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khanshahid   0

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Pakistan
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HI Vjs,

ALLAH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREAT, WE GOT APPROVED!! :dance::dance::dance: !LAST NIGHT WE GOT APPROVAL EMAIL FROM USCIS, WE ARE SO HAPPY WE HAD BEEN WAITING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2006,

THANKS YOU AND ALL OF VJS

MAY GOD BLESS YOU

I-30 PROCESSING TIME LINE

SERVICE CENTER: VERMONT SERVICE CENTER

CONSULATE: LONDON UK

MARRIAGE: 29TH JULY 2006 (Pakistan)

I-130 SENT: 1ST OF SEP 2006

I-130 NOA1: 5TH OF SEP 2006

TOUCHED: 9TH OF SEP 2006

TOUCHED: 6TH OF MAY 2006 (TRANSFER FROM VERMONT TO CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER)

TOUCHED: 7TH OF MAY 2007

TOUCHED: 8TH OF MAY 2007

TOUCHED:11TH OF MAY 2007 (got an email: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

TOUCHED:14TH OF MAY 2007 (PLZ APPROVE MY I-130)

TOUCHED:15TH OF MAY 2007 (GOD HELP ME PLZ)

TOUCHED:24TH OF MAY 2007 (APPROVEDDDDDDDDD ALHAMDOULILLAH)

I-129F PROCESSING TIME LINE

I-129F Sent : 3RD OF APRIL 2007

I-129F NOA1 : 5TH OF APRIL 2007 (NBC)

Touched: 10TH OF APRIL 2007

Touched: 19TH OF APRIL 2007

Touched: 25TH OF APRIL 2007 (TRANSFER FROM NBC TO VERMONT SERVICE CENTER)

Touched: 26TH OF APRIL 2007

Touched: 15TH OF MAY 2007

Touched: 16TH OF MAY 2007

Touched: 17TH OF MAY 2007

Touched: 18TH OF MAY 2007

TIMELINE FOR CR1- I-130

July 29th 2006 - GOT MARRIED IN PAKISTAN

Sep 1st 2006 - I-130 sent.

Sep 5th 2006 - NOA1

May 24th 2007 - NOA2 APPROVED

NVC FOR CR-1 (I-130)

06/13/07 - NVC receives petition and case # assigned.

Sep 11th 2007 - CASE COMPLETED!!! THANK GOD

Sep 19th 2007 - Case fwd to London embassy

US EMBASSY LONDON

Oct 25th 2007 - Medical Appointment

Nov 9th 2007 - INTERVIEW IN LONDON (APPROVED PUT ON AP)

Dec 5th 2007- AP CLEARED IN 26 DAYS

Dec 18th 2007 - ALHAMDULILLAH VISA IN HAND

U.S.A

Feb 15th 2008 - POE (JFK)

Mar 05th 2008 Green Card arrived

Dec 28 2009 Apply for condition remove

Removal of Conditions Timeline

Dec 26 2009 I-751 sent

Dec 28 2009 I-751 delivered (VSC)

Dec 29 2009 I-751 NOA Received

Mar 09 2010 condition removed got 10 years green card

NATURALIZATION N-400

Dec 07 2010 N-400 sent to Tx

Dec 09 2010 N-400 delivered

Dec 29 2010 Received biometric appointment letter for 01/13/2011

Jan 13 2011 Biometric done

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MaydayDas   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Romania
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Wow that's great news :dance: :dance: :dance: 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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jediknight   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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that's great!! another couple to update on the timeline, congrats!!

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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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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MABROOK!!! (haha i meant CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!) :) really you have been waiting too long and el hamdulillah you got the approval (inshAllah I hope to hear the same news soooooon as well...pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase)...take care and good luck with the rest of the process! :)

whatever it takes...or how my heart breaks...i will be right here waiting for you... 636.gif

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j-manu   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Italy
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:dance::dance: Congratulations! :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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CoMelly   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Congrats!! :thumbs:

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Melissa & Josh

I-130 for CR-1 @CSC

02.01.07 :-: Mailed to NSC.

02.02.07 :-: Received by NSC.

02.08.07 :-: NOA1 from CSC.

04.19.07 :-: NOA2.

I-130 for CR-1 @NVC

05.01.07 :-: NVC assigned case number.

05.21.07 :-: DS3032 and AOS Bill generated.

05.22.07 :-: E-mailed Choice of Agent.

05.24.07 :-: Choice of Agent e-mail accepted.

05.28.07 :-: IV Bill generated.

05.29.07 :-: AOS Bill received/paid.

06.11.07 :-: I-864 generated.

06.14.07 :-: IV Bill received/paid.

06.25.07 :-: DS-230 generated.

06.26.07 :-: I-864 received/sent.

07.14.07 :-: DS-230 received/sent.

07.30.07 :-: Case complete.

10.09.07 :-: Hubby got medical in anticipation of interview.

10.17.07 :-: Email from NVC with interview date!!

10.19.07 :-: Case forwarded to Montreal.

10.22.07 :-: Interview letter received.

12.6.07 :-: INTERVIEW!!!

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simple_male   1

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

HI Vjs,

ALLAH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREAT, WE GOT APPROVED!! :dance::dance::dance: !LAST NIGHT WE GOT APPROVAL EMAIL FROM USCIS, WE ARE SO HAPPY WE HAD BEEN WAITING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2006,

THANKS YOU AND ALL OF VJS

MAY GOD BLESS YOU

I-30 PROCESSING TIME LINE

SERVICE CENTER: VERMONT SERVICE CENTER

CONSULATE: LONDON UK

MARRIAGE: 29TH JULY 2006 (Pakistan)

I-130 SENT: 1ST OF SEP 2006

I-130 NOA1: 5TH OF SEP 2006

TOUCHED: 9TH OF SEP 2006

TOUCHED: 6TH OF MAY 2006 (TRANSFER FROM VERMONT TO CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER)

TOUCHED: 7TH OF MAY 2007

TOUCHED: 8TH OF MAY 2007

TOUCHED:11TH OF MAY 2007 (got an email: This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred.

TOUCHED:14TH OF MAY 2007 (PLZ APPROVE MY I-130)

TOUCHED:15TH OF MAY 2007 (GOD HELP ME PLZ)

TOUCHED:24TH OF MAY 2007 (APPROVEDDDDDDDDD ALHAMDOULILLAH)

I-129F PROCESSING TIME LINE

I-129F Sent : 3RD OF APRIL 2007

I-129F NOA1 : 5TH OF APRIL 2007 (NBC)

Touched: 10TH OF APRIL 2007

Touched: 19TH OF APRIL 2007

Touched: 25TH OF APRIL 2007 (TRANSFER FROM NBC TO VERMONT SERVICE CENTER)

Touched: 26TH OF APRIL 2007

Touched: 15TH OF MAY 2007

Touched: 16TH OF MAY 2007

Touched: 17TH OF MAY 2007

Touched: 18TH OF MAY 2007

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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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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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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Congratulations and good luck on your further journey!

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Met on October 18, 1996 in a bar called "Calypso" in Richmond, Virginia, during my Au-Pair year

View complete Timeline:

Quick Facts:
02/23/2006 - sent I 129 to VSC (first step done!) 07/13/2006 - received Visa!
09/22/2006 - civil marriage in New York City
10/05/2006 - sent AOS papers to VSC
12/11/2006 - Welcome Letter and GREEN CARD in Mail!!!!!! Lets' party!!!!!
09/24/2008 - sent Removal of conditions package to VSC
07/02/2009 - received 10 year Green Card! YEAH!!!!! Finally!
2014 - Citizenship

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MM_MS   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Turkey
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:dance::dance::dance: CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance::dance::dance:

You guys sure had a wait(!). All the best to you both!

MM and MS

HI Vjs,

ALLAH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREAT, WE GOT APPROVED!! :dance::dance::dance: !LAST NIGHT WE GOT APPROVAL EMAIL FROM USCIS, WE ARE SO HAPPY WE HAD BEEN WAITING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2006,

THANKS YOU AND ALL OF VJS

MAY GOD BLESS YOU

I-30 PROCESSING TIME LINE

MM and MS

San Francisco and Istanbul

I-129F Received (CSC): February 21, 2007

Filing Fee Check Cashed: February 26, 2007

NOA1 Issued: February 28, 2007

Touched: March 1, 2007

Touched: May 7, 2007

RFE Issued: May 8, 2007

RFE Reply Sent: June 25, 2007 (wrong PO Box)

RFE Reply Sent: July 12, 2007 (correct address)

RFE Reply Received (CSC): July 19, 2007

Touched: July 20, 2007

NOA2 Issued: July 27, 2007

Petition Received (NVC): August 20,2007

Petition Sent to Embassy (Ankara, Turkey): August 22, 2007

Packet 3 Arrived: September 11, 2007

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:dance::dance::dance: CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance::dance::dance:

You guys sure had a wait(!). All the best to you both!

MM and MS

HI Vjs,

ALLAH IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GREAT, WE GOT APPROVED!! :dance::dance::dance: !LAST NIGHT WE GOT APPROVAL EMAIL FROM USCIS, WE ARE SO HAPPY WE HAD BEEN WAITING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2006,

THANKS YOU AND ALL OF VJS

MAY GOD BLESS YOU

I-30 PROCESSING TIME LINE

Congrats and good luck to you and your SO... :dance::thumbs::dance:

Feb. 16-Sent 129F to TSC.

Feb. 27-NOA1, received CSC.

Mar. 27-Found VJ, and became disappointed for not being able to use VSC.

Mar. 27-Applied for military expedite and got congressional help.

Mar. 28-touched.

Mar. 29-touched again.

Mar. 30-touched yet again.

Apr. 04-touched another time.

Apr. 05-touched some more.

May 15-touched once again.

May 15-NOA2. 78 days...WOW!!!

May 16-touched???(mail to NVC???).

May 18-Received Hard Copy NOA2.

May 21-NVC receives case!!!

May 23-NVC sends to Seoul!!!

Jun 04-Embassy receives case!!!

Jun 06-Receive Packet 3.

Jun 08-Receive Packet 4.

Jul 06-Interview.

Jul 06-APPROVED VISA

Aug 02-Arrived in US

Oct 29-Married

Soon, real soon for AOS, AP and EAD...just need time from the Army to do it with...

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Congratulations!!!

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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