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How long did you know your partner before getting married?

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  1. 1. How long did you know your partner before getting married?

    • Less than 6 months
      26
    • 6 months to 1 year
      54
    • 1 - 2 years
      90
    • 2 - 3 years
      83
    • 4 - 5 years
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Hope I didn't jinx it by answering before we're actually married...we met while we were both working overseas in Kuwait in June 2011, I proposed June 2013 after my contract had ended and I returned to the States, we will (hopefully!) be married before June 2014.

07/19/2011 - Met while we were both working in Kuwait

03/18/2013 - I left Kuwait at the end of my contract and returned to the States

07/19/2013 - Got engaged!

09/24/2013 - Mailed in the I-129F packet to TSC

10/01/2013 - Received NOA-1

11/05/2013 - Received NOA-2

12/02/2013 - NVC receives the paperwork

12/03/2013 - Case number assigned

12/06/2013 - Case shipped to embassy

12/29/2013 - Case received by embassy

01/02/2014 - Interview scheduled for January 15th

01/07/2014 - Medical exam

01/11/2014 - Interview pushed back to January 22nd

01/22/2014 - Had the interview, was put into AP pending more documentation

01/26/2014 - Visa approved!

03/18/2014 - She entered USA

04/04/2014 - Married!

05/01/2014 - Filed AOS

05/09/2014 - AOS NOA

06/05/2014 - RFE for tax returns I didn't have when we filed

07/06/2014 - Biometrics appt in STL

08/13/2014 - The dreaded NPIW letter

04/25/2015 - E-mail notification of Green Card Approval!

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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I met my wife about 3 years before we got married.

 

 

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Aug 05, 2018 (Day 1): Applied for Naturalization online                                                  Oct 01, 2019 (Day 1): Sent US Passport Application

Aug 06, 2018 (Day 2): Check Cashed, NOA1 received online                                         Oct 08, 2019 (Day 8 ) : Passport trackable 

Aug 11, 2018 (Day 6): Recvd notification that Biometrics appointment scheduled       Oct 17, 2019 (Day 17) : Received Passport

Aug 13, 2018 (Day 8): Received biometrics appt letter online                                        Oct 21, 2019 (Day 21) : Received Naturalization Cert. back

Aug 28, 2018 (Day 23): Biometrics Appt

May 06, 2019 (Day 274): In Line For Interview

Jun 11, 2019 (Day 311): Interview Date

July 01, 2019 (Day 327) : Oath Ceremony I AM NOW A US CITIZEN!!!!

 

FROM K-1 PETITION SENT TO OATH CEREMONY WAS ABOUT 7 YEARS 4 MONTHS

 

After 8 years of marriage divorced October 4, 2021

 

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I was ready to marry my husband only after 4 months. But because of circumstances beyond our control we married after 10 months :)

05-19-2012 - Met in Seoul, Korea

03-30-2013 - Married in Washington State

USCIS

01-03-2014 - I-130 Package sent to Chicago lockbox

01-10-2014 - NOA1. Case sent to Texas Service Center

01-14-2014 - Expedite requested due to military deployment

02-04-2014 - NOA2 (Expedite approved)

02-28-2014 - Case shipped to NVC

NVC

03-11-2014 - NVC received case

04-10-2014 - NVC case number assigned

04-15-2014 - DS-261 completed online

04-15-2014 - Expedite requested

04-28-2014 - Case forwarded to consulate (Expedite approved)

Consulate

05-30-2014 - Medical

06-12-2014 - Interview

06-20-2014 - Visa in hand

09-21-2014 - POE (San Francisco)

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Portugal
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Well, he proposed pretty early on, we hadn't even met in person!!...but we only got married almost 2,5 years after we started dating.

Oct 2009 Met online
Freb 2010 Proposal!!tongue.png
January 14th 2011 Visit to the US
May 22nd 2011 I-129F sent!
August 22nd 2011 NO2 received!!
September 2011 Stephan meets the parents smile.png
December 6th 2011- Interview date set for December 15th (WOOT!)

December 30 2011 APPROVED!!!!

January 4th 2012- Visa received smile.png

June 11 2012 Entered US

August 13 2012 heart.gif MARRIED heart.gif

Adjustment of Status

June 19th 2013- Mailed AOS/AP/EA

July 2nd 2013- NOA1 received

July 8th 2013- Appointment notice for biometrics

July 19th 2013- Biometrics appointment

July 29th 2013- USCIS status from Initial Review to Request for Evidence (I-485)

July 31st 2013- RFE received in the mail

August 9th 2013- RFE reply sent by mail

Augist 29th 2013- I-765 status changed from Initial Review to Card Production

September 9th 2013- EAD/AP card received by mail

October 21st 2013- GC APPROVED!

November 4th 2013- GC received

September 26th 2015- Mailed I-751

October 1st 2015- NOA1 received

October 19th 2015- Appointment notice for biometrics

October 30th 2015- Biometrics appointment

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Latvia
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I knew my husband about a year prior to dating B-) , we were friends/next door neighbors :wub: , then we started dating :dance: , and a year and half later we were married :yes:

We've been married for a little over 3 years now :bonk: and finally are able to adjust his status :pop: ... just livin' the life of love with my soul-mate! :dancing:

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Morocco
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Two and a half years. We were officially engaged for only a brief time before that, although we had been talking seriously about marriage for a year.

He would've liked to get married earlier, I was the foot-dragger, but in the end it was good timing. By the time we had tied the knot, we had several long visits, met each other's families, endured the trials of long-distance and dealt with a major crisis together. I knew after all that it was right.

9/2011: Met in Morocco

12/2011: Trip to Europe together

1/2012: My trip to his hometown

11/2012: His first trip to USA

1/2014: His second trip to USA

3/2014: Married

Adjusting from a B visa

6/25/2014: Sent AOS package (I-130, I-485, I-765, I-131)

6/28/2014: Package received at Chicago Lockbox

7/2/2014: Text and email notifications

7/2/2014: Checks cashed

7/8/2014: Hard copy NOAs received

7/25/2014: Biometrics appointment

7/25/2014: RFE for foreign birth certificate

7/26/2014: RFE responded to

7/30/2014: RFE response received

8/14/2014: Status changed to "Testing and Interview"

8/29/2014: EAD and AP card production ordered

9/10/2014: EAD and AP card received

9/27/2014: Interview letter received

9/29/2014: SS card applied for

10/4/2014: SS card received

10/28/2014: Interview - approved pending final background check; online status updated that night

11/1/2014: Welcome letter

11/4/2014: GC in hand

ROC

8/13/2016: Sent I-751 Package

8/15/2016: Package received at CSC

8/17/2016: Check cashed

8/19/2016: NOA1

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Nigeria
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More than 5 years and am glad i waited. Have never been happier.

Month/Day/Year 09/24/2013 - Priority Date09/26/2013 - NOA112/18/2013 - NOA2 - Approved01/06/2014 - NVC Received my case02/13/2015 - Received email to pay AOS/ DS-261 WAIVED02/14/2015 - AOS & IV Fees Paid03/06/2015 - Financial Documents and Civil documents sent to NVC03/09/2015 - NVC Received03/09/2015 - NVC Scan Date03/09/2015 - Ds260 completed and submitted03/11/2015 - NVC sent confirmation via email04/04/2015 - AOS Checklist 04/06/2015 -Response to Checklist04/07/2015 - New Scan Date04/30/2015 - Case complete confirmation via phone05/07/2015 - Received case complete confirmation mail06/02/2015 - Interview Date ( 2nd July 2015) over the phone 06/08/2015 - Interview Letter arrived via Email 06/15/2015 - Medical Test Completed06/10/2015 - Case shows READY at CEAC portal<p>Visa Approved, waiting to pick up passport :)
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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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31 years from when we first met.....? teen lovers, went our separate ways, reconnected and met again, married 4 years after we reconnected.... ? been married just over 1 year, looking forward to many many more years together...

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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From the time we made our initial connection to the time we married was just a little over 3.25 years.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Serbia
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My wife was actually one of the first people I met when I started grad school (she was already in the program), little did I know that we would get married three and a half years after :) (that option is missing btw :)) We had dated for about a year and a half before getting married.

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