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TomandCatie

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About TomandCatie

  • Birthday 11/01/1992

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  • Gender
    Female
  • City
    Aguanga
  • State
    California

Immigration Info

  • Immigration Status
    IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF)
  • Place benefits filed at
    Embassy
  • Country
    United Kingdom
  • Our Story
    I met my British husband online in early 2011. We began a friendship that became much more over the summer and finally were together in England in November of 2011. We became engaged quite quickly after that and he visited me in America for Christmas and New Years going into 2012. Before we got married, we decided to move together to back to England for the sake of his two young children (from a previous marriage). I obtained a Fiancee' Visa and we got married in August of 2012. I then applied for a spousal visa that same month, and received it in Feb of 2013.

    In January, however, some medical complications arose with myself and being away from my family became very hard for me. We both decided that the best thing to do was go back to America and make sure his two children could come over yearly, or more. My husband is a severe dyslexic with short term memory loss, which presents problems when applying for things, as I tend to have to do most of the writing/filing since he cannot remember dates/names/locations and cannot read.

    We filed for IR-1/CR-1 visa via DCF in London, England.
    Our timeline is updated, so feel free to take a look.

    Here's our journey:

    Aug 11th, 2012 - Married in Rochester, England
    July 19th, 2013 - I-130 Filed
    July 23rd, 2013 - Notice of Receipt (NOA1)
    July 26th, 2013 - Request For Evidence (RFE)
    July 30th, 2013 - Evidence Returned
    Aug 2nd, 2013 - NOA2 Approved (10 days)
    Aug 28th, 2013 - Email Received Stating LND#
    Aug 30th, 2013 - Packet 3 Received/Sent (DS230, DS2001 and Cover Letter)
    Sep 4th, 2013 - Medical
    Sep 19th, 2013 - Packet 4 Received
    Sep 27th, 2013 - Interview *approved*
    Oct 2nd, 2013 - Passport Packet Received
    Oct 11th, 2013 - POE Los Angeles
    Oct 21st, 2013 - SSN Received
    Nov 14th, 2013 - Greencard Received

    _________

    *REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS (ROC) via CA Service Center

    Sep 2nd, 2015 - I-751 Filed
    Sep 8th, 2015 - Notice of Receipt (NOA1 - Dated Sep 3rd)
    Sep 17th,2015 - ASC Letter (dated 09/12/2015)
    Oct 2nd, 2015 - Biometrics Appointment
    Mar 30th, 2016 - Approval
    Apr 7th, 2016 - Greencard Received

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  1. Okay - so you can see our journey in the signature below - my husband immigrated to the US in 2013 and a lot has changed since. We adopted a baby girl last winter and it just finalized a few days ago (hooray!) 🥳 What's next for his visa journey and where do we start? Because of our time away and stress from the adoption process (that took two years), we've pretty much thrown any knowledge we gained in the trash relating to the visa stuff. His visa is good until 2025 (permanent residency), but we want to know options. I've written before that he's dyslexic and has short term memory issues - so whatever test they may need him to take for citizenship, he won't pass. Not unless it's 100% oral (he did that for his drivers license). So unless they have some sort of road to citizenship that allows that - do we just have to keep "renewing" every 10 years? And if so, how do we start either process? *Side note* We are interested in becoming dual citizens (all of us, daughter included) - so if anyone has any knowledge on US/UK dual citizenship that would be helpful. We've read that even if adopted, if one parent is a citizen of Britain/England, they can easily attain citizenship. Would I follow just as easily? If no one can answer this we understand! :)
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