I believe that it's faster for you if you do the DCF *direct consular filing*, if that's available in London.

We did DFC in Copenhagen, they had walk in's every Friday, got the I-130 approved the same day and an interview date in the mail 2 days after, the interview was about 1 month later *it got pushed back 14days though, but the original interview date was about 1 month after*. That saved us a lot of time... instead of doing it through the Service Center in the US.

I hope it's the same procedure in the UK.

[quote name='cmltdg' date='Jun 12 2006, 04:17 AM' post='245882']
Hey, all, just thought I'd add an update to our little list that Nigel started ages ago! We've had some approvals since then.



waiver dates..London (DHS) waivers list
NAME.........CASE......WAIVER......REASON.......SUBMITTED......................L
ATEST INFO...
Nigel..........I-130....I-601..........O/stay..........Oct 12th 05......................APPROVED Dec 30th 05
Cmltgd.......K1.......I-601.............CIMT ..........3/6/06............................Pending case
MistyB........130......I-601.............CIMT............Sep/12/05.........................APPROVED 30th Jan 06
jpkeswim....k1.......I-601.............O/Stay...........Dec/2nd/05....................DENIED March 16, 06
Liam/lisa....K1........I-601...........CIMT..............Nov/8th/05...................APPROVED Dec 20th05
Bostongirl..k1.........I-601............O/Stay...........N/Y/F...............................N/Y/F
Baileyj96....K1.........I-601...........CIMT...............5/6/06.............................pending
Paul C........K1.........I-601............CIMT..............2/FEB/06.........................APPROVED May 23, 06
Wendibob...K3.......I-601.............CIMT..............5th/Jan/06.......................APPROVED
Mary&Tom.K1......I-601...............CIMT.............1st Dec/05.......................DENIED
Beetee...K3.....I-601...............O/Stay................3/23/06.........................Pending

Did I miss anyone?


Good luck to Paul in this, your last day living in the UK!!! How very exciting for you! I'm jealous, jealous, jealous!!!!!


Tiff


Hay im back ..........glad that everyone is doing fine.......Thanks for keeping the list updated.....

Ps where's my mistyB to?
oh yes im in Jacksonville Florida usa.....

Hi Nigel,

welcome back. MistyB has been asking around for you

Oh, and there are more updates to your list.

Hi Nigel,
We had a tough week last week. Cmltdg was denied after soooooooooo many weeks of waiting. We are all feeling bad for her right now.
We never hear from Bostongirl so I might take her off the list? Any thought anyone? Just me and Beetee waiting right now. We haven't got any new people wanting on our list.

Hope things are going great for you. Paul should be back this week sometime. He's on his honeymoon right now.

Baileyj.........Vicky

waiver dates..London (DHS) waivers list
NAME.........CASE......WAIVER......REASON.......SUBMITTED......................L
ATEST INFO...
Nigel..........I-130....I-601..........O/stay..........Oct 12th 05......................APPROVED Dec 30th 05
Cmltgd.......K1.......I-601.............CIMT ..........3/6/06............................DENIED July 19, 06
MistyB........130......I-601.............CIMT............Sep/12/05.........................APPROVED 30th Jan 06
jpkeswim....k1.......I-601.............O/Stay...........Dec/2nd/05....................DENIED March 16, 06
Liam/lisa....K1........I-601...........CIMT..............Nov/8th/05...................APPROVED Dec 20th05
Bostongirl..k1.........I-601............O/Stay...........N/Y/F...............................N/Y/F
Baileyj96....K1.........I-601...........CIMT...............5/6/06.............................pending
Paul C........K1.........I-601............CIMT..............2/FEB/06.........................APPROVED May 23, 06
Wendibob...K3.......I-601.............CIMT..............5th/Jan/06.......................APPROVED
Mary&Tom.K1......I-601...............CIMT.............1st Dec/05.......................DENIED
Beetee...K3.....I-601...............O/Stay................3/23/06.........................Pending

Did I miss anyone?

for anyone keeping track of timelines, our denial was on march 3rd

i just checked some previous posts and it appears that the official date of Wendybob's approval was March 22. He received a letter on the 25 and email confirmation on the 31st... so I am not sure which you would use in that chart. I said March 3rd for us because that is when we received it but the letter was drafted on Feb. 28th. I say we were denied on March 3rd because that day is forever burned in my memory.

mary

[waiver dates..London (DHS) waivers list
NAME.........CASE......WAIVER......REASON.......SUBMITTED......................L
ATEST INFO...
Liam/lisa....K1........I-601...........CIMT..............Nov/8th/05...................APPROVED Dec 20th05
Nigel..........I-130....I-601..........O/stay..........Oct 12th 05......................APPROVED Dec 30th 05
MistyB........130......I-601.............CIMT............Sep/12/05.........................APPROVED 30th Jan 06
Mary&Tom.K1......I-601...............CIMT.............1st Dec/05.......................DENIED March 3, 06
jpkeswim....k1.......I-601.............O/Stay...........Dec/2nd/05....................DENIED March 16, 06
Wendibob...K3.......I-601.............CIMT..............5th/Jan/06.......................APPROVED March 22, 06
Paul C........K1.........I-601............CIMT..............2/FEB/06.........................APPROVED May 23, 06
Cmltgd.......K1.......I-601.............CIMT ..........3/6/06............................DENIED July 19, 06
Beetee...K3.....I-601...............O/Stay................3/23/06.........................Pending
Baileyj96....K1.........I-601...........CIMT...............5/6/06.............................pending

Try that again. got the wrong date on yours Mary but I think i got it right this time. I tried to put them in order too.

Vicky

I wonder who that person was that never came back.. did she ever post much?

You know, to me it would be more logical to put them in order of submission date.. but it's up to you.if they are in order of submission date, then when the approval or denial is out of sequence that will make it more noticable. Helps to call attention to the fact that these things certainly are not processed in any sort of logical order.

Have their not been any more recent submissions in London or are they just not finding their way to us?


I hope Tiff has been able to begin to form a new plan.. whatever would be in her best interest in the long run. I know how hard it is to think straight after this happens.

I still do not quite see the light at the end of the tunnel... way too much stuff in the way. Don't ever live in one house for 30 years!!!! I cannot believe the stuff I am finding and having to sort. Its so much more difficult than I expected.. and I expected it to be very difficult. I honestly don't know when I can be ready to get back to the UK. My visa is good from July 11th until January 11th. Before it expires we have to be married and have applied for limited leave to remain.. or maybe I have to have already been granted that. I am not sure. The clock is ticking. Back in June when I was first filling out the forms I thought July 11th was the earliest date I could go. By the time I sent them in I was thinking the 20th.. and Tom scheduled this whole week off. So now, once again (like when he was home with that broken toe), he is home alone and I can't be there. Some days I am tempted to just give away ALL my belongings and just leave. As it is I have taken far less than what some of it is worth. I practically gave away my grandmothers antique desk.. the one I had wanted since I was a little girl

BTW, it takes alot longer to marry in the UK. Not so long to get the visa but way too long to be allowed to marry. We have to register at some office after I have been there 7 days (not allowed to do it before). Then we have to wait at least 15 more days. If he had come here we would have been at city hall the next day for the marriage license and married three days later. Or, we could have just run down to Ohio ( I am 20 minutes from the border) and married that very day!

I personally think its best to marry as soon as possible for legal reasons. Can always have another wedding later if you like wedding (we don't... lol). The person doing the immigrating is in an extremely vulnerable position before the marriage having given up everything back home yet not having any legal rights to their partners property. I had planned to put Tom on the house deed or make a will before he even got here.

I suppose alot of the young couples on VJ don't think about such things... but I am old!

mary

[quote name='Baileyj96' date='Jul 23 2006, 03:45 PM' post='326573']
[waiver dates..London (DHS) waivers list

NAME.........CASE......WAIVER......REASON.......SUBMITTED......................L
ATEST INFO...
MistyB........130......I-601.............CIMT............Sep/12/05.........................APPROVED 30th Jan 06
Nigel..........I-130....I-601............O/stay..........Oct 12th 05........................APPROVED Dec 30th 05
Liam/lisa.....K1........I-601...........CIMT..............Nov/8th/05.......................APPROVED Dec 20th05
Mary&Tom...K1.......I-601............CIMT.............Dec 1st, 05.......................DENIED March 3, 06
jpkeswim.....K1.......I-601............O/Stay...........Dec/2nd/05......................DENIED March 16, 06
Wendibob....K3.......I-601.............CIMT..............Jan 5th, 06......................APPROVED March 22, 06
Paul C.........K1.......I-601............CIMT..............Feb 2, 06.........................APPROVED May 23, 06
Cmltgd........K1.......I-601............CIMT ..............March 6, 06.....................DENIED July 19, 06
Beetee.........K3.......I-601............O/Stay...........March 23, 06.....................Pending
Baileyj96......K1.......I-601...........CIMT...............May 6th, 06......................pending

Well I tried to clean it up again. I went by submit date Mary. That seems fine to me.

I hope things start working out for you Mary. I'm not a saver so I wouldn't have much to go through. Hopefully in the next few weeks you will start seeing some progress. I know you want to get back to Tom as soon as possible but don't give in and start giving things away. I'm sure you would regret it after some time. Just do baby steps and soon I'm sure you will see the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm OLD too so I get where your coming from. I hate to even think about what will happen if we get denied. The way london is going there seems to be a good chance of that happening. All I can do is hope for the best. I don't know what we will do if that happens. I can't see any way that I could move over there.
Hang in there woman. It has to get easier for you soon. You have already been through so much, your due for some good luck

Vicky

[quote name='Baileyj96' date='Jul 23 2006, 06:29 PM' post='326736']
[quote name='Baileyj96' date='Jul 23 2006, 03:45 PM' post='326573']
[waiver dates..London (DHS) waivers list

NAME.........CASE......WAIVER......REASON.......SUBMITTED......................L
ATEST INFO...
MistyB........130......I-601.............CIMT............Sep/12/05.........................APPROVED 30th Jan 06
Nigel..........I-130....I-601............O/stay..........Oct 12th 05........................APPROVED Dec 30th 05
Liam/lisa.....K1........I-601...........CIMT..............Nov/8th/05.......................APPROVED Dec 20th05
Mary&Tom...K1.......I-601............CIMT.............Dec 1st, 05.......................DENIED March 3, 06
jpkeswim.....K1.......I-601............O/Stay...........Dec/2nd/05......................DENIED March 16, 06
Wendibob....K3.......I-601.............CIMT..............Jan 5th, 06......................APPROVED March 22, 06
Paul C.........K1.......I-601............CIMT..............Feb 2, 06.........................APPROVED May 23, 06
Cmltgd........K1.......I-601............CIMT ..............March 6, 06.....................DENIED July 19, 06
Beetee.........K3.......I-601............O/Stay...........March 23, 06.....................Pending
Baileyj96......K1.......I-601...........CIMT...............May 6th, 06......................pending

Well I tried to clean it up again. I went by submit date Mary. That seems fine to me.

I hope things start working out for you Mary. I'm not a saver so I wouldn't have much to go through. Hopefully in the next few weeks you will start seeing some progress. I know you want to get back to Tom as soon as possible but don't give in and start giving things away. I'm sure you would regret it after some time. Just do baby steps and soon I'm sure you will see the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm OLD too so I get where your coming from. I hate to even think about what will happen if we get denied. The way london is going there seems to be a good chance of that happening. All I can do is hope for the best. I don't know what we will do if that happens. I can't see any way that I could move over there.
Hang in there woman. It has to get easier for you soon. You have already been through so much, your due for some good luck

Vicky
[/quote]


the chart looks good Vicky.. the format anyway.. the denials are so cruel and unfair especially given the time frame. If they are going to deny it needs to be done quickly so people can get on with their lives. If we had known sooner I would have been back in the states in February instead of May and could have really used the cooler weather to my advantage. Its very difficult for me to accomplish anything on days when its 89 degrees in the house. No a/c. Also I have been told I would be getting a better price for my things if it was winter. In the summer I have all the garage sales to compete with... and I don't have a garage so I don't even get to garage sale the smaller things. Those are the things that places like goodwill have been getting.

btw.. its not just me being a saver.. I raised three kids in this house.. I have managed to get them to get most of their stuff out but my one son left half his belongings here when he moved to new orleans a few years ago. also my ex still has loads of stuff here and I am having a terrible time getting him to remove it. even for me to remove it and trash it still adds immensely to my workload here. I do admit to having been a packrat.. I honestly never expected to move out of this house.... ever. If I had known then what I know now, I would never have requested this house in the divorce. At the time I still had my two dogs though and I didnt want them or me to be homeless. Now I just wish I had gotten money. I would be free to go and I would have been forced to downsize sooner. This house is 2000 square feet with another 1000 for the basement. Full of 30 years worth of stuff.

mary


I wonder why the quote feature isnt working right.

I am sure it is tough Mary. 30 years in one house raising 3 kids. There is no doubt in my mind you have a very difficult time. Not to mention the amount of things you have accumulated over the years but going through every little piece and the memories that go along with them. I've actually moved a few times and the house that I have now doesn't have much storrage space so I can't really keep much. I've been counting my chickens before they hatch and trying to make some room for my fiance's things. It won't be long until I'm stuffing things under the bed.
If i was a little closer Mary, I would be happy to help you. I'm not sure how much work vs talking we would do but I'm sure it would be a lot more fun than you doing it by yourself. Besides I would be stopping every 3 minutes to ask you if it's a keeper or what. Once you get through the bulk of it maybe it will go faster than you think.

I'm worried about Tiff too. I hope she can get through this ok. I never know what to say when something like this happens. I'm not very good with words but i hope she knows how we all feel for her. Would do anything to take the pain away and make everything ok for her. Maybe after some time she can figure out what she is going to do and work through things. I'm sure she needs time to get over the sock and hurt of it all. I just really wish her the best.

Well I need to go for tonight.
See ya soon,
Vicky

Hey, all. Just popping in to say I'm okay. The reasons for denial? Well, they don't believe I have enough hardship. It's interesting the way they picked out little pieces of my letter here and there and sort of twisted it around until it seemed like nothing. That, and they are not convinced of Caspian's rehabilitation. Seems it hasn't been long enough, as if that's the only deciding factor! Oh, well. We've cried a lot over these last few days, but are now at peace. I know everything is working out the exact way it's supposed to. It's certainly not the end of the world like I first thought. I just wanted to thank you all for your thoughts and support. I hope and pray better things for you, Vicky and Beetee! I'll check back periodically hoping to finally hear an approval.

I have to agree with Mary on this, though, almost to the point of lodging a complaint with them, that if you're going to receive a denial, you should be notified quickly, or at least as quickly as the approvals! It's just cruel and unfair to have to wait so long for a bad result when this all is soooo difficult.

Anyways, good luck, Mary on your packing! No fun at all, huh?

Tiff

Hi Tiff,
Glad to here from you. We were all very worried but knew you needed some time. Happy to hear your at peace with things. I'm sure you guys will work though whatever you decide to do.

Thanks for saying you guys will check on me and beetee every once in a while. I'm sure as the weeks go by we will be ranting and raving. Not to mention the nail biting and worrying. I think it's going to be quite a while before I hear something but beetee's should be coming up in the next few weeks.

Check in often and let us know how things are going.

Vicky

Thanks Guys&Dolls,

Glad yall all well.....have no time to get on pc as ive been doing a lot of catching up..over 2yrs with my wife and son...
Also there was and still is Honey DOOs List after the hurricanes last year...
A lot have gone on this last few months with MIL passing away at easter and me getting back here in the us...

I Left the Uk some 3 mths ago and once ive done the odd jobs around here then ive got to make a trip back to the uk to sort out house car and also the dreaded income Tax...

So that brings me back to a Question ..do anybody know when do i get my welcome pack and Green card as ive got nothing.....in fact i had to go to the SS Office with my passport ect to get a SSN as i was unable to work ..im pleased to say ive got the SSN and took 7 days to come.....but i didnt get nothing from H/S and when i called the ins asking about my green card they said it can take upto 1 yr.....i said that i need something to entre back in the usa .....he then said the stamp in my passport will be ok....well i dont trust them and wanted to ask anybody what can i do to make this safe for me so i dont have a problems with POE....Ive got a SSN and soon to get a driving licence hopefully..lol but that all i will have....

any comments members....

Thanks guys.....

Nigel /Family

Hi Nigel,

Great to hear from you!

Now as I remember you are already married aren't you? Have you applied for the whole AOS thing yet?? I had a few problems with getting my SSN at first (I think I was speaking to the wrong lady at the office, she didn't seem to have a clue!), but thankfully I spoke to another charming lady a few weeks later, and she cleared the whole thing up and now I have my SSN.

Yesterday I just submitted my AOS package (it was so good to get that out of the way!), and so now comes the long wait, although I have been hearing about some people that have been going via the CSC that have been approved without an interview in under 3 months!!! that's real fast....

You may actually get some better advice if you post any questions in the AOS forum??? Not that people wouldn't try and help you here, but there maybe someone in a similar situation in that forum?

Just a quick message to Vicky, Beetee, Mary and of course Tiff (have you decided and what to do next?)........ I'm still thinking about you guys, here's a link to some of my wedding day pics:

http://crozierwedding.shutterfly.com/action/

you all take care

Hey Paul,

Glad to hear your doing well and that your checking in on us once in a while. Beetee is under review so she should be hearing something soon. I have a few more weeks to go but that's ok.

Oh I noticed that Nigel is doing the CR-1/IR-1. I'm not sure he has to file for the AOS. Think maybe that was done before he came???? Not sure about that one.

Aww what beautiful pictures. You two make a very lovely couple. Looks like it was a perfect day for the wedding. (except for the temperature maybe?) I see where it is VERY HOT there. Hope your hanging in there. It can't stay that way forever. Congrats on getting your SS #. At least that part is over with. Good luck with the rest of the AOS. Hope that goes quick for you.

Thanks for sharing with us,
Vicky

Hi everyone ..... have you guys all melted yet I think I'm starting to melt away....LOL, remember a few weeks ago I was yapping about getting some sunshine and hot weather to Denmark - well, I got more than enough

Paul,
thanks for sharing the pics, such a beautiful wedding...... everyone looks so happy - and cute flowergirls too. You must be walking on cloud nine ... awwww

Vicky,
lol, we finally got one more I-601 from London, I think the name was Dexy and then it turns out that their waiver is already "under review" - don't worry, I bet they'll pop in here soon and join us.

I really hope that they'll update the list tomorrow, this waiting is so nervewrecking

Have a great day everyone and keep cool

Hi beetee,

Yeah I saw that. They posted this morning and I replied. Kind of a late bloomer but maybe they will join us for a little while. I just don't understand why nobody wants to join our club I swear we are all leaning toward the normal side. Well most of us are. We are not all a bunch of axe murderers. We might get a little wacko going through this but I think we are almost as sane as the rest of them on here.

Hey maybe if we charged a fee to join we would have a stampede trying to get in.

Yes we are melting away here. Not as bad as some places in the US but still nasty. I think Paul is getting it worse than we are on the other side of the US. I was wondering if he was sitting in the bathtub with ice cubes yet. It sounds very bad in California.
I was wondering if you had your fingers chewed off by now and was working on your elbows? Hang in there woman. Just a few more days. Probably next week sometime.

Hey have you thought about calling Copenhagen next week maybe and seeing if they would call London for you? Just a thought but I'm sure you have already thought of all that.

Hold on just a little longer,
Vicky

Yea, kinda like Studio 54, this could be Studio 601

oooh can we have glitter balls and strobe lights. Can I wear polyester bell bottom pants and 6 inche heals? Oooh now that's a picture I didn't need in my head. and it's all your fault.

ha ha, wow Vicky you would look stunning in that I would wear a bodysuit, bright pink with lots of glitter

we're gonna dance and sing "ha ha ha staying alive, staying alive"

Oh geez we better straigten up here or they might think we have both snapped.

oh and I was thinking more in the line of Donna Summer.......Last Dance.

Lol, you're right Vicky.... we were trying to get more folks to join our group, not run in the other direction

If Beetee is under review she will hear something soon. In I'd estimate about 3 weeks or so depending. I really hope you get approved Beetee! You can email London but all they'll tell you is that your waiver is being adjudicated and that they will notify the embassy if you have been approved/denied.

Hi Nigel! Glad to see you back! I hope things are going well for you in Jacksonville. My husband just procured a job making $23.90 an hour! Health insurance for the whole family! We are very excited!

Hi everyone,

hope you all had a great weekend, enjoyed the sun and got a nice tan
Guess it's yet another week starting, here we are again..waiting and waiting.


Hi MistyB,

so glad to see you around thanks for the kind words....I hope that it will be faster than the 3 weeks though, this waiting- it's so nervewrecking, i have no nails left to bite.

Congratulations with your husbands new job, that's a mighty fine hour pay It's great how things are working out wonderfully for your family since you got back to the US - guess you wont be going to Sweden for quite some time huh

uh no Beetee....Unfortunately there are a few bridges we burned while in Sweden. I am not happy about that but it happened and nevertheless, we probably wont go back for a very long time. I'd love to visit but living there wasnt for me. The plane ride alone was enough for me to want to stay away!

I know you will hear something soon! I wish you all the luck! I have a good feeling about your case!


Speaking of tans--Nigel must be working on HIS!

just a bump up. this one is getting lost

Vicky

NAME.........CASE......WAIVER......REASON.......SUBMITTED......................L
ATEST INFO...
MistyB........130......I-601.............CIMT............Sep/12/05.........................APPROVED 30th Jan 06
Nigel..........I-130....I-601............O/stay..........Oct 12th 05........................APPROVED Dec 30th 05
Liam/lisa.....K1........I-601...........CIMT..............Nov/8th/05.......................APPROVED Dec 20th05
Mary&Tom...K1.......I-601............CIMT.............Dec 1st, 05.......................DENIED March 3, 06
jpkeswim.....K1.......I-601............O/Stay...........Dec/2nd/05......................DENIED March 16, 06
Wendibob....K3.......I-601.............CIMT..............Jan 5th, 06......................APPROVED March 22, 06
Paul C.........K1.......I-601............CIMT..............Feb 2, 06.........................APPROVED May 23, 06
Cmltgd........K1.......I-601............CIMT ..............March 6, 06.....................DENIED July 19, 06
Beetee.........K3.......I-601............O/Stay...........March 23, 06.....................Pending
Baileyj96......K1.......I-601...........CIMT...............May 6th, 06......................pending


Just thought I would try my hand at bringing our little list to the forefront. Surely we have a couple of approvals due any day now. We certainly are a small group. It's been nearly a year since Misty submitted hers.

Five approvals, three denials. I wonder what the true approval rate would be if we knew everyone who has gone through London this past year.

mary

I pop in here from time to time to see if any of you have heard anything......................I hope you all hear good news soon


Mary-hope the move is going well!

awww, thanks for popping in and cheering for us

Hi Mary

You can add us retrospectively to your list if you like, we went through London and our 601 and hardship letter (for CIMT) were approved on July 24th. Interestingly, our case was pending one day, then completed the next day. We know because then there were 2 site updates in 3 days. We put so much into the waiver they must have had enough, the waiver letter was over 20 pages long, plus 100s of pages of evidence.

Wow... that is alot of evidence. Can you tell me what date you submitted the waiver so I can put you in the proper position in the list? We have then arranged in order of submission.

Welcome to our little list. Retrospectively.....

mary

Updated list:

NAME.........CASE......WAIVER......REASON.......SUBMITTED.................LATEST
INFO...
MistyB.........I-130......I-601..........CIMT...........Sep 12, 05..................APPROVED Jan 30, 06
Nigel............I-130.....I-601...........O/stay.........Oct 12, 05..................APPROVED Dec 30, 05
Liam/lisa......K1.........I-601...........CIMT...........Nov 8, 05...................APPROVED Dec 20, 05
mary&tom....K1.........I-601...........CIMT...........Dec 1, 05...................DENIED March 3, 06
jpkeswim......K1.........I-601..........O/Stay.........Dec 2, 05...................DENIED March 16, 06
Wendibob.....K3.........I-601...........CIMT...........Jan 5, 06....................APPROVED March 22, 06
Paul C..........K1.........I-601...........CIMT...........Feb 2, 06....................APPROVED May 23, 06
Cmltgd.........K1.........I-601...........CIMT ..........March 6, 06.................DENIED July 19, 06
Beetee.........K3.........I-601...........O/Stay.........March 23, 06...............pending
Baileyj96......K1.........I-601...........CIMT............May 6, 06...................pending
Geedge........K3.........I-601...........CIMT............????????.....................APPROVED July 24, 06


I tried to straighten up the columns a little... let me know if it doesn't look right on other computers.

Looooooking good Mary.

I was looking at that list and can hardly believe it's been almost a year since we filed that waiver. Believe me you guys it is so anticlimactical. Once it's over it's like it never happened. They have you hyped up for months on end and getting the visa is soooo undramatic and flattening. I mean, you're happy of course but you begin to feel like I went through hell for this?? One little piece of plastic.

Beetee, hang in there lady! I know you're getting your good news soon! It's getting time for it! Bailey, what's your waiver doing? Have they started to look at it yet?

Mary, congratulations on finally getting your move date to the UK! I know it's all bittersweet for you, and I hope you and Tom are very happy together!


Nigel, where the heck are you??? Surely by now your tan is sparkling so you can come back to chat with us!

Hi MistyB,

so glad to see you around here - hope everything is going well for you

I sure hope to hear something very soon, it's been a looooooooong wait, feels like forever .....gah.

Hello Misty.

Well it might feel anti-climatic to you now but it's not for us right now. We would do anything to have that little piece of plastic in our hands. Just remember what it was like before you had yours and how much you worried and stressed. That's where we are now.
It seems like London has tightened up since you and nigel went through. Seems like they are denying a lot more lately. I don't think London will be the same as they used to be. Now that they added more people doing the waivers and they are doing waivers from more countries. You guys might think I'm nuts.......but after over a year of watching it sure does seem to be different now. Doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling anymore. I'm starting to doubt our chances now. Yeah I know it might be nerves since ours should be coming up in the next 4 weeks or so. But I just don't feel as confident as I used to. Guess this goes along with the whole process. Oh and did i mention it .......................I HATE THIS.
Just have to laugh to keep from crying and throwing up. It just really seems like there should be a better less stressful way of getting through this. I sure don't know what it would be but I know there are people out there who are wayyyyyyyyyy more smart that I am.

Beetee I hope this is your week. You have been waiting and tortured enough. Keep strong and keep positive.

Bailey

I second that, Vicky - I would love to have that little piece of plastic too

For me, I think I'm done now...stick a fork in me - I can't take much longer, the waiting is just so nervewrecking and I'm so tired of feeling anxious all the time, my tummy all in knots, never knowing what tomorrow will bring I don't like that Under review feeling........gaaaah - such torture.

Vicky, I hope that they'll complete your case soon and that it doesn't get Under review, for sure I'll be praying for your approval too It would be awesome to see Complete next to both our cases sometime next week.

Beetee,

Oh no you don't. ....................this is your week to get the news. Your week to be Queen Bee. I'll wait for my turn but the spotlight is on you for this week.

You all just better not desert me and leave me here by myself. I'll throw myself on the floor and kick my feet and thrash around, whine and cry if you do. I sure don't want to be the lone ranger here whoo hooing or sobbing by myself. Won't you guys feel bad for deserting me and leaving me in here to talk to myself. Just think how guilt ridden you will be for leaving me here to go mad. Just teasing you guys.
You know once this is over and done with we should have a little cerimony and christen this thread dead. Nobody seemed to want to join us so bury it and let it die i guess.

Yep i'm on the verge of nutsville.

Later taters,
Vicky

Nobody is going to desert you. We are all waiting with you.

mary

Vicky ....

Don't worry, I ate some chocolate so I'm feeling less blue right now he he.......for sure you wont be here alone, I'll be here waiting for you and cheering for you all the way

Big hugs

I didnt mean that what you are feeling isnt important because it is. I am just telling you that although you are happy to have the card in your hands, it really makes you assess the whole thing and realize that everything you went through was garbage.

Beetee, what's up???

Never mind, I am not explaining myself very well today....*sighs*

Gaaaaah, nothing much MistyB.... am waiting still

I think madness is setting in. Ok so i always was a little nuts but now I'm just beyond a little.

tick, tock, tick, tock...................................................................



Vicky

TICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK TOCK .............. AHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I keep coming in to see if anyone's been approved. I keep thinking if something happens with you guys my case might move along too. Wishful thinking sometimes. I wished they pick up their pace.

Good morning,

Hi New Orleans. Stop in anytime. There seems to be only two of us waiting now. Doesn't seem to be anyone wanting to join in with us to keep the thread going. Your more than welcome to join in with us anytime. Do you have any information on how long it takes in Canada? I think I've seen a few people who have filed waivers in Canada. Do those go through Vermont? Hope it doesn't take too long for you. I know no matter how long it is, it seems like forever.

Best wishes to you,
Vicky

I pop in daily to see how you guys are doing......................I hope you guys get your good news soon!!!!

Thanks Irish, We are keeping our fingers crossed. Guess that's about all we can do. Just keep thinking any day now........................... but the clock keeps ticking away.



Vicky

Me too! I keep popping in to see if there's been any action. Maybe you and Beetee will hear at the same time! Seems like it should be any day now.


Hey, Beetee, has your husband tried emailing the DHS? That might move them along. Of course, they didn't exactly give us honest answers when we emailed to find out what was going on. I would hope you'd have better luck! Hope you're okay. I know how difficult this is. It outright sucks!!

Later,
Tiff