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Moonie   0

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Good you don't have to make your way on your own.

11/27/2006 Filed I-129F

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4/26/07 Fiance medical appointment

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5/14/07 Fiance interview date!

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Ken_Maria Community Regular

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He works in IT,a day off is not a problem.I speak english pretty well (i think) and i think i'm able to get to his house by myself,if i really want to.But i think it's weird and unusual not to wait for me at the airport.

Did it ever occurr to you or the rest of the posters he may be setting you up for a surprise? I personally would not want my fiancee arriving and trying to navigate her way to my house alone in a foreign country. I do not even ask my relatives visiting me to do that. Maybe this is a test to see if you can function on your own or if you will need constant supervision. I for one know my fiancee would be pissed if I told her to find her way to my house alone... I miss my fiancee and will be there hell or high water. Ken

"Better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for who you are not!"

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22 Jul 06 - Received NOA-1

18 Sep 06 - Received NOA2 in mail

11 Oct 06 - Case MNL783xxx received by Manila Embassy... guess NVC lied

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19 Jan - CFO completed after SLE shots... have to go back for the stamp after visa approval

15 Feb 07 - Interview Approved

24 Feb 07 - Arrive at Honolulu POE

2 Apr 07 - Married, civil ceremony, mailed AOS

17 Apr 07 - Checks cashed for AOS & AP

22 Apr 07 - Filed Expedite for AP

8 May 07 - Biometrics Appt

8 May 07 - Filed complaint with local USCIS for no action on Expedite request

9 May 07 - AP Expedite approved via email

14 May 07 - received AP I-512L documents in the mail

25 Jun 07 - AOS Interview scheduled but cancelled due to deployment and family emergency

29 Nov 07 - Visited local USCIS to reschedule AOS interview

15 Jan 08 - Local USCIS finally forwards reschedule request after formal complaint

8 Feb 08 - Received new Interview date

28 Mar 08 - AOS Interview ..investigation reopened due to incorrect birthdate that was identified 05/07

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25 Apr 08 - GC received finally!

15 Jan 10 - Mailed Lifting of Conditions Package

19 Jan 10 - Package received at VT USCIS

22 Jan 10 - Checked cashed by USCIS

26 Jan 10 - Received NOA dated 20 Jan 10

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Ladylethal   12

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If that's not a joke or suprise it's indeed very strange. If he couldn't get off work at all he should say so, make her know he really wanted to be there but he could loose his job over this or something like that. She says it's all ok now but I'd be on my toes after this.

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featherB Proficient

featherB   1

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If that's not a joke or suprise it's indeed very strange. If he couldn't get off work at all he should say so, make her know he really wanted to be there but he could loose his job over this or something like that. She says it's all ok now but I'd be on my toes after this.

Me too... there are plenty of things you can do to surprise your beloved and make 'em smile, but "haaaahhhh!! fooled you!!! I wasn't really going to make you get the bus - I'm here!!" doesn't seem like the best kind of practical joke. It did cross my mind, but I thought "nah... after being apart that long, surely he'd just be desperate to get her there, not to pull some insensitive prank...". But maybe that's just me. I hope it all goes (or went) okay - if it was meant to be a joke I suspect he cottoned on that she wouldn't be laughing! (Tsk... boys are rubbish!! :angry:;) )

Edited by featherB

2005 - We met

2006 - Filed I-129F

2007 - K-1 issued, moved to US, completed AOS (a busy year, immigration-wise)

2009 - Conditions lifted

2010 - Will be naturalising. Buh-bye, USCIS! smile.png

MPGGPM Community Regular

MPGGPM   0

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I know you said the case was closed and you are fine with things.

Still..............................I have to say and admit I could NEVER imagine not finding some way , after 6 months (yeesh!!...that is a Looooooooong time).......to work something out with my job, to be able to be there in person after so long. I mean....after being separated for just a few months (in my case...we are already married)......when my wife comes to visit me, that is all I am thinking about for days/weeks/months...until she arrives again.

I get to work 5 days a week every morning at 7:30...often don't leave until 5-6. Even so.......there is ALWAYS some way for me to work it out to be there when my wife arrives at the airport. There are so many options I would consider to be there for her. I could 1) take the day off 2) Take 1/2 or some part of it off 3) Arrange the flight so that it arrives when I am off of work 4) Arrange the flight so that it arrives on a day when I am off (like the weekend).

I would imagine he's had enough notice ahead of time to make plans........so....hard for me to see how he couldn't find a way to make it. I mean.....6 months!

Anyways.........just thought I'd add my point of view , even though you are fine with things now.

I think your spouse's thinking and my thinking are at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Good luck, regardless.

Edited by MPGGPM

April 16, 2004 Married in Saint Augustine, Florida.

March 7, 2005 Wife left for Istanbul to serve J-1 2 year HRR. Was a very bad day at Black Rock.

May 23, 2006 USCIS receives application for I-130

June 12, 2006 Noa1

Sept 7, 2006 Noa2 I-130 approved

Oct 10 ,2006 Received fee bill from NVC

Nov 13 ,2006 Received Packet 2 DS-230

Jan 4, 2007 Mailed Packet 2 to NVC

Jan 22, 2007 RFE from NVC aaarrrrgggghhh!!!!!!!!

Feb 28, 2007 NVC received "checklist" response and original documents for the RFE

March 13, 2007 Case completed at NVC! Whoooohoooo!! Ankara, here we come!!!!

March 15, 2007 Case fowarded to Ankara Embassy

April 4, 2007 Interview. Wife gets handed the little green paper. Not good. Need to submit a few more things.

April 9, 2007 Items mailed back to Embassy. Crossing fingers, rubbing the "rabbit's foot", etc,..that this may FINALLY be the end.

April 14, 2007 Visa delivered! Wife is finally going to be on her way back home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 20, 2007 Wife enters through JFK. The days of grabbing my dinners at the WalMart deli....are now officially over!!!

Stay tuned to this channel for further updates..........

TracyLuis Proficient

TracyLuis   0

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Peru
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I think it's OK now.I talked to him and he said that he or at least his parents will wait for me at the airport.

Just remember...YOU decide how you will be treated. I certainly wish you the very best.

ONE DAY AT A TIME....

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12/30/2008: Overnighted I-751 package to VSC

01/06/2009: Check cashed

01/06/2009: NOA (arrived 01/09/09)

01/23/2009: Biometrics appt letter received

01/31/2009: Biometrics scheduled

05/20/2009: APPROVED

06/23/2009: 10 Year Green Card arrived

isleta521 Proficient

isleta521   5

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Ask him to work Saturday to make up the half day or fly in on weekend / evening arrival if you havnt made arrangements yet. The job is important yes but hope he's more committed to you than to his job. I take off of work just to pick up USA friends at the airport :whistle: .

BTW, congrats on your success and upcoming trip !! :thumbs:

10Yr GC arrived 07/02/09 - Naturalization is next

The drama begins - again!

And now the drama ends - they took the Green card . . .

Alex+R Veteran

Alex+R   0

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He works in IT,a day off is not a problem.I speak english pretty well (i think) and i think i'm able to get to his house by myself,if i really want to.But i think it's weird and unusual not to wait for me at the airport.

Did it ever occurr to you or the rest of the posters he may be setting you up for a surprise? I personally would not want my fiancee arriving and trying to navigate her way to my house alone in a foreign country. I do not even ask my relatives visiting me to do that. Maybe this is a test to see if you can function on your own or if you will need constant supervision. I for one know my fiancee would be pissed if I told her to find her way to my house alone... I miss my fiancee and will be there hell or high water. Ken

HA if my boyfriend "tested" me in the way you described, it would be so over. If he has filed a fiance visa, he better not be feeling like he needs to "test" her. This guy has his priorities out of order, no matter what.

Unless his boss said if he missed one more hour of work he was fired, and this is the only flight from her location each day...dunno looking for the brighter answer here...

*Alexandra*

(I did it)

Reynaldo Proficient

Reynaldo   0

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HA if my boyfriend "tested" me in the way you described, it would be so over. If he has filed a fiance visa, he better not be feeling like he needs to "test" her. This guy has his priorities out of order, no matter what.

Unless his boss said if he missed one more hour of work he was fired, and this is the only flight from her location each day...dunno looking for the brighter answer here...

Boyfriend, Alex?

Are you in the wrong forum?

Alex+R Veteran

Alex+R   0

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HA if my boyfriend "tested" me in the way you described, it would be so over. If he has filed a fiance visa, he better not be feeling like he needs to "test" her. This guy has his priorities out of order, no matter what.

Unless his boss said if he missed one more hour of work he was fired, and this is the only flight from her location each day...dunno looking for the brighter answer here...

Boyfriend, Alex?

Are you in the wrong forum?

LOL, I mean fiancé. Excuse me. ;)

*Alexandra*

(I did it)

David-and-Mae Experienced

David-and-Mae   15

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My fiance never let me travel alone to the city. Either we bribe my sister or friends to go with me or don't go at all, these are my only choices. Traveling to US alone without him to pick me up at the airport? That's a big NO, NO! Either he picked me up here in the Philippines so we could go home together OR have him travel 28 hours and be with me till I get to US! :lol:

Mae

N-400 NATURALIZATION

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04/06/2011 - Received

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04/14/2011 - Biometrics appointment in the mail

04/21/2011 - Early Biometrics (was scheduled on May 4, 2011)

05/09/2011 - Case Status Notification - In line for interview and testing

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The more you love, the more you lose a part of yourself, yet you don't become less of who you are;

you end up being complete with your loved ones."

 
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