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hopeful 4 XMas   19

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He asked us why we hung in there so long and why didn't we just look elsewhere for an easier relationship after all these years.

My answer was because I am not a quitter. You just don't give up because it gets hard and you don't turn your back on your love

because things aren't going as smooth as you expected.

You stick it out ! My fiance was asked the same and said :" I could never leave her, I am fully committed because I love her so much."

This is my favorite part, and what I try to live by.

Congratulations and the very best to the both of you

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Our 5 year journey has ended successfully ! We met in 2009 and I filed the first petition in 2010 which was approved after 51/2 month at CSC, however the K1 was refused after 16 looooong months in A

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I'm SO happy for you guys!!!! CONGRATS!!!!

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Exactly no checks and balances, too much discretionary power in one pot. Glad you also made it ! Yes, eerie how the pattern runs.

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Ketsuban   1,034

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Our 5 year journey has ended successfully ! :dancing::dance:

We met in 2009 and I filed the first petition in 2010 which was approved after 51/2 month at CSC, however the K1 was refused after

16 looooong months in AP.

Petition was returned, I fought for reaffirmation like a trooper but USCIS let it expire in storage as usual.

Time was wasted with that battle.

Re filed in 2014 and CSC approved the petition in 58 days.

NVC transferred our case to the wrong embassy and it took about 2 months to get it to the correct consulate.

Interview was Oct 22.

Very courteous CO, polite and professional, unlike the rude CO we had the first time around.

My fiance was asked about 35 question for an hour with several repeat questions.

A fresh police report was then requested even though the current one had not expired.

He also requested a certified divorce certificate which I had definitely already send (frontloaded in petition and again for interview).

He said we will be in AP and awaiting the additional items but not to worry it would not be as long as the last time.

I was in contact almost non stop the entire night with my fiance on skype right before entering the embassy

and after the interview we talked again.

I finally drifted off to sleep and a couple hours later the phone rang.

I usually feel like a bed-head-grouch-in the morning before my first cup of java and let it go to the voice mail, especially

after being zombiefied and sleep deprived and fretting all night.

I felt an urge to answer and was so glad I did.

"Hello this is XXXX.....from the embassy and would it be ok to ask you a few questions...."

I shot straight up in bed and was wide awake and (how I don't know) switched to my professional voice. STOKES interview was all I was thinking.

He also said he could see the love between us from our photos but had questions.

I kept on babbling more than needed and he had to interrupt me a few times.

Hey...here was my chance and I wasn't going to let go convincing this guy that we are the real deal.

The next day I received an email that the K1 was approved, no new documents needed and for my fiance to drop the passport off for the visa.

Today I received an email for him to pick up the visa and the ceac online status said ISSUED.

Yayyyy ! I thank God first of all without whom I could not have prevailed for so long and who held me up when I was down,

my friends and support system and VJ was a huge help every step along the way.

I had told my fiance even if we aren't approved this guy is really very nice and professional and it goes to show you that

CO's don't have to act obnoxiously rude to dig and ask hard questions.

It can be done with tact and respect as it should.

This journey was the most difficult thing we had ever done and he got high BP out of it and I got digestive issues from all the stress.

AP was the hardest, the black hole of an abyss, unknown and frightening, topped off with the disappointment of the refusal and return.

He asked us why we hung in there so long and why didn't we just look elsewhere for an easier relationship after all these years.

My answer was because I am not a quitter. You just don't give up because it gets hard and you don't turn your back on your love

because things aren't going as smooth as you expected.

You stick it out ! My fiance was asked the same and said :" I could never leave her, I am fully committed because I love her so much."

My encouragement for you who are still on your journey and having a rough time, hang in there and keep on keeping on

one day at a time.

First filed K1 refusal and another CO's statement after I confronted her on one of my visits while in AP :

I asked what was the problem and she replied : " I just have a gut feeling and I don't think this would be a lasting marriage."

No factual evidence at all but she based her refusal on her gut feeling which may just have been a bowl of beans she ate that day who knows !

She wanted more evidence and we supplied 12 pounds of it to which she replied "I am not reading all of this I have no time for this".

I asked what evidence would she like to have and she replied : " I can't tell you that...convince me."

Seriously ?! It was all a nightmare. My fiance tried to tell her how much he loved me and she sternly told him to be quiet.

So how do you convince someone who doesn't allow you to talk and refuses to look at your evidence ?! :bonk:

Current K1 : CO said you sure do have a lot of evidence but I understand why because of your previous experience.

I front loaded 600 pages of quality evidence spanning the relationship from the beginning to current,

various methods of communication to email exchanges with the previous CO, senators and congressman.

My gripes with the process and email to the CSC director and a 3 page relationship timeline

plus the previous filed petitions.

I then send a copy of it to my fiance to drag it all to the embassy.

At first they said it is too much we can't take it but he insisted that they take it and they did.

The assistant had to hand carry all of it from across town, my fiance can't

cross the border into the main embassy of the city. ;):hehe:

It took me days to process that we were approved per email the next day, it all felt surreal. I couldn't even post it here yet.

I wanted to wait until the READY online status changed to READY OPEN, then from the still scary AP (issuing ap) to ISSUED.

I was still waiting to exhale.....still waiting for the next bomb shell to drop

on us.....well I exhaled now and we are so happy to begin our lives together under one roof.

Sweet success.

I thank God, who is my rock and strength, for victory in this very long battle.

Thank you VJ for all your help and encouragement.

Thank you my close VJ friends who were there for me year after year, on the phone and online,

even after some are now looking to ROC already and we started the journey at the same time, we will catch up !

Love you all and again thank you :dance::wub::goofy:

So so happy for you. You have both fought so hard against this harsh system and come out victorious :D best of luck for the rest of your journey!

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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Great news...,congratulations!... Now you really can look forward (F)

Mar 2011 - After 5mths denied for lost docs - Attempts to follow up failed. Mar 18 2012 - I-129F sent - No sign of NOA1 but they have banked the check...Jul 24 - Update - USCIS has located our file
Infopass Apt - they sorted through everything - our 2011 and 2012 file keep getting mixed up - getting us a Case# (still waiting) Dec- Infopass Appt- expecting to get a case # in about a week ..Still no Case number
Mar 2013 Infopass - advised file was in a box somewhere,and it would be quicker for us to refile. Life gets in the way... New petition submitted July 2014 .
I-129F Sent : Jul 28 2014
TSC received: Aug 04 2014
I-129F NOA1 : Aug 06 2014
I-129F NOA2 : Feb 25 2015 (NOA2 copy rcd: Mar 02)

Sent to NVC: Mar 09 / Left NVC Apr 1 / Arr Embassy Apr 7 / Pkt 3 Rcd Apr 15 / Medical Apr 17 / Pkt 3 sent May 1 / Interview May 12

Left NZ May 15

Married Aug 10

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agrabs   241

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Congratulations! Your story is an inspiration for everyone on this journey!

K1 Visa                                                                 Adjustment of Status                                                             ROC

Service Center : California Service Center                        CIS Office : Kansas City MO Service Center                           California Service Center

Consulate : Bucharest, Romania

I-129F Sent : 2011-11-18                                 Date Filed : 2012-09-04 Date                            Filed: 2015-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2011-11-23                                      NOA Date : 2012-09-06                                                             NOA1 Date: 2015-05-28

I-129F RFE(s) : none                                              RFE(s) : NONE                                              RFE(s): NONE

I-129F NOA2 : 2012-04-12                                                 Bio. Appt. : 2012-10-03                                                              BIO. Appt.: 2015-09-15

NVC Received : 2012-04-26

NVC Left : 2012-05-10                                           EAD/AP Approved : 2012-11-08                             ROC APPROVED:2015-10-26      

Consulate Received : 2012-05-14                               EAD/AP Card Received : 2012-11-17                         Green card Received: 2015-11-04    

Packet 3 Received : 2012-05-17                                          Green card Approved : 2013-07-08                        NO INTERVIEW

Packet 3 Sent : 2012-05-20                                                    NO INTERVIEW

Interview Date : 2012-06-26                                                 Green Card Received : 2013-07-15

Interview Result : Approved                                                 

Visa Received : 2012-06-26                                                   

US Entry : 2012-07-05

Marriage : 2012-08-24

 

N-400 Naturalization:

04/25/2016 N-400 sent to USCIS AZ courier address thru FedEx

05/04/2106 NOA I-797 Receipt Notice Date
05/27/2016 Fingerprints Bio-metrics appointment date
06/08/2016 E-notification of interview scheduling
06/13/2016 Received official letter regarding interview
07/18/2016 Date of Interview
08/11/2016 Date Oath Ceremony
Field Office: Kansas City, MO

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m.iftikhar   6

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:dancing: CONGRATULATIONS !!! :dancing:

THROUGH THIS POEM I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU.

Now that you are here

I have nothing to fear

With you is where I belong

I know it, I feel it so strong

Nothing has been more clear

That it is your love I hold so dear

Deep inside is the cry of my heart

I never ever want us to part

I am a hopeless, romantic man

Doing the best he can

To show you for sure

That my love for you is pure

I will do whatever it takes

I don’t care about the stakes

You and only you I want

A prayer I know God will grant.

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WOW!!! Finally...Great news! Congratulations!! :dancing:

Toni

 

07/17/2008.......WEDDING DAY!!!!
USCIS STAGE (for me):
06/09/2010.......SENT I-130 TO USCIS
06/15/2010.......NOA1 & RECEIPT DATE (CSC)
11/03/2010.......NOA2 Email received-APPROVED!!-141 days
NVC STAGE (for him):
11/08/2010.......NVC Case # Assigned
11/19/2010.......DS-3032 received via email
07/02/2011.......IV (DS-230) Package mailed//NVC Received-7/5/2011
07/14/2011........CASE COMPLETE!!!
07/15/2011........SIF!!!
EMBASSY STAGE (for us):
8/23/2011.........Medical-Part 1
8/24/2011.........Medical-Part 2(Completed!)
9/12/2011.........INTERVIEW @ 10:00AM - APPROVED!! (IR-1 Visa)
POE: DECEMBER 3rd, Washington, D.C. (IAD)!!!
1/10/2012........Green Card in Hand!
02/07/2012........Rec'd. Social Security Card

Naturalization Journey:

09-27-2016................Mailed N-400

11-03-2016................Biometrics

Notified 2/13/2017........2-8-2017.....Case Is In Line For An Interview

3/23/2017 @ 9AM......Interview

4/13/2017...................OATH CEREMONY!!

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Now that you are here
I have nothing to fear


With you is where I belong
I know it, I feel it so strong

Nothing has been more clear
That it is your love I hold so dear

Deep inside is the cry of my heart
I never ever want us to part

I am a hopeless, romantic man
Doing the best he can

To show you for sure
That my love for you is pure

I will do whatever it takes
I don’t care about the stakes

You and only you I want
A prayer I know God will grant.
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Ebunoluwa   6,136

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THROUGH THIS POEM I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU.

Now that you are here

I have nothing to fear

With you is where I belong

I know it, I feel it so strong

Nothing has been more clear

That it is your love I hold so dear

Deep inside is the cry of my heart

I never ever want us to part

I am a hopeless, romantic man

Doing the best he can

To show you for sure

That my love for you is pure

I will do whatever it takes

I don’t care about the stakes

You and only you I want

A prayer I know God will grant.

Thank you for the lovely poem.

Spoiler

 

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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Hotter Otter   1,211

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Congratulations, it is a great testimony to the strength of your relationship that you were able to wait so long! Best wishes for the future.

My blog about my visa journey and adjusting to my new life in the US http://albiontoamerica.wordpress.com/

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