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Kirsten L Community Regular

Kirsten L   0

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Hey Kirsten, I've been following your posts. Thanks for the best wishes. May I extend them to you as well.

I was in Paris from Sept 5th through the 13th and the weather was so beautiful. It was between 75 and 81 the whole time and the sun was out and shining on us. Cécile and I were in Montmarte the first 3 days and then we went to this Manor in Bréançon that was amazing. We spent the weekend there. The last 2 nights we spent in Montparnasse (I don't know if I'm spelling this stuff right) at another great hotel, l'hðtel Lenox (beautiful room, unlimited WiFi, amazing service, nice bar).

If you go back and you need some tips, let me know.

And thanks again.

Hey Barry!

Thanks for your return wishes. I sure appreciate them!

It sounds like you had a truly wonderful trip! I'm so pleased to hear it. I'd do just about anything to get back for a visit right about now! It's a little like heaven to hear something of YOUR travels! :)

Laurent lives in the 18th not all that far from Montmartre...maybe fifteen twenty minutes by foot. We used to go walking up there. He considers it his stomping grounds. I truly miss it.

Never been to Bréançon. Sounds delightful! I'd love to hear more sometime! I bet we could exchange some great information. Laurent and I have had some nice stays off the west coast of France. Do you like the ocean...?

Have a great night. And like I said, CELEBRATE!!! Cécile will be here soon now. :D

January 2004: Met Laurent at the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris

February 2004: We became an actual couple

January 29th, 2006: I left France to return to the United States--AWFUL to say goodbye!

June 2006: Finally convinced Laurent that a K-1 visa would be more time-effective than trying to get an H-1

August 1st, 2006: The K-1 petition is finally in the mail and on its way to Nebraska...WooHoooo!! And yes, I remembered to attach the check! :-)

August 3rd, 2006: USPS online tracking shows that my petition (sent certified) was received at the NSC at 5:05am

August 14th, 2006: NOA1 received USPS!! (I-129F recv'd at CSC: 8/4; NOA date: 8/10; last touched: 8/11)

October 2nd, 2006: I MISTAKENLY thought we had an approval...False alarm...Back to waiting...

October 3rd, 2006: TOUCHED!!

October 4th, 2006: REALLY AND TRULY APPROVED!!! Email notification lists 10/3 as the NOA2 date.

Later that same day: TOUCHED...AGAIN! Hope that means I'm in a cozy box and moving to NVC this week...

October 10th, 2006: Received official NOA2 via snail mail.

October 19th, 2006: Case received at NVC!! AWESOME!!

October 20th, 2006: Case forwarded to Paris!! DHL says two shipments were headed that way. Must be in there somewhere...

October 27th, 2006: Received official receipt letter from NVC via USPS.

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barryT   0

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Thank you all.

It's been so grueling, these last 6 months. I've been so depressed. I had even begun to doubt myself, to doubt my own feelings. Why did something so simple as falling in love have to be so complicated? Maybe it wasn't meant to be.

I also felt a lot of anger. Why was my country, who's foundation included the inalienable right of every person to pursue happiness, denying me that right?

I can't begin to describe how trying this ordeal has been.

I was talking today with a friend and coworker who's about to embark on this journey and it made her feel so much better knowing that she's not alone in feeling the gamut of emotions she's experiencing.

Again, thank you. I don't think Cécile and I could have coped with it without all of you.

(Oh...wait...it's not over yet)

Burrito Apprentice

Burrito   0

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:dance:thumbs:

07/21/06 - Sent mail I-129F to CSC

08/02/06 - Receive NOA1

08/11/06 - Touch

09/21/06 - NOA2

09/22/06 - Touch

10/13/06 - NVC received

10/14/06 - NVC sent case to the consulate MNL2006783xxx

10/18/06 - USE Manila received the case

12/23/06 - Received Packet 4

02/07/07 - Medical

02/14/07 - Interview....Approved! =)

Nagishkaw Grand Master

Nagishkaw   510

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Congratulations ! I hope now you can relax and finally heal. I know this depression and feelings of anger on top of every other emotion mixed in. Oh, how well I know it! So, I want to wish you the best and may God Bless you and keep you strong as you go thru the remainder of this journey. (F)

Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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billsgirl Community Regular

billsgirl   0

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congrats barryt!!!! :yes: and we wish you all the best of luck on the rest of your journey (F)

2007 AOS FOR me....Debbie

son...Lance(20)

son...Jason(18)..we lost jay in a head on car crash...oct 4th, 2008

Interview for all 3...03/26

All 3 approved...03/26 ..YEAAAAAAA

all i-485's touched..03/28

rec'd email all ead cards in production..03/29

rec'd email..notice mailed welcoming new perm resident for all 3....03/30

all i485's touched..03831

all ead's touched..03/31

we rec'd all 3 EAD cards...yeha..04/02

rec'd email that all 3 green cards have been ordered..04/04..yeepiekiyaaa!!!

rec'd boys welcome letters...04/05

20 yr olds GREEN CARD COMES!!!!!...he is safe....04/09

rec;d mine and 18yr olds green cards..04/10

good to go until dec of 2008!!!!!!

my son lance joined the vermont national guard..04/25/07

he is leaving for oklahoma for basic training...09/19/07

graduated basic, left for texas to study to become a medic.......12/03/07

he is now a certified medic!!!!......

lifting conditions...dec 26th, 2008 for debbie and son Lance

sent pkg on........ dec 26th, 2008

rec'd sons green card extension.......jan 6th, 2009

check was cashed.............jan 6th, 2008

rec'd son's NOA.........jan 22nd, 2009

rec'd mine and my son's fingerprinting apt...jan 22nd, 2009

fingerprint apts............Febuary 3rd, 2009

touched...both of us...............Feb 4th, 2009

rec'd my extension letter...02/14/2009

re'd our approval letters.....05/15/2009

received our 10 yr cards...06/19/2009

Lance is now deployed to Afghanistan

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Tim&Poonam Collaborator

Tim&Poonam   0

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congrats!

Met online April 2004

Went to Mumbai to meet Poonam Sept. 2004

Sept. 2004 thru April 2006 ongoing relationship

Went back to Mumbai April 2006

Engagement April 2006

Nov.-Dec. 2006 went to Mumbai

K-1 Journey*

08-02-06 mailed I-129F

08-15-06 NOA1

08-18-06 touched

10-05-06 NOA2 (51 Days)

10-06-06 touched

10-07-06 touched

10-16-06 Received hardcopy of NOA2 in the mail

10-19-06 NVC received my petition (Please hurry, so she can be here for Christmas)

10-26-06 Received NVC letter stating it was sent to Mumbai (Letter dated 10-23-06)

12-09-06 Never received Packet 3, So we downloaded and sent to embassy

02-02-07 INTERVIEW (Missed 1st interview, waiting on new interview date)

04-02-07 New INTERVIEW Date.

04-02-07 APPROVED !!!!!

04-27-07 ARRIVED IN U.S.

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Ladylethal Grand Master

Ladylethal   12

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Congratulations !!!

(Puerto Rico) Luis & Laura (Brazil) K1 JOURNEY
04/11/2006 - Filed I-129F.
09/29/2006 - Visa in hand!
10/15/2006 - POE San Juan
11/15/2006 - MARRIAGE
AOS JOURNEY
01/05/2007 - AOS sent to Chicago.
03/26/2007 - Green Card in hand!
REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS JOURNEY
01/26/2009 - Filed I-751.
06/22/2009 - Green Card in hand!
NATURALIZATION JOURNEY
06/26/2014 - N-400 sent to Nebraska
07/02/2014 - NOA
07/24/2014 - Biometrics
10/24/2014 - Interview (approved)

01/16/2015 - Oath Ceremony


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aj1 Proficient

aj1   1

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Congratulations! :)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!

AJ1 :thumbs::yes::dance::dance:

7/17/2005----I met the love of my life.

1/18/2006----Arrived in Egypt to visit my love.

5/11/2006----Sent I129F.

6/15/2006----Recieved NOA1.

6/22/2006----Recieved RFE (IMBRA).

7/12/2006----Replied to RFE (IMBRA) Sent back.

7/17/2006----Our 1 year Anniversary!!!!

7/19/2006----VSC recieved RFE (IMBRA).

7/20/2006----touched

8/18/2006----touched

8/18/2006----NOA2!!!!!! THANK YOU GOD!!!!

8/18/2006----VSC sent our petition to NVC.

8/19/2006----touched

8/22/2006----NVC recieved our petition.

8/23/2006----NVC sent our petition to Cairo Embassy.

8/25/2006----Recieved NOA2 Approval letter in the mail.

8/28/2006----Recieved NVC letter with new case number.

8/31/2006----Cairo Embassy recieved our petition.

9/24/2006----I emailed the Embassy reguarding my fiance's packet 3.

10/17/2006--Cairo sent packet 3 for the second time to my fiance. First one was never recieved.

10/19/2006--Packet 3 recieved.

12/20/2006--Packet 3 sent.

12/21/2006--Cairo Embassy recieved packet 3.

2/21/2007---Packet 4 recieved.

3/12/2007---Interview (He Passed)!

3/12/2007---Administrative Processing begins.............God please help me get through this!

7/17/2007---Our 2 Year Anniversay!!!

10/23/2007--7 months and 2 weeks of A/P and still waiting..........God help me!

4/22/2008---2nd Interview ( keep us in your prayers)

4/22/2008--He was approved for the Visa 2-3 weeks until he recieves it in the mail lets hope so!!

6/03/2008--VISA IN HAND! Thank you god!

7/03/2008--Our Wedding Day!

"NEVER GIVE UP"

Clare-n-Lisa Enthusiast

Clare-n-Lisa   0

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! (F)

K-1 - Timeline:

08/01/2005 - First met Lisa on the Internet

05/25/2006 - Flew to Guangzhou to meet my Sweetheart

06/21/2006 - Returned to America

07/05/2006 - sent I-129F to Nebraska Service Center

07/07/2006 - Transfered to California Service Center

07/11/2006 - NOA1

07/15/2006 - Touched

07/18/2006 - Check Cleared at Bank.

09/18/2006 - Touched

09/18/2006 - NOA2 Approved

09/19/2006 - Touched

09/21/2006 - NOA2 Received in Mail

09/28/2006 - NVC Received Petition and Assigned Case Number GUZ2006xxxxxx

10/05/2006 - Shipped to Guangzhou

11/20/2006 - Still not in Guangzhou, ya right.

12/29/2006 - Packet 3, sheeesh about time.

02/08/2007 - Packet 4

03/29/2007 - Interview

03/29/2007 - Pink Slip

04/04/2007 - Visa

04/15/2007 - Arriving America. POE Detroit, MI

06/06/2007 - Wedding

10/16/2007 - Green Card

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mybackpages   0

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Congratulations :dance::dance::dance:

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24 March 2009 I-751 received by USCIS

27 March 2009 Check Cashed

30 March 2009 NOA received

8 April 2009 Biometric notice arrived by mail

24 April 2009 Biometrics scheduled

26 April 2009 Touched

...once again waiting

1 September 2009 (just over 5 months) Approved and card production ordered.

mike1 Contributor

mike1   0

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I got the notice in the mail tonight. The receipt date says March 27th now instead of March 22nd (from the original NOA1) but it's here.

The postmark on the envelope is Sept 6th.

I just got back from France yesterday. While I was there, Cécile and I logged in every day to check our status but nothing changed. In fact, my account still says the same thing. I never received an email notification or anything.

But I'm holding it in my hand right now and it's the most beautiful piece of paper I have ever seen.

I want to thank all of you. I can't imagine how we would have been able to get through this ordeal without your help and support.

Best wishes to you all. I can't believe how happy I am. To all of you still waiting, I can assure you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel (and it's not a train coming from the opposite direction).

CONGRTULATIONS :thumbs:

2006/04/26- NOA1

2006/07/03- RFE received

2006/07/12- RFE received by CSC

2006/08/08- Touched

2006/08/10- Touched (additional info needed for case)

2006/08/11- Touched

2006/08/17- Received another RFE for evidence of meeting in past 2 yrs

2006/08/18- Sent back RFE to CSC

2006/08/24- CSC received second RFE

2006/08/25- APPROVED NOA2

2006/09/11- Letter in mail stating NVC is sending to Embassy

2006/09/12- Email from Embassy with pkt3 attached

2006/10/10- Pkt3 sent

2006/11/28- Pkt4 received

2006/11/28- Interview date

2006/12/04- Visa received

2007/01/03- Entered U.S.

2007/03/01- Married

2007/05/29- Biometrics appt in OKC

2007/07/23- Interview appt in OKC

2007/09/04- Green Card received

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treed44812   0

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Congratulations

07/05--------Met Ann in Taichung, Taiwan

01/28/06----Fell in love with Ann over Chinese Lunar New Year in Taichung Taiwan

02/12/06----Ann's birthday

02/26/06---- I leave Taichung amidst a trail of tears

04/06/06-----Ann comes to visit my family and I in NY

06/16/06-----I propose to Ann in Taichung- Happiest Day of my life (So Far!)

07/27/06---- I-129 Sent to Lawyers for review

07/31/06---- I-129F Forwarded to Vermont (let's hope things move along!)

08/04/06----NOA1

08/08/06----Touch

08/11/06----Snail mail receipt of NOA1

Sept 2006- NOTHING

09/27-10/11 Back in Taiwan with Ann, (leaving gets harder everytime)

10/16/06, 1830 Hours: NOA2 !!!!

Touched 10/17,18

10-20-06--- NVC Forwarded to Embassy!

10/26 Packet 3 in her hands!

11/3 Packet 3 sent back, waiting on interview date

11/9 Medical Done- Results back, NEXT STEP- INTERVIEW!!!!

12/5 POE: Detroit

12/22: She goes to SF to see "family", which was actually her other boyfriend.....

12/24: I learn the truth about her deceit and double life.

12/26: ICE, USCIS, and Buffalo Immigration notified- please note the delay was only due to the holiday and I did try to call as soon as I found out....

E&K Community Regular

E&K   0

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Congratulations!!!!

May 1996: Met in Mexico
K1
March 7th, 2006: Sent 129F to NSC
March 9th, 2006: NOA1 Day 1
June 15th, 2006: Notice of transfer to CSC
October 3rd, 2006: IMBRA RFE e-mail
October 17th, 2006 CSC e-mail confirming RFE receipt.
October 18th, 2006: NOA2!!!!!!!! 224 days!
October 25th, 2006: NVC received file
November 10th, 2006: Received Packet from CDJ
January 5th, 2007: Visa approved!!!! 302 days!
February 16th, 2007: Civil Ceremony
AOS
February 21st, 2007: Mailed AOS, EAD & AP to Chicago
March 1st, 2007: NOA1 - Day 1
March 26th, 2007: I-485 transferred to CSC - Day 25
March 30th, 2007: Biometrics appointment - Day 29
April 14th, 2007: Big Wedding!!!!
May 8th, 2007: AP Approved - Day 68
May 10th, 2007: EAD Approved- Day 70
September 20th, 2007: SECOND Biometrics appointment - Day 203
December 4th, 2007: AOS approved!!!! 278 days!
December 10th, 2007: Received GC - Day 284
Removal of Conditions
August 31st, 2009: Mailed I-751 to CSC
September 2nd, 2009: NOA1 - Day 1
October 15th, 2009: Biometrics appointment - Day 44
October 26th, 2009: 10 year GC approved!! - Day 55
October 31st, 2009: Received GC - Day 60

NATURALIZATION

May 7th, 2013: Mailed N-400

May 9th, 2013: NOA1 - Day 1

June 10th, 2013: Biometrics Appointment - Day 33

September 5th, 2013: Interview - Day

September 27th, 2013: Oath Ceremony- Day

 
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