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Filed: Country: Thailand
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My wife just received her Packet 3 and in reading it twice, it seems that it merely consists of instructions about which documents, original and photocopies, she needs to bring to her interview. A careful reading of those listed documents tells me they are all the same documents I presented USCIS in my petition. Please correct me if I'm wrong and indicate which additional documents and/or forms she needs. In any case, since she has a case number, we assume she just needs to wait until she gets an IV which enables her to get her police clearance letter and medical exam results and then call for an appointment for her interview.

I would appreciate any corrections,modifications or additions so she can expedite the time of her interview.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Denmark
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Take the instructions literally. Bring and submit everything that it says to, you need the I-864 and everything required for that at the interview as well, so that should be at least one thing on the list that wasn't sent with the I-130. Follow all the instructions exactly for what is required for NVC and for the consulate she will be having her interview at. Unless you have a legitimate reason for expedite, the only thing you can do to make it as fast as possible, is to submit the required documents, have your wife fill out DS-260 and pay the Affidavit of Support and IV fees as immediately as they become available to submit/fill out/pay, so that you can get Case Complete as soon as you can

Our CR1 Journey:

 

USCIS Stage:

  • Feb 14 2019: NOA1 (NSC)
  • July 31 2019: I129f NOA1
  • Sep 19 2019: I129f NOA2 (Denied - 50 days from NOA1)
  • Sep 19 2019: I130 NOA2 (Approved - 217 days from NOA1)

 

NVC Stage:

  • Sep 27 2019: Sent to Department of State
  • Oct 31 2019: Case number received (34 days since sent)
  • Nov 1 2019: IV & AOS fees received & paid
  • Nov 14 2019: IV & AOS submitted
  • Dec 18 2019: All docs accepted, but one additional doc requested (5 weeks from submission)
  • Dec 18 2019: Requested doc submitted
  • Feb 19 2020: Documentarily Qualified (9 weeks from 2nd submission, 14 weeks from first submission)

 

Interview Stage:

  • Mar 11 2020: Interview letter received
  • Apr 1 2020: Interview date
  • Mar 17 2020: Interview cancelled due to COVID-19
  • August 3 2020: Rescheduled letter received, new appointment August 25 2020
  • August 25 2020: Visa approved at interview! (558 days from NOA1)
  • September 10 2020: Embassy received passport in mail
  • September 15 2020: Passport with visa in hand

 

October 11 2020: Arrived in US!

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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Is this a DCF case?

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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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No way to know what you submitted with the I-130 to know what is duplicate (people often provide more than the requirements). But read the instructions literally and bring what is requested.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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Filed: Country: Thailand
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13 minutes ago, geowrian said:

No way to know what you submitted with the I-130 to know what is duplicate (people often provide more than the requirements). But read the instructions literally and bring what is requested.

Sorry, I didn't express what I wanted to say.She is  prepared to bring all the documents they specified to her interview; that's not what I'm concerned about. Let me repeat. Is packet 3 merely a set of instructions  which she needs merely to note and follow or does she need to fill out more forms and send them back or merely wait until the IV arrives and THEN get her police clearance and medical forms and THEN call for an appointment for her interview?

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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1 hour ago, SonofBaraka said:

Sorry, I didn't express what I wanted to say.She is  prepared to bring all the documents they specified to her interview; that's not what I'm concerned about. Let me repeat. Is packet 3 merely a set of instructions  which she needs merely to note and follow or does she need to fill out more forms and send them back or merely wait until the IV arrives and THEN get her police clearance and medical forms and THEN call for an appointment for her interview?

There is no waiting for the IV, she must prepare and submit a ds260 visa application, pay the fee, get the pc, medical,  schedule the interview,  bring everything on the document list to the interview 

YMMV

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2 hours ago, payxibka said:

There is no waiting for the IV, she must prepare and submit a ds260 visa application, pay the fee, get the pc, medical,  schedule the interview,  bring everything on the document list to the interview 

The  above represents reading the instructions carefully, interpreting them literally and following them to the letter.  No need to read between any lines on this.  Just do exactly what a literal interpretation of the instructions tells you to do.

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3 hours ago, SonofBaraka said:

Sorry, I didn't express what I wanted to say.She is  prepared to bring all the documents they specified to her interview; that's not what I'm concerned about. Let me repeat. Is packet 3 merely a set of instructions  which she needs merely to note and follow or does she need to fill out more forms and send them back or merely wait until the IV arrives and THEN get her police clearance and medical forms and THEN call for an appointment for her interview?

Once Packet III comes in she needs to fill out her application, get her police certificate, schedule her medical, and you need to put the support affidavit together.

She won’t get an IV appointment until she has everything completed.

In our case the embassy asked us to scan / send everything in then scheduled the interview.

 

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17 hours ago, Nitas_man said:

Once Packet III comes in she needs to fill out her application, get her police certificate, schedule her medical, and you need to put the support affidavit together.

She won’t get an IV appointment until she has everything completed.

In our case the embassy asked us to scan / send everything in then scheduled the interview.

 

 

17 hours ago, Nitas_man said:

Once Packet III comes in she needs to fill out her application, get her police certificate, schedule her medical, and you need to put the support affidavit together.

She won’t get an IV appointment until she has everything completed.

In our case the embassy asked us to scan / send everything in then scheduled the interview.

 

She's filling out her DS-260, I just finished filling out my I-864, she's making copies of our 11 letters of support( including 4 affidavits), certified/notarized copies of her birth certificate, freedom to marry, original marriage certificate  and 6-year residence at my condo(all notarized or certified), plus other supporting documents. Let the embassy tell her what's missing.

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Filed: Other Country: Philippines
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22 hours ago, SonofBaraka said:

Sorry, I didn't express what I wanted to say.She is  prepared to bring all the documents they specified to her interview; that's not what I'm concerned about. Let me repeat. Is packet 3 merely a set of instructions  which she needs merely to note and follow or does she need to fill out more forms and send them back or merely wait until the IV arrives and THEN get her police clearance and medical forms and THEN call for an appointment for her interview?

Only form to complete is the DS-260 .. everything else is medical & documentation as listed (even if you gave it to USCIS already)

 

With DCF yes you will need to call to get your appt set.  

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The items needed to establish your residency in Thailand are not needed by the Dept of State.   They were only needed for USCIS petition / DCF

March 2, 2018  Married In Hong Kong

April 30, 2018  Mary moves from the Philippines to Mexico, Husband has MX Permanent Residency

June 13, 2018 Mary receives Mexican Residency Card

June 15, 2018  I-130 DCF Appointment in Juarez  -  June 18, 2018  Approval E-Mail

August 2, 2018 Case Complete At Consulate

September 25, 2018 Interview in CDJ and Approved!

October 7, 2018 In the USA

October 27, 2018 Green Card received 

October 29, 2018 Applied for Social Security Card - November 5, 2018 Social Security Card received

November 6th, 2018 State ID Card Received, Applied for Global Entry - Feb 8,2019 Approved.

July 14, 2020 Removal of Conditions submitted by mail  July 12, 2021 Biometrics Completed

August 6, 2021 N-400 submitted by mail

September 7, 2021 I-751 Interview, Sept 8 Approved and Card Being Produced

October 21, 2021 N-400 Biometrics Completed  

November 30,2021  Interview, Approval and Oath

December 10, 2021 US Passport Issued

August 12, 2022 PHL Dual Nationality Re-established & Passport Approved 

April 6,2023 Legally Separated - Oh well

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Filed: Other Country: Philippines
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3 hours ago, SonofBaraka said:

 

She's filling out her DS-260, I just finished filling out my I-864, she's making copies of our 11 letters of support( including 4 affidavits), certified/notarized copies of her birth certificate, freedom to marry, original marriage certificate  and 6-year residence at my condo(all notarized or certified), plus other supporting documents. Let the embassy tell her what's missing.

Embassy doesn't care about your residency in Thailand.   They will want evidence of residency in the USA .. do you have a home there?    U.S. bank accts? 

Hank

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to DCF Discussion.

Our journey:

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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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