Arazia

No updates from us, still waiting for Biometrics. Although we did go out and get Harry a state ID yesterday, along with register him for college and get him put on bank accounts and such. Just reposting the last list. It should work as long as you make sure that when you paste it into the window, you highlight it, and then select font ---- courier new. It should add little font tags infront of, and behind the listing of people.

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Name............Date Rec'vd...NOA1 Date...Biometrics....Transfer...Interview....Approved?...Stamp?

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Jashley820........04-25-07....05-01-07....05-18-07

mysticbuerose.....04-27-07....05-01-07....05-10-07

Buxton babe.......04-27-07....05-02-07

Arazia............04-30-07....05-07-07

Bora Bora.........05-02-07....05-08-07....05-30-07

lex07.............05-02-07

silke.............05-02-07....05-07-07....05-25-07

gustahot..........05-02-07....05-15-07....06-01-07

cardamom..........05-03-07

oakwell...........05-03-07

Amanda-Lise.......05-04-07....05-10-07

amelynn43.........05-05-07

BlueRain77........05-05-07

ready4ONE.........05-07-07....05-11-07

dave_ehssa........05-13-07

winterr...........

arch and cel......

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Updated again. For anyone who wants to add their own stuff, feel free. I copy it to notepad, make the changes, and then paste it back into a message, making the text type 'courier new', that's how it all lines up right. Anyways, updated:

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Name............Date Rec'vd...NOA1 Date...Biometric...Transfer...Interview....Approved?...Stamp?

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Jashley820........04-25-07....05-01-07....05-18-07

mysticbuerose.....04-27-07....05-01-07....05-10-07

Buxton babe.......04-27-07....05-02-07

Arazia............04-30-07....05-07-07

Bora Bora.........05-02-07....05-08-07....05-30-07

lex07.............05-02-07

silke.............05-02-07

gustahot..........05-02-07....??-??-??....06-01-07

cardamom..........05-03-07

oakwell...........05-03-07

Amanda-Lise.......05-04-07....05-10-07

amelynn43.........05-05-07

BlueRain77........05-05-07

ready4ONE.........05-07-07

dave_ehssa........05-13-07

winterr...........

arch and cel......

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Okay, I lied, one more update today. No more until tomorrow, you hear me!

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Name............Date Rec'vd...NOA1 Date...Biometric...Transfer...Interview....Approved?...Stamp?

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Jashley820........04-25-07....05-01-07....05-18-07

Buxton babe.......04-27-07....05-02-07

Arazia............04-30-07....05-07-07

Bora Bora.........05-02-07....05-08-07....05-30-07

lex07.............05-02-07

silke.............05-02-07

gustahot..........05-02-07

cardamom..........05-03-07

oakwell...........05-03-07

Amanda-Lise.......05-04-07

amelynn43.........05-05-07

BlueRain77........05-05-07

ready4ONE.........05-07-07

dave_ehssa........05-13-07

winterr...........

arch and cel......

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And speaking of happy and squishy, we got our NOA1 today. The notice date was May 07. At least we're in the game now.

Updates make me feel happy and squishy inside. I'll post up another list of people and such tomorrow.

Updated again, since we had a few changes just today. I also added a column for 'transfers' which will be the date that any files get transfered to CSC. Yes, there's a thread solely for that, and people should use it if they get transferred, but it's a nice informational thing for the rest of us, as well.

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Name............Date Rec'vd...NOA1 Date...Biometric...Transfer...Interview....Approved?...Stamp?

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Jashley820........04-25-07....05-01-07....05-18-07

Buxton babe.......04-27-07....05-02-07

Arazia............04-30-07

Bora Bora.........05-02-07....05-08-07

lex07.............05-02-07

silke.............05-02-07

gustahot..........05-02-07

cardamom..........05-03-07

oakwell...........05-03-07

Amanda-Lise.......05-04-07

amelynn43.........05-05-07

ready4ONE.........05-07-07

dave_ehssa........05-13-07

winterr...........

arch and cel......

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I sent my AOS with express on the 8th of May 2007, I hope I hear soon whether they got it, do they let you know some how or give you a receipt or something? Anything? I just want to rest knowing that they some how let you know that they have everything and that all is ok.

I think it depends on how you send it. For instance, I sent it through USPS (US Postal Service) with delivery confirmation. It gave me an ID number I could look up on the USPS website which told me when it was delivered. Some others use signature confirmation, which works much the same way, but requires a signature to prove it was accepted.

If you didn't get some sort of tracking on the package, then you'll probably just have to wait for the NOA1.

This is Bandit. He is my big, annoying, fat boy, who always insists that he is starving to death. We got him from the shelter as a kitten:

And this is Sarah, my bengal baby. She's a rescue from a wanna-be breeder/horder who had over 50 cats and a condemned house in Milwaukee. She's such a sweetheart, though. Bengals are part Asian Leopard cat, thus the spots:

Here's the updated list of May filers. If I missed anyone, feel free to PM me to let me know. This only includes people who've posted in this particular thread. I know there are a few people with NOA1s in May which are being counted under April, but unless they posted here, I'm not including them.

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Name.............Date Rec'vd....NOA1 Date....Biometric.....Interview.....Approved?.....Stamp?

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Jashley820.........04-25-07.....05-01-07.....05-18-07

Buxton babe........04-27-07.....05-02-07

Arazia.............04-30-07

Bora Bora..........05-02-07.....05-08-07

lex07..............05-02-07

silke..............05-02-07

cardamom...........05-03-07

oakwell............05-03-07

Amanda-Lise........05-04-07

amelynn43..........05-05-07

ready4ONE..........05-07-07

winterr............

dave_ehssa.........

arch and cel.......

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Good news for us:

We received our NOA1 in the mail yesterday for both the AOS & EAD. They were dated 5/8 although our checks weren't cashed until 5/9. Also, I looked on-line and they were touched on 5/11 (Friday).

Yeaaaa!

Nice!

Still no NOA1 for us, although I'm starting to wonder if it's just the mail being slow, or issues with the mailbox. For instance, I got a card for a convention I registered me and Harry for, confirming my registration, but we haven't gotten one for him. We've gotten other things sent to him at the house before with no problems though. Guess I'll just keep waiting and see, but it looks like we may not be able to get him in to college this summer at the rate things are going.

I'll be updating the 'master list' of May filers on Monday.

Do I think they deserved life in prison: No.

From what I read, they changed their story a couple of times during the course of the investigation. At the original interview, the wife had said she fed the baby soy milk and apple juice (note: apple juice is a diaretic and probably was part of the problem). Later, she changed her story and said she fed the baby soymilk formula. They had refused to take the child to the hospital because they thought it was 'full of germs'.

Seriously, though, unless the baby was born seriously underweight, at which point it should have been taken to a doctor, there is no way that the parents could not have known that this kid was sick. There is a more detailed article that describes this child as being so emaciated that the doctors could see/feel individual ribs. I think that, more than anything else, is part of the reason that it wasn't just seen as intentional instead of just as ignorance.

@Arazia: Have you received your NOA? I'm asking since I saw our checks got cashed the same day as yours... I'm still waiting for my NOA but I think it should arrive any day now.

Not yet, but I'm at work right now and haven't checked my snail-mail at home yet today. I'm hoping it will be waiting in the mailbox. *fingers crossed*

Nope, nothing yet Maybe tomorrow.

@Arazia: Have you received your NOA? I'm asking since I saw our checks got cashed the same day as yours... I'm still waiting for my NOA but I think it should arrive any day now.

Not yet, but I'm at work right now and haven't checked my snail-mail at home yet today. I'm hoping it will be waiting in the mailbox. *fingers crossed*

Hey thanks Arazia!

I think I am being counted in the April filers thread, so feel free to take me off. However, if you guys want to see how my timeline is looking, I'll continue to update you!

It's fine. You can be part of both. I included anyone I saw that had an NOA1 date in May.

It might be a bit early to get started on one of these, but I snatched the layout from the April filers thread. I included everyone who posted here with their dates (as well as I could find them). I also put them in order of date received. I'll keep an eye on it and update as it once a day as long as there is information to update, although I may hand it off to someone else down the line.

Name.............Date Rec'vd....NOA1 Date....Biometric.....Interview.....Approved?.....Stamp?

Jashley820.........04-25-07.....05-01-07.....05-18-07
Buxton babe........04-27-07.....05-02-07
Arazia.............04-30-07
Bora Bora..........05-02-07
lex07..............05-02-07
silke..............05-02-07
cardamom...........05-03-07
oakwell............05-03-07
Amanda-Lise........05-04-07
amelynn43..........05-05-07
ready4ONE..........

Our check was cashed today. Still trying to figure out where on the back of the check to find our application number to use for the website.

We also mailed our AOS/EAD today!!!

It wasn't until almost 6 p.m. but we're told it goes out and will arrive tomorrow by noon since we mailed it express.

Our wedding was 2 days ago

Good luck to all of us....

I'm impressed with how fast you guys were able to file yours. We did ours within two days of getting our marriage certificate, but it took a week after our wedding to get that. We got married on a day when the clerk's office was closed and the judge said it would be a week until it was fully in the system.

*chuckles a little* I just sent mine off on Saturday, so it looks like we're in the same boat again, huh? I know the feeling though. I don't feel as nervous at all as I did sending in the visa application. I think it's because he's here and not so far away that it doesn't feel as urgent and scarey.

I think it says on the AOS form that it sends information to Selective Service, not to register you, but to make sure you are authorized to register yourself. At least, that's what I got from it, excuse me if I'm wrong. For instance, we just sent our AOS in, and right now, his SSN is not accepted by the Selective Service for registration. I just tried this morning. I'm going to try again after the AOS is actually in the system.

I'll probably end up retiring first, especially if I am able to keep the job I have, which has very nice retirement benefits. As my husband is going to be getting into the process a bit late, he'll probably have to retire at/near normal retirement age, well after I'm retired.

Tough question.

I don't plan on going up into any mountains where snow might get me trapped. And on a desert island? I'd probably croke of sun exposure and lack of water before anything else.

I really don't know the answer so I'd have to say 'maybe'. I certainly wouldn't kill another human being for food, but I would defend myself if they tried to attack me. If they were already dead, not someone I knew well (family), and there were no other alternatives... yeah, I might.

Just a quick update - Harry and I sent in our AOS paperwork last Saturday. Now we're back in the waiting game. I'm somewhat hoping we get his NOA for it quickly, as summer school starts soon. I was hoping that he'd get a chance to start going to school this summer. The woman I spoke to at the community college says that they give the 'in district' rates if we can proove we've filed for the green card (ie NOA from the AOS). Since classes start in late May, we'd have to get it soon to have any chance of him getting registered. Oh wells...

*shuffles back to work*

Well, we sent our AOS off on Saturday, April 28th, so we fully expect to be considered 'May' filers. *waves*

Mainframe programmer.

My fiance' and I have our marriage liscence and are planning on getting married on the 14th. We're a bit unorthdox in that he wants to take -my- last name. I assume that this works the same way, regardless of which partner takes which name. My question is, how do you go about doing it? Is it something to be filled out on the marriage liscence?

I live in the state of Illinois, Cook County. There is a section for 'name of bride' and 'name of groom' that has to be filled out on the wedding day. Is that where we'd put the new name?

If a man changes his last name with marriage, does it also work the same way as women, where they can continue to use their 'maiden' name (bachelor name?) for some things if they chose? As in, we don't want to have to go through the trouble of changing his name on his passport, but we were planning on using the new name for his green card application and such.

Can anyone give any insight?