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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Netherlands
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I think John got his like 4 days after the interview. He is gonna be here in just over 3 weeks!!! OMG...I cannot BELIEVE it is FINALLY gonna happen!

-Blu- :dance:

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Amsterdam

02-27-09: I-129F Sent

03-10-09: I-129F NOA1

06-10-09: I-129F NOA2

06-17-09: Rec'vd by NVC

06-18-09: STUCK IN NVC AP

06-25-09: FINALLY petition on it's way to the embassy

06-29-09: DHL delivered our packet to the embassy in Amsterdam

07-01-09: Rec'd Packet 3!!!!

08-01-09: Rec'd Packet 4

08-25-09: Interview date...APPROVED!!!!

12/12/09: Fiancee arrival date WOOOT!

02/20/10: Married and SOOOO happy!

04/20/10: Sent off AOS (finally!)

05/03/10: Rec'd AOS NOA1

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Johnny got his visa in the mail just moments ago!!! That was super fast, it only took one day if they mailed it out yesterday! We are so excited! He leaves to come here Tuesday!

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Congratz on having the visa in hand!!

I'm all set to leave tommorow, my flight will be at 5.45 local time and I'll be in my baby's arms around 9 local time!!! I'll let you guys know how it went :dance:

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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Congratulations to Pat and Liz today! Hope your wedding day is just the beginning of a most beautiful life together! We look forward to hearing all about it when you are ready to share!

-Blu- (following soon!)

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Amsterdam

02-27-09: I-129F Sent

03-10-09: I-129F NOA1

06-10-09: I-129F NOA2

06-17-09: Rec'vd by NVC

06-18-09: STUCK IN NVC AP

06-25-09: FINALLY petition on it's way to the embassy

06-29-09: DHL delivered our packet to the embassy in Amsterdam

07-01-09: Rec'd Packet 3!!!!

08-01-09: Rec'd Packet 4

08-25-09: Interview date...APPROVED!!!!

12/12/09: Fiancee arrival date WOOOT!

02/20/10: Married and SOOOO happy!

04/20/10: Sent off AOS (finally!)

05/03/10: Rec'd AOS NOA1

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Congratulations to Pat and Liz today! Hope your wedding day is just the beginning of a most beautiful life together! We look forward to hearing all about it when you are ready to share!

-Blu- (following soon!)

Thank you Blu!!!! And just to let you all know I've uploaded a few pics....hope you have a great week!!

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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I arrived on friday 20th and all went good untill we landed lol.

Had to go stand in the visitors line and I waited for 2 hours before it was my turn. After that it went pretty quick, the officer was very friendly and was done in like 5min. He said " Welcome to the States and sended me to the next person. When I walked towards her she said "you're K1" lol. I said yeah, and she said I was the 14th of that day. She stamped a few things, gave me the EAD stamp and I was good to go.

I saw these 2 guys holding both my suitcases so I ran up to them and was like, theyre mine, theyre mine!!! They asked me how my name is spelled lol becuz they never heard of it before. They were trying to prenounce it XD. after they gave me my suitcases I went through last security and the guy asked me for how long I was planning to stay. I said, forever,am on K1 visa. Oh he said, and he took my customs form.

Last year I was in a completely different terminal so Bill was waiting at the wrong one. Took about 30min before we found eachother.But when we saw eachother ..... It was amazing!!!

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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:D :D :D

Wow, such an amount of good news.

Congrats everyone. (F) (F) (F)

Liz, you guys looked great.

Beautiful dresses you and your daughter are wearing.

Again, congrats to everyone.

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:D :D :D

Wow, such an amount of good news.

Congrats everyone. (F) (F) (F)

Liz, you guys looked great.

Beautiful dresses you and your daughter are wearing.

Again, congrats to everyone.

Thanks Petra!! I was just checking out your blog...sure sounds like you've been super busy!! Any wedding pics you can share?

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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Morning all! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!

Can you believe...just 25 days until Christmas???? :blink:

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 there.

Yep, thanksgiving was interesting. First time I had turkey and only the second time Jack cooked one.

But it worked out.

Decorated the house yesterday for X-mas, looks nice all those lights when it is dark.

And it is getting colder here, so we had a fire going the last two nights.

How are you guys doing on the change of status?

We should have filed already, some of that paperwork drives me crazy :wacko:

Just hope we won't get problems over it.

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Hi everyone, sorry I'm just now posting!

Johnny got in the 24th, everything went well except for the massive amount of questioning at the Orlando airport; they are always mean and horrible though so it was to be expected.

Our Thanksgiving was a tad nonexistent this year as we spent all of Thanksgiving day driving up to Tennessee so that Johnny could finally see the estate that Friday and so that we could run over final wedding plans. Just a little over one week to go before the wedding! I'm nervous/anxious/stressed but it will all be worth it, it already is.

As far as the AOS goes, we plan on filing as soon as humanly possible; probably going to fill out the paper work the week of Christmas and mail everything in after the first January. We are mainly doing it so soon for Johnny's schooling, they need the proof that we are infact going to have him stay here longer than 90 days legally; and it will help with getting him Florida tuition instead of having to pay the massively expensive out of state tuition.

Phew! I think that's it as far as updates goes; I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving and continues to have a lovely Christmas and New Years. Congratulations Liz and Pat on the marriage!

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Peet - Glad to hear you had a nice Thanksgiving! We got most of our Christmas decorating done last weekend....just need to put the lights up outside this weekend and we're all ready! I can't wait to see it all lit up!

We were going to send of the AOS stuff the week after the wedding but we had company until just this past Saturday and never had time to sit down and get it all done. We've now decided to just take it slowly, we'll do the paperwork this weekend and probably get it mailed of the weekend before Christmas. Have to wait until my next payday to get the last of the money for it....sure wish it wasn't so dang expensive!!!

Lindsey - So glad to hear Johnny made it safely...even with the grief at the airport! Never have been able to figure out why the customs/immigration people think it's ok to be so rude and nasty!

Glad to hear that things are moving along on your wedding!!! I can't wait to hear the details and see the pictures of it!!!

Thanks for the congrats....married life is wonderful!

Hope everyone has a great week!

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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OMG ONLY 6 MORE DAYS AND JOHN WILL BE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!

-Blu-(Just a LITTLE excited!)

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Amsterdam

02-27-09: I-129F Sent

03-10-09: I-129F NOA1

06-10-09: I-129F NOA2

06-17-09: Rec'vd by NVC

06-18-09: STUCK IN NVC AP

06-25-09: FINALLY petition on it's way to the embassy

06-29-09: DHL delivered our packet to the embassy in Amsterdam

07-01-09: Rec'd Packet 3!!!!

08-01-09: Rec'd Packet 4

08-25-09: Interview date...APPROVED!!!!

12/12/09: Fiancee arrival date WOOOT!

02/20/10: Married and SOOOO happy!

04/20/10: Sent off AOS (finally!)

05/03/10: Rec'd AOS NOA1

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OMG ONLY 6 MORE DAYS AND JOHN WILL BE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!

-Blu-(Just a LITTLE excited!)

LOL....only a LITTLE??? :blink::lol:

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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