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Not a Tailor   1,370

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Hi!

I'm super nervous and excited to be starting the visa journey for a CR-1 as soon as I get married in late December/early January. My partner and I are just trying to set a date based on her family's Christmas plans. I live in Toronto, Canada, and my partner lives in Austin, Texas. Until recently, we thought any idea of ever living together was a pipe dream because she's stuck in the US for a long time for her career and her giving that up was not something either of us was prepared to see. But of course, she and I couldn't enjoy any immigration benefits to the US so long distance it's been for two years now. I can't believe we're actually going to get to live together. We've spoken for hours virtually every single day for years. We actually didn't even notice when we'd crossed the line from friends to dating, but then one day we were talking about raising children together and we realized we'd better get on that dating thing before we moved on to child rearing!

It's sort of funny because a few years ago, I almost moved to Dallas to go get married to a guy I was with at the time. We'd just got our interview date for a K-1 when he got tired of doing long distance and left me for someone else. I was sort of relieved because it meant I could stay in Canada and not have to acclimate to a new country and climate.

And yet here I am, climbing onto the rollercoaster again. Wow. I can't believe it. I'm so excited. I can't wait to be home with her.

Met in 2010 on a forum for a mutual interest. Became friends.
2011: Realized we needed to evaluate our status as friends when we realized we were talking about raising children together.

2011/2012: Decided we were a couple sometime in, but no possibility of being together due to being same sex couple.

June 26, 2013: DOMA overturned. American married couples ALL have the same federal rights at last! We can be a family!

June-September, 2013: Discussion about being together begins.

November 13, 2013: Meet in person to see if this could work. It's perfect. We plan to elope to Boston, MA.

March 13, 2014 Married!

May 9, 2014: Petition mailed to USCIS

May 12, 2014: NOA1.
October 27, 2014: NOA2. (5 months, 2 weeks, 1 day after NOA1)
October 31, 2014: USCIS ships file to NVC (five days after NOA2) Happy Halloween for us!

November 18, 2014: NVC receives our case (22 days after NOA2)

December 17, 2014: NVC generates case number (50 days after NOA2)

December 19, 2014: Receive AOS bill, DS-261. Submit DS-261 (52 days after NOA2)

December 20, 2014: Pay AOS Fee

January 7, 2015: Receive, pay IV Fee

January 10, 2015: Complete DS-260

January 11, 2015: Send AOS package and Civil Documents
March 23, 2015: Case Complete at NVC. (70 days from when they received docs to CC)

May 6, 2015: Interview at Montréal APPROVED!

May 11, 2015: Visa in hand! One year less one day from NOA1.

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dwinge Community Regular

dwinge   34

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Singapore
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Best Wishes !!!!!

I-129F Sent : 2012-11-02
I-129F NOA1 : 2012-12-06
I-129F RFE(s) : 2013-5-30
RFE Reply(s) : 2013-6-10
I-129F NOA2 : 2013-6-17
NVC Received : 2013-06-28
NVC Left : 2013-07-02
Consulate Received : 2013-07-08
Packet 3 Received : 2013-07-10
Packet 3 Sent : 2013-07-25
Packet 4 Received : 2013-08-24
Interview Date : 2013-09-13
Interview Result : Approved
Visa Received : 2013-09-23
US Entry : 2013-10-25

Marriage : 2013-11-16

Filed AOS
CIS Office : Santa Ana CA
Date Filed : 2013-12-05
NOA Date : 2013-12-12

Biometrics: 2013-12-26

Interview Date: 2014-04-07

EAD Approval: 2014-02-15

EAD Received: 2014-02-26

AP Approved: 2014-02-18

AP Received: 2014-02-26

I-751 Sent: 2016-01-09

I-751 NOA1: 2016-01-11

I-751 Biometrics: 2016-02-29

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X Factor   1,112

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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Welcome to VJ

Sent I-129 Application to VSC 2/1/12
NOA1 2/8/12
RFE 8/2/12
RFE reply 8/3/12
NOA2 8/16/12
NVC received 8/27/12
NVC left 8/29/12
Manila Embassy received 9/5/12
Visa appointment & approval 9/7/12
Arrived in US 10/5/2012
Married 11/24/2012
AOS application sent 12/19/12

AOS approved 8/24/13

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