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one thing I would suggest... :) bring plenty clothes as you can ...

I have regrets now why I did not just pay for excess baggage.... :(

We went to mall yesterday to buy some interview clothes for me.. it's really hard to find sizes that will really fits me, coz I'm skinny..

So we ended at LOFT... and it was made in PHilippines.. ahah im proud though coz it's famous here... it's really nice clothes... BUT OMG.. it's so expensive here... the slacks is $129 :( then the coats majority $79 and the inside blouse $36..

In PI, I'm fan of branded clothes too but not as expensive like this,,, :( hayz if I only buy formal clothes in MAnila it will not cost me $200 for 1 pair..

I arrived here May 9, we applied for SSN yesterday.. but my name was not in the system yet, but they encoded my docs already, and they will just mail my ssn card when they will see my name in the system.. everything is so easy here in states..:)

P.S we're married already :) in the courthouse... but this is for legal only, so that I can adjust my status right away, get ssn with my married name, cellphone and other bills in my married name, .. BUT our wedding ceremony, reception etc will be on july 12 pa...

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yay... best wishes on your wedding... :D congrats for ssn :dance:

heheh thnx :)

Welcome in the USA! Congrats on your wedding!

With regards to your SSN, remember most people here adviced those who plan to get their SSN to wait at least 2 weeks after arrival just to make sure that your name is in the system already! It saves you time going to the SSN office! (No harm in trying!) Anyway, you can try it again! :thumbs:

I'm happy for the two of you!

Mayeth

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Our Timeline:

July 22, 2007 Mailed I-129F

August 1, 2007 - NOA1

Dec. 3, 2007 - NOA2 received after 132 days from filing!

February 7,2008 (6:30AM) - Interview

February 22, 2008 - POE LAX, then flew on to Washington DC

March 8th, 2008 - We're MARRIED! Tyndall AFB, FL beachside!!!!

Aug 08-PREGNANT! Jan 09 -UPDATE! It's A BOY!

MAy 17 09 - Baby James Anthony born!!

I-129f was approved in 131 days from filing date.

Iinterview took 197 days from I-129F filing date.

2008 AOS Journey

April 3 AOS Sent

April 06 Received Date

April 10 Noticed Date 3 NOAs: AOS, EAD & AP (Received in mail April 14)

April 30 Biometrics Appointment (Notice received April 16) DONE!

May 06 AOS Transferred in CSC

May 12 Touched Case now pending

June 13 AP and EAD card Received

June 19 Touched

July 29 Touched

July 30 Card Production ordered!!

August 4 Received Welcome letter & GC in mail!!!

Total days: 3 months 3 weeks 6 days

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yay... best wishes on your wedding... :D congrats for ssn :dance:

heheh thnx :)

Welcome in the USA! Congrats on your wedding!

With regards to your SSN, remember most people here adviced those who plan to get their SSN to wait at least 2 weeks after arrival just to make sure that your name is in the system already! It saves you time going to the SSN office! (No harm in trying!) Anyway, you can try it again! :thumbs:

I'm happy for the two of you!

Mayeth

Thankssssss ... :) yah we just tried yesterday,, the ssn officer was just so nice... she already encoded my application, and then they will process it once my name is in the system, so i dont need to come back again in the office, they will just mail my card.. they are so nice... it seems evrything is easy here in states. :)

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Congrats!!! and Best wishes!!! :thumbs:

Met on Filipinaheart.com: 2006-09-26

Became "official": 2006-10-19

Met in person: 2007-08-12

I proposed: 2007-08-13

Returned to America, started missing her:2007-08-24

I-129F Sent : 2008-01-28

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-02-11

Touched: 2008-02-25

I-129F NOA2: 2008-03-06

NOA2 Hard Copy: 2008-03-12

NVC case number assigned: 2008-03-14

Medical: 2008-04-17 PASSED!

Documents forwarded to NSO:2008-04-21

Interview: 2008-04-23 APPROVED (AR) !!

Verified Documents forwarded to USEM from NSO:2008-05-06

May 13 Got text from Delbros that Visa will be delivered up to next 2 days: w00t!

Visa on hand:2008-05-13 w00t!!!!

Ticket to San Antonio,TX: 2008-05-30

Wedding: 2008-08-09

In the Church of my forefathers in Minnesota :)

Baby due: 2009-05-20

AOS Timeline

Submitted application to USCIS: 2009-02-12

NOA: 2009-02-20

Biometrics schedule: 2009-03-17

Advance Parole : April 10, 2009 (received)

EAD: April 13, 2009 (received)

Welcome Notice: April 28,2009 (received) yehey!!!!

Permanent Resident Card: May 2,2009 Woo!!!! Praise GOD!!!

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Philippines
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thanks for the advice. my husband was amazed at me caz i was able to buy lotsa clothes with $100 here in PI. he said "in the US u can only buy a piece or two in that kind of amount " lolz so i guess ill follow your advice. ill bring lots of my clothes there :D

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AOS TIMELINE

06.17.2010 - submitted our papers

06.19.2010 - papers arrived at Chicago lockbox

06.24.2010 - Check cashed

06.28.2010 - NOA1 Hardcopy received (9 days from the day they got our papers)

07.05.2010 - Received Biometrics Schedule (July 26)

08.05.2010 - Biometrics done! (had to re-schedule from 7/26 to 8/5)

08.13.2010 - Got my interview letter

08.20.2010 - EAD card on production

09.06.2010 - Got my EAD Card (62 days)

09.07.2010 - Applied for SSN

09.14.2010 - SSN Card received

09.16.2010 - Interview schedule (APPROVED)

09.20.2010 - Welcome Notice Received ("Welcome to the USA")

09.25.2010 - 10 yr Green Card received! (98 days)

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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salamat sa Info!! but para saan yang Interview na sinasabi mo now??

Talaga super mahal na talaga jan naks! bibili nalng ako ng marami sa Divisoria!!! lol

super branded na kasi yan jan, visit kanalang sa Victoria Secret medjo okay lang din ang mga price ..

Sa divisoria na ako mag shopping neto!..

Congratulations and Best wishes sa inyo!! wow!! Mrs kana talaga ngayon..

Ingatz!!

one thing I would suggest... :) bring plenty clothes as you can ...

I have regrets now why I did not just pay for excess baggage.... :(

We went to mall yesterday to buy some interview clothes for me.. it's really hard to find sizes that will really fits me, coz I'm skinny..

So we ended at LOFT... and it was made in PHilippines.. ahah im proud though coz it's famous here... it's really nice clothes... BUT OMG.. it's so expensive here... the slacks is $129 :( then the coats majority $79 and the inside blouse $36..

In PI, I'm fan of branded clothes too but not as expensive like this,,, :( hayz if I only buy formal clothes in MAnila it will not cost me $200 for 1 pair..

I arrived here May 9, we applied for SSN yesterday.. but my name was not in the system yet, but they encoded my docs already, and they will just mail my ssn card when they will see my name in the system.. everything is so easy here in states.. :)

P.S we're married already :) in the courthouse... but this is for legal only, so that I can adjust my status right away, get ssn with my married name, cellphone and other bills in my married name, .. BUT our wedding ceremony, reception etc will be on july 12 pa...

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one thing I would suggest... :) bring plenty clothes as you can ...

I have regrets now why I did not just pay for excess baggage.... :(

We went to mall yesterday to buy some interview clothes for me.. it's really hard to find sizes that will really fits me, coz I'm skinny..

So we ended at LOFT... and it was made in PHilippines.. ahah im proud though coz it's famous here... it's really nice clothes... BUT OMG.. it's so expensive here... the slacks is $129 :( then the coats majority $79 and the inside blouse $36..

In PI, I'm fan of branded clothes too but not as expensive like this,,, :( hayz if I only buy formal clothes in MAnila it will not cost me $200 for 1 pair..

I arrived here May 9, we applied for SSN yesterday.. but my name was not in the system yet, but they encoded my docs already, and they will just mail my ssn card when they will see my name in the system.. everything is so easy here in states..:)

P.S we're married already :) in the courthouse... but this is for legal only, so that I can adjust my status right away, get ssn with my married name, cellphone and other bills in my married name, .. BUT our wedding ceremony, reception etc will be on july 12 pa...

wow congrats sa wedding.. thanks sa info, shop uli ako bukas sa divi hehehehe invite moko sa july 12 ha...

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05-24-08 - POE JFK

06-10-08 - applied SSN (06-16-08 - received SSN card with maiden name)

06-21-08 - wedding day

06-24-08 - applied for SSN change of last name ( 07-02-08 - received SSN card with married name)

08-07-08 - AOS packet sent thru Fedex

08-08-08 - AOS packet received by USCIS

08-14-08 - NOA 1 date for AOS, EAD and AP

08-25-08 - Biometrics schedule received

09-05-08 - BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT

09-08-08 - TOUCHED (I-485 and EAD)

09-17-08 - I-485 transferred to California Service Center

09-19-08 - I-485 TOUCHED (received mail same day about the transfer too)

10-03/06/07-08 - I-485 TOUCHED

10-21-08 - I-131 AP APPROVED

10-22-08 - I-765 EAD CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED

10-27-08 - RECEIVED AP in mail and I-765 touched again online

10-29-08 - Notice of Approval for I-765 was sent out today

10-30-08 - Notice of Approval for I-765 touched again then RECEIVED THE EAD CARD the same day

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one thing I would suggest... :) bring plenty clothes as you can ...

I have regrets now why I did not just pay for excess baggage.... :(

We went to mall yesterday to buy some interview clothes for me.. it's really hard to find sizes that will really fits me, coz I'm skinny..

So we ended at LOFT... and it was made in PHilippines.. ahah im proud though coz it's famous here... it's really nice clothes... BUT OMG.. it's so expensive here... the slacks is $129 :( then the coats majority $79 and the inside blouse $36..

In PI, I'm fan of branded clothes too but not as expensive like this,,, :( hayz if I only buy formal clothes in MAnila it will not cost me $200 for 1 pair..

I arrived here May 9, we applied for SSN yesterday.. but my name was not in the system yet, but they encoded my docs already, and they will just mail my ssn card when they will see my name in the system.. everything is so easy here in states..:)

P.S we're married already :) in the courthouse... but this is for legal only, so that I can adjust my status right away, get ssn with my married name, cellphone and other bills in my married name, .. BUT our wedding ceremony, reception etc will be on july 12 pa...

Congrats on your wedding, wow! Thanks, that's a good suggestion, I will surely bring and buy more clothes here eventhough my husband is preventing me to do so, he said he'll buy me new clothes there so no need to bring my old clothes, I knew that's not really a good idea because what if it's so expensive there and what if I can't find my size or the styles of clothes that I want. Thanks for a good advice.

Marriage : June 30,2007 (Fernwood Gardens,QC Phils)

K3 Visa Application

I-130 sent: July 14,2007

I-130 Noa1: July 31,2007

I-130 Noa2: Mar 14,2008 (approved within 242 days)

I-129f sent: Aug 07,2007

I-129f Noa1: Aug 21,2007

I-129f Noa2: Mar 14,2008 (approved within 219 days)

NVC Received: Apr 01,2008

NVC Left: Apr 03,2008

Usem received: Apr 08,2008

2 days medical: May 15 and May 16,2008

Interview date: May 29,2008 (Approved with pink slip only)

Visa Received: June 04,2008 (visa received within 6 days only)

US Entry: June 23,2008

EAD Application only- (AOS application later-late next year)

Date filed: July 09,2008

Noa date: July 10,2008

Bio. Appt.: Aug 27,2008

Approved date: Oct 08,2008 (approved within 91 days)

Date card received: Oct 14,2008

SSN Application:

Date filed: Oct 15,2008

Receipt Notice: Oct 21,2008

Date card received: Oct 30,2008

June 30, 2009- Our 2nd Year Wedding Anniversary!

AOS Application (Hoping for 10 yr greencard)

Date filed/Sent: Nov 28, 2009

Received (by L Box): Nov 30,2009

Noa Date (Mail): Dec 10, 2009

Bio. Appt.: Jan 05, 2010

AOS Interview (Thank God! No RFE)

AOS Notice date: Feb 11, 2010

AOS Interview date: Mar 17,2010

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Philippines
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congratulations and best wishes!!

Love is an unexpected thing...and when it arrives grab it with all ur heart....it may pass u jsut once.......

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11.20.07 : mailed I130

01.23.08 : NOA1

04.21.08 : mailed I129F

04.22.08 : NOA1

05.14.08 : NOA2 both for I 130 and I 129F

06.26.08 : medical exam 2nd day PASSED!!

07.09.08 : interview day! PASSED! PINK SLIP!

07.15.08 : visa on hand!!!

08.01.08 : POE SFO (home with my papi!)

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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hi primie,

best wishes sa'yo and congratz sa iyong hubby :D thanks din sa iyong suggestion, kahit na medyo wala pa 'yung noa2 namin ni phil mas okay na rin ang ready kaso tanong ko lang kung ano ba ang latest trend na pang winter dyan sa us? kasi hndi yata nagkakaroon ng araw sa lugar ni phil eh heheh joke lang, pero panay yelo daw dun :wacko: thanks ulit and god bless you.

nanz

AOS Journey:

Filing Date: December 28, 2008

Sent: January 3, 2009

NOA: Febuary 6, 2009

Biometrics: Febuary 18, 2009 (but originally scheduled for Febuary 26, 2009)

AP Approved: April 16, 2009

EAD Approved: May 4, 2009

Welcome Notice: May 14, 2009

"God is really good ALL the time, We praise you Lord"

"When they bring you to trial and hand you over, do not worry before hand about what you are to say; but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit." ( Mark 13:11)

"And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." ( Matthew 28:20)

"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" ( Matthew 28:9-11)

 
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