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antda   13

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Hi Everyone!

How are you? I just wanted to say "hello" and introduce myself to the visa journey community.

Good luck to everyone on their own USA immigration journeys!!!

Ant

P.S. A special "hello" to all you cannuckys north of the border. Ah Canada, "my home and native land" (or is it the USA now, "the land of the free and the home of the brave"?)

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

Mephys Experienced

Mephys   2

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sorry about this comment, but would be obvious to me on a visitor's visa that one's intention were not only to "visit" he if got married after 2 weeks on a B2.....

Oh well some people get away with it, i guess...

Wasnt the best time for me to read that.

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Removal of Conditions: GC received on 09/17/2009

Application to replace permanent resident cards filed 3/30/2019 (I-90)

girl 37 Community Regular

girl 37   7

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sorry about this comment, but would be obvious to me on a visitor's visa that one's intention were not only to "visit" he if got married after 2 weeks on a B2.....

Oh well some people get away with it, i guess...

Wasnt the best time for me to read that.

Not necessarily? :unsure:

Anyway, welcome to VJ, Ant! :star:

antda Experienced

antda   13

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Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your welcomes. It's nice to be in an online community sharing a common interest in immigration issues. Good luck on all of your visa journeys...

In answer to the posts above/below, we really did have no intention of getting married when I came over to visit, as my intention was just to visit my husband (then fiance), his family and the USA countryside. It was only after I came over and stayed for a week that we decided that because of family here and of the beautiful scenery (ahh..'tis America the beautiful), that it was best for us to get married in the USA. So yeah, who knew that a two week vacation in the USA would end up being a lifetime here (that's another long story)...

Believe me, being hassled at the border for about two hours, scrambling to have a wedding/elopement in one week, and not knowing for months whether I would be deported back to Canada, is not what I would call a "picnic in the park preplanning".

Ant

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

antda Experienced

antda   13

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awww ant , you didn't need to explain yourself but thank you for sharing:)

Hi CutienPurg,

No problem about the sharing, after all, isn't sharing about immigration experiences is what the vj community is about?

Ant

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

Mephys Experienced

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[quote name='girl 37' post='680727' date='Jan 24 2007, 10:05 AM'

Not necessarily? :unsure:

Anyway, welcome to VJ, Ant! :star:

Im sorry but I've seen people getting their a** chewed out for less than that on the boards in the last few months, and usually people that did it this way are not welcomed as far as I know because everybody is just working really hard on here to make it the right way.

My 2 cents. hate me for it if you want.

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girl 37 Community Regular

girl 37   7

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:huh: What's your problem? There's nothing WRONG with deciding to get married while visiting a girlfriend / boyfriend / fiancee / fiance in the US. If there was, it wouldn't be legal, *which it is*.

Just because you've chosen to do things the way you did is no reason to be rude to someone who's new here.

SoL. Experienced

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Hello and Welcome to VJ! :dance:

Our AOS Journey

July 18, 07: AOS/EAD sent to Chicago

Aug 03, 07: Received Biometrics appt. letter

Aug 23, 07: Biometrics

Aug 30, 07: Transfer to CSC letter dated 8/27

Sept 19, 07: EAD Approval email

Sept 29, 07: EAD card Received

Oct 09, 07: AOS Approved

Oct 13, 07: Green Card in hand

mozplay Proficient

mozplay   29

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Welcome!

Mo

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Full timeline can be seen in my profile

 

CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS - I-130 petition for married sibling
2016

Jul 5 - Receipt date for I-130 petition for my over 21 brother and his wife (both in the UK)

2024

Feb 23 - Sent USCIS a message asking for a processing update

May 6 - Received an email response saying things were progressing normally but that waiting times might be longer

 

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THE OG STORY - From K-1 to Citizenship (a love story)
K-1: Aug 12, 2006 to Jan 17, 2007 - mailed I-129F
AOS: Feb 26, 2007 - Jul 26, 2007
REMOVING CONDITIONS: May 4, 2009 - Oct 3, 2009
CITIZENSHIP: Nov 27, 2012 - May 9, 2013
Note: I immigrated from Canada, not T&T - the timeline is reflective of this.


THE SAGA CONTINUES - IR-5 Story
I-130 for Parents - 2013
Aug ?? - mailed I-130 packages for both mother and father
Sept 10 - NOA1 date
Sept 16 - NOA1s received

2014

Feb 25, 26 & 28 - got emails saying that the cases had been transferred to another office, then to my local office, and then just transferred and are being processed

Mar 17 - got email, attached to one case number only, saying that my A number was changed relating to the I-130 filing

Mar 18 - got emails saying that the petitions are approved http://static-forums.visajourney.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png

2020

Mar 20 - N-400 receipt date for my father
2021
Apr 21 - Biometrics appt.

2022
May 2 - Interview

May 20 - Naturalization ceremony
 



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riblet Proficient

riblet   0

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It happens, we don't need to resent other people just because it was easier for them. Welcome Ant.

Sandy

Michael's I-130:

NOA1: 5-10-2006----updated w/ citizenship: 9-25-06----had to call back 10/25, touch 10/26

12/06/06 - Approved!- - - 12/08/06 - Touch---01/25/07 - Touch

I130 at NVC

12/14/06 - case number assigned

12/25/06 - DS3032 & AOS Fee Bill Mailed (phone system updated 12/27)

12/27/06 - emailed choice of agent; 12/29/06 - received email from NVC confirming choice of agent!

01/01/07 - NVC generated IV Fee Bill (postmarked 1/17 though!)

01/03/07 - returned AoS Fee Bill via Priority Mail (James' shortcut)

01/15/07 - NVC generated AOS package

01/22/07 - received IV Fee Bill - overnighted back to NVC same day

01/27/07 - recieved I864 package; 01/29/07 - overnighted I864 to NVC

01/29/07 - DS230 generated (phone system not updated, email response 2/5/07)

02/05/07 - mailed DS-230 to NVC via express mail

02/20/07 - CASE COMPLETE!!

04/18/07 - INTERVIEW!!!! - APPROVED!!!!

Michael's K-3:

09/28/06 - NOA1

1/25/07 - approved ...NOA2 via snail mail - 1/29/07

03/16/07 - chose not to return packet 3 to Montreal

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Flames9_RN   358

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Welcome to the board. Don't worry about what others think. You did nothing wrong. It is illegal to come and get married and then knowingle stay in the USA, but I would think would be a tad hard to prove, and immigration has better things to worry about and so do I, lol many different visa routes than k1/k3 cr-1/ir-1

Prior to my wife and I commencing the Visa journey, we stopped in and had a free consult with an immigration attorney in the DC area. She told us to marry and for me to stay!! And then AOS, quite similar to what you are doing. I was stil in the Air force so it wasnt an option for us to go that route. Probably happens a fair bit, someone comes to the USA to see thier boyfriend, out of the blue they get married and he/she stay. If you have nothing to go back to in Canada, why not!!! Its amazing on how many US people think if you marry an American citizenship, you automatically get ur Green card!! We did a courthouse wedding on one of my trips down, then I left, and commenced the CR-1 route. later on we did the big pretend family wedding. Majority thought and still do think it was our real wedding,lol Best of luck

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

antda Experienced

antda   13

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Hi Everyone,

Thanks for your welcomes to VJ! Good luck on all of your immigration journeys too!

Answering indirectly to the posts above/below, basically all I can say is, "You did it your way and I did it mine. Whatever works for you is fine". Every US immigration situation is different, as some might take longer time, some might take shorter time, some might be easy, some might be harder, etc. But either way, one should not be judged as to how they are going through the immigration process (or any other way for that matter).

Rest assured that the way that I got my US permanent residency was perfectly legal and right for our particular situation. And yes, for anyone else, it does help to consult with a good immigration lawyer about important stuff like this too.

Instead, the important thing for everyone is to focus on spending time with your significant other (boyfriend/girlfriend, fiance/fiancee, husband/wife, etc.), even though that could be extra challenging at times while going through the immigration process together.

Ant

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

 
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