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junagu   0

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Hi there,

As some of the new kids around here, we wanted to introduce ourselves and tell a bit of our story as we begin the K1 process. We are at the very, very start, so we don’t have much real progress to report, but we’ve been reading and learning so much here and are excited to go through the journey with you all.

We are Kathryn and Richard. We met a little over a year ago in San Francisco when Richard was traveling through the States after teaching in Taiwan. We fell rather quickly for one another, and Richard stayed (overstayed his VWP time, in fact) while I finished my graduate work. We then went to Mexico for a few months and have now been apart for a few months more. Richard is back in the UK and I am setting things up in L.A. as our future home. We’re laughably poor, so right now we’re just scrambling to get the money for the initial 129F while I also secure an apartment. Obviously we want to get going on the process as soon as possible, and we hope to have the ball rolling by the end of December.

So that’s the basic story. We hope to stay connected to you all throughout the adventure, and we promise to keep our stupid question quotient to a bare minimum. Thanks in advance for this site and these forums and thanks already for all the information and clarity we’ve found here. Our process may not be the simplest in history, as we do have the overstay and financial considerations complicating things, but we are optimistic and dedicated to the idea that if we are patient and thorough and with the help of you all, we will make it. The stories of those of you who already have are a great comfort and inspiration to us.

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~ameriptian~   54

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Welcome to VJ and Good Luck!!! :thumbs: Keep up the hope :)(F)

ROC Timeline

8/1/12: ROC window opens
9/4/12: ROC packet sent
9/8/12: ROC packet delivered to VSC
9/12/12: Check cashed
9/14/12: NOA letter received (NOA dated 9/10/12)
9/20/12: Biometrics letter received (Bio appointment 10/15/12)
10/12/12: Early biometrics walk-in

4/27/13: RFE received

6/17/13: RFE response sent

7/1/13: ROC petition approved

7/5/13: GC received in the mail.

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Amanda Lynn Explorer

Amanda Lynn   3

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That excitement will wear off soon, trust me.

I am new also, still working with the I-130 (the first form you send in for a spouse to relocate) And so far everyone has been very nice and patient with me :blush: Stay strong, it wont be easy or quick but the outcome will be worth it (L)

I know my timeline sucks, but my husbands P.O.E was on January 7th, 2013!

Greencard in hand! After almost 4 years, WE DID IT!

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junagu Newbie

junagu   0

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That excitement will wear off soon, trust me.

I am new also, still working with the I-130 (the first form you send in for a spouse to relocate) And so far everyone has been very nice and patient with me :blush: Stay strong, it wont be easy or quick but the outcome will be worth it (L)

Oh, yeah, by "excited" I meant "keeping our eyes focused on a small and distant ray of light, reminding ourselves to breathe, and taking turns retrieving each other's sanity as a long road, filled with obstacles, stretches out before us." No, it's just a relief to have other people to turn to while we go through this. It makes such a difference.

Thanks for welcoming us, and good luck!

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Welcome to VJ. This site is wonderful. I am sure you'll be like most others and on it daily! LOL Good luck on your journey.

Wisconsin Hunter & A Canadian Beaver

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Rob and Jill Community Regular

Rob and Jill   82

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Welcome! We're in the same phases too and will be using the same embassy as you! Hopefully it will work out for us both!

"You don't marry someone you can live with, you marry the person you can't live without."

Mailed K-1 on 2-6-10

USCIS received packet on 2-8-10

NOA 1: Received 2-16-10

NOA 2: Approved 4-29-10 (72 Days)

NVC Forwarded Petition to London- 5-6-10

NVC Letter Received: 5-7-1010

London Received Packet: 5-14-10

London Mailed Packet to Rob: 5-18-10

Packet 3 Received by Rob: 5-22-2010

Packet 3 paperwork mailed to Rob 6-12-10

Medical- July 8, 2010

Everything mailed to Embassy 7-19-10

Interview Date: 9-14-10- Approved pending non-machine washed replacement passport.

Entry to US- 10-6-10 POE- Newark

Wedding- 10-23-10

AOS

Mailed AOS paperwork to the Chicago lockbox 1-7-11

Delivery Notification 1-10-11

Text stating application was received 1-20-11

Check Cashed 1-21-11

NOA 1 received 1-22-11

Biometrics letter received 1-29--11

Biometrics appointment 2-24-11

Received notice- I-485 has been transferred to the California Service Center 2-9-11.

3-11-11 - EAD production ordered

3-19-11- EAD Received

3-31-2011- AOS approved without interview

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o0pink0o   3

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Welcome to VJ!! :dance:

My son named Zac

"My son's smile makes my day complete"

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MY K3 TIMELINE purple4.gifVid of how I prepared my interview documents purple.gifPapers that I brought on my USEM interview

AOS TIMELINE

06.17.2010 - submitted our papers

06.19.2010 - papers arrived at Chicago lockbox

06.24.2010 - Check cashed

06.28.2010 - NOA1 Hardcopy received (9 days from the day they got our papers)

07.05.2010 - Received Biometrics Schedule (July 26)

08.05.2010 - Biometrics done! (had to re-schedule from 7/26 to 8/5)

08.13.2010 - Got my interview letter

08.20.2010 - EAD card on production

09.06.2010 - Got my EAD Card (62 days)

09.07.2010 - Applied for SSN

09.14.2010 - SSN Card received

09.16.2010 - Interview schedule (APPROVED)

09.20.2010 - Welcome Notice Received ("Welcome to the USA")

09.25.2010 - 10 yr Green Card received! (98 days)

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