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Hi

It all went really well.

:dance:

First we were asked to stand, and he swore us in.

They asked me my address, and my phone #, where I worked. They asked my husband how we met, and some personal questions, like "when did i know she was the one?" and "when did you ask her to marry you? what did she say?" etc

He only wanted a copy of my birth certificate, and he was mostily interested in ANYTHING that had both of our names on it: we gave him a joint tax return, a joint bank account, and 2 joint credit card account statements, as well as our car insurance. That was it. He looked over some photos, and just had a pretty informal chat with us. Then he asked me if i had been arrested, if I had helped any illegal immigrants/gangs, if i had been deported, etc. and he let us go. He said "Yeah I think im buying into this one", and I laughed, and said "Yeah, well i sure hope so!! lol"

He asked for my I-94, and EAD card, then just threw them away in the trash right in front of me!

I got a stamp in my passport right there and then, and were approved!!!

He printed out some doocuments to say we were approved, and told us to keep them safe.

Voila!

He didnt really ask about current work status of my husband (the US citizen) as he already had all that in the folder from the original application.

1 month to go until my green card arrives in the mail.

21 months to go before conditions can be lifted.

Tick tock.

Thank You for all your help & support throughout my VISA JOURNEY!

10-11-2007 Chicago received my AOS packet.

10-19-2007 Checks Cashed.

11-18-2007 Notice Date for Biometrics in Tampa on Dec 14th.

12-14-2007 Biometrics

1-19-2008 EAD Card Arrived

7-17-2008 Interview - APPROVED!

Received card about 2 weeks later.

Enjoying married life :-)

June 1st 2010. VT received my I-751 application.

June 3rd 2010. Check cashed.

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
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K1 visa
12.20.07 : NOA1
05.01.08 : NOA2
05.27.08 : MNL case number was received in the US
07.01.08 : interview
07.21.08 : visa on hand!!!
08.25.08 : POE:LAX
09.10.08 : applied for SSN
09.13.08 : just married!!!

11.03.08 : passed behind-the-wheel drive test


AOS
11.12.08 : Sent packet for AOS, EAD and AP
11.17.08 : Packet received at Chicago, IL (day 1)
11.24.08 : Check encashed (day 7)
12.17.08 : Biometrics! (day 30)
01.13.09 : AP and EAD approved (day 57)
01.20.09 : AP arrived in the mail (day 64)
01.22.09 : EAD card received (day 66)
04.20.09 : AOS interview
04.24.09 : Welcome letter received

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Congratulations!!! :dance::dance::dance: . Thanks for sharing your experience. No more USCIS for now :)

K1 Timeline

02/26/2007 - Filed I-129F

03/08/2007 - NOA1

06/05/2007 - NOA2

09/10/2007 - Interview

09/13/2007 - Visa Received

12/14/2007 - Flight to USA, POE-LAX

02/22/2008 - Wedding Date

AOS

05/29/2008 - I-485 received at Chicago Lockbox

06/19/2008 - Biometrics

08/25/2008 - Card production ordered

08/30/2008 - Green Card received

ROC

07/15/2010 - Mailed I-751 to CSC

07/19/2010 - NOA1

07/21/2010 - Check cleared

08/11/2010 - Biometrics

08/24/2010 - Card production ordered

08/27/2010 - Approval notice received

08/30/2010 - Green card received

N400 - Naturalization

08/08/2011 - Mailed N400 to Phoenix, AZ lockbox

08/12/2011 - NOA

08/15/2011 - Check cashed

09/07/2011 - Biometrics

09/09/2011 - Case status update - In line for testing & interview

09/13/2011 - Case status update - Interview scheduled

09/16/2011 - Interview appointment letter received from the mail

10/31/2011 - Test/Interview - Passed

12/07/2011 - In line for Oath Ceremony Scheduling

01/27/2012 - Oath Ceremony

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Hi

It all went really well.

:dance:

First we were asked to stand, and he swore us in.

They asked me my address, and my phone #, where I worked. They asked my husband how we met, and some personal questions, like "when did i know she was the one?" and "when did you ask her to marry you? what did she say?" etc

He only wanted a copy of my birth certificate, and he was mostily interested in ANYTHING that had both of our names on it: we gave him a joint tax return, a joint bank account, and 2 joint credit card account statements, as well as our car insurance. That was it. He looked over some photos, and just had a pretty informal chat with us. Then he asked me if i had been arrested, if I had helped any illegal immigrants/gangs, if i had been deported, etc. and he let us go. He said "Yeah I think im buying into this one", and I laughed, and said "Yeah, well i sure hope so!! lol"

He asked for my I-94, and EAD card, then just threw them away in the trash right in front of me!

I got a stamp in my passport right there and then, and were approved!!!

He printed out some doocuments to say we were approved, and told us to keep them safe.

Voila!

He didnt really ask about current work status of my husband (the US citizen) as he already had all that in the folder from the original application.

1 month to go until my green card arrives in the mail.

21 months to go before conditions can be lifted.

Tick tock.

Thank You for all your help & support throughout my VISA JOURNEY!

That's great news!!!!!!! :dance:

03/03/2008 Mailed AOS to Chicago Day 1

03/05/2008 AOS Received in Chicago I-485 & I-765 Day 3

03/10/2008 Notice Date I-485 & I-765 Day 8

03/28/2008 I-485 Transfer to California Service Center Email/Viewable Online Day 26

03/29/2008 Biometrics Appointment Day 27

04/04/2008 I-485 CSC Transfer Notification Email/NOA in Mail/Touch Day 33

05/08/2008 I-765 EAD Approval Notice Sent Day 67

05/10/2008 I-765 EAD Card In Hands Day 69

07/07/2008 I-485 Approved Day 127

07/14/2008 10 Year Green Card Received Day 134

05/25/2011 Mailed N-400 to Dallas, Texas Day 1

06/01/2011 Check Cashed Day 8

06/06/2011 NOA Received Dated 06/01 Day 13

06/09/2011 Biometrics Letter Received Day 16

06/30/2011 Biometrics Appointment 9:00 am Day 37

08/18/2011 Notice of Interview Sent Via Mail Day 86

09/26/2011 Interview Day 125 APPROVED!!!!!!!!!

10/17/2011 Oath Ceremony Complete!!!!!!!!!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
Timeline

that's awesome! :-)

congrats

AOS

5/28/08 - POE San Francisco

6/6/08 - Married

07/12/08 - received SS card

08/08/08 - sent AOS and EAD application

08/11/08 - delivered at Chicago

8/18/08 - received NOA for AOS and EAD (dated 8/14/08)

08/23/08 - received Bio Appt Letter for 09/06/08

8/28/08 - walked-in for Biometrics

9/18/08- case transferred to California. (i485 viewable online)

Oct 3,6,7, 2008 - i485 touched

10/13/08 - EAD card ordered for production

10/16/08 - EAD card ordered for production again (??)

10/21/08 - EAD approval letter sent

10/22/08 - EAD card in hand!

10/27/08 - temporary driver's license (waiting on card..)

10/30/08 - Job offer :-)

11/03/08 - First day at work! whoohoo!!

11/22/08 - received drivers license card

01/12/08- AOS touched after 3 months

02/18/09 - GC production ordered!!!

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Congrats! That's great! Wow I really hope they are in the habit of shredding all their trash at USCIS!

Concurrent I-130 and AOS

Nov 30 2007 - I enter US as a tourist to spend the ski season with my sweetie and figure out what we both want outta life - we plan on ending up in Canada, but...

Jan 30 2008 - We get married in Vegas! We decide to stay in the US.

Feb 08 2008 - File I-130, I-485, AP and EAD

Feb 11 2008 - Package arrives in Chicago

Feb 19 2008 - Receive NOA 1 for everything except I-485. NOA date Feb 15th

Feb 19 2008 - Touch I-130, AP, EAD

Feb 21 2008 - Receive I-485 NOA 1. NOA Date Feb 15th

Feb 22 2008 - Receive Biometrics notice, dated Feb 20th, for appointment March 11th

Feb 27 2008 - Walk in to Denver field office and have Biometrics taken early as the 11th March I'll be away

Apr 16 2008 - EAD card production ordered

Apr 16 2008 - AP approval sent

Apr 21 2008 - AP received in mail

Apr 21 2008 - EAD card production email received again - strange

Apr 24 2008 - EAD card approval notice sent email

Apr 26 2008 - EAD card received

May 03 2008 - Interview notice received -June 27th

May 22 2008 - Touch on I-485

June 09 2008 - I-130 finally shows up online and shows a touch that day, so does I-485

Jun 27 2008 - Interview - approved, stamped, received card production email. Ya-hoo!!!!

July 10 2008 - Card received

Total time from filing - approval: 4.5 months

MOVED TO SAN DIEGO!!

Lifting of Conditions

June 11 2010 - Package mailed

June 16 2010 - NOA date

July 2 2010 - Bio letter received - July 27th date

July 9 2010 - Early biometrics walk in San Marcos CA

Sept 16 2010 - Card production ordered

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
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congrats on your approval.

USCIS Journey

03/15/08 Sent I-130

03/17/08 I-130 received (USPS) (Priority Date)

06/28/08 Received NOA2 hardcopy: NO RFE FROM USCIS:101 days

NVC Journey

07/01/08 NVC case# assigned

08/14/08 CASE COMPLETE: NO RFE FROM NVC:44 days

09/15/08 Interview date assigned

Embassy Journey

10/01/08 Case at embassy

10/08/08 Document verification and got interviewed (Approved)

10/09/08 Pick up visa (original interview date)

10/18/08 P.O.E ~ Seattle

Removing Conditions

07/23/2010 Mail off I-751(USCIS received on 07/26 via usps)

07/26/2010 NOA1 date (notice received 8/2/2010)

07/28/2010 Check cashed

08/20/2010 Biometrics appt.(notice received 8/7/2010)

08/20,21,23 touched

10/22/2010 Approved NO RFE(2 months and 3 weeks from filing date)

Citizenship

10/7/11 N-400 Submitted

10/13/11 NOA date

10/20/11 appt letter sent for biometrics

11/9/11 Biometrics appt

11/11/11 Email of interview scheduling received

11/14/11 Interview scheduled and mail sent

11/21/11 Interview letter received

12/19/11 Interview date

12/19/11 passed interview and oath Finally a citizen(2 months 1 week and 5 days from sending N-400)

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Congrats! That's great! Wow I really hope they are in the habit of shredding all their trash at USCIS!

That was my first thought as well.... ;)

CONGRATS!!! :D

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AOS

03/20/2008 Wedding

04/24/2008 I-130, I-485, I-765 sent to Chicago

05/01/2008 Notice Date (Day 6)

05/09/2008 Biometrics Notice in mail (for 05/22)

05/22/2008 Biometrics appointment (Day 27)

08/20/2008 EAD card received

09/26/2008 Interview Letter in mail (for 11/10)

11/10/2008 Interview (Day 199) APPROVED!

12/02/2008 Green Card received (Day 221)

ROC

09/20/2010 I-751 sent to California Service Center

09/21/2010 Notice Date (Day 1)

10/12/2010 Biometrics Notice in mail (for 11/03)

11/03/2010 Biometrics appointment (Day 44)

01/07/2011 APPROVED! (Day 109)

01/13/2011 Green Card received (Day 115)

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Bahamas
Timeline
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Our Inevitable Destiny Together (evolving)

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Two Hearts Beat As One

TIMELINE:

=>Hubby & I met online Aug 27th,2005.(An undeniable Love)

=>Proposed to me on Sept 14th, 2005.(Happy Moment)

=>Exchanged our wedding vows on Aug 9th, 2006.(Blessing)

=>I-102 form (replacement I-94) sent on Mar 18th, 2008.

=>I-102 form(Approval) on Mar 27th, 2008.

=>Immigration Medical taken on May 27th,2008.

=>Picked up Medical Results on May 30th,2008.

=>I-765,I-485,I-130 App Package Sent on June 23rd,2008.

=>I-765,I-485,I-130 App Package Received on June 24th,2008.

=>I-797C NOA Receipts on June 27th,2008.

=>Biometrics NOA on July 1st,2008.

=>Touched on July 2nd,2008.

=>Notification of I-485 RFE on July 22nd,2008.(gathering req doc's)

=>Biometrics Appt July 29th,2008.(Completed)

=>Touched on July 29th,2008.

=>RFE response sent on Oct 17th,2008. (took us a while, but we did it!)

=>RFE response received on Oct 20th,2008.

=>EAD Card (Approved) production ordered notice on Nov 25th,2008. (omg so excited)

=>AOS Interview notice on Dec 2nd,2008. (woohoo)

=>EAD Card arrived in the mail on Dec 8th,2008.

=>Awaiting the 3 year mark to Apply for U.S Citizenship.

=>Eligible to file for U.S Citizenship Dec 2011.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Lithuania
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CONGRATULATIONS !!! :dance:

K-1 Visa journey:

January '04: met in the USA

21st June '07: sent the I-129

06th November '07 - APPROVED, FINALLY !!!

19th December '07:Medical

20th December '07: Interview Date

21st December '07: VISA IN HAND

18th January '08: Leaving to US !

12th February '08: received SSN

14th March '08: WEDDING DATE

AOS journey:

04th April '08: AOS package sent

11th April '08: Notice date on all 3 NOA's (15 April in the mail)

07th May '08: Biometrics (done)

02nd May '08: Driver's license received

09th May '08: AOS transferred to CSC

15th May '08: AOS is pending at CSC (CRIS email)

18th May '08: AOS touched

04th/09th June '08: EAD Card production ordered (CRIS email) (2 e-mails on different days)

04th June '08: AP approved (CRIS email)

10th June '08: AP in the mail

12th June '08: Approval notice for I765 sent (EAD) (CRIS email)

14th June '08: EAD in the mail

17th June '08: 2nd visit to SS Office - changed my last name on the card

18th/19th June '08: AOS touched

28th June '08: SS card received with a new last name (in the mail)

14th August '08: GC ORDERED (Cris email) !!!

19th August '08: GC and welcoming letter received

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
Timeline

congratulations!

Our Timeline:

K-1 Visa

I-129F Sent : 2007-03-06

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-04-03

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-08-07

Packet 3 Received : 2007-09-10

Packet 3 Sent : 2007-09-12

Interview Date : 2008-02-13 Montreal U.S. Consulate APPROVED!

Visa Received By Mail : 2008-02-20

Moved: 2008-03-01 The long drive from Canada to Florida!

Applied for SSN : 2008-03-12

Received SSN by mail: 2008-03-21

Wedding Date : 2008-05-03

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AOS, EAD & AP

Sent in AOS, EAD & AP Applications : 2008-05-09

AOS, EAD & AP Applications received by UCIS: 2008-05-12

AOS, EAD & AP NOA1 : 2008-05-16, received in mail 2008-05-20

AOS, EAD NOA2 : 2008-05-21, received in mail 2008-05-27

AOS Case transferred to CA: 2008-06-03

AOS Case being processed: 2008-06-09

Biometrics Interview: 2008-06-11

AOS & EAD touched: 2008-06-11

AOS & EAD touched: 2008-06-12

AOS touched: 2008-06-19

AOS Card production ordered: 2008-07-11

AOS Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident: 2008-07-14

AOS touched: 2008-07-16

AOS touched: 2008-07-17

U.S Resident's Card recieved in mail!!!!: 2008-07-18

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Poland
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Congratulations! You are USCIS free (for 21 months)!!!

AOS Timeline begun!

AOS sent- June 26th 2008

NOA1- July 3rd

Touch- July 7th (check cashed)

Touch- July 8th

Biometrics notice received- July 14th (notice date- July 9th)

Biometrics Appointment- July 25th

Touch- July 25th

RFE e-mail notice- July 28th

RFE response sent- September 9th

RFE response received by USCIS and case processing resumed- September 12th

AOS Touch- September 18th

Transfer to CSC- September 26th

AOS Touch-September 29th

Received Transfer Letter in mail- October 2nd

AOS Touch- case pending at the office to which it was transferred- October 3rd

AOS Touch- October 6th

EAD Touch- October 29- CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED-yippeeeeeeeeee! I can get a drivers license

EAD Touch- November 3rd- Approval notice sent (JEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZ RIGHT AFTER I WROTE THIS MY EAD CARD CAME IN MAIL!!!!!! I mean the Mailman brought it HOW WEIRD IS THAT???????????)

AOS Touch Dec 19th

AOS Touch Dec 21st

AOS APPROVED JAN 29th

Removing Conditions 12/16/2010- Application sent by certified mail

Approved 3/07/2011

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