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Georgia16
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A work permit is called an EAD. You can apply for an EAD as soon as you enter BUT it will only be good until the 90 days from your arrival and since it takes 60-90 days to get the card it is pointless

Praying4K1
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Just gunna post my flow chart here so those of you waiting on NOA2 can kinda guesstimate your own timeframe. I129 sent April 27 Received April 29 (I received text and email) Hardcopy NOA1 arrived M

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That dose not apply to k1 visas but to spousal visas your interview will be booked via your embassy not NVC.

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No problem! Did you get your number? If you've got any more questions I'd be happy to help :)

Yes I did thank you :) just need to complete the ds-160 or whatever it's called and then we can book!!

Hello all. Is it required that you bring/wear the engagement ring at the interview? I have pictures of it, but I don't want to travel with it if not necessary. Thank you for your response.

I believe I read somewhere that you don't need a ring

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hello guys i been worrying about this for a couple of days now.

My story is like this i am an illigetimate child so in my birth i am nkt recognize by my father so i should not have my middle name, instead im using my mothers middle name as my middle name and my mother surname as my surname as well. So all my documents has my middle name. When i applied for a passport the dfa did not let me include my middle name for the reason thag i am an illigetimate a renewed my passport still they dont wanna include my middle name since thats the law.

Right now we are only waiting for our Manila case number but this makes me worry a lot. My birth does have my middle name and so the other documents. EXCEPT the passport.

im worried if this might can cause a denial for our k1 or delays... please dear friends who have expereince this enlighten me advice is badly needed :(

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My fiancé arrived in USA on 9/22! Her POE was Boston, Massachusetts. I met her there and we drove back to our home in Maine. Didn't get home until 3:00 am, tired but very happy! She already applied for SS# and today we got marriage license. Next step is wedding and AOS.

K1 Visa

5-04-16 – Mailed I-129F

5-12-16 - NOA 1

7-18-16 - NOA 2

7-25-16 - Hard copy of NOA 2

8-03-16 - NVC case number assigned

8-09-16 – Consulate received

8-24-16 – Interview date @ USEM - Approved!

9-16-16 - CFO completed in Cebu

9-22-16 - P.O.E. Boston, MA

10-08-16 - Wedding!

AOS

10-29-16 - Submitted AOS with EAD/AP applications

11-02-16 - AOS package delivered to USCIS Chicago lockbox

11-16-16 - NOA1 Text message with receipt numbers

11-21-16 - Received NOA1 Hard Copies
12-05-16 - Biometrics

02-14-17 - Received EAD/AP Combo card

04-24-17 - Received notification of AOS approval w/o interview

04-27-17 - Received hard copy of AOS approval

05-03-17 - Received Green card

ROC

04-08-19 - Submitted ROC Form I-751 

04-26-19 - Received I-797 NOA Hard copy

05-17-19 - Received I-797C NOA Biometrics Appt.

12-17-20. Interview: approved

12-26-20 Received Green card

 

N400 citizenship 

 

09-29-20 Submitted N400 form

10-07-20 Received NOA

12-28-20 Interview: approved 

 

 

 

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My fiancé arrived in USA on 9/22! Her POE was Boston, Massachusetts. I met her there and we drove back to our home in Maine. Didn't get home until 3:00 am, tired but very happy! She already applied for SS# and today we got marriage license. Next step is wedding and AOS.

Congratulations !! wish you the new life full of joy and happiness !

K-1 Visa:

 

05/12/2016 -- I-129F mailed to Lewisville, TX
05/19/2016 -- NOA1 email and text, case routed to California Center (WAC) ==== NOA1 Date 05/18/2016
07/20/2016 -- NOA2 email from USCIS case Status and USCIS App ===== Case approved in 63 Days
08/03/2016 -- NVC Case # and Invoice ID Assigned
08/15/2016 -- Packet 3 Received (email)

09/19/2016 -- Finally the embassy open interview date after long wait ... 35 Days (interview scheduled for Oct 10)

10/05/2016 -- Medical done. but no sealed envelope given.

10/10/2016 -- Interview day 1 ( pay the fee, deliver paperwork, finger printed ... and told to comeback tomorrow to be interviewed by a CO )

10/11/2016 -- Interview day 2 ( AP with g221 for missing medical )

10/19/2016 -- VISA ISSUED

10/23/2016 -- VISA in hand 

AOS:

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12/22/2016 -- POE

12/30/2016 -- Marriage

01/14/2017 -- AOS mailed to Chicago, IL

01/25/2017 -- 3 NOA1 emails and texts (I-485 / I-765 / I-131), case routed to MSC

02/06/2017 -- Biometrics Appointment Notice Received in mail, Appointment Feb 13, 2017

04/20/2017 -- EAD (only) Approval text & email notification (day 96 since case filled, 93 since received, 86 since NOA1)

04/28/2017 -- EAD /AP combo card in hand

09/01/2017 -- AOS Approval text & email notification (day 230 since case filled, 227 since received, 220 since NOA1) Approved in 7.5 Month, Interview waived

09/09/2017 -- Green card in hand

ROC:

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06/08/2019 -- ROC mailed to Dallas, TX

06/13/2019 -- NOA text , case routed to EAC

07/06/2019 -- BIO Apt Received for July 17. Notice date 06/28/2019

07/17/2019 -- Biometrics Done

05/19/2020 -- ROC Approval text & email notification (11 Months since NOA1)

05/27/2020 -- Card Received

N400:

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05/18/2023 -- Online file 

05/18/2023 -- Case in Active Review, Biometrics Waived (notice of Reuse)

07/19/2023 --  Notice for Interview Schedule on August 26, 2023

08/26/2023 --  Interview approved, oath ceremony scheduled on August 29, 2023

08/29/2023 --  Oath Ceremony completed .... US citizen !!

 

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Congratulations !! wish you the new life full of joy and happiness !

Thank you so much. I'm wishing all are with their loved ones soon.

K1 Visa

5-04-16 – Mailed I-129F

5-12-16 - NOA 1

7-18-16 - NOA 2

7-25-16 - Hard copy of NOA 2

8-03-16 - NVC case number assigned

8-09-16 – Consulate received

8-24-16 – Interview date @ USEM - Approved!

9-16-16 - CFO completed in Cebu

9-22-16 - P.O.E. Boston, MA

10-08-16 - Wedding!

AOS

10-29-16 - Submitted AOS with EAD/AP applications

11-02-16 - AOS package delivered to USCIS Chicago lockbox

11-16-16 - NOA1 Text message with receipt numbers

11-21-16 - Received NOA1 Hard Copies
12-05-16 - Biometrics

02-14-17 - Received EAD/AP Combo card

04-24-17 - Received notification of AOS approval w/o interview

04-27-17 - Received hard copy of AOS approval

05-03-17 - Received Green card

ROC

04-08-19 - Submitted ROC Form I-751 

04-26-19 - Received I-797 NOA Hard copy

05-17-19 - Received I-797C NOA Biometrics Appt.

12-17-20. Interview: approved

12-26-20 Received Green card

 

N400 citizenship 

 

09-29-20 Submitted N400 form

10-07-20 Received NOA

12-28-20 Interview: approved 

 

 

 

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My fiancé arrived in USA on 9/22! Her POE was Boston, Massachusetts. I met her there and we drove back to our home in Maine. Didn't get home until 3:00 am, tired but very happy! She already applied for SS# and today we got marriage license. Next step is wedding and AOS.

Congratulations, that's awesome! Have a wonderful wedding and hopefully AOS is a breeze for you :)

I-129F Sent: 4th May 2016                                                             AOS Sent: 23rd November 2016                                 1-751 Mailed: 18th May 2019

NOA1: 10th May 2016                                                                     NOA1: 2nd December 2016                                         1-751 Received: 20th May 2019

NOA2: 14th July 2016                                                                     Biometrics: 19th December 2016                                NOA1: 23rd May 2019

Case sent to embassy: 3rd August 2016                                     I-485 RFIE: 12th December 2016                                 Biometrics: 24th October 2019

Medical: 11th August 2016                                                             EAD/AP Approved: 9th March 2017                           Approved: 21st April 2020

Interview: 12th September 2016 - Approved! :dancing:                     Green Card Approved: 8th August, 2017

Visa in Hand: 24th September 2016

POE Denver: 10th October 2016.

 
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It's the calm before the storm so I can leave an update.
Interview is after tomorrow, Tuesday!

I can't wait to be over with it, we're confident everything will be fine but I'm supper nervous about it anyway.

Happy that things moved pretty fast, we got the medical appointment a week after the we received package 3 and the interview is a little over a week after the medial.

May 18th 2016, Sent K1 Package
May 26th 2016, Received at PO box

May 31 2016, NOA1

June 1st 2016, Check cashed

June 4th 2016, NOA1 (hard copy)

August 9th 2016, RFE mailed

August 11th 2016, RFE (hard copy)

August 11th 2016, RFE response sent

August 19th 2016, NOA2

September 22nd 2016, Dropped off the paperwork at the embassy

September 27th 2016, Approved at the interview!!!

October 4th 2016, Visa issued

October 5th 2016, Picked up the visa

October 8th 2016, POE New York

 

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December 13 2016, AOS package received at USCIS

December 30 2016, NOA1 issued

January 11 2017, NOA1 received

January 12 2017, Biometrics done

January 12 2017, RFI issued

February 28 2017, RFI response sent

May 11 2017, EAD card being produced

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It's the calm before the storm so I can leave an update.

Interview is after tomorrow, Tuesday!

I can't wait to be over with it, we're confident everything will be fine but I'm supper nervous about it anyway.

Happy that things moved pretty fast, we got the medical appointment a week after the we received package 3 and the interview is a little over a week after the medial.

Good luck!!! Let us know how it goes

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Question!! :)

Did anyone here booked/purchased tickets before the interview date?
We really hoped to be able to fly Saturday and the interview is Thursday so we can't know if we have the visa or not before that.
I want to book (not buy) the ticket but we're kind of worried that the embassy might somehow have the information about this and give me a hard time.

What do you think?

May 18th 2016, Sent K1 Package
May 26th 2016, Received at PO box

May 31 2016, NOA1

June 1st 2016, Check cashed

June 4th 2016, NOA1 (hard copy)

August 9th 2016, RFE mailed

August 11th 2016, RFE (hard copy)

August 11th 2016, RFE response sent

August 19th 2016, NOA2

September 22nd 2016, Dropped off the paperwork at the embassy

September 27th 2016, Approved at the interview!!!

October 4th 2016, Visa issued

October 5th 2016, Picked up the visa

October 8th 2016, POE New York

 

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December 13 2016, AOS package received at USCIS

December 30 2016, NOA1 issued

January 11 2017, NOA1 received

January 12 2017, Biometrics done

January 12 2017, RFI issued

February 28 2017, RFI response sent

May 11 2017, EAD card being produced

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Question!! :)

Did anyone here booked/purchased tickets before the interview date?

We really hoped to be able to fly Saturday and the interview is Thursday so we can't know if we have the visa or not before that.

I want to book (not buy) the ticket but we're kind of worried that the embassy might somehow have the information about this and give me a hard time.

What do you think?

p

I did but I left a 30 day cushion to be sure, I just wanted the better price

 

 

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Question!! :)

Did anyone here booked/purchased tickets before the interview date?

We really hoped to be able to fly Saturday and the interview is Thursday so we can't know if we have the visa or not before that.

I want to book (not buy) the ticket but we're kind of worried that the embassy might somehow have the information about this and give me a hard time.

What do you think?

I booked a changeable ticket before the interview. The embassy never even mentioned it, I don't think they'd give you a hard time for it.

I-129F Sent: 4th May 2016                                                             AOS Sent: 23rd November 2016                                 1-751 Mailed: 18th May 2019

NOA1: 10th May 2016                                                                     NOA1: 2nd December 2016                                         1-751 Received: 20th May 2019

NOA2: 14th July 2016                                                                     Biometrics: 19th December 2016                                NOA1: 23rd May 2019

Case sent to embassy: 3rd August 2016                                     I-485 RFIE: 12th December 2016                                 Biometrics: 24th October 2019

Medical: 11th August 2016                                                             EAD/AP Approved: 9th March 2017                           Approved: 21st April 2020

Interview: 12th September 2016 - Approved! :dancing:                     Green Card Approved: 8th August, 2017

Visa in Hand: 24th September 2016

POE Denver: 10th October 2016.

 
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Question!! :)

Did anyone here booked/purchased tickets before the interview date?

We really hoped to be able to fly Saturday and the interview is Thursday so we can't know if we have the visa or not before that.

I want to book (not buy) the ticket but we're kind of worried that the embassy might somehow have the information about this and give me a hard time.

What do you think?

We did but I also left a cushion of 4 weeks like Randyandyuni. Maybe it's different at the embassy you are interviewing at but we never would have got visa in 2 days after interview in the Philippines. As far as if you bought tickets and the embassy having that information, I don't think they'd care at all and I also don't think they'd care if you lose money by booking that close to interview date. I'd try and ask this question in your regional forum, you might get a better idea for how quick you can get visa after interview.

K1 Visa

5-04-16 – Mailed I-129F

5-12-16 - NOA 1

7-18-16 - NOA 2

7-25-16 - Hard copy of NOA 2

8-03-16 - NVC case number assigned

8-09-16 – Consulate received

8-24-16 – Interview date @ USEM - Approved!

9-16-16 - CFO completed in Cebu

9-22-16 - P.O.E. Boston, MA

10-08-16 - Wedding!

AOS

10-29-16 - Submitted AOS with EAD/AP applications

11-02-16 - AOS package delivered to USCIS Chicago lockbox

11-16-16 - NOA1 Text message with receipt numbers

11-21-16 - Received NOA1 Hard Copies
12-05-16 - Biometrics

02-14-17 - Received EAD/AP Combo card

04-24-17 - Received notification of AOS approval w/o interview

04-27-17 - Received hard copy of AOS approval

05-03-17 - Received Green card

ROC

04-08-19 - Submitted ROC Form I-751 

04-26-19 - Received I-797 NOA Hard copy

05-17-19 - Received I-797C NOA Biometrics Appt.

12-17-20. Interview: approved

12-26-20 Received Green card

 

N400 citizenship 

 

09-29-20 Submitted N400 form

10-07-20 Received NOA

12-28-20 Interview: approved 

 

 

 

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Thanks :)
It's not really about money, we're only booking it so it's a minimal loss and the waiting time at our embassy is pretty low (usually 1-2 days).
Just wanted to make sure I'll not have questions and feel better now that I know you guys didn't have problems)

May 18th 2016, Sent K1 Package
May 26th 2016, Received at PO box

May 31 2016, NOA1

June 1st 2016, Check cashed

June 4th 2016, NOA1 (hard copy)

August 9th 2016, RFE mailed

August 11th 2016, RFE (hard copy)

August 11th 2016, RFE response sent

August 19th 2016, NOA2

September 22nd 2016, Dropped off the paperwork at the embassy

September 27th 2016, Approved at the interview!!!

October 4th 2016, Visa issued

October 5th 2016, Picked up the visa

October 8th 2016, POE New York

 

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December 13 2016, AOS package received at USCIS

December 30 2016, NOA1 issued

January 11 2017, NOA1 received

January 12 2017, Biometrics done

January 12 2017, RFI issued

February 28 2017, RFI response sent

May 11 2017, EAD card being produced

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Hi may Filers. To give you a better idea of timing, our process took 111 days from NOA1 to Interview approval, and a further 6 working days to receive my passport back.

Im ready for this journey to continue. Thanks for everyones support and for anyone still waiting, fingers crossed for you :).

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