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featherB   1

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Anyone who remembers all my fretting after my interview back in March about whether to get on the first plane out of Heathrow (or Gatwick, as it turned out) as soon as I got my visa, or whether to wait around in the hopes of getting made redundant (and therefore being paid to leave a job I was going to leave anyway)...

Well, I got sick of waiting, quite obviously, because I've been here since the end of April. BUT... I was very (very, very) happy today to discover that...

I HAVE NOW OFFICIALLY BEEN MADE REDUNDANT!!!! Woohoo!!!! :dance::dance:

Never thought I'd be happy to 'lose' a job, but unsurprisingly, I am! (Well, actually it feels really weird, even though I was obviously never going to go back there... strange). If anyone's wondering how I managed that one despite having been in the US for nearly 7 weeks - my employers rather generously gave me a massive chunk of unpaid leave, so that I could get my ####### over here ASAP and they'd still be able to make me redundant if/when they ever got their acts together (which, amazingly, they finally did)... crafty, eh?

Anyway... just wanted to share, for anyone who remembers all my moaning and umming and ahhing on the subject in March!! :)

2005 - We met

2006 - Filed I-129F

2007 - K-1 issued, moved to US, completed AOS (a busy year, immigration-wise)

2009 - Conditions lifted

2010 - Will be naturalising. Buh-bye, USCIS! smile.png

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Well that's wonderful news!!? ;) That's great Feather! :)

Dawn.

Dawny(UK) and Tommy(South Carolina) The Journey Begins!!

- January 17, 2007 - Sent I-129F

- January 23, 2007 - I-129F received at TSC!

- January 30, 2007 - NOA1 sent!

- February 1, 2007 - Touched!

- February 2, 2007 - Cheque cashed by CSC!

- February 5, 2007 - Tommy received NOA1 (Hard copy!) Yay!

- April 5, 2007 - Tommy is coming to me for 12 days yay!! :)

- Impatiently waiting!

- April 27, 2007 - NOA2!! :)

- April 28, 2007 - Touched, oh my!

- May 11, 2007 - NVC receives our stuffs :)

- May 15, 2007 - NVC Sends our stuffs to London, yay! :)

- May 29, 2007 - Packet 3 received.

- June 7 , 2007 - Packet 3 returned to Embassy.

- July 11, 2007 - Received Packet 4.

- August 16, 2007 - Interview at 10AM :)

- March 19, 2008 - Court allows permission to take my daughter to live in the US! :)

- March 31, 2008 - Sent Passports and documents to the Embassy. Waiting for Visas...

- April 10, 2008 - Visas in hand!!! Omgosh!!

- June 23, 2008 - Going home to my man, finally :) POE (ATL)

- 08-08-08 - Wedding :)

- 08-21-10 - 2 year Green Card received! :)

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I remember! Thats great news! :dance:

K-1 visa issued: 12/15/2006

107 days from mailing AOS package to receiving green card! Received 6/27/07 dated 6/20/07

Removing conditions:

mailed 5/22/2009

Recieved at CSC 5/23/2009

Check cashed 5/27/09

NOA date 5/26/09 - still not received

I-551 stamp in passport 6/19/09

Biometrics notice date 6/16/09

Biometrics received 6/20/09

Biometrics apt date 7/9/09

Biometrics cancellation notice 6/27/09

Biometrics apt notice date 6/26 recieved 7/7

Biometrics apt 7/22/09

Touch 7/22/09

Finally able to see online info 7/22/09

Card production email 8/19/09 date ordered 8/18

Recieved approval letter in mail 8/19/09 date 8/13!

Touch 8/19

Email stating approval notice sent 8/24/09

Green card in hand!! 8/24/09

Husband joined army and moved from San Diego to Ft. Benning GA! 8/30/11

Filed N400 based on 5 years of residency 9/12/12

Recieved email notifcation recieved package 9/19/12

Biometrics 10/22/12

Early Biometrics 10/04/12

In line for interview 10/8/12 for 8 days

Interview 11/20/12 PASSED!

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Lol... I never thought Id say this to someone who lost their job but Congratulations :)

AOS

Filled : 2007-09-17

NOA : 2007-09-25

Biometrics : 2007-12-13

EAD card prod : 2007-12-13

Job Offer : 2007-12-18

EAD card prod : 2007-12-18

EAD approved mailed : 2007-12-21

EAD in Hand : 2007-12-24 (Awesome Christmas Present)

Applied for SSN : 2007-12-26

SSN arrives in mail : 2008-01-05 (Happy New Year)

Start work :2008-01-15

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You have a very understanding employer....congratulations... :thumbs:

DCF - London

18 Jul 04 - Police Certificate Requested

19 Jul 04 - I-130 sent

22 Jul 04 - NOA I-130 logged with INS

29 Jul 04 - DS230 sent

29 Jul 04 - Had vaccinations

14 Aug 04 - Police Certificate Received

30 Sept 04 - I-130 approved

30 Nov 04 - Received I-864 from co sponsor

04 Dec 04 - Sent DS2001

13 Jan 05 - Interview date 04 Feb 05

04 Feb 05 - VISA APPROVED!!!

08 Feb 05 - Proud owner of IR-1 Visa

09 Jun 05 - Arrived in the USA

24 April 09 - US Citizen

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Wow. That is very smart. Taking unpaid leave or a leave of absence is always the best option where ever possible.

Lifting Conditions

01/19/2010 - Mailed I-751 Packet

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:lol::lol:

Thank you all.... seems SO bizarre to be being congratulated on being made redundant (!!!!) - I can't quite believe that all that 'wouldn't it be perfect if....' worked out in the end despite my bottling it at the last minute and leaving before it was all sorted out. S'not that much money, but in my little world, being paid to leave a job I'd have undoubtedly left anyway (and effectively already had) feels like winning a mini-lottery! :huh:

Anyway, enough of my babbling... thanks on all the 'congratulations on not having a job anymore', everyone! :)

2005 - We met

2006 - Filed I-129F

2007 - K-1 issued, moved to US, completed AOS (a busy year, immigration-wise)

2009 - Conditions lifted

2010 - Will be naturalising. Buh-bye, USCIS! smile.png

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Congrats!!!!

Now here's to hoping that MY company might make my position redudant during my 18 months maternity leave/holiday leave... :whistle:

Unlikely, but they're thinking about it...

Naturalization

Son's N-400 Timeline

08/14/2020 - Sent N-400 and I-912 waiver to TX lockbox

09/18/2020 - NOA via text

06/05/2021 - Notification of biometrics scheduled

09/17/2021 - Interview - decision cannot be made

11/24/2021 - Denial letter, 30 days to appeal

12/24/2021 - Appeal sent back with I-912 waiver

12/24/2021 - Motion to terminate deportation proceedings from 2013 filed

 

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I saw this card, and while they supposed to be sarcastic and funny, i felt it was quite apt!

Congrats!!

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10 year Green Card received, Next step is citizenship urgh!

When you meet the one you want to spend the rest of your life with,

you can't wait for the rest of your life to begin

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Congrats!!!!

Now here's to hoping that MY company might make my position redudant during my 18 months maternity leave/holiday leave... :whistle:

Unlikely, but they're thinking about it...

I will be sending job-losing vibes your way... oh wait, that sounds awful, doesn't it?! :unsure:

But seriously, I think the concept of maternity leave might have had something to do with them finally getting their acts together and making me redundant... they wanted to cut six jobs and had six volunteers. During the last few months, while they've been umming and ahhing and failing to get anything done, two out of the six got pregnant... and The Management were left with no choice but to agree they'd pay them their full whack of maternity pay on top of the redundancy they'd be getting. I have a feeling that what with my just having got married and all (and possibly the odd friend/work colleague dropping 'subtle' 'oooooh, she's married now, it won't be long, you mark my words.....' hints in their direction), they might've decided they'd better sort it out ASAP before I made un unwelcome 'announcement'....!!!

Anyway... here's hoping you can swing it, if there's even the remotest chance... but that you don't get left with the 'how long is too long to wait??' dilemma into the bargain!!

I saw this card, and while they supposed to be sarcastic and funny, i felt it was quite apt!

Congrats!!

Heheehee, that's PERFECT!! :lol::lol:

Why, thank you!

2005 - We met

2006 - Filed I-129F

2007 - K-1 issued, moved to US, completed AOS (a busy year, immigration-wise)

2009 - Conditions lifted

2010 - Will be naturalising. Buh-bye, USCIS! smile.png

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