything that we have that prove that is a bonafide marriage.. She asked us for utility bills and we didnt bring it :( she told us that she really needed it but we moved on, then she started to look at everything we put on her desk. When she were looking at the pictures we were telling her the story behind the picture, she started to smile.. (A great sign) then, she asked me all the questions in my form I 485, and that was all.. She told us the magic words "ok im going to approve your application" exact words.. And my wife hugged me and we cried a little, we thank her and we left..

She didnt asked us anything about our lives together or anything like that. It was awesome, super fast and a great ending to this long process..

Im still saiting for the email/text from the USCIS. Hopefully i will wake up to it..

I want to thank everybody thata helped me out here in this forum..

And congratulations to all of you guys..

Nadia[/quote

Congrats Nadia!!

K1 Timeline

07/29/2013 I-129F Sent via FedEx to Lewisville, TX. 07/30/2013 I-129F TSC Received. 08/01/2013 NOA1. 08/07/2013 NOA1 Received by mail.

10/30/2013 NOA2

11/04/2013 NOA2 Received by mail. 11/21/2013 USCIS shipped the approved case to NVC 

12/02/2013 NVC Received, LND case number provided, "At NVC" 12/04/2013 Left NVC! "In Transit"

12/11/2013 Medical - Completed! 

01/23/2014 INTERVIEW! APPROVED!

01/31/2014 VISA IN HAND!

03/31/2014 POE New York JFK 04/19/2014 WEDDING!

AOS Timeline

04/30/2014 Forms sent via FedEx to USCIS in Chicago, IL

05/10/2014 Received NOA in mail

06/03/2014 Biometrics @ Varick Street ASC - Completed!

07/12/2014 AP/EAD Approved!

07/18/2014 EAD/AP card received in mail!

08/18/2014 Notice of Potential Interview Waiver received

04/14/2015 GC approved and in Production!

04/18/2015 Received Welcome Letter!

04/21/2015 GREEN CARD ARRIVED!!

Lifting of Conditions Timeline

01/14/2017 I-751 Package sent via USPS Priority Express to USCIS Vermont Service Center

01/18/2017 NOA date

01/27/2017 Received NOA in the mail 

02/09/2017 Received Biometrics Appt Letter

02/21/2017 Biometrics Appointment 

12/21/2017 Removal of Conditions approved! 

01/02/2018 Received NOA in the mail

01/08/2018 Website updated to "my card was mailed," received text and email to same effect, and Green Card appeared on same day in the mail!

Naturalization Timeline

01/14/2018 Filed online, credit card payment accepted, NOA dated 1/14/18 appeared online 1/17/18. Received NOA in the mail on 1/19/18.

02/09/2018 Biometrics Appointment

10/10/2018 Interview Letter posted online

11/14/2018 Interview

12/07/2018 OATH!

 

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Davesings   30

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Sorry if my previous post was not formatted right. Congrats Nadia, kmiami and Ivanalex!

Am excited am on my way to London for a visit to my fiancé!

K1 Timeline

07/29/2013 I-129F Sent via FedEx to Lewisville, TX. 07/30/2013 I-129F TSC Received. 08/01/2013 NOA1. 08/07/2013 NOA1 Received by mail.

10/30/2013 NOA2

11/04/2013 NOA2 Received by mail. 11/21/2013 USCIS shipped the approved case to NVC 

12/02/2013 NVC Received, LND case number provided, "At NVC" 12/04/2013 Left NVC! "In Transit"

12/11/2013 Medical - Completed! 

01/23/2014 INTERVIEW! APPROVED!

01/31/2014 VISA IN HAND!

03/31/2014 POE New York JFK 04/19/2014 WEDDING!

AOS Timeline

04/30/2014 Forms sent via FedEx to USCIS in Chicago, IL

05/10/2014 Received NOA in mail

06/03/2014 Biometrics @ Varick Street ASC - Completed!

07/12/2014 AP/EAD Approved!

07/18/2014 EAD/AP card received in mail!

08/18/2014 Notice of Potential Interview Waiver received

04/14/2015 GC approved and in Production!

04/18/2015 Received Welcome Letter!

04/21/2015 GREEN CARD ARRIVED!!

Lifting of Conditions Timeline

01/14/2017 I-751 Package sent via USPS Priority Express to USCIS Vermont Service Center

01/18/2017 NOA date

01/27/2017 Received NOA in the mail 

02/09/2017 Received Biometrics Appt Letter

02/21/2017 Biometrics Appointment 

12/21/2017 Removal of Conditions approved! 

01/02/2018 Received NOA in the mail

01/08/2018 Website updated to "my card was mailed," received text and email to same effect, and Green Card appeared on same day in the mail!

Naturalization Timeline

01/14/2018 Filed online, credit card payment accepted, NOA dated 1/14/18 appeared online 1/17/18. Received NOA in the mail on 1/19/18.

02/09/2018 Biometrics Appointment

10/10/2018 Interview Letter posted online

11/14/2018 Interview

12/07/2018 OATH!

 

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kmiami15   8

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thank you all!!

I-129F Mailed: 8/23/13

Received at lockbox in Texas: 8/26/13

Text/Email Received: 8/29/13

Case at: TSC

NOA1 Received: 9/3/2013

Alien number changed: 9/18/2013

No RFE!

Petition Approved: 11/25/2013

Petition sent to the NVC: 12/12/13

Obtained case number: 12/19/2013

Petition sent to the consulate: 12/23/2013

Interview: 01/10/2014

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Nadiab Apprentice

Nadiab   3

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thank you :) still didnt get the email or text about updates..

Adjusting from B-2

08/21/2013 - I 130, I 485, I 864, I 765 and I 131 Package Mailed
08/23/2013 - Package delivered
08/27/2013 - Email/text NOA received
08/31/2013 - NOA hard copy received
09/10/2013 - BIometric appointment letter received

09/23/2013 - Biometric apointment Dover, DE office

10/19/2013 - I-485 updated to Testing and Interview

10/23/2013 - Email/text NOA 2 received interview scheduled for 11/26/13

10/24/2013 - AP & EAD APPROVED!!!!

10/26/2013 - NOA2 hard copy received
11/26/2013 - interviewed USCIS Philly - APPROVED

10/27/2013 - Email/text received Case status updated: Card in production!!!

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FulanoDeTal   19

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Sorry if my previous post was not formatted right. Congrats Nadia, kmiami and Ivanalex!

Am excited am on my way to London for a visit to my fiancé!

Yes indeed congratulations to all and safe travels if you're traveling for the holiday. I drove from DC to Connecticut last night and the weather on the East Coast is really nasty!

Sorry if my previous post was not formatted right. Congrats Nadia, kmiami and Ivanalex!

Am excited am on my way to London for a visit to my fiancé!

Yes indeed congratulations to all and safe travels if you're traveling for the holiday. I drove from DC to Connecticut last night and the weather on the East Coast is really nasty!

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