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UK2ATL   9

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How many of you use the envelope that came with your green card to protect it and prevent wireless interference?

How can wireless interference effect it?

Matt

My Immigration Progress

12/12/12 - Forms Sent (i-130, i-485, i-765, i-131, i-864)

12/13/12 - USCIS Received

12/18/12 - NOA's Received

12/24/12 - Biometrics Appointment Received.

01/03/13 - RFE Received (I-485)

01/08/13 - Biometrics Appointment, Atlanta, GA (27 days)

01/15/13 - EAD Approved (34 days)

01/15/13 - AP Approved (34 days)

01/15/13 - Interview ready for Scheduling

01/18/13 - EAD in Production

01/24/13 - EAD Card Received (Serves as Advance Parole) (43 Days)

01/25/13 - Applied for Social Security Number

01/31/13 - Social Security Number Received

02/25/13 - AOS Interview Scheduled for 03/27/13

03/27/13 - AOS Interview, Atlanta, GA - Approved on the spot! (105 days)

03/27/13 - Green Card ordered for production

04/04/13 - Green Card Received (113 Days)

Dave + Loni Explorer

Dave + Loni   10

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The envelope was intended to prevent a special machine from reading the electronic info on the card. you can keep using it but unless you very unlucky or a special target it's a very low risk of someone stealing the info.

You can keep the card inside to prevent this if you like. there is not concern of the card being changed.

Inky Grand Master

Inky   1,111

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I use it so it doesn't get scratches on it etc.

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Your I-129f was approved in 5 days from your NOA1 date.

Your interview took 67 days from your I-129F NOA1 date.

AOS was approved in 2 months and 8 days without interview.

ROC was approved in 3 months and 2 days without interview.

I am a Citizen of the United States of America. 04/16/13

Penguin_ie Grand Master

Penguin_ie   5,996

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I use it so it doesn't get scratches on it etc.

Yep, me too. It was in the back pocket of my wallet and I think in 3 years, I took it out twice.

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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Nich-Nick Grand Master

Nich-Nick   3,354

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How many of you use the envelope that came with your green card to protect it and prevent wireless interference?

How can wireless interference effect it?

Matt

My husband used the envelope and carried it in his wallet for three years. He turned it in at his oath ceremony, the day he became a USC.

By the way, congratulations on your new card. Have you looked at all the holograms on the back side? Pretty cool.

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K-1 Timeline 4 months, 19 days 03-10-08 VSC to 7-29-08 Interview London

10-05-08 Married

AOS Timeline 5 months, 14 days 10-9-08 to 3-23-09 No interview

Removing Conditions Timeline 5 months, 20 days12-27-10 to 06-10-11 No interview

Citizenship Timeline 3 months, 26 days 12-31-11 Dallas to 4-26-12 Interview Houston

05-16-12 Oath ceremony

The journey from Fiancé to US citizenship:

4 years, 2 months, 6 days

243 pages of forms/documents submitted

No RFEs

mamaSue Collaborator

mamaSue   38

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I kept mine in the little envelope... but didn't carry it with me...just carried a copy.

2 weeks ago I became a USC , handed my GC in at the ceremony....but kept the empty envelope as a souvenir!!:thumbs:

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

VanessaTony Grand Master

VanessaTony   3,567

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How many of you use the envelope that came with your green card to protect it and prevent wireless interference?

How can wireless interference effect it?

Yes I do... well I don't carry the card (it's almost time to hand it over hopefully for USC so I don't want to lose it) but the card is in it, and stays in it.

It's to prevent people from being able to read it. There are some devices that can read the data on the card, just like they can read credit cards, and that would be a security issue.

Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

Notes:
- For my "standard" timeline please see timeline to the left
- For timeline with Aussie specifics & more detailed info, please see the "About Me" section of my profile

Moomin Proficient

Moomin   292

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Leave it with the rest of your important papers somewhere safe. Carry an enlarged photocopy of it instead. It is only in a few states a police officer may ask of your immigration status anyways.

You can read more about unauthorized reading of electronic chips here; http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_2788.html#Twelve

K1 process, October 2010 > POE, July 2011

I-129F approved in 180 days from NOA1 date. (195 days from filing to NOA2 in hand)

Interview took 224 days from I-129F NOA1 date. (241 days from filing petition until visa in hand)

From filing I-129F petition until POE: 285 days

Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

AOS process, December 2011 > July 2012

EAD/AP Approval took 51 days from NOA1 date to email update. (77 days from filing until EAD/AP in hand)

AOS Approval took 206 days from NOA1 date to email update. (231 days from filing until greencard in hand)

From filing I-129F petition until greencard in hand: 655 days

Click timeline or "about me" for all details.

 
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