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On 2/17/2017 at 6:33 PM, Art786 said:

oh  well, maybe after they send it to embassy is out of their system, think may be good news for us.

i tracked it,if i got the date right it is already in bangkok,shipped on the 15th and signed for on the 18th

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10/25/2016 Hard copy date NOA1                                            09/12/2017  AOS paperwork mailed

11/25/2016 RFE  app update                                                      09/13/2017 AOS paperwork rcvd in Chicago

12/02/2016 RFE hard copy received                                          09/18/2017 AOS paperwork accepted

12/03/2016 RFE information mailed to Ca.Service Center    10/18/2017 AOS case status  Ready to schedule appointment

12/06/2016 App Case update RFE Information Received      11/17/2017 biometrics completed

12/21/2016 App case update Approved (57 days)                 1/8/2018  Interview completed but being reviewed

12/26/2017 NOA 2 hard copy received                                     1/11/2018   I 765 approved

 1/03/2017  NVC received case                                                  1/19/2018  EAD/AP combo card received

 1/04/2017  NVC issued case number                                       1/23/2018  AOS approved

 1/05/2017  Case status changed to in transit                         1/27/2018 Card mailed     

 1/10/2017  Case status set to Ready                                       10/23/2019 I 751 mailed to dallas

 1/16/2017  Medical exam completed                                       09/24/2020 RFE received

 1/18/2017  CFO completed                                                        10/28/2020  RFE info received

 1/26/2017  Interview completed                                                11/10/2020 approved                                         

 2/13/2017  Case status "ISSUED"                                               12/10.2020 10 year card received

 2/17/2017  Visa in hand                                                               07/31/2021 N400 FILED ONLINE

 2/24/2017  POE Chicago                                                              08/05/2021 interview scheduled

 05/15/2017 Married 🙂

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...approved!

JimJesDuma
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Well hello to the November filer thread - Part 2.   It's been a while since I posted glad to see Geo, Art, Vogann, and others are more than holding the fort down.   Just loving it

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WE WERE APPROVED TODAY!!!!!!!

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On 2/17/2017 at 7:47 PM, mgsanch509 said:

Did the K1 Fiancee Visa change from Non-immigrant to Immigrant?? I noticed on NVC when I was checking our case status, that no information would come up under nonimmigrant.  When I changed the category to Immigrant, I saw information on my case and it said it was still at NVC. :mellow:

it will not change to a non immigrant visa until after you pass the interview,it will go to adm processing then it will update to non imm.

10/25/2016 Hard copy date NOA1                                            09/12/2017  AOS paperwork mailed

11/25/2016 RFE  app update                                                      09/13/2017 AOS paperwork rcvd in Chicago

12/02/2016 RFE hard copy received                                          09/18/2017 AOS paperwork accepted

12/03/2016 RFE information mailed to Ca.Service Center    10/18/2017 AOS case status  Ready to schedule appointment

12/06/2016 App Case update RFE Information Received      11/17/2017 biometrics completed

12/21/2016 App case update Approved (57 days)                 1/8/2018  Interview completed but being reviewed

12/26/2017 NOA 2 hard copy received                                     1/11/2018   I 765 approved

 1/03/2017  NVC received case                                                  1/19/2018  EAD/AP combo card received

 1/04/2017  NVC issued case number                                       1/23/2018  AOS approved

 1/05/2017  Case status changed to in transit                         1/27/2018 Card mailed     

 1/10/2017  Case status set to Ready                                       10/23/2019 I 751 mailed to dallas

 1/16/2017  Medical exam completed                                       09/24/2020 RFE received

 1/18/2017  CFO completed                                                        10/28/2020  RFE info received

 1/26/2017  Interview completed                                                11/10/2020 approved                                         

 2/13/2017  Case status "ISSUED"                                               12/10.2020 10 year card received

 2/17/2017  Visa in hand                                                               07/31/2021 N400 FILED ONLINE

 2/24/2017  POE Chicago                                                              08/05/2021 interview scheduled

 05/15/2017 Married 🙂

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On 2/17/2017 at 11:36 PM, JimJesDuma said:

Noon here so I ran the USCIS app.

I show only 8 cases left out of over 350

from 10/31 receipt date.

 

:P Petition Approved :P

Congrats Jim, you have waited a long time for that

10/25/2016 Hard copy date NOA1                                            09/12/2017  AOS paperwork mailed

11/25/2016 RFE  app update                                                      09/13/2017 AOS paperwork rcvd in Chicago

12/02/2016 RFE hard copy received                                          09/18/2017 AOS paperwork accepted

12/03/2016 RFE information mailed to Ca.Service Center    10/18/2017 AOS case status  Ready to schedule appointment

12/06/2016 App Case update RFE Information Received      11/17/2017 biometrics completed

12/21/2016 App case update Approved (57 days)                 1/8/2018  Interview completed but being reviewed

12/26/2017 NOA 2 hard copy received                                     1/11/2018   I 765 approved

 1/03/2017  NVC received case                                                  1/19/2018  EAD/AP combo card received

 1/04/2017  NVC issued case number                                       1/23/2018  AOS approved

 1/05/2017  Case status changed to in transit                         1/27/2018 Card mailed     

 1/10/2017  Case status set to Ready                                       10/23/2019 I 751 mailed to dallas

 1/16/2017  Medical exam completed                                       09/24/2020 RFE received

 1/18/2017  CFO completed                                                        10/28/2020  RFE info received

 1/26/2017  Interview completed                                                11/10/2020 approved                                         

 2/13/2017  Case status "ISSUED"                                               12/10.2020 10 year card received

 2/17/2017  Visa in hand                                                               07/31/2021 N400 FILED ONLINE

 2/24/2017  POE Chicago                                                              08/05/2021 interview scheduled

 05/15/2017 Married 🙂

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I have a question regarding tourist visa for family of K1 holders. My parents (and an ummarried sibling) want to travel with me to usa when i come on a k1 visa so they can attend the wedding too. 

I need your opinion on which us better, safer and easier - 

1. Getting them a tourist visa before my k1 arrives so they need not show any family in usa whatsoever. 

2. Getting them a tourist visa after my K1 arrives so their reason to travel is to attend daughters wedding.

Which is better?

Any help much appreciated :)

09 Dec 2016 - i-129F Package Sent
12 Dec 2016 - Case Received
17 Dec 2016 - NOA - 1

20 Mar 2017 - NOA - 2 Approved! 

06 Apr 2017 - NVC Receive and Case Number # 

11 Apr 2017 - Case In Transit

13 Apr 2017 - Case 'Ready'

20 Apr 2017 - Medical Checkup Done

03 May 2017 - Visa Interview - Approved

17 May 2017 - Visa Ready for Pickup! 

12 June 2017 - Port of Entry

*************** AOS **************

02 Aug 2017 -  Case Received for I-485, AP and EAD

08 Aug 2017 - NOA-1

28 Aug 2017 - Biometrics Appointment

01 Nov 2017 - EAD 'New card is being produced'

03 Nov 2017 - Card is mailed

08 Nov 2017 - Combo Card received

16 July 2018 - Filed for EAD/AP Renewal

26 Feb 2019 - Interview 

7 Dec 2020 - i-751 Filed

 

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25 minutes ago, Ray&Ash said:

I have a question regarding tourist visa for family of K1 holders. My parents (and an ummarried sibling) want to travel with me to usa when i come on a k1 visa so they can attend the wedding too. 

I need your opinion on which us better, safer and easier - 

1. Getting them a tourist visa before my k1 arrives so they need not show any family in usa whatsoever. 

2. Getting them a tourist visa after my K1 arrives so their reason to travel is to attend daughters wedding.

Which is better?

Any help much appreciated :)

The better option is number 2. The reason makes sense to them. 

Please dont think that the consular officers dont know anything. When your parents apply the visa, they would see your parents' names in your k1 visa process too. 

K1 VISA TIMELINE:

 

 

11/09/16 --- I-129F mailed to Lewisville, TX
11/12/16 --- Delivered at Dallas Lock Box

11/16/16 --- NOA1 Date on hard copy notice

11/17/16 --- NOA1 Text and Email. Case sent to CSC

11/26/16 --- NOA1 hard copy received

03/16/17 --- NOA2 - 4 months of waiting 

03/25/17 --- NOA2 hard copy received

04/03/17 --- Case number received (18 days)

04/05/17 --- Case number sent to US Consular in HCM city

04/10/17 --- Case is ready (5 days shipping)

05/03/17--- Vaccination & Medical Exam

05/22/17--- Interview APPROVED! YAY!!!

05/24/17--- Visa was issued

05/27/17--- Visa in hand

06/16/17--- POE San Francisco

06/30/17--- Got married.

 

AOS TIMELINE:

08/25/17--- Sent AOS application to Chicago, IL

08/28/17--- Delivered.

09/??/17--- NOA1 Date on hard copy

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6 minutes ago, Chi&Clint said:

The better option is number 2. The reason makes sense to them. 

Please dont think that the consular officers dont know anything. When your parents apply the visa, they would see your parents' names in your k1 visa process too. 

Thanks :)

But i was thinking of getting their Tourist visa now itself before i even have the Noa2.. will that make any difference? We have distant relatives in usa so parents can use their invite letter too if required. What say? 

09 Dec 2016 - i-129F Package Sent
12 Dec 2016 - Case Received
17 Dec 2016 - NOA - 1

20 Mar 2017 - NOA - 2 Approved! 

06 Apr 2017 - NVC Receive and Case Number # 

11 Apr 2017 - Case In Transit

13 Apr 2017 - Case 'Ready'

20 Apr 2017 - Medical Checkup Done

03 May 2017 - Visa Interview - Approved

17 May 2017 - Visa Ready for Pickup! 

12 June 2017 - Port of Entry

*************** AOS **************

02 Aug 2017 -  Case Received for I-485, AP and EAD

08 Aug 2017 - NOA-1

28 Aug 2017 - Biometrics Appointment

01 Nov 2017 - EAD 'New card is being produced'

03 Nov 2017 - Card is mailed

08 Nov 2017 - Combo Card received

16 July 2018 - Filed for EAD/AP Renewal

26 Feb 2019 - Interview 

7 Dec 2020 - i-751 Filed

 

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4 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

I have a question regarding tourist visa for family of K1 holders. My parents (and an ummarried sibling) want to travel with me to usa when i come on a k1 visa so they can attend the wedding too. 

I need your opinion on which us better, safer and easier - 

1. Getting them a tourist visa before my k1 arrives so they need not show any family in usa whatsoever. 

2. Getting them a tourist visa after my K1 arrives so their reason to travel is to attend daughters wedding.

Which is better?

Any help much appreciated :)

 

4 hours ago, Ray&Ash said:

But i was thinking of getting their Tourist visa now itself before i even have the Noa2.. will that make any difference? We have distant relatives in usa so parents can use their invite letter too if required. What say? 

It doesn't really matter tbh. You can't sponsor a tourist visa so having your own visa doesn't have an impact on the process. Also, invite letters usually don't help the process (again, because you can't sponsor a tourist visa)...and sometimes they backfire as they show ties to the US. CBP generally doesn't care why somebody is coming to the US. They care about why somebody is compelled to leave the US, which means proving ties to return home.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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On 2/15/2017 at 3:54 PM, J&C2527 said:

This is insane!!!!! Feel like i'm gonna go crazy with this wait!! :(

 

 

I feel your pain,when it does come time for me to be with my fiance again it would be 7 months since I've last seen her :( we waiting to get noa2 now hopefully soonsoon.

I've been stressing and making myself sick as I cannot wait anymore because I miss her so much and talking on the phone all day sometimes helps but you still crave that face to face time.

 

Hang in there and God bless you we all in this together :)

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@kurt&eva I am praying I'm not looking at a 7 month wait for NOA2.  I've been praying for record breaking productivity.  I can't even imagine what that's been like for you.  We have to basically wait for Africa to go to bed before our wifi from South Africa is good enough to have more than 5 minutes with each other.  We knew at first sight.  I saw my husband and he saw his wife.  We had 10 months apart before he proposed, and ever since then I have flown to him every month.  We are praying our miracle comes soon.  This teacher is out of personal days and having to take unpaid time off.  He says if anyone asks him to describe Hell, "It's the distance between me and My Love."    

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4 minutes ago, visamountain said:

@kurt&eva I am praying I'm not looking at a 7 month wait for NOA2.  I've been praying for record breaking productivity.  I can't even imagine what that's been like for you.  We have to basically wait for Africa to go to bed before our wifi from South Africa is good enough to have more than 5 minutes with each other.  We knew at first sight.  I saw my husband and he saw his wife.  We had 10 months apart before he proposed, and ever since then I have flown to him every month.  We are praying our miracle comes soon.  This teacher is out of personal days and having to take unpaid time off.  He says if anyone asks him to describe Hell, "It's the distance between me and My Love."    

@visamountain I assure you people don't understand when I tell them a phone call that lasts for 3 hours everyday is what I wait for every night when she wakes up I've literally put my life on hold because pur communication is everything I have right now.

We await our noa2 hopefully soon because I cannot take the distance no more I've missed Christmas new years with her and its been hell.

 

I hope you guys get your approval soon so you can be with your love its the only thing that keeps me going during the day is knowing we almost done with this horrid process.keep strong and god bless you on your visa journey

:)

 

 

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19 minutes ago, Art786 said:

7 months ?? is she on mars? it dos takes seven months to get there.

No not mars lol,its not easy because I live in south Africa and she has a full time job and cannot fly up and down I've been denied a b2 visa twice already so I we are doing the waiting game till our k1 is approved.

:)

 

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5 minutes ago, kurt&eva said:

No not mars lol,its not easy because I live in south Africa and she has a full time job and cannot fly up and down I've been denied a b2 visa twice already so I we are doing the waiting game till our k1 is approved.

:)

 

 

Well, not sure what to say, to not sound negative, but, realistically if there is a will there is a way. ( I am talking off her of course) .Will have to stop on this point. Good luck my friend.

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It isn't easy...even just a couple of months and I am losing it. Spend a lot of time skyping too. Usually 2x a day. We're all in the same boat as the long distance waiting game plays out. 

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