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Received my passport last Saturday. The Naturalization certificate has not come in yet as of today (Wednesday). Hoping I get it back soon!
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raleighn400........Durham, NC............07/30/09...............09/03/09.............09/05/09.............Normal
Rebelheart'son.....Atlanta, GA...........07/31/09...............08/31/09.............09/02/09.............Normal
Tini 27............Brooklyn,NY...........08/04/09...............08/14/09.............08/14/09.............Expedited
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so2008.............Tampa, FL.............08/17/09 ..............09/10/09.............09/11/09.............Normal
Annelizabeth.......New Albany, IN........08/24/09...............09/17/09.............09/17/09.............Normal
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Kathryn41..........(refiled Form DS-86)..09/28/09...............10/07/09(first passport missing, cancelled 09/28/09)
l.j./1999..........Brooklyn, NY..........08/29/09...............09/25/09.............09/25/09.............Normal
wifey246...........Pomona, CA............08/29/09...............09/23/09.............09/23/09.............Normal
cookiee............Miami, FL.............09/01/09...............09/14/09.............09/12/09.............Expedited
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raleighn400_wife...Durham, NC............09/14/09...............10/01/09.............10/05/09.............Normal
Jayde..............Fort Lauderdale,FL....09/16/09...............10/10/09.............--/--/--.............Normal
Clarax.............???...................09/17/09...............10/19/09.............10/19/09.............Normal
LiveByFaith........Novi, MI..............09/18/09...............10/08/09.............10/09/09.............Normal
KikiDoug...........Columbia, MD..........09/23/09...............10/08/09.............10/09/09.............Expedited
Entered1980........New York, NY..........09/23/09...............10/02/09.............--/--/--.............Expedited
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daveh..............Mountain View, CA.....09/25/09...............10/03/09.............10/06/09.............Expedited
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jess1..............Detroit, MI...........09/30/09...............10/07/09.............--/--/--.............Expedited
botipapa...........Naples, FL............09/30/09...............10/08/09.............10/09/09.............Expedited
nyani09............Atlanta, GA...........10/02/09...............10/24/09.............10/24/09.............Normal
Leo_Boca Raton.....Boca Raton, FL........10/09/09...............10/24/09.............--/--/--.............Normal
Wannabe_Texan......Houston, TX...........10/23/09...............10/27/09.............10/27/09.............Expedited
Imzadi.............Atlanta, GA...........10/26/09...............11/09/09.............11/09/09.............Expedited
Poisontee..........Round Rock, TX........10/26/09...............11/06/09.............11/07/09.............Normal
Treyu..............San Jose, CA..........10/29/09...............11/05/09.............11/06/09.............Expedited
Ssharma............Dallas, TX............10/29/09...............11/09/09.............11/09/09.............Expedited
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Internetkafe.......Milwaukee,WI..........11/23/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Normal
Ant+D+A............Olean, NY.............11/25/09...............--/--/--.............11/25/09.............NYS Enhanced License
snj_immigrant......Philadelphia, PA......11/25/09...............11/25/09.............11/25/09.............Expedited
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In hindsight, we could have spent an afternoon at the DMV and then waited ten days or so to get the new DL before applying for the passport. However, if the passport application instructsions say that a Naturalization Certificate is proof of BOTH identify and citizenship, then the post office should not be asking for additional evidence beyond that.
I agree. The instructions are VERY clear that the Naturalization certificate is sufficient as proof of ID as well as citizenship. Also, there is nowhere that implies a name change document is needed, let alone the original one.
When I went to the County Clerk, she told us that the Naturalization certificate was ok without the driver's license but that the Passport Agency likes to see the court document along with the Naturalization certificate. In fact, during the oath, the deputy clerk told us that the Naturalization certificate and name change document should always be presented together, which is similar to what the County Clerk said.
However, in your case, the requirement for the name change document was in response to hesitation of accepting the naturalization certificate as a form of ID, which clearly should not be a problem. So I agree that you dealt with some incompetence there.
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No problems at the County Clerk with the name change.
BUT, she was familiar with the Naturalization certificate plus name change document, and advised that they like to see both documents together, and that they will also be returned together. So we gave it to them.
So same situation (had to give up the court order of the name change), but I guess at least there was no hassle over identification.
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Cool, thanks! glad things look in order. And so glad this is almost over!
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Imzadi..............06/05/09.......06/10/09.......07/01/09........09/14/09........10/19/09.......10/19/09...Atlanta
Kamranashraf1.......06/05/09.......07/11/09.......07/28/09........09/19/09........11/02/09.......11/12/09...New York
Tata................06/06/09.......06/10/09.......07/10/09........07/27/09........09/16/09.......10/14/09...Philadelphia
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poisontee...........06/07/09.......06/11/09.......07/02/09........07/13/09........08/24/09.......10/22/09...San Antonio
CColdwell...........06/08/09.......06/12/09.......07/11/09........08/29/09........10/14/09.......10/14/09...Newark
PRK73...............06/08/09.......06/16/09.......07/02/09........09/14/09........10/19/09.......--/--/--...Atlanta
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Mohsin..............06/10/09.......06/19/09.......07/11/09........08/03/09........09/02/09.......10/26/09...Mt. Laurel
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Deep123.............06/11/09.......06/18/09.......08/05/09........08/25/09........10/08/09.......--/--/--...Hartford
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phillydude411.......06/18/09.......06/23/09.......07/10/09........09/01/09........10/20/09.......--/--/--...Philadelphia, PA
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roosh...............06/23/09.......06/30/09.......07/15/09........09/14/09........10/19/09.......--/--/--...Newark
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KikiDoug............06/29/09.......07/10/09.......07/24/09........08/25/09........09/19/09.......09/23/09...Baltimore
malydon.............06/29/09.......07/06/07.......07/29/09........08/13/09........09/21/09.......10/16/09...Manchester NH
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UserName............Sent...........NOA1...........Biometrics......Int ltr recd....Interview......Oath.......Office
gopalag1............06/01/09.......06/04/09.......06/25/09........07/06/09........08/17/09.......--/--/--...San Diego
Kashif..............06/08/09.......06/11/09.......06/23/09........08/03/09........09/22/09.......09/29/09...Seattle
80k.................06/08/09.......06/15/09.......07/16/09........08/31/09........10/21/09.......11/19/09...Portland, OR
Jess1...............06/09/09.......06/18/09.......07/22/09........07/30/09........09/22/09.......09/30/09...Detroit
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Onion...............06/10/09.......06/20/09.......07/15/09........07/30/09........09/22/09.......09/30/09...Detroit
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Slightly confused as to why you are having a court ordered name change but everything you have listed sounds good to go!
Oh, the name change is happening as part of the oath. I thought it comes with some kind of Court documentation of Name Change?
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So my wife finally has her oath in a few weeks, and will also have her name changed. There are a lot of things to take care of, and I am wondering if the following is a good strategy:
- Go to oath, receive Naturalization Cert + Court Order of Name Change.
- Go to SSA office, show them the above received documents, and update status and get a new card with her new name.
- Go to DMV and update status and get a new Driver's License.
- Make copy of Naturalization Cert and Court Order of Name Change.
- Go to County Clerk and apply for passport. Relinguish the Naturalization Certificate temporarily (since it needs to be sent in).
- Update banks with new name (Court Order of Name Change should be enough?).
Is there anything I am missing? The strategy involves taking care of DMV and SSA while I still have the original Naturalization Certificate, before giving it up for the passport application. I heard someone on Visajourney had to relinguish the Court Order of Name Change as well, which would affect my ability to update banks.
Anything else I need to take care of, or any other complications that might arise?
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Imzadi..............06/05/09.......06/10/09.......07/01/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Atlanta
Kamranashraf1.......06/05/09.......07/11/09.......07/28/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...New York
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Jayde......resent...06/06/09.......06/10/09.......07/06/09........07/23/09...........08/28/09.......09/16/09...Fort Lauderdale
poisontee...........06/07/09.......06/11/09.......07/02/09........07/13/09...........08/24/09.......--/--/--...San Antonio
CColdwell...........06/08/09.......06/12/09.......07/11/09........08/29/09...........10/14/09.......--/--/--...Newark
PRK73...............06/08/09.......06/16/09.......07/02/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Atlanta
Red Diablo..........06/09/09.......06/16/09.......07/09/09........08/06/09...........08/31/09.......09/16/09...Fort Lauderdale
Mohsin..............06/10/09.......06/19/09.......07/11/09........08/03/09...........09/02/09.......--/--/--...Mt. Laurel
Wannabe_Texan.......06/11/09.......06/19/09.......07/24/09........08/06/09...........09/14/09.......--/--/--...Houston
Deep123.............06/11/09.......06/18/09.......08/05/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Hartford
LovelySummer1982....06/12/09.......06/22/09.......07/10/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...
AbdiraRashid........06/12/09.......06/16/09.......07/10/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Oklahoma City
Siddarth18..........06/16/09.......06/29/09.......07/18/09........09/05/09...........10/15/09.......--/--/--...Newark
KBF.................06/16/09.......06/22/09.......07/13/09........08/03/09...........09/10/09.......--/--/--...Charleston, WV
phillydude411.......06/18/09.......06/23/09.......07/10/09........09/01/09...........10/20/09.......--/--/--...Philadelphia, PA
Mr. Big Dog.........06/23/09.......06/29/09.......07/16/09........07/25/09...........09/09/09.......--/--/--...Tampa
Leo_Boca Raton......06/23/09.......06/30/09.......07/16/09........08/03/09...........10/14/09.......--/--/--...West Palm Beach
roosh...............06/23/09.......06/30/09.......07/15/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Newark
neolla .............06/27/09.......07/02/09.......07/25/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Newark
shakysgirl..........06/28/09.......07/06/09.......07/24/09........08/31/09...........10/08/09.......--/--/--...Albany
KikiDoug............06/29/09.......07/10/09.......07/24/09........08/25/09...........09/19/09.......--/--/--...Baltimore
malydon.............06/29/09.......07/06/07.......07/29/09........08/13/09...........09/15/09.......--/--/--...Manchester NH
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UserName............Sent...........NOA1...........Biometrics......Int ltr recd.......Interview......Oath.......Office
gopalag1............06/01/09.......06/04/09.......06/25/09........07/06/09...........08/17/09.......--/--/--...San Diego
Kashif..............06/08/09.......06/11/09.......06/23/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Seattle
80k.................06/08/09.......06/15/09.......07/16/09........08/31/09...........10/21/09.......--/--/--...Portland, OR
Jess1...............06/09/09.......06/18/09.......07/22/09........07/30/09...........09/22/09.......--/--/--...Detroit
alexandsara.........06/09/09.......06/16/09.......07/09/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Seattle
Onion...............06/10/09.......06/20/09.......07/15/09........--/--/--...........09/22/09.......--/--/--...Detroit
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Auria...............06/20/09.......06/30/09.......07/16/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Olympia
LiraKonen...........06/xx/09.......06/22/09.......07/14/09........07/24/09...........10/10/09.......--/--/--...
Treyu...............06/23/09.......06/26/09.......07/25/09........08/06/09...........09/11/09.......--/--/--...San Jose
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thanks for the warning on this. My wife will be dealing with the same thing as she will be changing her name and will only have her naturalization certificate as ID and proof of citizenship with her new name.
We can go to either the County clerk or post office. Hopefully the County clerk will be more likely to be well informed on this.
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Got an email today:
Your case has been transferred to a local office and an interview will be scheduled. As part of our standard processing you will be sent a notice when the interview is scheduled, or if the office needs something from you. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address. We process each kind of case in the order we receive them. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the link below for current processing dates. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. To receive e-mail updates, follow the link below to register.
I also got this today (didn't get email since I didn't sign up, but I check the status every other day and I found this on my case status this morning). Anxiously awaiting interview letter!
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Just updated above.
6/8/2009, Application Sent
6/10/2009, Received
6/15/2009, NOA received
7/16/2009, Biometrics Appointment
8/22/2009, yellow letter
Yellow letter indicated to bring all passports and travel documents issued by any government (my wife has lived in a few countries). No interview letter yet.
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UserName............Sent...........NOA1...........Biometrics......Int ltr recd.......Interview......Oath.......Office
NI-CT...............06/01/09.......06/08/09.......08/07/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Hartford
Imzadi..............06/05/09.......06/10/09.......07/01/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Atlanta
Kamranashraf1.......06/05/09.......07/11/09.......07/28/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...New York
Tata................06/06/09.......06/10/09.......07/10/09........07/27/09...........09/16/09.......--/--/--...Philadelphia
Jayde......resent...06/06/09.......06/10/09.......07/06/09........07/23/09...........08/28/09.......--/--/--...Fort Lauderdale
poisontee...........06/07/09.......06/11/09.......07/02/09........07/13/09...........08/24/09.......--/--/--...San Antonio
CColdwell...........06/08/09.......06/12/09.......07/11/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Newark
PRK73...............06/08/09.......06/16/09.......07/02/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Atlanta
Red Diablo..........06/09/09.......06/16/09.......07/09/09........08/06/09...........08/31/09.......--/--/--...Fort Lauderdale
Mohsin..............06/10/09.......06/19/09.......07/11/09........08/03/09...........09/02/09.......--/--/--...Mt. Laurel
Wannabe_Texan.......06/11/09.......06/19/09.......07/24/09........08/06/09...........09/14/09.......--/--/--...Houston
Deep123.............06/11/09.......06/18/09.......08/05/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Hartford
LovelySummer1982....06/12/09.......06/22/09.......07/10/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...
AbdiraRashid........06/12/09.......06/16/09.......07/10/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Oklahoma City
Siddarth18..........06/16/09.......06/29/09.......07/18/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Newark
KBF.................06/16/09.......06/22/09.......07/13/09........08/03/09...........09/10/09.......--/--/--...Charleston, WV
phillydude411.......06/18/09.......06/23/09.......07/10/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Philadelphia
Mr. Big Dog.........06/23/09.......06/29/09.......07/16/09........07/25/09...........09/09/09.......--/--/--...Tampa
Leo_Boca Raton......06/23/09.......06/30/09.......07/16/09........08/03/09...........09/17/09.......--/--/--...West Palm Beach
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KikiDoug............06/29/09.......07/10/09.......07/24/09........--/--/--...........--/--/--.......--/--/--...Baltimore
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My Mother in law has been denied a tourist visa 4 times from the Philippines.
Did they give a reason for the denial? Is it due to lack of "strong ties" to the phillippines? Does she own a home or have a job there?
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Thanks for the responses. I suppose they should get started and see what happens.
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Thank you very much for the responses.
http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...amp;#entry94823Here is some information
Thanks for the link. That has some very useful information. Although that situation does not involve a kid. I have heard that it is usually quite difficult to bring a small child (like our niece) if it is just for visiting, as immigration is afraid that they will leave the kid in the US. I'm curious if anyone knows if this is a big concern?
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Hello,
I am a US citizen, and my wife is a permanent resident. We were hoping to have my wife's parents visit the US from China on a visitor/tourist visa. However, we were also hoping to have our niece (my wife's sister's daughter) come along with them. She is only 5 years old.
I was wondering if anyone knew how likely or unlikely our niece would be granted the visa?
Any advice on what we might be able to provide to help convince the consulate to allow them to visit? Thank you very much!
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If you file form 1040NR....
Kezzie
ah that makes sense... thanks!
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In the pamphlet for permanent residence, it says that you can lose your status if you "Declare yourself a nonimmigrant on your tax return".
I don't remember any section that asked us to declare. I was wondering what exactly this technicality means?
Thank you very much!
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Hello,
Australia had a relaxed policy on this.
My wife was there on a student visa, studying. I was on a tourist visa. Their requirement was that the applicant had to have a reason for being in the country other than applying for the visa. A student visa showing she was there for at least 6 more months (at the time the petition was filed) was the requirement.
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I know how you feel. This happened to my husband and I a total of 3 times. Was this Bank of America?
This was Vanguard. Our main account is a money market account on there.
Sorry to hear it happened to you so many times. How did you resolve the issue and figure out what was causing it and how to avoid it?
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My wife got a CR1 visa. She entered the US no problems. We got her green card, her SSN, her driver's license. One hoop after another. Finally, we can open a bank account and get our finances in order.
One week later, no warning at all, our bank account is frozen. We can't take money out. We can't put money in. This is where all of our money is, and there was no warning. The representative on the phone said due to the Patriot Act, they cannot unfreeze the account until paperwork goes through verifying her identification.
This is so inconvenient and frustrating to me because it just makes me feel like there is no end to this journey. At what point can we finally sleep at night knowing that my wife can do normal things and be treated like a normal person in this country. The fact that there was no warning, and that ALL of our money is being held out of our reach is really really outrageous to me. I have checks and direct deposits and payments I have to worry about now. And the worst thing is that it will take over a week to get this sorted out. This is an outrageous amount of time, and goes to show that you really need to have your money in more than one place.
Just a warning to all of you to always keep money in a few places. I'm starting to think under the mattress is the best place to put our money
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So a Roth IRA is funded with after-tax money and only the interest one will get is tax free?
Thank you!
All accumulated interest, dividends, and capital gains on a Roth IRA are tax-free when it is finally distributed (as long as you don't withdraw early or if as long as you meet other qualified conditions).
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Well, after some serious digging around and reading through tax laws and documents, i've decided that there is much more supporting rules that says that she CAN open a Roth.
The main issues are that all nonresident aliens are legally allowed to elect to be treated as a resident for the entire tax year if both spouses agree. From there, it clearly states that all tax treaties must remain consistent with her status as a resident for the entire year.
Additionally, a lot of nonresident aliens have successfully opened Roth IRA's for themselves without any red tape. The main issue to them is the fact that the money must remain in the US unless it is withdrawn with penalties.
So I am going to go ahead and open one up! As an FYI to others: There is a retirement contribution credit that the federal government gives to low income earners who contribute to any retirement plan, even a Roth (keep in mind, this is a credit, NOT a deduction. Deductible IRA's like traditional ones can give you both a credit AND a deduction, if you qualify). This year, i worked very little, and am under the income requirement, so luckily I was able to get a credit of $400 for our Roths
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raleighn400........Durham, NC............07/30/09...............09/03/09.............09/05/09.............Normal
Rebelheart'son.....Atlanta, GA...........07/31/09...............08/31/09.............09/02/09.............Normal
Tini 27............Brooklyn,NY...........08/04/09...............08/14/09.............08/14/09.............Expedited
Sami76.............Atlanta, GA...........08/07/09...............08/28/09.............08/31/09.............Normal
babonsi........... Redding,CA............08/15/09...............09/19/09.............--/--/--.............Normal
jeangab75..........Durham, NC............08/17/09 ..............09/18/09.............09/19/09.............Normal
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Annelizabeth.......New Albany, IN........08/24/09...............09/17/09.............09/17/09.............Normal
Kathryn41..........Stockbridge, GA.......08/28/09.(cancelled)...10/06/09 ............09/23/09.............Normal
Kathryn41..........(refiled Form DS-86)..09/28/09...............10/07/09(first passport missing, cancelled 09/28/09)
l.j./1999..........Brooklyn, NY..........08/29/09...............09/25/09.............09/25/09.............Normal
wifey246...........Pomona, CA............08/29/09...............09/23/09.............09/23/09.............Normal
cookiee............Miami, FL.............09/01/09...............09/14/09.............09/12/09.............Expedited
jsnearline.........Denver, CO............09/04/09...............09/24/09.............09/26/09.............Normal
raleighn400_wife...Durham, NC............09/14/09...............10/01/09.............10/05/09.............Normal
Jayde..............Fort Lauderdale,FL....09/16/09...............10/10/09.............--/--/--.............Normal
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LiveByFaith........Novi, MI..............09/18/09...............10/08/09.............10/09/09.............Normal
KikiDoug...........Columbia, MD..........09/23/09...............10/08/09.............10/09/09.............Expedited
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jess1..............Detroit, MI...........09/30/09...............10/07/09.............--/--/--.............Expedited
botipapa...........Naples, FL............09/30/09...............10/08/09.............10/09/09.............Expedited
nyani09............Atlanta, GA...........10/02/09...............10/24/09.............10/24/09.............Normal
Leo_Boca Raton.....Boca Raton, FL........10/09/09...............10/24/09.............--/--/--.............Normal
Wannabe_Texan......Houston, TX...........10/23/09...............10/27/09.............10/27/09.............Expedited
Imzadi.............Atlanta, GA...........10/26/09...............11/09/09.............11/09/09.............Expedited
Poisontee..........Round Rock, TX........10/26/09...............11/06/09.............11/07/09.............Normal
Treyu..............San Jose, CA..........10/29/09...............11/05/09.............11/06/09.............Expedited
Ssharma............Dallas, TX............10/29/09...............11/09/09.............11/09/09.............Expedited
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fine&jadwin........Sacramento, CA........11/19/09...............11/28/09.............12/02/09.............Expedited
80k................Portland, OR..........11/20/09...............11/28/09.............12/03/09.............Expedited
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Internetkafe.......Milwaukee,WI..........11/23/09...............--/--/--.............--/--/--.............Normal
Ant+D+A............Olean, NY.............11/25/09...............--/--/--.............11/25/09.............NYS Enhanced License
snj_immigrant......Philadelphia, PA......11/25/09...............11/25/09.............11/25/09.............Expedited