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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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Is anyone trying to use DORA for AOS in Texas? I've been trying to book appointments and there are none available (probably due to the huge increase in price).

What is DORA?

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1/17/2007-Married

USCIS

3/09/2007-I130 sent

3/15/2007-USCIS recived I130

3/21/2007-NOA1 approved

3/22/2007-NOA2 approved Aproved in 7days

NVC

4/09/2007-NVC Case # assigned

4/16/2007-DS3032 and AOS Bill generated

4/18/2007-I sent DS3032 by email (shortcut)

4/20/2007-NVC replied re: DS3032 and DS230 bill generated

4/23/2007-Sent AOS Bill payment overnight (james Shortcuts)

4/24/2007- NVC recived AOS $70 payment

4/30/2007- Recived IV Fee bill

4/30/2007- Payed IV Fee bill $ 380.00

5/01/2007- AOS Generated

5/01/2007- NVC recived IV Fee Bill Payment.

5/07/2007- DS-230 Generated.

5/10/2007- Recived AOS in mail

5/14/2007- Sent AOS Overnight

5/17/2007- Recived DS-230

5/17/2007- Sents DS-230 Overnight Didnt use Shortcut because coversheet changed

5/21/2007- NVC recives DS-230

5/24/2007- Called NVC-RFE for affidavit sent

5/31/2007- Recived RFE in mail

5/31/2007- Responded to RFE

5/31/2007- RFE checklist sent re:DS230 NVC Changed Processing for HAV have to send more documents

6/01/2007- NVC recived my response to RFE.

6/08/2007- Recived Checklist Waiting on Police Certificate can't do anything till that comes.

6/19/2007- Sent Response to RFE.

7/02/2007- Case Complet at NVC waiting for appointment

8/16/2007- Appointment Set.

8/17/2007- Case sent to Havana (Also our 7th month anneversary Good Day! Good Day!)

US Intrest Section In Havana

9/13/2007- Interview in Havana-Visa approved !

9/17/2007- Started Carta Blanca.

10/12/2007- Carta Blanca recived. Went to go buy plan ticket :)

10/17/2007- WELCOME TO MIAMI He's finally here !

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Ukraine
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I was contemplating making one and there were appointments available on July 10 and 12. That was a couple of days ago.

April 13, 2010 - N 400 sent

April 14, 2010 - Received confirmation of delivery from mail carrier

April 23, 2010 - NOA date

April 26, 2010 - Check cleared

April 27, 2010 - NOA letter received

May 7, 2010 - Fingerprint letter received

May 24, 2010 - Fingerprint appointment

July 13, 2010 - Interview (passed!)

July 29, 2010 - Oath letter received. Oath scheduled for 08/26/2010

August 26, 2010 - I'm a US Citizen!!!!

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Canada
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Is anyone trying to use DORA for AOS in Texas? I've been trying to book appointments and there are none available (probably due to the huge increase in price).

I filed for my AOS through the DORA program in Oklahoma City and went to an infopass appt just this morning that I had made to see about my case. Anyway........there was a notice on wall stating that because of the fee increases there is a big demand for DORA infopass appt's and your chances of getting one are very slim so to save on delays to just mail your applilcations to the Chicago lockbox.

It also said that Chicago has been given instruction that if they recieve applications from people who would normally be under the DORA jurisdiction they are to be accepted........ whatever that means!

Feb 17/06 - I-129F Petition sent

Mar 1/06 - I-129F NOA1

May 12/06 - I-129F NOA2

June 7/06 - Packet 3 rec'd

Sept 6/06 - Packet 3 sent

Sept 15/06 - Rec'd letter with interview date

Sept 28/06 - Interview in Vancouver,BC and Visa in hand!

March 13/07 - US Entry

March 15/07 - WEDDING DAY

March 21/07 - AOS application & Interview through DORA Day 1

April 13/07 - Rec'd letter with Bio Appt. date Day 24

April 27/07 - Biometrics Appointment "touched" Day 38

April 30/07 - "Touched" Day 40

June 8/07 - Day 79...still waiting, haven't been touched or heard anything.

June 13/07 - Day 84..... I'm not having much faith in this DORA process..... closing in on the 90 day time frame real fast.....

June 19/07 - Day 90 ......nothing (Hubby calls Senator's Office)

June 20/07 - Day 91 - Got the "70 Day Letter" in the mail today :-(

June 22/07 - Mailed out EAD and AP by Priority Post Day 93

June 24/07 - EAD rec'd at Chicago Lockbox

June 29/07 - Day 100 - Infopass appt in OKC..... AOS stuck in name check

July 3/07 - Day 104 - Rec'd NOA for EAD

July 6/07 - Day 107 - Rec'd letter for EAD Bio Appt. for July 18th

July 18/07 -Biometrics

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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it has been 2-3 weeks since we tried to get an infopass appointment for Dallas (D.O.R.A.) but to no avail....pls update us here if there is anyone who successfully scheduled themselves lately...

Bryan & Marie

May 2007 - arrived in Texas

June 2007 - our "big day"

November 2007 - 2-yr GC received

December 2009 - 10-yr GC received

Citizenship by next year!!!!

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I have also been trying since a week, we got the uscis officer on the phone and had been told that the situation will probably be the same until at least end of july.... nothing that we can possibly do with that !!! just wait !!

Caro

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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My wife and I have our AOS interview tomorrow morning July 17th here in Dallas for the DORA program and we scheduled this date back in May. We figured if we couldn't get in by June 29th we would mail it in. The fee increase is driving a lot of folks to AOS before they had to.

it has been 2-3 weeks since we tried to get an infopass appointment for Dallas (D.O.R.A.) but to no avail....pls update us here if there is anyone who successfully scheduled themselves lately...

Bryan & Marie

04/25/2006 l married Cebu Philippines

11/28/2006 l Interview US Embassy Manila

12/15/2006 l Received k3 VISA

12/27/2006 l POE Detroit USA - Home!!!

AOS - Dallas DORA

07/17/2007 l AOS Interview - accepted into DORA 90 day program

09/06/2007 l Biometrics Appointment Dallas Texas

10/15/2007 l AOS Approved - received "Welcome to the United States" Letter

10/23/2007 l Received Greencard "Permanent Resident Card"

next: lift greencard 2yr condition June/2009 / goal: US Citizenship - 2010

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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My wife and I have our AOS interview tomorrow morning July 17th here in Dallas for the DORA program and we scheduled this date back in May. We figured if we couldn't get in by June 29th we would mail it in. The fee increase is driving a lot of folks to AOS before they had to.
it has been 2-3 weeks since we tried to get an infopass appointment for Dallas (D.O.R.A.) but to no avail....pls update us here if there is anyone who successfully scheduled themselves lately...

Bryan & Marie

We're not fortunate enough to get a schedule before July 30 so we decided to mail my papers to Chicago to make sure we'll make it before the fee increase. I once got a schedule but it will be already 8:15AM of July 30 which is not suited for the existing situation..hehehe...

Marie

May 2007 - arrived in Texas

June 2007 - our "big day"

November 2007 - 2-yr GC received

December 2009 - 10-yr GC received

Citizenship by next year!!!!

 
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