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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Our journey:

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September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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i can't agree with you more. i'm not here for long time and i've seen wanabe cheaters everyday now in a way or another. nothing can be more painful than to be apart from the one you love. still, couples who can get through this, can get through ANYTHING. i try to get over it with the idea that nothing lasts forever and we see eachother when we can. thank god for webcam and microphone!! :D

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from filling I129F to POE- exactly 6 months


for k1 steps and dates check my timeline
AOS approved took 7 months you can chack my timeline for details

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October 6th- mailed package

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I guess what irritates me the most is that if there was an easy way to do it...don't you think the wise people who have been on here for a VERY long time would have let us all in on that secret? There is no easy way!!! We are all left in the hands of the process. I just don't understand the thought process behind someone asking how to NOT do it to people you can see have been waiting months or years even to finally be able to be with their loved ones. Just super frustrating and I'm tired of seeing it.

10-16-2010 Married

03-17-2011 I-130 sent

03-19-2011 I-130 received

03-23-2011 NOA1

03-25-2011 Touch

06-16-2011 NOA2

07-18-2011 NVC Received

07-19-2011 Emailed DS 3032

07-29-2011 Emailed DS 3032 AGAIN-still no response

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Generated

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Paid

08-03-2011 Emailed DS 3032 Yet Again!!!

08-05-2011 Mailed AOS packet

08-08-2011 AOS packet delivered

08-08-2011 DS 3232 accepted

08-09-2011 IV Bill Generated/Paid

08-10-2011 IV marked PAID

08-10-2011 IV packet Mailed

08-11-2011 IV packet delivered

08-16-2011 AOS package processed

08-22-2011 IV packet processed

08-22-2011 SIF/Case Closed

08-25-2011 Interview date received

10-13-2011 Interview-APPROVED

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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What I find kind of strange is when someone asks a question and you or someone else knowledgable answers it according to the guidlines and regulations they hear it and reply and then of course say well we are doing it this way...and sometimes it works for them somtimes it doesnt...

My neighbor is separated from his wife from mexico...has been for over 4 years wont file for divorce....I always wondered why...but now i totally see it...they married after her visa here expired...got AOS and now because she isnt' a 10 yr green card holder they aren't legally divorcing....until she gets it...hmmmm no wonder all of us here have such a long journey... but the end is we can put our heads on our pillows next to our spouses and know we did it the right way without trying to get around the regulations.... :thumbs: Good luck to you all....we're in the NVC black hole for a while it seems... :hehe:

10/02/2010 Nikah/Marriage in Karachi
USCIS JOURNEY
11/10/2010 -Sent
03/24/2011 i 130 approved!!!
NVC JOURNEY
03/30/2011 NVC received case-04/07/2011 NVC Case Number Assigned
05/03/2011 CASE COMPLETE- In Que for INTERVIEW!!-05/17/2011 Received interview letter and info via email
EMBASSY JOURNEY
05/20/2011 Medical Appt/passed
06/15/2011 Interview result AP
06/21/2011 Submitted requested docs..under review
07/25/2011 CO called did phone interview result: PENDING MANDATORY AP/CO told us they have to do namechecks

03/07/2013 Case returned to USCIS waiting for NOIR/reaffirmation

04/18/2013 USCIS received case for review

08/19/2013 Received NOIR to respond by 9/18/2013

9/9/2013 Responded to NOIR/USCIS received documents awaiting response

9/20/2013 USCIS reaffirmed sent to embassy

1/04/14 Case opened for review

8/31/15 Interview- no questions visa approved on the spot

9/8/15 visa status issued

9/10/15 visa received

9/19/15 POE Charlotte

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I try not to respond to them asking questions because I'm usually too busy cursing while reading it :) Like you said I don't have to worry about my husband having a ban because we have always followed the rules even when it wasn't the easiest choice to make. We'll all get there in the end, I may however be sitting in a rocking chair 80 years old before it happens LOL

10-16-2010 Married

03-17-2011 I-130 sent

03-19-2011 I-130 received

03-23-2011 NOA1

03-25-2011 Touch

06-16-2011 NOA2

07-18-2011 NVC Received

07-19-2011 Emailed DS 3032

07-29-2011 Emailed DS 3032 AGAIN-still no response

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Generated

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Paid

08-03-2011 Emailed DS 3032 Yet Again!!!

08-05-2011 Mailed AOS packet

08-08-2011 AOS packet delivered

08-08-2011 DS 3232 accepted

08-09-2011 IV Bill Generated/Paid

08-10-2011 IV marked PAID

08-10-2011 IV packet Mailed

08-11-2011 IV packet delivered

08-16-2011 AOS package processed

08-22-2011 IV packet processed

08-22-2011 SIF/Case Closed

08-25-2011 Interview date received

10-13-2011 Interview-APPROVED

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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I try not to respond to them asking questions because I'm usually too busy cursing while reading it :) Like you said I don't have to worry about my husband having a ban because we have always followed the rules even when it wasn't the easiest choice to make. We'll all get there in the end, I may however be sitting in a rocking chair 80 years old before it happens LOL

LOL then we both will be!!! We can keep eachother company ;) but it's the prize at the end...and sometimes as my husband tells me...you face so many challenges but in the end its the reward that is priceless...and you forget how hard teh struggles were when you obtain your goal :)

10/02/2010 Nikah/Marriage in Karachi
USCIS JOURNEY
11/10/2010 -Sent
03/24/2011 i 130 approved!!!
NVC JOURNEY
03/30/2011 NVC received case-04/07/2011 NVC Case Number Assigned
05/03/2011 CASE COMPLETE- In Que for INTERVIEW!!-05/17/2011 Received interview letter and info via email
EMBASSY JOURNEY
05/20/2011 Medical Appt/passed
06/15/2011 Interview result AP
06/21/2011 Submitted requested docs..under review
07/25/2011 CO called did phone interview result: PENDING MANDATORY AP/CO told us they have to do namechecks

03/07/2013 Case returned to USCIS waiting for NOIR/reaffirmation

04/18/2013 USCIS received case for review

08/19/2013 Received NOIR to respond by 9/18/2013

9/9/2013 Responded to NOIR/USCIS received documents awaiting response

9/20/2013 USCIS reaffirmed sent to embassy

1/04/14 Case opened for review

8/31/15 Interview- no questions visa approved on the spot

9/8/15 visa status issued

9/10/15 visa received

9/19/15 POE Charlotte

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LOL then we both will be!!! We can keep eachother company ;) but it's the prize at the end...and sometimes as my husband tells me...you face so many challenges but in the end its the reward that is priceless...and you forget how hard teh struggles were when you obtain your goal :)

My husband always says that...2 years from now we'll be thinking that wasn't so bad. HA! We'll see about that!

10-16-2010 Married

03-17-2011 I-130 sent

03-19-2011 I-130 received

03-23-2011 NOA1

03-25-2011 Touch

06-16-2011 NOA2

07-18-2011 NVC Received

07-19-2011 Emailed DS 3032

07-29-2011 Emailed DS 3032 AGAIN-still no response

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Generated

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Paid

08-03-2011 Emailed DS 3032 Yet Again!!!

08-05-2011 Mailed AOS packet

08-08-2011 AOS packet delivered

08-08-2011 DS 3232 accepted

08-09-2011 IV Bill Generated/Paid

08-10-2011 IV marked PAID

08-10-2011 IV packet Mailed

08-11-2011 IV packet delivered

08-16-2011 AOS package processed

08-22-2011 IV packet processed

08-22-2011 SIF/Case Closed

08-25-2011 Interview date received

10-13-2011 Interview-APPROVED

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I guess what irritates me the most is that if there was an easy way to do it...don't you think the wise people who have been on here for a VERY long time would have let us all in on that secret? There is no easy way!!! We are all left in the hands of the process. I just don't understand the thought process behind someone asking how to NOT do it to people you can see have been waiting months or years even to finally be able to be with their loved ones. Just super frustrating and I'm tired of seeing it.

You are right, the current processing time frame shows as 5 months. looks like you just submitted your petition (don't get mad just yet, it might take years also). long way to go. enjoy the ride till then. by the way a great post.

Sorry to say this but the people from UK sound little arrogant and they still think they are number 1 and ruling the world which is not true. US is number 1 not UK and you need to wait like everyone else for the processing time.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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You are right, the current processing time frame shows as 5 months. looks like you just submitted your petition (don't get mad just yet, it might take years also). long way to go. enjoy the ride till then. by the way a great post.

Sorry to say this but the people from UK sound little arrogant and they still think they are number 1 and ruling the world which is not true. US is number 1 not UK and you need to wait like everyone else for the processing time.

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But if you look at her timeline it looks as though this isnt her first rodeo...she's done this with the fiance visa too if I'm not mistaken so she would know and understand way more than all of us newbies to the process... and I actually disagree with your statement that ppl from UK sound a little arrogant...there's plenty of those around in every portal...we're all here for the same reason to get our loved ones to live with us...thats it...and I do think that members on here that try to get around the red tape is unfair to all of us doing it the right way...thats it bottom line...because when that happens it has a ripple effect on all of us...everyone of us who had nothing to do with anything but just wanting the same thing...

10/02/2010 Nikah/Marriage in Karachi
USCIS JOURNEY
11/10/2010 -Sent
03/24/2011 i 130 approved!!!
NVC JOURNEY
03/30/2011 NVC received case-04/07/2011 NVC Case Number Assigned
05/03/2011 CASE COMPLETE- In Que for INTERVIEW!!-05/17/2011 Received interview letter and info via email
EMBASSY JOURNEY
05/20/2011 Medical Appt/passed
06/15/2011 Interview result AP
06/21/2011 Submitted requested docs..under review
07/25/2011 CO called did phone interview result: PENDING MANDATORY AP/CO told us they have to do namechecks

03/07/2013 Case returned to USCIS waiting for NOIR/reaffirmation

04/18/2013 USCIS received case for review

08/19/2013 Received NOIR to respond by 9/18/2013

9/9/2013 Responded to NOIR/USCIS received documents awaiting response

9/20/2013 USCIS reaffirmed sent to embassy

1/04/14 Case opened for review

8/31/15 Interview- no questions visa approved on the spot

9/8/15 visa status issued

9/10/15 visa received

9/19/15 POE Charlotte

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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It continues to amaze me that people come on a site that's for getting visa's and doing everything the correct way no matter how long it takes and asking questions about how to get around the rules. People are always on here looking for ways to cheat the system and how to get their spouse/significant other here without putting in the work and time it requires. I'm seriously annoyed by the fact that people are constantly doing this. NONE of us want to be apart from our partner and part of the reason all these rules and regulations are in place is because of the people trying to be sly. I've been apart from my husband for 2 years now...visits in between but not living the life we are envisioned because we are doing all of this immigration the correct way. This is my second time going through this...yes it was a choice but it doesn't making the time apart any easier. I would love for those people searching this site for a short cut to ####### off (to put it kindly). I'm sure plenty others feel the same way :) Discuss lol

Well spoken :thumbs: we've been in this process for a year and three months and yes we're almost done but still took a long **s time

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But if you look at her timeline it looks as though this isnt her first rodeo...she's done this with the fiance visa too if I'm not mistaken so she would know and understand way more than all of us newbies to the process...

Pakistan is a high fraud country and everyone knows that including you.

"learning a lecture from a bunch of liars themselves". Talk the talk.

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You are right, the current processing time frame shows as 5 months. looks like you just submitted your petition (don't get mad just yet, it might take years also). long way to go. enjoy the ride till then. by the way a great post.

Sorry to say this but the people from UK sound little arrogant and they still think they are number 1 and ruling the world which is not true. US is number 1 not UK and you need to wait like everyone else for the processing time.

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Yeah I'm not getting mad at waiting...I know the process. I've been through this before. You sound like my husband and the UK he's actually Irish but lives there right now so I get the UK thinks they are still GREAT speech a lot lol.

10-16-2010 Married

03-17-2011 I-130 sent

03-19-2011 I-130 received

03-23-2011 NOA1

03-25-2011 Touch

06-16-2011 NOA2

07-18-2011 NVC Received

07-19-2011 Emailed DS 3032

07-29-2011 Emailed DS 3032 AGAIN-still no response

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Generated

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Paid

08-03-2011 Emailed DS 3032 Yet Again!!!

08-05-2011 Mailed AOS packet

08-08-2011 AOS packet delivered

08-08-2011 DS 3232 accepted

08-09-2011 IV Bill Generated/Paid

08-10-2011 IV marked PAID

08-10-2011 IV packet Mailed

08-11-2011 IV packet delivered

08-16-2011 AOS package processed

08-22-2011 IV packet processed

08-22-2011 SIF/Case Closed

08-25-2011 Interview date received

10-13-2011 Interview-APPROVED

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Pakistan is a high fraud country and everyone knows that including you.

"learning a lecture from a bunch of liars themselves". Talk the talk.

Yes I understand that and there are other countries too as well as many fraudulant americans...but you cant generalize everybody...and your very out of line if you are implying my husband is playing a fraud game...I simply said that she knows what the process is about as she has been thru this once before with a k1 visa...

10/02/2010 Nikah/Marriage in Karachi
USCIS JOURNEY
11/10/2010 -Sent
03/24/2011 i 130 approved!!!
NVC JOURNEY
03/30/2011 NVC received case-04/07/2011 NVC Case Number Assigned
05/03/2011 CASE COMPLETE- In Que for INTERVIEW!!-05/17/2011 Received interview letter and info via email
EMBASSY JOURNEY
05/20/2011 Medical Appt/passed
06/15/2011 Interview result AP
06/21/2011 Submitted requested docs..under review
07/25/2011 CO called did phone interview result: PENDING MANDATORY AP/CO told us they have to do namechecks

03/07/2013 Case returned to USCIS waiting for NOIR/reaffirmation

04/18/2013 USCIS received case for review

08/19/2013 Received NOIR to respond by 9/18/2013

9/9/2013 Responded to NOIR/USCIS received documents awaiting response

9/20/2013 USCIS reaffirmed sent to embassy

1/04/14 Case opened for review

8/31/15 Interview- no questions visa approved on the spot

9/8/15 visa status issued

9/10/15 visa received

9/19/15 POE Charlotte

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Everytime someone voices a concern it always comes back to being patient...that was never the reason behind my comments..not my paitence or the others waiting on here. We know we have to wait it's what we signed up for. It's the people who try to get around the waiting that's frustrating. Try reading the entire topic :)

10-16-2010 Married

03-17-2011 I-130 sent

03-19-2011 I-130 received

03-23-2011 NOA1

03-25-2011 Touch

06-16-2011 NOA2

07-18-2011 NVC Received

07-19-2011 Emailed DS 3032

07-29-2011 Emailed DS 3032 AGAIN-still no response

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Generated

08-03-2011 AOS Bill Paid

08-03-2011 Emailed DS 3032 Yet Again!!!

08-05-2011 Mailed AOS packet

08-08-2011 AOS packet delivered

08-08-2011 DS 3232 accepted

08-09-2011 IV Bill Generated/Paid

08-10-2011 IV marked PAID

08-10-2011 IV packet Mailed

08-11-2011 IV packet delivered

08-16-2011 AOS package processed

08-22-2011 IV packet processed

08-22-2011 SIF/Case Closed

08-25-2011 Interview date received

10-13-2011 Interview-APPROVED

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