Im in a bad mood also. Im handing in my 2 weeks notice today at 1 of my 2 jobs. I do 65 plus hrs every week (both jobs combined) Im going to go over full time to my other job and yea i loose hrs and therefore money but i decided i dont need any mre added stress and i might aswll try ans make myself as happy as possible this summer (even though its sometims hard -damn usics)
I had my 1st HPV jab the other day. Got another 1 in a month. I printed out the list the the us requie for jabs and the nurse said they dont do 1 of tem (cant remeber what it was) so i guess gotta spend £80 at the medical examnation but ah well....least vaccinaions are on a roll!

Holy cow - I was so excited about cracking 250 on Igor's list, this morning I check in and we are now 230. Go CSC go. - Melannie

Woohoo! good to see them churning them out!

I love seeing the names climbing!

cca: you may be losing money, but at least you'll be living life! I used to work 60-70 hour weeks, but I had 1 job, and they always had over time available. The money was ok, but i lost my sanity and free time!

and back one then forward three 223 yey!!

hmmm money dont mention money, i'm still trying to work out how to raise a stupid ammount of it over my usual. man how i wish i wasnt such a procrastinator and blitzed that overdraft a year ago

I'm suposed to be finishing some alterations for a top for someone before i chat with Vito but i've been banished from the dinning room aka my work space cos the murderous little @@#+#:@ aka my cat brought in a rabbit and my little sis is trying to save its flea ridden behind jeezzz.

yeah money is a scary thought right now

I'm trying not to think about the cost of Sarah's final ticket over here! Ah well it'll all work out in the end...i'm getting around to finally uploading ALL the pictures of my trip to England back in March...750+ pics. taking a bit of time

on a serious note though and i know i've thought about this alot as it matters to me that i put my pennys worth in and dont let Vito take all the slack.
Has anyone tried to work out what the total cost they think this proccess will end up as? I'm not just talking about the costs of papers filling and medical. I'm talking all of it including the period when the benificiary will be out of work, the tickets the train fare the lot.
its been weighing my mind a lot. cos i want to put my fair share to it at the very least, I'm just not sure i worked my figures out.

I think it's going to vary person to person...but it depends on what costs you associate.

Basically, Sarah and I are setting for an estimated $3000-$4000 when it's all said and done as far as costs go. With her being out of work...well, we're getting a place that I could afford by myself to start out with, and once she's working we'll look at upgrading. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be more. Because of that we discussed it, and are planning just a civil union thing to get married with, and focus on a larger wedding in England later. You factor in paper filings, medical, vaccinations, visa cost, courier cost, transportation costs, AOS costs....it adds up quickly.

Remember though, it's paid over time, so that helps out. I try to look at the costs for each section before thinking about the next. the hugest chunk will be the AOS cost, what's that at - $1100? Sarah's working like mad and throwing all she can possibly spare into savings. I'm putting at least $200 a month away into a savings account as well to help cover costs...

That's something I think a lot of people here don't realize about this process. Not only is it time consuming, it's financially consuming as well. However, this has taught us both to be more conscious of our money (both of us are horrible at it!) and prioritizing where we spend it. People I have told about this process think we just sign some papers and it's done. They are all surprised when I lay out the costs (and I usually am only telling them the filing costs, not all the pieces that go with it - i.e. transportation, medical, etc.).

But in the end, I look at it as we're doing this together, and once it's all said and done, when we get through this - we can get through anything! Hannah, I'd say do your best and try not to stress about it. It will all work out in the end!

Ive kept to a strict expenditure list where evry pound made goes towards paying off overdraft or saving for transport to london when i go for my interview, flight ect. And then theres the evry day living such as rent ect. It gets overhwelming sometimes cuz, for instance, this week i wouldve done 78hrs this week and none of it goes on me. i work so hard and wont even let myself go out for a few drinks cuz its going against my 'expenditure list' that i hvnt budgeted for. Least its made me an expert with money maganemnt.
Overall ive worked out, with transport to and from london, visa costs ect ive estimated just over £300 and then planning to take £1000 with me to usa and then £500 for flight. Anymore extra money i make then i just put it to saving for usa wen im outta work. Its gunna be weird wen im working over there and any money i do make i domt have to be strict with it. Been doing this for 2 years now saving for flights ect...its taking its toll but itll be worth it in the end

At 265 and not moving very fast. Right behind you though, Jason&Sarah.

oh well at least every pound we make is worth double when we go to the usa though i try not to think about that when thinking about myover draft but on a brighter note i've broke over the half way part of it and in a few weeks hope to be three quarter ways done with it.
really £300 cca for visa? i was expecting it to be more than that . i know aos is around $1200 like jason said but i'm a bit hazey on that and what other bits its gunna cost. still not sure on what cost im gunna havre this end though

I'm hoping to leave here with £2500 in savings. I'm going to spend a little more to fly home via JFK to get my EAD stamp, just cause you never know what opportunities will come your way.

Even if I can only get a min wage job till I get my greencard, I want to be able to contribute.

But the overall cost for us will be around USD$6000 - $7000 flights, visa, app fees, medicals, vaccinations, phonecalls, insurance etc.

Oh i was talking about the k1 visa, not AOS. I hope this is right otherwise i gotta go back to the drawing board for my expenditure list and move a few things round
Where bouts u from hannah and vito? Im from Bristol
Im going to my hen night on saturday. The wedding isnt planned till jan (we might not be able to even do it then) but i thought it would be best to do it in the summer so all my friends can make it. I cant wait...its gunna be messy haha. Will have a drink or for this stress

Ps u think its worth flying via JFK for EAD? Do u def get it on arrival?

From every thread I've read here and on other forums the consensus appears to be definately at JFK only. For me it will be worth it should only add about USD$200 to my overall flight costs. And even at min wage it would be worth it.

What I said above is what it will have cost John and I total for K1. Remember I added in the flight costs, insurances and phone calls etc. Not just app fees, the medical etc.

is getting EAD worth it though? I thought it expires when you get married...so if you plan on getting married straight away it's not really worth it...or am i misunderstanding?

the general consensus is that jfk is the most likely to give but not the only one when it comes to the ead stamp how ever its not garenteed.so basically theres a chance you could spend extra to go through there and not get it in the end.

and i belive it does expire with your k1 visa or i-194 i'm not sure which, to behonest i thought they were the same thing and expired threrfore the same.

the discusions on the bord here also seem to think its pointless because of its short validity, u need the ssn number before you can work and that would take time off the 90 day validity and trying to get your new ead before the first expires is a chalange in a half. well thats seems to be what i'm reading on here. thats why i prob wont bother with it. and i'm certainly not gunna fork out and extra few hundred pounds for something i may not get.

cca i'm in kent vito is in los angeles

check my last topic i started in my profile. i asked about the costs beteen aos and petiton for visa and got a reply from someone who went through london recently.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2022182

link to my last topic

so far i'm at £410.50 not includding travel and expences incured by printing and putting together paper work. but i'm being overly caussious on what vaccinations i will need

Hey Hannah and John+Melannie! you guys are gonna break into the 100's soon!

Good to see us going up on the list! 249 for us!

Question, and this may have been answered previously, I just haven’t seen it. When you leave your job did you have to do any updates through CSC? I called to ask and as always they seem to give a short answer that doesn’t help much and that is, "We will contact you and ask for more information if we need it." Understandable but if the income changes then wouldn’t it have an effect on the case?

Not sure if you would know, just seems people on here are much more helpful than those through CSC.

thanks

are we talking about the benificiary or the petitoner leaving their job and at what stage in the process?

I was hoping and praying to break 200 this week, 215 is close enough that I am thrilled. Lets all hope for a few good weeks at CSC, and NOA2 soon!

John

we still have three days left of the week for people to remember to update their timelines.
and there are prob a load more that have been alocated today.

As for the job question - I doubt it would matter much for the Petition stage, but it will matter for the I-134 form, and the interview, as you have to show proof of support...

looks like melanie and john will get their wish about breaking the 200 mark or very near as we are due huge jump.

just looked at the uscis website for the current processing times and dates and it has gone from 18th dec to 17th of jan.

igors has yet to update this though but it should soon so a huge jump is due.

though i'm sure its not so great for those that are pushed to outside processing times.

like i said big jump 221 to 210

Yes, tell me about ulcers! Wow, the first month after I sent our I-129f out to CSC (May 29th) I kept thinking of this and that and even things I would need later in the process and I drove myself nuts. I have my moments when i feel like there is so much crap to wade through that it seems impossible that there will be a day I am with him again. Then I have my days where I think "Erika, why worry 99% get approved you need not worry." Then the sad days, the blah days and some happy ones thrown in between. Then........it starts all over again.....stress stress stress.
Happy day when we can all look back and think "why did I worry so much?" Instead, we will be upset about the socks on the floor or how he keeps leaving the toilet seat up or her annoying friend or how she talks on the phone during dinner....whatever.... I look forward to the day he is with me everyday and all the annoying and wondeful things that come with it.
Happy day to all!

well said erika,

it's refreshing to know i'm not the only person(s) going crazy over this whole procedure.

I think it's finally sinking in for Sarah...we had a long talk yesterday about it, and she was stressing out about things we're not even ready for (AoS, flights, jobs etc)...

I long for when we get to start the next stage of this process. Waiting is so hard.

i still haven't started on me wedding dress or bridesmaid dresses or Vitos suit.

I love the 15th of the month the VCS and the CSC get cracking and when the update comes through those out of servicing standards jump off the list.

So first I'm happy and then I get the guilts about being higher up when others are now on "Still waiting for NOA2 from CSC K-1 I-129F up to 3 months beyond the CSC processing time"

I really don't want to end up on that list.

Melannie

me neither melanie

Neither do I...though it looks like March filers are getting theirs going!

I think we're looking good...We're at 250, so it's good to see progress!

I don't mind waiting a bit longer (for success that is, I have been tortured enough by the wait alone and not knowing), I just pray that I don't get a f-ing denial or RFE and provided enough info. Paranoid to hell about that.

I didn't give a mountain of evidence (we only took two pictures together, not realizing we probably would want more, plus few phone records, even though I can supply an absolute mountain of them, along with emails, and several things sent through DHL), that's for sure, but she did go through customs when she visited here (her one trip to the U.S. and only time seeing me) with the destination given as the hotel and address that I submitted to the USCIS, as evidence, showing my email confirmation as paying for the hotel room on my credit card with the same address info. (/runonsentence)

i'm sure you will be fine, and if any of us do get rfes its not a denial just that they want more or we missed something and proof they are working on your case. i know vito sent in seven photos and photo copys of my two visa stamps. i think he sent in a small selection of skype chat but not much i can't remember how much and a photocopy of a train ticket when i rode his train while he was working but it has only half my name on it and not got specific train time on it so could have been any of those that day if it wernt for his holepunch. oh and a photocopy of my itinery and plane ticket. anything else i'm unaware of

congradulations melanie and john you hit 200 on igos and before the end of the week too see somethings you hope for do happen.

hope everyone is cool

Its great when a plan comes together!

I'm hoping for another great week, but don't have a goal just yet, will wait to see how Monday goes. I would love to sprint to the finish now.

Its easy to stay positive when things are progressing a bit faster!

i was gunna say congrats you broke 200 too, but we all wnet bk one. darn whos the cue jumper lol
but hopefully the week ahead will be just as good

Yeah I went down from the 260s to 235, then jumped up to 236, then 237.

Checking Igors is more addicting than crack.

Yesssssssssss tell me about it...at this rate we will all be approved within 2 months or less. How the hell do I go from the 290's to the 240's in 1 week?? Wowwww What number is everyone else?

Igor's List is a new discovery for me, and much more fun than the USCIS website. We were at 273 a few days ago and are at 244 right this second. Crazy movement.

yup and more twists and turns than top movie block buster

we are 197 we did make it to 194 two weeks ago we were at 246 but most of the movement was last week, 36 approvals i believe according to the stats page. unfortunatly none for this week yet but it is the first day and its half way done american time.

Let's hope this week keeps progressing...

I want to break 200 now! seems all the cool kids are doing it

We did hit 199, but then someone added to the list ahead of us.



John and I are both keeping tabs. Although I do think he is developing more than just a little obsession.



You need to know the secret password

I have spotted a flaw withthe estimated adjudication dates on our timelines. Amy and derek posted their petition the day before us. However while our noa1 is 1st may theirs is 27th may. Yet the estimate dates on their timeline are one day ahead of ours. That surly isn't right?

Yeah there's a lot of crazy stuff on Igor's. I think a few people fill in wrong dates (i did by mistake...I put the 27th but really it was the 28th..i know a whole day! hehe).

And Melanie...John's not that far, what would it take? a couple beers for that password?

at least we're seeing steady progress forward...that has to count for something. I think the USCIS should hire some of us obessers to help with their system

I wouldn't be too reliant upon the numbers to mean much. As it is, I'm sure most of us will see a handful of people get their NOA2s before us who filed well after. Just hoping I don't wait too long or get an RFE.

not on igors. ok i was looking on igors and i accidently (stupid i pod thingy) clicked on amy and derek and got transfered to their timeline on visa journey and they have a filling date of the 27th of may which you think would would b the only date that csc would care about. i doubt they give two hoots about the day they posted it then i looked at the bottom and their estimated two dates they ,aybe adjudicated by were one day ahead of mine and vitos dates on ours because they posted the day before us. but we have a noa1 of 26/7 days before them. therefore i am of the conclussion that those dates are calculated from postal date not noa1 and in addition i conclude as i would expect csc to be prossesing in noa1 date order that these date mean diddly squat

Are you guys obsessively looking over Igors as often as I am?

me? no more than

Hey Jason, if I truly had a password to break 200, I'd give it to you real quick. (200 for you would be 160-ish for me!!!! ) I think we'll make it next week at latest, approvals are coming in nicely tonight!!! The crazy part is that the screwy way CSC seems to work, you might see approval before us.

So we wait....not always patiently.

Good luck to everybody, and hopefully May approvals will be soon.


John

well we leaped up to 228! Not bad at all!

And John, I would not turn down an early approval, but I would be pleased if all of us were approved around the same time! The great thing about it, is we all should be going through the rest of the steps relatively at the same time...quite a comfort to know we're not truly alone in the process!

I'm still hoping Hannah and Sarah can get their interviews at the same time