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GOD is good, all of the time. My spouse is teaching me to thank God for these setbacks as if they are a gift. She is much younger than me but very wise indeed. I called NVC again today no interview date yet. I actually thanked God yesterday for another setback... what the heck!? Anyways congrats to you two. Aloha Ke Akua

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My vacation went GREAT! I saw my Honey for 5 days and it was amazing. It was much needed and it definitely took my mind of the process for a bit. Yesterday was hard though! Leaving him each time gets harder especially when you are left in the air with no decision! We cried and departed and my heart felt heavy all through yesterday. I traveled from 8am until 3am to get home and when I checked the mail to see if my NOA2 was there of course it wasn't! I prayed for a long time last night for hope strength and maybe an answer!

This morning my usual routine is to get to work sign in to my PC and open up all my work screens. For the past 8 months USCIS.gov was one of them. Everyday I entered my receipt number and it told me my case could not be found! sad.png Today I looked and all of sudden it was there!! On May 22 we mailed you and NOA2 that your app was APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG. My whole department clapped and some even cried! Thank you Jesus! I love you! I woke him up and we both cried because GOD is good and answered our prayer!!!

Thank you VJ fam for all the love! Now on to the CITA!!!!!

Very happy for you!!!! I just wish mines would come through!

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GOD is good, all of the time. My spouse is teaching me to thank God for these setbacks as if they are a gift. She is much younger than me but very wise indeed. I called NVC again today no interview date yet. I actually thanked God yesterday for another setback... what the heck!? Anyways congrats to you two. Aloha Ke Akua

My soon to be husband is also from Hawaii and just like yourself there is an age difference between us. Do you think this would be an issue at the interview. :\

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Met my husband 2007
Officially Girlfriend and Boyfriend March 2008
Engaged/Asked permission to my family June 2008
Marriage October 2009
File I130 November 2009
File I129F November 2009

December 15,2009 CFO ( Commission on Filipinos Overseas)

Feb. 6, 2010 change passport to married name
I129F Approved February 18, 2010
I130 Approved March 9, 2010
Medical March 30 & 31, 2010 passed
Choice of Agent April 1, 2010
Interview April 12, 2010 AP reason NBI
IV FEE April 19, 2010 $400
NBI Interview May 14, 2010 written explanation
June 15, 2010 DS-230, finger scanning and swearing-in for CR1
June 17, 2010 Petition upgrade from K3 to CR1 Approved Thank you Lord
June 19, 2010 13:54 Saturday Visa in hand
July 10, 2010 Port of Entry Detroit.
July 19, 2010 Letter from POE filled out for
September 14, 2010 1st Welcome Letter from USCIS
September 17, 2010 2nd Welcome Letter from USCIS
September 20, 2010 Green Card yeheyyyy
December 22, 2010 Social Security Card
March 3, 2011 State ID
April 30, 2012 File Removal of Condition
May 5, 2012 Received and encash check
May 7, 2012 NO1 and 1 year Ext. while waiting for the approval of 10 year GC
June 4, 2012 Biometric Appointment
Jan. 31, 2013 Received Notice of RFE
Feb. 7, 2013 Sent RFE
Feb. 13, 2013 Vermont Service Received RFE
Mar. 22, 2013 RFE approved ordered reproduction of New Card
Mar. 28, 2013 Received New Card

Aug. 8, 2015 File N-400

Sept. 9, 2015 Biometric Appointment

Feb. 1, 2016 Interview

Feb. 18, 2016 Oath taking ( American Citizen Done).

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My soon to be husband is also from Hawaii and just like yourself there is an age difference between us. Do you think this would be an issue at the interview. :\

Not so sure about Trinidad and Tobago as far as age difference goes. Although our situation is a little different from yours in that we were married last year in Philippines. We had to go to the US Embassy in Manila and the officer there wanted to see my wife's birth certificate. He just wanted to make sure she was 18. He was very nice. We ran back to the hotel and got her birth certificate and returned to embassy. He looked at her birth certificate and said no problem here, it's fine. By the way my wife is 19, I was 55 at the time of our marriage. I know what many are thinking but I believe she loves me just as much as I love her. She as well as myself believe that GOD brought the two of us together. There were just too many coincidences and too many roadblocks that we both faced that were cleared as we walked along together. It was amazing! Everything just fell into place. It was nothing short of miraculous.

I see you guys are doing a fiance visa. We have wedding photos with her entire family, marriage certificate, and so much documentation to back up the fact that we have a legitimate relationship/marriage. I have visited her twice already and plan on meeting her and attending the embassy interview with her. I think most important for the two of you is have you met in person within the last two years? Do you have photos together in landmark type places that are easily recognizable as being in Trinidad and Tobago? You just need to prove that you have a legitimate relationship as far as I know. Good luck and God Speed. Aloha and Mahalo P.S. Is your husband on the island of Maui by any chance?

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Not so sure about Trinidad and Tobago as far as age difference goes. Although our situation is a little different from yours in that we were married last year in Philippines. We had to go to the US Embassy in Manila and the officer there wanted to see my wife's birth certificate. He just wanted to make sure she was 18. He was very nice. We ran back to the hotel and got her birth certificate and returned to embassy. He looked at her birth certificate and said no problem here, it's fine. By the way my wife is 19, I was 55 at the time of our marriage. I know what many are thinking but I believe she loves me just as much as I love her. She as well as myself believe that GOD brought the two of us together. There were just too many coincidences and too many roadblocks that we both faced that were cleared as we walked along together. It was amazing! Everything just fell into place. It was nothing short of miraculous.

I see you guys are doing a fiance visa. We have wedding photos with her entire family, marriage certificate, and so much documentation to back up the fact that we have a legitimate relationship/marriage. I have visited her twice already and plan on meeting her and attending the embassy interview with her. I think most important for the two of you is have you met in person within the last two years? Do you have photos together in landmark type places that are easily recognizable as being in Trinidad and Tobago? You just need to prove that you have a legitimate relationship as far as I know. Good luck and God Speed. Aloha and Mahalo P.S. Is your husband on the island of Maui by any chance?

Who cares about Age Difference? Love is such a beautiful thing. If you find True Love and manage to hold on to it, then count yourself not just lucky, but truly blessed. I'm 29 and my fiancé is 64. We have met twice before and booked to meet again in July. We have tons of photos and we're very much in love with each other. He is my love and joy and the light of my life. I miss him dearly and I'm very impatient to begin our lives together under one roof :) So happy that things are going well for you. By the way my intended husband is from Kailua Kona. Hawaii seems like paradise :)

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Who cares about Age Difference? Love is such a beautiful thing. If you find True Love and manage to hold on to it, then count yourself not just lucky, but truly blessed. I'm 29 and my fiancé is 64. We have met twice before and booked to meet again in July. We have tons of photos and we're very much in love with each other. He is my love and joy and the light of my life. I miss him dearly and I'm very impatient to begin our lives together under one roof smile.png So happy that things are going well for you. By the way my intended husband is from Kailua Kona. Hawaii seems like paradise smile.png

Wow that's cool. Your age difference is almost exactly the same as ours. And you are right age makes no difference. My wife's family is so happy for her. I met her online on a dating site. There was something about her that just drew me in. After a couple of months chatting I decided to visit her. I surprised her and arrived the night before my scheduled arrival. So I showed up at her apartment that she shared with her sister and the security guard went to call her, it was 11:30 at night. She lived in a woman's only dorm. She came out and saw me, screamed and ran back into the apartment. I could hear her screaming to her sister that I was there. After a few minutes her sister came out and also screamed, gave me a big hug and ran back into the apartment to get her sister. A few minutes later my beautiful Zoila came out and I saw her close up for the first time. She was so beautiful. Her eyes told me everything I needed to know. She is just 4'9" (I am 5'11"). She approached me, grabbed my arm and looked up at me with those big beautiful brown eyes. I melted. I knew right away that this was real and I knew she was the girl I had always dreamed of. Well the rest just came together. Three days later I proposed to her at a roof-top restaurant. I had secretly coordinated with her sister to find a venue, a video crew, a photographer and a six member singing group. I had intended on proposing to her if things went well and as such I had brought an engagement ring along with me. Zoila and I were seated in the restaurant and after we ordered our dinner I got up to go to the CR. Just as I did this her sister walked in and the singing group got up and approached our table and began singing "I want to marry you" by Bruno Mars. By this time Zoila is freaking out, now she knows something is going on. After a few minutes I returned with a large bouquet of flowers and got down on one knee and proposed. Thank God she said yes! (You can watch the video and many others, including our Lapu Lapu wedding on YouTube if you like. Just search for David Olsten.) Oh and by the way. I was so convinced that Zoila was the girl for me that I arranged to hold a wedding just 4 days later. About 85 family members attended. We had a feast and it was amazing.

So you are right, love knows no age. If you watch the videos you will see that we adore each other. Thank GOD for these blessings. And the best blessings for you and your fiance. ALOHA KE AKUA

Country: Kenya
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My vacation went GREAT! I saw my Honey for 5 days and it was amazing. It was much needed and it definitely took my mind of the process for a bit. Yesterday was hard though! Leaving him each time gets harder especially when you are left in the air with no decision! We cried and departed and my heart felt heavy all through yesterday. I traveled from 8am until 3am to get home and when I checked the mail to see if my NOA2 was there of course it wasn't! I prayed for a long time last night for hope strength and maybe an answer!

This morning my usual routine is to get to work sign in to my PC and open up all my work screens. For the past 8 months USCIS.gov was one of them. Everyday I entered my receipt number and it told me my case could not be found! sad.png Today I looked and all of sudden it was there!! On May 22 we mailed you and NOA2 that your app was APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG. My whole department clapped and some even cried! Thank you Jesus! I love you! I woke him up and we both cried because GOD is good and answered our prayer!!!

Thank you VJ fam for all the love! Now on to the CITA!!!!!

Oh wow reading your story I cried as well...Pray for us as well that our faith fail not. God is truly awesome and he does answer our prayers! Congrats

Met online 9/2012

Courtship 3/1/2013

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Passport for USC 6/10 thru 28/2013 19 days

First face to face meeting Nov. 4th 2013 dancin5hr.gif

Married 19 November 2013 heart.gif

:energy: USCIS-TSC

5/3/2014 Filed I-130

11/3/2014 NOA-1

24/7/2014 NOA-2 {135 days} :dancing:

12/8/2014 Case Shipped {NVC} :dancing:

:energy: NVC

20/8/2014 NVC received

29/8/2014 NVC case #

31/8/2014 DS-261 submitted

3/9/2014 NVC billed AOS & paid

19/9/2014 AOS sent

30/9/2014 IV invoiced

3/10/2014 IV paid

21/10/2014 IV package sent

21/11/2014 Case complete :dance:(L)

03/12/2014 Interview scheduled

08/12/2014 NVC shipped to Embassy "In Transit"

12/12/2014 Ceac shows "Ready"

:energy:Consulate

15/12/2014 Consulate received

07-08/01/2015 Medical {Passed!!!!}

26/01/2015 Interview results {APPROVED} :dance:(L)

26/01/2015 DHL Air Waybill created online

28/01/2015 Air Waybill shows "In Transit" :yes:

29/01/2015 Visa ready for pick up {DHL}

02/02/2015 Visa in hand

26/02/2015 POE

The warmth of true friendship and the love that binds the hearts of husband and wife are a foretaste of heaven. God has ordained that there should be perfect love and perfect harmony between those who enter into the marriage relation. Let bride and bridegroom in the presence of the heavenly universe pledge themselves to love one another as God has ordained they should. {LYL}

Thought to share our journey for those who need the encouragement!

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Pakistan
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Woo hoo!!!

Spoiler

 

Married December 19, 2014

I-130 Petition sent January 14, 2015
NOA1 date January 20, 2015 (NSC)

NOA2 date May 28, 2015 :dance::dance::dance:

Mailed to NVC June 4, 2015

NVC Received June 10, 2015

NVC Case Number Assigned June 23, 2015

NVC AoS Invoice via Mail June 24, 2015

NVC Selected Agent Over Phone June 30, 2015 (Unable to logon to CEAC)

NVC IV Invoice via email received July 1, 2015

NVC AoS/IV Package Mailed July 2, 2015

NVC AoS & IV Fee Paid Online (CEAC is working) July 6. 2015

NVC Document Scan Date July 6, 2015

NCV AoS & IV Fee marked as paid in CEAC July, 7 2015

NVC DS 260 Completed July 8, 2015

NVC CC July 30, 2015 (24 days after scan date, about 2 months post NOA2)

Interview Scheduled on August 26, 2015

Interview P4 Email Received August 27, 2015

Medical in Islamabad September 2, 2015

Interview Date September 22, 2015 CANCELLED (Embassy is Over scheduled) :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Interview Scheduled on September 10, 2015

Interview Date October 14, 2015 APPROVED

Visa Issued October 16, 2015, 9 months start to finish

POE JFK October 26, 2015

GC in Hand Jan 8, 2016

RoC I-751 NOA1 August 31, 2017 (Vermont Service Center)

Biometrics October 2, 2017

I551 Stamp in Passport August 2, 2018

18 Month Extension Letter August 3, 2018

Applied for Naturalization N-400 Online July 30, 2018

Biometrics August 23, 2018

10 year GC is in production September 17, 2018

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Peru
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My vacation went GREAT! I saw my Honey for 5 days and it was amazing. It was much needed and it definitely took my mind of the process for a bit. Yesterday was hard though! Leaving him each time gets harder especially when you are left in the air with no decision! We cried and departed and my heart felt heavy all through yesterday. I traveled from 8am until 3am to get home and when I checked the mail to see if my NOA2 was there of course it wasn't! I prayed for a long time last night for hope strength and maybe an answer!

This morning my usual routine is to get to work sign in to my PC and open up all my work screens. For the past 8 months USCIS.gov was one of them. Everyday I entered my receipt number and it told me my case could not be found! sad.png Today I looked and all of sudden it was there!! On May 22 we mailed you and NOA2 that your app was APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG. My whole department clapped and some even cried! Thank you Jesus! I love you! I woke him up and we both cried because GOD is good and answered our prayer!!!

Thank you VJ fam for all the love! Now on to the CITA!!!!!

Aweeee that's so nice to read. CONGRATULATIONS!star_smile.gifstar_smile.gifstar_smile.gif

January 13, 2012 - Start talking
June 20, 2012 - Visit 1
September 21, 2012 - Visit 2
December 31, 2012 - Visit 3
February 20, 2013 - Visit 4 (proposal the 24th)
April 15, 2013 - Package sent
April 18, 2013 - NOA1
May 30, 2013 - Visit 5
August 22, 2013 - Visit 6
August 29, 2013 - RFE
October 4, 2013 - NOA2 (after 5 months 2 weeks 2 days)
October 9, 2013 - NOA2 Hard Copy
November 8, 2013 - NVC case number (after 5 weeks)
November 15, 2013 - Embassy in Lima received the case
November 29, 2013 - Visit 7
January 3, 2014 - Visit 8
January 6, 2014 - INTERVIEW APPROVEDJanuary 11, 2014 - Visa in hand
May 1, 2014 - Visit 9
May 4, 2014 - POE
June 24, 2014 - MARRIED :star:
July 29, 2014 - Sent AOS
August 6, 2014 - NOA1
September 4, 2014 - Biometrics

October 17, 2014 - Travel&Work permit Approved

December 3, 2014 - AOS INTERVIEW - APPROVED

December 11, 2014 - Green Card in hand

September 7, 2016 - ROC sent

September 12, 2016 - NOA1
October 18, 2016 - Biometrics

October 17, 2019 - I-797C received

November 15, 2019 - Biometrics 

October 6, 2020 - Interview

November 18, 2020 - Naturalization ceremony
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