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It rarely gets through, and when it does, it just rings and rings, till I get a recording that says "ur call did not go through"... I am dialing the 8062 number. Im doing it as I am typing this.

NOA1: August 29, 2008

NOA2: January 26, 2009,

NVC RECIEVED: January 28, 2009

NVC SENT: February 3, 2009

INDIAN EMBASSY RECIEVED: February 7, 2009

EMBASSY SENT PACKET 3: February 9, 2009

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Harsh call this number 011-24198062 between 10 am - 10:15 am. They will take your call during that time. I always call them during that time. If you call them after 10:15 am then they don't take your call 'coz after that it gets busy.

Call them again on 25th or 26th. Try to call DOS first. Its easy that way. :whistle:

It rarely gets through, and when it does, it just rings and rings, till I get a recording that says "ur call did not go through"... I am dialing the 8062 number. Im doing it as I am typing this.

9-22-2008 - mailed I-129F

9-23-2008 - Arrived at CSC @ 10.06 a.m. signed by BOBENG

9-24-2008 - Check cleared, touched, NOA1

9-25-2008 - touched

9-26-2008 - touched again!

9-29-2008 - Received NOA1 in mail

1-09-2009 - Received NOA2 e-mail notification @ 7:04 p.m. EST (I was online at the time) ;) in 107 days!

1-12-2009 - touch

1-15-2009 - Received NOA2 in mail, arrived @ NVC

1-20-2009 - Left NVC

1-23-2009 - Rcvd letter from NVC

1-24-2009 - Arrived @ Embassy

2-03-2009 - Packet 3 mailed from Embassy

2-09-2009 - Packet 3 Received

2-10-2009 - Packet 3 Sent back to Embassy

2-23-2009 - Packet 4 mailed from Embassy

2-28-2009 - Packet 4 Received

3-02-2009 - Medical done

3-23-2009 - Interview @ Delhi Embassy --- Got 221g

3-31-2009 - Returned 221g additional evidence request -- submitted tons of pictures (80), handwritten letters etc.

4-08-2009 - Received visa!!!

4-19-2009 - POE

5-09-2009 - Wedding

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Where is everybody? Studying hard for your interviews? haha. Haven't heard from Dilbert in awhile.

K-1 Visa

9-22-2008 - mailed I-129F

9-29-2008 - Received NOA1 in mail

1-09-2009 - Received NOA2 e-mail notification

2-09-2009 - Packet 3 Received

2-28-2009 - Packet 4 Received

3-02-2009 - Medical

3-23-2009 - Interview, 221g

3-31-2009 - Returned 221g additional evidence request

4-08-2009 - Received visa!!!

4-19-2009 - POE

5-09-2009 - Wedding

___________________________________________________________________

AOS

7-03-2009 - mailed AOS

7-10-2009 - Check Cashed, - NOA1 (I-485, I-765, I-131)

7-22-2009 - transferred to CSC (rcvd notice in mail 7/27)

8-11-2009 - Biometrics appt scheduled (rcvd in mail on 7/18)

8-25-2009 - I-765 & I-131 approved

12-03-2009 - GC approval email

12-10-2009 - GC rcvd in mail!

________________________________________________________________

ROC

10-12-2011 - mailed ROC

10-14-2011 - NOA1

11-07-2011 - Bio Appt

02-27-2012 - GC approval email

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Where is everybody? Studying hard for your interviews? haha. Haven't heard from Dilbert in awhile.

Karri/Dilbert/Moksha/Gagain/Others -- Good luck on your upcoming interviews. You all will be in my prayers.

Harsh - read your experience. Sorry to hear that. Keep in mind it is just a matter of time and in the end it will all be worth it.

As far me, I am getting ready to fly to India at end of this month to bring my fiancee back with me. YAY :dance::dance::dance:

Timeline for K1 visa

9/11/2008 – mailed I-129F

9/12/2008 – Received at VSC/NOA 1 sent (mail stamp-9/16)

9/15/2008 – check cashed

9/19/2008 –Received NOA1

12/28/2008 – Received NOA2 Approval email from CRIS

01/06/2009 – Left NVC for Mumbai Consulate

01/07/2009 – Received NVC confirmation letter in the mail

01/08/2009 – Mumbai Consulate received file electronically and sent packet 3 (info from DOS)

01/10/2009 – Mumbai Consulate received file (hard copy) from NVC (DHL tracking)

01/19/2009 – Overnighted packet 3 (still did not receive receive pkt 3 from Mumbai)

01/20/2009 – Packet 3 arrives at Mumbai Consulate

01/23/2009 – called DOS and was informed that packet 4 has been sent and interview date set.

01/24/2009 – Received hard copy of packet 3 (postmark Jan 20). Too late. Already sent packet 3 on Jan 19.

02/02/09 – Received Packet 4

02/04/09 – Submitted documents at the VFS Kolkata Office

02/06/09 - Medicals completed

03/02/2009 – BIG DAY, i.e., Interview Date

03/03/2009 - Visa received in mail

04/09/2009 - POE

AOS

04/17/2009 - CIVIL

6/16/2009 - Mailed AOS package

6/19/2009 - NOA1

7/08/2009 - AOS transferred to CSC

7/17/2009 - Biometrics appointment, EAD case Touched

8/05/2009 - EAD card production ordered, AP approved !!!!

ROC

08/27/2011 - Mailed ROC packageCIVIL

08/29/2011 - NOA1

09/19/2011 - Early Bio (scheduled date 10/03/2011)

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Where is everybody? Studying hard for your interviews? haha. Haven't heard from Dilbert in awhile.

Karri/Dilbert/Moksha/Gagain/Others -- Good luck on your upcoming interviews. You all will be in my prayers.

Harsh - read your experience. Sorry to hear that. Keep in mind it is just a matter of time and in the end it will all be worth it.

As far me, I am getting ready to fly to India at end of this month to bring my fiancee back with me. YAY :dance::dance::dance:

Thank you!!! 2 days to go! Sam leaves for Delhi tomorrow. :dance:

K-1 Visa

9-22-2008 - mailed I-129F

9-29-2008 - Received NOA1 in mail

1-09-2009 - Received NOA2 e-mail notification

2-09-2009 - Packet 3 Received

2-28-2009 - Packet 4 Received

3-02-2009 - Medical

3-23-2009 - Interview, 221g

3-31-2009 - Returned 221g additional evidence request

4-08-2009 - Received visa!!!

4-19-2009 - POE

5-09-2009 - Wedding

___________________________________________________________________

AOS

7-03-2009 - mailed AOS

7-10-2009 - Check Cashed, - NOA1 (I-485, I-765, I-131)

7-22-2009 - transferred to CSC (rcvd notice in mail 7/27)

8-11-2009 - Biometrics appt scheduled (rcvd in mail on 7/18)

8-25-2009 - I-765 & I-131 approved

12-03-2009 - GC approval email

12-10-2009 - GC rcvd in mail!

________________________________________________________________

ROC

10-12-2011 - mailed ROC

10-14-2011 - NOA1

11-07-2011 - Bio Appt

02-27-2012 - GC approval email

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The results are in fresh outside the embassy........Moksha got approved congrats!, Karri and Sam......221g :crying: They wanted relationship evidence. Stuff we already submitted, that guy was a jerk! Wouldn't even let us show him our engagement album! Sam will get back to Chandigarh tomorrow and will post the complete list. I think they asked for 7 things including a voter's thingie for 5 years. A notarized statement stating I can speak Sam's language. jerks! No hablo Hindi. =(

Anyways this can go one of two ways. A) we submit what they want and they approve us in a few days or weeks B ) they sit on it until our NOA2 expires on May 9th and deny us at which point what are my options? Move there and get married and file for a different visa?

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K-1 Visa

9-22-2008 - mailed I-129F

9-29-2008 - Received NOA1 in mail

1-09-2009 - Received NOA2 e-mail notification

2-09-2009 - Packet 3 Received

2-28-2009 - Packet 4 Received

3-02-2009 - Medical

3-23-2009 - Interview, 221g

3-31-2009 - Returned 221g additional evidence request

4-08-2009 - Received visa!!!

4-19-2009 - POE

5-09-2009 - Wedding

___________________________________________________________________

AOS

7-03-2009 - mailed AOS

7-10-2009 - Check Cashed, - NOA1 (I-485, I-765, I-131)

7-22-2009 - transferred to CSC (rcvd notice in mail 7/27)

8-11-2009 - Biometrics appt scheduled (rcvd in mail on 7/18)

8-25-2009 - I-765 & I-131 approved

12-03-2009 - GC approval email

12-10-2009 - GC rcvd in mail!

________________________________________________________________

ROC

10-12-2011 - mailed ROC

10-14-2011 - NOA1

11-07-2011 - Bio Appt

02-27-2012 - GC approval email

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Hi Everyone,

We were approved today!

Sam and Karri: I am so sorry for you guys! We saw Sam outside the Embassy and my heart was breaking for him! I know things will turn out positively for you guys though. I'm keeping the faith! Please kep us posted!

Thank you to everyone for all of your help and good thoughts. We really appreciate it! :)

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Congratulations Moksha. Really happy for you. :dance::dance:

Sam and Karri - really really sorry to hear that. :crying: Hope it does not take too long for you guys. Speak the same language.!!!... that is a first. Don't those jerks know that love knows no boundaries... geo/race/caste/creed.. even Language for that matter...I can go on. You guys can communicate in English.. can't you ... this is insanity. Those guys have carte blanche when it comes to visas and they spare no efforts in exercising that...again, sorry to hear that. You will both be in my prayers.

Take one step at a time. Try to answer what they want without wasting any time. Other options would be DCF, which requires a 90 day stay I believe. Have not looked into it to know if that applies to K1 or just IR1/CR1 or K3 cases, in which case, you will need to marry. But, I believe, you do not go through USCIS, straight through the Consulate. So, that would be faster, I imagine. You can always do a K3. K3 cases from CA appear to not take as long...

Timeline for K1 visa

9/11/2008 – mailed I-129F

9/12/2008 – Received at VSC/NOA 1 sent (mail stamp-9/16)

9/15/2008 – check cashed

9/19/2008 –Received NOA1

12/28/2008 – Received NOA2 Approval email from CRIS

01/06/2009 – Left NVC for Mumbai Consulate

01/07/2009 – Received NVC confirmation letter in the mail

01/08/2009 – Mumbai Consulate received file electronically and sent packet 3 (info from DOS)

01/10/2009 – Mumbai Consulate received file (hard copy) from NVC (DHL tracking)

01/19/2009 – Overnighted packet 3 (still did not receive receive pkt 3 from Mumbai)

01/20/2009 – Packet 3 arrives at Mumbai Consulate

01/23/2009 – called DOS and was informed that packet 4 has been sent and interview date set.

01/24/2009 – Received hard copy of packet 3 (postmark Jan 20). Too late. Already sent packet 3 on Jan 19.

02/02/09 – Received Packet 4

02/04/09 – Submitted documents at the VFS Kolkata Office

02/06/09 - Medicals completed

03/02/2009 – BIG DAY, i.e., Interview Date

03/03/2009 - Visa received in mail

04/09/2009 - POE

AOS

04/17/2009 - CIVIL

6/16/2009 - Mailed AOS package

6/19/2009 - NOA1

7/08/2009 - AOS transferred to CSC

7/17/2009 - Biometrics appointment, EAD case Touched

8/05/2009 - EAD card production ordered, AP approved !!!!

ROC

08/27/2011 - Mailed ROC packageCIVIL

08/29/2011 - NOA1

09/19/2011 - Early Bio (scheduled date 10/03/2011)

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Congrats Moksha! I'm sure the two of you are very excited!

Karri and Sam - I'm so sorry. But all is not lost! You have a chance to go back with more information and you should do your best to try and explain/prove away any issues they may have. To me, the biggest thing that came up would be the language request. Does Sam get a little tongue tied in English when nervous???? From the CO's point of view, if there is poor communication how can there be a strong relationship. In theory, most would agree with that - BUT, if around you the English comes easily well who's to argue that. The trick is proving that. Did the CO ask him to read any emails or chatlogs out loud? Has Sam emailed you extensively or did you have volumes of chat logs to send in? That may show his english skills.

The voter's card can be a nightmare - do not be surprised if the dates are off or if he's only listed for some years and not all five. If elections aren't any time soon in his neck of the woods and there are issues with that, he may be able to have things fixed before sending in the additional info. I know of people who've had the wrong bday listed, wrong name spellings, or wrong family name issues - if this comes up, pm me. Somewhere in my archives I have something with the office and title of an municipal employee that may be able to write a letter explaining away the discrepancies...

Ok - now - worse case - you DO have options, you CAN impliment plan B, C, or D [how every many you have] down the road. But, for now, focus on getting your 221g info together and out to VFS. Yes, you can marry him there but it will be an involved process timewise [special marriage act means a good 30+ days]. Yes, you can file for a CR1 or K3 after that. But please keep this in mind - people with 221gs sometimes get the visa too, they just have a little more of a wait - so take it one step at a time, call your officials and get them on the case too, after handing in the info email [and/or call] the embassy weekly and call DOS weekly.

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Here's the list of our 221g. Any help/thoughts/ideas would be most appreciated.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=186831

K-1 Visa

9-22-2008 - mailed I-129F

9-29-2008 - Received NOA1 in mail

1-09-2009 - Received NOA2 e-mail notification

2-09-2009 - Packet 3 Received

2-28-2009 - Packet 4 Received

3-02-2009 - Medical

3-23-2009 - Interview, 221g

3-31-2009 - Returned 221g additional evidence request

4-08-2009 - Received visa!!!

4-19-2009 - POE

5-09-2009 - Wedding

___________________________________________________________________

AOS

7-03-2009 - mailed AOS

7-10-2009 - Check Cashed, - NOA1 (I-485, I-765, I-131)

7-22-2009 - transferred to CSC (rcvd notice in mail 7/27)

8-11-2009 - Biometrics appt scheduled (rcvd in mail on 7/18)

8-25-2009 - I-765 & I-131 approved

12-03-2009 - GC approval email

12-10-2009 - GC rcvd in mail!

________________________________________________________________

ROC

10-12-2011 - mailed ROC

10-14-2011 - NOA1

11-07-2011 - Bio Appt

02-27-2012 - GC approval email

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Sam and Krri - Sorry abt your situation...really sorry..

Moksha - Congrats...

I had a personal tragedy in my immediate family...that I had to rush to India...am in India currently.....

Take care...

9/19/2008 - Mailed I-129F by USPS Priority

9/22 - Mail reached USCIS - CSC

9/23 - Check Cashed

9/23 - NOA1 Notice Date (now wait and pray that NOA2 should come soon!!)

9/27 - NOA1 received by mail

9/29 - Touched (probably to correct typos)

9/30 - Touched

1/14/2009 - NOA2 approved

1/20 - NOA2 hard copy received

1/22 - NVC received petition

1/26 - NVC sent petition to Embassy

1/29 - Received NVC Hard copy

1/30 - Embassy received petition

2/3 - Received P3 from Embassy

2/3 - P3 sent by Courier from India

2/10 - Confirmed that P3 is in embassy's system (called embassy, DOS)

2/23 - Called DOS - Got interview date verbally

3/9 - Medicals Completed

3/31 - Interview Successful

4/3 - Received Visa

4/20 - Arrival

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Sam and Krri - Sorry abt your situation...really sorry..

Moksha - Congrats...

I had a personal tragedy in my immediate family...that I had to rush to India...am in India currently.....

Take care...

Hi dilbert all the best for the interview. Don't forget to go to embassy with ur fiancee. =)

9-22-2008 - mailed I-129F

9-23-2008 - Arrived at CSC @ 10.06 a.m. signed by BOBENG

9-24-2008 - Check cleared, touched, NOA1

9-25-2008 - touched

9-26-2008 - touched again!

9-29-2008 - Received NOA1 in mail

1-09-2009 - Received NOA2 e-mail notification @ 7:04 p.m. EST (I was online at the time) ;) in 107 days!

1-12-2009 - touch

1-15-2009 - Received NOA2 in mail, arrived @ NVC

1-20-2009 - Left NVC

1-23-2009 - Rcvd letter from NVC

1-24-2009 - Arrived @ Embassy

2-03-2009 - Packet 3 mailed from Embassy

2-09-2009 - Packet 3 Received

2-10-2009 - Packet 3 Sent back to Embassy

2-23-2009 - Packet 4 mailed from Embassy

2-28-2009 - Packet 4 Received

3-02-2009 - Medical done

3-23-2009 - Interview @ Delhi Embassy --- Got 221g

3-31-2009 - Returned 221g additional evidence request -- submitted tons of pictures (80), handwritten letters etc.

4-08-2009 - Received visa!!!

4-19-2009 - POE

5-09-2009 - Wedding

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HI EVERYONE ,

MY CASE IS AT ISLAMABAD EMBASSY ,WAS JST WONDERING IF ANYONE HERE CAN HELP ME ABOUT THE PAPER SIZE FOR THE FORMS,

CAN I SEND THE A4 WHICH IS STANDARD PAPER SIZE IN PAKISTAN OR IT HAS TO B AMERICAN STANDARD PAPER SIZE..PLEASE HELP..

BEST WISHES..

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HI EVERYONE ,

MY CASE IS AT ISLAMABAD EMBASSY ,WAS JST WONDERING IF ANYONE HERE CAN HELP ME ABOUT THE PAPER SIZE FOR THE FORMS,

CAN I SEND THE A4 WHICH IS STANDARD PAPER SIZE IN PAKISTAN OR IT HAS TO B AMERICAN STANDARD PAPER SIZE..PLEASE HELP..

BEST WISHES..

According to me A4 paper size is fine.

9-22-2008 - mailed I-129F

9-23-2008 - Arrived at CSC @ 10.06 a.m. signed by BOBENG

9-24-2008 - Check cleared, touched, NOA1

9-25-2008 - touched

9-26-2008 - touched again!

9-29-2008 - Received NOA1 in mail

1-09-2009 - Received NOA2 e-mail notification @ 7:04 p.m. EST (I was online at the time) ;) in 107 days!

1-12-2009 - touch

1-15-2009 - Received NOA2 in mail, arrived @ NVC

1-20-2009 - Left NVC

1-23-2009 - Rcvd letter from NVC

1-24-2009 - Arrived @ Embassy

2-03-2009 - Packet 3 mailed from Embassy

2-09-2009 - Packet 3 Received

2-10-2009 - Packet 3 Sent back to Embassy

2-23-2009 - Packet 4 mailed from Embassy

2-28-2009 - Packet 4 Received

3-02-2009 - Medical done

3-23-2009 - Interview @ Delhi Embassy --- Got 221g

3-31-2009 - Returned 221g additional evidence request -- submitted tons of pictures (80), handwritten letters etc.

4-08-2009 - Received visa!!!

4-19-2009 - POE

5-09-2009 - Wedding

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