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Congrats Vasani!!!

:dance:

Welcome to NVC and smooth sailing there to interview! It will be over in no time, compared to the many months of VSC

I don't think the congressman was any help in terms of expediting this, but they were a great moral support and gave me a better insight into this process. I highly recommend those waiting for their approvals contact your congressman, but don't have high expectations unless you have a genuine expedite criteria or are outside of processing times....

anyhow, i am besides myself now.....NVC here I come!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

I received this notice via e-mail today at 2 PM when I was least expecting it. It's amazing how life has ways to surprise you when you least expect it!

I don't think the congressman was any help in terms of expediting this, but they were a great moral support and gave me a better insight into this process. I highly recommend those waiting for their approvals contact your congressman, but don't have high expectations unless you have a genuine expedite criteria or are outside of processing times....

anyhow, i am besides myself now.....NVC here I come!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

I received this notice via e-mail today at 2 PM when I was least expecting it. It's amazing how life has ways to surprise you when you least expect it!

Also...I want to thank everyone here at VJ who gave me tremendous help and courage and shared their stories to make this journey more tolerable.

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CJ Vasani   0

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Thanks all. I think I am fully prepared for the NVC. Barring any unforeseen issues, I hope to be done with NVC before Christmas.

I thin last week when I saw charisma and wisdom getting approved, it brought me a lot of confidence that I'll be approved by the end of this week. And then, the call to VSC on Friday sealed the deal. the super nice lady officer wanted to tell me, "hang in there you are almost done here", but she couldn't. However, I sensed it in her voice/tone. It felt unexplainably comforting after speaking with her. I realized that my apporval should be just around the corner.

I forgot all about Friday's convo with vsc officer since I was taking a tough securities licensing exam on Monday. After finishing the exam ( and failing it) I was feeling pretty sad, but wasn't thinking of the approval and neither was expecting to see those two txt messages from my email address. As I pulled my cell phone out of the locker, I realized that there is some sort notification on the screen. It was like floodgates were opened for my hopes all over again and this time, the hopes turned into reality. The feeling afterwards was surreal. I had no idea who to call and to say what. :)

Anyhow, I think my future kid is gonna when she/he finds out that I waited for approval more anxiously than her/him. :) j/k.

I'll be around, but not as frequent as before. I really honestly hope that all of those waiting from feb/march group gets the good news soon. Feel free to PM me any time.

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desiman - what happened with your RFE? did you get it in the mail yet?

I received on Saturday and I sent it in today. It was regarding the G-325A form for both of us.

desiman - can you please share what it was about on your 325a?

CJ-V, i can say the same for u :) your patience for all this time has made me keep my cool...anyway...i hope things are easier from here.

Sure. I guess I read the instructions wrong and didn't fill in some of the things (the redundant info) and so they asked that I fill that in and resubmit.

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Congrats CJ...it's been a long time coming! :star:

March 7, 2008 - Married

March 19, 2008 - I-130 Sent

March 20, 2008 - I-130 Delivered in Chicago, IL 60680 @ 2:44pm; Signed for by V Bustamante

March 26, 2008 - I-130 NOA1

April 2, 2008 - I-129F Sent

April 3, 2008 - I-129F Delivered in Saint Albans, VT 05479 @ 12:05pm; Signed for by P Novak

April 4, 2008 - I-129F NOA1

September 23, 2008 - I-129F RFE1 Sent by USCIS, Request for recent passport-style photos

September 27, 2008 - I-129F RFE1 Received

October 1, 2008 - I-129F Photos sent in responce to RFE1

October 2, 2008 - I-129F Photos delivered in Saint Albans, VT 05479; Signed for by M Hazuda

October 3, 2008 - I-130 & I-129F Case processing resumed

October 14, 2008 - I-130 & I-129F petitions approved

October 16, 2008 - VSC put NOA2s in mail

October 20, 2008 - Received I-130 & I-129F NOA2s

November 7, 2008 - I-129F & I-130 petitions recieved at NVC & NVC says I-129F forwarded to Consulate

November 13,2008 - I-129F appears to have been shipped via DHL website on this date, Tracking #: 9486375732

November 17, 2008 - DS-3032 & AOS Fee Bill generated

November 18, 2008 - DS-3032 overnighted to NVC

November 22, 2008 - IIN received in mail; Paid AOS & IV Fee Bills online

November 25, 2008 - AOS & IV Fee Bills rejected; Paid Fees again online (now pending)

November 26, 2008 - AOS & DS-230 packets overnighted to NVC (payments show as paid)

December 16, 2008 - K-3 Visa Interview (now cancelled)

December 2, 2008 - Case complete @ NVC; waiting for interview date to be set

January 16, 2008 - CR-1 Visa Interview

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Congrats! CJ Vasani. I was really happy to see that you were approved yesterday. It gave me hope!

I have read most of your post and know that you were anxiously waiting and hoping for the approval this week.

Good luck with NVC

*k3 Visa*

08-10-2008: NOA1

03-05-2009: NOA2

05-18-2009: K3 visa approved (Mumbai Consulate)

05-22-2009: POE LAX

*IR Visa*

07-10-2008: NOA1

03-05-2009: NOA2

08-13-2009: IR1 visa approved (Montreal, Canada)

08-15-2009: POE LAX

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Cjvasani! wow my friend i'm so happy for you i hope i will be next because this waiting is killing me and even if i get approved this month i won't get an interview till march or april. :(

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Feliz con mi amor...

Ni la distancia ni el tiempo podran separar dos vidas determinadas a estar unidas...

Neither time nor distance can separate two lives that are destined to become one..

USCIS- VERMONT OFFICE

I-130 NOA 1 03/05/08

I-129f NOA 1 06/12/08

I-130 NOA2 12/14/08

I-129f NOA2 12/14/08

NVC

12/18/2008 Assigned Case number

12/22/2008 DS3032 and AOS bill generated

12/26/2008 Received INN by mail

12/26/2008 paid AOS bill

12/27/2008 sent DS3032 and I-864 package

12/29/2008 DS3032 choice of agent confirmation

12/29/2008 paid DS230

01/03/2009 sent DS230 package

01/07/2009 Complete Affidavit review and acceptance

01/12/2009 Case complete

04/13/2009 interview (approved)

K3 @ Embassy

sent to US embassy at SDO 12/19/08

received 12/23/08

interview date 04/22/09

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CJ-V, is time for u to start the december approvals thread, on yr way to NVC. and hopefly we join u soon. and the dust collectors at VSC thread will change to speded up with fairy dust at NVC, and we'll be there soon to enjoy it with u.

SraCastillo, dont worry. I think u should be next one announcing the NOA2 here. I really wish u that. I think what held u back was the late date for I129f (honestly I think ud have been better off without it), but keep being optimistic, and maybe u get an early Christmas gift from VSC. u probably have pesimistic days like the rest of us, but the pic u have here looks so smiley and yr posts always optimistic, that it kills my pessimism everytime. I wish I can read yr adventures in NVC threads very soon. good luck

and Desiman, look at the bright side. the RFE means yr file is on their desk. the VSC it will very soon be over for u too.

met Lee: sept 2005

married here: 23 feb 2008

I 130 sent :16 march 2008

I 130 NOA1: 20 march 2008

I 129F sent: 11 april 2008

I 129F NOA1: 11 april 2008

I 130 and I 129F NOA2: 12 dec 2008

NVC process:

NVC received and assigned case number for both: 18 dec 2008

(break in the process- Lee comes to spend holidays here 22 dec-5th jan 2009)

DS 3032 generated :? ?

DS 3032 sent : 26 dec 2008 (friend sends it, based on how fast Ds-3032 was generated for Sracastillo and others who had same NOA2 date as me-risky, but worked)

received AOS package and IIN number in mail : 29 dec 2008 (same friend picks up mail and sends us the IIN)

pay the AOS bill online: 29 dec 2008

AOS shows as PAID: 30 dec 2008

my husband goes back and bags with our papers get lost : 5th jan 2009

package IV fee bill generated and paid online: 7th jan 2009

recieved bags and papers: 9th jan 2009

sent AOS package: 9th jan 2009

package IV bill shows PAID and sending package IV : 12 jan 2009

case complete: jan 20th

interview march 30th 2009

I129F

NVC mails I129F package to bucharest embasy

up to this day, no package received at embasy here -one more reason to prove in my case I129F was just useless

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Antiwaiting

thanks for your kind words you brought a smile to my face. :) to be honest with you what I'm really praying for is a change on the processing times so many of us could start complaining against VSC

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Feliz con mi amor...

Ni la distancia ni el tiempo podran separar dos vidas determinadas a estar unidas...

Neither time nor distance can separate two lives that are destined to become one..

USCIS- VERMONT OFFICE

I-130 NOA 1 03/05/08

I-129f NOA 1 06/12/08

I-130 NOA2 12/14/08

I-129f NOA2 12/14/08

NVC

12/18/2008 Assigned Case number

12/22/2008 DS3032 and AOS bill generated

12/26/2008 Received INN by mail

12/26/2008 paid AOS bill

12/27/2008 sent DS3032 and I-864 package

12/29/2008 DS3032 choice of agent confirmation

12/29/2008 paid DS230

01/03/2009 sent DS230 package

01/07/2009 Complete Affidavit review and acceptance

01/12/2009 Case complete

04/13/2009 interview (approved)

K3 @ Embassy

sent to US embassy at SDO 12/19/08

received 12/23/08

interview date 04/22/09

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Great to hear your news...Congrats!!!!

K-3 Visa

I-130

5/10/2008 – I-130 sent

5/12/2008 – I-130 Received at Chicago Lockbox

5/27/2008 – I-130 NOA1 (Dated 5/22/08) Received (Payment $355 Received)

5/31/2008 - Touched

9/26/2008 - Touched

9/27/2008 - Touched

1/22/2009 - Touched (Approved)

I-129F

6/09/2008 – I-129F sent

6/11/2008 – I-129F Received at USCIS (Vermont Office)

6/12/2008 – I-129F NOA 1 (Dated 6/12/08) Received (Payment Waived)

6/17/2008 - Touched

7/15/2008 - Touched

1/22/2009 - Touched (Approved)

NVC Received: 1/26/2009

Sent to US Consulate Mumbai: 1/28/2009

POE: JFK May 22nd 2009

-------------AOS----------------

7/9/09 - AOS Package Sent

7/16/09 - Received & Acknowledged by USCIS

7/23/09 - RFE

8/3/09 - Response to RFE

1/20/10 - Interview for AOS (Greencard)

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I don't think the congressman was any help in terms of expediting this, but they were a great moral support and gave me a better insight into this process. I highly recommend those waiting for their approvals contact your congressman, but don't have high expectations unless you have a genuine expedite criteria or are outside of processing times....

anyhow, i am besides myself now.....NVC here I come!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

I received this notice via e-mail today at 2 PM when I was least expecting it. It's amazing how life has ways to surprise you when you least expect it!

I don't think the congressman was any help in terms of expediting this, but they were a great moral support and gave me a better insight into this process. I highly recommend those waiting for their approvals contact your congressman, but don't have high expectations unless you have a genuine expedite criteria or are outside of processing times....

anyhow, i am besides myself now.....NVC here I come!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance:

I received this notice via e-mail today at 2 PM when I was least expecting it. It's amazing how life has ways to surprise you when you least expect it!

Also...I want to thank everyone here at VJ who gave me tremendous help and courage and shared their stories to make this journey more tolerable.

Big congrats!!! I'm glad that you got your approval!!!

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Can we get a... H*ll ya!!! :dance:

Awesome, Im happy for you guys!

woofricknghooo :)

Lsia

"you fondle my trigger then you blame my gun"

Timeline: 13 month long journey from filing to visa in hand

If you were lucky and got an approval and reunion with your loved one rather quickly; Please refrain from telling people who waited 6+ months just to get out of a service center to "chill out" or to "stop whining" It's insensitive,and unecessary. Once you walk a mile in their shoes you will understand and be heard.

Thanks!

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