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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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i miss the philippines very much and i am really looking forward to visiting soon...(i actually already started to fill those balikbayan boxes for my pasalubongs to random people back home...(para kayla manang-maids, manong-driver, etc) anyway i think this is a very interesting topic...and i want to take my mind off my I 130 with no touches and no NAO2 since feb18 (so dissapointed with Vermont Service Center)

here it goes

1. my family of course

2. the pedicures and manicures (iba talaga dun, dito hindi ko feel na sobrang nila na linis...)

3. hot oils and cellophanes

4. greenhills! 168...hahaha, feeling ko mas maarte sila dun

5. sa food...chowking, max, i like the dimsum in the philippines better....dami pa

your turn

June 2004...i sat down on the bench to tie my shoelaces (literally) not knowing i would marry the man i just sat down next to...

Oct. 18, 2007...Married

Oct. 27, 2007...my beautiful son is born

USCIS IR-1/CR-1 Visa Journey

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate: Manila, Philippines

Feb. 05, 2009: I 130 sent

Feb. 12, 2009: NAO1

Feb. 17, 2009: first touch

Feb. 18, 2009: Touch

May 01, 2009: Touch and NAO2 mailed...yeah hey!

May 08, 2009: NAO2 in the mail

NVC Journey

May 15, 2009: NVC case number

May 18, 2009: Gave email add to NVC

May 28, 2009: Received DS 3032 / I-864 Bill

June 1, 2009: Paid I-864 Bill

June 5, 2009: sent AOS stuff

June 29, 2009: sent DS 230

June 28 - Aug. 8: i spent time with my boys in the philippines

IN A BIG HUGE BLUR...OUR CASE WAS COMPLETED AUGUST 5, 2009 (AFTER RFE: HUSBAND'S ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE) AND MY HUSBANDS INTERVIEW WILL BE SEPTEMBER 25, 2009...WE HOPE AND PRAY WE GET IT!

CURRENTLY DOING: PREPARING DOCUMENTS FOR MY SON'S PETITION!

...I am one day further from the last time I saw you but I am one day closer to the next time I will...

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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Mmmm the slow pace of life...and most important cheap food and cheap booze ^_^

"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life."

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Manilla, Philipines

I-129F NOA1 : Oct 3, 2008

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Interview for AOS: approved on Dec 16, 2009

Greencard received: January 4, 2010

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So far, NOTHING.

I talk with my family and friends regularly... If i want filipino food, i buy them at Lee Lee's. My previous officemates are all here.

K1 Process:

May 1, 2008 Submitted I-129F to CSC

May 8, 2008 Received by CSC

May 9, 2008 NOA1

May 18, 2008 Touched

October 9, 2008 RFE

October 28, 2008 RFE Reply

October 29, 2008 Touched

October 30, 2008 Touched

November 1, 2008 NOA2 (HardCopy)

November 11, 2008 Letter from NVC (Hardcopy)

November 14 & 17, 2008 Medical (Passed)

November 26, 2008 Interview (Passed)

December 5, 2008 Visa Received

December 23, 2008 US Entry (POE: Hawaii)

February 7, 2009 Private Wedding

AOS Process:

March 9, 2009 Mailed AOS Application via Express Mail (I-485, I-765, I-131)

March 10, 2009 USPS confirmed that AOS application was delivered and received in Chicago

March 18, 2009 Received NOA for AOS, EAD and AP

April 8, 2009 Biometrics Done

April 27, 2009 AP Approved

May 1, 2009 AP received in the mail

May 2, 2009 EAD card received in the mail

May 29, 2009 AOS interview (Approved)

June 29, 2009 GC received

ROC Process

March 1, 2011 Mailed I-175 Application via Express Mail

March 4 ,2011 NOA for I-175

April 05,2011 Biometrics [Early Biometrics March 22, 2011]

April 21,2011 Approval

April 27,2011 10 Year Green Card Received

Naturalization Process

March 6, 2012 Mailed N-400 Application via Express Mail

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my parents. i have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with them back home. now, talking to them on the phone is just never enough. :crying:

ROC mailed to USCIS -- June 10, 2011

ROC approved -- November 1, 2011

finally free of USCIS paperwork!

japan, japan! sagot sa kahirapan!

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Philippines
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Purefoods TJ Hotdog, Purefoods Corn Beef, fresh bangus, shrimps, crabs hot balut in the street, my mom's cooking.

05/18/07 married

05/29/07 sent I-130s for me & my daughter at CSC

06/16/07 checks for I-130 cashed

06/19/07 sent I-129F not waiting for noa1 but with printed online copies of checks cashed

06/25/07 check for I-129f cashed

06/29/07 transferred I-129f to CSC

07/03/07 received noa1 in the mail for I-129f

10/31/07 approved K3 and my I-130 except for my daughter

11/05/07 received NOA2 in the mail

12/01/07 received mail from NVC/yey we got our case number

12/20/07 went to St. Lukes and had my early medical exam

01/30/08 schedule for medical

02/07/08 interview, approved!

02/12/08 visa pick-up/cfo

02/14/08 POE-LAX

06/19/08 AOS mailed thru USPS

06/22/08 AOS delivered to Chicago IL

06/28/08 check cashed

06/30/08 received NOA1 dated 06/25/08

07/26/08 biometrics appointment

09/09/08 received EAD card in the mail

12/03/08 received interview letter for Jan 21 2009

01/21/09 approved for conditional permanent residence

02/02/09 permanent residence card arrived in the mail

10/21/10 submit form to remove conditions

01/21/11 10 year gc received

03/05/12 mailed my N-400

03/06/12 received email that they have my N-400

04/05/12 biometrics

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Philippines
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1. family and friends

2. haircut, manisure, pedicure and spa

3. malls

4. cinema

5. kare-kare, sinigang na baboy, sinampalukang manok, siomai, lechon manok at baboy, pinakbet, ampalaya, palitaw, chopsuey, tortang talong na luto ng mama ko, fishball, squidball, tuknene, lugaw, tokwa't baboy, diningdeng, daing na bangus, taho, selecta ice cream, jollibee, mcdo, chowking,

6. traffic (weird noh?)

7. makipagsiksikan during sale at pati na rin sa divi

8. pinoy tv shows

9. jollibee, mcdo, chowling, bacolod inasal, paotsin, pizza hut, french baker, tokyo tokyo, goldilocks, piadina, red ribbon

My son named Zac

"My son's smile makes my day complete"

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MY K3 TIMELINE purple4.gifVid of how I prepared my interview documents purple.gifPapers that I brought on my USEM interview

AOS TIMELINE

06.17.2010 - submitted our papers

06.19.2010 - papers arrived at Chicago lockbox

06.24.2010 - Check cashed

06.28.2010 - NOA1 Hardcopy received (9 days from the day they got our papers)

07.05.2010 - Received Biometrics Schedule (July 26)

08.05.2010 - Biometrics done! (had to re-schedule from 7/26 to 8/5)

08.13.2010 - Got my interview letter

08.20.2010 - EAD card on production

09.06.2010 - Got my EAD Card (62 days)

09.07.2010 - Applied for SSN

09.14.2010 - SSN Card received

09.16.2010 - Interview schedule (APPROVED)

09.20.2010 - Welcome Notice Received ("Welcome to the USA")

09.25.2010 - 10 yr Green Card received! (98 days)

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sisig, kilawin, bbq, kwekkwek, squidball with suka, manggang hilaw, dirty icecream , rambutan, sabaw sa joeys, tapsilog, longanisa vigan, pansit bihon, pancit canton at pandesal, popcola, manicure at pedicure, masahe, mga mall , mga makukulit na sales person, dyip, traysikel, my family and of course my anak SOPHIA MAE (F)(L):(

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Sitting around and drinking Red Horse or San Mig all day long

Driving MotorBike around town

Cheap Food and Coke with Sugar instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup

Helpers doing my cooking and laundry........

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"He always start the fire here in VJ thread and I believe all people will agree with me about it"

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Sitting around and drinking Red Horse or San Mig all day long

Driving MotorBike around town

Cheap Food and Coke with Sugar instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup

Helpers doing my cooking and laundry........

I AGREE! i miss manang yayas at home and manong driver...they do all the work, clean, cook, laundry, and u just tell the driver where you wanna go too!

June 2004...i sat down on the bench to tie my shoelaces (literally) not knowing i would marry the man i just sat down next to...

Oct. 18, 2007...Married

Oct. 27, 2007...my beautiful son is born

USCIS IR-1/CR-1 Visa Journey

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate: Manila, Philippines

Feb. 05, 2009: I 130 sent

Feb. 12, 2009: NAO1

Feb. 17, 2009: first touch

Feb. 18, 2009: Touch

May 01, 2009: Touch and NAO2 mailed...yeah hey!

May 08, 2009: NAO2 in the mail

NVC Journey

May 15, 2009: NVC case number

May 18, 2009: Gave email add to NVC

May 28, 2009: Received DS 3032 / I-864 Bill

June 1, 2009: Paid I-864 Bill

June 5, 2009: sent AOS stuff

June 29, 2009: sent DS 230

June 28 - Aug. 8: i spent time with my boys in the philippines

IN A BIG HUGE BLUR...OUR CASE WAS COMPLETED AUGUST 5, 2009 (AFTER RFE: HUSBAND'S ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE) AND MY HUSBANDS INTERVIEW WILL BE SEPTEMBER 25, 2009...WE HOPE AND PRAY WE GET IT!

CURRENTLY DOING: PREPARING DOCUMENTS FOR MY SON'S PETITION!

...I am one day further from the last time I saw you but I am one day closer to the next time I will...

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i miss the philippines very much and i am really looking forward to visiting soon...(i actually already started to fill those balikbayan boxes for my pasalubongs to random people back home...(para kayla manang-maids, manong-driver, etc) anyway i think this is a very interesting topic...and i want to take my mind off my I 130 with no touches and no NAO2 since feb18 (so dissapointed with Vermont Service Center)

here it goes

1. my family of course

2. the pedicures and manicures (iba talaga dun, dito hindi ko feel na sobrang nila na linis...)

3. hot oils and cellophanes

4. greenhills! 168...hahaha, feeling ko mas maarte sila dun

5. sa food...chowking, max, i like the dimsum in the philippines better....dami pa

your turn

Di ba yung 168 mall sa Divisoria yun? Yun palagi nare-raid ng pulis? Mura nga doon at sobra dami tao. Greenhills naman nakaka-miss yung Virra Mall at yung pizza hut doon. Nakaka-miss din ang SM at Isetann. Taga C.M. Recto po ako. Malapit lang sa Quezon Blvd, Quiapo church (My happy place) at Manila City Hall :star:

Hokey Smoke!

Rocky: "Baby, are they still mad at us on VJ?"

Bullwinkle: "No, they are just confused."

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1. family and friends

2. haircut, manisure, pedicure and spa

3. malls

4. cinema

5. kare-kare, sinigang na baboy, sinampalukang manok, siomai, lechon manok at baboy, pinakbet, ampalaya, palitaw, chopsuey, tortang talong na luto ng mama ko, fishball, squidball, tuknene, lugaw, tokwa't baboy, diningdeng, daing na bangus, taho, selecta ice cream, jollibee, mcdo, chowking,

6. traffic (weird noh?)

7. makipagsiksikan during sale at pati na rin sa divi

8. pinoy tv shows

9. jollibee, mcdo, chowling, bacolod inasal, paotsin, pizza hut, french baker, tokyo tokyo, goldilocks, piadina, red ribbon

Hay, kakagutom naman ang mga nasa listahan mo. Mahilig din ako sa dinengdeng. Ilocano favorite yan.

Hokey Smoke!

Rocky: "Baby, are they still mad at us on VJ?"

Bullwinkle: "No, they are just confused."

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Philippines
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1. family and friends

2. haircut, manisure, pedicure and spa

3. malls

4. cinema

5. kare-kare, sinigang na baboy, sinampalukang manok, siomai, lechon manok at baboy, pinakbet, ampalaya, palitaw, chopsuey, tortang talong na luto ng mama ko, fishball, squidball, tuknene, lugaw, tokwa't baboy, diningdeng, daing na bangus, taho, selecta ice cream, jollibee, mcdo, chowking,

6. traffic (weird noh?)

7. makipagsiksikan during sale at pati na rin sa divi

8. pinoy tv shows

9. jollibee, mcdo, chowling, bacolod inasal, paotsin, pizza hut, french baker, tokyo tokyo, goldilocks, piadina, red ribbon

Hay, kakagutom naman ang mga nasa listahan mo. Mahilig din ako sa dinengdeng. Ilocano favorite yan.

Ilongga ako day pero i love diningding with hipon and bagoong hhhmmmm yummy talaga palagi akong nagluluto nyan when i was in VAB i miss green fresh vegies...wala dito ano baaaaaahhhhhhh!!! at saka daing...

EAD APPLICATION:

2009-01-10 ----- E-filed EAD Application

2009-01-20 ------NOA1 Receipt Notice

2009-01-22 ------Biometrics appointment recieved by mail

2009-02-11-------Biometrics Date (done smoothly)

2009-4-15 -------- EAD Approved

2009-4-24 -------- EAD Received by mail ( yyyeeeeessssss)

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Filed: IR-5 Country: Philippines
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I miss manggang hilaw with the spicy shrimp paste, tempura, halo-halo, veggie soup with malunggay (wala talaga akong mahanap na malunggay dito) :angry: , my family, friends, magshopping, and unforgettable summer escapades. Our maids, my dogs tsaka yung mga suki namin sa tindahan.

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-=MY TIMELINE=-

K1 IR-5 (Dad)

01.05.09 - Medical

01.09.09 - Embassy Interview 11.25.13 - Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox

01.17.09 - Visa rec'd 11.26.13 - Packet rec'd

02.03.09 - US Entry (POE: LAX) 11.27.13 - Check cashed

02.18.09 - Wedding 12.01.13 - NOA1 (Transfer to VSC

AOS 01.12.14 - NOA2 (Transfer to NVC)

03.02.09 - Applied for SSN on 2/27;SSN rec'd in mail 02.24.14 - NVC changed # to MNL

03.20.09 - AOS sent to Chicago via USPS 02.27.14 - DS 261 submitted

03.23.09 - AOS Package rec'd @ Chicago 03.04.14 - AOS fee paid; showed paid status on 3/6

07.06.09 - Welcome letter rec'd = FINALLY! 03.10.14 - AOS packet sent

07.09.09 - 10-YR GC rec'd.. odd? 03.12.14 - AOS packet delivered

I-751 03.17.14 - Rec'd IV bill invoice

04.04.11 - Infopass re:10-yr GC 03.18.14 - IV Fee paid; showed paid status on 3/20

04.09.11 - I-751 packet sent to VSC; delivered on 4/11 03.23.14 - DS 260 submitted online

04.22.11 - Check cashed; Rec'd NOA on 4/23 03.28.14 - Rec'd AOS checklist via email

06.27.11 - Rec'd bio appt in the mail:EB 07/08 (walk-in) 03.31.14 - Mailed checklist with corections

12.13.11 - I-751 approved 04.01.14 - Mailed civil documents

12.19.11 - 10-yr GC rec'd 04.03.14 - Civil docs delivered

N-400 04.07.14 - Advance Medical--PASSED!Done in 1 day

04.17.12 - N400 packet sent to TX Lockbox: REJECTED 04.18.14 - False IV checklist rec'd

05.17.12 - N400 resent to Lewisville,TX 04.23.14 - IV checklist re:Qatar PCC

05.23.12 - Check cashed; Rec'd NOA on 5/26 05.05.14 - Qatar PCC sent to NVC

06.01.12 - Rec'd bio appt in the mail:EB 06/11 instead of 6/21 06.05.14 - Case completed

07.09.12 - Rec'd interview letter for 8/14 @ 2PM 07.16.14 - Interview rescheduled due to Typhoon Glenda

08.14.12 - PASSED Interview; awaiting oath letter 07.31.14 - Interview @ USEM: APPROVED

10.01.12 - Rec'd Oath Letter 08.05.14 - Visa on hand

10.12.12 - Oath ceremony! I'm finally a USC! 08.27.14 - POE: LAX

09.08.14 - SSN in mail

09.15.14 - ELIS status changed to OPTIMIZED

09.22.14 - ELIS status CLOSED

09.26.14 - GC received

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Sabaw ni mama... and her pancit canton and bam-e... friends and the weather sometimes... my family of course!!! and the freedom to just walk and walk w/ out complaining how cold and freezing while walking outside hehehe... i love pinas!

Citizenship N-400

4/15/2010- sent my N-400 via fedex overnight

4/16/2010- signed and delivered

4/29/2010- check cleared

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