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ajigglin   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Nigeria
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Hello, everyone-

My husband and I are waiting for his petition to be approved in the NVC before receiving notification for an interview date in Dakar. I am in the States right now, and I am an American citizen. Should I fly to Dakar to be with him before the interview? How much of a difference does that make? My lawyer advised me to submit my bank statements and western union receipts for the past year along with my tax returns and my i-864, so he doesn't need to bring those with him, right? Will he be okay for the interview without me? I see that most of the reviews about Dakar's consulate, the petitioner and beneficiary were there together.

This has already been a long, painful, and expensive process, but if there are any more delays, I really will kill someone. What do you all think?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

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LotofPatience   65

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Filed: IR-5 Country: India
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Hello, everyone-

My husband and I are waiting for his petition to be approved in the NVC before receiving notification for an interview date in Dakar. I am in the States right now, and I am an American citizen. Should I fly to Dakar to be with him before the interview? How much of a difference does that make? My lawyer advised me to submit my bank statements and western union receipts for the past year along with my tax returns and my i-864, so he doesn't need to bring those with him, right? Will he be okay for the interview without me? I see that most of the reviews about Dakar's consulate, the petitioner and beneficiary were there together.

This has already been a long, painful, and expensive process, but if there are any more delays, I really will kill someone. What do you all think?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

I don't know about Dakar's consulate. But, generally the petitioner need not to go to the Consulate for beneficiary's interview. However, if you are with the beneficiary, it shouldn't hurt as well. Since you are USC, most probably you MAY enter inside the Consulate.

Loto

CSC - I-130 for Parents (IR5)

10/11/2011 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/13/2011 - Delivered at Chicago Lockbox

10/17/2011 - Email received with Receipt#, Routed to CSC

10/18/2011 - Cleared the checks $420*2

10/21/2011 - Received NOA1

03/30/2012 - Received NOA2

NVC

04/19/2012 - NVC received

05/01/2012 - Case# generated

05/02/2012 - DS-3032 COA emailed

05/02/2012 - I-864 AOS Fee $88 paid

05/05/2012 - I-864 AOS package mailed to NVC

05/07/2012 - I-864 AOS package received by NVC

05/07/2012 - DS-3032 COA accepted

05/08/2012 - DS-230 IV Fee $230*2 paid

05/09/2012 - DS-230 IV package mailed to NVC

05/11/2012 - DS-230 IV package received by NVC

05/17/2012 - Case Completed

Consulate

07/02/2012 - VFS visit in Cochin

07/04/2012 - Medical in Chennai

07/12/2012 - Interview in Mumbai - Success!

09/08/2012 - POE at JFK, NY

Brian&Mel Collaborator

Brian&Mel   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Malaysia
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Hello, everyone-

My husband and I are waiting for his petition to be approved in the NVC before receiving notification for an interview date in Dakar. I am in the States right now, and I am an American citizen. Should I fly to Dakar to be with him before the interview? How much of a difference does that make? My lawyer advised me to submit my bank statements and western union receipts for the past year along with my tax returns and my i-864, so he doesn't need to bring those with him, right? Will he be okay for the interview without me? I see that most of the reviews about Dakar's consulate, the petitioner and beneficiary were there together.

This has already been a long, painful, and expensive process, but if there are any more delays, I really will kill someone. What do you all think?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

I went for the interview alone without my husband and everything seems to be fine. If you feel that you want to be there with him for the interview, you can definitely do so. Whether it will help the case or not, it would depends on the interviewer. Different embassies have different ways of doing things.

What I would advise is to bring a copy of everything you have sent in so far. In that way, if they needed something, you will have it handy.

Maintain good eye contacts and be confident. Good luck!

03/21/06- Met online

10/13/06- Met in person (Los Angeles USA) (three weeks)

12/20/06- Met in person (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) (three weeks)

02/13/07- Met in person (Nagoya Japan) (two days)

06/21/07- Met in person (Portland Oregon (via PDX), USA) (three weeks)

11/30/07- Met in person (Portland Oregon (via LAX), USA) (six weeks)

12/12/07- Got married (In a Light House!!!)

01/18/08- I-130 sent

01/21/08- I-130 received at Chicago Lock Box

02/15/08- Check cashed

02/26/08- NOA1 received (Notice date: 2/12/2008)

02/19/08- Touched

04/23/08- Met in person (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (one week)

04/30/08- Here I am in USA!!!!

05/19/08- I-130 approved!

05/27/08- NVC received our application and case number assigned

06/02/08- DS-3032 sent & AOS Bill Generated

06/05/08- Paid AOS Bill online

06/16/08- DS-3032 email accepted by NVC

08/28/08- Case completed!

10/21/08- Interview date (Rescheduled by US Embassy- Original date 10/28)-PASSED!!!

10/22/08- Visa in hand!

10/31/08- POE- Seattle, WA

11/12/08- Received SSN in mail!

11/20/08- Got my WA driving license!

I-751

08/03/10- I-751 sent

08/09/10- NOA

08/24/10- Biometrics

10/28/10- Case approved

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DebbyNSeyi Rising Star

DebbyNSeyi   15

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
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thanks for your responses! i was debating between going to see him next month for 2 weeks or holding out until we get an interview date. i knew i couldn't do both.

Can you please enter in your timeline? It would help people to see how long each step took in your visa journey and VJ also uses this info to compile helpful statistics for its members...thanks!

CR-1 VISA

2010-06-01: Get Married!!!

2010-06-15: Mail out I-130 - Petition for Alien Relative

2010-06-22: I-130 NOA1
2010-09-30: I-130 NOA2
2011-01-26: Interview - APPROVED! (7 months, 4 days)
2011-02-02: Visa issued and in hand!
2011-02-25: POE - JFK (New York City)
2011-03-14: Received Conditional Green Card
2011-04-01: Received SS Card
2012-03-25: Our son is born!

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2012-11-27: Mail out I-751 - Removal of conditions
2012-12-03: I-751 NOA1
2013-01-17: Biometrics

2013-05-13: I-751 Approved

2013-05-17: Received 10 year Green Card

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2013-11-27: Naturalization Eligibility (3 years based on marriage)

2013-11-29: Mail out N-400 - Application for Naturalization

2013-12-03: N-400 NOA1

2013-12-06: Check Cashed

2013-12-31: Biometrics

2014-01-27: Place In-Line for Interview

2014-03-28: Interview Scheduled

2014-04-04: Interview Letter Received

2014-05-06: Interview

2014-05-12: N-400 Approved and Oath Date Scheduled

2014-05-22: Oath Ceremony - Become a naturalized citizen!!!

OUR VISA JOURNEY IS OFFICIALLY OVER!

tokyo.lovers Proficient

tokyo.lovers   6

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Japan
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some embassies will allow both people in, some won't. you have to research it.

in tokyo it looks good if you are both there, and many other countries too.

USCIS JOURNEY

12-08-09 - I-130 Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

12-11-09 - Notice of Action (NOA1)

02-25-10 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2) ~CA service center~

03-23-10 - PCC Applied - GET 04/01

Your I-130 was approved in 76 days from your NOA1 date

NVC JOURNEY

03-03-10 - NVC Case Number Assigned

03-05-10 - Email give

03-09-10 - AOS bill; Agent Email Get

03-10-10 - Paid AOS Bill; Email/Mail DS-3032

03-12-10 - AOS Bill Status: PAID

03-15-10 - IV Bill Email Get; Pay IV Bill

03-16-10 - IV Bill Status: PAID; AOS @ NVC

04-07-10 - IV Pack @ NVC

04-12-10 - IV Pack Enters AVR

04-20-10 - Log-in Fail

04-21-10 - Case Complete

04-30-10 - Interview Date Assigned

05-07-10 - NVC Forwards Case to Embassy, Tokyo

Your case was complete in 50 days at NVC

EMBASSY JOURNEY

04-16-10 - Medical Exam ($400) - PASSED

05-10-10 - Embassy Receives Case from NVC

06-28-10 - INTERVIEW - Moved

06-21-10 - INTERVIEW - APPROVED!

06-22-10 - Visa Received

Your interview took 192 days from your I-130 NOA1 date

USA JOURNEY

07-05-10 - US Entry

07-26-10 - Request SSC @ SS office

07-28-10 - Welcome Letter (2nd on 8/9)

08-02-10 - SSC GET

08-12-10 - Green Card GET -38 days

04-05-2012 - File I-751: APPROVED 10/17

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