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After nearly 2 years of nonsense tomorrow we finally go for our interview, although we only found out about it last week :unsure:

To make things worse our lawyer just called to say we have been unfortunate and have the worst Immigration officer in Los Angeles, apparently the Lawyers call this woman 'The Dragon' now I am worried, although I have everything together for the interview...

Wish us luck, again thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me with silly questions over the past 2 years :thumbs:

AOS and EAD Timeline

First Application rejected due to them not receiving $70 for Biometrics, even though I had a receipt from them :-(

NOA1 - 10/01/2007

Biometrics - Middle of October, don't have exact date sorry

I-485 and I-765 Touched - 10/23/2007

EAD Approved - 10/27/2007

Nothing Since

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Good luck and best wishes for a successful interview!!!

Let us know how it goes!!!

"THE SHORT STORY"

KURT & RAYMA (K-1 Visa)

Oct. 9/03... I-129F sent to NSC

June 10/04... K-1 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

July 31/04... Entered U.S.

Aug. 28/04... WEDDING DAY!!!!

Aug. 30/04... I-485, I-765 & I-131 sent to Seattle

Dec. 10/04... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport stamped)

Sept. 9/06... I-751 sent to NSC

May 15/07... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Sept. 13/07... N-400 sent to NSC

Aug. 21/08... Interview - PASSED!!!!

Sept. 2/08... Oath Ceremony

Sept. 5/08... Sent in Voter Registration Card

Sept. 9/08... SSA office to change status to "U.S. citizen"

Oct. 8/08... Applied in person for U.S. Passport

Oct. 22/08... U.S. Passport received

DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!!

KAELY (K-2 Visa)

Apr. 6/05... DS-230, Part I faxed to Vancouver Consulate

May 26/05... K-2 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

Sept. 5/05... Entered U.S.

Sept. 7/05... I-485 & I-131 sent to CLB

Feb. 22/06... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport NOT stamped)

Dec. 4/07... I-751 sent to NSC

May 23/08... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Mar. 22/11.... N-400 sent to AZ

June 27/11..... Interview - PASSED!!!

July 12/11..... Oath Ceremony

We're NOT lawyers.... just your average folks who had to find their own way!!!!! Anything we post here is simply our own opinions/suggestions/experiences and should not be taken as LAW!!!!

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After nearly 2 years of nonsense tomorrow we finally go for our interview, although we only found out about it last week :unsure:

To make things worse our lawyer just called to say we have been unfortunate and have the worst Immigration officer in Los Angeles, apparently the Lawyers call this woman 'The Dragon' now I am worried, although I have everything together for the interview...

Wish us luck, again thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me with silly questions over the past 2 years :thumbs:

Congrats and good luck on your interview. The lawyer's perception of the Interviewer may not be that bad, at least you are ready for the interview thats what counts. :D

Its all for LOVE..

K1-JOURNEY

06/07/07 - I-129F Mailed.

01/10/08 - NOA2 hard copy received

01/18/08 - NVC forward to BKK Embassy

02/12/08 - Police records obtained

03/01/08 - Mailed Packet 3 back via EMS mail.

04/02/08 - Packet 4 received

04/23/08 - Medical Exam.

06/03/08 - Interview PASSED!!

06/05/08 - Visa in hand

06/14/08 - POE SFO

08/14/08 - MARRIED

AOS-JOURNEY

11/17/08 - AOS Packet Mailed.

11/19/08 - Packet delivered.

12/01/08 - NOA received for EAD and AOS dated 11/26

01/06/09 - Placed SR for no Biometric.

01/10/09 - Biometric 01/23/09

02/23/09 - EAD card received

03/23/09 - AOS interview 04/22/09

04/22/09 - Interview AOS approved!

05/04/09 - GREEN CARD RECEIVED!

LOC-JOURNEY

01/26/11 - I-751 Mailed.

04/18/11 - GREEN CARD RECEIVED!

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After nearly 2 years of nonsense tomorrow we finally go for our interview, although we only found out about it last week :unsure:

To make things worse our lawyer just called to say we have been unfortunate and have the worst Immigration officer in Los Angeles, apparently the Lawyers call this woman 'The Dragon' now I am worried, although I have everything together for the interview...

Wish us luck, again thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me with silly questions over the past 2 years :thumbs:

WOW is all I can say, that is hell of a wait, and congrads to the both of you for finally getting the interview you guys rightfully deserve. I am so sorry you guys had to wait this long for it. I bet its bitter sweet in a way, and you guys will get the 10yr green card because of all of this mess. So if you dont mind me asking, why did it take so long and what happened? Were you able to get an EAD and AP? I think it is to your advantage in a way that your lawyer gave you a heads up on what type of IO you will be dealing with, so good luck to you guys and sorry once again about your situation.

Removal of Conditions

05/20/2011.....................Sent off package today, so now playing the waiting game.(Day 1)

05/23/2011.....................Package was received(Day 3)

05/28/2011.....................Received NOA/one year extention letter dated 5/23/2011(Day 8)

06/04/2011.....................I got my biometrics letter in the mail, my appointment is for 06/13/2011@11:00am (Day 14)

06/13/2011.....................Biometrics appointment today @Cleveland, Ohio @11:00am (Day 23)

09/20/2011.....................Approved for 10yr green card, wooohooooo next step citizenship

09/24/2011.....................Received 10yr green card in the mail.

My window for Citizenship 05/20/2012

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Deep BREATH and have FAITH! You'll be fine.

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....when it hurts to look back and you're scared to look ahead LOOK beside you and I'll be there.....

There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore... and who always will.

So, don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.

6002239865101_1_27247687.jpg (cost of the IMMIGRATION PROCESS)

tep aff a mi name

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After nearly 2 years of nonsense tomorrow we finally go for our interview, although we only found out about it last week :unsure:

To make things worse our lawyer just called to say we have been unfortunate and have the worst Immigration officer in Los Angeles, apparently the Lawyers call this woman 'The Dragon' now I am worried, although I have everything together for the interview...

Wish us luck, again thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me with silly questions over the past 2 years :thumbs:

We've been waiting 6 years! So, I'm real happy for yah! You two love eachother and tomorrow will be the BIG celebration. Good luck!!

CIS Office : Texas Service Center

Date Filed : 2008-09-13

NOA Date : 2008-09-15

Removal Proceedings Terminated: 2008-09-19

Touched: 2008-09-23

Touched: 2008-10-20

Touched: 2008-11-26

Touched: 2008-11-28

RFE(s) : 2008-12-31

AP: 2008-11-07

EAD: 2009-1-21

Bio. Appt. : 2008-11-26

AOS Transfer** :

Interview Date : 2009-08-25

Approval / Denial Date : 2009-08-25

Approved : yes

Got I551 Stamp : Yes

Greencard Received:

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After nearly 2 years of nonsense tomorrow we finally go for our interview, although we only found out about it last week :unsure:

To make things worse our lawyer just called to say we have been unfortunate and have the worst Immigration officer in Los Angeles, apparently the Lawyers call this woman 'The Dragon' now I am worried, although I have everything together for the interview...

Wish us luck, again thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me with silly questions over the past 2 years :thumbs:

We've been waiting 6 years! So, I'm real happy for yah! You two love eachother and tomorrow will be the BIG celebration. Good luck!!

Hey enno4eva, why did you have to wait for 6yrs and what happened if you dont mind me asking?

Removal of Conditions

05/20/2011.....................Sent off package today, so now playing the waiting game.(Day 1)

05/23/2011.....................Package was received(Day 3)

05/28/2011.....................Received NOA/one year extention letter dated 5/23/2011(Day 8)

06/04/2011.....................I got my biometrics letter in the mail, my appointment is for 06/13/2011@11:00am (Day 14)

06/13/2011.....................Biometrics appointment today @Cleveland, Ohio @11:00am (Day 23)

09/20/2011.....................Approved for 10yr green card, wooohooooo next step citizenship

09/24/2011.....................Received 10yr green card in the mail.

My window for Citizenship 05/20/2012

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After nearly 2 years of nonsense tomorrow we finally go for our interview, although we only found out about it last week :unsure:

To make things worse our lawyer just called to say we have been unfortunate and have the worst Immigration officer in Los Angeles, apparently the Lawyers call this woman 'The Dragon' now I am worried, although I have everything together for the interview...

Wish us luck, again thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me with silly questions over the past 2 years :thumbs:

We've been waiting 6 years! So, I'm real happy for yah! You two love eachother and tomorrow will be the BIG celebration. Good luck!!

Hey enno4eva, why did you have to wait for 6yrs and what happened if you dont mind me asking?

We filed in 2002 and got an I181: Creation of Record of Lawful Permanent Residence. Back then that was the next to final step to get the green card. However, back in those days, you filed the I485 at the local office, so there weren't any files to view on the computer. You HAD to have the actual A-File. Well, after hiring attorneys and constantly going to the District office, NOONE could give us a reason for the delay. It was when my wife needed to go to Canada this past summer where they finally told us, "There are two supervisory holds dated in 2002 and 2008 referencing a missing I89!!!!!!!!" The I89 is what USCIS needs to send to the NBC in order for the card to be produced. So after getting to the bottom of everything, I can say I kinda know a little about this immigration thing.

So my wife was granted IR6 in 2002 but unbeknownst to us, they needed her I89 (index fingerprint, two photos and a signature). Culprit? We moved for me to attend grad school at UC Berkeley. INS lost the case so to speak. Yes...we filed the AR-11 several times. So that wasn't it. Our attorneys inquired only to hear, Wait, your client's case is still pending. Yes, it was pending, but for what? It turned out they needed the I89.

So, when we were told to show up at the airport with confirmation of my wife's I181, she was detained because her green card was not in her possession. We never got her green card. It clearly says in the system IR6, but we have no card. Long story short, we had to refile after the judge threw out the case. So, here we are with all of these wonderful VJ'ers waiting on our interview.

CIS Office : Texas Service Center

Date Filed : 2008-09-13

NOA Date : 2008-09-15

Removal Proceedings Terminated: 2008-09-19

Touched: 2008-09-23

Touched: 2008-10-20

Touched: 2008-11-26

Touched: 2008-11-28

RFE(s) : 2008-12-31

AP: 2008-11-07

EAD: 2009-1-21

Bio. Appt. : 2008-11-26

AOS Transfer** :

Interview Date : 2009-08-25

Approval / Denial Date : 2009-08-25

Approved : yes

Got I551 Stamp : Yes

Greencard Received:

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After nearly 2 years of nonsense tomorrow we finally go for our interview, although we only found out about it last week :unsure:

To make things worse our lawyer just called to say we have been unfortunate and have the worst Immigration officer in Los Angeles, apparently the Lawyers call this woman 'The Dragon' now I am worried, although I have everything together for the interview...

Wish us luck, again thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me with silly questions over the past 2 years :thumbs:

We've been waiting 6 years! So, I'm real happy for yah! You two love eachother and tomorrow will be the BIG celebration. Good luck!!

Hey enno4eva, why did you have to wait for 6yrs and what happened if you dont mind me asking?

We filed in 2002 and got an I181: Creation of Record of Lawful Permanent Residence. Back then that was the next to final step to get the green card. However, back in those days, you filed the I485 at the local office, so there weren't any files to view on the computer. You HAD to have the actual A-File. Well, after hiring attorneys and constantly going to the District office, NOONE could give us a reason for the delay. It was when my wife needed to go to Canada this past summer where they finally told us, "There are two supervisory holds dated in 2002 and 2008 referencing a missing I89!!!!!!!!" The I89 is what USCIS needs to send to the NBC in order for the card to be produced. So after getting to the bottom of everything, I can say I kinda know a little about this immigration thing.

So my wife was granted IR6 in 2002 but unbeknownst to us, they needed her I89 (index fingerprint, two photos and a signature). Culprit? We moved for me to attend grad school at UC Berkeley. INS lost the case so to speak. Yes...we filed the AR-11 several times. So that wasn't it. Our attorneys inquired only to hear, Wait, your client's case is still pending. Yes, it was pending, but for what? It turned out they needed the I89.

So, when we were told to show up at the airport with confirmation of my wife's I181, she was detained because her green card was not in her possession. We never got her green card. It clearly says in the system IR6, but we have no card. Long story short, we had to refile after the judge threw out the case. So, here we are with all of these wonderful VJ'ers waiting on our interview.

Oh my gosh, I am so so sorry to hear about your horrifying experience with immigration, and all the hoops you had to jump through, that is nuts. USCIS is more than responsible for all the problems you both have endured and experienced. You are way more than entitled to say you know about immigration because you do, you know it now and then in 2002, so 6yrs of experience sure make you wise. I totally think you both have been robbed by USCIS/INS for your green card because you should of already have it in 2002 and you should also have been a US citizen for at least 2 to 3yrs ago. I think being blind sided like that is totally f***up and its so sad that you had to pay all of this extra money and time because of an USCIS/INS error which wasnt your fault. I think in many ways there should be liability on USCIS and for all of the problems you have gone through, they should just give you the card seriously or even better yet just grant you US citizenship because you should have already had it. I think its shitty that you had to file again and start from scratch, unbelievable. Its nice to know that both the judge and ICE agree USCIS/INS is in fault. Again thank you so much for telling your story and I am truly so sorry for all the pain and suffering you had to go through this process.

Removal of Conditions

05/20/2011.....................Sent off package today, so now playing the waiting game.(Day 1)

05/23/2011.....................Package was received(Day 3)

05/28/2011.....................Received NOA/one year extention letter dated 5/23/2011(Day 8)

06/04/2011.....................I got my biometrics letter in the mail, my appointment is for 06/13/2011@11:00am (Day 14)

06/13/2011.....................Biometrics appointment today @Cleveland, Ohio @11:00am (Day 23)

09/20/2011.....................Approved for 10yr green card, wooohooooo next step citizenship

09/24/2011.....................Received 10yr green card in the mail.

My window for Citizenship 05/20/2012

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