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K&K M, if you read Sekhvaruli's post about her husband's interview (which happened 2 days ago i belive), you'll see that they heard when another person was denied because he didn't knew anything about his wife's previous marriage.

I know it might be hard to talk about it, but is that a reason worth jeopardizing your wife's/husband's interview?

Thats tragic. I think i missed Sekharavuli post. Where can i read it?

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dwheels76
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Okay weekends are boring. Here's to all who call and all who are waiting. Okay smile now. Happy Sunday.

Sekhvaruli
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Issued! The interview was on December 2nd, on the 5th SEAC status changed to Administrative Processing and today, on the 7th it says Issued. Now it's carved in stone finally and I am out of any doubt

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I did do a lot of front loading. I even sent them a 25 page child art style book I made (which I let the kids color) that explained our whole story with pictures instead of words.

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Sekhvaruli   74

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I've seen a few comments recently about interview questions pertaining to previous marriages. I am the petitioner and my husband knows I was married before but we never got into any of details, as I like to leave the past in the past.

Should I be giving him more details for the interview? Do these questions come up often?

You better. We have just witnessed the gentleman was denied a spouse visa in Tbilisi embassy, and my husband heard him being asked about his wife's exes. He didn't have the answer.

CR-1 Visa

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Georgia

Marriage: 2015-01-11

I-130 Sent : 2015-07-10 - sent from abroad, auto-expedite

I-130 NOA1 : 2015-07-14

I-130 Approved : 2015-08-13 (30 days)

:dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:

Received by NVC: 2015-09-02 (in 20 days after the approval) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

Case # assigned: 2015-09-10 (in 8 days after the case was received) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

DS-261 filled: 2015-09-14

AoS fee paid: 2015-09-15

DS-261 reviewed over the phone:2015-09-17

Agent registration email: 2015-09-18

IV fee available: 2015-09-18

IV fee paid: 2015-09-22

IV fee showed paid: 2015-09-23 right before the end of the working day at NVC - at almost midnight EST.

AoS and IV package received: 2015-09-23

DS-260 filled out 2015-09-24

Scan date: 2015-09-24

Now let's get some patience for 3 weeks and hope CC will come without any delays :luv:

Case complete: 2015-10-21 (27 days)

Interview date issued: 2015-10-23

Received by the embassy: 2015-11-12

Interview date: 2015-12-02 (Request to reschedule for the earlier time denied.)

Approved!!!

Visa issued: 2015-12-07

Visa in hand: 2015-12-07

US entry: 2015-12-11

Social Security card arrived only after the visit to SS office, on 01/20

Green Card arrived: 2016-01-27

From NOA-1 to the interview - 141 days (4 months and 18 days)

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Hi everybody...

my case is in transit with this message ....

Your case is in transit to the Consular Section. Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center.......... what does it mean?

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Sekhvaruli   74

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my case is in transit with this message ....

Your case is in transit to the Consular Section. Your interview date was provided to you by the National Visa Center.......... what does it mean?

That means your documents were sent to the embassy by NVC and will be there in a day or 2. Then the message will change to READY.

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CR-1 Visa

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Georgia

Marriage: 2015-01-11

I-130 Sent : 2015-07-10 - sent from abroad, auto-expedite

I-130 NOA1 : 2015-07-14

I-130 Approved : 2015-08-13 (30 days)

:dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:

Received by NVC: 2015-09-02 (in 20 days after the approval) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

Case # assigned: 2015-09-10 (in 8 days after the case was received) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

DS-261 filled: 2015-09-14

AoS fee paid: 2015-09-15

DS-261 reviewed over the phone:2015-09-17

Agent registration email: 2015-09-18

IV fee available: 2015-09-18

IV fee paid: 2015-09-22

IV fee showed paid: 2015-09-23 right before the end of the working day at NVC - at almost midnight EST.

AoS and IV package received: 2015-09-23

DS-260 filled out 2015-09-24

Scan date: 2015-09-24

Now let's get some patience for 3 weeks and hope CC will come without any delays :luv:

Case complete: 2015-10-21 (27 days)

Interview date issued: 2015-10-23

Received by the embassy: 2015-11-12

Interview date: 2015-12-02 (Request to reschedule for the earlier time denied.)

Approved!!!

Visa issued: 2015-12-07

Visa in hand: 2015-12-07

US entry: 2015-12-11

Social Security card arrived only after the visit to SS office, on 01/20

Green Card arrived: 2016-01-27

From NOA-1 to the interview - 141 days (4 months and 18 days)

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That means your documents were sent to the embassy by NVC and will be there in a day or 2. Then the message will change to READY.

oh okay thank you Edited by Kimbo
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CallMeShams   34

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APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!! Hubby had his interview this morning at Lagos Embassy and was approved....we are so happy and excited, according to my husband the interview went quick (2mins) he was asked a few questions. He also mentioned that the CO stated that the way I packed the documents was exceptional. My husband was asked the following and told to pick his visa up in 2weeks. He did mention that the wait was very long his interview was scheduled for 8am but didn’t get interviewed until after 1pm

Who petitioned for you?

What does your wife do?

Where and what did you wife study in college?

What type of wedding did you do?

How many siblings does your wife have?

How many siblings before her?

How many boys and girls?

She asked for the original birth certificate and police clearance and told my husband that he is approved.

Hubby stated the lady was very nice and didn’t even ask to see pictures or any of our correspondences.

Congratulations. Glad to hear the interview went smoothly. Looks like you guys were well prepared.

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K&K M   8

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K&K M, if you read Sekhvaruli's post about her husband's interview (which happened 2 days ago i belive), you'll see that they heard when another person was denied because he didn't knew anything about his wife's previous marriage.

I know it might be hard to talk about it, but is that a reason worth jeopardizing your wife's/husband's interview?

No, it's not worth it. Reading Sekhvaruli's made me ask the question this morning. I'm gonna have talk about it.

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate :Belmopan

Marriage (if applicable): 2015-02-18

I-130 Sent : 2015-07-30

I-130 NOA1 : 2015-08-04

I-130 Approved : 2015-09-21 (48 Days)

NVC Received : 2015-10-08

Received Case # over the phone and received NVC Welcome letter via postal mail : 2015-10-26

Submitted DS-261 : 2015-10-26

Reviewed DS-261 with an agent on the phone, Paid AOS, and Mailed AOS and IV packages: 2015-11-18

AOS and IV Packages delivered, Per Fed Ex Tracking: 2015-11-19

Paid IV Fee: 2015-11-19

NVC Scan date (received email 2015-11-24) : 2015-11-19

AOS Fee shows paid, IV Fee still shows in process: 2015-11-23

IV Fee shows Paid, Submitted DS-260 : 2015-11-24

Case Complete at NVC : 2015-12-28

Interview Date : 2016-02-23 - APPROVED!

Medical Complete : 2016-01-18

POE: 2016-03-02 in Baltimore

 

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Service Center : Vermont Service Center

I-751 Sent : 2018-01-26

I-751 Received: 2018-01-29

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I've got 9 days to go for my interview. So to everybody waiting, I will be praying for all of us. May God bless us!!!

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love11   10

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Congratulations. Glad to hear the interview went smoothly. Looks like you guys were well prepared.

CallMeShams, did you have to go to medical with medical form, if so were do you down load it from.

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claribellperezx3   2

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Hey guys! Just an update! I called on Tuesday, because a month had already gone by since they requested my marriage certificate stating that it was the only thing missing. I sent it expedited and was told they received it on 10-30-2015. When I called on Tuesday 12-2-15 I was told it would be escalated to a supervisor because they hadn't reviewed the marriage certificate, and I was scared because I saw that it could take up to 42 days for them to review. But guess what! Just called and CC today! Just two days after, so have hope! Does anyone have an idea of when I should be hearing about the interview?

Luck dust for everyone!!!

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Lowlie   191

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Did your husband know the details at the time of interview? Ughh, I hate to even think about it, never mind talk about it.

I wonder if, he truthfully answers I don't know, could we get denied for something like that?

Couples who apply for a K1, IR1 or CR1 are unfortunately held to a higher standard than the rest of the population. We're expected to know more about each other than a huge lot of other couples do. I know so many people who can't remember the name of their spouse's ex, let alone the details. My husband and I didn't spend much time dwelling on my previous marriage. When we applied for the K1, I figured it was time to have a chat about the sticky past. I didn't want to risk my husband having to reply, "I don't know" to any questions.

You don't need to go into long details with your husband about your past spouse. Just tell him the consulate may ask questions like the name of your ex, how long you were married, did you have any children together, who filed for divorce and what went wrong. Those were the things my husband was asked. When he was asked what went wrong, he said, "Her husband was abusive to her and the children so she finally divorced him". Then the consulate asked him if I was receiving child support and how much. After all that, the consulate moved on to other subjects. Maybe some consulates don't ask questions about divorces, but since it happened in our case, I assume it's a very good idea for the applicant to have answers just in case.

Some consulates may deny a visa for an "I don't know" answer. It all depends on the consulate

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IR-1/CR-1 Visa

I-130 Sent : 2014-09-06

I-130 NOA1 : 2014-09-08 I-130

I-130 Appr5oved : 2015-02-22

NVC Received : 2015-03-09

Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-03-20

Pay AOS Bill : 2015-03-28

Send AOS Package : 2015-04-28

Submit DS-261 : 2015-04-25

Receive IV Bill : 2015-04-14

Pay IV Bill : 2015-04-22

Send IV Package : 2015-04-28

Scanned date: 2015-04-28

Check list : 2015-06-07

Check list scanned: 2015-06-10

Sent to Supervisor 49 days after scanned: 2015-07-28

Case Complete 7 days after it went to Supervisor: 2015-08-05

Interview Appointment Letter from NVC: 2015-13-10

Case shows as READY 2015-10-19

Medical done: 2015-16-11

Interview Date: 2015-11-18

APPROVED....GOD IS GREAT!!!!! PRAISE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! :goofy:

Case changed from "Ready" to "AP" on 19th, then to "Issued" on 22nd

Visa was ready for pick up November 3rd in the afternoon

VISA IN HAND! THANK YOU GOD!

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Just received my P4 letter!! Will take medical exam soon!

I-130 Sent : 2015-08-04

I-130 NOA1 : 2015-08-06

I-130 Approved : 2015-09-01

Case Sent to NVC: 2015-09-16

Received by NVC: 2015-09-24

Case # assigned: 2015-10-05

DS-261 filled: 2015-10-05

AoS fee available: 2015-10-06

AoS fee showed paid: 2015-10-07

DS-261 reviewed over the phone: 2015-10-06

Agent registration email: 2015-10-05

IV fee available: 2015-10-08

IV fee paid: 2015-10-08

IV fee showed paid: 2015-10-10

AoS and IV package Sent: 2015-10-08

AoS and IV package received: 2015-10-13

DS-260 filled out 2015-10-10

Scan date: 2015-10-13

Case Completed: 2015-11-14

Interview: had to cancel for medical 2016-01-07

Medical Exam: 2015-12-11

Sputum Test: 3 days 2015-12-(15-17)

Result: Negative on initial smear 2016-02-15

Interview USEM 2016-02-17

Visa Status: ISSUED 2016-02-19

Visa on hand 2016-02-24 :)

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