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evelyn1140   18

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i also contacted the Kirsten Gillibrand office and talked to Micheal in the Immigration department he took all the required documents from my fiancee and contacted the Embassy and it took about a week because he was waiting for the response from Washington office and recently a week back contacted him again and sent him the email which i lately got from the embassy too but i haven't got a response from him either try calling him again he is very friendly and co-operative and plus he was outta office a week before that is what he told me

I talked to Jackie. She has not received anything yet. This is so frustrating :bonk:

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Senators will not and can not interfere with AP. All they can do is make inquires on your behalf. It's considered a matter of National security, and they can't hurry the process, or force them to fini

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She doesn't like immigrants in general. http://24ahead.com/s...-tough-or-just- try this website to find some info about your representatives. http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/

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given her voting record on washington, she has no interest on but only to help the 'powerful whites' in new york. that translates to her next successful re-election. remember that every politician i

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We emailed Kay Bailey Hutchison 3 weeks ago. No response from her. Not even a "auto response" or anything alike.
Hutchison (by the grace of God finally a lame duck) is worthless, regardless of one's party affiliation. In my time of need, I spent all day trying to reach her top staffer. When we finally connected, she cut me off with a haughty "The Senator has far more important things to do than to concern herself with one person's K-1 application."

Those words will ring in my brain forever.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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Hutchison (by the grace of God finally a lame duck) is worthless, regardless of one's party affiliation. In my time of need, I spent all day trying to reach her top staffer. When we finally connected, she cut me off with a haughty "The Senator has far more important things to do than to concern herself with one person's K-1 application."

Those words will ring in my brain forever.

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Never give up on anything God has told you to believe for; never quit doing anything He has clearly shown you to do. Your diligence will pay off with a blessing from God." -Joyce Meyers

K1 Journey

-Filed August 2009

-Approved October 2009

-Interview in Casablanca January 2010

-Results DENIED

CR1 Journey

-Married March 2010

-Filed June 2010

-Approved October 2010

-NVC Journey 13 Weeks

-Interview in Casablanca March 2011

-Results DENIED

-USCIS received May 10, 2011

-NOIR received January 30, 2012

-NOIR sent February 21, 2012

-NOIR received by USCIS February 22, 2012

-NOIR response February 28, 2012--REAFFIRMED!

-NVC received petition March 19, 2012

-Petition sent to Casa March 20, 2012

-Consulate called husband to set interview March 26, 2012

-Interview set for April 2, 2012 at 3pm!!

-Interview results--APPROVED!

-Civil documents in--April 5, 2012

-Consulate called April 6, 2012 to pick up visa following Monday

-IR1 received--April 9, 2012

-POE--May 9, 2012

-Applied SS card--May 23, 2012

-Received SS card--May 26, 2012

-Received Welcome Letter--May 29, 2012

-GC mailed--June 1, 2012

-Received 10 year GC--June 4, 2012

-Applied for citizenship--February/March 2015

-Request for more proof/evidence--July 2015

-Approved--July 2015

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NO MORE IMMIGRATION!!????

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Si, man (sigh, man).

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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I would never say to the old congressman that your services are not needed. You pay his salary and he should do the job you want. And if he happens to decide to do it on day 3 and you pulled your request on day 2....

It will not hurt your file to have 2 congressman and senator on it.

When a case is under CO review at the embassy level it does help to push the CO to work faster to issue the visa.

When you are in Mandatory AP it can push the FBI agent to finish the file quicker and not sit on it.

I know cause they sat on mine for 29 days and did nothing cause they had a backlog of cases. So within a week I contacted mine and within 12 days ap was over.

It is now your job to make those calls every few days and see if their are any updates

call DOS everyday now and ask status update

email the embassy twice a week for case status updates

send email to you congressman people and ask for the latest update and when can you expect the next congressional inquiry to be made

Update: As per your advice (thank you!) I decided to keep Senator Gillibrand's office on my case as well as contacted Senator Charles Schumer and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. So far I have not heard back from anyone...the last time I talked to Gillibrand's office was on 04/16 when the person I spoke to said his supervisor would make the inquiry asap... I contacted Schumer and Maloney on 04/17 and am still awaiting a response or acknowledgement of receipt of my materials....

I was hesitant to have more than one office make an inquiry only because I thought that they have to 'pull our file' for each inquiry and it may slow them from working on our case...is this true or was I misinformed? I also thought you weren't supposed to contact the embassy too often for this same reason... (but now that I think of it - it doesn't really make sense...I would think that the FBI would be working on our case continuously (hopefully) and would contact the embassy when we are cleared?)

Also does the DOS keep track of how often you call? Is it better to call often?

Thank you to everyone on here for sharing your experiences and advice! It has really helped me get through this week - it's been a tough one!

God delays but doesn't forget.

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Adnan&Liane   8

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Hey All,

Just wanted to follow up...after I called Senator Gillibrand's office on 04/16 and slightly freaked out because they hadn't made the inquiry yet, I finally got a letter in the mail a few weeks later saying that they were finally making the inquiry...about another week or so later I got another letter (no phone call) which said the following:

Thank you for contacting my office with your matter. I have contacted the US Embassy in London, UK on your behalf. Please find their response to my inquiry below:

Thank you for your correstpondence on behalf of Ms ... regarding Mr ...'s application for an immigrant visa. Embassy records show that Mr ...'s application is subject to additional administrative processing at this time.

We realize that these extended time periods cause frustration to applicants and their loved ones. However, the Consular Officer must adjudicate visa applications in accordance with the provisions of the law, and, in some cases, this involves extensive administrative processing. As processing varies in each case, there is no set period of time that it may take. Whilst we cannot predict when the processing of Mr ...'s application will be completed, we can assure you that he will be notified as soon as it is."

I hope this information will be of help to you. If I can be of further assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact my office again.

I also contacted Senator Charles Schumer and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on 04/17 and have not heard a SINGLE thing back from either of them...not even an acknowledgement of receipt...my faith in our public officials is not so great right now...

I'm glad we finally got a response from Gillibrand's office, but it was practically the same response I got when I emailed the embassy myself. No helpful info at all...it does make me super scared that they haven't even touched our case yet since there is nothing to report...I am happy that they know a senator is (mildly) interested in our case...so maybe that will help? Who knows...this process is exhausting... I also feel like just another number they checked off their list since they didn't even bother to call me to tell me what's going on...I get it...it's a busy office with "more important" things to do...but this is our only avenue to try to help our case in this totally broken immigration system...and that should be important...

Thanks for the support everyone...just wanted to share in case this info is helpful to anyone else...

God delays but doesn't forget.

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Hey VJ'ers...

For those of you who contacted your senator or congress-person...how long did they take to get back to you? I contacted my senator (Kirsten Gillibrand - New York) about a month ago (03/19) and I am still waiting to hear back...I'm sure they are busy because it's a New York office and I'm sure the embassy also takes a while to respond to the inquiry...but I'm getting anxious...I talked to them over the phone a while ago and they had all of the info they needed...but how long should I expect to wait for a response? This whole process really tests your patience...

Hope some of us hear good news this week! Good luck all! :star:

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she made an inquiry about my husband case 1 month ago. I think it took them to answer me 2 weeks. Also it depends of the embassy, but they have a direct line with them. Call them again

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My senators aides say "the more inquiries we make into your case the further it will be delayed."

My congressman's immigration aide said "I'll inquire every week -- please call me next week for an update."

Is it true inquiries delay processing (at local office level)?

Can any of these elected officials do anything about mail processing time for evidence sent in in regards to an RFE??

USCIS - CSC/LOCAL OFFICE DC

12/5/11: NOA1

4/25/12: Case Transferred to Local Office (DC) for "Additional Processing"

4/27/12: Case Received at Local Office

5/15/12: RFE (daughter's birth cert)

5/15/12: RFE Evidence Sent (never received)

8/10/12: Infopass, evidence handed to officer adjudicating case

8/13/12: NOA2

NVC

8/20/12: Case Received

8/31/12: Case #/IIN Received

8/31/12: DS3032 Sent

9/11/12: ERROR MESSAGE! biggrin.png

9/13/12: AOS and IV bill INVOICED, Made AOS and IV bill payments, Mailed AOS and IV paperwork via USPS Priority Mail

9/14/12: AOS/IV marked as PAID

9/17/12: AOS delivered

9/20/12: IV delivered

9/25/12: AOS reviewed/accepted

9/26/12: IV reviewed/accepted

9/26/12: CASE COMPLETE11/27/12: Received Interview Date

01/11/13: Interview in San Salvador

03/15/13: 2nd Interview in SNS due to delayed medical report

I-601

3/21/13: Mailed to lockbox

3/22/13: Received at lockbox

9/25/13: APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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meno-is-mine   37

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Any updates OP?

USCIS

Sept. 22, 2011 - NOA1

March 13, 2012 - NOA2 (via text/email)

NVC

March 19, 2012 - Case received at NVC (in building)

April 02, 2012 - Received case #, IIN, submitted email addresses

April 03, 2012 - AOS bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 03, 2012 - emailed DS-3032

April 04, 2012 - AOS fee cleared from bank account

April 06, 2012 - DS-3032 acceptance email received

April 10, 2012 - AOS payment 'PAID'; AOS package sent

April 16, 2012 - AOS accepted/completed

April 25, 2012 - IV bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 27, 2012 - IV payment 'PAID'; IV package sent

May 01, 2012 - NVC case complete!!!

May 09, 2012 - Received interview notification email

May 10, 2012 - Case was sent to embassy

May 16, 2012 - Medical Appointment

June 04, 2012 - Approved

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Any updates OP?

No updates...I have not contacted Senator Gillibrand or my other senator and congresswoman since my last post....mostly because my last experience was like pulling teeth from them....I do want them to make another inquiry - but I have just been waiting for now...I had to take a step back for a bit - this process was getting to me too much....I feel as though it doesn't really help and I just haven't had the energy to keep fighting when it's not working...I'm thinking of contacting them again soon so I will be sure to post any updates...

God delays but doesn't forget.

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No updates...I have not contacted Senator Gillibrand or my other senator and congresswoman since my last post....mostly because my last experience was like pulling teeth from them....I do want them to make another inquiry - but I have just been waiting for now...I had to take a step back for a bit - this process was getting to me too much....I feel as though it doesn't really help and I just haven't had the energy to keep fighting when it's not working...I'm thinking of contacting them again soon so I will be sure to post any updates...

cool... i am also in AP right now, its been six weeks since interview... tomorrow's my anniversary ;( anyhow, i contacted a senator's office last monday and left a voicemail so that they can get back to me, before that I had filled out a constituent inquiry form on their site, called 2 more times after that and still got no where. Decided to contact another senator today. sent a message online, and will follow up with a phone call tomorrow hopefully...

The embassy has been of no use to us. we call them every week. today the hubby called and some girl answered and told my husband that 6 weeks isn't a long enough wait (easy for her to say) and that it could be more like 7-8 months!!! she told my hubby that when its ready, they'll send him his visa in his passport to which he replied that he has his passport cuz they didnt take it from him... the grl told him to just call the embassy every 15 days and ask if the AP is done... seems like a run-around, i'd hat e to think that his AP will really last 7-8 months...

USCIS

Sept. 22, 2011 - NOA1

March 13, 2012 - NOA2 (via text/email)

NVC

March 19, 2012 - Case received at NVC (in building)

April 02, 2012 - Received case #, IIN, submitted email addresses

April 03, 2012 - AOS bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 03, 2012 - emailed DS-3032

April 04, 2012 - AOS fee cleared from bank account

April 06, 2012 - DS-3032 acceptance email received

April 10, 2012 - AOS payment 'PAID'; AOS package sent

April 16, 2012 - AOS accepted/completed

April 25, 2012 - IV bill invoiced & paid; 'IN PROCESS'

April 27, 2012 - IV payment 'PAID'; IV package sent

May 01, 2012 - NVC case complete!!!

May 09, 2012 - Received interview notification email

May 10, 2012 - Case was sent to embassy

May 16, 2012 - Medical Appointment

June 04, 2012 - Approved

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Was in AP for 16 months. Contacted Senator who contacted the embassy the next day. 12 days later our case was returned to NVC.

Currently waiting for updates on our case.

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I-129F Sent : 3-31-2014, NOA2: 4-6-2014

NVC Received : some dinkelsberry yehoo in the house of clingons send our petition to the wrong consulate.

Consulate Received : July 30,2014 Transfer to right embassy complete.

Interview Date : Oct 22, 2014

Interview Result : AP , requesting another PC (not expired) and certified divorce decree (was submitted)Stokes interview via phone for petitioner 4 hrs after interview.

Oct 23 email notification visa approved.
Visa Received : Nov. 3 , 2014 VISA IN HAND.

US Entry : Nov. 21, 2014

Marriage : Dec 27, 2014

AOS send : May 12, 2015, received May 14, 2015 USPS priority

Email &text : May 18, 2015, check cashed May 19,2015, return receipt May 21, 2015 stamped USCIS Lockbox, NOA1 (3x) May 22,2015

Biometrics : June 1, 2015 letter received for appointment June 8, 2015, successful walk-in June 1, 2015

RFE : June 12, 2015 for income not meeting guideline. Income does ( ! ) exceed guideline.

RFE response : June 26, 2015 returned with a boat load full of financial evidence.

UPDATE: July 5, 2015 updated on all 3 cases, RFE received June 30, 2015.

Service request : Aug 12, 2015, letter received that it will be processed within 90 days from receipt of RFE.

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2015, EAD card being produced/ordered. ( 102 days from AOS receipt day and 55 days from RFE response received.) Thank you Jesus !

Emails : Aug 24, 2015, EAD approved, EAD card ordered.

I-797 EAD/AP approval notice received : Aug 27, 2015

EAD/AP combo card mailed : Aug 27, 2015, EAD/AP combo card received: Aug 31, 2015

Renewal application send for EAD/AP : May 31,2016 (AOS pending over 1 year). Received June 2, 2016,Notice date June7, 2016, emails,texts, NOA1 hard copy

Service request for pending AOS April 21, 2016, case not assigned yet.
Service request for pending AOS June 14, 2016, tier 2 said performing background checks.
Expedite request for EAD/AP Aug 3, 2016, Aug10 notification >request was received, assigned, completed. RFE letter requesting evidence for expedite, docs faxed Aug18

*Service request for I-485 Aug 3, 2016, Aug11 notification> request was assigned. Service request Dec 2, 2016.
AOS Interview letter received Aug 12, 2016

AOS Interview September 21, 2016.

Second Biometrics appointment letters received for EAD and AOS on Aug 15, 2016 for Aug 17 ( 2 day notice).

Second Biometrics completed Aug 17, 2016

Third Biometrics appointment letter received Aug 19, 2016 for Sept. 1, 2016. WTH ?!

EAD/AP (renewal) approval Aug 22, 2016, NOA2 received Aug 25, 2016

Renewal EAD in production notification text and online, expedite successful 4 days after RFE request response was faxed, Aug25mailed,Aug29received.

Sept. 21 Interview, 2 hour interview, we were separated and asked about 50 questions each for an hour each. IO was firm but professional, some smiles.
Several service requests made, contacted Senator and Ombudsman. Background checks still pending.
July 21, 2017 HOME VISIT.  Went well. Topic thread in AOS forum.
Waiting to skip ROC and get 10 yr GC due to over 2 year while pending AOS
AOS APPROVED Oct. 4, 2017 * Green card in hand Oct 13, 2017 !!!!!

First K1 denied after 16 month of AP. Refiled. We are a couple since 2009. Not a sprint but a matter of endurance.

 

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