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Interview at US Embassy London

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I arrived at 7.30am for an 8.00am interview. I had to queue for about 30 minutes and go through the whole security rigmarole. Got into the Embassy at 8.00 and took a ticket from the bloke on the desk just inside the door.

Went and sat upstairs in the waiting area - it's just like an airport gate but with bank teller-style windows down one side.

I waited about 40 minutes then got called to window 1 - The Famous Chinese Woman! She took my docs and scanned my fingerprints and chatted through it all the way. Went round the corner to window 12 to pay then took my receipt back to The Famous Chinese Woman.

Sat and waited for another half hour or so and had a cup of coffee and chatted to a Cockney bloke behind me who was waiting on a spouse visa. Finally got called up to window 15. This was an older American woman who was very nice and friendly. Held up my right hand and swore to tell the truth then she asked me:

- How did you meet your fiancee?

- When did you meet her in person for the first time?

- Has she ever been to England?

She made a couple of light-hearted comments and then informed me that barring anything nasty coming back on my fingerprints that I had been approved.

Went round to the courier desk to pay them then I was back on the street by 10.00. Legged it back to Euston and caught the first train back to civilisiation (ie The North of England).

Flight booked for 8th November so I'm crossing my fingers that the visa arrives in time. :D :D :D

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Congratulations :thumbs:

Cheryl

06/2005 Met Josh online ~ 02/2006 My 1st visit to the US ~ 09/2006 2nd US visit (Josh proposed) ~ 02/2007 3rd US visit (married)

04/2007 K3 visa applied ~ 05/2007 Josh's 1st UK visit ~ 09/2007 4th US visit ~ 02/2008 K3 visa completed ~ 02/2008 US entry

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

04/2008 AOS/EAD filed ~ 05/2008 Biometrics ~ 06/2008 EAD recv'd ~ 08/2008 Conditional greencard

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

02/2010 3rd wedding anniversary ~ 06/04/2010 Apply for lifting conditions ~ 06/14 package delivered ~ 07/23 Biometrics

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RosemarieL   0

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Congratulations :thumbs::dance: :dance:

17th March 2010 - Started the removal of conditions process

22nd March 2010 - Application received by CSC

30th April 2010 - Biometrics appointment

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Muuuuah   0

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Congratulations

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03-06-10 Mailed N-400

03-17-10 Check cashed

03-19-10 NOA received

03-22-10 Biometrics sent

04-09-10 Biometrics appointment

06-14-10 Interview Date

06-22-10 Received letter for Oath

07-02-10 Oath ceremony

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UKRed   0

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:bonk::bonk: Lol...i also had the Chinese woman at booth one......couldnt understand a word she was saying..... :help::wacko:

As for the lady around the corner who asked the questions...well...she wasnt light hearted in the least....looked like she was gonna tell me to sod off back oop north and stop wasting her time.......what a day that was eh? Im totally with ya buddy....let me just say congartulations.....sounds like we had the same kinda day......Your visa should be here tomorrow at the latest....mine came 2 days after the app......good luck on your return..... :D

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khanshahid   0

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Congratulation :dance::dance::dance:

TIMELINE FOR CR1- I-130

July 29th 2006 - GOT MARRIED IN PAKISTAN

Sep 1st 2006 - I-130 sent.

Sep 5th 2006 - NOA1

May 24th 2007 - NOA2 APPROVED

NVC FOR CR-1 (I-130)

06/13/07 - NVC receives petition and case # assigned.

Sep 11th 2007 - CASE COMPLETED!!! THANK GOD

Sep 19th 2007 - Case fwd to London embassy

US EMBASSY LONDON

Oct 25th 2007 - Medical Appointment

Nov 9th 2007 - INTERVIEW IN LONDON (APPROVED PUT ON AP)

Dec 5th 2007- AP CLEARED IN 26 DAYS

Dec 18th 2007 - ALHAMDULILLAH VISA IN HAND

U.S.A

Feb 15th 2008 - POE (JFK)

Mar 05th 2008 Green Card arrived

Dec 28 2009 Apply for condition remove

Removal of Conditions Timeline

Dec 26 2009 I-751 sent

Dec 28 2009 I-751 delivered (VSC)

Dec 29 2009 I-751 NOA Received

Mar 09 2010 condition removed got 10 years green card

NATURALIZATION N-400

Dec 07 2010 N-400 sent to Tx

Dec 09 2010 N-400 delivered

Dec 29 2010 Received biometric appointment letter for 01/13/2011

Jan 13 2011 Biometric done

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Congrats, :thumbs: great feeling isn't it, good luck and have a safe journey :thumbs:

[The reason god put spaces in between your fingers was so another person's hands could fill it up.

CHERISH YESTERDAY, LIVE TODAY AND DREAM TOMORROW

Life is like a song... Sing it.

Life is like a challenge... Pursue it.

Life is like a sacrifice... Offer it.

Life is love... Enjoy it.

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random question, did they ask you for any tax return transcripts? its not on any of the instructions unless you are self employeed, but some people said to bring them for K1. thoughts?

K1 Timeline!

I-129F Sent - May 9, 2007

Recieved hard copy NOA1 - May 19, 2007

NOA2 !!! - August 10, 2007

Interview scheduled for Nov 6th, 2007 APPROVED weeee

Entry 11/24/07

Marriage: 1/14/08

(see timeline for full list of dates/info)

AOS

Sent package to Chicago - 1/23/2008

Recv'd - 1/25/2008

Notice Date for I-485, I-765, and I-131 - 1/30/2008

Transfer notice to Cali - 2/12/2008

Biometrics - 2/21/2008

EAD Card Production ordered 3/19/08

and again on 3/24/08 ??

AP approved 3/19/08

AP document received 3/25/08

Touched 3/27/08

Called to check case status 12/15/08 were told we are still in processing time

RFE email notice 1/9/09

Medical appointment 1/31/09. husband loses RFE paper same day.

New RFE paper requested on 2/4/09.

New RFE paper received 2/28/09..gee good thing that RFE isnt due til beginning of April!!!!!!

Send RFE reply 3/3/08

EAD Approval was NOT updated online. We had an infopass meeting for 3/6 and then the EAD shows up in the mail on 3/5!!!! cancelled appointment,

all i have to say is #######.

STILL WAITING in March 09

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helwardman   1

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random question, did they ask you for any tax return transcripts? its not on any of the instructions unless you are self employeed, but some people said to bring them for K1. thoughts?

They didnt ask for any of that stuff.

They asked for an Affadavit of Support from my fiancee......she's in college and works part time so earns way below the poverty line so I had prepared a simple list on a sheet of paper showing the amount of cash I have in the bank and the profit that I will be making on the sale of my house and they were satisfied with that (in fact they didnt even ask to see proof of my assets, the list I gave them was enough. I was, of course, armed to the gums with proof just in case).

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