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phong+mai   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Today is one of the happiest days of my life! My wife who I haven't seen in 10 months passed her interview today. It's an incredible feeling that I hope you all get to experience soon.

Recap for those who care:

Her appointment was at 8AM. She got there at 6:30 and stood in line until 7:30 when they let her in. From there, it was more waiting until she got called up to the window. They asked her approximately 20 questions from "How did you guys meet?" to "What does your husband do for a living?". They didn't care about the phone bills, 400+ pages of chats logs, pages upon pages of emails, cards, or gift receipts. The only thing they really examined were my 2006 W-2's and 2005 tax transcripts. After thumbing through all of our pictures from our honeymoon in Hong Kong, the CO smiled and pulled out a pink slip and directed her to another window. My wife was out of there by 10:00AM. She will have her visa on Friday!

05/18/06 - Married

I-130 for CR-1

6/03/06 - Submitted I-130 petition

6/08/06 - NOA1 generated

7/18/06 - Transferred to CSC

7/25/06 - Petition arrived at CSC

7/26, 7/27, 7/28 - Touched

8/03/06 - Approved!!! (56 days)

8/04, 08/06 - Touched

8/17/06 - Petition arrives at NVC, Case number assigned

8/28/06 - NVC: DS-3032 & AOS Fee Bill generated

8/29/06 - Emailed DS-3032 Choice of Agent

9/05/06 - DS-3032 Choice of Agent accepted; Received and returned AOS Fee Bill

9/11/06 - IV Fee Bill generated

9/16/06 - IV Fee Bill received and returned

9/20/06 - IV Fee Bill entered into NVC system

9/23/06 - Received and returned AOS (I-864EZ)

9/25/06 - DS-230 packet generated

9/28/06 - I-864EZ entered into NVC system

10/06/06 - Received and returned DS-230 Part I

11/08/06 - Case complete @ NVC

11/14/06 - Case transferred to consulate in HCMC

03/07/07 - Interview! PASSED!!!

03/9/07 - Visa received :)

03/20/07 - Mai arrives in U.S.

I-129F for K-3

6/15/06 - Submitted I-129F petition

6/16/06 - Petition arrived at Chicago CIS Office

6/21/06 - NOA1 generated

6/24/06 - Received NOA1

6/26, 06/28, 06/30 - Touched

7/08/06 - Received and returned IMBRA RFE

7/18/06 - Received and returned 2nd IMBRA RFE

8/28/06 - Approved!!! (68 days)

9/07/06 - Case forwarded to embassy

9/11/06 - Case arrives at embassy

K-3 abandoned in favor of CR-1

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MTDTD   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Congratulation!!! Very Good PINK Stats. Very good Indeed.

Timeline

2006-07-10 : I-129F sent to TSC

2007-03-24 : Leave for Vietnam

2007-03-29 : Blue slip and then PINK

2007-04-03 : Picked Up Visa

2007-04-07 : POE in Chicago

2007-04-11 : Married In Court

2007-04-23 : SSN applications submit

2007-05-01 : SSN Recevied

2007-05-17 : AOS + EAD Sent

2007-05-29 : I-765 EAD NOA received

2007-05-31 : I-485 AOS NOA received

2007-08-01 : EAD received

2007-08-02 : Green Card AOS received

Life is good...

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Ngoc-Anh   1

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Today is one of the happiest days of my life! My wife who I haven't seen in 10 months passed her interview today. It's an incredible feeling that I hope you all get to experience soon.

Recap for those who care:

Her appointment was at 8AM. She got there at 6:30 and stood in line until 7:30 when they let her in. From there, it was more waiting until she got called up to the window. They asked her approximately 20 questions from "How did you guys meet?" to "What does your husband do for a living?". They didn't care about the phone bills, 400+ pages of chats logs, pages upon pages of emails, cards, or gift receipts. The only thing they really examined were my 2006 W-2's and 2005 tax transcripts. After thumbing through all of our pictures from our honeymoon in Hong Kong, the CO smiled and pulled out a pink slip and directed her to another window. My wife was out of there by 10:00AM. She will have her visa on Friday!

congratulations!!!! :dance:

06/02/2006 - filed I-129F

12/16/2006 - Enter States thru Atlanta

01/13/2007 - Marriage

01/19/2007 - Filed AOS and EAD to Chicago

02/06/2007 - NOA that AOS has been forwarded to CSC

02/12/2007 - Fingerprinting in St. Louis

03/28/2007 - email notification that card production ordered!!!! (Day 68)

04/20/2007 - GC in the mail.....no more USCIS for 2 years!!!!!

12/29/08 - Filed I-751 to VSC

01/12/09 - NOA in mail

01/24/09 - received ASC notice

02/06/09 - biometrics appointment in Orlando

02/09/09 - touch

06/01/09 - approval letter in mail

12/11/09 - Filed N-400 to NSC

12/14/09 - Package arrived at NSC

12/26/09 - NOA in mail

01/22/10 - Fingerprinting in Orlando

03/08/10 - Interview in Orlando (passed)

03/12/10 - Oath Ceremony

Matthew Quoc-Minh *11/29/08*

7 lbs 6 oz. (3.35 kg) and 20" (51cm)

01/29/09 (2-month-check-up): 11.9 lbs (5.4 kg) and 22" (56cm)

03/30/09 (4-month-check-up): 16.5 lbs (7.5 kg) and 25" (63cm)

05/29/09 (6-month-check-up): 19.2 lbs (8.7 kg) and 26" (66cm)

12/1/09 (12-month-check-up): 22 lbs (10 kg) and 30.3" (77cm)

06/11/10 (18-month-check-up): 27.5 lbs (12.5 kg) and 33.5" (85cm)

12/13/10 (24-month-check-up): 31.7 lbs (14.4 kg) and 35.8" (91cm)

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Kevin&Loan   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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hihih ... I was gonna remind you of the Saigon time again last night but I did not want to make you anymore nervous than you already had :) ... Wow, congratulations.

I used to be indecisive. Now I am just not sure ...

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Jasman0717   8

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Congratulations :thumbs: It is so sad that you have to be apart for so long. Hopefully that is now in the past and you can spend the rest of your lives together!

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United States & Republic of the Philippines

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

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Dave_Thao Enthusiast

Dave_Thao   0

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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Co :dance::lol: ngratulations!!!!!

06-29-09 received GC in mail

4-18-11 mailed I-751 CSC

CIS Office : California Service Center

Date Filed : 2011-04-18

NOA Date Received : 2011-06-06

Date on NOA: 2011-04-22

Bio. Appt. : 2011-06-24

Had to make an Info Pass appointment because there was a delay in receiving the NOA for our I-751. Never found out the reason for the delay but they gave Thao a 1 year green card stamp in her passport and we got a the NOA 2 days later.

Approved: 2011-09-23

Notice sent: 2011-09-28

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Mike n Huong   1

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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That is great news!!!!! Now the real journey begins :dance:

I-129F Timeline:

03-10-06 - Sent I-129F to USCIS

03-15-06 - NOA1

03-25-06 - NOA2 Approval

08-28-06 - Interview!!!

11-22-06 - Got the Visa!!!

AOS Timeline:

02-08-07 - I-485 sent

02-14-07 - NOA1 (Sent to Missouri)

03-06-07 - Biometrics Appointment

03-07-07 - Transferred to CSC

05-03-07 - Card Production Ordered Email

05-10-07 - Green Card In Hand

Removal of Conditions Timeline:

03-05-09 - I-751 sent

03-09-09 - NOA1 (1 yr Extension)

04-08-09 - Biometrics

07-09-09 - Card Production Ordered Email

07-17-09 - Green Card In Hand

I-130 Filing for Step-Son

11-30-09 - Received at USCIS

12-04-09 - NOA1

03-01-10 - NOA2

03-05-10 - NVC Case # Assigned

03-09-10 - NVC Mailed DS-3032 and AOS Bill

03-12-10 - Emailed DS-3032 to NVC

03-13-10 - Received Email from NVC stating they received DS-3032 (Also received AOS Fee Bill and DS-3032 in the mail)

03-14-10 - Paid Affidavit of Support Fee and IV Bill online

03-16-10 - NVC Website updated to PAID for both fee's

03-17-10 - Petitioner and Agent received emails to further proceed with case

08-05-10 - NVC Case Completed

10-27-10 - Interview PASSED

10-28-10 - Picked up Visa

Mike (United States) & Huong (Vietnam)

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s2convt   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Great to see another one for the home team!! Congrats to your and your fiancee. :dance::dance::dance:

K1 Time Line

Don and Linh

October 22, 2006 - Sent I-129F

November 2, 2006 - NOA1

January 30, 2007 - NOA2

February 8, 2007 - Arrives at NVC

February 12, 2007 - Arrives at Consultate in HCMC

February 28, 2007 - Consulate sends out Packet 3

March 8, 2007 - Packet 3 recieved

May 11, 2007 - Packet 3 recieved by Consulate

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ELW   5

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Congratulations!! :dance::dance: You will finally be together after such a long long wait! Soo happy for both of you & thanks for sharing the info! :thumbs:

***Nagaraju & Eileen***
K1 (Fiance Visa)
Oct 18, 2006: NOA1
Feb 8, 2007: NOA2
April 13, 2007: INTERVIEW in Chennai -Approved
May 25, 2007: USA Arrival! EAD at JFK
June 15, 2007: Married
AOS (Adjustment of Status)
June 21, 2007: AOS/EAD Submitted
Sept 18, 2007: AOS Interview - APPROVED!!
ROC (Removing of Conditions)
June 23, 2009: Sent in I-751 packet
Sept 11, 2009: APPROVED!!
Sept 18, 2009: Received 10-year Green Card!

Naturalization
July 15, 2010: Sent N-400 packet
July 23, 2010: NOA Notice date
Oct 15, 2010: Citizenship Interview - Passed!
Nov 15, 2010: Oath Ceremony in Fresno, CA
Nov 24, 2010: Did SSN and Applied for Passport
Dec 6, 2010: Passport Arrives
Dec 7, 2010: Sent for Indian Passport Surrender Certificate
Dec 27, 2010: Surrender Certificate Arrives
Jan 3, 2011: Sent for Overseas Citizenship of India Card
March 1, 2011: Received OCI card!

Divorce

Feb 2015:​ Found out he was cheating (prostitutes / escorts)

​May 2015: Divorce Final

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STL_HCMC Proficient

STL_HCMC   0

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
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Congratulations to you both! Best of luck on the continued journey.

:dance:

STL_HCMC

K1 Timeline

12/27/2005...I-129F Sent (Nebraska Service Center)

07/19/2006...Visa Approved

AOS Timeline

01/23/2007...AOS Sent

03/08/2007...AOS Approved

Removing Conditions

01/12/2009...I-751 Sent

06/10/2009...I-751 Approved

Naturalization

03/27/2010...N-400 Sent

11/21/2011...Approval

12/09/2011...Oath Ceremony

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Thuy   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Congratulations :D

My K1 journey:

Aug-02-2006: I-129F sent

Aug-14-2006: Cali service center received

Aug-15-2006: NOA1 (14 days)

Oct-23-2006: touched the 1st time.

Oct-24-2006: touched

Oct-25-2006: touched

Oct-31-2006: Email notification of RFE

Nov-17-2006: IMBRA sent to CSC

Nov-21-2006: touched ------- CSC received IMBRA

Nov-22-2006: touched

Nov-27-2006: touched

Nov-28-2006: NOA2 (118 days)

Nov-29-2006: touched

Dec-06-2006: received approved letter by mail

Dec-14-2006: NVC received

Dec-19-2006: received mail notification from NVC ----- got new case number

Dec-22-2006: HCM consulate received

Dec-27-2006: pkt3 sent by HCM consulate

Jan-02-2007: pkt3 received (153 days)

Jan-04-2007: pkt3 returned

Mar-28-2007: Interview day (238 days)******* denied

Apr-19-2007: Our case is sent back to NVC

Jun-29-2007: received email from CSC saying that our case is requested for review. (334 days)

****HIEN AND THUY ARE PRAYING*******

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