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odosan   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Cambodia
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Yeppers,

I am mighty proud of my wife, Navin. She attended her interview alone and passed with flying colors and will recieve her I-Visa April 26, 2007.

The interview she said was direct and orderly. It took 4.5 hours and most of the questions were the type of Who, What, Where, When, and How. Also they threw in a couple of "IF" questions. All Navin did was answer directly with no waivering on the responses. I believe this is what really made her pass her interview by answering all the Q's directly and be as exact as possible.

Oh, one more thing is the paperwork needs to be spot-on. I followed the guides here in VisaJourney.com and I never really had any problems. But the Interviewer was pleased to see everything clearly provided and completely covered with the paper-document filings. So, this is a big thing for the continued use of this site as a blueprint to filing any and all paperwork for immigration.

Thank you all for the support throughout my wife's IR-1's filings.

Enjoy

Odosan and Navin

IR-1 / CR-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center: California Service Center

Consulate: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

2006-05-25 -- Marriage

2006-05-30 -- I-130 Sent

2006-06-23 -- I-130 NOA1

2006-09-26 -- I-130 Approved

2006-10-04 -- NVC Left

2006-10-24 -- Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill

2006-11-01 -- Pay I-864 Bill

2006-11-15 -- Receive I-864 Package

2006-11-30 -- Return Completed DS-3032

2006-12-22 -- Receive IV Bill

2007-01-04 -- Pay IV Bill

2007-01-24 -- Receive Instruction Package

2007-01-24 -- Packet 3 Received

2007-02-05 -- Packet 3 Sent overnight

2007-03-15-- Case Completed at NVC

2007-03-22-- Consulate Received

2007-03-26-- Packet 4 Received

2007-04-19-- Interview Date

2007-04-26-- Visa Received

VERY SOON -- US Entry

Comments: 9/11/06 I-130 RFE Requested Processing

Estimates/Stats: I-130 was approved in 119 days

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KHURRAM SERAJ   0

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Filed: Country: Pakistan
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Congrats!!

***I-130***

2006-12-14 I-130 Sent to Vermont Service Center

2007-01-12 I-130 NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***I-129F (new form)***

2007-01-31 I-129F Sent to Chicago

2007-02-07 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***US Embassy Islamabad***

2007-04-25 Packet Received by my wife

2007-05-15 Medical Exam

2007-05-29 Interview Approved!

2007-05-29 AP starts

2007-11-01 Wife got call to pickup her Visa from American Express

2008-01-12 POE at JFK

***I-485***

2008-11-10 I-485 Sent to Chicago

2008-11-20 Payment accepted

2008-11-22 I-485 NOA1

2009-01-09 Biometric

2009-03-08 Interview Letter

2009-04-08 Interview Approved!

2009-04-08 Welcome letter received

2009-04-18 Green Card Received

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Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and anything posted is just my own opinion

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together2love   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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That is very good news! Congrats to you both! :thumbs:

K1 Journey:

April 13/06 NOA1 from NSC

June 1/06 - Moved to CSC

August 12/06 APPROVED - NOA2!!

August 28/06 Left NVC. . . Vancouver Bound!

September 27/06 Interview APPROVED, with visa in hand

October 29/06 Moving Date

December 30/06 Married!!

AOS Journey:

January 16/07 Sent out AOS, EAD, and AP docs

January 23/07 NOA1's for AOS, EAD and AP

February 13/07 Biometrics in Portland, OR

April 7/07 EAD and AP Received

April 24/07 Interview Scheduled . . . and APPROVED, stamp and all!

May 7/07 Greencard is in my hands!

ROC Journey:

February 17/09 Sent I-751 to CSC

February 18/09 NOA1

March 14/09 Biometrics appt.

April 22/09 Date of Approval!!

June 25/09 Greencard arrives in the mail!

*Everything I post is just my .02 cents, seek a lawyer for anything beyond that.*

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jediknight   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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congrats!! what were the "if" questions??

JK

USCIS (CR-1)

10/03/06 Sent Packet to Vermont Service Center

10/14/06 Received NOA1 (I-797C) in the mail

03/11/07 NOA2 I-797 Approved (I-130 approved in 5 months)

03/12/07 NOA2 Approval Notification received by email

03/15/07 NOA2 received in the mail (postmarked 03/13/07)

NVC

03/14/07 NVC received case/assigned number

03/27/07 AOS(Affidavit of Support) Fee Bill and DS-3032 generated

03/27/07 DS-3032 emailed from wifes email account

03/27/07 AOS Fee Bill mailed

03/30/07 NVC emails my wife acknowledging receipt of DS-3032

04/02/07 Immigrant Visa (IV) Bill generated

04/04/07 AOS Fee Bill entered into NVC system

04/09/07 I-864 Generated

04/12/07 (IV) Bill received/mailed to NVC

04/16/07 I-864 sent to NVC

04/19/07 (IV) Fee Bill and I-864 entered into NVC system

04/25/07 NVC mails Barcode and Instructions for DS-230

04/27/07 NVC completes review of I-864: Approved

05/02/07 Received Instructions for DS-230/Mailed DS-230 to NVC

05/04/07 NVC enters DS-230 into system

05/15/07 Case Complete

06/18/07 Interview date : July 09, 2007

06/20/07 NVC mails packet 4 to me and my wife

06/21/07 NVC mails case to bogota

06/23/07 Received packet 4

07/09/07 Interview/Visa Approved

07/11/07 Visa in hand!!

08/2007 arrival in the US

10/15/2007 applied for SS card at our local SS office

10/23/2007 received SS card in the mail

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BurningInAgony   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: India
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Great news buddy, I know how it feels like

I-130 process:

02/28/06 I130 sent to VSC

03/10/06 NOA 1

06/12/06 Touch (address change)

09/12/06 NOA 2

I-129f Process:

07/23/06 I-129f sent to Chicago

07/31/06 NOA-1

08/16/06 Touch

NVC Process:

Hurry up pls!!!!

09/25/06 DS 3032- Gen

09/26/06 DS 3032 email sent and I-864 fee mailed

09/27/06 DS 3032 accepted

09/28/06 I-864 fee is rec'd by SL

10/03/06 NVC genarates I-864

10/19/06 Rec I-864 ( I waited for orig. form)

10/11/06 IV bill recvd

10/11/06 IV bill sent

10/14/06 IV bill recv by SL

10/23/06 IV bill info in NVC sys (oprator verified)

10/24/06 send I-864

10/28/06 NVC sent DS-230

10/28/06 DS-230 sent to NVC USPS

10/30/06 NVC received DS-230

11/01/06 Massage on NVC line: "Your info packet is received pls allow 6-8 weeks to review".

6-8 weeks #######, I hope it takes less.

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cokebbeh   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Timeline
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congrats

USCIS PROCESS

06-13-06 > Sent I-130 to Californian Service Center.

07-12-06 > NOA 1 Received

07-17-06 > I-130 Checks cashed.

09-26-06 > USCIS touched case.

09-27-06 Case Approved. No RFE or hicupps. Koool

NVC PROCESS

10-04-06 > Case number Assigned.

10-16-06 > DS2032 and AOS fee generated

10-17-06 > Paid AOS fee using Jame's shortcut

10-17--06> Wife E-mailed Choice of Agent DS2032

10-24-06 > Choice of agent accepted.

10-30-06 > IV fee bill generated.

11-08-06 > Sent I864 E-Z using James shortcut.

11-16-06 > Received and sent IV fee bill next day delivery.

11-21-06 > IV fee entered into NVC system

11-22-06 > NVC system tells me some documents mssing or incomplete,. Turns out to be DS230

11-24-06 > Sent DS 230 form with evidence using James shortcut.

11-27-06 > DS230 entered into NVC system.

12-14-06 > RFE on marriage certificate. NVC states it is not the original.

12-15-06 > Sent and e-mail and called to argue that the document is indeed the original. Lady said she will have a supervisor look at it.

12-26-06 > Called again to see if a supervisor looked at it. 12-27-06 > Delivered at the NVC at 11:47AM. Still waiting to hear the completion of my case...

01-16--07 > CASE COMPLETED

03-20-07> Interview in Dakar, CO was not satisfied with Employer letter. Reschedule for 03-27

03-27-07> CR1 Visa Approved was told to pick up on in 2 days

04-14-07> Entered the US, JFK, no hassles.

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nyseness   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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Congrats!!!

Anna (Chicago) and Javon (Jamaica)

USCIS: I-130 Process

10/30/06 - Married to my loving husband

01/06/07 - NOA1 ($190)

05/16/07 - NOA2!!!!!

NVC: CR-1 Process

05/21/07 - NVC recv'd case (per rep @ NVC)

05/29/07 - NVC Assigned Case # (KNG2007******)

06/01/07 - Faxed change of address request to NVC

06/08/07 - NVC confirmed new address

06/18/07 - DS-3032 (Choice of Agent) & AOS (I-864) Fee Bill generated

06/23/07 - Recv'd DS-3032 & AOS Bill via snail mail

07/09/07 - Emailed DS-3032 (Choice of Agent) to NVC

07/19/07 - Mailed AOS Fee Bill ($70) to St. Louis, MO

07/19/07 - Recv'd email from NVC - Choice of Agent was accepted

07/23/07 - IV (DS-230) Fee Bill was generated

08/11/07 - Recv'd IV Fee Bill via snail mail

08/15/07 - Recv'd AOS Packet in the mail

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MaydayDas   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Romania
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Congratulations :thumbs:

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

DCF Frankfurt Germany

01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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KHURRAM SERAJ   0

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Filed: Country: Pakistan
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Yeppers,

I am mighty proud of my wife, Navin. She attended her interview alone and passed with flying colors and will recieve her I-Visa April 26, 2007.

The interview she said was direct and orderly. It took 4.5 hours and most of the questions were the type of Who, What, Where, When, and How. Also they threw in a couple of "IF" questions. All Navin did was answer directly with no waivering on the responses. I believe this is what really made her pass her interview by answering all the Q's directly and be as exact as possible.

Oh, one more thing is the paperwork needs to be spot-on. I followed the guides here in VisaJourney.com and I never really had any problems. But the Interviewer was pleased to see everything clearly provided and completely covered with the paper-document filings. So, this is a big thing for the continued use of this site as a blueprint to filing any and all paperwork for immigration.

Thank you all for the support throughout my wife's IR-1's filings.

Enjoy

Congrats on teh successful interview, can you by any chance right down a few questions that were asked?

***I-130***

2006-12-14 I-130 Sent to Vermont Service Center

2007-01-12 I-130 NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***I-129F (new form)***

2007-01-31 I-129F Sent to Chicago

2007-02-07 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***US Embassy Islamabad***

2007-04-25 Packet Received by my wife

2007-05-15 Medical Exam

2007-05-29 Interview Approved!

2007-05-29 AP starts

2007-11-01 Wife got call to pickup her Visa from American Express

2008-01-12 POE at JFK

***I-485***

2008-11-10 I-485 Sent to Chicago

2008-11-20 Payment accepted

2008-11-22 I-485 NOA1

2009-01-09 Biometric

2009-03-08 Interview Letter

2009-04-08 Interview Approved!

2009-04-08 Welcome letter received

2009-04-18 Green Card Received

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Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and anything posted is just my own opinion

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~*Dorothy*~   2

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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Congratulations!!!! :dance::dance:

Edited by Lost in NY

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Citizenship (N-400)

09/15/2009 - Application mailed to Texas Lockbox

09/17/2009 - Delivered to the Lockbox

09/21/2009 - Check cashed

09/24/2009 - NOA dated 9/18/09

09/26/2009 - RFE mailed out dated 9/25 (biometrics notice)

10/14/2009 - Biometrics completed

01/01/2010 - finally an update - awaiting interview letter

02/08/2010 - interview (Garden City, NY) -- PASSED

03/03/2010 - Oath Ceremony in Brooklyn

03/13/2010 - U.S. Passport in hand

DONE!!!

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j-manu   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Italy
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Congratulations! :dance::dance::dance:

James (USA) Manuela (Italy)

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Married Nov. 6, 2004

12/02/04 Applied for I-130

12/21/04 I-130 Approved (19 days @ Vermont)

03/24/05 Case Completed (84 days @ NVC)

05/09/05 Got CR-1 Visa (47 days @ Naples)

Total of 158 days

Lifting of Conditions I-751

04/02/07 Expressed mailed in I-130

04/03/07 I-751 received at 1:08pm and signed for by Paul E. Novak Jr. Center Director (day 1)

05/02/07 Check finally clears my bank - appears to have been processed on 4/30 by VSC (day 30)

05/04/07 Received BLUE Finger Print Receipt Notification (day 32)

05/17/07 Received NOA1 dated 5/9/07(day 45)

05/18/07 Received ASC Appointment Notice dated 5/14/07 for June 1st (day 46)

06/01/07 Biometric Appointment today @ 2:00 (day 60)

06/03/07 "Touched" (day 62)

10/26/07 "Card Production Ordered" (217 days from the day the application received and 172 days from NOA1)

10/30/07 Touched again

10/31/07 Received Notice of Removal of Conditional Basis of Lawful Permanent Residence letter, signed by Paul E Novak Jr.

10/31/07 Touched again - if we get touched again does that count as harassment?

11/05/07 10 year green card arrives! (227 days)

US Citizen N-400

03/12/08 To be filed!

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broma25   2

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Congratulations , great news!

DCF - London

18 Jul 04 - Police Certificate Requested

19 Jul 04 - I-130 sent

22 Jul 04 - NOA I-130 logged with INS

29 Jul 04 - DS230 sent

29 Jul 04 - Had vaccinations

14 Aug 04 - Police Certificate Received

30 Sept 04 - I-130 approved

30 Nov 04 - Received I-864 from co sponsor

04 Dec 04 - Sent DS2001

13 Jan 05 - Interview date 04 Feb 05

04 Feb 05 - VISA APPROVED!!!

08 Feb 05 - Proud owner of IR-1 Visa

09 Jun 05 - Arrived in the USA

24 April 09 - US Citizen

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