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F&Z   8

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Just curious, how long did everyone know their fiancee before you filed? Zhenya and I have known each other for a pretty short time, although I guess once this is all done we will practically have grown up together. :) Anyway, just curious if others are in the same boat, or if you have known each other longer? How do you get by being apart for so long?

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rjm_cmyk
rjm_cmyk

Pah - you're all starters We first had a relationship 33 years ago <gulp> at college. Took up where we left off in 2008 so to speak. What I find a little sad is how fast the last 5 years has

charlottelizabeth
charlottelizabeth

I met him in California in March 2011... He moved to Australia on a working/holiday visa in July 2011.. He ended up staying for 18 months, we got engaged in July 2012, had lots of discussions about ou

Harpa Timsah
Harpa Timsah

How can you know when you haven't even met in person yet? Have you seen catfish?

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baron555   934

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Kenya
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Just curious, how long did everyone know their fiancee before you filed? Zhenya and I have known each other for a pretty short time, although I guess once this is all done we will practically have grown up together. :) Anyway, just curious if others are in the same boat, or if you have known each other longer? How do you get by being apart for so long?

Three months for us.

Phil (Lockport, near Chicago) and Alla (Lobnya, near Moscow)

As of Dec 7, 2009, now Zero miles apart (literally)!

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Lynkali   163

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Finland
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Three months for us.

Six years here. Met April 2006, pretty serious by summer 2006, lots of visits in 2007 and onwards, and filed for K-1 FINALLY in November 2012! It feels like forever and I cannot cannot cannot wait for the distance to be over and done with!

Relationship since April 2006

K-1 Visa: I-129F filed November 6, 2012, NOA2 May 17, 2013, Interview and Approval July 24, 2013

POE San Diego, September 13, 2013, Wedding October 25, 2013

AOS filed November 19, 2013, EAD/AP received January 30, 2014, interview and AOS Approval on February 27, 2014.

ROC filed December 3, 2015, NOA1 12/4/15, Biometrics 12/31/15, ROC Approval on June 16, 2016, 10-Year Green Card received June 22, 2016.

N400 filed September 14, 2023, same day acceptance and Biometric Reuse notice, Interview on 2/13/24: Passed and same day oath. ALL DONE WITH USCIS.

No RFE at any stage, thanks to VisaJourney!

Detailed Timeline Below!

 

Relationship:
2006 April 01: Met online, music site, 2007 February 20: Met in person, Finland, 2007 - 2012 met several times in Finland and California

K-1 Visa:
2012 November 06: Sent I-129F (NOA1 on 11/9/2012)
2013 May 14: Contacted Congressman
2013 May 17: I-129F NOA2 Approved
2013 June 03: NVC Received (NVC left 6/6/13)
2013 June 10: Consulate Received, 2013 June 13: Medical, 2013 June 25: Sent Packet 3/4
2013 July 24: Interview in Helsinki, 2013 July 27: Visa Received
2013 September 13: POE to USA, San Diego

AOS:
2013 October 22: SSN Received
2013 October 25: Wedding, San Marcos, CA
2013 November 19: AOS, AP, EAD sent (NOA 1 on 11/22/13)
2013 December 17: Biometrics, San Marcos, CA, 2013 December 24: Online status changed to Testing/Interview

2014 January 23: Interview notice mailed (for 2/27), 2014 January 24: EAD card production, AP approval (card received 1/30/2014)

2014 February 27: Interview and Approval, GC in production (card received March 6, 2014)

 

ROC:

2015 December 03: mailed I-751 package

2015 December 04: NOA1 extension letter, 2015 December 31: Biometrics appointment

2016 June 16: Approval - Online status changed to Document Production, mailed 6/20/16

2016 June 22: 10-Year Green Card Received, done with USCIS for a while!

 

N-400 Citizenship:

2023 September 14: filed N-400 online

2023 September 14: same day acceptance notice and "Biometrics Reuse" notice

2023 December 28: notice of interview scheduled for February 13, 2024

2024 February 13: naturalization interview (five-year rule) passed, same day oath - now a US Citizen and done with USCIS!

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UK-USA-K1   128

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My profile has all that in it, but basically we met online in January of 2010 and in person february of 2011 and were engaged July of 2012 and filed in February of 2013.

FILE FOR K-1 Adjustment of Status Removal of Conditions

January 31.2010 - Met Online April 10, 2014 - Mailed in I-485 + I-765 March 19, 2016 - Mailed I-751 to CSC

February 20, 2011 - Met in Person April 14, 2014 - Forms arrived at Chicago Lockbox March 23, 2016 - I-751 arrived at CSC

July 28, 2012 - Engaged April 17, 2014 - Acceptance email arrived stating case forwarded to NBC March 23, 2016 - NOA1 Date (received March 28)

February 5, 2013 - Mailed I-129F to Lewisville, TX April 27, 2014 - Received letter for Biometrics appointment April 20, 2016 - Biometrics scheduled (incomplete due to dry cracked skin)

February 6, 2013 - USPS Receipt/Delivered I-129F April 28, 2014 - Received Acceptance NOA1 hard copies for AOS and EAD May 13, 2016 - Walk in Biometrics Completed

February 8, 2013 - NOA1 Notice Date May 12, 2014 - Biometrics Appointment Done September 27, 2016 - ROC Approved (Checked status via website w/receipt #)

February 11, 2013 - Bank shows check cashed today May 15, 2014 - Interview Schedule Letter (received May 17, 2014) October 6, 2016 - Card Arrived

February 11, 2013 - E-Mail Notification of Case Acceptance and June 5, 2014 - Interview Scheduled at Local office 8:15 a.m.

Case Number (Routed to California Service Center) June 11, 2014 - USCIS Status updated to show Greencard in the mail

February 12, 2013 - E Mail Notification of Alien Registration Number Change w/USPS tracking showing it scheduled to arrive

February 15, 2013 - Hard Copy NOA1 received June 14, 2014

June 5, 2013 - Email notice of RFE June 13, 2014 - GreenCard arrived

June 6, 2013 - RFE postmarked

June 10, 2013 - RFE arrived in the mail

June 11, 2013 - RFE mailed back Express USPS

June 12, 2013 - RFE received @ CSC / USCIS website updated to reflect this

June 20, 2013 - I-129F Approved

June 24, 2013 - NOA2 Hard Copy Received

June 28, 2013 - NVC Assigned Case Number

July 2, 2013 - NVC shipped case to London

July 9, 2013 - London Received Case File

July 13, 2013 - Packet 3 Instructions Received

July 17, 2013 - Packet 3 Forms Mailed (Except DS-2001)

July 30, 2013 - DS-2001 sent (arrived July 31)

July 30, 2013 - Medical Scheduled (and completed w/no issues)

August 5th - Medical Results Logged in

August 8th - DS-2001 Logged in

August 20, 2013 - Interview Date Set

September 17, 2013 - Interview at 8:00 a.m. (APPROVED)

Waiting for VISA...

September 25, 2013 - Visa Delivered

October 8, 2013 - POE Las Vegas, NV

October 11, 2013 - Married

October 13th - HOME

D + B Explorer

D + B   5

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
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It's been 7 years for us. We met online in 2005 and finally met in person July 2006. In 2009 we actually started researching for me to move there, but life happens. Family obligations then work kept me here, and family obligations kept him there. Life for both of us finally stabilized and he'll be out of debt and ready to move in October. We just filed, still waiting for noa1, and with timelines and such, he's looking forward to moving in late January so he can have one last Canadian birthday/bachelor/going away party.

But as for shorter times, at least you don't have 7 years of nagging from everyone about when you'll get married, or where you'll live. We were going to keep everything secret and not let anyone know until he showed up and just didn't leave, but I couldn't take the questions anymore. Lol.

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K-1 Visa

2013-04-15: mailed I-129f

2013-07-19: NOA2 received date (88 days)
2013-08-15: Received at NVC (7 days)
2013-08-27: Received at Vancouver
2013-11-21: Medical
2013-11-25: Interview
2013-11-28: Visa in hand!
2014-01-03: POE

 

2014-02-23: Vegas wedding - Elvis style!

 

Adjustment of Status
2014-03-28: Mailed AOS, EAD, AP
2014-06-16: EAD/AP approved
2015-02-20: AOS approved

 

Removal of Conditions

2016-12-05: Mailed I-751

2016-12-07: NOA

2018-05-19: Approved

 

I'm the American, he's the Canuck.

packypax Contributor

packypax   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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we've known each other for 19 years. I am 7 and she was 6. we were childhood friends. we had different lives together as a teen. and now we are in a relationship for 33 months already and have a daughter :D


08/05/12 I-129f SENT!
08/07/12 NOA-1
04/18/13 RFE email update

04/19/13 RFE email update 2

04/24/13 RFE hard copy received from mail

04/29/13 RFE mailed

05/06/13 RFE response review

05/14/13 NOA-2 email update

05/17/13 NOA-2 hard copy received from mail

05/20/13 NVC received

Forgot the dates in between

08/19/13 USA Arrival

08/24/13 Wedding

I-485 APPROVED forgot to update :(

02/12/16 I-751 Filed

02/25/16 NOA

03/11/16 Biometrics done

packypax Contributor

packypax   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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well we had our own girlfriends and boyfriends growing up. and destiny brought us together. :D


08/05/12 I-129f SENT!
08/07/12 NOA-1
04/18/13 RFE email update

04/19/13 RFE email update 2

04/24/13 RFE hard copy received from mail

04/29/13 RFE mailed

05/06/13 RFE response review

05/14/13 NOA-2 email update

05/17/13 NOA-2 hard copy received from mail

05/20/13 NVC received

Forgot the dates in between

08/19/13 USA Arrival

08/24/13 Wedding

I-485 APPROVED forgot to update :(

02/12/16 I-751 Filed

02/25/16 NOA

03/11/16 Biometrics done

 
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