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10 year green card received, 8/12/16 total elapsed time since filing the I-129f 1380 days Or 3 years, 9 months, 11 days.

California Service Center (21 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
LUIPERD...............12/31/15......01/04/16......02/03/16......--/--/--

RAAJAJI...............12/31/15......01/05/16......02/04/16......--/--/--

SSHAIKH04.............01/04/16......01/05/16......02/04/16......--/--/--
PRICEGLOVE............01/04/16......01/06/16......02/05/16......--/--/--
FEAN07................01/08/16......01/11/16......02/10/16......--/--/--
DWINGE................01/09/16......01/11/16......02/29/16......--/--/-- -rescheduled Biometrics
LOLADOLLY.............01/09/16......01/11/16......02/10/16......--/--/--
LUPECITA..............01/13/16......01/14/16......02/11/16......--/--/--
PACHACUTI.............01/15/16......01/19/16......02/19/16......--/--/--
ZACHRIS...............01/19/16......01/21/16......02/19/16......--/--/--
BLUETRAVELLER.........01/19/16......01/22/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
NANRAJ................01/19/16......01/21/16......02/12/16......--/--/--
SIRIUS................01/20/16......01/22/16......02/17/16......--/--/--
VKRISHN...............01/20/16......01/21/16......02/19/16......--/--/--
BEBAJP80..............01/20/16......01/26/16......02/17/16......--/--/--

JAIDEN__GERMANY.......01/22/16......01/25/16......--/--/--......--/--/--

OMAROV2009............01/23/16......01/25/16......02/25/16......--/--/--
DAIGO ..............01/25/16......01/26/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

JSJS..................01/25/16......01/27/16......02/26/16......--/--/--

GOLDENSKY99...........01/26/16......01/28/16......02/25/16......--/--/--
ORTOLAN ..............01/29/16......02/01/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (10 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
ALKSANDRA085..........12/29/15......01/04/16......02/01/16......--/--/--

JENNI17...............12/30/15......01/04/16......02/01/16......--/--/--
AMBATAA...............01/05/16......01/08/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
LA ISLA BONITA........01/11/16......01/15/16......02/17/16......--/--/--
011116................01/11/16......01/15/16......02/19/16......--/--/-- (Divorce Wavier)
LITTLESPARROW.........01/14/16......01/19/16......02/19/16......--/--/--
KMG617................01/16/16......01/20/16......02/19/16......--/--/--
ALGUIEN.............. 01/21/16......01/22/16......02/22/16......--/--/-- Early bio: 02/16/16
MAIREADTRAVINS....... 01/22/16......01/29/16......03/01/16......--/--/--
GOSTEELERS........... 01/23/16......01/28/16......03/02/16......--/--/--

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Received Biometrics appointment.

California Service Center (16 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
LUIPERD...............12/31/15......01/04/16......02/03/16......--/--/--
SSHAIKH04.............01/04/16......01/05/16......02/04/16......--/--/--
PRICEGLOVE............01/04/16......01/06/16......02/05/16......--/--/--
FEAN07................01/08/16......01/11/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
DWINGE................01/09/16......01/11/16......02/08/16......--/--/--
LOLADOLLY.............01/09/16......01/11/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
LUPECITA..............01/13/16......01/14/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
PACHACUTI.............01/15/16......01/19/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
ZACHRIS...............01/19/16......01/21/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
BLUETRAVELLER.........01/19/16......01/22/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
NANRAJ................01/19/16......01/21/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
SIRIUS................01/20/16......01/22/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
VKRISHN...............01/20/16......01/21/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
BEBAJP80..............01/20/16......01/26/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

DAIGO ..............01/25/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

ORTOLAN ..............01/29/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (8 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
ALKSANDRA085..........12/29/15......01/04/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
AMBATAA...............01/05/16......01/08/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
LA ISLA BONITA........01/11/16......01/15/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
011116................01/11/16......01/15/16......--/--/16......--/--/-- (Divorce Wavier)
LITTLESPARROW.........01/14/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
KMG617................01/16/16......01/20/16......--/--/16......--/--/--
ALGUIEN.............. 01/21/16......01/22/16......--/--/16......--/--/-- (NOA received on 01/28)
MAIREADTRAVINS....... 01/22/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--



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Corrected NOA1 date.

California Service Center (3 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
LUIPERD...............12/31/15......01/04/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

FEAN07................01/08/16......01/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

DWINGE................01/09/16......01/11/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (2 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

AMBATAA...............01/05/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

LA ISLA BONITA........01/11/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

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Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application.
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Added NOA1 date.

California Service Center (3 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved
LUIPERD...............12/31/15......01/04/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

FEAN07................01/08/16......01/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

DWINGE................01/09/16......01/14/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

Vermont Service Center (2 applicants, 0 approved - 0%)

VJName..............Date of I-751...NOA1 Date....Biometrics.....Approved

AMBATAA...............01/05/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

LA ISLA BONITA........01/11/16......--/--/16......--/--/16......--/--/--

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Date of I-751 = The Date you sent your application.
NOA Date = The Receipt Date on your original NOA letter.
Biometrics = The Date of your biometrics appointment.
Approved = The Date your case was approved.

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We sent our i751 to the California Service Center 1/9/16 Good luck to everyone!!!

Baby Octopus

Rendang

Not complaining though - just really happy. Thanks everyone for counting down with me. I guess the ability to work has made the waiting time less worrying albeit frustrating. I recommend those who haven't heard anything to check their dates and follow up with USCIS. All the best!

Congratulations !!!!!!

Finally tried making laksa, A says it needs work, not anywhere near what we can get in Singapore...

Hi kitthekat,

After i replied to you the last, i received an SMS asking me to collect it. I now have it hehe thanks a lot!!!!

Congratulations !!!

We had our AOS interview today and received the letter stating that our application for permanent residence has been approved. Soooo next on our list of things to do is file to remove conditions in January 2016.

We just received this notice... "On March 4, 2014, we mailed you an appointment notice for an interview for April 7, 2014. Please follow the instructions on the notice."

Our AP was approved and mailed today, they received our application on 12/9.

Thank you! Your turn will be here very soon. My visa was valid for 6 months from the date of my medical (30 Nov - 30 May). Depending on the patient's medical classification (usually refers to a history of TB or HIV infection), this could be shortened to 3 months.

Only saw this now, glad you got a long window for your visa!! =)

- A

We spotted this notice today about EAD:

On February 15, 2014, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

After they received our request on 12-9-13

Update: we received this notice yesterday: Your I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS is now ready for interview scheduling. When scheduling is complete, you will receive a notice with a time and place for your interview.

We originally sent everything in on December 9th and they received an RFE on January 17th. Still no word on the EAD or AP.

Just wanted to add that 6 months would be the typical length of time the medical is valid for (in terms of the visa timeframe), but it can also be as short as 3 months, depending on the applicant's medical history. In my case, I did my medical in early Aug '13 and interviewed late Sept '13, and my visa was only valid until Nov '13 because of my medical history.

This is something I worked on with my wife. First, to speak in complete sentences with enough information to completely fill in the context so that there is much less guesswork. It takes very little effort to do this. It is just a frame of mind you have to adopt.

With tipping for example - Are we going to leave money as a tip for the service staff cleaning the room? "T-I-P"? The more automatic you make this instead of repeating the same misunderstood thing over and over again, the less frustrating it is. It should be automatic to spell a word out the first time it is not understood, and add the context required to understand.

Actually, my point was to highlight the different pronunciations of the 'i' vowel across the two countries/languages - the long 'i' note in /kip/, and the shorter 'i' note in /tɪp/. It happens even when a person has been speaking English/Singlish all his/her life.

Husband and I are familiar enough with each other that I can afford to drop words off my sentences and he is still able to understand me.. Though of course, strangers would be more prone to confusion if they aren't expecting it. We do not need help/advice with communication, but thank you anyway.

(K1 fiancee/wife in the US now) I first visited the US on a work&travel program.. did not expect to fit in, got a sense of what America is like. There were some Asians at my workplace.. but I interacted with the USC population at my workplace too, and they understood me fine (perhaps because they're used to foreigners).. I did get some people who did not understand my accent in various states, so I noted that.. But on the whole, they were pretty pleasant to me!

In terms of "fitting in".. it is how fitting into anywhere (be it family, work, or community) is. If your fiancee would like to "fit in", then she will have to be prepared to find out what the "norm" is, and perhaps change her habits/behavior to that of her neighbors-to-be. (Fitting in is pretty tedious though =p) As for myself, the only thing I have really changed to "fit in" is my accent.. So people have less trouble understanding what I say. The pronunciation of some words in Singlish makes it tough to get one's point across.. So you might like to practice changing accents with her, if that's what she wants.

(Case in point, on our honeymoon last week--

Me: Are we tipping the room?

Husband: Keep the room? What do you mean?

Me: Tip the room! Tip!!

Husband: Huh?? Keep?

Me: T-I-P!!

Husband: Ohh, TIP! you were saying, "teep"! Teep teep teep!)

That aside.. America isn't that much different from Singapore (seeing as how Singapore is one of the more Western of the Asian countries). I have a handful of friends in the US that I got to know through the internet, and they are pretty great people =)

We just did a walk-in biometrics in Santa Ana, CA our appointment was scheduled for January 7th, 2014 but we went in at 1pm today, it took about 30 minutes.

Thank you all...approved! Good luck to everyone with upcoming interviews!!

So.. when is your visa valid until? =o and congrats!!

Best of luck !!!!