Canadianmade

Okay, so the package is finally in the mail and the wait begins. I'm way less stressed about things this time around.

Canadianmade! Great to see you! I was thinking about you the other day when I was here and didn't expect to see you because of your loooooooong ordeal - didn't realize you'd be here cheering us on! Hope life (and wife!) have been treating you well!!!

Rosie, the check is the first step! Good for you, now you'll be watching the mailbox like a hawk!

I went to a friend's Citizenship ceremony back in the Summer and couldn't help but imagine what it will be like! Funny though, as soon as they were sworn in and had officially become Citizens, there were people outside handing them papers to register to vote, etc! The ceremony was very nice...

Hey Beantown how are you? I am doing great and the wife is great too no complaints. I was snooping around the other day and saw some familar people so I thought I would drop in and say hi. I will be in this stage in the next few months, May 10 2011 to be exact will be my window to file thanks to a certain somebody I should technically be filing around this time or the next 2 months but my process is way pushed behind. Oh yeah I am hear cheering you guys on because this will be me in the next few months. Good luck to you and good job on mailing your package. Oh yeah how is the baby?

hiya canadianmade, i responded in the roc thread because i hadn't yet seen this thread. glad to hear all is well! sounds like life is treating you well! what a pain that it took you so long to get your 2 year. will you pursue u.s. citizenship? we are just so that my husband can remove the government from our marriage and it makes travel easier. although i believe we'll move to thailand in about 4 years, give him time to finish uni which will take him a wee bit longer due to the struggles with the language but he's hanging in there.

we're both still actually in our same jobs and i will finish uni summer 2011 and my husband is taking 15 units as well. whew...wonder how the rest of our old crew is faring? we had a solid group didn't we?

i took my husband to montreal for an extended weekend for our anniversary in october (his first trip to canada and my first to montreal) loved it! gosh it was uber expensive though.

hope you are having a wondeful holiday season, enjoying good health and at least some prosperity.

Hey that is ok, I did see your response in the ROC thread, and yes cant complain life is good in the good ol USA hahaha. Yes my process took way longer than it should of and also the part I disliked the most was we never got any answers into why they prolonged our case for an extra 7 months. Yes I am going to pursue us citzenship because to get USCIS out of ours life and also to be able to freely travel back and forth to Canada without any problems and to vote also. What are you guys studying? Hey learning a new language is hard, so it will be sometime till he masters it and he will look back and say remember I wasnt able to speak the language and at least hes trying which is very good. I am in process of going to nursing school doing the pre reqs now and still working as a nurses aide at the same nursing home. That is alot of classes to take and working at the same time but you have to do it as its the norm these days. BTW I love Thai food it is so delicious hahaha. Enjoy your holidays and keep in touch. I do wonder how everyone else is doing, I had spoke to Rosie in the Dec ROC thread yesterday and shes doing well.

canadianmade!!! i'll be darned, nice to hear from you as well, i remember how frustrating your journey was so i hope the last year has been wonderful to not think about these jokers in your marriage for a bit. we're doing well...for starters still married and i plan to stay that way for at least another week .

how are you and mrs. canadianmade? i actually took my husband for our 3rd anniversary to montreal for a loooong weekend. it was great and canada is still awesome albeit uber expensive.

i hope you'll be back around for a bit.

I know right, it has been such a long time, I am glad to hear you guys are doing well and happy that is awesome. Yes dont remind me about my awful journey it sure was a rough one and hope its smooth in the ROC and citzenship stage. We both are very well ourselves still married and happy and just preparing for the ROC stage and gather ####### together lol. Oh sweet, I have never been to Montreal, but I do hear it is very nice there, and that is a very nice way to celebrate your guys's 3rd yr anniversary and congrads to you guys. Yes Canada is super expensive so everytime my wife and I go to Toronto to visit we always buy stuff from the US and bring it down lol. Oh I wlll be around, just snooped around the other day and saw you guys so I had to say hi.

Thank you Canadianmade, I really can't wait until this is done so I can move on to the last step of this whole journey... Citizenship!

I hear you loud and clear Rosie me too, I just cant wait to get to the citzenship stage gosh this will all be over.

I know.. I remember all too well how long and stressful your AOS was! Well, I really hope your ROC will be going super smooth and you'll get your 10 yr card in no time, I think you deserve at least one painless immigration process!

My move was stressful but successful, definitely a different climate from Chicago here.. loving it so far!

Thank you and hope it does go way better than my conditional green card process fingers cross in the next couple of months. We are saving up for it and just cant wait till this is all done and over with. I am glad to hear that you are enjoying your home and all is well. Time sure does fly and hope you have a smooth ROC process.

@ abranch...i know we're just being worry warts! i just like to feel like it's progressing you know.

@ sonoran songbird, thanks i vaguely remember this from my husband's aos. just have to stay focused! soon very soon about a year or so and no more uscis EVER!

Hey Kang Lang how are you guys? Long time no hear from you nice people hows life treating you guys? I havent been on here in over a yr, felt the need to make an apperance lol, good luck to you guys in the ROC stage.

Hey Canadianmade! It's good to hear from you! Do I remember correctly you finally got your card approved on 8/10/09?

Hey Rosie long time no hear how are you? Hows the new place and state treating you? Yeah I got my green card 8/10/09 which in my opinion is such a long time to wait almost a yr really including USCIS holding onto my passport and birth certificate for no reason nor gave me an explantion why they did so. What got me so mad was they give us an interview in 3 months and waited 7 more months to get approved and filers after us got their green card way before me. So I will be ROC in May 10, 2011 thanks to them.

I always keep my green card in my wallet as USCIS adviced.

WOW I see a lot of old friends and filers from Oct 2008, good luck to you guys in the ROC process.

Hey guys how are you all doing? How have the last 2 years been to you guys and anything new and exciting since the approval of your green card? I have been pretty good, I have been at the same job since I been here in the US for about 1.5yr, got my drivers license about 2 months ago and going to school to be come an RN so its been busy and time has pass by so fast. Life has been pretty good, I cant complain went back to Canada a few times which I am more than happy about and about to go back new years eve. I am no where near ROC yet, the earliest I get to remove my conditions is May 10, 2011, since I got approved for residency so late on 8/10/2009, due to USCIS fault, and bureaucracies, they totally screwed me waiting over 10 months to be approved and held on to my passport and documents for no reason and didn't give me any reason or explanation. I personally feel I should already be in the process of ROC already but USCIS screwed it all up, which makes no sense to me they gave me an interview in 3months for my conditional green card, but waited 7 extra months to get approved for my green card. Anyways enough of my ranting, hope to hear from you old friends and good luck to those who are in the ROC stage.

Gosh, it has been a while since I logged on here....

Canadianmade, I cannot believe it took you this long to get your stuff... totally unacceptable... Very happy to know that you are done with stupid USICS for a while....

Have a great trip to Canada...

To rest of the October fliers, I have a great labor day weekend... hard to believe the summer is gonna be over soon.

Hey CrystalBlue thank you and yes it has been such a damn long time to get the green card just damn crazy the whole experience, and I am now glad this is all over for now. Hope everything is going well with you and I sure did have a good trip to Canada with my wife, couldnt of been any better.

i have been on holiday for the last few weeks just popped into a cafe to check in before i fly home and...WHAT FANTASTIC NEWS...congrats canadianmade!!! belinda you as well.

Thank you Kang Lang, you guys have definately been there and rooted us on from the beginning, and it was so cool of you guys for being there, thank you and I did get my green card in the mail last week. I hope you guys enjoyed your well deserved vacation and my wife and I are going on vacation to Canada this Thursday for labour day weekend for 4 days to see family, we are very excited.

we are sooooo happy for you! we had a great holiday in china, wonderful wonderful to say the least.

so glad you are going to see your family ENJOY, and that you have that giant monkey off your back! hope the removal of conditions and citizenship process are painless and speedy for you. keep in touch.

Thank you guys for your support and I am so glad to hear that you guys had a great holiday in China. Yes we are both excited about the trip, we are driving down there, its about 4.5hrs one way and I do hope it wont be such a pain in the you know what when we remove the conditions and citzenship stage. Do you guys have a email address or yahoo messenger that I can keep in touch with you or even through here, whatever works for the both of you? In 2 days we are heading off to Canada so I will let you guys know how it went when we come back.

I haven't been on in ages-motherhood is keeping me busy, but I'm glad you finally got your green card! Congrats and Enjoy!

How is life treating you these days KIMCORENE? I understand that you havent been able to check up on here really often and thank you for the CONGRADS it was about time that I got APPROVED geez what an ordeal.

Congratulations Canadianmade!!!!finalllyyyyy!!!!!

well now you are free for 2 years:)))

I'm flying to my country to Turkey tomorrow with my husband. (having a Turkish wedding on Sunday since my family couldnt attend to our wedding last year;P) It's gonna be the first time I'm traveling with my green card.All I need to bring is my green card and my passport right?

Thank you eck2006, tell me about it, it is finally over lol. It sure was painful honestly and I really thought I was never going to get it. I hope you guys have a safe flight to Turkey and enjoy yourselves and hope your wedding in Turkey goes smooth and that is so nice that your family will be able to see you guys do it all over again. I am sure a passport and green card is what is needed. Enjoy yourselves back home and my wife and I are going to Canada this Thursday for 4 days. How long are you guys going for?

We are leaving for 14 days.It is a very short trip but it is better than nothing:)I hope you enjoy your trip to Canada with your wife. I have to go and pack more now:)take careee....

Have fun on your vacation and sorry it took me so long to reply back, I was so busy last week with work and getting ready for vacation. We had an awesome time in Canada couldnt of been any better.

i have been on holiday for the last few weeks just popped into a cafe to check in before i fly home and...WHAT FANTASTIC NEWS...congrats canadianmade!!! belinda you as well.

Thank you Kang Lang, you guys have definately been there and rooted us on from the beginning, and it was so cool of you guys for being there, thank you and I did get my green card in the mail last week. I hope you guys enjoyed your well deserved vacation and my wife and I are going on vacation to Canada this Thursday for labour day weekend for 4 days to see family, we are very excited.

we are sooooo happy for you! we had a great holiday in china, wonderful wonderful to say the least.

so glad you are going to see your family ENJOY, and that you have that giant monkey off your back! hope the removal of conditions and citizenship process are painless and speedy for you. keep in touch.

Thank you guys for your support and I am so glad to hear that you guys had a great holiday in China. Yes we are both excited about the trip, we are driving down there, its about 4.5hrs one way and I do hope it wont be such a pain in the you know what when we remove the conditions and citzenship stage. Do you guys have a email address or yahoo messenger that I can keep in touch with you or even through here, whatever works for the both of you? In 2 days we are heading off to Canada so I will let you guys know how it went when we come back.

Congratulations Canadianmade!!!!finalllyyyyy!!!!!

well now you are free for 2 years:)))

I'm flying to my country to Turkey tomorrow with my husband. (having a Turkish wedding on Sunday since my family couldnt attend to our wedding last year;P) It's gonna be the first time I'm traveling with my green card.All I need to bring is my green card and my passport right?

Thank you eck2006, tell me about it, it is finally over lol. It sure was painful honestly and I really thought I was never going to get it. I hope you guys have a safe flight to Turkey and enjoy yourselves and hope your wedding in Turkey goes smooth and that is so nice that your family will be able to see you guys do it all over again. I am sure a passport and green card is what is needed. Enjoy yourselves back home and my wife and I are going to Canada this Thursday for 4 days. How long are you guys going for?

i have been on holiday for the last few weeks just popped into a cafe to check in before i fly home and...WHAT FANTASTIC NEWS...congrats canadianmade!!! belinda you as well.

Thank you Kang Lang, you guys have definately been there and rooted us on from the beginning, and it was so cool of you guys for being there, thank you and I did get my green card in the mail last week. I hope you guys enjoyed your well deserved vacation and my wife and I are going on vacation to Canada this Thursday for labour day weekend for 4 days to see family, we are very excited.

Card production ordered today.. Finally, I think he is one of the last from October

CONGRADS belinda63 on your husband getting APPROVED for his green card, WOW that sure is a long time you guys had to wait and I know how that feels because I finally got APPROVED for my green card 2 weeks ago, and received the card, so I know what you guys went through as my wife and I went through hell with this immigration experience. Go and celebrate and at least it is all over for now.

Hey everybody I received my green card in the mail finally, it sure isnt green, the writing on it looks very faded and the hologram is really interesting on the back though. I am done with USCIS untill 08/10/2011 so thanks everyone and will be seeing everyone at the removal of conditions stage.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have some good news for everyone. I finally got APPROVED for my green card, its about damn time after fighting with USCIS for over 10 months. Look at my timeline, I have been jerked around by them for months and months. My wife and I are so damn excited by the news, I found out that I got APPROVED at work today at 7pm on my blackberry, I thought it was another junk email, but when I seen CRIS, I was in total shock and didnt know what to think honestly, I thought I was dreaming. Anyways I know how it feels to go through such a long journey and going through the ####### with USCIS, I am a living testament to it. To everyone who have checked up on me and routed me on, thank you very very much I appreciate it and for those who are waiting and thinking it is hopeless it isnt, your time will come and I guess today was that day for me. Good luck to everyone and will still be on here checking up on everyone and see you guys in 2yrs. USCIS free for 2yrs yea.

he last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: MSC***********

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On August 10, 2009, 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. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

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O-M-G! Finally! Congratulations!!!

Thank you Beantownbabe, I know it sure has been such a damn long wait for my wife and I, but at least the damn insanity is all over. I since have received the welcome to america letter and the I-130 approval paper, now waiting on the green card to actually come.

Thank you everyone and we appreciate the congrads, I feel bad to not of responded to everyone individually but I am getting really tired and just wanted to say what a journey we went through and at least it is all over now, thank god, geez.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have some good news for everyone. I finally got APPROVED for my green card, its about damn time after fighting with USCIS for over 10 months. Look at my timeline, I have been jerked around by them for months and months. My wife and I are so damn excited by the news, I found out that I got APPROVED at work today at 7pm on my blackberry, I thought it was another junk email, but when I seen CRIS, I was in total shock and didnt know what to think honestly, I thought I was dreaming. Anyways I know how it feels to go through such a long journey and going through the ####### with USCIS, I am a living testament to it. To everyone who have checked up on me and routed me on, thank you very very much I appreciate it and for those who are waiting and thinking it is hopeless it isnt, your time will come and I guess today was that day for me. Good luck to everyone and will still be on here checking up on everyone and see you guys in 2yrs. USCIS free for 2yrs yea.

he last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: MSC***********

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On August 10, 2009, 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. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

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OMG!! That's AWESOME!! Finally!!!!!!

Are they going to send you back your passport and birth certificate also? I would make another infopass just to make sure

I am so excited for you! And I see they approved you on Aug 10th... that's a lucky date.. it's my b-day

CONGRATULATIONS Canadianmade! I am really really happy for you!!

Thank you Rosie for the congrads and we totally appreciate all the support you and everyone else in this thread has shown us from the beginning to the end and all the ####### we had to go through. I believe they will return my passport and bc, but we did think makng an infopass appointment to get back my stuff was a good idea. Happy Birthday Rosie and hope you have a good one. We sure wont forget that day thats for sure. Thanks again and what a hell of a process we went through.

Congratulations!!!! WOW !!!!!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have some good news for everyone. I finally got APPROVED for my green card, its about damn time after fighting with USCIS for over 10 months. Look at my timeline, I have been jerked around by them for months and months. My wife and I are so damn excited by the news, I found out that I got APPROVED at work today at 7pm on my blackberry, I thought it was another junk email, but when I seen CRIS, I was in total shock and didnt know what to think honestly, I thought I was dreaming. Anyways I know how it feels to go through such a long journey and going through the ####### with USCIS, I am a living testament to it. To everyone who have checked up on me and routed me on, thank you very very much I appreciate it and for those who are waiting and thinking it is hopeless it isnt, your time will come and I guess today was that day for me. Good luck to everyone and will still be on here checking up on everyone and see you guys in 2yrs. USCIS free for 2yrs yea.

he last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: MSC***********

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On August 10, 2009, 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. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Thank you JhunJhun for the congrads we are extremely shocked still and stoked we got the news and it took so damn long to finally get it, at least we have a peace of mind and cant wait till we go to Canada for vacation its exciting.

Wow. Finally!! Great news CM.

Tell me about it Nich Nick, thank you for the congrads we are both happy that this nightmare is now over and we can have a peace of mind now.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have some good news for everyone. I finally got APPROVED for my green card, its about damn time after fighting with USCIS for over 10 months. Look at my timeline, I have been jerked around by them for months and months. My wife and I are so damn excited by the news, I found out that I got APPROVED at work today at 7pm on my blackberry, I thought it was another junk email, but when I seen CRIS, I was in total shock and didnt know what to think honestly, I thought I was dreaming. Anyways I know how it feels to go through such a long journey and going through the ####### with USCIS, I am a living testament to it. To everyone who have checked up on me and routed me on, thank you very very much I appreciate it and for those who are waiting and thinking it is hopeless it isnt, your time will come and I guess today was that day for me. Good luck to everyone and will still be on here checking up on everyone and see you guys in 2yrs. USCIS free for 2yrs yea.

he last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: MSC***********

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On August 10, 2009, 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. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have some good news for everyone. I finally got APPROVED for my green card, its about damn time after fighting with USCIS for over 10 months. Look at my timeline, I have been jerked around by them for months and months. My wife and I are so damn excited by the news, I found out that I got APPROVED at work today at 7pm on my blackberry, I thought it was another junk email, but when I seen CRIS, I was in total shock and didnt know what to think honestly, I thought I was dreaming. Anyways I know how it feels to go through such a long journey and going through the ####### with USCIS, I am a living testament to it. To everyone who have checked up on me and routed me on, thank you very very much I appreciate it and for those who are waiting and thinking it is hopeless it isnt, your time will come and I guess today was that day for me. Good luck to everyone and will still be on here checking up on everyone and see you guys in 2yrs. USCIS free for 2yrs yea.

he last processing action taken on your case

Receipt Number: MSC***********

Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On August 10, 2009, 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. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.

*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.

*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.

Sincerely,

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Thinking you both CM and B - that sucks.

Thanks buddy still damn nothing I HATE USCIS with a passion for what they have put me threw.

I am sorry to hear about your problems, I did not think the US govt could keep the passport from another country for so long, after all it is the property of the issuing govt.

We are still pending, there has been no change in our case since his EAD and AOS were issued in January. We are still at CSC with no interview date, nothing. The last inquiry they stated it was being reviewed by an immigration officer, that was in May.

Good luck to everyone waiting and Congrats to everyone who has the green card.

Thanks belinda63, I do think it is quite strange they are holding my passport and birth certificate and not give us a reason why they have it in their possession and what they are doing with them, they already seen my passport and bc. I have been waiting for 9 and half months and still nothing, we did the infopass appointmens twice and nothing, called 1800 several times and nothing, called the congressman 3 times and nothing, we even put in a service request for being over the processing times and still didnt do a damn thing. I am sorry to hear you are going through such ####### with USCIS also with your green card, I think this is so inhumane and hope you will get good news coming your way very soon. Good luck to you.