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Timeline
16/10/04: Applied for Police Certificate
30/10/04: Sent off I-130
04/11/04: Payment debited for I-130
11/11/04: Received Police Certificate
12/11/04: Petition filed (11/11/04) postcard
21/12/04: DS-230 Part 1 w/cover letter (Spec Delivery)
13/01/05: NOA!
26/02/05: Notice of Application Readiness sent
29/03/05: E-mail confirmation of appointment made for Embassy
30/03/05: Written letter of confirmation arrived
31/03/05: Called Nuffield to schedule medical- no appts available, waited 2 weeks to schedule appt.
28/05/05: Medical
05.05.05: Embassy Interview- Approved IR-1
06.05.05: Passport/Visa arrived 24 hrs later!
Oct 20: ETA-NYC
Since then, have the best job ever, very happily settled in the US!