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What helped you to adjust once you arrived in the U.S.?

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Matt & Jovy   0

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Hey all, for those of you already in the U.S. from the Philippines, I am curious what things your fiance did that helped you adjust to life in a new country? My little lady will hopefully be here before the year is out and I want to try to make it as easy a change as possible for her. Thanks for your thoughts in advance!

Met online (YM): 2003-07-31

First time we met in person (NAIA): 2007-08-23

2nd visit here in Phil: 2007-11-16

3rd visit here in Phil: 2007-12-28

4th visit here in Phil: 2008-11-09

Got engaged (El Nido, Palawan): 2008-11-16

5th visit here in Phil: 2008-12-29

Last time we saw each other: 2009-01-04

I-129F Sent: 2009-03-07

I-129F NOA1: 2009-03-12

I-129F NOA2 : 2009-06-29

NVC received : 2009-07-06

Stuck at NVC for 29 days

Left NVC: 2009-08-05

Embassy received: 2009-08-10

Medical Exam : 2009-08-25/27 PASSED

6th visit here in Phil: 2009-09-19

Interview : 2009-09-22 PASSED

CFO Seminar : 2009-10-02

Flight : 2009-10-23

Married : 2009-11-06

Applied for AOS, EAD and travel permit: 2009-12-09

Biometric schedule: 2010-01-21

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Dakine   26

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Hey all, for those of you already in the U.S. from the Philippines, I am curious what things your fiance did that helped you adjust to life in a new country? My little lady will hopefully be here before the year is out and I want to try to make it as easy a change as possible for her. Thanks for your thoughts in advance!

Best to leave a computer with her family so she can chat and cam with them. Home sickness is a biggy.

Buy rice cooker also.

Edited by Haole

K1 denied, K3/K4, CR-1/CR-2, AOS, ROC, Adoption, US citizenship and dual citizenship

!! ALL PAU!

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SuperDuper!   230

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Hey all, for those of you already in the U.S. from the Philippines, I am curious what things your fiance did that helped you adjust to life in a new country? My little lady will hopefully be here before the year is out and I want to try to make it as easy a change as possible for her. Thanks for your thoughts in advance!

Best to leave a computer with her family so she can chat and cam with them

Agreed. Take a laptop with you, arrange to have wireless internet at the home, and leave laptop behind for the family. It would be a shame to have granny hoofing it down to the internet cafe with her cane just to say hello.

Also, get TFC and GMA channels on your tv. Take Mahal to Jollibee if there is one in your town. Join a Fil-Am association and church in your town.

Get an automatic rice cooker and have it on daily.

Woot!! :dance:

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Hey all, for those of you already in the U.S. from the Philippines, I am curious what things your fiance did that helped you adjust to life in a new country? My little lady will hopefully be here before the year is out and I want to try to make it as easy a change as possible for her. Thanks for your thoughts in advance!

Simply put, my hubby, then fiance, gives me everything i want and need.

You have to ask your fiancee what she wants, her interests, hobbies...

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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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