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christeen   966

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OH MY GOD!!! This morning just took 10 years off my life I SWEAR!!!! After runnin around at 5 AM like a sprayed roach, going to the bank in the pourn rain and pitch dark depositing nomey into the account and doing all kinds of crazy financial scrambling... but it worked!!!!..... THE VISA WAS IN THE PASSPORT WHEN HE PICKED IT UP!!!! Along with the mystery brown envelope!!!

I am so happy yet completly exhausted and spent now! I cannot believe that this CO (by the way who was new to the consulate as of THIS week) made us do all this... Everything was already THERE, just listed in joint accounts... she wanted it in an account JUST in my name and would not accept ANYTHING we held jointly, in Italy or ANY income my husband would make regardless of if it will be continuing or not!!!

I scanned and e-mailed all the new bank info, and did a cover letter and faxed it as well....

I am just soooo happy... I cannot believe that after 6.5 years we are FINALLY going to live like a regular married couple...

Thanks for the words of encouragement this morning!!! That along with the calmness of my hubby got me through (I cant say without tears as there was a bunch of sobbing involved, it was like a Sicilian funeral this mornin around my place)...lol...

Now I've got to lay down as I my head is spinnin and I am sooo exhausted from the emotions.... Thanks again everyone!!! I will be back on later this afternoon!!!

But YAY!!! Approval!!! :dance::dance::dance:

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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NancylovesAhmad   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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Congrats on the approval. Im sure you and your hubby are extremely excited. YAY!!!!!!!!!!

Embassy Journey

2009-11-15 : Case at US Embassy in Cairo

2009-10-26 : Medical Exam@4pm

2009-10-28 : Medical Exam results given

2009-11-09 : Interview Date @ 9am

2009-11-09 to 2010-01-21 AP

2010-02-02: Visa Issued

2010-02-06 : Visa in Hand

2010-02-11 : U.S. Entry

U.S. Journey

2010-03-01 : Social Security card received

2010-03-04 : Welcome to the US letter received in the mail

2010-03-11 : Green card received

2010-04-04 : Ahmad got a J-O-B (Alhamdullah!)

2010-05-22 : Ahmad got his DL

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OH MY GOD!!! This morning just took 10 years off my life I SWEAR!!!! After runnin around at 5 AM like a sprayed roach, going to the bank in the pourn rain and pitch dark depositing nomey into the account and doing all kinds of crazy financial scrambling... but it worked!!!!..... THE VISA WAS IN THE PASSPORT WHEN HE PICKED IT UP!!!! Along with the mystery brown envelope!!!

I am so happy yet completly exhausted and spent now! I cannot believe that this CO (by the way who was new to the consulate as of THIS week) made us do all this... Everything was already THERE, just listed in joint accounts... she wanted it in an account JUST in my name and would not accept ANYTHING we held jointly, in Italy or ANY income my husband would make regardless of if it will be continuing or not!!!

I scanned and e-mailed all the new bank info, and did a cover letter and faxed it as well....

I am just soooo happy... I cannot believe that after 6.5 years we are FINALLY going to live like a regular married couple...

Thanks for the words of encouragement this morning!!! That along with the calmness of my hubby got me through (I cant say without tears as there was a bunch of sobbing involved, it was like a Sicilian funeral this mornin around my place)...lol...

Now I've got to lay down as I my head is spinnin and I am sooo exhausted from the emotions.... Thanks again everyone!!! I will be back on later this afternoon!!!

But YAY!!! Approval!!! :dance::dance::dance:

YAAAAAAY!!! CONGRATS!!! WOOOHOO!!! :dance::dance::dance::dance::dance: I am so happy for you ((((((hugs)))))))

02/04/10 Case complete

02/08/10 Interview scheduled

03/12/10 Interview

03/18/10 POE

03/22/10 applied for SSN

04/01/10 received SSN

04/05/10 received welcome letter dated 03/30/10 :)

04/08/10 Card Production Ordered!

04/13/10 Approval Notice Sent! :)

04/15/10 Second Welcome Letter dated 4/8/10?

04/19/10 Card received!! WOOHOO!

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Removing Conditions Timeline (I-751)

2/11/12 Sent

2/14/12 Delivered

2/15/12 Check Cashed

2/15/12 NOA 1

2/21/12 NOA Received by mail

2/27/2012 Biometrics Notice received

3/13/2012 Biometrics

11/6/2012 RFE

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FinnLove   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Finland
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Christeen-I'm so happy for you! Now when is the hubby coming to his new home?

I'd love to hear sometime what questions they asked, since we'll be at the same embassy!

Take a long-deserved nap!!!!

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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Yay!!!!

Told ya so!

Good luck -- and happy reuniting!

:D

USCIS

NOA #2: Approval June 25th, 2009 - 92 days

NVC

July 8, 2009 to August 10, 2009 - 28 days

Interview Assigned - December 3, 2009 - FINALLY!!

Medical - December 14, 2009 - Passed

Embassy/Interview - January 26, 2010 Montreal, Quebec Canada - 167 days PASSED!!!

Port of Entry - February 26, 2010 Baltimore International, Maryland

USCIS -- ROC package sent off

November 26, 2011 to Vermont station November 30, 2011 received NOA1December 16, 2011 received biometrics appointment.

January 04, 2012 Biometrics

September 2, 2012, RFE Received.

September 22, 2012 RFE responded to

October 15, 2012 ROC approved, 10 Green card on its way.

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Congrats christeen! Great news! I'm so happy for you!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

6/27/2009 Married after being together almost 2 years

USCIS Journey

I-130 package sent - 8/5/2009

I-130 package received - 8/9/2009

Check cleared my bank - 8/17/2009

NOA1 - 8/12/2009

NOA2 - 9/11/2009

NOA2 hard copy received - 9/18/2009

NVC Journey

NVC Received : 9/28/2009

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 10/2/2009

Pay I-864 Bill : 10/5/2009

Receive I-864 Package : 10/7/2009

Return Completed I-864 : 10/9/2009

Return Completed DS-3032 : 10/6/2009

Receive IV Bill : 10/20/2009

Pay IV Bill : 10/22/2009

Return Completed DS-230 Package : 10/26/2009

Log-In Fail: 11/6/2009

Case Completed at NVC : 11/9/2009

Received Interview date: 1/22/2010

Medical Exam: 2/23/2010 at 1:30 p.m. - yep he went for the latest possible appointment......

Interview date: 3/1/2010 APPROVED!!!!!

POE: 3/8/2010 - Thousand Islands

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Thats wonderful news Christeen, YAYY !!!

USCIS Journey

08/04/2009 - NOA1 CR1

08/13/2009 - NOA1 K3

09/22/2009 - NOA2 approval for both CR1 & K3

NVC Journey

10/02/2009 - NVC case number assigned for CR1

10/02/2009 - ( K3 stuck in AP ! )

10/05/2009 - gave my email address

10/07/2009 - AOS bill / ds3032 generated. AOS bill paid $70

10/09/2009 - spouse emailed ds3032 to NVC

10/09/2009 - AOS status changed from 'In Process' to 'PAID'. AOS Cover Sheet printed

10/10/2009 - cover sheet + I-864 package Sent out

10/15/2009 - NVC received I 864 package - AVR update

10/21/2009 - snail mailed ds3032

10/30/2009 - ds3032 accepted, in response to our email sent on 10/09.

10/30/2009 - IV Application Processing fee generated

11/02/2009 - NVC sends email to pay the IV fee, $400. Fee paid. Status: 'IN PROCESS'.

11/03/2009 - Status changed to 'PAID'

11/03/2009 - (K3 is out of AP and sent to the embassy, per NVC letter)

11/03/2009 - false RFE for ds320.

11/04/2009 - mailed ds230

11/06/2009 - delivered

11/12/2009 - received, per AVR

11/23/2009 - Sign in failed

11/24/2009 - Case complete

11/30/2009 - Interview scheduled for 27-JAN-2010 @ Mumbai

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Hard work pays off, congrats to you. Many good days are waiting for you and the husband ;)

OH MY GOD!!! This morning just took 10 years off my life I SWEAR!!!! After runnin around at 5 AM like a sprayed roach, going to the bank in the pourn rain and pitch dark depositing nomey into the account and doing all kinds of crazy financial scrambling... but it worked!!!!..... THE VISA WAS IN THE PASSPORT WHEN HE PICKED IT UP!!!! Along with the mystery brown envelope!!!

I am so happy yet completly exhausted and spent now! I cannot believe that this CO (by the way who was new to the consulate as of THIS week) made us do all this... Everything was already THERE, just listed in joint accounts... she wanted it in an account JUST in my name and would not accept ANYTHING we held jointly, in Italy or ANY income my husband would make regardless of if it will be continuing or not!!!

I scanned and e-mailed all the new bank info, and did a cover letter and faxed it as well....

I am just soooo happy... I cannot believe that after 6.5 years we are FINALLY going to live like a regular married couple...

Thanks for the words of encouragement this morning!!! That along with the calmness of my hubby got me through (I cant say without tears as there was a bunch of sobbing involved, it was like a Sicilian funeral this mornin around my place)...lol...

Now I've got to lay down as I my head is spinnin and I am sooo exhausted from the emotions.... Thanks again everyone!!! I will be back on later this afternoon!!!

But YAY!!! Approval!!! :dance::dance::dance:

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Guyana
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OH MY GOD!!! This morning just took 10 years off my life I SWEAR!!!! After runnin around at 5 AM like a sprayed roach, going to the bank in the pourn rain and pitch dark depositing nomey into the account and doing all kinds of crazy financial scrambling... but it worked!!!!..... THE VISA WAS IN THE PASSPORT WHEN HE PICKED IT UP!!!! Along with the mystery brown envelope!!!

I am so happy yet completly exhausted and spent now! I cannot believe that this CO (by the way who was new to the consulate as of THIS week) made us do all this... Everything was already THERE, just listed in joint accounts... she wanted it in an account JUST in my name and would not accept ANYTHING we held jointly, in Italy or ANY income my husband would make regardless of if it will be continuing or not!!!

I scanned and e-mailed all the new bank info, and did a cover letter and faxed it as well....

I am just soooo happy... I cannot believe that after 6.5 years we are FINALLY going to live like a regular married couple...

Thanks for the words of encouragement this morning!!! That along with the calmness of my hubby got me through (I cant say without tears as there was a bunch of sobbing involved, it was like a Sicilian funeral this mornin around my place)...lol...

Now I've got to lay down as I my head is spinnin and I am sooo exhausted from the emotions.... Thanks again everyone!!! I will be back on later this afternoon!!!

But YAY!!! Approval!!! :dance::dance::dance:

Congrats to you christeen..you deserved it and all of us who are here....

*********************

Time line for I130.

01-25-06 - Got married in Guyana

02-06-06 - Mailed I130 to VSC

02-09-06 - VSC received I130

02-14-06 - Received NOA1

07-09-09 - Became USC

07-12-09 - Mailed VSC with upgrading petition.

07-13-09 - VSC received mail.

07-14-09 - Case shows online change, but does not state what.

09-09-09 - NOA2 email.

09-09-14 - NOA2 Hard Copy

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NVC Journey

2009-09-17 : NVC received case

2009-09-18 : Case # assigned

2009-09-25 : DS-3032 and AOS bill generated

2009-09-25 : AOS PAID

2009-09-25 : DS-3032 emailed

2009-09-28 : Mailed hard copy of DS3032

2009-10-03 : DS-3032 accepted

2009-10-05 : IV Fee bill generated

2009-10-05 : IV bill PAID

2009-10-09 : AOS packet sent to NVC

2009-10-22 : IV packet sent to NVC

2009-11-04 : NVC Login Fail

2009-11-06 : Case complete at NVC

Interview Date : Dec 02, 2009 @ 7 am.

Glory be to GOD !!!

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AHHH Rest and Relaxation now!!! I'm happy for ya girl!! :thumbs:

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright

POE: JFK New York: 04/18/2010
Receive Green Card in mail: 06/03/2010
Received SSN: 06/17/2010
Received NEW SS CARD: 07/20/2010 (to match GC!)
Got JOB!!: 09/27/2010
Got a better JOB!!: 11/20/2010
ROC Mailed: 02/16/2012
Check cashed: 02/24/2012
NOA received dated for: 02/22/2012
Biometrics dated: 04/18/2012
RFE: 10/23/2012
RFE Response Confirmed: 11/16/2012
Interview at Orlando office: 02/13/2013

2nd RFE!!: 10/03/13

2nd RFE Response: 10/09/2013

Update Biometrics: 10/13/2013 NEVER GOT 10 yr card!

N-400 mailed: 01/21/2014

Biometrics (N-400): 02/21/2014

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Twisted K   2

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i KNEW it :dance: congrats!! wow, you are done with immigration for 10 years!!!! soooooooooooooo happy for you! i will celebrate with you :dance: crankin' up the music, it is a party in the house :dancing:

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

He is home!!!

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evanscholly   1

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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good news all around yay :dance::dance:

K1 Journey:

3/12/09 - Sent I129F

3/16/09 - Check cashed

3/19/09 - Received hardcopy of NOA1

8/19/09 - NOA2 [online] Thank God!!!!!

8/24/09 - NOA2 hardcopy received!!!

8/25/09 - Received at NVC

8/26/09 - Forwarded to Lagos Consulate

11/4/09 - Interview date

11/12/09- Visa picked up

12/6/09 - Wedding

AOS Journey:

12/21/09- Filed AOS

1/5/2010 - Received NOA1

1/11/2010 - Received Biometrics letter

1/24/2010 - RFE for I-693

1/29/2010 - Biometrics appointment.

2/2/2010 - Sent out RFE response

2/16/2010 - Received Transfer notice to California Service Center.

2/16/2010 - AP Approved

2/16/2010 - EAD card ordered. [online notice]

2/25/2010 - EAD card received

2/18/10 - Advance Parole notice sent

3/5/10 - Advance Parole notice sent back by P.O label undeliverable

3/8/10 - Called USCIS and requested for notice to be resent

3/13/10 - Received Green card approval notice online

3/19/10 - Received hard copy of Approval Letter and Green card. Yay!!!! see you all in 2012

12/12/11 - Getting all the paperwork ready for Removal of Conditions. [Can't believe it's that time already]

12/15/11 - Sent off paperwork with tracking

12/19/11 - Received at VSC

12/21/11 - Check cashed

12/22/11 - Received I797,Notice of Action

12/31/11 - Received Biometrics notice

01/20/12 - Biometrics Appt.

09/15/12 - I797 Notice of Action Approval Decision

09/19/12 - Notice received via USPS and Online

09/22/12 - Green card Received

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movingsoon2   0

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wow, that is so exciting!!!! A huge congratulations to you.

The Lord is my strength and my shield,

My heart trusted in Him and I am helped,

therefore my heart greatly rejoices,

and with my song I will praise Him.

Psalm 28:7

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