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Meghan&Andrey   51

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I'm just hoping my fiancé will be here for my birthday in December. It's not too much to hope for...noa1 April 23...

I hope that its not too much to ask for because I'm pretty much asking for the same thing!

I spent Christmas and New Year's in Brazil with his family. That's when we got engaged... at sunrise... on the beach... it was A.MA.ZING! But super hot, cause it was summer down there. :)

I just keep checking and praying every day for the NOA2, cause that will really determine when and what our plans will be. Fingers crossed for all of us to get speedy approvals!

Aww that's an amazing proposal! We got engaged at my favorite restaurant in Turkey that made AMAZING pizza. He had his taser in his pocket that looks like a flashlight..apparently when he reached in his pocket for the ring, he tased himself! I knew he as acting weird but I had no idea that's why. He told me what happened later that night & you should have seen his face as he was telling me! Hahaha a story for the grandkids :rofl:

Hi everyone! I am the beneficiary. My Fiancé and I are filing at Texas service center as well. Our NOA1 date is April 30th.

We thought about getting married as soon as I arrive in the US with my visa. Then we want to make a religious ceremony and the reception with all our family from the US and France around May or June 2015. That would let us time to plan everything, and my family would have time to plan coming to the US (bying plane to tickets, ask for vacation days...etc).

I agree that planning a wedding when you're not sure about how fast things are going to go is very hard. And it is even harder to plan a wedding from another country!

I am glad to see I am not the only one to worry about how our wedding is going to be plan!

Oh my gosh I cannot imagine being the girl in this situation and being in another country! To plan a wedding in a different country while being in a whole other country would be a nightmare to me! Bless your heart! In your case, I completely agree with getting married right away and having a ceremony later. We're getting married far enough away that its difficult, but its still the US and its all of my family & friends, not his. We're going to do a big party in Russia for him & his family & friends.

I'm glad I commented on this thread. I almost didn't! Y'all are already making me feel a thousand times better!

04/23/2014- Mailed I-129F petition

04/24/2014- Arrived at Dallas lockbox

04/29/2014- Personal Check cashed, electronic NOA1: routed to Texas Service Center

05/01/2014- Received NOA1 hardcopy, Alien Registration # changed

08/08/2014- Text & email saying we were transferred to another center (from TSC to CSC)

09/22/2014- Received electronic NOA2 dated 9/19/2014

12/16/2014- Medical Exam

12/17/2014- Interview: APPROVED

01/17/2015- POE-Houston

03/07/2015- Got married!

03/26/2015- Mailed off Adjustment of Status, Employment Authorization Document & Advanced Parole

04/06/2015- Personal Check cashed, electronic NOA1 for all three

04/13/2015- Received NOA1 hardcopies for all three dated 4/3/2015
04/18/2015- Received NOA for biometrics appointment dated 4/10/2015

04/28/2015- Biometrics appointment in Houston

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clairainette   31

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Oh my gosh I cannot imagine being the girl in this situation and being in another country! To plan a wedding in a different country while being in a whole other country would be a nightmare to me! Bless your heart! In your case, I completely agree with getting married right away and having a ceremony later. We're getting married far enough away that its difficult, but its still the US and its all of my family & friends, not his. We're going to do a big party in Russia for him & his family & friends.

I'm glad I commented on this thread. I almost didn't! Y'all are already making me feel a thousand times better!

Yes I am kind of stressed!

We are both agree that the most important for us is being married in front of God and our family. So, having a civil ceremony is more a convenient thing for us. I'll be able to work sooner (not able to stay months without doing anything!) and he won't pay for everything for months.

Then my friends and family will be able to come and that would let us the time to prepare a beautiful ceremony with all of them! But at the same time, it won't be to late either. Just a few months after the civil ceremony.

I am hoping to get my visa at least at the end of the year.... I would leave France at the beginning of next year and that would give us a few months to plan our religious ceremony.

Praying that everything works well! And praying for everybody here that the road isn't to long until we all get to be with our Loves!

K1: AOS / EAD / AP:
04/25/2014: Package sent. 03/02/2015: Package sent
04/28/2014: Package received by USCIS. 03/05/2015: Package received by USCIS
04/30/2014: NOA1 (TSC) . 03/10/2015: NOA1
08/08/2014: case transfered to CSC 04/03/2015: Biometrics letter received
05/09/2014: NOA2 04/15/2015: Biometrics appointment
09/23/2014: NVC Case number created 06/01/2015: Notice of RFE online for EAD and AP
09/29/2014: Case received by embassy 06/30/2015: RFE response sent
10/18/2014: Package 3 received . 07/08/2015: EAD/AP Approved!
10/27/2014: Package 4 received 08/28/2015: AOS Approved!
12/01/2014: Medical
12/02/2014: interview => APPROVED!
12/11/2014: Visa in hands
12/17/2014: POE Chicago
01/13/2015: Civil Wedding

Meghan&Andrey Enthusiast

Meghan&Andrey   51

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Yes I am kind of stressed!

We are both agree that the most important for us is being married in front of God and our family. So, having a civil ceremony is more a convenient thing for us. I'll be able to work sooner (not able to stay months without doing anything!) and he won't pay for everything for months.

Then my friends and family will be able to come and that would let us the time to prepare a beautiful ceremony with all of them! But at the same time, it won't be to late either. Just a few months after the civil ceremony.

I am hoping to get my visa at least at the end of the year.... I would leave France at the beginning of next year and that would give us a few months to plan our religious ceremony.

Praying that everything works well! And praying for everybody here that the road isn't to long until we all get to be with our Loves!

I think most of us April filers are hoping for the end of the year. Our stupid predicted adjudication dates keep changing and it makes me mad. It used to be end of June through end of July. Then it went as far as end of August to end of September. Now its end of July to beginning of September. So frustrating! I know its just a prediction but its supposed to reflect recent processing times. When it gets pushed back a month every single day of one week, that's really hard. But here's to beating the odds & quick approvals!

04/23/2014- Mailed I-129F petition

04/24/2014- Arrived at Dallas lockbox

04/29/2014- Personal Check cashed, electronic NOA1: routed to Texas Service Center

05/01/2014- Received NOA1 hardcopy, Alien Registration # changed

08/08/2014- Text & email saying we were transferred to another center (from TSC to CSC)

09/22/2014- Received electronic NOA2 dated 9/19/2014

12/16/2014- Medical Exam

12/17/2014- Interview: APPROVED

01/17/2015- POE-Houston

03/07/2015- Got married!

03/26/2015- Mailed off Adjustment of Status, Employment Authorization Document & Advanced Parole

04/06/2015- Personal Check cashed, electronic NOA1 for all three

04/13/2015- Received NOA1 hardcopies for all three dated 4/3/2015
04/18/2015- Received NOA for biometrics appointment dated 4/10/2015

04/28/2015- Biometrics appointment in Houston

  • 2 months later...
Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,828

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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Multiple posting of a petition link removed and another post advocating multiple posting. Multiple postings of online petitions across the forums is spamming which is a TOS violation.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

  • 5 weeks later...
AlexGQ28 Apprentice

AlexGQ28   7

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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Just got our email approval people! Wooohooo... :dancing:

NOA1: 02-Apr-2014

Transferred to CSC: 11-Aug-2014

NOA2: 29-Aug-2014

Stay the course people, they will get to us all soon!

Good luck to us all...

Service Center: Texas Service Center; Consulate: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I-129F Sent: 2014-03-27; SMS Text/Email of NOA1: 2014-04-03; "Change of Alien Number": 2014-04-03; NOA1 Hard Copy: 2014-04-07
Transferred: Yes, to CSC 2014-08-11; Transfer Hard Copy: 2014-08-15
SMS Text/Email of NOA2: 2014-08-29; NOA2 Hard Copy: 2014-09-05; NVC Received: 2014-09-19; NVC Left: 2014-09-23
Consulate Received: 2014-09-25; Packet 3 Received: 2014-10-02; Packet 3 Sent: 2014-10-05
Interview Date: 2014-11-18 APPROVED!!!! :joy:
Visa Received: 2014-11-27; US Entry: 2014-12-08 Via EWR (Took about 15 mins)
Marriage: 2014-12-11

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Adjustment of Status Application

Local Office: Boston

I-485, I-131, and I-765 sent: 2015-01-09; Delivered (According to USPS website): 2015-01-12; NOA1 for all 3 forms: 2015-01-15

Biometrics for I-485 and I-765: 2015-02-04; Text and email for I-765 approval: 2015-03-06

Received AP/Work Authorization card in the mail: 2015-03-16; Received letter explaining a decision will be made within a year for our I-485: 2015-05-??

Received I-485 approval email: 2015-08-12; Received Resident Card in the mail: 2015-08-20

 

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Removal of Conditions (Form I-751)

Service Center: Vermont Service Center; Local Office: Boston

I-751 mailed: 2017-07-11; Delivered (According to USPS website): 2017-07-13; NOA1 received: 2017-07-20

Biometrics appointment completed: 2017-07-28; Extension letter received: 2017-08-10

Local Office received case: 2018-04-09

 
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