Chad&Thalia

Wife had her Biometric appt today, less than 10 minutes!  Ironically, today is also her birthday so we'll be celebrating the movement tonight!  

Wife had her Biometric appt today, less than 10 minutes!  Ironically, today is also her birthday so we'll be celebrating the movement tonight!  

Wife had her Biometric appt today, less than 10 minutes!  Ironically, today is also her birthday so we'll be celebrating the movement tonight!  

Wife had her Biometric appt today, less than 10 minutes!  Ironically, today is also her birthday so we'll be celebrating the movement tonight!  

We received his Green Card in the mail yesterday! YAY! We can relax for almost 2 years 😅🤣💜💜. I'm so grateful to this community, without it I don't think we would have been able to do it by ourselves. *so happy*

Hey all, 
Our appointment went very well and the officer who interviewed us was friendly and warm. It both felt like an interview and just a formality because he seemed to already have a positive opinion of our case. He only took 2 papers out of the 2" worth of evidence and forms we brought with us in a binder. He seemed surprised that after he went over all the questions on the i-485 form that there were no errors and he didn't have to change anything. He was very impressed with our evidence we had previously provided, how thorough we were and how we presented our evidence we brought with us. He literally refused to take anything besides a copy of our sons birth cert. and his paternity test. He didn't want the updated I-864's or taxes or paystubs or proof of our relationship. I offered to provide proof of his insurance which was new, for the i-944 and he said "nah, you don't need it, its a stupid form (i-944) anyway." YES he actually said that. 😮  He said he wasn't going to split our folder into two (the one he had) because we already have so much and it's so full, so he basically didn't need anything else. He did want to look at the photos but he didn't keep any. He didn't ask any crazy questions, most of the questions were just going over the I-485 to make sure we didn't miss anything. He asked who our joint sponsor was, he asked about the age of our son and when we met, how we started talking, when we started dating, how many children I have (he asked me that), if I ever met his parents what their names are and where they live, and asked how long I was with him in Australia. All the questions were really easy and he wasn't trying to trick us or find a reason to deny us. He told us they don't do approvals on the spot and said we should know in 1-2 days. About an hour and a bit after the interview our status finally updated to "New Card Being Produced!" YAY!!

Got the bio letter over the weekend.  Appt in 2 weeks.  Ecstatic to have some forward motion!

Got the bio letter over the weekend.  Appt in 2 weeks.  Ecstatic to have some forward motion!

Got the bio letter over the weekend.  Appt in 2 weeks.  Ecstatic to have some forward motion!

Nice to see all the activity in the past couple of weeks.  Still waiting on the Bio apptment.  RFIE was received Jan 7th....C'mon St. Louis.

Nice to see all the activity in the past couple of weeks.  Still waiting on the Bio apptment.  RFIE was received Jan 7th....C'mon St. Louis.

Haven't been on here for almost a year, after reviewing all 127 pages of this post it's nice to see some familiar names from the first round of this process.  We've been patiently waiting and doing the same dance with the 944 that everyone has.  We got the November notice and mailed everything in January, status shows everything is received.  Hopefully the bio will come soon....St Louis center.

Haven't been on here for almost a year, after reviewing all 127 pages of this post it's nice to see some familiar names from the first round of this process.  We've been patiently waiting and doing the same dance with the 944 that everyone has.  We got the November notice and mailed everything in January, status shows everything is received.  Hopefully the bio will come soon....St Louis center.

Exemption was approved!!!! 4th time under the urgent travel.  Thx to all for all the help, her flight leaves tomorrow morning at 10:00!

Exemption was approved!!!! 4th time under the urgent travel.  Thx to all for all the help, her flight leaves tomorrow morning at 10:00!

She is on her way here!  For those who said you don't need anything at the airport regarding the exemption, it is NOT true.  There are multiple checks from Border force to baggage check, phone calls and authorizations at each stage. They were able to use the email from her phone, we didn't have a ton of time to discuss things in great detail I just wanted to pass along her experience today.  I'm not sure if a printed copy would be better or not, best of luck to all.  In 21.25 hours my girl will be with me!  
 
We were on a record pace, as you can see by the timeline, until March.  In reality, we were only delayed by about 6 weeks for this.  I am grateful to the NVC and the Embassy for expediting our case.  My mother's condition has remained in a similar state and I pray that we'll get a little while longer although I want her to be at peace.     Again, I wish each of you the best and am certainly appreciative of the help and support numerous folks provided to this point.  Hopefully our experience will be just as helpful to others.

She is on her way here!  For those who said you don't need anything at the airport regarding the exemption, it is NOT true.  There are multiple checks from Border force to baggage check, phone calls and authorizations at each stage. They were able to use the email from her phone, we didn't have a ton of time to discuss things in great detail I just wanted to pass along her experience today.  I'm not sure if a printed copy would be better or not, best of luck to all.  In 21.25 hours my girl will be with me!  
 
We were on a record pace, as you can see by the timeline, until March.  In reality, we were only delayed by about 6 weeks for this.  I am grateful to the NVC and the Embassy for expediting our case.  My mother's condition has remained in a similar state and I pray that we'll get a little while longer although I want her to be at peace.     Again, I wish each of you the best and am certainly appreciative of the help and support numerous folks provided to this point.  Hopefully our experience will be just as helpful to others.

She is on her way here!  For those who said you don't need anything at the airport regarding the exemption, it is NOT true.  There are multiple checks from Border force to baggage check, phone calls and authorizations at each stage. They were able to use the email from her phone, we didn't have a ton of time to discuss things in great detail I just wanted to pass along her experience today.  I'm not sure if a printed copy would be better or not, best of luck to all.  In 21.25 hours my girl will be with me!  
 
We were on a record pace, as you can see by the timeline, until March.  In reality, we were only delayed by about 6 weeks for this.  I am grateful to the NVC and the Embassy for expediting our case.  My mother's condition has remained in a similar state and I pray that we'll get a little while longer although I want her to be at peace.     Again, I wish each of you the best and am certainly appreciative of the help and support numerous folks provided to this point.  Hopefully our experience will be just as helpful to others.

Thank you!  It seems it once again came down to the last moment.  

I am hating these last minute things. I need to know so my parents have time to say goodbye to my daughter.
But I am so happy for you too!

Exemption was approved!!!! 4th time under the urgent travel.  Thx to all for all the help, her flight leaves tomorrow morning at 10:00!

Exemption was approved!!!! 4th time under the urgent travel.  Thx to all for all the help, her flight leaves tomorrow morning at 10:00!

Oddly, this time a case number was used vs a reference number and the asks were more specific and less general.  She included the canceling of health insurance as well as a utility bill and I've had her added to our lease.  We also added a marriage license contract.  Stay tuned, the flight is supposed to be Saturday morning.

Denied again....resubmitting under the compassionate option.  It's quite ridiculous, she lives with her mom so no way to show a rental lease termination.  We didn't open a joint account last time she was here and it requires her to be here in person.  Yesterday was her final work day, her boxes left on Tuesday and now we have to submit again.  I'll stop venting now.

Oddly, this time a case number was used vs a reference number and the asks were more specific and less general.  She included the canceling of health insurance as well as a utility bill and I've had her added to our lease.  We also added a marriage license contract.  Stay tuned, the flight is supposed to be Saturday morning.