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Darryl   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Hi all,

Well we flew to Dallas last week and were expecting to activate my Visa (and give the super-secret envelope) when we arrived at DFW. Apparently we were supposed to do that at Customs in Canada BEFORE we left....so we wandered around DFW airport for 2 hours Thursday night at like 11pm trying to get to customs to get them to stamp my passport and take this damn envelope....finally we found immigration and they said that because we were coming from Canada it's not considered "international" and they couldn't do it. So we had to go to this seperate immigration office in Irving, Texas to have it done. So we've been tied up with what we actually came here for - work stuff and house shopping etc...we finally got a chance this morning to go and get it done. It was great, no line, no hassel, just 15 minutes with a immigration officer, he stamped my passport, cracked opne the super-secret envelope, and made me sign a couple places and took my finger prints and we were on our way! Wooooo hoooooo finally it's all DONE! I was so nervous carrying this stupid envelope around, and am super happy to have it all done. By the way...the contents of that envelope are all the docs you submitted to Montreal (or wherever), plus the pictures you gave them, the criminal background check, the medical, all that stuff - all the originals. So yeah if you lose that sucker - good luck. My advice - guard it with your life!

For other good news, we've found a house and should moving the first week of August! It's soo great that things are finally falling in to place!

Anyways, just thought I'd pass that all along!

Darryl

08/26/2006 Wedding in Canada

09/05/2006 Filed I-130 petition at Toronto US Embassy

09/05/2006 I-130 approved at Embassy

09/29/2006 Packet 3 arrived with official approval letter

10/13/2006 Sent Packet 3 back to Montreal via registered mail

10/17/2006 Montreal rec'd Packet 3

11/01/2006 Called Montreal - said interview would be scheduled Jan/Feb

01/10/2007 Called Montreal - said interview would be scheduled in Feb

02/06/2007 Called Montreal - were told communication was coming

02/10/2007 Rec'd letter from Montreal re: Adam Walsh Act delays

03/13/2007 Rec'd letter from Montreal saying we're clear from Adam Walsh and back on track

03/15/2007 Rec'd email from Montreal saying interview would be scheduled in next 4-12 weeks

Unknown Finally had interview in Montreal - passed!

Unknown Got green card in the mail

unknown Applied for & rec'd SSN

08/20/2007 Moved to the USA

03/01/2009 Starting sending in my I-751 removal of green card conditions

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YuAndDan Grand Master

YuAndDan   153

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: China
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Glad to hear you had no problems. Yep travel from Canada by air you Pre-clear immigrations in Canada, same happens with flights from Shannon Ireland, and places in the Caribbean.

SEE: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contact...r_locations.xml

OUR TIME LINE Please do a timeline it helps us all, thanks.

Is now a US Citizen immigration completed Jan 12, 2012.

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Look here: A Candle for Love and China Family Visa Forums for Chinese/American relationship,

Visa issues, and lots of info about the Guangzhou and Hong Kong consulate.

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simple_male Experienced

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

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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Hi all,

Well we flew to Dallas last week and were expecting to activate my Visa (and give the super-secret envelope) when we arrived at DFW. Apparently we were supposed to do that at Customs in Canada BEFORE we left....so we wandered around DFW airport for 2 hours Thursday night at like 11pm trying to get to customs to get them to stamp my passport and take this damn envelope....finally we found immigration and they said that because we were coming from Canada it's not considered "international" and they couldn't do it. So we had to go to this seperate immigration office in Irving, Texas to have it done. So we've been tied up with what we actually came here for - work stuff and house shopping etc...we finally got a chance this morning to go and get it done. It was great, no line, no hassel, just 15 minutes with a immigration officer, he stamped my passport, cracked opne the super-secret envelope, and made me sign a couple places and took my finger prints and we were on our way! Wooooo hoooooo finally it's all DONE! I was so nervous carrying this stupid envelope around, and am super happy to have it all done. By the way...the contents of that envelope are all the docs you submitted to Montreal (or wherever), plus the pictures you gave them, the criminal background check, the medical, all that stuff - all the originals. So yeah if you lose that sucker - good luck. My advice - guard it with your life!

For other good news, we've found a house and should moving the first week of August! It's soo great that things are finally falling in to place!

Anyways, just thought I'd pass that all along!

Darryl

Congrats. :thumbs::dance:

03/12/2007 - Married to my beautiful wife

04/16/2007 - Sent I-130 to VSC via USPS Express Mail

05/12/2007 - NOA1 received by snail mail after a loooong wait

05/14/2007 - Sent I-129F for K3 to Chicago Lockbox via USPS Express Mail

10/22/2007 - I129F APPROVED (161 days), I130 APPROVED (188 days)

11/08/2007 - I129F received at NVC, embassy case number generated.

11/13/2007 - I129F forwarded to embassy.

11/18/2007 - 129F petition received at embassy

01/09/2008 - finally, DOS gives me the interview date, April 16, 2007 (ouch)

01/23/2008 - never got packet 4, emailed embassy

04/11/2008 - picked up packet 4, did medical

04/14/2008 - medical report pickup, no problems

04/16/2008 - interview date- APPROVED!!!!!

04/18/2008 - both of us are home at last, POE JFK!

05/21/2008 - sent AOS and EAD

05/27/2008 - received NOA1 for AOS and for EAD

06/02/2008 - received Biometrics appt letter

06/19/2008 - Biometrics appointment scheduled - DONE

06/19/2008 - both AOS and EAD touched because of biometrics

07/29/2008 - EAD approved.

05/13/2009 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!/ Card production ordered email

05/18/2009 - Welcome Letter received

06/12/2009 - Second card production ordered email

06/19/2009 - Approval notice send email

06/22/2009 - Green Card received

04/09/2012 - Applied for Citizenship by Express Mailing N400 to NBC

04/10/2012 - N400 received by USCIS

06/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/27/2012 - Appointment scheduled for N400 interview

09/05/2012 - Interview passed, oath ceremony completed, and Naturalization certificate received.

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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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