congrats on the recent approvals

According to Igor's List only three July approvals have been made so far, two of whom actually filed at the end of June, one for his mother (that's a relationship that's significantly easier to approve than a long distance marriage) and the other for someone who has actually filed their I-130 for the second time. The third approval was for a DCF application that was filed in March, although they waited almost 4 months for their NOA1 and only a further day for their NOA2 - lucky them Anyway, all three are hardly typical cases....so deep breaths all round and we will all get there hopefully

Congratulations! I hope the rest of the journey goes smoothly.

Ms. Julie, I see you have your case #. WHOOO HOOO!!! You can tell us how to do NVC

congrats ........



congrats........

Hi everyone,

Today I received an email saying my I 129F petition has been approved. I also got a touch on my I 130. I don't know whether to be happy or not. I had applied for K3 thinking it is required to apply for it. But later on after reading numerous posts on VJ, I decided to follow the I 130 petition. I want my husband to be here as soon as possible but I also don't have a lot of money for the AOS after he arrives here. What should I do? I don't know if they will approve I 130 soon or not. I mean if 130 doesn't get approved for a long time, then I might end up regretting having not followed my I 129F. I wanted 130 to be approved.

congratulations on your i-129f. i believe the i-130 is usually approved within days of each other. you are well on your way since you got a touch on your i130, i believe you will probably have that approval tomorrow

Thanks Kaushalia. Hopefully and then I won't have to worry about anything else.

I know right? Glad that there is a petition from the Philippines that was approved. Though I am getting frustrated again why there is no update in our case if it was touched 2 weeks ago.

Congratulations to all the recent approvals and especially from the Philippines! Lucky you got yours and we are still waiting for ours.

goodluck to the others

Congrats for the approval of I129f , I beleive ur I130 approval is also on the way , i m happy to hear ur approval

Thanks bankermai, Please pray for my 130 to get approved otherwise I will be in a huge dilemma. On one hand I will be happy on the other hand I will be broke. But hopefully 130 gets approved.

Congrats

GREAT news!!
I hope you get your I130 next!!!!

I have a list with about ten different shots on it from this website.

Who has a list of what's needed??? I never had hepatitis shots and the list says you need A and B shots done, which are three each so there's some of my shots, plus tetanus and the cervical cancer shots, and flu... Etc etc.

Am I the only one doing this?

Congrats!!! still patiently waiting our NOA2, though they touched it 3rd time already, hope and pray will have it so soon...
Missing Each Other So Much..........

Congrats!!! as i check your timeline, our date are just closed hopefully will have our NOA2 soon as well my daughter too though it was not sent together with my papers coz we forgot something but anyway Hopefully will have it very soon..........

Hello everyone,

I received an email from USCIS at 1:30 am (that's right) that my petiion I 130 has been approvedd!!!!!!!!!!! Remember until last night only my I 129F had been approved and I was so confused.

Well I finally got my 130 approval!!!!!!!! Thank you God for making everything possible!

Thanks everyone for being so sweet when I typed frustrated messages. I will pray that everyone gets their approval soon.

Donna, I haven't checked the list but it seems to me like you are getting a lot of shots. I don't know if cervical cancer shots is needed or not. I think cervical shots is only taken by women under 21. I think tetanus might be required and hepatitis A & B.

i wrote this in another post but luckily i found this out before my doctors appt tonight. i am seriously feeling silly right now, but luckily i didnt get ALL The shots. hehe. to think my GP was going to let me have them ALL!

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i just found out the answer myself!!

a lot of the vaccines on this list are not age appropriate!

this is a very handy piece of writing showing the technical stuff for the doctor... but it shows each vaccine and what is and isnt appropriate.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/pdf/ti_vacc.pdf

i am so glad i found this, i was about to get jabbed for about 6 more things i didnt need to!!!





WOOOT! AWESOME! i am so happy for youuu!!!

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i got my approval todayyyyyyyyy i am really happy thanks for ur help and Good luck to u all i pray that u all get ur Noa2 soon. i think i should dance again

Congratulations

well done.. more noa2s! thats pretty exciting.. maybe ours will come soon too hehe

hey guys,

i know a lot of you are in bed at the moment, but being from Australia, i am up and i am really stressing. i hate to put a downer on the exciting June filers news of so many NOA2s.. but i am starting to stress about my situation.

i havent really discussed it much in detail, but basically, my husband hasnt been employed by an actual employer since 2006 Tax was done. he still lodged for 07 and 08 and put down "odd jobs" and his income was realllllly low, like under $5,000.00 but anyway, the point is, we have a co sponsor, his dad, sorted out, but i am pre filling the I-864 and I-864A so i can get things moving quickly once the NOA2 comes in and i have come to a point where i am really stressing.

his dad is retired, and that is fine and all, but the reason my husband doesnt have a job is because he moved back home to care for his dad. his dad has bad diabetes and other health issues so my hubby is at home full time caring for him and helping his mom too. his dad really should be in care, but isnt, and so my hubby stays home and cares for him, does all the yard work (big property) and any cooking, cleaning etc. its a full time carer role, but basically, he has no income. his mother just pays for all food and he obviously doesnt pay rent or anything.. he just lives there and they pay for whatever he needs.

once i get there, hubby and i will be living there til i find work, then we will move out and hubby will probably get work again, and his dad will by that stage be in some kind of, at least, part time care at a facility, or in home care will be organised.

ok, so the thing is... the immigration dudes dont care about this. im sure!

all they care is we have income...

so, the co sponsor thing.. is his father. and he is retired of course, and receives a $70,000.00 approx. per annum income from his old employer he retired from, he used to be a biologist, so was earning good money... and he also has stocks and a house he owns.. so thats fine.

but the problem is, will the immigration people think its bad that my hubby has no income at all really for 07 and 08, and is still unemployed and not receiving unemployment benefits at all?

on top of this, will they think it strange that the co sponsor who is his father, is also someone who my husband has to care for (do i even tell them this??) and if so, will they think, because he is retired and in a wheelchair, that it is not enough as a co sponsor, even though he makes a lot of money from his retirement income?

i am so F**KING stressed about this. its got to a point now where i really dont know who to turn to.

my poor husband is so stressed too as he is trying to do his parents a favour by looking after his dad as long as possible so he doesnt have to move into an old folks home, even though he is only in his 60s.. he has so many issues that my husbands mom alone couldnt look after him.

god.. i dont know what to do.

i guess i just lodge it when the time comes and they will ask questions if need be... but i am just so worried that they will look at this as more of a "oh your husband/petitioner is out of work" and "co sponsor is also retired.. hmmmm" - is this enough income if it is not coming from an actual working wage.. more so a retirement income?

sorry, im blabbing. no one probably knows the answers.. but i just needed to talk to someone.

i was crying at work today and i have had a few sick days lately and my boss is getting suss im sure, and i just feel like i have so much on my shoulders.

congratulations, zeha and malka (i told you it was coming soon after your i-129f )

donna, dear, we are on our way

hope so!! well you will be at least

i am sorry, donna, i do not know much about co-sponsors, but i believe all they would want to know is if the sponsor has adequate income. looks like enough for a family of 4, which is essentially what they need to know. for your father in law, and props to your husband. let's u know what kind of caring man you married to

thanks K, that means a lot.

it's been tough for us. when i visited in the US on the visa waiver (before we got married) i stayed with them for a couple of months, and believe me, its a full time job looking after his dad.

i hope it all works out. his dad covers enough of a wage, like you said, so hopefully thats enough!

Donna, honey, don't worry! I don't have any US income since 2005. Just as long as your FIL makes enough money (which he does) you'll be fine.

I think what matters to USCIS is if the co-sponsor meets the income level which is $18,200 (i think), and if he's dad gets 70grand, that's like 3-4 times more than the poverty guidline. I think everything will be fine in your case. Don't lose hope and think positive. =)

This is just a thought, you said it's your husband's father, but what if his dad pays for his service? I know that doesn't sound good, but that will be a good source of income too. (oh i don't mean to force the dad to pay his son) hehehe

Hey,

Don't worry about your husband being unemployed. I mean if your co sponsor has enough income according to the poverty guidelines than there should be no problem at all. I don't have a job either and I am a student. But if I can find a sponsor than I don't think they would care if I have a job or not. Just include your father-in-law's tax return for the last three years, and the w2. Now that my case is approved, I need to find a sponsor. LOL. But I am happy. Hope you get your approval soon.



Yes you said that and it was so true. Hope you get your soon too!

Hi Donna,

You shouldn't worry about it. Just like what they said, as long as your husband + co-sponsor's income is more than 125% of the poverty. that would be ok. cheers!

I'm confused though, I thought you had to get your interview letter before getting the shots?
you would have to go to one of those panel approved physicians listed on the us embassy's site and have them do the checkout procedure and shots..
when my wife called them about it, they said that they wanted to see the interview letter before letting her do the checkup and get vaccines?

Baltar, she doesn't have a record of her vaccinations, so she had a titre test done. With that, she can compare it to the panel physician list and get the shots ahead of time. You cannot have the medical exam until you have the interview letter.

WOW thats great , congrats Zeha i m realy happy for ur approval

Dear Dona dont be stressed ur case is not complicated as u r thinking , i know about a case like u and according to that case Immigration Authorities has no concern that y ur hubby is not doing a job , they will just look at co-sponser (ur father in law's ) income , and as u told that is enough so there will be no problem in ur case , beleive me everything will be fine , and just be ready for NVC as ur NOA2 is coming soon .

dont be worried at all , cheer up

ohhhhh..

But would it be a problem if she doesn't get the shots ahead of time? i thought the panel physicians can give vaccines too?

I think you can get the shots later on too. You don't have to start early. Some shots have to be taken every 3 months or so, in that case they give you one shot over there and basically you have to complete it when you come to the United States.

Congratulations on your approval. Isn't it a coincidence that we got approved on the same day?

Guys, I don't know how to thank you enough. Honestly I was beyond upset last night.

I guess with waiting brings paranoia huh?

Thank you all for explaining it so well for me.

Oh and the shots, I got my hep A and B and a flu shot koz hep A & B I never had and the rest, if I need tetanus or anything, I'll get at the panel doctor now I know I can wait

I got a blood test though, just to check my history for vaccines.

I really feel better today. I had been so sick with stress the past few days!!

I am glad you feel better! You are way ahead of all of us so you should really not be stressing out.

Hi Donna,

Im glad to know that you are feeling better now! We almost have the same things in mind, the frustration of not being approved and not having NOA2. Remember I posted that we got touched last August 21, 2009? I am not sure if that is a real USCIS update to show that it is on the move cause me and hubby called USCIS that day. Its more that 2 weeks now and no update after that. I am getting frustrated that other people are being approved before us, we filed our papers May 28, 2009 and got the NOA2 on June 8,2009. Im trying to be patient but it feels so unfair to wait like this.

REgarding taxes, I am thinking about that as well as hubby was fired in the hotel where we used to work and he found a job which offers minimum salary.

I hope eveything will be alright and we will receive our NOA2 soon. Im getting crazy waiting for the first approval!

Hey,
Don't worry you will get your approval soon. The only reason I got mine early was because I contacted the senator's office to handle my case and they probably inquired about our case from time to time. People say that if you annoy USCIS they delay your case, but I don't think I believe in this. The senator's office people inquired about our case almost every week and we got approved 2 months earlier than expected. I don't know what else to say, but I hope that you will be approved soon.

Congratulations! You guys are lucky! We are still patiently waiting for ours.

Hello everyone! I know I've posted how frustrated I am with this process! I am happy for all those approvals but I am still wondering why our papers were not approved yet! I keep on asking myself if there is/are problem/s with our application. I am trying to be patient and calm on this but my frustration is killing and even my work is getting affected. My heart is crying cause of this depression, missing hubby a lot and the feeling of being married but you cannot do your responsibility as a wife (well i think all of us).


I just hope that the rest of June filers will get their NOA2 soon!

Goodluck everyone!

thanks so much for the support. i know its so hard when someone you love is out of work, and even harder when its in this economic climate, and triple as hard when you are filing for immigration!!

good luck!



wow, really? thats awesome. i think maybe i should contact someone hehe. i work for the local government here in Australia, and i have worked in Federal Government prior, and i reckon maybbbbeeeee someone out there would help me.. lol... or maybe not

u june peeps are very lucky - count your blessings - especially the peeps from pakistan, I have no idea how you didn't get in AP..

the may thread is practically dead, june approvals are almost caught up with may's. According to Igor's list june has 15 approvals, may has 20.. I don't think any other month ever did this before.

It makes me kick myself for not waiting till june to file mine lol

i wish i would have filed in february when they were approving in a month we were very close to getting married on my february trip, but i wanted to wait some more time for our k1 to die, and decided to wait until september. however, we got tired of waiting, and plane tickets were cheap, so we got married in May

sorry for the story, i am sitting on a pretty boring training call

I have a question. Obviously, all of us filed in 2009. So the tax returns we must submit to NVC are tax returns/transcript 2009, 2008 (optional), and 2007 (optional)? Is that right?

But how can you send or show them your 2009 tax return, if for example, the tax season has not even started yet??? Are you stuck until the 2009 tax return becomes available like around January or February?

I get my W-2 form from my employer around last week of January. And that's the only time I can file for my 2009 tax return.

Thanks,
Ryan

the last 3 years would be 2006-2008. you cannot submit 2009, but can do your last paycheck (if it shows accumulation of paydays) or some have submitted the last 6 months of paychecks.