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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Lithuania
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Hello everyone! This morning at the start of work (as usual) I popped into the USCIS site and tried to log in.. to my surprise it said "you session has timed out" or something like that and I could not log in.. then a few minutes later I logged in - nothing had changed and then at 8:01am (mountain time) BOOM! Text, email and ... APPROVAL! I wish there was a timeline for the NVC process! (I don't care that it shouldn't take more than 2 week, I want to know exact minutes of what's going on) I'm sure lot's of you can relate... Hang in there! 5 months is a pain - but I think the end result is worth it ;)

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Nathalie2007   3

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Venezuela
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WOO!WOOT!! this is great news!!! congrats!!! :dance:

28 Dec '11 - I-129F package sent

30 Dec '11 - NOA 1

24 May '12 - NOA 2

27 Jun '12 - NVC Received

29 Jun '12 - NVC left

08 Aug '12 - Interview

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Pitaya   2,576

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Hello everyone! This morning at the start of work (as usual) I popped into the USCIS site and tried to log in.. to my surprise it said "you session has timed out" or something like that and I could not log in.. then a few minutes later I logged in - nothing had changed and then at 8:01am (mountain time) BOOM! Text, email and ... APPROVAL! I wish there was a timeline for the NVC process! (I don't care that it shouldn't take more than 2 week, I want to know exact minutes of what's going on) I'm sure lot's of you can relate... Hang in there! 5 months is a pain - but I think the end result is worth it ;)

Congratulations on having your K-1 petition approved by USCIS!!!

Please remember that this immigration journey is not a sprint, but rather it is a marathon. I would daresay that the homestretch is when you are going to the citizenship ceremony with your SO. :thumbs:

What you will likely notice is a change in bureaucracies, USCIS to NVC and DoS; a change in names, visa petition to visa application; a change in reference numbers from receipt numbers to case file numbers. There will still be some waiting involved, but hopefully it will be a little easier sailing now. :dancing: Right now, take a breath and celebrate, and then review the Guides to see what is next in store for you in this marathon.

Good luck on your visa journey.

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Kenya
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Hello everyone! This morning at the start of work (as usual) I popped into the USCIS site and tried to log in.. to my surprise it said "you session has timed out" or something like that and I could not log in.. then a few minutes later I logged in - nothing had changed and then at 8:01am (mountain time) BOOM! Text, email and ... APPROVAL! I wish there was a timeline for the NVC process! (I don't care that it shouldn't take more than 2 week, I want to know exact minutes of what's going on) I'm sure lot's of you can relate... Hang in there! 5 months is a pain - but I think the end result is worth it ;)

:dance: Congratulations :dance:

K1 visa journey

1/10/12 - NOA1
6/ 8 /12 - NOA2
6/20/12 - Received at NVC
6/21/12 - Assigned case number and sent to consulate
6/25/12 - Received at Nairobi Embassy
6/27/12 - Email from Nairobi Embassy (packet 3/instructions)
8/22/12 - Interview - APPROVED
8/29/12 - Received visa
10/14/12 - POE (Boston)
12/12/12 - Wedding ❤❤❤

AOS/EAD/AP

1/18/13 - Package delivered at Chicago lockbox
1/24/13 - NOA1 (email and text)for AOS/EAD/AP
1/25/13 - Received biometrics appointment letter and NOA1s letters
2/12/13 - Biometrics at 1.00pm (Lawrence, MA)
3/15/13 - EAD/AP approved, 3/21/13 mailed
3/23/13 - Received EAD/AP combo

8/27/13 - AOS approved & subsequent card production ordered (no interview)

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Romania
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NVC takes more than 2 weeks, they don't even have my petition yet! :crying:


USCIS [*] 22 Nov. 2011 - I-129 package sent; [*] 25 Nov. 2011 - Package delivered; [*] 25 Nov. 2011 - NOA1/petition received and routed to the California Service Center; [*] 30 Nov. 2011 - Touched/confirmation though text message and email; [*] 03 Dec. 2011 - Hard copy received; [*]24 April 2012 - NOA2 (no RFEs)/text message/email/USCIS account updated; [*] 27 April 2012 - NOA2 hard copy received.

NVC [*] 14 May 2012 - Petition received by NVC ; [*] 16 May 2012 - Petition left NVC.

EMBASSY [*] 18 May 2012 - Petition arrived at the US Embassy in Bucharest; [*] 22 May 2012 - Package 3 received; [*] 24 May 2012 - Package sent to the consulate, interview date set; [*] 14 June 2012 - Interview date, approved.

POE [*] 04 July 2012 - Minneapolis/St.Paul. [*] 16 September 2012 - Wedding Day!

AOS/EAD/AP [*] 04 February 2013 - AOS/EAD/AP package sent; [*] 07 February 2013 - AOS/EAD/AP package delivered; [*] 12 February 2013 - NOA1 text messages/emails; [*] 16 February 2013 - NOA1 received in the regular mail; [*] 28 February 2013 - Biometrics letter received (appointment date, March 8th); [*] 04 March 2013 - Biometrics walk-in completed (9 out of 10 fingerprints taken, pinky would not give in); [*] 04 April 2013 - EAD/AP card approved; [*] 11 April 2013 - Combo card sent/tracking number obtained; [*] 15 April 2013 - Card delivered.

[*] 15 May 2013 - Moved from MN to LA; [*] 17 May 2013 - Applied for a new SS card/filed an AR-11 online (unsuccessfully), therefore called and spoke to a Tier 2 and changed the address; [*] 22 May 2013 - Address updated on My Case Status (finally can see the case numbers online); [*] 28 May 2013 - Letter received in the mail confirming the change of address; [*] 31 July 2013 - Went to Romania; [*] 12 September 2013 - returned to the US using the AP, POE Houston, everything went smoothly; [*] 20 September 2013 - Spoke to a Tier2 and put in a service request; [*] 23 September 2013 - Got "Possible Interview Waiver" letter (originally sent on August, 29th to my old address, returned and re-routed to my current address); [*] 1 October 2013 - Started a new job.

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Trying to get the word out about our struggles:

http://voices.yahoo.com/almost-legal-citizen-but-not-quite-12155565.html?cat=9

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agrabs   237

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Romania
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Yes, NVC could take more than 2 weeks and if your petition gets pulled for AP as mine did - they will not give you a time frame on when it will go out.

K1 Visa                                                                 Adjustment of Status                                                             ROC

Service Center : California Service Center                        CIS Office : Kansas City MO Service Center                           California Service Center

Consulate : Bucharest, Romania

I-129F Sent : 2011-11-18                                 Date Filed : 2012-09-04 Date                            Filed: 2015-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2011-11-23                                      NOA Date : 2012-09-06                                                             NOA1 Date: 2015-05-28

I-129F RFE(s) : none                                              RFE(s) : NONE                                              RFE(s): NONE

I-129F NOA2 : 2012-04-12                                                 Bio. Appt. : 2012-10-03                                                              BIO. Appt.: 2015-09-15

NVC Received : 2012-04-26

NVC Left : 2012-05-10                                           EAD/AP Approved : 2012-11-08                             ROC APPROVED:2015-10-26      

Consulate Received : 2012-05-14                               EAD/AP Card Received : 2012-11-17                         Green card Received: 2015-11-04    

Packet 3 Received : 2012-05-17                                          Green card Approved : 2013-07-08                        NO INTERVIEW

Packet 3 Sent : 2012-05-20                                                    NO INTERVIEW

Interview Date : 2012-06-26                                                 Green Card Received : 2013-07-15

Interview Result : Approved                                                 

Visa Received : 2012-06-26                                                   

US Entry : 2012-07-05

Marriage : 2012-08-24

 

N-400 Naturalization:

04/25/2016 N-400 sent to USCIS AZ courier address thru FedEx

05/04/2106 NOA I-797 Receipt Notice Date
05/27/2016 Fingerprints Bio-metrics appointment date
06/08/2016 E-notification of interview scheduling
06/13/2016 Received official letter regarding interview
07/18/2016 Date of Interview
08/11/2016 Date Oath Ceremony
Field Office: Kansas City, MO

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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Congratulations!!! :thumbs:

Met online : 2009
Married : 07/28/2010

USCIS
Send I-130 : 06/08/2011
Touched : 06/13/2011
got a NOA1 by e-mail and SMS : 06/15/2011
got "I-797C" hard copy of NOA1 : 06/20/2011
got RFE "I-797E" : 10/15/2011
RFE Reply : 12/15/2011
Touched : 12/16/2011
I-130 Approved : 12/20/2011
got "I-797" hard copy of NOA2 : 12/24/2011
Your I-130 was approved in 183 days from your NOA1 date.

NVC
NVC Case Number : 01/13/2012
Pay "$88" AOS Bill and e-mailed DS-3032 : 02/08/2012
Email from NVC, DS-3032 Accepted : 02/09/2012
AOS Fee Shows PAID : 02/09/2012
IV fee invoiced "$404" : 02/10/2012
IV fee invoiced "$230" : 04/18/2012
Pay "$230" IV Bill : 04/30/2012
IV Fee Shows PAID : 05/02/2012
Send AOS and IV packet : 06/09/2012
AOS and IV packet Received : 06/22/2012
Case completed at NVC : 06/29/2012

Interview Date : 08/28/2012 "Denied"

Case Reaffirmed : 07/16/2013

Second interview - Approved : 10/24/2013

Visa Issued : 10/29/2013

Visa in hand : 10/31/2013

For more details please visit my timeline

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M+G   0

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Congratulations on having your K-1 petition approved by USCIS!!!

Please remember that this immigration journey is not a sprint, but rather it is a marathon. I would daresay that the homestretch is when you are going to the citizenship ceremony with your SO. :thumbs:

What you will likely notice is a change in bureaucracies, USCIS to NVC and DoS; a change in names, visa petition to visa application; a change in reference numbers from receipt numbers to case file numbers. There will still be some waiting involved, but hopefully it will be a little easier sailing now. :dancing: Right now, take a breath and celebrate, and then review the Guides to see what is next in store for you in this marathon.

Good luck on your visa journey.

Thanks for the kind words! For us it's a home stretch because we can take the next steps together not separated by thousands of miles! That's what really matters :) More money to the inefficient system, more papers, sending, receiving, waiting.. all seems like nothing as long as we can be together while it happens. According to USCIS, it was sent yesterday - I have a hard time believing that it will take longer than a week for them to touch it!! They will be hearing from me next week regardless :)

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Nathalie2007   3

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Venezuela
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wow as i have read plenty of noa2 was given on may 7..... @nd that includes me...

i am included on the lucky ones... i am from csc

:dancing: seeing CSC approvals makes me happy!!! :dance:

28 Dec '11 - I-129F package sent

30 Dec '11 - NOA 1

24 May '12 - NOA 2

27 Jun '12 - NVC Received

29 Jun '12 - NVC left

08 Aug '12 - Interview

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