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photomile   101

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Yep, 9 PM. Apparently it's a 24 hour clinic! I'm hoping we can get it mailed tomorrow. I'm kind of glad that they do the blood in house, as there's less chance of things getting lost. Train tickets to and from London add up.

Knightsbridge Doctors is located less than 15 minutes walk from the Embassy and there is nearly Zero chance of anything getting lost. I THINK if I remember correctly, they contract a same day courier to transport the documents to the embassy. You honestly wont have a problem with anything being lost even if they don't do the bloods in house as anything that goes on at this stage is treated the same way evidence would be in a criminal case. The US embassies are very very hot on the 'chain of evidence' to prevent things being tampered with for obvious reasons, hence why documents are sent via DX Secure / SMS which is the same team that solicitors in the UK tend to use due to it's security.

In short, don't worry!

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Flipped open the iPad one last time before bed and...... THE EMAIL!!!!!!! Approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shaking and crying and best of all got to turn to Andrew and kiss him right away.... On our 3rd

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Just got done with the interview. APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll post a review of how it went later, right now I am desperate to eat something. But it's done! It's finally done.

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Do you think its gotten easier for you as a couple or more difficult as time progresses waiting for visa? I feel like its up and down. I don't think life has paused really, just kind of spinning in a

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Knightsbridge Doctors is located less than 15 minutes walk from the Embassy and there is nearly Zero chance of anything getting lost. I THINK if I remember correctly, they contract a same day courier to transport the documents to the embassy. You honestly wont have a problem with anything being lost even if they don't do the bloods in house as anything that goes on at this stage is treated the same way evidence would be in a criminal case. The US embassies are very very hot on the 'chain of evidence' to prevent things being tampered with for obvious reasons, hence why documents are sent via DX Secure / SMS which is the same team that solicitors in the UK tend to use due to it's security.

In short, don't worry!

Thanks! I'm a worrier by nature, but at least my fiance is getting to see this well before the wedding. I'll just be glad when we have the interview, get approved, and are on to the next step.

K1 Visa Timeline

01/13/2012 I-129F sent via USPS

01/16/2012 I-129F delivered

01/17/2012 NOA1 date on USCIS website

01/20/2012 Text and E-Mail Notification of NOA1!

01/20/2012 Check Cashed

01/23/2012 NOA1 Hardcopy

01/23/2012 Called USCIS to report that my fiance's name was misspelled on the NOA1

01/24/2012 Touched

01/26/2012 Received response to report, e-mail states error has been corrected.

02/08/2012 Touched

07/12/2012 NOA2! It took 177 days.

07/17/2012 NOA2 Hardcopy

07/20/2012 NVC received and forwarded to London

07/23/2012 Received in London

07/31/2012 Packet 3 received

08/02/2012 Packet 3 sent

08/16/2012 Medical

10/1/2012 Interview: APPROVED!

10/3/2012 Visa Issued

10/8/2012 Visa delivery

10/24/2012 POE Dublin

11/21/2012 Wedding

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[uSCIS] cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.

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djricky4   67

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Just got off the phone with the department of state. My visa was printed and issued today!!!!

Wow that was fast, congrats. :dance:

AOS

10/16/2012 Mailed I-485, I-765, I-131
10/19/2012 NOA1
11/09/2012 Biometrics Apt @ 3pm
12/25/2012 EAD/AP Approval
01/05/2013 Received EAD/AP in mail

06/20/2013 AOS APPROVED!!!!!

LIFTING OF CONDITIONS

3/23/15 Mailed I-751

3/25/15 NOA1

3/28/15 NOA1 Received in the Mail

4/28/15 Biometrics Apt.

11/13/15 ROC Approved

11/18/15 Approval Letter Received

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Just got off the phone with the department of state. My visa was printed and issued today!!!!

That's so great! When are you thinking of doing POE?

K1 Visa Timeline

01/13/2012 I-129F sent via USPS

01/16/2012 I-129F delivered

01/17/2012 NOA1 date on USCIS website

01/20/2012 Text and E-Mail Notification of NOA1!

01/20/2012 Check Cashed

01/23/2012 NOA1 Hardcopy

01/23/2012 Called USCIS to report that my fiance's name was misspelled on the NOA1

01/24/2012 Touched

01/26/2012 Received response to report, e-mail states error has been corrected.

02/08/2012 Touched

07/12/2012 NOA2! It took 177 days.

07/17/2012 NOA2 Hardcopy

07/20/2012 NVC received and forwarded to London

07/23/2012 Received in London

07/31/2012 Packet 3 received

08/02/2012 Packet 3 sent

08/16/2012 Medical

10/1/2012 Interview: APPROVED!

10/3/2012 Visa Issued

10/8/2012 Visa delivery

10/24/2012 POE Dublin

11/21/2012 Wedding

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[uSCIS] cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.

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I'm glad to see so much great news in this thread and that many people are moving forward with their cases! It seems like just yesterday we were all waiting for NOA2 and now the majority of us have passed that stage (Texas, you are still in my thoughts).

I hope that everyone has a great weekend! For me, I'm so happy that it's Friday. I have two more classes to teach, and then I have to work from home tomorrow (beginning of the year = LOTS of extra work). But time is passing fast for me, less than 2 months until my fiance's interview. We are counting down the days. :) Also planning my sister's bachelorette party via Skype (hahaha, really so much of my life is spent on Skype) this weekend so I'm pretty stoked about that :D

Glad to see a good week, now let's all have good weekends :)

Kate

El destino me ha unido a vos.


I-129F K1 Visa Process
[01.18.2012] Sent I-129F Petition
[01.20.2012] NOA1
[06.13.2012] NOA2 - no RFE's
[07.09.2012] Petition received at NVC; case number assigned
[07.11.2012] Petition sent to Honduras consulate
[07.13.2012] Consulate received petition package
[08.07.2012] Received interview date & Packet 4 in email
[10.10.2012] Interview smile.png - APPROVED!
[10.18.2012] POE Houston
[10.29.2012] Marriage <3

I-485 AOS Process
[12.14.2012] Sent I-485 Package with I-765
[12.19.2012] NOA1
[12.24.2012] Biometrics letter received
[01.02.2013] RFE notice
[01.05.2013] RFE hardcopy received
[01.07.2013] Biometrics appointment
[03.04.2013] RFE sent back to USCIS
[03.19.2013] EAD approved
[03.27.2013] EAD arrived in the mail

[09.21.2013] I-485 approved

[09.26.2013] Green card sent in mail

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looks like our petition is being dispatched today! woohoo! :)

Our (K1) Journey

01-17-2012: I 129F sent

01-24-2012: NOA1 date! => Vermont Service Centre

08-02-2012: NOA2 (195 days!!!)

09-24-2012: interview - Approved!

09-26-2012: visaarrow-10x10.png issued

09-28-2012: visa received by a registeredarrow-10x10.png post

11-01-2012: POE Dublin

11-17-2012: wedding

AOS Journey

11-23-2012: AOS package sent

11-27-2912: package received and signed for at the Chicago office

11-29-2012: case numbers assigned

12-03-2012: Biometrics letter sent to the old addressarrow-10x10.png (never received)

12-10-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 765 and I 131

12-15-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 485

12-28-2012: biometrics (missed)

01-17-2013: newarrow-10x10.png biometric date

01-25-2013: EAD approval

01-30-2013: EAD production

01-31-2013: EAD mailed

02-02-2013: EAD received

My ROC Journey:

03-20-2015: I751 package sent

03-23-2015: NOA1

03-25-2015: check cashedarrow-10x10.png

07-31-2015: Biometrics ( Biometrics letter sent to the old address never received, missed it on 07/06 and had to have it rescheduled after many phone calls and service requests)

09-07-2015: Card in Production email.

09-09-2015: Card mailed

09-11-2015: Card delivered

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Knope2012   10

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September 5th. Already have a flight booked!

Awesome! We're thinking of having my fiance fly a few weeks after the interview too.

K1 Visa Timeline

01/13/2012 I-129F sent via USPS

01/16/2012 I-129F delivered

01/17/2012 NOA1 date on USCIS website

01/20/2012 Text and E-Mail Notification of NOA1!

01/20/2012 Check Cashed

01/23/2012 NOA1 Hardcopy

01/23/2012 Called USCIS to report that my fiance's name was misspelled on the NOA1

01/24/2012 Touched

01/26/2012 Received response to report, e-mail states error has been corrected.

02/08/2012 Touched

07/12/2012 NOA2! It took 177 days.

07/17/2012 NOA2 Hardcopy

07/20/2012 NVC received and forwarded to London

07/23/2012 Received in London

07/31/2012 Packet 3 received

08/02/2012 Packet 3 sent

08/16/2012 Medical

10/1/2012 Interview: APPROVED!

10/3/2012 Visa Issued

10/8/2012 Visa delivery

10/24/2012 POE Dublin

11/21/2012 Wedding

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Yes Texas22 is on of them... :( she is on her way back to Canada now... I really hope she gets her approval today... That would be a great surprise when she gets home :)

Good to know thanks :) I was planning on ringing them today to check :)

Congrats!!!

Now c'mon USCIS, approve the rest of our dear friends !!!

Oh my!!! Agreed Sabi. I hope tex has good news when she gets back to Canada! I can't believe they're still waiting :(

Our K-1 Visa Journey

1/17/12: Mailed Original I129F packet via USPS with signature confirmation to Dallas Lockbox

1/19/12: Packet received at Dallas Lockbox

1/24/12: Received text message notification at 12:47am central time stating packet was received and our case number

1/24/12: Received E-Notification in email that I129F packet was being sent to VSC for initial review

1/27/12: Received NOA1 in US mail

7/12/12: Received text notification at 3:45pm central time stating our case had been updated *APPROVED!*

7/15/12?: Received NOA2 in US mail (not sure of this date)

7/20/12: NVC forwarded case to London Embassy

7/27/12: Fiance received letter from London Embassy stating they'd received our case and instructions for obtaining interview

7/30/12: Fiance mailed DS 156, DS 156K, DS 230, DS 157, DS 2001 to London Embassy

8/20/12: Medical

8/31/12: Called DOS and was told interview date: 10/3/12

9/3/12: Sent email to London Embassy requesting interview date be changed

9/5/12: Received response from London Embassy (via email) stating interview date had been changed to 9/10/12

9/7/12: Received new letter from London Embassy with new interview date & time

9/17/12: Received Visa in the mail

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High everybody, congrats to those February fillers that got approved and who are reading this thread :)

Had a crazy week and just quickly went through the thread actually hoping to see some good news for Texas... Hang in there girl, it'll happen sooner than you know!!!

Called NVC today, they received our case yest, will mail it out next week. So my fiancée is most prolly going to hear from the embassy by the end of it!

Speaking of her, we got in a huge fight a week ago and are still barely talking :(

01/23/2012 - delivered to Lewisville
01/26/2012 - NOA1 text & email
08/07/2012 - NOA2 text & email (the happiest day of my life!)
08/11/2012 - NOA2 hard copy
08/16/2012 - received at NVC
08/20/2012 - left NVC
08/23/2012 - received at the US Embassy in Moscow
08/30/2012 - received a letter with instructions
10/30/2012 - interview - APPROVED!
02/20/2013 - POE Washington DC - planned but not done

08/28/2013 - visa renewed

10/27/2013 - POE NYC

12/06/2013 - married!

12/24/2013 - filed for AOS

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Oh my!!! Agreed Sabi. I hope tex has good news when she gets back to Canada! I can't believe they're still waiting :(

Congrats!

Dare_Do - I don't think there's a single person in this thread that would say this process isn't stressful. Every single person here is undergoing tremendous stress because of this whole process and I'm sure we've all had our fair share of fights or squabbles thanks to the stress and worry. You guys will be fine!

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afoyoswa   178

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So called NVC and they said case is additional processing. This sucks....

February filer here, but I was just told by NVC that we are in additional processing as well. Have you found out anything further since the initial report? I am really worried.

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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February filer here, but I was just told by NVC that we are in additional processing as well. Have you found out anything further since the initial report? I am really worried.

What do they have up their sleeves. You were already delays at VSC and now this :angry:

Sent I-129 Application to VSC 2/1/12
NOA1 2/8/12
RFE 8/2/12
RFE reply 8/3/12
NOA2 8/16/12
NVC received 8/27/12
NVC left 8/29/12
Manila Embassy received 9/5/12
Visa appointment & approval 9/7/12
Arrived in US 10/5/2012
Married 11/24/2012
AOS application sent 12/19/12

AOS approved 8/24/13

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sabi   148

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February filer here, but I was just told by NVC that we are in additional processing as well. Have you found out anything further since the initial report? I am really worried.

additional processing means it will take them 2-3 days to put it in the system and send to your fiance's embassy... do not stress out, wait 3 days and call again, I am sure you will hear that your petition is dispatched :)

Our (K1) Journey

01-17-2012: I 129F sent

01-24-2012: NOA1 date! => Vermont Service Centre

08-02-2012: NOA2 (195 days!!!)

09-24-2012: interview - Approved!

09-26-2012: visaarrow-10x10.png issued

09-28-2012: visa received by a registeredarrow-10x10.png post

11-01-2012: POE Dublin

11-17-2012: wedding

AOS Journey

11-23-2012: AOS package sent

11-27-2912: package received and signed for at the Chicago office

11-29-2012: case numbers assigned

12-03-2012: Biometrics letter sent to the old addressarrow-10x10.png (never received)

12-10-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 765 and I 131

12-15-2012: NOA1 hardcopy for I 485

12-28-2012: biometrics (missed)

01-17-2013: newarrow-10x10.png biometric date

01-25-2013: EAD approval

01-30-2013: EAD production

01-31-2013: EAD mailed

02-02-2013: EAD received

My ROC Journey:

03-20-2015: I751 package sent

03-23-2015: NOA1

03-25-2015: check cashedarrow-10x10.png

07-31-2015: Biometrics ( Biometrics letter sent to the old address never received, missed it on 07/06 and had to have it rescheduled after many phone calls and service requests)

09-07-2015: Card in Production email.

09-09-2015: Card mailed

09-11-2015: Card delivered

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