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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: England
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went through this in Poland, i lived with my husband for 2 years and he applied for a residence permit after we got married.

the officer from department for foreigners interviewed us, it took around 2h (1h for my husband and 1h for me)

there were 50 questions ex. what does your husband drink for breakfast, what is his favourite food, how did you meet, did he meet your family members, who came for wedding .....

then the officer checked if our answers were the same

An hour long interview?! Yikes. Obviously y'all passed! lol The only similar thing we've gone through was with my priest during wedding preparations. Asked us questions separately to make sure we were legit. When it was my turn to walk out of the room, the priest came back to get me and asked me to sit down. The priest and my hubs had serious looks on their faces and the priest said, "(Hubs) has something he wants to confess." I got really worried and was like, "Yes?" Hubs looks at me straight-faced and says, "I've meant to tell you, but I'm actually Korean." I was confused as hell and the priest started laughing and said, "I told him to say that bc I was telling him his last name is a very common Korean name." My hubs is 100% English. lol

Just got off the phone with Dandy Don.. good and bad news.

Bad news is that we're going into the 3-day weekend without an interview date; good news is that August scheduling is open for all embassies.

I got Don last night and he was super chipper then too. :) Yeah, we got the same deal today too. Bah. Monday is another day .... :(

Our Visa Journey(s)

K-1 Visa
01/15/2013 - Sent I-129F overnight via Fedex
07/17/2013 - Sent to London
*** Abandoned K1 Visa route due to wedding plans that could NOT be changed**

07/27/2013 - Married in TX!!

CR-1 Visa
09/12/2013 - Sent I-130 overnight via Fedex
09/18/2013 - NOA1 - E-mail and text - Sent to NBC Overland Park
03/03/2014 - Case Transferred to CSC
03/27/2014 - NOA2 - E-mail and text - APPROVED!!!
04/04/2014 - NVC Received

05/05/2014 - Case Number & IIN Assigned

05/08/2014 - Submitted DS-261

05/10/2014 - AOS Available/Paid/Sent Package

05/13/2014 - AOS Package Received/Fee withdrawn (Scanned on 5/15) - Happy bday to me! :)

05/14/2014 - AOS Shows as PAID

05/19/2014 - IV Available/Paid/Sent Package

05/20/2014 - IV Fee withdrawn/Shows as PAID/DS-260 Available & Submitted

05/21/2014 - IV Package Received (Scanned on 5/23)

06/13/2014 - AOS Approved

06/26/2014 - CASE COMPLETE!!! (Confirmed by call, AOS changed to N/A)

07/10/2014 - Interview date assigned!!!! (August 19th)

07/11/2014 - Received Interview letter via e-mail

07/21/2014 - Hubby's medical (Passed!)/E-mail sent to embassy requesting earlier date

07/23/2014 - Interview rescheduled!!

08/04/2014 - INTERVIEW IN LONDON!! - APPROVED!!!!! :luv:

08/12/2014 - VISA IN HAND!!

08/30/2014 - POE in Houston!!

352 days from filing to POE

*Full timeline in profile

Removal of Conditions (I-751)

07/07/2016 - Sent I-751 overnight via USPS

07/08/2016 - CSC received & NOA1

07/21/2016 - Biometrics letter received
07/25/2016 - Walk-in Biometrics Appt (Org. appt - 8/2)

"Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars."

- Gilbert Parker

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An hour long interview?! Yikes. Obviously y'all passed! lol The only similar thing we've gone through was with my priest during wedding preparations. Asked us questions separately to make sure we were legit. When it was my turn to walk out of the room, the priest came back to get me and asked me to sit down. The priest and my hubs had serious looks on their faces and the priest said, "(Hubs) has something he wants to confess." I got really worried and was like, "Yes?" Hubs looks at me straight-faced and says, "I've meant to tell you, but I'm actually Korean." I was confused as hell and the priest started laughing and said, "I told him to say that bc I was telling him his last name is a very common Korean name." My hubs is 100% English. lol

I got Don last night and he was super chipper then too. :) Yeah, we got the same deal today too. Bah. Monday is another day .... :(

does that mean we are looking for Sept interview now?

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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i suspect you can just tell the truth :)

Answer either of those truthfully...

1. We did not know about the ITIN, and just filed the return, and the IRS accepted it!

2. We did not know about the ITIN, and just filed the return, and the IRS accepted it!

I don't think you'll get that question, but have her get very big innocent eyes and shake her head!

Sukie

Time is very close now.. :clock:

Let's see what will happen.

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Service center : National service center.

Consulate : Mumbai, India.

07-14-2013: Marriage

08-12-2013: I-130 PD

11-04-2013: I-129F PD

02-21-2014: NOA2 for I-130( I-129F closed)

03-11-2014: NVC received case

03-19-2014: NVC sent case back to USCIS

04-07-2014: USCIS got the case

sent case back to NVC again :P

4/11/2014: NVC case number assigned.

4/21/2014: AOS and IV fees Paid.

4/24/2014: DS-260 submitted.

5/01/2014: AOS packet scanned

5/01/2014: IV packet scanned

5/21/2014: case completed. Woooowwww

6/26/2014: Medical Day

7/13/2014: Biometrics day

07/14/2014: Interview date ( First Anniversary) (L)(L)(L)

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: England
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does that mean we are looking for Sept interview now?

I sure hope not!!!

Our Visa Journey(s)

K-1 Visa
01/15/2013 - Sent I-129F overnight via Fedex
07/17/2013 - Sent to London
*** Abandoned K1 Visa route due to wedding plans that could NOT be changed**

07/27/2013 - Married in TX!!

CR-1 Visa
09/12/2013 - Sent I-130 overnight via Fedex
09/18/2013 - NOA1 - E-mail and text - Sent to NBC Overland Park
03/03/2014 - Case Transferred to CSC
03/27/2014 - NOA2 - E-mail and text - APPROVED!!!
04/04/2014 - NVC Received

05/05/2014 - Case Number & IIN Assigned

05/08/2014 - Submitted DS-261

05/10/2014 - AOS Available/Paid/Sent Package

05/13/2014 - AOS Package Received/Fee withdrawn (Scanned on 5/15) - Happy bday to me! :)

05/14/2014 - AOS Shows as PAID

05/19/2014 - IV Available/Paid/Sent Package

05/20/2014 - IV Fee withdrawn/Shows as PAID/DS-260 Available & Submitted

05/21/2014 - IV Package Received (Scanned on 5/23)

06/13/2014 - AOS Approved

06/26/2014 - CASE COMPLETE!!! (Confirmed by call, AOS changed to N/A)

07/10/2014 - Interview date assigned!!!! (August 19th)

07/11/2014 - Received Interview letter via e-mail

07/21/2014 - Hubby's medical (Passed!)/E-mail sent to embassy requesting earlier date

07/23/2014 - Interview rescheduled!!

08/04/2014 - INTERVIEW IN LONDON!! - APPROVED!!!!! :luv:

08/12/2014 - VISA IN HAND!!

08/30/2014 - POE in Houston!!

352 days from filing to POE

*Full timeline in profile

Removal of Conditions (I-751)

07/07/2016 - Sent I-751 overnight via USPS

07/08/2016 - CSC received & NOA1

07/21/2016 - Biometrics letter received
07/25/2016 - Walk-in Biometrics Appt (Org. appt - 8/2)

"Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars."

- Gilbert Parker

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Russia
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does that mean we are looking for Sept interview now?

The person I spoke to today said that they are still scheduling August interviews for all embassies.

Cases completed since last week are lined up for that scheduling, so I'd expect August interview dates to start rolling out next week.

31 May 2013 - Sent I-130 to Phoenix Lockbox

03 Jun 2013 - USPS shows package as received

06 Jun 2013 - Received text and email with receipt number

08 Jun 2013 - Received paper I-797C. Received and Priority date - June 3. Notice date - June 5.

17 Dec 2013 - Transferred to Nebraska Service Center.

04 Mar 2014 - I-130 approved

05 Mar 2014 - I-130 shipped to NVC/DOS

17 Mar 2014 - Received by NVC

16 Apr 2014 - Case number assigned

22 Apr 2014 - DS-261 available and completed

23 Apr 2014 - AOS invoice email received
25 Apr 2014 - AOS fee available and paid

26 Apr 2014 - AOS packet sent (delivered 28 Apr, NVC system received 30 Apr)

30 Apr 2014 - IV invoice email received; fee available and paid
01 May 2014 - IV packet sent (delivered 02 May, NVC system received 05 May)

02 May 2014 - DS-260 available and completed

20 May 2014 - received AOS checklist (left mail address blank on I-864EZ)

22 May 2014 - checklist response delivered

27 May 2014 - NVC system received checklist

27 May 2014 - false checklist received

26 Jun 2014 - NVC case complete

10 Jul 2014 - interview scheduled (per phone call)

14 Jul 2014 - receive interview notification email

06 Aug 2014 - interview (approved); visa issued

08 Aug 2014 - passport/visa delivered

30 Aug 2014 - point of entry

10 Sep 2014 - social security card delivered

29 Sep 2014 - green card delivered

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The person I spoke to today said that they are still scheduling August interviews for all embassies.

Cases completed since last week are lined up for that scheduling, so I'd expect August interview dates to start rolling out next week.

really hope so too! Cant find any Hong Kong case, dont even know how busy HK embassies are...:(

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Dang how in the world did you do that. I need to do mine and no ITIN and all that stuff.

Did you just wrote NRA? I say with IRS being in such chaos do whatever.

And whatever she answers is fine. I doubt they will ask. It's America taxes they won;t bother her.

Actually, I didn't do anything UNIQUE.

my accountant told me that if we owe taxes to IRS than they don't care if we have ITIN number or not.

We Filed Joint tax return, printed it and we leave empty space.. we didn't write NRA or anything else.

They accepted tax return with my check to them.. It was like 10K.

Tax Transcript is available online to print.

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Service center : National service center.

Consulate : Mumbai, India.

07-14-2013: Marriage

08-12-2013: I-130 PD

11-04-2013: I-129F PD

02-21-2014: NOA2 for I-130( I-129F closed)

03-11-2014: NVC received case

03-19-2014: NVC sent case back to USCIS

04-07-2014: USCIS got the case

sent case back to NVC again :P

4/11/2014: NVC case number assigned.

4/21/2014: AOS and IV fees Paid.

4/24/2014: DS-260 submitted.

5/01/2014: AOS packet scanned

5/01/2014: IV packet scanned

5/21/2014: case completed. Woooowwww

6/26/2014: Medical Day

7/13/2014: Biometrics day

07/14/2014: Interview date ( First Anniversary) (L)(L)(L)

Filed: EB-1 Visa Country: Kuwait
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Is it standard practice that the full middle name is listed on the IV stamp, or do I have to request it at the interview?

Colorado DMV insists upon it on the I-551 visa/card to issue a driver's license.

21-MAR-2014 I-140 + PP sent to USCIS

31-MAR-2014 Petition approved

16-APR-2014 Case shipped to NVC

29-APR-2014 Case received by NVC

23-MAY-2014 Case # assigned

4-JUN-2014 IV Bill invoiced and PAID (AOS Exempt, DS-261 Waived)

6-JUN-2014 DS-260 forms submitted

10-JUN-2014 IV Docs received by NVC

13-JUN-2014 IV Docs matched to case (scanned)

30-JUL-2014 Case Complete, CC email auto-sent one week later

20-AUG-2014 AOS fee changed to N/A (Final clearance for interview scheduling?)

29-AUG-2014 Consular Interview scheduled on Oct 1st. Later rescheduled to Sep 24th. P4 Letter received following business day

14-SEP-2014 CEAC status changed to Ready

15-SEP-2014 Medical results delivered to Embassy by Panel Physician

24-SEP-2014 Consular Interview, went into AP (3rd AP in as many consecutive visa applications)

14-OCT-2014 Visa issued

22-OCT-2014 POE at Dulles Airport, Washington, D.C.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Scotland
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I'm glad that didn't happen to you with it getting cancelled! My husband is a stone throw from London, so he'd only grumble about having to sit on the Tube LOL

I already booked my ticket flr the 14th August, I never planned to be at the interview since it's not required. And spending our anniversary together is more important! His plan to arrive in the US 2 weeks after interview.

Did you book your ticket to the US before the interview or did you decided to wait? My husband and I are at odds about that lol

Does it take three days for the courier services in London to send back the passport for pickup? Just want to know so that we can book my husbands flight ticket to the USA.. Three more days till interview... The big day is July 7

We booked our tik before, but we didn't really understand how long it could take to get passport though, or about possible AP or embassy shuts, so prob wouldn't do it again. however if we make our flights, we will end up saving a few hundred, as we got his for 730 pound BA flights edi-lgw LGW- MCO, which is a good deal, we bought through a travel agent, who have a 450$ change fee, ick.

regarding delivery of passport lucky girl, it does seem to take 3 days, however someone on here had theirs take 8, maybe got a wee bit lost, so no guarantees. Good luck for interview!!

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USCIS

2013-Aug-5th- NOA1 received

2014-Feb-3rd - Transferred to CSC

2014-Feb-12 - Approved! - 191 days.

NVC

2014-Feb-21 NVC received

2014-Mar-27 NVC case# received

2014-Mar-28 Received IIN#

2014-Mar-28 Received AOS and IV bills- pending payment

2014-March-31 AOS paid

2014-April 1st Sent AOS and civil docs package

2014-April-4th IV bill shows as Paid---- AOS and civil docs delivered

2014-April-8th DS-260 completed online

2014-April-8th AOS and civil docs in system and under review

2014-April-23rd Received checklist for certified court record

2014- May -9th checklist documents received

2014-May-28 - Case completed!! :)

2014- June 17th- Medical

2014 -July 2nd- Interview - APPROVED!

2014 July 3rd- CEAC website says ISSUED :goofy:

2014 July 10th- PASSPORT ARRIVED VIA ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY!!!! :goofy:

2014-July 13th- POE with no probs.. happy in sunny FL! :)

ROC

2016-May -9th receipt notice

2016-May -17th check came out of the bank

​2016- August- 11th Biometrics done

Filed: EB-2 Visa Country: India
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You should hear about it soon. My in-laws' interviews were scheduled on 06/24 for 08/06. Their files just got to the mumbai consulate yesterday. So, I am not sure about how this whole process works. Once you get the interview scheduled, you will have to make an appointment for fingerprinting and have to pick a location where your spouse's passport can be sent. When I was making those appointments online, there was an option to change the interview date, I clicked on it to see what slots were available. I can tell that starting 15th of July to end of July, they had close to 30 slots open per day. Unfortunately, my in-laws cannot come here any earlier than end of August, so I kept the same date. But all of you waiting for their spouses to get here, and have Mumbai consulate assigned, you should be able to get the interviews rescheduled to earlier date, as long as you will have medical done by then.

I am not sure, if we can do that, because on mumbai consulate website it is clearly written that one should not try to pre pone the interview date and adhere to the schedule given by NVC.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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The last few days are the hardest. It all comes down to a few minutes in the interview, all the hard work and waiting all the stress , it can either double or be gone forever.

13 more days n time feels like standstill :(

USCIS

5/11/2013: NOA 1-130

2/21/2014: I-130 Approved

NVC Stage

3/17/2014: NVC received case

4/16/2014: NVC case number assigned

4/23/2014: DS-261 Submitted Online

4/24/2014: AOS bill generated and paid

4/29/2014: AOS bill shows PAID

4/30/2014: IV bill generated and paid

5/2/2014: NVC receives AOS Package

5/5/2014: IV bill shows PAID

5/7/2014: NVC receives IV Package

5/8/2014: DS-260 Completed and submitted

5/30/2014: Case Complete !!

6/5/2014: CC Email Received

6/11/2014: Interview Date Scheduled

7/17/2014: Interview Date at Mumbai

Filed: EB-2 Visa Country: India
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The last few days are the hardest. It all comes down to a few minutes in the interview, all the hard work and waiting all the stress , it can either double or be gone forever.

13 more days n time feels like standstill :(

Hey definitely let us know your experience, mine will also be at mumbai consulate so just wanna be sure about everything.

How about the medical, where did u get it done, and approx how many days they take to provide reports?

 
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