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I can tell there is alot of hurt on this page.

I don't know if I have wool over my eyes or what, but I entered into this marriage through good times and bad and sickness and in health. We have been in marriage counseling now for 2 months and things have really been looking up for us, especially the past two weeks. It could be the roller coaster that we have been on since we were married, and we are finally in the upswing of things, hopefully we are up here for a while, and if we do come down, I hope it is a smoother ride until the next upswing. But we have finally had some serious mature discussions about life and our lifestyles and we can finally see past the bickering over who is going to cook dinner or change diapers and get to the real root of the problems and deal with them. The effort I have seen coming from him and myself since we had these revelations has been what it should be, the best we can be, and wow has it made a difference in our house. The marriage counseling was and still is the key. But now we have to start working on having these conversations outside of the counselors office. We aren't there yet, but I can see it coming. So many things we didn't know about one another. I speak female and he speaks male, it just took a translator to help us figure out what the other was saying. I physically feel so much better and I notice he doesn't have those bags under his eyes either. We are holding hands again and flirting and he rubs my belly and talks to the baby every night. And our daughter has never been treated so much like a queen with both parents jumping up to change her diaper or read her a book. We even had our first professional family photo taken yesterday. I have to admit I never knew marriage could be so hard and so much work. But I think this is normal in a lot of marriages. We just had this ideal of a worry free, fun all the time marriage, and we were disappointed and down in the dumps when it didn't come to fruition. Now, we are getting closer to that ideal. Does it exisit? I don't know, but trying each day to find it, has been alot more fun than focusing on the bad stuff. We haven't had an argument in two weeks and we speak everyday about great things. I know it sounds basic, but rebuilding that foundation after it broke down just makes the weak spots stronger, as now we know where those weak spots are.

Thanks for all your support and advice on the legal stuff and being a nice safety net under our roller coaster. I will check in again in a few weeks and hopefully have an even more postive post. Only time will tell.

A hard workin' mama and papa

Filed: Country: Indonesia
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I do not have personal experience to share nor any advice, but I wish both of you congratulations on the progress & good luck !

I-130

Jun 28 2004 : Received at NSC

Oct 25 2004 : Transferred to CSC

Oct 29 2004 : Received at CSC

Nov 8 2004 : Received response from CSC that my file is being requested & review will be done

Nov 10 2004 : Email & online status Approved

Nov 15 2004 : NOA 2 in mail

Dec 16 2004 : NVC assigns case number

Dec 20 2004 : NVC sent DS 3032 to beneficiary, copy of DS 3032 & I-864 fee bill to petitioner

Jan 3 2005 : Petitioner received copy of DS 3032 and I-864 fee bill. Post-marked Dec 23rd.

Jan 11 2005 : Beneficiary received DS 3032 in Indonesia

Jan 31 2005 : Sent DS 3032 to NVC

Feb 8, 2005 : NVC received DS 3032

Feb 21, 2005 : IV fee generated

Feb 25, 2005 : Sent I-864 fee bill

Feb 28, 2005 : I-864 fee bill delivered to St Louis

Mar 3, 2005 : IV fee bill received

Mar 7, 2005 : Sent IV fee bill

Mar 9, 2005 : IV fee bill delivered to St Louis

Mar 28, 2005 : I-864 fee credited against case.

April 6, 2005 : Received I-864 package

April 7, 2005 : Immigrant Visa fee credited against case.

April 11, 2005 : DS 230 is generated

Aug 12, 2005 : I-864 & DS 230 received by NVC

Sep 14, 2005 : RFE on I-864

Nov 3, 2005 : Checklist response received at NVC

Nov 25, 2005 : Case completion

Dec 9, 2005 : Police Cert requested from the Netherlands

Jan 12 2006 : Interview success - Approved !!

Jan 19 2006 : Visa & brown envelope picked up

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I'm so happy to hear that you guys are doing much better. Take it one day at a time. :yes:

Marriage is a lot of hard work. I used to think getting married meant that you get to split all the responsibilites and duties of life in half, when yet it sometimes seems they multiply. You need your spouse to be your best friend to help you get through it together.

Good luck, and may the upswing never end! :luv:

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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that's awesome !!!

very happy for you !

Removal of conditions

01.11.2011 Remove conditions GC I-751 ($590)

01.18.2011 NOA1

02.24.2011 Biometric

03.25.2011 Approved

03.28.2011 Notice sent

03.31.2011 Received new green card (and it's green !)
 

AOS/EAD/AP from K1

07.23.2008 Send AOS/EAD/AP

07.29.2008 Check cashed

08.01.2008 NOA1

08.08.2008 Biometric Notice received

08.21.2008 Biometric Appointment

09.22.2008 Approval notice sent for AP (CRIS email)

09.22.2008 Card production ordered for EAD (CRIS email)

09.25.2008 Card production ordered for EAD (CRIS email) and a couple of touch since (last one 09.30.2008)

09.27.2008 Reception AP

10.02.2008 EAD Received

02.23.2009 Notice for interview (1.5 month late compared to LA statistics)

03.16.2009 AOS Touch

04.01.2009 Interview in LA  // Approved 

04.06.2009 Welcome to the USA Letter

04.13.2009 Reception GC

Naturalization
06/2016 Request
03/2017 Interview

Almost at the end !

 

 
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