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February 2012

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R and F Proficient

R and F   34

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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:dance: Starting the thread for February guys. Hope all is well with you. :thumbs:

Oct 28,2006 Met online in Yahoo messenger
Dec 2,2007 Traveled to Morocco and decided to stay
Jan 7,2008 Got married in Zaio
Mar 2,2008 Got my Moroccan residency
Oct 23,2008 Direct Consular filed at consulate
Oct 31,2008 Got interview call for Dec 22nd
Nov 11,2008 Medical exam done
Dec 22,2008 Interview and got approved
Dec 23,2008 Visa issued, thanks to God
Jan 20,2009 Flew home to Texas.
Jan 21,2009 Living and working in Los Fresnos, Texas
Oct 30,2010 Filed I-751 Lifting of Conditions
Nov 2, 2010 NOA1
Dec 10,2010 Biometrics
Mar 23,2011 Approved Lifting of Conditions
Oct 28,2011 Filed N-400 Naturalization
Nov 02,2011 NOA 1
Nov 28,2011 Recd text/email placed inline for interview schedule
Dec 01,2011 Recd text/email interview scheduled,pending letter
Jan 10,2012 Interview Date
Jan 10,2012 Interview Cancelled and will be rescheduled per
USCIS as Farid can only interview after Jan 20th
Feb 23,2012 Citizenship Interview Date-Farid passed. Wohoo
July 6,2012 Oath Ceremony-McAllen Texas

March 20,2013 Petitioned for Momma

March 9, 2015 Momma arrives in Texas to live with us.

January 30, 2016 Momma leaves back to Morocco for a visit.

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mounir412   101

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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good luck !!! :thumbs:

Met online : 2009
Married : 07/28/2010

USCIS
Send I-130 : 06/08/2011
Touched : 06/13/2011
got a NOA1 by e-mail and SMS : 06/15/2011
got "I-797C" hard copy of NOA1 : 06/20/2011
got RFE "I-797E" : 10/15/2011
RFE Reply : 12/15/2011
Touched : 12/16/2011
I-130 Approved : 12/20/2011
got "I-797" hard copy of NOA2 : 12/24/2011
Your I-130 was approved in 183 days from your NOA1 date.

NVC
NVC Case Number : 01/13/2012
Pay "$88" AOS Bill and e-mailed DS-3032 : 02/08/2012
Email from NVC, DS-3032 Accepted : 02/09/2012
AOS Fee Shows PAID : 02/09/2012
IV fee invoiced "$404" : 02/10/2012
IV fee invoiced "$230" : 04/18/2012
Pay "$230" IV Bill : 04/30/2012
IV Fee Shows PAID : 05/02/2012
Send AOS and IV packet : 06/09/2012
AOS and IV packet Received : 06/22/2012
Case completed at NVC : 06/29/2012

Interview Date : 08/28/2012 "Denied"

Case Reaffirmed : 07/16/2013

Second interview - Approved : 10/24/2013

Visa Issued : 10/29/2013

Visa in hand : 10/31/2013

For more details please visit my timeline

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And_Sam Experienced

And_Sam   44

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Egypt
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Happy Belated Valentine's Day MENA!

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Happy belated V-day Olivia!!

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright

POE: JFK New York: 04/18/2010
Receive Green Card in mail: 06/03/2010
Received SSN: 06/17/2010
Received NEW SS CARD: 07/20/2010 (to match GC!)
Got JOB!!: 09/27/2010
Got a better JOB!!: 11/20/2010
ROC Mailed: 02/16/2012
Check cashed: 02/24/2012
NOA received dated for: 02/22/2012
Biometrics dated: 04/18/2012
RFE: 10/23/2012
RFE Response Confirmed: 11/16/2012
Interview at Orlando office: 02/13/2013

2nd RFE!!: 10/03/13

2nd RFE Response: 10/09/2013

Update Biometrics: 10/13/2013 NEVER GOT 10 yr card!

N-400 mailed: 01/21/2014

Biometrics (N-400): 02/21/2014

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Dr. A ♥ O Grand Master

Dr. A ♥ O   203

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Egypt
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Today I learned that there are wolves in Egypt. They used to live in the sugar cane fields because it provided protection from natural predators. It was common to hear their howling and to sometimes have them cross the farmers path while out walking. The farmers and wolves left each other alone and lived in peace. Then in the 90's the radicals used the sugar cane fields as hiding places for when the police came to search for them. The radicals would set up traps for the wolves in the sugar cane fields and they became a natural predator of the wolves because they'd kill them when they caught them. So the wolves moved to the desert to get away from the danger. Searching the sugar cane fields was a nightmare scenario for the police so they began a campaign to cut down the sugar cane fields. This changed the agriculture in the region because farmers didn't want to grow sugar cane anymore because of the headache it was bringing them. After the fields were cut down the radicals followed the wolves and moved to the mountains of the desert. The part about the wolves ends here in the story and focuses on the radicals. In the villages it became a thing where the tough men in the mountains would come down and steal a cow or some livestock for food. They had a code of honor and wouldn't steal from the poor but if someone wanted to get their livestock back then it became known as a test of manhood for the villagers to make the journey up into the mountains and face the radicals. Usually they had to pay a bribe to get their livestock back and sometimes they were recruited for their bravery. The story goes on to discuss the tribes of upper Egypt and how they have their own system and laws and the way that it worked for them. For example you would never hear of a story where police are beating someone there like with what happened in Alexandria, because they their own tribal system that would take care of things. The police know the tribesmen would not care about the laws or anything else and would go after the police themselves and take care of them the tribal way too.

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And_Sam   44

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Good Morning MENA!

I cannot believe we are back in the waiting game. I sent off hubster's ROC petition last week so now we are waiting for the USCIS to cash the check and send us our NOA.

Here we go again!!:wacko:

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright

POE: JFK New York: 04/18/2010
Receive Green Card in mail: 06/03/2010
Received SSN: 06/17/2010
Received NEW SS CARD: 07/20/2010 (to match GC!)
Got JOB!!: 09/27/2010
Got a better JOB!!: 11/20/2010
ROC Mailed: 02/16/2012
Check cashed: 02/24/2012
NOA received dated for: 02/22/2012
Biometrics dated: 04/18/2012
RFE: 10/23/2012
RFE Response Confirmed: 11/16/2012
Interview at Orlando office: 02/13/2013

2nd RFE!!: 10/03/13

2nd RFE Response: 10/09/2013

Update Biometrics: 10/13/2013 NEVER GOT 10 yr card!

N-400 mailed: 01/21/2014

Biometrics (N-400): 02/21/2014

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Sunny123   44

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Tunisia
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HI- Hope everyone is having a happy thursday? These last few weeks of February is very grueling waiting for the greencard to come in the mail... (it's like watching paint dry on a wall!! ) :blink:

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Dr. A ♥ O Grand Master

Dr. A ♥ O   203

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I know how you feel Sunny. It can take awhile but not as long as waiting on the visa or AP.

This following video is soooo cute! It's of a spelling class in Egypt. It's around 2 and a half minutes long and the class becomes like a zoo while the teacher is giving instructions. They start shouting back and banging on the table spelling to words.

ex: Book, B-O-O-K. Then the teacher starts almost singing and dancing during the class.

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R and F Proficient

R and F   34

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Had a great day today guys. Farid passed his citizenship interview and I am so proud of him. So thankful to God, friends and family for all the support we have gotten. Visa Journey truly is the best. :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :thumbs:

Oct 28,2006 Met online in Yahoo messenger
Dec 2,2007 Traveled to Morocco and decided to stay
Jan 7,2008 Got married in Zaio
Mar 2,2008 Got my Moroccan residency
Oct 23,2008 Direct Consular filed at consulate
Oct 31,2008 Got interview call for Dec 22nd
Nov 11,2008 Medical exam done
Dec 22,2008 Interview and got approved
Dec 23,2008 Visa issued, thanks to God
Jan 20,2009 Flew home to Texas.
Jan 21,2009 Living and working in Los Fresnos, Texas
Oct 30,2010 Filed I-751 Lifting of Conditions
Nov 2, 2010 NOA1
Dec 10,2010 Biometrics
Mar 23,2011 Approved Lifting of Conditions
Oct 28,2011 Filed N-400 Naturalization
Nov 02,2011 NOA 1
Nov 28,2011 Recd text/email placed inline for interview schedule
Dec 01,2011 Recd text/email interview scheduled,pending letter
Jan 10,2012 Interview Date
Jan 10,2012 Interview Cancelled and will be rescheduled per
USCIS as Farid can only interview after Jan 20th
Feb 23,2012 Citizenship Interview Date-Farid passed. Wohoo
July 6,2012 Oath Ceremony-McAllen Texas

March 20,2013 Petitioned for Momma

March 9, 2015 Momma arrives in Texas to live with us.

January 30, 2016 Momma leaves back to Morocco for a visit.

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Kindly Waiting   2

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Morocco
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Officially a February filer as we file AOS this week. Nice to see everyone here and am hoping we have a smooth run of things with many approvals ahead of us.

9/11/11 Married

2/17/12 AOS package mailed (I130, I486, I765)

2/20/12 AOS package delivered

2/23/12 NOA 1 texts and emails received

3/2/12 Recv'd Biometrics appt letter for 3/22/12

3/22/12 Biometrics completed

4/4/12 Notified interview is 5/8/12

4/16/12 EAD in production

4/25/12 EAD received

5/8/12 AOS interview

5/8/12 APPROVED!!!!!

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JeanneVictoria   55

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Had a great day today guys. Farid passed his citizenship interview and I am so proud of him. So thankful to God, friends and family for all the support we have gotten. Visa Journey truly is the best. :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :thumbs:

:dance: :dance: Congratulations!!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: Fantastic news Rosie!!!! Does he have

a date for his oath?

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