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We are at three months, just waiting...... no big rush, we don't have any travel plans, have the extension letters. Just living life, enjoying our family. CSC currently processing I-751 petitions at a prodigious clip, VSC is currently in a coma. Happy holidays to all !!

Copy of marriage cert not needed, copy of SSN cards are not needed. Agreed, but sent them in with the rest of the 3.8 pounds of paper. Should include evidence you are living together, your drivers license should share address, attach copy of US Citizen DL. Yep, the DLs are for my wife and myself (USC). The ID card is for my stepson. All with the same home address. The remainder is much the same as my case, though we did not have things like deeds, retirement plans, wills, car insurance, etc... Likely sent more than what was required (gilding the lily...lol). Would rather send it now, than send it later pursuant to a RFE. Figuring out what the USCIS adjudicators want is often a stab in the dark.... YMMV

Just to chime in on what great info and advice Dan and warpedbored have given. My family (wife and stepson) and I submitted in mid-August our ROC petition and accompanying wad o' paper of evidence. We have received our I-797 Petition receipt/1-yr I-551 extension letter, and have done the Biometrics. We are now in the "watching grass grow" waiting phase of the ROC process. Here is a redacted listing from our petition cover letter contents: · Personal check, in the amount of $675, for Petition ($505) and biometrics fees ($170) [for each permanent resident, $85 x 2]. · Completed Form I-751 Joint Petition To Remove Conditions on Residence (ROC). · Copy of both sides of Form I-551, 2-year conditional “Green Cards” for XXXX and XXXX. · Copy of our marriage certificate. · Copy of Washington State Driver’s Licenses for XXXX and XXXX. · Copy of Washington State Identification card for XXXX. · Copy of Social Security Administration cards for XXXX and XXXX. · Copy of Spring 2014 Graduation Confirmation Letter from XXXX College obtained by XXXX. · Copy of XXXX College transcript for XXXX. · Copy of University of Washington-Seattle Campus offer letter for XXXX. · Copy of University of Washington Enrollment Confirmation Acknowledgement for XXXX. · Copy of Health Insurance cards (joint) for XXXX and XXXX. · Copy of Health Insurance card for XXXX. · Copy of XXXX Insurance joint car insurance card. · Copy of our US Federal Income Tax Return (Married Filing Jointly [MFJ]) transcript for tax years 2012 and 2013 (redacted). · Copy of US Series I Savings Bonds, jointly purchased from 2012 and 2013 Federal income tax return proceeds, by XXXX and XXXX (redacted). · Copy of IRS-supplied document for Parents joint 2013 Federal Income Tax Information related to Federal Student Aid Program (FAFSA) application for XXXX (redacted). · Copy of Statement from XXXX Fiduciary Trust Co. (Individual IRA), indicating XXXX as spouse beneficiary. · Copy of Statement from XXXX 401(k) Savings Plan, indicating XXXX as spouse beneficiary. · Copy of Statement from XXXX Financial Group (403(b) annuity), indicating XXXX as spouse beneficiary. · Copy of XXXX Credit Union (CU) statement of joint Savings, (check-free) Checking account (redacted). · Copy of XXXX CU joint Checking (Debit) cards (redacted). · Copy of XXXX CU joint Certificate of Deposit (CD) maturity statement. · Copy of XXXX joint Mastercard account cards (redacted). · Statement from USC Husband about current home ownership. · Joint Statement on Wills, Testaments, Family Trusts, Limited Liability Corporations · Copy of XXXX CU letter of joint car loan approval. · Copy of Washington State DOL joint vehicle bill of sale and supporting letter. · Copy of XXXX family mobile phone account plan and services statement. · Copies of our marriage photos from July 30, 2012. · Copies of photos, hotel receipts from our 2014 Spring quarter break family road trip vacation to visit friends in the San Francisco Bay area, via the Redwoods and Crater Lake National Parks. · Affidavits from close personal friends attesting to our ongoing marital relationship. · Holiday greeting cards from friends of our family. Good luck.

We are in the initial steps of our ROC process. Send in the 3.8 pounds of paper, got the petition acceptance receipt, they quickly took their money. The biometrics appointments are scheduled for next Wednesday at the new DHS Seattle Field Office "fortress" in Tukwila. Hopefully, the traffic god will be in a good mood that morning. After that, we wait........ Is it akin to watching paint dry or watching grass grow? Good luck, hope that you get your interview soon.

My wife and stepson got their visas in June 2012. I flew into Guangzhou to be with my future family, to give moral support to them at a very stressful time in our fledgling family's history. I had prepared a Evolution of Relationship (EOR) letter that I had folded lengthwise into my passport, gave it to my then-fiance(e) to place on top of the documents that she slid over to the CO during the interview. She said that the CO scanned the EOR and passport, and passed the passport back, acknowledging my presence in Guangzhou. According to my wife, the interview was about 10 minutes long and relatively uneventful. Near the end of the interview, the CO asked my wife if he could trust her answers. She replied, "Yes, of course you can!" He peered at both of them and said, "You are approved, and happy birthday." Evidently, the CO had done his homework, as that it was her birthday. What a great gift! Sure, I couldn't be in attendance at the interview, however, to be able to provide moral support and comfort to my future family at this important time was priceless! Besides, I sure didn't want to miss the "great" June weather in Guangzhou....NOT !!! Now that seems so long ago, yet it was only yesterday.... Good luck ! If you can be in the area, do it. If not, make sure all of your documents are in order.

Hello all, I will have to admit that I have been a rather infrequent member here for the last couple of years. I got involved with VJ. I have learned quite a bit on my immigration journey. However, my family and I recently started the ROC process and it seems to signal a change in the emphasis and tenor of our journey. I suspect that I will soon be spending more time here. Since their arrival in July 2012, my family has been working hard to make their new country their home. My wife, a former 20-year high school teacher in Liaoning province, is a recent massage school graduate and is now working in medical clinics expanding her therapeutic massage therapy practice. My stepson, formerly a somewhat awkward recent high school graduate, recently graduated from a local community college achieving a 3.92 CGPA. This fall, as a junior transfer student, he will be attending the University of Washington - Seattle campus, majoring in a very popular Electrical Engineering discipline. While I just keep working at my health profession practice, looking to retire in five years (ya right ). Currently, the ROC part of our journey has been progressing at a quick clip, certainly a far cry from the seemingly forever lapses of time during the K1 visa phase of our journey. We sent in our 3.8 pound POC packet toward the end of August. We recently received notice of their biometrics appointment 8 days from now. Maybe we will be lucky enough to avoid the ROC interview. I mention this in view of the "murky" AOS interview we endured a few years ago. Que sera, sera. Good luck to all.

Happy Moon Festival!!!!

Hello all, Yesterday my fiancee and stepson had their visas approved at the Guangzhou consulate!!!! We are dancing in the park across the street from the consulate. Upon receipt of the visas they will be arriving at the SeaTac POE. Thank you for the help and support you have provided. Cheers!

Hello fellow CFL members, Yesterday evening (26 Mar 2012) I received email notification from USCIS that our I-129F petition had been approved (NOA2). According to VJ stats, it took 147 days from NOA1 to NOA2. Now we are gearing up for the next step in our journey. Wishing all continued good fortune on their visa journey. :happydance: :happydance:

That is for sure (a CSC back log). Though we are pursuing a K1 visa, our petition is at the CSC (NOA1 10/31/11). We are speculating that our interview may be in July or August, mainly due to the glacial pace of output at the CSC.... Good luck!

+1 All of us relegated to the CSC are just treading water..... Based upon past history, I am very leery of making travel plans dependent on the actions and time frames of the bureaucrats at Laguna Niguel. YMMV, The B of A&B

Hello all, We are relative newbies to the K-1 process, we received our NOA1 on 31 Oct 2011. So, we are in that seemingly endless period of waiting between NOA1 and NOA2. Barring some radical change in the glacial pace of activity at the CSC, we speculate that that nothing will happen to our petition until mid to late March, at the earliest. We both know that we have to be strong and patient, and yes, these long winter nights are very lonely. Don't get me wrong, Skype is a wonderful program, one that we utilize daily, to keep in touch. Tonight, I purchased a ticket for a non-stop flight from Seattle to Beijing scheduled for this upcoming February. We are planning on meeting in Beijing, then traveling to Lijiang, by way of Chengdu. We are very much looking forward to a 10-day getaway together, nothing special planned, just some good quality time together. Of course, we will document this visit for the purposes of our ongoing visa process, more time together is always a good thing on so many levels. Now, Alisha and I are busy planning the itinerary for our upcoming get together. It will be our holiday gift to each other. Happy holidays, The B of A&B

You are in the same boat as many of us....waiting....wondering...second-guessing ourselves....Oh...did I mention waiting and ....waiting?? The wheels of our bureaucratic government grind ever so slowly. Continue with your trips and plans, it will help the time pass by. We are hoping to be together at this time next year! Happy holidays, The B of A&B

Interesting question! Here is a site I found through the use of google search...what a fantastic tool! Grants Take a look, or do another google search. Good luck, Happy holidays, The B of A&B