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Ohh that's right Kim, I knew I remembered you saying you might be moving to Portland. Searcy sounds like such a cute little town! the locals must be fascinated with your accent hehe.

I think finding a job in the Tri-Cities shouldn't be too hard, it's not a huge place but they have one of the highest job-growth rates in the US :D what kind of job are you going to be doing Kelly? I hope you get your snow soon! :)

kiwiana and cdneh - what parts of CA and VA do you two live in?

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I am in the graphic design industry :) I used to be the art director of Lucky Break magazine in NZ and before that I was a designer for good old Woman's Day xD Here in the US I would be willing to take on ANYTHING to do with design, as I figure it will be really difficult for me to find a job even in that field!

Kelly & Evan

K-1

07-30-08 Sent I-129F

08-01-08 Arrived at CSC

08-08-08 Check cashed

08-12-08 NOA1 sent

08-13-08 Touched!

08-18-08 NOA hard copy

12-17-08 NOA2 sent

01-19-09 Packet 3 sent

01-22-09 Medical

03-19-09 Interview! (both of us attended)

03-19-09 Approved!!!

08-07-09 POE LAX

09-18-09 Married!!!

AOS

10-14-09 Filed AOS

10-22-09 NOA hard copies

10-27-09 Touch

11-17-09 Touch

11-17-09 Transfer notice to CSC

11-23-09 Biometrics appointment

11-24-09 Touch

11-27-09 Touch

12-01-09 Touch

12-03-09 Touch

12-07-09 Work Permit approved!!!

12-21-09 Biometrics fingerprints AGAIN

12-30-09 RFE due to fingerprints being unreadable

01-04-09 Touch

01-26-09 Sent RFE back

02-12-09 GREEN CARD RECEIVED!!!

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My travel application got approved!!!

However, I also got a notice saying that they need to take my fingerprints again because they couldn't process the ones they took the other week :( They had A LOT of trouble getting my fingerprints, so what if it happens again?

Kelly & Evan

K-1

07-30-08 Sent I-129F

08-01-08 Arrived at CSC

08-08-08 Check cashed

08-12-08 NOA1 sent

08-13-08 Touched!

08-18-08 NOA hard copy

12-17-08 NOA2 sent

01-19-09 Packet 3 sent

01-22-09 Medical

03-19-09 Interview! (both of us attended)

03-19-09 Approved!!!

08-07-09 POE LAX

09-18-09 Married!!!

AOS

10-14-09 Filed AOS

10-22-09 NOA hard copies

10-27-09 Touch

11-17-09 Touch

11-17-09 Transfer notice to CSC

11-23-09 Biometrics appointment

11-24-09 Touch

11-27-09 Touch

12-01-09 Touch

12-03-09 Touch

12-07-09 Work Permit approved!!!

12-21-09 Biometrics fingerprints AGAIN

12-30-09 RFE due to fingerprints being unreadable

01-04-09 Touch

01-26-09 Sent RFE back

02-12-09 GREEN CARD RECEIVED!!!

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Hi everyone....

I'm wondering if any of you might be willing to help out a friend of mine. She's a teacher, and Canadian, and wants to move to New Zealand for a bit to teach. She just needs someone to talk to to help her through it. She wants to talk to a TEACHER specifically. Are any of you teachers? Please PM if so, and let me know if you'd be willing to talk to her. I can pass along your email address to her.

Thanks in advance :)

For details visit My Timeline or Profile

ROC Timeline:
May 23, 2012 - Mailed I-751
January 7, 2013 - RFE Received
March 26, 2013 - RFE Response Sent
April 11, 2013 - ROC APPROVED

June 8th, 2013 - 10 yr GC Received (FINALLY)

AOS Timeline:
March 23, 2010 - Mailed I-485 (AOS), I-131 (AP), I-765 (EAD)
June 7, 2010 - AP received
June 12, 2010 - EAD received
August 27, 2010 - 2 yr Green Card Received!

K-1 Timeline:
April 22, 2009 - I-129F Sent
November 20, 2009 - Interview in Montreal - Approved!
January 3, 2010 - POE (Ambassador Bridge)
January 20, 2010 - Wedding

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Just wanted to wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! :yes::star:(L):D(L)

(How's everyone?)

ROC

06/01/2011 - Mailed ROC package to CSC

06/02/2011 - Package arrived and signed for at CSC

06/02/2011 - NOA receipt date

06/06/2011 - Check cashed

06/07/2011 - NOA arrived in the mail

06/15/2011 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail

07/11/2011 - Biometrics appointment

02/02/2012 - Phoned USCIS and put in a service request

02/08/2012 - Email from USCIS confirming my request

02/11/2012 - Letter from USCIS - says i should receive news within 30 days

03/14/2012 - Phoned USCIS again. 30 days has passed. no news. Took details again.

03/15/2012 -Received letter from USCIS - have to go to interview April 24th

04/24/2012 - Interview and ROC approved!!

05/07/2012 - Received email, card production ordered

05/11/2012 - Green card arrived

N-400

06/22/2012 - Mailed N-400 package to Phoenix/AZ Lockbox

06/26/2012 - NOA date

06/28/2012 - Check cashed

06/29/2012 - NOA arrived in the mail

07/02/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in mail

07/19/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/30/2012 - Received text +email. Application placed in line for interview

07/30/2012 - Received text +email in evening - interview letter sent

08/03/2012 - Received interview letter

09/19/2012 - Interview - passed interview/test!!

10/24/2012 - Oath Ceremony!

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Merry Christmas to you too kiwiana! I hope everybody here is doing well and enjoying the holidays :thumbs:

It's a beautiful Christmas day here, with a high of 24 degrees :)

still waiting for my visa to be delivered though! will probably be next year now..

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kiwiana   2

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Wishing everyone a super duper Happy New Year!!! May 2010 be a good one for all!!! :thumbs:

Hope your visa arrives soon zeddess!! :star:

ROC

06/01/2011 - Mailed ROC package to CSC

06/02/2011 - Package arrived and signed for at CSC

06/02/2011 - NOA receipt date

06/06/2011 - Check cashed

06/07/2011 - NOA arrived in the mail

06/15/2011 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail

07/11/2011 - Biometrics appointment

02/02/2012 - Phoned USCIS and put in a service request

02/08/2012 - Email from USCIS confirming my request

02/11/2012 - Letter from USCIS - says i should receive news within 30 days

03/14/2012 - Phoned USCIS again. 30 days has passed. no news. Took details again.

03/15/2012 -Received letter from USCIS - have to go to interview April 24th

04/24/2012 - Interview and ROC approved!!

05/07/2012 - Received email, card production ordered

05/11/2012 - Green card arrived

N-400

06/22/2012 - Mailed N-400 package to Phoenix/AZ Lockbox

06/26/2012 - NOA date

06/28/2012 - Check cashed

06/29/2012 - NOA arrived in the mail

07/02/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in mail

07/19/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/30/2012 - Received text +email. Application placed in line for interview

07/30/2012 - Received text +email in evening - interview letter sent

08/03/2012 - Received interview letter

09/19/2012 - Interview - passed interview/test!!

10/24/2012 - Oath Ceremony!

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A bit late..I've been dealing with a minor flood that meant pulling up the floor and putting a new one down.

I hope this year gets better than it started off :yes:

I can explain it to you. But I can't understand it for you.

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kiwiana   2

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bumping this thread... capt ewok has unpinned it and it will now get lost amongst all the other threads :crying:

ROC

06/01/2011 - Mailed ROC package to CSC

06/02/2011 - Package arrived and signed for at CSC

06/02/2011 - NOA receipt date

06/06/2011 - Check cashed

06/07/2011 - NOA arrived in the mail

06/15/2011 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail

07/11/2011 - Biometrics appointment

02/02/2012 - Phoned USCIS and put in a service request

02/08/2012 - Email from USCIS confirming my request

02/11/2012 - Letter from USCIS - says i should receive news within 30 days

03/14/2012 - Phoned USCIS again. 30 days has passed. no news. Took details again.

03/15/2012 -Received letter from USCIS - have to go to interview April 24th

04/24/2012 - Interview and ROC approved!!

05/07/2012 - Received email, card production ordered

05/11/2012 - Green card arrived

N-400

06/22/2012 - Mailed N-400 package to Phoenix/AZ Lockbox

06/26/2012 - NOA date

06/28/2012 - Check cashed

06/29/2012 - NOA arrived in the mail

07/02/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in mail

07/19/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/30/2012 - Received text +email. Application placed in line for interview

07/30/2012 - Received text +email in evening - interview letter sent

08/03/2012 - Received interview letter

09/19/2012 - Interview - passed interview/test!!

10/24/2012 - Oath Ceremony!

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Thanks Capt Ewok!! much appreciated!! :thumbs:

ROC

06/01/2011 - Mailed ROC package to CSC

06/02/2011 - Package arrived and signed for at CSC

06/02/2011 - NOA receipt date

06/06/2011 - Check cashed

06/07/2011 - NOA arrived in the mail

06/15/2011 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail

07/11/2011 - Biometrics appointment

02/02/2012 - Phoned USCIS and put in a service request

02/08/2012 - Email from USCIS confirming my request

02/11/2012 - Letter from USCIS - says i should receive news within 30 days

03/14/2012 - Phoned USCIS again. 30 days has passed. no news. Took details again.

03/15/2012 -Received letter from USCIS - have to go to interview April 24th

04/24/2012 - Interview and ROC approved!!

05/07/2012 - Received email, card production ordered

05/11/2012 - Green card arrived

N-400

06/22/2012 - Mailed N-400 package to Phoenix/AZ Lockbox

06/26/2012 - NOA date

06/28/2012 - Check cashed

06/29/2012 - NOA arrived in the mail

07/02/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in mail

07/19/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/30/2012 - Received text +email. Application placed in line for interview

07/30/2012 - Received text +email in evening - interview letter sent

08/03/2012 - Received interview letter

09/19/2012 - Interview - passed interview/test!!

10/24/2012 - Oath Ceremony!

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HI EVERYONE,

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.. MOVING ALONG ON THE AOS, A FEW BUMPS ALONG THE WAY... THEY WANTED US TO FILL OUT A I693 MEDICAL.. WAS A BIT CONFUSED.. THE I485 NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THAT FORM.. FOUND IT ON THE WEB.. WAS SOMETHING A CIVIL SURGEN NEEDED TO FILL OUT.. WE SENT THE PAPER ABOUT HIS VACINATIONS.. SO REALLY DIDNT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE WANTING..WORRIED THAT THEY WERE WANTING THE MEDICAL DONE OVER..BUT WE SHOWED THEM THE PROF FROM HIS MEDICAL IN NZ AND ALL HIS JABS (LOL, AS HE CALLS THEM) SO THEY FILLED OUT THE FORM, SEALED IT.. ( FOR A MERE $48.50) WELL WE THOUGHT .. A NEW MEDICAL ALL OVER AGAIN .. 300$++ SO WE DECIDED TO WAIT TILL XMAS WAS OVER..LOL AND IT WAS ONLY 48.50..WHICH WAS GOOD NEWS BUT THREW US YET ANOTHER MONTH BEHIND TO THE GOAL LINE..HE STILL HASN'T GOT HIS WORK AUTH.. BUT WE DID GET A TRANSFER LETTER TO CALI.. IS THIS GOOD??

KELVAN..YOU GOT TRANSFERED TOO..LOL MAYBE KC TRANDSFER ALL.. DID YOU GO BY THE AIRPORT FOR YOUR BIOMETRICS APPT? KINDA A RUNDOWN PLACE.. THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTIN HIS FINGERPRINTS TOO..

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Yes you have to get a civil surgeon to fill out the 1693. Though in saying that, some people don't send this in and get approved ok and some get RFE for not sending it ;) It's good that the civil surgeon didn't insist on a full medical again as it has been known from other vjers experiences that some do this. I was fortunate that the civil surgeon i saw just filled out the parts of the form that he had to do. He did give me a blood test to make sure that i didn't need any vaccinations but all was ok. As he said that the doctor in NZ didn't sign off on my measles part of the vaccination record.

That is good that your case was transferred to CSC as in theory that means that you most likely won't have to go to an interview and will get approved without one. :star:

ROC

06/01/2011 - Mailed ROC package to CSC

06/02/2011 - Package arrived and signed for at CSC

06/02/2011 - NOA receipt date

06/06/2011 - Check cashed

06/07/2011 - NOA arrived in the mail

06/15/2011 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail

07/11/2011 - Biometrics appointment

02/02/2012 - Phoned USCIS and put in a service request

02/08/2012 - Email from USCIS confirming my request

02/11/2012 - Letter from USCIS - says i should receive news within 30 days

03/14/2012 - Phoned USCIS again. 30 days has passed. no news. Took details again.

03/15/2012 -Received letter from USCIS - have to go to interview April 24th

04/24/2012 - Interview and ROC approved!!

05/07/2012 - Received email, card production ordered

05/11/2012 - Green card arrived

N-400

06/22/2012 - Mailed N-400 package to Phoenix/AZ Lockbox

06/26/2012 - NOA date

06/28/2012 - Check cashed

06/29/2012 - NOA arrived in the mail

07/02/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in mail

07/19/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/30/2012 - Received text +email. Application placed in line for interview

07/30/2012 - Received text +email in evening - interview letter sent

08/03/2012 - Received interview letter

09/19/2012 - Interview - passed interview/test!!

10/24/2012 - Oath Ceremony!

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HI EVERYONE,

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.. MOVING ALONG ON THE AOS, A FEW BUMPS ALONG THE WAY... THEY WANTED US TO FILL OUT A I693 MEDICAL.. WAS A BIT CONFUSED.. THE I485 NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THAT FORM.. FOUND IT ON THE WEB.. WAS SOMETHING A CIVIL SURGEN NEEDED TO FILL OUT.. WE SENT THE PAPER ABOUT HIS VACINATIONS.. SO REALLY DIDNT KNOW WHAT THEY WERE WANTING..WORRIED THAT THEY WERE WANTING THE MEDICAL DONE OVER..BUT WE SHOWED THEM THE PROF FROM HIS MEDICAL IN NZ AND ALL HIS JABS (LOL, AS HE CALLS THEM) SO THEY FILLED OUT THE FORM, SEALED IT.. ( FOR A MERE $48.50) WELL WE THOUGHT .. A NEW MEDICAL ALL OVER AGAIN .. 300$++ SO WE DECIDED TO WAIT TILL XMAS WAS OVER..LOL AND IT WAS ONLY 48.50..WHICH WAS GOOD NEWS BUT THREW US YET ANOTHER MONTH BEHIND TO THE GOAL LINE..HE STILL HASN'T GOT HIS WORK AUTH.. BUT WE DID GET A TRANSFER LETTER TO CALI.. IS THIS GOOD??

KELVAN..YOU GOT TRANSFERED TOO..LOL MAYBE KC TRANDSFER ALL.. DID YOU GO BY THE AIRPORT FOR YOUR BIOMETRICS APPT? KINDA A RUNDOWN PLACE.. THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTIN HIS FINGERPRINTS TOO..

I only sent the copy of the medical/vaccination sheet we were given from the doctor in NZ who did the medical. They accepted it and I didn't get and rfe, I guess it just depends who does the work on your file.

Being transfered to CA means you won't have to have an interview, so breath a sigh of relief lol. Ours was transfered and we didn't have to wait long after that.

Lol.......yes getting a jab probably isn't heard much over here but is commonplace back in NZ.....lol

Not long to go now and then you'll be home laughing :thumbs:

Our Timeline

AOS

February 23rd 2009 AOS sent in

March 7th 2009 NOA1 Received for EAD & AP

March 9th 2009 NOA1 Received for I-485 & Biometric Apt

March 17th 2009 RFE for Tax & Employment evidence

March 20th 2009 Biometric Apt

March 27th 2009 Sent back RFE

May 7th 2009 Called to give them a rev up!!

June 8th 2009 Still nothing!!!! - put in a service request for EAP & AP

June 10th 2009 Case status finally avaiable online for EAD & AP

June 10th 2009 EAD card production ordered

June 10th 2009 AP approval notice sent

FUNNY WHAT A PHONE CALL WILL DO.......

June 16th 2009 AP Received In mail!!!

June 17th 2009 EAD card production status changed to 17th June

June 19th 2009 EAD Mailed out

June 22nd 2009 EAD Received in mail!!!

July 14th 2009 I-485 finally online and transfered to California!!!!!

July 22nd 2009 Touch

July 31st 2009 Touch

August 3rd 2009 Touch

August 13th 2009 GC Card Production Ordered

August 17th 2009 Received "Welcome to the U.S." letter

August 22nd 2009 Received Green Card in the mail

June 6th 2011 ROC package sent off to VSC

June 13th 2011 NOA1 Letter

July 28th 2011 Biometrics

February 28th 2012 10yr GC Approval Letter

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hi everyone,

question ..lol.. question...we've check the uscis web site checking on status.. nothing was said about the EAD, got the transfer letter to cali last week.. then today he got his EAD card in the mail... so does this mean he can find a job now?or do we still have to wait? i've seen on others that they knew their EAD was approved.. yet ours never said.. dont get me wrong I'm sooo happy ..yes .. just wondering!!

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