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Jasman0717 Grand Master

Jasman0717   9

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We stay home and sit under a steel cover :P You know the crazies and guns in southern California :wacko:

Seeing as you are in California, I think this is an excellent idea :thumbs:

One of the managers at our data center used to walk the roof of the data center after New Year's eve and would find enough spent bullets to fill a pickle jar :unsure:

Are you joking?

Where is this?

No, I am not joking, it is in Santa Ana Calif.

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Kathryn41 Grand Master

Kathryn41   3,205

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We're staying home as well - no need for big parties for us, although we did consider going to an Atlanta Symphony performance - we may still. Otherwise we will be listening to the fireworks and the gunfire going off at midnight. Two years ago someone was firing a semi-automatic in the neighbourhood. Illegal? absolutely! Frightening? You bet , knowing we had such irresponsible and reckless neighbours. I'm hoping they moved - there was no semi-automatics last year - just regular guns. Yep, it's Georgia.

Oh, a joke I heard for New Year's . . . Do you know why they shoot off guns at midnight in New York City on New Year's Eve? Because Fireworks are illegal.

Happy New Year one and all and may your visa journeys be quick and smooth.

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

.― Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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antda Experienced

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Hi Everyone,

:star: Happy New Year 2009, Everyone!!! :star: May your New Year be a happy and healthy one, indeed!

As for my new year plans, I'll probably be celebrating with my husband at home, making our New Year's resolutions (lol..which I probably won't keep anyways) and eating our leftover holiday foods and (non-alcoholic) drinks.

Lol...I guess I can forget about the "weight loss" resolution this year, as I have to "gain weight" 20-30 lbs for 2009!

Though I'll most likely be asleep before then (I've been feeling a lot more tired lately), and by the time I wake up it will be probably be 2009 already! Scary.... :blink:

As well, for 2009, I hope to have the following issues "resolved":

-Get my 10yr Green Card in July 2009, that I've been waiting since August 2008 for!

-Have a healthy and happy Baby in July 2009!

-Apply for the N-400 US Citizenship in August 2009, and hope to get afterwards in 2010.

By the way, what are your New Year's Resolutions? And what do hope to have "resolved" in 2009?

All the best in the New Year! Good luck on the rest of your immigration journeys too.

Ant (Still waiting at the VSC, Still waiting for Baby...)

Edited by AntandD

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

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jodee   30

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We are headed to Los Angeles....already got a hotel room lined up... Well actually, it's me, my hubby and his mom. He brought his mom and I grandstand tickets near the start of the parade for the New Years Day, Tournament of Roses "Rose Parade".(xmas Presents) And becasue it starts at 8am,..and you have to be there an hour before it starts, we decided to stay overnight,..as we live 2.5 hours away from L.A. Hubby is not going to the parade,.., he's driving us down there, having dinner with us, and we will celebrate the new year quietly sipping on a few coldies..and he's gunna chill in the hotel room while the parade is on. He didn't wanna do anything big,..just wanted to spend the evening with us,..as the last 2 NYE's he has been in Iraq,..so this will be a nice quiet, comfortable change for him,..

"When a man is educated, an individual is educated; when a woman is educated, a family and a country are educated."

— Mahatma Gandhi

The timeline... (Frankfurt) for the kids visas

10/22/2007 Filed I-130 x 2 in person + paid 710 USD (355 each )

10/22/2007 Filed DS-230 part 1 x 2

10/22/2007 Received the document checklist and FRN (case) numbers

12/18/2007 I-130 petition approved, but I didn't know. I was away at the time, didn't get confirmation letters til I got back from the states.

12/20/2007 Notice of Approval arrives in tha mail. According to the date received stamp on back of envelope at my post box.

Will now wait til hubby is back from Iraq to fax in checklist readiness, even though, I have been ready since day of lodging I-130's. all except medical.

02/18/2008 Faxed the "checklist" back to the consulate.

02/25/2008 Medicals completed.

02/25/2008 Appt letters in mail for appt on March 7th. Cant go due to prior military commitments. Emailed consulate and received an amended appt date of March 12th 2008.

03/12/2008 Visa interview - APPROVED x 2

03/27/2008 Visa's finally generated. I emailed the consulate. they apologised for the delay. They forgot to issue the visas after approval.

03/31/2008 Received visas

04/26/2008 Flying out of Frankfurt to next duty station on orders.

Sprailenes Veteran

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Well I dont know if we're doing gogol bordello anymore (:() but we are going in to Philly to attend my husbands friends/coworkers nye party. The guy lives on the river and we'll be able to watch the fireworks from his roof.

Donne moi une poptart!

SpiritAlight Experienced

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Ant, maybe we start a new thread for our New Year's resolutions...

may we keep one of them!

Hahaha!

Enjoy your New Year's Eve safely every one!

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SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

SpiritAlight Experienced

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Resolutions are lame! They are easy ways to start the year off with feelings of disappointment and failure. :P

True.

Only one way to go from there.

Ha!

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SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

Hollis Explorer

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I plan to keep on checking my ecas for an approval until 6pm eastern. Then calling my spouse and then off to bed. This New Year is going to suck big time. But looking forward to being with my spouse for the NEXT new year and alllllll the rest after that. :D

Good Luck to all !! :thumbs:

I-130 re-submitted 05-22-2009

June 3rd 2009 - Rec Hardcopy NOA 1

June 5th 2009 - Touched

August 21 2009 - Touched

August 24 2009 - APPROVED - NOA 2

Sept 1st 2009 - NVC Rec - Case # assigned

CDAgirlMI Proficient

CDAgirlMI   51

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My boyfriend & I are planning on going to his co-worker's place, here in Michigan. I've been in MI since the 27th & going back home on Sunday.

I hope everyone has a safe & happy New Year's. 2008 was a great year for me. I'm sure it was a year of major change for a lot of people on VJ. I'm hoping to experience what you all went/going through, next year in '09.

Have a good one, be safe.

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8/2/2021:  Mailed N-400

8/4/2021: N-400 received

8/6/2021:  Biometrics to be reused
3/15/2022:  Interview (successful)

carslo Community Regular

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We will play bridge with our friends and eat the black-eyed beans and corn bread that are a tradition for my husband. I may eat a double serving this year, as they are eaten for good luck. I was so hoping that my NOA2 would have arrived before I returned to Canada, as it is like 4 months now :( Oh well, we are closer than we were at this time last year.

Happy New Years everyone,

Janet

Met online playing pinochle in late Feb or March 2001

Married in San Luis Obispo - July 18, 2008

Sent application CR-1/IR-1 on August 26, 2008 to Chicago lock box

September 4, 2008 - Touch #1

Approval email sent January 5, 2009 after 4 months and 2 days

NVC Journey Begins....

NVC Case officially in AVR - January 13, 2009

DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated - January 16, 2009

AOS Bill snail mailed - January 24, 2009

Emailed DS-3032 - January 26, 2009

DS-3032 emailed read in NH January 30, 2009

DS-3032 accepted at NVC 0n February 2, 2009 via email

AOS Bill Shows as PAID - February 3, 2009

I-864 Package Generated - March 21, 2009

Mailed I-864 Package - March21, 2009

IV Bill Generated - February 3, 2009

Paid IV Bill - March 6, 2009 - snail mail

IV Bill Show as PAID - March 21, 2009

Mailed IV Package - March 21, 2009

REF - April 1, 2009 - Transfered to a supervisor

Case Completed at NVC - April 7, 2009

Medical completed May 27/09 in Vancouver

Interview Date - June 22 - SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED

POE -Vancouver @ YVR- June 28

Permanent resident card received July 20,2009

Social Security Card arrived August 2, 2009

April 2011 started ROC - May 27 biometrics - July 30 received 10 year green card!

xtinab Enthusiast

xtinab   0

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Hi Everybody!!! We've been so busy with family and friends so I haven't been able to check the boards that often.

To start off tonight (in about 3 hours) my sister and her fiance are getting married at the North York Civil Ceremony, with an informal reception party at her house after. I think were heading to my old apartment for the after party :D

We started out the afternoon by going to Jack Astors for some Pan Bread....mmmmmmmmmmmm Man I love that stuff!

I hope everybody has a fantastic time no matter where they are. Don't forget to be safe and I'll see you all in 2009!

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"May our love last another day.....and then some"

JillA Experienced

JillA   2

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Hi Everybody!!! We've been so busy with family and friends so I haven't been able to check the boards that often.

To start off tonight (in about 3 hours) my sister and her fiance are getting married at the North York Civil Ceremony, with an informal reception party at her house after. I think were heading to my old apartment for the after party :D

We started out the afternoon by going to Jack Astors for some Pan Bread....mmmmmmmmmmmm Man I love that stuff!

I hope everybody has a fantastic time no matter where they are. Don't forget to be safe and I'll see you all in 2009!

MMMM Jack Astors pan bread.... haven't had that in a while!! Happy New Year!

K-1

I-129F sent to Vermont: 2/19/08

NOA1: 2/21/08

NOA2: 3/10/08

Packet 3 recd: 3/25/08

Packet 3 sent: 4/18/08

Appt letter recd: 6/16/08

Interview at Montreal Consulate: 7/10/08 **APPROVED!!**

K1 recd: 7/15/08

US Entry at Buffalo, New York: 11/15/08

Wedding in Philadelphia: 11/22/08

AOS

AOS/EAD/AP filed at Chicago Lockbox: 12/17/08

NOA: 12/29/08

Case transferred to CSC: 1/7/09

AOS Approval: 4/2/09

Biometrics appt: 1/16/09

EAD received: 3/12/09

AP received: 3/13/09

AOS approval notice sent: 4/2/09

GC received: 4/9/09

ROC

Sent package to VSC: 1/5/11

NOA1: 1/7/11

Biometrics: 2/14/11

Approval letter received: 8/1/11

GC received: 8/11/11

Citizenship:

N-400 sent to Dallas lockbox: 3/1/12

NOA1: 3/6/12

Biometrics: 4/9/12

Interview: 5/25/12

Oath Ceremony: 6/4/2012

 
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