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17th March 2010 - Started the removal of conditions process

22nd March 2010 - Application received by CSC

30th April 2010 - Biometrics appointment

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Oh I spotted a sneaky interview as well while updating July spreadsheet - tucson_chick (Agnes & Eric) has her interview on 30/1/08 :) Sorry - that was the English way but you know what I mean ;)

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Bring on Wednesday!!! It's been almost 2 years since i was last at the embassy, im sure they missed me!

The day starts at 2am UK time for me, a long ### coach ride into Victoria Coach station, even though i HATE taking the coach....a £1 ticket for the 2am coach, as opposed to a london hotel, turned out to be a fairly simple decision. And an £8.95 train ticket home wednesday afternoon helps!

Wonder if anyone has ever been declined from London??? :whistle:

June 20th 2007.....I-129f Sent to CSC!

July 7th 2007....NOA1

November 8th....NOA2

December 8th.....Packet 3 Received (Sent back 10th)

January 8th.....Packet 4 Received

January 16th.....Interview in London

January 20th....Flight to AZ via JFK, received temp EAD

February 29th...Civil Ceremony

March 10th...I485, I765 & I131 sent to Chicago

March 22nd....Received NOA for I485, I131 & I765 (All dated March 18th)

March 24th....Received Biometrics Appointment Letter (dated March 20th)

April 7th...Request for Initial Evidence for I485 (Received in MO on the 10th)

April 9th....Biometrics Appointment

May 30th...EAD Card Production Ordered and AP Approved

June 7th....Wedding!!

June 13th...EAD Card & AP in hand

September 22nd...AOS Interview - APPROVED!

Nov 21st...Card Production Ordered!

Nov 22nd...Welcome to America Letter Received

Nov 29th 2008...Green Card Received!!!

Aug 20th 2010...Mailed I-751 to CSC

Aug 23rd...Check Cashed

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I don't like to think of things like that :blink: On a positive note - it appears our case has been sent to embassy already!!

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Bring on Wednesday!!! It's been almost 2 years since i was last at the embassy, im sure they missed me!

The day starts at 2am UK time for me, a long ### coach ride into Victoria Coach station, even though i HATE taking the coach....a £1 ticket for the 2am coach, as opposed to a london hotel, turned out to be a fairly simple decision. And an £8.95 train ticket home wednesday afternoon helps!

Wonder if anyone has ever been declined from London??? :whistle:

Sadly, yes, there have been denials in London. Not typical, but they are usually due to things like a criminal record, or previous overstays and the hardship appeals weren't found to be strong enough. Provided you don't have a dark past or an overstay, you should have nothing to worry about!

Good luck on Wednesday!

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Hey julez - did you get the update with tucson's interview date? it's 30th Jan :)

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Hey julez - did you get the update with tucson's interview date? it's 30th Jan :)

Isn't this thread just for people going through London? I think tucson is from Germany.

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£14 for courier

$131 dollars application fee- i realise I can use a credit card but if I use cash does it have to be dollars ?

£180 for the medical.

Is this all the money I need and also another question

You need $131 for the visa and at least £14 for the courier, if you want to specify a particular delivery time it will cost more.

You don't pay for the medical at your interview you pay for that at the doctor's office and mine cost £200.

Don't worry about the G325A, you would have got an RFE for that if it had mattered.

Good luck. :thumbs:

Gillian

Thankyou very much for the info.....I will go get $131 dollars in US currency just incase the card machine is broken.

Also thankyou for the well wishes to both yourself and babblesgirl, im so nervous I could hurl and its three days away :o hahhahaha.

Don't know London at all and I am no good in large crowds ......hope I don't throw up on the interviewer :blink:

U'll be fine!!! London is pretty easy to navigate....

We still haven't gotten packet three...does it locally take more than a week? I told BG to wait 7-10 d and then just call and send the online scanned forms. Speaking of, he said that he was having problems printing them. He kept getting a blown up version of the original or distorted version. Just wondering how other ppl printed the scanned packet 3? Thanks

I-129F Sent : 2007-07-26

I-129F NOA1 issued : 2007-08-06

NOA2 received: 12/20/07

NVC received: 12/28/07

NVC sent to embassy 1/2/08

Packet 3 received: 1/15/08

Packet 3 sent: 1/21/08

Interview- 2/14/08

K1 Visa APPROVED- 2/15/08 and delivered 2/21/08

Wedding 3/21/08

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"U'll be fine!!! London is pretty easy to navigate...." qoute janaus

Thankyou janaus, i hope so, I am so nervous....... I just can't wait to come home. I am heading off tonight straight from work and have my medical tomorrow morning and interview Thursday morning then back home.

wish i could tell the future and not be so nervous.

Best of luck to ALL those who are going for the interview this week ! I hope we are ALL approved.

Thanks for the support everyone, it really does feel so much better being part of a community instead of doing this all alone. Thankyou :thumbs:

the way to print the scanned packet three is to first view it before saving it. Don't save the small versions first as once you view it after saving it distorts. Hope this helps, and im sure someone can explain it better than me. It took about two weeks to get packet three for me.

Good luck :thumbs:

10/16/2007 Received revised RFE pack however pack still incomplete **

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02/05/2008 flew to JFK then onto Tampa (received EAD 90 days at JFK)

02/11/2008 applied for marriage license

02/14/2008 marriage ceremony

03/27/2008 sent application for AOS and 1 year EAD

03/29/2008 AOS and EAD Applications arrived at Chicago

04/03/2008 AOS and EAD NOA 1 Mailed

04/07/2008 AOS and EAD NOA 1 received in mail

04/07/2008 AOS and EAD touched and eneterd onto online system

04/11/2008 received bio appt for 05/06/08 at 11am

04/11/2008 National Center agreed to review reasons to expedite EAD

04/21/2008 *touched*

05/06/2008 Attended bio successfully

05/18/2008 received RFE for I-485

08/09/2008 mailed back RFE details

08/21/2008 phoned USCIS about I-765 being over 90 days - they hung up on me

*** 05/05/08 Times up for temporary EAD ***

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Hey julez - did you get the update with tucson's interview date? it's 30th Jan :)

Isn't this thread just for people going through London? I think tucson is from Germany.

Gillian

Haha - yeah you're right - It's a July thing - I think I just get all these different groups mixed up and get excited and carried away when I see an interview date of someone I know!! :lol:

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i'm still convinced I'll be declined due to the financial stuff

MY TIMELINES

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06/21/2007 - petition mailed....finally

07/09/2007 - NOA1 (hard copy 07/11/2007)

11/13/2007 - NOA2...127days after filing (hard copy 11/17/07)

12/22/2007 - packet 3 rec. (12/28/2007 returned)

01/11/2008 - medical (allergic to tetanus shot, requirement waived)

02/05/2008 - interview @ 10am - APPROVED!!!!!!

03/12/2008 - Flying Glasgow - Dublin - Chicago - Omaha

05/31/2008 - WEDDING

AOS

07/31/2008 - AOS and EAD finally mailed

08/02/2008 - Delivered

08/08/2008 - Check cleared

08/11/2008 - NOA1's for AOS and EAD recieved (reciept date 08/07/2008)

08/16/2008 - Biometrics letter recieved

09/09/2008 - Biometrics at 1pm, Omaha

09/26/2008 - AOS transferred to CSC

09/29/2008 - AOS touched (took out envelope at CSC and put in new pile)

10/03/2008 - AOS touched (probably that RFE coming soon!!!!)

10/06/2008 - AOS touched AGAIN!!! (surely it's an RFE)

10/15/2008 - EAD CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED!!!!YEY!!!

10/27/2008 - EAD IN HAND

01/12/2009 - AOS touched

01/26/2009 - Email from CRIS. GREENCARD PRODUCTION ORDERED..YIPPPPEEE

ROC

10/25/2010 - ROC mailed

11/15/2010 - NOA1 and check cashed

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Good luck Gwen!!! :D

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£14 for courier

$131 dollars application fee- i realise I can use a credit card but if I use cash does it have to be dollars ?

£180 for the medical.

Is this all the money I need and also another question

You need $131 for the visa and at least £14 for the courier, if you want to specify a particular delivery time it will cost more.

You don't pay for the medical at your interview you pay for that at the doctor's office and mine cost £200.

Don't worry about the G325A, you would have got an RFE for that if it had mattered.

Good luck. :thumbs:

Gillian

Thankyou very much for the info.....I will go get $131 dollars in US currency just incase the card machine is broken.

Also thankyou for the well wishes to both yourself and babblesgirl, im so nervous I could hurl and its three days away :o hahhahaha.

Don't know London at all and I am no good in large crowds ......hope I don't throw up on the interviewer :blink:

U'll be fine!!! London is pretty easy to navigate....

We still haven't gotten packet three...does it locally take more than a week? I told BG to wait 7-10 d and then just call and send the online scanned forms. Speaking of, he said that he was having problems printing them. He kept getting a blown up version of the original or distorted version. Just wondering how other ppl printed the scanned packet 3? Thanks

We just used the online forms from the embassy website I just filled in the fields and printed it, no problems...did not try saving anything as it said that I could not.

07/16/07 posted I-129f

07/20/07 confirmed delivered by US Postal Service

8/23/07 No NOA1 !!!!

8/23/07 phoned USCIS (told they can't help until after 90 days)

8/23/07 contacted bank to get copy of Cx check...illegable...noc WAC#

tried for weeks to get actual check....not possible, had to wait the 90 days for info from USCIS

10/17/07 Phoned USCIS, got thru (!), got WAC number and NOA1 date!!!!

07/26/07 NOA1 (never recieved hard copy, was promised a copy would be sent)

11/01/07 Ordered copy of "long form" UK B.C.

11/05/07 Recieved B.C. (Wish USCIS was that fast!)

11/09/07 Submitted request for UK police records

12/04/07 APPROVED By USCIS NOA2 letter sent (or so they claim)

12/15/07 Police certificate recieved

12/28/07 Called NVC, not in system

01/04/08 petition forwarded to London

01/12/08 packet 3 received *rubs eye in disbelief* Speed and efficiency, can it be?

01/18/08 HARD COPY OF NOA2 ARRIVED...seems the snail made a wrong turn somewhere.

01/28/08 Returned packet 3 to London Embassy

02/12/08 Medical completed...no problem.

02/13/08 Packet 4 received from London Embassy

03/03/08 Embassy Interview

03/06/08 Visa Arrived....Lovely to finally see it even if it is a bit drab...after 8 month you think they'd have sprung for some gold foil or at least a COLOR photo?

TODAY...he's here! He's in the US! Hurrah!

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