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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Canada
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It was a bright brisk morning as I headed down Rene Levesque Blvd, bright eyed and bushy tailed I was in search of COFFEE. Eh voila I found a nice coffee shop on my way to the consulate which helped take off a bit of the edge.

I arrived at the consulate about 0735 and waited for approx 5 minutes outside the doors waiting for a guard to let me in and take my paper work. Guess who? Yes, it was that dopey looking mappy headed wanna be she male. I smirked inside thinking " I don't want to be cloned n killed so just shut up", she asked for my letter and passport and asked me to empty all my possessions into the tray. Which I did with a smile but then I made the fatal error of removing my coat and setting it on the belt to the x ray machine. I was promptly scolded with " do you want to do my job? " I'm thinking ####### they weren't kidding you really are an idiot but smiled and did what I was told to do.

After passing security I was directed downstairs and was told to wait and would be escorted upstairs which took all of 5 minutes. There were several people already waiting but I was the only one taken. I thought damn it is good to be the king. So on arrival to the 19th floor I was directed to wicket 9 where a very nice man took all my paper work and told me go pay the cashier and return. I did just that and then " the wait ".

I sat around for about 45 minutes waiting for my interview, I was " B " so figured it would a bit of a wait. I watched all the people come in it was quite funny everyone looks so clueless exiting the elevator I am sure I looked the same but hey nobody was watching me. I decided to have a coffee, big mistake it cost a dollar and was horrible. Then I heard my name, showtime.

I entered a room with a wicket where I was handed my original docs and asked to sign the ds156. He took my prints and eluded I was approved before I even started, I was feeling pretty cocky at this point. He asked me three question; how did we meet?, ever been convicted?, and ever have any trouble crossing the border to the U.S. . He was satisfied with my answers then told me for all intensive purposes I was approved pending no issues with my finger prints.

I know preperation is the key and my wife did a wonderful job ( ty sweetie ) but I did not need a GD shred of evidence it was kind of a let down I didn't get to fight the good fight. Just be prepared ya never know. I want to thank e1 on this site, you have all been a great help in one way or another with info, advise, or just a laugh when we needed it. If anyone needs help seeing I am an old pro at this feel free to ask ....... we are in fact here to help each other.

Thanks Scott :dancing:

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Yay grats! Good job. Now maybe she'll clone you and kiss all of you instead of kill :P

Now that I've read two stories that mention "do you want my job" I think I'm going to make a "Yes, I want your job." t-shirt and sell them to people outside of the consulate. I wouldn't be bold enough to wear that inside, though :P

Edited by piosenka

K1 Visa Journey

Met through an MMORPG: April 2005

Met in person: 9/23/2005

He proposed in front of Buckingham fountain: 8/20/2006

Sent I-129: 12/21/06

NOA1: 12/29/06

Touched: 3/27/06 (Happy belated bday to meee :P)

Received Email that they sent NOA2 yesterday!: 3/28/07

NOA2 in ze mail: 4/2/07

Called NVC to see if they have received the case and they haven't :( 4/13/07 and 4/19/07

NVC sent packet to MTL today! 4/24/07 (took 4 weeks from notice date)

MTL sent packet to my lawyer 5/2/07

Lawyer received Packet 3 finally! 5/17/07

Sent Packet 3 5/22/07

Now on the waiting list for an interview! 5/29/2007

Fiance gets his medical done: 7/16/07

Scheduled for Interview!: 10/24/07

Visa arrives!: 10/26/07

Fiance will be entering US: 1/18/08

Married: 2/4/08

Religious Ceremony: 4/5/08

AOS/EAD

Filling Date for AOS/EAD: 4/19/08

NOA: 5/01/08

Biometrics: 5/21/08

CSC Transfer Date 5/29/08

EAD Approved/Card Ordered 6/30/2008

EAD Card Arrived 7/11/2008

Green Card Production 7/23/2008

Removal of Conditions

Filing Date for RoC: 7/13/2010

Check Cashed: 7/15/2010

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Canada
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Yay grats! Good job. Now maybe she'll clone you and kiss all of you instead of kill :P

Now that I've read two stories that mention "do you want my job" I think I'm going to make a "Yes, I want your job." t-shirt and sell them to people outside of the consulate. I wouldn't be bold enough to wear that inside, though :P

LMAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOO

i'll buy 3 !!!!!!

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You got the 'you want my job?" treatment too? hahahah

i bet cha Kelly asked you that!! hahaahha

Congrats again!! =D

I-130 Sent : July 17, 06

NOA1 : July 27

Nov 22, file is 'pending'

Nov 28, Touched

Dec 4, APPROVED!!!! ^__^

Dec 6, NVC Case Number Assigned

Dec 18, DS-3032 & AOS bill sent

Dec 21, NVC accepted choice of agent via email

Dec 22, Sent AOS bill using James' shortcuts

Dec 25, IV Bill Generated

Jan 9, Sent I-864 using James' shortcuts

Jan 15, IV bill arrived

Jan 16, IV Bill Paid

Jan 19, IV bill processed

Jan 22, I-864 being reviewed

Jan 29, Sent DS-230 using James' shortcuts

Feb 13, CASE COMPLETED!!

Apr 13, INTERVIEW - APPROVED!!

Apr 28, Entered USA, POE Vancouver. Told that my visa stamp serves as a temporary Green Card.

I-129F Sent : Aug 20, 06

NOA1 : Aug 31, 06

Oct 23, 06, received email that case forwarded to CSC

Oct 27, 06, received email saying that case has reached CSC

Nov 22, 06, note said file received and pending

Dec 13, 06, Touched with same note as above

ABANDONING K3

I-751 Sent on Jan 28, 09 to remove conditions

Feb 1 - Check cashed

Feb 25 - Biometrics

Jun 1 - Approved! (Decision date was May 26, 09)

Now waiting for green card...

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Thanks for the post and a HUGE CONGRATS to you! Doesn't it feel good to be over and done with?

Mo

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Full timeline can be seen in my profile

 

CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS - I-130 petition for married sibling
2016

Jul 5 - Receipt date for I-130 petition for my over 21 brother and his wife (both in the UK)

2024

Feb 23 - Sent USCIS a message asking for a processing update

May 6 - Received an email response saying things were progressing normally but that waiting times might be longer

 

*********************************************
THE OG STORY - From K-1 to Citizenship (a love story)
K-1: Aug 12, 2006 to Jan 17, 2007 - mailed I-129F
AOS: Feb 26, 2007 - Jul 26, 2007
REMOVING CONDITIONS: May 4, 2009 - Oct 3, 2009
CITIZENSHIP: Nov 27, 2012 - May 9, 2013

Note: I immigrated from Canada, not T&T - the timeline is reflective of this.


THE SAGA CONTINUES - IR-5 Story
I-130 for Parents - 2013
Aug ?? - mailed I-130 packages for both mother and father
Sept 10 - NOA1 date
Sept 16 - NOA1s received

2014

Feb 25, 26 & 28 - got emails saying that the cases had been transferred to another office, then to my local office, and then just transferred and are being processed

Mar 17 - got email, attached to one case number only, saying that my A number was changed relating to the I-130 filing

Mar 18 - got emails saying that the petitions are approved http://static-forums.visajourney.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png

2020

Mar 20 - N-400 receipt date for my father
2021

Apr 21 - Biometrics appt.

2022
May 2 - Interview

May 20 - Naturalization ceremony
 



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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Canada
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Thanks for the post and a HUGE CONGRATS to you! Doesn't it feel good to be over and done with?

Mo

I think my husband is glad to finally have me done bitchin at him and being a psyco-neurotic wife.......well about this anyway ;) The next round should be a cakewalk now.....Cr-1 in Montreal.

Thanks everyone for the wishes :)

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Fantastic .... job well done! :thumbs:

Met in Cleveland 07/07/05 ... Fireworks!!!

Emails and phone calls until first visit back September '05

Many trips to Cleveland and overnight stays in New York

Engaged 05/07/06

07/18/07 - Interview yeeehaaa .. approved

07/26/07 - received Visa from Montreal (should have received 07/24)

07/26/07 - POE Buffalo, NY (Peace Bridge) .. No EAD stamp

07/27/07 - Beautiful marriage .. now you may call me Mrs. :)

07/28/07 - Filed AOS,EAD, and AP for me and AOS and AP for my son via UPS .. received 08/01

08/16/07 - applied for ssn

09/03/07 - received ssn card

11/07/07 - AP approved and received 11/12/07 :)

11/19/07- EAD approved online and received same day (actual approval 11/07/07) :)

12/27/07 - AOS transferred to CSC

02/26/08 - 485's approved without interview

01/14/09 - Sent I-751 - removal of conditions

02/23/10 - Biometrics

03/17/10 - Removal of conditions approved .. card production ordered

"Life is not measured by the amount of breaths that we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Glad everything went smoothly

Edited by Lance27

AOS

Filled : 2007-09-17

NOA : 2007-09-25

Biometrics : 2007-12-13

EAD card prod : 2007-12-13

Job Offer : 2007-12-18

EAD card prod : 2007-12-18

EAD approved mailed : 2007-12-21

EAD in Hand : 2007-12-24 (Awesome Christmas Present)

Applied for SSN : 2007-12-26

SSN arrives in mail : 2008-01-05 (Happy New Year)

Start work :2008-01-15

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Canada
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Congrats! and thanks for the review!

Kimmbo (Las Vegas,NV,USA)

Barry (Brampton,ON,CANADA)

Im an American married to a Canadian, I have no kids, yet Im a grandmother, I can pick things up off the floor with my toes

I-130

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Feb/26/07 Sent I-130 (VSC)($190 US)

March/2/07 Rcv'd at VSC

March/5/07 NOA-1

July/23/07 NOA2(147 days)

I-129F

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March/16/07 Sent I-129F (Chicago) ($170 US)

March/21/07 Received in Chicago

March/22/07 NOA-1

April/10/07 Transferred to VSC

April/23/07 Email from USCIS (case pending at VSC)

July/23/07 NOA2(129 days)

July/28/07 Rcv'd at NVC

July/31/07 NVC sent to Montreal

Aug/3/07 Montreal Rcv'd

Aug/8/07 Packet 3 Received

Aug/10/07 Packet 3 Sent

Aug/13/07 Packet 3 Received in Montreal

Oct/17/07 Medical Scheduled (Dr Seiden)

Jan/25/08 INTERVIEW MONTREAL...APPROVED!

Feb/6/08 Montreal sends Visa, finally!

Feb/8/08 Received Visa (14 days)

April/18/08 Moving Day/POE Sarnia

AOS/EAD

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June/21/08 AOS/EAD package sent ($1010)

June/23/08 Received in Chicago

June/30/08 Check cashed

July/01/08 Received NOA's for I-765 & I-485 (dated June 27th)

July/02/08 Touch

July/07/08 Received Biometrics letter (dated July 1st)

July/18/08 Biometrics appt 8am

Aug/30/08 EAD card received (approval dated Aug 26th)

Sept/04/08 Applied for SSN

Sept/15/08 Social Security card received

Jan/23/09 letter received with interview date

March/10/09 INTERVIEW 9:30am...APPROVED!!

March/19/09 Welcome Letter received

March/23/09 GREENCARD RECEIVED, DONE WITH USCIS UNTIL 2019!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Glad all the bytchin paid off!!! Now just did the militray to pick up the pace!!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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Entertaining review!! Congrats on the visa, you are up and outta there! :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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