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sdw Proficient

sdw   10

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Was quite surprised when I checked the mail today and they were there.

POE was March 6

Went to SS office to apply for kids as checking the box on DS230 is for over 18.

SSN came March 17

Green cards came in March 22

Removal of Conditions: 12/09/2011

ROC check cashed 12/15/11

NOA1 12/13/11

Biometrics 1/6/12 Complete

RFE 9/13/12

RFE package sent back 10/17/12

Card Production Ordered 12/04/12

10 year card arrived in mail 12/10/12

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Wyatt's Torch   45

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Wow. Nice.

What POE did you use again?

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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sdw Proficient

sdw   10

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Wow. Nice.

What POE did you use again?

Queenston-Lewiston

Removal of Conditions: 12/09/2011

ROC check cashed 12/15/11

NOA1 12/13/11

Biometrics 1/6/12 Complete

RFE 9/13/12

RFE package sent back 10/17/12

Card Production Ordered 12/04/12

10 year card arrived in mail 12/10/12

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sdw, did you go to the SSA office on Niagara Falls Blvd, near the thruway? Hows my wife going to go there, we don't want her to have to take a day off, especial;ly when working in Canada...someone else said I can't go for her?

I-130 Received: 5-11-2009

I-130 Approved: 8-28-2009

Checklist on my DS230 and 864; Called, under review for checklist corrections (small delay) - Oct and Nov

Case Complete: 12/11/09

Received Interview Date: 1/22/10

Medial: 2/22/10: passed

Interview: 3/3/10: APPROVED! WHOO-HOOO

POE: 3/6/10: yeah!

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Oh my god! That's great for you sdw...

I am beginning to think that I have been totally forgotten about.

Who should I call? I'm wondering if there's a number that people can call and say, uh, i think my GC has gone missing.

Sorry for the hijack, sdw! Congrats to you and the kids!

: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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Oh my god! That's great for you sdw...

I am beginning to think that I have been totally forgotten about.

Who should I call? I'm wondering if there's a number that people can call and say, uh, i think my GC has gone missing.

Sorry for the hijack, sdw! Congrats to you and the kids!

:D

Congrats SDW!

Hey lgg,

You might want to call USCIS at this point an double check the address they are sending it to - just to make sure they have the right one. If so then you might want to wait another week, if you haven't got it yet it would be a good idea to make an infopass appointment and see if they can shed any light.

If you still don't receive it then you have to pay a fee - but before doing that, I have read it's a good idea to contact your senator to have them inquire and to support you in not paying that fee!

Anyway, that's further down the road, USCIS will hopefully help you out. 1-800-375-5283 good luck!

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Yeah...not to worry you any more, Froggie, but I have a feeling (totally unfounded...just a hunch) that it would be more common for an airport POE to drop the ball in terms of paperwork / filing etc. than a land crossing. Definitely go to the SSN office a.s.a.p.!

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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sdw, did you go to the SSA office on Niagara Falls Blvd, near the thruway? Hows my wife going to go there, we don't want her to have to take a day off, especial;ly when working in Canada...someone else said I can't go for her?

I didn't for myself I checked the box on my DS230 and it came. I had to go to the office on the Blvd. for my kids. Checking the box on the DS230 only works for people over 18, my kids are 12 and 9.

Thank you everyone.

Hope you get your stuff soon LGG.

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Removal of Conditions: 12/09/2011

ROC check cashed 12/15/11

NOA1 12/13/11

Biometrics 1/6/12 Complete

RFE 9/13/12

RFE package sent back 10/17/12

Card Production Ordered 12/04/12

10 year card arrived in mail 12/10/12

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Congratulations! That was fast!

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. 

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Was quite surprised when I checked the mail today and they were there.

POE was March 6

Went to SS office to apply for kids as checking the box on DS230 is for over 18.

SSN came March 17

Green cards came in March 22

Sdw-Congrats for you and your kids getting the green cards and SSNs. Wow, that was quick, indeed!

Btw..When you went to the SSA office, did you just show them the stamp/visa in the passport, since you didn't get the actual green cards yet?

Just wondering...As when I just showed them the stamp, after my AOS was approved...They gave me problems and delayed because of that...(lol..this was years ago though, at a different NYS SSA office...lol...maybe I should have gone to the Niagara Falls office instead....)

Now onwards to the DMV for you! Good luck with the rest of your journey too.

Ant

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**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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Hey Trailmix...

I called them today actually -- totally did not even think to check my address as we've got everything else that they've ever sent so I didn't think of that.

*sigh* it's such a drag as this means my poor very, very, VERY busy husband has to take time off work to run me around. He'll do it and all but I just feel bad.

The guy at USCIS said to wait until 32 days had gone by from POE and then check into it. It just feels so panic-y that everyone who POEd after me has all their cards already.

I think I'll call USCIS again tomorrow and verify our address and seriously? If they don't send it and the address is right, I have to pay a fee? What a bunch of b.s. I'm sick of all this red tape and running around -- I just want to live my life, pay my taxes and stuff. So exhausted trying to get all this b.s. done.

Congrats SDW!

Hey lgg,

You might want to call USCIS at this point an double check the address they are sending it to - just to make sure they have the right one. If so then you might want to wait another week, if you haven't got it yet it would be a good idea to make an infopass appointment and see if they can shed any light.

If you still don't receive it then you have to pay a fee - but before doing that, I have read it's a good idea to contact your senator to have them inquire and to support you in not paying that fee!

Anyway, that's further down the road, USCIS will hopefully help you out. 1-800-375-5283 good luck!

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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"Here's some simple advice: Always be yourself. Never take yourself too seriously.

And beware of advice from experts, pigs, and members of Parliament."

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Congratulations sdw!! This was very quick! I hope my SSN comes in soon and then GC...can't wait!!

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Montreal, Canada

I-130 Journey

I-130 Sent : 2009-06-09

I-130 NOA1 : 2009-06-12

I-130 Approved : 2009-08-26

NOA2 Hardcopy : 2009-08-31

NVC Journey

NVC Received : 2009-09-08

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2009-09-14

Pay I-864 Bill 2009-09-14

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2009-09-15

Return Completed I-864 : 2009-09-17

Return Completed DS-230 : 2009-10-21

Login Failed : 2009-11-02

Case Complete: 2009-11-03

Medical: 2010-02-10

Interview: 2010-02-24!!!! Yay!!!! APPROVED

Port of Entry: Blue Water Bridge, Michigan: 2010-03-14

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