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  1. 1. What you did after arrival on the first day

    • ate at restuarant
      15
    • Stayed home
      33
    • Visited family and friends
      11
    • Nothing
      3
    • Non of my business
      5

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nate200233713   0

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Curious what did everybody do with their new arrivals on the first day...not at night (ha ha ha)

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Met on the phone September 2004

Met in Person Danang, Vietnam March 2005

got off the airplane March 23 could not sleep so got ALL paperwork done and sent March 24, 2005

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Approval pending..........approve please!!!!!!

August 9, 2005 APPROVED! Finally!!!!!

October 15 Pack 3 received by MY Trinh she sends it back ASAP

January 17 06....Happy new year and interview scheduled....pass please!!!!

January 17, 2006 "PASSED!" only one out of ten. Now we buy plane ticket

February 3, 2006 Arrival to the US "Welcome to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!" I love life

January 16th USA time She passed!!!!! Oh MY G-D I can sleep again.

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almaty Grand Master

almaty   19

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stayed home and did the laundry

Peace to All creatures great and small............................................

But when we turn to the Hebrew literature, we do not find such jokes about the donkey. Rather the animal is known for its strength and its loyalty to its master (Genesis 49:14; Numbers 22:30).

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RussianGirl   0

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I first came to the US in 1996 as an exchange student. As soon as we left the airport, my host family took me to a restaurant and bought me a hamburger.

Does that count? :lol:

Ksenia

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Jasman0717   9

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Curious what did everybody do with their new arrivals on the first day...not at night (ha ha ha)

bouncy bouncy :blush:

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United States & Republic of the Philippines

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

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Kajikit   65

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Since I arrived in LA at the end of an 18 hour+ day of plane travel, I checked into the hotel and SLEPT! When I arrived in Fort Lauderdale it was 2am so we went home and went to bed - to SLEEP mind you! Get your mind out of the gutter...

Actually the first thing we did was to call my parents and let them know I was here safely... THEN we slept.

Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

STAGE 2A - Arriving in US (4 Nov 2004) to AOS Application (16 April 2005) - 5 months, 13 days (164 days)

STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

STAGE 4 - CITIZENSHIP (filing under 5-year rule - residency start date on green card Jan 11th, 2006)

*N400 filed December 15, 2011

*Interview March 12, 2012

*Oath Ceremony March 23, 2012.

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!

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Marilyn.   340

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I told hubby before I got there that there was one place I wanted to go first thing after I got there.... And we did... It was In and Out for one of the best burgers.. yum yum :D

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Kajikit   65

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-_--_-:P

Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

STAGE 2A - Arriving in US (4 Nov 2004) to AOS Application (16 April 2005) - 5 months, 13 days (164 days)

STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

STAGE 4 - CITIZENSHIP (filing under 5-year rule - residency start date on green card Jan 11th, 2006)

*N400 filed December 15, 2011

*Interview March 12, 2012

*Oath Ceremony March 23, 2012.

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!

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Nikita2Charles   32

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went straight home, as my parents had already prepare a nice dinner for us, Had a nice shower specially after more than 23hrs flight.

Gone but not Forgotten!

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Nautilus Rookie

Nautilus   0

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I stayed home on the first day after arrived here. I got sick that day, though........ :crying:

That was why I had to stay home to rest.

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Oct/20/2004 Sent I-129F to CSC

Oct/22/2004 CSC recieved I129F

Nov/01/2004 NOA1

Jan/10/2005 NOA2 APPROVED Online

Jan/19/2005 NOA2 received by the mail

Jan/28/2005 Case arrived embassy in Bangkok

Feb/02/2005 Picked up Packet 3 and got interview date

Feb/18/2005 INTERVIEW DAY!!!!! (120 days)

Feb/22/2005 VISA VISA VISA

Feb/27/2005 Pond's Graduation day!!

Apr/18/2005 No More Good Byes Pond! Fly to Thailand

Apr/27/2005 Pond and Alex in HAWAII. Paradise at last!

AOS

July/11/2005 Pond and Alex Wedding

Aug/26/2005 Mailed AOS to Chicago

Sep/03/2005 NOA received

Dec/29/2005 Biometrics successful in NY

Jan/11/2006 Case was transferred to CA

Jan/26/2006 Case was approved

Feb/07/2006 I got greencard.........

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I first came to the US in 1996 as an exchange student. As soon as we left the airport, my host family took me to a restaurant and bought me a hamburger.

Does that count? :lol:

Same for me. But I don't think this apllies to us!

ps: I didn't have to stay with a host family though! :whistle: My father had his old buddy "bodyguard" pick me up at airport. Imagine what it's like to have a Vietnam veteran drive you around town :help: :help: (the scariest moment of my life) Lucky I didn't have a curfew!! :lol: I took a shower and went straight to bed (I was really exhausted).

Sometimes I think I know everything, and I regain consciousness. Seen it all, done it all, forgot most of it....

So much plenitude, yet so much emptiness

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The Journey, Part I: I-129F (K-3)

I 129F sent to Chicago 11/14/05

NOA1 12/14/05, received by snail mail 12/23/05

NOA2 01/17/06, received by snail mail 01/20/05

Received Packet "3" 02/17/06

Medicals done in Nairobi 03/22/06

VISA APPROVED in Nairobi 03/30/06

Husband arrives ni USA!

The Journey, Part II: EAD and AOS

EAD mailed to Chicago 05/17/06

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rebeccajo Grand Master

rebeccajo   14

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Well, I checked stayed home....but...

We actually got home at like 2 in the morning. Crashed but I was up at 7 am to take my son to school!!

Then we stayed home all day...slept and did the 'bouncy'.....and had a football game to go to that night...!!!

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