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Ah ok, so the envelope comes with the passport via Pony Express then? Interesting, I didn't know that nor was Elena informed of that. She was given a copy of the CD with her x-ray on it, but I suspect that there will be an additional one in this yellow envelope thing.

Very curious as to why your tourist visa wasn't canceled but Elena's was. I've ready every where else that the beneficiary's tourist visa was canceled too. 'Guess it depends on the CO who does the interview...I agree, it doesn't matter once you adjust, it's just a curiosity/completeness thing that my engineering mind addresses automatically. lol

As for the delivery, did Pony Express actually bring it to your apartment? Elena told me that when she received her tourist visa, that Pony Express simply called her and told her to pick it up at their office. We're considering traveling to see her mother and naturally I'm concerned as to what would happen if they attempted delivery when we were absent.

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we choose the PICK UP from post (pony express) office section and it gave us available pony express branches in the area. do you remember what you did on that section?

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Hi! I believe administrative processing is nothing to be worried about at this point! Administrative processing is the most common status when they check whatever they need to check and forward it to

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Once it will state in Transit on CEAC website you can try and track it here http://www.dhl-usa.com/en.html You click more tracking options on the right and then on the left click track by shipper's r

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Any day now. I know it sucks to wait, I checked the status very often and was counting time till AP. I don't know where that impatience comes from, but being so close to the finish line just makes us

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in ds 160

we choose the PICK UP from post (pony express) office section and it gave us available pony express branches in the area. do you remember what you did on that section?

Yes, we just put Elena's address.

9/8/14 - I129F petition sent to the USCIS lockbox via USPS
9/11/14 - Petition received @ USCIS lockbox
9/11/14 - NOA1 Email and text message received
9/15/14 - NOA1 Official notice date
9/18/14 - NOA1 hard copy received
12/9/14 - "Updated" likely because of website repairs, like many of us received
4/20/15 - NOA2 text and email (221 days)

4/29/15 - Sent to the NVC (9 days)

5/8/15 - Arrived at the NVC (9 days)

5/13/15 - Left the NVC (5 days)

5/15/15 - Electronic version arrived at the embassy (2 days)

5/20/15 - Paper copy arrived at the embassy (7 days)

6/4/15 - Status changed to AP (which meant that we could schedule the interview)

6/16/15 - Medical

6/17/15 - K1 APPROVED!!!!

6/30/15 - Passport and sealed envelope delivered via courier

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av8or1   246

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by the way i just looked at my credit card .. ds 160 charged me 288.65$ where to get our money back? :))

John,

Tried to call you the other day to see how it's going but the number didn't work.

You got off better than I did, I was somewhere in the $290 range. In the end, I just gave up on it. Hell, if they wanna charge me an extra $30 to get my family home, whatever. Those greedy ****** can have their $30. :rofl:

9/8/14 - I129F petition sent to the USCIS lockbox via USPS
9/11/14 - Petition received @ USCIS lockbox
9/11/14 - NOA1 Email and text message received
9/15/14 - NOA1 Official notice date
9/18/14 - NOA1 hard copy received
12/9/14 - "Updated" likely because of website repairs, like many of us received
4/20/15 - NOA2 text and email (221 days)

4/29/15 - Sent to the NVC (9 days)

5/8/15 - Arrived at the NVC (9 days)

5/13/15 - Left the NVC (5 days)

5/15/15 - Electronic version arrived at the embassy (2 days)

5/20/15 - Paper copy arrived at the embassy (7 days)

6/4/15 - Status changed to AP (which meant that we could schedule the interview)

6/16/15 - Medical

6/17/15 - K1 APPROVED!!!!

6/30/15 - Passport and sealed envelope delivered via courier

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:)

by the way i have another question.

i want to go to embasssy with my fiancee. i didnt see any option that i can add myself on anypage i have been to. HOW DO I DO THAT?? do i have to call or send email to some place??

i called the ustravel docs customer service they said i just need to have my passport and say at the gate that im petitioner. is that true?

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:)

by the way i have another question.

i want to go to embasssy with my fiancee. i didnt see any option that i can add myself on anypage i have been to. HOW DO I DO THAT?? do i have to call or send email to some place??

i called the ustravel docs customer service they said i just need to have my passport and say at the gate that im petitioner. is that true?

Yes. You're automatically on the list.

9/8/14 - I129F petition sent to the USCIS lockbox via USPS
9/11/14 - Petition received @ USCIS lockbox
9/11/14 - NOA1 Email and text message received
9/15/14 - NOA1 Official notice date
9/18/14 - NOA1 hard copy received
12/9/14 - "Updated" likely because of website repairs, like many of us received
4/20/15 - NOA2 text and email (221 days)

4/29/15 - Sent to the NVC (9 days)

5/8/15 - Arrived at the NVC (9 days)

5/13/15 - Left the NVC (5 days)

5/15/15 - Electronic version arrived at the embassy (2 days)

5/20/15 - Paper copy arrived at the embassy (7 days)

6/4/15 - Status changed to AP (which meant that we could schedule the interview)

6/16/15 - Medical

6/17/15 - K1 APPROVED!!!!

6/30/15 - Passport and sealed envelope delivered via courier

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av8or1   246

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great!

today is the day i will send the scanned papers they want before interview

Funny. Ksenia said that she was sent an email with this request too. We, however, received no such request to email any scanned anything...

9/8/14 - I129F petition sent to the USCIS lockbox via USPS
9/11/14 - Petition received @ USCIS lockbox
9/11/14 - NOA1 Email and text message received
9/15/14 - NOA1 Official notice date
9/18/14 - NOA1 hard copy received
12/9/14 - "Updated" likely because of website repairs, like many of us received
4/20/15 - NOA2 text and email (221 days)

4/29/15 - Sent to the NVC (9 days)

5/8/15 - Arrived at the NVC (9 days)

5/13/15 - Left the NVC (5 days)

5/15/15 - Electronic version arrived at the embassy (2 days)

5/20/15 - Paper copy arrived at the embassy (7 days)

6/4/15 - Status changed to AP (which meant that we could schedule the interview)

6/16/15 - Medical

6/17/15 - K1 APPROVED!!!!

6/30/15 - Passport and sealed envelope delivered via courier

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question,

I sent around 80 pictures with initial 129f application.

our interview is coming up... i have around 20 photo collages and another 10 pictures extra that i am going to take to interview..

DO THEY HAVE the pictures that i sent with 129f in the embassy for my interview????

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Yes. Give me a call if you're in Moscow John.

Also please note that they likely won't even bother looking at your new pictures. They didn't look at any of the on-going evidence we had ready. FYI

9/8/14 - I129F petition sent to the USCIS lockbox via USPS
9/11/14 - Petition received @ USCIS lockbox
9/11/14 - NOA1 Email and text message received
9/15/14 - NOA1 Official notice date
9/18/14 - NOA1 hard copy received
12/9/14 - "Updated" likely because of website repairs, like many of us received
4/20/15 - NOA2 text and email (221 days)

4/29/15 - Sent to the NVC (9 days)

5/8/15 - Arrived at the NVC (9 days)

5/13/15 - Left the NVC (5 days)

5/15/15 - Electronic version arrived at the embassy (2 days)

5/20/15 - Paper copy arrived at the embassy (7 days)

6/4/15 - Status changed to AP (which meant that we could schedule the interview)

6/16/15 - Medical

6/17/15 - K1 APPROVED!!!!

6/30/15 - Passport and sealed envelope delivered via courier

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question,

DO THEY HAVE the pictures that i sent with 129f in the embassy for my interview????

They should have everything that you sent with the 129-F packet. Everything should be forwarded to them.

1/4/13 - I129-F Sent | 1/8/13 - Received by USCIS
1/10/13 - NOA1 to VSC | 1/11/13 - Text/Email | 1/17/13 - Hard Copy Received
1/16/13 - Alien Registration Number changed
5/24/13 or 5/29/13 - Case Transferred to TSC
7/2/13 - NOA2 from TSC! (173 days from NOA1) | 7/6/13 - Hard Copy Received
7/18/13 - Shipped to NVC | 7/26/13 - Received at NVC and case number assigned
7/29/13 - In transit to consulate | 7/31/13 - Received by consulate
8/20/13 - Medical - Passed | 8/21/13 - Interview - Approved!
8/28/13 - Passport with visa ready to pickup from courier
10/17/13 - POE - JFK
10/28/13 - Applied for SSN and marriage license | 11/2/13 - SS card received
11/21/13 - Wedding


12/30/13 - I485/I765/I131 Sent | 1/2/14 - Received by USCIS
1/3/14 - NOA1 to NBC | 1/16/14 - Hard Copy Received
2/4/14 - Biometrics
3/7/14 - AP and EAD approved!
3/11/14 - AP/EAD card mailed | 3/14/14 - Received
4/10/14 - Interview Waiver letter
6/16/14 - Approved! | 6/21/14 - GC Received


5/2/16 - I-751 Sent | 5/5/16 - Received by USCIS
5/6/16 - NOA1 to VSC
6/14/16 - Biometrics

4/19/17 - Approved! | 4/22/17 - Letter received | 5/4/17 - GC Received

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Yes. Give me a call if you're in Moscow John.

Also please note that they likely won't even bother looking at your new pictures. They didn't look at any of the on-going evidence we had ready. FYI

i will be there on monday morning, rightaway going to medical than tuesday we are off.. wednesday morning we have interview. thursday afternoon leaving from moscow..

i will definately call if you are free we can walk around. i will be staying in arbat street 750m to the embassy.

by the way

good news, consulate moscow resolve all the technical issues yesterday. :)

question 1

after searching 10.000 websites and i have like 3000 saved file i confused my self... do you have the list of what papers they need at the interview?

question 2
i already pass the minimum treshold for the income requirement , and i own my business. i only need to show my last years taxes right? any other paper work they need do you think?
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i will be there on monday morning, rightaway going to medical than tuesday we are off.. wednesday morning we have interview. thursday afternoon leaving from moscow..

i will definately call if you are free we can walk around. i will be staying in arbat street 750m to the embassy.

after searching 10.000 websites and i have like 3000 saved file i confused my self... do you have the list of what papers they need at the interview?

by the way

good news, consulate moscow resolve all the technical issues yesterday. :)

Yeah here is the link to the K1 interview checklist: http://moscow.usembassy.gov/iv-fiancee.html

Where did you get this information about the technical issues? I've been monitoring the state department's website daily and so far as I can tell Moscow has been on the list of "connected posts" since Monday or Tuesday. Anyway it's beyond annoying. I check my CEAC status daily and I'm STILL in AP with both dates (case creation and status update) set to 6/24. Issue the damned visa already and get it to us! :D

Being self employed might add a wrinkle to things, but then again maybe not. Dunno, I work for a company. As per the checklist, I submitted the following:

1) I-134

2) Bank statements (went back 5 years, but that's probably overkill)

3) Employment letter

4) Tax returns and W2s for the past 3 years (it only says 1, therefore 3 is probably overkill too, but what the heck, I did it anyway, nothing to hide)

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9/8/14 - I129F petition sent to the USCIS lockbox via USPS
9/11/14 - Petition received @ USCIS lockbox
9/11/14 - NOA1 Email and text message received
9/15/14 - NOA1 Official notice date
9/18/14 - NOA1 hard copy received
12/9/14 - "Updated" likely because of website repairs, like many of us received
4/20/15 - NOA2 text and email (221 days)

4/29/15 - Sent to the NVC (9 days)

5/8/15 - Arrived at the NVC (9 days)

5/13/15 - Left the NVC (5 days)

5/15/15 - Electronic version arrived at the embassy (2 days)

5/20/15 - Paper copy arrived at the embassy (7 days)

6/4/15 - Status changed to AP (which meant that we could schedule the interview)

6/16/15 - Medical

6/17/15 - K1 APPROVED!!!!

6/30/15 - Passport and sealed envelope delivered via courier

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av8or1   246

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here you go

http://moscow.usembassy.gov/pr-visa-problems-resolved-06252015.html

they dont ask for any ownership of a company paper anywhere :) so...

Ah ok, thanks. It says that they printed 1800 visas yesterday. Hopefully mine was one of them, but who knows.

Ownership of a company? Eh, I think you must have paperwork on that somewhere, so provide that and it should be more than enough.

9/8/14 - I129F petition sent to the USCIS lockbox via USPS
9/11/14 - Petition received @ USCIS lockbox
9/11/14 - NOA1 Email and text message received
9/15/14 - NOA1 Official notice date
9/18/14 - NOA1 hard copy received
12/9/14 - "Updated" likely because of website repairs, like many of us received
4/20/15 - NOA2 text and email (221 days)

4/29/15 - Sent to the NVC (9 days)

5/8/15 - Arrived at the NVC (9 days)

5/13/15 - Left the NVC (5 days)

5/15/15 - Electronic version arrived at the embassy (2 days)

5/20/15 - Paper copy arrived at the embassy (7 days)

6/4/15 - Status changed to AP (which meant that we could schedule the interview)

6/16/15 - Medical

6/17/15 - K1 APPROVED!!!!

6/30/15 - Passport and sealed envelope delivered via courier

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