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http://www.visajourney.com/forums2/index.php?showtopic=52768

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WOO HOO I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFLOL

Well girls, it looks like everything was lost. They must have had a problem with the restore of the server. Guess Charity is in CDJ now, doing laundry no doubt.
I leave on Tuesday so I will be getting some laundry done this week. The only bad thing is I have to leave Emily. I just think it would be too hard on both of us. Me to get everything ready and try to wrangle a 22 month old in all the different airports. Plus on Emily having to leave some place that she is familiar with and having to travel so long without much entertainment.
She will have to wait for her first airplane ride when she is older and we go back to visit Mexico.
Well I just came in here to see if I could get a little more work done before I have to leave Tuesday. I will write again on Monday.
Later,
Benita

After seeing all the children at the consulate when we went .it's better she stayed heer.Poor kids were terribly fussy and tired after being there all day.But just think you'll probably be bringing daddy home.!!
I wish I were bringing daddy home too..
I on the other hand don't know what to do.My lawyer says that if I go for the 130 that it will probably be another 6-9 months for an interview for that and since we already interviewed for 129 that hubby could come home and adjust status here.
The 130 IS already at CDJ and they are waiting for the $$$ to begin setting up an interview date.
Its all so confusing.Because I thoyght that once 130 got to CDJ ,it would automatically override the 129 but I don't know.Anyway have a safe trip and enojoy being with hubby.
I am sure you'll find lots to catch up on! God Bless.

Hey all....

We just got back from Colorado visiting the family...it was an awesome trip. And when we arrived, his social security card was in the mail! Crazy huh! It was mailed from Baltimore (headquarters) 3 days after we applied for it. So yeah...tomorrow he will be out job hunting. Perfect timing.

Charity...good luck with everything tomorrow...hopefully Javier won't be inside the consulate too long.

Benita....only a few more days until you are off! YEAH. Just think by this time next week everything will be complete.

o.k. take care all...

hey you guys!!
I can't sleep AGAIN!!!
How can I add my babys picture under my name?I feel like such a dufus.

Never mind I got it ....don't know how but I got it.

Good Monday Morning Chicas!!

Melisa: Have you heard from Charity, she told me that she was going to keep in contact with you on the cell phone. I hope that she can convince them to let her into the consulate today. I know she will be very disappointed if they do not. I imagine that she could argue that in reality it is HER consulate, since she is the US citizen. How can they keep an American out of the US consulate????

Anyway, I am so excited about going. I will be headed to Nashville sometime around 1 or 2AM. Marta I agree, I don't want Emily to be miserable so she is going to stay here. I hope she doesn't think that I am not coming back as well.

Good Morning everyone........I have an announcement........GREENCARD HAS BEEN RECEIVED!!!!!!!WOOHOOOO...no SS card yet though.Man...I had to register again when I came back on VJ.Woooooo Benita getting mighty close for your family reunion.....Hope you finished all your laundry Charity...at least one load..I mean we know your dad is there...and everyone else..have a GREAT DAY....I will be in and out today...

Hopefully Charity bought her dad a bottle of tequila and got down to business.
I am glad you got the gc already.I am still up in the air with this stuff.Since my 130 is already at cdj I don't know why my att.said we should just adj.stst.here.But I guess we will see when we go to cdj again once we hear anything on our waiver.If I can pay the fees($450.00)there at cdj we will probably do that ONLY if my hubby can come home with me then and not have to wait another 6-9 months.

Marta...did you call the Consulate..if you did what did they say?

I have tried calling but cannot get through the phone line sounds weird,kinda like its messed up.But NVC e-mailed me and gave me a CDJ case # and on it had my hubbys name and then right after his name it has...
CR-1.My att.said that the I-130 is already at the consulate.But they want the $450.00(visa fees and finger print fees combined)so that they can begin setting up appointment for the I-130 interview.

Hola Muchachas!

Como estan todas?

Charity... I hope you are at the consulate with Javier sitting right next to him and waiting waiting waiting.

Benita only a few more days and your family will be whole again

MN.. they did write back! that same day... just goes to show you that she sat on it for 2 weeks

everyone else have a good one! See you guys later

Good morning everyone. I have talked to Charity a few times and I know that right now she will be outside the Consulate waiting to get inside. Of course she couldn't take her cell phone with her. They're supposed to get in at 9, which is like a half hour from now. I'll wait until 11:30 here (about an hour from now) and if I don't hear from her, I'll assume she got in. When I talked to her last night, they were having a good time-had visited the malls and some little market place. They were in the room watching golf So I'll post later if I hear anything. Hope everyone has a great day!

Hi Ladies….

Thanks for the update MissLiss!!

YEAH Candy on the Green Card! You both must be very excited!

Hope you all have a nice Monday.

Yeah Thanks Miss Liss our information QUEEN .

Candy thats awesome. Is he working yet? Tacho is working in construction maybe two more months and well be more comfy financially.

mnm : Glad you had a good time. We had a cook out w/ some friends and played boraja(Cards) I got drunk lol..... was fine till i drank a pina colada w/ extra rum. The watermelon smirnoffs are AWESOME!

Benita: Got ants in your pants yet? You are so lucky girl just got back and going again!

Charity: hope you get finished fast!

everyone else............ have a great day!

Ashley...did Tacho get the greencard first and then the Ss card?

Yes he did . He got Green Card in December and SS like the second week in january but we had to go apply for it and the day after we went back and they gave us a paper stating the exact number.

This waiver was submitted in june of 05 and dianes in july of 05


Dear Mrs. XXX,

I have received your e-mail in regards to your current immigrant application that is pending with the Department of Homeland Security. I understand that you are discouraged at the length of time it has taken the agency to review the immigrant application you filed. Many steps are being taken to reduce and eventually eliminate the backlog of immigration cases. As a United States Senator, I do not have the authority to expedite the review of an immigrant application.

If you fail to receive a response from the agency by February 20, 2006 please contact Mrs. Christina Shearey of my staff at (407) 254-2573 or toll-free in the state at (866) 630-7106 for additional assistance.

Once again, thank you for contacting my office. I appreciate hearing from you.
Sincerely,

Mel Martinez
United States Senator


I also wrote to CDJ on January 20th and this was there response

We have not received any notice regarding the waiver. If his documents expire he will need a new medical, current Mexican passport, Income tax report for the last year and pay the interview fee again.

IV Section.
haj

I was hoping we would hear something soon from immigration so i would not have to pay for the fees again but from the way it looks no luck there. I was going to quit my second job but from how things look like i have made arrangement to work 3 nights a week instead so i can put that money aside in order to pay for all the expenses that he will need.

Well I never did hear back from Charity so I guess she made it in!! Hopefully they don't keep them all day. But they probably will. I'll let you guys know as soon as I hear something. Until then, I am insanely busy at work. Which sucks because I don't feel so great today. Oh well, c'est la vie, right??

I am so excited, I can hardly stand it. I have butterflies in my stomach and ants in my pants.

Melissa, Have you heard back from Charity??? I am just anxious to find out if they let her into the consulate.

My husband just got back from SS office and they told him that immigration had not informed them that they can issue him a SS card yet.I am going to party the day everyone on this forum gets their husband's back....till then...I will wait with you.

I talked to Charity's dad and he said she got in. So now we wait.............and continue to wait.... I'll let you guys know as soon as I hear from her.

And I don't know if I told you all this but....I'm going to Mexico!! Feb. 25-March 5. I'll be there for Javier's birthday on the 26th. Just having a problem with the hotel reservations right now. I got them through this online site called reservetravel.com on Saturday and the hotel still knows nothing about them!!

Melissa that is awesome. I wish I had been able to visit tacho when he was down there. It sure makes the time go by easier. We are probally going down in Nov and taking mi cunado mojado back to mexico to be w/ his family. Good!

To me it sounds like your I-130 petition isn't quite at CDJ yet... it sounds like you are at the beginning of the processing that NVC does for your I-130. This is how I understand the process, others can jump in (please!) to correct me if I'm wrong.

The I-130 is approved at the Service Center and then sent to NVC.
NVC assigns a CDJ case number.
They send out a Agent of Choice document (DS-3032 or something?) if you don't have an attorney. If you do have an attorney, they are automatically your Agent of CHoice.
The agent is then sent the bill for the affadavit of support and visa fees (probably the $450 you're being asked for now). <------This is where it sounds like you are at.
Once you pay this fee, and it is received by NVC, they send out a request for your Affidavit of Support forms.
You fill the Aff. of Support out and send them back in to NVC.
NVC reviews them and approves them
At some point here, they also send out the DS230 and you have to send it back to them too.
Once the sending back and forth has taken place, and NVC has everything (approved I-130 petition fees, aff. of support, and DS-230), then they send the file to CDJ.

I think the real question here are:
1. How long will it take the I-130 to be processed at NVC?
2. How far are you from waiver approval for the I-129F/K3?

If the times are close or the I-130 will be approved at NVC prior to the I129F/K3 waiver being approved, then I'd personally risk losing the $450 and sending it. Otherwise you can go ahead and let the I-130 sit at NVC without paying the $450 and wait for the K3 visa, then adjust status once your husband is able to get into the US (this is what my husband and I did).

The other unknown here is IF the I-130 makes it through NVC process to CDJ before you return for the post-waiver-approval interview, will they issue the greencard instead of the K3 visa? I don't know the answer to this, but I know others who did not need waivers have had success with this. CDJ policy seems to fall in line because they say the I129F petition is no longer valid once the I-130 hits CDJ.

It may be worth your time to jump into the NVC forum and ask how long it is taking for I130s to make it through NVC currently. People there should be able to give you an estimate which will help you figure out the timelines.

Well....I am getting out of here. I will talk to you next week.
I wish everyone a speedy approval. And I promise to give you all the details on Monday.

Good Luck Benita...cant wait for you guys to come home...

Alrighty chiquillas I gotta go. Haven't heard back from Charity. I'll give you the scoop first thing in the morning, I promise!!

Good morning everyone...

Well I hope everything went o.k. yesterday for Charity and Javier! I am getting very anxious to hear their story. Also good luck to Benita on her travels! Soon Alex will be home!!

To the rest of ya...I hope you have a great day!

Ok here's what happened...took them ALL day to get the Visa. Finally around 5:30 they left the Consulate. Then it took them 3 hours to get the Visa activated. This morning, they crossed the border around 4 am and now they are on the plane on the way home!!

It just gets me all giddy and happy knowing that the are on their way home.It gives me hope that ours will be approved and my husband will be home soon.Tomorrow will be 4 months since CDJ entered the 601 into their ststem and Feb.3 will marke 3 monthe since DHS entered it into their system.But I am going by CDJ's ...just to make it seem like we are closer to finding out our fate.

Hola chicas como estan?

Estas Lavando Charity? Espero que todo fue bien!

c ya !

Just stopping in to say HOLA!! Hope all is well with everyone and that Charity makes it home safely and that Benita makes it to Juarez safely.

MissLiss..how is the moving going? And way cool on you going to Mexico soon!! That is definitely something to look forward to!!

o.k. see ya later chicas.

....... ..........
ok where is everybody?
OK.................... every one can not possibly be picking up their spouse in Mexico!!
It still can't be laundry time.....!!!
Ok I give you'll 24 more hours to finish your laundry.
In the mean time I'll be waiting.

I'm here Marta ...just am very busy today and tomorrow...I have to do closing for the end of the month here at work but wiil be in and out......but where are the other peeps?Marta is going to start protesting here in a minute..

Charity and Javier (and dad) have landed and are on their way home from the airport. They're going to be stopping to get some ribs to eat on the way because Javier had a craving for them. Charity said she might post tomorrow. Well that's it for me for today. Everyone have a good evening!

Thanks Melissa...glad to hear they arrived safely.

We got the "Welcome to USA letter" in the mail today...but it doesn't look really like a letter. It is instead a I-797C Notice of Action and under "Notice type" it says Welcome Notice. We are excited to have it!!

take care all!

Yayyyy....Im happy Charity and Javier and Dad made it back ok.....

Melissa thank you for the updates on Charity...

mnmex....we actually received two welcome letters in the mail a few days apart....they both said the same thing.. still dont have the social card yet

Melissa what is the latest on your case??

Hello ladies!!!! We're back!!!! We are both sick and not feeling well today. We have the "gripa". Javier had it down there and I woke up with it this morning. Glad we have a few days off. We got in really late last night so I didn't have a chance to do anything. We didn't even get his bags unloaded. I will have to do that this morning. So here is the story. They did let me in the consulate. I kept Javier's letter and handed it to the guard. He let both of us in. We had to wait outside for a very long time after getting in. They made us pay the $100 Banamex fee again even after Javier told them we didn't need too. So we had to leave and comeback. Then when we got back we talked to another lady and she told us we didn't need to pay it. So basically we lost that money. Then they asked us which visa Javier wanted to get. Of course we chose the I-130. We had to pay $45 more for it. The fee had gone up since we paid the first time. They called us to the window in Building C around 2:30 for us to pay. We paid and then waited and waited and waited. Around 4:30 I started getting nervous. Javier finally went and asked the lady why they hadn't called us yet. They started looking for his file. Evidently they had lost it somewhere. They finally came back up with it and did the interview. The lady actually scolded Javier for not asking why we hadn't been called sooner. Like it's our job to make sure they are doing their job correctly. They asked him if he had been in Mexico the whole 6 months and if he had any problems with immigration. He said no and that was that. They approved his visa. We were the last ones to pick up the visa that day. It was a very nerve racking day but I was so glad I got to go in with him. With all the things that came up, Javier would have never made it by himself. He is really glad to be home and wants me to fix him some coffee. I guess I better go. I just wanted to thank you all for all the support you have given me through this. Hopefully Benita won't have as hard of a time as us. Oh yeah, and it did take us 3 hours to cross the border. We may have been better off trying to do it the next morning but were afraid we would get stuck there and miss our flight. Talk to you all later.

The laundry has been done. It was great. My dad actually left us alone in the room so we didn't have to wait to come home.

Since a few people have asked, here's an update on our case:

We still know nothing. We think the Senator may or may not have sent a letter to either the right or wrong place on or about January 18. We're now planning a special kind of "attack" to get the Senator's attention but it's top secret at this point.

Glad to hear everything worked out, Charity!! You must be on top of the world knowing that it is all behind you!! That sucks about the money, but I really don’t expect anything different out of them. Isn’t that sad that we expect to be screwed over?! Wow that is a long time to wait to cross the border but like you said, with such an early flight out the next morning, you don’t want to chance it. Well relax and I hope you feel better. I got sick too. It sucked. But the gripa won’t stand in the way of the laundry!! Ha, ha. Are you guys going to go to the SSN office or did you check the box on your DS-230? Take care!!

Benita…wherever you are….we are wishing you much luck!!

Melissa…sorry to hear the senator may not have done her job, but happy to hear you have a plan. My fingers are crossed that it works.

Take care ladies!!

Hey Charity. I am so glad that you got in. I was determined to get in also. If you have an approval notice then it is easy to get in . that is cool. congratulions.

Stephanie: We didn't check the box. After hearing that you all checked it and still ended up going to the SS office I decided it wasn't worth the hassle. We would probably end up going anyway and we can go sooner if we didn't check the box. I just hope his greencard comes. The consulate also lost the pictures out of his package. We didn't know it until they had already processed his paper work at the border. They called us back and told us he didn't have pictures. Javier asked them if it would be a problem later and he said, "We will figure something out." I hope they do. I don't know what we would do if his greencard doesn't show up.

Melissa: Glad to hear you have a plan. You didn't tell me about it though. I guess I am not privey to top secret information. Just kidding. I hope it works out.

Ashley: Thanks for the well wishes. I am so glad to have my Papi here with me. We are having a great day so far.

I will try to talk to you all later. Every time I get on here Javier asks me what I am doing. My VJ time might slow down now when I am at home. Of course I can still post while I am at work. We are heading out now to see Javier's daddy. He hasn't seen him yet. Then, more laundry!!

OK ..well I called nvc to see if my 130 had been sent to cdj like my att said but they said no that it was still at nvc.So since I am sitting at 4 mos.since turning in my 601 I decided to just go with that then adjust here like my att said.But someone told me that if I have an approval notice receipt that I can show it at cdj and get the visa for that instead of the 129.They told me cdj can find out about my approved 130 in their syst.and give me the 130 visa.Is this true ?Has this happened to anybody you know?

Does anyone know if today was when Benita and Alex were going to the 2nd interview? Well I hope all is well for them.

Marta…sorry this I-130 stuff has caused you such stress. At least Benita’s husband will be adjusting before you and tell you their experience!! The important thing is to get your husband home.

Hope everyone has a pleasant day.

Stephanie: I think Benita and Alex are going tomorrow. I hope everything has been okay for them so far.

Then most important thing is for Edgar to come home.Everthing else will come later.
Now I am just afraid to call CDJ to check on our waiver .You would think that they would put up an on-line case status for waivers like they do for other petitions.That way we could check there instead of calling.
But they probably get a percent of the money it cost to call their #. I mean they charge you for everthing else and then some.

Okay girls, My friend diane called dhs yesterday and asked to speak with mr. jannsen . They refused. She told them that her file was on his desk and she needed to speak with them and the woman told her that she did not have the RIGHT to speak with him. She told the lady she did have the right that he was holding a public position and she was a us citizen and the woman still refused! The lady told her that the waivers were going in chronological order and mr jannsen was a very busy man and did not have time to talk to angry spouses. Diane then told her that they werent in order because she was from july and that someone from august had already there appt. The lady told her it was based on how long the illegal was in us and the results from fbi and fingerprints. dIANE THEN TOLD HER she had spoken to a congressman and that claudio had already been cleared. the lady said you should recieve notice around may!

Ashley...sorry to hear what Diane is going through. It doesn't seem fair. I am hoping everything works out and soon! Keep us posted.

Benita... GOOD LUCK TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck Benita!!!! I hope everything goes well today.