I knew you'd beat me to interview! Nice one!

THANKS!!!! it was a great way to start the work week. (yesterday was a holiday for US)

Great news cwaf - delighted for you

I hope this might be a good omen for me? 46 days since approval and no packet 3 I call the Embassy every day and have emailed them with the special "I'm allowed to email" code, but no joy.

I am sorry, Scarlett!!! I hope this is definitely a good sign of things to come for both of us. I give HUGS!

Thanks Mate, Hugs do help

Still no NOA2 for us.

Good morning/afternoon everyone! Congrats cwaf!! Damian, I hope you get your interview date soon *crosses fingers*. Scarlett, that sucks sweetie I hope you get something soon! Do you have a copy of your packet 3 so you can get started on collecting stuff? Two weeks from today Dennis and I will be getting ready for our interview, I'm VERY excited!

Thanks! I hope things go smoothly for you!!!

then I give MORE HUGS!

Hi fellow Feb filers, just an update. I received my visa this morning. Thank you so much for all the support during the CSC stage. I hope we will all receive our visa soon and be reunited with our loved ones.

Thanks, yes, I have my packet 3 response ready to go and my medical booked for 12 Sept. Me and SunnyBear seem to be stuck in the same parcel delivered to the Embassy on 21 August, but not yet logged onto their system. We are crying together in Embassy Hell

But I am so happy for you. You must be so relieved to know that you can have your Angel by your side so soon. It helps to keep the rest of us hanging in there.

Cheers, you're a

CONGRATS!!!!

awww..thanks! I wish I could help get you out of Embassy Hell!! Yesterday I booked my airline ticket---1 way only--to Kiev for the interview. I did not get return tickets for us because with my experiences lately (like yours) delays seem to pop up for no reason, and I felt I would just be asking for trouble if I got them. I will get the flights once we have the visas in hand--and have checked them for errors! It will cost more for airfare this way, but at least I know I will be safe!

Very wise.

Congrats to everyone on the progress in their visa journeys!!

Tania had her interview this morning, and her visa was approved!!!! The whole interview process took less than 5 minutes! She should have the visa in hand within a week.

Now, we can get serious about making flight reservations for her!

Yay!! Congrats I have to laugh a little bit, though...even with all of your problems at NVC, she'll still have her visa before a lot of us. It all works out in the end!

Congratulations Don

Thanks Andrea! From what I can tell, the problem was actually with the CSC not getting the file to the NVC. But, once it did get to NVC, everything went quickly. Actually, I got her interview date moved up a month. They initially scheduled her for Oct. 2. But, the embassy agreed to my "request" to move up the date. You and Dennis are almost there, too!




Thanks! We're both very excited! Congrats to you as well!

I know...I'm SO excited! As long as all goes well we'll be picking up his visa two weeks from today. Vancouver lets you pick it up at the consulate the day after it's been approved, so we're going to stay in Vancouver an extra day.

Congrats Don! Thats awesome!

EXCELLENT! CONGRATS and good luck!

Thanks Casey and Chris. I hope things go just as smoothly for you guys at your respective embassies!

Yeah things are actually going great right now. (crosses fingers) Tina recieved a letter from the Frankfurt consulate today telling her to go to the embassy page for Germany to get the forms. We are guessing that was packet 3 because of the form numbers she was asked to fill out, though maybe Craig and Julia could confirm what I think with that. We have pretty much had everything together for the check list already so Tina mailed it back today or tomorrow morning.

The even Better news is I get to see her tomorrow!! She is coming for 10 days because friends of ours our getting married and we are both in the wedding party. I'm hoping everthing with her flights goes smooth tomorrow.

And to anyone that is still waiting hang in there!, I know it's frustrating as hell to watch everyone else move around you.

Yap, thats packet 3 in Germany, really boring to tell the truth! Thought something great is coming, and then its a letter with your name, casenumber, birthday and instruction how to visite the website! Hope she had fun getting everything ready

Julia

Sweetness! How long was it before you got the packet 4 info back?

Well, a total of 10 days, but after 7 days I got so impatient and emailed them and found out my Interview date.

I'm so impatient too. I mailed Paris embassy this morning. Still no answer. I want my packet 4.
I hesitate to call doctors to get the medical appointment.

Do you think i can do it?

Hiya

Yoko, you don't have to wait for P4 to book a medical appointment; I still haven't had P4 and had my medical last Friday.

oh ok

I will call after lunch then

How are you doing Damian?

I'm very well, my dear. Starting to stress about the pound plummetting against the dollar (typical, just as I'm due to emmigrate) but I guess there's not a lot I can do about that now is there. Et tu?

I'm pretty good. I just start to become really impatient. I feel like a stranger at work. I'm already gone in my head.
And i'm so afraid about the interview.

I understand why you're nervous about the interview, but don't be. You're from France - not a high fraud country - so as long as your paperwork is in order, you'll be just fine.

I know what you mean MissYoko, it is so strange emotionally cutting your ties (sensible) but still being here, still waiting! Not long now for us all I hope. x

I know, but ... I'm the kind of who worry about all.

So, about dollars. What do you think. I will come with some money in the US, not a huge amount as I will keep my French bank account for a while. But something around 10 000 dollars. So, whats the best? Change euros to dollar in france ? Or come with my euros in the US and do the change there?

I don't think it makes a great deal of difference to be honest, but here in England, if you get your money exchanged through the Post Office, then it's 0% comission. Perhaps they do something similar in France?

Nope now the Post is a bank in France. So i will do it with my bank, I'm happy about them, they are really good for all at this time.

I just checked, there is no fees with my bank

Ok, i just got the appointment for the medical on september 11.

I hope i'll receive packet 4 before cause the guy told me that i have to come with the embassy appointment letter.

appointment for the medical on september 29
Interview date on October 2

congrats! you will be interviewing only 2 business days before us! We will be there October 6th. do me a favor and don't say anything bad about 'cwaf' I don't need any more delays!

hehe i sware i'll not
wish U luck!!

hahaha thanks! I wish you both much luck and happiness!

Well the thought hadn't crossed my mind, but now you mention it, I'm gonna call the embassy in Kiev and tell them that you're a wrongun, cwaf!

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Well, another tiny step in the right direction - my packet 3 was received by the embassy today. Gettin' closer........

Hurrah!!

EXCELLENT!

Thats good.

I got a 2nd letter from the NVC telling my file was sent. Whats up with that?

I know! How weird is that...I got two letters, too. I think Jon got three or four. I think they probably sent a letter when they received it and a letter when they sent it...that's the only thing I can figure. I have no idea why Jon received so many.