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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Thanks U Jesus!!!! My fiance recieved his visa today at 2.45pm Nigerian time. He will arrive in 10days :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Kinda of confused folks so I got a couple of questions.: :help:

1.I see alomost everyone going through JFK, is it becos of the temp EAD? Any other advantages??

2. For those of you with experience, if my fiance does go through JFK how much time should I give him before getting him a connecting flight?

3. Even if he does get the stamp, when we apply for the EAD&AOS will it be a "bad thing" that he has the EAD stamp.?

4. Also if he gets the stamp and a real good opportunity for a job with it , before the EAD card arrives will he have to stop working?

Any advice would really help!

K1

3/12/07- Mailed I-129F

3/16/07- TSC recieved and forwarded to CSC

3/22/07- NOA1

6/13/07-NOA2 via email

6/22/07 NOA2 letter

7/12/07- Received by NVC

7/16/07- NVC forwards to embassy

7/24/07- Picked up pkt 3

7/31/07- Medical

9/18/07- Interview-Approved!!!

9/21/07- Visa Pick Up

10/3/07- US Arrival

AOS &EAD

10/22/07- AOS & EAD mailed

10/23/07- Recieved by Chicago

11/2/07- NOA1

12/11/07- Biometrics

12/15/07 - AOS Transfered to California

12/21/07- EAD approved- card production ordered!!!!

01/02/08- Card arrived in mail

2/14/08- Recieved Green Card in Mail.!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Nigeria
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Congrats...very happy for you....not familiar w/ JFK/EAD...but best wishes on everything!!

To Blessed to be stressed:) I realize that all things have a purpose and a time.....have faith and the Lord Almighty will provide... when the time is right, he NEVER fails!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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congratulations on the successful journey i pray that everything goes according to the will of God, be blessed

CASE COMPLETE (THANK YOU JESUS) December 13, 2007

.....Dont you know that Gods Favor is more precious than Life....

I never would've Made it without You Jesus.....He allows some things to Run there coarse, but have no fear God is in Control......He has the VERY LAST say So and he will perform his word.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Congrats on the Visa. Enjoy your reunion and new lives together!!!

"THE SHORT STORY"

KURT & RAYMA (K-1 Visa)

Oct. 9/03... I-129F sent to NSC

June 10/04... K-1 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

July 31/04... Entered U.S.

Aug. 28/04... WEDDING DAY!!!!

Aug. 30/04... I-485, I-765 & I-131 sent to Seattle

Dec. 10/04... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport stamped)

Sept. 9/06... I-751 sent to NSC

May 15/07... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Sept. 13/07... N-400 sent to NSC

Aug. 21/08... Interview - PASSED!!!!

Sept. 2/08... Oath Ceremony

Sept. 5/08... Sent in Voter Registration Card

Sept. 9/08... SSA office to change status to "U.S. citizen"

Oct. 8/08... Applied in person for U.S. Passport

Oct. 22/08... U.S. Passport received

DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!!

KAELY (K-2 Visa)

Apr. 6/05... DS-230, Part I faxed to Vancouver Consulate

May 26/05... K-2 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

Sept. 5/05... Entered U.S.

Sept. 7/05... I-485 & I-131 sent to CLB

Feb. 22/06... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport NOT stamped)

Dec. 4/07... I-751 sent to NSC

May 23/08... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Mar. 22/11.... N-400 sent to AZ

June 27/11..... Interview - PASSED!!!

July 12/11..... Oath Ceremony

We're NOT lawyers.... just your average folks who had to find their own way!!!!! Anything we post here is simply our own opinions/suggestions/experiences and should not be taken as LAW!!!!

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

PS: I agree with Omoba on the answers to your questions :)

Mama to 2 beautiful boys (August 2011 and January 2015)

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Ghana
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Thanks U Jesus!!!! My fiance recieved his visa today at 2.45pm Nigerian time. He will arrive in 10days :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance:

Congrats!!! :dance: As far the EAD and POE, I do not have knowledge of POE through JFK, we went thru SFO and it wasn't difficult at all although he was the last one to leave immigration from that flight but I think 4-5 hours is sufficient time for him to catch his connecting flight.

March 8, 2010 N-400 priority filing date

April 21, 2010-biometrics apppointment

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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I think the reason people use JFK is because of the issue surrounding transit visas. You get conflicting information as to whether your SO would need a transit visa ( for K-1/k-3) if they were connecting in amsterdam/london etc. In my case, we had the CR-1 visa and wanted to go through london and they said we would need to apply for the transit visa for him to be able to connect through london or amsterdam so we just did JFK because i didn't want to worry about him being sent back. JFK is also a POE that issues temporary EADs ( a plus for the k-visas).

06/06/05 I-130 NOA1

06/14/05 K-3 NOA1

07/08/05 k-3 NOA2

07/22/05 K-3 leaves NVC to Lagos

08/08/05 Hubby picks up interview packet from embassy

11/17/05 K-3 interview (denied, C.O refused to take co-sponsor for k-3)

12/16/05 I-130 NOA2

01/03/06 NVC assigns case number

02/15/06 Case complete (thank you James Shortcuts- only 6 weeks!)

04/19/06 tired of waiting, filed k-3 #2 ( petition is still lost in oblivion)

09/11/06 NVC scheduled CR-1 interview/ on to Lagos (thank God after 7 months of waiting!)

10/14/06 Interview date (success!)

10/18/06 Hubby goes to pick up visa- not ready ( ugh what's going on!)

10/19/06 Visa in hand ( thank you God!)

10/29/06 Together at last :)

Whole process 1 year and 4 months

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
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I agree with Oomba in all her answers. As far as the POE, it is definitely because of the direct flight to the US. In our case, it would have been easier to fly Air France through Paris as they have non=stop flights from Paris to Washington, but we did not want to have a problem/delay with the Transit Visa.

Congratulations!!!!!

K-1 Visa Journey

03/10/2007 - Sent I-129F to NSC

06/05/2007 - Approved

06/25/2007 - NVC Case Number received

07/05/2007 - Fiance received Packets 3 and 4

09/06/2007 - INTERVIEW----- APPROVED

09/13/2007 - VISA IN HAND

09/14/2007 - POE AT JFK

10/26/2007 - Wedding

01/17/2008 - Email from CRIS that I-129 was approved!

AOS Journey

10/28/2007 - AOS mailed to Chicago via Federal Express

10/29/2007 - AOS received at Chicago

11/05/2007 - NOA for I-131, I-485, I-765

12/28/2007 - Biometrics

12/29/2007 - Case appeared on USCIS website

12/31/2007 - EAD Card Production Ordered; AP Approved

01/10/2008 - AP Received in mail

01/12/2008 - EAD Card Recieved in mail

07/24/2008 - AOS Interview

07/30/2008 -Card Production Ordered

08/11/2008 - GREEN CARD RECIEVED

04/30/2010 - ROC mailed to CA via USPS Express Mail

08/10/2010 - EAD Card Production Ordered; AOS Approved

04/24/2011 - Mailed N-400

05/12/2011 - Received I-797C

06/08/2011 - Biometrics

07/25/2011 - N-400 Interview

07/25/2011 - Oath Ceremony

MY HUSBAND IS A US CITIZEN!!!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Jamaica
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CONGRATULATIONS :dance:

USCIS

06-28-2011-Mailed I-130

07-03-2011-NOA1

12-08-2011-NOA2

NVC

12-19-2012-NVC Received Case

01-06-2012-Case Number

01-25-2012-Case Completed

02-21-2012-Medical

03-06-2012-Interview--APPROVED

03-13-2012-VISA RECEIVED

03-16-2012-POE ATL

ROC

02/24/2014-Mailed I-751

02/26/2014-Package Received

02/28/2014-NOA1 Hard Copy

02/28/2014-Check Cashed

03/25/2014-Biometrics Appt

06/04/2014-RFE Sent more info back on 07/29/2014

09/04/2014 ROC Approved

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Filed: Country: Nigeria
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Congratulations and God Bless you both. I would recommend JFK, because I used it. It took me 8mins to get through the immigration. I did DCF, so I don't know so much about fiancée visa, but one thing I will advice you to use direct flight to avoid stories.

Remain bless

I met my wife in Turkey 2003

We got married in Turkey 2004

We have a son 2 yrs old and a daugther 5 months old

Filed DCF in Aug 2006

Received my visa 1 June 2007

We came back to the States on the 1 July 2007

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Ghana
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Congratulations!

GHANA.GIFBassi and Zainab US1.GIF

I-129F Sent: 6-18-2007

Interview date: 6-24-2008

Pick up Visa: 6-27-2008

Arrive JFK POE: 7-2-2008

Marriage: 7-9-2008

AOS

mailed AOS, EAD, AP: 8-22-2008

NOA AOS, EAD, AP: 8-27-2008

Biometrics: 9-18-2008

AOS Transferred to CSC: 9-25-2008

Requested EAD Expedite: 11-12-2008

EAD Card production ordered: 11-12-2008 changed to 11/17/2008 Why? (I hope it doesn't change every week!)

Received AP: 11/17/2008

Received EAD: 11/22/08 (Praise God!!)

AOS RFE: 1/29/2009

AOS Approved: 3/24/2009

Called USCIS 4/1/2009 told no status change and case not yet reviewed from RFE request.

Received green card: 4/3/2009

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22 February 2010 - mailed the N-400 packet

02 March 2010 - Check encashed/I-797C NOA

03 March 2010 - USCIS Acceptance Confirmation via e-mail and text message

06 March 2010 - received I-797C, Notice of Action/Receipt

01 April 2010 - Biometrics Appointment (Biometrics done 4/7/10)

27 April 2010 - received I-797C/ Request to Appear for Naturalization Interview

02 June 2010 - Interview schedule

17 June 2010 - Oath Taking (Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA)

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