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Neya   0

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Well family, NVC has sent our file off to the embassy in Lagos. Looks like we have a whole

slew of folks here getting ready for the interview...I am looking for a little assistance.

I know it has been given before to others so I'm just looking for additional input.

This is what I've collected so far to send to my fiance....

Complete I-129f packet..with original/certified documents

NOA 1-2

New Intent to marry letter- notarized

I-134 - notarized

Employment letter and salary log

Tax returns.....2001-2005

401k statement

Home Value assessment

Phone records

Travel documentation

email- we have over 500 saved but I'm only sending about 40 plus a log of all the rest

IM chats- I have saved all 175 but am only including 2 from every month for the past year and a half

(cant figure out how to print up the log of all of them with the date time stamps its saved to my

briefcase so if anyone can tell me how to print screen that would be great)

Phone records- cards and call logs

Photo album - 30 pictures

Photo sheet of all pictures I took on my trips

Have I forgotten anything?

I have several bank accounts and a life insurance policy should I include these too?(my salary is

sufficient to cover the requirements but all my cash goes to Mobil and BP for gas :lol:)

Thanks everyone for the help.

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congrats Neya, If you have more pics than 30 that would help, also other options are text messge records, western union (if applicable), but it seems that you already have enough. Good luck and hope you get a quick interview!

06/06/05 I-130 NOA1

06/14/05 K-3 NOA1

07/08/05 k-3 NOA2

07/22/05 K-3 leaves NVC to Lagos

08/08/05 Hubby picks up interview packet from embassy

11/17/05 K-3 interview (denied, C.O refused to take co-sponsor for k-3)

12/16/05 I-130 NOA2

01/03/06 NVC assigns case number

02/15/06 Case complete (thank you James Shortcuts- only 6 weeks!)

04/19/06 tired of waiting, filed k-3 #2 ( petition is still lost in oblivion)

09/11/06 NVC scheduled CR-1 interview/ on to Lagos (thank God after 7 months of waiting!)

10/14/06 Interview date (success!)

10/18/06 Hubby goes to pick up visa- not ready ( ugh what's going on!)

10/19/06 Visa in hand ( thank you God!)

10/29/06 Together at last :)

Whole process 1 year and 4 months

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:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs: CONGRAGULATIONS AGAIN NEYA!!!!! I wish I could add to your list, I have not got that far. Thanks for sharing the information surely found somethings that I did not think about and will help me when I get that far in the process.

****Removal of Conditions ****

7/13/09 Sent I-751 application VSC

7/16/09 Package arrived at VSC at 2:08pm signed by D. Renaud

7/24/09 Rcvd I-797C, NOA from VSC

7/29/09 Rcvd Biometric letter...biometrics appt 8/18/09

11/24/09 Rcvd ROC approval ltr...dated 11/18/09

12/04/09 Rcvd 10 yr Green Card in mail

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Well family, NVC has sent our file off to the embassy in Lagos. Looks like we have a whole

slew of folks here getting ready for the interview...I am looking for a little assistance.

I know it has been given before to others so I'm just looking for additional input.

This is what I've collected so far to send to my fiance....

Complete I-129f packet..with original/certified documents

NOA 1-2

New Intent to marry letter- notarized

I-134 - notarized

Employment letter and salary log

Tax returns.....2001-2005

401k statement

Home Value assessment

Phone records

Travel documentation

email- we have over 500 saved but I'm only sending about 40 plus a log of all the rest

IM chats- I have saved all 175 but am only including 2 from every month for the past year and a half

(cant figure out how to print up the log of all of them with the date time stamps its saved to my

briefcase so if anyone can tell me how to print screen that would be great)

Phone records- cards and call logs

Photo album - 30 pictures

Photo sheet of all pictures I took on my trips

Have I forgotten anything?

I have several bank accounts and a life insurance policy should I include these too?(my salary is

sufficient to cover the requirements but all my cash goes to Mobil and BP for gas :lol:)

Thanks everyone for the help.

:help:

Congrats!!! It sounds like you have things covered. For our RFE they requested a copy of every page in my (the USC) passport. I don't know why and I don't think that is standard, but it couldn't hurt.

Best Wishes.

K3

10-xx-04 I129 sent

05-xx-05 NOA1 from USCIS - Aproved - Abandoned for Cr1

CR1

11-15-04 I-130 sent

12-10-04 NOA 1 fee changed had to resend info with new fee

12-11-04 Resend case with new fee

02-14-05 NOA 2 I-130 Case aproved and sent to NVC

02-25-05 NVC received case

03-21-05 Received I-864 fee bill

03-22-05 Sent $70 I-864 payment to

04-16-05 Received IV fee bill

04-17-05 Sent $ 380 IV payment to NVC

05-02-05 Received I-864 packet from NVC

05-02-05 Sent I-864 packet to NVC

05-11-05 NVC received IV payment

05-16-05 NVC sent third packet

05-25-05 Received DS-230 and third packet instructions

06-06-05 NVCReceived DS-230 per fed ex confirmation

06-07-05 NVC Enters DS-230 information in system

waiting waiting waiting

06-20-05 Case Completed!!!!!!!yipee.

waiting for interview date.............

7-26-05 Baby born!!!! yaya

8-15-05 Interview set for 9-29-05

9-29-05 Interview suck they want more proof

10-20-05 second interview

10-24-05 yaya haleloujhya finally got it.

10-28-05 going to meet husband in New York. yayayaya

10-30-05 Home!!!!

Lifting Conditions

7-28-07 Mailed form I751 and supporting documents. $275 (Old fee!!!!!Yipee!!!)

8-17-07 Check cleared my account.

8-20-07 Touched

8-30-07 Received Biometric apointment letter.

9-11-07 Biometrics Apointment

9-22-07 Received letter of approval

9-24-07 Received GC Whoo hoo done for 10 years!!!

09-20-09 Sent N-400 for Citizenship

11-01-09 Bio

01-11-10 Passed Interview

01-16-10 Received notice for swearing in ceremony

02-03-10 Swearing in ceremony

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Just a heads up: Make sure your certified copies are certified by their standards. This is not simply noterized and certified by the notery that it is an orgional copy. The Nigerian "certified" copies are basically new ones from the office the origional one's came from of the origional ones. This is something we got an RFE for. But, after reading more of your entry I see that it is at the embassy, so that probably is already done with. Well, I'll leave it up in case new people want the info. Other than that, and what has been said, it looks good.

Met on internet 6/04. Married at court house in Aba, Nigeria 12/04. 3/05 traditional ceremony in Nigeria w/ my picture. 12/05 finally together again. 4/06 ceremony/celebration in the states together

I 130

1/10/05-sent

2/11/05-NOA1

5/30-touch

6/16-rep contact

6/27-Approved

7/?/05-ds3032/i864 bill generated

7/22/05-sent payment $70

8/1/05-IV visa bill generated

8/11/05-sent bill overnight

8/20/05- rec. 864 packet

8/25/05- nvc rec. IV bill

8/29/05-overnight 864

9/6/05-rec. ds230 (waiting on husband info)

9/28/05-sent ds230

9/29/05-ds230 rec

11/9/05 RFE for orig. birth cert.

11/9/05-sent origional

11/29/05 case complete-abandoned for k-3

129f

3/2/05 sent 3/15/04 noa 1 6/17/05 touched

6/20/05 touched 6/29/05 -heard approved on phone

7/21/05 - husband got packet/interview date at consulate

12/15/05- visa Approved!

12/20/05 picked up visa

AOS

1/9/06 mailed AOS & EAD

1/18/06 NOA 1 AOS and EAD

2/8/06 received appt. notice for bio

2/2/06 EAD touched

2/22/06 EAD touched

3/6/06 apt. date for both bio.

3/7/06 AOS/EAD touched

3/10/06 EAD on it's way

3/14/06 received EAD

3/20/06 filed for ssn

3/28/06 rec ssn

5/10/06 rec noa for AOS interview on June 26

6/22/06 found out pregnant- So happy!!!!

6/26/06 interview-Officer led us to believe we'd have card soon

7/8/06 e-mail stating welcome letter on it's way!

7/13/06 rec. Green card. Yipee!!

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Well family, NVC has sent our file off to the embassy in Lagos. Looks like we have a whole

slew of folks here getting ready for the interview...I am looking for a little assistance.

I know it has been given before to others so I'm just looking for additional input.

This is what I've collected so far to send to my fiance....

Complete I-129f packet..with original/certified documents

NOA 1-2

New Intent to marry letter- notarized

I-134 - notarized

Employment letter and salary log

Tax returns.....2001-2005

401k statement

Home Value assessment

Phone records

Travel documentation

email- we have over 500 saved but I'm only sending about 40 plus a log of all the rest

IM chats- I have saved all 175 but am only including 2 from every month for the past year and a half

(cant figure out how to print up the log of all of them with the date time stamps its saved to my

briefcase so if anyone can tell me how to print screen that would be great)

Phone records- cards and call logs

Photo album - 30 pictures

Photo sheet of all pictures I took on my trips

Have I forgotten anything?

I have several bank accounts and a life insurance policy should I include these too?(my salary is

sufficient to cover the requirements but all my cash goes to Mobil and BP for gas :lol:)

Thanks everyone for the help.

:help:

Congratulations Neya, I bet you on top of the world now. You might wanna send them an E-mail now and they will tell you if they have recieved it or not. He can go and pick up the packets to speed things up. Congratulations. !!! :dance:

I-129f sent-- 05-26-2006

NOA1 - 06-08-2006

Rfe recieved - 06-30-2006

rfe sent - 06-30-2006

NOA2 - 07-31-2006

NVC received - 08-03-2006

NOA2 recieved in the mail: 08-04-2006

NVC sent : 08-04-2006

NVC letter recieved: 08-10-2006

Embassy confirmed: 08-11-2006

interview date: 11-09-2006

Visa approved : 11-09-2006

Visa recieved : 11-15-200

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Just a heads up: Make sure your certified copies are certified by their standards. This is not simply noterized and certified by the notery that it is an orgional copy. The Nigerian "certified" copies are basically new ones from the office the origional one's came from of the origional ones. This is something we got an RFE for. But, after reading more of your entry I see that it is at the embassy, so that probably is already done with. Well, I'll leave it up in case new people want the info. Other than that, and what has been said, it looks good.

Well as for the Birth and Divorce certificates those are original and have the official raised seal of the issuing government department and is in Seguns documents I am sending to him for the nterview. The original petition had US notary stamps on these documents.

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CONGTRATULATIONS!!!! :dance:

8.14.03 MY FEET TOUCH NIGERIAN SOIL!

8.28.03 Civil wedding (Lagos, Island)

8.30.03 Trad. wedding (Mbaise-Owerri, Imo State)

11.27.03 Returned to U.S.A

12.31.03 I-130 NOA1

6.15.04 2nd trip to Naija

7.04.04 I-129F NOA1

9.24.04 I-130 x-ferred from NSC to CSC

10.07.04 I-130 rec. @ CSC

10.14.04 I-130 Approv.

11.04 Rec. DS 3032 & AOS fee bill

12.04.04 Rec. I-864 packet

2.05.05 DS 3032 rec.

2.17.05 I-129F Approv.

2.23.05 Left NVC

3.09.05 Rec. IV bill

3.10.05 Ret. I-864 Packet

3.12.05 3rd trip

3.29.05 Ret. IV fee bill

5.02.05 DS-230 mailed out by NVC

5.05.05 Hubby rec K-3 packet

6.23.05 Rec. DS 230 & Checklist

7.08.05 RFE DS 230

7.18.05 NVC rec. Cklist response letter items

7.21.05 K-3 interview (Previously notified Lagos that we are abandoning the K-3)

8.04.05 *Case Complete*

11.08.05 Case forwarded to Lagos

12.23.05 INTERVIEW-VISA APPROVED

1.13.06 Hubby's flight scheduled for U.S. arrival @ 12:45pm

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Segun will not be spending more than 20minutes at the interview. He`d better be a good boy when he gets here or VJ members will come to the windy city, placards and all..........try that for adjusting to life in U.S...ah just a joke carried over from another thread.

Congrats!!!! Isnt it funny that even though you have all the documents, the nerves are still crawling....

I am not one for drinking but when i get to your stage, i intend to slurp something down so i can sleep...will keep my cell phone next to my ears, though...just in case

Okay, next stop the "Yipee"posting......

K1 Trip

6-23-2006: I-129 mailed

8-31-2006: K1 approved

11-15-2006: K1 Interview: done and visa approved

11-21-2006: K1 visa issued

11-27-2006: JFK as POE: Work authorized stamp on I-94

AOS Mission

12-16-2006: 1-485 + I-765 mailed

1-3-2007: NOA1 received: Notice date 12-28-2006

1-16-2007: Biometrics

1-17-2007: Case transferred to CSC

2-10-2007: I-693 RFE (whatever happened to the panel physician`s medical report?)

4-3-2007: Another I-693 RFE

5-8-2007: Resident Permit Card received Next Stop: February 6, 2009 (I-751)

Removal of Conditional Basis of Residency (Form I-751)

2-6-2009 Mailed Form 1-751:::VSC

2-14-2009 Received I-751 Receipt notice indicating one year extension of conditional residency status

3-6-2009 Biometrics:::::::::::::waiting for VSC

7-7-2009: E-mail notice received: Card production ordered

8-3-2009: 10year Green Card Received in the mail.

Naturalization Application (N-400)

2-16-2010: N-400 sent in..

4-2-2010: Biometrics

5-18-2010: Interview

6-16-2010: Certificate of Nat. received- Masterpiece is a USC!

7-16-2010: U.S Passport in hand

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