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MrsP2010   20

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I married on VWP and intended on submitting an AOS here in the States, but have recently realized submitting in San Diego is a bad idea, especially now I am out of status, so I am returning home and going CR1. Best of luck :)

Ready for my grand ol' timeline? Alrighty then!

10-05-10 - Married in California
06-13-11 - I-130 approved
10-13-11 - CASE COMPLETE!
12-02-11 - Interview - 221g due to a washed passport
12-17-11 - POE - YYC (preclearance in Canada)

2011 to 2013 - Life happened

06-26-13 - Divorce finalized

10-07-13 - I-751 divorce filer paperwork journey begins

07-03-14 - ROC interview - approval pending delayed background checks

07-25-14 - APPROVED! 10 year GC is finally in production!

08-01-14 - 10 year GC in hand. The journey has finally ended. :)

2014 to 2020 - Living paperwork-free and focused on me!

11-09-20 - N-400 filed online - welcome back VJ fam!

6-22-21 - Interview in Nashville, approved! And then...

6-22-21 - Pledge of Allegiance taken. Holy shirtballs I'm a US Citizen.

 

I've spent so many years in the loving arms of the USCIS, but now it's time to fledge. So long, my friends, may all your journeys also end on the doorstep of whatever you're searching for.

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Hi guys, I haven't been on this site for a long time...our AOS interview was scheduled for January but then a snow storm caused it to be moved to March 17. We just came home, and I am happy to announ

missing_ron
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We can't be banned -- my husband didn't overstay. Worst thing that can happen is that he'll go home and then file for a visa to return. The K-1 is the way to go if you are planning ahead to get marr

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Thanks Deb. I hope everything works out for everyone else here too. You were not an overstay though, were you? The issues arising right now appear to be aimed towards those who did overstay their VWP

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MrsP2010   20

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Just my thoughts, but I feel like deporting overstayers at this point is a bit unfair. It seems like the majority of overstayers (on here at least) were just under the assumption that it would be forgiven, as was the usual course of action until a couple of months ago. To slap a 10 year ban on them through deportation is a little harsh, I say give them chance to leave in 30 days or something, no repercussions, and change the law for anyone overstaying from now on instead.

Ready for my grand ol' timeline? Alrighty then!

10-05-10 - Married in California
06-13-11 - I-130 approved
10-13-11 - CASE COMPLETE!
12-02-11 - Interview - 221g due to a washed passport
12-17-11 - POE - YYC (preclearance in Canada)

2011 to 2013 - Life happened

06-26-13 - Divorce finalized

10-07-13 - I-751 divorce filer paperwork journey begins

07-03-14 - ROC interview - approval pending delayed background checks

07-25-14 - APPROVED! 10 year GC is finally in production!

08-01-14 - 10 year GC in hand. The journey has finally ended. :)

2014 to 2020 - Living paperwork-free and focused on me!

11-09-20 - N-400 filed online - welcome back VJ fam!

6-22-21 - Interview in Nashville, approved! And then...

6-22-21 - Pledge of Allegiance taken. Holy shirtballs I'm a US Citizen.

 

I've spent so many years in the loving arms of the USCIS, but now it's time to fledge. So long, my friends, may all your journeys also end on the doorstep of whatever you're searching for.

Myopia Rising Star

Myopia   93

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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Just my thoughts, but I feel like deporting overstayers at this point is a bit unfair. It seems like the majority of overstayers (on here at least) were just under the assumption that it would be forgiven, as was the usual course of action until a couple of months ago. To slap a 10 year ban on them through deportation is a little harsh, I say give them chance to leave in 30 days or something, no repercussions, and change the law for anyone overstaying from now on instead.

I dont think this is new policy. I think this is just policy that we just realised was being enacted. Some of these cases go back to 2003 so it was always in the water (So to speak). I came on the VWP and I regret it a lot. Then again I have been here for 13 years so I figure what do I have to lose? I am already out of status.Well actually when you think about it VWP are the same as EWI.

I remember looking at the green I-94 back in 1998 and knowing that there was no appeal. I hadnt intended to overstay so it was curious to me. It means a lot more now.

If you are able to file from outside the US then do it. It just seems easier considering the pitfalls of being denied in San Diego.

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

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missing_ron   3

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Hi guys, I haven't been on this site for a long time...our AOS interview was scheduled for January but then a snow storm caused it to be moved to March 17. We just came home, and I am happy to announce that we are APPROVED!

We had started and stopped the K-1 process (our lawyer screwed it up, making it take 2 years, long story!) and got married on a VWP, but we are being given a green card anyway. In the end, just tell the truth as complex as it may be, and all will be fine. I was super stressed out and nervous -- I even cried a bit when he stamped our forms -- but now I can breathe a sigh of relief because my husband and I will not be separated.

A big thanks to the kind folks at the USCUS office in Raleigh, NC for being fair and trusting the truth -- that we just want to spend our lives together with the ones we love!

If anyone has specific questions about the interview and going through AOS on VWP, please message me.

June 1997 - Met at summer camp; became friends over the next two years but lost touch

August 2007 - Ron finds Jody on Facebook and relationship begins

September 2007 - Ron visits Jody in US

October 2007 - Ron visits Jody in US on and off for 9 months

July 17, 2008 - Ron returns to Germany

August 20, 2009 - Jody visited Ron in Germany for 10 days after 13 months apart!

May 15, 2010 - Ron visited Jody on VWP

Legally married - May 20, 2010 (after 13 years, couldn't stand being apart anymore!)

AOS postmarked - August 17, 2010

AOS NOA1 - August 25, 2010

AOS interview (rescheduled from Jan. due to winter storm closing) - March 17, 2001 - APPROVED!!!

britnick77 Contributor

britnick77   0

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Hi guys, I haven't been on this site for a long time...our AOS interview was scheduled for January but then a snow storm caused it to be moved to March 17. We just came home, and I am happy to announce that we are APPROVED!

We had started and stopped the K-1 process (our lawyer screwed it up, making it take 2 years, long story!) and got married on a VWP, but we are being given a green card anyway. In the end, just tell the truth as complex as it may be, and all will be fine. I was super stressed out and nervous -- I even cried a bit when he stamped our forms -- but now I can breathe a sigh of relief because my husband and I will not be separated.

A big thanks to the kind folks at the USCUS office in Raleigh, NC for being fair and trusting the truth -- that we just want to spend our lives together with the ones we love!

If anyone has specific questions about the interview and going through AOS on VWP, please message me.

Congratulations!!!!

Myopia Rising Star

Myopia   93

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In the end, just tell the truth as complex as it may be, and all will be fine. I was super stressed out and nervous -- I even cried a bit when he stamped our forms -- but now I can breathe a sigh of relief because my husband and I will not be separated.

Aww thats so sweet. Congratulations!

That crying is called relief.

I hope we all have those kinds of tears!

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

juliava Proficient

juliava   80

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Hi guys, I haven't been on this site for a long time...our AOS interview was scheduled for January but then a snow storm caused it to be moved to March 17. We just came home, and I am happy to announce that we are APPROVED!

We had started and stopped the K-1 process (our lawyer screwed it up, making it take 2 years, long story!) and got married on a VWP, but we are being given a green card anyway. In the end, just tell the truth as complex as it may be, and all will be fine. I was super stressed out and nervous -- I even cried a bit when he stamped our forms -- but now I can breathe a sigh of relief because my husband and I will not be separated.

A big thanks to the kind folks at the USCUS office in Raleigh, NC for being fair and trusting the truth -- that we just want to spend our lives together with the ones we love!

If anyone has specific questions about the interview and going through AOS on VWP, please message me.

Congrats!Glad to see a happy ending! :star:

My N-400 Journey

06-02-2017 - N-400 package mailed to Dallas Lockbox

06-06-2017 - Credit card charged; received text and email confirming that application was received and NOA is on its way

06-10-2017 - Received NOA letter from NBC dated 06-05-2017

06-16-2017 - Received Biometrics Appointment Letter for 06-28-2017

01-19-2018 - Interview Letter sent

02-27-18 - Interview and Oath Ceremony. Finally US CITIZEN! 

My ROC Journey

03-08-2012 - I-751 package mailed to VSC

03-10-2012 - I-751 package delivered

03-14-2012 - Check cashed

03-15-2012 - NOA received, dated 03-12-2012

04-27-2012 - Biometrics appointment

11-23-2012 - ROC approved

11-28-2012 - Approval letter received

12-06-2012 - 10 years Green Card received

My AOS Journey

04-17-09 I-130&I-485&I-765 received by USCIS

04-19-10 AOS Approved

04-29-10 Green Card received

mof Contributor

mof   15

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WOW - Congrats. You guys were processed and approved at an incredible speed. I filed roughly at the same time, did biometrics at around the same time, and haven't heard a thing since...

It's good to read that you got approved without much hassle - a beacon of hope for the rest of us!

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amykathleen2005   441

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Just my thoughts, but I feel like deporting overstayers at this point is a bit unfair. It seems like the majority of overstayers (on here at least) were just under the assumption that it would be forgiven, as was the usual course of action until a couple of months ago. To slap a 10 year ban on them through deportation is a little harsh, I say give them chance to leave in 30 days or something, no repercussions, and change the law for anyone overstaying from now on instead.

What they assumed or did not assume has no bearing to USCIS. Try to tell ICE that you assumed you would be able to stay and see how understanding they are. Just because there were 10 other people speeding down the highway just the same as you is not going to fly as an excuse when you were the one stuck with the ticket.

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And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times

It's you, it's you, You make me sing.

You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

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ROC Timeline

Sent: 7/21/12

NOA1: 7/23/12

Touch: 7/24/2012

Biometrics: 8/24/2012

Card Production Ordered: 3/6/2013

*Eligible for Naturalization: October 13, 2013*

Myopia Rising Star

Myopia   93

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What they assumed or did not assume has no bearing to USCIS. Try to tell ICE that you assumed you would be able to stay and see how understanding they are. Just because there were 10 other people speeding down the highway just the same as you is not going to fly as an excuse when you were the one stuck with the ticket.

Well happily the word is they are processing VWP overstays so alls well that ends well,

03/09/2011 AOS Application Sent.
03/11/2011 (Day 0) Application Received
03/16/2011 (Day 7) NOA 1 (Text Email)+ (Checks Cashed)
03/19/2011 (Day 10) Hard Copy of NOA 1
03/28/2011 (Day 19) Biometrics letter 4/8/2011
04/08/2011 (Day 30) Successful Biometrics for I-765/I-485
05/13/2011 (Day 65) EAD received in the mail
05/14/2011 (Day 66) Email confirming EAD approved (Case updated online TOUCH)
05/20/2011 (Day 72) SSN In the Mail.

09/08/2011 (Day 200 ) Email notification of Interview.
10/11/2011 Interview at 26 Federal Plaza, NY!
Interviewed and Am expecting RFEs!
10/13/2011 (Day ***) Received RFE-- Requesting that I provide documentation to prove I was never married in Uk or Illin
02/11/2012 (Day ***) Service request..Told its being reviewed by supervisor

24th March 2012!!!!!!!!!!! Email notifiying me of CARD IN PRODUCTION
03/26/2012 (Day 376) Emails confirming that my I-130 and I-485 have been approved.

4/2/2012 Green Card In Hand!

Unbelievable that my journey took this long but Im thankful

Next Stop Premed...Yup!

3/24/2014 Application for conditions to be removed

9/22/2014 APPROVED without interview.

 
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