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On 18/10/2017 at 2:23 PM, Kateryna_I said:

Hang on there! I totally understand you! 

We moved forward a month and a week after case# was issued, so you should be done very soon! Maybe even this Friday! ;) 

Keep on believe in the better outcome though it's very hard in this situation, I know! 

Thanks for your words, today my fiance called again to nvc, they say the same things that they are working on the case.

But i am very down and depressed, i hope next week we have news

K1 2017

Aos sent April 2018

Aos interview July 2018

Work permit September2018

Aos approved July 24, 2019.

Roc April 27, 2021

Biometric reused june 28, 2021

N-400 online April 27, 2022 base on 3 years rule, biometric reused.

N-400 interview on December 12, 2022 combo interview i-751. Approved.

January 11, 2023 oath ceremony, Indianapolis. After that done with uscis😂🤭🤫

I took my oath ceremony in Indianapolis, it was a nice ceremony, where people from 35 coutry become american citizen.

01/11/2023 officially done with uscis :)

🤣

January 13, 2023 apply for us passport.( regular service).

March 11, 2023 passport in hand

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Hey again everyone. :) We went back to social security on the 18th and this time (our second time going because they wouldn't let him submit an application, they said we had to wait 2 weeks.) I thought they wouldn't have a problem taking him in the first week because others on here have done it and from what I read everything's electronic now? But at least this time his application was submitted and we got a receipt. They said he'll get it within 2 weeks. Also, went to pick up our wedding bands but unfortunately my band had to be adjusted again because it was still a tad too big for my small little ring finger lol. :P I also got my engagement ring adjusted because that was too big as well. My fiancee picked up his ring that we ordered though, so towards the end of October I'll be picking up mine. We also ordered a keg of beer for the wedding, even though I'm not much of a drinker, were having our wedding and reception in the backroom of a private bar that my mom works at, so we got a discount and it's very spacious. I know others will want to drink, so we got miller lite because I was gonna get lager originally since I wasn't aware it made people drunk quicker. It's a good thing my mom came along because I don't know anything about that. It's probably an unnecessary expense getting the keg of beer because were in the bar, but I know people won't want to pay for it and have to keep walking out of the room into the bar, so I figured it was easier. So, everything is basically done. :o I ended up buying a few more things today for the wedding that didn't seem to come to mind right away. Our wedding colors are Purple, White and Black so I ordered some candy for the wedding favors and some personalized wedding tags with our names and date were getting married on it, with a little purple heart. They're so cute, I'll have to show all of you. I got so much candy I'm pretty sure were gonna have plenty to ourself lol. I found these awesome bride and groom candy boxes on eBay for about $13.00 free shipping and you get 100 of them. It took me forever to find what I wanted because I'm super picky but it was worth spending the time. This is the moment I've been waiting for since March, and it feels so good that were actually doing everything now! It's still hard to believe and he's been here 18 days now. The idea of a wedding guest book came to mind and I found a beautiful Black and Red one for a good price. As I write this I'm just paying for the last things (let's hope no more, we spent so much in the past month way over what we anticipated, but at the same time, we were originally just getting married in the court house. The reason why were getting married by a pastor now is because all of the court houses were booked and I would leave so many voicemails and talk to reception but they would never call me back. I'm not sure how it works any where else but they said I had to speak to the judge to arrange our wedding date and I never got to speak to any, even though I called about 7 within 45 minutes of us and all of them were completely booked till the end of Nov or end of Dec. So we just decided to have a traditional wedding but I feel that was meant to happen anyways. I can't imagine getting married in the court house now after all of this. I'm happy everything happened the way it did. So, that's about it guys. :) I'm just about to pay for the centerpieces for our wedding and it's a fiber optic rainbow flower piece, which is perfect and Purple at the base. Everything matches as it should and I made sure to keep everything those 3 colors haha. The only thing I didn't hire was a photographer, my aunt is just going to take a bunch of pictures on her phone for me, but since I do want to have keepsake pictures that look a bit professional we bought a backdrop drape stand and I'm just waiting for the seller to get back to me on some specifications for the backdrop. It's Black sequin (of course :P). So I'm pretty happy because even though everything was pricy I know it's only going to make the celebration more exciting with everything we invested into it. I know I already started compiling receipts for AOS even though I won't probably need to send half of them, I'm sending them everything we got for the wedding. It worked pretty well by sending them basically everything to USCIS and taking everything to the consulate. We didn't get any RFE's and approval at 4 months. Consulate seemed surprised yet happy to see all the papers my fiancee took with him. So I'm just going with that approach and I'm feeling confident he won't have any issues getting approved for this next stage of the process. I don't think anything could be as hard as it was when we were separated so to me this is a cakewalk and I don't mind doing the paperwork. So I think I will end it here, sorry for talking your ears off and don't want to come off as bragging but I guess I'm just really proud of how far we've come. I have my favorite cousin who I grew up with giving me away at our wedding because my dad and me don't have a relationship, and my brother is gonna be my fiancee's best man so everything is basically transcending and my stress has decreased massively within the last 1-2 days (ironically, it was a couple of busy days for me.) All I have to say is meditation. It really works.  I'll be back soon and hope you guys take care and stay safe.

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Here's some of the stuff I picked up today for the wedding. :)
 

 

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When we first met... <3 8/2015 - First met. 10/6/2015 - Started dating. 9/23/2016 - His first visit! 12/23/2016 - Left America. 12/25/2016 - Landed in Australia!  K1 Visa 3/23/17 - I-129F sent. 4/3/17 - NOA1 email confirmation/notice date. 4/7/17 - NOA1 hard copy received!  8/2/17 - Contacted USCIS and spoke with a Tier-2 officer, also contacted my senator. 8/3/17 - Constituent Advocate contacted me and I put in an inquiry on my case. 8/3/17 NOA2 Approved the day after I contacted the Tier-2 officer. 8/7/17 - NOA2 hard copy received! (The same day I received an email from my senators office that I was approved) NVC 8/24/17 - NVC received our case. 8/24/17 - Case number received via email. 8/24/17 - Left the NVC to the consulate Consulate  9/4/17   -  Consulate recieved. 9/4/17   -  Packet 3 received. 9/5/17   -  Packet 3 sent! 9/7/17   -  Packet 4 received. 9/7/17   -  Packet 4 sent!  9/7/17   -  Medical scheduled for September 14th, 10:45 AEST. 9/7/17   -  Interview Scheduled for September 26th, 8:30 AEST.  9/14/17 -  Medical completed. 9/26/17 -  Interview complete. Result: Approved! He's not leaving me again. <3  POE and AOS 9/30/17 - Visa packet recieved with POE documents. 10/2/17 - POE at LAX successful! 10/2/17 - Arrives at my house at 12:17am through Lyft, yay! 10/5/17 - DJ booked for wedding, applied for a marriage license. 10/10/17 - Engagement ring and Wedding bands purchased (one band needed to be adjusted and the other was ordered online). We also made our first attempt for a social security card (told us to come back in a week), and we ordered our three tier wedding cake for the wedding. 10/11/17 - Marriage license in hand. 10/16/17 - Catering food list and price completed and ordered. 10/18/17 - Honeymoon reservation booked 11/24-11/26 (2 days). 10/19/17 - Social Security (2nd attempt) successful and will recieve in two weeks, and we ordered a keg of beer for the wedding, and picked up my fiancee's wedding band and left my wedding band there to be resized again (with my engagement ring as well). *10/3/17 - 10/22/17 shopping for decorations, supplies, and last minute stuff for the wedding.*  Wedding Date: November 11th 2017. TBA: 10/24/17 Cameron's social  security card arrives,  10/29/17 Pick up engagement ring and wedding band, 11/2/17 Finalize our RSVP list for our total number of people coming to the wedding, 11/1/17 Arrange the wedding favors with candy and thank you cards, wedding rehearsal and setting up the wedding/reception hall (tons to do). 11/6/17 Pay for the wedding cake (they wouldn't take early payment),  

 

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Hi everyone.. Can you help me guys.. Im separated here in the philippines  for two years I meet my boyfriend in the dating site we fall in love to each other and we decided to live together but he dont want to live here in my country he wants me to live there in the US.. But i dont know what visa do we need to apply... Please guys help me!!!! 

Posted
On 10/17/2017 at 12:23 PM, Kateryna_I said:

:wub:WE ARE APPROVED!!!!!! :wub:

 

Had my interview today at 8 am. 

Arrived at 7:15, was the first in the line and by 8.30 finished. 

Interview itself took about 5 minutes, 5 quick questions and done. 

 

This is such a relief! Still can't believe in it! Looking at approval notice paper received after interview, you know, just in case, from time to time :D

Thank you guys for being such a great support! 

 

Wish everyone else who's waiting to get their approvals as soonest and reunite with beloveds! 

 

P.S. POE is planned on mid November, hopefully! 

Congratulations!!!!!

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4 hours ago, RockySaforb said:

Hi everyone.. Can you help me guys.. Im separated here in the philippines  for two years I meet my boyfriend in the dating site we fall in love to each other and we decided to live together but he dont want to live here in my country he wants me to live there in the US.. But i dont know what visa do we need to apply... Please guys help me!!!! 

2 methods

One is a Fiance K1 visa  -  You must be legally free to marry  -   The US citizen applies with a I-129F petition and in 6 months you interview at the US Embassy in Manila.  You will need to have a Medical at Saint Lukes, a NBI, a Certificate of No Marriage or Proof you are now legal to get married, a original Birth Certificate, and other small items of documentation.  You get approved and get a visa to enter the U.S. and you must marry your US citizen, or leave the U.S. within 90 days.

 

Other method is a CR1 visa - You must be legally free to marry.  You get married in the PH and your US citizen applies for a visa to bring his wife to the U.S.  After about 14 months, you interview at the US Embassy in Manila and bring like documentation with you.  You get approved and enter the US

 

The question I have is you state you are separated......  Were you once married?  If this isn't a dissolved marriage, then you won't qualify for option one or two.

 

 

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Hello everyone. 

 

Asking for a friend: 

 

‘ I am currently an italian residence holding a philippine passport and currently waiting for noa2 of K1 visa. I already resigned my job here. But I just want to ask if there’s a possibility of transferring consulate from Italy to Philippines. If yes, how and how long it would take? Could you give me an advice? Is it better to wait and do it all here in Italy or I can call NVC  or uscis after Approval so I could move on our case to Manila USEMBASSY? ‘ 

 

 

Appreciate your response! 😊

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3 minutes ago, krizia said:

Hello everyone. 

 

Asking for a friend: 

 

‘ I am currently an italian residence holding a philippine passport and currently waiting for noa2 of K1 visa. I already resigned my job here. But I just want to ask if there’s a possibility of transferring consulate from Italy to Philippines. If yes, how and how long it would take? Could you give me an advice? Is it better to wait and do it all here in Italy or I can call NVC  or uscis after Approval so I could move on our case to Manila USEMBASSY? ‘ 

 

 

Appreciate your response! 😊

Easily done.  Chance it can be done by NVC after NOA2 but they usually don't have a great success rate in diverting cases.  If NVC misses the diversion, then when it gets to Italy embassy, a request is made to that embassy to forward the case to the desired embassy.  One to two weeks later it arrives at the new embassy.

Don't forget police clearances from Italy before exiting the country.......

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20 hours ago, Eric&Olya said:

Yay, finished my last working day in Ukraine!:D

Eric is on his way here.

I can see the light at the end of the packing and decluttering tunnel, but still there's so much to do - and still hard to believe that I am actually moving:huh:

 

Just 5 short days away! So exciting!!!

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Nigeria
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As im sitting here bored, im thinking, I wish there was a VJ convention,

every year, where we all can come and

meet up and share experiences,

and things lol yep, im bored!

But a good idea tho

NOA1: 3/20/2017

hardcopy: 3/24/2017

NOA2: 7/13/2017

hardcopy: 7/17/17

NVC received: 7/24/17

Embassy received: 7/31/17

Interview: 11/9/2017 APPROVED!

Visa in hand: 11/16/17

POE: 11/20/17 via Washington D.C

Married 1/19/18 via Detroit

AOS.AP.EAD packet received 4/18/18

AP.EAD Approved 10/18/18

AP.EAD in hand 11/17/2018

AOS interview scheduled 11/20/18

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Hello March filers! i have a question. I just submitted an RFE to USCIS.  My fiance got married and divorced in UNited Kingdom. Unfortunately, when he was married to his now ex-wife, they registered the marriage in the Philippines.  

 

Since the divorce was finalized in United Kingdom two years ago, my question is, does the USCIS accept that decree despite that it was also registered in the Philippines. 

Secondly, will they look for a CENOMAR (certificate of No Marriage)? 

Third, do we need to file an annulment in the Philippines for the registered marriage? 

 

The marriage took place in the UK and the divorce was filed and finalized in UK as well.

 

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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4 hours ago, Mgwlkr said:

I wanted to update that he got a letter with a November 6th date for his interview  Can we get it moved up?

 

Also what is best to include for proof of ongoing relationship?  We havent seen each othersince last Oct.   I couldn't afford to travel there with 2 kids ....

Congrats on the interview date.  That's just 2 weeks away.  I would just take that date, as the embassy seems to have a system for scheduling when they want you there.  Kinda strange system they seem to have, but if you are of a mind to change it, just call or email the embassy and ask.

 

Ongoing Relationship:  Understandable that travel so far away is prohibitive with kids, and school schedules, etc.  Not a problem, but you could document the fact that travel to see him in the interim wasn't possible in a newer letter of intent to marry in 90 days......  To show ongoing relationship, print, starting from when your petition was filed, a sample of communications between you.  If texting by whatsapp, you could email your conversations and snip out a sample of some.  Some people recommend one from each week.  If Skype, just screenshot and print the end of call summaries.  Emails are also relevant.  Just show that you have maintained the relationship throughout the period of NOA1 thru Embassy.

 

Best of luck to you..... I'll be looking for your big announcement in the next 2 weeks :D   

 

 

 
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