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bradcanuck   1

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I can't stop refreshing the online case status for my AOS. How do you people deal with this waiting and delay? I've been in the system since April and I feel like I have hit uscis.gov more than I take steps in a day.

What do you do to sort of calm your nerves with the wait? As this is the last step I've become obsessed. It doesn't help that I am stuck at home all day playing videogames and not contributing to our lives for about a year.

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I can't stop refreshing the online case status for my AOS. How do you people deal with this waiting and delay? I've been in the system since April and I feel like I have hit uscis.gov more than I take steps in a day.

What do you do to sort of calm your nerves with the wait? As this is the last step I've become obsessed. It doesn't help that I am stuck at home all day playing videogames and not contributing to our lives for about a year.

In another post someone told me to think you have to pay a dollar everytime you look......... I still look even though my case staus for hubby has not changed a bit since inception on 5/4/07. Good luck it is hard to stop the madness :)

Why is it that the only one who can stop the crying is the one who started it in the first place?



More Complete Story here
My Saga includes 2 step sons
USC Married 4/2007 Colombian on overstay since 2001 of B1/B2 visa
Applied 5/2007 Approved GC in Hand 10/2007
I-751 mailed 6/30/09 aapproved 11/7/09 The BOYS I-751 Mailed 12/29/09 3/23/10 Email approval for 17 CR 3/27/10
4/14/10 Email approval for 13 yr Old CR 4/23/10

Oldest son now 21 I-130 filed by LPR dad ( as per NVC CSPA is applying here )
I-130 approved 2/24
Priority date 12/6/2007
4/6/2010 letter from NVC arrives to son dated 3/4/2010
5/4/10 received AOS and DS3032 via email
9/22/10 Interview BOG Passed
10/3/10 POE JFK all went well
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Emancipation   2

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It is boring waiting for Work Authorization for sure.. How come your's is so tardy?

I don't have any good advise on this one as i was obsessive, but volenteering, getting to know your community and the area you live in. I know I took trips to the surrounding states on the weekend, blogging about what's going on, and taking up a new hobby.. Anything to get away from the USCIS Update site :)

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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AFter NOA1 I checked it like a zillion times a day. Then I realized they weren't gonna go any faster no matter how many times I checked it. So now I just check once a day. Sometimes I even forget. I guess cause I know it's still a long road for us. How about exercising? Taking a long walk or something. I dunno.

jynx - Canadian Chick

dragnfly - American Dude

July-07-07 - Married in Las Vegas

August-07-08 - CR-1 Visa activated

July-17-10 - Approval notice in mail, Conditions removed

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I guess I was one of the odd ones. I only phoned NvC a few times and sent Mtl 1 email!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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Jasman0717   9

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I remember checking Claudeth's AOS status all the time :blink:

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United States & Republic of the Philippines

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

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bradcanuck   1

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I guess I was one of the odd ones. I only phoned NvC a few times and sent Mtl 1 email!

Yea I am not doing a K1, bit different. I can't call anyone to check or speed things up. I am at the mercy of the MSC, adjusting in the US.

Yea I do get out but still there's only so much a person can do. Especially for a year.

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I can't stop refreshing the online case status for my AOS. How do you people deal with this waiting and delay? I've been in the system since April and I feel like I have hit uscis.gov more than I take steps in a day.

What do you do to sort of calm your nerves with the wait? As this is the last step I've become obsessed. It doesn't help that I am stuck at home all day playing videogames and not contributing to our lives for about a year.

Well, there are worse habits, like compulsive masterbation. :lol:

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Limit yourself to checking it once a day. Find something to occupy yourself. :)

*Cheryl -- Nova Scotia ....... Jerry -- Oklahoma*

Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


MAY IS NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH
Educate Yourself on the Warning Signs of Stroke -- talk to me, I am a survivor!

"Life is as the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset" ---Crowfoot

The true measure of a society is how those who have treat those who don't.

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What do you do to sort of calm your nerves with the wait?

For me... I chain-smoked, whined to my husband, whined to my friends, cursed at the USCIS case status online... and organised, EVERYTHING. Interestingly enough, very time I reached that low where I was convinced nothing would change and I had better things to do with my time, I got updates, approvals, notices, etc.

Also, I would breeze through some of the more difficult cases online and be grateful that my case isn't complicated and that I was never going through a "difficult" consulate. After I got here on my K3, I concentrated on that at least my husband and I were together. I was very lucky at each stage though. My cases (K3 and AOS) both went incredibly fast compared to most people.

Spend this time organising all your documents and doing everything you can humanly do to prepare for the interview because there's a certain calm that comes when all of that is done, filed, organised, prepped, etc. That calm is that you've done all that you can do you know that you're not missing anything when the time comes to interview.

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K3 Timeline - 2006-11-20 to 2007-03-19

See the comments section in my timeline for full details of my K3 dates, transfers and touches. Also see my Vancouver consulate review and my POE review.

AOS & EAD Timeline

2007-04-16: I-485 and I-765 sent to Chicago (My AOS/EAD checklist)

2007-04-17: Received at Chicago

2007-04-23: NOA1 date (both)

2007-05-10: Biometrics appointment (both - Biometrics review)

2007-06-05: AOS interview letter date

2007-06-13: AOS interview letter received in mail

2007-07-03: EAD card production ordered

2007-07-07: EAD card received! (yay!)

2007-08-23: AOS interview (Documents / Interview review)

2007-08-23: Green card production ordered!!!

2007-08-24: Welcome notice mailed!

2007-08-27: Green card production ordered again... ?

2007-08-28: Welcome notice received!

2007-09-01: Green card received!

Done with USCIS until May 23, 2009!

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How do you people deal with this waiting and delay?

During the K-1/waiting for the interview process -- overtime, lots of it. Planning my wedding. Packing up my apartment.

During the AOS process -- I played a lot of WoW :whistle:

*Cheryl -- Nova Scotia ....... Jerry -- Oklahoma*

Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


MAY IS NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH
Educate Yourself on the Warning Signs of Stroke -- talk to me, I am a survivor!

"Life is as the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset" ---Crowfoot

The true measure of a society is how those who have treat those who don't.

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Well, isn't Halo 3 coming out soon? ;)

Nini - Vancouver BC, Canada (she's the one who does the forum thing)

Bee - Devon PA, USA (he's the one who gave her the shiny ring)

Getting our sanity tested by bureaucracy since 2007.

Here we go again...

Removal of conditions @ VSC

9/4/2010 - sent!

9/14/2010 - NOA

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bradcanuck   1

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I've got virtually everything I can prepared... taxes left that's it.

WoW is getting VERY tiring. Heh.

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IR5FORMUMSIE   850

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I can't stop refreshing the online case status for my AOS. How do you people deal with this waiting and delay? I've been in the system since April and I feel like I have hit uscis.gov more than I take steps in a day.

What do you do to sort of calm your nerves with the wait? As this is the last step I've become obsessed. It doesn't help that I am stuck at home all day playing videogames and not contributing to our lives for about a year.

Well, there are worse habits, like compulsive masterbation. :lol:

Talk about taking matters into your own hands, remind me not to shake your hand :)

IR5

2007-07-27 – Case complete at NVC waiting on the world or at least MTL.

2007-12-19 - INTERVIEW AT MTL, SPLIT DECISION.

2007-12-24-Mom's I-551 arrives, Pop's still in purgatory (AP)

2008-03-11-AP all done, Pop is approved!!!!

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