Hey this is Jennie Same BOAT!
No touches at all filed January
NOA 1 feb 13th.

I totally feel you, I'm thru Vermont and I hoped it would be faster but hey, it is what it is. Another couple from Morocco already have their visa and they filed the same month and it only took 133 days start to finish! Amazing! Keep your chin up!

Hi Jennie,
Wow, that is quick, was that a K3 visa or a K1???
Both my husband and myself will be happy when this is over and we are living under one roof.
Take care, and best of luck, stay in touch.
Paris Heart

I've heard the magic words -- CASE COMPLETE!

I called this morning and talked to a lady who kinda confused me .. She was sweet but I didn't get what she was trying to say totally ... I was going to actually ask VJ'ers if they had ever had a conversation like this ...

I'll paraphrase:

Me: Hi, I just wanted to know if my case was completed.
Her: Yes it looks like it's complete
M: Really? That's great - that was fast!
H: Looks like there was an expedite.
M: An expedite? There's a notice of an expedite on it?
H: Oh, actually, I don't see an expedite request on here.
M: Oh, so is it complete?
H: I'm looking at it and it's actually not quite complete. It seems the documents have all been reviewed, but they will be reviewing them one more time.
M: Oh, ok so it's not done ...
H: Looks like it's almost done - please call us back in a couple of days and we should have good news for you.
M: Thanks!

THEN OF COURSE - I called back at about 6:30pm today ...

Explained to the guy I talked to that I was confused by the above conversation and wasn't sure if it was completed or what's going on.

He said "Don't worry about it - it's all done."

My reaction, "WHAT? It's complete."

Him, "Yes, they completed it for you today, June 3rd".

Then he told me to just wait for an interview date and asked that I call back in 1-2 weeks as they will schedule further interviews during the second week of June, and possibly I should have an interview for July!

AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

THANKS TO VJ'ers for ALL THEIR SUPPORT!

It was K=3 thru Vermont! It was wicked fast, I emailed them to find out how they did it but I think they are busy enjoying each other now that he is here.

OMG rajee... YOU are sooooooooooooooo LUCKY.

A very BIG COngratulations to YOU!. we're happy for you!

the rest of us here are still hangin' in there..

GOd BLESS!

Nice going rajee, now off to the embassy!!!!Congratulations!!!

Congratulations rajee, way to go. I am so happy for you.

good job rajee

Hey Rajee Congratulations!!!

Congrats!!!

THANKS, GUYS! All of your support means A LOT!

Hoping for an interview date to be sorted out SOON!

Finally I got touch..... Waiting for some good news....

Good, what ever the touches mean, still puts a smile on my face.
Good luck and best wishes on a approval soon.
Paris Heart

Hello everyone,

Congrats on the recent approvals!

My husband's P3 did not include anything regarding evidence of support. When he asked the embassy they said he did not need that yet... his interview is on Tuesday. Has anyone heard of this before?

Thank you

I would take evidence anyways, dont give them a reason to delay the visa. Be safe, NOT sorry.
Good luck on the big day.
Paris Heart

Does anyone know when we get our I-130 interview if it will be in the USA or will we have to go back to canada for it? we are living here in the US.

After no touches for 3 months, NOA-2 approved 6/5/08. Yeah baby yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

congrats Looduck!

Congratulations. That is great.

after 5 months of lurking in the forums, reading, learning, panicking, and missing my husband, I finally decided to post and join my fellow "sufferers"... I'm praying that we're all reunited with our spouses soon! Thanks for all of your wisdom and advice

Hey our times almost match

Congratulations Looduck!!!

I just found out that my I130 has been approved. I am sooooo happy. No touches since Feb 15 and now APPROVAL!

congrats!!!!!

Can anyone help me as to what i should be doing next....after I received my NAO2? thanks!

congrats Krista!

Krista,

Get ready, because another big paper shuffle is coming (as if we hadn't had enough of that already !).

For what's coming next, check out the NVC flowchart at http://www.visajourney.com/examples/NVC_Pr...wchart_v1-2.pdf

and there's a list of ways to keep the processing time to a bare minimum at http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/...'s_Shortcut

Get the forms ready now, and make sure to take advantage of the email and pay online options Best wishes!

go to this thread http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=127253 . You will fly through NVC. Checkout my timeline. ragee and lotos timelines are even better.

Hello Everyone,

Its been days since the last time i was here.

ME and my Husband are cancelling the petition. No approval yet anywayz,.

We've been to a Hell-of-a-ride relationship. its Been 3 years since we first talk. Been married for a 1 year and 2 months. And sadly, we came up to a decision of just getting a divorce. Its not working out anymore. Its been 6 months since the last time we saw each other for real. And we slowly felt that its seems like the relationship is all about "internet" and webcam and voice.

Both of us cant stand the separation. He cant come back here in the Philippines, coz he needs to think of his business, He cant afford to lose his business. And i respect him for that. He only had me for 3 years, but he has his business for more than 30 years...

I thank YOu very much for all the guides here. I enjoyed being in this forum!. it helped us alot and made it easier for us.

GOodluck to everyone and hoping for Fast approvals for the rest of you guys....

GOd Bless.

Jeramie

Oh my goodness, I am so sorry. This process is not easy on anyone of us. And it is not fair that people like yourselves get lost in it and decide to end the relationship. I will be praying for you two.

I am so sorry to hear that Jeramie.
Although it's none of my business and I dont know all the details, that just sounds crazy to me: coming all this way and just giving up...
Rickie

Ohh jeramie that's bad news knowing that you started this thread. I hope it wouldn't end up just like that Im sure your husband love you so much and just like everyone else here they can't bear the distance, but still hanging on and hoping that someday they would live together. Keep on praying and hope everything would be fine between the two of you.

Keep smiling!!

my husband had his interview on june 25th and he got approved!! i will go home to see him in a couple of weeks and will come back to the US together on august 4th!!

sorry to hear that, jeramie....wish u all the best...

Hi Cying congratulations wish I met your hubby during our interview.

Anyway I wanna know if you know airlines that offer lower cost. I have been looking here online but they are all very expensive. Any idea?

Thanks and keep in touch

hi marea! i thought maybe he'd recognize u at the embassy.. anyway, last time i talked to my travel agent, northwest, china, and asiana had the lowest airfare. but between now and early september, it will be expensive since it's peak season. i booked our tickets late may as soon as we found out he was eligible for an interview. u should book ur ticket asap since it will be more expensive if u book it closer to ur travel date. plus, the fuel surcharge will for sure increase again.

I'm sad that you decided not to continue your marriage. My wife and I have been married almost the same amount of time as you(May 24th, 2007) and the waiting is the most difficult experience of my life, but even through this she gives me joy each day when I hear her voice. I hope you and your husband reconsider and think of the life you can share later when you are together again. No matter how much time the visa process takes, I trust that God and our Love for each other will eventually bring our family back together again.

this is a sad one..i hope u guys fix things up. my husband and i have been stressed about his whole visa process also but being with him talkng to him evryday online is one thing that is helping both of us. u jsut need to be strong and support each other these are all test on how strong ur love is..take care and God bless

We know how you feel, everyone here can't stand the separation but we need to understand that this visa issue it will happen just once in a life time, then God willing we will spend the rest of our life with our loved ones.
try to keep your self busy, and please rethink your decision. we hope to hear from you again with good news
good luck

congratulations. wish the best to you and your husband.

I'm really sad to hear that Jeramie. I've been married for 1 yr.and 1 month,and 6 days. Ive seen my husband last was on May 31 at 5-6:00 am 2007..There were few times that I've felt the same way you did (seems like the relationship is all about "internet" and webcam and voice.) Probably a lot times and more negative thoughts than that.,back when I used to be more pessimistic...now just a bit pessimistic sometimes when I get impatient of waiting)
To be away from my husband, for almost 13months, for me , Its very excruciating. I long for him each day we spend together, still hurts to wait to be away from him, it always will be...But just have to endure ,have to be strong..Til we can be together again .. I hold on to that thought and hope til He and I will be together for not very long. I will pray for you both and I hope you and your husband will talk about considering, …to stay united as husband and wife!

Any Jan filer in VSC who recieved approval on either I-130 or K3 here?

Hello All,
Anymore January filers making any progress?

not yet... but hopefully by August there will be some progress for me and my husband..

nothing for me.
if anybody got approved please let us know, we need to make another list for k-3 and cr-1 approvals.
good luck to you all

Hi, I got my wife's I130 and I129f NOA2s May 15, 2008. I filed them in January.

I just came back from Kathmandu yesterday after spending 6 wonderful weeks with my husband. As happy as our reunion was, the day when I left was one of the most painful experiences of my life - I vowed to Govi that the next time I flew back to New York that he would be coming with me. Still no progress on our case but I hope for NOA2 soon, along with the rest of the VSC January filers.

Welcome back Pattu Rani - we missed you around here...

Thanks Lost - I missed you guys too - was hoping there would be some more approvals while I was away but it looks like VSC is still taking forever... Before I left my timeline said I should be approved this week and now it is saying mid-Sept - Oct......

I am going on 180 days tomorrow. I am going to Mexico tomorrow to see my husband. I will be there for 2 and a half weeks.

Hi everyone,
we've been stuck at the NVC for 36 days now. Initially things seemed really fast but have slowed down dramatically. The NOA 2 was approved June 6 and it reached the NVC on June 13. I've been following Jame's Shortcut and the extremely helpful step by step instructions by lotofpatientce. On the petitioner side things have been moving really fast, except I got issued an RFE on the AOS. The automated message reads:"There are documents missing on the AOS form and the NVC has mailed a checklist on July 8..". It hasn't arrived yet. On the beneficiary side, my wife e-mailed the DS-3032 and it took 17 days for an e-mail response. The automated message has not even mentioned anything about the beneficiary side of the process. We finally received the confirmation e-mail that the DS-3032 was accepted 2 days ago. The next step is the IV fee bill, but again there is no mention of issuance on the automated message. I visited the online site today to check if the IV fee bill was issued, and it just states "NOT PAID". I'm not sure if I should just go ahead and pay it or not. For the AOS fee it said "INVOICED" when I logged on to pay it. Any thoughts on this?????? I just want to get this over with. I was under the impression that the hard part was getting the NOA-1 and NOA-2 but it looks like this never ending bureaucracy extends everywhere. If anyone can help with my predicament, I would really appreciate it. Thanks and good luck to us all.