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I'm an actress and a producer so I'm dumping all my energy into saving money, creating, building my company, hobbies etc.

Hey Mary! We're in a similar field :) I'm a production coordinator in Toronto. No idea what I'll do when I get to Florida though... I don't think they have a huge TV (or movie) industry out there... my old goal was to be a producer... but oh my, how things change once you fall in love!

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Hello Sophie0129. I am glad to see someone from Germany, I love that country and I love the language. That is what I occupy most of my free time with - learning German. The most wonderful language there is :) I even taught Aaron a few words :)

Aw thank u. That's nice from u! Yes Germany is absolutely beautiful!

Do u have any difficulties learning German though? I know for a lot of people, especially Americans, the pronunciation and the grammar is pretty tough.

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Aw thank u. That's nice from u! Yes Germany is absolutely beautiful!

Do u have any difficulties learning German though? I know for a lot of people, especially Americans, the pronunciation and the grammar is pretty tough.

Well, the grammar is pretty tough, but I already speak English, Russian and Armenian so that helps :) still having hard times with cases and adjective declensions though.

September 2009: met in the USA
October 2009: Started dating
December 2011: His first visit to Armenia. He proposed <3
February 18, 2012: I-129 sent!
February 21, 2012: I-129 delivered
February 24, 2012: NOA 1
February 27, 2012: Check cashed
July 10, 2012: NOA 2
August 24, 2012: Interview. Approved
September 13, 2012: Visa in hand
September 14, 2012: Entry to US thru O'Hare
September 26, 2012: Got married!!
October 24, 2012: NOA 1 for AOS,EAD
November 2012: Biometrics in Omaha, NE
December 29, 2012: EAD approved
January 8, 2013: EAD in hand

July 3, 2013 :I-485 Approved

July 15, 2013: Received GC in the mail

April 7, 2015: I-751 Sent

April 9, 2015: I-751 Delivered

April 13, 2015: Check cashed

April 14, 2015: NOA1 arrived in the mail

May 1, 2015:ASC (Biometrics) appointment notice arrived in the mail

May 12, 2015: Biometrics in Omaha, Nebraska

July 21, 2015: I-751 case status changed to "New Card Is Being Produced"

August 12, 2015: 10 year GC arrived in the mail

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afoyoswa   178

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For those of you who are watching the Nairobi thread, Beaulahluo and her fiance got his visa, finally! They're just waiting for his passport to come back by DHL. :dance:

This makes me feel so much better. Yay! :star:

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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I know I know :/ I shouldn't have my mind set on an early approval. It's just been hard not to lol.

But I will post about "my issue" later and maybe someone can help me or give me some advice.

Sure, anytime you're ready...hey, here is some encouragement...today is one day closer to when you will next see your darling :-)

For those of you who are watching the Nairobi thread, Beaulahluo and her fiance got his visa, finally! They're just waiting for his passport to come back by DHL. :dance:

This makes me feel so much better. Yay! :star:

:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: Woohooooooo!!! So happy for them...now let me go to the Nairobi thread...thanks for sharing the great news Joy.

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09/23/2010- Met online

12/23/2010- Met in person in Kenya

02/01/2011- Visited him in China

02/14/2011- He proposed while I was in China

07/09/2011- Moved to China to be with him

12/19/2011- Went to US to meet his family

01/08/2012- Went back to China with him

02/29/2012- Went back to Kenya to await fiancee visa :-(

02/07/2012: I-129F Sent

02/10/2012: USCIS received I-129F

02/10/2012: NOA1 date

02/15/2012: Touched

02/22/2012: NOA1 received in mail

05/05/2012: Broke up :(

Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between July 6, 2012 and July 9, 2012*.

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afoyoswa   178

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Whoa. There was an approval on Friday at VSC of someone (from the Philippines) who sent the petition on the same exact day that I did. Lucky ducks.

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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For those of you who are watching the Nairobi thread, Beaulahluo and her fiance got his visa, finally! They're just waiting for his passport to come back by DHL. :dance:

This makes me feel so much better. Yay! :star:

Wow...that is really awesome news. Thanks for keeping us updated Joy!

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Whoa. There was an approval on Friday at VSC of someone (from the Philippines) who sent the petition on the same exact day that I did. Lucky ducks.

Wow...also awesome news. I wonder if they expedited somehow?

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Hi Everyone,

I have a question about visa fees and taxes. Does anyone know if visa fees (and other associated expenses) are tax deductible? Just thought I'd ask in case anyone knows offhand...these fees can really add up so I plan to do some research on this. I would also be curious to know if I might be able to claim my fiance as a dependent before we are married? I have a feeling that this is a no, since claiming a dependent is usually based on time spent in a household over a 12-month period...but I do plan to look into this to be sure. If anyone has already done the research or knows the answers to these questions, please let me know. Thanks!

Vanessa

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Hi Everyone,

I have a question about visa fees and taxes. Does anyone know if visa fees (and other associated expenses) are tax deductible? Just thought I'd ask in case anyone knows offhand...these fees can really add up so I plan to do some research on this. I would also be curious to know if I might be able to claim my fiance as a dependent before we are married? I have a feeling that this is a no, since claiming a dependent is usually based on time spent in a household over a 12-month period...but I do plan to look into this to be sure. If anyone has already done the research or knows the answers to these questions, please let me know. Thanks!

Vanessa

I'm not sure so please correct me if I'm wrong, but I know that to claim a child as a dependent they have to live with you for more than six months/half the year. So my guess is you can't...

K-1

Feb.14 2012: Mailed I-129F

Aug.14 2012: NOA2!! (179 days)

Oct.4 2012: Interview! Approved!

Oct.12 2012: Visa in hand

Dec.02 2012: POE

AOS

March 9 2013 AOS packet sent

March 18 2013 NOA1

April 1 2013 Biometrics done (appointment April 11)

May 25 2013 EAD/AP received

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Wow, been gone 2 weeks and there's 3 pages of posts to catch up on :) Alan and his boys visited for the first 2 weeks of April. That time just flew by and I hated to send them back. I know time will go back to crawling by now that they're gone. This will most likely be the last time I see them until I head over for their move to the states. I just keep telling myself that he's got to go back to England to get things settled over there. Can't sell a house overnight. While he was here, we picked a cake and wedding venue. We're so excited to have found places who were more than happy to work with us telling them we have no idea when we're having the wedding. Looks like we might actually be able to pull off the wedding we want with 3-4 months notice so we're doing the happy dance :dance: Now for the dreaded wedding dress shopping *eek* I'm now regretting all the yummy food we had while he was here LOL.

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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Meg and Alan

Initially filed for K1 visa - Feb 23 2012

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we've abandoned this application

We married on Aug 24, 2013 in a small ceremony in MA

We'll be applying for a CR1 / IR1 visa as soon as we are able

Watch this space for updates!

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MrsDNuma2013   0

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I'm not sure so please correct me if I'm wrong, but I know that to claim a child as a dependent they have to live with you for more than six months/half the year. So my guess is you can't...

Yep, that's what I am thinking too...

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afoyoswa   178

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Welcome back, Darkmoonfaerie, and glad you had a nice time!

The timeline adjudication estimates and processing dates are zooming forward lately! I know we shouldn't read any more into this than the slowdown before, but I can't help but find it encouraging nonetheless! CSC is late November and VSC is even saying December now!

Joy (& Aaron, who doesn't read/post here yet)

Dec. 27, 2010: First met each other in Entebbe, Uganda while I was visiting my friend/his cousin (12/27/10 - 1/10/11) (visited again Jul. 2-9, 2011 and Dec. 24, 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012; engaged 1/7/12)

K-1

Feb. 18, 2012: I-129F sent (delivered 2/21 per USPS & USCIS; NOA1 notice date 2/23/12; check cashed/email/text 2/24)

Aug. 9, 2012: NOA2!!! [NOA1 +168 days] (reached NVC 8/17, left NVC 8/20; @embassy 8/24; embassy confirmed receipt 9/5)

Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 2012: I visited again (Nairobi: medical 10/31; interview 11/5 [NOA1 +256 days]; result--APPROVED!!!!!!!)

Nov. 15, 2012: Visa in hand (was ready for retrieval 11/12/12)

Nov. 20, 2012: POE, Boston!!! (legal marriage 12/12/12; family/friends wedding ceremony 1/12/13) (276 days)

AOS/EAD/AP

Feb. 4, 2013: AOS packet sent (delivered 2/6, NOA1 text/email & check cashed 2/11 midnight)

Feb. 11, 2013: NOA1 notice date for I-485, EAD, AP (I-485/EAD NOA1 hard copies & biometrics appt letter arrived 2/16, badly mangled AP NOA1 arrived 2/27; biometrics done 3/4/13)

Apr. 3, 2013: EAD & AP approved (received card 4/11)

Aug. 16, 2013: I-485 approved & green card production ordered!!!! (card arrived 8/26/13) (193 days)

ROC

2015 sometime? I've slept since then.

Naturalization

Dec. 20, 2019: N-400 submitted online (Boston, MA field office)

Jan. 9, 2020: Biometrics

Feb. 4, 2020: updated wait time = 4 months (estimated case completion June 2020)

Aug. 7, 2020: interview scheduled (!), but no idea when

Sept. 16, 2020: interview, Boston (approved)

Sept. 24, 2020: oath ceremony, Boston---DONE!!! (279 days from submission)

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Welcome back, Darkmoonfaerie, and glad you had a nice time!

The timeline adjudication estimates and processing dates are zooming forward lately! I know we shouldn't read any more into this than the slowdown before, but I can't help but find it encouraging nonetheless! CSC is late November and VSC is even saying December now!

It's so exciting, like you, I try not to get too excited, but I just can't help it. So glad to see they are working fast!!!! biggrin.gif

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