I hope you're right Ling .... am here waiting with baited breath.

Pleased you're ok with the earthquakes, they were quite bad .... my heart goeas out to all involved in them.

Sarah x

nice to hear from you ling, i was a litte bit worry about you .. LOL
and thanks for the message in myspace

you take care!!

Hey!
No, I haven't thought about that. I am not even sure if or wen I want to apply for citizenship. For now I am thinking I will only do it if I can keep my german citizenship. So I am in no rush with that.
I just need to know about the travelling part right now.
But thanks for pointing that out, I never thought a PCS would be reason to expedite citizenship. I don't even think it helps expediting the removal of conditions. I am not even married for two years at this point. lol.

I wouldn't be surprised if you're able to keep your German Citizenship too as U.K. people can.
Yes, PCS orders will be enough (I'm pretty sure) to be able to expedite citizenship.
My Husband's CO said all I would need is my greencard, conditions or not.

Hi All,

I haven't posted in a while, so much going on it's really hectic right now. My K3 interview was on Friday, I was approved, Consulate should issue by today and I will have it tomorrow. I plan to leave South Africa on Sunday, 25th............ My husband is jumping out of his skin with excitement (and I am not far behind) :-) So, the next time I post will be from my new home.

Thanks for your guidance, we'll keep you in our prayers. Take care,

Nadia

Hi all,

I am a military wife too. We met when I was living in Belgium and he was stationed in Germany. We both went to watch dragraces in Bitburg.

I would have never found this threat if it weren't by accident... I came to the states on a K-1 so would never ever have looked at IR-1 / CR-1...
Maybe it is a good idea to put it in the "off topic" area so more people will actually see it? There are loads of military spouses on VJ but not all are IR-1 / CR-1 and will never even think about looking in those topics...
Just my 0.2cents

Have been trying to get our own forum as our processing is extremely different at times .... but no go, so far.

If everyone contacts VJ to get our own forum, that would be brilliant as they ignored me, 3 times.

Even off topic won't make it easier .... I'm one of those that doesn't venture into the off topic area ... our own forum is the only way to go.

Hi Ruby, well... thanks for the concerning, I am still having problems with my internet network, everytime when I click any link in VJ, it would take me almost 5 minutes to direct me to next page... Kinda crazy eh? well, I've been complaining enough for this and I wished to throw this computer to the street sometimes even if it's not its fault... I wonder what more could I do when it takes forever for me to reach next page other than singing... la la la la.... lol

take care

Ling

Ohhhh... hi, Sarah!!! I am so excited to reach to this page to reply you... drives me crazy for taking almost 10 minutes go reach to this page... it's crazy and I am crazy too... Well, let's expect for the best about the Visa things... My husband is in Iraq now, and it drives me crazy too even if the petition was sent to NVC... They still need some small paperwork from my husband and with his personal signature too... I wonder how he could do that since he is not in the states ...

But anyway. We hope you hear something good for your petition and it will go smoothly as I hope it will be this way for everyone else here too!!!

Ling

Just writing in to say hello to everyone. I enjoyed all of the stories.
I got married in March and am awaiting out marriage cert so I can DCF here in Toronto.
I am AD USAF...my husband is AD Canadian Forces but will soon be putting in a request to be released.
We are stationed here in Canada due to leave in 2009.
Good luck to everyone!!
Rena

Hi Nadine,

Orders should do it. They are well aware of such things at POEs.
Enjoy your time in Germany for me! I loved it there the three years we were stationed in Pirmasens.

Retired Army wife
Ex Marine Mom
Soon to be Navy Mom
(sorry, we missed the AF so far)

Thank you very much. I just don't want to get a bad surprise when I try to travel next time..lol
Being in the AF isn't bad. At least the deployments are still under a year (most of the time). My husbands next job will be with the Army though, well, an AF detachment on an Army post, so that will be different for us.

Well guys .... I got approved today!
Thank you for all the support you have given me so far.

Just to let all you military spouses without deployment pending, looming or current, expedites are not impossible .....

You must involve the Commander (the higher up the better) and a Senator and apply for an expedite under National Interest.
Mine was backed up with Financial and Humanitarian, but I know that they didn't really bother reading past the Colonel's letter stating the importance of the expedite.

Of course no expedite is guaranteed, but my case shows that it is possible.

Everyone in the military regardless of rank is very important to the mission .... the mission being the protection of the United States (whether they are deployed or not) .... this comes under National Interest.


Now, I'd better get my arse in gear for NVC

OMG! It's so good to hear that, Sarah. Congratulations! So I guess we were right about the good news kool

WOW SARAH,, IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU..!!!!!!!!!!!!!

start packing sarah..

Congratulations Sarah! Woohoooo your on your way

That is great news Sarah! well done and congrats!

And Hi to everybody....nice to find this thread Good luck to you all

Hi Shape, Congrats that you were granted to the visa! I noticed your timeline, you got it so fast with NVC... I wonder if there's some ways to get that? I will not be in Kansas/Nebraska, I will be in LA then...

Ling

HEY, SARAH!!! WE WERE SAYING!!! YOU WOULD BE THE NEXT ONE!!! CONGRATS!!! AND NOW WE'RE ON A SAME LINE AGAIN!!! YEAH YEAH YEAH I LOVE GOOD NEWS!!!

Ling

Hi Bex, how are you doing? I noticed your timeline and Shape's timeline, and both you guys got it fast in NVC, NVC received my case on May 15, and I still hear nothing from them yet... I wonder how did you guys get it so quick? and also what do I need for my gear with NVC? I have no clues about it

Ling

Hi, how are you doing, Ruby? How is the I-130 with you? Any clues yet? I hope you and your SO find out a way to get it!!!

PS: I need you to help me with a question, I PMed you...

Hope you're well.

Ling

Thank you so much MarineBabe, Ruby, Bex, Welshcookie and Ling .... it was certainly a stunning finish, and not one I would've expected a few days ago .... this time I went in with 'all guns ablazing' for the expedite and gave them no wiggle room whatsoever .... and I was quite blown away myself how it all happened.

The 4 month wait and previous expedite refusal certainly knocked my confidence for a while ..... but out of it, I found a way to expedite which should help all military in the future

"Where there's a will ... there's a way!"


Ling my lovely, don't panic about NVC .... check out these 2 links .... ignore James shortcut now as it's defunct thanks to Lotopatience's new setup which is on the second link.
The first link is the one I penned a couple of weeks back and has all the paperwork you'll need on it etc and documents.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=124755

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=127253

Read them both very carefully.

Then just get things together in a methodical fashion.

Hugs for all you guys,
Sarah xx

"(mrs. hooks32 @ May 27 2008, 06:29 PM)
i called them the rear the and they dnt give a $h!@ cos they refuse to help me they told me that the army wont do anything for the immigration,,i was soo pissed off i have the iraq orders of my husband and he might return from iraq in july my momma inlaw was talking to the senator in georgia so i hope thet will help us.b4 i get off online to her she was asked to call them .. does the document need recipts or just the letter indicating the montly rents from my landlord and bills iam paying,, or a summarize list...thanks sarah this visa is making me soo stress out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "


Mrs. Hooks,

I've brought the above quote over from your last postiing on Expedite Tips.

We've discussed this issue for months .... and I'm getting a little confused as to what the issue is.
You really don't need anyone to intervene on your behalf.
You've had all the information about how to expedite for deployment ..... it's an accepted expedite criteria.

Please, just fax the orders, a cover letter and your NOA1 to Vermont .... as your Husband is coming back in July now, you could be running the risk of losing your expedite option.

As far as the Rear D is concerned, he may not realise that the Army can help out with a letter which is put together tightly .... this was new to my Husband's Commander the other day until we asked for it .... so please be patient with him and outline exactly what you are looking for in a calm and collected manner .... but only if your expedite goes to to rat crap the normal way.

If you have not faxed the orders over yet with the letter and NOA1 please send it today, do not delay it anymore.

thanks sarah for that.. like i said i talked and ask nicly to the rear D but like i said they refuse to help.. cos they told me that army is out of immigration thing,, so i just say thank you for the time.. i called the uscis costumer service they wont give any number or fax #...i told them that we just request expedite and i will send some documents like NOA orders in vermont & until now we have no news on our expedite request.....even me iam confuse so i will just wait and wait im tired of doing options.. like my inlaws says that not everything others do.. might not work for me.. i will just wait and see how this service center process my application.

by the way.. im happy got your application approve,, start packing your stuff...

Hi im new to this forum. Im in the ARMY. i have the love of my life over in finland. Im looking for any information that would help to bring us together. or what department/person i should be talking to to find information on this. thanks in advance for the much needed help... also id like to hear some of your experiences in this process, pm/msg me if youd like.

I've just read there is no longer anyway of expediting by fax thru Vermont

http://www.nafsa.org/regulatory_informatio...hanges_expedite

You call the Customer Service phone number (Military Helpline) and tell them you're requesting expedite for Military Deployment .... you'll hear within 5 working days about sending your information etc.

Thanks Sarah!!! How's your case going on now? My parents in law just got the DS-3032 from NVC yesterday.

best wishes
ling

hi,

my fiance is a retired military intillegence for 23 years, were apply a k1 visa. and our noa1 last april 21,2008 and still waiting our noa2. hope we can have noa2 soon...


Goodluck to all!


lady23

Hey lady23! Your fiance looks familiar to me. Where does he live?

I got good news yesterday. My AOS was approved! YAY

hello there... we receive a letter from the senator about the expediting the application and he gve us the copy of the email VERMONT SC...it says that the expedite is approve and we will be hearing something from them soon.. Can anybody tell me what is the meaning of EXPEDITE APPROVED..are they going to send it to NVC???soon??? thanks girls.. keep up the sprits.

Congrats Sarah!

I haven't been on in AGES, been so busy but I'm excited to hear that you got through finally! I have been waiting for what seems like forever for my husbands orders to get here from Iraq. Well happy to say it arrived this morning. I am holding on to the package till monday though and then going to fed-ex it to the deliveries address for the chicago lockbox overnight. Should get there by tuesday morning, then we can start this ball-a-rollin'!

My darling husband was even good enough to get a letter from his commander as well to go in with the package, so I am hoping to get some word about it by the end of next week or early the following week. Also keeping my fingers crossed to be at NVC by the end of the month.

I will definately keep my timeline updated as the events unfold.

Yay againn for you and everyone else who's been approved since I was on last!!

P.S. I finally have a 'homecoming week'. It's still a few months away, and my dream is to get my visa before hubby comes back! That would just be awsome

Hi everyone,

I second this advice.
My husband and I filed petitions for K-3 visa and they were pending at Vermont.
Our Senator`s office filed our expedite request on grounds of DOD National Interest this morning. In less than half an hour (!), they got a telephone call from USCIS that the expedite was approved.
This evening, less than 12 hours later, both our I-130 and I-129F got approved, we just received the emails from CRIS.
My husband just got back from deployment and hasn`t received his new deployment orders yet, so at first, after reading how tough it is to get an expedite, we weren`t even going to try.
However, after Sarah got a positive, we figured we would give it a try. And we got a yes in record time.
So if you are a military spouse, please do not listen to anyone that tells you that you need actual deployment orders in hand, since that is not (no longer) true.
Expedites are exceptional, and there is no guarantee for getting your expedite request approved. But our case getting approved in less than a day, and of course Sarahs case, proves it is not impossible.
Just draft your letter carefully, get help from your (spouses) CO and a Senator or Congressman, and read Sarah`s expedite tips in another thread.
And good luck, if you decide to try.

Cat

And thank you Sarah, you rock!

Its quiet around these halls now Sarah Jayne has left How’s everyone doing?

Congratulations on your successful expedites Mrs Hooks and Cat!!!! Mrs Hooks did you receive a NOA2 yet? Or have you called NVC to see if they have received your documents? I'm so pleased to see that Sarah has helped people with this, everyone with an active SO deserves to be with them as quickly as possible. CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!

I hope that everyone is well and those still waiting please talk to these guys and read Sarah Jayne’s expedite tips here.

Lots of love and best wishes

Bex xxx

Thanks Bex

Congrats Catt

ling

Hey, how are you doing, Bex?? It's a while that don't see you here... I see you returned your package 3 , so happy to see your case is making progress every day

ling

Hi Ling

Sorry I haven't been around so much, I have started back at my job and am trying to get lots ready for the move. I'm so pleased our application is moving forward. Were hoping for an interview date before the end of July so not long to go now.

I hope you and Brian are well. What are you guys waiting for now?

Happy Friday guys!

Bex xxx

Hello Bex.

Thank's we recive the NOTICE FINALLY . we havent called NVC if they recive our application.. i want to thank LING, SARAH.."well sarah was been banned cos of helping some of us,, i just wonder why they did it???
wish me luck in my NVC journey

Hi Mrs Hooks.

Sarah's ban has ended now but I think she has decided not to come back because of the way she was treated. Sadly that whole argument got a bit out of control, although it may have seemed like she was banned for helping us, it wasn't about the expedites it was more about the topic which Sarah had started and some of the comments that were made. Please don't let this stop you talking to others about the expedite process; Sarah was making a real break through educating people about them before she left and if we start feeling like we can’t talk about it openly then others wont be able to benefit from the success you guys have had.

I hope that your all well, have a great weekend and Congratulations again.

Bex xxx

Sarah was banned???

Get out of here....for what? I never saw that anywhere. I hope you're kidding!

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news ... There was a pretty huge argument that broke out as a result of one of Sarah's posts a few weeks back. It got very heated and eventually quite personal and the next thing we knew Sarah had been given a week ban, I guess to make sure that the topic had chance to die down. I don't know if anyone else involved received a ban as well. She has been such a help to so many of us on here but sadly I don't think she felt like she was getting any support from those that help run the forum. Let’s hope that she will be back sometime in the future. In the mean time I think it would be a real shame for people to stop talking about the expedites and helping each other achieve them.

Best Wishes

Bex xxx

Thanks Bex. i just hope one day sarah will pop out in the forum to give again some advice, she help me alot and lots of military spouse... bex Question "IF I APPLIED FOR POLICE CLEARANCE DO I NEED TO USE MY MARRIED LASTNAME OR MY OLD SINGLE LASTNAME...thanks..

HUH SARAH IS BAN????????????????????????????????????
WHAT THE HELL???

what happened?????????????????????

Hi Bex,

Brian and me are doing ok, we just spent our first marriage anniversary His parents mailed the I-864 fee for us and I email the DS3032 to NVC last week, my case status hasn't changed as I-864 fee paid yet, so I guess I would still have to wait... I wish you a nice interview and get approved in the interview

take care
ling

Hi Melody,

I used my maiden name when I applied for that and I have to apply for that again since my this one expried

Also as last time you asked me what should be contained in AOS package, I told you parts of it, and just found out the complete one as to the following










and a I-864 cover letter, you don't have to prepare I-864 cover letter, the reason we made it is to make the package looks completed, and easy to know what are in the package, and here's the sample of the cover letter(from Jame's shortcut)









Please process my petition at your earliest convenience and I am looking forward for an early approval. Thank you for your help.


Yours truly,


__________________________

YOUR NAME




You could find more infos thru these threads to the following:
Jame's Shortcut (JSC) from James
** Awaiting VSC Approval ?? **, preparation to stop the insanity from SarahJayne
[b]New Fastest NVC Process Final Version - 1.5, From Loto


Good Luck and All of Our VJs Goes Smoothly!!!
Ling

You're welcome Melody. Btw, I just posted you some more infos about the immigrant stuffs on Page 17 here.


ling

Hi Ruby.

How are you doing? Sarah was not banned, she was suspended... Maybe she won't be back here since the way she was treated...

take care
ling

YEAY.. LING THANKS U SO MUCH>>>>>hehehehehehehehehehe Cant wait till i can start this NVC journey....Hubby will be visiting me NExt MONTH,,,whoop whoop.....Im copying the instruction u make..

Exactly, Bex! Expedites due to DOD National Interest are indeed possible for military spouses, regardless of deployment orders.
Maybe some people do not like such expedites being filed, but I say screw that. USCIS approves such requests and that is really all that matters. It gives us a chance to be with our spouses sooner in the precious time that they are home from deployment.
If anyone wants more info about this expedite, then please do not hesitate to send me a message.
BTW this not only works at USCIS, but also NVC.
And I hope Sarah will be back on the forum eventually.

Cat