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Ruticus14d   0

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Hey All,

My wife finally got her K-3 visa from the consulate in South Africa. She is coming to the States soon and would like to start putting her life together. The first step is to get a job. Before she can do this... she needs permission. I have to form filled out and the fee money ready so my question is this... how long does it take for her to get permission to work? She is not in the States yet which means that she has yet to use her visa at a point of entry. Can I file her working papers now before she enters the US? If not... what do they expect people to do for however long it takes to get permission to work? Thanks.

9/25/06 - Sent I-129F to Chicago Office

9/27/06 - NOA Petition Received

10/23/06 - Petition Sent to Vermont Service Center

11/06/06 - NOA Petion Received

11/09/06 - Touched

I-129F APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Same day as our I-130 11/18/06

12/06/06 - Consulate sent out packet 3.

12/27/06 - Packet 3 received (slow South African mail system)

1/11/07 - Sent in checklist to consulate

1/19/07 - Received call from consular officer notifying her of her interview date.

2/14/07 - Interview at consulate in Joburg. (fingers crossed)

2/14/07 - VISA APPROVED!!!!

Totals figures from NOA1 to interview date: 133 days or 3,192 hours or 191,520 minutes or 11,491,200 seconds

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Brazil
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CONGRATS!!! :thumbs: GREAT NEWS!!! It takes about 90 days for her to get her work permit to start working. I believe yo :thumbs: u need her to be there to start the filing process.

From N.Y. to Salvador, Bahia

Met: July 2004

Married : 2006-08-03

Trips: over 3 trips since we met and spent all 2006 year in Salvador together (work & pleasure related).

Relocated from NY to CA

I-130 Sent : 2006-11-21 CSC

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-11-28

I-130 NOA2: Approval 2007-02-28

I-130 was approved in 99 days.

I-129F Sent : 2006-12-07 - Chicago

I-129F NOA1 : 2006-12-12

I-129F Xfer to CSC on 2007-01-05

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-02-28

I-129F was approved in 83 days.

I-129F NVC forwarded to Rio Consulate: 03-09-07 :)

03-14-07: Rio Rec'd our case

03-19-07: Requested update on our case via email - (note: by this time we have completed the medical exam, police certificates, and all other related docs).

03-20-07: Received an email with an interview date

04-19-07: INTERVIEW DATE - SHE GOT HER VISA!!!

04-24-07: VISA Received (Xpress Mail)

05-24-07: POE - Los Angeles

AOS & EAD

06-19-07: AOS & EAD sent to Chicago

07-12-07: BIO appointment

07-16-07: RFE for AOS

08-27-07: EAD production notice (email notice)

09-04-07: EAD approved (email notice)

09-07-07: EAD CARD received!!!

09-11-07: SSN card application

11-08-07: AOS Initial Interview - Approved for Conditional (2years) Green Card!!

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yeap, she can't apply for EAD until she has entered the the US and "activated" the K3 visa. It'll be at least 90 days from the time they receive the application til she gets the card.

They expect her to sit on her ####### and watch daytime TV and eat bon bons all day. That's pretty much what I did. ;)

divorced - April 2010 moved back to Ontario May 2010 and surrendered green card

PLEASE DO NOT PRIVATE MESSAGE ME OR EMAIL ME. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT CURRENT US IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES!!!!!

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