evanscholly

Received GC yesterday afternoon. 09/22/2012. Thank God this phase is over!!! Best wishes to others still waiting. You will hear good news very soon.

Date of decision 09/15/2012 [Guess they work on Saturdays too] Got the NOA today 09/19/2012.

I just received this from the USCIS website while checking our status update:

On September 18, 2012, 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.

God is good. Done with this part for now and it's up to him if he wants to be come a citizen. :dance: :dance:

Congratulations. I am so happy for you :dance:

I did not include a bank letter with mine but I did include 3 months bank statements. I think as long as you include copies of your tax returns, paystubs, bank statements you should be fine but i could be wrong cos I did this 2 years ago and the rules might have changed since then. Good luck.

Just received the Biometrics letter last night 12/31/11. The appointment is for 1/20/2012. Moving along nicely. Thank God!!!!

NOA receipt date was 12/20/2011. Thanks for adding me to the list.

Updating info for Lancelotte25 and evanscholly (when was your noa dated, evanscholly?)

Welcome to the group!

California Service Center (4 applicants)

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

COLU.................12/01/11........12/02/11.......12/28/11........--/--/--....(Early Bio 12/13)

DARWINSFINCH.........12/05/11........12/06/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

LANCELOTTE25.........12/18/11........12/../11.......--/--/12........--/--/--....

TINA&ROLAND..........12/19/11 .......--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

Vermont Service Center (12 applicants)

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

BANKERMAI............12/03/11........--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

VARESKA..............12/05/11........12/07/11.......01/03/12........--/--/--....

ABESTER..............12/05/11........12/??/11.......01/06/12........--/--/--....

MAPLESTAR............12/07/11........12/09/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

ESJAY................12/08/11........12/13/11.......01/05/12........--/--/--....

SDW..................12/09/11........12/13/11.......01/06/12........--/--/--....

WYATT'S TORCH........12/10/11........--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

GREEBO...............12/13/11........12/15/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

EVANSCHOLLY..........12/15/11........12/19/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

BRB..................12/16/11........--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

DALLASJEEPER.........12/18/11........--/--/11.......--/--/--........--/--/--....

KACRS1221............12/21/11........--/--/11.......--/--/12........--/--/--....

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I sent out our paperwork on Dec 15th, it was received on Dec 19th, check cashed on Dec 21st and NOA received today Dec 22nd. That was really fast. Good job VSC!!!

We got a reminder letter last month so right now we are gathering all the evidences needed to send out hopefully this week.

So they will Email not posting the packets right?I had thought that the packets will be mailed to me.Thanks for the contribution!

They will email to the petitioner the package for the medicals and interview and also give an interview date, as soon as you get the package, download it and then go to kamorass for your medicals because that means, they have your file on record, if you go to kamorass without your file being in the system, you might be sent back and that might mean wasted journey, so be patient and wait till they send an email with all the necessary paperwork so you just do what you have to do once and for all and besides you will have to go for your medicals twice, once for blood work and xray and the next one for results and vaccinations. If you are the petitioner you might get the email but if not ask the petitioner to keep on looking at their email box intently cos that is the person they have on file. hope you understand now?

Since it's the private company maybe they ran out of printing ink or someone mundane like that or they are on summer vacation but nonetheless i believe they will give her a call as soon as they get everything in order. Don't worry.

Hi every one,for those who have gone through Lagos Nigeria,is it the test you do @ the kimoras clinic thatre are required for the K1 visa or are you required to do vacinations too,if yes what are the vacination types or places you can get the shots done? Secondly my packets are still @ the embassey now for almost a month now and i have Emailed them so many times but have not gotten any concrete answer just the automated reply each time i mail them.Do i wait for them to send me the package at home or should i go ahead and download the forms and get started with it?Thanks for any reasonable contribution.

All your test and vaccinations will be carried out at kamorass clinic, you will have to wait for them to email you packet 3 before going to kamorras because your name have to be on their system, your package might be at the consulate but it has not been entered into the system yet hence their silence when you emailed them, i think they might have a backlog of visas to process since this is the summer period and some of their workers could be on vacation now. so be patient you will get a response from them and you can now go for your medical and vaccinations. Hope this works out for you.

Boaz and Perseverance, I am so sorry this happened to you, words fail me when i read of such happenings. Don't worry God has a way of rewarding your labor of love and punishing the wicked because to me, their actions was wicked to the core. My prayers are with you both and I know you are strong women and you will come through this experience in better shape and God will comfort you on every side. Keep your shin up ladies. All is well.

My Hubby arrived Nov. 28, we got married Dec 6th in my church, had a little ceremony and we started our marriage journey. It has really been a roller coster journey so far. Being single for so long, no kids, one gets used to his/her independence and there were alot of head butting moments but through prayers and the scriptures we are weathering through them all. Like every couples we have our good days and our bad days but the good days out weighs the bad ones. As someone earlier wrote, my husband is used to getting up in the morning and going to work but the four months plus he had to be at home was really stressful on our marriage.

I thank God he finally got 2 part time jobs now and he is relishing in the fact that he can go out to work and earn money to take care of the family gives him a much needed spring in his steps. We still have a few challenges here and there but we are more than able to get through them. I can sincerely say when I wake up in the morning and I see him next to me, I feel so happy and it makes the whole journey worthwhile. So for everyone waiting, there is light at the end of the tunnel, keep your chin up and your eyes fixed on God because He will make everything beautiful in His time.

THE arrest of Sharon Denis Thorpe on Feb. 20, 2010 was a drama to behold at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

Most of the travellers at the check-in counter of the airport could not fathom what would make operatives of the State Security Service arrest a beautiful young American lady.

They watched in astonishment as an argument ensued between Thorpe and the security men after which she was asked to step out of the line and immediately arrested for allegedly having ‘counterfeit instruments‘ worth $760,668 (about N114m) in her possession.

She was not alone. Her Nigerian fiancé, Musediku Kehinde, who was at the airport to see her off, was also arrested.

That was not Thorpe‘s first visit to Nigeria. Only that this time, her four-month stay has gradually turned into a nightmare. She first visited Kehinde in April 2009 and later came back in November 2009.

She was returning to her base in North Carolina, when she was allegedly caught with the fake financial documents.

When the documents were scrutinised, it was found that they included 42 pieces of Barner Bank cheques, 48 pieces of Citizens Bank cheques, 17 pieces of Fifth Third Bank cheques, 24 pieces of M&T bank cheques, 26 pieces of AmSouth Bank cheques and 15 pieces of Timber Wood cheques that were not genuine.

The SSS operatives then handed the suspects over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

When Thorpe who works with disabled patients in their houses under the employment of Maimade Nursing Agency, USA, and her boyfriend got to the Lagos office of the EFCC, their statements did not help investigators to unravel the source of the package allegedly found on the American.

Thorpe, 25, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, claimed that the parcel was given to her by one Femi Atom, who is a friend to her fiancé, for delivery to another friend in the USA. She also told the investigators that she did not have the address and telephone numbers of Atom.

It was learnt that Thorpe, who has a General Education Diploma Certificate and a certificate as a nursing assistant was not co-operative with the officials of the anti-graft agency.

A source at the commission said, ”Under normal circumstances, we should have charged them to court since but that was not possible because they did not cooperate with us.

”We needed to know the source of the fake cheques so that our investigations will be more thorough but the suspects refused to talk.

”When the couple finally did, they insisted that they must have their lawyers which we had no problem with but at the end of the day, they couldn‘t still give us useful clues. We can‘t keep them with us forever so they are going to court.”

Kehinde, a native of Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, also denied any link to the parcel. The 25-year-old claimed that he had a 2002 Ordinary National Diploma in Banking and Finance from The Polytechnic, Ibadan.

Further investigations showed that the man was deported from the United States in 2006 after he and his elder brother, Lukman, were convicted by Wake Sheriff Department Court, Raleigh, for obtaining property by false pretences and financial identity theft.

His father, Olayinka Kehinde, a cab driver in USA was reportedly interviewed over this case in the United States.

The head, media and publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Femi Babafemi, confirmed SUNDAY PUNCH‘s findings.

He said, ”Sharon was arrested with $760,668.04 counterfeit American bank cheques as she was about to board a Qatar Airline flight to the United States of America.

”The suspect who holds an American passport No. 457647779 issued at North Carolina, USA, on Dec. 30, 2008, had been in Nigeria since November 2009, ostensibly on vacation with Musediku Akorede Kehinde, her fiancé, who is believed to be the mastermind of the crime. Kehinde was also at the airport. The couple will jointly face a Federal High Court on a 205-count charge bordering on forgery.”

One of the 205 counts reads as follows, ”That you Sharon Denis Thorpe and Musediku Kehinde on the 20th day of February 2010 in the Lagos division of the Federal High Court conspired to commit an offence to wit; forgery and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 19(3) (6) and punishable under section (2) (a) of the miscellaneous offences Act CAP M17, Vol.9, laws of the federation of Nigeria.”

Our correspondent sent a mail to the American Embassy, Abuja, to get their reaction on the arrest of Thorpe by Nigerian security operatives and a reply was being awaited as at press time.

Depending on how true this story is, the moral of it is DO NOT ACCEPT ANYTHING PARCELS FROM ANYONE YOU DON'T KNOW, HAVE THEIR ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER. She could easily be an innocent carrier thinking she is doing her boyfriend's friend a favor, now see where she is now.

Congratulations!!!!

Congratulations! Doesn't it feel GOOD to no longer check that USCIS website. I went there today by habit then was like... Wait, I'm finished with them until December 2012.

Yes it feels so good, almost tempted to go see what our online status says now though but i think i can resist the temptation, the mailman sent back our AP Approval letter and I called the USCIS and they gave me a reference # that they are going to resend the letter, but do we really need it now that we have the green card?

Did u have an interview?

No we didn't have an interview, our case was transferred to California and that was it, we received our EAD card after the transfer and now our Green Card. God is good.

Congrats !!!

Great Job. You got the green card without interview and it worth to celebrate, right?

Yes its worth every celebration :whistle:

Congratulations what wonderful news!!!!!!

Nwanyioma

Thanks girl, let me know when you man arrives. take care

Congratulations!!!!

We just received the approval letter and Green card this afternoon and I will like to use this opportunity to thank Captain Ewok for starting this website, it has really been a helpful resources and for all the VJ family, we deeply appreciate you guys for all your advice, encouragements, helpful tips. You all are the best. See you guys in 2012. I am always available if anyone needs help, will be checking in once in a while. God is truly Great!!!! :dance:

Hello Everyone,

We just received both AOS approval letter and green card this afternoon. Thanks for all the support and encouragements, we love you and see you guys in 2012

if the person holds a green card as permanent resident -

then

apply for the fafsa

then go to 'that vocational center'

and find out. I say this, because the 'awarding of grants ', although guided by federal regs, is DONE at the school itself, at the financial aid office.

You really won't know, at all, until you are sitting across the desk from a financial aid officer.

and ya gots to file a FAFSA, first, before that happens (interview with financial aid officer).

I'd be leary of grants - as the 'income' is assesed on both husband and wife - so if BOTH of you are below a certain level, and SHE qualifies for grants - you need to be careful about the next round, on the ROC paperwork, ya?

Good Luck ! (or something )

The question was not for me, a friend's fiance arrived and she enrolled him at a program that was grant sponsored so i wanted to know if that is not a violation of rules of signing an affidavit of support. They are getting married this week. Thanks for your response though.

Send an email to the embassy requesting to know if they have received his package, you might not be able to get through on the phone so email is better and they respond in about a week. When they receive the package they will email you with the package attached and you can print them or forward via email to your fiance, they do not accept walk ins anymore. Hope this works for you. Check the Nigeria embassy portal here on VJ to get the right email address.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

The package will be emailed to you with his interview date. The "package" will be attached to the email and you will be advised to tell him to go for his medicals immediately. No more walk ins at the consulate. Good luck.