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Anniebaby   0

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So my fiance and I got engaged in December 2011 and started our K-1 visa soon after.

In the time since we got engaged, at least 6 of my childhood friends and classmates have gotten both engaged AND married (pretty quick engagements, apparently).

I keep seeing their announcements "We're engaged!" "We're married!" "Boarding the plane on our honeymoon" on Facebook and every time I get just a little more bitter toward them!! >.<

Not only am I engaged and watching them all pass me by, but I can't even be near my sweetheart! It's a lonely engagement when you live far away from each other...

Anyway...just wanted to complain....maybe some of you can relate. :(

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afoyoswa   178

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Right there in the same boat with you. No one is really even properly celebrating our engagement, because, well, he's not here. It's pretty sad when you get exactly 1 engagement card, and then you have to scan it so that your fiance can see. This will all be over soon, though!

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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X Factor Grand Master

X Factor   1,110

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Hang in there. It is tough on all of us. But good things are worth waiting for :)

Sent I-129 Application to VSC 2/1/12
NOA1 2/8/12
RFE 8/2/12
RFE reply 8/3/12
NOA2 8/16/12
NVC received 8/27/12
NVC left 8/29/12
Manila Embassy received 9/5/12
Visa appointment & approval 9/7/12
Arrived in US 10/5/2012
Married 11/24/2012
AOS application sent 12/19/12

AOS approved 8/24/13

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Xanax   349

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Hang in there and don't be jealous. You should be happy that they get to experience the love that you feel for your fiance :)

This process sucks, I know... but soon you will be the one posting wedding updates and honeymoon pictures and it will all be worth it!

I hope you get a speedy approval!

We became a couple : 2011-05-29
I visited him : 2011-10-28 - 2011-11-17
He visited me (and my crazy family) : 2012-02-05 - 2012-02-17
I-129F Sent : 2012-02-05
I-129F NOA1 : 2012-02-14
I entered on VWP to stay 3 months: 2012-04-11 - 2012-07-03
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Went to get my medical done for interview in Australia (much cheaper in the US and I was already here):2012-05-20
Medical issue diagnosed
K-1 petition cancellation request sent to CSC : 2012-06-01
Married: 2012-06-21
Filed for AOS : 2012-08-08
NOA1 : 2012-08-10
Biometrics : 2012-09-14
EAD approved : 2012-10-16
Applied for SSN : 2012-11-01
Received SSN : 2012-11-13
Received interview notice :2012-12-27
Interview- APPROVED :2013-01-28
Green card received :2013-02-04
Baby girl born :2013-03-09

Filed for ROC :2014-12-05
NOA :2014-12-11
Biometrics : 2015-01-15

ROC Approval : 2015-05-14

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Thomas&Cleofe   358

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You turned this into a competition

This is NOT a competition....this is about love for your significant other.

This is about a personal relationship between two people.

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Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,478

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OP - you are citizen of VWP country? What's keeping you from running through ESTA and getting on a plane?

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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Congratulations on your approval ! We All Applaud your accomplishment with Most Wonderful Kissies !

 

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Ben and Jill   37

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Try to hang in there...we all understand. Instead of being lonely and jealous, try to focus on the outcome of this process and being with your loved one. It'll bring you more good things and it's also the happier way to go! I wish you a speedy process! Chin up :star:

Men are like stars ~ there are a million of them, but only ONE can make your dreams come true. I found my STAR...

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~K E N Y A~

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Thank you everyone! I'm not proud of my 'jealousy,' and certainly not trying to compete...just can't help thinking sometimes that since I got engaged first, I should be able to enjoy it first too! :) In a perfect world.

You all give good advice, to think about the happiness to come.

And haha, Darnell -- not possible!! I have responsibilities and obligations. Self-discipline keeps me from flying off...just wouldn't be the right move for us right now. We're very close to the end, we have to hang in there.

Also, happy almost anniversary Ben and Jill!

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GandK   168

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We got engaged in December 2010 and we just got married two weeks ago

You should watch the movie the five years engagement, it all will work out in the end :-)

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Kajikit   65

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It's normal to feel jealous/envious of others who are getting to move on ahead of you because of bureaucracy... but the reward is worth it. Once you're here with your fiance, married life can begin. :)

Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

STAGE 2A - Arriving in US (4 Nov 2004) to AOS Application (16 April 2005) - 5 months, 13 days (164 days)

STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

STAGE 4 - CITIZENSHIP (filing under 5-year rule - residency start date on green card Jan 11th, 2006)

*N400 filed December 15, 2011

*Interview March 12, 2012

*Oath Ceremony March 23, 2012.

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!

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