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KristinD   77

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Hi everyone,

Who loves me? Ok so last Feb. 8, 2014 the New York Times wrote the article:

Program Benefiting Some Immigrants Extends Visa Wait for Others http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/program-benefiting-some-immigrants-extends-visa-wait-for-others.html?_r=0

I pitched the story to them about the same thing happening a year later.

HAPPY to say, they are interested. (She is the National Immigration Correspondant)

For obvious reasons I won't post the writers cell number, but I told her I would complie all of our information before we meet next Thursday.

If there's anything you want to include, share, personal stories, please send them to me. helptscnow@gmail.com

Also, pretty pretty please send them addressed to: Julia Preston

I can help with editing but.....my fiance is coming in Friday for two weeks, so please make them as awesome as possible!

Best,

Kristin

11/15/2013- Met John

10/27/2014- Proposed

11/26/2014- Sent I-129F

11/28/2014- Package Received

12/03/2014- Electronic Notification

12/09/2014- Received NOA1 in mail (Notice Date 12/02/2014)

*System still says last touched date 12/03 :(

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Hi everyone, Who loves me? Ok so last Feb. 8, 2014 the New York Times wrote the article: Program Benefiting Some Immigrants Extends Visa Wait for Others http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/us/program

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Perfect. When I speak with her I'm going to see if we can do two stories, one the factual information and the second on how it effects "real-people" because at the USCIS we are just file numbers.

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Do you need something from me? You should have my story already from the letters I've written but I can link you again. Keep this topic hot!!! Texas filers let's GO!! Send your stories to helptscno

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av8or1   246

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Cool! You have all of my stuff already, of course! :-)

Go Kristin!

9/8/14 - I129F petition sent to the USCIS lockbox via USPS
9/11/14 - Petition received @ USCIS lockbox
9/11/14 - NOA1 Email and text message received
9/15/14 - NOA1 Official notice date
9/18/14 - NOA1 hard copy received
12/9/14 - "Updated" likely because of website repairs, like many of us received
4/20/15 - NOA2 text and email (221 days)

4/29/15 - Sent to the NVC (9 days)

5/8/15 - Arrived at the NVC (9 days)

5/13/15 - Left the NVC (5 days)

5/15/15 - Electronic version arrived at the embassy (2 days)

5/20/15 - Paper copy arrived at the embassy (7 days)

6/4/15 - Status changed to AP (which meant that we could schedule the interview)

6/16/15 - Medical

6/17/15 - K1 APPROVED!!!!

6/30/15 - Passport and sealed envelope delivered via courier

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KristinD   77

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Cool! You have all of my stuff already, of course! :-)

Go Kristin!

Making files for her to send over as a prelim. :) Thanks for putting it all together.

11/15/2013- Met John

10/27/2014- Proposed

11/26/2014- Sent I-129F

11/28/2014- Package Received

12/03/2014- Electronic Notification

12/09/2014- Received NOA1 in mail (Notice Date 12/02/2014)

*System still says last touched date 12/03 :(

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TabeaK   517

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Very cool! Awesome success!

I am the overseas fiance, so not sure what I could contribute...but if there is anything I can do to help...

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K1 time line

 


I-129F sent: 12/23/2014
NOA-1: 12/29/2014
NOA-2: 06/05/2015 (158 days)
NOA-2 hardcopy: 06/11/2015 (6 days post NOA-2, 164 days total)
Sent to NVC: 06/16/2015 (11 days post NOA-2, 169 days total)
NVC receive: 06/25/2015 (20 days post NOA-2, 178 days total)
NVC case no: 06/30/2015 (25 days post NOA-2, 183 days total)
NVC left: 07/02/2015 (27 days post NOA-2, 185 days total)
Case Ready: 07/07/2015 (32 days post NOA-2, 190 days total)
submitted DS-160, paid visa fee.: 07/21/2015 (46 days post NOA-2, 204 days total)
Packet 3 sent: 07/25/2015 (50 days post NOA-2, 209 days total)
Pack 4 received: 07/30/2015 (55 days post NOA-2, 214 days total)
Medical: 09/17/2015 Interview: 09/23/2015 (108 days post NOA-2, 268 days total)
Interview Result: Approved Administrative Processing: 09/23/2015
CEAC Status Issued: 09/24/2015
Visa in hand: 09/28/2015
POE: 12/29/2015 Wedding: 01/11/2016


AOS Time Line

 

AOS package mailed: 01/13/2016
AOS package received: 01/20/2016 (day 1)
AOS NOA-1 text/email: 01/23/2016 (day 3), actual NOA-1 date 01/22/2016 (day 2)
AOS Fingerprint fee received: 01/22/2016 (day 2)
AOS check cashed: 01-25-2016 (day 5) Got 6 month NJ driver's license: 01-25-2016
3x NOA-1 hardcopies: 02/03/2016 (day 14)

Biometrics letter: 02/05/2016 (day 16) Biometrics appt (Elizabeth, NJ): 02/17/2016 (day 28)

EAD and AP approved email/txt: 03/29/2016 (day 67)

GC approval email/text: 04/04/2016 (day 74)

I-797 for I-765/I-131 in mail: 04/04/2016 (day 74)

EAD/AP delivered: 04/05/216 (day 75)

GC card being mailed status update: 04/07/16 (day 77)

GC received: 04/11/16 (day 84 post AOS NOA-1)

DONE WITH USCIS FOR 21 MONTHS!

ROC Window opens: 01/04/2018

 

ROC Time Line
ROC package mailed to Vermont 01/04/2018
ROC package received at Vermont 01/08/2018 (day 0)
Check cashed: 01/16/2018 (day 8 )
NOA-1 date: 01/09/2018 (day 1)
NOA-1 received: 01/16/2018 (day 8 )
Biometrics notice received: 02/09/2018 (day 32)
Biometrics appointment: 02/23/2018 (day 46)
Received 18-month extension letter: 08/13/2018 (day 209)
ROC Approved: 03/09/2019 (day 425)
Card Received: 03/16/2019  (day 432)
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KristinD   77

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Very cool! Awesome success!

I am the overseas fiance, so not sure what I could contribute...but if there is anything I can do to help...

You side of the story is important too. Lets give her information from all perspectives, that way she can do a serious story and possibly pass the "feelings" piece to another writer.

11/15/2013- Met John

10/27/2014- Proposed

11/26/2014- Sent I-129F

11/28/2014- Package Received

12/03/2014- Electronic Notification

12/09/2014- Received NOA1 in mail (Notice Date 12/02/2014)

*System still says last touched date 12/03 :(

Kastrs Experienced

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Ok you are super awesome!

Spoiler

 

Married December 19, 2014

I-130 Petition sent January 14, 2015
NOA1 date January 20, 2015 (NSC)

NOA2 date May 28, 2015 :dance::dance::dance:

Mailed to NVC June 4, 2015

NVC Received June 10, 2015

NVC Case Number Assigned June 23, 2015

NVC AoS Invoice via Mail June 24, 2015

NVC Selected Agent Over Phone June 30, 2015 (Unable to logon to CEAC)

NVC IV Invoice via email received July 1, 2015

NVC AoS/IV Package Mailed July 2, 2015

NVC AoS & IV Fee Paid Online (CEAC is working) July 6. 2015

NVC Document Scan Date July 6, 2015

NCV AoS & IV Fee marked as paid in CEAC July, 7 2015

NVC DS 260 Completed July 8, 2015

NVC CC July 30, 2015 (24 days after scan date, about 2 months post NOA2)

Interview Scheduled on August 26, 2015

Interview P4 Email Received August 27, 2015

Medical in Islamabad September 2, 2015

Interview Date September 22, 2015 CANCELLED (Embassy is Over scheduled) :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Interview Scheduled on September 10, 2015

Interview Date October 14, 2015 APPROVED

Visa Issued October 16, 2015, 9 months start to finish

POE JFK October 26, 2015

GC in Hand Jan 8, 2016

RoC I-751 NOA1 August 31, 2017 (Vermont Service Center)

Biometrics October 2, 2017

I551 Stamp in Passport August 2, 2018

18 Month Extension Letter August 3, 2018

Applied for Naturalization N-400 Online July 30, 2018

Biometrics August 23, 2018

10 year GC is in production September 17, 2018

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Hello,

What sort of stories are you interested in? We have just submitted but I could share feelings about how I view the process overall and how it affects my wife (the USC) and I...especially since we are expecting a baby.

Thanks,

Brent

USCIS

Spoiler

 

2015-02-02: Sent I-130

2015-02-04: USCIS Received and transferred to NSC

2015-02-06: NOA1

2015-06-19: NOA2 Email. 133 days between NOA1 and NOA2

2015-06-26: USCIS update that case was sent to NVC

 

NVC

Spoiler

 

2015-07-02: Case received by NVC

2015-07-14: Case number assigned when calling on 2015-07-20 but couldn't give emails as case was locked still

2015-07-27: Called and was able to give emails

2015-07-27: Submit DS-261

2015-07-27: Pay AOS Fee

2015-08-25: Receive IV bill

2015-08-26: Pay IV Fee

2015-09-05: Submit DS-260

2015-09-07: Sent AOS and IV package via EP

2015-10-11: Resubmit via EP after being told to do so on 2015-10-09 as it looked like our original emails were lost

2015-10-16: Received email for scan date of 2015-10-12. Told that basically nothing can be done and we need to wait 30 days from 2015-10-12 (30+ days lost because they lost our emails)

2015-10-26: Told case is basically complete but that they are building my electronic file. Told there is no timeline for this.

2015-10-30 & 2015-11-13: Still told no update. Building electronic file still and no timeline.

2015-11-17: Case Complete

2015-12-03: Receive packet 4

2015-12-15: Medical

2015-12-18: Medical picked up results

2016-01-12: Interview - Approved!

2016-02-03: POE

 

 

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KristinD   77

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Hello,

What sort of stories are you interested in? We have just submitted but I could share feelings about how I view the process overall and how it affects my wife (the USC) and I...especially since we are expecting a baby.

Thanks,

Brent

Perfect. When I speak with her I'm going to see if we can do two stories, one the factual information and the second on how it effects "real-people" because at the USCIS we are just file numbers.

11/15/2013- Met John

10/27/2014- Proposed

11/26/2014- Sent I-129F

11/28/2014- Package Received

12/03/2014- Electronic Notification

12/09/2014- Received NOA1 in mail (Notice Date 12/02/2014)

*System still says last touched date 12/03 :(

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This is fantastic-I am excited to see what comes of this! :)

-Christopher (P/USC)

Removal of Conditions Timeline

  • 11 SEPTEMBER 2017 (MONDAY) - FILE I-751 TO CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER
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racheal&david   108

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I sent something in an email :)

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K-1: NOA1 to Visa Approval - 8 MONTHS, 19 DAYS

AOS: NOA1 to Green Card Approval - 3 MONTHS, 16 DAYS

ROC:  - NOA1: January 16, 2018; Case Received at Local Office: January 5, 2019;...

Citizenship:  - In Progress Estimated Completion Time: July 2020 (18 Months)

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It seems as though the general tone of last year's article was anti-DACA, while most of our complaints are about the service center discrepancies. Since nobody can know for sure (not us, not media, not even some congressmen) exactly WHAT the cause of the backlog at TSC is, how is she going to write an article in the NYT about it?

If she focuses just on the discrepancy, she could rely more on facts and statistics (such as VJ timelines), but by leaving out the DACA part the piece would not have the same appeal to a general American audience opposed to illegal immigration/amnesty.

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KristinD   77

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It seems as though the general tone of last year's article was anti-DACA, while most of our complaints are about the service center discrepancies. Since nobody can know for sure (not us, not media, not even some congressmen) exactly WHAT the cause of the backlog at TSC is, how is she going to write an article in the NYT about it?

If she focuses just on the discrepancy, she could rely more on facts and statistics (such as VJ timelines), but by leaving out the DACA part the piece would not have the same appeal to a general American audience opposed to illegal immigration/amnesty.

Don't worry, I'm putting together something that ties it all in, promise. I'm slammed at work, but will try to put everything together for her prior to our meeting so she can read it. (Three blogs and 2 events by 5 ughhh)

11/15/2013- Met John

10/27/2014- Proposed

11/26/2014- Sent I-129F

11/28/2014- Package Received

12/03/2014- Electronic Notification

12/09/2014- Received NOA1 in mail (Notice Date 12/02/2014)

*System still says last touched date 12/03 :(

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THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

12/04/13 - Met my best friend, love of my life online

08/04/14 - 08/29/14 Three weeks together, not long enough, got engaged.

08/27/14 - Sent I-129F

09/03/14 - NOA1

10/23/14 - Marcello returns WOOHOO!!

01/15/15 - Times up, I return to Italy with him

02/05/15 - I return to NY. Need more time together, A LIFETIME!!!

04/01/15 - NOA 2

04/13/15 - Case headed to NVC

04/15/15 - I return to Italy

04/24/15 - NVC numbers assigned

04/27/15 - left NVC

05/01/15 - consulate received case

05/02/15 - I return to NY

05/04/15 - packet 3 received

05/05/15 - packet 4 received

06/29/15 - medical

06/30/15 - interview - APPROVED!!!!

07/07/15 - Marcello arrives for good!

07/18/15 - Wedding Day!!

 

ROC

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12/08/17    Filed

01/25/18.   Biometrics

03/11/19.   Combo interview.  APPROVED

03/13/19.   Email card being printed

 

N400 Citizenship

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12/05/18.  Filed

12/18/18.  NOA 1

01/07/19.  Biometrics

02/04/19.  Received email - INTERVIEW BEING SCHEDULED

03/11/19   Interview date

03/11/19.  Combo interview APPROVED

03/13/19.  Email - Oath ceremony scheduled

KristinD Enthusiast

KristinD   77

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Thanks to the people that have sent something, maybe we can keep this in the trending topics so I can get more. I'm going to try and push her to do something fast before DACA but the chances are slim. I don't want to push it, rather it be written then not.

I also had a writer from Channel 7 here in Miami at work today, I gave him my card, hopefully he will bite and pick it up too, even if it's only Miami.

(Or I'll write the article myself and shop it next week.) :)

11/15/2013- Met John

10/27/2014- Proposed

11/26/2014- Sent I-129F

11/28/2014- Package Received

12/03/2014- Electronic Notification

12/09/2014- Received NOA1 in mail (Notice Date 12/02/2014)

*System still says last touched date 12/03 :(

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Wooderz   314

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I know the journalist will get a really accurate representative of the issue from you Kristin. Massive kudos and thanks, especially since I know how busy you are!

Please everyone who's reading this. Drop Kristin a pm and share your story of how this is affecting you. The more Kristin has to share with the journalist the better.

 
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