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African Queen   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Nigeria
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:dance::dance: Today my husband finally got his visa. We are completely overjoyed. Thank you to all the people that has helped us with successful tips. I am still believing that your journey will soon be over.

Consulate : Nigeria

Marriage : 2006-07-27

I-130 Sent : 2006-08-16

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-08-26

I-129F Sent : 2006-10-10

I-129F NOA1 : 2006-10-19

I-129F NOA2 : 2006-12-01

NVC Received : 2006-12-12

NVC Left : 2006-12-13

Consulate Received : 2007-02-07

Packet 3 Received : 2007-02-08

Interview Date : 2007-04-23

I-130 Approval : 2006-10-26

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vikasp   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: India
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Congrats! Why did it take so long for your petition to reach the consulate?

I-130

2007-03-17: NOA1

2007-06-01: Approved

I-129F (K-3)

2007-03-26: NOA1

2007-06-01: Approved

2007-07-26: Interview at Consulate

2007-08-06: US Entry

AOS

2007-10-31: AOS NOA1

2008-04-04: Green Card received.

Removing conditions

2010-01-19: Filed I-751

2010-01-26: Check cashed

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mendeleev Proficient

mendeleev   68

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Russia
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Congratulations. You had some long waits in there.

5-15-2002 Met, by chance, while I traveled on business

3-15-2005 I-129F
9-18-2005 Visa in hand
11-23-2005 She arrives in USA
1-18-2006 She returns to Russia, engaged but not married

11-10-2006 We got married!

2-12-2007 I-130 sent by Express mail to NSC
2-26-2007 I-129F sent by Express mail to Chicago lock box
6-25-2007 Both NOA2s in hand; notice date 6-15-2007
9-17-2007 K3 visa in hand
11-12-2007 POE Atlanta

8-14-2008 AOS packet sent
9-13-2008 biometrics
1-30-2009 AOS interview
2-12-2009 10-yr Green Card arrives in mail

2-11-2014 US Citizenship ceremony

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broma25   2

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Yay congratulations!!

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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pjjoy   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Congrats!!!!! :dance::dance::dance:

I-130 Journey

sent 1-130 12/19/06

Received 12/22/06

NOA1 12/27/06

First Touch 01/03/07

Transfered to csc 05/11/07(email that case has been transfered)

Touched 05/14/07

Touched 05/15/07

Touched 05/22/07 (email that case is now pending at csc

Touched 05/23/07

Touched 06/04/07

Touched 06/05/07

Touched 06/08/07

Touched 06/15/07

Touched 06/20/07

Touched 06/21/07 (Approval email sent!!!!!! and updated on website)

NVC Journey

Received at NVC 07/16/07

AOS bill&DS 3032 Generated 07/30/07

Emailed choice of agent 07/31/07

Received AOS bill& DS 3032 in mail 08/11/07

Mailed AOS via Priorty 08/13/07

Choice of agent accepted 08/15/07

IV bill generated 08/20/07

IV bill received via mail 09/01/07

Mailed IV payment via priorty 09/04/07

AOS received via mail 09/06/07

Mailed AOS via priorty 09/08/07

Received DS 230 checklist 09/30/07

Mailed Ds 230 via express 10/01/07

Case complete 10/18/07

Interview 04/09/08

Arrived XX/XX/08

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MaydayDas Proficient

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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citizen   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: India
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congrats :dance:

My I-130

Mailed 12/09/2006

Received 12/13/2006

NOA 12/27/2006

Touch 05/11/2007

Apprd 05/16/2007

My I-129F

Mailed 12/27/2006

Received 12/29/2006

NOA 01/03/2007

Trsfr to CSC 01/22/07

Touched 01/24/07,01/26/07,01/30/07

Touched 04/19/07, 04/20/07- touch for an RFE

RFE Recd 04/25/07;RFE Sent 04/26/07;CSC RFE Recd 04/27/07

Touched 05/03/07,05/04/07 (case processing has resumed)

Touched 05/07/07, 05/14/07, 05/17/07

Apprd 05/18/07-called Cust Serv, said I129F apprd on 05/16

NVC rcd 05/25/o7

NVC sent to local Consualte 05/30/07

Intrv 07/20/07: Success

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simple_male   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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Congratulations!

:dance::dance: Today my husband finally got his visa. We are completely overjoyed. Thank you to all the people that has helped us with successful tips. I am still believing that your journey will soon be over.

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

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Besnik   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Macedonia
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Congrats to you ..... it must feel awesome to get that Visa and join each other ... again Congratulations

*I-130*

2-19-2007 Date I-130 Sent

2-28-2007 Date I-130 NOA1 Recieved

4-27-2007 Touched - Status Pending

5-29-2007 Approved (Email Notice).

5-30-2007 Touched Probably filed away

6-23-2007 AOS Bill recieved (Should not have happened, but it did, will need to call NVC to return the case to VSC)

*I-129F*

03-03-2007 Date I-129F Sent

03-15-2007 Date I-129F NOA1 Recieved

3-26-2007 Touched

3-27-2007 Case Transfered to VSC

4-23-2007 Touched - Status Pending

5-29-2007 Approved (Email Notice).

5-30-2007 Touched Hopefully transfered to NVC

06-04-2007 - Case Recieved by NVC, assigned a Case Number, and the same day sent off to the Consulate

06-06-2007 - Recieved NVC letter in the mail saying the case was transfered to the Consulate.

6-8-2007 - Case Recieved by the Consulate

6-11-2007 - Packet 4 was sent out (No packet 3)

7-5-2007 - Interview Date PASSED the Interview

7-10-2007 - Will go to pick up the visa. Thank you GOD

*I-485*

09-04-2007 I-485 & I-765 sent.

09-06-2007 Package was delivered to the Chicago Lockbox.

As of now now check cashed yet, and no notice of action !!! Very frusturating.

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Damian   0

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Guyana
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Congratulations :dance: :dance: :dance:

Damian & Sheleena

I-130

  • 02/12/2007 - Mailed I-130 to Vermont Service Center
  • 02/20/2007 - NOA1
  • 04/30/2007 - Approved (77 days)

I-129F - K3 Visa

  • 01/11/2007 - got hitched
  • 02/21/2007 - I-129F mailed to Chicago
  • 02/26/2007 - NOA1 (Notice date) - got it on 3/2/2007
  • 04/30/2007 - Approved (68 days). Sent to NVC
  • 05/04/2007 - Left NVC for Guyana
  • 05/15/2007 - Consulate (GY) Received packet
  • 06/01/2007 - Packet 3 Received
  • 06/12/2007 - Packet 3 Sent to GEO embassy. Interview date Received via email
  • 07/18/2007 - Packet 4 Received
  • 07/22/2007 - Interview #1 - both of us. about 30 minutes total. placed on AR
  • 11/19/2007 - Home visits
  • 01/24/2008 - Interview #2. Approved after 5 months on AR
  • 01/28/2008 - Visa issued
  • 01/30/2008 - home sweet home
  • 02/27/2008 - mailed AOS package - I-485 & EAD
  • 03/08/2008 - AOS NOA1 (Notice Date 3/4/08)
  • 03/10/2008 - EAD NOA1 (Notice Date 3/4/08)
  • 03/22/2008 - Biometrics Complete
  • 04/30/2008 - EAD Approved. "Card production ordered" - Notice via USCIS
  • 05/09/2008 - EAD Card Received. Applied for SSN#.
  • 06/02/2008 - AOS Interview - AOS approved!!
  • 06/20/2008 - GREENCARD in hand

I-751

  • 03/09/2010 - Mailed I-751 to Vermont Service Center. Delivered 3/10 12PM. Check posted 3/15
  • 03/17/2010 - NOA Received
  • 06/01/2010 - Green-card Production ordered

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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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edp333   9

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Congratulations. :thumbs: Happy days to you!! :D

Naturalization

3/23/14 - N400 package sent to Phoenix

3/27/14 - N400 package delivered

4/3/14 - NOA1 receipt date

4/4/14 - check cashed

04/29/14 - biometrics date

07/01/14 - interview date

xx/xx/xx - Oath Ceremony

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