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bestofboston   36

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My wife has now been with me in the USA for 18 months. I look back on what most of you are now going through and in one sense, it seems like yesterday and in another sense, it seems like years ago. I could not be any happier with my wife. She is a wonderful woman that is always happy and joyful to be with. Everyone that gets to know her just loves her. She is so giving of herself. Folks, I was married multiple three times before her. Something that I am not proud of. I made a lot of bad decisions before her but I have been finally blessed to have such a wonderful woman in my life. God has truly blessed me with her. I remember talking with her on yahoo chat and seeing my wife and her parents in the background watching TV. I knew from the very beginning that she was from a good family and her family had good values.

I know that most of you are wondering if my previous wives were from the USA or another country. I met my previous wives here in the USA. My first marriage lasted fourteen years. My subsequent marriages lasted two to three years a piece but I knew within days or months after marrying them that I had made a mistake. I remember reading about a Filipino woman asking if being married 6 times is a red flag. Yup it is! I bet you are thinking, love to hear what his previous wives would have to say about me. Me too! Ha! Ha! In my defense, all three wanted to stay married to me but I did not want to be married to them any longer. Each case was different. My second wife had already been married twice before me. Her quote was you are just trading issues with a different set of issues. True, but after living with them, I always asked myself "Do I want to spend the rest of my life with this person".

Well, I am with the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with.

I hope that everyone of you find the same hapiness in your marriage.

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happy to hear something good :) May you and your wife always be blessed with wonderful things together! :D

There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Our K1 Visa Journey
California Service Center
07/13/12 - I-129F Sent
07/18/12 - NOA1
10/29/12 - NOA2
11/02/12 - NOA2 hard copy
11/05/12 - NVC Received
11/06/12 - MNL Case Number Assigned
12/17-18/12 - Medical Exam
12/27/12 - Interview Day
12/27/12 - CFO done
01/13/13 - Visa On Hand

02/28/13 - POE

04/19/13 - Wedding Day

Till I Found You

My Interview Experience

AOS

National Benefits Center

05/28/13 - I-485/ I-765 Sent

06/04/13 - NOA

06/27/13 - Biometrics Appointment

07/16/13 - AOS status: Ready for Testing and Interview
07/25/13 - AOS status: Scheduled Interview on August 26, 2013
07/29/13 - EAD status: Card Production
08/02/13 - EAD Card Mailed
08/05/13 - EAD Card Delivered
08/26/13 - AOS Interview (Approved)
08/26/13 - AOS status: Permanent Resident Status Registered
08/29/13 - AOS status: Card Production
08/30/13 - AOS Card Mailed
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Tahoma   2,291

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Stand by for a recorded announcement:

I am with the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with.

The preceding was a recording.

:jest:

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been there done that......I've screwed up plenty of times before also and not proud of it.....but I've been with my wife (#4) for 6 years....married for two and I worship the ground she walks on. the finest human being I have ever met and I love her more each day.....and i never get tired of looking at her or hanging out with her. I am sorry for those I hurt in the past and I miss the heck out of my kids who live with their mom in Calif while I am here in Vietnam (work). But I don't regret for an instant the fact that I am with Sarah.....the love of my life.

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Douglas Custodio   7

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My wife has now been with me in the USA for 18 months. I look back on what most of you are now going through and in one sense, it seems like yesterday and in another sense, it seems like years ago. I could not be any happier with my wife. She is a wonderful woman that is always happy and joyful to be with. Everyone that gets to know her just loves her. She is so giving of herself. Folks, I was married multiple three times before her. Something that I am not proud of. I made a lot of bad decisions before her but I have been finally blessed to have such a wonderful woman in my life. God has truly blessed me with her. I remember talking with her on yahoo chat and seeing my wife and her parents in the background watching TV. I knew from the very beginning that she was from a good family and her family had good values.

I know that most of you are wondering if my previous wives were from the USA or another country. I met my previous wives here in the USA. My first marriage lasted fourteen years. My subsequent marriages lasted two to three years a piece but I knew within days or months after marrying them that I had made a mistake. I remember reading about a Filipino woman asking if being married 6 times is a red flag. Yup it is! I bet you are thinking, love to hear what his previous wives would have to say about me. Me too! Ha! Ha! In my defense, all three wanted to stay married to me but I did not want to be married to them any longer. Each case was different. My second wife had already been married twice before me. Her quote was you are just trading issues with a different set of issues. True, but after living with them, I always asked myself "Do I want to spend the rest of my life with this person".

Well, I am with the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with.

I hope that everyone of you find the same hapiness in your marriage.

I'm a newly wed! And I'm sure I found my true happiness like you now! I hope you have a wonderful and happy married life!

Service Center : California Service Center (CSC)

Marriage: 2011-12-29 in Salt Lake City, UT - USA

2012-07-18: I-130 Sent

2012-07-25: USCIS Received

2012-07-26: I-130 NOA1

2012-08-06: I-130 Approved (11 days)

2012-08-23: NVC Received (17 days)

2012-08-25: Return Completed DS-3032

2012-09-04: Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill

2012-09-04: Pay I-864 Bill

2012-09-06: Receive I-864 Package

2012-09-06: Received IV Bill

2012-09-07: Pay IV Bill

2012-09-12: Return Completed I-864

2012-09-12: IV Packet Sent

2012-09-20: AOS RFE

2012-09-22: AOS RFE Sent (from US - scanned)

2012-09-24: AOS RFE Sent (from BR - originals)

2012-09-24: IV Accepted

2012-10-04: AOS RFE (to be presented at interview)

2012-10-04: Case Completed at NVC(42 Days)

2012-10-12: Received Instruction Package

2012-11-30: Interview Date

2012-11-30: Interview Result: APPROVED

2012-12-04: Visa Received

2012-12-12: US Entry

2012-12-22: SSN Received

2013-01-02: Greencard Received

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Tintin and Mike   127

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Continue to love each other and happy life together!

K1
05/22/12 - Mailed I-129F
08/17/12 - Approved I-129F NOA2 (85 days)
11/19/12 - Approved Visa!! (179 days)
12/01/12 - POE Honolulu, HI
12/21/12 - Wedding Day!
AOS, EAD and AP
01/05/13 - Mailed I-485, I-765 and I-131
01/09/13 - USCIS accepted case and received text
01/11/13 - Cashed check
01/08/13 - Received NOA1
01/18/13 - Received Biometrics Appointment Notice
01/22/13 - Early Biometrics Walk-in (scheduled Feb 7)
01/27/13 - We're pregnant!!
02/04/13 - Received Appointment Notice
03/04/13 - Approved EAD and AP (58 days)
03/12/13 - Received EAD and AP combo card
03/12/13 - Interview and Approved GC (63 days)
03/20/13 - Received Green Card

10/3/13 - Baby #1 arrived

2/17/14 - Pregnant again! LOL

10/20/14 - Baby #2 arrived
ROC
01/09/15 - Mailed I-751

01/12/15 - NOA

01/16/15 - Received NOA Letter

01/20/15 - Mailed DMV 1yr Extension

02/05/15 - Received Biometrics Letter

02/09/15 - Early Bio (Walk-IN)

02/19/15 - Biometrics Appointment

06/15/15 - Approved
06/15/15 - Card Ordered and Mailed

08/22/15 - Card Received

N-400 on or after 12/15/15



and they'll live happily ever, ever after...
Relationship Journey: Our pursuit to happiness

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Ryan H   3,791

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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Off Topic.

Continue to have a great life together!

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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