K1 Journey
2/27/04 - date of NOA1
3/04/04 - NOA1 received in mail
4/30/04 - NOA2 (updated online 5/4)
7/15/04 - London interview and medical - APPROVED!
7/16/04 - Visa delivered by courier
9/02/04 - John arrived via JFK - got EAD stamp
9/16/04 - Our Wedding
9/20/04 - Applied for SSN
10/26/04 - overnighted AOS, EAD, & AP
10/27/04 - 'Received date' for AOS & EAD
11/17/04 - NOA1s in the mail for AOS & EAD
(AP rejected-signed on wrong line-abandoning it)
12/08/04 - Biometrics in Hempstead, NY for AOS & EAD
12/20/04 - email - fingerprinting results received
1/26/05 - walk-in EAD - success (day 91)
2/17/05 - AOS interview in NYC - RFE - no record of K1 medical
2/24/05 - new medical results overnighted
2/28/05 - AOS "touched" (no email)
3/01/05 - AOS "touched" (no email)
3/02/05 - email at 12:15 a.m. "on 3/1 after approving the application,
a new card has been ordered"
3/07/05 - Greencard arrives in mail! (approval date 2/28)
3/08/05 - email - "case approved and approval notice was mailed"
** Nothing to do until 11/28/06. :)
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For my husband's AOS interview, we wore our wedding bands and brought with us:
The AOS and EAD NOAs with biometrics stamps on them
Vaccination supplement
My passport/his passport
Marriage certificate
My birth certificate/his birth certificate
Police records
Military records
Marriage certificate and divorce decree from husband's first marriage
Birth certificates for husband's children from first marriage (they have been known to ask for these)
I-864 (a new one, notarized)
IRS transcripts for past 3 years filed
Employer letter
Paystubs (on them, I highlighted the 'married' status for withholding taxes)
Letters of reference from family/friends stating we live together as husband & wife, they've been to our house for holidays, etc. (these were important as we didn't have much in joint name)
Phone bill in husband's name (they wouldn't put 2 names on the account)
Proof that husband was added to my health insurance
Proof that husband is the beneficiary of my pension
Copy of W4 changing my status from single to married
Receipt from wedding reception
Wedding album
Pictures of us with my family, friends, and his daughters visiting us from England
Frequent flyer accounts addressed to us in US for husband's children who live in UK
Christmas cards, wedding invitations, etc. with envelopes addressed to both of us
* We didn't have these in joint name yet but if you do, bring:
- credit card statements
- mortgage or lease
- bank account statements
- life insurance policies with spouse as beneficiary
*Remember, bring copies of everything, including both of your passports - all pages.
(note: they may take a couple of your original photos to add to your file)
Happy are those who dream dreams & are willing to pay the price to see them come true.
