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I was gathering the forms for Packet 3 because I figured I might as well get Darcy started on the forms he needs to fill out. Well I was reading through DS-230 Part I. Question #20 says "List below all places you have lived for at least six months since reaching the age of 16." Well he is going to freak. He has moved over 25 times in his lifetime. I realize it is after he was 16 but I can guarantee they won't all fit on this form and will have to attach a sheet.

This will just make his day....NOT! :P

K-1 Process

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April 20, 2006 - Filed I-129F (Ahhhhh finally!)

July 31, 2006 - APPROVED!

September 28, 2006 - Interview!

September 29, 2006 - VISA in hand!

October 14, 2006 - WEDDING DATE!

AOS & EAD Process

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December 26, 2006 - Darcy's last day of employment on his 90-day work authorization. Bummer!

December 27, 2006 - Filed AOS and EAD paperwork

January 3, 2006 - Receipt date of NOA1

January 11, 2007 - 'touched'

January 17, 2007 - transferred to CSC

January 19, 2007 - biometrics appointment

January 22, 2007 - 'touched'

January 23, 2007 - 'AOS touched'

January 24, 2007 - 'touched'

January 31, 2007 - 'AOS touched'

February 1, 2007 - GREEN CARD ORDERED!!!

February 5, 2007 - Received Welcome Letter

February 11, 2007 - received GREEN CARD!!

Lifting Conditions

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December 31, 2008 - filed I-751

January 10, 2009 - received 1-year extension letter

January 28, 2009 - biometrics

February 13, 2009 - 10-year green card ordered

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I was gathering the forms for Packet 3 because I figured I might as well get Darcy started on the forms he needs to fill out. Well I was reading through DS-230 Part I. Question #20 says "List below all places you have lived for at least six months since reaching the age of 16." Well he is going to freak. He has moved over 25 times in his lifetime. I realize it is after he was 16 but I can guarantee they won't all fit on this form and will have to attach a sheet.

This will just make his day....NOT! :P

I sympathise.. I mistakenly started filling out that form and had not completed the list year of counties visited when I realised that is was for males only....... it would have been a ot os work going through my old passport as well as current.

K1 Application

23 Feb 2006 - I-129 mailed

14 August 2006 - Approved!!!! :-)

21 October 2006 - Married in the mountains of North Carolina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AOS Application

6 November 2006 - Applied for AOS, EAD and AP

09 Decemeber 2006 - e-mail received to say case was trasferred to California

16 December 2006- biometric appointment in Charlotte, NC

20 Jan 2007 -AP approved

24 Jan -EAD approved

28 June -Green card ordered

7 July wedding celebrations in Scotland

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I was gathering the forms for Packet 3 because I figured I might as well get Darcy started on the forms he needs to fill out. Well I was reading through DS-230 Part I. Question #20 says "List below all places you have lived for at least six months since reaching the age of 16." Well he is going to freak. He has moved over 25 times in his lifetime. I realize it is after he was 16 but I can guarantee they won't all fit on this form and will have to attach a sheet.

This will just make his day....NOT! :P

Wow!! I have yet to start my K-1 Process but where do I get that form from?? I looked on the INS site and could not find it. :(

Sincerely,

Ramos

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I know that feeling, i have lived in lots and lots of places and trying to find the dates was a nightmare, it took me weeks to find out all the dates

I-129F SENT TO CSC 01/31/2006

I-129F NOA1 RECEIVED 02/02/2006

touched 04/25/2006

NOA2 04/25/2006

touched 04/26/2006

NVC received case 05/11/2006

Left NVC 05/12/2006

medical 06/06/2006

Packet 3 received 05/30/2006

returned packet 3 05/31/2006

Interview date 07/18/2006

Approved...yeahhhh

07/21/2006 Received visa...WOOOOHOOOO

09/24/2006 marrying my baby yeahhhhhhhh

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Yup I am like that too. I can't even remember them all.

*January 24 2006 - mailed in I129-F petition

*January 25 2006 - I129-F received at CSC

*January 30 2006 - packet returned.....arggggggggg we forgot one signature!!

*January 31 2006 - sent I129-F back to the CSC, hope we did not forget anything else

*February 1 2006 - I129-F received at CSC again

*February 3 2006 - NOA1

*April 20 2006 - NOA2!!!!!

*April 24 2006 - Touched!

*May 15 2006 - NVC received petition today!

*May 17 2006 - Case left NVC today!!

*May 30 2006 - Received Packet 3 from Vancouver!

*May 30 2006 - Faxed back Packet 3!!

*June 6 2006 - Received packet 4!

*June 20 2006 - Medical in Saskatoon

*June 28 2006 - Interview in Vancouver!!

*June 28 2006 - GOT THE VISA!!!*June 30 2006 - Moving day!

*July 3 2006 - Home at last!!

*July 28 2006 - married!

*September 13 2006 - Mailed AOS/EAD package

*September 25 2006 - Received NOA for AOS/EAD

*October 6 2006 - Biometrics appointments

*October 10 2006 - Touched!

*October 19 2006 - Transferred to CSC!

*October 26 2006 - Received by CSC

*October 27 2006 - Touched

*October 28 2006 - Touched again

*October 31 2006 - Touched again

*November 2 2006 - Touched again

*November 3 2006- and another touch

*November 7 2006- touched

*November 7 2006 - My case approved, still waiting for kids!

*November 8 2006 - Touched my case again

*November 13 2006 - Greencard arrived...yeah I can work!

*November 14 2006 - Touched my case again

*January 2007 - RFE for kids Greencard.

*February 2007 - kids medical and sent in RFE

*February 2007 - Received kids greencards

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Jen, Did you notice? Your post was posted at 11:11 ... your proposed wedding date :D

PS: Question#20 - for males only???? (As globetrotter mentions, in this thread.)

I was gathering the forms for Packet 3 because I figured I might as well get Darcy started on the forms he needs to fill out. Well I was reading through DS-230 Part I. Question #20 says "List below all places you have lived for at least six months since reaching the age of 16." Well he is going to freak. He has moved over 25 times in his lifetime. I realize it is after he was 16 but I can guarantee they won't all fit on this form and will have to attach a sheet.

This will just make his day....NOT! :P

05-13-2006 Marriage

I-130 Process

06-14-2006 mailed to VSC

06-16-2006 Received by Service Center

06-20-2006 NOA1

06-24-2006 Touched (on a Saturday?)

07-18-2006 Notice of transfer of petition from Vermont to California.

07-20-2006 Touched - Prolly a kiss goodbye from Vermont.

07-25-2006 Receipt Notice from CSC via email.

07-26-2006 Touched

07-27-2006 Touched

07-28-2006 Touched

08-21-2006 *APPROVED*

09-05-2006 Petition received by NVC

09-18-2006 I-864 (Affidavit of Support) bill is generated; postmarked 9/22, arrives on 9/26

09-24-2006 Submitted Choice of Agent via email; Acknowledged by NVC on 09/26

09-27-2006 Mailed I-864 payment to St. Louis, MO

10-12-2006 Received IV Bill

10-23-2006 Received I-864 form (Cover letter dated Oct. 16th; envelope postmarked Oct. 20th)

12-02-2006 Mailed IV payment

12-04-2006 Mailed I-864 (EZ)

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Jen, Did you notice? Your post was posted at 11:11 ... your proposed wedding date :D

Yes 11:11 haunts me. I see this set of numbers everywhere and whenever I look at the clock whether am or pm around that time its 11:11. :P

The DS-230 is part of Packet 3. I am trying to get a head start on the forms. I am glad I checked. Its going to take him a bit to figure out all these dates. He has a horrible memory too. Ugh!

K-1 Process

---------------------------

April 20, 2006 - Filed I-129F (Ahhhhh finally!)

July 31, 2006 - APPROVED!

September 28, 2006 - Interview!

September 29, 2006 - VISA in hand!

October 14, 2006 - WEDDING DATE!

AOS & EAD Process

----------------------------

December 26, 2006 - Darcy's last day of employment on his 90-day work authorization. Bummer!

December 27, 2006 - Filed AOS and EAD paperwork

January 3, 2006 - Receipt date of NOA1

January 11, 2007 - 'touched'

January 17, 2007 - transferred to CSC

January 19, 2007 - biometrics appointment

January 22, 2007 - 'touched'

January 23, 2007 - 'AOS touched'

January 24, 2007 - 'touched'

January 31, 2007 - 'AOS touched'

February 1, 2007 - GREEN CARD ORDERED!!!

February 5, 2007 - Received Welcome Letter

February 11, 2007 - received GREEN CARD!!

Lifting Conditions

----------------------------

December 31, 2008 - filed I-751

January 10, 2009 - received 1-year extension letter

January 28, 2009 - biometrics

February 13, 2009 - 10-year green card ordered

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Canada
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I *just* finished making up my supplement page to the G-325A form where it asks your residences in the past 5 years. I was in college for four of those! I lived in a new apartment every year and went home just about every summer. I think I had 11 different entries. Phew!

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K-1

Service Center: California (transferred from Nebraska)

Consulate: Vancouver, Canada (transferred from Montreal)

06.17.2006 — Engagement!

08.23.2006 — NOA1

11.01.2006 — NOA2

01.25.2007 — Interview—APPPROOOVVEEEDD!!

02.12.2007 — Entry date!

03.01.2007 — Applied for SSN.

03.08.2007 — Social Security Card arrives! :)

03.17.2007 — Wedding day! Happy St. Patty's Day! YAY! :D

AOS/EAD

04.30.2007 — AOS/EAD Mailed off (No AP)

05.02.2007 — Arrives in Chicago.

05.08.2007 — NOA1 for AOS/EAD

06.01.2007 — Biometrics (and EAD Touch)

06.14.2007 — AOS Touch

06.17.2007 — AOS Transferred to CSC

06.19.2007 — AOS Touch

06.20.2007 — AOS Touch

06.21.2007 — AOS Touch (They must be doing something!)

07.25.2007 — EA Card Arrives. YAY! :)

09.03.2007 — AOS Touch, something finally!

09.05.2007 — AOS Touch

09.07.2007 — AOS Touch

09.09.2007 — AOS Touch

09.10.2007 — AOS Touch

09.11.2007 — AOS Approval without interview

09.17.2007 — Welcome to America! Letter arrives

09.29.2007 — Green card arrives! WOOO! No more USCIS until 06/09.

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Ramos,

Learn to distinguish between the different phases of the immigration process, because you're not going to find DoS forms on the USCIS web site.

Yodrak

I was gathering the forms for Packet 3 because I figured I might as well get Darcy started on the forms he needs to fill out. Well I was reading through DS-230 Part I. ...

Wow!! I have yet to start my K-1 Process but where do I get that form from?? I looked on the INS site and could not find it. :(

Sincerely,

Ramos

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Yes 11:11 haunts me. I see this set of numbers everywhere and whenever I look at the clock whether am or pm around that time its 11:11. :P

OMG that's so weird! The same thing has been happening to me for a couple years. I always laughed at such things until that started happening. I even called this local cable access channel with these two psychic/numeroligists just for the fun of it (I don't watch, just happened on it while channel surfing).

She said the number 1 means new beginnings, or was it 11. Oh well either way. To show how many callers they get, I got on right away! :-)

I got nervous last november 11th wondering what was going to happen to me :-)

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globetrotter,

You wouldn't be thinking of DS-157 (not DS-230-I that Jen asks about) would you? (If you are, recognize that some posts require it of women as well as men.)

Yodrak

I was gathering the forms for Packet 3 because I figured I might as well get Darcy started on the forms he needs to fill out. Well I was reading through DS-230 Part I. Question #20 says "List below all places you have lived for at least six months since reaching the age of 16." Well he is going to freak. He has moved over 25 times in his lifetime. I realize it is after he was 16 but I can guarantee they won't all fit on this form and will have to attach a sheet.

This will just make his day....NOT! :P

I sympathise.. I mistakenly started filling out that form and had not completed the list year of counties visited when I realised that is was for males only....... it would have been a ot os work going through my old passport as well as current.

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Wow!! I have yet to start my K-1 Process but where do I get that form from?? I looked on the INS site and could not find it. :(

Sincerely,

Ramos

DS-230 is under Example Forms at the top of this site. Also on the Depart of State site:

http://foia.state.gov/FORMS/visa.asp

8-12-2004 I moved to New Zealand(married my Kiwi in US 5/04)

1-12-2006 Received initial packet - It has I-130, I-864 & DS-230 Part 1, DS-2001 & tons of instructions.

Gathering paperwork that we don't have:

5-30-2006 - I-130 FILED AND ACCEPTED BY AUCKLAND CONSULATE!- INTERVIEW: 6/13/2006

6-13-2006 - APPROVED!usaCa.gifnew_zeaC3.gif

6-14-2006 - VISA IN HAND D_SMIL112.gif

08-05-2006 -WE ARE HOME IN THE USA!!! flag12.gif

THREE HAPPY YEARS LATER:

5-10-09 - N-400 filed

8-24-09 - Interview

9-14-09 - Naturalization Oath Ceremony

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I've lived many places and it was a lot of work to fill out that part of DS 230 part I... I called the embassy to ask them about some other details - and they said it was enough to list the countries you lived in from age 16. I know Darcy is going through the Canadian embassy, but maybe they have the same process? Maybe it's a good idea to call the embassy and his work load will decrease? Or anyone from Canada would know? Unless he lived in 25 different countries, can't imagine how many police reports he has to collect if that's the case. :blink:

Good luck!

April 15th 2006: Joachim and Sunnanah got married in the US, Susannah returned to Norway

April 24th 2006: Filed DS-230 part I to the US Embassy in Oslo for prescreening

May 2nd 2006: X-rays

May 3rd 2006: Contacted the US Embassy to get an interview appointement, we got the week we wanted!

May 18th 2006: Medical exams

June 7th 2006: Immigration interview at the US Embassy in Oslo, petition and immigration application approved!!!!

June 10th 2006: Received Immigrant Visa in the mail

July 13th 2006: Susannah is moving to the US

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Filed: Other Country: Canada
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I was gathering the forms for Packet 3 because I figured I might as well get Darcy started on the forms he needs to fill out. Well I was reading through DS-230 Part I. Question #20 says "List below all places you have lived for at least six months since reaching the age of 16." Well he is going to freak. He has moved over 25 times in his lifetime. I realize it is after he was 16 but I can guarantee they won't all fit on this form and will have to attach a sheet.

This will just make his day....NOT! :P

if you look on the form it just ask for City, Province and Country... it does not ask for specific addresses...

I have moved a million different times since I was 16 but when I filled out the form I just put the different towns I lived in which happened to be only two.... then I put the dates I lived in the town alltogether... not the dates I lived in each residence...

I put I lived in Chilliwack, BC, Canada from August 1989 to Present (even though I moved a bunch of times when I was living in chilliwack) and then I put I lived in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada from Birth to August 1989....

am I making any sense? :lol:

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