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1 hour ago, Fornbey said:

Hi Missileman, thanks for the reply.

To clarify my wife is the US Citizen so she will give birth in the US, I am the beneficiary.

I will however read the guides, thanks for the tip!

And thank you for your service :)

 

I plan on joining the Army the moment I have my CR1 approved!

 

Kind regards Fornbey :) 

 

 

Oh...OK.  Sorry I misunderstood..........Good luck on your journey...

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August 7, 2022: Wife filed N-400 Online under 5 year rule.

November 10, 2022: Received "Interview is scheduled" letter.

December 12, 2022:  Received email from Dallas office informing me (spouse) to be there for combo interview.

December 14, 2022: Combo Interview for I-751 and N-400 Conducted.

January 26, 2023: Wife's Oath Ceremony completed at the Plano Event Center, Plano, Texas!!!😁

February 6, 2023: Wife's Passport Application submitted in Dallas, Texas.

March 21, 2023:   Wife's Passport Delivered!!!!

May 15, 2023 (about):  Naturalization Certificate returned from Passport agency!!

 

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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You should stufy the guides section of this web site. https://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1/   1.  Financial support evidence comes at the NVC stage. 2.  Read the guides 3

Fornbey
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Hi Missileman, thanks for the reply. To clarify my wife is the US Citizen so she will give birth in the US, I am the beneficiary. I will however read the guides, thanks for the tip! And

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~~~Similar topics merged~~~

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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

 

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Hey y'all

My birth certificate is in Danish, I've read somewhere that you need to have it officially translated if foreign.

Is there any USCIS approved specific website for that? (I assume some random person cant go ahead and translate it and call it a day)

Thanks in advance for the help as usual! 

Kind regards, Fornbey :)

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Go down to your local church office and get a free copy of it in danish/English. It will be a combo. Ask for a couple as you will be using a couple of them in this journey. 

 

 

 

 

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11.3 Foreign Language Documents and Translations.
 
(a) Document Translations .
 
All documents submitted in support of an application or petition must include complete translation into English. In addition, there must be a certification from the translator indicating that the translation is complete and accurate and attesting to his or her competence as a translator. See 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) .
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1 hour ago, Georgia16 said:

Go down to your local church office and get a free copy of it in danish/English. It will be a combo. Ask for a couple as you will be using a couple of them in this journey. 

Hey! Do they give out a certificate that proves their competence as a translator? Or any of that sort?

I'm headed to Georgia too btw! 

Thanks for the help people :)

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35 minutes ago, Fornbey said:

Hey! Do they give out a certificate that proves their competence as a translator? Or any of that sort?

I'm headed to Georgia too btw! 

Thanks for the help people :)

No you are fine they are already in both danish and English and therefor you will not need it translated just like the police record. 

 

 

 

 

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Just now, Georgia16 said:

No you are fine they are already in both danish and English and therefor you will not need it translated just like the police record. 

Do I need to send my police record in the I-130 package too? If so do I just retrieve that at my local police station?

And for the local church office, do I just go into any church and request my birth certificate? How exactly does it work to just get it printed out in English?

 

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4 minutes ago, Fornbey said:

Do I need to send my police record in the I-130 package too? If so do I just retrieve that at my local police station?

And for the local church office, do I just go into any church and request my birth certificate? How exactly does it work to just get it printed out in English?

 

Police record is for the interview so not yet but when time for that then you just walk into the police station and ask for it and if everything is fine on it they will print it right away. 

The church office has to be the one you belong too so you can call the nearest one and they will tell you. Yes they will print out and stamp the couple you wish for (I got 3) and it will be in danish and English at the same time so ready to use for immigration. 

 

 

 

 

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21 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

Police record is for the interview so not yet but when time for that then you just walk into the police station and ask for it and if everything is fine on it they will print it right away. 

The church office has to be the one you belong too so you can call the nearest one and they will tell you. Yes they will print out and stamp the couple you wish for (I got 3) and it will be in danish and English at the same time so ready to use for immigration. 

I don't have my birth certificate in hand right now? Do I need to bring it for them to print it? or do they have it stored in their data base?

When you say local church office I'm not quite sure what you mean, I live in Copenhagen, so do I just call one of the churches? Or can I call borgerservice to figure out which one I belong to?

Thanks again for the help.

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6 minutes ago, Fornbey said:

I don't have my birth certificate in hand right now? Do I need to bring it for them to print it? or do they have it stored in their data base?

When you say local church office I'm not quite sure what you mean, I live in Copenhagen, so do I just call one of the churches? Or can I call borgerservice to figure out which one I belong to?

Thanks again for the help.

Call the nearest church to where you live. 

 

 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Police certificate is needed for NVC stage .. well before the interview at the Consulate 

Thanks for the correction. 

K-1 is not needed before the interview. 

OP be aware it’s needed for NVC for CR-1visa.

 

 

 

 

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I could have sworn that it was possible to get a dual language one on borger.dk. Could be wrong.

 

https://www.borger.dk/Handlingsside?selfserviceId=fcc8eb1f-f962-4d3b-954d-758a1489caa1&referringPageId=1d318db4-2bf0-4685-acd2-5b90f6fb3ed3&type=DK

 

 

 

3/2/18  E-filed N-400 under 5 year rule

3/26/18 Biometrics

7/2019-12/2019 (Yes, 16- 21 months) Estimated time to interview MSP office.

 

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11 hours ago, Fornbey said:

 

I'm headed to Georgia too btw! 

 

 

Sounds terrible with the heat and all. I don't know how you guys do it.

3/2/18  E-filed N-400 under 5 year rule

3/26/18 Biometrics

7/2019-12/2019 (Yes, 16- 21 months) Estimated time to interview MSP office.

 

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