Our Story
[February 23rd 2011] Met online
[March 2012 - June 2012] made travel plans, bought plane ticket, planned Vietnamese tea ceremony, bought engagement ring / wedding rings
[July 16th 2012] Met each other for the first time in person in Vietnam
[July 29th 2012] Had non-legal Vietnamese Tea Ceremony in her hometown
[August 16th, 2012] Left Vietnam to come back to the US
[August 20th - September 2nd] Prepared 1-129F packet to send to USCIS
K1 Journey
[September 4th 2012] I-129F packet sent
[September 9th, 2012] received text message from USCIS, stating that I-129F was accepted on Sept 7th
[September 11th,2012] received hard copy of the NOA1 in the mail
[April 17th, 2013] received text message on cell phone of NOA2
[April 22nd, 2013] received hard copy of the NOA2 paper in the mail
[April 24th, 2013] NVC sent packet to Ho Chi Minh City - US Embassy
[May 13th, 2013] Fiance received packet 3 from US Embassy in the mail
[May 20th, 2013] Fiance mailed completed packet 3 back to US Embassy
[July 9th, 2013] Fiance received packet 4 from US Embassy in the mail
[August 16th, 2013] Interview date, Approved!!!!
[Sept 11th, 2013] My Fiance left Vietnam
[Sept 12th, 2013] My Fiance arrived in Chicago and I was anxiously waiting at the gate for her.
[Sept 25th, 2013] We got married
AOS journey starts
[Nov 14th, 2013] sent the AOS packet [I-485, I-765, I-131]
[Nov 22nd, 2013] received NOA1 via text message
[Nov 25th, 2013] my check for payment was cashed
[Nov 28th, 2013] received hard copy of NOA1 in the mail
[Dec 5th, 2013] received Biometrics appointment letter
[Dec 18th, 2013] Biometrics appointment
[Jan 17th, 2014] EAD/AP approved
[Jan 24th, 2014] received combo EAD/AP card
[March 3rd, 2014] received I-797 in the mail, stating that my wife's AOS was approved, and to expect her green card in 3 weeks
[March 7th, 2014] received green card in the mail - we did not have an AOS interview
Having a Baby!!!
[October 28th, 2014] Pregnancy test is positive
[July 6th, 2015] Mason is Born
Removal of Conditions journey starts
[Dec 8th, 2015] sent the ROC packet I-751
[Dec 10th, 2015] NOA1
{Dec.14th,2015} Checked cleared my bank
[Jan 5th, 2016] Biometrics appointment]
[June 1st, 2016] Notified new card in production
[June 8th, 2016] Notified card has been mailed
[June 10th, 2016] Received 10 year green card in the mail