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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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Hello !

So today was the big day :) i left home around 6:20 and walked there relaxed. by 6:45 i was in front of the entrance alone..hehehe

Then about 5 min. after a girl for a CR1 came.. and another k1 couple, and another k1 girl and someone else we didn't talked with much.

7:30, they open the door and ask everyone passport + interview letter.

I go in first at the security checkpoint on the left and a so-so half rude, half neutral security gard ask for my things to put in the tray... goes through xray, of course my wonderful person is ringing..lol.... have to go through the other check with arms open etc.... they will then give me the letter B window#9. (the second girl went with the other gard who was faster and nicer).

Then they ask to wait downstair till beeing called.... We chitchat then about 10 min. later 2 gards come out from the elevator, asking the first 5 persons to come in.... they look quite serious but are still funny when they tell in their radio code from aviation...tango whisky etc.... like super serious... (i can't help but think that it's all of a fuss to just say some folks are coming upstairs (well if it was what he meant)... might have mean.. get my coffee ready, or wait for the croissant !)

7:48 we are upstairs, waiting in the room with a nice 180 degres view on the city... i can even see the building i live in from there !

8:05 the first person is called window 12 (the girl with CR1 visa)

a few minute after i am called window 9, it's a man...

i thought he was friendly at start but he turned out to be more neutral than expected... he made me thing about the father of the weasley in harry potter but with grey hair. We talked a mix of french and english while e was asking for the different papers.

it started with 2 photos, the medical (just the white enveloppe), my birth certificate and his letter of intent.

Followed by the 156k, passport, affidavit (originals), police certificate (originals and copy), copy of the picture page of the passport, enveloppe

asked me where we met and if my sweet was working as a ##### in US (i just had to say yes ! lol)

At the end i asked about the divorce certificate (i wonder if he would have ask it if i would have shut up).

The order in wich they ask the different documents are different from one officer to another.

Then had to go window 14 to pay the fees, the girl wasn't there yet and a bunch of other people were waiting for it already. So basically the thing is to sit down and go after thoses other people (most of them just pick a number there) then you go pay your 131$. The girl there was super friendly. After giving me the receipt the girl told me to go back to see her colleague.... so i went back to my window 9 but no one there... i waited a bit.. then got a little lonely so i went back to the other folks who where transiting in the other bigger waiting room.

Little wait till the person actually calls you (so no need to directly go back to see the colleague as the woman at the register said)

Then they take your fingerprint in some kind of electronic device. asked for my phone number in montreal (well i killed my cellphone a few weeks ago in water and my only phone was the one my sweet gave me.... (he was a little suspicious about that one but well) and ask to go back to the waiting room.

Then wait for another 10/15 min or so.... and it's my turn to the interview room. I saw there a guy super friendly, talking more like in a conversation, asking how we met, when he came for the first time, how many time we saw each other, what he does for living, if he owns a house or an appartment.

Then he asked to pledge that everything on the file was true (actually i don't remember if the pledge was before or after) then he said he would APPROVE (yey !!!) my application, that everything was fine and that it should be printed today or tomorrow so i might get it early next week.

I then left, chichat for another minute with my pals there waiting and went on my way home :)

It feels so great !!! we gonna get married in 16 days !! (and he is coming here in 9 days) how cool is that !!!!!

Good luck to all who their interview are coming ! and to ladynoles who have hers this afternoon !!

Removal of conditions

01.11.2011 Remove conditions GC I-751 ($590)

01.18.2011 NOA1

02.24.2011 Biometric

03.25.2011 Approved

03.28.2011 Notice sent

03.31.2011 Received new green card (and it's green !)
 

AOS/EAD/AP from K1

07.23.2008 Send AOS/EAD/AP

07.29.2008 Check cashed

08.01.2008 NOA1

08.08.2008 Biometric Notice received

08.21.2008 Biometric Appointment

09.22.2008 Approval notice sent for AP (CRIS email)

09.22.2008 Card production ordered for EAD (CRIS email)

09.25.2008 Card production ordered for EAD (CRIS email) and a couple of touch since (last one 09.30.2008)

09.27.2008 Reception AP

10.02.2008 EAD Received

02.23.2009 Notice for interview (1.5 month late compared to LA statistics)

03.16.2009 AOS Touch

04.01.2009 Interview in LA  // Approved 

04.06.2009 Welcome to the USA Letter

04.13.2009 Reception GC

Naturalization
06/2016 Request
03/2017 Interview

Almost at the end !

 

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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Hello !

So today was the big day :) i left home around 6:20 and walked there relaxed. by 6:45 i was in front of the entrance alone..hehehe

Then about 5 min. after a girl for a CR1 came.. and another k1 couple, and another k1 girl and someone else we didn't talked with much.

7:30, they open the door and ask everyone passport + interview letter.

I go in first at the security checkpoint on the left and a so-so half rude, half neutral security gard ask for my things to put in the tray... goes through xray, of course my wonderful person is ringing..lol.... have to go through the other check with arms open etc.... they will then give me the letter B window#9. (the second girl went with the other gard who was faster and nicer).

Then they ask to wait downstair till beeing called.... We chitchat then about 10 min. later 2 gards come out from the elevator, asking the first 5 persons to come in.... they look quite serious but are still funny when they tell in their radio code from aviation...tango whisky etc.... like super serious... (i can't help but think that it's all of a fuss to just say some folks are coming upstairs (well if it was what he meant)... might have mean.. get my coffee ready, or wait for the croissant !)

7:48 we are upstairs, waiting in the room with a nice 180 degres view on the city... i can even see the building i live in from there !

8:05 the first person is called window 12 (the girl with CR1 visa)

a few minute after i am called window 9, it's a man...

i thought he was friendly at start but he turned out to be more neutral than expected... he made me thing about the father of the weasley in harry potter but with grey hair. We talked a mix of french and english while e was asking for the different papers.

it started with 2 photos, the medical (just the white enveloppe), my birth certificate and his letter of intent.

Followed by the 156k, passport, affidavit (originals), police certificate (originals and copy), copy of the picture page of the passport, enveloppe

asked me where we met and if my sweet was working as a ##### in US (i just had to say yes ! lol)

At the end i asked about the divorce certificate (i wonder if he would have ask it if i would have shut up).

The order in wich they ask the different documents are different from one officer to another.

Then had to go window 14 to pay the fees, the girl wasn't there yet and a bunch of other people were waiting for it already. So basically the thing is to sit down and go after thoses other people (most of them just pick a number there) then you go pay your 131$. The girl there was super friendly. After giving me the receipt the girl told me to go back to see her colleague.... so i went back to my window 9 but no one there... i waited a bit.. then got a little lonely so i went back to the other folks who where transiting in the other bigger waiting room.

Little wait till the person actually calls you (so no need to directly go back to see the colleague as the woman at the register said)

Then they take your fingerprint in some kind of electronic device. asked for my phone number in montreal (well i killed my cellphone a few weeks ago in water and my only phone was the one my sweet gave me.... (he was a little suspicious about that one but well) and ask to go back to the waiting room.

Then wait for another 10/15 min or so.... and it's my turn to the interview room. I saw there a guy super friendly, talking more like in a conversation, asking how we met, when he came for the first time, how many time we saw each other, what he does for living, if he owns a house or an appartment.

Then he asked to pledge that everything on the file was true (actually i don't remember if the pledge was before or after) then he said he would APPROVE (yey !!!) my application, that everything was fine and that it should be printed today or tomorrow so i might get it early next week.

I then left, chichat for another minute with my pals there waiting and went on my way home :)

It feels so great !!! we gonna get married in 16 days !! (and he is coming here in 9 days) how cool is that !!!!!

Good luck to all who their interview are coming ! and to ladynoles who have hers this afternoon !!

congratulations :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Canada
Timeline

Congratulations!!

Timeline

7/11/2007 - I-130 NO1A Hard Copy

8/13/2007 - Son Drayson born in Sudbury, Ontario.

9/6/2007 - I-129F NO1

10/15/2007 - Trip to Toronto for Dray's Consular Birth Abroad, SS application, and US passport

3/18/2008 - NOA2 for both I-129 and I-130!! No touches or email notifications at all!

4/2/2008 - estimated that NVC received

4/9/2008 - estimated that K-3 was sent from NVC to USEMontreal

4/16/2008 - Received hardcopy from NVC

4/16/2008 - Packet 3 Received

4/24/2008 - Packet 3 Sent to USEMontreal

7/14/2008 Interview in Montreal!!!!

7/17/2008 Visa received

7/18/2008 POE Sault Ste Marie Michigan

8/21/2008 moving day...back to Anchorage, Alaska!

4/20/2009 AOS granted, 10 year Green Card arrives, Social Security # given :)

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Oh sweetie, that's wonderful! :dance:

Congratulations!!

Best of luck with the move and the wedding!!! :star:

Let's Keep the Song Going!!!

CANADA.GIFUS1.GIF

~Laura and Nicholas~

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Met online November 2005 playing City of Heroes

First met in Canada, Sept 22, 2006 <3

September 2006 to March 2008, 11 visits, 5 in Canada, 6 in NJ

Officially Engaged December 24th, 2007!!!

Moved to the U.S. to be with my baby on July 19th, 2008 on a K1 visa!!!!

***10 year green card in hand as of 2/2/2012, loving and living life***

Hmmm maybe we should move back to Canada! lol smile.png

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Congrats Mel....wonderful review. I think we make ourselves nervous for nothing. They don't bite...at least none have that I've read reviews about....*giggles*

April 13, 2009 - Welcome to the USA letter rec'd. PRC to be rec'd within 3 weeks.

April 16, 2009 - 2 yr GC rec'd in mail.

March 2, 2011 - Mailed in I-751 to CSC

March 4, 2011 - I-751 delivered to CSC

March 4, 2011 - NOA issued

March 12, 2011 - NOA received

April 14, 2011 - BIO Appt 5/6/11

May 6, 2011 - BIO done in 10 minutes...no re-takes this time :)

June 27, 2011 - Email rec'd "Status - Approved"

July 1, 2011 - 10 yr GC arrived

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Canada
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Congrats

PEGGY & ROGER

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K-1/K-2 VISA'S APPROVED IN MONTREAL MAY 2, 2005

K-1/K-2 AOS APPROVED IN ATLANTA MAY 17, 2006

10 year GC Approved - APRIL 16th ,2009 - Peggy and Jonathan's......

Still waiting for our cards...Had to file I-90 as they sent them to the wrong address.

March 9th, 2010, Received GC that has been lost in the mail for 10 months. Still waiting for my son's that is lost as well.

Filed Waiver for my son's 10 year GC and it was approved. He finally received his GC after its been missing for 2 years.

Thanking God this is over for 10 years.

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Congrats Melusine!

Yes, what is a/an ######?? Hee, hee.

And BH45 sometimes they do bite...a little.

:star:

SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Chile
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Congrats on your visa and best wishes on your upcoming wedding!

(I can't help but be jealous as you filed 1 week prior to me and I am still waiting on a NOA-2)

My blog

10/01/2005: Married in Toronto

02/15/2006: Began Canadian Immigration

09/19/2007: Withdrew CIC application (they still hadn't processed anything)

10/01/2007: Moved back to U.S.

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IR-1 application through Montreal Consulate

10/26/2007: I-130 mailed to CA Service Center

10/29/2007: USPS confirmation of receipt of I-130

02/13/2008: NOA-1 received (107 days)

07/02/2008: I-130 approved

07/22/2008: AOS filed including EAD and AP

07/25/2008: NOA-1s for all 3 received

08/20/2008: Biometrics appointment

08/22/2008: Received RFE for Affadivit of Support and Medical

10/21/2008: Submitted I-865W in lieu of co-sponsor and medical info to NSC

11/14/2008: online case status not updated since filing of AOS in July 2008

01/20/2009: Received another RFE for Affadavit of Support Info

02/02/2009: Responded to RFE with brand new AOS based on 2008 tax return (if that doesn't shut them up, dunno what will)

02/19/2009: EAD card received in mail (no updates on Online Case Status ever made)

02/23/2009: AP received (again, no online updates)

02/26/2009: Received interview appointment letter for 4/6/09

04/06/2009: AOS approved for unconditional GC

04/21/2009: GC received

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Yes, I too want to know what an ##### is.... :innocent:

Let's Keep the Song Going!!!

CANADA.GIFUS1.GIF

~Laura and Nicholas~

IMG_1315.jpg

Met online November 2005 playing City of Heroes

First met in Canada, Sept 22, 2006 <3

September 2006 to March 2008, 11 visits, 5 in Canada, 6 in NJ

Officially Engaged December 24th, 2007!!!

Moved to the U.S. to be with my baby on July 19th, 2008 on a K1 visa!!!!

***10 year green card in hand as of 2/2/2012, loving and living life***

Hmmm maybe we should move back to Canada! lol smile.png

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Congrats Melusine!

Yes, what is a/an ######?? Hee, hee.

And BH45 sometimes they do bite...a little.

:star:

Ok, if you say so....mine didn't. Maybe that's cause my daughter was with me....*pondering*

April 13, 2009 - Welcome to the USA letter rec'd. PRC to be rec'd within 3 weeks.

April 16, 2009 - 2 yr GC rec'd in mail.

March 2, 2011 - Mailed in I-751 to CSC

March 4, 2011 - I-751 delivered to CSC

March 4, 2011 - NOA issued

March 12, 2011 - NOA received

April 14, 2011 - BIO Appt 5/6/11

May 6, 2011 - BIO done in 10 minutes...no re-takes this time :)

June 27, 2011 - Email rec'd "Status - Approved"

July 1, 2011 - 10 yr GC arrived

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Canada
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Congratulations! and have a happy and safe trip to your new home.

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

. Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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