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del8ert   10

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I'm interesting in learning how others ship things overseas. I'm sure many of us have done it and if so, who did you find to be the most reliable and cost efficient? Does anyone have any shipping connections ?

Shipping through USPS can be such an unpredictable experience. It took 36 days for a package to get from AZ to South Africa. Thankfully it was just candy, but nevertheless.

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06/05/15: Entry to the United States

06/12/15: Married!

 

ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS:

07/28/15: I-485 SENT

07/29/15: I-485 RECEIVED

08/03/15: NOA1 HARDCOPY RECEIVED

08/17/15: BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT

10/16/15: INTERVIEW

10/16/15: APPROVED!

10/20/15: GREEN CARD IN HAND

 

REMOVING OF CONDITIONS:

07/18/2017: I-751 SENT

07/20/2017: I-751 RECEIVED

07/22/2017: CHECK CASHED

07/24/2017: NOA 1 RECEIVED DATED 7-20-17

08/21/2017: Called USCIS for an update, have not received biometrics letter

09/05/2017: Received email saying we will be electronically added to scheduling list.

11/03/2017: Called USCIS for an update, spoke with Tier II, still have not received biometrics letter.

02/26/2018: Case status shows case is now at local office. 

05/05/2018: Received NOA that biometrics appointment will not be needed. 

 

NATURALIZATION:

09/24/2018: N-400 Application submitted. (Online) 

 

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Tina and Johan   206

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: South Africa
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For SA, I'm reluctant to mail anything! Especially after the nightmarish Post Office strike. If and when we send stuff to his family, it'll be DHL. Like you, I sent stuff (to Pretoria for my mother in law), and it took about a month. (candy also. I thought for sure it was stolen. :( )

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K1 Visa timeline:

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02/01/2014 - mailed our petition

07/25/2014 - Johan arrives in Los Angeles! 

*See updated timeline for specific dates.*

AOS timeline:~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

08/02/2014 - AOS, EAD, AP applications mailed. 

11/17/2014 - K2 gets an interview waiver letter in the mail (dated November 12th) (K1 has never gotten this letter)

08/24/2015 - Green cards are FINALLY in hand after nearly 13 months of waiting. 

ROC timeline: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

05/01/2017 - ROC application sent 

05/02/2017 - CSC receives our package

05/03/2017 - Official NOA1 date

05/10/2017 - MO cashed at our bank

05/12/2017 - NOA 1 is in the mailbox.

05/20/2017 - Biometrics letter in hand

05/31/2017 - biometrics appt (Oxnard, CA)

06/19/2018 - ROC still pending with no news but that wonky glitch back in February, so we went ahead and filed for citizenship

N-400 timeline: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

06/19/2018 - N-400 application filed online

06/20/2018 - NOA1 received online for Naturalization application

06/25/2018 - Biometrics notification online (PDF Document)

07/12/2018 - Biometrics appt (Oxnard, CA)

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Confusedtinybird   41

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: South Africa
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I wouldn't ship anything to South Africa right now via the Post Office. There was a post office strike and I shipped several things 5 months ago, and they never arrived. There is a HUGE backlog due to the strike.

If you need to ship anything FROM South Africa to the USA I can give you the name of an excellent company that we used.

 

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