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waitishard Apprentice

waitishard   2

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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that is our story

- we met in June 2008

- we got married on my wife first visit to morocco in march 2009 ( the first red flag married in first meet)

- we filed K3 in April 2009

- first interview December 2009 it was about 40min and my wife have been interviewed too cus i told the officer that my wife is with me and he asked to see her and interviewed her too

- second interview after couple days after first one it took 30min and the officer give me 221G fraud relationship and was used that i didnt now somethings about my wife and that was not right.

- case was send back to uscis.

- got letter of intent of revoke September

- February 2011 revoke.

- start new CR1 june 2011 ( with out cancel the K3 other red flag)

- Mai 2012 interview date and got 221G cus uscis was mattching the K3 case with new CR1 and the officer in the consulate said that is illegal even uscis approved the officer said that we had K3 and CR1 in same case and she cant make decision that why she need send it back to uscis.

- July 2013 intent of revoke this time we hired a lawyer.

- August 2013 the case reaffirm

- December /5 / 2013 interview

- December/6/2013 visa issued

- December /10/ 2013 visa in hand

that is our story with visa journey it was really so hard and difficult but when you believe in Allah and be patient and faithful and in love you dont give up even we have about 20 yrs age different. ( big red flag) but hamdolillah we believe in allah and we have been patient and pray and soon we are going to start our new life together.

for all the people trying for visa now the advice is to be faithful pray believe in allah and everything will be good.

ihave one question today when i pick up the visa the officer said that i need to pay 165$ before i leave to US is that true or i can pay it after be in US?

Ketsuban Experienced

Ketsuban   1,034

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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that is our story

- we met in June 2008

- we got married on my wife first visit to morocco in march 2009 ( the first red flag married in first meet)

- we filed K3 in April 2009

- first interview December 2009 it was about 40min and my wife have been interviewed too cus i told the officer that my wife is with me and he asked to see her and interviewed her too

- second interview after couple days after first one it took 30min and the officer give me 221G fraud relationship and was used that i didnt now somethings about my wife and that was not right.

- case was send back to uscis.

- got letter of intent of revoke September

- February 2011 revoke.

- start new CR1 june 2011 ( with out cancel the K3 other red flag)

- Mai 2012 interview date and got 221G cus uscis was mattching the K3 case with new CR1 and the officer in the consulate said that is illegal even uscis approved the officer said that we had K3 and CR1 in same case and she cant make decision that why she need send it back to uscis.

- July 2013 intent of revoke this time we hired a lawyer.

- August 2013 the case reaffirm

- December /5 / 2013 interview

- December/6/2013 visa issued

- December /10/ 2013 visa in hand

that is our story with visa journey it was really so hard and difficult but when you believe in Allah and be patient and faithful and in love you dont give up even we have about 20 yrs age different. ( big red flag) but hamdolillah we believe in allah and we have been patient and pray and soon we are going to start our new life together.

for all the people trying for visa now the advice is to be faithful pray believe in allah and everything will be good.

ihave one question today when i pick up the visa the officer said that i need to pay 165$ before i leave to US is that true or i can pay it after be in US?

Bloody hell, that's a story and a half. Really glad it all worked out for you :) congratulations.

You can pay the fee after you arrive in the US, but I believe you won't receive your Green Card in the mail until you do pay it. The stamp you get at the airport when you land serves as a temporary Green Card for a year, so you have plenty of time to pay. Though I'd do it sooner rather than later. I'm not sure if they have a deadline to pay it by that is before the expiration of the passport stamp.

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,813

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

Our journey:

Spoiler

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

 

Terry J Enthusiast

Terry J   50

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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that is our story

- we met in June 2008

- we got married on my wife first visit to morocco in march 2009 ( the first red flag married in first meet)

- we filed K3 in April 2009

- first interview December 2009 it was about 40min and my wife have been interviewed too cus i told the officer that my wife is with me and he asked to see her and interviewed her too

- second interview after couple days after first one it took 30min and the officer give me 221G fraud relationship and was used that i didnt now somethings about my wife and that was not right.

- case was send back to uscis.

- got letter of intent of revoke September

- February 2011 revoke.

- start new CR1 june 2011 ( with out cancel the K3 other red flag)

- Mai 2012 interview date and got 221G cus uscis was mattching the K3 case with new CR1 and the officer in the consulate said that is illegal even uscis approved the officer said that we had K3 and CR1 in same case and she cant make decision that why she need send it back to uscis.

- July 2013 intent of revoke this time we hired a lawyer.

- August 2013 the case reaffirm

- December /5 / 2013 interview

- December/6/2013 visa issued

- December /10/ 2013 visa in hand

that is our story with visa journey it was really so hard and difficult but when you believe in Allah and be patient and faithful and in love you dont give up even we have about 20 yrs age different. ( big red flag) but hamdolillah we believe in allah and we have been patient and pray and soon we are going to start our new life together.

for all the people trying for visa now the advice is to be faithful pray believe in allah and everything will be good.

ihave one question today when i pick up the visa the officer said that i need to pay 165$ before i leave to US is that true or i can pay it after be in US?

Seriously, congratulations!!! You and wife deserve your visa after all that ordeal!

04/25/2009: First Met and not long after began a long distance relationship.

10/27/2012: Married

12/20/2013 Most recent US Entry. Two week visit intended - decided to switch from consular processing to AOS after change in circumstances.

I-130 - See my profile for detailed info

AOS

02/05/2014: I-693 Civil Surgeon Medical Exam

02/28/2014: (00) AOS sent

03/03/2014: (03) AOS received

03/05/2014: (05) NOA date

03/06/2014: (06) Cheques cashed

03/10/2014: (10) Received hardcopy of NOA's

03/17/2014: (17) Received biometrics notice (appt. date 04/07/2014)

03/18/2014: (18) Successful walk-in for biometrics Brooklyn ASC

04/10/2014: (41) AOS E-mail notification status updated to Testing and Interview

04/16/2014: (47) AOS E-mail notification Interview Appointment Notice for May 19, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m.

05/08/2014: (69) EAD card in production e-mail notification

05/14/2014: (75) EAD card mailed and tracking number e-mail notification

05/16/2014: (77) EAD card received and applied for SSN

05/19/2014: (80) AOS Interview at Federal Plaza - approval pending due to I-130 file not transferred to NYC field office from Nebraska!

06/04/2014: (96) Infopass scheduled in order to show approved I-130 notice and attempt to get I-485 approval sped up. IO wasn't at work so left copy of approved I-130 and written case review request.

06/20/2014: (112) Green card was approved.

06/26/2014: (118) Received e-mail/text notification of green card approval and that card was also mailed. Received USPS tracking number at 6:45 p.m. EST.

06/27/2014: (119) Received green card in the mailbox.

ROC

03/22/2016: (00) I-751 package sent

03/23/2016: (01) I-751 package received at CSC

03/28/2016: (07) Rcvd NOA1 that includes 1 yr GC extension

03/31/2016: (10) Rcvd Bio appt notice (appt. date 04/11/2016)

04/05/2016: (15) Early bio walk-in attempt successful

lonelywithouthim1 Enthusiast

lonelywithouthim1   36

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Kenya
 Timeline
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wow....congrats, it's a wonderful ending,

K1 - Filed March 2011

- Denied March 13, 2012

- Placed in AP March 14,2012

- Sent back to USCIS November 2012

- Expired March 2013

WASTED A YEAR FIGHTING THE DENIEL

MARRIED MARCH 15, 2013

1-130 Approved 3/3/2014 :-)

Finally made it home 3/18/2014

HettyandSaid Collaborator

HettyandSaid   18

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
 Timeline
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star_smile.gif congrats to the both of you! its good to see the process didn't break you...sounds like it made you stronger! now enjoy your life together! star_smile.gif

Story of Us: NVC:
November 5, 2011 we met online March 5, 2014 Nvc received case
November 9, 2011 became a couple April 7, 2014 Receive I 864bill/pay I864 bill Complete DS261 online
February 6, 2012 met in person in Morocco April 9, 2014 Receive/pay IV bill
June 22, 2012 second trip to Morocco April 14, 2014 Complete DS260 online
July 13, 2012 Wedding in Morocco May 8, 2014 Receive checklist from NVC in email
March 6, 2013 Third trip to Morocco May 8, 2014 Mail completed packet to NVC
November 4,2013 Fourth trip to Morocco <3 May 12, 2014 NVC receives packet (now we wait.)
USCIS: June 10, 2014 RFE checklist for I864. June 11 call to NVC.. fixed errors.
May 1, 2013 Mail packet to USCIS to start K3 June 12, 2014 Resend packet to NVC
May 3, 2013 UPS delivery confirmation June 16, 2014 NVC receives corrected papers. (now we wait...again.. )
May 6, 2013 Email Confirmation Case Accepted and routed to USCIS for processing July 10, 2014 Called NVC. due to backlog I have to wait until 8/1 to call
May 10,2013 Check Cashed by DHS July 28, 2014 Called NVC. I was told they still have not reviewed my case.
May 10, 2013 Form I-797c NOA received by mail August 1, 2014 Called NVC due to checklist. was told my black ink was "navy". have to
May 13, 2013 Mail packet to USCIS for I - 129f reprint, resign, resend, and wait 60 days now. in NVC hell!!
May 14, 2013 Confirmed delivery of Packet for I - 129f August 2, 2014 Resend papers to NVC overnight. Due at NVC on 8/4/2014
May 21, 2013 NOA1 for I - 129f text and email August 4, 2014 NVC signs/receives papers (now the long wait begins
May 25, 2013 Form I-797c NOA received by mail August 22,2014 Receive letter from NVC that hubbys email is undeliverable
May 31, 2013 Alien Registration Number changed August 22, 2014 Called NVC to verify information..all was correct?! Not sure why?
July 12, 2013 Case updated with change of address on uscis September 22, 2014 Called NVC to check on things. 2 more weeks of backlog left.
December 4, 2013 Text and email and updated uscis website: case moved to another office for processing When they verify my black ink signature, I should have CC!
December 6, 2013 Text and email and updated uscis website saying case moved to A uscis office September 29, 2014 CASE COMPLETE!!!!
December 10, 2013 Received Hard copy by mail that it was transferred to Nebraska.
January 28, 2014 Called USCIS for update. Told I have to wait 180 days from date of transfer to call about my case. EMBASSY in Casablanca Morocco:
February 16, 2014 Service Request per USCIS website. Was told I should have an answer by March 10 on my request. Medical: October 28, 2014
February 18, 2014 Text and email and updated uscis that alien registration number changed (again) Interview: November 7, 2014 (APPROVED!!)
February 19, 2014 Text and email and update uscis NOA2 for I 130 .. k3 is now a CR1 Visa in hand: November 13, 2014
February 19, 2014 Text email and update uscis Case is shipped to nvc!! POE: JFK November 21 2014 (home at last!)
February 22, 2014 NOA2 Hardcopy received by mail Green card in hand January 2, 2015
February 28, 2014 Follow up email responding to service request confirming case shipped to NVC on February 25, 2014 Social security card in hand January 9, 2015
Living happily ever after <3

 
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