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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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Eh, I"m okay. I'm so far passed expectations that its moved onto funny. Laughing about it is the only option you have that won't turn you prematurely grey anyway.

I just wanted to figure out when I could at least put in a service inquiry as to what the holdup was.

Thanks!!

My Timeline

Summer 2005 - Introduced online by a mutual friend

December 2005- Meet face to face. Mark 12/20 official start date.

June 9, 2007 - NOA1 from VSC

February 20, 2008 - APPROVED!!!

February 21, 2008 - paperwork forwarded to NVC.

February 27, 2008 - paperwork sent to Consulate.

March 6, 2008 - Packet 3 recieved.

March 19, 2008 - Packet 3 returned. (minus checklist!)

April 21, 2008 - Returned checklist. All Packet 3 in London.

May 7, 2008 - Medical.

May 30, 2008 - Interview. APPROVED.

July 27, 2008 - Arrives in US.

August 8, 2008 - Legal Wedding

AOS:

Sent: 10/17/08

Notice of Receipt: 10/23/08

I-765 - Rejected: 10/22/08

I-765 Resubmitted: 11/5/08

I485 RFE (for already submitted documents): 11/10/08

Biometrics appointment: 11/14/08

RFE returned: 11/15/08

Transferred to CSC: 5/15/09

Card Production ordered: 7/28/09

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I was told by a customer service rep. that you had to be 60 days past receiving any correspondence from VSC and 30 days past the 6 month period....

May 5-sent I129f to Texas and they forwarded to CSC

May 11-priority date according to NOA1 on Hard Copy

May 14-received by CSC...notice sent (never received)

May 15-money order cashed

July 19-called about Hard copy..said they would resend

July 23-lawyer calls and is told application is lost and to resend application

July 25-sent a duplicate application to Texas and it is forwarded to VSC

July 27-called again...said they would resend from CSC

July 31/aug.3/aug.6 "touches"

Aug. 16 received the NOA1 from VSC for duplicate application

Aug. 16-called about Hard Copy...said that they would resend (3rd time) from CSC

Aug. 17-"touch"

Aug. 19-FINALLY RECEIVED THE NOA1 HARD COPY for original application from CSC

October-19-CRIS sent message that they were moving our application to VSC?!?!?

(seems USCIS sent our first application to the wrong center)

November-16 origianl is at the VSC

Dec. 3-congressmans office calls VSC...will be processed by July application date

Feb. 6-APPROVED!!!!

Feb. 7 sent to NVC

Feb. 13 sent to MONTREAL...WRONG EMBASSY!!!!!!! SUPPOSED TO BE VANCOUVER!!!!!!!

Feb. 14 arrived in MONTREAL

Feb. 20 talked to NVC center....supervisor will try to "catch" the application call back in 10-15 days

Feb. 29...talked to the State Department (Visa)...they had NVC send cable today to Montreal instructing them to send packet to VanCouver

March 4...K visa application received at VanCouver

March 6 packet 3 ARRIVED

March 10 packet 3 checklist and DS230 faxed back

March 12 medical exam

March 20 packet 4 received

April 8....interview date

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I was told by a customer service rep. that you had to be 60 days past receiving any correspondence from VSC and 30 days past the 6 month period....

I am thinking Charlene that means.......don't call us will call you........ :wacko::wacko:

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Congratulations to all recent approvals and visas! :thumbs:

Faith, I am so happy you are being moved along and wish for you a speedy consulate process!

Lora, I think of you every day. Stay strong. It's coming.

I first posted here at visa journey back in September when my SO was denied entry back into the US on the VWP. It was many of you who answered my questions and set us on the path that we're on now. The waiting. :( Thank you all again for taking the time to answer a newbie's questions during a very difficult time. Since then I have come back every day to check on the progress of your petitions as I educate myself on the process. For some reason I felt drawn to your previous VSC thread and have followed this one since it's start.

As it stands now, Russell has been back in New Zealand for 4 months. I finally (after more than 2 years) had my court date for my divorce in December and we will be able to file for our K1 in April when it's final. Yes, I will be overnighting to VSC the very day I receive my decree! ;) Things are moving along for us but it will be some time before Russell can come back home. Happily, I am travelling to NZ a week from Monday to spend 3 weeks with my love. My mother (whom the tickets were a gift from) will be joining me so that she can meet his family and see the BEAUTIFUL country he is from. I cant wait!

I am utterly disgusted by this entire process and my heart goes out to each and every one of you still waiting to be with the one you love. I'm sure you feel for anyone that has to endure this but it certainly can not be easy to watch as others who filed so much later be approved.

The real reason I posted.... selfishly, I want to thank you for being such a strong voice in this process and working so hard to make the changes because I am one of those people who will be filing in the months to come and I am hoping beyond hope that the VSC straightens up before then! If there is anything us lurkers can do for any one of you waiting please feel free to ask.

My best to each of you. I'll be watching. ;)

I dont know if I will get in trouble for saying this, but with the way that VSC is processing petitions right now, I would consider filing RIGHT NOW!!!! Leave your divorce decree out and you will get an RFE. If you send your petition now, it will probably be mid May before they look at it, you would have the RFE by the end of May and probably be approved by the end of June. If you wait until April, it will be probably mid August before your approval. You will save 2 months on the process from now, even with the RFE.

--- AOS Timeline ---

07/22/08 --- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

07/25/08 --- NOA for I-131, I-485, and I-765

08/27/08 --- Biometrics

10/01/08 --- AP received

10/14/08 --- EAD received

11/13/08 --- Notice of transfer to CSC

02/09/09 --- Permanent Resident Card Ordered Notice

02/09/09 --- 2 Yr Permanent Resident Card Received

--- Lifting Conditions ---

11/10/10 --- Mailed I-751 packet to VSC

11/12/10 --- NOA1

12/22/10 --- Biometrics

03/15/11 --- RFE

05/10/11 --- Approved

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I dont know if I will get in trouble for saying this, but with the way that VSC is processing petitions right now, I would consider filing RIGHT NOW!!!! Leave your divorce decree out and you will get an RFE. If you send your petition now, it will probably be mid May before they look at it, you would have the RFE by the end of May and probably be approved by the end of June. If you wait until April, it will be probably mid August before your approval. You will save 2 months on the process from now, even with the RFE.

Busted, Bobalouie. :)

According to the post, her divorce will be FINAL in April. You cannot file an I-129F unless you are free to marry at the time of filing. It's a horrible requirement, but basically it means that she would receive the RFE, she'd send in her decree, and then they'd see that she was not free to marry at the time of filing and reject her petition. $455 out the window. Unfortunately she's going to have to wait until April. Unless I read it wrong.

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I dont know if I will get in trouble for saying this, but with the way that VSC is processing petitions right now, I would consider filing RIGHT NOW!!!! Leave your divorce decree out and you will get an RFE. If you send your petition now, it will probably be mid May before they look at it, you would have the RFE by the end of May and probably be approved by the end of June. If you wait until April, it will be probably mid August before your approval. You will save 2 months on the process from now, even with the RFE.

Busted, Bobalouie. :)

According to the post, her divorce will be FINAL in April. You cannot file an I-129F unless you are free to marry at the time of filing. It's a horrible requirement, but basically it means that she would receive the RFE, she'd send in her decree, and then they'd see that she was not free to marry at the time of filing and reject her petition. $455 out the window. Unfortunately she's going to have to wait until April. Unless I read it wrong.

Damn, I thought I was better than that at being devious :devil:

--- AOS Timeline ---

07/22/08 --- Mailed AOS packet to Chicago

07/25/08 --- NOA for I-131, I-485, and I-765

08/27/08 --- Biometrics

10/01/08 --- AP received

10/14/08 --- EAD received

11/13/08 --- Notice of transfer to CSC

02/09/09 --- Permanent Resident Card Ordered Notice

02/09/09 --- 2 Yr Permanent Resident Card Received

--- Lifting Conditions ---

11/10/10 --- Mailed I-751 packet to VSC

11/12/10 --- NOA1

12/22/10 --- Biometrics

03/15/11 --- RFE

05/10/11 --- Approved

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Poland
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Hi all,

Some movement (congrats to recent approvals!), but obviously not enough. Sigh...

Nice job with the lists, thanks!

Seems like you have some computer skills ... myabe you'd be interested in hacking the vsc computers for a special mission?? :ph34r:

Hehe... don't think I haven't considered it... :whistle:

I'm glad you find the lists useful. I'm a lonely software engineer whose woman is far, far away... ;)

10/31/07 - Mailed I-129F to Vermont Service Center

11/01/07 - I-129F received at VSC

11/02/07 - NOA1 dated

02/17/08 - TOUCH! OMG OMG OMG PLZ PLZ PLZ

02/29/08 - NOA2! Really. Finally. can't...believe...

03/10/08 - NVC received

03/12/08 - NVC shipped to Embassy

03/14/08 - Embassy received petition

03/20/08 - Received Packet 3

04/01/08 - Faxed back Packet 3 checklist to embassy

04/11/08 - Received Packet 4

05/09/08 - Interview at Embassy

05/14/08 - Received Visa and passport visa DHL - WOW!

05/18/08 - Entered USA at Dallas

07/19/08 - Married the love of my life...

04/30/09 - Mailed AOS Paperwork. Finally!

05/26/09 - AOS RFE. :(

Now waiting for AOS...

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VSC, thanks for approving another July-filer and letting October wait for a short while! :thumbs:

When we sent our application to VSC in July, I can't believe that I had ever thought I'd already be in the US by the end of 2007...what a funny and pious hope that was! :P

07-25-07 petition sent

08-07-07 NOA1

01-23-08 NOA2, 182 days after filing

02-11-08 medical

03-04-08 interview in Frankfurt---approved!

03-11-8 Visa in hand --- what a heck of a procedure for this little sticker ;-)

06-16-08 flight to IAD

07-11-08 Wedding in Santa Barbara, CA

08-07-8 AOS package sent

08-10-08 AOS package delivered to Chicago lockbox

08-14-08 check cashed

08-13-08 NOA1 for EAD,AP,AOS

09-03-08 Biometrics appointment

10-02-08 Case transferred to CSC

10-16-08 EAD and AP approved

01-26-09 AOS approved w/o interview

01-31-09 PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD RECEIVED

02-11-11 Biometric Appointment for Removing of Conditions

Our Wedding Pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/rahela07/OurWedding07112008

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Denmark
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VSC, thanks for approving another July-filer and letting October wait for a short while! :thumbs:

When we sent our application to VSC in July, I can't believe that I had ever thought I'd already be in the US by the end of 2007...what a funny and pious hope that was! :P

It is nice to see July but let's see all the May, June, and July filiers approved!

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Our Visa Journey

July 27, 2007: Sent I129f to Texas Service Center

July 28, 2007: TSC received, and forwarded application to VSC

August 21, 2007: NOA1 Issued (an entire months delay)

November 14, 2007: Touched (after calling VSC for correction of spelling of last name on application)

November 15, 2007: Touched

December 31, 2007: APPROVED!!! 157 days!

January 1, 2008: Touched

January 2, 2008: Touched

January 3, 2008: Touched

January 3, 2008: NVC Received from USCIS

January 8, 2008: NVC sent to Embassy in Copenhagen

January 10, 2008 Embassy receives packet from NVC

January 19, 2008 Received packet in Tx for Peter

January 21, 2008 Overnighted packet to Peter

January 29, 2008 Medical

February 21, 2008 Interview

February 29, 2008 Email received that Visa is being mailed today!

March 8, 2008 Peter arrives in Houston

March 29, 2008 Our Wedding Day!!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Peru
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Touched again 1/11/2008.......4 days in a row.....This has been soo long an ordeal for Oscar and I that I am too nervous to hope we can move on from VSC and be together soon.......there are tears in my eyes as I write this.......I want this so bad but have been disappointed so many times.......I AM SO STRESSEd :(:( .............I went to the gym now cleaning my house but I keep wanting to look at the USCIS website but I keep saying NO......Lora

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Colombia
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I just realized Leidy and her son must be with Byron in NY right now!!!!!!

I'm very happy for you guys!!!!!!!! :D :D

Congrats!!!!!!!! :)

Yes Mirla!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!! Its is great to have them here!!!!

BUT , Cmon MAN....#######...MIRLA NEEDS AN APPROVAL NOW VSC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2/17/07-Met in Bogota

4/20/07-returned to Bogota to see her

5/18/07-sent out I129f

5/19/07-returned to Bogota to see her

5/21/07-received at VCS

5/28/07-Received NOA1

5/30/07-touch

7/4/07-returned to see her

10/17/07-Met Leidy in Panama for 5 days

10/26/07-RFE

10/27/07-Sent back RFE

10/29/07-Touch due to RFE arriving

10/30/07-Touch

10/31/07-Touch

11/15/07-NOA2 Sent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11/16/07-Touch

11/19/07-NVC Received

11/21/07-Left NVC for Consulate

11/22/07-Returned to see Leidy after her stay in the hospital..

11/23/07-Consualte received

11/26/07-Packet 3 sent to Leidy

12/04/07-Packet 3 received

12/04/07-Packet 3 sent

12/31/07-Interview date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!

1/9/08- Leidy's overnight flight will arrive to JFK airport!!!!!!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: England
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Touched again 1/11/2008.......4 days in a row.....This has been soo long an ordeal for Oscar and I that I am too nervous to hope we can move on from VSC and be together soon.......there are tears in my eyes as I write this.......I want this so bad but have been disappointed so many times.......I AM SO STRESSEd :(:( .............I went to the gym now cleaning my house but I keep wanting to look at the USCIS website but I keep saying NO......Lora

Hang in there! It is coming!!!! I am thinking of all of you!!!!

Does anyone know how long after NVC sends the paperwork to the consulate how long before I get the packet????? Not sure how long England takes or how to find out!

6.4.07-Sent application

6.18.07-NOA1 Hard Copy

6.24.07-Touched

9.7.07-Left for England

9.16.07-Returned from England. :(

10.18.07-Leave for England

10.21.07-Back from England. :(

11.15.07-Leave for England

11.19.07-Back from England :(

12.4.07-Touched again!

12.5.07-RFE issued

12.12.07-Received RFE letter

12.14.07-Received final divorce decree for RFE

12.14.07-Overnighted RFE & evidence for Monday delivery.

12.18.07-Touched. RFE was recieved and processing resumed

12.19.07-Touched

12.20.07-Touched

12.22.07-Leave for England

1.2.08-Return from England

1.2.08-Touched

1.2.08-APPROVED, NOA2

1.7.08-Received NOA2 hardcopy in the mail

1.7.08-NVC received paperwork

1.9.08-NVC forwarded paperwork to Consulate

1.14.08-Consulate received petition

1.15.08-Received packet 3 info

1.18.08-Mailed back packet 3 forms to Consulate

1.30.08-Packet 3 approved and processed

2.1.08-Medical exam

2.15.08-Leave for England

2.21.08-Interview

2.23.08-Return from England

2.26.08-Darren recieved Visa in the mail

2.28.08-Darren arrives to the U.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!

3.15.08-Got Married!!!!

I-485

4.14.08-Filed form

5.13.08-Received receipt

6.4.08-Biometrics appointment

I-765

4.14.08-Filed Form

5.13.08-Received receipt

6.4.08-Biometrics appointment

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Touched again 1/11/2008.......4 days in a row.....This has been soo long an ordeal for Oscar and I that I am too nervous to hope we can move on from VSC and be together soon.......there are tears in my eyes as I write this.......I want this so bad but have been disappointed so many times.......I AM SO STRESSEd :(:( .............I went to the gym now cleaning my house but I keep wanting to look at the USCIS website but I keep saying NO......Lora

Lora...I know this is stressful...the not knowing if this means approval....but I am hoping and praying that today you get that wonderful email from CRIS that says...APPROVAL....

May 5-sent I129f to Texas and they forwarded to CSC

May 11-priority date according to NOA1 on Hard Copy

May 14-received by CSC...notice sent (never received)

May 15-money order cashed

July 19-called about Hard copy..said they would resend

July 23-lawyer calls and is told application is lost and to resend application

July 25-sent a duplicate application to Texas and it is forwarded to VSC

July 27-called again...said they would resend from CSC

July 31/aug.3/aug.6 "touches"

Aug. 16 received the NOA1 from VSC for duplicate application

Aug. 16-called about Hard Copy...said that they would resend (3rd time) from CSC

Aug. 17-"touch"

Aug. 19-FINALLY RECEIVED THE NOA1 HARD COPY for original application from CSC

October-19-CRIS sent message that they were moving our application to VSC?!?!?

(seems USCIS sent our first application to the wrong center)

November-16 origianl is at the VSC

Dec. 3-congressmans office calls VSC...will be processed by July application date

Feb. 6-APPROVED!!!!

Feb. 7 sent to NVC

Feb. 13 sent to MONTREAL...WRONG EMBASSY!!!!!!! SUPPOSED TO BE VANCOUVER!!!!!!!

Feb. 14 arrived in MONTREAL

Feb. 20 talked to NVC center....supervisor will try to "catch" the application call back in 10-15 days

Feb. 29...talked to the State Department (Visa)...they had NVC send cable today to Montreal instructing them to send packet to VanCouver

March 4...K visa application received at VanCouver

March 6 packet 3 ARRIVED

March 10 packet 3 checklist and DS230 faxed back

March 12 medical exam

March 20 packet 4 received

April 8....interview date

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Czech Republic
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we got noa2 on 12-18-2007. we filed on 08-21-2007. thanks all the support from people here.it really helps in the long journey. my fiancee already finished the medical and i am in the process of sending her financial documents. then she will go for the interview.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Peru
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Touched again 1/11/2008.......4 days in a row.....This has been soo long an ordeal for Oscar and I that I am too nervous to hope we can move on from VSC and be together soon.......there are tears in my eyes as I write this.......I want this so bad but have been disappointed so many times.......I AM SO STRESSEd :(:( .............I went to the gym now cleaning my house but Ijust keep wanting to look at the USCIS website but I keep saying NO......Lora

Lora...I know this is stressful...the not knowing if this means approval....but I am hoping and praying that today you get that wonderful email from CRIS that says...APPROVAL....

thanks Charlene....I know your ordeal is worse then mine.........It has been since June since I have seen Oscar and I was suppose to go to Peru Jan 3 but I could not get medical clearance for the pacer I have until January 23rd so I am leaving that day andcoming home on the 28th because my daughters birthday is the 29th....short but I am dying to see him face to face.......I hope to go for the interview by late february or march but we will see Lima is a fairly quick embassy....I have been told.......I hope.......thanks again you guys

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