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Hey Lorelle, just read some of the "receipt notices" thread. Phew!! it's much safer round here.

Ah forget all that :dance::dance: YYYYYYeeeeeeeehhhaaaaaaaaaaaa :dance::dance: and you had a better day than them right.

Congradulations, I read the news.:star:

Stella & Shadow

28-4-2005 Met On-line. Love at first sight (know that can happen now).

8-8-2005 Met in person in the US. Visa Waiver.

22-10-2005 Engaged.

2-11-2005 Flew back to Sydney. Many tears!

5-11-2005 Began visa journey.

2-12-2005 Shadow (Andrew) posts petition.

7-12-2005 NOA1 dated the 5-12-2005.

..................Seems like never ending waiting.

12-4-2006 NOA2 Yee Haa!!!!!!

11-5-2006 Packet 3 Arrives

12-5-2006 Posted Reply and did Police Check

15-5-2006 Medical in Sydney

19-5-2006 Packet 4 Arrives

30-5-2006 Sceduled Interview

..................Interview went well, just waiting on Criminal History checks to post back with that envelopee and passport to get visa.

5-6-2006 Received Criminal History Check in the mail and posted off back to consulate with passport etc hoping for it's return with visa in two weeks.

14-6-2006 Passport and visa recieved in mail. Visa issued the 13th.

24-6-2006 USA here I come

26-7-2006 Received Social Security Card in less than 5 working days after applying.

9-9-2006 Married

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I can remember peoples cats star signs from 20 years ago

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That just cracked me up this morning! :star:

Now That You Are A Permanent Resident

How Do I Remove The Conditions On Permanent Residence Based On Marriage?

Welcome to the United States: A Guide For New Immigrants

Yes, even this last one.. stuff in there that not even your USC knows.....

Here are more links that I love:

Arriving in America, The POE Drill

Dual Citizenship FAQ

Other Fora I Post To:

alt.visa.us.marriage-based http://britishexpats.com/ and www.***removed***.com

censored link = *family based immigration* website

Inertia. Is that the Greek god of 'can't be bothered'?

Met, married, immigrated, naturalized.

I-130 filed Aug02

USC Jul06

No Deje Piedras Sobre El Pavimento!

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huge congratulations lorelle now you can sit back and enjoy :dance::dance::dance:

angela

SENT K1 VISA APPLICATION--- 7/17/05
NOA1--- 7/27/05
DAY 78--- 10/14/2005 APPROVED
LEFT NVS--- 10/24/2005
RECEIVED PACKET 3--- 11/09/2005
RECEIVED PACKET 4 --- 11/24/2005
INTERVIEW --- 12/02/2005 APPROVED
RECEIVED VISA--- 12/08/2005


SENT AOS--- EAD--- 02/28/2006
received noa for AOS and EAD-------- 03/07/2006
biometrics done-------- 04/26/2006
Touched for both AOS @ EAD------- 05/03/2006
EAD APPROVED----------------------- 05/19/2006
EAD received in mail ------------------- 05/24/2006
AOS APPROVED -------------------- 06/14/2006
RECEIVED GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL 19 JUNE 2006

SENT REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS----------- 03/12/2008
check cashed---------- 03/19/2008
NOA Dated----------- 03/17/2008 receive in mail 03/20/2008
biometrics ------------ 04/16/2008
APPROVED ----------- 06/13/2008

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Someone just finished up her interview and it was a success... you guys know who it is, read her post on the CR-1 threads.

04 January 2004 : Met Stephanie in Las Vegas.

15 May 2006 : Joined visajourney

16 September 2006: Got married in Las Vegas.

03 October 2006 : Stephanie applies for certificate of name change.

12 October 2006 : Stephanie recieved certificate of name change.

16 October 2006 : Stephanie applies for NPC, recieves a couple weeks later.

29 November 2006 : Arrived in Sydney, stayed in 4Points Sheraton Darling Harbor.

30 November 2006 : DCF. Submitted I-130 Sydney US Consulate "walk-in Thursday". Packet 3 in hand.

11 December 2006 : Final Medical Appointment with Dr Miller and immunizations. Approved.

11 December 2006 : Sent off DS-230 Parts I and II, and DS-2001 overnight priority.

27 December 2006 : Received RFE in the mail, returned RFE same day.

24 January 2007 : New Legislation preventing approvals of I-130s at Consulate.

30 January 2007 : Final Visa Interview in Sydney.

22 February 2007: Sydney called for my wife to send her passport to issue the visa.

04 March 2007: Stephanie flies back to Australia to post her passport.

14 March 2007: Stephanie Recieves passport and visa.

18 March 2007: Stephanie is in Florida. Journey is over.

30 March 2007: Stephanie gets Social Security Card.

02 April 2007: Stephanie gets Green Card.

"what happens in Vegas, doesn't always stay in Vegas" - david

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:D088473cb.gif This feels so cool....Ive been grinning from ear to ear. Damm internet is affecting my posting. Will have to put up with dial up for the next day or two since moving house. Wont have cable back for a couple of days :( Ah well...its only a small thing so Im not stressing. Will be back to my normal posting frenzy then :P

Thanks for all the MOJO and well wishes....much appreciated. That was so dead set easy....I dont know why I was even a little worried about it. The only bad thing was I couldnt enjoy the view because it was raining and miserable.

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An overview of Security Name Checks And Administrative Review at Service Center, NVC & Consulate levels.

Detailed Review USCIS Alien Security Checks

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Well about bloody time. Running all over the place here telling everyone else and we're the last to know. Oh ok, we all already know. YYYEEEEHHHHHAAAAA!!!Seems you got the record of "congrates". You deserve it, you really have been a great help to so many. Way Cool, so when you going?? If you've said, sorry I forgot.

Oh a question; is anyone worring about travel insurance, seems they don't want to give you any if ya just going one way.

Stella & Shadow

28-4-2005 Met On-line. Love at first sight (know that can happen now).

8-8-2005 Met in person in the US. Visa Waiver.

22-10-2005 Engaged.

2-11-2005 Flew back to Sydney. Many tears!

5-11-2005 Began visa journey.

2-12-2005 Shadow (Andrew) posts petition.

7-12-2005 NOA1 dated the 5-12-2005.

..................Seems like never ending waiting.

12-4-2006 NOA2 Yee Haa!!!!!!

11-5-2006 Packet 3 Arrives

12-5-2006 Posted Reply and did Police Check

15-5-2006 Medical in Sydney

19-5-2006 Packet 4 Arrives

30-5-2006 Sceduled Interview

..................Interview went well, just waiting on Criminal History checks to post back with that envelopee and passport to get visa.

5-6-2006 Received Criminal History Check in the mail and posted off back to consulate with passport etc hoping for it's return with visa in two weeks.

14-6-2006 Passport and visa recieved in mail. Visa issued the 13th.

24-6-2006 USA here I come

26-7-2006 Received Social Security Card in less than 5 working days after applying.

9-9-2006 Married

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lorelle,

congratulations...easy wasn't it? now get you butt over here to dan.

matt

Opinions are like arseholes. Everyone's got one and they all stink!

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hi ya

ohh wenchie did i say congrats.. i think i did in your notice to the rest of the world an sniff sniff im with stella left us till last..lol ...you know im joking ..lol

was thinking on that insurance thing robbie got me within usa but not from here to there... never had it any other time...

ohh got this from sydney this arvo....

Yes he may attend with you. If questioned by the security guards you can let them know that he is your petitioning relative.

Thank you

so that worry is off my shoulders now...all i gotta worry on now is all this mess i have in this house.. hopefully will get it down to a bare..minimal when robs arrives...lol

im in smiling happy mood this week he gets on his plane on the 10th u.s. date..and arrives on queens birthday ...omg i will have to book a motel for the night cant subject all that moaning on my sons ears lol

slaps my own face an zips it ..lol

take care all

kath

REMOVING CONDITIONS

11th Aug 2008 - Mailed I-751 to CSC.

12th Aug 2008 - Application received

14th Aug 2008 - Cheque cashed

18th Aug 2008 - Received NOA-dated the 12th

26th Aug 2008 - Received Biometrics letter

4th Sept 2008 - Biometrics-Detroit-Complete-'Touched'

5th Sept 2008 - 'Touched'

1st Dec 2008 - APPROVED-Card production ordered -112 days

8th Dec 2008 - USCIS mailed approval notice.

8th Dec 2008 - Received my 10 year Greencard in the mail. took 2 days.

Although I have the above date for approval my card actualy states the

2nd December..

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HAHAH can't wait to hear of your approval Kath...do'nt wanna hear that other stuff though :)

So don't be jealous...but I THINK Stewart and I are going to the World Cup of Cricket in March 2007 in St Kitts. We'll be seeing Aus vs. SA

Now I know that cricket is more of a Melbourne thing...but I am so flipping excited.

Andrew Symonds is my 3rd favorite Australian.

Finally finished with immigration in 2012!

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Congrats Lorelle! Glad to hear you had an easy time.

30 June 2006 - received packet 3 from Sydney Consulate to do DCF

July 2006 - discover Sydney are changing their DCF process

8 September 2006 - have fingerprints taken, post police check form to AFP

12 September 2006 - medical

21 September 2006 - receive police check from AFP

23 September 2006 - wedding day!

12 October 2006 - hubby files I-130 in Sydney during Thursday walk-in (and I-864). I file DS-230 parts 1 and 2, and DS-2001.

31 October 2006 - interview date... and I'm approved!

1 November 2006 - pick-up visa from Sydney Consulate

14 November 2006 - arrive in the US!

22 November 2006 - greencard arrives in mail

24 November 2006 - social security card and welcome letter arrive

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hi karo

no ya dont wanna hear it cos u have it 24/7 lol ...im just happy that alot of us who started with this thread are slowly but surely getting with to be with their loved ones...its been a 4 year wait for me to be over in the states with robert...i still cant believe that in a matter of weeks i will over there in the sunshine ...putting the finishing touches to our wedding and then honeymooning on robbies family property down ironton and spending the rest of my life with the man i met on the net...

we gotta write a book on all this each contributing to the stress and then the happiness of our journey's...

here i go again rambling...please forgive me for i am only but a dragoness in love with her dragon...lol(our nicks in a chatroom)

zips it again

take care

kath

REMOVING CONDITIONS

11th Aug 2008 - Mailed I-751 to CSC.

12th Aug 2008 - Application received

14th Aug 2008 - Cheque cashed

18th Aug 2008 - Received NOA-dated the 12th

26th Aug 2008 - Received Biometrics letter

4th Sept 2008 - Biometrics-Detroit-Complete-'Touched'

5th Sept 2008 - 'Touched'

1st Dec 2008 - APPROVED-Card production ordered -112 days

8th Dec 2008 - USCIS mailed approval notice.

8th Dec 2008 - Received my 10 year Greencard in the mail. took 2 days.

Although I have the above date for approval my card actualy states the

2nd December..

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Hee hee, yeah better book a room Kath. I don't mind the moaning stories one bit. Funny cause Andrew has dragon tattoos's. Can't believe I fell in love with a man with tattoo's (yikes) but they are part of him so I guess I like them now. That is great Robbie can go with you to the interview, excellent news. 4 more sleeps. Wonder if I'll hear it from here. Hee hee!!!

Mmm... may not worry about that insurance (just worry about luggage going missing really) but I just found a good one after all and covers me for a month. Was going to buy health insurance too as Andrew has none as yet. We were going to wait till we were married which could be a couple of months after I arrive now. I am a little accident prone ya see.

Yeah Mum asked me to save everything about mine and Andrews internet affair to turn it into a fairy story book. As if I'd let her or anyone else read that stuff. Amazing the things you find yourself typing when your madly in love and pining so, and you girl been pining longer than most.

Stella & Shadow

28-4-2005 Met On-line. Love at first sight (know that can happen now).

8-8-2005 Met in person in the US. Visa Waiver.

22-10-2005 Engaged.

2-11-2005 Flew back to Sydney. Many tears!

5-11-2005 Began visa journey.

2-12-2005 Shadow (Andrew) posts petition.

7-12-2005 NOA1 dated the 5-12-2005.

..................Seems like never ending waiting.

12-4-2006 NOA2 Yee Haa!!!!!!

11-5-2006 Packet 3 Arrives

12-5-2006 Posted Reply and did Police Check

15-5-2006 Medical in Sydney

19-5-2006 Packet 4 Arrives

30-5-2006 Sceduled Interview

..................Interview went well, just waiting on Criminal History checks to post back with that envelopee and passport to get visa.

5-6-2006 Received Criminal History Check in the mail and posted off back to consulate with passport etc hoping for it's return with visa in two weeks.

14-6-2006 Passport and visa recieved in mail. Visa issued the 13th.

24-6-2006 USA here I come

26-7-2006 Received Social Security Card in less than 5 working days after applying.

9-9-2006 Married

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wow stella ...my robbie has his dragons up his forearms...it was apart of him becoming a druid...(old ancestor tradition) we have such a collection of dragon ornaments too ...

i know its been a long journey for us.. we could of been together years ago but we agreed that my kids need me more an when they got to adult age then we will start our lives together...

my boy is 19 now and 20 in oct.. dj is 21 living in sydney...i was lucky i found a man who would wait so long for me and has the kids is more important issue close to the heart...

here i go again.. it's your fault stella ..lol..got me thinking and typing again lol

laffs

take care

kath

REMOVING CONDITIONS

11th Aug 2008 - Mailed I-751 to CSC.

12th Aug 2008 - Application received

14th Aug 2008 - Cheque cashed

18th Aug 2008 - Received NOA-dated the 12th

26th Aug 2008 - Received Biometrics letter

4th Sept 2008 - Biometrics-Detroit-Complete-'Touched'

5th Sept 2008 - 'Touched'

1st Dec 2008 - APPROVED-Card production ordered -112 days

8th Dec 2008 - USCIS mailed approval notice.

8th Dec 2008 - Received my 10 year Greencard in the mail. took 2 days.

Although I have the above date for approval my card actualy states the

2nd December..

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:D088473cb.gif This feels so cool....Ive been grinning from ear to ear. Damm internet is affecting my posting. Will have to put up with dial up for the next day or two since moving house. Wont have cable back for a couple of days :( Ah well...its only a small thing so Im not stressing. Will be back to my normal posting frenzy then :P

Thanks for all the MOJO and well wishes....much appreciated. That was so dead set easy....I dont know why I was even a little worried about it. The only bad thing was I couldnt enjoy the view because it was raining and miserable.

Aussiewench I'm so pleased for ya! :D

Raining in Sydney?.............neeeeeeeevah! :lol:

  • Feb 13th Applied for I129F
  • May 3rd I129F Approved and sent to Department of State for processing.
  • **Waiting for Notice of I129F approval to show up in the mail!**
  • NOA2 Showed up in mail Wed 24th May 2006
  • ** Nervous as all hell - Still no Instruction packet**
  • ** 27th June Email - Saying Application Approved??? **
  • July 7th Packet 3 Arrived (First one went missing? - this one was marked 'duplicate')
  • Pack 4 arrived 31st July
  • Appointment 18th Aug

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