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Kotenochek   0

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Hi to Everyone again:)

Decided to share some experience with my flight and customs in the US.

So ,my flight as I already have mensioned was through Paris CDG airport-air France.

I had only one 1 hour lay over i was very nervous and actually i was right about it.

So at the end flight to Paris from Moscow been delayed 35 minutes!!!Moreover instead of terminal C we landed in B,which is more far to the E which I actually needed for flying to San Francisco.

So I ran out of a plane and cought the shuttle bus,then I had to take elevator,after i Had to catch a train and run run run!

You wont believe but right when i ran to the gate it was closed!I was lucky the guard was a man!!!I asked and he had to call for me taxi to take me to the plane-what a luxury lol

They checked me all over from shoes to head,but at that moment I was so excited I made it i did not even cared.-

I was lucky enaugh that flight was half empty and I had whole bunch of 3 seats just for me,so I could sleep the whole way.

About customs:

I got my luggage very fast and was surprised how they made it so fast while i running hardly did it!!!

So then Since i was the only person speaking english in a french plane lol,i was only one to find a sign saying visitors.lol

Most of people were stuck and could not decide whether they have to go to citizens or visitors lol

So that helped to make it very fast.

the customs were super nice!they took away yellow sealed envalope that I recieved together with my visa.He asked me questions like when we met,what is his job and adress and If i plan to work.

I would suggest you guys to give youir adress to your girls,so they know it by heart,because they will be asked so many times.Also I had to fill out 2 forms while in the plane and they took it away at customs,one was declaration and other was something that came out in my passport at the end.

It took from Landing to coming out about 20minutes!!!

So here I am now enjoying my life together with my great Man!

Good luck to Everybody!

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bluesalmon Explorer

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thanks for sharing :)

Good luck on your wedding :)

salmon :)

K-1 Timeline

May 26, 2007 I-129F NOA1 [/font][/size]

August 27, 2007 RFE e-mail notice

September 18, 2007 Case processing has resumed

September 24, 2007 NOA2 hard copy

November 17, 2007 Packet 4 arrived

November 29, 2007 Medical

December 6, 2007 Interview approved

December 13, 2007 Visa delivered

December 14, 2007 CFO seminar and sticker St. Mary's

AOS

March 21, 2008 - Mailed AOS application

November 4, 2008 - Interview

December 24, 2008 - Greencard received in mail

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Jason-Sasha Proficient

Jason-Sasha   1

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Good luck to you both!

22 Jun 05 - We met in a tiny bar in Williamsburg, Va. (spent all summer together)

27 May 06 - Sasha comes back for a 2nd glorious summer (spent 8 months apart)

01 Jan 07 - Jason travels to Moscow for 2 weeks with Sasha

27 May 07 - Jason again travels to Moscow for 2 weeks of perfection

14 July 07 - I-129F and all related documents sent to VSC

16 July 07 - I-129F delivered to VSC and signed for by P. Novak

20 July 07 - NOA1 issued / receipt number assigned

27 Sep 07 - Jason travels to Moscow to be with Sasha for 2 weeks

28 Nov 07 - NOA2 issued...TOUCHED!...then...APPROVED!!!

01 Dec 07 - NVC receives/assigns case #

04 Dec 07 - NVC sends case to U.S. Embassy Moscow

26 Dec 07 - Jason visits Sasha in Russia for the 4th and final time of 2007 :)

22 Feb 08 - Moscow Interview! (APPROVED!!!)..Yay!

24 Mar 08 - Sasha and Jason reunite in the U.S. :)

31 May 08 - Married

29 Dec 08- Alexander is born

11 Jan 10 - AOS / AP / EAD package sent

19 Jan 10 - AOS NOA1 / AP NOA1 / EAD NOA1

08 Feb 10 - AOS case transferred to CSC

16 Mar 10 - AP received

16 Mar 10 - AOS approved

19 Mar 10 - EAD received

22 Mar 10 - GC received

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slim Grand Master

slim   1,525

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Excellent!!!

Now, the fun truly begins! Good luck on the rest of your Visa Journey.....

Русский форум член.

Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

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thanks and welcome to US

October 01, 2007 Package mailed to Vermont

October 02, 2007 Package delivered to Vermont at 10:06 by FedEx

October 03, 2007 NOA1 Notice Date

October 07, 2007 Touched

October 09, 2007 NOA1 Snail Mail

October 11, 2007 Check Cashed

October 23, 2007 Touched, suspect because of change of address by Petitioner

October 24, 2007 Touched again, no idea why

January 10, 2008 Touched

January 11, 2008 Touched again

January 16, 2008 Officially canceled but we will find a way to be together, either in Holland or some other country.

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Congrats! And welcome to the USA and the Bay Area!

--Igor

Check my always up to date List of I-129F filers waiting for NOA2s. Now with some statistics. The data is from the VJ.com timelines.

I-129F Timeline

06/Aug/2007 I-129F sent to CSC, 24/Jan/2008 NOA2 171 days, 27/Feb/2008 Interview, 05/Mar/2008 Arrived together to US; POE SFO, 13/Mar/2008 Married!

10/May/2008 Our daughter Sophia was born, weighing in at 3.895kg (8lb 9.4oz) and 53.5 cm long (21.06").

AOS Timeline

01/Jul/2008 Mailed AOS, EAD, and AP docs, 08/Jul/2008 NOA1 for I-485, I-765, and I-130, 29/Jul/2008 Biometrics, 22/Oct/2008 AOS interview, 04/Nov/2008 Green card received!

Igor/Игорь 3dflags_usa0001-0002a.gif & 3dflags_rus0001-0002a.gif Элина/Elina

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mendeleev Proficient

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Congraulations on your safe trip. It is great that the people in Paris were so helpful. You are lucky! Hope you are enjoying yourself!

5-15-2002 Met, by chance, while I traveled on business

3-15-2005 I-129F
9-18-2005 Visa in hand
11-23-2005 She arrives in USA
1-18-2006 She returns to Russia, engaged but not married

11-10-2006 We got married!

2-12-2007 I-130 sent by Express mail to NSC
2-26-2007 I-129F sent by Express mail to Chicago lock box
6-25-2007 Both NOA2s in hand; notice date 6-15-2007
9-17-2007 K3 visa in hand
11-12-2007 POE Atlanta

8-14-2008 AOS packet sent
9-13-2008 biometrics
1-30-2009 AOS interview
2-12-2009 10-yr Green Card arrives in mail

2-11-2014 US Citizenship ceremony

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Kotenochek   0

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Congraulations on your safe trip. It is great that the people in Paris were so helpful. You are lucky! Hope you are enjoying yourself!

thanks Novotul,Yeah they were helpful big time:)thanks for congrats now when I am with my man i see it all worth being through what we went through:)

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