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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Turkey
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Hey everybody!

Hope everyone is well. My husband and I have taken care of his visa. After receving the UPS package with his visa on Saturday and opening it to find that he was born in Iran instead of Turkey I called the consulate on Monday and explained the situation. The woman apologized profusely and gave us an emergency appointment time at 1:30 the same day. We went in and waited a long time, but the staff was very friendly with us (except for the Turkish women at the door who deal with non-immigrant visas -- they can be really rude!). They called us up to window 3, looked at the passport, laughed and apologized "60% of all applicants are from Iran, so when we go to fill out the visa information on the computer, the country blank is filled with Iran already to make it easier".

So yeah, they *did* say UPS would be paid for by them because it was the consulate's mistake, but the guy at the UPS counter couldn't figure out how to do it so we had to pay at home when it came, BUT THAT'S OK BECAUSE THEY FIXED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

We were soooooooo worried we'd have to do another interview or pay money again or something, but everything was ok. :thumbs:

We got the visa Wednesday morning at our door and we're leaving on the 12th of September.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everybody -- I wish you all the best!!!!!!!!!!!! :luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv:

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¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨)

(¸.·´ (¸.·´ *wE WiLL oVeRCoMe*

*Our DCF Timeline*

Ankara, Turkey

Moved to Turkey: 8/18/04

Got married: 11/21/06

Sent I-130: 7/24/08

Appointment letter: 8/11/08

Interview date: 8/20/08

Visa approval: 08/20/08 - THANK YOU JESUS THANKYOU!!!!!

Visa in hand: ????????????????????? Soon we hope!

Total 27 days from I-130 to visa approval

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Turkey
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That's great news! I'm so happy they fixed it so quickly and that you guys are set to go! Congrats again and good luck packing for the big move!!

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

Our Timeline

DCF - I-130

4/10/08 - Married in Istanbul!

5/14/08 - Sent I-130 to Ankara via UPS

5/15/08 - Packet arrived in Ankara at US Embassy

6/2/08 - Received email from Embassy, our interview is schedule for 8/11/08

8/11/08 - Interview at US Embassy in Ankara, I-130 APPROVED!!!!!!

8/13/08 - Visa RECEIVED.....

11/7/08 - Flew from Istanbul to Denver (via JFK)

11/21/08 - SSN received in mail

12/18/08 - Green Card received!!!

I-751 (lifting conditions)

8/10/10 - Sent to California Processing Center

8/20/10 - Received AOS letter

8/26/10 - NOA received biometrics appointment notification

9/16/10 - Biometrics Appointment in San Francisco

10/7/10 - Approved!

Citizenship

1/24/12 - Date filed

5/30/12 - Oath Ceremony!!!!

Adios, USCIS!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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:star: Congratulations :star: !!!!!!

2008-05-06 I-129F sent

2008-05-10 Delivered to NVC 3:12pm

2008-05-20 NOA1

2008-05-23 Touched

2008-06-26 Touched

2008-06-27 Touched

2008-09-07 NOA2

2008-09-11 Received at NVC

2008-09-12 Left NVC

2008-09-18 Consulate received

2008-09-25 Pkt3 Received

2008-09-28 Pkt3 Returned

2008-09-30 Pkt4 Received

2008-10-09 Interview

2008-10-13 Medical

2008-10-24 Visa Received

2008-10-30 Fying home to my Jonathan

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redglasses   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Japan
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Congratulations!

Have a safe trip!

Immigration Process (DCF Japan)

08/06/2008 I-130 petition at Tokyo, Japan

08/13/2008 I-130 approved

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| Waited until we were ready to move back

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07/13/2009 IV interview at Tokyo, Japan

07/15/2009 IV(IR-1) in hand

Post-DCF

07/29/2009 POE at Las Vegas

08/17/2009 GC(10yrs) received

Click here for the detailed timeline.

Done with USCIS until

- naturalization in May 2012 or

- GC replacement in February 2019

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happyinlove012408   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
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Congrats on your visa.

USCIS Journey

03/15/08 Sent I-130

03/17/08 I-130 received (USPS) (Priority Date)

06/28/08 Received NOA2 hardcopy: NO RFE FROM USCIS:101 days

NVC Journey

07/01/08 NVC case# assigned

08/14/08 CASE COMPLETE: NO RFE FROM NVC:44 days

09/15/08 Interview date assigned

Embassy Journey

10/01/08 Case at embassy

10/08/08 Document verification and got interviewed (Approved)

10/09/08 Pick up visa (original interview date)

10/18/08 P.O.E ~ Seattle

Removing Conditions

07/23/2010 Mail off I-751(USCIS received on 07/26 via usps)

07/26/2010 NOA1 date (notice received 8/2/2010)

07/28/2010 Check cashed

08/20/2010 Biometrics appt.(notice received 8/7/2010)

08/20,21,23 touched

10/22/2010 Approved NO RFE(2 months and 3 weeks from filing date)

Citizenship

10/7/11 N-400 Submitted

10/13/11 NOA date

10/20/11 appt letter sent for biometrics

11/9/11 Biometrics appt

11/11/11 Email of interview scheduling received

11/14/11 Interview scheduled and mail sent

11/21/11 Interview letter received

12/19/11 Interview date

12/19/11 passed interview and oath Finally a citizen(2 months 1 week and 5 days from sending N-400)

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beccainturkey   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Turkey
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congrats! :thumbs:

Thanks everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv::luv:

*´¨)

¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨)

(¸.·´ (¸.·´ *wE WiLL oVeRCoMe*

*Our DCF Timeline*

Ankara, Turkey

Moved to Turkey: 8/18/04

Got married: 11/21/06

Sent I-130: 7/24/08

Appointment letter: 8/11/08

Interview date: 8/20/08

Visa approval: 08/20/08 - THANK YOU JESUS THANKYOU!!!!!

Visa in hand: ????????????????????? Soon we hope!

Total 27 days from I-130 to visa approval

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