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Okay, I know most of us are Canadians here, but for those of you who are already Stateside or will be celebrating American Thanksgiving...well...Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm flying out to Buffalo first thing tomorrow morning and look forward to taking part in a true U.S. Thanksgiving with my wife and in-laws for the first time.

I'll probably have fairly limited web access at that time, so...enjoy your long weekends!

Married: 07-03-09

I-130 filed: 08-11-09

NOA1: 09-04-09

NOA2: 10-01-09

NVC received: 10-14-09

Opted In to Electronic Processing: 10-19-09

Case complete @ NVC: 11-13-09

Interview assigned: 01-22-10 (70 days between case complete and interview assignment)

Medical in Vancouver: 01-28-10

Interview @ Montreal: 03-05-10 -- APPROVED!

POE @ Blaine (Pacific Highway): 03-10-10

3000 mile drive from Vancouver to DC: 03-10-10 to 3-12-10

Green card received: 04-02-10

SSN received: 04-07-10

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Mailed I-751: 12-27-11

Arrived at USCIS: 12-29-11

I-751 NOA1: 12-30-11 Check cashed: 01-04-12

Biometrics: 02-24-12

10-year GC finally approved: 12-20-12

Received 10-year GC: 01-10-13

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Better to be very overprepared than even slightly underprepared!

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Inky Grand Master

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Spending thanksgiving with my mom who is coming to visit as well as some of my husbands friends who are kinda my friends too! Should be interesting hahaha.

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Your I-129f was approved in 5 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 67 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

AOS was approved in 2 months and 8 days without interview.

ROC was approved in 3 months and 2 days without interview.

I am a Citizen of the United States of America. 04/16/13

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Happy Thanksgiving - we're staying home tomorrow and having turkey burgers!

Wiz(USC) and Udella(Cdn & USC!)

Naturalization

02/22/11 - Filed

02/28/11 - NOA

03/28/11 - FP

06/17/11 - status change - scheduled for interview

06/20?/11 - received physical interview letter

07/13/11 - Interview in Fairfax,VA - easiest 10 minutes of my life

07/19/11 - Oath ceremony in Fairfax, VA

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Removal of Conditions

12/1/09 - received at VSC

12/2/09 - NOA's for self and daughter

01/12/10 - Biometrics completed

03/15/10 - 10 Green Card Received - self and daughter

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone :) We're going to my grandparents house for dinner, and my brother's bringing my niece up for the weekend.

We'll actually *have* internet access this weekend (hopefully). The cable people are supposed to be there at noon, let's hope Spoom wakes up in time to answer the door!

Timeline for Spoom

2009-02-14: Engaged!

2009-02-21: Sent I-129F package to VSC

2009-11-09: Interview!! - APPROVED!!!

2009-11-21: POE

2010-01-23: WEDDING!!!

2010-02-19: Sent I-485 (AOS), I-765 (EAD), I-131 (AP) package to Chicago Lockbox

2010-03-01: NOA1

2010-03-16: Transferred to CSC!

2010-03-24: Biometrics in Buffalo

2010-04-21: AOS APPROVED!

2010-04-27: Received I-797 Approval / Welcome to America letter for AOS

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Yep it's TURKEY TIME. I love Thanksgiving because it's the start of the holiday season, with only a few weeks till Christmas and New Years. Got a 20lb turkey that I'm bringing to my friends house and there will be about 5 or 6 of us there for it.

In the past I used to take trips for Thanksgiving since there was never any point going to Canada to visit friends or family since they do theirs early, so it's just a regular work day for them and my cousins here lived a bit too far to just drive too. So I used to just cruise out alone or with a friend to Vegas or Arizona or California for fun.

Then when I got married, I used to cook the turkey for just the two of us. We just always spent it together. So now this year being my first one single again in over 7 years, one of my friends is hosting it at her house. So it'll be lots more fun with the turkey, rum and egg nog, games and who knows what else.

Plus this is a huge weekend since it's rivalry football weekend too. So great games on Fri and Sat like the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn, then Sat Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, UCLA vs. USC, SC vs Clemson etc...

I'm just a wanderer in the desert winds...

Timeline

1997

Oct - Job offer in US

Nov - Received my TN-1 to be authorized to work in the US

Nov - Moved to US

1998-2001

Recieved 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th TN

2002

May - Met future wife at arts fest

Nov - Recieved 6th TN

2003

Nov - Recieved 7th TN

Jul - Our Wedding

Aug - Filed for AOS

Sep - Recieved EAD

Sep - Recieved Advanced Parole

2004

Jan - Interview, accepted for Green Card

Feb - Green Card Arrived in mail

2005

Oct - I-751 sent off

2006

Jan - 10 year Green Card accepted

Mar - 10 year Green Card arrived

Oct - Filed N-400 for Naturalization

Nov - Biometrics done

Nov - Just recieved Naturalization Interview date for Jan.

2007

Jan - Naturalization Interview Completed

Feb - Oath Letter recieved

Feb - Oath Ceremony

Feb 21 - Finally a US CITIZEN (yay)

THE END

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Happy Thanksgiving

Removal of Conditions: 12/09/2011

ROC check cashed 12/15/11

NOA1 12/13/11

Biometrics 1/6/12 Complete

RFE 9/13/12

RFE package sent back 10/17/12

Card Production Ordered 12/04/12

10 year card arrived in mail 12/10/12

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Well now, that sounds about right!

;)

It's turkey time! It's turkey time! w00t w00t!!!

*does the turkey dance*

USCIS

NOA #2: Approval June 25th, 2009 - 92 days

NVC

July 8, 2009 to August 10, 2009 - 28 days

Interview Assigned - December 3, 2009 - FINALLY!!

Medical - December 14, 2009 - Passed

Embassy/Interview - January 26, 2010 Montreal, Quebec Canada - 167 days PASSED!!!

Port of Entry - February 26, 2010 Baltimore International, Maryland

USCIS -- ROC package sent off

November 26, 2011 to Vermont station November 30, 2011 received NOA1December 16, 2011 received biometrics appointment.

January 04, 2012 Biometrics

September 2, 2012, RFE Received.

September 22, 2012 RFE responded to

October 15, 2012 ROC approved, 10 Green card on its way.

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It's turkey time! It's turkey time! w00t w00t!!!

*does the turkey dance*

*joining in with the dance*.... Woot! Woot!! *gobble, gooble*

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Happy Thanksgiving all!!

K-1 timeline

Sent I-129f Dec. 29, 2008

Received NOA Jan. 10, 2009

NOA2 email sent April 16, 2009, APPROVED

Interview in Vancouver, June 23, 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!

Wedding, September 19, 2009, South Carolina!!

AOS

Mailed package to Chicago, Oct. 22, 2009

NOA hard copies Nov. 3, 2009

RFE Nov. 17, 2009

Finally mailed back RFE December 15, 2009

Case transferred to CSC January 7th 2010girlfreuya.gif

EAD and AP Approved, cards sent January 8th, 2010!!

AOS approved February 9th 2010 smiley-happy093.gif

Welcome letter and GC received February 16th, 2010

Done with USCIS until 11/08/11

ROC

Sent 1-751 to Vermont Service Center November 18th 2011

NOA November 23, 2011

Biometrics December 23, 2011

RFE Dated Aug. 17; received Aug. 20th

mailed off RFE end of Oct.

Received Email stating card has been ordered Dec. 4

Received Email stating card should arrive within seven days; Dec 6

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It's turkey time! It's turkey time! w00t w00t!!!

*does the turkey dance*

*joining in with the dance*.... Woot! Woot!! *gobble, gooble*

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Happy Thanksgiving all!!

:lol:

Happy thanksgiving!

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Happy Thanksgiving! David is driving up tomorrow morning with my dogs!!! wheee!! After a year of being separated from them i get to see them, and cuddle them and play with them and omg i miss them so much i can't wait !

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Happy Thanksgiving to Americans & all the Canadians living in the U.S.

I'll be there next year. Maybe even experience the whole "Black Friday" hoopla.........

:unsure:

or not

8/2/2021:  Mailed N-400

8/4/2021: N-400 received

8/6/2021:  Biometrics to be reused
3/15/2022:  Interview (successful)

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Happy Thanksgiving to Americans & all the Canadians living in the U.S.

I'll be there next year. Maybe even experience the whole "Black Friday" hoopla.........

:unsure:

or not

Lol My wife has Friday off but I don't, she's so excited for a whole day of shopping with deals everywhere and me not being there trying to escape constantly :)

My wife has been back since June 5, 2007. Now we're just livin' man, L I V I N :)

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Happy Thanksgiving to Americans & all the Canadians living in the U.S.

I'll be there next year. Maybe even experience the whole "Black Friday" hoopla.........

:unsure:

or not

Lol My wife has Friday off but I don't, she's so excited for a whole day of shopping with deals everywhere and me not being there trying to escape constantly :)

Lol...

I don't know if I could fight the crowd! Even with my elbows out, all 5' of me might get trampled, haha

8/2/2021:  Mailed N-400

8/4/2021: N-400 received

8/6/2021:  Biometrics to be reused
3/15/2022:  Interview (successful)

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