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I never thought I'll be able to post this but we just got our approval. Email came at 8:38pm central time. I am still in tears

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance::dance: I will do the happy dance with.

 

 

K-1: Texas Service Center

Consulate: HAITI

(L)(L)(L) Met 2/8/2014: In Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (L)(L) (L)

Second Visit: 8 Days: (April 28, 2014--May 5, 2014)

Third Visit: 11 Days: (Sept. 14, 2014--Sept. 24, 2014)

Fourth Visit: 9 Days: (Oct. 28, 2014--Nov. 5, 2014)

Fifth Visit: 4 Days: ( Jan. 19, 2015--Jan. 23, 2015)

Sixth Visit: 9 Days: (May 26, 2015--June 3, 2015)

Seventh Visit: 10 Days: August 23, 2015---September 1, 2015) Birthday Celebration: My fiancé (Aug 24) and mine is (Aug 30)

K-1 Visa Process Started

  • Petitioner
  • I-129F Sent On: 11/17/2014
  • USPS Notice of Delivery: 11/19/2014
  • Received N01 Text Message and Email from USCIS: 11/24/2014 @1204pm CST
  • Hardcopy In Mail: 11/28/2014
  •  No Request for Evidence (RFE) 
  • Received N02 Email Received Only from USCIS: 05/21/2015 @842pm CST (183 Days Counting Weekends and Holidays Included in Total)
  • Received N02 Hardcopy In Mail: 05/28/2015
  • Received Email Petition was sent to NVC/DOS on: 06/04/2015 @642pm CST(9 Business Days/ No Weekends/Holidays are Included in Total)
  • Received By NVC: 06/12/2015 (6 Business Days/No Weekends/Holidays are Included in Total)
  • Left NVC: 06/15/2015
  • Consulate Received Case: 06/24/2015 (9 Days including Weekends )
  • Sent Email to Consulate for (Package 3) : 07/01/2015 @0115am CST (Package 3 for K-1/K-2 Fiancé Visa in Haiti:(Includes the Welcome Letter, and Instructions for K-1/K-2 Fiancé Visas)
  • Received Email from Consulate with (Package 3 info): 07/02/2015 @1210pm CST
  • DS 160: 06/25/2015
  • Received Letter from NVC and Port-Au-Prince Consulate Welcome Letter and Instructions(Package 3) on: 07/20/2015 (26 Days including Weekends and Holidays)
  • VISA Fee Paid: $265.00 (Once the Embassy has confirmed payment they will send you a email to schedule appointment) Received email on 07/22/2015 @ 3am CST
  • Medical: 07/21/2015 (No Appointment needed for Medical Exam: You will need to have the Visa Fee Payment Confirmation Page (Showing Scheduled Interview Date), or Package 3 for K-1 Visa, Passport ,and Exam Fee)
  • Interview Date: 08/25/2015 @7AM "Your fiancé will need the following items": Appointment Letter, (2) Passport Photos, DS-160 Confirmation Page, Receipt from Sogexpress showing payment of visa fees, Original Copy of Extrait d'Acte de Naissance-Extract of Certificate of Birth (No Translation Needed for interview), Police Certificate (from the Dominican Republic no translation needed), (2) Passport Bio Page, Sealed Medical Exam with Vaccinations/CD and Divorce Decree from both Petitioner and Beneficiary . (Didn't ask for any additional information during the interview like: I-134, Letter of Employment, Tax Returns, Pay Stubs, Photos, and/or Trip Itineraries)
  • :dancing: Approval: YES :dancing:
  • CEAC Web Status Update: "Ready" Case Creation Date: Case Updated September 1, 2015 (Non-Immigrant Visa Application)
  • CEAC Web Status Update: "Issued" Case Updated September 3, 2015
  • According to passportstatus@ustraveldocs.com on September 8, 2015 @604pm CST "Current passport status is in Origination Scan".
  • According to ustraveldocs on September 8, 2015 @ 0705pm " Passport has been received from the consular section, and is currently being processed for delivery ".
  • Received Email from ustraveldocs on September 9, 2015 @0609am CST. "Passport is Ready For Pickup".
  • :dancing: Visa Received: 09/09/2015 :dancing: "My fiancé picked up Passport @10am, from DHL International PAP'. 11 Business Days (Your fiancé will need a copy of the email in order to pickup passport and appointment letter). The Email state(s): "Your document(s) have been collected from the US Embassy/Consulate, The passport number#, You have chosen to have your documents delivered to the following location: DHL International "
  • U.S. Entry: 11/08/2015 (POE ATLANTA)
  • Applied for SSN in Memphis, TN : 11/23/2015
  • Received SSN: 11/30/2015
  • Date of Marriage: 12/31/2015
  • Applied for TN ID: 01/07/2016 (Needed Marriage License, Passport, Social Security Card(His), TN DL (Mine), and Voter Registration Card(Mine) that has my current address).

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2015 THE CONSULATE IN HAITI STOPPED USING HAITI MESSENGER; THEY NOW USE DHL INTERNATIONAL THERE ARE (4) LOCATIONS: PORT-AU-PRINCE, CARREFOUR, PETION-VILLE, AND CAP-HAITIEN. THE ADDRESS AND HOURS OF OPERATION ARE LOCATED IN MY PROFILE ABOUT ME.

  •  We stayed 6 days at the Kemael Hotel Tabarre 58, Rue C. Sylvain #4 Tabarre Haiti $80.00USD per night. It is off Boulevard 15 Octobre
  •  Or you can stay at the Le Monte Cristo Hotel & Suites Tabarre 60, Boulevard 15 Octobre, Tabarre Haiti $90.00USD per night. 

 

 

 

AOS: Memphis, TN

  • Married New Year's Eve 2015 (12/31/2015)
  • New Medical Exam Done On: 03/11/2016 (No Vaccinations Given In Haiti with Medical Exam 07/2015)
  • Received Results On: 03/15/2016
  • Sent by FedEx on: 03/17/2016; I-485, I-131, I-765
  • Email From FedEx Package Received on 03/18/2016 @1015am
  • Received (3) Text Messages on: 03/22/2016 @ 1119pm CST With Receipt Number MSC*****
  • Received NO1 For All Three for I-485, I-765, and I-131 by Mail on March 28, 2016 @4pm
  • Received Biometrics Appointment Date on April 19, 2016 Memphis, TN: Date of Notice April 2,2016; Mailed April 6, 2016: Received Appointment Letter April 10, 2016.
  • Biometrics Appointment 15 minutes and done.
  • Received Text/Email:EAD/AP Approved May 11, 2016
  • Received Approval NO2 for I-765, and I-131 in Mail on May 16, 2016
  • Received EAD/AP Combo Card in Mail on May 18, 2016
  • Received Text/Email: RFE for I-485 on August 31, 2016 we have to respond by September 30,2016
  • Placed on Request online for RFE hardcopy to be sent by mail on September 14, 2016
  • As of October 4, 2016 Still waiting for RFE hardcopy to come in the mail, called USCIS on September 30, 2016 no help.
  • As of November 3, 2016 We received an email in regards to not receiving in the mail the Request for Evidence (RFE) , come to find out they really didn't need any additional information. So now the have to wait another 120 more days before we can get an interview or approval. This is some BS.
  • As of February 7, 2017, We received in the mail Interview Date for AOS on March 20, 2017
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katiekay
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Thank you for this thread! While its lovely to see all CSC people getting approved, its a bit annoying to know we'll be waiting for our NOA2 around April-May unless some miracle happens! -1 month dow

KristinD
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I'm glad you said this out loud lol It makes me sad seeing the CSC approvals when I know ours will take forever but I love the November board

Cristin
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I've heard this rumor as well, but I'm taking it with a grain of salt. I'm only going to assume that things will speed up in January only because the holidays are over and most federal employees will

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I never thought I'll be able to post this but we just got our approval. Email came at 8:38pm central time. I am still in tears

Congratulations to you :) was about time right lol

In other news, I got my RFE letter in the mail, and all the stressing is because I did answer the criminal record question -_- (really!!) So am hoping things move fast from then.

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Thank you :-)

still waiting. 292 days, no RFE, no nothing. He will go to Infopass next week, lets see if it does anything... If they keep going this way we´ll set a new record :-D

I wish I knew what to do to get someone to go find out where it is... senators, congresspeople, USCIS - everyone is very unresponsive

Good luck with your RFE, I hope it gets there fast and is easily fixed :-)

Hi Mena,

did you guys follow up with both senators and congressman. ( Im the type of person that will call everyday until I hear something from them lol) I really hope something happen soon for you, I know how heartbreaking it is. Keep us posted :)

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I never thought I'll be able to post this but we just got our approval. Email came at 8:38pm central time. I am still in tears

Congrats!

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I never thought I'll be able to post this but we just got our approval. Email came at 8:38pm central time. I am still in tears

Congratulations!!! I am so very happy for you!!! :) :) :)

04/01/2013 - Met online

07/13/2013 - Met in person in Paris, traveled together throughout Europe for 3 weeks - France, Brussels, Italy

10/13/2013 - Celebrated my Anna's birthday together in Prague

01/26/2014 - Met her family for the first time, then traveled together to Zermatt, Switzerland

05/26/2014 - Proposed to her during my visit over Memorial Day Weekend

07/14/2014 - Traveled with me on a business trip to Dublin, Ireland

08/26/2014 - Spent 2 weeks together in Riga, Latvia

11/18/2014 - Filed I-129F and received NOA1 from the USCIS

12/31/2014 - Spent the New Year in St. Petersburg, Russia

02/14/2015 - Spent Valentine's Day together in Zell Am See, Austria

05/26/2015 - Visited her over the Memorial Day Weekend

07/03/2015 - Surprise visit over the 4th of July weekend

07/28/2015 - Received e-mail and text notification that I-129F has been approved

12/28/2015 - Visa Interview in Warsaw, Poland

05/21/2016 - Arrived in the US

06/12/2016 - Got married!!!

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My fellow nov filers please stay strong. I know how it is seeing the other got approved. We were giving up just couple days ago and we are now still crying in happiness. I'll keep the rest of our nov filers in my prayers.

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Hi Mena,

did you guys follow up with both senators and congressman. ( Im the type of person that will call everyday until I hear something from them lol) I really hope something happen soon for you, I know how heartbreaking it is. Keep us posted :)

lol. I am too.

My fiance is not. He is the USC, so he has to be. So I am nudging him. Not daily, but at least weekly or twice a week. Even that is hard for him, but what else can we do? We know they put inquiries in, so they did *something* with it, but they havent gotten an answer yet.

Apparently we are in background checks right now, which can mean a lot of things, but at least it´s something, because I was really starting to think they lost it completely.

Thank you for your good wishes - I started hanging out in November, because October is kind of dead and empty ;-) I think we might be pretty much one of the last active couples still waiting

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lol. I am too.

My fiance is not. He is the USC, so he has to be. So I am nudging him. Not daily, but at least weekly or twice a week. Even that is hard for him, but what else can we do? We know they put inquiries in, so they did *something* with it, but they havent gotten an answer yet.

Apparently we are in background checks right now, which can mean a lot of things, but at least it´s something, because I was really starting to think they lost it completely.

Thank you for your good wishes - I started hanging out in November, because October is kind of dead and empty ;-) I think we might be pretty much one of the last active couples still waiting

I am a December filer (december 1) and even the December thread is pretty much quiet lol . Is there anyone else in this thread still waiting for NO2??

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I am a December filer (december 1) and even the December thread is pretty much quiet lol . Is there anyone else in this thread still waiting for NO2??

I'm still waiting for NOA2, they received my application NOV 24, 2014 I Believe I received the hardcopy few days later. I put in a service inquiry 30 days ago but no response. I checked online and it says it hasn't been assigned yet. I'm really scared!!

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I'm still waiting for NOA2, they received my application NOV 24, 2014 I Believe I received the hardcopy few days later. I put in a service inquiry 30 days ago but no response. I checked online and it says it hasn't been assigned yet. I'm really scared!!

Have you reached out to your Senator's office and also setup on InfoPass appointment?

04/01/2013 - Met online

07/13/2013 - Met in person in Paris, traveled together throughout Europe for 3 weeks - France, Brussels, Italy

10/13/2013 - Celebrated my Anna's birthday together in Prague

01/26/2014 - Met her family for the first time, then traveled together to Zermatt, Switzerland

05/26/2014 - Proposed to her during my visit over Memorial Day Weekend

07/14/2014 - Traveled with me on a business trip to Dublin, Ireland

08/26/2014 - Spent 2 weeks together in Riga, Latvia

11/18/2014 - Filed I-129F and received NOA1 from the USCIS

12/31/2014 - Spent the New Year in St. Petersburg, Russia

02/14/2015 - Spent Valentine's Day together in Zell Am See, Austria

05/26/2015 - Visited her over the Memorial Day Weekend

07/03/2015 - Surprise visit over the 4th of July weekend

07/28/2015 - Received e-mail and text notification that I-129F has been approved

12/28/2015 - Visa Interview in Warsaw, Poland

05/21/2016 - Arrived in the US

06/12/2016 - Got married!!!

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Have you reached out to your Senator's office and also setup on InfoPass appointment?

No, not yet. I was thinking of waiting for another week to see if anything changes. Every time I call USCIS, they tell me they are current processing Nov 10 application, that I should wait. If I don't receive any response soon I will definitely be contacting the senator's office.

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I am a December filer (december 1) and even the December thread is pretty much quiet lol . Is there anyone else in this thread still waiting for NO2??

OCT, NOV and DEC seem to all be hanging out here. SEPs are suffering in silence right now and taking a break from VJ, from the looks of it. Last I looked someone was still waiting, which on top of being horrible for them also freaks me out :-(

I dont have access to the immifairy data, so I could be wrong (I think that would just depress me even further), but from the looks of it they seem to have mostly moved on to January and beyond. And here I feel like poking them with a glow stick and yell "We are still here too" in their ears. NOV 10 as of May 31, yeah right, thats just wrong more than one way.

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OCT, NOV and DEC seem to all be hanging out here. SEPs are suffering in silence right now and taking a break from VJ, from the looks of it. Last I looked someone was still waiting, which on top of being horrible for them also freaks me out :-(

I dont have access to the immifairy data, so I could be wrong (I think that would just depress me even further), but from the looks of it they seem to have mostly moved on to January and beyond. And here I feel like poking them with a glow stick and yell "We are still here too" in their ears. NOV 10 as of May 31, yeah right, thats just wrong more than one way.

It's horrible if seps still waiting. I've seen jan got their approval most lately, then feb and March for the past week. This is totally unfair.
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I never thought I'll be able to post this but we just got our approval. Email came at 8:38pm central time. I am still in tears

Congrats, there is still hope for those of us that are still waiting. Quick question, while you were waiting did you ever put in for a service inquiry??

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