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Hey all

Just a quickie......flew into San Francisco on Thursday. Flight was great, no problems and I was the first in my queue at customs. The officer there was fantastic, knew exactly what the deal was and I was through and collecting my bags within 5 minutes. Absolute doddle - much like the interview in London!!!

Got the joint bank account set up with the missus yesterday and had my bachelor party last night. We're working on renting an apartment as we speak, i've got a job interview Tuesday (not sure when i'll drop the "I can't actually work" bombshell to be honest), and am planning the DMV and social security stuff on Monday. Then wedding on Saturday, and birthday on Tuesday. It's all go!

Thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far......really is much appreciated!

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Congrats on all your accomplishments! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

We also hope to go as fast as you are with settling everything once my fiance gets here.

Visa Journey completed, but we are still here to provide support! :)

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Wow, what a busy week, but it sounds like you have it under control.

Congratulations on getting everything done safely and quickly!

Our naturalization timeline
1/12/2015 - Application sent to Phoenix service center by USPS priority mail

1/14/2015 - Package received in Phoenix

1/16/2015 - NOA date (hard copy received 1/22)

1/20/2015 - Check cashed

2/09/2015 - Biometrics

2/11/2015 - In line for interview

3/28/2015 - Hard copy interview notice received

4/29/2015 - Interview at Chicago field office - Approved!!!

5/22/2015 - Oath ceremony - Now a US citizen!!!!!!

Thank you, VisaJourney!!!!!


"Contrary to what the cynics say, distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It's for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love... It's for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don't see it nearly enough..."- Anonymous



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Thanks guys.

At the moment it's all relatively straightforward. We've had so long to plan everything that now it's just a case of swinging into action. We actually waited a few months before I left to come over here so that I could finish my work contract and earn a few more pounds, but we have most things in place - just have to do them all now!

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i've got a job interview Tuesday (not sure when i'll drop the "I can't actually work" bombshell to be honest)

I had one today (albeit over the phone from Philadelphia) and I decided to keep that little snippet of information to myself for now. ;)

Naturalization Timeline:

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Service Center : Phoenix AZ Lockbox

CIS Office : Saint Louis MO

Date Filed : 2014-06-11

NOA Date : 2014-06-16

Bio. Appt. :

Interview Date :

Approved :

Oath Ceremony :

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Hey all

Just a quickie......flew into San Francisco on Thursday. Flight was great, no problems and I was the first in my queue at customs. The officer there was fantastic, knew exactly what the deal was and I was through and collecting my bags within 5 minutes. Absolute doddle - much like the interview in London!!!

Got the joint bank account set up with the missus yesterday and had my bachelor party last night. We're working on renting an apartment as we speak, i've got a job interview Tuesday (not sure when i'll drop the "I can't actually work" bombshell to be honest), and am planning the DMV and social security stuff on Monday. Then wedding on Saturday, and birthday on Tuesday. It's all go!

Thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far......really is much appreciated!

Wow you're doing things fast, we aren't getting married till end August! Congrats on getting everything sorted & hope you enjoyed your stag night or yes, I should say bachelor party :star:

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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pothergavel   0

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The bachelor party was the day after I arrived in SF.

I can't remember ever being so drunk in a long, long time.

Still, a good time was had by all and I was well looked after :D

We just managed to get an apartment sorted, despite numerous places requiring us to be earning 3x the rent each month. Given the not allowed to work thing, thats a bit ambitious, but fortunately the old dear at this complex is looking after us too. My parents fly in today, and we head off for the wedding on Thursday. Busy times!

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Hey all

Just a quickie......flew into San Francisco on Thursday. Flight was great, no problems and I was the first in my queue at customs. The officer there was fantastic, knew exactly what the deal was and I was through and collecting my bags within 5 minutes. Absolute doddle - much like the interview in London!!!

Got the joint bank account set up with the missus yesterday and had my bachelor party last night. We're working on renting an apartment as we speak, i've got a job interview Tuesday (not sure when i'll drop the "I can't actually work" bombshell to be honest), and am planning the DMV and social security stuff on Monday. Then wedding on Saturday, and birthday on Tuesday. It's all go!

Thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far......really is much appreciated!

Wow you're doing things fast, we aren't getting married till end August! Congrats on getting everything sorted & hope you enjoyed your stag night or yes, I should say bachelor party :star:

Thanks! To be honest we just want to get everything done asap and get AOS underway. We've had long enough to plan everything already :D

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Gee, it's a whirlwind with you :D

Happy wedding to the two of you!!!

Our naturalization timeline
1/12/2015 - Application sent to Phoenix service center by USPS priority mail

1/14/2015 - Package received in Phoenix

1/16/2015 - NOA date (hard copy received 1/22)

1/20/2015 - Check cashed

2/09/2015 - Biometrics

2/11/2015 - In line for interview

3/28/2015 - Hard copy interview notice received

4/29/2015 - Interview at Chicago field office - Approved!!!

5/22/2015 - Oath ceremony - Now a US citizen!!!!!!

Thank you, VisaJourney!!!!!


"Contrary to what the cynics say, distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It's for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love... It's for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don't see it nearly enough..."- Anonymous



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pothergavel   0

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Gee, it's a whirlwind with you :D

Happy wedding to the two of you!!!

Haha, well we've been waiting for the days to come. And to be honest, if you've seen my now wife, you will know pretty quickly why I wanted to get married as quickly as possible!

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Thanks! To be honest we just want to get everything done asap and get AOS underway. We've had long enough to plan everything already :D

We felt the same way. Married 5 days after POE and filed AOS 4 days later. We used the "waiting" times to figure out the next step and do the paperwork.

Be sure and pop in on the UKers who are doing AOS http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=189022

I posted a basic list or summary of the documents needed on page 6 of the thread (halfway down the page.)

And there's a spreadsheet showing progress and how long things took each person. UK AOS Timeline

It's a Google Doc and sometimes it will redirect to a log-in page if you already have a Google account. It doesn't require a log-in to view, but if you already have an account then it tries to make you log in to your Google.

Happy b'day and congratulations on marrying the beautiful (L) Mrs. Pothergavel (L) .

England.gifENGLAND ---

K-1 Timeline 4 months, 19 days 03-10-08 VSC to 7-29-08 Interview London

10-05-08 Married

AOS Timeline 5 months, 14 days 10-9-08 to 3-23-09 No interview

Removing Conditions Timeline 5 months, 20 days12-27-10 to 06-10-11 No interview

Citizenship Timeline 3 months, 26 days 12-31-11 Dallas to 4-26-12 Interview Houston

05-16-12 Oath ceremony

The journey from Fiancé to US citizenship:

4 years, 2 months, 6 days

243 pages of forms/documents submitted

No RFEs

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Properly done it now!

We were married on Saturday :D

Few days honeymoon now, and my birthday tomorrow!!

Good times :D :D

congratulations! :dance::dance:

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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Properly done it now!

We were married on Saturday :D

Few days honeymoon now, and my birthday tomorrow!!

Good times :D :D

Congratulations! Hope you have a wonderful life together :)

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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