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Ketsuban   1,034

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LOL! I know, right? I mean how does that happen? :P

That's a good idea, I will call and close it just in case. I was also wondering how come they approved my I-129F( K3 ) at the same time? I thought they usually closed out the K3 and just approved the I-130 ? I wasn't expecting to be approved for both of them.

Thanks :) I hope you are next!

Yes, it is so weird- I was so frustrated the past week about the case (and why I filed the service request) and I was approved all the time. They really do need to get it together!

NVC will usually close the K-3, or the embassy depending on how far you get with it after approval :)

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

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Ketsuban Experienced

Ketsuban   1,034

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I sent in my application for the police certificate last Thursday and was worrying all day today about it since they still haven't cashed the cheque. Then at 11pm I got an email from them to say they'd received it and are working on it. I always assume the worst is going to happen! I haven't even called NVC yet because I'm super anxious on the phone and don't want to deal with rude people >.< I really need to get over it and pick up the phone (well, Skype)...

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

vrkpp Apprentice

vrkpp   2

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Approved!

My son and I had a high five :)

I got the letter in the mail today, BUT the online status was never updated. The letter says that my husband was approved April 11th. Gee- COULD they have updated it and saved me the stress of the past 5 days? Also, the 129F (K3) as approved as well. Got both the letters at the same time. I'll just go with the I-130 route I guess.

People at the VSC, that's good news. It looks like they are moving on the approvals...and maybe some other people were approved at the VSC and don't even know it.

NOA 1: 10/1

NOA 2: 4/11

Congratulations!!!

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I sent in my application for the police certificate last Thursday and was worrying all day today about it since they still haven't cashed the cheque. Then at 11pm I got an email from them to say they'd received it and are working on it. I always assume the worst is going to happen! I haven't even called NVC yet because I'm super anxious on the phone and don't want to deal with rude people >.< I really need to get over it and pick up the phone (well, Skype)...

My wife's police certificate took about a week. The NVC has been super easy to talk to, I have spoken with about 8 different reps so far and they have all been very nice and helpful.

AmberG Explorer

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NVC will usually close the K-3, or the embassy depending on how far you get with it after approval :)

Ah OK- you know I took a second look at the hard copies and I noticed that the K3 has a validity date on it (says from 4/11 to 8/10) whereas the I-130 doesn't. So I guess if you don't take action on the K3 it just expires.

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Congrats!! Been quiet here lately. Glad to see your approval. Also this week is short of one day if they are taking holiday on Good Friday. Hope things pick up soon.

I was wondering if this slowdown was because of people taking off for income tax and Easter holiday. I guess this Friday is a holiday in the US. :clock:

I was looking at http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/. It looks like next Monday (4/21) is a statutory holiday in Texas and next Friday (4/25) is a statutory holiday in Nebraska. :clock:

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N-400 Sent: Aug 22, 2017

NOA: Aug 24, 2017

Biometrics: Sept 22, 2017

Interview: Oct 22, 2018 (Approved)

Oath Ceremony: Oct 23, 2018

 

Removing Conditions

I-751 Sent: Aug 22, 2016

NOA1: Aug 25, 2016

Biometrics: Oct 12, 2016

Interview: Oct 22, 2018 (Approved)

 

I-130 Application

NOA1: Oct 4, 2013

NOA2: Apr 11, 2014

NVC Received: Apr 30

Case Number: May 23

DS-261 / AOS Fee: June 5

AOS Package (Scan): June 16

IV Fee: July 18

IV Package (Scan): July 25

DS-260 Form: July 25

AOS Package (Accepted): July 29

Case Complete: Sept 16

Medical Exam: Oct 16

Interview: Nov 10

Visa Received: Nov 19

POE: Nov 20, 2014

 

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100JH   129

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Got an RFE

Well it took over two weeks to get my RFE (actually my lawyer got it, I still do not have a copy). USCIS said that they could not read my wedding certificate. This was total BS because I have similar copies here for my files which are perfect. My lawyer said her copies were perfect also. She said that they probably either lost it, or damaged it somehow. Hopefully I was see an approval in 3 to 4 weeks. :(

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Embassy: Bogota, Colombia

08/31/2013 -- Married in Colombia

USCIS

10/07/2013 -- I130 Sent
10/18/2013 -- I130 NOA1 date

03/07/2014 -- I130 transferred to California Service Center

03/27/2014 -- RFE Issued

04/15/2014 -- RFE received and info sent (resubmit Marriage Certificate)

04/28/2014 -- RFE received at CSC ("In Review")

05/06/2014 -- I130 NOA2

05/07/2014 – I130 Mailed to NVC
NVC
05-14-2014 -- NVC received
06-20-2014 -- NVC case number assigned case (AoS/IV bills received)
06-29-2014 -- AoS and IV bills paid

07-03-2014 -- AOS & IV bills in "Paid" status

07-08-2014 -- DS-260 completed

07-08-2014 -- Sent AoS and IV Packages

07-15-2014 -- AoS and IV scans

09-11-2014 -- Checklist for Police Records
09-19-2014 -- Case Complete
10-03-2014 -- Interview Scheduled
Embassy
10-16-2014 -- Medical
11-13-2014 -- Interview - APPROVED!
11-20-2014 -- VISA IN HAND!
12-02-2014 -- POE (Dulles) :dance:

JayBabay Explorer

JayBabay   29

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Well it took over two weeks to get my RFE (actually my lawyer got it, I still do not have a copy). USCIS said that they could not read my wedding certificate. This was total BS because I have similar copies here for my files which are perfect. My lawyer said her copies were perfect also. She said that they probably either lost it, or damaged it somehow. Hopefully I was see an approval in 3 to 4 weeks. :(

Good luck, hope they finish it before 3 weeks!

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Haha I knoow! But I just can't resist to read everything so I find myself checking VJ everytime I get a chance... My husband says I'm a bit obsessed lol.. But I want to make sure the process runs smoothly and avoid checklists :/

I've managed to skim over some posts... Some people ask simple things that are already on the wiki over and over again and others ask regional specific stuff about their required docs- especially police certificates and birth certificates. I can't help much on that part since I'm the only Venezuelan on VJ who is currently at this stage besides the user Leebea.

Oh well, congrats again to you and the other recent approvals!!

Hopefully this week we'll hear of more approvals :)

My husband thinks the same with me. I am constantly talking about it and he thinks I'm neurotic and obssessed :(

I'm just tired of waiting and I want things to run smoothly. Sometimes I think he doesn't understand that. I'm ranting...

Oct 3, 2013: I-130 sent

Oct 7, 2013: NOA 1 received

Nov 22, 2013: Transferred to Texas Service Center

Jan 24, 2014: Received RFE

Feb 12, 2014: RFE doc sent

Feb 21, 2014: NOA 2

Mar 4, 2014: Case sent to NVC

Mar 11, 2014: Case received at NVC

Apr 11, 2014: NVC Case number and IIN assigned

Apr 14, 2014: DS-261 available and completed

Apr 15, 2014: AOS bill invoiced, paid and "in process"

Apr 18, 2014: AOS showed "paid"

Apr 23, 2014: AOS packet sent

Apr 23, 2014: IV bill invoiced but not yet available

Apr 25, 2014: AOS packet delivered, IV bill available, paid and "in process"

Apr 28, 2014: IV packet sent and AOS packet received

Apr 29, 2014: IV packet delivered, IV showed "paid", DS-260 available and submitted

Apr 30, 2014: IV packet received

May 20, 2014: Received Checklist for AOS

May 23, 2014: AOS form resent

Jun 2, 2014: AOS received

Jul 8, 2014: Case Complete, but got another checklist - to be brought to the interview

Jul 14, 2014: Received Interview email

Jul 24, 2014: Medical appointment

Aug 15, 2014: Interview date (approved)

Aug 20, 2014: Visa Issued

Aug 22, 2014: Visa on hand

Sept 30, 2014: Depart for US

Aug 01, 2016: I-751 NOA received

Oct 14, 2016: Biometrics appointment

lcwilliams Apprentice

lcwilliams   4

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Good luck, hope they finish it before 3 weeks!

JayBabay, I have a feeling you will get your case number on Monday, if it's not a holiday. Good luck! Edited by lcwilliams

Oct 3, 2013: I-130 sent

Oct 7, 2013: NOA 1 received

Nov 22, 2013: Transferred to Texas Service Center

Jan 24, 2014: Received RFE

Feb 12, 2014: RFE doc sent

Feb 21, 2014: NOA 2

Mar 4, 2014: Case sent to NVC

Mar 11, 2014: Case received at NVC

Apr 11, 2014: NVC Case number and IIN assigned

Apr 14, 2014: DS-261 available and completed

Apr 15, 2014: AOS bill invoiced, paid and "in process"

Apr 18, 2014: AOS showed "paid"

Apr 23, 2014: AOS packet sent

Apr 23, 2014: IV bill invoiced but not yet available

Apr 25, 2014: AOS packet delivered, IV bill available, paid and "in process"

Apr 28, 2014: IV packet sent and AOS packet received

Apr 29, 2014: IV packet delivered, IV showed "paid", DS-260 available and submitted

Apr 30, 2014: IV packet received

May 20, 2014: Received Checklist for AOS

May 23, 2014: AOS form resent

Jun 2, 2014: AOS received

Jul 8, 2014: Case Complete, but got another checklist - to be brought to the interview

Jul 14, 2014: Received Interview email

Jul 24, 2014: Medical appointment

Aug 15, 2014: Interview date (approved)

Aug 20, 2014: Visa Issued

Aug 22, 2014: Visa on hand

Sept 30, 2014: Depart for US

Aug 01, 2016: I-751 NOA received

Oct 14, 2016: Biometrics appointment

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Hello Vermont all filers, has anyone received approval from this office yet? My husband filed for me Oct 23rd 2013.
I know I may be ahead of myself as its not the 6 month mark till next week.
Best of luck one and all!!

Thanks in advance for your feedback :-) :-) :-D

Ketsuban Experienced

Ketsuban   1,034

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Well it took over two weeks to get my RFE (actually my lawyer got it, I still do not have a copy). USCIS said that they could not read my wedding certificate. This was total BS because I have similar copies here for my files which are perfect. My lawyer said her copies were perfect also. She said that they probably either lost it, or damaged it somehow. Hopefully I was see an approval in 3 to 4 weeks. :(

That's weird, because someone on here told me that even if you use a lawyer, USCIS will mail you a copy of the notice too. I am also willing to bet they misplaced your marriage certificate copy, because mine wasn't the best... you couldn't even see the seal on it because the light from the copier blinded it out!

If I were you, I would send in a certified copy from the court house. They can't claim that that is illegible :)

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

 
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