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Ever feel like you're watching a slow-motion trainwreck?

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Australia
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Sometimes you wonder how long to go on offering sympathy and help to these people... the conclusion I've come to now is that it's best of offer them what help you can with a problem ONCE. Bad things can happen to anyone and they deserve what advice and support you can give them. But not over and over and over and over and over and over again...

If they choose not to take it it's up to them. If they choose to ignore it entirely and to get into an even bigger mess, well that's their life and their choice... the only life you can really be responsible for is your own. You can't change someone who doesn't want to be changed, and you can't make somebody else grow up. They have to do it for themselves if and when they finally realise that they need to. (but sometimes I wonder how many years a person can take to do it!

Drama Queens are PITA too... one of my mother's sisters rules supreme in that area. If you fall and break your leg, somehow it means you're avoiding her... argh.

Karen - Melbourne, Australia/John - Florida, USA

- Proposal (20 August 2000) to marriage (19 December 2004) - 4 years, 3 months, 25 days (1,578 days)

STAGE 1 - Applying for K1 (15 September 2003) to K1 Approval (13 July 2004) - 9 months, 29 days (303 days)

STAGE 2A - Arriving in US (4 Nov 2004) to AOS Application (16 April 2005) - 5 months, 13 days (164 days)

STAGE 2B - Applying for AOS to GC Approval - 9 months, 4 days (279 days)

STAGE 3 - Lifting Conditions. Filing (19 Dec 2007) to Approval (December 11 2008)

STAGE 4 - CITIZENSHIP (filing under 5-year rule - residency start date on green card Jan 11th, 2006)

*N400 filed December 15, 2011

*Interview March 12, 2012

*Oath Ceremony March 23, 2012.

ALL DONE!!!!!!!!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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Yeah I know people like that.... and I try to help them with their problems but I never let myself get too involved or I get extremely stressed.

How do you guys think lawyers feel? They have to take on EVERYBODY'S problems !! lol.....

Maybe that's why sometimes they become somebody's problem! :hehe:

OUR COMPLETE TIMELINE

Latest steps:

10/26/2006- Consulate receives case (seriously, one month to receive the case?? BS!), and packet 3 that I sent even before they had received the case.

01/02/2007- Interview!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got a 221(g)

01/23/2007- Second Interview. VISA granted!!!

01/29/2007- VISA arrived.... no envelope though. I'm gonna contact them and see what happened this time!

01/31/2007- I'll have to send them one last financial support evidence.

02/01/2007- Evidence sent

02/02/2007- Evidence received by Consulate

02/06/2007- Consulate sends envelope!

02/07/2007- Envelope received!!!

02/10/2007- Flew to the USA!!!!!!

04/17/2007- Wedding day!!!

--- Wish us luck!!! ---

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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edited because it's way to early for good spelling. ;)

must have been 'to' early for more than spelling honey. :whistle:

*giggles* :lol:

He's so cute. :P

However, since he put together my new desk and file cabinet here at home, I'm not gonna get TOO mad. *cough*

(Yes, it was TOO early for more than spelling. It was TOO early to be awake at all! :lol: )

Electricity is really just organized lightning.

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awwwwww i loved that CAPS ... you've got the cutest man, cerise (besides my geoffy!!! :luv::lol: )

but for the attention seekers ... the more you give them, the more they take that as an invitation to suck energy from you. it's extremely difficult NOT to get involved, but you DO need to learn to keep your emotional distance and just lend an ear and give factual advice. people like this aren't really interested in hearing what you have to say or the helpful advice your trying to give ... they just want the attention and the spotlight.

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Faith: not wanting to know what is true.~Nietzsche~

“The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.”

~Winston Churchill~

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edited because it's way to early for good spelling. ;)

must have been 'to' early for more than spelling honey. :whistle:

*giggles* :lol:

He's so cute. :P

However, since he put together my new desk and file cabinet here at home, I'm not gonna get TOO mad. *cough*

(Yes, it was TOO early for more than spelling. It was TOO early to be awake at all! :lol: )

ok, I'm slowly learning who all the couples here are :)

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Sweden
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Last summer my own life was like a train wreck (I hate admitting that, but its true). It seemed like one bad thing led to another.

However, now the main drama of my life is what the USCIC puts me through and rather than get into it with friends and family who have no comprehension, I come to VJ where everyone understands and I usually feel better.

I look forward to peace once my husband is home.

I-130

2005-09-23 Sent I-130.

2005-10-05 I-130 NOA1

2006-02-19 *touched*

2006-02-21 RFE

2006-03-09 RFE received by CSC

2006-03-29 I-130 NOA2

2006-03-31 *touched*

2006-04-01 *touched*

2006-04-12 NVC assigned case number

I-129F

2005-11-18 I-129F Sent

2005-11-29 I-129F NOA1

2005-12-27 I-129F RFE :(

2006-01-13 I-129F RFE Reply sent.

2006-01-25 *touched*

2006-01-26 I-129F RFE received

2006-04-04 *touched*

2006-04-04 NOA2 **approved!!!**

2006-04-20 NVC assigned case number

2006-04-21 case forwarded to embassy

2006-04-26 packet 3 received

2006-05-02 packet 3 sent

2006-05-04 packet 4 received

2006-05-15 Interview in Stockholm **APPROVED**

2006-05-23 My sweetie is coming home!!

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The past year has been like a trainwreck for me and Craig to the point that we've both felt like we've just been moving from one disaster to another. Before that life was ticking along pretty well and I hope that it settles down again very soon. I have a feeling that if we get just through the next couple of months life is going to be a whole lot easier. :yes:

AOS TIMELINE

16th December 2005 - Sent I-130, AOS, EAD & AP USPS overnight to Chicago Lockbox

18th December 2005 - Received at Chicago 9.18pm.

23rd December 2005 - NOAs for I-130, AOS, EAD, AP!! Didn't expect them that quickly

13th January 2006 - RFE for Medical and additional I-864 info

17th January 2006 - INFOPASS Apt about RFE.

23rd January 2006 - Appointment notice for Biometrics on 10th Feb.

10th February 2006 - Biometrics Appointment

21st February 2006 - Medical. Cost $250 including all blood tests, Td Shot, TB test and Titers for MMR and Varicella.

27th February 2006 - Appointment with immigration lawyer re. RFE for I-864.

1st March 2006 - Final results Medical. Papers in hand to send.

10th March 2006 - RFE responses to Lees Summit

13th March 2006 - RFE responses signed for at Lees Summit

24th March 2006 - Emergency AP approved in Omaha

28th March 2006- Collected AP

31st March 2006 - EAD Approval online

7th April 2006 - EAD arrived in mailbox.

21st April 2006- Received Interview Date for 22nd June

9th May 2006- Received SSN

22nd June 2006- AOS INTERVIEW APPROVED

REMOVING CONDITIONS

June 20 2008 - Package mailed to CSC under new rules. Would have been an NSC transfer

June 23 2008 - Package recieved at CSC

June 27 2008 - Recieve NOA1

July 16 2008 - Biometrics

July 17 2008 - Touched

September 9 2008 - Card production ordered

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Thailand
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This week was bad because of the problems my x wife caused!!!!!!!!! She is such a B!!

09/05/2005 Met Tik thru my brothers Thai Wife

12/01/2005 First meeting in Thailand

12/12/2005 Returned to the USA

12/13/2005 I-129F mailed express mail to TSC

12/15/2005 TSC Recived paperwork

12/21/2005 Noa-1

12/27/2005 Noa-1 recieved snail mail dated Dec 21 transfered to CSC

03/14/2006 NOA 2

03/16/2006 Medical, Police report and postal fee paid.

03/21/2006 NVC Sent to Bangkok

03/24/2006 Bangkok gets package tracked online with DHL

03/27/2006 Mailed in packet 3

04/04/2006 Interview assigned May 22 2006

05/22/2006 Interview day... delayed Approval because of FBI NAME CHECK

05/26/2006 VISA RECIEVED!!!!!!!!!!

05/27/2006 POE LAX ..MY BABY IN AMERICA!!!!

06/17/2006 Wedding DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! MARRIED!!!

06/19/2006 Applied for ssn

06/26/2006 Recieved SSN

AOS

08/03/2006 Sent AOS paperwork to Chicago lockbox

08/07/2006 Recived at Chicago

08/15/2006 NOA for 485 and 131

08/30/2006 Biometrics

08/30/2006 Notice Transfered to CSC.. Hello My old CSC Friends

9/26/06 Received Welcome Notice email

09/30/06 Green Card IN HAND

01/08/07 Pregnant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

09/26/07 Baby Here!!!!!

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