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zuluweta   250

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Died a natural death like the rest of the nonsense they spout. I am surprised fraudsters get through this process but hey the USCIS is made up of humans...;-(

I could not imagine ANY straight person pretending to be gay....I know what kind of effort it was for me to pretend to be straight!

Sukie in NY

Here's one of those articles I was talking about ---> http://tinyurl.com/gq9zt9w

Check my timeline for K-1 visa & AOS details

Conditional Permanent Resident: 16 September 2014

Conditional GC Expires: 16 September 2016

ROC Journey (CA Service Center)

2016-Sep-14: I-751 form, check, supporting docs sent USPS Priority Express

2016-Sep-15: ROC application received & signed for by Lakelieh

2016-Sep-15: NOA receipt date

2016-Sep-19: $590 check cashed by USCIS

2016-Sep-20: NOA/ 1-year extension letter received in mail

2018-Feb-26: ROC case transferred to local office

2018-Mar-06: ROC approved via USCIS website (WAC status check)

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Here's one of those articles I was talking about ---> http://tinyurl.com/gq9zt9w

As my grandmother would have said, "Consider the source...."

What IS an interesting fact is that same-sex couples are considered "de facto" (we'd call it "common law") couples in Australia as of 2009. But being considered a "legal" couple (albeit unmarried) came with some surprises. Let's say there are two women - each single mothers with children. In Oz, each mother would get a stipend from the government for her children. But by being a "legal" couple now, they are assessed as a married couple - and they lose their stipend because they are no longer "single" parents.

It affected lesbians more often than gay men, since the mums usually had the kids.

I have an Australian green card equivalent. When my spouse and I file our Australian income tax, we are not allowed to have any "married" deduction, but we are required to report the other's income on our own return.

I am thankful for Australia's stance on letting me immigrate based on my "de facto" relationship, but I wish Oz would get off the darned pot and let us be legally married there instead of just in the US!

Sukie in NY

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18-Feb-2018 - submitted N-400 online, credit card charged

18-Feb-2018 - NOA1

12-Mar-2018 - Biometrics 

18-June-2018 - Notice of interview received

26-July-2018 - Interview  - APPROVED!!!

26-July-2018 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled

17-Aug-2018 - Oath Ceremony

 

 

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I checked USPS website today and was able to verify that CSC received my application to remove conditions on the GC this morning (11:10 AM to be exact).

My AOS took 3 months. I've been reading other posts and it seems that ROC takes much longer and in fact, for some, they haven't received their 10-year GC more than 1 year after filing ROC. Why is that?

USCIS must have worked a bit faster since my AOS. Mine took over a year... in fact, I was a bit too confident so I was late to renew the EAD and had to stop working for a couple of weeks due to the gap... lesson learned about reading too much into the timeline. I think I was one of the last AOS filiers of that month to get approved (without interview). Now I have another 6 months before the ROC window opens, and another 8 to 10 months wait... good luck all.

[EDIT: Good thing I entered everything into my sig and timeline... from AOS app to GC Approval was 16 months for me, sigh...]

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K1 Visa Adjustment of Status

Consulate : Hong Kong, China CIS Office : Cincinnati OH

I-129F Sent : 2013-07-24 Initial Processing Center : MSC

I-129F NOA1 : 2013-08-06 Case Transferred to: NSC (According to Case Status)

I-129F NOA2 : 2013-10-04 Date Filed : 2014-04-22

NVC Received : 2013-11-08 NOA Date : 2014-04-29

Consulate Received : 2013-11-19 RFE : 2014-05-19

Packet 3 Received : 2013-11-21 Bio. Appt. : 2014-05-21

Packet 3 Sent : 2013-12-03 RFE Returned : 2014-05-24

Packet 4 Received : 2013-12-21 RFE Received (Online Status Change). : 2014-05-29

Interview Date : 2014-01-14 EAD Approved : 2014-06-27

Interview Result : Approved EAD Card Produced : 2014-07-02

Visa Issued : 2014-01-22 EAD Card Received : 2014-07-05

Visa Received : 2014-01-25 Potential Interview Waiver Letter Dated : 2014-08-13

US Entry : 2014-03-13 Potential Interview Waiver Letter Received : 2014-08-18

POE: ORD (Chicago O'hare) EAD Renewal NOA : 2015-05-07

Time at Primary Inspection : 5 min EAD Renewal Biometric : 2015-06-02

Time at Secondary Inspection : 15 min AoS Out of Normal Processing Time Request Filed : 2015-06-18

Marriage : 2014-04-07 (L) EAD Expedition Request Filed : 2015-06-19

Infopass Appointment : 2015-06-25 (Useful: received info of IO assignment and field office location)

EAD (Expedited) RFE Received : 2015-06-26

EAD (Expedited) RFE Faxed (as instructed) : 2015-06-26

EAD (Expedited) Approved : 2015-07-01

EAD Card Mailed : 2015-07-16

AoS RFE : 2015-07-17 (Redo Medical)

EAD Card Received : 2015-07-18

AoS RFE Received : 2015-07-23 (Redo Medical)

AoS RFE Sent : 2015-08-04 (Medical)

AoS Approved : 2015-08-10

Green Card Mailed : 2015-08-24

Green Card Received : 2015-08-26

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zuluweta Proficient

zuluweta   250

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I'm curious to know if any same-sex immigrant got US citizenship in time to vote on Nov 8?

Check my timeline for K-1 visa & AOS details

Conditional Permanent Resident: 16 September 2014

Conditional GC Expires: 16 September 2016

ROC Journey (CA Service Center)

2016-Sep-14: I-751 form, check, supporting docs sent USPS Priority Express

2016-Sep-15: ROC application received & signed for by Lakelieh

2016-Sep-15: NOA receipt date

2016-Sep-19: $590 check cashed by USCIS

2016-Sep-20: NOA/ 1-year extension letter received in mail

2018-Feb-26: ROC case transferred to local office

2018-Mar-06: ROC approved via USCIS website (WAC status check)

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Hi everyone! Just wanted to share that I've received my 10-yr green card a few weeks back. Filed my ROC with CSC, got an RFE and a week after filing our RFE we got a reply congratulating us for my ROC with no interview needed. It took a while but in all, had to wait about 8 months with the RFE. We live in Houston, TX.

My advice to anyone in the process of filing: Overwhelm them with a lot of evidence! Especially financial records that show both of you sharing or using the same account/s. Good luck to everyone!

Congratulations! We are sending our ROC to the VSC on the 17th of November. According to the latest numbers, we will be waiting almost a year for them to process it. I think we will file for Citizenship before we get the 10 year green card. Best of luck to all in this time consuming process.

Bob & Orlando

I am the US Citizen

 

Journey to Citizenship for my spouse

Day 1    11-20-2017  Filed N-400 Online

Day 1    11-20-2017  NOA1 for N-400

Day 4    11-24-2017  NOA1 hardcopy arrived in the mail

Day 25  12-15-2017  Biometrics Appointment at Ft Smith, AR ASC

Day 104 03-02-2018 Notified Interview Letter Sent.

Day 151 04-18-2018 Interview at Fort Smith, AR 

Day 174 05-11-2018 Oath Ceremony at Fort Smith USCIS.

 

Day 1,370 - JOURNEY from K1 Visa to Oath of Citizenship is now COMPLETE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Today we received notice that our new card (Removal of Conditions 10 Year Green Card) was in production. No interview required. No additional requests. It was a May to November bromance with immigration. Here's your card. Best of luck to all out there.

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Today we received notice that our new card (Removal of Conditions 10 Year Green Card) was in production. No interview required. No additional requests. It was a May to November bromance with immigration. Here's your card. Best of luck to all out there.

Congratulations! Now...I hope we all get through citizenship before any new nastiness comes our way!

Sukie in NY

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Our Prior Journey

N-400 Naturalization

18-Feb-2018 - submitted N-400 online, credit card charged

18-Feb-2018 - NOA1

12-Mar-2018 - Biometrics 

18-June-2018 - Notice of interview received

26-July-2018 - Interview  - APPROVED!!!

26-July-2018 - Oath Ceremony Scheduled

17-Aug-2018 - Oath Ceremony

 

 

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zuluweta   250

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Today we received notice that our new card (Removal of Conditions 10 Year Green Card) was in production. No interview required. No additional requests. It was a May to November bromance with immigration. Here's your card. Best of luck to all out there.

So a 6-months process? I'm only 2 months in since I submitted ROC so I guess more patience on my end.

Check my timeline for K-1 visa & AOS details

Conditional Permanent Resident: 16 September 2014

Conditional GC Expires: 16 September 2016

ROC Journey (CA Service Center)

2016-Sep-14: I-751 form, check, supporting docs sent USPS Priority Express

2016-Sep-15: ROC application received & signed for by Lakelieh

2016-Sep-15: NOA receipt date

2016-Sep-19: $590 check cashed by USCIS

2016-Sep-20: NOA/ 1-year extension letter received in mail

2018-Feb-26: ROC case transferred to local office

2018-Mar-06: ROC approved via USCIS website (WAC status check)

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Today we received notice that our new card (Removal of Conditions 10 Year Green Card) was in production. No interview required. No additional requests. It was a May to November bromance with immigration. Here's your card. Best of luck to all out there.

Congratulations. I guess you filed with the CSC. Can you please update your timeline so others can see the dates. Thank you.

I am the US Citizen

 

Journey to Citizenship for my spouse

Day 1    11-20-2017  Filed N-400 Online

Day 1    11-20-2017  NOA1 for N-400

Day 4    11-24-2017  NOA1 hardcopy arrived in the mail

Day 25  12-15-2017  Biometrics Appointment at Ft Smith, AR ASC

Day 104 03-02-2018 Notified Interview Letter Sent.

Day 151 04-18-2018 Interview at Fort Smith, AR 

Day 174 05-11-2018 Oath Ceremony at Fort Smith USCIS.

 

Day 1,370 - JOURNEY from K1 Visa to Oath of Citizenship is now COMPLETE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Congratulations. I guess you filed with the CSC. Can you please update your timeline so others can see the dates. Thank you.

Shouldn't you take your own advice first? ?

Check my timeline for K-1 visa & AOS details

Conditional Permanent Resident: 16 September 2014

Conditional GC Expires: 16 September 2016

ROC Journey (CA Service Center)

2016-Sep-14: I-751 form, check, supporting docs sent USPS Priority Express

2016-Sep-15: ROC application received & signed for by Lakelieh

2016-Sep-15: NOA receipt date

2016-Sep-19: $590 check cashed by USCIS

2016-Sep-20: NOA/ 1-year extension letter received in mail

2018-Feb-26: ROC case transferred to local office

2018-Mar-06: ROC approved via USCIS website (WAC status check)

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Shouldn't you take your own advice first? ?

Out timeline will be updated when we file on Nov 19th. It is currently up-to-date.

I am the US Citizen

 

Journey to Citizenship for my spouse

Day 1    11-20-2017  Filed N-400 Online

Day 1    11-20-2017  NOA1 for N-400

Day 4    11-24-2017  NOA1 hardcopy arrived in the mail

Day 25  12-15-2017  Biometrics Appointment at Ft Smith, AR ASC

Day 104 03-02-2018 Notified Interview Letter Sent.

Day 151 04-18-2018 Interview at Fort Smith, AR 

Day 174 05-11-2018 Oath Ceremony at Fort Smith USCIS.

 

Day 1,370 - JOURNEY from K1 Visa to Oath of Citizenship is now COMPLETE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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So a 6-months process? I'm only 2 months in since I submitted ROC so I guess more patience on my end.

Hi Zuluweta! Yes about six months. Around month two i started checking the status daily just in case.....6 months of staying occupied with many things but mindful of what was happening in the background.

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Out timeline will be updated when we file on Nov 19th. It is currently up-to-date.

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Right. I got you confused with MabuhayDaniel.

Check my timeline for K-1 visa & AOS details

Conditional Permanent Resident: 16 September 2014

Conditional GC Expires: 16 September 2016

ROC Journey (CA Service Center)

2016-Sep-14: I-751 form, check, supporting docs sent USPS Priority Express

2016-Sep-15: ROC application received & signed for by Lakelieh

2016-Sep-15: NOA receipt date

2016-Sep-19: $590 check cashed by USCIS

2016-Sep-20: NOA/ 1-year extension letter received in mail

2018-Feb-26: ROC case transferred to local office

2018-Mar-06: ROC approved via USCIS website (WAC status check)

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Hi all -

Just checking in to see what's happening with everyone's process. We have filed for citizenship and are currently in line for an interview. Let's see how long it takes to schedule one down here in South Florida.

Hope everyone is enjoying a happy and safe holiday season!

07/31/05 First met in Ft Lauderdale

06/26/13 DOMA overturned

07/16/13 Married in Rockville, Maryland

08/22/13 Day 0 Mailed AOS Package to Chicago Lockbox (I-130, I-485, I-765)

11/20/13 Day 90 AOS Interview completed - Approved!

09/01/15 Day 740 I-751 Mailed ROC packet to California Service Center

04/08/16 Day 960 I-751 RFE received - need to provide more evidence of financial commingling

05/03/16 Day 985 RFE response sent

06/07/16 Day 1020 I-751 approval notice received

06/16/16 Day 1029 10-year greencard received

11/16/16 Day 1182 Mailed N-400 citizenship application

08/21/17 Day 1460 Received alert that naturalization interview was scheduled

09/28/17 Day 1498 N-400 interview completed - Approved!

10/20/17 Day 1520 Oath ceremony finished - now a US Citizen

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