One For The History Books
Jan 10th 2011, 8:31 pm
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One For The History Books
- I-130 Filed September 1990, Boston
- Receipt of filing dated October 1990
- Priority Date became Current 2002
- Packet 3 received March 2003
- DS-230 DSC-2001 sent to Embassy beginning April 2003
- Interview 11th July 2003, London (Interview for 3 Adjustment's of Status - 2 issued for Mum and Child).
- 2 Green Cards received August 2003.
- I-601 Waiver filed for Dad, in London for last Adjustment of Status/Green Card, 20th August 2003
- Phone call received from Embassy requesting additional information to help them complete their evaluaton. Fax sent to London 16 Oct 03.
- A bag of nerves until 8 weeks 5 days passed waiting for waiver decision that was to reunite our family......
- 20th OCTOBER 2003 I-601 WAIVER APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Visa and Waiver collected on 3rd November 2003 - Phew!
- POE 18th November 2003 - no worries!
- POE again ALL as resident aliens this time 6th December 03 - Dad's Green Card collected during this trip!
- House on Market 15th Jan 04.
- House Sold 18th Jan 04!!!!!! HURRY UP AND EXCHANGE!!!!!!! Should exchange 13th April, fingers crossed.
-EXCHANGED Wooohooo! 13th April 2004!!!!
- Due to complete 28th April 2004. Nearly there.......
- 20th April 04 Bought SUV through intl Autosource and fantastic ex-pat insurance through AIG - Recommend!
- Arrived 20th May 2004 :PARTY:
the above was written by (username); whatever
my mother
and i have created a new account to continue the timeline from my perspective...
- 2004 to summer 2005 (about a year) spent in Plano Texas
- summer 2005 to winter 2005 (about 7 months) spent in upstate New York
- end of winter into spring 2005 to about 2009 Florida both Tampa and Orlando
- February 2009 i return to england and live in Clacton
- summer 2009 i return to Texas to reunite with rents who moved there whilst i was in the UK from Florida
- Fall 2009 back to England Sussex this time
- Winter 2009 i leave home to live in Cheshunt Hertfordshire and go to college
- Summer 2010 back to Florida
-Today contemplating coming home again
and thats the short list lmao there were a few more cross continental moves in between there needless to say culture shock has become irrelevant i view myself as neither British nor American but a breed of our own that i call Anglo-Yankees
- Receipt of filing dated October 1990
- Priority Date became Current 2002
- Packet 3 received March 2003
- DS-230 DSC-2001 sent to Embassy beginning April 2003
- Interview 11th July 2003, London (Interview for 3 Adjustment's of Status - 2 issued for Mum and Child).
- 2 Green Cards received August 2003.
- I-601 Waiver filed for Dad, in London for last Adjustment of Status/Green Card, 20th August 2003
- Phone call received from Embassy requesting additional information to help them complete their evaluaton. Fax sent to London 16 Oct 03.
- A bag of nerves until 8 weeks 5 days passed waiting for waiver decision that was to reunite our family......
- 20th OCTOBER 2003 I-601 WAIVER APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Visa and Waiver collected on 3rd November 2003 - Phew!
- POE 18th November 2003 - no worries!
- POE again ALL as resident aliens this time 6th December 03 - Dad's Green Card collected during this trip!
- House on Market 15th Jan 04.
- House Sold 18th Jan 04!!!!!! HURRY UP AND EXCHANGE!!!!!!! Should exchange 13th April, fingers crossed.
-EXCHANGED Wooohooo! 13th April 2004!!!!
- Due to complete 28th April 2004. Nearly there.......
- 20th April 04 Bought SUV through intl Autosource and fantastic ex-pat insurance through AIG - Recommend!
- Arrived 20th May 2004 :PARTY:
the above was written by (username); whatever
my mother
and i have created a new account to continue the timeline from my perspective...
- 2004 to summer 2005 (about a year) spent in Plano Texas
- summer 2005 to winter 2005 (about 7 months) spent in upstate New York
- end of winter into spring 2005 to about 2009 Florida both Tampa and Orlando
- February 2009 i return to england and live in Clacton
- summer 2009 i return to Texas to reunite with rents who moved there whilst i was in the UK from Florida
- Fall 2009 back to England Sussex this time
- Winter 2009 i leave home to live in Cheshunt Hertfordshire and go to college
- Summer 2010 back to Florida
-Today contemplating coming home again
and thats the short list lmao there were a few more cross continental moves in between there needless to say culture shock has become irrelevant i view myself as neither British nor American but a breed of our own that i call Anglo-Yankees
Last edited by JayLad92; Jan 10th 2011 at 8:38 pm.
Jan 10th 2011, 8:34 pm
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Re: One For The History Books
Summer 2009 we became US Citizens and passport holders sorry i missed that little detail 
Last edited by JayLad92; Jan 10th 2011 at 8:39 pm.
Jan 10th 2011, 10:03 pm
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Re: One For The History Books
Very fun...and welcome to BE
