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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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I wouldn't delay....

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Thread is moved from Off Topic to the Caribbean regional forum.

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01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.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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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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On 3/15/2024 at 4:03 PM, ZephyrMoon said:

If I submit I-134a soon for a Cuban do you think it could get accepted before next year?? I’m terrified that if a republican wins that this program will end

 

I successfully brought my Cuban fiancée and her direct family (and one friend) to the USA on i-134a. I applied on January 6th 2023 and they were approved late March 2023. I have additionally applied for one of her first cousins in May, and that application remains untouched. 

 

I will tell you that it's a very frustrating process, and I feel that we were very lucky to have our applications worked on. You need to fill out the application correctly (read the directions closely and use common sense), but the process for selecting which applications will be processed is a literal luck situation. There are no timelines for processing, and it's possible your application will never be processed. Your application could be processed in 1 day after submission, or you could be waiting 1+ year of more. 

 

The i-129f fiance visa application was also frustrating, however at least that one has set timeframes which you can force them to process your case if you are outside of the established processing order. 

 

 my thoughts for you would be to apply as soon as possible and cross your fingers. Also I would recommend submitting your application around 10:59-11am EST on a Monday and not the last week of that month and not a monday that is a holiday. This advice is me being a little superstitious but I have watched approvals in various groups, and I've noticed unsubstantiated patterns in approvals and I feel the timeslot I just listed gives you your best chance of approval.  

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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Colombian, Cuban, Ecuadorian, Guatemalan, Haitian, Honduran, or Salvadoran, or their immediate family member as part of the family reunification parole processes. Only individuals who received an invitation specifically inviting them to request to be a supporter and initiate the FRP process by filing Form I-134A may file. There is an invitation number listed in the invitation letter that each individual filing Form I-134A must provide or we will not confirm the Form I-134A and the FRP process will not move forward

 

If you are agreeing to support a beneficiary seeking humanitarian parole who is not applying for parole under Uniting for Ukraine; the Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans; or the family reunification parole processes, you must file a paper Form I-134, Declaration of Financial Support, along with Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, through the appropriate Lockbox location. For more information about parole, visit our Humanitarian or Significant Public Benefit Parole for Individuals Outside the United States page.
 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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On 3/15/2024 at 4:03 PM, ZephyrMoon said:

If I submit I-134a soon for a Cuban do you think it could get accepted before next year?? I’m terrified that if a republican wins that this program will end

BTW George W Bush was President in 2007 when this program was started and he was a Republican

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