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lilacvioletiris Proficient

lilacvioletiris   11

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Shoving tuff in the car as i speak!! lol...I m travelling by car from Victoria to Puyallup Washington...so it isn't a long drive..

I hope be be on the 9 am ferry

Have fun moving! Those tracking numbers do come in handy, don't they!

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Wyatt's Torch   45

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Not to your face :hehe:

Ooooh! Nice zinger! :P

That gets a :star::star::star::star: rating on my personal five-star scale.

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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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OBX   51

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Oddly enough, the largest mailer I could get here was 390 X 295 mm. It's indeed an Xpresspost, with the skiing team on it etc., but yeah. Ever-so-slightly smaller. I can't see that being a problem. I've never heard of someone quibbling over ten millimeters...

I recall a posting last year about an interview in Montreal where the agent actually took a ruler to measure the Expresspost envelope! :o

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USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

Wyatt's Torch Experienced

Wyatt's Torch   45

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I recall a posting last year about an interview in Montreal where the agent actually took a ruler to measure the Expresspost envelope! :o

Okay. I'll rub some Extenz along the edge of the mailer. That oughtta do it.

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!

Wyatt's Torch Experienced

Wyatt's Torch   45

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Okay, I just got out a Standard tape measure, and my envelope is clearly larger than 12" x 15". More like 12.3" x 15.4". So I'm set. :thumbs:

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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ZansGirl   0

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sssssshhhhhhhhhh....stalking the mailman................he is like 1/2 block up the street

April 8, 2007- Met on-line playing World of Warcraft...Me a troll he a Tauren

10/11/2008 Married in Lakewood Washington

USCIS

12/08/2008 CR-1/I-130 mailed

12/19/2008 NOA1

03/09/2009 NOA2

03/09/2009 I-130 approved

NVC

03/19/2009 NVC case # generated

09/25/2009 Completed at NVC

01/11/2010 Interview Assigned..flight and hotel booked same day.

01/20/2010 Medical in Vancouver....no issues reported

02/05/2010 Interview in Montreal..APPROVED..with a few tears at the end!!

02/11/2010 POE...Peace Arch or PAC

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ZansGirl   0

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That is one thick and heavy mailer!! I get why you need the big one!! And if you are at all worried you might accidently open the wrong envelope...don't be..there are enough stamps and warnings on there!!!!

YEA!! I get to go home!!!!

April 8, 2007- Met on-line playing World of Warcraft...Me a troll he a Tauren

10/11/2008 Married in Lakewood Washington

USCIS

12/08/2008 CR-1/I-130 mailed

12/19/2008 NOA1

03/09/2009 NOA2

03/09/2009 I-130 approved

NVC

03/19/2009 NVC case # generated

09/25/2009 Completed at NVC

01/11/2010 Interview Assigned..flight and hotel booked same day.

01/20/2010 Medical in Vancouver....no issues reported

02/05/2010 Interview in Montreal..APPROVED..with a few tears at the end!!

02/11/2010 POE...Peace Arch or PAC

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Pauley Collaborator

Pauley   2

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*pulls up a chair* Didn't see this thread percolating in the forum. Hi all! :)

Zans, congrats on the visa arrival! :-D

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lilacvioletiris   11

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That is one thick and heavy mailer!! I get why you need the big one!! And if you are at all worried you might accidently open the wrong envelope...don't be..there are enough stamps and warnings on there!!!!

YEA!! I get to go home!!!!

Have a fun drive tomorrow and good luck at your POE!

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Hugglebuggles   60

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*pulls up a chair* Didn't see this thread percolating in the forum. Hi all! :)

Zans, congrats on the visa arrival! :-D

I just took a look at your wedding photos on Flickr and they are so amazingly beautiful!! :luv:

I had no idea that place did weddings, what a gorgeous site! I went to Brock so I know the area really well. Its just so wow! Must have been a fantastic day!

Congrats on getting the visa Zans! :)

Pauley Collaborator

Pauley   2

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I just took a look at your wedding photos on Flickr and they are so amazingly beautiful!! :luv:

Thanks! Yvonne's already gorgeous, and I do clean up nice once in a while. ;)

I had no idea that place did weddings, what a gorgeous site! I went to Brock so I know the area really well. Its just so wow! Must have been a fantastic day!

We hunted around for a few places in the St Catharines area (the approximate half-way travel point between Toronto, her home, and Rochester, NY, mine), and Hernder just fit the best.

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Pauley   2

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Well I think you both looked great! Your wife is a beauty :) Congrats on the wedding and interview date!

Ain't she tho? :-D

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