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Hawaiiguy   0

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Just thought I would share our experiences in Manila. Stayed at Cherry Blossoms Hotel in Ermita, very close to St. Lukes. The place was a dump, bugs and not clean but we made due for the 8 days we were there. The medical exam wasn't too bad. I arrived with my fiancee at 6 am and there was a fairly big line but they let you inside right away. I could stay with my fiancee as much as I liked. The first day lasted about 6 hours and we went back at 7:30 am the second day and it lasted about 2-3 hours. We had the interview 5 days later and we arrived at the embassy around 6am for a 7:30 appointment. We were let in immediately and had to wait about 5 hours to get the interview which lasted less than 10 minutes. You can see which slip is put in the application, ours said "approved'.

We changed to a nice hotel in Pasig and waited for the visa to be delivered. We got it 5 days later. All in all it went much quicker than I had expected, just a lot of waiting around.

We entered the U.S.A. through Honolulu and that was pretty easy also. Just be sure to have your chest X-Ray in your carry-on luggage because they keep that at immigration.

We are very glad to finally start our lives together here and we found visa-journey to be very helpful in the process.

Good luck to everyone--------------------------------

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~Chad~   0

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Thanx for sharing! My fiancee will be going through it in a couple of months.

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:dance: Congrats! & Welcome back to US again with your soon to be wife! :dance:

rebelheart

07-13-06 - K1/K2 AOS/EAD sent

11-04-06 - 2 NOA's transfer to CSC

11-17-06 - "K1 APPROVED AOS" no interview

11-27-06 - "K1 - GREENCARD" rcvd.

01-23-07 - K2 GREENCARD rcvd.

08-20-08 - I-751 sent to Texas Service Center, transfer to VSC

08-26-08 - I-751 NOA1 & 1yr. Extension letter

09-18-08 - I-751 NOA2 - Biometrics Appointment Notice

03-11-09 - I-751 transfer from VSC to CSC!

05-13-09 - I-751 APPROVED

06-24-09 - card production ordered

08-20-09 - N400 - Citizenship Application

08-24-09 - NOA notice date

08-28-09 - NOA in mailbox

09-10-09 - email asking for more evidence

09-14-09 - Biometrics NOA date

09-18-09 - Biometrics Letter arrived in mailbox

10-09-09 - Biometrics Schedule

10-14-09 - Notice date of the yellow letter

10-30-09 - touched online for "testing & interview"

11-03-09 - IL received in mailbox

12-07-09 - "PASSED" Interview & it's my Hubby Bday too!

04-17-10 - Oath letter received in mailbox

05-14-10 - Judicial Oath atlast! in Atl

110 days - Application to Interview

158 days - Interview to Judicial Oath

268 days - Total processing days for my N400

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~Chad~   0

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Rebelheart, what does the removing condition in your signature mean?

(BTW) thats a cool user-name

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David-and-Mae   15

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Congratulations and best wishes! I cannot wait to be with my guy but I will be very patient... :clock::cry::pop:

N-400 NATURALIZATION

04/04/2011 - Mailed N-400 to AZ Lockbox

04/06/2011 - Received

04/07/2011 - NOA

04/07/2011 - Check cashed

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

05/10/2011 - Case Status Notification - Interview scheduled

05/14/2011 - Interview Appointment Letter in the mail

06/21/2011 - Interview Appointment Date

06/29/2011 - Case Status Notification - Placed in the oath scheduling que

08/16/2011 - Case Status Notification - Oath ceremony scheduled

09/15/2011 - Oath Taking - good riddance!

09/23/2011 - Applied for Passport

10/08/2011 - Passport in the mail

10/17/2011 - Certificate of Naturalization in the mail -- OFFICIALLY DONE!

"Love is a noble act of self-giving, offering trust, faith, and loyalty.

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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eau_xplain   2

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Rebelheart, what does the removing condition in your signature mean?

(BTW) thats a cool user-name

Allow me to answer that as I'll be applying for removal of condition myself.

After you arrive in the US and get married, you will apply for Adjustment of Status (AOS) to get your green card. If your AOS application is approved before your 2nd wedding anniversary, you will get a Conditional Green Card (which is valid for 2 years). 90 days before your conditional green card expires you will have to apply for removal of condition to get a 10-year green card.

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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~Chad~   0

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Rebelheart, what does the removing condition in your signature mean?

(BTW) thats a cool user-name

Allow me to answer that as I'll be applying for removal of condition myself.

After you arrive in the US and get married, you will apply for Adjustment of Status (AOS) to get your green card. If your AOS application is approved before your 2nd wedding anniversary, you will get a Conditional Green Card (which is valid for 2 years). 90 days before your conditional green card expires you will have to apply for removal of condition to get a 10-year green card.

Thanx alot, I appreciate it! :thumbs:

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