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Apparently the technical problems have been resolved now, but the visa has still not been issued... This is so frustrating :-(

K1- Visa Timeline
03/13/2015 I-129F petition sent

03/19/2014 NOA1
04/13/2015 received RFE

05/01/2015 NOA2
05/20/2015 Consulate received petition

05/28/2015 received Packet 3

06/11/2015 sent Packet 3 to Consulate
06/25/2015 received Packet 4 (delay due to technical problems with US visa system)
07/09/2015 Interview - approved

07/28/2015 Visa issued (again delays due to technical problems)

07/29/2015 Visa received, FINALLY!

07/30/2015 Flight to US (POE Newark)

08/04/2015 Marriage

08/06/2015 AOS, EAD and AP petition sent

09/01/2015 Biometrics

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I know the feeling! I just sent another message saying that I really need a reply and that it is important that someone looks into the issue as otherwise I cannot schedule an appointment. I have my fi

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KittyKahlohr   10

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I've had my interview this morning and both the lady at window 22 and the interviewing lady told me that I should receive my passport within a week. I don't believe that though and am mentally preparing for a longer wait. I'll keep you updated if anything moves!

K1


I-129F sent: 18 October 2014


NOA1: 21 October 2014


NOA2: 19 May 2015


NVC received: 4 June 2015


NVC left: 11 June 2015


Consulate received: 15 June 2015


Packet 3 received: 26 June 2015


Packet 3 sent: 26 June 2015


Interview: 28 July 2015


Visa received: 31 July 2015


POE: 18 August 2015 at JFK


Civil ceremony: 10 October 2015




AOS


Package sent: 23 October 2015


NOA1: 27 October (text and email notification), 3 November (received in the mail)


Biometrics: 20 November 2015


I-485 approved: December 17 2015 (no notifications, no interview)


Green card received: December 23 2015



January 2016: found my first job in the US! :star:

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KittyKahlohr   10

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As of now, my CEAC status shows "Administrative Processing", is that a good sign or is that the status that normally pops up after an approval on interview day? (you probably all know that every little bit can make one nervous)

K1


I-129F sent: 18 October 2014


NOA1: 21 October 2014


NOA2: 19 May 2015


NVC received: 4 June 2015


NVC left: 11 June 2015


Consulate received: 15 June 2015


Packet 3 received: 26 June 2015


Packet 3 sent: 26 June 2015


Interview: 28 July 2015


Visa received: 31 July 2015


POE: 18 August 2015 at JFK


Civil ceremony: 10 October 2015




AOS


Package sent: 23 October 2015


NOA1: 27 October (text and email notification), 3 November (received in the mail)


Biometrics: 20 November 2015


I-485 approved: December 17 2015 (no notifications, no interview)


Green card received: December 23 2015



January 2016: found my first job in the US! :star:

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Rike&Brandon   0

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Hi KittyKahlohr, thats a very good sign, it means that your visa will be issued soon or has already been issued (CEAC takes some time to update). I don't think you need to worry about anything, since the technical problems which affected my visa were clearly linked to the fact that my DS-160 was submitted at the time of the hardware failure. Most likely you will receive your visa this week.

After almost three weeks my visa has finally been issued today and is in the mail! I think I will only believe it when I hold the passport in my hand though.

K1- Visa Timeline
03/13/2015 I-129F petition sent

03/19/2014 NOA1
04/13/2015 received RFE

05/01/2015 NOA2
05/20/2015 Consulate received petition

05/28/2015 received Packet 3

06/11/2015 sent Packet 3 to Consulate
06/25/2015 received Packet 4 (delay due to technical problems with US visa system)
07/09/2015 Interview - approved

07/28/2015 Visa issued (again delays due to technical problems)

07/29/2015 Visa received, FINALLY!

07/30/2015 Flight to US (POE Newark)

08/04/2015 Marriage

08/06/2015 AOS, EAD and AP petition sent

09/01/2015 Biometrics

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KittyKahlohr   10

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That's great to hear! Thank you so much for your assurance :) I'm happy that your wait finally has an end and I hope that you will find an affordable flight pretty soon! I'm already browsing for flights online, I am planning to leave in about 3 weeks. I will have a layover once I reach the States and then go on from there after POE, which is why I am looking for a 3 hour or more layover just to be sure, I can't tell how long it will take to go through passport control with this visa!

K1


I-129F sent: 18 October 2014


NOA1: 21 October 2014


NOA2: 19 May 2015


NVC received: 4 June 2015


NVC left: 11 June 2015


Consulate received: 15 June 2015


Packet 3 received: 26 June 2015


Packet 3 sent: 26 June 2015


Interview: 28 July 2015


Visa received: 31 July 2015


POE: 18 August 2015 at JFK


Civil ceremony: 10 October 2015




AOS


Package sent: 23 October 2015


NOA1: 27 October (text and email notification), 3 November (received in the mail)


Biometrics: 20 November 2015


I-485 approved: December 17 2015 (no notifications, no interview)


Green card received: December 23 2015



January 2016: found my first job in the US! :star:

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I finally received my visa today and I'm flying tomorrow!! :-)

K1- Visa Timeline
03/13/2015 I-129F petition sent

03/19/2014 NOA1
04/13/2015 received RFE

05/01/2015 NOA2
05/20/2015 Consulate received petition

05/28/2015 received Packet 3

06/11/2015 sent Packet 3 to Consulate
06/25/2015 received Packet 4 (delay due to technical problems with US visa system)
07/09/2015 Interview - approved

07/28/2015 Visa issued (again delays due to technical problems)

07/29/2015 Visa received, FINALLY!

07/30/2015 Flight to US (POE Newark)

08/04/2015 Marriage

08/06/2015 AOS, EAD and AP petition sent

09/01/2015 Biometrics

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KittyKahlohr   10

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I finally received my visa today and I'm flying tomorrow!! :-)

Oh gosh, that was fast! I wish you all the best and a good flight! :) After we all made it over there we should start an AOS-advice thread :joy:

K1


I-129F sent: 18 October 2014


NOA1: 21 October 2014


NOA2: 19 May 2015


NVC received: 4 June 2015


NVC left: 11 June 2015


Consulate received: 15 June 2015


Packet 3 received: 26 June 2015


Packet 3 sent: 26 June 2015


Interview: 28 July 2015


Visa received: 31 July 2015


POE: 18 August 2015 at JFK


Civil ceremony: 10 October 2015




AOS


Package sent: 23 October 2015


NOA1: 27 October (text and email notification), 3 November (received in the mail)


Biometrics: 20 November 2015


I-485 approved: December 17 2015 (no notifications, no interview)


Green card received: December 23 2015



January 2016: found my first job in the US! :star:

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I finally received my visa today and I'm flying tomorrow!! :-)

Yaaay!!! Congrats!!!

@KittyKahlohr...we defianetly should!!!

Also...I have a question in regards to the availability of interview appointments.

When you all scheduled the visa interview did you take the first available spot? And is the 16 working day time frame which is stated on the US embassy website really an accurate statistic?

Started Dating: 03/06/2009

Got Engaged: 10/10/2009

Send off i-129f: 04/06/2015

Received electronic NOA-1: 04/09/2015

Received hardcopy NOA-1: 04/17/2015

RFE on its way: 06/02/2015

RFE hard copy received: 06/06/2015

RFE send back to USCIS: 06/08/2015

RFE response received by CSC: 06/10/2015

NOA2: 06/16/2015

Case Number received: 07/13/2015 - IN TRANSIT

Case Updated to "Ready": 07/20/2015

Packet 3 received: 07/24/2015

Packet 3 mailed back: 07/25/2015

Packet 4 (e-Mail): 07/31/2015

Medical (Frankfurt): 08/03/2015

Interview: 09/01/2015

Outcome: APPPRROOOOVVEEEDDD

Visa received: 09/11/2015

DOE/POE: 09/13/2015 / Dallas, TX (DFW)

Wedding: 10/11/2015

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For me the first slot was available in less than a week, last week Wednesday I got the email that I could schedule my appointment and this week Tuesday I had the interview! I don't know what the 16 days frame applies to but I feel it is not for K1 cause it appears that apart from the time of their technical issues everyone could get an appointment really quickly if they wanted to! Litisa had her interview the same day as me and she also scheduled the appointment less than a week beforehand :)

K1


I-129F sent: 18 October 2014


NOA1: 21 October 2014


NOA2: 19 May 2015


NVC received: 4 June 2015


NVC left: 11 June 2015


Consulate received: 15 June 2015


Packet 3 received: 26 June 2015


Packet 3 sent: 26 June 2015


Interview: 28 July 2015


Visa received: 31 July 2015


POE: 18 August 2015 at JFK


Civil ceremony: 10 October 2015




AOS


Package sent: 23 October 2015


NOA1: 27 October (text and email notification), 3 November (received in the mail)


Biometrics: 20 November 2015


I-485 approved: December 17 2015 (no notifications, no interview)


Green card received: December 23 2015



January 2016: found my first job in the US! :star:

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KittyKahlohr   10

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Traveldocs status has changed to "Out for delivery" :joy: I can't believe how fast this was, almost faster than I can think!

K1


I-129F sent: 18 October 2014


NOA1: 21 October 2014


NOA2: 19 May 2015


NVC received: 4 June 2015


NVC left: 11 June 2015


Consulate received: 15 June 2015


Packet 3 received: 26 June 2015


Packet 3 sent: 26 June 2015


Interview: 28 July 2015


Visa received: 31 July 2015


POE: 18 August 2015 at JFK


Civil ceremony: 10 October 2015




AOS


Package sent: 23 October 2015


NOA1: 27 October (text and email notification), 3 November (received in the mail)


Biometrics: 20 November 2015


I-485 approved: December 17 2015 (no notifications, no interview)


Green card received: December 23 2015



January 2016: found my first job in the US! :star:

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Congrats to everyone!

Quick question before you all leave for greener pastures of marriage and AOS......my fiance has a police certificate from Italy. A lot of the advice on the boards say translations don't need to be official. However, Packet 3 instructions say "official translation". Did anyone need translations done and which did you use? He is leaving Italy next week, so we may be in a scramble to find an official translator.

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How far out can I book the interview? I expect to receive pack 4 this week or next week - but I wanna interview end of September.

K1 time line

 


I-129F sent: 12/23/2014
NOA-1: 12/29/2014
NOA-2: 06/05/2015 (158 days)
NOA-2 hardcopy: 06/11/2015 (6 days post NOA-2, 164 days total)
Sent to NVC: 06/16/2015 (11 days post NOA-2, 169 days total)
NVC receive: 06/25/2015 (20 days post NOA-2, 178 days total)
NVC case no: 06/30/2015 (25 days post NOA-2, 183 days total)
NVC left: 07/02/2015 (27 days post NOA-2, 185 days total)
Case Ready: 07/07/2015 (32 days post NOA-2, 190 days total)
submitted DS-160, paid visa fee.: 07/21/2015 (46 days post NOA-2, 204 days total)
Packet 3 sent: 07/25/2015 (50 days post NOA-2, 209 days total)
Pack 4 received: 07/30/2015 (55 days post NOA-2, 214 days total)
Medical: 09/17/2015 Interview: 09/23/2015 (108 days post NOA-2, 268 days total)
Interview Result: Approved Administrative Processing: 09/23/2015
CEAC Status Issued: 09/24/2015
Visa in hand: 09/28/2015
POE: 12/29/2015 Wedding: 01/11/2016


AOS Time Line

 

AOS package mailed: 01/13/2016
AOS package received: 01/20/2016 (day 1)
AOS NOA-1 text/email: 01/23/2016 (day 3), actual NOA-1 date 01/22/2016 (day 2)
AOS Fingerprint fee received: 01/22/2016 (day 2)
AOS check cashed: 01-25-2016 (day 5) Got 6 month NJ driver's license: 01-25-2016
3x NOA-1 hardcopies: 02/03/2016 (day 14)

Biometrics letter: 02/05/2016 (day 16) Biometrics appt (Elizabeth, NJ): 02/17/2016 (day 28)

EAD and AP approved email/txt: 03/29/2016 (day 67)

GC approval email/text: 04/04/2016 (day 74)

I-797 for I-765/I-131 in mail: 04/04/2016 (day 74)

EAD/AP delivered: 04/05/216 (day 75)

GC card being mailed status update: 04/07/16 (day 77)

GC received: 04/11/16 (day 84 post AOS NOA-1)

DONE WITH USCIS FOR 21 MONTHS!

ROC Window opens: 01/04/2018

 

ROC Time Line
ROC package mailed to Vermont 01/04/2018
ROC package received at Vermont 01/08/2018 (day 0)
Check cashed: 01/16/2018 (day 8 )
NOA-1 date: 01/09/2018 (day 1)
NOA-1 received: 01/16/2018 (day 8 )
Biometrics notice received: 02/09/2018 (day 32)
Biometrics appointment: 02/23/2018 (day 46)
Received 18-month extension letter: 08/13/2018 (day 209)
ROC Approved: 03/09/2019 (day 425)
Card Received: 03/16/2019  (day 432)
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Hi fellow Frankfurt applicants!

Got my pack 4 email this morning - very prompt from the consulate.

I went to book an appointment - there were absolutely no slots in August. Maybe because of the vacation time?

Fine by me, since I want to interview in late September anyway - plenty of openings for September.

PS: I did not include any payment receipt copies in my pack 3 - wasn't needed, apparently.

K1 time line

 


I-129F sent: 12/23/2014
NOA-1: 12/29/2014
NOA-2: 06/05/2015 (158 days)
NOA-2 hardcopy: 06/11/2015 (6 days post NOA-2, 164 days total)
Sent to NVC: 06/16/2015 (11 days post NOA-2, 169 days total)
NVC receive: 06/25/2015 (20 days post NOA-2, 178 days total)
NVC case no: 06/30/2015 (25 days post NOA-2, 183 days total)
NVC left: 07/02/2015 (27 days post NOA-2, 185 days total)
Case Ready: 07/07/2015 (32 days post NOA-2, 190 days total)
submitted DS-160, paid visa fee.: 07/21/2015 (46 days post NOA-2, 204 days total)
Packet 3 sent: 07/25/2015 (50 days post NOA-2, 209 days total)
Pack 4 received: 07/30/2015 (55 days post NOA-2, 214 days total)
Medical: 09/17/2015 Interview: 09/23/2015 (108 days post NOA-2, 268 days total)
Interview Result: Approved Administrative Processing: 09/23/2015
CEAC Status Issued: 09/24/2015
Visa in hand: 09/28/2015
POE: 12/29/2015 Wedding: 01/11/2016


AOS Time Line

 

AOS package mailed: 01/13/2016
AOS package received: 01/20/2016 (day 1)
AOS NOA-1 text/email: 01/23/2016 (day 3), actual NOA-1 date 01/22/2016 (day 2)
AOS Fingerprint fee received: 01/22/2016 (day 2)
AOS check cashed: 01-25-2016 (day 5) Got 6 month NJ driver's license: 01-25-2016
3x NOA-1 hardcopies: 02/03/2016 (day 14)

Biometrics letter: 02/05/2016 (day 16) Biometrics appt (Elizabeth, NJ): 02/17/2016 (day 28)

EAD and AP approved email/txt: 03/29/2016 (day 67)

GC approval email/text: 04/04/2016 (day 74)

I-797 for I-765/I-131 in mail: 04/04/2016 (day 74)

EAD/AP delivered: 04/05/216 (day 75)

GC card being mailed status update: 04/07/16 (day 77)

GC received: 04/11/16 (day 84 post AOS NOA-1)

DONE WITH USCIS FOR 21 MONTHS!

ROC Window opens: 01/04/2018

 

ROC Time Line
ROC package mailed to Vermont 01/04/2018
ROC package received at Vermont 01/08/2018 (day 0)
Check cashed: 01/16/2018 (day 8 )
NOA-1 date: 01/09/2018 (day 1)
NOA-1 received: 01/16/2018 (day 8 )
Biometrics notice received: 02/09/2018 (day 32)
Biometrics appointment: 02/23/2018 (day 46)
Received 18-month extension letter: 08/13/2018 (day 209)
ROC Approved: 03/09/2019 (day 425)
Card Received: 03/16/2019  (day 432)
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KittyKahlohr   10

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PS: I did not include any payment receipt copies in my pack 3 - wasn't needed, apparently.

Congrtats to succesfully receiving packet 4! And thank you for the clarification regarding the payment receipt, I'm sure that will be helpful for many future applicants :thumbs:

Meanwhile, I'm waiting for the mailman. My passport has been sent yesterday, I'm not sure if it will get here today even but I do not want to leave the house, just in case :D

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K1


I-129F sent: 18 October 2014


NOA1: 21 October 2014


NOA2: 19 May 2015


NVC received: 4 June 2015


NVC left: 11 June 2015


Consulate received: 15 June 2015


Packet 3 received: 26 June 2015


Packet 3 sent: 26 June 2015


Interview: 28 July 2015


Visa received: 31 July 2015


POE: 18 August 2015 at JFK


Civil ceremony: 10 October 2015




AOS


Package sent: 23 October 2015


NOA1: 27 October (text and email notification), 3 November (received in the mail)


Biometrics: 20 November 2015


I-485 approved: December 17 2015 (no notifications, no interview)


Green card received: December 23 2015



January 2016: found my first job in the US! :star:

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