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JACOBBEA   1

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My wife came to the US on K-1 visa an married her ex husband (2006). After approximately 10 months they split up and she moved out. After approximately 22 months they divorced. I met my wife approximately 20 months after she was married to her ex. When my wife was divorced we contacted an immigration attorney and he gave us very bad advice. The lawyer said that as long as she married me we could adjust her status later and that there was so rush. In late 2008 we were now married, bought a house and my wife was pregnant. In 2009 we had our interview for her I-485 and I130. At the interview we had our infant daughter with us. The interview was going well and the Officer told us that we should expect her green card in the mail. Shortly after the Officer told us to hold on and he walked out of the room. The Officer returned and said that he made a mistake and said that he could not adjust my wife's status. The officer told us that my wife would have to go back to the Philippines. We were devastated and caught completely by surprise. It felt like our world was ripped away from us.

After that I spoke to several lawyers and they said my wife had to return to the Philippines but that she would now have a ten year ban on her. Many others including a friend of mine who was a ICE agent said to do nothing and that they would never come after her.

Next thing we knew (beginning 2011) we got a letter in the mail stating that she was being put into deportation proceedings. A good friend of mine who worked in the government gave me the name of an Attorney that he said all the immigration prosecutors hated going up against and my friend said that if he needed a lawyer than this was the one he would use. Our attorney Mitchell J Cohen out of Hallandale Beach Florida said it was a long shot but would do his best. This was the only lawyer I spoke with that had an answer for any question I could think of. In 2011 the BIA case of Sesay came out and we thought we could use this case. In 2012 we had our master hearing and we gave the argument of Sesay but when my wife came on a K-1 visa her husband did not file a affidavit of support and the Judge said we needed one but would not except one from me. We were rescheduled for another hearing and Mitchell Cohen composed some kind of brief as to why we did not need an affidavit of support. The judge agreed on what our attorney said and stipulated that my wife would be eligible to adjust based on her previous marriage. Another hearing was set for July 18th 2013. At the hearing my wife had to testify and was grilled by the prosecutor for about an hour on the bonafides of her first marriage. After the testimony the judge ordered that my wife was able to adjust her status and all we are waiting for now is her green cared in the mail.

Mitchell J Cohen out of Hallandale Beach Florida (also has Office in Ft Myers), best immigration attorney in the country.

Thank You God for sending us Mitchell Cohen and saving my family.

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TatTot Rising Star

TatTot   7

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Congratulations to you and your wife! You both are so strong and positive that you were able to stand still up to the last fight! You deserve it!!! Now CHEERS for a happily ever after life!!!

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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Pitaya Grand Master

Pitaya   2,576

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--Moved from family based AOS Process to AOS Progress Forum--

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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keyser Contributor

keyser   3

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congrats!!!!

Sept.12 2012- got Married to my best friend(Ms.Keyzz)

Nov.01 2012---- my wife went back home

Nov.08 2012---sent I-130

Nov.13 2012-- I-130 Case accepted and routed to U.SCIS National Benefits Center for processing

Nov.24 2012-Received R.F.E I-30

Nov.26 2012--Sent I-129f

Dec.24 2012--wife came back up for Christmas & new years

2013-01-04---I-130 approved

2013-02-04 ---send a letter to Cancel I-129f (can't remember date )& decided to file I-485

2013-04-15-sent I-485, I-130 approval hard copy and I-765 applications to lock box, Chicago, IL

2013-04-20- came back with a note stating the amount was wrong

2013-04-22- i-485 packet send to lock box, Chicago, IL ( the correct amount this time)

2013-04-25- email saying Case I-485 Case accepted

2013-04-29: Received both I-485 and I-765 NOA's hard copy in the mail and the Biometrics appointment letter

2013-05-21: Biometrics done & stamp on my I-797c

2013-05-31: check case on the USCIS web page & its said (your I-485 status is ready for Testing and Interview schedule ( NO EAD CARD)

2013-06-10-hard copy interview letter was mail( NO EAD CARD)

2013-06-12:case updated from testing & Interview schedule to Testing and Interview ( NO EAD CARD)

2013-06-15-Got hard copy A.O.S Interview letter in hand dancin5hr.gif( NO EAD CARD)

2013-07-10 - got a letter from NVC with a case number ( which we cancel from 04. feb. 2013)

2013-07-17- A.O.S approved on the spot ( less then 20 mins)

2013-07-18- Green Card was send out by usic

2013-07-22- Got OUR WELCOME LETTER TO AMERICA content.gifcontent.gifcontent.gifcontent.gifstar_smile.gif

2013-07-25- Green card in hand

2013-07-26-

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Peter_Pan Proficient

Peter_Pan   661

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Romania
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Congrats for what? Breaking the law and getting away with it?


USCIS [*] 22 Nov. 2011 - I-129 package sent; [*] 25 Nov. 2011 - Package delivered; [*] 25 Nov. 2011 - NOA1/petition received and routed to the California Service Center; [*] 30 Nov. 2011 - Touched/confirmation though text message and email; [*] 03 Dec. 2011 - Hard copy received; [*]24 April 2012 - NOA2 (no RFEs)/text message/email/USCIS account updated; [*] 27 April 2012 - NOA2 hard copy received.

NVC [*] 14 May 2012 - Petition received by NVC ; [*] 16 May 2012 - Petition left NVC.

EMBASSY [*] 18 May 2012 - Petition arrived at the US Embassy in Bucharest; [*] 22 May 2012 - Package 3 received; [*] 24 May 2012 - Package sent to the consulate, interview date set; [*] 14 June 2012 - Interview date, approved.

POE [*] 04 July 2012 - Minneapolis/St.Paul. [*] 16 September 2012 - Wedding Day!

AOS/EAD/AP [*] 04 February 2013 - AOS/EAD/AP package sent; [*] 07 February 2013 - AOS/EAD/AP package delivered; [*] 12 February 2013 - NOA1 text messages/emails; [*] 16 February 2013 - NOA1 received in the regular mail; [*] 28 February 2013 - Biometrics letter received (appointment date, March 8th); [*] 04 March 2013 - Biometrics walk-in completed (9 out of 10 fingerprints taken, pinky would not give in); [*] 04 April 2013 - EAD/AP card approved; [*] 11 April 2013 - Combo card sent/tracking number obtained; [*] 15 April 2013 - Card delivered.

[*] 15 May 2013 - Moved from MN to LA; [*] 17 May 2013 - Applied for a new SS card/filed an AR-11 online (unsuccessfully), therefore called and spoke to a Tier 2 and changed the address; [*] 22 May 2013 - Address updated on My Case Status (finally can see the case numbers online); [*] 28 May 2013 - Letter received in the mail confirming the change of address; [*] 31 July 2013 - Went to Romania; [*] 12 September 2013 - returned to the US using the AP, POE Houston, everything went smoothly; [*] 20 September 2013 - Spoke to a Tier2 and put in a service request; [*] 23 September 2013 - Got "Possible Interview Waiver" letter (originally sent on August, 29th to my old address, returned and re-routed to my current address); [*] 1 October 2013 - Started a new job.

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Trying to get the word out about our struggles:

http://voices.yahoo.com/almost-legal-citizen-but-not-quite-12155565.html?cat=9

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