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K-1 Fiance Visa approval in 23 days ?? Is this normal???

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Viccola   0

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Has anyone out there also had there K-1 Visa approved in a month or less?

I'm not complaining but curious ... I was thrown for a loop when I mailed my packet and I got messaged and emailed they received it on Nov 25th I was expecting April or May or even longer for the approval. I was prepared for the worse. Then I got a message and email on Dec 18th saying it was approved and they sent me an approval letter (which I received 4 days later) that I should be getting shortly.

Has anyone else out there had this kind of luck??

I live in California and wasn't sure were to mail my packet so I mailed it to the Dallas, Texas location because the web page I saw said to.

The approval letter came from Laguna Niguel here in California?

I'd like some feedback from people out there to see if this was a fluke or does it happen often?

I hope everyone out there good luck on their Visa's ... and yes there is hope!!!

God Bless

Vic

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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,812

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from Site-Related Discussion to K1 Progress Reports.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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imeekatrine Apprentice

imeekatrine   4

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OK ... that's fast!!! :-)

Mine was 20 days :)

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2013-11-19 :Submitted I-129F to Dallas Lockbox via USPS

2013-11-26 :Received confirmation delivered from USPS

2013-12-02 :NOA-1 (by text)

2013-12-09 :NOA-1 (hardcopy by mail)

2013-12-09 :Alien registration number changed

2013-12-19: NOA-2 (email)

2013-12-23: NOA-2 (hardcopy by mai)

2014-01-14: NVC- MCN assigned

2014-02-24: Medical

2014-03-19: Interview biggrin.png (APPROVED)

2014-05-06: San Francisco Arrival

2014-06-22: Wedding Day!

2014-07-17: Submitted AOS and EAD

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Hypnos Grand Master

Hypnos   6,576

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It was likely auto-expedited due to the special measures USCIS recently implemented for beneficiaries from the Philippines.

Widow/er AoS Guide | Have AoS questions? Read (some) answers here

 

AoS

Day 0 (4/23/12) Petitions mailed (I-360, I-485, I-765)
2 (4/25/12) Petitions delivered to Chicago Lockbox
11 (5/3/12) Received 3 paper NOAs
13 (5/5/12) Received biometrics appointment for 5/23
15 (5/7/12) Did an unpleasant walk-in biometrics in Fort Worth, TX
45 (6/7/12) Received email & text notification of an interview on 7/10
67 (6/29/12) EAD production ordered
77 (7/9/12) Received EAD
78 (7/10/12) Interview
100 (8/1/12) I-485 transferred to Vermont Service Centre
143 (9/13/12) Contacted DHS Ombudsman
268 (1/16/13) I-360, I-485 consolidated and transferred to Dallas
299 (2/16/13) Received second interview letter for 3/8
319 (3/8/13) Approved at interview
345 (4/3/13) I-360, I-485 formally approved; green card production ordered
353 (4/11/13) Received green card

 

Naturalisation

Day 0 (1/3/18) N-400 filed online

Day 6 (1/9/18) Walk-in biometrics in Fort Worth, TX

Day 341 (12/10/18) Interview was scheduled for 1/14/19

Day 376 (1/14/19) Interview

Day 385 (1/23/19) Denied

Day 400 (2/7/19) Denial revoked; N-400 approved; oath ceremony set for 2/14/19

Day 407 (2/14/19) Oath ceremony in Dallas, TX

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Viccola   0

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It was likely auto-expedited due to the special measures USCIS recently implemented for beneficiaries from the Philippines.

I did't hear anything about that .. because of the typhoon?

I was there when it hit ... I was in lower Cebu so we got the tail end of it ...

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apple21   953

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Possibly but not everyone from the Philippines gets automatic expedite. Only those directly affected by Yolanda/Haiyan (mostly Visayas region).

:wub:10-year GC holder :wub:

My Parents’ B2 Tourist Visa Application - APPROVED

 

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Hypnos Grand Master

Hypnos   6,576

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http://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-reminds-filipino-nationals-impacted-typhoon-haiyan-available-immigration-relief-measures

Widow/er AoS Guide | Have AoS questions? Read (some) answers here

 

AoS

Day 0 (4/23/12) Petitions mailed (I-360, I-485, I-765)
2 (4/25/12) Petitions delivered to Chicago Lockbox
11 (5/3/12) Received 3 paper NOAs
13 (5/5/12) Received biometrics appointment for 5/23
15 (5/7/12) Did an unpleasant walk-in biometrics in Fort Worth, TX
45 (6/7/12) Received email & text notification of an interview on 7/10
67 (6/29/12) EAD production ordered
77 (7/9/12) Received EAD
78 (7/10/12) Interview
100 (8/1/12) I-485 transferred to Vermont Service Centre
143 (9/13/12) Contacted DHS Ombudsman
268 (1/16/13) I-360, I-485 consolidated and transferred to Dallas
299 (2/16/13) Received second interview letter for 3/8
319 (3/8/13) Approved at interview
345 (4/3/13) I-360, I-485 formally approved; green card production ordered
353 (4/11/13) Received green card

 

Naturalisation

Day 0 (1/3/18) N-400 filed online

Day 6 (1/9/18) Walk-in biometrics in Fort Worth, TX

Day 341 (12/10/18) Interview was scheduled for 1/14/19

Day 376 (1/14/19) Interview

Day 385 (1/23/19) Denied

Day 400 (2/7/19) Denial revoked; N-400 approved; oath ceremony set for 2/14/19

Day 407 (2/14/19) Oath ceremony in Dallas, TX

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Congrats..Ours got approved quickly as well. The NOA2 to MNL case number from NVC took about 35 days. We are now trying to schedule the interview but from recent threads looks like April is almost full.

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Girl from Celebes   588

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Has anyone out there also had there K-1 Visa approved in a month or less?

I'm not complaining but curious ... I was thrown for a loop when I mailed my packet and I got messaged and emailed they received it on Nov 25th I was expecting April or May or even longer for the approval. I was prepared for the worse. Then I got a message and email on Dec 18th saying it was approved and they sent me an approval letter (which I received 4 days later) that I should be getting shortly.

Has anyone else out there had this kind of luck??

I live in California and wasn't sure were to mail my packet so I mailed it to the Dallas, Texas location because the web page I saw said to.

The approval letter came from Laguna Niguel here in California?

I'd like some feedback from people out there to see if this was a fluke or does it happen often?

I hope everyone out there good luck on their Visa's ... and yes there is hope!!!

God Bless

Vic

I read post one of VJers got approved in 16 days. Congrats!

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat

- Sun Tzu-

It doesn't matter how slow you go as long as you don't stop

-Confucius-

 

-I am the beneficiary and my post is not reflecting my petitioner's point of views-

 

                                       Lifting Condition (I-751)

 

*Mailed I-751 package (06/21/2017) to CSC

*NOA-1 date (06/23/2017)

*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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Viccola   0

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Thank you Hypnos ... that totally answers my question!!!!

WOW ... timing is everything .... I guess I picked the perfect time to fall in love with a Filipina! ;-)

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Viccola   0

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I was thinking ... the first time I ever go to another country and it gets hit by the biggest storm in history while I'm there ...

maybe I better stick not going to other countries ... :-)

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Pitaya   2,577

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Congrats !!!

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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