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My k1 (Fiancee) visa timeline

Aug 6th, 2007
by Gladys Erhardt.
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Here’s a guide for anyone out there who wants some inputs on their k-1 (fiancee) visa processing time.

As of March 19, 2011, I am updating this post and I included all my timeline when I started my US fiance(e) visa up to my US citizenship application and approval.

US fiance(e) visa

10-16-06 – Sent I-129f to Texas USCIS
11-05-06 – Recieved NOA 1
01-16-07 -NOA2 approval thru email
01-22-07 – Received NOA2 via snail mail
02-06-07 – NVC forwarded our case to USE Manila (issued our mnl case #)
02-10-07 – Received NVC letter thru snail mail
03-31-07 – Received Packet 4
04-27-07 – St. Lukes/ Medical Exam
05-07-07 – Interview
05-16-07 – Visa Received (GenSan)

*Total time of processing 7 months.

Terms:

NOA1 – or Notification of Action 1 /a notice stating that the application was already received and entered the USCIS system.

NOA2 – Notification of Action 2 / a notice of approval of the petition. Usually arrives after 2 or more months after the NOA1.

Packet 4 – is a package from US Embassy, includes all the forms for the interview. The most important content is the letter containing the medical and interview dates.

mnl case # – (Manila Case Number) this is given after the NOA2, to track the schedule of medical and interview dates.

SSN

06-14-07 – Applied for SSN
06-28-07 – Received SSN Card
07-06-07 – Changed name from single to married
07-13-07 – Received SSN card (with Married name)

*Total time of processing 1 month.

AOS TIMELINE

06-19-07 -TD shot
06-28-07 – Completed filling up the AOS forms
07-06-07 – Vaccination Transferred
07-16-07 – Sent the AOS package to USCIS (Chicago)
07-18-07 – USCIS received our package
07-26-07 – Our application entered the USCIS system
07-31-07 – NOA1 via snail mail
08-04-07 – ASC Appointment Notice(Biometrics)
08-25-07 – Biometrics DONE
10-18-07 – Interview APRROVED
10-29-07 – Received the welcome Notice
11-02-07 – Received my green card

*Total time of processing 4 months and 2 weeks.

I-751 timeline (Removal of the condition/10 year green card)

09/15/09 — sent sponsor change of address (since we relocate)
09/16/09 — applicant online change of address
09/25/09 — mailed out application
10/05/09 — cashed check
10/06/09 — received 1 year extension
10/22/09 — received biometrics schedule
11/12/09 — biometrics
11/20/09 — Approved and Document production

*Total time of processing 2 months and 6 days.

US Citizenship Timeline (N-400)

11-03-10 — sent N-400 application [used the USPS express delivery service]
11-04-10 — N-400 app received [tracked it online]
11-08-10 — INS cashed check
11-09-10 — received NOA1
11-16-10 — Biometrics Notice sent out [tracked it online]
11-20-10 — Biometrics Notice recieved
11-30-10 — Biometrics Appt
01-20-11 — Interview [Passed]
02-15-11 — Oathtaking

*Total time of processing 3 months and 2 weeks.

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Mrs. Erhardt..yep that’s ME :-)

Jun 24th, 2007
by Gladys Erhardt.
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You bet I really had a LONG vacation huh :-) . It takes time to run the bike when you’re shifting to a new different track in one time. But I’ve never been happy like this..I love hearing my new surname..Mrs. Erhardt.

We had a simple and solemn wedding last 18th of this month. We were ‘kind of’ rushing the paperworks of getting married since there are a lot more of paperworks to do. When I get here last May 30th, my visa as a K-1 (Fiancee) is actually a visitor’s visa.  And by getting married we can then apply for my AOS( Adjustment of Status), from visitor to an  immigrant (conditional) and after years I need to lift the conditional..and so on and so forth. Geez, can you imagine the paperworks?

But then, its all worth it cause after all, its my happiness. So I guess, I am back now. I’ll share my life here and thanks for always dropping by.

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My K1 visa processing

Mar 19th, 2007
by Gladys Erhardt.
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My medical and interview appointment with the US Embassy in Manila is already posted. We’ve been waiting this schedule for over a month and thank God, it’s already posted.

As I said in my previous posts, Carlo and I started our paperworks way back October of last year. We are on a K1 route since I am on fiancee visa. It took us 2 weeks (after we sent the papers to USCIS) to get our NOA1 (Notice of Action 1 -notice from USCIS that they receive the petition) and had known our receipt number. This receipt number serves as our tracking number, to track the progress of the petition (usually starts with WAC with a number combination).

It took us 3 months to get the approval of the petition; the NOA2. USCIS sent Carlo an email about the approval and after a week, he received the hard copy of the approval. Upon receiving the approval, USCIS at this time also sent the approved petition to the NVC (National Visa Center) for the issuance of Manila Case Number. We waited for 2 weeks before Carlo called the NVC for our case number. Manila Case number served as the guide to know our appointment dates (medical and interview).

And they gave him our case number. Since we already knew the website on where to check the posted schedules, we everyday check our status.

It took us a month again before our schedule was posted. I know, the wait is killing us both, but then what can we do.

In between the waiting period, we started gathering the documents needed for my upcoming medical and interview. 2 weeks before my medical and interview dates were posted, we’ve already completed and gathered the needed documents.

Hurrayyyy..we’re just waiting for my medical and interview dates to come and I have a month and a half to prepare myself.

Here’s my timeline:

16 Oct 06 – submitted the petition
05 Nov 06 – NOA1 (issued receipt number)
16 Jan 07 – NOA2 (Approval of the petition)
06 Feb 07 – Petition sent to Manila USE (issued case number)
15 March 07 – Medical/Interview dates posted on the website
last week of April 07 – Medical at St. Lukes
First week of May 07 – Interview at Manila USE

There is one important lesson I’ve learned with our visa processing time, “patience is really a virtue”.

It’s easy to say “yes i can wait” but as times go by, its so hard to hold on with that phrase. If you’re familiar with the line “HURRY UP AND WAIT”, that’s how it is when you’re doing the paperworks. One thing I can advise though, inorder to minimize delays during the visa processing, supply them (the USCIS) with a well arranged and complete papers, surely, RFE’s (Request For Evidence) will be avoided.

That is how Carlo and I did our visa paperworks. It’s not yet done but we’re almost there….

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