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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,834

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Our journey:

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September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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The Mean Lady
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I just spent the last 45 minutes looking for a third time today and as I stood in the livingroom stumped and ready to give up... I looked at the couch and realized I hadnt looked there yet. After fi

JohnR!
JohnR!

Dumpster diving anyone!?!?!?! On a serious note, these incidents are little reminders that we own nothing. We are only temporary keepers of our possessions. Having said that, I hope you find it!

Penguin_ie
Penguin_ie

Yay! Time to get the rings re-sized, or wear them on a necklace

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caly   48

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Awesome news! :dance:

USCIS: CR-1 Visa @ Vermont Service Center (Approved in 140 days from NOA1)

03/07/11: I-130 package sent to Chicago Lockbox

03/14/11: NOA1 via text and email (03/21/11: in the mail); petition routed to VSC

07/27/11: NOA2 via text and email (07/30/11: received in the mail)

08/01/11: Case received at NVC

09/19/11: Case complete and forwarded to consulate

10/19/11: Interview (APPROVED!!!)

11/18/11: POE

12/12/11: 2- year Green Card arrives in the mail

12/22/11: Applied for SSN at local office

12/26/11: SSN arrives in the mail

08/20/13: ROC window opens

10/03/13: I-751 package sent to Vermont Service Center

10/05/13: I-751 Delivered (Signed for by Karen Fitzgerald)

10/09/13: Check cleared bank account

10/11/13: NOA1 received (dated 10/07/13)

10/19/13: Biometrics appointment notice received (dated 10/16/13)

11/12/13: Biometrics appointment in Buffalo, NY

11/15/13: Case transferred to CSC

03/04/14: USCIS case status update: Card/Document Production (i.e. APPROVED!!!)

03/07/14: USCIS case status update: Green Card in the postal system; tracking number

03/08/14: Approval notice arrives in the mail (dated 03/04/2014; USCIS Office: Buffalo, NY)

03/10/14: 10-year Green Card arrives in the mail

Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,996

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Yay! Time to get the rings re-sized, or wear them on a necklace :)

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Apapaia   25

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I just spent the last 45 minutes looking for a third time today and as I stood in the livingroom stumped and ready to give up... I looked at the couch and realized I hadnt looked there yet.

After fighting to remove the cushions ( this thing is falling apart and wires always entangle themselves in the cushion) I finally got one off which revealed my rings sitting in the giant hole in the center of the couch! I am officially happy again. Woohoo!!!!

Great news! YAY!

Giovanna

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C-ma'am   684

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Glad you found them! I made a little crocheted basket to keep mine. I normally just take them off when I cook and I've always been afraid I'd misplace them.

My little basket was the perfect solution! I should make you one!

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The Mean Lady   604

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I actually have an actual real legitly sold-as ring holder.

It has a suction cup on on the bottom and a magnet in the middle of it to keep them on there.

But I take them off all over the place, so it's unrealistic. I'm going to chalk this up to a fluke.

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mamaSue   38

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Yaaay....glad you found them!!!

Isn't it strange.... when we lose something...and look for it in the same place over and over again....and actually expect it to be there on the 3rd or 4th look??

or.... is it just me???:blush:

Old and Grumpy....But an American Citizen!!!

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The Mean Lady   604

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Yaaay....glad you found them!!!

Isn't it strange.... when we lose something...and look for it in the same place over and over again....and actually expect it to be there on the 3rd or 4th look??

or.... is it just me???:blush:

It's not just you.

I looked on the coffee table, my desk, the bathroom sink, and kitchen counter more times than I care to admit.

Those are the only places I've ever put them (except apparently on my lap now) so I kept thinking

"c'mon I'm sure they just slid under something and I'm not seeing them"

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Cathi   5,784

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I misplaced my wedding band last week, it is a horrible feeling. My husband was like yours and said "don't worry we will just buy a new one" I said to him I don't want a new one, it has sentimental value. Needless to say after searching everywhere, even the trash like you did, I finally found it in a very unlikely place.


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The Mean Lady   604

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I misplaced my wedding band last week, it is a horrible feeling. My husband was like yours and said "don't worry we will just buy a new one" I said to him I don't want a new one, it has sentimental value. Needless to say after searching everywhere, even the trash like you did, I finally found it in a very unlikely place.

LOL my story exactly.

Except, while the couch SEEMS like a very likely place, it was very UNLIKELY for me because I never put them on my lap, that's just silly. I guess I was just being silly at the moment.

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Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,479

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so, when i come in from farming, i strip down on the mud porch.

First thing? my hat comes off, I place it upside down.

INSIDE THE HAT goes all the contents of my pockets and my rings

I always know where my stuff is, it's inside the hat !

Perhaps you could adopt something similar ?

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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bsd058   296

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I just spent the last 45 minutes looking for a third time today and as I stood in the livingroom stumped and ready to give up... I looked at the couch and realized I hadnt looked there yet.

After fighting to remove the cushions ( this thing is falling apart and wires always entangle themselves in the cushion) I finally got one off which revealed my rings sitting in the giant hole in the center of the couch! I am officially happy again. Woohoo!!!!

Great! Wow! If my wife lost her rings I would be livid. lol. I'm SO glad you found them! I think my wife lost her diamond earrings, because I don't remember her wearing them in a while. And she used to love wearing them. Maybe she's just scared to lose them.

PS - when I lose something important it always happens the way you posted. It's always when I give up looking that I think to myself, well I haven't tried such and such a place, and the thing always ends up being there.

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