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Ok, I got another e-mail about the AOS fee. You guys suggest that I pay it tomorrow, right?

And yeah, the 17 day approval at USCIS surprised us.

HUH? I think I paid mine within three seconds of receiving the email! Tomorrow? You're joking...

Our timeline:

2/88: We met in Sydney, Australia at a youth hostel! He's Finnish, I'm American-both were in our early 20s at the time and fresh out of college (so couldn't afford to visit each other's countries after that!). We had a three-day romance, then went our separate ways. He actually was going to Sydney a week later, but decided at the last minute to cut his trip short in another country and go early. Wow.

1988-1998: Wrote "snail mail" letters/sent Xmas cards, but lived our separate lives. I married someone else, divorced in 2006...he lived with someone for years and then that ended.

10/08: Because of a series of random life events, I Googled my Finn Man and found him (but no link to his email, and the website his name was on was in Estonian so I couldn't even read it!). It took me two weeks to find a link to someone else, who forwarded my email to him (we were both single at the time thankfully!!!!). The email went to his spam folder but he happened to check it that day and responded back to me immediately! This was after 10 years of no contact and almost 21 years of not seeing each other after we first met.

11/08-5/09: We traveled back and forth to visit each other. Love at first (second?) sight!

7/09: Married in Helsinki, Finland...after meeting randomly 21 1/2 years ago and finding each other again!!!!!

8/13/09: I-130 sent!!!!!!!!!

Rest is on my timeline!

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christeen Experienced

christeen   966

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I got confused between all the "PAID" stuff and whatnot. I just paid it.

I'm waiting to receive my wife's documents in the mail. It's been almost a week since she sent them.

In a couple of days it will show paid, you just print the cover sheet from there and send it with the aos package...

10/14/2000 - Met Aboard a Cruise ship

06/14/2003 - Married Savona Italy

I-130

03/21/2009 - I-130 Mailed to Chicago lockbox

11-30-09: GOT GREEN CARD in mail!!!!!!

Citizenship Process;

1/11/2013: Mailed N400 to Dallas Texas

3/11/2013: interview.. Approved

4/4/2013. : Oath! Now a U.S. citizen!

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Twisted K   2

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:lol: i just got the email to pay the iv bill. bill was paid last week, and the ds230 arrived today :blink: they are not getting another $400 out of my pocket :jest:

Give Generously, Live Fully, Laugh Often, Love Completely...AND PRAY ALWAYS!!!

He is home!!!

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I just found out my husband will be home in March instead of April from deployment! It's only a month earlier but it's been so long already. I hope we can finish this by then. *fingers crossed*

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I just found out my husband will be home in March instead of April from deployment! It's only a month earlier but it's been so long already. I hope we can finish this by then. *fingers crossed*

congratulations :thumbs:

Give Generously, Live Fully, Laugh Often, Love Completely...AND PRAY ALWAYS!!!

He is home!!!

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david'sgirl   134

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I just found out my husband will be home in March instead of April from deployment! It's only a month earlier but it's been so long already. I hope we can finish this by then. *fingers crossed*

That is terrific news!!! : :dance::thumbs: woohoo!!

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Ok, I got another e-mail about the AOS fee. You guys suggest that I pay it tomorrow, right?

And yeah, the 17 day approval at USCIS surprised us.

HUH? I think I paid mine within three seconds of receiving the email! Tomorrow? You're joking...

My thoughts too. lol I paid as soon as I got it out of the envelope! Unfortunately that was Saturday and it still says pended! I'm in this big hurry but we still have a house to sell and a car to sell and a lot of other stuff to find a home for too! I feel bad for David cos I cant be there to help.

Logged in today after work to find that my status is "PAID". FedEx package will be on its way to New Hampshire tomorrow :)

cool! :dance: I'm hopig to catch up quick!

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Congrats Bern! Good job Mark! Just don't beat me...hehee

I'm so excited-I just zoomed off to the fedex place to pick up my hubby's stuff he sent me! Now I have everything for the 230 package!!! And not only that, but I got my new passport in the mail today and my old one! Yay!

David's girl-how's the housing market in Scotland??

Our timeline:

2/88: We met in Sydney, Australia at a youth hostel! He's Finnish, I'm American-both were in our early 20s at the time and fresh out of college (so couldn't afford to visit each other's countries after that!). We had a three-day romance, then went our separate ways. He actually was going to Sydney a week later, but decided at the last minute to cut his trip short in another country and go early. Wow.

1988-1998: Wrote "snail mail" letters/sent Xmas cards, but lived our separate lives. I married someone else, divorced in 2006...he lived with someone for years and then that ended.

10/08: Because of a series of random life events, I Googled my Finn Man and found him (but no link to his email, and the website his name was on was in Estonian so I couldn't even read it!). It took me two weeks to find a link to someone else, who forwarded my email to him (we were both single at the time thankfully!!!!). The email went to his spam folder but he happened to check it that day and responded back to me immediately! This was after 10 years of no contact and almost 21 years of not seeing each other after we first met.

11/08-5/09: We traveled back and forth to visit each other. Love at first (second?) sight!

7/09: Married in Helsinki, Finland...after meeting randomly 21 1/2 years ago and finding each other again!!!!!

8/13/09: I-130 sent!!!!!!!!!

Rest is on my timeline!

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Congrats Bern! Good job Mark! Just don't beat me...hehee

I'm so excited-I just zoomed off to the fedex place to pick up my hubby's stuff he sent me! Now I have everything for the 230 package!!! And not only that, but I got my new passport in the mail today and my old one! Yay!

David's girl-how's the housing market in Scotland??

congrats finnlove :thumbs: i didn't know you get your old passport back. this was the main reason i have not changed my name on the passport, because of my indian visa still being valid.

Give Generously, Live Fully, Laugh Often, Love Completely...AND PRAY ALWAYS!!!

He is home!!!

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I thought later that you had to request to get it back, so I called the Dept. of State last week, and they told me they automatically send the old passport back five days or so later. I was surprised they both came the same day (separate envelopes)! I wanted it back in case I needed to still show the stamps from visiting my husband. Everything else I had (drivers license, etc...) had been changed to my married name. I procrastinated on the passport so expedited it. I got it in 13 days!

Our timeline:

2/88: We met in Sydney, Australia at a youth hostel! He's Finnish, I'm American-both were in our early 20s at the time and fresh out of college (so couldn't afford to visit each other's countries after that!). We had a three-day romance, then went our separate ways. He actually was going to Sydney a week later, but decided at the last minute to cut his trip short in another country and go early. Wow.

1988-1998: Wrote "snail mail" letters/sent Xmas cards, but lived our separate lives. I married someone else, divorced in 2006...he lived with someone for years and then that ended.

10/08: Because of a series of random life events, I Googled my Finn Man and found him (but no link to his email, and the website his name was on was in Estonian so I couldn't even read it!). It took me two weeks to find a link to someone else, who forwarded my email to him (we were both single at the time thankfully!!!!). The email went to his spam folder but he happened to check it that day and responded back to me immediately! This was after 10 years of no contact and almost 21 years of not seeing each other after we first met.

11/08-5/09: We traveled back and forth to visit each other. Love at first (second?) sight!

7/09: Married in Helsinki, Finland...after meeting randomly 21 1/2 years ago and finding each other again!!!!!

8/13/09: I-130 sent!!!!!!!!!

Rest is on my timeline!

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christeen   966

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I just found out my husband will be home in March instead of April from deployment! It's only a month earlier but it's been so long already. I hope we can finish this by then. *fingers crossed*

Hey, thats great news... since we count everything here in DAYS... a month is terriffic!!!

10/14/2000 - Met Aboard a Cruise ship

06/14/2003 - Married Savona Italy

I-130

03/21/2009 - I-130 Mailed to Chicago lockbox

11-30-09: GOT GREEN CARD in mail!!!!!!

Citizenship Process;

1/11/2013: Mailed N400 to Dallas Texas

3/11/2013: interview.. Approved

4/4/2013. : Oath! Now a U.S. citizen!

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Congrats Bern! Good job Mark! Just don't beat me...hehee

I'm so excited-I just zoomed off to the fedex place to pick up my hubby's stuff he sent me! Now I have everything for the 230 package!!! And not only that, but I got my new passport in the mail today and my old one! Yay!

David's girl-how's the housing market in Scotland??

Slow!

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Here's goes another one (see below).

Pay IV bill on 10/16/09 ==> Status show: IN PROCESS

10/17/09 Status show: IN PROCESS

10/18/09 Status show: IN PROCESS

10/19/09 Status show: IN PROCESS

10/20/09 Status show: NOT PAID <===== BULLCRAB :blink:

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USCIS Journey (see timeline)

05/02/2009……I-130 Sent

09/28/2009....I-130 Approved

NVC Journey

10/05/2009....NVC Received & Case# Assigned

10/06/2009....DS-3032 & AOS Received via email/DS-3032 Sent via email/Pay AOS fee online

10/07/2009....DS-3032 Hardcopy Sent via Fedex; Received & signed by: K. StLaurent, Oct 8, 2009 10:03 AM

10/08/2009....AOS Bill status: PAID; Printed cover sheet

10/09/2009....I-864EZ Packet sent via FedEx; Received & signed by: K. StLaurent, Oct 13, 2009 9:55 AM

10/16/2009....I-864EZ Packet received per AVR/IV Bill generated & pay IV Bill

10/17/2009....DS-3032 Received per AVR/DS-3032 Accepted via email 10/19 / DS-3032 accepted via email 10/20)

10/21/2009....IV Bill status: PAID

10/21/2009....FedEx DS-230 Packet & delivered and signed for by: J.DESMOND Oct 22, 2009 9:34 AM

10/23/2009....RFE per AVR (document was missing or incomplete) <---False (DS-230 was delivered but not yet in the system)

10/24/2009....Checklist response was received per AVR <--- DS-230 is now in the system

10/28/2009....Received "Checklist Letter Response" email

11/04/2009....RFE for Missing PC per Operator/AVR

11/06/2009....Received RFE for Missing PC/Fedex PC

11/09/2009....RFE Delivered and Signed for by: K.STLAURENT Nov 9, 2009 9:50 AM

11/16/2009....Checklist received per AVR

11/24/2009....Sign In: Failed

11/25/2009....Case Completed: 11/24 per AVR

12/03/2009....Interview Date: January 07, 2010

12/11/2009....Case mailed to embassy: 12/10 per AVR

01/07/2010....Interview Result: Approved

01/15/2010....Visa Received: Yes

02/04/2010....Arrived: Los Angeles (LAX)

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