Netherlands

[tmma 467]

Hi All! Just a quick check in from us here in Texas. Thank you for your best wishes to us here ..and a belated Happy New Year and best wishes to you all....I have read the last couple of pages and it's great to read so much good news.

As for us...We are doing great! We married on Dec 21 and had a wonderful Christmas and New Year ( so great to be together)....... Everyone still waiting and at various stages-hang on in there-IT HAPPENS-- and is truly worth every waiting second!!!!!

We eFiled EAD and have AOS ( DORA through Dallas) interview on January 18th!!!!! So it's all moving right along now.

I must sign off now-take care all and hang on in there!

regards

Michele and Mark.

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tmma:

It's nice to hear that everything is going great for you! Congratulations on your wedding and filing for your AOS It must be so wonderful to be finally reunited with your other half!!

Good luck with your interview!!

Hugs,

edi

Edited January 9, 2007 by Sol-de-Verano

[Arazia 0]

Harry sent off his packet 3 yesterday. There were some confusing parts that we had to reference the examples or read through some of the embassy threads to figure out (like the DS-156k asking for information you shouldn't send with but take to the interview instead). The only problem was that he forgot to attach the photographs to the DS-156 copies. We asked on the embassy forum if that is going to be a big problem or not, and the thread was pretty much ignored. Well, he sent the photos this morning with a letter giving the application number and that they were mistakenly left of the DS-156.

He has my I-134 documents already, but I forgot to make them in duplicate so he's had to make one additional copy of the support documents. Other than that, I sent the entire K-1 application packet with him when he went back to the Netherlands, as well as copies of the NOA1, NOA2, and NVC letter.

I guess now we sit on our rear ends and wait some more. Gotta love this hurry-up and wait game.

[Em&Ed 0]

Hi all! ..... How's everyone doing out there?

Michele and Mark ..... So, how's married life ? How did you get that AOS interview so quickly? I am still waiting for them to actually send me some letters with my correctly spelled name on it, let alone give me an interview date.....I am getting frustrated with all this waiting etc.....argh.....

Edi ..... Just a few more days till Pieter's interview!!!!! Hang in there and don't be too nervous.....everything will be allright!

Mel ..... Good to hear you guys have an interview date as well now!

Arazia ..... Any news on Harry's interview date yet?

Rhonda ..... How was the wedding? Have you guys filled for AOS yet?

Jacky ..... Not long anymore now! Nog even volhouden he, voordat je het weet is het februari!

Take care all!

[tmma 467]

Hey everyone-Hope all is well!

--To answer your question about the AOS, Em..We live in the area controlled by the Dallas USCIS office. They are currently using a program for AOS called DORA. I think it means Dallas Office Rapid Adjustment (or something).

Anyway-we made our appointment online through infopass and we go there on Thursday and interview, fingerprint...etc all at once....apparantly they say a decision is made on the day and approval within weeks ( yeh THAT'S what they SAY - )

We filed and paid online for EAD-and we are just waiting for biometrics on that.

---Anyway-Hope everyone is doing great

---Good Luck for the interview Edi!

Take Care all

regards Michele & Mark.

[tmma 467]

Hey everyone-Hope all is well!

--To answer your question about the AOS, Em..We live in the area controlled by the Dallas USCIS office. They are currently using a program for AOS called DORA. I think it means Dallas Office Rapid Adjustment (or something).

Anyway-we made our appointment online through infopass and we go there on Thursday and interview, fingerprint...etc all at once....apparantly they say a decision is made on the day and approval within weeks ( yeh THAT'S what they SAY - )

We filed and paid online for EAD-and we are just waiting for biometrics on that.

---Anyway-Hope everyone is doing great

---Good Luck for the interview Edi!

Take Care all

regards Michele & Mark.

Edit-- 16 January--- Mark got his SSN card today!!!!!! He starts work very soon!!!!! We have biometrics for the EAD scheduled also and our AOS interview Thursday!!!!!

Hope all is well for everyone.

Again-Edi-Good Luck for tomorrow ( it is tomorrow, right)?

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Hoi tmma!

Hey that's great that Mark already got his card, and everything is going so fast and smooth, WOW! Yeah Pieter's interview is tomorrow, cannot believe how time flies. Thanks for your warm wishes!

Hope everybody else is doing great, I'll let you know how it went!

Hugs,

edi

[jackybeertje 0]

Michele: wow things go fast for Mark, I hope I will be so lucky as well.

Edi & Pieter: good luck with the interview, hope everything goes well.

And for me? 22 more days to go. Still nervous here and exited.

Jac

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Hoi!

Pieter called me from Amsterdam and everything went well with his interview, he was approved without any problems! He said that it was really easy and the interviewer was a very nice and funny dude. A few questions; they even looked at the pictures I sent with the 129F and that was it. A breeze!

When he saw the phone logs he almost fainted! He could not believe that we talk everyday on the phone...

I am just so happy by knowing that we finally finished this part of the process and we can move on to plan for our future. What a relief.

I wish the best of luck to all of you that are still waiting for the interview!

I am at work and just wanna take off LOL need to celebrate!

Hugs,

edi

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Edi & Pieter: Congrats! I hope Harry's interview goes as smoothly.

We got our packet 4 today. I'm having Harry scan the pages so I can look over things and see what needs to be done. The interview date is February the 13th. I'll know more once I get to see everything, I think.

I'm a little nervous because of Harry stopping his schooling. He talked to his dean today, who said that he'll have to start repaying that in two years. There's no definite amount for how much will have to be repaid, but his dean thinks it will be around 2500EU. I just worry about bills coming out of nowhere down the road.

Hope things are going well for everyone else.

[jackybeertje 0]

Edi & Pieter: congratz on the visa. You guys have a date yet when he will fly home?

-hugs-

Jac

[Em&Ed 0]

Edi and Pieter ..... Congrats on the approval!!!!!

Michele and Mark ..... Good luck with the AOS interview on Thursday. Please let me know how it went so I will know what to expect once we have our interview.

Arazia .....Great that you guys have your intervie date now! It's nice to see how things move along for everyone now!

[Mel 0]

Edi & Pieter Congrats to you both!!! I logged on tonight hoping you would have news. I knew Pieter's interview was coming up very soon. It is great to see the progress coming along for everyone. René has his medical tomorrow and then less than 3 weeks away (February 6th) on to the interview.

Michelle and Mark good luck tomorrow with the AOS interview tomorrow. Best wishes are with you.

Jac: you must be getting anxious by now! Only 22 days to go!

Mel

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Mel,

Thanks for your warm wishes. It's just amazing how such a relief is to be done with the interview. Now the other fun part begins (all the planning to move here)... Good luck to René on his medical!

Arazia,

Wow congratulations on Harry's interview date! It's really a breeze so he'll be fine. They ask for the required docs + just a few things and that's it. It went pretty much like the VJ NL Embassy reviews say.

Jac,

We don't have a date yet for his move, he is gonna talk with his boss tomorrow about how much time he will stay @ work plus he still needs to sell his house, pack and get rid of the junk. Plus what 2 do with all that furniture, OMG.... So it would be a few months until he arrives... awwww...

Michele & Mark,

How was the AOS interview?

Hope everything keeps going good for everyone!

Hugs,

edi

Edited January 18, 2007 by Sol-de-Verano

[MarkTexas 3]

Hiya all, THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD / WARM WISHES <<<(lots of capitals just for Arazia!!!)

The AOS interview went smoooooooth!

They checked the whole packet, then they wanted the $325,- for the I-485 and $70,- for Biometrics which will be scheduled.

The questions they asked were pretty general like;

-Where / when & how did you two meet 1st time?

-How long did you know each other before you-(meaning me) asked her to marry you?

Ect, ect, ect,........basic / general questions dus.

We brought a ton of “Relationship-proof” with us,...but the officer that interviewed us hardly asked about it all, she only looked into a couple wedding pictures, and cards.

Apart from a “name check”,....we ARE APROOOOOVED!!!!!!!! wooooooooohooooooooo!!!

And,....oyeeeeah,....we did the biometrics for the EAD aswell,....woooooohoooooooooooooo!!!

PS;CONGRATS Edi & Pieter

Regards Mark & Michele.

Edited January 19, 2007 by MarkTexas