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DEFINITIVE LANGUAGE BARRIER POLL

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NEW Barrier Language Poll!  

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  1. 1. Do you speak English/SO language?

    • USC Bilingual (Adv), SO Bilingual (Adv)
      24
    • USC Bilingual (Adv), SO Bilingual (basic)
      13
    • USC Bilingual (Adv), SO Native lang only
      2
    • USC Bilingual (Basic), SO Native lang only
      1
    • US English only, SO Bilingual (Adv)
      55
    • US ENglish only, SO Bilingual (basic)
      10
    • US English only, SO Native language only
      0
    • We speak a third language between us.
      4
    • We're both from english speaking countries
      37

  2. 2. Could you understand Each other when you met?

    • Yes, in either languages
      14
    • Yes, USC speaking SO native language
      16
    • Yes, SO speaking english
      82
    • Kinda ( we're both from english speaking countries)
      32
    • NO, had to use a translator
      2

  3. 3. Which ice cream do you prefer, Hagen Dasz or Ben & Jerrys?

    • Hagen!
      69
    • Ben's!
      77

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mendeleev Proficient

mendeleev   68

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Russia
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I speak her language very poorly -- her college degree is in English and she improved a lot after that, before I met her.

5-15-2002 Met, by chance, while I traveled on business

3-15-2005 I-129F
9-18-2005 Visa in hand
11-23-2005 She arrives in USA
1-18-2006 She returns to Russia, engaged but not married

11-10-2006 We got married!

2-12-2007 I-130 sent by Express mail to NSC
2-26-2007 I-129F sent by Express mail to Chicago lock box
6-25-2007 Both NOA2s in hand; notice date 6-15-2007
9-17-2007 K3 visa in hand
11-12-2007 POE Atlanta

8-14-2008 AOS packet sent
9-13-2008 biometrics
1-30-2009 AOS interview
2-12-2009 10-yr Green Card arrives in mail

2-11-2014 US Citizenship ceremony

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panamania79 Mentor

panamania79   2

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Panama
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phew, I guess this one is more complete lol

I'm bilingual.my SO speaks very little English.We communicate in Spanish.Ben and Jerry's is better because they have Cherry Garcia.

May 7,2007-USCIS received I-129f
July 24,2007-NOA1 was received
April 21,2008-K-1 visa denied.
June 3,2008-waiver filed at US Consalate in Panama
The interview went well,they told him it will take another 6 months for them to adjudicate the waiver
March 3,2009-US Consulate claims they have no record of our December visit,nor Manuel's interview
March 27,2009-Manuel returned to the consulate for another interrogation(because they forgot about December's interview),and they were really rude !
April 3,2009-US Counsalate asks for more court documents that no longer exist !
June 1,2009-Manuel and I go back to the US consalate AGAIN to give them a letter from the court in Colon along with documents I already gave them last year.I was surprised to see they had two thick files for his case !


June 15,2010-They called Manuel in to take his fingerprints again,still no decision on his case!
June 22,2010-WAIVER APPROVED at 5:00pm
July 19,2010-VISA IN MANUELITO'S HAND at 3:15pm!
July 25,2010-Manuelito arrives at 9:35pm at Logan Intn'l Airport,Boston,MA
August 5,2010-FINALLY MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 23,2010-Filed for AOS at the International Institute of RI $1400!
December 23,2010-Work authorization received.
January 12,2011-RFE

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Tarumba   9

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Peru
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phew, I guess this one is more complete lol

I'm bilingual.my SO speaks very little English.We communicate in Spanish.Ben and Jerry's is better because they have Cherry Garcia.

I was going to post that! Cherry Garcia is one of the best things I've had in the US.

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franklie   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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I'm bilingual.my SO speaks very little English.We communicate in Spanish.

I'm with Panamania79.

While my wife understands me the majority of the time, there are times when I use a phrase or words that are not commonly used in her neck of the woods. I have used idiomatic expressions from Colombia, Cuba, Argentina and Spain that catch her by surprise...

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Si me dieran a elegir una vez más_____ Nos casamos: el 01 de Julio 2008

te elegiría sin pensarlo _______________ Una cita con una abogada para validar la info de VJ: el 24 de Agosto, 2008 (Ya ella me cree)

es que no hay nada que pensar_______ El envio del I-130: el 26 de Agosto 2008

que no existe ni motivo ni razón ______ Entregado a las 14:13 PM en el 26 de Agosto, 2008 en CHICAGO, IL. Firmado por V BUSTAMANTE.

para dudarlo ni un segundo ___________ La 1ra Notificación de Acción (NOA1): el 29 de Agosto 2008

porque tú has sido lo mejor ___________ El cheque al USCIS cobró: el 2 de Septiembre, 2008

que todo este corazón ________________ Un toque el 19 de septiembre, 2008

y que entre el cielo y tú

yo me quedo contigo

-Franco deVita

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redglasses   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Japan
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We are both fluent in English and Japanese.

My hubby refuses to speak Japanese with me, but it doesn't mean he can't speak it.

He understands it so well.

Immigration Process (DCF Japan)

08/06/2008 I-130 petition at Tokyo, Japan

08/13/2008 I-130 approved

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| Waited until we were ready to move back

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07/13/2009 IV interview at Tokyo, Japan

07/15/2009 IV(IR-1) in hand

Post-DCF

07/29/2009 POE at Las Vegas

08/17/2009 GC(10yrs) received

Click here for the detailed timeline.

Done with USCIS until

- naturalization in May 2012 or

- GC replacement in February 2019

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Savanphil   3

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
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Hubby is bi-lingual if you can call it that, their official language is English, but the locals speak Patoi. He does both.

I am a USC and bilingual, English and Spanish, I'd say my understanding of Patoi is advanced but I refuse to speak it, the accent is so hard to capture, I feel like I'm mocking it in some way by butchering the language.

12/03/2005: Married

10/13/2006: Interview Approved

10/26/2006: POE: EWR (ARRIVED) [/size]

182 days from filing to Visa in Hand!!![/color]

AOS/EAD

01/22/2007: Sent to The Lockbox.....let the games begin.....again

02/02/2007: NOA1's for both....the waiting game officially begins

02/15/2007: Biometrics appt.

04/11/2007: EAD APPROVED!! YI-HAW

04/21/2007: Received SSN#

05/23/2007: AOS Interview -------> APPROOOOOOVED!!!!!!

05/29/2007: Received Welcome letter

06/04/2007: Green Card in Hand!!!

122 Days from filing AOS to Green Card in Hand!!!

REMOVING CONDITIONS

05/21/2009: Filed to Remove Conditions

6/18/2009: Biometrics Done

09/14/2009: Approved!!!

Citizenship

2/15/2011: Filed N-400

3/28/2011: Biometrics <-- Done

5/09/2011: Naturalization Interview <--- APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5/09/2011: Swearing in Ceremony (We're Done)

MY HUSBAND IS NOW A US CITIZEN

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kaffy Proficient

kaffy   2

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Australia
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My husband speaks English, I am trilingual. Husband is learning my language and we hope to raise our kids bilingual.

Haagen Dazs dulce de leche for me please :D

DCF Timeline here

POE Timeline

08/24/2008 POE Seattle

08/29/2008 SSN assigned

09/08/2008 SSN (Card) received

09/29/2008 Green Card received

I-90 Timeline (USCIS error)

11/10/2008 Send I-90 to Texas service center

12/xx/2008 NOA1

01/07/2009 Card production ordered

01/14/2009 Card mailed

01/xx/2009 Card received

I-751 Timeline

06/02/2010 Send I-751 to California service center

06/04/2010 Received at CSC

06/07/2010 NOA1

06/09/2010 Check cashed

07/27/2010 Biometrics

07/28/2010 Touch

09/02/2010 Approved

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venusfire503 Community Regular

venusfire503   54

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Morocco
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There wasn't really a way to answer the second question. I was going to answer "kinda", but then it mentioned about both being from English-speaking countries. We spoke English to each other, but when we FIRST met, his English was REALLY shaky. We figured each other out, though. Sometime we used voila to translate, or google images to explain things to each other!

I'm learning his language now that he's here. We really wanted to focus on his English before because of the visa interview and to make it easier for him once he got here. Also, he knew SOME English, and I knew NO Moroccan Arabic, and only a few words in French. VERY few!

As far as the ice cream goes, my absolute favorite is Turkey Hill, especially the Chocolate Marshmallow.... (I'm happy there's no gelatin in it!)

met online May 2006

visited him in Morocco July 2006

K-1 petition sent late September 2006 after second visit

December 2006 - third trip - went for his visa interview (stood outside all day)

visa approved! arrived here together right before Christmas 2006

married January 2007

AOS paperwork sent February 2007

RFE (yipee)

another RFE (yikes)

AOS approval July 2007

sent Removal of Conditions paperwork 01 May 2009

received I-751 NOA 14 May 2009

received ASC appt. notice 28 May 2009

biometrics appt. 12 June 2009

I-751 approval date 25 Sept 2009 (no updates on the system - still says 'received'/"initial review")

19 Oct 2009 - got text message "card production ordered"

24 Oct 2009 - actual card in the mail box!

sent his N-400 - 14 May 2010

check cashed 27 May 2010

NOA received 29 May 2010 (dated 24 May)

Biometrics Appointment Letter received 17 June 2010

Biometrics scheduled for 08 July 2010; walk-in successfully done in Philadelphia 07 July 2010

02 Oct 2010 - FINALLY got email saying the case was being transferred to the local office. Hoping to get his interview letter soon...

05 Oct 2010 - received interview letter!!!!

08 November 2010 - scheduled for N-400 interview

- went together for interview; file isn't there - need to wait to be rescheduled

Jan 2011 - went for Infopass

25 Feb 2011 - interview

19 April 2011 - Infopass

8 July 2011 - HE'S FINALLY A CITIZEN - WOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

30 July 2011 - citizenship party

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