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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I admit. I'm still driving off my alberta (canadian) license. It's not like I'm walking distance to the grocery store...well, I could but it'd take me about an hour to get there and an hour to get back...

It'll be grand when I can finally go for a California license. Will make life easier...I mean there was a brief time I didn't have a car to drive....the one the hubs got for me had to get a vin check and some other tests and emissions before it could get plated (salvage title) so it was either a massive pickup with extended bed and crew cab or a car in great need of a new transmission...and even then it was tricky getting rides places...it's funny friends/family don't really understand...they just think I'm here im legal we're good...NOPE.

May 29, 2013 - Finally!!! I-129F and associated forms delivered!

June 3, 2013 - NOA1!

August 19, 2013 - NOA2! (email)

October 10, 2013 - NVC has our case, Vancouver number assigned

***Communications with Vancouver begging to put my case on hold a while due to house not selling!!!***

February 18, 2014 - Packet 3 Submitted

February 20, 2014 - Packet 4!!

May 5, 2014 - Medical

May 7, 2014 - Consulate Interview

May 13, 2014 - K1 visa in hand!!!

July 2, 2014 - POE (Sweetgrass)<p>

July 23, 2014 - apply for EI (mother of god that was confusing...)<p>

August 11, 2014 - finally get hitched!

September 16, 2014 - send off AOS/AP/EAD

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I admit. I'm still driving off my alberta (canadian) license. It's not like I'm walking distance to the grocery store...well, I could but it'd take me about an hour to get there and an hour to get back...

It'll be grand when I can finally go for a California license. Will make life easier...I mean there was a brief time I didn't have a car to drive....the one the hubs got for me had to get a vin check and some other tests and emissions before it could get plated (salvage title) so it was either a massive pickup with extended bed and crew cab or a car in great need of a new transmission...and even then it was tricky getting rides places...it's funny friends/family don't really understand...they just think I'm here im legal we're good...NOPE.

Lmao the last part of your post made me bust out laughin . So true. They don't even understand the half of it. Smh

AOS

6/20/14- Married

8/29/14- Sent AOS Package

9/2/14- Delivered to Chicago lockbox

9/5/14- Received texts with receipt numbers, Online status updated for all four cases to " Acceptance" & " Initial review "

9/9/14- NOA1 hard copies received in mail

9/12/14- Biometrics letter recieved ( Date set for 9/22/14 )

9/15/14- Biometrics completed

9/16/14- Submitted EAD Expedite through congressman

9/24/14- Case moved to " Testing and interview "

9/26/14- EAD and AP Approved

10/2/14- EAD Mailed

10/3/14- EAD 'Delivered'.. but never recieved :ranting:

10/16/14- Interview date received for 11/19 - My birthday! :D

11/19/14- Interview day- Approved- PR status registered & Welcome letter mailed

11/24/14- Welcome letter recieved

11/26/14- GC Mailed

11/29/14- GC Received

ROC

09/23/16- Mailed ROC package

10/03/16- Package sent back due to missing documents

10/05/16- Resent package

10/07/16- Check cashed

10/12/16- NOA1 received

11/14/16-Biometrics

03/04/18- Case received at local office

03/24/18- Approval letter received
04/03/18- Card Mailed

 

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Spain
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Oh I read a post last week and someone was saying that MSC used to be Missouri SC but that now they didn't process AOS applications anymore and that it was now Nebraska SC. It might have been wrong! I'm confused now lol :wacko: My application is handled at NBC and my case numbers start with MSC too. Thanks for the link! And sorry for giving a wrong info!

Ok that's what my uscis case says "national benefits center" that's why I was asking where you all see the city, because it only shows that to me. But not wrong info don't worry, now we all know it's Missouri :)!

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Feb- 25- 2009 - Met in Barcelona Spain thanks to a friend in common ???

11 visits in the next 5 years........ ????????????

Apr - 23 - 2014 - My last entry in the US to visit ✈️

Jul - 18 - 2014 - finally proposes and ask me to stay forever!!!! ❤️??

Jul- 20 - 2014 - I don't get in the flight back to Spain ( that means my ESTA will expire the next day )

Jul - 22 - 2014 - wedding ❤️??

---------------------------I-130, I-485, EAD, AP ----------------------------------

Sep- 12- 2014 - AOS sent to Chicago ?? ( delivered sept 15 )

Sep - 18 - 2014 - AOS texts/ emails received with case number ??

Sep- 19 - 2014 - checks cashed ?

Sep - 21 - 2014- hard copies of NOA received in the mail!!! ??

Sep - 26 - 2014- biometrics letter received!! Appointment for Oct 7

Sep - 30 - 2014 - succesful early walk in biometrics ??

Nov - 22 - 2014 - EAD/AP approved ?? ( 71 days )

Nov - 24 - 2014 - card in production

Dec - 1 - 2014 - card mailed ??

Dec - 3 - 2014 - Combo card received ??

Dec - 15 - 2014 - email received with interview date for Jan 15 2015! ??

Jan - 15 - 2015 - Approved!! ???? Here is our interview experience --> http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/531853-aos-interview-from-esta-approved/

Jan - 24 - 2015 - Green card received

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Spain
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On the issue that most of you guys are facing with not being able to drive, I came here as a tourist with my fiance but I was staying for 2 months and for that reason I made sure I got an international driving licence from Cyprus so that I could drive here. The international licence is valid for a year which is awesome and it only cost me 30 euro (37 dollars).

Once I got here I found out that New York state allows you to drive with a foreign driving licence for up to a year (even if its not an international driving licence :D) so maybe if you guys have your native driving licence you could check with your state to see if you could drive with that one?

Yeah that's right, I think that's why we are so desperate for EAD because it's like the door to freedom, driving.... Be able to investigate around by ourselves while everybody else is working, get busy finding a job... Go buy groceries by ourselves!!! It all sounds like a dream now what normal people can do hahahah

I never had a license in Spain, the internacional thing was smart

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Feb- 25- 2009 - Met in Barcelona Spain thanks to a friend in common ???

11 visits in the next 5 years........ ????????????

Apr - 23 - 2014 - My last entry in the US to visit ✈️

Jul - 18 - 2014 - finally proposes and ask me to stay forever!!!! ❤️??

Jul- 20 - 2014 - I don't get in the flight back to Spain ( that means my ESTA will expire the next day )

Jul - 22 - 2014 - wedding ❤️??

---------------------------I-130, I-485, EAD, AP ----------------------------------

Sep- 12- 2014 - AOS sent to Chicago ?? ( delivered sept 15 )

Sep - 18 - 2014 - AOS texts/ emails received with case number ??

Sep- 19 - 2014 - checks cashed ?

Sep - 21 - 2014- hard copies of NOA received in the mail!!! ??

Sep - 26 - 2014- biometrics letter received!! Appointment for Oct 7

Sep - 30 - 2014 - succesful early walk in biometrics ??

Nov - 22 - 2014 - EAD/AP approved ?? ( 71 days )

Nov - 24 - 2014 - card in production

Dec - 1 - 2014 - card mailed ??

Dec - 3 - 2014 - Combo card received ??

Dec - 15 - 2014 - email received with interview date for Jan 15 2015! ??

Jan - 15 - 2015 - Approved!! ???? Here is our interview experience --> http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/531853-aos-interview-from-esta-approved/

Jan - 24 - 2015 - Green card received

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Internation drivers license will only work if Your i94 is valid.... If your i94 expired don't drive because if you get caught and pulled over by the highway patrol it will be in your record..

Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Cyprus
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Internation drivers license will only work if Your i94 is valid.... If your i94 expired don't drive because if you get caught and pulled over by the highway patrol it will be in your record..

Seriously? But, as long as your AOS application is pending you are considered to be in "legal present resident status" in the usa so it shouldn't be a problem :S And even if I didn't have the international driving licence I could use my foreign (cyprus) driving licence in NY state for a year and as long as you have permission to be in the country (in other words be in "legal present resident status")..

Anyways my i94 expires in February.. I should hopefully have my EAD by then (fingers crossed)

AOS Journey:

9/19/2014: AOS Package (i130, i485, i765 and i131) sent to Chicago lockbox using USPS Certified mail

12/3/2014: EAD and Advanced Parole in Production :dancing:

12/12/2014: EAD/AP Card received

1/23/2015: Interview is Scheduled for February 27!

1/28/2015: Interview Letter Received

3/10/2015: Greencard Received

 

12/3/2016: Filed i751 at California Service Center

 

12/4/2016: Filed N400 - Dallas TX

 

2/18/2018: i751 Case transferred to Local Office

2/26/2018: i751 Case received at Local Office

1/5/2018: i751 Case Transferred And New Office Has Jurisdiction

3/5/2018: Another update saying i751 Case Transferred And New Office Has Jurisdiction

5/7/2018: Received Letter stating i751 Case transferred to National Benefits Center, Lee's Summit, MO 64064

5/30/2018: Interview scheduled for N400

7/11/2018: Attended interview and was informed it will be a combo N400/I751 interview

8/6/2018: N400 Approved

8/7/2018: I751 Approved

9/5/2018: Oath Ceremony missed due to travel abroad and letter sent to USCIS to reschedule ceremony

10/2/2018: Officially a US Citizen! 

 

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: India
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Finally happy to see my EAD card asking to be produced. It seemed like a pretty long wait

09/6/2014: AOS/EAD/AP sent (delivered on 09/09/2014)

09/15/2014: NOA1 texts/emails (x3) - Check cashed

09/19/2014: NOA1 hardcopies (x3) received

09/29/2014: Biometrics appointment notice received

10/10/2014: Biometrics

10/27/2014: I 485 Changed to Testing and Interview

11/04/2014: EAD Production

11/12/2014: EAD Delivered

Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Spain
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Finally happy to see my EAD card asking to be produced. It seemed like a pretty long wait

That's exciting!! Congrats

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Feb- 25- 2009 - Met in Barcelona Spain thanks to a friend in common ???

11 visits in the next 5 years........ ????????????

Apr - 23 - 2014 - My last entry in the US to visit ✈️

Jul - 18 - 2014 - finally proposes and ask me to stay forever!!!! ❤️??

Jul- 20 - 2014 - I don't get in the flight back to Spain ( that means my ESTA will expire the next day )

Jul - 22 - 2014 - wedding ❤️??

---------------------------I-130, I-485, EAD, AP ----------------------------------

Sep- 12- 2014 - AOS sent to Chicago ?? ( delivered sept 15 )

Sep - 18 - 2014 - AOS texts/ emails received with case number ??

Sep- 19 - 2014 - checks cashed ?

Sep - 21 - 2014- hard copies of NOA received in the mail!!! ??

Sep - 26 - 2014- biometrics letter received!! Appointment for Oct 7

Sep - 30 - 2014 - succesful early walk in biometrics ??

Nov - 22 - 2014 - EAD/AP approved ?? ( 71 days )

Nov - 24 - 2014 - card in production

Dec - 1 - 2014 - card mailed ??

Dec - 3 - 2014 - Combo card received ??

Dec - 15 - 2014 - email received with interview date for Jan 15 2015! ??

Jan - 15 - 2015 - Approved!! ???? Here is our interview experience --> http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/531853-aos-interview-from-esta-approved/

Jan - 24 - 2015 - Green card received

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: India
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Congrats... When did you file and also when was your fingerprint schedule?

The package was sent on 6 September and biometrics appointment was on 10 October

That's exciting!! Congrats

Thank you, hope you hear something soon. :)

09/6/2014: AOS/EAD/AP sent (delivered on 09/09/2014)

09/15/2014: NOA1 texts/emails (x3) - Check cashed

09/19/2014: NOA1 hardcopies (x3) received

09/29/2014: Biometrics appointment notice received

10/10/2014: Biometrics

10/27/2014: I 485 Changed to Testing and Interview

11/04/2014: EAD Production

11/12/2014: EAD Delivered

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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So my EAD card was mailed last October 30 and delivered last October 31, I kept doubting USPS about their status delivered, today I just got it from my Uncle who forgot to give it to me lol!

I got my EAD/AP combo card! I am hoping and praying for everyone a successful progress!

EAD Approval Notice received a while ago, I'm still waiting for the EAD card.

Our Journey

03/14/2014 - First Met

03/27/2014 - Official Couple

06/12/2014 - Engaged

08/21/2014 - Married

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Adjustment of Status from B-2 (Tourist Visa)

09/04/2014 - Package (I-485 with concurrent I-130, I-131 and I-765 filing) sent to Chicago Lockbox

09/06/2014 - Package Delivered

09/11/2014 - Received NOA1 - AOS, EAD and AP by e-mail & sms

09/15/2014 - Received NOA1 - AOS, EAD and AP by mail

09/17/2014 - Received I-797C (Biometric appointment scheduled in September 30, 2014)

09/30/2014 - Biometrics Completed

10/03/2014 - RFE (I-485) Lack of 1040 (2013)

10/11/2014 - RFE (I-485) Sent 1040 (2013)

10/16/2014 - RFE (I-485) RFE Response Review

10/18/2014 - Requested the Good Office of the Congresswoman in my district to expedite my EAD based on a Job Letter Offer

10/24/2014 - Day 50 - EAD, Card/ Document Production :dancing:

10/26/2014 - EAD Case Status updated from "Card/ Document Production" to "Post Decision Activity"

10/27/2014 - AOS Case Status updated from "RFE Response Review" to "Testing and Interview"

10/30/2014 - EAD Case Status updated from "Post Decision Activity" to "Card/ Document Production"

10/30/2014 - EAD Delivered

10/31/2014 - EAD Received

11/01/2014 - EAD Approval Notice Received

11/06/2014 - Applied for SSN

11/12/2014 - SSN Received

12/17/2014 - Received Interview Notice by e-mail scheduled in January 16, 2015

01/16/2015 - Interview Day, God is an Awesome God!

01/20/2015 - Received an e-mail & sms: (I-485) We ordered your new card! Welcome notice was mailed! (I-130) Case was approved!

01/26/2015 - Card was delivered.

01/28/2015 - Received green card.

 
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