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I'm almost starting to get a bit suspicious, LOL...

Ewen went to my (our!) bank today to open a checking account—nothing fancy, just a place to park some money and get a check card. He had his passport and his SS card.

I've been kind of worried because we don't live in an area with a huge immigrant population, and so I've been nervous that people at places like SSA or the bank might not know what to do or might hassle him. But we're 2-for-2 now. The woman at the bank asked him if he was a USC, and he said he wasn't and presented his passport and SS card. She looked everything over and continued to process the paperwork with nary a peep, and he walked out not long after with a checkbook. :)

So don't let all the horror stories scare you TOO much, people...even in smaller, less diverse areas, there are people who know what they're doing and who are perfectly nice to immigrants! (You might remember that our trip to SSA was similarly painless.)

Abby (U.S.) and Ewen (Scotland): We laughed. We cried. Our witness didn't speak English. Happily married (finally), 27 December 2006.

Latest news: Green card received 16 April 2007. USCIS-free until 3 January 2009! Eligible to naturalize 3 April 2010.

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Well that is wonderful, I hope when I go to do that in the future I will get that lucky too.

K-1 journey, AOS/EAD and ROC in my timeline

2011 March 31 - Sent off Naturalization pkg overnight to Texas

2011 April 1 - Arrived in Texas at 10:21 am

2011 April 1 - NOA (rec'd via snail mail April 8)

2011 April 7 - Cheque cashed

2011 May 5 - Biometrics (letter rec'd via snail mail April 15)

2011 May 9 - Placed in line for interview scheduling

2011 June 13 - Rec'd yellow letter (no change in status online)

2011 June 23 - Rec'd text that my case has been scheduled for interview

2011 August 1 - Interview (rec'd via snail mail June 27) PASSED

2011 August 3 - Rec'd email that my case has been scheduled for Oath

2011 September 1 - Oath ceremony (rec'd snail mail Aug 5)

2011 September 1 - All done, yeah.

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That's great Abby. :D

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03.04.2009......Ordered Police Certificate for Visa Purposes from Local Garda Office (ordered over the phone)

03.05.2009......I-130 received at Embassy

03.06.2009......Received Police Cert

03.18.2009......I-130 Approved

09.10.2009......Medical Exam

09.23.2009......Embassy receives Notice of Readiness

10.13.2009......Received our interview date

10.29.2009......Successful interview!

11.5.2009........Visa received in post

11.7.2009........All the family flew to the US together :)

12.20.2009......Received Welcome to America letter

12.24.2009......10 year Greencard received in the mail

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:lol::lol::lol:

you should have held out for the BBQ utensils set! :P

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but the free smoothie maker, I received for opening the account, is fecked.

:lol::lol:

Sorry to hear that, but glad you got your account opened.

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Dammit all, I REALLY wanted a smoothie, too. :(

Abby (U.S.) and Ewen (Scotland): We laughed. We cried. Our witness didn't speak English. Happily married (finally), 27 December 2006.

Latest news: Green card received 16 April 2007. USCIS-free until 3 January 2009! Eligible to naturalize 3 April 2010.

Click on the "timeline" link at the left to view our timeline. And don't forget to update yours!

The London Interviews Thread: Wait times, interview dates, and chitchat for all visa types

The London Waivers Thread: For I-601 or I-212 applicants in London (UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia)

The London Graduates Thread: Moving stateside, AOS, and OT for London applicants and petitioners

all the mud in this town, all the dirt in this world

none of it sticks on you, you shake it off

'cause you're better than that, and you don't need it

there's nothing wrong with you

--Neil Finn

On second thought, let us not go to Camelot. 'Tis a silly place.

--Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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So don't let all the horror stories scare you TOO much, people...even in smaller, less diverse areas, there are people who know what they're doing and who are perfectly nice to immigrants! (You might remember that our trip to SSA was similarly painless.)

:thumbs: It's always good to hear the good stories. I believe there are probably a lot more of them (and probably even more than there are of the horror type), but people don't always think to tell about the good stuff...only the bad. Yay for Ewen!

but the free smoothie maker, I received for opening the account, is fecked.

:( ooops...LOL

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woot!!!! :thumbs:

geoff's experience has been identical as well ... ss#, bank account, good DMV experience, getting credit, etc ....

i'm sure there's another way you can make a smooooooooooooooooothie!!!! heehee :lol:

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So don't let all the horror stories scare you TOO much, people...even in smaller, less diverse areas, there are people who know what they're doing and who are perfectly nice to immigrants! (You might remember that our trip to SSA was similarly painless.)

Same here. :yes::thumbs:

No troubles yet for Sujeet on anything (like SSN, bank, credit, DL, etc).

Good to hear things are going smoothly!

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Abby that is great news. I hope things continue to fall into place for you both.

Mary

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