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Marhaba   49

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Palestine
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Hey guys!!!

CONGRATULATIONS for the approved visas and interview dates!!! :)

2013-02-18

Married

2013-03-15

Sent I-130 Packet to USCIS

2013-03-28

NOA1

2013-11-13

Case transferred to NSC

2014-01-23

NOA2 given by USCIS

2014-01-24

Case sent to NVC

2014-02-06

Case received by NVC

2014-03-14

NVC case number assigned

2014-03-17

DS-261 completed

2014-06-25

NVC Case Complete

2014-07-09

Interview Appointment Scheduled

2014-08-07

Interview Appointment Date

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Blueberry Pancake
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APPROVED!!!!!

observatorka
observatorka

i'm in the USA guys! POE went fine, officers were nice, even joked couple times

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MoBar65 Rising Star

MoBar65   520

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Filed: EB-1 Visa Country: Kuwait
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Hi everyone! Visa was approved today! Quite easy to be honest! Don't know what we were worried about. We were only in there for an hour and 40 mins. Most the time just waiting! The man interviewing us just asked how we met when we married and why my wife moved here first (due to job) and then he asked if I was ever denied a visa which was a no- and then he said your visa is approved!!! Never mentioned domicile at all either. All in all, we are extremely excited and will post a review later :D.

Good luck to everyone!

Wow... September 5th already! Real glad it was a breeze for you.

I believe today's obseravorka's POE as well.

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.

stackeria Community Regular

stackeria   280

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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We applied just before we were eligible for DCF :( which was quite annoying to be honest! We kicked ourselves for it but we weren't going to cry over spilt milk.

Oh remember that silly checklist we got for no w2 and the p60s? The lady just handed her the p60 back saying we don't need this.

Didn't ask for any additional documents or nothing.

I'm glad to hear your interview was reasonably straightforward!

We made a similar decision not to go through the motions to file DCF in London. With 20/20 hindsight, that might not have been our best decision... But as you say, no point crying over spilt milk! :)

It really makes you wonder what value NVC brings to this process!?

I'm the USC petitioner. My wife is British (now a USC!!!), generally awesome, and amazingly patient.

CR-1

 

USCIS:

09/09/2013 PD
09/10/2013 NOA1
02/25/2014 TRANSFER NSC
03/25/2014 NOA2
03/28/2014 NVC SHIPPED

NVC:
04/11/2014 NVC RECEIVED
05/09/2014 NVC CASE # ASSIGNED
05/15/2014 AOS/IV FEES INVOICED
05/16/2014 AOS/IV FEES PAID
05/19/2014 AOS/IV FEES CLEARED BANK ACCOUNT
05/20/2014 AOS/IV FEES SHOWING PAID
05/22/2014 DS-260 SUBMITTED
05/23/2014 AOS/IV SHIPPED
05/29/2014 AOS/IV DELIVERED
06/03/2014 AOS/IV SCANNED
07/10/2014 IV ACCEPTED
07/15/2014 AOS CHECKLIST
07/16/2014 AOS CHECKLIST SHIPPED
07/18/2014 AOS CHECKLIST DELIVERED
07/22/2014 AOS CHECKLIST SCANNED

09/11/2014 CASE COMPLETE
10/03/2014 INTERVIEW SCHEDULED (11/21/2014)
10/07/2014 INTERVIEW LETTER RECEIVED

10/15/2014 CEAC: IN TRANSIT
 
EMBASSY:
10/08/2014 MEDICAL
10/17/2014 CEAC: READY
10/17/2014 REQUEST INTERVIEW RESCHEDULE WITH EMBASSY
10/23/2014 CEAC: READY STATUS DATE UPDATED
10/25/2014 INTERVIEW RESCHEDULED (10/31/2014)
10/31/2014 INTERVIEW: APPROVED!
10/31/2014 CEAC: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING
10/31/2014 CEAC: ISSUED
11/03/2014 COURIER EMAIL
11/04/2014 VISA IN HAND
 
POE:
11/04/2014 ELIS: IMMIGRATION FEE PAID
11/27/2014 POE: JFK
12/03/2014 ELIS: RECEIVED
12/12/2014 ELIS: OPTIMIZED
12/12/2014 IOE: ACCEPTED
12/15/2014 IOE: PRODUCING
12/16/2014 APPLY FOR SSN CARD
12/18/2014 ELIS: CLOSED
12/18/2014 IOE: MAILED
12/19/2014 IOE: DELIVERED
12/22/2014 RECEIVED SSN CARD
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Spoiler
08/29/2016 90 DAY WINDOW OPENS
09/14/2016 I-751 PACKET MAILED TO VSC
09/15/2016 I-751 PACKET RECEIVED
09/16/2016 NOA DATE
09/20/2016 CHECK CASHED
09/22/2016 NOA RECEIVED
10/01/2016 BIOMETRICS NOTICE DATE
10/07/2016 BIOMETRICS NOTICE RECEIVED
10/17/2016 BIOMETRICS
08/15/2017 APPROVAL NOTICE DATE
08/19/2017 APPROVAL NOTICE RECEIVED
08/21/2017 CARD BEING PRODUCED
08/24/2017 CARD MAILED
08/26/2017 CARD ARRIVED

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Spoiler
03/27/2018 FILED ONLINE
03/27/2018 PAYMENT POSTED
03/27/2018 NOA
03/31/2018 BIOMETRICS SCHEDULED
04/17/2018 BIOMETRICS
02/22/2019 INTERVIEW SCHEDULED
04/04/2019 INTERVIEW: APPROVED!
04/25/2019 OATH

 

MoBar65 Rising Star

MoBar65   520

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Filed: EB-1 Visa Country: Kuwait
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It really makes you wonder what value NVC brings to this process!?

It streamlines the documents and fees collection to save visa applicants' time. I thought you knew that !!!!

Imagine an eager-to-please parking lot attendant who insists on leading every incoming motorist to their parking spots while hundreds of other motorists are waiting at the gate for his courteous service. That's NVC for you.

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.

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BOS_LHR   829

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: England
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Hi everyone! Visa was approved today! Quite easy to be honest! Don't know what we were worried about. We were only in there for an hour and 40 mins. Most the time just waiting! The man interviewing us just asked how we met when we married and why my wife moved here first (due to job) and then he asked if I was ever denied a visa which was a no- and then he said your visa is approved!!! Never mentioned domicile at all either. All in all, we are extremely excited and will post a review later :D.

Good luck to everyone!

Congratulations! Hope you have visa in hand quickly! :dancing: :joy:

ROC Timeline

04/06/2016 - Mailed I-751

04/07/2016 - NOA1

04/13/2016 - Check cashed

04/14/2016 - NOA1 hardcopy

05/04/2016 - Received biometric notice

05/16/2016 - Biometrics appointment

05/17/2017 - Approved

05/22/2017 - Card in Production

05/25/2017 - Card Mailed

05/30/2017 - Card Received

megharjun Explorer

megharjun   15

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Has anyone received their interview letter as yet?

IR-1/CR-1 Visa

Consulate: Mumbai, India

02/11/2013: Married

04/03/2013: I-130 Sent

03/01/2014: I-130 Approved (finally after 9 months of no activity at USCIS)

01/15/2014: NVC Received

03/10/2014: Assigned NVC case no.

04/03/2014: Paid AOS Fee

05/09/2014: Sent AOS package

05/15/2014: Sent package IV

06/15/2014: Received checklist for AOS. :huh:

06/24/2014: Responded to checklist.

08//14/2014: NVC case closed (phone) :dancing:

08/21/2014: NVC case closed email :dancing: ( After 7 months at NVC)

09/02/2014: Interview Scheduled for 1st Oct. (confirmed by call)

09/10/2014: Interview email received

09/11/2014: Medicals.

09/12/2014: Biometrics.

10/01/2014: INTERVIEW : APPROVED

Online status shows "VISA ISSUED AND PRINTED" within 2 hrs of interview

10/07/2014: Visa and passport in hand

10/08/2014: POE (Atlanta)

:dance:

Jenny_USCIS Enthusiast

Jenny_USCIS   27

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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finally CEAC shows Ready. updated 9/5/14... :idea:

Form I-130
9/9/2013: Married

10/21/2013: APPLICATION SENT

10/23/2013: NOA1

4/1/2014: NOA2

8/14/2014: Case Complete

10/20/2014: POE EXACT A YEAR!

 

Form I-751: Remove the Conditions on Residence

7/27/2016: Application Sent

8/1/2016: NOA1 - CSC 

10/18/2016: Biometrics

12/1/2017: Received RFE

12/7/2017: additional evidence sent and delivered 

2/2/2018: Green card mailed! Status changed! 

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Shizasaad Explorer

Shizasaad   22

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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How can pay that $165 from pakistan? If i cant pay with a credit card? do we send them a money order? How do we get the receipt n after how many days of sending the money order?

Married: 26 Jan 2013

Priority date for I130: 6 June 2013

case approved: 19 dec 2013

Case number assigned: 30 april 2014

DS 261 submitted: 2 May 2014

AOS fee paid: 2 May 2014

Cover letter for AOS available: 7 May 2014

IV fee paid: 21 May 2014

AOS package received at NVC: 23 May 2014

IV package cover letter available: 24 May 2014

DS 230 submitted: 8 June 2014

IV civil documents received at NVC: 11 june 2014

IV package scanned at NVC: 16 june 2014

False checklist about civil documents: 2 July 2014

Case complete: 30 july 2014

Interview date: 02 september 2014 (approved)

Visa received (passport n sealed packet): 03 september 2014( only in 1 day..amazing..)

Exocet Explorer

Exocet   88

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I see no issue. Anything you submitted to NVC you don;t have to have at interview. Your embassy is very low fraud just have a few things that make you feel more confident. I sure wouldn't stress it.

Yeah.. thanks.. I think I need to just realize there isn't anything I can do about it now. We'll just have to see how it goes!

IR1/CR1 Visa - We are using a lawyer!

Embassy: Montreal, Canada

USCIS

22 Jan 2013 -- packageSent
31 Jan 2013 -- NOA1 from NBC

6 Mar 2013 -- I130 transferred to Orlando local field office (which started the whole nightmare)

Mar 2013 to October 2013 no one would tell us where our case was or what was happening. I suspected the whole time it was just sitting in a corner somewhere in the Orlando field office. I was pretty much right.

October 2013 - get congressman involved. Congressman asks USCIS repeatedly about our case but they won't even tell them anything.

31 Jan 2014- finally get NOA2!!!! (we think the nightmare is over!)

NVC

Our case was not sent from the Orlando field office as it should have been. The nightmare continues. We kept calling NVC and asking if they received our case, and they always said "NO" and that we had to wait 90 business days for it to be received. We called USCIS during this time and they kept telling us it had been sent. After the 90 days of agonizing frustration, NVC then started telling us we had to wait 120 business days. I got our congressman involved again, and they told the congressman it was sitting at the Orlando office this whole time (just as I thought it was!).

22 Apr 2014 -- NVC received
16 May 2014 -- NVC case number assigned
24 May 2014 -- AoS and IV bills paid

28 May 2014 -- Sent AoS and IV Packages

6 June 2014 -- documents scanned

18 July 2014 -- false checklist from NVC

21 July 2014 -- Case complete

28 July 2014 -- receive case complete email from NV

30 July 2014 -- interview booked! September 11 here I come!

Embassy
04 Sept 2014 -- Medical
11 Sept 2014 -- Interview - APPROVED!!!!
15 Sept 2014 -- Package arrived at Loomis location!!!
**03 Oct 2014 -- POE!! **

I NOW LIVE IN OCALA, FL!!!!

Exocet Explorer

Exocet   88

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Your lawyer is covering for a rookie mistake. No lawyer should give away an original document without maintaining a copy. She also admitted another rookie mistake... not sending a copy to NVC along with the originals so you could get them back at the interview without drama. Frankly, you should have kept copies yourself.

Saying that, the worst case scenario, embassy will put the originals in the visa packet and you won't see them again. A better scenario, embassy will be gracious enough to make photocopies themselves, but I doubt it. If you'll have plenty of time between interview and POE, wait till after interview and if you don't get your originals back, obtain new ones then. Otherwise, get busy now.

All along she assured me she would be providing us with a complete duplicate binder of what she sent to USCIS and NVC. I had no idea she was going to just give us loose papers in a cheap folder with her picture on the front. Agreed, I should have made copies of everything... but hindsight is always 20/20. I will just have to go to the interview with what I have, and hope and pray that if they need copies they will kindly do them there. What else can I do? All my civil docs took weeks to get... and my interview is next week.

Ah well.. hopefully someone will learn from my mistake.

IR1/CR1 Visa - We are using a lawyer!

Embassy: Montreal, Canada

USCIS

22 Jan 2013 -- packageSent
31 Jan 2013 -- NOA1 from NBC

6 Mar 2013 -- I130 transferred to Orlando local field office (which started the whole nightmare)

Mar 2013 to October 2013 no one would tell us where our case was or what was happening. I suspected the whole time it was just sitting in a corner somewhere in the Orlando field office. I was pretty much right.

October 2013 - get congressman involved. Congressman asks USCIS repeatedly about our case but they won't even tell them anything.

31 Jan 2014- finally get NOA2!!!! (we think the nightmare is over!)

NVC

Our case was not sent from the Orlando field office as it should have been. The nightmare continues. We kept calling NVC and asking if they received our case, and they always said "NO" and that we had to wait 90 business days for it to be received. We called USCIS during this time and they kept telling us it had been sent. After the 90 days of agonizing frustration, NVC then started telling us we had to wait 120 business days. I got our congressman involved again, and they told the congressman it was sitting at the Orlando office this whole time (just as I thought it was!).

22 Apr 2014 -- NVC received
16 May 2014 -- NVC case number assigned
24 May 2014 -- AoS and IV bills paid

28 May 2014 -- Sent AoS and IV Packages

6 June 2014 -- documents scanned

18 July 2014 -- false checklist from NVC

21 July 2014 -- Case complete

28 July 2014 -- receive case complete email from NV

30 July 2014 -- interview booked! September 11 here I come!

Embassy
04 Sept 2014 -- Medical
11 Sept 2014 -- Interview - APPROVED!!!!
15 Sept 2014 -- Package arrived at Loomis location!!!
**03 Oct 2014 -- POE!! **

I NOW LIVE IN OCALA, FL!!!!

MoBar65 Rising Star

MoBar65   520

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Filed: EB-1 Visa Country: Kuwait
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How can pay that $165 from pakistan? If i cant pay with a credit card? do we send them a money order? How do we get the receipt n after how many days of sending the money order?

Go to this link http://www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis

The last document on the right pane is their pdf guide.

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.

BOS_LHR Proficient

BOS_LHR   829

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: England
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Posted

How can pay that $165 from pakistan? If i cant pay with a credit card? do we send them a money order? How do we get the receipt n after how many days of sending the money order?

Please take a look here: http://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-immigrant-fee

You can use a credit or debit card or have the fee withdrawn directly from a checking account. After you submit payment online you'll receive an email receipt pretty much instantly.

ROC Timeline

04/06/2016 - Mailed I-751

04/07/2016 - NOA1

04/13/2016 - Check cashed

04/14/2016 - NOA1 hardcopy

05/04/2016 - Received biometric notice

05/16/2016 - Biometrics appointment

05/17/2017 - Approved

05/22/2017 - Card in Production

05/25/2017 - Card Mailed

05/30/2017 - Card Received

Exocet Explorer

Exocet   88

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Has anyone received their interview letter as yet?

It took a full week for me to get my interview letter. Don't worry.. it's coming!

IR1/CR1 Visa - We are using a lawyer!

Embassy: Montreal, Canada

USCIS

22 Jan 2013 -- packageSent
31 Jan 2013 -- NOA1 from NBC

6 Mar 2013 -- I130 transferred to Orlando local field office (which started the whole nightmare)

Mar 2013 to October 2013 no one would tell us where our case was or what was happening. I suspected the whole time it was just sitting in a corner somewhere in the Orlando field office. I was pretty much right.

October 2013 - get congressman involved. Congressman asks USCIS repeatedly about our case but they won't even tell them anything.

31 Jan 2014- finally get NOA2!!!! (we think the nightmare is over!)

NVC

Our case was not sent from the Orlando field office as it should have been. The nightmare continues. We kept calling NVC and asking if they received our case, and they always said "NO" and that we had to wait 90 business days for it to be received. We called USCIS during this time and they kept telling us it had been sent. After the 90 days of agonizing frustration, NVC then started telling us we had to wait 120 business days. I got our congressman involved again, and they told the congressman it was sitting at the Orlando office this whole time (just as I thought it was!).

22 Apr 2014 -- NVC received
16 May 2014 -- NVC case number assigned
24 May 2014 -- AoS and IV bills paid

28 May 2014 -- Sent AoS and IV Packages

6 June 2014 -- documents scanned

18 July 2014 -- false checklist from NVC

21 July 2014 -- Case complete

28 July 2014 -- receive case complete email from NV

30 July 2014 -- interview booked! September 11 here I come!

Embassy
04 Sept 2014 -- Medical
11 Sept 2014 -- Interview - APPROVED!!!!
15 Sept 2014 -- Package arrived at Loomis location!!!
**03 Oct 2014 -- POE!! **

I NOW LIVE IN OCALA, FL!!!!

bdrew612 Proficient

bdrew612   1,071

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Wow... September 5th already! Real glad it was a breeze for you.

I believe today's obseravorka's POE as well.

Too bad I don't know what time she's landing, I could drive to the airport and freak her out with a sign that says "Welcome Home Observatorka!" :rofl:

5/21/2016: Mailed I-751 packet to CSC

5/23/2016: NOA1

7/29/2016: Biometrics Appointment

11/22/2016: I-751 Approved!

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