And I jumped from Igor #68 to approved, so you're probably not nearly as far away as you seem.

I hope so. I am currently 55 on the list but not touched since april 24th

# 53 here... last touched on 6/17! Let's hope for the best!

# 85 here...... last touched on 05/21. All the best to all the VJ'ers , specially our April fillers Gang !!!!


Regards,
Amrit & Rob

All this good news is making my day better!

I've been really emo today. Spanish is kicking my butt, I don't know why I decided to minor in it. Gareth's Skype phone is still broken, it's going to cost more to fix it than it would to buy a new one, so he's gonna do that but can't get the money until next weekend. I did get to chat to him yesterday, he was on a friends computer, so that made me happy. But today has just been blah...with school, and I am just missing Gareth sooo much right now and this waiting it frustrating!!

But like I said, the percentages are cheering me up! I hope to see more approvals soon, whether they're mine or not! The more there are before me, the closer we are to ours!

Have a good day everyone and good luck!!

Stephanie

Oh and I was looking on Igor's list...and I moved up one! To 116! Maybe the day will get better! I do have a quick question though...on his list where it says last updated, it says June 11th...but on USCIS it says June 4th. Does it meant that I was touched on June 11th it just wasn't recorded by the USCIS? Or is it another update date...something totally different? Thanks!

Stephanie

Hi Stephanie,

Here you go with the link.

http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/igor/vjdata/vsc.aspx

Hope you have a speedy approval. Good luck to all the April fillers along with rest of the VJ'ers.

Regards,
Amrit & Rob

HI guys! Thought I'll pop in and wish you all good luck. At least for the rest of today! I just love to see the Igor's list moving!!!

Stephanie, Igor's list has nothing to do with the USCIS. It is simply a list taken from the VJ database of filers. The 'last updated' means the last time that couple updated their timeline.

Oh ok thanks! I didn't think it had anything to do with USCIS. I do realize now that that was the last time I updated my time line. THanks!

Stephanie

My case has not been touched for almost 2 months, does that seam odd to anyone or is that normal? anyone else have that same problem?

hello April friends!
2 more approvals from Vermont today!
This is great!!!!
It’s getting close for all of you!!
Good luck my friends!

Johnabis,

we haven't been touched since April 29th so were almost at two months as well. I dont know what that means or if its odd or not but at least were not alone! just waiting.......

Same here...no touches since April 23th. Wouldn't worry too much about it. It looks like they're clearing out most of the March approvals...
And we're waiting...

I'm # 103...

Sorry I haven't been around lately guys, school/work/teaching English to Luis
takes up a lot of my time, lol

How is everybody doing??

Guys its totally normal to go long stretches without any touches. I accidentally deleted all my data between NOA1 and NOA2 but I was touched a grand total of 2 times! The general theme seems to be several touches close to your NOA1 date and then a stagnant period of a couple of months before you see anymore action. A touch is basically someone acknowledging that they have your case, it doesn't actually mean it is being processed it could just be moved from one shelf to the other. Some officers scan their files every time they move away from their desk others it seems have broken scanners It took about the same time for Nich-Nick's case and mine to be processed. Theirs was mauled and mine was not but we were both approved in the same sort of time.

Hope everyone is well today. I'm glad to see some movement at VSC

Bex xxx

Yea, this was the same when my prior K1 was approved. Touches at beginning then nothing for a while and then NOA2.

We're movin' on up!! 115 on the list!! Woot woot!!

Stephanie

You guys all know you are not notified of touches, right? Just making sure because i've come across many who didn't know where to look. In any case, Bex is right, many cases go the entire time wthout a date change (aka touch) so not to worry it doesnt have an impact on your case. Just seems some adjuticator's are more touchy than others.

We're at 98 now which feels good but as I mentioned earlier, many of the first 20 are either not active, been approved, or have received RFE's... also, like our good friends from March noted, they were approved whilst in the 60's. It does feel good to be slipping down the list. Sux to move back up it too!

Well it's a beautiful Saturday and I'm going to do my best to enjoy it even though I am without my love.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend full of strength, patience and positive thoughts!

FYI about Igor's list. The last two March approvals were #23 and #34 on Igors prior to their approvals yesterday so there's alot of stuff at the front of the list like Kim pointed out. I do think it's cleaned out some from when I was #100. Seems like I saw a Capt Ewok post where he said he did some manual removals and when really old ones go way past their date, they move to that other list on Igor's.

Went to 96 from 95 but still great full to be out of 3 digits

I know it´s hard to predict and all, but when are you planning on actually getting married? I wanted to get married here in Brazil at the church and then legally in the US, would that be ok? Hard to get a church though, if I don´t have a date!!! What are your plans, everybody?

you have to enter the usa and a fiance, single not married with the k1. Ive seen some get denied for doing religoius ceremony in their own country.

There are all sorts of discussions here on legal vs. non-legal ceremonies and how it can/has effected others visa process. Some people have held a non-legal ceremony in the beneficiary's country with no problems and will tell you as such. But, as Sal stated, others have had serious consequences.

We do not have a date. The NZ consulate is relatively fast so it should only be a matter of a few weeks after our petition is approved that Russell has his visa and is back home with us. Hopefully we'll be approved within the next few weeks which should put him home by August *knocks on wood* but as with everything in this process... nothing is certain or clear. So... we will wait until visa is in hand to decide.

Thankfully, we have just an intimate ceremony planned for now and it doesn't matter to either of us where or when that is. As long as we can finally move on to all that awaits us ...we're good. We will celebrate with a larger event when his family comes from NZ in the spring. We should be much more settled by then.

We're planning on having a real white dress, bridemaids, goomsmen, family and friends wedding after I graduate in May...so far I have May 23rd in mind. We hope to be approved sometime in July and hopefully have the visa in hand sometime in October....if all things so smooth. What we'll do is after Gareth gets here, we'll just pick one day after my classes(since I will still be in school then) to go to the courthouse and get legally married...and we can start the AOS and work permit(still cant remember the acronym for it lol) paperwork. Then the wedding will be in May.

We gotta make it seem "normal" as some say because some of my family (my dad and his side mainly) won't really get/possibly shun the fact that we did a K1 Visa. Sucks that we have to "pretend" but it's easier to just not hear their comments. The people who matter the most (my mom and her side and his family) have no problem and my mom is as anxious as I am for the approval.

An a May wedding will give me more time to plan...

Stephanie

I have a question on a somewhat related note...does anyone have a grasp on the process once the fiance gets to the states? i.e. how long it is taking now to get the work authorization, and at what point in the whole process can he get his SSN/drivers licence?


so close....good luck april filers!

Here's a link with more information regarding the Social Security card. Note: you should apply for this at least two weeks after entering (to be sure you are in the system) and within two weeks of the I-94 expiration date (to be sure it has time to process).

What is required for a drivers license varies by state. In MA you can drive for up to one year with your foreign license.

Looks like EAD (Employment Authorization Document ..for steff ) is taking a couple months as well as AP... 485 is a little longer. Who knows what it will be by the time we get there but at least we'll be together!

Fernanda,
We looked into this a bit. Because the church wedding in BR is not considered the "legal" wedding, usually the churches will not do it without a civil service first.. or a civil wedding license (I think)- . UNLESS you/ your family knows the priest well enough, etc.
what is that new word I learned..?? "jetinho"

So personally our plan is to marry here in the U.S. and then later have the religious ceremony in Brazil.
I teased Jamerson, "Wow, your gonna have a lot of anniversary dates to remember!"
He said, "yeah, maybe I should get a tattoo".
hahahahhaha rsrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrrsrsr

In any case, good luck in your own plans.

Jill

Hahahhahaha!!!!!
Reallyy??? I didn´t know that!!! That sucks! Yeah, you´re right, I´ll see if I can get the priest I know to do it, the "jeitinho brasileiro"!

I don´t see how a non legal cerimony would affect my K1, it´s not official, that´s crazyl! But then how would anybody know we had a religious cerimony, right? That is if I can get a priest to do it. It´s just that if I wait to do it after I´m legally married and already living with him it just won´t feel the same... =(

I understand Fernanda, it is a little crazy but it is what it is... many couples who have had these 'non-legal' ceremonies either brought pictures or mentioned it and the CO didnt quite see it the same...even though the law states otherwise...and they found themselves in a difficult place. We're just warning you. After all the heartbreaking stories i've read here on VJ I would just hate to see you go through that. Perhaps you can do it after your visa is in your passport? Some have opted to take that route. Just be sure not to mention it to the CBP either! It's the price we pay I suppose. Whatever you decide, i'm sure it will be beautiful.

The process is taking it's toll and we find we are getting more and more impatient as the days pass by. A week full of April approvals would do our psyche much good!

Of course, thank you for the warning!

If we decide to do it, we won´t let anybody know, but you guys!

Another advice, if you don't mind . If you do decide to have a religious ceremony in Brasil, if you two will be crossing the border together at POE be sure not to refer to each other as "husband" and "wife" or anything else to that extent. I heard of some people denied entry for the suspicion of been already married just because of those words!

Hope the rest of you Aprilers are hanging in there! Best of luck this week!!!

It seems to get more and more discouraging by the week... It looks as though VSC is having a major slow down from previous months... At this rate per IGORs list, as I am 102, it will be at least another 12 weeks before I get approval!!!

12 WEEKS!!!!! Noooooooo!!!!!!!! We´re 88 and hoping to get an approval on the next few weeks.
Is my glass too full? Hahahhaha!

hahah... Being optomistic is a great way to be.. I tell my fiance all the time, we will hear from the embassy any day now.. But inside I feel like it is taking forever!!! Keep up the good spirits!!

GOOD MORNING APRIL FILERS!

I am feeling good and hoping some of us see an approval this week! Lets keep positive!



-----Jill

Good morning April filers
Just dropping by to wish all of you a wonderful day/week with tons of approvals!

Halu!!!!!What a blessed Monday!!!I can sense we are getting close april filers!!!!Too God be the glory!!!!

Good morning April

Fernanda... keep that glass half full girl!

It's getting rough over here too and my poor baby is going stir crazy on the other side of the world ... so i'm working hard at changing my attitude and keeping some perspective as we wait. It's easier to do when you know your love is suffering, no? My turn to be the strong one!

K people, there is enough sadness and despair going on for all of us. We need some HAPPY!!!!

So, this is your mission if you choose to accept it.... and this goes out to all filers.. not just April. We're all in this.

I want to know your happy thoughts. What keeps you going? What makes you happy? What is your happiest memory of your SO? Anything that gives you warm fuzzies and reminds you of all the reasons you're on this journey in the first place... share it with us and hopefully we can replace some of this negative energy with positive....

Every time I get sad I think of that moment he is walking through the gates at Logan airport... again. As we've done so many times ....except this time he's home to stay! Leaping into his arms and causing a scene ...and then a few days of just him and I locked away in a beautiful room in Boston...away from the rest of the world and opening a new chapter to our lives together! Our wedding will be special but THAT is the day that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

Next?????

I have been tracking all K-1s with a reciept number starting with EAC08133..... This should be all with an NOA1 Data of April 7.

Got an approval message on one of them today, so I think one of the boxes has been removed from storage.

Ok... that's happy news!

HiTech does that mean have them all registered on USCIS ?? To be honest I would feel really uncomfortable if I thought someone had done that with our receipt number. I know there is no personal info but its a little close to the line. I'd hate to think that my NOA2 had been broadcast on here before Alan and I had even had chance to open the email.

I hope everyone is well today. Kim I wrote a lovely little story to cheer you up and then deleted it (insert: emoticon with a little black cloud above its head. ) I will write something new when I get home.

WONT BE LONG NOW!!!

It keeps me going to know it is so close.

And the thought of going through security at Orlando´s airport with him, going somewhere nice for a honey moon. It´s just that every single time I went trought security there I was crying so hard the security guards would actually ask me if I was alright... I didn´t have strenght and I wished I could lay down right there and cry instead of taking my shoes off... Hahahahhaha! So going throught security WITH him is going to sooooo happy!!!! Weird, I know!

Speaking of that, anybody ready to ruin my happy thought and tell me how long I´ll have to wait to be able to leave the US once I make it there? Hahahahhahaha! It´s ok, I´ll handle it thinking of another happy thought.

Fernanda, shouldn't be that long. If you get married right after your arrival and than file AOS right away, AP (advance parole) should be sent to you in 90 days. For some ppl it was even sooner than that.

Ha! I caused quite a scene in the middle of JFK last time we had to say good byes . Makes me smile now, but man was it devastating at the moment. What makes me going? Most of all the thought that after all those trials we will have the rest of our lives to spend together. I'm really looking forward to all those "wifely" things to do around our place, times with our friends and of course our wedding .

By the way Kim, thanks for a great idea for the posts. Really made me think on a positive side today

Kim, you're so totally cool! I have a simple warm fuzzy. We hang out together on the phone alot since we have free calling. Yesterday he was going to make some tea and said in his best British butler impersonation, "Can I get Madam a cappuccino or coffee?" The warm fuzzy is knowing he really will do such sweet, thoughtful things for me. I've spent my life happily doing things for people and not wanting anything in return. I've found somebody who wants to tend to me and it just makes me smile inside because I feel so loved.

Michael and I meet on MSN every day when he gets up in the morning (6 EST, 12 my time), and we spend the weekend together like that. Every evening I write him an email and tell him about my day, and he responds when he gets home from work. A warm, fuzzy feature of our everyday interaction is telling each other about any cats we may have seen, or sometimes sending each other links to videos or sites featuring kitties. We are both big cat (and animal) lovers, and are planning to get at least two kitties when we finally have our life together. Sometimes, when we have the weekend for ourselves, we look at furniture online, and discuss what we'd like to get for our new home.

He's coming to see me in one month's time, in order to spend his birthday (July 25) with me... We won't have a long time to spend together, but it will be enough.. And hopefully NOA2 will have already happened by then!

No one could broadcast this unless you posted your receipt number. All the information disclosed on the USCIS is 100% public information, and you could receive this information threw the freedom of information act simply by writing a request for it. With out any information about who the visa is for, the receipt number is completely arbitrary.

the thought that he will hold me in his arms before we fall alseep and say ..."everything in the world is okay now..."
that's what keeps me going Can't describe the feeling... but i am sure everybody here knows...

Kim...your challenge question made me think about what i am looking forward the most when we are back together... and there are so many happy thoughts that come to my mind I just pray that God keeps us healthy and happy so we can enjoy our lives together...And i wish that for everyone of you

Did you know there's been 3 March approvals today. That's about 80% if you don't count two new timelines with stange incomplete data.

4 approvals but who is counting?
Now I wonder? Who is next? Kim, Graham, Brian…?
Good luck!!!