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Sam and Ben Proficient

Sam and Ben   2

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Seconded!

I remember posting something back in January or February about how I hated it when posters who finally make it through the immigration process simply stop posting. Well...now I get it! Now that I'm working and spend my evenings with my wife, I just don't have much time to post on VJ any more. I still love y'all...I just don't have much time! There are a few friends I have who I really want to continue regular email conversations with too, but just haven't had the time to do it.

I used to be a late night VJer though. :yes:

Well some of us didn't get a green card when we entered the country, so... :P

01/08/2010 - Applied for SSN in maiden name.

01/09/2010 - Married! Officially a Missis.

01/19/2010 - Received SSN in mail.

02/10/2010 - Sent I-485/I-131/I-765 to Chicago.

02/19/2010 - NOA dates for all applications.

02/22/2010 - Received NOAs in mail.

02/23/2010 - Applied for SSN for married name.

03/04/2010 - Applied for Florida DL in married name.

03/09/2010 - Biometrics appointment.

04/18/2010 - AP received.

04/23/2010 - EAD approved.

04/27/2010 - AOS Interview at Orlando USCIS (decision pending).

04/28/2010 - Card production ordered!

05/03/2010 - EAD received.

05/03/2010 - Welcome letter received.

05/28/2010 - Green Card received in mail.

01/26/2012 - Mailed RoC packet to VSC.

01/30/2012 - NOA date on application.

02/01/2012 - Cheque cashed.

02/05/2012 - Received NOA in mail.

02/10/2012 - Touch.

02/24/2012 - ASC Appointment Notice dated.

02/27/2012 - ASC Appointment Notice received.

03/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment.

09/20/2012 - Touch. Card Production ordered!

09/21/2012 - Touch.

09/24/2012 - Touch. Card mailed.

Udella&Wiz Mentor

Udella&Wiz   325

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Seconded!

I remember posting something back in January or February about how I hated it when posters who finally make it through the immigration process simply stop posting. Well...now I get it! Now that I'm working and spend my evenings with my wife, I just don't have much time to post on VJ any more. I still love y'all...I just don't have much time! There are a few friends I have who I really want to continue regular email conversations with too, but just haven't had the time to do it.

I used to be a late night VJer though. :yes:

I tend not to post much in the evenings since I'm busy with family stuffs...mostly during my work day (ha ha).

Once I go for citizenship next year, I likely won't post much anymore. VJ as been such a big help and I'm glad we found the sight just befroe we started the immigration process. As time passes, I find I can't remember the exact details of stuff from 3 yrs ago (like what I wore :P ) and my info might not be as relevant.

Wiz(USC) and Udella(Cdn & USC!)

Naturalization

02/22/11 - Filed

02/28/11 - NOA

03/28/11 - FP

06/17/11 - status change - scheduled for interview

06/20?/11 - received physical interview letter

07/13/11 - Interview in Fairfax,VA - easiest 10 minutes of my life

07/19/11 - Oath ceremony in Fairfax, VA

******************

Removal of Conditions

12/1/09 - received at VSC

12/2/09 - NOA's for self and daughter

01/12/10 - Biometrics completed

03/15/10 - 10 Green Card Received - self and daughter

******************

Tater&Bugger Community Regular

Tater&Bugger   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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This site has been my saving grace! You get so much different info from sites (and numbers) and often the official sites omit important facts. This site helps so much because you can just ask someone who did it. I'm totally over googling about immigration. That's soooo yesteryear.

I can't say I stay up crazy late just to check VJ... because I'm logged in all day anyways so by the time night rolls around I've had more than my plenty of fix!

See profile for our K-1 Visa/AOS story from 2010-2011Apparently we love USCIS/NVC so much we left and are doing it again! This time giving IR-1 a whirl. Rock on immigrators.

07/09/2014 sent in IR-1 packet to Chicago Lockbox

07/16/2014 NOA1

07/17/2014 check cashed by USCIS

10/01/2014 found out we are expecting baby #2 June 2015!

12/15/2014 NOA2

12/30/2014 Case received by NVC

03/23/2015 Received Case and Inv # from NVC after many calls and bogus excuses.

03/24/2015 AOS payment accepted by NVC

04/09/2015 IV payment finally accepted by NVC after the set the wrong fee and took weeks to correct it.

*many more delays thanks to the agency processing my fingers prints to the RCMP and the post office losing our mail*

05/20/2015 Packet sent to NVC via UPS, eta May 28.

06/16/2015 Baby #2 due - homebirth in Scottsdale, AZ

darkchilde794 Proficient

darkchilde794   5

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
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Seconded!

I remember posting something back in January or February about how I hated it when posters who finally make it through the immigration process simply stop posting. Well...now I get it! Now that I'm working and spend my evenings with my wife, I just don't have much time to post on VJ any more. I still love y'all...I just don't have much time! There are a few friends I have who I really want to continue regular email conversations with too, but just haven't had the time to do it.

I used to be a late night VJer though. :yes:

Me too!

I still post regularly, especially on Thursda as I am home all day (haha I know, Im pathetic), but I was not able to retain the same fervor I had for VJ before I came here. Actually, it's the same for everything that I was "addicted" to before getting married. Now I spend most evenings with the hubby or with friends.

VJ was my saving grace when I was in the K1 process. I usually stayed in the Canadian forum but ocassionally ventured out to the other ones ( :blink:). It really helped me to know that I was not alone and there were people who can share in my misery :P

I still post mainly to vent about the WIL and because Im not done with immigration yet. But I suspect that when my friends stop posting, I might stop posting too... :(

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

antda Experienced

antda   13

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Hi All,

It seems I have gotten into a habit recently of going to bed but instead turning on the laptop and surfing through VJ for at least an hour if not two before I decide ok its late enough gotta get some sleep!! :whistle:

Anyone else burning the midnight oil out there? -_-

I'm just waiting to have dreams about VJ.... :reading: Or dreams about piles and piles of forms and paperwork... :girlwerewolf2xn:

Everyone...

Lol..I agree, I'm one of those "oil burners" out there too!

Yes, I (Ant) am a VJ addict! :thumbs:

So I do understand all of you out there, who have the same VJ addiction, and are going through the same/similar immigration journey too....

Many times, I have said, "I'll quit after this post...", but for some reason or other, I always come back....

I think it's because that VJ has been a helpful, friendly, fun, etc. online community, that I can't seem to get enough of, and has been a part of my life for the last few years throughout my immigration journey...

Maybe it's because VJ has helped me, therefore I feel it is fair that I help others back too?

So it's kind of like an 'old habit' that is hard to quit, or an 'old friend' that is hard to get rid of.....

Btw..What makes this even more funnier is that I'm already naturalized...My immigration journey is over....

So there is no practical reason as to why I need VJ anymore..

Yet I still hang around...;)

Weird... :wacko:

Ant (A VJ Addict....:wacko:)

Ant

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'!"...~~~***

antda Experienced

antda   13

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P.S. I admit though, I have spent less time on VJ than I did before....So I guess I'm trying to be less addicted to such...So don't be surprised if I don't respond right away...Nevertheless, I spend some time (about 2 days a week, 2-3 posts each time) on VJ so that's good enough for now, right?....;)

Ant

**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'!"...~~~***

coraliesolms Rising Star

coraliesolms   47

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: South Africa
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I think its a persons duty to help those that are going after you, as you were helped by those before you. Its kinda like a pay it foreward thing, and when I get a PM saying "thank you, your advice totally helped me out!!" I feel like I have done my good deed for the day! :)

Invictus..

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll.

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley

antda Experienced

antda   13

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I think its a persons duty to help those that are going after you, as you were helped by those before you. Its kinda like a pay it foreward thing, and when I get a PM saying "thank you, your advice totally helped me out!!" I feel like I have done my good deed for the day! :)

:thumbs:...I agree, That's how I feel at times too...

Spread the VJ love and good deeds, everyone! :luv::innocent::thumbs:

Ant

**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'!"...~~~***

lilacvioletiris Proficient

lilacvioletiris   11

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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Yeah, VJ gets a serious part of my day (not always at night) but probably an hour or two. Last night, i spent 2 hours scouring through posts back to Nov. 2009 about financial stuff, car importing, banking, etc because my fiance' has finally figured out that maybe it is time to start contacting people to see what he should do once he has his visa in hand which hopefully will be mid May after his May 3 interview.

leonsgal70 Explorer

leonsgal70   3

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Canada
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Yes Indeed, VJ is definitely part of my every day life now.

From email to reading posts on VJ...the name could not be more suitable; Visa Journey!

I have gained and am continuing to gain so much information...thanks to all the senior members and even the ones a few steps ahead of me! I appreciate all the experiences, questions and answers shared.

TY to all of You for assisting me in reuniting my US and Canadian Family as 1! Though I'm still in the early stages...I've been able to prepare most of all that will be required for the remaining requests!

At this time, since I am not able to share 'my Visa Journey' intent with co-workers, VJ is like my channel to my excitement that is bottled up inside me and also a place where I know others understand how painful the wait can be.

KUDOS to ALL! (F)

Waiting patiently for my DH's MTL #,

Lily

Amos 9:11

http://live.lifechurch.tv/

DCF USC married to Canadian

March 18, 2010 I-130 Submitted Ottawa (in person)

April 26, 2010 Packet 3 Request Arrives Canada Post, MTL # assigned

April 26, 2010 Overnighted Packet 3 Checklist and DS-230

April 28, 2010 Montreal Recieves Packet 3

July 21, 2010 left DH in Canada to prove domicile in USA :(

July 26, 2010 DOS contacted, Logged & Accepted, interview not yet scheduled

Interview------God Speed please!!! I miss my husband

zenaxe Rising Star

zenaxe   22

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Canada
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Seconded!

I remember posting something back in January or February about how I hated it when posters who finally make it through the immigration process simply stop posting. Well...now I get it! Now that I'm working and spend my evenings with my wife, I just don't have much time to post on VJ any more. I still love y'all...I just don't have much time! There are a few friends I have who I really want to continue regular email conversations with too, but just haven't had the time to do it.

I used to be a late night VJer though. :yes:

We still love you man hahaha

Hey, for the record, my wife has friends in DC....and of course we're invited to go there and New York where she still has family. That said, when we finally get out there, we should go have a cold one... B-)

2007 Nov 30: Met in Las Vegas, Nevada

2009 Jul 13: Proposed/Engaged in Sedona, Arizona

2009 Dec 26: Married in Tucson, Arizona

USCIS

2009 Dec 30: Filed I-130

2010 Jan 02: I-130 delivered

2010 Jan 07: NOA1 - email - CSC

2010 Jan 11: Received NOA1 hardcopy

2010 Mar 24: NOA2 - email & text - NVC

2010 Mar 29: Received NOA2 hardcopy

I-130 was approved in 76 days from NOA1 date

NVC

2010 Mar 30: NVC received - case# assigned - emails given to NVC

2010 Mar 30: Opted in - DS3032 emailed to NVC

2010 Mar 31: Received AOS bill & DS3032 - paid AOS

2010 Apr 05: Online payment portal confirms paid AOS(Apr 2 processing date)

2010 Apr 05: Sent I-864 package

2010 Apr 15: EP confirmation email

2010 Apr 15: IV bill generated & paid

2010 Apr 15: Email confirmation - receipt of DS3032

2010 Apr 16: IV bill confirmed paid - sent DS230 package

2010 Apr 19: NVC operator confirms I864 & DS230 documents have been received

2010 Apr 21: AVR confirms all documents received Apr 19th

2010 Apr 23: Email from NVC: case complete - confirmed by NVC - sign in fail

Completed in 24 days

CONSULATE

2010 May 27: Email from NVC - consulate received file - interview Montreal Jul 27th

2010 Jun 16: Medical @ Woking Medical Centre, Vancouver, Canada - APPROVED

2010 Jul 27: Interview @ US Consulate in Montreal, Canada - APPROVED

Your interview took 201 days from your I-130 NOA1 date

2010 Aug 13:POE Washington - APPROVED

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

2012 May 14 - mailed I-751

2012 May 16 - delivered @ CSC

2012 Jun 18 - I 551 stamp

2012 Jun 28 - biometrics appointment NOA notice date Jun 7

2012 Dec 20 - approved

 
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