AOS'rs...

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Hey Starburst! I'm glad things have moved nice and quickly for you.

I'm still waiting for my NOA1...

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

Hey Star....welcome! We both post in the July thread too! Glad things are rolling for you

I'm a couple weeks behind you, and hoping to see my AP and EAD in the next couple weeks...

So far no touches since my bio appmnt...

I've been reading all this stuff on the outside forums on package preparation...binders...clips...etc...I never put so much thought into it..I did use a whole lot of paper clips...here's to hoping i didn't piss anyone off on a Monday morning....lol...

[minnew 4]

Hello Fellow Canadians! Big Hi to my fellow July Filers too from the other thread!

I can't believe I never saw this post before!!

Well I'm Star and I applied for my AOS June 26th/09. You can see my siggy for how it's been processing

but it seems to be going really fast! Less then 90 days from NOA1 to Interview date.

I just got my EAD card this past friday and applied for my SSN yesterday so hopefully that'll come soon!

I'm originally from Toronto, my husband is from south dakota (big difference!!).

We got married last march! We are planning a big ceremony & reception next June though in Toronto with

all our family & friends. I can't wait for it!

Right now I'm just applying for jobs & preparing my evidence for the interview (i'm way too organized!)

I hope everyone's AOS journey is a fast one!

Glad everything went so quickly for you!! Congratulations on your marriage!

I hope things are still processing quickly in October when I file!

YAY! for the Great Plains..LOL! You won't be too far from me, I am heading to Nebraska next month!

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Hey Star....welcome! We both post in the July thread too! Glad things are rolling for you

I'm a couple weeks behind you, and hoping to see my AP and EAD in the next couple weeks...

So far no touches since my bio appmnt...

I've been reading all this stuff on the outside forums on package preparation...binders...clips...etc...I never put so much thought into it..I did use a whole lot of paper clips...here's to hoping i didn't piss anyone off on a Monday morning....lol...

Ugh I know right? I have a list of a million reasons why I think I'll get an RFE, some make sense but more are really illogical like "omg did I put the paperclip in the right spot and put this and that in the right order?!"

I realized I only sent one copy of the G-325a bio form thing, grand. Maybe they won't care. I'm going to go on and pretend they won't care.

[SapphireDreams 71]

While I found the paperwork to be a bit of a pain, I found the waiting period to be a lot easier than for the K1... it goes by so quickly!

I'm happy to report that my EAD came at the perfect moment. I got my work permit on Saturday in the mail and the job I was interviewing for offered me the position yesterday and I accepted today! I don't even get to collect unemployment from Canada

[Starburst 4]

Hey Starburst! I'm glad things have moved nice and quickly for you.

I'm still waiting for my NOA1...

thanks! I'm sure you'll hear something soon!!

Edited August 26, 2009 by Starburst

[Starburst 4]

Hey Star....welcome! We both post in the July thread too! Glad things are rolling for you

I'm a couple weeks behind you, and hoping to see my AP and EAD in the next couple weeks...

So far no touches since my bio appmnt...

I've been reading all this stuff on the outside forums on package preparation...binders...clips...etc...I never put so much thought into it..I did use a whole lot of paper clips...here's to hoping i didn't piss anyone off on a Monday morning....lol...

I wouldn't worry too much about it. I used A LOT of stuff. I'm talking tons. I used paper clip to separate the application from the evidence then each "type" of evidence I sent it was separated, then each "package" I sent in had one big monster clip. So In total, I had 3 big clips (one for I-130, one for I-485 & one to hold the entire thing together) and then I would say another 30+ paper clips for everything in between!

I bet in the next week or so you'll hear about your EAD. They seem to be moving fairly quickly

Edited August 26, 2009 by Starburst

[Starburst 4]

Hello Fellow Canadians! Big Hi to my fellow July Filers too from the other thread!

I can't believe I never saw this post before!!

Well I'm Star and I applied for my AOS June 26th/09. You can see my siggy for how it's been processing

but it seems to be going really fast! Less then 90 days from NOA1 to Interview date.

I just got my EAD card this past friday and applied for my SSN yesterday so hopefully that'll come soon!

I'm originally from Toronto, my husband is from south dakota (big difference!!).

We got married last march! We are planning a big ceremony & reception next June though in Toronto with

all our family & friends. I can't wait for it!

Right now I'm just applying for jobs & preparing my evidence for the interview (i'm way too organized!)

I hope everyone's AOS journey is a fast one!

Glad everything went so quickly for you!! Congratulations on your marriage!

I hope things are still processing quickly in October when I file!

YAY! for the Great Plains..LOL! You won't be too far from me, I am heading to Nebraska next month!

Thank you very much!! I think over all processing is speeding up. I know I've read many things about them wanting to make it faster for everyone.

Yay for Nebraska! I've only been there once but it's really close! Are you living there?

While I found the paperwork to be a bit of a pain, I found the waiting period to be a lot easier than for the K1... it goes by so quickly!

I'm happy to report that my EAD came at the perfect moment. I got my work permit on Saturday in the mail and the job I was interviewing for offered me the position yesterday and I accepted today! I don't even get to collect unemployment from Canada

Congrats!!! I'm hoping to find a job soon. I've been applying like mad!

I hope my SSN comes soon as well!

[minnew 4]

Glad everything went so quickly for you!! Congratulations on your marriage!

I hope things are still processing quickly in October when I file!

YAY! for the Great Plains..LOL! You won't be too far from me, I am heading to Nebraska next month!

Thank you very much!! I think over all processing is speeding up. I know I've read many things about them wanting to make it faster for everyone.

Yay for Nebraska! I've only been there once but it's really close! Are you living there?

Starburst-I will be living there by the end of September!

darnit Im horrible with quoting...LOL

Edited August 26, 2009 by minnew

[Starburst 4]

Glad everything went so quickly for you!! Congratulations on your marriage!

I hope things are still processing quickly in October when I file!

YAY! for the Great Plains..LOL! You won't be too far from me, I am heading to Nebraska next month!

Thank you very much!! I think over all processing is speeding up. I know I've read many things about them wanting to make it faster for everyone.

Yay for Nebraska! I've only been there once but it's really close! Are you living there?

Starburst-I will be living there by the end of September!

darnit Im horrible with quoting...LOL

hahah!!

The plains are such a HUGE difference for me! Coming from Toronto to Sioux Falls, SD was like a culture shock!

The one advantage is it's cheaper!

The downside is that I have to drive ALL the way to St.Paul, MN for my interview (4 hours from here)

I have heard that Omaha has a kick #### zoo though!!

[minnew 4]

Glad everything went so quickly for you!! Congratulations on your marriage!

I hope things are still processing quickly in October when I file!

YAY! for the Great Plains..LOL! You won't be too far from me, I am heading to Nebraska next month!

Thank you very much!! I think over all processing is speeding up. I know I've read many things about them wanting to make it faster for everyone.

Yay for Nebraska! I've only been there once but it's really close! Are you living there?

Starburst-I will be living there by the end of September!

darnit Im horrible with quoting...LOL

hahah!!

The plains are such a HUGE difference for me! Coming from Toronto to Sioux Falls, SD was like a culture shock!

The one advantage is it's cheaper!

The downside is that I have to drive ALL the way to St.Paul, MN for my interview (4 hours from here)

I have heard that Omaha has a kick #### zoo though!!

Yes it is a much lower cost of living! Homes are much more affordable than where I live right now. I heard the zoo is great too, its supposed to be the best in the country!

Eeek I am sorry you have to drive so far for your interview!! Why wouldn't they just send you to Omaha?? That's only 2.5 hours away!! I heard Omaha has a field office that does AOS interviews?!?!? Humm maybe different states have different jurisdiction?

Well on the bright side if my fiance was still living in ND.....we would have had to travel 8 hours to St. Paul if we had an AOS interview! 16 hours of driving! Not to mention 4 hours of driving to Fargo just to get fingerprinted!! ...another 8 hours of driving:wacko:

[Starburst 4]

Glad everything went so quickly for you!! Congratulations on your marriage!

I hope things are still processing quickly in October when I file!

YAY! for the Great Plains..LOL! You won't be too far from me, I am heading to Nebraska next month!

Thank you very much!! I think over all processing is speeding up. I know I've read many things about them wanting to make it faster for everyone.

Yay for Nebraska! I've only been there once but it's really close! Are you living there?

Starburst-I will be living there by the end of September!

darnit Im horrible with quoting...LOL

hahah!!

The plains are such a HUGE difference for me! Coming from Toronto to Sioux Falls, SD was like a culture shock!

The one advantage is it's cheaper!

The downside is that I have to drive ALL the way to St.Paul, MN for my interview (4 hours from here)

I have heard that Omaha has a kick #### zoo though!!

Yes it is a much lower cost of living! Homes are much more affordable than where I live right now. I heard the zoo is great too, its supposed to be the best in the country!

Eeek I am sorry you have to drive so far for your interview!! Why wouldn't they just send you to Omaha?? That's only 2.5 hours away!! I heard Omaha has a field office that does AOS interviews?!?!? Humm maybe different states have different jurisdiction?

Well on the bright side if my fiance was still living in ND.....we would have had to travel 8 hours to St. Paul if we had an AOS interview! 16 hours of driving! Not to mention 4 hours of driving to Fargo just to get fingerprinted!! ...another 8 hours of driving:wacko:

Yeah homes are insanely cheap here! The house we really are looking at getting built is only around $150k for a 3 bedroom!

I def need to visit the zoo sometime!

I was honestly hoping they would send me to Omaha, but then I looked up the USCIS office and the St.Paul Office serves MN,ND & SD.

ack 8 hours to St.Paul! I would die! My husband is NOT a fan of driving so we booked a hotel room the night before our interview literally right

across the street from the office. So we plan to drive up the night before so we are at least breaking up the roundtrip drive.

I was really scared that I would have to drive to St.Paul for fingerprints, but lucky me they have a office downtown here!

[chadlaure 2]

So i didnt receive my biometrics letter yet

Online it says "Current Status: Case received and pending" for AOS, EAD and AP

NOAs are from Aug 14th and last touch was on the 19th.

Is it normal it is taking such a long time to get a letter???

Julybride (who also filed in Detroit) got her bio letter soon after the NOAs

[movingsoon2 0]

Saphire dreams - congratulations on your job. That's fantastic! I applied for aos as well at the end of June, so hopefully it will arrive soon.

Chadlaure - it takes about 2 weeks for the noa1 to arrive in the mail, you will get it anytime now.

[chadlaure 2]

i got the NOAs, im waiting on the biometrics letter