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Which probelems did you have to deal with? (K3/CR1)

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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I think the biggest mistake most people make while filing for any kind of visa is not doing enough research. Not reading enough, not looking for answers, not getting everything ready beforehand. That's why VJ is such a wonderful place to start before anything is filed.

Diana

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

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If I knew then what I know now.......

I wouldn't even start the process. :oops::protest::ranting::no::no::no::no:

Married March 9, 2013
NOA1 I-130 April 12, 2013

Transferred to TSC Nov 27, 2013
APPROVED March 18, 2014 FINALLY ! ! ! !! 11 MONTHS & 6 LONG DAYS FOR MY NOA2
Case shipped from TSC to NVC March 21, 2014
Rec'd NOA2 hard copy March 22, 2014
Case rec'd & Case Number assigned April 1, 2014
AMAZING !!!
PAID IV and AOS fees online April 5, 2014
Fees show paid/DS 260 avail. /DS260 submitted/AOS&IV pkg sent April 9, 2014
FEDEX delivered @ NVC April 11, 2014
Revised AOS pkg delivered April 15, 2014
AOS & IV rec'd& scanned in @ NVC April 15, 2014
Revised AOS scanned April 18, 2014
AOS checklist for income and IV pkg April 30, 2014 (checklist expected due to Lawyers mistakes)
DS260 accepted April 30, 2014
Checklist for Birth cert/police cert May 1, 2014
AOS accepted May 5, 2014

Birth cert scanned MAY 8, 2014

CASE COMPLETE JUNE 4, 2014 CC letter received via email June 11, 2014

INTERVIEW JULY 15, 2014

Waiver finally FedEx'd to Phoenix Lockbox August 21, 2014

WAIVER APPROVED December 17, 2014

Received Instruction Letter via email December 23, 2014

Final Embassy Appointment January 5, 2015 YAY !

Visa ISSUED January 12, 2015

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Not believing you can do it yourself.

Have to tell you...if we had found VJ before hiring those U.S. immigration attorneys we dealt with (who subsequently disappointed the hell out of us for stringing us along), we would have saved ourselves a lot of grief and the hard-earned $$$ we paid them.

Be smart, have a plan, and hang on to the people you love. - Chris Gardner

 

N-400 Timeline

02-23-2018: Sent N-400 Application online

02-23-2018: Date on NOA, retrieved from online account

02-23-2018: Date on Biometrics Appointment Letter (Biometrics Appointment at Jacksonville ASC on March 13, 10:00 a.m.)

03-08-2018: Biometrics complete

04-05-2018: Case status updated - Interview Scheduled on May 10, 2018, 10:15 a.m. :D

05-10-2018: Citizenship Interview - Passed English and Civics Tests, Recommended for Approval! :D 

06-19-2018: Received email and text notification: Naturalization Ceremony Scheduled; waited for letter to be uploaded on online account - it has been set on Wednesday, July 25, 3:00 p.m.

07-25-2018: I am now a U.S. Citizen!

 

K3-K4 Journey.txt

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Truly agree with all the above

however, i kinda always believed whatever I was told.

What i would do differently is track my package night and day.

talk to various people regarding the same thing to make sure i got the right info.

cast a curse on these immigration people for sleepless nights

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That being said, it's such a blessing to have VJ members on board who went through the process and have a lot of stuff to share to all the new VJ members! :dance:

Be smart, have a plan, and hang on to the people you love. - Chris Gardner

 

N-400 Timeline

02-23-2018: Sent N-400 Application online

02-23-2018: Date on NOA, retrieved from online account

02-23-2018: Date on Biometrics Appointment Letter (Biometrics Appointment at Jacksonville ASC on March 13, 10:00 a.m.)

03-08-2018: Biometrics complete

04-05-2018: Case status updated - Interview Scheduled on May 10, 2018, 10:15 a.m. :D

05-10-2018: Citizenship Interview - Passed English and Civics Tests, Recommended for Approval! :D 

06-19-2018: Received email and text notification: Naturalization Ceremony Scheduled; waited for letter to be uploaded on online account - it has been set on Wednesday, July 25, 3:00 p.m.

07-25-2018: I am now a U.S. Citizen!

 

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Jamaica
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Hey :star:

What probelms did you have to deal with? What would you do differernt if you had the chance to start the whole K3/CR1 process all over again?

Which "mistakes" are unnecessary?

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Since me & hubby are still in this visa journey marathon, :crying: .. if I had to do it all over again, I think we might have done the K1, got married here & just re-new our vows in Jamaica.. but everything happends for a reason :thumbs:

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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Hey :star:

What probelms did you have to deal with? What would you do differernt if you had the chance to start the whole K3/CR1 process all over again?

Which "mistakes" are unnecessary?

not having certified copies to send was our biggest problem, (most of our papers were stolen in a robbery) so we could only send the originals we had left, and wait for some replacements it slowed us way down...

biggest problem, that there's no mail between cuba and the US. problem we are dealing with now, waiting for the interview to be scheduled , feeling at the mercy of the powers that be.

Do differently? do the fiancee visa and get married here in US , apparently much faster and I know much less expensive!!

I am praying this goes faster soon... praying....

One love...

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We didn't have any problems with forms or documentation or anything like that.

I just would've never filed the I-129f and stuck with the solitary I-130. My husband would probably be here already if we hadn't tried for the K-3. Funny that the visa meant to save us time cost us many months.

Naturalization

N-400 package mailed: 04/16/2013

N-400 package delivered: 04/16/2013

NOA1 date: 04/17/2013

Biometrics: 08/23/2013

Interview: 10/07/2013

Oath: 01/23/2014

DONE!

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