LEO @ ARDNEK

Abdul, I am in the US.  My son is in college for 9 months of the year.  His legal address is my home address, not his college dorm or hostel in your case.  I would use your parents address for your home address for the last 5 years.  All documentation regarding the matter will be mailed to that address so your parents will need to inform you of their delivery.

Abdul, I am in the US.  My son is in college for 9 months of the year.  His legal address is my home address, not his college dorm or hostel in your case.  I would use your parents address for your home address for the last 5 years.  All documentation regarding the matter will be mailed to that address so your parents will need to inform you of their delivery.

From Dual citizen on Linkedin
 
How to Travel with two Passports the Right Way
Sometimes you may hear the statement “don’t travel with two passports,” but here again, people making such statements, probably don’t have two passports.
Those who do, travel with both their passports all the time. Believe me!
Let’s say you are a national of both the US and Italy. However, you failed to take your Italian passport with you. This means that you would be considered a foreigner in your own country, having to apply for a visa if you wanted to stay there for an extended period of time.
Now, don’t be confused though, you are not two people, but one person with a dual citizenship.
To make you understand this better, let’s say, you have a driver’s license, but you forgot it at home and a cop pulled you over.
While you have a license (at home), at the time you are pulled over, you are a person without a driver’s license, until you can prove otherwise.
It’s the same thing with a passport.
 

Abdul, I am in the US.  My son is in college for 9 months of the year.  His legal address is my home address, not his college dorm or hostel in your case.  I would use your parents address for your home address for the last 5 years.  All documentation regarding the matter will be mailed to that address so your parents will need to inform you of their delivery.

I have been using parcel hero as a comparison for sending boxes over, prices are usually fairly good but if anyone has any other recommendations that'd be good.

Hi everyone! We found out yesterday (July 11th)  that we were approved on July 10th by calling USCIS. Our case status has always shown received on both old and new site and still shows same after being approved. Here is our case timeline:
 
NOA1: Dec 8th (old), Dec 13th (new)
RFE: June 21st - We forgot to tick a check box
RFE hard copy received: June 25th (we sent it back same day)
RFE response received by USCIS: June 29th
NOA2: July10th
 
We are so grateful to God that this part of the wait is over. For those still waiting we wish you goodluck everyone and encourage you to keep the faith! Its coming! 
 
Charles & Hannah❤
 
 

Missing my fiancé dearly.. these 6+ weeks until the NOA2 (approximately) are short in theory.. but oh my gosh , they feel like DECADES when you're separated by an ocean and a process. . ... We are all truly blessed to have found such true love, that even an ocean and lengthy visa process don't discourage us , our love is SOLID. . Lol . Sigh.. thank you all for letting me vent. I was feeling a little sad. But now I feel better. 

It's only lunchtime in California, there is still time!! Stay positive. 

I was just waking up and sleepily opened an email from USCIS that said "Case Status Information," and WE WERE APPROVED THIS MORNING!!!!!!! No update on the new website, but it's updated on the old website and app. 
NOA1 old website: December 29th
New website "submitted date": January 4th
NOA2: July 9th
192 days of waiting.
 
Good luck to everyone still waiting for your NOA2 - it'll happen! See you in the next waiting room...
 

207 days and we are approved!  This is updated on the old website and the tracker app.  New website still says received.  No email, no text.  NAO1 Dec 14th
 
You guys I can't believe it!!! Now it's time to get ready to go to Guyana for us (as the US Embassy in Cuba is closed)  
 
Hope everyone else gets great news today.  You have been an awesome support group, and I am so thankful to not have traveled this long road alone. <3 
 

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Fingers crossed the January NOA1's approvals start flying early next week.  

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Fingers crossed the January NOA1's approvals start flying early next week.  

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Fingers crossed the January NOA1's approvals start flying early next week.  

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Fingers crossed the January NOA1's approvals start flying early next week.  

I see one of the couples I'm following ...got NOA1 Dec 29 got NOA2 on June 29

Is it just me or does anyone not look fwd to weekend anymore cuz there is a hold on processing. Hopefully the staff there had an awesome weekend and will get back to work in good mood and ready to slay this coming week with approvals. 

The whole idea is that they are asking questions to see how much your fiancé(e) has knowledge about you. This is to determine if you have a genuine relationship or not. If h/s can't answer question that should be common knowledge from a couple then a red flag goes up in the CO's mind. If there are number of relationship questions with the same response or in this case negative response (I don't know) further causes additional questioning. Using common sense tells one which question would be in the paperwork you submitted but those that ask "what h/h favorite baseball team" should be answered with any team or your hometown team would be advisable, but there is no way the CO would know what your answer would be. So know the relationship answers first and foremost.
 
Here are some sample questions.
 
What is the name of your fiancé/e?
Where did you meet?
When did you meet?
How did you meet?
When are you planning to get married?
What is your fiancé/es work?
Have you gone out of the country?
How long were you out of the country?
How many times has your fiancé/e visited you?
Where did you go when your fiancé/e visited you?
Do you plan to have kids?
Where do you plan on staying in the US?
 
These are some of the questions but rest assure that all the questions will be about the petitioner, the beneficiary, and the relationship. Always tell the truth even if the truth is "I don't know". Don't rush in answering and give a straightforward answer. Look the CO in the eye when answering and smile. Don't give a novel as your answer. Just brief and concise. Don't volunteer any information unless asked, this could send you down the wrong road.
 
Don't forget to ask if you passed.

I'm actually glad we have a safe space like this to moan and complain about our journey. As others have said, no one fully appreciates what it is like unless they have been through it themselves and the constant questions about if we have heard anything are hard when we don't have a positive answer. Complaining about the situation won't get us any further forward but it's good to have the support of others in the same position.
 
I have found it really hard this week. Like everyone else we have good days and bad. I am desperate for January NOA2's to start coming through but then know that it still isn't our month. 
 
We will all get there in the end and we are most of the way through the wait. Looking back it has gone quite quickly but looking forward it can't come soon enough. 

Hello everyone 😊
 
Old website: December 28th
New website: January 3rd😉
APPROVED: July 6th 
 
January is starting!!!!

The moment the 1st January filer posts that they received their NOA2....
 

 
 

Hi all,
 
Was going to see my fiance tonight--flight was at 10pm. Got a call about my son this afternoon that made me have to cancel my flight. Obviously don't need to go into details but need to be here for my son. All of that aside, I am so heartbroken. I was looking forward to this trip for so long. His family had this big party planned as it would have been the first time I would meet most of them. His father is very ill so maybe the only time I would meet him. I know that's just life and I will survive but not sure anyone can understand how painful this is except for others waiting months to see someone they love. No idea when we will see each other again. Maybe September or October but not sure. I had everything planned--my bag packed and in my car, presents for his family, everything. It's times like this when this whole process just seems insane and I question everything. There are just so many unknowns and everything is SO difficult. I just read through a bunch of posts and it seems everyone is feeling the same way...maybe it's just that time in the process when the waiting gets hard. I was so looking forward to this and I'm just so crushed.
 
Thanks for listening.

ooohhhhhh yaaassssss!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
We got approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
NOA1 : 12-20 (OLD WEBSITE)
NOA1 : 12-26 (NEW WEBSITE)
NOA2 : 7-3-2018 (NEW WEBSITE / OLD WEBSITE STILL SHOWED " CASE WAS RECEIVED" )
 
I screamed on the phone with my fiance I really really soooooooo happy!!!!
AND I REALLY HOPE THAT EVERYONE GONNA GET YOUR APPROVE SOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEST WISHES FOR U GUYS
 

Thank you!
 
To be honest, we had these exact same thoughts. Every day was a let down, and honestly we had so little hope at moments. Jake has been having a terrible week with work and we were getting in an incredibly low mood with the routine of the endless months of FaceTime. Hours of going through the original application, nit-picking everything we could have done better, etc... We are truthfully lucky, and just want to pass on that everyone's day is coming, and this is only a drop in the bucket in the long term of everyone's relationship. We have to remember that at the core, we are doing this to be the person we love. And love is a timeless thing, that is something that no government organization can come between. 
 
We wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone for all of the support, and wish everyone the absolute best of luck. And just to remember that, at the very moment you least expect it, you will have your day. 
 
Sending all of our love to our December filers  
 
 

OMG!!!!!! We got approved.
 
New site NOA1 29/12/2018
Old site NOA1 26/12/2018
NOA2 03/07/2018
Updated only on the new site Just tonight!, nothing on the old site.
 
Nearly fell out of bed as I was waking up!!! Best feeling ever in the world. Was 100% sure we were getting an RFE!!! Watch this space as I truly believe USCIS is going to slay December next week ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I'm actually glad we have a safe space like this to moan and complain about our journey. As others have said, no one fully appreciates what it is like unless they have been through it themselves and the constant questions about if we have heard anything are hard when we don't have a positive answer. Complaining about the situation won't get us any further forward but it's good to have the support of others in the same position.
 
I have found it really hard this week. Like everyone else we have good days and bad. I am desperate for January NOA2's to start coming through but then know that it still isn't our month. 
 
We will all get there in the end and we are most of the way through the wait. Looking back it has gone quite quickly but looking forward it can't come soon enough.