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R and F   34

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Good morning guys. Thought I would start the thread for this month. I was up running a virus program and found nothing which is wierd because I keep getting thrown out of websites. Anyway everyone have a great day and keep safe.

Oct 28,2006 Met online in Yahoo messenger
Dec 2,2007 Traveled to Morocco and decided to stay
Jan 7,2008 Got married in Zaio
Mar 2,2008 Got my Moroccan residency
Oct 23,2008 Direct Consular filed at consulate
Oct 31,2008 Got interview call for Dec 22nd
Nov 11,2008 Medical exam done
Dec 22,2008 Interview and got approved
Dec 23,2008 Visa issued, thanks to God
Jan 20,2009 Flew home to Texas.
Jan 21,2009 Living and working in Los Fresnos, Texas
Oct 30,2010 Filed I-751 Lifting of Conditions
Nov 2, 2010 NOA1
Dec 10,2010 Biometrics
Mar 23,2011 Approved Lifting of Conditions
Oct 28,2011 Filed N-400 Naturalization
Nov 02,2011 NOA 1
Nov 28,2011 Recd text/email placed inline for interview schedule
Dec 01,2011 Recd text/email interview scheduled,pending letter
Jan 10,2012 Interview Date
Jan 10,2012 Interview Cancelled and will be rescheduled per
USCIS as Farid can only interview after Jan 20th
Feb 23,2012 Citizenship Interview Date-Farid passed. Wohoo
July 6,2012 Oath Ceremony-McAllen Texas

March 20,2013 Petitioned for Momma

March 9, 2015 Momma arrives in Texas to live with us.

January 30, 2016 Momma leaves back to Morocco for a visit.

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This is a great Wednesday morning guys. Just checked my case status and Farid got his lifting on conditions approved. Wohoo, I am so thankful to God and to all my friends and family for their prayer

~PalmTreeGurl~
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I might have an opportunity to be our HR assistant at work. Im tossing and turning in my mind about it bcz I hate change but its so tempting and its completely different than what I've spent 11 yrs o

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Tam, take it. It is a good opportunity to move up. Moreover, you'll now have the opportunity to see that it's not just the customers that are crazy, but your coworkers as well.

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Wendy<3Ahmed   12

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Morning everyone,

I decided to have a lazy day and not go into work. Shhh, I am really not sick.

March is here, wow crazy how the months are flying by. Hoping to get our NVC case number soon so we can be ready when the Cairo Embassy opens back up.

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And_Sam   44

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Good Morning Rosie and MENA.

Happy March 1st!

It has been exactly one year ago today that hubby got his visa from DHL. One day AFTER I left Egypt!!! LOL figures.

I'm sitting at work wondering where all my patients are today. Nobody is wanting to come in. Ha, I wouldn't want to either..

Have a great day!!:thumbs:

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright

POE: JFK New York: 04/18/2010
Receive Green Card in mail: 06/03/2010
Received SSN: 06/17/2010
Received NEW SS CARD: 07/20/2010 (to match GC!)
Got JOB!!: 09/27/2010
Got a better JOB!!: 11/20/2010
ROC Mailed: 02/16/2012
Check cashed: 02/24/2012
NOA received dated for: 02/22/2012
Biometrics dated: 04/18/2012
RFE: 10/23/2012
RFE Response Confirmed: 11/16/2012
Interview at Orlando office: 02/13/2013

2nd RFE!!: 10/03/13

2nd RFE Response: 10/09/2013

Update Biometrics: 10/13/2013 NEVER GOT 10 yr card!

N-400 mailed: 01/21/2014

Biometrics (N-400): 02/21/2014

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Aly174   9

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Happy March All!! After starting off with a good rain, it's turning out to be a sunny Florida day :dance:

Busy week ahead finalizing my prep for immigration meeting on Thursday morning to go over this insane RFE, then flying out Friday night to visit my hubby for 10 days!!! I can't wait, I am so excited I don't know how I'm gonna focus on working these next few days, it's been 7 months since I left Egypt...

Andrea, I noticed your comment about how you husband had difficulty getting his release papers from the military...did he serve and if so how long? Mine just finished his service a week ago, he was supposed to go pick up his certificate today...hope it all went well as I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet ...hope to catch him before I go to work.

Hope everyone has a great month and all of our processes move along smoothly and quickly as possible.

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~PalmTreeGurl~   154

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Hard to believe that March is already here! Im ready for crawfish season in Texas!!! Whenever that is, there will be a big crawfish boil at our house. Any friends and family in the area or (want to fly or drive out here) are welcome! My family will do the buying and cooking it! I so missed out on crawfish for the 12 yrs I lived in Georgia! Adam absolutely loves the stuff!

Im sooo ready for the weekend. Work is stressful and hectic. My store just had a meeting and said we are around 95 people short handed. Umm yah did they JUST figure this out!? I've been saying this for a long time! We just opened up 95 positions, which I dont know where in the world we will find them all in this little bitty town!

Adam is doing so good at work and hes making great money and a very hard worker. He did have one co worker recently though make an uncalled for comment about him. Someone at work said something he didnt quite understand and when he asked for it to be explained to him, they said, "I dont know why Egyptians come over here if they cant understand what we are talking about." Adams english is clear and fine but obviously there will be a word that he's never come across before.

And at work during the Egyptian protests at the beginning of Feb, I was helping the cashiers get the lines down and a customer was complaining about the price of eggs, bread, milk ect and made the comment..." Did we get our eggs and bread from Egypt?" I said No, but I sure got a husband from there! And I sure am proud of the Egyptian people! She shut up after that.

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Wendy<3Ahmed   12

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Wanted to share some information from the new embassy update for the ones still in NVC. like me. Since I am not done with NVC yet, only getting started.

I did found this section helpful.

"Immigrant visa applicants who have not yet been interviewed by a consular officer may request another U.S. Embassy to accept their immigrant visa case for processing. Any request must be sent directly to the Immigrant Visa Section of the relevant embassy. Information on which U.S. embassies and consulates process immigrant visas is available at http://travel.state.gov/. "

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R and F   34

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Good Wednesday evening guys.

Oct 28,2006 Met online in Yahoo messenger
Dec 2,2007 Traveled to Morocco and decided to stay
Jan 7,2008 Got married in Zaio
Mar 2,2008 Got my Moroccan residency
Oct 23,2008 Direct Consular filed at consulate
Oct 31,2008 Got interview call for Dec 22nd
Nov 11,2008 Medical exam done
Dec 22,2008 Interview and got approved
Dec 23,2008 Visa issued, thanks to God
Jan 20,2009 Flew home to Texas.
Jan 21,2009 Living and working in Los Fresnos, Texas
Oct 30,2010 Filed I-751 Lifting of Conditions
Nov 2, 2010 NOA1
Dec 10,2010 Biometrics
Mar 23,2011 Approved Lifting of Conditions
Oct 28,2011 Filed N-400 Naturalization
Nov 02,2011 NOA 1
Nov 28,2011 Recd text/email placed inline for interview schedule
Dec 01,2011 Recd text/email interview scheduled,pending letter
Jan 10,2012 Interview Date
Jan 10,2012 Interview Cancelled and will be rescheduled per
USCIS as Farid can only interview after Jan 20th
Feb 23,2012 Citizenship Interview Date-Farid passed. Wohoo
July 6,2012 Oath Ceremony-McAllen Texas

March 20,2013 Petitioned for Momma

March 9, 2015 Momma arrives in Texas to live with us.

January 30, 2016 Momma leaves back to Morocco for a visit.

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~PalmTreeGurl~   154

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Good evening Rosie!

I'm cooking dinner for Adam when he gets off tonight. Steamed broccoli, rice and shake & bake chicken.

I'm off for the next 3 days! Hope to have the same great weather we had today so we can start working in our yard.

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My husband had a traumatic day today... He was waiting for me to come cut his hair with the clippers and I hear "okay, I am just going to play with it, not mess it up!... Oh no, I messed it up!" he had forgotten to put the length guard on the clippers and started to shave his head. Ended up with a big bare patch behind one of his ears. I laughed before I could help myself, and I felt bad got him, but all I could think wad, thank God it wasn't me that did it! I ended up having to shave almost all of it off, and now Dahlia won't let him hold her without crying because he looks different :P

My husband had a traumatic day today... He was waiting for me to come cut his hair with the clippers and I hear "okay, I am just going to play with it, not mess it up!... Oh no, I messed it up!" he had forgotten to put the length guard on the clippers and started to shave his head. Ended up with a big bare patch behind one of his ears. I laughed before I could help myself, and I felt bad got him, but all I could think wad, thank God it wasn't me that did it! I ended up having to shave almost all of it off, and now Dahlia won't let him hold her without crying because he looks different :P

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R and F   34

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Ugh, sorry for the double post, phone is weird and I can't edit from here!

Anyway, I told him this will lessen his prep time, no combing and re-combing, moisturizing, etc. The man used to take twice as long as it took me to get myself and two kids ready!

hahahha Too funny.

Oct 28,2006 Met online in Yahoo messenger
Dec 2,2007 Traveled to Morocco and decided to stay
Jan 7,2008 Got married in Zaio
Mar 2,2008 Got my Moroccan residency
Oct 23,2008 Direct Consular filed at consulate
Oct 31,2008 Got interview call for Dec 22nd
Nov 11,2008 Medical exam done
Dec 22,2008 Interview and got approved
Dec 23,2008 Visa issued, thanks to God
Jan 20,2009 Flew home to Texas.
Jan 21,2009 Living and working in Los Fresnos, Texas
Oct 30,2010 Filed I-751 Lifting of Conditions
Nov 2, 2010 NOA1
Dec 10,2010 Biometrics
Mar 23,2011 Approved Lifting of Conditions
Oct 28,2011 Filed N-400 Naturalization
Nov 02,2011 NOA 1
Nov 28,2011 Recd text/email placed inline for interview schedule
Dec 01,2011 Recd text/email interview scheduled,pending letter
Jan 10,2012 Interview Date
Jan 10,2012 Interview Cancelled and will be rescheduled per
USCIS as Farid can only interview after Jan 20th
Feb 23,2012 Citizenship Interview Date-Farid passed. Wohoo
July 6,2012 Oath Ceremony-McAllen Texas

March 20,2013 Petitioned for Momma

March 9, 2015 Momma arrives in Texas to live with us.

January 30, 2016 Momma leaves back to Morocco for a visit.

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And_Sam   44

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Happy March All!! After starting off with a good rain, it's turning out to be a sunny Florida day :dance:

Busy week ahead finalizing my prep for immigration meeting on Thursday morning to go over this insane RFE, then flying out Friday night to visit my hubby for 10 days!!! I can't wait, I am so excited I don't know how I'm gonna focus on working these next few days, it's been 7 months since I left Egypt...

Andrea, I noticed your comment about how you husband had difficulty getting his release papers from the military...did he serve and if so how long? Mine just finished his service a week ago, he was supposed to go pick up his certificate today...hope it all went well as I haven't had a chance to talk to him yet ...hope to catch him before I go to work.

Hope everyone has a great month and all of our processes move along smoothly and quickly as possible.

Sorry I didn't know you asked me a question! He did serve his time and the problem was they are held accountable to possible being called back into service for 10 years after they serve, or reach 30 years old, which ever comes first. Well he was called back into service about 2 years after he got out but for some reason they never contacted him at home!! Which is ridiculous because he lived in the same house his whole life!

So basically he was AWOL for oh, 12 years! Nobody ever said anything or sent mail, called, whatever. It wasn't brought up until AFTER he received his visa to come here and he went to get his travel form. He ended up basically going to court over this and after a BIG restitution payment, he was given his travel release form. It goes to show you how corrupted their government really was. You pay out enough money and you can buy anyone!:angry:

Just make sure that your husband is released from being called back is all I can say!

TGIF MENA! I am so happy the weekend is finally here! Just being able to sleep in a little bit is so exciting right about now!:thumbs:

"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright

POE: JFK New York: 04/18/2010
Receive Green Card in mail: 06/03/2010
Received SSN: 06/17/2010
Received NEW SS CARD: 07/20/2010 (to match GC!)
Got JOB!!: 09/27/2010
Got a better JOB!!: 11/20/2010
ROC Mailed: 02/16/2012
Check cashed: 02/24/2012
NOA received dated for: 02/22/2012
Biometrics dated: 04/18/2012
RFE: 10/23/2012
RFE Response Confirmed: 11/16/2012
Interview at Orlando office: 02/13/2013

2nd RFE!!: 10/03/13

2nd RFE Response: 10/09/2013

Update Biometrics: 10/13/2013 NEVER GOT 10 yr card!

N-400 mailed: 01/21/2014

Biometrics (N-400): 02/21/2014

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