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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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Not unless your circumstances have significantly changed.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

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Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

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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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7 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Not unless your circumstances have significantly changed.

I already did master from Sweden and working and lecturer,  then got admission in master is usa but visa rejected thrice , now got a fully funded top ranked university PhD admission , Isn’t this a significant change or not , ??? How many chances are of getting visa 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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7 minutes ago, Zubair Muhammad said:

I already did master from Sweden and working and lecturer,  then got admission in master is usa but visa rejected thrice , now got a fully funded top ranked university PhD admission , Isn’t this a significant change or not , ??? How many chances are of getting visa 

I meant the circumstances surrounding past denials.  What were reasons for the other F-1 denials?  THOSE are the circumstances I meant.

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"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

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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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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1 hour ago, Zubair Muhammad said:

214( b) was the reason of denials all three times , not much changed in that aspect 

Let us know how you get on

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20 hours ago, Zubair Muhammad said:

I already did master from Sweden and working and lecturer,  then got admission in master is usa but visa rejected thrice , now got a fully funded top ranked university PhD admission , Isn’t this a significant change or not , ??? How many chances are of getting visa 

Where do you plan on living and working after you complete your PhD? Back to Sweden or back to your home country (forgive me if my assumption you are not a Swedish National is incorrect). 

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23 hours ago, Zubair Muhammad said:

I have applied for f1 visa on the basis of masters degree, my visa got rejected 3 times now I got admission in PHD in top ranked university, are there any chances that I get the study visa

They don’t believe that you will leave the US when the terms of your visa are up (finishing the program).  Money and admissions for other programs will not change that.

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“To qualify for a visitor or student visa, an applicant must meet the requirements of sections 101(a)(15)(B) or (F) of the INA respectively. Failure to do so will result in a refusal of a visa under INA 214(b). The most frequent basis for such a refusal concerns the requirement that the prospective visitor or student possess a residence abroad he/she has no intention of abandoning. Applicants prove the existence of such residence by demonstrating that they have ties abroad that would compel them to leave the U.S. at the end of the temporary stay. The law places this burden of proof on the applicant.

 

Family or bf or gf in the US?

In past did u submit I 20 and show funds to pay?

have u paid the fee at the university to hold your place for the semester?

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3 hours ago, Redro said:

Where do you plan on living and working after you complete your PhD? Back to Sweden or back to your home country (forgive me if my assumption you are not a Swedish National is incorrect). 

I am a Pakistani National and after completing my master I came back to my home country . I did a job there and after that I got a job offer from Saudi Arabia as lecturer in a university. Presently I am working as lecturer. I want to do PHD as in academia it’s a need. Now I got PhD admissions, but do not know I wil

get the visa or not as I have three prior rejection in a row on the basis of masters 

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40 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

“To qualify for a visitor or student visa, an applicant must meet the requirements of sections 101(a)(15)(B) or (F) of the INA respectively. Failure to do so will result in a refusal of a visa under INA 214(b). The most frequent basis for such a refusal concerns the requirement that the prospective visitor or student possess a residence abroad he/she has no intention of abandoning. Applicants prove the existence of such residence by demonstrating that they have ties abroad that would compel them to leave the U.S. at the end of the temporary stay. The law places this burden of proof on the applicant.

 

Family or bf or gf in the US?

In past did u submit I 20 and show funds to pay?

have u paid the fee at the university to hold your place for the semester?

I submitted my I 20, also showed funds, I also got fee waiver from the university and teaching assistantship from my university. But visa officer asked me why am going for master as I already have one. He said why not higher education. I tried to convince him but he gave me a rejection . Now I have two university PHD admissions, fully funded , but not sure about visa 

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3 hours ago, Redro said:

Where do you plan on living and working after you complete your PhD? Back to Sweden or back to your home country (forgive me if my assumption you are not a Swedish National is incorrect). 

I am not Swedish and I am a Pakistani National , my first priority will

be to come back to my home country and do a job there

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8 minutes ago, Zubair Muhammad said:

I am a Pakistani National and after completing my master I came back to my home country . I did a job there and after that I got a job offer from Saudi Arabia as lecturer in a university. Presently I am working as lecturer. I want to do PHD as in academia it’s a need. Now I got PhD admissions, but do not know I wil

get the visa or not as I have three prior rejection in a row on the basis of masters 

When was the last visa rejection? Before or after you studied in Sweden and before or after you worked in Saudi Arabia...

where will you be applying from?

Saudi Arabia, Sweden OR Pakistan?

Where are you working now and why can you not pursue a PhD at your current university? 

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23 minutes ago, Redro said:

When was the last visa rejection? Before or after you studied in Sweden and before or after you worked in Saudi Arabia...

where will you be applying from?

Saudi Arabia, Sweden OR Pakistan?

Where are you working now and why can you not pursue a PhD at your current university? 

I applied from Saudia Arabia as am living and doing job here  , last rejection was in November 2022, (Saudi Arabia )

rejection was after I studied and worked in Sweden and Saudia.

my present university where am working as lecturer is for undergraduate studies , they don’t offer PhD studies 

 

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