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Justo/Sheyla   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Nicaragua
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My wife is coming next friday. Could anyone who came thru Miami POE advice me on what should my wife expect at her arrival?

Thanks!

-Justo.

01-28-06 - Wedding

I- 130

09-13-06 - Mailed I-130

09-18-06 - CSC received

09-25-06 - NOA1 mailed

09-28-06 - NOA1 received

12-13-06 - RFE received (Birth Certificate)

12-14-06 - Mailed RFE

12-21-06 - RFE received at CSC

12-27-06 - Petition approved!!!

12-28-06 - NOA2 mailed / E-mail notified

01-04-06 - NOA2 received

NVC

01-05-07 - Assigned case number

01-15-07 - DS-2032(Choice of Agent Generated)/AOS I-864 bill generated

01-17-07 - E-mailed Choice of Agent

01-20-07 - Mailed AOS I-864 payment

01-29-07 - AOS application and IV Bill generated

02-05-07 - AOS (I-864EZ) application sent

02-05-07 - IV Bill received

02-07-07 - IV Bill sent (Overnight)

02-07-07 - AOS (I-864EZ) received at NVC

02-08-07 - IV Bill received at the Saint Louis Center (12:32pm)

02-12-07 - IV Bill entered into NVC system

02-19-07 - DS-230 package generated

02-20-07 - DS-230 sent

02-23-07 - DS-230 received at NVC (8:17am)

02-26-07 - DS-230 package entered into NVC system

03-13-07 - CASE COMPLETE

03-21-07 - Case forwarded to Managua consulate

MANAGUA US CONSULATE

03-28-07 - Case received at Managua consulate

04-13-07 - Packet 3 picked up at Consulate

04-16--04-25 - Wife gathered birth certificates, police record,

and had medical exams

04-25-07 - Packet 3 sent to Consulate via fax

04-26-07 - Consulate notified wife of interview date via telephone

05-07-07 - Interview---Visa Approved!!!

05-10-07 - Wife picked up passport at Post Office. Visa on passport and ¨Brown Envelope¨ on hand.

05-18-07 - Wife scheduled to travel to Miami, FL

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MaydayDas Proficient

MaydayDas   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Romania
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I just want to say Congrats and good luck :thumbs:

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

DCF Frankfurt Germany

01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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simple_male   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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Congratulatiosn again and hope she has a very easy time at the POE.

My wife is coming next friday. Could anyone who came thru Miami POE advice me on what should my wife expect at her arrival?

Thanks!

-Justo.

01-28-06 - Wedding

I- 130

09-13-06 - Mailed I-130

09-18-06 - CSC received

09-25-06 - NOA1 mailed

09-28-06 - NOA1 received

12-13-06 - RFE received (Birth Certificate)

12-14-06 - Mailed RFE

12-21-06 - RFE received at CSC

12-27-06 - Petition approved!!!

12-28-06 - NOA2 mailed / E-mail notified

01-04-06 - NOA2 received

NVC

01-05-07 - Assigned case number

01-15-07 - DS-2032(Choice of Agent Generated)/AOS I-864 bill generated

01-17-07 - E-mailed Choice of Agent

01-20-07 - Mailed AOS I-864 payment

01-29-07 - AOS application and IV Bill generated

02-05-07 - AOS (I-864EZ) application sent

02-05-07 - IV Bill received

02-07-07 - IV Bill sent (Overnight)

02-07-07 - AOS (I-864EZ) received at NVC

02-08-07 - IV Bill received at the Saint Louis Center (12:32pm)

02-12-07 - IV Bill entered into NVC system

02-19-07 - DS-230 package generated

02-20-07 - DS-230 sent

02-23-07 - DS-230 received at NVC (8:17am)

02-26-07 - DS-230 package entered into NVC system

03-13-07 - CASE COMPLETE

03-21-07 - Case forwarded to Managua consulate

MANAGUA US CONSULATE

03-28-07 - Case received at Managua consulate

04-13-07 - Packet 3 picked up at Consulate

04-16--04-25 - Wife gathered birth certificates, police record,

and had medical exams

04-25-07 - Packet 3 sent to Consulate via fax

04-26-07 - Consulate notified wife of interview date via telephone

05-07-07 - Interview---Visa Approved!!!

05-10-07 - Wife picked up passport at Post Office. Visa on passport and ¨Brown Envelope¨ on hand.

05-18-07 - Wife scheduled to travel to Miami, FL

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

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*JG* Grand Master

*JG*   2

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My wife is coming next friday. Could anyone who came thru Miami POE advice me on what should my wife expect at her arrival?

Thanks!

-Justo.

Andre came through Miami last year. First of all, they split us up and sent me to citizen's line and him to non-citizen line. It was no big deal cause they are close enough to see each other in. My one note of caution here is to make sure they take that brown envelope from your wife and escort her to interview room. They did not take Andre's envelope and luckily, I caught that fact and asked an immigration officer before we left the area. They were going to send him on through without the initial processing. UUUGGGHHHH!

Once they got their heads out of their butts, it went quickly....maybe 10 minutes.

Otherwise, they were very nice. And, everything went smoothly.

Life's just a crazy ride on a run away train

You can't go back for what you've missed

So make it count, hold on tight find a way to make it right

You only get one trip

So make it good, make it last 'cause it all flies by so fast

You only get one trip

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First of all Congratulations. Tell your wife that she need to expect a lil interview. They might ask her who petition her, ur address, something like that. She dont need to worry coz it's easy question. Congratulations again

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-07-11

I-130 Approved : 2006-07-26

NVC Received :

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2006-11-15

Pay I-864 Bill 2006-11-20

Receive I-864 Package : 2006-12-08

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2006-12-14

Receive IV Bill : 2006-12-19

Pay IV Bill : 2006-12-22

Recv'd DS230 packet from NVC : 2007-01-16

Recv'd another letter from NVC that they need additional req'ment and which is DS230 : 2006-01-16 (what?!!!! i just recv'd DS230)

Send DS230 to NVC - 2007-01-25

NVC rec'd thru USPS tracking - 2007-01-29

NVC confimed they recv DS230 (2007-01-30) and I-864 (reviewed and ok'd) - need to wait for 2-4 weeks for case completion.

Rec'd RFE from NVC (need certified copy of Birtch Cert. and Marriage Cert.) - 2007-02-13

Sent Mail Cert Copy of BC & MC thru fedex overnight to NVC - 2007-02-13

NVC rec'd Fedex Mail. 2007-02-14

NVC confirmed they rcvd the mail - 2007-02-15

CASE COMPLETE - 2007-02-28 (YES!!!)

Medical completed - 2007-04 - 2 & 3

Schedule Interview - 2007-04-12

Recvd her visa - 2007-04-27

CFO Seminar - 2007-04-27

Flight to SFO - 2007-05-04 (She's here, picked her up in the airport with roses in my hand)

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I-751 (Removal of Conditional Residence)

Sent I-751 form in registered mail - 2009-03-04

I-751 received by California Service Center - 2009-03-06

Check cleared amount of $545 - 2009-03-09

Received NOA1 (Receipt Notice) 2009-03-13

Biometrics Completed - 2009-03-31

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Congrats!!

I have been to miami on several occasions...she can expect...

Crazy & rude drivers...alot of road rage etc.

Sitting in traffic for 2 hours to travel 10 miles.

Many spanish speaking people...if she doesnt speak spanish ask her to get an electronic translator, or a spanish dictionary.

Good luckkkkkkk

Andy

:whistle:

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Justo/Sheyla   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Nicaragua
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Congrats!!

I have been to miami on several occasions...she can expect...

Crazy & rude drivers...alot of road rage etc.

Sitting in traffic for 2 hours to travel 10 miles.

Many spanish speaking people...if she doesnt speak spanish ask her to get an electronic translator, or a spanish dictionary.

Good luckkkkkkk

Andy

:whistle:

Yes Duffbeer, I have lived in Miami long enough to be aware of rude drivers, road rage, traffic jams, bad public transportation, and spanish speaking people.

My wife won´t have to deal with this for a while, and no need for spanish translator or dictionary. She does speaks spanish, so she will need to learn english.

Just wanted to get feedbacks from anyone coming to USA thru Miami.

-Justo.

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