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**Note: Dates in dd/mm/yy format

K1 (I-129F) PROCESS
19/02/09 - I-129F sent (US time)
23/02/09 - I-129F received at VSC (US time)
26/02/09 - NOA 1 sent (US time)
27/02/09 - NOA 1 hard-copy received (US time)
30/06/09 - Petition Approved - NOA2 - listed on USCIS website (US time)
01/07/09 - Unknown action (US time)
06/07/09 - Police check sent off - $131.00 (Aus time) - resent 10/07/09
06/07/09 - NOA 2 hard copy received (US time)
09/07/09 - letter from NVC stating Sydney will be sent paperwork in a week - inc. case number (US time)
14/07/09 - Packet 3 received by email (Aus time)
15/07/09 - DS-230 (Part I) mailed to Sydney (Aus time)
17/07/09 - Medical appointment in Melbourne (Aus time)
27/07/09 - Medical results received (express post from Melbourne) (Aus time)
03/08/09 - Police check returned (Aus time)
04/08/09 - Packet 3 sent to Embassy (Aus time)
06/08/09 - Packet 4 received (Aus time)
25/08/09 - Interview in Sydney (Aus time) -- VISA APPROVED!!
27/08/09 - Visa Received!! (Aus time)
12/09/09 - Flight out to States
30/09/09 - Applied for SSN (US time) - have to wait 2 weeks after arrival before applying
06/10/09  - Received SSN (US time) - postmarked 3 Oct 2009
07/11/09 - Wedding!!

AOS (I-485) PROCESS
12/04/10 - AOS, EAD & AP sent
14/04/10 - AOS, EAD & AP received at USCIS!! (9.35am)
20/04/10 - AOS NOA1 received via text & email (12.41pm) & cheque cashed (day 0)
23/04/10 - AOS NOA1 hardcopy received (day 3)
23/04/10 - AOS touched (turns out this was my biometrics letter) (day 3)
28/04/10 - Biometrics letter received (dated 23 April 2010) (day 8)
30/04/10 - Biometrics WALK-IN - Des Moines, 10.15am - SUCCESSFUL (day 10)
30/04/10 - AOS touched. I'm sure this is my biometrics but it's good to see it registered!
03/05/10 - AOS touched (day 13)
11/05/10 - AOS transferred to CSC (day 21)
12/05/10 - AOS touched (day 22)
15/05/10 - AOS transfer notice hardcopy received (day 25)
21/05/10 - AOS received at CSC (day 31)
21/05/10 - Biometrics Appt scheduled at 2pm - Des Moines (walk-in completed above so don't need to attend here)
02/06/10 - AOS touched (day 43)
03/06/10 - AOS touched (day 44)
17/06/10 - AOS touched - oooOOOoo!!(day 58)
18/06/10 - AOS touched(day 59)
22/06/10 - AOS touched (day 63)
23/06/10 - AOS touched (day 64)
01/07/10 - AOS Approved (day 72) - this is the date on the card. The 6th July is when I was notified I was approved
06/07/10 - AOS Approved!! - card production ordered (No interview, No RFE) - email 8.47am Iowa time (day 77)
06/07/10 - AOS card production ordered - email 10.17pm Iowa time (day 77)
07/07/10 - AOS touched (day 78)
10/07/10 - AOS touched (day 81)
13/07/10 - AOS "Welcome letter" received (day 84)
13/07/10 - AOS post-decision activity (day 84)
14/07/10 - AOS touched (day 85)
17/07/10 - GC Received (day 88) - WOOT! No more USCIS until April 2012 (well that's the start of my 90 day window for ROC)

EAD (I-765) PROCESS
12/04/10 - AOS, EAD & AP sent
14/04/10 - AOS, EAD & AP received at USCIS!! (9.35am)
20/04/10 - EAD NOA1 received via text & email (12.41pm) (day 0)
23/04/10 - EAD NOA1 hardcopy received (day 3)
23/04/10 - EAD touched (turns out this was my biometrics letter) (day 3)
28/04/10 - Biometrics letter received (dated 23 April 2010) (day 8)
30/04/10 - Biometrics WALK-IN - Des Moines, 10.15am - SUCCESSFUL (day 10)
30/04/10 - EAD touched. I'm sure this is my biometrics but it's good to see it registered!
03/05/10 - EAD touched (day 13)
21/05/10 - Biometrics Appt scheduled at 2pm - Des Moines (walk-in completed above so don't need to attend here)
15/06/10 - EAD Approved - card production ordered (day 56)
18/06/10 - EAD card production ordered (day 59)
21/06/10 - EAD touched (day 62)
23/06/10 - EAD notice mailed (day 64)
25/06/10 - EAD Received (day 66) - letter was actually dated 22 June 2010

AP (I-131) PROCESS
12/04/10 - AOS, EAD & AP sent
14/04/10 - AOS, EAD & AP received at USCIS!! (9.35am)
20/04/10 - AP NOA1 received via text & email (12.41pm) (day 0)
23/04/10 - AP NOA1 hardcopy received (day 3)
23/04/10 - AP touched (day 3)
15/06/10 - AP Approved - production ordered (day 56)
16/06/10 - AP touched - notice mailed out (day 57)
17/06/10 - AP touched (day 58)
19/06/10 - AP Received (day 60)

ROC (I-751) PROCESS
01/04/12 - ROC 90 day window opens
04/04/12 - Mailed ROC (USPS delivery confirmation)
06/04/12 - Packet delivered
06/04/12 - NOA1 date (Day 1)
10/04/12 - Cheque cashed (Day 4)
13/04/12 - NOA1 received by mail (Day 7)
08/05/12 - Biometrics letter postmarked (Day 33)
11/05/12 - Biometrics letter received - location is 3 hours away (Day 36)
04/06/12 - Biometrics appointment (Day 60)
30/06/12 - Conditional GC expired - have 1 year extension so not a problem (Day 86)
06/10/12 - 6 MONTHS WAITING - CSC filer (Day 184)
05/11/12 - GC approved!! - date per Approval letter
06/11/12 - Card production ordered (No interview, No RFE) - text update received 1:30p.m. today (Day 215 - 7m, 1d)
07/11/12 - Another text update @ 1.15am - no information changed (Day 216)
08/11/12 - GC mailed out today - text update received 10.30am today (Day 217)
08/11/12 - Approval letter received in the mail (Day 217)
08/11/12 - Online update email @ 7:46p.m. "USPS reported that they picked up mail from USCIS containing your new card" (Day 217)
13/11/12 - GC Received (Day 222)

USC (N-400) PROCESS
02/04/13 - Eligible to apply for USC (3+ years married to Tony, 3 years (-90 days) being LPR)
03/04/13 - Mailed N-400 application (USPS Priority Flat Rate Envelope $5.60)
05/04/13 - Package delivered to Phoenix, AZ office @11.29am
08/04/13 - NOA1 date (Day 1)
10/04/13 - Text from USCIS package received @6.55am (Day 3)
10/04/13 - Check cashed - didn't see it until 11/4 (Day 3)
13/04/13 - NOA1 Received (Day 6)
17/04/13 - Biometrics letter mailed out - online notification (Day 10)
17/04/13 - Biometrics letter date (Day 10)
20/04/13 - Biometrics letter received (Day 13)
02/05/13 - Biometrics @ 9:00a.m in Des Moines (it's a Thursday) (Day 25)
--/--/13 - In-line for Interview letter received (Day XX)
--/--/13 - Interview letter received (Day XX)
--/--/13 - Interview (Day XX)
--/--/13 - Oath letter received (Day XX)
--/--/13 - Oath (Day XX)

**Note: Dates in dd/mm/yy format

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  • Member Since: 04 Jul 2009
  • Last Active Private Offline
  • Active Posts 13,712
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  • Member Title Little Miss
  • Age Age Unknown
  • Birthday August 15
  • Gender
    Female Female
  • State
    Iowa

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  • Immigration Status
    Naturalization (pending)
  • Place benefits filed at
    Phoenix AZ Lockbox
  • Local Office
    Des Moines
  • Country
    Australia

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