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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: England
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Well, what a crazy day yesterday was...

We had our interview for my AOS yesterday in Detroit. We arrived at the office about 45 minutes before our interview time, but ended up waiting a couple of hours before we were called. Fortunately, Harry Potter 1 was playing on the TV which is my wife's favourite film, so the time flew by :)

Our interview started pretty straight forward. We were sworn in, asked for our ID's (he wanted ones with our address on (driving licence) rather than passports, and asked me (the beneficiary) the names of my parents, SSN, address, when I entered the US, when my medical was, and when the wedding was.

He asked my wife how we met, if she had ever been to England, and that was pretty much it for the questions. He then asked for evidence of the relationship... well, I had 2 folders worth, plus our wedding photo album and guest book... I started handing him stuff and told him to tell me when he had enough. I didn't get far before he said he had enough, and from memory I gave him: copy of our 2005 joint tax return, letter from bank stating we have a joint account and a photocopy of our debit cards and a void cheque, copy of our vehicle title in both names, a print out of all my health and insurance benefits from work with my wife as the beneficiary, and a photocopy of my work health insurance card with both our names on it. He said this was plenty.

Then came the surprise - apparently, the medical folk in London had made a mistake on my medical paperwork. Bloody London! I did my medical at the Nuffield place in London just a couple of weeks after they moved from Dr Phelan's and outsourced it to Nuffield. While they had written no problems on each of the sub categories listed in the medical, they had not checked the box at the top of the paper saying all was ok. The immigration officer said that although it there was any problems with the medical I wouldn't have got my visa in the first place, that he had no idea why the box wasn't checked (admin error or health issue) and that I would need to get a brand new medical done before my AOS was approved. We were really disappointed that botched paperwork in London meant a further delay and more expense, and it was pretty obvious to the officer that we were both just really surprised not to get our approval today.

Anyway, fast forward 2 hours and we are driving to an USCIS approved doctor to find out what to do next. My phone rang, and it was the immigration officer who interviewed us that said that, after consideration, he would approve our case and that I could ignore my RFE that he gave us at the interview!!!

I can't tell you how happy we were!!! Having thought that we still had more hoops to jump through, we had got approval... and in no way did we ever expect that after leaving the Detroit office. We were also really thankful of the immigration officer who I am sure gets lots and lots of people to adjudicate on over the day. As soon as the RFE was written, the case was off his desk, so he didn't have to do what he did - it just shows that for all the bashing we do, there are some really helpful and compassionate officers out there, and we were lucky to get one!

Because we weren't approved in the office, I didn't get the stamp in my passport, but got to keep my EAD and AP. He said the GC should be here in a couple of weeks, and I can't wait to get it!!!!

P (Originally UK), B (Michigan)

bethandphil.com

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AOS TIMELINE (DETROIT OFFICE)

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• AOS, EAD, AP Filed - October 10th

• NOA for AOS, EAD, AP - October 17th

• AP Approved - December 19th

• EAD Approved (actual approval Dec 14th but w/o bio) - January 20th

• AOS Interview & Approval - April 13th

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detroit does rock..congrats

Peace to All creatures great and small............................................

But when we turn to the Hebrew literature, we do not find such jokes about the donkey. Rather the animal is known for its strength and its loyalty to its master (Genesis 49:14; Numbers 22:30).

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my burro, bosco ..enjoying a beer in almaty

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Posted

Congrats on your approval ...now sit n chill

Ange

Here we go again !

Lifting conditions

Oct 14th 08 ..... Mailed the I-751. Back in the system we go

Oct 18th 08 ..... NOA receipt date

Oct 20th 08 ..... Check has been cashed, waiting on the NOA1 and Biometrics appointment now.

Oct 24th 08 ..... NOA arrives in post.

Nov 13th 08 ..... Receive date for Bio-metrics in Atlanta.

Nov 28th 08 ..... Bio-metrics appointment.

Feb 18th 09 ..... Date of decision to remove conditions on permanent residency.

Feb 23rd 09 ..... Received notification on approval ( via snail mail ). Green card on order.

Feb 26th 09 ..... Card production ordered. Pleas wait 30 days ( as per case status on USCIS home page ).

Mar 7th 09 ....... My 10 yr green card arrives.

Apr 22nd 09 ..... Sons 10 yr green card finally arrives( after a nudge at VSC from the USCIS helpline)

Going to take a little break from the immigration stuff.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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Wow! That's great - there are alway great people that work everywhere even in USCIS. Congrats

2005

K1

March 2 Filed I-129 F

July 21 Interview in Bogota ** Approved ** Very Easy!

AOS

Oct 19 Mailed AOS Packet to Chicago

2006

Feb 17 AOS interview in Denver. Biometrics also done today! (Interviewing officer ordered them.)

Apr 25 Green card received

2008

Removal of conditions

March 17 Refiled using new I-751 form

April 16 Biometrics done

July 10 Green card production ordered

2009

Citizenship

Jan 20 filed N400

Feb 04 NOA date

Feb 24 Biometrics

May 5 Interview - Centennial (Denver, Colorado) Passed

June 10 Oath Ceremony - Teikyo Loretto Heights, Denver, Colorado

July 7 Received Passport in 3 weeks

Shredded all immigration papers Have scanned images

Posted

Congratulations!!

It's always heart-warming to hear of IOs who do care about your case and don't just see you as another file.

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

Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Sweden
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Congratulations!

From all that I have heard I wish my future dealings would be with Detroit. Plus it is very close to here but instead it seems I have to go all over the state of Ohio.

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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