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mollyandstephen Contributor

mollyandstephen   0

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Congratulations, Peggy!!! It still amazes me how much you have been through during your visa journey. But the victory is yours at last!!!!!! I'm so excited for you!!!! I know that your reunion with Watson and Sweetee will be awesome!!!!

Just reminds me of my favorite quote----Thomas Paine said, "The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. That which we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. 'Tis dearness only that gives everything it's virtue."

ENJOY YOUR GLORIOUS TRIUMPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Molly

November 2004 Met my sweetheart Stephen online

March 22, 2005 Stephen and I got married in Ikeja, Nigeria

March 28, 2005 Had to leave my heart in Nigeria with Stephen

K-3 Journey

April 7 to December 12, 2005 Filing to visa interview

December 12, 2005 VISA GRANTED!!!!

December 15, 2005 Visa in hand!!!

December 19, 2005 MY HUSBAND ARRIVES IN USA!!!!!!!

AOS Journey

December 29, 2005 NOA1 receipt date for AOS, EAD

January 20, 2006 Received RFE for affidavit of support on AOS

January 23, 2006 Sent reply to MSC for RFE

January 24, 2006 RFE reply received at NBC

January 26, 2006 Email saying AOS is back on track

January 28, 2006 Received biometrics appointment letter for EAD and AOS

February 9, 2006 Biometrics appointment

February 20, 2006 EAD and AOS touched

March 30, 2006 Received interim EAD at Phoenix office.

June 7, 2006 EAD touched

June 8, 2006 EAD touched AGAIN

June 10, 2006 Received interview letter in mail for AOS

June 15, 2006 EAD approved FINALLY!!!!!

JULY 12, 2006 INTERVIEW AT PHOENIX DISTRICT OFFICE

JULY 20, 2006 AOS APPROVED!!!!!

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AfricanQueen Contributor

AfricanQueen   0

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Congrats!!!! It's been a long wait, full of ups and downs, disappointments and set backs. But you have finally made it! God's time is always the best time. I wish you the best and I hope that this will be worth the wait and all you expected and more.

AQ

From I-130 to Visa: Total process took 13 mos exactly

I751 Received at TSC 10 October 2007

Check cashed 02 November 2007 Case transferred to CSC

NOA or Biometrics letter never received

Infopass appointment December 18, 2007. Received stamp in passport and completed Biometrics

I-751 APPROVED 29 February 2008. Green card received 8 March 2008

N-400

Mailed December 12, 2008

NOA received December 23, 2008

Biometrics completed January 21, 2009[

CITZENSHIP GRANTED MAY 15, 2009

sercontigo Enthusiast

sercontigo   1

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I admire both of you. What love and what patience demonstrated between you two. Best wishes in the future, you DESERVE it. :yes:

La Verdadera y El Sincero - Siempre

2005 - 2006 Spent falling in love

22 May 2006 My journey to Nigeria

24 May 2006 David proposes to me

9 June 2006 Mailed I129F to TSC

30 June 2006 NOA-1

Case Transferred to CSC

27 July 2006 Touched

5 Sept 2006 Called USCIS for case / IMBRA status

14 Sept 2006 Touched

19 Sept 2006 Touched Again!

23 Sept 2006 Received IMBRA RFE by postal mail (postmarked 20 Sept 2006)

25 Sept 2006 Response to IMBRA RFE sent Priority Mail w/Delivery Confirmation

29 Sept 2006 Rec'd Email stating RFE received

1 Oct 2006 Touched - Same RFE rec'd message

17 Oct 2006 NOA-2 Rec'd via Email

23 Oct 2006 NOA-2 Rec'd via Postal Mail

9 Nov 2006 Email from NVC (response to my inquiry) w/NVC case# - file to Lagos 6 Nov

13 Nov 2006 Received NVC letter via Postal Mail

20 Nov 2006 Fiance went to Lagos Consulate- Interview Date Received

7 Feb 2007 Interview-VISA GRANTED!!! -

12 Feb 2007 Visa in Hand!!! ***Scheduled arrival 23 Feb 2007***

23 Feb 2007 Arrived JFK USA!!!

12 May 2007 Married

23 May 2007 Filed AOS

25 May 2007 Rec'd NOA1

meauxna Mentor

meauxna   15

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What a beautiful ending to an overly twisted story.. Peg, I wish you and your family *every* happiness. Congratulations. :)

Now That You Are A Permanent Resident

How Do I Remove The Conditions On Permanent Residence Based On Marriage?

Welcome to the United States: A Guide For New Immigrants

Yes, even this last one.. stuff in there that not even your USC knows.....

Here are more links that I love:

Arriving in America, The POE Drill

Dual Citizenship FAQ

Other Fora I Post To:

alt.visa.us.marriage-based http://britishexpats.com/ and www.***removed***.com

censored link = *family based immigration* website

Inertia. Is that the Greek god of 'can't be bothered'?

Met, married, immigrated, naturalized.

I-130 filed Aug02

USC Jul06

No Deje Piedras Sobre El Pavimento!

a&o Collaborator

a&o   4

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Wow! :) :) :)

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Becoming a U.S. Citizen

2/15/10 Sent N-400 packet via Fedex to Lewisville TX

2/19/10 Received text message and email notification of application received, check cashed

2/27/10 Received biometrics appointment letter

3/19/10 Biometrics appointment

3/25/10 Received email notice that case will be sent for interview scheduling at local office

3/26/10 Received yellow letter asking to being more tax records/info to interview

3/27/10 Received interview letter (dated 3/24/10)

4/28/10 Interview appointment

6/5/10 Received oath letter (dated 6/1/10)

6/29/10 Oath ceremony date

All4Kweku Contributor

All4Kweku   0

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Peggy....Wow....I am absolutely overjoyed for you, Watson and Sweetie. This is some fabulous news that I am so incredibly happy to hear about. You are one of the "old-school" VJers like myself and I am so happy to see that they finally granted a visa. We've talked about your case and all the twists and turns in the road and it is so good to see that it turned out favorably! Fannnntaastic!

1/5/2007 WEDDING DAY. ACCRA GHANA.

peglibr Rookie

peglibr   0

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Peggy....Wow....I am absolutely overjoyed for you, Watson and Sweetie. This is some fabulous news that I am so incredibly happy to hear about. You are one of the "old-school" VJers like myself and I am so happy to see that they finally granted a visa. We've talked about your case and all the twists and turns in the road and it is so good to see that it turned out favorably! Fannnntaastic!

So good to hear from both of you, African Queen and All4K!

Watson and Sweetie fly in Monday evening. I'm so excited.

All4K, hang in there. I think eventually they just get tired of your case and give up.

Peggy

8-03Met Watson onlineFeb, 04went to Ghana4-27Pet:9 lbs of emails Sent8-26NOA19-14NOA212-14W's intview.Rec'd whitepaper/no #'s "waiting for adpro"1-27-05W to cons.CO says forgot him!thinks he just wants green card.Gives W whitepaper markd "other";keeps 10 pgs of Pet,hands rest to W!Tells him NOT to retrn.2-1 I rec'v email REFUSAL for VISITOR'S VISAfor W from cons.NO RESPONSE after I email back 2x2-3-05Fax Sen Bond.2-23Letr to DOS3-10DOS woman tells me above from CO was temp"soft refusal.“COs don’t say refusal so person can’t cover up his lies,Don't worry about vis visa refusal.No concrn about Pet not on file-still in computer.Need S's mom to ok imgration to US; Contact Cng'm"3-29Letr from DOS says 221g refusal--need mom to ok imgration to US;email cons for specs 3-30Rec'v email from cons saying req has been FWDED TO NGO forREFUGEE RSETLMNTS-contact NGO/HMELND SEC. I email ??- unans'd3-31 contact Bond, Moore (Mom), Talent, Cleaver4-11 Letr to DOS,more unansd email to cons5-19"Shirley"from DOS CALLS-yes we're in 221g & need ok from Mom,"legalcustody” &W Is father-contact Accra Me: Email over & over:No Response.S-Priority on intviews & visas.5-24W to cons;put on AR,draws maps 8-9CO inviews ME w W8-29DNA kit at cons11-8 appt-nothing11-22W invstgd3-9-06 Appt

All4Kweku Contributor

All4Kweku   0

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I just can't stop saying wow. I know their arrival must seem so surreal especially since you've probably stopped daydreaming about it along time ago --i know i had:/...i meant to add (in my case)...that could have been read all wrong!

1/5/2007 WEDDING DAY. ACCRA GHANA.

Peter&Dana Apprentice

Peter&Dana   0

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I had to login out of sheer excitement to yell a huge CONGRATULATIONS to my girl Peggy!!!

I knew this day would come for you - Peter and I prayed together for you and we never lost hope. I was more afraid that YOU would be discouraged by the embassy's little antics, but you are one persistent lady. :)

Enjoy your reunion with dear Watson and Little Miss Sweetie. Take some time to completely ignore all the next steps, disregard the rules, and take some time for YOU. AOS and Round 2 will be waiting for you when you awaken from your bliss together over the next few weeks. We didn't apply for AOS for 5 months.

Enjoy your upcoming nuptials.

Much love to you Peggy.

Now, we'll direct all our prayers to All4Kweku. She's the remaining survivor in our little crew - our generation of Sub-Sahara. We're all in this together, at least on a spiritual level.

Sep, 1992 - First contact, as teenage penpals

1998 - Fell in love

Sep 12, 2002 - First meeting

Nov 13, 2003 - Engaged!

June 10, 2004 - I-129F expressed to Texas

June 15, 2004 - NOA1

Aug 12, 2004 - NOA2

Oct 2004 - Called Accra Embassy, picked up packet

Nov 23, 2004 - Got appt for Jan. 20

Dec 14, 2004 - Medicals & Vaccinations

Jan 13-23, 2005 - Dana goes to Ghana to attend interview

Jan 21, 2005 - Visa appointment! APPROVED!!!

Feb 4, 2005 - Visa pick-up date. Not yet processed. Peter told to come back Feb. 11! ARGH!

Feb 11 - Peter's brother gets visitor's visa to attend wedding. YES!

Feb 11, Part 2 - Peter got his passport back with the visa! Woohoo!

Feb 21, 2005 - Transit visa received

Feb 23, 2005 - Peter comes to Atlanta!

March 10, 2005 - Applied for SSN

Apr 2 - Wedding! Honeymoon!

Apr 18 - Reapplied for SSN (we never got it)

Apr 18 - Received marriage certificate in the mail

Apr 25 - Received SS card

Jun 19, 2005 - Submitted AOS and EAD

Jun 21, 2005 - AOS package received at Chicago Lockbox

Jul 1, 2005 - Checks cashed

Jul 5, 2005 - NOA's received for both AOS & EAD

Jul 6, 2005 - Walk-in biometrics

Aug 29, 2005 - EAD email approval (Dated 8/21) / EAD received same day

Nov 9, 2005 - I-485 forwarded to CSC

Jan 18,19,20,21 - Touched 4 times

Feb 7, 2006 - Case approved. We're free!

Mar 7, 2006 - Infopass appt - got I-551 stamp (Green card still not received)

Apr 3, 2006 - Got Welcome Letter and GC!

Oct 12, 2007 - Lifting of Conditions

Dec 2, 2009 - Naturalization!!!!!!

Peggy Experienced

Peggy   1

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Have a great reunion Peggy (F)

PEGGY & ROGER

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K-1/K-2 VISA'S APPROVED IN MONTREAL MAY 2, 2005

K-1/K-2 AOS APPROVED IN ATLANTA MAY 17, 2006

10 year GC Approved - APRIL 16th ,2009 - Peggy and Jonathan's......

Still waiting for our cards...Had to file I-90 as they sent them to the wrong address.

March 9th, 2010, Received GC that has been lost in the mail for 10 months. Still waiting for my son's that is lost as well.

Filed Waiver for my son's 10 year GC and it was approved. He finally received his GC after its been missing for 2 years.

Thanking God this is over for 10 years.

joej Collaborator

joej   0

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Wow, that is so great. I'm so happy for you. It is great to see a response from so many of the old timers. We do still lurk around here I guess. Anyway, best wishes to you.

Jodi

K3

10-xx-04 I129 sent

05-xx-05 NOA1 from USCIS - Aproved - Abandoned for Cr1

CR1

11-15-04 I-130 sent

12-10-04 NOA 1 fee changed had to resend info with new fee

12-11-04 Resend case with new fee

02-14-05 NOA 2 I-130 Case aproved and sent to NVC

02-25-05 NVC received case

03-21-05 Received I-864 fee bill

03-22-05 Sent $70 I-864 payment to

04-16-05 Received IV fee bill

04-17-05 Sent $ 380 IV payment to NVC

05-02-05 Received I-864 packet from NVC

05-02-05 Sent I-864 packet to NVC

05-11-05 NVC received IV payment

05-16-05 NVC sent third packet

05-25-05 Received DS-230 and third packet instructions

06-06-05 NVCReceived DS-230 per fed ex confirmation

06-07-05 NVC Enters DS-230 information in system

waiting waiting waiting

06-20-05 Case Completed!!!!!!!yipee.

waiting for interview date.............

7-26-05 Baby born!!!! yaya

8-15-05 Interview set for 9-29-05

9-29-05 Interview suck they want more proof

10-20-05 second interview

10-24-05 yaya haleloujhya finally got it.

10-28-05 going to meet husband in New York. yayayaya

10-30-05 Home!!!!

Lifting Conditions

7-28-07 Mailed form I751 and supporting documents. $275 (Old fee!!!!!Yipee!!!)

8-17-07 Check cleared my account.

8-20-07 Touched

8-30-07 Received Biometric apointment letter.

9-11-07 Biometrics Apointment

9-22-07 Received letter of approval

9-24-07 Received GC Whoo hoo done for 10 years!!!

09-20-09 Sent N-400 for Citizenship

11-01-09 Bio

01-11-10 Passed Interview

01-16-10 Received notice for swearing in ceremony

02-03-10 Swearing in ceremony

mandolinv Explorer

mandolinv   0

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Oh!!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!!! Congradulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Met on internet 6/04. Married at court house in Aba, Nigeria 12/04. 3/05 traditional ceremony in Nigeria w/ my picture. 12/05 finally together again. 4/06 ceremony/celebration in the states together

I 130

1/10/05-sent

2/11/05-NOA1

5/30-touch

6/16-rep contact

6/27-Approved

7/?/05-ds3032/i864 bill generated

7/22/05-sent payment $70

8/1/05-IV visa bill generated

8/11/05-sent bill overnight

8/20/05- rec. 864 packet

8/25/05- nvc rec. IV bill

8/29/05-overnight 864

9/6/05-rec. ds230 (waiting on husband info)

9/28/05-sent ds230

9/29/05-ds230 rec

11/9/05 RFE for orig. birth cert.

11/9/05-sent origional

11/29/05 case complete-abandoned for k-3

129f

3/2/05 sent 3/15/04 noa 1 6/17/05 touched

6/20/05 touched 6/29/05 -heard approved on phone

7/21/05 - husband got packet/interview date at consulate

12/15/05- visa Approved!

12/20/05 picked up visa

AOS

1/9/06 mailed AOS & EAD

1/18/06 NOA 1 AOS and EAD

2/8/06 received appt. notice for bio

2/2/06 EAD touched

2/22/06 EAD touched

3/6/06 apt. date for both bio.

3/7/06 AOS/EAD touched

3/10/06 EAD on it's way

3/14/06 received EAD

3/20/06 filed for ssn

3/28/06 rec ssn

5/10/06 rec noa for AOS interview on June 26

6/22/06 found out pregnant- So happy!!!!

6/26/06 interview-Officer led us to believe we'd have card soon

7/8/06 e-mail stating welcome letter on it's way!

7/13/06 rec. Green card. Yipee!!

 
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