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We thought we had reached the end of our stay at the NVC, but they have sent a request for my original birth and marriage certificates. Our marriage certificate took us 4 months to receive when we applied in November 2006. The birth certificate (both unabridged) took only 6 weeks. I am hoping that getting them re-issued will be quicker. does anyone know how long it takes for them to reissue these documents in South Africa?

To everything there is a season,

A time for every purpose under Heaven..

(Eccl. 3:1)

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Filed: Country: South Africa
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QUOTE(mishka b @ Oct 14 2007, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We thought we had reached the end of our stay at the NVC, but they have sent a request for my original birth and marriage certificates. Our marriage certificate took us 4 months to receive when we applied in November 2006. The birth certificate (both unabridged) took only 6 weeks. I am hoping that getting them re-issued will be quicker. does anyone know how long it takes for them to reissue these documents in South Africa?

Hi there i had applied for my children's unabridged birth certificate for their british passports and it took nearly 12 weeks to recieve them. I hope your process goes quicker for you as I know it takes you a whole day to stand in the queue there to hand it in and then you wait a another 10-12 weeks to recieve it. Good luck.

Nice to see another south african on the forum.

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Ghana
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Good luck with this process! I pray that God works miracles in the hearts of the people who can help you the most.

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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My mom was able to do a walk-in at the department of homeland affairs and got my hand written birth certificate for me. (that was 2 years ago though) She priority mailed it to me. I believe she went to the one on Vortrekker road in Bellville (Western Cape)

Sept 10, 2001... Arrived in US (J1)

Sept 2002... AOS (J1 to F1)

March 2003...AOS Approved

May 2003... Flew to SA. Reapplied for F1. RFE and Finally Approved. 2 year F1 visa in Passport.

Jan 21 2004... Married in Chicago

Aug 2004... Applied for AOS, Petition for spouse and EAD

Feb 2005... Joshua, our little cutie pie is born on SuperBowl Sunday

May 2005... EAD Approved

Dec 17 2005... AOS & Petition approved (2 year green-card received)

Aug 4 2007... Mailed in I-751 = $275 (remove conditions)

Aug 31 2007... Everything returned, filed too early, wrong fee

Sept 17 2007 Refiled to NSC

Sept 18 2007... Delivered by DHL to NSC

Oct 10 2007... Received at CSC

Oct 15 2007... Check cashed, transfered to CSC

Oct 15 2007... Received 1st notice with application number and 1 year extension. Notice Dated 9/19/07

Nov 1 2007... tried walk-in biometrics, refused

Nov 8 2007...Biometrics completed. Staff at Naperville ASC were great!

Nov 9 2007... Last touch

March 7 2008... Card production ordered!!!!!!!! 5 months, 2 weeks and 5 days

March 12 2008... Case Status: Approval notice sent

March 15 2008...Green card received in mail...so done with USCIS done for a few years!!!!!! :)

 
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