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courier fee can be paid with pounds sterling or a credit card. accepted cards are listed on the UK embassy info page, near the bottom of the page.

Thank you! What a great page - stacks of information ....

K-1

All information is in my timeline ....

AOS

08.22.09 ~~~ Posted AOS docs to Chicago

08.28.09 ~~~ Notice Date

08.31.09 ~~~ Received 3 x NOA's in the mail

09.01.09 ~~~ Date changed on status tracker - a "touch" woot ....

09.04.09 ~~~ Appointment notice arrived for Biometrics

09.22.09 ~~~ Biometrics

09.22.09 ~~~ A wee touch to AOS and EAD

09.23.09 ~~~ Another touch to both - email re transfer to Calfornia

10.05.09 ~~~ Emails to say both EAD and AP are approved!

10.06.09 ~~~ Touches to both EAD and AP

10.07.09 ~~~ Touch to EAD

10.08.09 ~~~ Touch and email advising card production for EAD

10.13.09 ~~~ EAD received!

10.15.09 ~~~ Applied for SS Number .....

10.20.09 ~~~ Email saying AOS approved and card being produced!!

10.24.09 ~~~ Green card received!

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Well...we have some pleasant and surprisingly wonderful news today...

My fiance's passport will be in his hands in time for the interview next week! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

He got a call from the UKBA today saying that his student visa extension has been approved and that he should get his passport at home within 1/2 days.

Thanks so much everyone for supporting us so far... :star: :star: :star:

Now moving on to the medical and then the interview....stronger than ever before! :yes:

Great news.

07/15/2008 I-129f sent to VSC

07/19/2008 I-129f received at VSC

12/09/2008 NOA2 approved

01/13/2009 Medical completed

02/03/2009 Interview - APPROVED!!

02/28/2009 POE Raleigh/Durham

05/02/2009 Official wedding day...get to see the family!

04/11/2009 AOS paperwork sent

04/17/2009 NOA for I-765 & I-131

05/13/2009 Biometrics appointment

05/08/2009 Biometrics done

06/05/2009 EAD & AP approved

06/23/2009 back in the UK

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Good luck Kirsten UK for tomorrow! :energy:

K1 Journey

I-129F Sent : 2nd July 2008

NOA1 : 25th July 2008

NOA2 : 28th November 2008

NVC Received : 2nd December 2008

NVC Left : 12th January 2009

Consulate Received : 26th January 2009

Packet 3 Sent : 27th January 2009

Interview: 19th February 2009

Visa in hand : 24th February 2009

Flew to US: 28th February 2009

Wedding Day 10th March 2009 in snowy Colorado

AOS Journey

AOS package sent : 24th March 2009

NOA: 31st March 2009

AOS transferred to CSC: 13th April 2009

Biometrics Appt: 23rd April 2009

AOS approved 13th May 2009

Green Card received 9th June 2009

Stuck in AP at NVC thread

UK AOS Progress Timeline

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Good luck Kirsten UK for tomorrow! :energy:

:D Knock 'em dead, girly. I know you'll come back with a glowing smile, waving a stamp of approval. :: Hugs! ::

Magpie.

Upon the mountain of that which would undo us, our banner shall fly highest.

For K-1 timeline, please check our story!

:: Before-AOS Timeline ::

2009-06-16: Received SSN

2009-06-18: Got my degree classification! Got a 2:1 =D.

2009-07-04: Got MARRIED on Independance Day in San Antonio!

:: AOS Timeline ::

2009-08-06: Mailed off our AOS packet!

2009-08-10: USCIS received packet, no NOA1 yet

2009-08-14: NOA1, eeee!

2009-09-08: Walk-in biometrics, all done!

2009-09-15: Got AP, woo + driving permit

2009-09-25: Approved for EAD, waiting for card

2009-09-30: EAD in hand :D

2009-10-16: Received interview letter for 20th October :D

2009-10-20: AOS APPROVED!

2009-10-30: Green card in hand! Weeeeeee!

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Good luck Kirsten UK for tomorrow! :energy:

:D Knock 'em dead, girly. I know you'll come back with a glowing smile, waving a stamp of approval. :: Hugs! ::

Magpie.

Sending great thoughts your way!!! :dance:

Date I-129F Sent: 8-4-08
Date I-129F NOA1: 8-6-08
Date I-129F NOA2: 12-214-08
Date left NVC: 1-7-09
Packet 3: 1-23-09
Medical appt: 2-20-09
Packet 3 Returned: 3-8-09
Packet 3 Received at Embassy: 3-10-09
Interview Date: 4-24-09! PASSED :)
Visa In Hand: 4-19-09
POE in San Fran: 8-16-09!
Wedding: 09-09-09
Mailed AOS: 10-22-09 :))) (FINally)
AOS signed for: 10-26-09
Check cashed: 10-30-09
NOA I-797 (Register, EAD and Travel) for both guys: 10-30-09
Biometrics: 11-25-09
Travel Docs approved: 12-11-09
EAD Approval: 12-15-09
Travel Docs received: 12-19-09
EAD Cards received: 12-24-09
AOS Interview: 1-14-10 Passed!!
Cards ordered: 1-21-10
Cards arrived: 1-28-10
Mailed I-751: 10-17-2011
NOA I-751: 10/19/2011
Biometrics: 11/21/2011
RFE: 4-6-2012
RFE: Response sent 4/18/2012
NOA: I-797 5/1/2012
Cards arrived: 5/31/2012

N-400 Naturalization mailed: 11-12-15 :luv::joy:

NOA N-400 received: 11-18-15

Biometrics: 12-10-15
Oath/Citizen!: 03/01/2016
We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love. ~Author Unknown

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Yeh, Good Luck Kirsten! Bring us back another approval! :thumbs::thumbs:

K1

5/16/08:Received NA01

2/24/09: NA02 APPROVAL... finally, after 9 MONTHS & 8 DAYS!!

5/5/09 : Interview Date APPROVED!!!!

5/8/09: visa received

From NA01 to interview: 12 LONG MONTHS!!

07/23/09: received SSN

08/17/09: Passed Driving test

08/22/09: Married on beautiful Mackinac Island, MI

AOS

08/31/09: Mailed AOS Package

10/20/09: Received AP

10/21/09 Received EAD card

12/7/09 AOS APPROVED!

12/14/09: Green Card arrived in mail. Happy Days!

It's taken 18 months from applying for K1 to receipt of Green Card! Thank God it's over until 12/7/11

Here we go again...

ROC

09/14/11: Mailed I-751 to Vermont

09/19/11: NA01

10/14/11: Biometrics

7/2/12: Approved. New Card Ordered

7/7/12: Green Card received

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jamie tells me that he got a text today from the couriers saying it will be delivered tomorrow. : D

let's hope everything is correct. <crosses fingers>

visa in hand! (whoa. how long have i waited to be able to say that? um. exactly 6 months, really.) delivered this afternoon, 2 days after interview in london. fyi, jamie lives just south of manchester in macclesfield. got there quicker than i had thought.

there are no apparent errors/issues.

i just said to jamie, 'this is my last wednesday afternoon on my own.' : D t-minus one week and counting.

thanks again for all of the support.

and kirstenUK? batter up! lots of luck to you!

21 oct 08 : i-129F sent / 22 oct 08 : NOA1 / 23 feb 09: NOA2 / 13 mar 09 : rec'd 'packet 3' / 28 mar 09 : rec'd 'packet 4' / 20 apr 09 : interview / 22 apr 09 : passport/visa delivery by courier / 29 apr 09 : POE @ PHL / <3 05 may 09 : married <3 / 06 jul 09 : AOS submitted / 09 jul 09 : NOA for EAD/AP/i-485 / 28 jul 09 : biometrics / 31 aug 09 : AP rec'd / 02 sep 09 : EAD rec'd / 19 oct 09 : conditional green card rec'd

16 jul 11 : i-751 sent to VSC (fedex)

18 jul 11 : fedex confirmed delivery; NOA1 generated

20 jul 11 : NOA1 notice rec'd; check cashed; touch

26 jul 11 : NOA2 generated

28 jul 11 : NOA2 biometrics appt letter rec'd

29 jul 11 : letter req biometrics appt rescheduling sent

09 aug 11 : biometrics appt (could not attend); NOA3 generated

11 aug 11 : NOA3 (rescheduled) biometrics appt letter rec'd

24 aug 11 : biometrics appt

14 oct 11 : conditional green card expiry date

16 nov 11 : filed AR-11 for LPR online

18 nov 11 : mailed i-865 for USC

22 nov 11 : moved house; NOA4 change of address for USC rec'd

13 dec 11 : filed AR-11 for LPR by phone

29 dec 11 : filed hardcopy AR-11 for LPR by mail

18 jan 12 : 6 month mark ROC

05 apr 12 : approval letter rec'd

16 jul 12 : n-400 filing window opens

immediate concerns:

none, immigration-wise.
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i just said to jamie, 'this is my last wednesday afternoon on my own.' : D t-minus one week and counting.

That must be so great! Envious. :)

K-1:

January 28, 2009: NOA1

June 4, 2009: Interview - APPROVED!!!

October 11, 2009: Wedding

AOS:

December 23, 2009: NOA1!

January 22, 2010: Bogus RFE corrected through congressional inquiry "EAD waiting on biometrics only" Read about it here.

March 15, 2010: AOS interview - RFE for I-693 vaccination supplement - CS signed part 6!

March 27, 2010: Green Card recieved

ROC:

March 1, 2012: Mailed ROC package

March 7, 2012: Tracking says "notice left"...after a phone call to post office.

More detailed time line in profile.

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Thanks everyone for the positive vibes :star: ...i'm getting more and more nervous...couldn't sleep much last night. Had a few last minute shocks earlier, things I realised I hadn't copied etc, but fingers crossed I have it all now. One last question...can I take my leather satchel sized handbag with metal bits on it into the embassy (its just big enough to fit my A4 accordian style file in it)?

I'll be leaving at 6am in the morning and won't be taking my mobile, keys etc so am trying to avoid the pharmacy if I can. Appointment is at 8.30 or 9am, can't remember, but all being well I should be at the embassy at 7.30, give or take time to get a cuppa on the way. I'd love to be outta there fast but when I had my B2 interview I was called to the window 4 hours after my appointment arrrrgghh!!

Oh, I have read differing accounts now of the courier fees (hopefully not jumping the gun, fingers crossed!!), some say £14 some over £20. Any recent accounts of fees, and does anyone know if I will have to pay two courier fees as my daughter is getting a visa too? Just need to know how much cash to have on me. I have bought my $ for the visa fee itself.

Right, well I'll be the first to wish everyone a happy St Georges Day for tomorrow, i'm outta here for the night...early to bed, early to rise! I'll be straight on here with the verdict as soon as I get home tomorrow :star:

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jamie tells me that he got a text today from the couriers saying it will be delivered tomorrow. : D

let's hope everything is correct. <crosses fingers>

visa in hand! (whoa. how long have i waited to be able to say that? um. exactly 6 months, really.) delivered this afternoon, 2 days after interview in london. fyi, jamie lives just south of manchester in macclesfield. got there quicker than i had thought.

there are no apparent errors/issues.

i just said to jamie, 'this is my last wednesday afternoon on my own.' : D t-minus one week and counting.

thanks again for all of the support.

and kirstenUK? batter up! lots of luck to you!

Wooo hooo! Congrats and stuff!

Bob and Pat (waiting packet 4)

2009/08/06 Wedding Date. Married on a sailboat off Florida's west coast.

I-485

2009/10/07 Sent

2009/10/14 NOA Date

2009/10/23 Bio Apt Letter Received

2009/10/28 Transferred to California

2009/11/10 Biometrics Apt

20xx/xx/xx Interview Date

2009/12/01 Card Production Ordered

2009/12/07 Card Received

EAD

2009/10/07 Sent

2009/10/14 NOA Date

2009/10/23 Bio Apt Letter Received

2009/11/10 Biometrics Apt

2009/11/23 Card Production Ordered

2009/12/03 Card Received

AP

20xx/xx/xx Sent

20xx/xx/xx Arrived

20xx/xx/xx NOA Date

20xx/xx/xx Approval Date

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Thanks everyone for the positive vibes :star: ...i'm getting more and more nervous...couldn't sleep much last night. Had a few last minute shocks earlier, things I realised I hadn't copied etc, but fingers crossed I have it all now. One last question...can I take my leather satchel sized handbag with metal bits on it into the embassy (its just big enough to fit my A4 accordian style file in it)?

I'll be leaving at 6am in the morning and won't be taking my mobile, keys etc so am trying to avoid the pharmacy if I can. Appointment is at 8.30 or 9am, can't remember, but all being well I should be at the embassy at 7.30, give or take time to get a cuppa on the way. I'd love to be outta there fast but when I had my B2 interview I was called to the window 4 hours after my appointment arrrrgghh!!

Oh, I have read differing accounts now of the courier fees (hopefully not jumping the gun, fingers crossed!!), some say £14 some over £20. Any recent accounts of fees, and does anyone know if I will have to pay two courier fees as my daughter is getting a visa too? Just need to know how much cash to have on me. I have bought my $ for the visa fee itself.

Right, well I'll be the first to wish everyone a happy St Georges Day for tomorrow, i'm outta here for the night...early to bed, early to rise! I'll be straight on here with the verdict as soon as I get home tomorrow :star:

the time of your interview should be printed on your 'packet 4' interview appointment letter. you will need to bring this letter to the embassy to show that you do, in fact, have an interview.

the courier fee for one passport is £14.20. i think its £15.70 for two. here is the website for the courier.

21 oct 08 : i-129F sent / 22 oct 08 : NOA1 / 23 feb 09: NOA2 / 13 mar 09 : rec'd 'packet 3' / 28 mar 09 : rec'd 'packet 4' / 20 apr 09 : interview / 22 apr 09 : passport/visa delivery by courier / 29 apr 09 : POE @ PHL / <3 05 may 09 : married <3 / 06 jul 09 : AOS submitted / 09 jul 09 : NOA for EAD/AP/i-485 / 28 jul 09 : biometrics / 31 aug 09 : AP rec'd / 02 sep 09 : EAD rec'd / 19 oct 09 : conditional green card rec'd

16 jul 11 : i-751 sent to VSC (fedex)

18 jul 11 : fedex confirmed delivery; NOA1 generated

20 jul 11 : NOA1 notice rec'd; check cashed; touch

26 jul 11 : NOA2 generated

28 jul 11 : NOA2 biometrics appt letter rec'd

29 jul 11 : letter req biometrics appt rescheduling sent

09 aug 11 : biometrics appt (could not attend); NOA3 generated

11 aug 11 : NOA3 (rescheduled) biometrics appt letter rec'd

24 aug 11 : biometrics appt

14 oct 11 : conditional green card expiry date

16 nov 11 : filed AR-11 for LPR online

18 nov 11 : mailed i-865 for USC

22 nov 11 : moved house; NOA4 change of address for USC rec'd

13 dec 11 : filed AR-11 for LPR by phone

29 dec 11 : filed hardcopy AR-11 for LPR by mail

18 jan 12 : 6 month mark ROC

05 apr 12 : approval letter rec'd

16 jul 12 : n-400 filing window opens

immediate concerns:

none, immigration-wise.
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Oh My, so many posts since i was last here! Congratulations to everyone who got Approved and out of AP! and good luck to everyone with interviews coming up :) I'm sure you'll all do just fine :) Sorry i've not been around, been busy trying to organise wedding plans, empty a 3 bedroom house and sort 3 kids and a dog haha! We fly out on the 20th, so am going to be mega busy between now and then, but my thoughts will be with Everyone on here, think positive and keep supporting one another, it's what helped get me through...thanks guys *hugs*

Good Luck to all

Selina

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Congrats Mr and mrs and best wishes Kristin!! :star:

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jere. 29:11

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congrats mr and mrs. i have one day left i'm here printing out stuff . i knew this would happedn my mind has gone blank.someone help me with a checklist please.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! interview friday morn 8am.

help

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