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Four Years Ago Today We Were Married :)

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Sure is crazy how fast time starts to fly after your SO/wife/husband and you are finally united and able to live together :) Four years ago today we were in Windsor, Ontario at a Romanian Orthodox Church walking around in circles and vowing to try and not piss each other off every day for the rest of our lives lol.

I remember getting engaged in a lawyer's office by calling her while my dad was sitting next to me and telling her what we'd need to do to be together again. My dad was smiling and just shaking his head and then said something to the effect of "Figures this would be how you get engaged you weirdo."

I just want to tell everyone that's going through the waiting part of the process that although it sucks INCREDIBLY now, when you're finally together it's more amazing than you can even hope for :) Good luck to all!!

My wife has been back since June 5, 2007. Now we're just livin' man, L I V I N :)

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Awe... many congrads!! We're coming up on our 3rd yr. anniversary!! Bravo!!

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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Happy Anniversary Bowflex! So glad it's all behind you now.

Love how you proposed!!! :)

K-1 timeline

Sent I-129f Dec. 29, 2008

Received NOA Jan. 10, 2009

NOA2 email sent April 16, 2009, APPROVED

Interview in Vancouver, June 23, 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!

Wedding, September 19, 2009, South Carolina!!

AOS

Mailed package to Chicago, Oct. 22, 2009

NOA hard copies Nov. 3, 2009

RFE Nov. 17, 2009

Finally mailed back RFE December 15, 2009

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EAD and AP Approved, cards sent January 8th, 2010!!

AOS approved February 9th 2010 smiley-happy093.gif

Welcome letter and GC received February 16th, 2010

Done with USCIS until 11/08/11

ROC

Sent 1-751 to Vermont Service Center November 18th 2011

NOA November 23, 2011

Biometrics December 23, 2011

RFE Dated Aug. 17; received Aug. 20th

mailed off RFE end of Oct.

Received Email stating card has been ordered Dec. 4

Received Email stating card should arrive within seven days; Dec 6

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CONGRATS!! In about another month I'll start that journey!

Here's to many, many, many more years together!! :thumbs:

8/2/2021:  Mailed N-400

8/4/2021: N-400 received

8/6/2021:  Biometrics to be reused
3/15/2022:  Interview (successful)

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Lol Thanks very much :) My wife and I were talking the other day that it's getting hard to remember life without each other with every passing day. We started dating when she was 19 and I was 20, insane that most of my adult life was with her haha.

My wife has been back since June 5, 2007. Now we're just livin' man, L I V I N :)

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Congrats!

I'd love to see a study on the success rate of marriages that have dealt with the immigration process compared to those that haven't. I bet there would be a big disparity in favor of the immigration-based marriages. :)

Married: 07-03-09

I-130 filed: 08-11-09

NOA1: 09-04-09

NOA2: 10-01-09

NVC received: 10-14-09

Opted In to Electronic Processing: 10-19-09

Case complete @ NVC: 11-13-09

Interview assigned: 01-22-10 (70 days between case complete and interview assignment)

Medical in Vancouver: 01-28-10

Interview @ Montreal: 03-05-10 -- APPROVED!

POE @ Blaine (Pacific Highway): 03-10-10

3000 mile drive from Vancouver to DC: 03-10-10 to 3-12-10

Green card received: 04-02-10

SSN received: 04-07-10

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Mailed I-751: 12-27-11

Arrived at USCIS: 12-29-11

I-751 NOA1: 12-30-11 Check cashed: 01-04-12

Biometrics: 02-24-12

10-year GC finally approved: 12-20-12

Received 10-year GC: 01-10-13

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Better to be very overprepared than even slightly underprepared!

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Awesome!

Love hearing things like this -- hope is good to have...

Nice to hear it, bowflex...

:)

LGG

Sure is crazy how fast time starts to fly after your SO/wife/husband and you are finally united and able to live together :) Four years ago today we were in Windsor, Ontario at a Romanian Orthodox Church walking around in circles and vowing to try and not piss each other off every day for the rest of our lives lol.

I remember getting engaged in a lawyer's office by calling her while my dad was sitting next to me and telling her what we'd need to do to be together again. My dad was smiling and just shaking his head and then said something to the effect of "Figures this would be how you get engaged you weirdo."

I just want to tell everyone that's going through the waiting part of the process that although it sucks INCREDIBLY now, when you're finally together it's more amazing than you can even hope for :) Good luck to all!!

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!

I'd love to see a study on the success rate of marriages that have dealt with the immigration process compared to those that haven't. I bet there would be a big disparity in favor of the immigration-based marriages. :)

I believe we are winning!! :]

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Awww....congrats on your 4th anniversary!

08-31-07: MARRIED!

USCS JOURNEY

04-18-08 : Mailed I-130

05-28-08 : Received NOA2

NVC JOURNEY

08-26-08: Mailed Choice of Agent (DS-3032)

09-19-08: DS-3032 received. Notice to pay IV Application Processing fee

06-08-09: Paid $400 IV fee and $70 AOS fee

12-21-09: Mailed AOS and IV package

12-28-09: Failed Login

01-07-10: Case complete!!!

MONTREAL EMBASSY JOURNEY

03-31-10 : Medical exam

04-27-10 : Interview date

11-12-10 : Received Visa

03-06-11 : USA entry

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Hi Bowflex,

Happy 4th wedding anniversary to you and your spouse and may you continue to enjoy the happiness that married life brings! (L) (L)

I agree, time certainly flies by quickly....wow......But yes, it is incredible when the waiting and the journey is over....It's all worth it in the end..;)

And good luck with the rest of your journey too!

Ant

P.S. Likewise, I'll be celebrating my 4th wedding anniversary this year too...Wow....And today is my VJ 3rd year anniversary too!...Wow...Can't believe it's been so long and time has certainly passed by, indeed!

Sure is crazy how fast time starts to fly after your SO/wife/husband and you are finally united and able to live together :) Four years ago today we were in Windsor, Ontario at a Romanian Orthodox Church walking around in circles and vowing to try and not piss each other off every day for the rest of our lives lol.

I remember getting engaged in a lawyer's office by calling her while my dad was sitting next to me and telling her what we'd need to do to be together again. My dad was smiling and just shaking his head and then said something to the effect of "Figures this would be how you get engaged you weirdo."

I just want to tell everyone that's going through the waiting part of the process that although it sucks INCREDIBLY now, when you're finally together it's more amazing than you can even hope for :) Good luck to all!!

Edited by Ant+D+BabyA

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

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