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Yeah Baby, PINK ,My Wife Got PINKed...You Heard Me Right!!!

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Thai   0

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Ok people, my wife got the PINK yesterday with the help of my lawyer, Marc Ellis. He took extra steps to fight for our case WITHIN the consulate, without him I don't think my wife could have "the pink" in her hands that fast (or never will have? ) . At first I thought that my case was solid so I didn't think about hiring an attorney, but after reading here for couple of weeks I got nervous because the staffs in HCM consulate DON'T ALWAYS DO THEIR JOB RIGHT according to the posts here. So I decided to look for a lawyer who specializes in K visa in Saigon and I found Marc.

Anyway, my vo will go pick up the visa tomorrow. Should she come to the consulate an hour or 2 earlier than the appointed time?

Thank you for your support VJers,

Thai

P.s If you need a real good lawyer who can fight for YOU with years of experiences in the HCMC please feel free to PM me. I also want to say thank you to CHICAGO Man and MIKE1972 who introduced me to Mr. Ellis.

K-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I-129F Sent : 2007-02-16

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-02-23

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-03-07

NVC Received : 2007-03-15

NVC Left : 2007-03-28

Consulate Received : 2007-03-30

Packet 3 Received : 2007-03-31

Packet 3 Sent : 2007-04-01

Packet 4 Received : 2007-06-27

Interview Date : 2007-07-20

Visa Received : 2007-07-27

US Entry : 2007-08-13

Marriage : 2007-10-18

AOS sent- Jan 16 2008

Advance Parole arrived : March 25th 2008

EAD card arrived March 21st 2008

waiting for her green card . Case has been transferred to Cali Service Center.

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aki   3

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hello Thai.. that's really a GOOD NEWS! :dance: congratulations!

IR-5 Timeline: (for both parents)

USCIS:

21 Sep 2012 - Sent I-130 to VSC

24 Sep 2012 - VSC received I-130

27 Sep 2012 - Transferred to NBC/NOA1

11 Mar 2013 - NOA2 via email

14 Mar 2013 - NOA2 in the mail

NVC:

25 Mar 2013 - Cases Received

04 Apr 2013 - Case Nos. & IINs Assigned

10 Apr 2013 - E-mailed DS-3032 / AOS Invoiced and Paid

11 Apr 2013 - Mailed in AOS / DS-3032 Accepted

12 Apr 2013 - IV Invoiced / Paid

13 Apr 2013 - AOS fee appeared as "PAID"

15 Apr 2013 - AOS Package received (supposed to be delivered 04/13 but Office is closed on Sat.)

16 Apr 2013 - IV Fee appeared as "PAID" / Mailed in IV Package

18 Apr 2013 - IV Package received

29 Apr 2013 - Checklist (Part 6 of I-864)

30 Apr 2013 - Mailed in Checklist (New I-864)

01 May 2013 - IV accepted

02 May 2013 - Checklist received

10 Jun 2013 - Cases Complete

12 Jul 2013 - Received Interview Date

01 Aug 2013 - USEM Interview - AP (Wait til you hear from us.)

13 Nov 2013 - Dad is out of AP

14 Jan 2014 - Visa in hand (Mom)

19 Feb 2014 - Visa in hand (Dad)

21 Feb 2014 - POE - JFK

23-24 Apr 2013 - Medical Exam

6-8 May 2013 - Sputum Test (Dad only)

10 May 2013 - Immunization for Mom; Dad's smear test is negative

09 Jul 2013 - Result of Sputum Culture - Negative

26-27 Nov 2013 - Dad's Medical Exam (Redone)

02 Dec 2013 - Mom is out of AP

4-5 Dec 2013 - Mom's Medical Exam (Redone)

04 Feb 2014 - Dad's sputum culture result

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Anh map   2,098

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Congrats to both of you!!!

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CALL THIS NUMBER TO ORDER IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS >> 800-908-9946

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aki   3

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Great! Now go tell her how smart she is! :P

:lol:

IR-5 Timeline: (for both parents)

USCIS:

21 Sep 2012 - Sent I-130 to VSC

24 Sep 2012 - VSC received I-130

27 Sep 2012 - Transferred to NBC/NOA1

11 Mar 2013 - NOA2 via email

14 Mar 2013 - NOA2 in the mail

NVC:

25 Mar 2013 - Cases Received

04 Apr 2013 - Case Nos. & IINs Assigned

10 Apr 2013 - E-mailed DS-3032 / AOS Invoiced and Paid

11 Apr 2013 - Mailed in AOS / DS-3032 Accepted

12 Apr 2013 - IV Invoiced / Paid

13 Apr 2013 - AOS fee appeared as "PAID"

15 Apr 2013 - AOS Package received (supposed to be delivered 04/13 but Office is closed on Sat.)

16 Apr 2013 - IV Fee appeared as "PAID" / Mailed in IV Package

18 Apr 2013 - IV Package received

29 Apr 2013 - Checklist (Part 6 of I-864)

30 Apr 2013 - Mailed in Checklist (New I-864)

01 May 2013 - IV accepted

02 May 2013 - Checklist received

10 Jun 2013 - Cases Complete

12 Jul 2013 - Received Interview Date

01 Aug 2013 - USEM Interview - AP (Wait til you hear from us.)

13 Nov 2013 - Dad is out of AP

14 Jan 2014 - Visa in hand (Mom)

19 Feb 2014 - Visa in hand (Dad)

21 Feb 2014 - POE - JFK

23-24 Apr 2013 - Medical Exam

6-8 May 2013 - Sputum Test (Dad only)

10 May 2013 - Immunization for Mom; Dad's smear test is negative

09 Jul 2013 - Result of Sputum Culture - Negative

26-27 Nov 2013 - Dad's Medical Exam (Redone)

02 Dec 2013 - Mom is out of AP

4-5 Dec 2013 - Mom's Medical Exam (Redone)

04 Feb 2014 - Dad's sputum culture result

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kitkat1   5

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Great! Now go tell her how smart she is! :P

and that she DID NOT FAIL!!!!!!!!!

Waiver approved after 10 months. Did NOT use a lawyer

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I-601 Waiver Guidelines

I-601 Waiver Overview

Hardship Letter Guidelines

Tips for Writing Hardship Letters

Examples of Approved Hardship Letters

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You can find me on I2US and FBI

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Peggy   1

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Congrats

PEGGY & ROGER

3dflagsdotcom_canad_2fawm.gif3dflagsdotcom_usa_2fawm.gif

K-1/K-2 VISA'S APPROVED IN MONTREAL MAY 2, 2005

K-1/K-2 AOS APPROVED IN ATLANTA MAY 17, 2006

10 year GC Approved - APRIL 16th ,2009 - Peggy and Jonathan's......

Still waiting for our cards...Had to file I-90 as they sent them to the wrong address.

March 9th, 2010, Received GC that has been lost in the mail for 10 months. Still waiting for my son's that is lost as well.

Filed Waiver for my son's 10 year GC and it was approved. He finally received his GC after its been missing for 2 years.

Thanking God this is over for 10 years.

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Great News... 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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Congratulations, Thai. Very fast turn-around. Do you mind sharing what additional steps / papers helped overcome the blue slip?

2006-11-08...I-129F sent to TSC

2006-11-14...I-129F received

2006-11-20...NOA1

2006-11-22...Check cashed

2006-11-27...Touched

2007-02-12...Touched...approved

2007-02-13...Touched

2007-02-20...NOA2 letter arrives in the mail

2007-04-05...Packet 3 received in HCMC

2007-04-12...Packet 3 returned to consulate

2007-05-25...Packet 4 received

2007-06-27...Interview...passed

2007-06-28...Visa received

2008.........2-year green card

2010.........10-year green card

2012-04-03...N-400 sent to Dallas lockbox

2012-04-05...N-400 delivered.

2012-04-06...NOA

2012-05-03...Biometrics

2012-05-07...Placed in line for interview scheduling

2012-06-18...Interview letter received

2012-07-23...Interview date (Newark, NJ)

2012-07-23...Oath

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Great news!!! Congratulations!!!

~~quick question~~

I am now confused (once again)..lol

Your timeline says that you applied for a K-1 visa and were married before your interview. I was under the impression I couldn't do that. Did they say anything to you in the interview about being married?

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Aug. 2001 - met online playing trivia

May 2006 - engaged

06-12-06 - Met with lawyer, filed for a K-1 visa

07-17-06 - NOA1

10-31-06 - Touched

01-29-07 - Found out from USCIS that my lawyer had filed at the wrong service center and nothing has been processed.

02-08-07 - Found out that our petition had been closed back in Oct. 2006. No one was ever notified of this from USCIS

02-09-07 - Began gathering paperwork once again to start all over. Started cancelling our wedding plans

02-20-07 - Filed for a K-1 visa once again

02-27-07 - NOA1

04-21-07 - Originally planned wedding date (had to cancel) :(

05-22-07 - Touched

06-01-07 - Granted a Congressional Inquiry!

06-15-07 - NVC received our approved I-129F petition (I never received an NOA2 via email or snail mail). We are just so HAPPY to finally move on!

06-25-07 - Packet 3 received (but it was rec'd by our lawyer, she has forwarded it on to my fiance in Australia)

06-28-07 - Fiance rec'd Packet 3

06-30-07 - Finally rec'd NOA2 via snail mail. It is dated June 25, same day as Packet 3 was rec'd.

07-05-07 - Mailed back form letter DSL-1076 (Applicant's Statement of Readiness to be Interviewed).

07-05-07 - Just waiting now in hopes of an interview date before APEC

07-13-07 - Received Packet 4

07-30-07 - Interview!!!! - APPROVED!

09-01-07 - Fiance arrives in the USA!

10-06-07 - Getting Married

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Thai,

First, whatever happened, it did in your best interest. My congratulation to you and your wife.

Second, I would be very careful discussion what MC did and took the extra-step to help you out. Advise against it! You have mentioned enough of him and if I recall it correctly, he doesn't like it when people post his name around openly on VJ. Word-of-mouth and direct contact seem to be the way MC'd like people to get in touch with him.

Kym,

Note: Thai wrote he did have a "Traditional Wedding Ceremony" which isn't bad or illegal through HCM Consulate. They only have problem with "Legal Marriage" where you actually obtain a marriage license from the local government. That will make you ineligible for K-1 Visa. So he's OK!

"You always get what you've always gotten if you always do what you always did."

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Congrats Thai!

06-29-09 received GC in mail

4-18-11 mailed I-751 CSC

CIS Office : California Service Center

Date Filed : 2011-04-18

NOA Date Received : 2011-06-06

Date on NOA: 2011-04-22

Bio. Appt. : 2011-06-24

Had to make an Info Pass appointment because there was a delay in receiving the NOA for our I-751. Never found out the reason for the delay but they gave Thao a 1 year green card stamp in her passport and we got a the NOA 2 days later.

Approved: 2011-09-23

Notice sent: 2011-09-28

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Great news to hear. Congratulations to you both, Thai...

STL_HCMC

K1 Timeline

12/27/2005...I-129F Sent (Nebraska Service Center)

07/19/2006...Visa Approved

AOS Timeline

01/23/2007...AOS Sent

03/08/2007...AOS Approved

Removing Conditions

01/12/2009...I-751 Sent

06/10/2009...I-751 Approved

Naturalization

03/27/2010...N-400 Sent

11/21/2011...Approval

12/09/2011...Oath Ceremony

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Kym,

Note: Thai wrote he did have a "Traditional Wedding Ceremony" which isn't bad or illegal through HCM Consulate. They only have problem with "Legal Marriage" where you actually obtain a marriage license from the local government. That will make you ineligible for K-1 Visa. So he's OK!

Ok...thank you for clearing that for me! I had even been cautioned of that too at one time because we had considered that. But no matter...we are so close now I can taste it!

:P;):yes:

Edited by Kym

Aug. 2001 - met online playing trivia

May 2006 - engaged

06-12-06 - Met with lawyer, filed for a K-1 visa

07-17-06 - NOA1

10-31-06 - Touched

01-29-07 - Found out from USCIS that my lawyer had filed at the wrong service center and nothing has been processed.

02-08-07 - Found out that our petition had been closed back in Oct. 2006. No one was ever notified of this from USCIS

02-09-07 - Began gathering paperwork once again to start all over. Started cancelling our wedding plans

02-20-07 - Filed for a K-1 visa once again

02-27-07 - NOA1

04-21-07 - Originally planned wedding date (had to cancel) :(

05-22-07 - Touched

06-01-07 - Granted a Congressional Inquiry!

06-15-07 - NVC received our approved I-129F petition (I never received an NOA2 via email or snail mail). We are just so HAPPY to finally move on!

06-25-07 - Packet 3 received (but it was rec'd by our lawyer, she has forwarded it on to my fiance in Australia)

06-28-07 - Fiance rec'd Packet 3

06-30-07 - Finally rec'd NOA2 via snail mail. It is dated June 25, same day as Packet 3 was rec'd.

07-05-07 - Mailed back form letter DSL-1076 (Applicant's Statement of Readiness to be Interviewed).

07-05-07 - Just waiting now in hopes of an interview date before APEC

07-13-07 - Received Packet 4

07-30-07 - Interview!!!! - APPROVED!

09-01-07 - Fiance arrives in the USA!

10-06-07 - Getting Married

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