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sarahk316   2

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This whole situation has made me feel so isolated. I can't wait for it to be over. I'm here looking for people in a similar situation.. nobody quite understands how hard this all is. Here's my story in a nutshell.

I'm Sarah, about to turn 27.. Came to US in 2007 with f1 visa from England, in great academic standing. Met my husband in 2009, we married in Jan of 2011 and had our first child in May 2011. Due to the economy my student loan was canceled after the first yr in school and in 2010 I went out of status because I could not pay anymore. 2 weeks after our baby was born, ICE came to our home at 6am and took me into custody. I had been out of status for about 4 months, we were waiting for my husband's citizenship to come through which, ironically arrived the following week. Now, I'm in deportation proceedings and my master hearing is in one month. I don't have any criminal record and have been in no trouble nor done anything illegal. We sent off our I-130 on November 1 2011 and the only update so far is that it has been transfered to a local field office. I presume we will be interviewed soon. Our baby girl is 1 now. I don't have a valid id, no driver's license and ICE took my passport. Obviously it is very difficult to take my child places [husband works full time] without a license, or any form of in-date id. I also have many family members in England who I want to see and who I want to meet my little girl. We figured this would be fixed by now; I have relatives who are 85+ years old and I'm afraid they may never meet my baby.

Yuck, this is so hard. I really hope to meet new friends, and I sincerely wish everyone the best with your journeys.

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WrightFamily   34

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Good luck Sarah!! :innocent:

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05/29/2011: Married

08/12/2011: Sent I-130 packet.

08/15/2011: NOA1, Priority Date

02/22/2012: NOA2 - Approved

02/25/2012: NOA2 - Received hard copy in mail

NVC

03/06/2012: NVC received

03/07/2012: NVC Case Number, BIN & IIN Assigned

03/08/2012: DS3032 sent by email (auto response received immediately)

03/13/2012: Re-send DS3032 by email (auto response received immediately)

03/13/2012: Received (2)Email with DS-3032 Kit and AOS Bill instructions

03/14/2012: AOS bill appears as PAID

03/16/2012: Mailed AOS package (I-864)USPS EXPRESS

03/16/2012: DS-3032 Accepted Via Beneficiary Email (Took 8 DAYS from 1st Email)

03/20/2012: IV bill invoiced & paid $404.00

03/21/2012: IV bill Payment reflecting PAID / AOS checklist received

03/30/2012: IV package DS-230 sent via USPS Priority

04/02/2012: IV package Delivered @ 11:55 am w/signature

04/12/2012: Re-Sent DS-230 Part 1 W/Photocopy of receipt from Hong Kong Police Via USPS EXPRESS

04/13/2012: DS-230 Part 1 package Delivered to NVC ATTN:DR @11:52am

04/17/2012: CASE COMPLETE (41 Days @NVC)

04/22/2012: Request Expedite

04/24/2012: Expedite Approved!(2days)

04/25/2012: Case sent to U.S. Consulate General in HONG KONG

Medical / US Consulate / POE:

04/30/2012: U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong received

05/16/2012: Interview Scheduled May 22, 2012

05/22/2012: Interview APPROVED!!!!!!

05/26/2012: Visa in Hand (9 months 11 days from NOA1)

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mfranc68   31

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Hello friend! I'm sorry to hear you are having these problems. This too shall pass. You mentioned that you were waiting for your husband's citizenship to come through. From what country is your husband originally from?

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sarahk316   2

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Hello friend! I'm sorry to hear you are having these problems. This too shall pass. You mentioned that you were waiting for your husband's citizenship to come through. From what country is your husband originally from?

He's from Mexico but he came to the US when he was a little boy. He is a citizen now and has been since everything happened. Thanks all for the positive words. I posted a few questions in the adjustment of status from f1 category, if any of you know anything about that I'd appreciate any help at all. Thank you again!

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shefellfromheaven   18

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Sarah,

It may feel like forever, Hang in there!

This whole situation has made me feel so isolated. I can't wait for it to be over. I'm here looking for people in a similar situation.. nobody quite understands how hard this all is. Here's my story in a nutshell.

I'm Sarah, about to turn 27.. Came to US in 2007 with f1 visa from England, in great academic standing. Met my husband in 2009, we married in Jan of 2011 and had our first child in May 2011. Due to the economy my student loan was canceled after the first yr in school and in 2010 I went out of status because I could not pay anymore. 2 weeks after our baby was born, ICE came to our home at 6am and took me into custody. I had been out of status for about 4 months, we were waiting for my husband's citizenship to come through which, ironically arrived the following week. Now, I'm in deportation proceedings and my master hearing is in one month. I don't have any criminal record and have been in no trouble nor done anything illegal. We sent off our I-130 on November 1 2011 and the only update so far is that it has been transfered to a local field office. I presume we will be interviewed soon. Our baby girl is 1 now. I don't have a valid id, no driver's license and ICE took my passport. Obviously it is very difficult to take my child places [husband works full time] without a license, or any form of in-date id. I also have many family members in England who I want to see and who I want to meet my little girl. We figured this would be fixed by now; I have relatives who are 85+ years old and I'm afraid they may never meet my baby.

Yuck, this is so hard. I really hope to meet new friends, and I sincerely wish everyone the best with your journeys.

In your Strength, I can crush an army; with my God , I can scale any wall .....2nd Samuel 22:30

For God did not give us a spirit of fear and timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline}... 2 Timothy 1 :7[/i]

Set me as seal over your heart. Solomon 8:6

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AOS

08/03/2009 - AOS Approval

08/13/ 2009- GC in mail

ROC

09/01/2011 - Roc Approval

N - 400

06/15/2012 - Mailed N - 400 package to Phoenix

06/19/2012 - Notice of Action

07/20/2012 - Biometrics

08/20/2012 - Interview: PASSED

09/21/2012 - Oath Ceremony :)

09/21/2012 - US Citizen

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teach_says   4

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I can't imagine how hard it is being unable to do anything... Good luck on your journey Sarah. I've added you, so feel free to chat to me whenever.

02/17/02: KH & PH started dating

11/11/06: Married in the UK

05/10/12: Sent off I-130 via Express Mail

05/11/12: I-130 signed for at Chicago Lockbox

05/11/12: Priority date for I-130

05/21/12: Received NOA1 hardcopy VSC

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N-o-l-a   7,167

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I know you've probably thought of this - but why not bring your spouse back to England?

I'm a British/American citizen marrying a Dane and I would happily live in England, America, or Denmark or just about anywhere as long as it was with him...

3/2/18  E-filed N-400 under 5 year rule

3/26/18 Biometrics

7/2019-12/2019 (Yes, 16- 21 months) Estimated time to interview MSP office.

 

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Holly2234   66

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I know you've probably thought of this - but why not bring your spouse back to England?

I'm a British/American citizen marrying a Dane and I would happily live in England, America, or Denmark or just about anywhere as long as it was with him...

The rules to bring a spouse to England are quite strict and very difficult to get around unless youre rolling in the Benjamins...

Anyway, good luck to you and i hope it all works out for your family. Your daughter is about the same age as mine, just enjoy her growing up for now and look to the future :)

CR-1
07-01-2011 : Married

05-10-2012 : I-130 Mailed to London (DCF)
05-11-2012 : I-130 Delivered and signed for at Embassy
05-18-2012 : NOA1 Email
07-26-2012 : NOA2 (69 days)
07-28-2012 : NOA2 hard copy received
08-10-2012 : LND Case number received. Letter dated 08-07-2012
08-15-2012 : DS-230 and DS-2001 mailed to Embassy
08-23-2012 : Medical
09-14-2012 : Emailed Embassy and confirmed DS forms have finally been logged (After 29 days)
09-22-2012 : Interview letter received. Dated September 19th.
10-03-2012 : Interview - Approved!
NOA1 to Interview - 138 days.
10-10-2012 : Passport with Visa delivered two hours late at 8pm.
10-22-2012 : POE Philadelphia
11-15-2012 : Green Card received in mail
12-11-2012 : Went to the Social Security office to apply for SSN after it did not arrive.
12-15-2012 : SSN Arrived in 4 days.

05-09-2013 : Left USC Husband.
11-28-2013: Filed for divorce.

05-01-2014: Divorced

05-08-2014: Sent I-751 petition to VSC

05-13-2014: NOA1 (was not postmarked until 5/22/14 and received on 5/24/14)
06-18-2014: Biometrics in St. Albans, VT

11-21-2014: RFE. Received on 11/24/14.

01-22-2015: Interview notice mailed out. Received 1/26/15

02-12-2015: Interview in St Albans, VT - Approved during interview!

CRBA
08-16-2012 : CRBA in London for our daughter - Approved!
09-11-2012 : CRBA and Passport arrived.
09-25-2012 : SSN Arrived. Mailed from MD on 09-17-2012

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sarahk316   2

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Thanks everyone! Yes we planned on trying to go back to England if it came down to that. My deportation case was closed at my master hearing. I am extremely happy today, even with an extremely grumpy little girl!

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cappucino boy   29

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Now Sarah, You can sit back a little and enjoy some of our fine southern CA sunshine. I hope that your weekend is relaxing with all that unresloved stuff now gone. You still need to file but that is just now part of the process. Did they give you back your passport? What is next for you guys now?

Thanks everyone! Yes we planned on trying to go back to England if it came down to that. My deportation case was closed at my master hearing. I am extremely happy today, even with an extremely grumpy little girl!

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Holly2234   66

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Thats great news!

CR-1
07-01-2011 : Married

05-10-2012 : I-130 Mailed to London (DCF)
05-11-2012 : I-130 Delivered and signed for at Embassy
05-18-2012 : NOA1 Email
07-26-2012 : NOA2 (69 days)
07-28-2012 : NOA2 hard copy received
08-10-2012 : LND Case number received. Letter dated 08-07-2012
08-15-2012 : DS-230 and DS-2001 mailed to Embassy
08-23-2012 : Medical
09-14-2012 : Emailed Embassy and confirmed DS forms have finally been logged (After 29 days)
09-22-2012 : Interview letter received. Dated September 19th.
10-03-2012 : Interview - Approved!
NOA1 to Interview - 138 days.
10-10-2012 : Passport with Visa delivered two hours late at 8pm.
10-22-2012 : POE Philadelphia
11-15-2012 : Green Card received in mail
12-11-2012 : Went to the Social Security office to apply for SSN after it did not arrive.
12-15-2012 : SSN Arrived in 4 days.

05-09-2013 : Left USC Husband.
11-28-2013: Filed for divorce.

05-01-2014: Divorced

05-08-2014: Sent I-751 petition to VSC

05-13-2014: NOA1 (was not postmarked until 5/22/14 and received on 5/24/14)
06-18-2014: Biometrics in St. Albans, VT

11-21-2014: RFE. Received on 11/24/14.

01-22-2015: Interview notice mailed out. Received 1/26/15

02-12-2015: Interview in St Albans, VT - Approved during interview!

CRBA
08-16-2012 : CRBA in London for our daughter - Approved!
09-11-2012 : CRBA and Passport arrived.
09-25-2012 : SSN Arrived. Mailed from MD on 09-17-2012

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