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Florianns Man   7

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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My honey has completed the first leg of her journey to Minnesota, she is sitting in the airport in Osaka Japan waiting for the next portion of her flight to begin.

What a long, frustrating, and yet wonderful year it's been for us. Yes it has been months since we have been together but we have spent everyday on the camera and on the phone getting to know each other and getting to the point where we can't live without each other. I find that I wake up in the morning thinking about her, spending my day at work with her on my mind and going to sleep at night wishing that she was beside me.

The journey is daunting and I am sure that many start the process only to have their relationship suffer and fizzle out because of the stress and the distance. Those who make it through make it because they are dedicated and they are strong. I cannot imagine my life without Floriann and in 24 hours we will be together.

Could we have made it without VisaJourney?? maybe, but I would not want to try it without this wonderful resource I found on the internet. VisaJourney gave us the confidence to submit our documents knowing we had everything we needed to be successful.

Many thanks to everyone who gathered all this knowledge and stored it all in one place where everyone who needs to can have access to it.

Good luck to everyone who is still working on their dreams. Remember the power of love can and will overcome all the obstacles.

God Bless all of you!!!

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate :

I-129F Sent : 2010-03-09

I-129F Received : 2010-03-11

I-129F NOA1 : 2010-03-12 "touched"

I-129F NOA2 : 2010-04-29 APPROVED!!!!

NOA2 Hard Copy : 2010-05-04

NOA2 Sent to Embassy 2010-05-10

NOA2 Received 2010-05-13 (I hope it is ours anyway)

Packet 3 : 2010-05-20 Received!!!

Packet 4 : 2010-06-29 Received!!!

Interview: 2010-07-20 - APPROVED

Visa On Hand : 2010-07-21 ( Yahoo!!!)

POE - August 20, 2010

AOS,EAD & AP

October 15,2010 Sent AOS,EAD & AP ( Chicago Lockbox)

October 25,2010 - Received Hard Copies of AOS,EAD & AP

October 25, 2010 - Touched

October 27, 2010 - Received Biometric Scheduled ( dated 19.Nov.2010)

November 19, 2010 - Biometric Schedule done

December 09,2011 - Interview Notice Received - schedule on January 20, 2011

December 22,2010 - EAD Approved

December 23,2010 - AP Approved

December 30,2010 - AP Received

December 31,2010 - EAD Card Received

January 20,2011 - interview - Approved - (Exactly my 5 months I landed in US)

January 29,2011 - Green Card Received - (Exactly 1 year that we got engaged)

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   46,171

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Congratulations, & nice message, si man. :)

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

rlogan Proficient

rlogan   2,036

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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She's here by now.

Wonder how long it will be before he comes up for air...

Congratulations. We had a really bad experience as we were both leaving Manila to come here together and I had to leave without her. So it ain't over until it's over.

But we have a wonderful life now - so simple and humble but we're together.

Worth the wait X 1000.

ilovebangladesh Contributor

ilovebangladesh   1

Posted
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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What a sweet message. :)

How are things now for you that you are together? :)

08/24/2010: APPROVED! VISA IN HAND! :) (AP lasted exactly 2 months)

08/28/2010: Entry to USA at JFK.

09/17/2010: We're married!!! :)

11/22/2010: AOS filed (I-485, I-765, I-313)

11/30/2010: Received NOA1

12/16/2010: Biometrics Appointment

02/07/2011: EAD Approved

02/15/2011: Received AOS Appointment date

02/16/2011: Received AP document!

02/17/2011: Received EAD!

03/18/2011: AOS appointment (Cleveland Office)

03/23/2011: Received Approval Notice

03/31/2011: Received Green Card! :)

 
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