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Finally after 22 months of waiting...

By Laura&Mark in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

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Laura&Mark   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Laura received her Permanent Resident Card !!!!!!!

Tears of joy to say the least...

Thank you to all who have supported us through this journey.

A special thank you to VisaJourney...we could not have done it without you!

Best wishes to those still waiting........Soon come....

Mark & Laura :dance::dance:

Mark (MI) and Laura (Canada)

March 1 2004: I-129F mailed to Nebraska

March 2 2004: NOA1

July 7 2004: RFE in snail mail- want original signature on Laura's G-325

July 23, 2004: APPROVED online (143 days) WOOOOHOOOO!!

Sep 30-2004 - Interview in Vancouver. Visa Approved!

Oct 19, 2004 - Arrive in US through North Portal, North Dakota

Oct 20, 2004 - Home in Michigan at last!!! YEEEHAAAA

Nov. 18, 2004 - Wedding Day :)

***AOS Process***

Jan 25, 2005 Mailed AOS, AP off to Chicago

Feb 2, 2005 Received in mail NOA's dated Jan 31

Feb 23, 2005 Biometrics appt in Grand Rapids. All went well!!

March 10, 2005 Bobby's AP & Laura's AP are Approved!!!!

May 23, 2005 Received AOS Interview Date from Detroit...August 22, 2005

July 6, 2005 Leaving for Negril Jamaica on our honeymoon MMMMMM

August 22, 2005 AOS APPROVED subject to background check.

March 15, 2007 STILL WAITING...File another I 131 Travel App

April 5, 2007 Infopass appt in Detroit. Learned FBI approved name check March 30, 2007

May 1 2007 Contact Congressional liason office, who contact USCIS

May 8, 2007 USCIS issues letter to update fingerprints on May 23

May 16, 2007 Second I 131 approved

May 23, 2007 Fingerprints updated

June 28, 2007 Finally receive Permanent Resident Card !!

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wioombeen   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Congrats! I will be there too.............................................................................

...one day. HAHA

12/13/04 - Met online

04/02/05 - 1st of 5 trips to the Philippines. The last of which I spent 6 months.

04/02/07- 129-F sent to NSC

04/09/07- Receipt notice date for NOA1

04/13/07- Received NOA1

07/09/07- Touched - Due to phone call I am guessing

07/10/07- 2nd touch hmmmm should I be excited? HAHA

07/11/07- 3rd touch - may or may not be due to a phone call.

07/16/07- 4th touch

07/17/07- 5th touch

07/20/07- NOA2

07/26/07- Received NOA2 hard copy

07/26/07- Received by NVC

07/30/07- NVC Shipped petition to Manila Embassy

10/05/07- Interview date WOW/ Approved

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Cécy   44

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: France
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Congratulations, it's good to hear they updated your file at last! You can celebrate it now.

08.2006: Entered with a B-2 visa.

07.06.07: Civil Wedding

07.17.2008 AOS approved with interview. It took 367 Days!

11.08.08: Big family wedding

09.18.09-10.03.09: First trip to France with Hubby

I-751

04.19.10: Package sent to Vermont

04.21.10: Delivered in Vermont

04.22.10: NOA date

04.23.10: Check cashed

05.17.10: Received biometrics appointment letter

06.07.10: Biometrics Appointment

06.26.10: Touched

07.07.10: Card Production Ordered!

07.17.10: Card in the mail :) Done until citizenship

French Thread I

French Thread II

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MaryandMian   1

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Pakistan
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Congratulations!

Everything I respond to is from personal knowledge, research or experience and I am in no means a lawyer or do I claim to be one. Everyone should read, research and be responsible for your own journey.

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misa Experienced

misa   2

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
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Congrats!

K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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lisanne   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: United Kingdom
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:dance::dance::dance: FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 8, 2006 - sent 129F

May 9, 2006 - USCIS rec'd 129F

May 19, 2006 - NOA1 rec'd in mail

June 29, 2006 - Received & sent IMBRA RFE

June 30, 2006 - RFE delivered at CSC at 7:46am signed by J Arnett

July 24, 2006 - NOA2 Approved!!!!!!!

July 28, 2006 - Petition received at NVC

August 1, 2006 - Petition leaves NVC

August 15, 2006 - sent packet 3

August 21, 2006 - Medical

August 30, 2006 - Rec'd packet 4

October 2, 2006 - INTERVIEW!!! APPROVED!!!

October 4, 2006 - Visa in hand!!!

October 7, 2006 - POE at JFK and got EAD stamp!

October 21, 2006 - Received Social Security card

October 28, 2006 - Married!!!!!!

AOS/EAD

November 10, 2006 - Sent off AOS/EAD

November 16, 2006 - NOA1 for AOS and EAD

December 2, 2006 - Biometrics for AOS and EAD

January 23, 2007 - Without any touches, we get letter for interview in March

January 26, 2007 - EAD card production ordered

January 29, 2007 - EAD touch - Approval Notice Sent

February 1, 2007 -received EAD card

February 8, 2007 - AOS touch

March 6, 2007 - AOS Interview - approved pending FBI checks

May 25, 2007 & May 29, 2007 - AOS touch- yay! it's been awhile

May 30, 2007 - email notice Welcoming New Permanent Resident

June 6, 2007 - Greencard in hand

REMOVING CONDITIONS

March 15, 2009 - Sent off I-751

April 10, 2009 - Biometrics

May 18, 2009 - APPROVAL LETTER RECEIVED!!! Without any online updates

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Lovetoteach   53

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Filed: Other Country: England
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A HUGE Congratulations to you both :dance::dance::dance::dance:

Shona

Edited by shona

Filing I 360 3rd Nov 2005

Prima facie determination received from Vermont 20th Nov 2005

DIVORCED JANUARY 25th 2006

EAD applied for again (jeez I need to work ) 28th Feb 2006

Removal hearing July 12th 2006

RFE's received for I360 and EAD 13th October 2006

NOID received March 2007

EAD denied March 2007

Back to Immigration Court April 18th 2007

NOID request for evidence received USCIS 3rd May 2007

I 360 touched May 31st 2007

I 360 actually approved May 30th 2007

EAD filed June 23rd 2007

I 485 filed July 24th 2007

NOA1 for I 485 August 1st 2007

EAD approved August 6th 2007

Medical with CS August 28th 2007

Biometrics August 24th 2007

Paperwork sent to Immigration Judge to finally terminate removal proceedings September 10th 2007

 

GREEN CARD FINALLY APPROVED AFTER 4 YEARS September 9th 2008 :D

 

N-400 Filed online 03/04/2018

NOA online 03/05/2018- projected Citizenship completion date December 2018

 

 

 

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nane1104   146

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Germany
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That was a terrible long wait, I am very happy for you guys!!! Congratulations!!! :dance:

Nadine & Kenneth

Our K-1 journey

02/06/2006 filed 129F

07/01/2007 received visa via "Deutsche Post"

08/27/2006 POE Dallas

->view my complete timeline

AOS, EAD and AP

12/6/2006 filed for AOS & EAD

1/05/2007 AOS transferred to California Service Center

01/16/2008 letter to Congressman

03/27/2008 GREENCARD arrived

ROC

02/02/2010 filed I-751

07/01/20010 Greencard arrived

 

Naturalization

12/08/2021 N-400 filed 

03/15/2022 Interview. Approved after "quality review"

05/11/2022 Oath Ceremony

 

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