Been together since June 09 while Colin was living in France for work, we decided to get married and continue our love story in California.
Married in France on 10/29/11 and going the CR-1 route. Colin went back to the USA on Jan 4 2012.
Update: 16 days spent in USCIS CSC (no expedite requested, but went through the "filed from abroad" queue),
36 days between NOA2 and NVC case number,
19 days between NVC case # assigned and case complete,
Interview scheduled 6 days after case complete,
Interview date is 2 months after receiving appointment letter.
Approved! Visa package received less than 2 days after interview!
Each week when you get a paycheck, taxes are taken out. In January of the next year they compute how much has been taken out versus how much you should owe. Thats where the refund comes in, or if youre on the other end, how much more you owe.
