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chuckandkim   0

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Kim and I will be heading over the

Philadelphia District Office

1600 Callowhill Street

Philadelphia, PA 19130 at 9AM for our AOS Interview. Below is my list of items which I will be bringing along with me. I'm calling for support and advice before we enter this last "GATEWAY" to 2-years of resting from USCIS :)

Thank you and hope we will return this board with great news... (THINK GREEN)

AOS USC & Petitioner

1 Interview Appointment Letter

2 Certified copy of Marriage Certificate

3 Wedding Album @ Drexelbrook

4 Wedding Invitation

5 Wedding cards from guesses

6 Wedding DVD

7 Pictures from NY/DC Honeymoon

8 Pictures from Christmas

9 Pictures from Church's reception

10 Pictures from California Trip

11 Plane tickets from PHL-LAX

12 Disneyland ticket stubs

13 Life Insurance/Beneficiary

14 Joined Health Insurance

15 Health Insurance Card for Both

16 Joined Bank Account

17 Christmas Cards from friends/family

18 Cards to each other Husband/Wife

19 Letters from College

20 Letters from Congressman

AOS Petitioner

1 Passport

2 Social Security Card

3 AP - Travel Document

4 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

5 State ID Card

6 AOS petition NOA1

7 EAD petition NOA1

8 AOS fingerprints letter

9 AP petition NOA1

10 K-1 Approval NOA2

11 K-1 Petition NOA1

12 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

13 I-693 Suppliment in Sealed Envelop

14 Completed Vac-Record

AOS USC

1 Employment Authorization Document

2 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

3 Tax Return for 2003, 2004, 2005

4 Updated Employer Letter for USC

5 US Passport

6 Naturalization Certificate USC

7 USC Paystubs

8 USC Driver License

Love,

Chuck and Kim :yes::P:D

"You always get what you've always gotten if you always do what you always did."

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one_coolchiq   0

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I think your all set.Goodluck! our interview is thursday. pls keep us posted of what happened on your interview.

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April 25,06 started working.

Aug. 18,06 passed the colorado driving test

Sept. 28,06 got my own car

Aug. 28,12 7th year wedding anniversary

July 11,2011 became a Citizen of US

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pax   0

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Good luck! I'll be especially interested in hearing a Philly AOS story. :)

Abby (U.S.) and Ewen (Scotland): We laughed. We cried. Our witness didn't speak English. Happily married (finally), 27 December 2006.

Latest news: Green card received 16 April 2007. USCIS-free until 3 January 2009! Eligible to naturalize 3 April 2010.

Click on the "timeline" link at the left to view our timeline. And don't forget to update yours!

The London Interviews Thread: Wait times, interview dates, and chitchat for all visa types

The London Waivers Thread: For I-601 or I-212 applicants in London (UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia)

The London Graduates Thread: Moving stateside, AOS, and OT for London applicants and petitioners

all the mud in this town, all the dirt in this world

none of it sticks on you, you shake it off

'cause you're better than that, and you don't need it

there's nothing wrong with you

--Neil Finn

On second thought, let us not go to Camelot. 'Tis a silly place.

--Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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MaryandMian   1

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Good luck guys everything looks in order.

Mary

Everything I respond to is from personal knowledge, research or experience and I am in no means a lawyer or do I claim to be one. Everyone should read, research and be responsible for your own journey.

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Looks great. Good luck, you'll be fine, and you'll be like the rest of us "It was sooooo easy...blah blah blah, can't believe I was nervous for this"

Good luck and keep us posted

09-26-05 Mailed AOS/EAD/130

12-23-05 Recieve Notice of Interview for 02-28-06 (77 days total)

02-28-06 AOS interview APPROVED stamp in passport (138 days total)

03-24-06 Welcome to America letter arrives.

03-28-06 Green Card Arrives error free

Removal of Conditions

12-01-07 Mailed I751 to VT (day 1)

11-13-08....Card Production Ordered (day 358)

N-400

03-16-2011 Mailed to Lewisville lockbox

03-17-2011 NOA date

03-23-2011 Check Cashed

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Chuck and Kim:

You have enough stuff here to kill a moose!

LOL

Wishing you the best tomorrow!!!!

Timeline

01-30-06 2-Year Green Card Approved

02-11-06 2-Year Green Card Arrival

11-05-07 I-751 Petition MAILED To TSC

11-08-07 I-751 Petition RECEIVED At TSC

11-26-07 I-751 Petition Transferred to CSC and Check Cashed

12-01-07 NOA For 1-Year Extention RECEIVED from CSC

12-17-07 Biometrics Letter Received / Scheduled for 1/8/08

01-08-08 Biometrics Completed At ASC

01-08-08 Touched

01-09-08 Touched

03-26-08 10-Year GC APPROVED!!!! HOORAY!!!

04-03-08 10-Year GC ARRIVES! GC Journey Over For Another 10-Years~On To Citizenship

N-400 Application

10-15-2009 Application Filed

10-16-2009 Application Received / Lewisville, TX

10-21-2009 NOA I-797 Receipt for Application

11-10-2009 Electronic Notice of RFE For Biometrics

11-12-2009 Biometrics Letter Received

12-04-2009 Biometrics

12-17-2009 Notice That File Has Been Transferred To Local Office For Standard Interview

01-19-2010 Interview - PASSED! HOORAY!

01-20-2010 Oath for NEW U.S. Citizen! FINISHED AND DONE!

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Kim and I will be heading over the

Philadelphia District Office

1600 Callowhill Street

Philadelphia, PA 19130 at 9AM for our AOS Interview. Below is my list of items which I will be bringing along with me. I'm calling for support and advice before we enter this last "GATEWAY" to 2-years of resting from USCIS :)

Thank you and hope we will return this board with great news... (THINK GREEN)

AOS USC & Petitioner

1 Interview Appointment Letter

2 Certified copy of Marriage Certificate

3 Wedding Album @ Drexelbrook

4 Wedding Invitation

5 Wedding cards from guesses

6 Wedding DVD

7 Pictures from NY/DC Honeymoon

8 Pictures from Christmas

9 Pictures from Church's reception

10 Pictures from California Trip

11 Plane tickets from PHL-LAX

12 Disneyland ticket stubs

13 Life Insurance/Beneficiary

14 Joined Health Insurance

15 Health Insurance Card for Both

16 Joined Bank Account

17 Christmas Cards from friends/family

18 Cards to each other Husband/Wife

19 Letters from College

20 Letters from Congressman

AOS Petitioner

1 Passport

2 Social Security Card

3 AP - Travel Document

4 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

5 State ID Card

6 AOS petition NOA1

7 EAD petition NOA1

8 AOS fingerprints letter

9 AP petition NOA1

10 K-1 Approval NOA2

11 K-1 Petition NOA1

12 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

13 I-693 Suppliment in Sealed Envelop

14 Completed Vac-Record

AOS USC

1 Employment Authorization Document

2 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

3 Tax Return for 2003, 2004, 2005

4 Updated Employer Letter for USC

5 US Passport

6 Naturalization Certificate USC

7 USC Paystubs

8 USC Driver License

Love,

Chuck and Kim :yes::P:D

Good luck chuck, I know you will do fine.

Bill H.

06/28/2004 - I-129F Mailed to Nebraska

06/30/2004 - I-129F Received at Nebraska

06/30/2004 - NOA1 Sent from Nebraska

07/06/2004 - NOA1 Recived from Nebraska

09/23/2004 - NOA2 Approved (83 days)

09/30/2004 - NOA2 Arived in Mail

10/12/2004 - NVC sent packet to the Consulate

11/03/2004 - Packet 3 mailed to Fiancée from HMC Consulate

11/09/2004 - Packet 3 Received by Fiancée in Da Nang

11/22/2004 - Packet 3 DS-230 returned to Consulate

2/1/2005 - Packet 4 sent from HMC Consulate

3/21/2005 - HMC Consulate Interview at 8:00am

3/21/2005 - Did not pass interview. Case is in AR.

4/15/2005 - Consulate has approved Visa!! (est 285 days)

5/12/2005 - Plane flight to States!

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Good luck at the interview.

You probably won't need half of the stuff you're taking, but more is better than less.

"THE SHORT STORY"

KURT & RAYMA (K-1 Visa)

Oct. 9/03... I-129F sent to NSC

June 10/04... K-1 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

July 31/04... Entered U.S.

Aug. 28/04... WEDDING DAY!!!!

Aug. 30/04... I-485, I-765 & I-131 sent to Seattle

Dec. 10/04... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport stamped)

Sept. 9/06... I-751 sent to NSC

May 15/07... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Sept. 13/07... N-400 sent to NSC

Aug. 21/08... Interview - PASSED!!!!

Sept. 2/08... Oath Ceremony

Sept. 5/08... Sent in Voter Registration Card

Sept. 9/08... SSA office to change status to "U.S. citizen"

Oct. 8/08... Applied in person for U.S. Passport

Oct. 22/08... U.S. Passport received

DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!! DONE!!!

KAELY (K-2 Visa)

Apr. 6/05... DS-230, Part I faxed to Vancouver Consulate

May 26/05... K-2 Interview - APPROVED!!!!

Sept. 5/05... Entered U.S.

Sept. 7/05... I-485 & I-131 sent to CLB

Feb. 22/06... AOS Interview - APPROVED!!!!! (Passport NOT stamped)

Dec. 4/07... I-751 sent to NSC

May 23/08... 10-Yr. PR Card arrives in the mail

Mar. 22/11.... N-400 sent to AZ

June 27/11..... Interview - PASSED!!!

July 12/11..... Oath Ceremony

We're NOT lawyers.... just your average folks who had to find their own way!!!!! Anything we post here is simply our own opinions/suggestions/experiences and should not be taken as LAW!!!!

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Kim and I will be heading over the

Philadelphia District Office

1600 Callowhill Street

Philadelphia, PA 19130 at 9AM for our AOS Interview. Below is my list of items which I will be bringing along with me. I'm calling for support and advice before we enter this last "GATEWAY" to 2-years of resting from USCIS :)

Thank you and hope we will return this board with great news... (THINK GREEN)

AOS USC & Petitioner

1 Interview Appointment Letter

2 Certified copy of Marriage Certificate

3 Wedding Album @ Drexelbrook

4 Wedding Invitation

5 Wedding cards from guesses

6 Wedding DVD

7 Pictures from NY/DC Honeymoon

8 Pictures from Christmas

9 Pictures from Church's reception

10 Pictures from California Trip

11 Plane tickets from PHL-LAX

12 Disneyland ticket stubs

13 Life Insurance/Beneficiary

14 Joined Health Insurance

15 Health Insurance Card for Both

16 Joined Bank Account

17 Christmas Cards from friends/family

18 Cards to each other Husband/Wife

19 Letters from College

20 Letters from Congressman

AOS Petitioner

1 Passport

2 Social Security Card

3 AP - Travel Document

4 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

5 State ID Card

6 AOS petition NOA1

7 EAD petition NOA1

8 AOS fingerprints letter

9 AP petition NOA1

10 K-1 Approval NOA2

11 K-1 Petition NOA1

12 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

13 I-693 Suppliment in Sealed Envelop

14 Completed Vac-Record

AOS USC

1 Employment Authorization Document

2 Birth Certificate (Viet/English)

3 Tax Return for 2003, 2004, 2005

4 Updated Employer Letter for USC

5 US Passport

6 Naturalization Certificate USC

7 USC Paystubs

8 USC Driver License

Love,

Chuck and Kim :yes::P:D

sounds like you guys have it all.....just relax (easy for me to say, a week later) and everything will be fine...I'll be thinking GREEN for you tomorrow !!!!!

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eau_xplain   2

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Good luck!

08/17/08: Mailed N400 to TSC

08/19/08: USPS attempted delivery

08/20/08: TSC received N400

08/21/08: TSC cashed check

09/02/08: Received NOA...........Priority date: 08/20/08

..............................................Notice date : 08/22/08

09/02/08: Received Biometrics Notification

09/18/08: Biometrics completed - Charlotte DO

10/24/08: Received Interview Letter

12/08/08: Interview @ 1:00pm. APPROVED!

01/05/09: Oath Ceremony 10:00AM. Now officially a USC!!!

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01/17/09: Applied for US Passport and passport card

01/28/09: Received US Passport

01/29/09: Received US passport card

01/29/09: Received naturalization certificate back from passport office

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chuckandkim   0

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Thank you for your support! I feel the love here on VJ :) My HR Director just dropped my "Employment Letter" on my desk 15 mins. I'm done! Ready to go! I hope all your wishes for us will come true... I hope We will soon say: "piece of cake, 5 mins, done deal!" :)

Thank you again... I will be back with update...

"You always get what you've always gotten if you always do what you always did."

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Autumnal   25

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Green power!

A very thorough list, good luck! :)

26 January 2005 - Entered US as visitor from Canada.
16 May 2005 - Assembled health package, W2s.
27 June 2005 - Sent package off to Chicago lockbox.
28 June 2005 - Package received at Chicago lockbox.
11 July 2005 - RFE: cheques inappropriately placed.
18 July 2005 - NOA 1: I-485, I-131, I-765 received!
19 July 2005 - NOA 1: I-130 received!
24 August 2005 - Biometrics appointment (Naperville, IL).
25 August 2005 - AOS touched.
29 August 2005 - AP, EAD, I-485 touched.
15 September 2005 - AP and EAD approved!
03 February 2006 - SSN arrives (150 days later)
27 February 2006 - NOA 2: Interview for 27 April!!
27 April 2006 - AOS Interview, approved after 10 minutes!
19 May 2006 - 2 year conditional green card.
01 May 2008 - 10 year green card arrives.
09 December 2012 - Assembled N-400 package.
15 January 2013 - Sent package off to Phoenix.
28 January 2013 - RFE: signature missing.
06 February 2013 - NOA 1: N-400 received!
27 February 2013 - Biometrics appointment (Detroit, MI).
01 April 2013 - NOA 2: Interview assigned.

15 May 2013 - Naturalization Interview, approved after 15 minutes.

10 June 2013 - Naturalized.

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