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Click on the picture below to go to
Turkey - Land of Contrasts
(Rene's philosophy through pictures)
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Who Are We?
I'm Rene, and I live in Arizona. I work full time as a Senior Administrative Assistant for a Civil Engineering Firm, and I teach Farsi (Persian) part time. I have a BA in Linguistics and an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Arizona.
My husband's name is Sadegh. Before coming to the states, he used to live in Istanbul, Turkey. His profession is antique oriental carpet repair. Sadegh is originally from the western province of Iran, called Azerbaijan.
We love to travel and between the two of us have been to Canada, Mexico, England, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, South Africa, Syria, Lebanon, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai. Languages intrigue me, and I have studied Farsi, French, Italian, and
Arabic. Our ongoing mutual hobby is learning each other's native languages (English and Azeri)! We don't have any children.
Sadegh and I met in 1997 when I was in Istanbul on vacation. It was truly fate that brought us together! We got engaged on February 8, 2003 in Istanbul, and then married on April 29th, 2004 in Arizona. He is now a Permanent Resident of the USA, and together we are living happily ever after!! :-)
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Scenic Turkey
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Our Immigration Timeline So Far...
3-6-03 Petition I-129F for Fiance (K1) visa filed at the California Service Center (CSC)
3-10-03 Notice of Action (NOA) 1 - Received at CSC
7-11-03 Notice of Action (NOA) 2 - Petition Approved!
7-17-03 File received at National Visa Center (NVC)
9-12-03 FBI security clearance completed
10-16-03 NVC sent file to Ankara
10-24-03 Ankara sent Packet 3 to Attorney in Phoenix
11-17-03 Attorney received Packet 3
11-14-03 Police certificate requested in Istanbul
11-20-03 Police certificate unavailable due to terrorist activity
12-5-03 Medical done in Istanbul
12-10-03 Police certificate requested again
3-5-04 Packet 3 sent via UPS from Istanbul to US Embassy in Ankara
4-12-04 Police/Court record received in Istanbul
4-14-04 Interview Date in Ankara
4-16-04 K1 Visa Received via UPS
4-21-04 Entered USA at New York JFK (temp EAD received)
4-29-04 Applied for Social Security Number
MARRIED April 29, 2004
4-30-04 Received Arizona State ID (expires 7-20-04)
6-15-04 Mailed AOS/EAD/AP certified mail, return receipt requested
6-22-04 NOA's for AOS/EAD/AP (Received Date)
7-6-04 Renewed Arizona State ID (expires 10-13-04)
7-6-04 Social Security Card Received in Mail
7-31-04 AP Approved (expires June 2005)
8-13-04 Biometrics/Fingerprinting for AOS/EAD
8-17-04 EAD Card Received (expires 7-30-05)
10-18-04 Renewed Arizona State ID (expires 7-30-05)
2-1-05 Mailed EAD Renewal certified mail, return receipt requested
2-3-05 NOA for EAD Renewal (Recieved Date)
3-15-05 Biometrics for EAD Renewal
4-9-05 EAD Renewal Card Received (expires 7-30-06)
4-28-05 NOA for AOS Interview! Interview Date 7-13-05
6-27-05 Renewed Arizona State ID (expires 7-30-06)
Conditional Permanent Resident Status Approved July 13, 2005
2-20-06 Renewed Arizona State ID (expires 7-13-07)
4-18-07 Filed I-751 at CSC for Removal of Conditions
6-5-07 Biometrics for I-751
Unconditional Permanent Resident Status Approved June 28, 2007
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Egypt
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Oriental Carpet Repair
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Family and Friends
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Thank You for Visiting!
Thank you for visiting our home page. We hope you enjoyed a little insight into our lives :-) Contact Rene
~~This site updated May 5, 2008 ~~
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This site updated April 11, 2006
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