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ehhh... I argued with my fiance.. This whole process bring the worst out of me.. I think about it 24/7.. Trying not to but I just can't... I know there are couples that haven't seen ther each other for a loooong time... But for each of us being apart is painful, either it is 5 months or a year.. When I think that we will not see each other for at least nother 3 months I'm just so depressed... The RFE cheered me up for a few hours only.. And I just pray to have the interview date ASAP, no after a few months after the approval...

I understand this all to good. My fiance is so much more relaxed and Im your typical virgo- over analyzing and thinking about everything in advance.

I know its only worse for me, but I cant help it. I really want to be there with my love before Xmass. I hope for the same for me- visa in my hands in two months from now, pretty pls.

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Service Center : Vermont Service Center
Consulate : Croatia
I-129F Sent : 2012-03-06
I-129F NOA1 : 2012-03-22
RFE 1: 2012-9-26
I-129F NOA2 : 2012-10-23
INTERVIEW DATE: 2012-11-26 - PASSED
VISA ISSUED: 2012-11-27
POA MIAMI-FL: 2012-12-08
WEDDING: 2013-02-16
AOS FILED 2013-03-05
BIOMETRICS: 2013-03-29

AOS SERVICE REQUEST: 2013-10-31

GC CARD: 2014-3-7

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KTandTommy   30

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Hah, I just told my fiance that and he said "We'll be having a long weekend in Canada." Haha. He was asking yesterday what the difference was between Canadian bacon (which you can sometimes find here) and American bacon. I told him I thought Canadian bacon was maybe more similar to British back bacon, but I couldn't remember the last time I've had it. Do you think it's similar? I seem to recall it being more 'hammy' than American bacon...

I've never had British bacon (at least not to my recollection... last time I was there, I was 18 years old LOL), but Canadian back bacon is definitely more hammy (and it's like, a slab rather than a strip). It usually has a pea-meal coating on it as well

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I understand this all to good. My fiance is so much more relaxed and Im your typical virgo- over analyzing and thinking about everything in advance.

I know its only worse for me, but I cant help it. I really want to be there with my love before Xmass. I hope for the same for me- visa in my hands in two months from now, pretty pls.

This sounds all so familiar. We are upside down on our time zones too.. I call him before I go to sleep - my wake up call when he is waking up for work. We talk in his lunch break and then after work until he goes to sleep. I'm wanting to be there for Xmas too. 21 mths apart, we just live together online - I missed the music part of today's thread but we have lots of music we listen to together. We like all kinds of music and he sends me whatever suits the moment, often just to help me through... I must have listened to Lionel Richie's "Love will find a Way" a thousand times...lol.

Whatever works! (my motto)

I just keep thinking.. it's gotta be soon - and it will, for us all. :yes:

Mar 2011 - After 5mths denied for lost docs - Attempts to follow up failed. Mar 18 2012 - I-129F sent - No sign of NOA1 but they have banked the check...Jul 24 - Update - USCIS has located our file
Infopass Apt - they sorted through everything - our 2011 and 2012 file keep getting mixed up - getting us a Case# (still waiting) Dec- Infopass Appt- expecting to get a case # in about a week ..Still no Case number
Mar 2013 Infopass - advised file was in a box somewhere,and it would be quicker for us to refile. Life gets in the way... New petition submitted July 2014 .
I-129F Sent : Jul 28 2014
TSC received: Aug 04 2014
I-129F NOA1 : Aug 06 2014
I-129F NOA2 : Feb 25 2015 (NOA2 copy rcd: Mar 02)

Sent to NVC: Mar 09 / Left NVC Apr 1 / Arr Embassy Apr 7 / Pkt 3 Rcd Apr 15 / Medical Apr 17 / Pkt 3 sent May 1 / Interview May 12

Left NZ May 15

Married Aug 10

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My fiancé and I cant take the distance anymore. Im going to Zamia for ten days. We are sacrificing our honeymoon fund. It'll help with the next few months of waiting. Made it a year apart. This short visit will rejuvenate and calm us while we wait a few more months. For the first time in several long weeks, I feel stress free. Leaving next week. Woohoo!!

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My fiancé and I cant take the distance anymore. Im going to Zamia for ten days. We are sacrificing our honeymoon fund. It'll help with the next few months of waiting. Made it a year apart. This short visit will rejuvenate and calm us while we wait a few more months. For the first time in several long weeks, I feel stress free. Leaving next week. Woohoo!!

Yeah!!! Enjoy and savor your visit. I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity to visit my fiance often. I'm visiting tomorrow...

K1
VSC NOA1 --- March 8, 2012
NOA2 --- October 11, 2012
Visa Approved --- December 17, 2012
POE --- December 22, 2012

AOS
AOS/EAD/AP NOA1 --- March 4, 2013
Biometrics --- April 3, 2013

EAD/AP received --- May 16, 2013

AOS Interview --- August 9, 2013

GC in production --- August 9, 2013

GC received --- August 17, 2013

N400

Approved May, 2018

Oath May, 2018

I130 - Nebraska SC

NOA1 - August 30, 2018

Case approved - August 28, 2019

NVC -

Interview -



I am the USC who brought my fiancé here on a K1,  who's now a USC and is now filing for his mother - whose case just got approved :)

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My fiancé and I cant take the distance anymore. Im going to Zamia for ten days. We are sacrificing our honeymoon fund. It'll help with the next few months of waiting. Made it a year apart. This short visit will rejuvenate and calm us while we wait a few more months. For the first time in several long weeks, I feel stress free. Leaving next week. Woohoo!!

Enjoy - I know the feeling. My fiancee will arrive next week after 8 months apart.

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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Wonderful to have all these visits happening! Enjoy!! My tiger's coming home to wait out the interview date as soon as he gets his medical done. This of course, is all waiting on the NoA2.

K-1
03/09/12 - NoA1
10/04/12 - NoA2 (210 days)

AoS

01/25/13 - NoA1
08/15/13 - NoA2 (199 days)
 

RoC
05/21/15 - NoA1

11/02/15 - NoA2 (164 days)
 

N-400

08/18/16 - NoA1
03/14/17 - Interview

03/16/17 - Oath Ceremony (217 days)

US citizen

Total time start to finish: 5 years, 12 days (1,838 days)

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My fiancé and I cant take the distance anymore. Im going to Zamia for ten days. We are sacrificing our honeymoon fund. It'll help with the next few months of waiting. Made it a year apart. This short visit will rejuvenate and calm us while we wait a few more months. For the first time in several long weeks, I feel stress free. Leaving next week. Woohoo!!

Oh that's great... hopefully things will move ahead in the meantime and then you'll be busy getting everything else done.

Yeah!!! Enjoy and savor your visit. I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity to visit my fiance often. I'm visiting tomorrow...

Sounds cool.

Mar 2011 - After 5mths denied for lost docs - Attempts to follow up failed. Mar 18 2012 - I-129F sent - No sign of NOA1 but they have banked the check...Jul 24 - Update - USCIS has located our file
Infopass Apt - they sorted through everything - our 2011 and 2012 file keep getting mixed up - getting us a Case# (still waiting) Dec- Infopass Appt- expecting to get a case # in about a week ..Still no Case number
Mar 2013 Infopass - advised file was in a box somewhere,and it would be quicker for us to refile. Life gets in the way... New petition submitted July 2014 .
I-129F Sent : Jul 28 2014
TSC received: Aug 04 2014
I-129F NOA1 : Aug 06 2014
I-129F NOA2 : Feb 25 2015 (NOA2 copy rcd: Mar 02)

Sent to NVC: Mar 09 / Left NVC Apr 1 / Arr Embassy Apr 7 / Pkt 3 Rcd Apr 15 / Medical Apr 17 / Pkt 3 sent May 1 / Interview May 12

Left NZ May 15

Married Aug 10

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My fiancé and I cant take the distance anymore. Im going to Zamia for ten days. We are sacrificing our honeymoon fund. It'll help with the next few months of waiting. Made it a year apart. This short visit will rejuvenate and calm us while we wait a few more months. For the first time in several long weeks, I feel stress free. Leaving next week. Woohoo!!

We are on the verge of doing the same.... I for sure am going off the deep end... I used to be a nice guy... :)

I-129F Sent 3/5/2012
NOA1 received 3/12/2012
RFE #1 received 10/15/2012
RFE #2 received 4/12/2013
NOA2 received 7/22/2013
NOA2 hard copy 7/26/2013
NVC received package 8/28/2013
NVC sent package to Guangzhou 9/17/2013

Consulate Received 9/28/2013

Packet 3 Received 10/12/2013

Packet 3 Sent 10/15/2013

Packet 4 Received 11/8/2013

Leaving for China 11/20/2013 (cant wait)

Interview 11/25/2013

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yes... sometimes its not so much fun living down here at the bottom of the world... flying and layover time between us is around 24hrs.. but I don't have sufficient ties here anymore and can't get a visa and he can't leave his work, dogs etc..just too complicated. If we'd known it would take so long we probably would have organised something, but who would have thought it would be such a long time apart. In theory it should happen soonish - I can only imagine the meeting at the airport when it finally happens.

Mar 2011 - After 5mths denied for lost docs - Attempts to follow up failed. Mar 18 2012 - I-129F sent - No sign of NOA1 but they have banked the check...Jul 24 - Update - USCIS has located our file
Infopass Apt - they sorted through everything - our 2011 and 2012 file keep getting mixed up - getting us a Case# (still waiting) Dec- Infopass Appt- expecting to get a case # in about a week ..Still no Case number
Mar 2013 Infopass - advised file was in a box somewhere,and it would be quicker for us to refile. Life gets in the way... New petition submitted July 2014 .
I-129F Sent : Jul 28 2014
TSC received: Aug 04 2014
I-129F NOA1 : Aug 06 2014
I-129F NOA2 : Feb 25 2015 (NOA2 copy rcd: Mar 02)

Sent to NVC: Mar 09 / Left NVC Apr 1 / Arr Embassy Apr 7 / Pkt 3 Rcd Apr 15 / Medical Apr 17 / Pkt 3 sent May 1 / Interview May 12

Left NZ May 15

Married Aug 10

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Someone in my watch group just got approved ... they are going to have a good weekend !!! 16 out of 26 in my watch group got touched in the last 2 weeks Good for them bad for me :bonk:

You are so so close now :)

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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Enjoy - I know the feeling. My fiancee will arrive next week after 8 months apart.

haha .. I just realised why you changed your name to Mr Smiley a little while ago... :lol: (since date of your approval??)

Mar 2011 - After 5mths denied for lost docs - Attempts to follow up failed. Mar 18 2012 - I-129F sent - No sign of NOA1 but they have banked the check...Jul 24 - Update - USCIS has located our file
Infopass Apt - they sorted through everything - our 2011 and 2012 file keep getting mixed up - getting us a Case# (still waiting) Dec- Infopass Appt- expecting to get a case # in about a week ..Still no Case number
Mar 2013 Infopass - advised file was in a box somewhere,and it would be quicker for us to refile. Life gets in the way... New petition submitted July 2014 .
I-129F Sent : Jul 28 2014
TSC received: Aug 04 2014
I-129F NOA1 : Aug 06 2014
I-129F NOA2 : Feb 25 2015 (NOA2 copy rcd: Mar 02)

Sent to NVC: Mar 09 / Left NVC Apr 1 / Arr Embassy Apr 7 / Pkt 3 Rcd Apr 15 / Medical Apr 17 / Pkt 3 sent May 1 / Interview May 12

Left NZ May 15

Married Aug 10

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I was just on the US Embassy website reading about the timelines for K-1 VISA's at our embassy in Skopje. Can I tell you that any excitement I had from receiving our NOA2 just exploded. :( Please someone tell me this is just some made up numbers:

*NVC performs a namecheck that requires a reply from the FBI. This namecheck is usually completed within ten days, but some cases take substantially longer.

*It takes four to six weeks for the actual approved petition and its supporting documentation to reach the Embassy.

*On average, the first available appointment (for interview) is about six to eight weeks from the time when the Embassy receives the petition.

ANOTHER 10-15 WEEKS!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!!!! I know there isn't that many people in Macedonia trying to get to the US. What could possibly take so long?! This just can't be true....

I feel like I am back in March starting all over again. :(

Our Journey:

10/02/2011: Met while working in Afghanistan
10/15/2011: First "date"
01/03/2012: Hired an attorney to file our K-1
02/05/2012: He returned to Macedonia
02/29/2012: My first visit to Skopje
03/03/2012: Met my future family
03/15/2012: I-129F package mailed / returned to Afghanistan
03/19/2012: Received notification of arrival of I-129F
03/21/2012: NOA1 mailed
07/15/2012: 2nd trip to Skopje
09/20/2012: NOA2 notice
10/05/2012: Attorney Received Case number from NVC
10/25/2012: Received packet 3 ( the same time I left on my flight back to the US)
11/06/2012: Medical Scheduled
11/15/2012: Interview - Denied due to "lack of proof of relationship"
11/27/2012; 2nd Interview scheduled - APPROVED!
11/29/2012: VISA IN HAND!
11/30/2012: POE NYC-JFK
12/12/2012: WEDDING!!!

02/26/2013: I-485 Filed

09/10/2013: Green card received NO INTERVIEW!!!!

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I regret that I didn't get my tourist visa before applying for K-1 :/ now I'm done with the university and just waiting for a miracle... and I could spend 3 monyhs in the US if I had a tourist visa :/ but instead I sit at home, cry, sleep, cry, get bitchy.. ehhh what a mistake...

I am so happy for all the visits. Reading your posts brought smile onto my face :)(L)

Our K-1 journey:

02-20-2012 - I-129F package sent

03-03-2012 - NOA1 received

09-26-2012 - RFE

10-09-2012 - RFE response sent

10-15-2012 - status changed to "RFE review"

10-31-2012 - NOA2 (after 8 months of hell!)

11-09-2012 - NVC received

11-20-2012 - medical examination

11-22-2012 - packet 3 from the Embassy received and sent back

12-06-2012 - interview: approved

12-17-2012 - POE: Washington DC

12-29-2012 - Wedding

AOS

03-01-2013 - AOS package sent

04-28-2013 - EAD/AP approved

08-02-2013 - update from USCIS (it may take another 6 months from now due to delays!)

09-30-2013 - AOS approved

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I regret that I didn't get my tourist visa before applying for K-1 :/ now I'm done with the university and just waiting for a miracle... and I could spend 3 monyhs in the US if I had a tourist visa :/ but instead I sit at home, cry, sleep, cry, get bitchy.. ehhh what a mistake...

I am so happy for all the visits. Reading your posts brought smile onto my face :)(L)

You may have been turned back at POE anyway if you have insufficient ties ... that's the situation I'm stuck in, since I'm not working. I would have been if I'd known I would be waiting so long, but all along the wait, there hasn't really been any way of knowing how long I could commit to any available job. Just been delay after delay.

I'm happy about the visits too... nice people on this thread :)

Mar 2011 - After 5mths denied for lost docs - Attempts to follow up failed. Mar 18 2012 - I-129F sent - No sign of NOA1 but they have banked the check...Jul 24 - Update - USCIS has located our file
Infopass Apt - they sorted through everything - our 2011 and 2012 file keep getting mixed up - getting us a Case# (still waiting) Dec- Infopass Appt- expecting to get a case # in about a week ..Still no Case number
Mar 2013 Infopass - advised file was in a box somewhere,and it would be quicker for us to refile. Life gets in the way... New petition submitted July 2014 .
I-129F Sent : Jul 28 2014
TSC received: Aug 04 2014
I-129F NOA1 : Aug 06 2014
I-129F NOA2 : Feb 25 2015 (NOA2 copy rcd: Mar 02)

Sent to NVC: Mar 09 / Left NVC Apr 1 / Arr Embassy Apr 7 / Pkt 3 Rcd Apr 15 / Medical Apr 17 / Pkt 3 sent May 1 / Interview May 12

Left NZ May 15

Married Aug 10

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