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Loveforeverfeb8   14

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FINALLY!!!!! FINALLY!!!!! FINALLY!!!! We got APPROVED!!! I cannot beleive it... RFE response came very quickly.. only about two weeks!!! I am so excited, I dont even know what the next step is!! :joy::joy::joy::joy::dance::dance::dance::dance:(L)(L)(L)(L)

Hang in there Novembers, or any month for that matter, there is light!!! It's a long wait, but when it comes, boy, am I smiling!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

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

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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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ugh....RFE today....there was SOOOO much evidence included...no idea what they could possibly want...

Whenever you get the actual RFE in the mail, and you know exactly what is needed in addition, try to send back right away... you should actually get a pretty quick response (within 2 weeks) with their descision. I was very surprised it came back so soon.

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256 days and counting :cry: Is there anything that I can do??

Same here!! 254 days if I'm counting it right. They should update their website by the 15th and I'm guessing by that time I would be out of the normal processing time.

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waiting4areason   13

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I thought so too, but they updated the dates today and the dates fo I-129F still did not change, -_- so at this point am really not expecting it to change and for us to be outside of normal processing time until maybe September :(

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I thought so too, but they updated the dates today and the dates fo I-129F still did not change, -_- so at this point am really not expecting it to change and for us to be outside of normal processing time until maybe September :(

That's got to be a mistake right? Have they ever not moved the date before? How would they even explain that? That's really terrible...

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if it goes like the last few months they will maybe update it with actual new data for K1s in a few days.

It is a pattern - they update the page, but not the K1 data (maybe others not as well, but I am not paying attention to them, because I dont care lol) - then a few days later they update again and the date that is relevant to us is being moved.

Being outside of processing time hasnt helped us a whole lot thought, I have to say - we are hitting 10 months tomorrow and none of our inquiries have even been assigned yet. This is just a big #### mess.

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That's got to be a mistake right? Have they ever not moved the date before? How would they even explain that? That's really terrible...

That's happened before. I remember exactly when, June 15 they were as of October 8th,then they did an update on July 2nd and it was still as of October 8th. Called up the USCIS, was told it is because of case volumes received that day. At that time, I was already frustrated not having received my NOA2 and no response to my inquiry, that I reached out to the Ombudsperson of the DHS. I didn't receive a response (it takes 45 days to get a response according to their website), but since then received my NOA2. It has been a painful experience, and I know what everyone is going thru. But with everyone's continued support I was able to get thru it. Let's work to keep each other's spirits up and not give up on the dream.

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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waiting4areason   13

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This process has taken all feelings out of me.God knows why they are doing this to us and the worst thing is all they keep saying is "please wait" like seriously??!!!

Sadly this is not the first time the dates for I-129F have not been updated, it may not be the only one, but like Mena said , I don't really care about the other ones lol

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Mena28   35

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That's happened before. I remember exactly when, June 15 they were as of October 8th,then they did an update on July 2nd and it was still as of October 8th. Called up the USCIS, was told it is because of case volumes received that day. At that time, I was already frustrated not having received my NOA2 and no response to my inquiry, that I reached out to the Ombudsperson of the DHS. I didn't receive a response (it takes 45 days to get a response according to their website), but since then received my NOA2. It has been a painful experience, and I know what everyone is going thru. But with everyone's continued support I was able to get thru it. Let's work to keep each other's spirits up and not give up on the dream.

whats the contact for the ombudsman office? I found all the info on what they say they do, but no contact...

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It may be nothing major. I received my RFE last week and it was all because apparently I did not answer the criminal history (yes or no question) I got it 5 days later in the mail, answered the question and set it back the very next day. At least now you know that they've been looking at your file :) Good luck

same exact question for us...will get this back in the mail tomorrow...

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waiting4areason   13

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whats the contact for the ombudsman office? I found all the info on what they say they do, but no contact...

Hi Mena,

here is the page to find the contact: http://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance.

Does it help really?

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whats the contact for the ombudsman office? I found all the info on what they say they do, but no contact...

I wouldn't even bother to contact ombudsman office. Been there and done it. Been told to wait for another 2 months when I signed a released form to them. A week after my approval, they sent me an email saying that my case has been approved and my file will be closed at their office. Just my experience. Good luck.

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I wouldn't even bother to contact ombudsman office. Been there and done it. Been told to wait for another 2 months when I signed a released form to them. A week after my approval, they sent me an email saying that my case has been approved and my file will be closed at their office. Just my experience. Good luck.

Yeah, that kind of sounds like being able to submit inquiries after being out of processing time - totally useless and they ignore it anyways. However, since we are at 10 months today and I am slowly loosing my mind/ patience/ you name it with this process I am a firm believer in the try-anything-to-do-something-so-as-not-to-loose-my-mind-completely method of approaching this.

Try waiting for 300+ days without any info on what in the world is going on. Believe me, it is considerable harder than waiting 8-9 months. At least in that range you are not feeling so alone, because you still have the company of other filers who are in the same boat ;-)

The active filers waiting a similarly long time were a June filer who waited 11 months for NOA2 and got no outright approval at the embassy stage and a September filer who waited 323 days for NOA2 and is currently waiting to GET to the embassy stage. 2.5 more weeks for us to match that.

So even though you are probably right we´ll give it a shot anyways... :-)

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Hi Mena,

here is the page to find the contact: http://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance.

Does it help really?

Thank you!

I dont know.

But I am going with do-something-to-not-go-totally-crazy. 305 days in with no info are a few too many :-( I never thought we´d cross 300 days. It is awful.

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