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Colleens   40

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I POE'd this morning at the Edmonton International Airport. My flight was at 06:45, so I arrived at the airport around 04:30 as that is what time customs opened. After checking in I went to a small waiting area and filled out the declaration form. Security calls people into the CBP area by flight number, so it doesn't really help getting there any earlier than the recommended 2hrs prior to international departure. I got into the CBP area around 04:45 and there was a pretty large line up and only 3 agents working, so it was pretty slow going. At 5 another couple of agents started, so things sped up a bit. I went to the wicket and told them I was activating my visa. The asked a few questions, how we met, how long we knew each other, when the wedding was etc, then escorted me into secondary. I waited about 5 mins and they had me fill the in the I-94. I handed it back in and waited about 15 mins, then they called me up again. I was asked a few more questions about my previous visits to the US and asked again when we were getting married. She attached the I94 into my passport and I was on my way.

So a relatively quick and smooth POE.

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Kathryn41   3,205

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Wonderful! Welcome to the US - glad your POE and flight were uneventful! So . . . when is the wedding?!:D

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

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Bernie C   24

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Congrats and Best Wishes to you both :thumbs:

6/15/2009 Filed I-129F

12/15/2009 Interview (HCMC, VN)

1/16/2010 POE Detroit

3/31/2010 MARRIED !!!

11/20/2010 Filed I-485

12/23/2010 Biometrics (Buffalo, NY)

12/31/2010 I-485 Transfered to CSC

2/4/2011 Green Card received

1/7/2013 Mailed I-751 package

1/14/2013 I-751 NOA (VSC)

2/07/2013 Biometrics (Buffalo, NY)

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Colleens   40

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Wonderful! Welcome to the US - glad your POE and flight were uneventful! So . . . when is the wedding?!:D

We haven't decided on a date, and originally we thought of just having one wedding near as close to the 90 day point (my sister is just finishing up some chemo treatments at the end of the months and it is really important to me that she is able to attend, so we have to wait till her immune system is stronger before she travels), but that would mean at least another 5 months before I could work/claim EI. So I think in the next week or so we are just going to go and do the legal part, so we can get AOS underway, then have the bigger wedding around July :)

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Congrats

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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Dan and Ali   3

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I'm glad to hear it went well for you! Congrats :)

AOS/AP/EAD Timeline

Package sent to Chicago Lockbox: 06/16/2010

Chicago Lockbox received: 06/18/2010

Received e-mail notification from Chicago Lockbox: 06/24/2010

Hard copy NOA1 received: 06/28/2010

Touch!: 06/28/2010

Received biometrics letter in the mail: 07/16/2010

Attempted walk-in biometrics @ Salt Lake City office -- DENIED: 07/16/2010

2nd attempt at walk-in biometrics @ Salt Lake City office -- SUCCESS!: 07/28/2010

EAD card production ordered!: 08/09/2010

AP approved!: 08/09/2010

2nd EAD card production ordered e-mail: 08/12/2010

AP arrived!: 08/16/2010

3rd EAD card production ordered e-mail: 08/16/2010

EAD arrived!: 08/19/2010

Received interview letter in the mail: 09/13/2010

Green card interview -- APPROVED!: 10/15/2010

Green card received: 10/25/2010

The whole AOS process took almost exactly 4 months ... not too shabby!

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OBX   51

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What an early day for you! Congratulations on a smooth POE.

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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We haven't decided on a date, and originally we thought of just having one wedding near as close to the 90 day point (my sister is just finishing up some chemo treatments at the end of the months and it is really important to me that she is able to attend, so we have to wait till her immune system is stronger before she travels), but that would mean at least another 5 months before I could work/claim EI. So I think in the next week or so we are just going to go and do the legal part, so we can get AOS underway, then have the bigger wedding around July :)

Congrats! I just noticed you said EI? are you qualifed to get one from canada? or am i missing something?? please let me know....i am worried if i will be able to get a job when i moved. So ei would help... :crying:

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David_n_Amber   3

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congrats!!! i miss Edmonton.. how is it? lol

k-1

I-129F Sent : 2007-04-28

I-129F NOA1 :2007-06-05

I-129F NOA2 :2007-11-28

NVC Received : 2007-12-20

NVC Left :2007-12-27 (due to holidays tongue.png)

Consulate Received :2007/12/28

Packet 3 Received :2008-01-07

Packet 3 Sent :2008-01-07

Medical Exam: 2008-01-24

Packet 4 Received :2008-01-14

Interview Date :2008-02-11---APPROVEDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!

Visa Received :2008-02-13

US Entry : 2008-02-20

Church Marriage : 2008-05-03

POE @ Edmonton International Airport: 2008-02-20

Courthouse marriage: 2008-02-26

ROC

ROC Filed with CSC: 2010-04-13

NOA1 recieved in mail dated: 2010-04-15

Biometrics Appointment: 2010-05-17

Approval Notice: 2010-08-03

Card Received: 2010-08-13

N-400:

N-400 sent 2013-12-02

NOA:|12/09/13|

BIOMETRICS:|12/27/13|

IN-LINE for INTERVIEW 12/31/13

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Married2009   32

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Grats on your POE, and your wedding!

Married: 01/02/09

I-130 filed: 11/06/09

NOA1: 11/13/09

NOA2: 02/11/10

NVC received: 02/18/10

Case complete @ NVC: 04/14/10

Interview @ Montreal: 07/13/10 - Approved

POE: Sweetgrass, MT, 08/07/10

Filed for ROC: 07/20/12

Biometrics appt: 08/24/12

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darkchilde794   5

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Welcome to the USA!!! Glad you had a safe travel to here!

Finally married... and still married... ;)

Green card received: March 18, 2011

Removal of Conditions:

GC Expiration: March 11, 2012

Documents sent: December 13, 2011

NOA-1 received: December 15, 2011

Check cashed: Red said yes when asked

Biometrics: January 25, 2012

Letter approving 10-year GC: September 7, 2012

Production of 10-year GC: September 15, 2012

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