Let's hope it's true... At first I hoped to be able to make it to the US by the end of the summer, but now it seems the date will be pushed forward indefinitely. I would love to be married to Michael on October 20, the second anniversary of our first meeting in person - the day that changed both our lives. Who knows, it may be possible yet... Though I am not religious, at least not in any conventional sense, I hope someone or something will help us to be finally together. There are so many bad things in the world already to keep people who really love each other apart - and I am referring to all of us here.

October 20th, that´s for sure! I was hoping to be there in the end of September, praying my hopes are not too high!

Me and Hazel are having a spiritual non legal wedding in the Philippines November 29th for her family and friends. the plan is hopefully that she will have her visa by then so she will then come home with me to have our legal us wedding. If we get approved in the next week or two do you's think that should be enough time ?

John, The Philippines seem to be fairly quick scheduling interviews these days. In fact, our own EWOK posted about processing times for the Philippines just this morning. There is the doc verification and cemonar but I don't think that holds you up too long.

Good morning to the rest of April. I know it's Saturday but i'm hoping for some timeline movement today to help keep me going. Maybe we just need to hear from Dale.

Enjoy your weekend folks!

We have deicded to wait for our NOA2 before we make wedding plans, I just want to be with Steven for Christmas , by that I mean I want to be in the states alot earlier than that .

I also bid a fare good morning to April filers, anotehr week ended, another to begin!, I am having an okay weekend, I am feeling alot more lighthearted, trying not to stress over our forms, atleast not until monday Teehee.

I recall Dale saying he was going to a school reunion this weekend so we will have to wait until the Monday no doubt!.

Just stopping by to show support to all you wonderful people! Those approvals are coming!!! Just stay strong while you reach the finish line!

Kim, thank you for helping me feel better. Your words do make a difference.

Hello To All:

These past week, I had a lot of stress waiting for NOA2 approval , my NOA1 date is April 14 and touched May 15 . My fiance is from Uruguay and it seems that we are the only ones doing a K1 visa for that country.

Today, I'm feeling a bit better but still thinking if everything is fine and that we will be approved.

Good luck to all of us that are waiting for approvals.

Sandra

its been awhile since my last touch..I wish they approve us all soon..The waiting really sucks sometime...
I just cant wait to be with my hubby..I really miss him........

I read the adjudicators thread Kim linked to on another thread, and he mentioned it can take like 15 minutes to adjudicate a case, then its probably in some box of approvals waiting to get entered into the system!. That could be one touch or 12 touches, VSC has just recently started adjudicating the April filers, hopefully they will speed up a little with us being almost half way threw the month!.

Keep in mind it is early April filers being approved right now, so no one has been 'skipped' or 'overlooked' I just hope we all start getting good news very soon .

It is alot harder now we are so close!, and when you haven't had a touch since early on (30th April for me) it does get a little down, considering you/I check that darn website everyday and it never changes!.

Like Ana said we have to stay strong and maybe dance?

pim...u were just w/ ur hubby like a couple of months ago hekhekhek..while me....it's already been 6 mons ago..i badly miz and need him to be by my side..hehehe..i really hope for the approvals this month,,nakaka loka! hehehe..May God be with us!

hi our receipt number is: EAC08142.... last touched was May 22...we'r almost in the same boat..goodluck to us!!!

Good morning April.

You know you're bad when you're wishing it was Monday!

And you know you´re really mean when you wish the adjudicators were working all day on sunday!

D3

Discouraged
Desperate
Depressed

I feel like I fight with myself every day! Not to fall down that hill! Why is this getting harder?
He's discouraged, Im depressed and we are getting desperate.

I know that we have so much this to look forward to.. but not knowing when is killing me. It is becoming increasingly
difficult to focus on the positives, to focus on the future, when we are so tired of being apart.

Weekends are the worst.
Im too busy with school during the week. (Im in my last year of nursing school- full time) and with the kids activities
to be depressd longer than it takes me to fall asleep.(ABOUT 3 seconds after my head hits th pillow)
But the weekends UGH .. they kill me.

So yes, I pathetically agree, that I want it to be Monday!

I'm still trying to be the 'strong one' as i've got my kids and my work and my house.. ....he's there just waiting. I think it's harder because we know it's closer.

When I start to feel like i'm just going to crumble and can't hold on.... I often think about that moment that I am able to leap into his arms after he gets off the plane in Boston. How in that moment we will know that we never have leave each other again. Even after 10 long years and all we have been through... THAT is the moment we have worked toward. The thought alone takes my breath away and fills my heart with so much joy I can barely stand it! Knowing that moment is not so far off now... keeps me going.

Wishing you all happy thoughts.

ONCE again, Kim talks "another one" off the ledge. hahahahaha
I think when he starts "falling apart" and I have to be the strong one.. thats when days later I start to fall apart
I guess I should look on the bright side.. at least we are taking turns- falling apart
This waiting.. is getting old, my friends... I hope to see some more april approvals this week.
even if its not mine.. although that would be extra nice.
HAPPY THOUGHTS, HAPPY THOUGHTS, HAPPY THOUGHTS, HAPPY THOUGHTS..

I think the best thing you can do is to STAY BUSY!!! Time will go by so much faster, and one day you will wake up to an NOA2 approval, and it will all be worth it. You do not have much longer to go. I think you will get your approval this month, (if VSC is still going at the same speed)


If you haven't already, start gathering the other papers you will need, get things ready so you can start as soon as you get your NOA2. Start planning what you are gonna do for your wedding and honeymoon. Talk to moving companies, most of them give free estimates on how much it will cost to move your stuff. Just try to stay busy.

Just trying to figure out some things. Sunday afternoon and have nothing better to do than stress over the K1...haha. Anyway I'm trying to see if anyone knows anything about getting a police record in Brazil. My fiance has lived in Rio since August of 2003 and before that Minas Gerais. So I'm guessing he will have to get reports from both states? Does anyone know when he should try to get these and how long they are valid for? Thanks.

And hoping to see more action with approvals this week.....Best of Luck April filers!!!

Hi Krystle, My fiance lives in Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais)- He has to get the state Police report as well as Federal police report. I think Rio is in another state other than Minas, right? So for him would be 2 states? plus Federal? Not sure if he needs both states, but at least one state and one federal. They The consulate website tells quite a bit. Have you been there?
http://brasilia.usembassy.gov/index.php?ac...amp;itemmenu=58

Good luck!

Jill

Thanks! Yes I have been there. It looks like he will need one from both states and the federal one. I guess my main concern is wether or not we should be getting these now or wait until after NOA2. Just don't want any delays. I'm going to visit in October and hoping that we may have the interview and visa while I'm there (I return October 20). I know, I know.....LOTS OF HOPE.

awwwww!! I know it's hard, but I have to say I'm surprised, I haven't been too depressed, I love Luis and miss him more than anything and I'm always thinking "I wish he was doing this with us" like on the 4th of July when we saw fireworks and had a big BBQ and the only thing missing was him.

The reason I'm not depressed probably is because we have so much fun joking around when we're on the phone, distracting ourselves. I like to remind him of funny stuff that happened when we were together or even now. He's in school learning English and he's been going for a month and the most complex sentance he can say is "I like your pants" LMAO. He says it's my fault cause I'm a poor excuse for a foreign language teacher (I'm going to be a spanish teacher for all of you who didn't know that).

Work, school, my kids and our daily laugh sessions keep me happy. I know I'm going to be 100% happier when he's here, so I can't even imagine what it's going to be like. I'm only worried about my 3-year-olds making him nuts, hahaha. Payback for when he makes me nuts.

Hang in there ~ we're going to keep in touch and you guys are going to be telling me all sorts of funny stuff that happens when you 2 are together in the states. This goes for ALL of you. Let's keep this thread going for a LONG time through AOS, removing conditions and citizenship. We're like a little family! hehe

Take care guys,
Suzy

I have a habit of doing that!




that gave me such a giggle!

We have a lot of fun too and, you're right, it does help. Although I have noticed more silence... followed by more sighs...

Let's hope this is a good week for everyone!

Yes girl..Nakakaloka indeed...
The closer it gets the harder it gets aswell for the waiting...I just really hope we can get approval this month...
Our case is probably on the same box as well..hehehe..

God bless

I am reading this forgetting that he is learning an American variation of English, since Pants here means underware, I was wondering why is he learning that! Doh!

LOL what's funny is that he learned some new stuff on Saturday in class and he was practicing with me last night on the phone and he told me that "My father is a house wife." LOL I think that he was just putting together words from the word bank b/c he is learning is and are and stuff like that. It's awesome. He also told me his brother was a business man. Funny thing is that his brother doesn't work, or do anything for that matter.

Love it! I was funny too when I was learning "correct" spanish so we get to crack jokes on each other.

Suzy! That really is too cute! Thanks for starting my day off with a giggle again... needed it!

I was so hoping to wake up to see many approvals this morning to help keep us going but it wasn't to be. Where's Dale?

Wishing you all a fabulous start to your week .... and a little extra patience.

Susita it sounds as though you and Luis have so much fun. It always helps to make sure you have other stuff to talk about other than "have you checked your emails today? ... I'll just check USCIS ... I think Igor has a broken list..." I just about killed our relationship with negativity whilst we were waiting for NOA2. Planning the wedding helped ease the pressure some although you are forever find awesome things you want to book/buy and can't because you don't have a date. It never hurts to be too prepared though.

Most of the active worriers today seem to be the USC but a few words of advice for the beneficiaries. Go and see people, arrange days/nights out, little things with those close to you. I thought I had plenty of time for goodbyes and now I wish I had started earlier. Once the NOA2 arrives everything snowballs and before you realise it is almost time to leave. I wish I had more time with my friends and family and not so long ago I did ... I just didn't realise it.

In the March filers thread we found that forgetting about the NOA2 was the best way to get it. Kind of like when you want your dog to do a trick because everyone is watching. There is so much expectation he will never do it, he'll only ever disappoint you. Yet when you come home from work on your own and the last thing you want to think about is the entertaining dog there he is lighting the hoop with your Zippo and jumping through it blindfolded.

Good vibes to everyone waiting

Bex xxx

EAC08133 Status, For those who do not know the number is EAC = Vermont 08 = 2008 fiscal year ,133 = work day of the fiscal year i.e. (5 days per week starting from October 1) the the last 4 digits are just the order they are processed at receiving.


5 New touched this morning. 7/14
2 Touched 7/13
7 Approved Friday 7/11 or later

It is good to have solid evidence that they are still moving... thanks Dale.

Thanks for sharing the knowledge, Dale! I'm sure I'll use it closer to our approval time!!!

Susita, you guys are the cutest. Gave me a good giggle .

Bex, I also learned this week that focusing on wedding plans is extremely helpful. Now am frantically researching options and gathering ideas for our ceremony . Dave seems to agree with all my thoughts so far... even though my Mom keeps saying it's just cause I'm so far away

And again, best wishes for all you folks as we go into the new week. Stay positive, distracted and strong!!!!

Don't get me wrong guys, I have my bad days too, but let's think about it like this:

We've found the loves of our lives

Not too many people can say that. So, we have to wait. It sucks. But some people never meet the right one. So GO US!!!! woot! As my 14 year old sister says, we're the shizzle.

Come On Vermont ~ my mom was just in your state didn't she tell you to APPROVE MY DAMN K1 APPLICATION??? hahaha

Susita: you know how spanish has male and female words? like "LA boca, LOS ojos"? Same in portuguese. So first, I taught Joey that for boys, the words frequently end with an "o" like FernandO for a boy and FernandA for a girl, meninO for a boy and meninA for girls (niño y niña). So then I tryed to explain male and female words for body parts... Then he thought that he had "o boca" (lo boca) and I had "a boca" (la boca) because I´m a girl and he´s a boy! Huauhauhauhhauuhauhauhauhauha!!! I SUCK as a teacher!

Hey, is that that 50 day average from the day of noa2 to interview? noa2 to visa in hand? ect.. Thanks for that info. deffinetly makes me happy

Fernanda ~ LOL! You guys make my day better. I'm at work and bored

Hello Guys,
Today I was logging in to see if I had any touches, nothing...
Checked again 5 minutes later, and I had a touch.
Im soo paranoid that I was thinking, since i logg in soo many times to check the status of my case, that maybe as a glitch it registered a touch ahhahhhaah
Good thing they are working on this stuff, about time!!

3 Approved at 10:30 eastern. 4 more touches with EAC08133, .....

And in the 4 touches I AM TOUCHED. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If the normal cycle continues 5:30 Eastern I should be approved.

Oh my goodness... how exciting for you!

Jessica and Lute have your recieved date and they were approved today after a touch!

I'm so happy for you guys and excited to see VSC is alive.

Hopefully you are approved by the afternoon according to the stats.
But then again, approvals are so random, my number EAC08132, and others are earlier than your date.

Because of the way cases are handled by the adjuticators they are not always processed in the exact order they are received.

To be 'touched' at this stage with VSC often means an approved petition or, less likely, an RFE.

Hi April neighbors!

Those touches sound good. I'm thinking NOA2 right around the corner. Did any of you notice another April just got around to updating their timeline? They were 4/7 and 4/11 approved on Saturday. It's getting exciting in this thread. Good luck to ya.

One good thing about this whole timeframe...been working out much more, losing some pounds and putting on more muscle

Here's to more approvals and saying goodbye to fat!!!

Today I finally got the NOA2.
Finally they got off their butts and started working. lazy bastards!

Everything now will go on faster, than just waiting.

Im sure as we can see, everyone will start getting their NOA2 very soon.

Congrats Kornyhiv!!!!

Vermont is a-movin! I can't wait for my NOA2, first thing I'm doing is getting carvel ice cream to celebrate.

And of course, letting you guys know!

Thank you susita83!! Buena suerte para ti!

I really hope they start moving their butts, and start processing other's papers.
I had the same problem with my citizenship. Everything just takes soo long.

Yep got mine About 2 mine ago, I am about to call and wake up Alyona.

Congrats to you as well HiTech!!
Looks like their are moving.

I hope she doesnt get cranky when you wake her up eheeheheheh
I doubt with the good news! I sent my half an SMS.

Congratulations kornyhiv!

Dale.. that's all you got for us??? Not even an emoticon??? Here's one for you... So glad you've reached this point with all you've been through to get here. Congratulations!

Oh my goodness! Looks like approvals are starting to roll in. Congrats to you all!

KimandRuss - I just noticed on Igor's List that I'm right next to you...here's fingers-crossed we'll have good news soon too!

Did you happen to also notice that our 1st estimated date went from July 24th to the 26th? Grrrrrr!

Up 4 spaces tho... moving now...shouldn't be too much longer!

I think I will be able to hear again in about 1 week. Right now my left ear is ringing from the sequel of joy I heard on the phone.

Sorry for the lack of I was very anxious to call my and give her the news.

Yes there is screaming and and jumping behind this key board.

But now I want to go celibate.

Also Tomorrow is my Birthday !!!!!

HiTech