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i thought ours is the fastest ;) coz we filed sept 19 received NO1 sept 27 and got approved dec 10...congratulations!

did u already received ur notice? when will be ur interview in US embassy? do u have any idea what's the next steps?

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Kaylara
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See, but that's what I'm saying. I'm from March, transferred on Nov. 7th. My husband is from the Netherlands, and our case has been collecting more dust since transfer. I really think it's because you

thedude6752000
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Congrats, but be ready for some heat from people who are still waiting......

Exocet
Exocet

While I am extremely happy for you getting your NOA2, as a January 2013 filer I can't help but be a little ticked off at the system. I am still waiting for my NOA2. Congrats, guys!

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Congratulations to your speedy approval and you are a very cute couple !

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I-129F Sent : 3-31-2014, NOA2: 4-6-2014

NVC Received : some dinkelsberry yehoo in the house of clingons send our petition to the wrong consulate.

Consulate Received : July 30,2014 Transfer to right embassy complete.

Interview Date : Oct 22, 2014

Interview Result : AP , requesting another PC (not expired) and certified divorce decree (was submitted)Stokes interview via phone for petitioner 4 hrs after interview.

Oct 23 email notification visa approved.
Visa Received : Nov. 3 , 2014 VISA IN HAND.

US Entry : Nov. 21, 2014

Marriage : Dec 27, 2014

AOS send : May 12, 2015, received May 14, 2015 USPS priority

Email &text : May 18, 2015, check cashed May 19,2015, return receipt May 21, 2015 stamped USCIS Lockbox, NOA1 (3x) May 22,2015

Biometrics : June 1, 2015 letter received for appointment June 8, 2015, successful walk-in June 1, 2015

RFE : June 12, 2015 for income not meeting guideline. Income does ( ! ) exceed guideline.

RFE response : June 26, 2015 returned with a boat load full of financial evidence.

UPDATE: July 5, 2015 updated on all 3 cases, RFE received June 30, 2015.

Service request : Aug 12, 2015, letter received that it will be processed within 90 days from receipt of RFE.

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2015, EAD card being produced/ordered. ( 102 days from AOS receipt day and 55 days from RFE response received.) Thank you Jesus !

Emails : Aug 24, 2015, EAD approved, EAD card ordered.

I-797 EAD/AP approval notice received : Aug 27, 2015

EAD/AP combo card mailed : Aug 27, 2015, EAD/AP combo card received: Aug 31, 2015

Renewal application send for EAD/AP : May 31,2016 (AOS pending over 1 year). Received June 2, 2016,Notice date June7, 2016, emails,texts, NOA1 hard copy

Service request for pending AOS April 21, 2016, case not assigned yet.
Service request for pending AOS June 14, 2016, tier 2 said performing background checks.
Expedite request for EAD/AP Aug 3, 2016, Aug10 notification >request was received, assigned, completed. RFE letter requesting evidence for expedite, docs faxed Aug18

*Service request for I-485 Aug 3, 2016, Aug11 notification> request was assigned. Service request Dec 2, 2016.
AOS Interview letter received Aug 12, 2016

AOS Interview September 21, 2016.

Second Biometrics appointment letters received for EAD and AOS on Aug 15, 2016 for Aug 17 ( 2 day notice).

Second Biometrics completed Aug 17, 2016

Third Biometrics appointment letter received Aug 19, 2016 for Sept. 1, 2016. WTH ?!

EAD/AP (renewal) approval Aug 22, 2016, NOA2 received Aug 25, 2016

Renewal EAD in production notification text and online, expedite successful 4 days after RFE request response was faxed, Aug25mailed,Aug29received.

Sept. 21 Interview, 2 hour interview, we were separated and asked about 50 questions each for an hour each. IO was firm but professional, some smiles.
Several service requests made, contacted Senator and Ombudsman. Background checks still pending.
July 21, 2017 HOME VISIT.  Went well. Topic thread in AOS forum.
Waiting to skip ROC and get 10 yr GC due to over 2 year while pending AOS
AOS APPROVED Oct. 4, 2017 * Green card in hand Oct 13, 2017 !!!!!

First K1 denied after 16 month of AP. Refiled. We are a couple since 2009. Not a sprint but a matter of endurance.

 

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You're not the only ones getting fast approval. I just got an email this evening saying our I-129F application (fiancee visa) was approved. It's only been 21 days since the USCIS received our application. This seems impossible, but if it's true I am totally thrilled! Hopefully I will receive the official notice in the mail in the next couple of days.

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You're not the only ones getting fast approval. I just got an email this evening saying our I-129F application (fiancee visa) was approved. It's only been 21 days since the USCIS received our application. This seems impossible, but if it's true I am totally thrilled! Hopefully I will receive the official notice in the mail in the next couple of days.

Fiance visas have been blazing through at lightning speed. Good for you guys. Not so good for those of us who have been married for years already as the IR/CR visas have been sitting collecting dust for months.

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!

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En-oh-eh-to now   147

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Fiance visas have been blazing through at lightning speed. Good for you guys. Not so good for those of us who have been married for years already as the IR/CR visas have been sitting collecting dust for months.

I cannot believe that you are still waiting. Just W-I-T-F is going on over there? April is starting to make some serious headway, and March is starting to slow down.

07/29/2014 - NOA1

11/19/2014 - Transfer to TSC

12/19/2014 - NOA2

01/15/2014 - NVC Received (TSC held it for 3 weeks...)

02/19/2014 - Case no. and IIN assigned; requested embassy change

02/27/2014 - DS-261 available and submitted

02/28/2014 - AOS available and paid

03/19/2014 - AOS mailed

03/27/2014 - AOS entered into system

03/24/2014 - New case no. assigned

03/25/2014 - IV fee invoiced and paid

03/28/2014 - IV package sent via FedEx

04/26/2014 - case complete

06/01/2014 - passed interview

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Marie&Curt   10

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Thank you all so much!!! I know that I'll be receiving a lot of responses, but this is still kinda overwhelming. For those who are still waiting, I totally understand your frustrations, and if I were in your shoes, I'd be really disappointed too. But as a member of VJ, I decided to post this update on our case, so you'd also know that cases like these can get approved this fast too, as well as to contribute to the timeline. We had the biggest scare of our lives with what happened to us; our town never really gets that much action, calamity-wise, so to learn that the super typhoon of the world was coming to hit us, was just really, really scary. Though Tacloban city had the biggest no. of casualties, we had the biggest damage in properties and livelihood, and until now, help is pouring in from different countries to help us rebuild our lives and get things back to normal again. I appreciate all of your well wishes and your understanding as to why ours got approved this fast. Thank you all! ^_____^

JUNE 2012 - Met and became friends

NOVEMBER 2012 - He went back to the US crying.gif

DECEMBER 27, 2012 - Became an official couple! blush.pngyes.gif

APRIL 16, 2013 - Got engaged!

JULY 8, 2013 - Reunited in Manila, Philippines

JULY 31, 2013 - Got Married! happy.pngtongue.pngbiggrin.png

NOVEMBER 26, 2013 - Sent out I-130 Application

NOVEMBER 29, 2013 - USCIS received our case

DECEMBER 4, 2013 - NOA1 (email)

DECEMBER 9, 2013 - NOA1 (hard copy)

DECEMBER 12, 2013 - NOA2 (email)

Shipped off to Department of State

DECEMBER 16, 2013 - NOA2 (hard copy)

JANUARY 9, 2014 - NVC received case

JANUARY 23, 2014 - Received AOS Fee Invoice

JANUARY 24, 2014 - Paid AOS Fee

JANUARY 28, 2014 - Received IV Fee Invoice

FEBRUARY 2, 2014 - Paid IV Fee

FEBRUARY 7, 2014 - Mailed IV Package

FEBRUARY 20, 2014 - Sent AoS Package

FEBRUARY 28, 2014 - Received Checklist for AoS

MARCH 4, 2014 - Sent response to AoS Checklist

MARCH 13, 2014 - CASE COMPLETE @ NVC

MARCH 21, 2014 - Case shipped out

MARCH 35, 2014 - Case Ready at US Embassy Manila ^_^

APRIL 3, 2014 - Interview at US Embassy Manila (APPROVED!)

APRIL 12, 2014 - Flew and arrived at my new home, Watertown, NY

APRIL 1, 2016 - Sent my i-751 Package

APRIL 4, 2016 - USCIS Vermont Center received my package



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I cannot believe that you are still waiting. Just W-I-T-F is going on over there? April is starting to make some serious headway, and March is starting to slow down.

Yeah, it's crazy. Seems like a few people on here are in the same box as me and have been waiting just as long or longer. I'm hoping that we'll be able to finish this before my birthday in July at this point.

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/

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r060106   109

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Fiance visas have been blazing through at lightning speed. Good for you guys. Not so good for those of us who have been married for years already as the IR/CR visas have been sitting collecting dust for months.

Agreed. I can understand the Philippino expedites, but the blazingly fast processing time of fiance visas is something I'll never understand and an issue that drives me up a wall. It's totally unfair to the rest of us CR/IR-1s and makes no sense to me. So dumb. And all these people keep talking about the pendulum swinging the other way and I-130s being the ones that will be processed quickly soon, but I don't see that happening at all. I think USCIS is perfectly content with not processing I-130s in a timely manner at all and simply doesn't care about us married couples. Really is quite sad if you think about it....

Married in Edinburgh, Scotland: 07-06-2013

I-130 Package Sent to Chicago Lockbox: 09-04-2013

NOA1 from the National Benefits Center: 09-05-2013

I-130 Package Transferred to California Service Center: 02-25-2014

NOA2: 03-05-2014

NVC Received: 03-17-2014

Case # and IIN Assigned: 04-18-2014

DS-261 Generated and Completed: 04-26-2014

AOS Fee Invoiced and Paid: 04-29-2014

IV Fee Invoiced and Paid: 05-01-2014

AOS Fee Shows as Paid: 05-01-2014

IV Fee Shows as Paid: 05-05-2014

AOS and IV Packages Sent via UPS: 05-08-2014

AOS and IV Packages Received: 05-12-2014

AOS and IV Packages Input Into System: 05-14-2014

DS-260 Completed: 05-16-2014

Case Complete: 06-11-2014

Medical Exam: 07-08-2014

Interview in Warsaw, Poland: 08-28-2014 @ 8:30AM - APPROVED!

Visa Package Received: 09-01-2014

POE at Chicago O'Hare International Airport: 09-23-2014

I-751 Package Received: 07-11-2016

NOA1: 07-16-2016

I-751 Biometrics Apointment: 08-01-2016

ROC Approval (during citizenship interview): 12-20-2017

10-Year Green Card Received: N/A due to approved N-400

N-400 Filed Online: 08-28-2017

N-400 NOA1 Date: 08-29-2017

N-400 Biometrics Appointment: 09-22-2017

Status Changed to Interview Scheduled: 09-22-2017

Status Change to Interview Scheduled, read the letter we mailed: 11-15-2017

N-400 Interview: 12-20-2017 - APPROVED!

Oath of Allegiance Scheduled: 12-29-2017

Oath of Allegiance: 01-18-2018 

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Congrats you two !

I would like to say that not all Philippines has been pushed along ahead of everyone else. Some of us wait the long, long wait as well.I am a mid May filer, transferred Nov. 20th and now we wait some more. No one will ever be able to convince me any of this is necessary. Maybe the ultimate goal is to see how many marriages they can stress out to the point of breaking? I don't doubt anything from this government anymore.

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Ryan H..,.,. yes, I lost my "cool" after our nightmare K-1 visa, and my wording was too strong, I realize that! But, I still think I was right in my accessment of the situation, I just let my emotions get away!

This is the fastest I-130 I have seen, God has you in his plans, best of luck to you and your wonderful bride!

Good luck, and hope this happesn to more I-130 people, quicker approvals, their is so much gried from I-130's on this site, maybe it is a sign of things to come for I-130's.,.,,.,quicker approvals!

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Virtuous45,

Are you kidding me? The "reason" some people get expedited is because they deserve it. Marie comes from a place in the Philippines that has been devastated by a super typhoon. Thousands are dead and tens of thousands are homeless. I think Marie deserves a little compassion in her case. It doesn't bother me that she is getting expedited. I hope she gets to be with her husband very soon.

Marie and Curt,

Don't let anyone that is posting this jealous talk upset you. You deserve a break.

God Bless you Marie and Curt. I wish you only the best.

Merry Christmas!!

Wow David&Zoila, did you read my post in the spirit it was sent?? I guess not.

I am in no way jealous of her and her husband because I don't yet have a case...so jealousy is not. By all means, they (and every one else who experienced any form of disaster) deserve to be expedited. You would have noticed that I did say I wasn't singling her case out. My argument is that USCIS and NVC can really do better overall without having to be prodded and shoved by expedition requests.


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April 2, 2014: I-130 Filed with Chicago Lockbox

April 7, 2014: Packaged received by USCIS

April 8, 2014: Received NOA 1

Sept. 17, 2014: Received NOA 2. Case APPROVED with no RFEs

Oct. 17, 2014: Case # Assigned by NVC (Same day case was received, according to Julian # calculation)

Oct. 21, 2014: Received letter from NVC

Oct. 22, 2014: DS-261 completed and submitted to NVC

Oct. 31, 2014: Paid AOS invoice


Dec 08, 2014: Sent in IV & AoS packages

Dec 11, 2014: Package received by NVC

Dec 12, 2014: Received email from NVC acknowledging receipt. I assume this is our scan date

Dec 25, 2014: Paid IV bill

Dec 29, 2014: Funds deducted from bank account. DS-260 became available, and was completed

Dec 30, 2014: Submitted DS-260

Feb. 12, 2015: Case Complete with NO checklist! whoot, whoot!

Mar. 25, 2015: Received P4. Interview

April 29,2015: Completed medical examination

May 13, 2015: Interview Date APPROVED :dancing:

May 19, 2015: Received Package

Oct. 22, 2015: Travelled to my new home :) (In order to get IR-1 Green Card) Expiration date on IR-1/CR-1 Visa - Oct. 29, 2015

Nov 10, 2015: Received Social Security Card

Jan 4, 2016: LPR Green Card arrived.

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Congrats you two !

I would like to say that not all Philippines has been pushed along ahead of everyone else. Some of us wait the long, long wait as well.I am a mid May filer, transferred Nov. 20th and now we wait some more. No one will ever be able to convince me any of this is necessary. Maybe the ultimate goal is to see how many marriages they can stress out to the point of breaking? I don't doubt anything from this government anymore.

Hang in there. We were a late-May I-130 filer that got transferred on November 21st and approved yesterday (December 12th). Wife is from the Philippines, but not from any of the areas affected by the typhoon.

Our Journey of Togetherness

11/09/2006: We Met on LDS Pals

12/24/2006: We Became a Committed Couple

07-08/2007: Dave's First Trip to the Philippines to Visit Deny (Euraldine)

08/08/2007: We Became Engaged to be Married
12/2010 - 01/2011: Dave's Second Trip to the Philippines to Visit Deny

11/2011 - 02/2012: Dave's Third Trip to the Philippines to Marry and Live with Deny

*** 11/24/2011: We Got Married for Time and Eternity in the LDS Temple in Manila

USCIS Stage (I-130 Petition)
12/2012 - 04/2013: Compiling and Organizing Our I-130 Petition
05/24/2013: Sent I-130 to the USCIS Phoenix Lockbox
05/30/2013: Notice of Action 1 (Case transferred to NBC)
11/21/2013: Case Transferred to NSC
12/12/2013: Notice of Action 2 (Case transferred to NVC)

NVC Stage (IR-1 Visa)

...Waiting

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