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MaydayDas Proficient

MaydayDas   1

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sorry about that :(

"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

TimsDaisy Proficient

TimsDaisy   0

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sorry about that :(

they don't have her yet senators aide said to reschedule till after imm reform

you need to call the other senator or your member of congress. that senator's aide has NO IDEA of when any reform might be passed, nor what it will consist of, nor how it might be interpreted and applied by the Department of Homeland Security.

I-129F/K1

1-12-07 mailed to CSC

1-22-07 DHS cashes the I-129F check

1-23-07 NOA1 Notice Date

1-26-07 NOA1 arrives in the post

4-25-07 Touched!

4-26-07 Touched again!

5-3-07 NOA2!!! Two approval emails received at 11:36am

5-10-07 Arrived at NVC/5-14-07 Left NVC - London-bound!

5-17-07??? London receives?

5-20-07 Packet 3 mailed

5-26-07 Packet 3 received

5-29-07 Packet 3 returned, few days later than planned due to bank holiday weekend

6-06-07 Medical in London (called to schedule on May 29)

6-11-07 "Medical in file" at Embassy

6-14-07 Resent packet 3 to Embassy after hearing nothing about first try

6-22-07 DOS says "applicant now eligible for interview," ie: they enter p3 into their system

6-25-07 DOS says interview date is August 21

6-28-07 Help from our congressional representative gives us new interview date: July 6

7-06-07 Interview at 9:00 am at the London Embassy - Approved.

7-16-07 Visa delivered after 'security checks' completed

I-129F approved in 111 days; Interview 174 days from filing

Handy numbers:

NVC: (603) 334-0700 - press 1, 5; US State Department: (202) 663-1225 - press 1, 0

*Be afraid or be informed - the choice is yours.*

kitkat1 Experienced

kitkat1   5

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sorry about that :(

they don't have her yet senators aide said to reschedule till after imm reform

Rich, I would not rely on advice from a senator's aide.

If you wife entered the US illegally and stayed for more than 180 days, she will have to apply for a waiver. The law requires that you, the USC, prove extreme hardship to you if her visa is denied. Ciudad Juarez recently started a pilot program for waiver processing. If the waiver is "clearly approvable", they process and approve within about 2 days rather than 12 months.

I suggest you start reading about the requirements of the 601 waiver and hardship letter on the Ciudad Juarez website here: http://ciudadjuarez.usconsulate.gov/wwwhcishardship.html

About the CDJ pilot program here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry866443

Guidelines and great advice from attorney Laurel Scott's website here: http://www.visacentral.net/I601Memo.pdf

And in the 601 forum on www.immigrate2us.net where you find sample harship letters and guidelines.

The LAST thing you want to do is blow this amazing opportunity by being unprepared and assuming her interview date is coming up, you have a lot of work to do to get the letter written and pull together all of the necessary evidence.

BTW, in the event that the letter is deemed NOT clearly approvable, her waiver will go into the backlog. While they are currently processing waivers filed in June 2006, they are apparently starting a new program to process all of the backlogged waivers quickly (not as fast as the pilot program but within months rather than years). Either way, you have a great chance at her not having to stay out of the US all that long.

Good luck.

Waiver approved after 10 months. Did NOT use a lawyer

CDJ Pilot Program Information

I-601 Waiver Guidelines

I-601 Waiver Overview

Hardship Letter Guidelines

Tips for Writing Hardship Letters

Examples of Approved Hardship Letters

Examples of Denied Hardship Letters

You can find me on I2US and FBI

vegas wedo Newbie

vegas wedo   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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sorry about that :(

they don't have her yet senators aide said to reschedule till after imm reform

Rich, I would not rely on advice from a senator's aide.

If you wife entered the US illegally and stayed for more than 180 days, she will have to apply for a waiver. The law requires that you, the USC, prove extreme hardship to you if her visa is denied. Ciudad Juarez recently started a pilot program for waiver processing. If the waiver is "clearly approvable", they process and approve within about 2 days rather than 12 months.

I suggest you start reading about the requirements of the 601 waiver and hardship letter on the Ciudad Juarez website here: http://ciudadjuarez.usconsulate.gov/wwwhcishardship.html

About the CDJ pilot program here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;#entry866443

Guidelines and great advice from attorney Laurel Scott's website here: http://www.visacentral.net/I601Memo.pdf

And in the 601 forum on www.immigrate2us.net where you find sample harship letters and guidelines.

The LAST thing you want to do is blow this amazing opportunity by being unprepared and assuming her interview date is coming up, you have a lot of work to do to get the letter written and pull together all of the necessary evidence.

BTW, in the event that the letter is deemed NOT clearly approvable, her waiver will go into the backlog. While they are currently processing waivers filed in June 2006, they are apparently starting a new program to process all of the backlogged waivers quickly (not as fast as the pilot program but within months rather than years). Either way, you have a great chance at her not having to stay out of the US all that long.

Good luck.

thanks for the help

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inwayovermyhead Rookie

inwayovermyhead   0

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Hey, I'm currently in Juarez, I had my appointment of the 15th of july, on sept 23rd i had my waiver appointment. THANKS to all of the advice and all the friends i've made through this process and overall Thanks to God.

I wish you the very best of luck in this journey, dont despair, and dont give up hope!!

Pm me anytime for support!

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   46,194

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I wish you the very best of luck in this journey, dont despair, and dont give up hope!!

Pm me anytime for support!

Very positive message... bear in mind that you replied to a thread that was nearly 2.5 years old.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

 
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