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Hi there! My husband is from the Netherlands. We are currently waiting for the lifting of conditions. Our timeline is filled out as much as it can be, and our story and a few pics are also here. I

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Another US/Dutch couple here. I am in the Netherlands (Northern part) and my fiance is from PA. We are gathering the papers for the K1 and are hoping to file this week.

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Mmhmm that is the number he called. It's the standard number they give you for pretty much anything. I've called it several times during our K1 application as well. Now was this e-mail sent after you

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We have lots of news :) Maarten received his visa on Wednesday, 2 days after the interview. We were most happy, because our plan A was for him to fly to US this Sunday. We bought a ticket after we found out about the interview date, but were prepared to postpone the flight. Also, Maarten cancelled his rent (with backup plan to move to his parents for a bit) and his job knew about the move for the last half a year.

So... he is currently on the plane to San Francisco! I am going to pick him up in about 5 hours. :dance: :dance: :dance: We were a bit confused yesterday, because Netherlands changed time and US will change next Sunday. Maarten arrived to airport earlier, but the plane departed on new time, and it will land 1 hour later than usual in San Francisco.

-Anna

K1:

NOA1: 04/06/2009

NOA2: 07/23/2009

POE: 10/25/2009

Marriage: 10/30/2009

AOS & EAD:

Date sent: 11/23/2009

AOS & EAD NOA1: 12/01/2009

Biometrics done: 12/24/2009

Received RFE for I-693, although we included I-693 with AOS.

Replied to RFE with full medical

EAD approved: 01/22/2010

AOS Interview scheduled: 03/08/2010 Approved couple of days later

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We have lots of news :) Maarten received his visa on Wednesday, 2 days after the interview. We were most happy, because our plan A was for him to fly to US this Sunday. We bought a ticket after we found out about the interview date, but were prepared to postpone the flight. Also, Maarten cancelled his rent (with backup plan to move to his parents for a bit) and his job knew about the move for the last half a year.

So... he is currently on the plane to San Francisco! I am going to pick him up in about 5 hours. :dance: :dance: :dance: We were a bit confused yesterday, because Netherlands changed time and US will change next Sunday. Maarten arrived to airport earlier, but the plane departed on new time, and it will land 1 hour later than usual in San Francisco.

-Anna

WOOOHOOOO!!!!! Congrats Anna and Maarten!!! You should be home together by now...enjoy your time and let us know how you are when you have a few minutes!!!

Hugs, Liz

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Congratulations to everyone who has received their visas!

Johnny and I still do not have an interview date... It has almost been 8 weeks since it got to the Amsterdam Consulate from NVC. Apparently they are still waiting on Johnny's police report from when he lived here in the US for seven years. I don't expect anything soon because we are dealing, once again, with an office within the US and they seem to take their sweet time getting any information together.

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Hello all,

I would like to hear some experiences from people that arrived on a k-1 visa at New York JFK airport or any other airports. What do I expect? Is it like waiting in line for the (tourist visa) or are they gonna ask more questions?

I'm arriving at 8pm. What time should Bill arrive there to pick me up? Like how long will it take for me to get out and be able to step in the car? This is probably most important since parking at JFK is very expensive. I don't want him to have to wait for me for hours but I also do not want to have to wait there too long for him. So is 8.30 or 9.00pm a good time? Or anyone has other suggestions.

Now I have the "do not open" envelop. Do I also give them the big envelop with the Xray photo in it? Also the "do not open" envelop can only be opened by an immigration officer... How can I know if that person that wants to open it is an immigration officer?

Like last year, they asked me questions before going on the plane. Is there anything I need to do? Just show them the visa?

Sorry if I'm asking stupid questions, I'm just so afraid something will go wrong and I have to go back again. I don't think I'll survive being without Bill any longer. I posted this in the moving here forum but no one replyed :huh:

Thanks in advance.

Denise

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Love is patient and kind;

it is not jealous or conceited or proud;

love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable;

love does not keep a record of wrongs;

love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth.

Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

Love is eternal.

inloveforeveryouandmet.jpg

TimeLine:

02-29-08: Met Online

04-26-08: Told eachother how we felt

10-24-08: Went to America

12-01-09: Engaged

01-17-09: Bought the ring

01-21-09: Back to Holland =[

03-10-09: Petition send

03-16-09: NOA1

08-11-09: NOA2!!!! Finally!!!!

08-20-09: Package 3

09-10-09: Package 3 send to Consulate

09-17-09: Package 4

10-01-09: Medical + Xray

10-13-09: Interview!!!!!! Approved!!!!!!

10-15-09: Visa Arrived!!!!

11-20-09: US Entry

01-30-10: Marriage

02-13-10: Honeymoon to South Carolina

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Hello all,

I would like to hear some experiences from people that arrived on a k-1 visa at New York JFK airport or any other airports. What do I expect? Is it like waiting in line for the (tourist visa) or are they gonna ask more questions?

I'm arriving at 8pm. What time should Bill arrive there to pick me up? Like how long will it take for me to get out and be able to step in the car? This is probably most important since parking at JFK is very expensive. I don't want him to have to wait for me for hours but I also do not want to have to wait there too long for him. So is 8.30 or 9.00pm a good time? Or anyone has other suggestions.

Now I have the "do not open" envelop. Do I also give them the big envelop with the Xray photo in it? Also the "do not open" envelop can only be opened by an immigration officer... How can I know if that person that wants to open it is an immigration officer?

Like last year, they asked me questions before going on the plane. Is there anything I need to do? Just show them the visa?

Sorry if I'm asking stupid questions, I'm just so afraid something will go wrong and I have to go back again. I don't think I'll survive being without Bill any longer. I posted this in the moving here forum but no one replyed :huh:

Thanks in advance.

Denise

hi Denise,

you just enter the normal queue for visitors to the US. They don't need the envelop with the Xray photo, only the sealed envelop and your passport. But you probably want to keep all important documents in your carry-on luggage anyway. In the plane the flight attendants will give you the white I-94 form to fill in (of course also the customs form about declaring goods). The person in the nice uniform that you will see at the end of the queue is an immigration officer. He/she will open the envelop with your file and go through it. They will put the I-94 in your passport and keep the envelop with its contents. For me this all happened quite fast (couple of minutes, probably about 5min) and the persons behind me in the queue just had to wait a bit longer than otherwise. I arrived two days ago in San Francisco, and am happy with how quickly and smooth this step went.

Hope this helps.

Maarten

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Thats awesome, thank you for your reply. It helps a lot. ^^

Love is patient and kind;

it is not jealous or conceited or proud;

love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable;

love does not keep a record of wrongs;

love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth.

Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

Love is eternal.

inloveforeveryouandmet.jpg

TimeLine:

02-29-08: Met Online

04-26-08: Told eachother how we felt

10-24-08: Went to America

12-01-09: Engaged

01-17-09: Bought the ring

01-21-09: Back to Holland =[

03-10-09: Petition send

03-16-09: NOA1

08-11-09: NOA2!!!! Finally!!!!

08-20-09: Package 3

09-10-09: Package 3 send to Consulate

09-17-09: Package 4

10-01-09: Medical + Xray

10-13-09: Interview!!!!!! Approved!!!!!!

10-15-09: Visa Arrived!!!!

11-20-09: US Entry

01-30-10: Marriage

02-13-10: Honeymoon to South Carolina

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TGIF everyone!!!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!!

Happy Halloween!!

Hugs, Liz

**AOS Timeline**

Filed: 02-12-2010

Recv'd in Chicago: 02-15-2010

Email Confirmation Recv'd: 02-23-2010

Online status available: 02-24-2010

Money Orders cashed: 02-24-2010 (Finally!!)

NOA1's (AOS/EAD) recv'd: 02-25-2010 (dated 02-23-2010)

"Touch" on AOS/EAD: 2-26-2010 (Biometrics maybe???)

Biometrics: 3-24-2010 Walk-in successful Biometrics completed 3-11-2010!!

CASE TRANSFERRED TO CSC - 3-10-2010 (WOOHOO!!)

"Touches" on AOS/EAD 3 days in a row! 3-10-10, 3-11-10 & 3-12-10!

Email from USCIS stating case rec'd at CSC - 3-17-10

Another touch on I-485! - 3-17-10

Touch on I-485 - 3-18-10

EAD card ordered: 04-29-2010 (FINALLY!!)

EAD card rec'd FINALLY! - 05/22/2010

Interview: N/A

Approved with green card ordered: 09-20-2010

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Happy Halloween!!!!

Love is patient and kind;

it is not jealous or conceited or proud;

love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable;

love does not keep a record of wrongs;

love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth.

Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

Love is eternal.

inloveforeveryouandmet.jpg

TimeLine:

02-29-08: Met Online

04-26-08: Told eachother how we felt

10-24-08: Went to America

12-01-09: Engaged

01-17-09: Bought the ring

01-21-09: Back to Holland =[

03-10-09: Petition send

03-16-09: NOA1

08-11-09: NOA2!!!! Finally!!!!

08-20-09: Package 3

09-10-09: Package 3 send to Consulate

09-17-09: Package 4

10-01-09: Medical + Xray

10-13-09: Interview!!!!!! Approved!!!!!!

10-15-09: Visa Arrived!!!!

11-20-09: US Entry

01-30-10: Marriage

02-13-10: Honeymoon to South Carolina

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Johnny and I have an interview date! His interview date is for the 17th of November!

Yay!!! Finally! It's very soon. Good luck!

K1:

NOA1: 04/06/2009

NOA2: 07/23/2009

POE: 10/25/2009

Marriage: 10/30/2009

AOS & EAD:

Date sent: 11/23/2009

AOS & EAD NOA1: 12/01/2009

Biometrics done: 12/24/2009

Received RFE for I-693, although we included I-693 with AOS.

Replied to RFE with full medical

EAD approved: 01/22/2010

AOS Interview scheduled: 03/08/2010 Approved couple of days later

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We are back from the weekend in San Francisco and we are married!!!!

We are still planning our wedding in April, so that our families and friends can come from Netherlands and Ukraine and Poland (very exciting!). We went to San Francisco City Hall on Friday, and had a photographer take some cool photos in the streets of San Francisco after the ceremony. We don't have those photos yet. Here is a photo our friend took with his phone just before the ceremony:

AnnasWedding%20002.JPG

-Anna

K1:

NOA1: 04/06/2009

NOA2: 07/23/2009

POE: 10/25/2009

Marriage: 10/30/2009

AOS & EAD:

Date sent: 11/23/2009

AOS & EAD NOA1: 12/01/2009

Biometrics done: 12/24/2009

Received RFE for I-693, although we included I-693 with AOS.

Replied to RFE with full medical

EAD approved: 01/22/2010

AOS Interview scheduled: 03/08/2010 Approved couple of days later

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We are back from the weekend in San Francisco and we are married!!!!

We are still planning our wedding in April, so that our families and friends can come from Netherlands and Ukraine and Poland (very exciting!). We went to San Francisco City Hall on Friday, and had a photographer take some cool photos in the streets of San Francisco after the ceremony. We don't have those photos yet. Here is a photo our friend took with his phone just before the ceremony:

-Anna

Hi Anna & Maarten,

Congratulations! Wish you both a world of happiness!

May i ask where you are in San Jose

When everything goes well, i will be moving to Grand Oak Way (Evergreen) in San Jose

Johnny and I have an interview date! His interview date is for the 17th of November!

Happy for you! All the best !!

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Johnny and I have an interview date! His interview date is for the 17th of November!

WOOHOO!!! Finally!! Very happy for you two! Let us know how it goes.... :thumbs:

Anna and Maarten - Congratulations!!!!! Lovely picture of you two...you look soooooo happy!!!!!

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Hugs, Liz

**AOS Timeline**

Filed: 02-12-2010

Recv'd in Chicago: 02-15-2010

Email Confirmation Recv'd: 02-23-2010

Online status available: 02-24-2010

Money Orders cashed: 02-24-2010 (Finally!!)

NOA1's (AOS/EAD) recv'd: 02-25-2010 (dated 02-23-2010)

"Touch" on AOS/EAD: 2-26-2010 (Biometrics maybe???)

Biometrics: 3-24-2010 Walk-in successful Biometrics completed 3-11-2010!!

CASE TRANSFERRED TO CSC - 3-10-2010 (WOOHOO!!)

"Touches" on AOS/EAD 3 days in a row! 3-10-10, 3-11-10 & 3-12-10!

Email from USCIS stating case rec'd at CSC - 3-17-10

Another touch on I-485! - 3-17-10

Touch on I-485 - 3-18-10

EAD card ordered: 04-29-2010 (FINALLY!!)

EAD card rec'd FINALLY! - 05/22/2010

Interview: N/A

Approved with green card ordered: 09-20-2010

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Hi Anna & Maarten,

Congratulations! Wish you both a world of happiness!

May i ask where you are in San Jose

When everything goes well, i will be moving to Grand Oak Way (Evergreen) in San Jose

Thanks so much for the wishes!

We are close to Campbell, west part of San Jose. It's about 15 miles from you -- we are almost neighbors :) Maybe we could meet when you move here :)

Where are you in the process? Do you have the date for the interview?

-Anna

K1:

NOA1: 04/06/2009

NOA2: 07/23/2009

POE: 10/25/2009

Marriage: 10/30/2009

AOS & EAD:

Date sent: 11/23/2009

AOS & EAD NOA1: 12/01/2009

Biometrics done: 12/24/2009

Received RFE for I-693, although we included I-693 with AOS.

Replied to RFE with full medical

EAD approved: 01/22/2010

AOS Interview scheduled: 03/08/2010 Approved couple of days later

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