Hello everyone!
Though we have made some posts already, we would want to introduce ourselves officially.
John is the USC from Frisco, Texas. I am Josielyn "Jo" from Iloilo City, Philippines. We met on-line 2 years ago (2004) at Yahoo Messenger while I was already gathering/preparing all the documents for my annulment petition. After some chat/email and call exchanges, he struck me with this line: "I've got the feeling that you will be my wife". He said that with all his confidence and I told him: "Well, follow your gut-feel" and let us see. The next moment, he already made plans to see me to set the direction. His colleagues told him he is bold to be going to an "unknown" territory (his first time to be going to the Philippines). A giant step is what it all it takes and the rest is history. Both our families (he is divorced and has a beautiful 23 year old daughter; I have 3 wonderful kids with ages 22, 20 and 9...last 2 are females) were very happy when I got my annulment. I deserve to be happy. John has been very supportive. He is ready to have a new family; he had been waiting long enough...almost 2 years waiting for the annulment... and now, we are waiting for the NOA2. My 2 daughters are K2. I hope we get the visa and get married soon before my elder daughter turns 21.
We have gotten a lot of information from VJ while we were preparing our K1 documents for filing. Thank you so much. And prayers did a lot! Prayers from friends, families...we have our prayer brigade! And we still ask them to pray for us.
We decided to join VJ to join the forum and learn from the exchange as well as share our experience. And special mention to Lovenlife...thanks for the PM reply on my query relative to K2.
God bless us all,
Jo and John
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jo&john's journey:
03/10/04: Met John at Yahoo! Messenger; start of a good relationship
03/30/04: I became his girlfriend
05/26/04: John excited for his trip to the Philippines to see me and set the direction
05/27/04: John on board Delta Airlines from DFW (Texas) to San Francisco
05/28/04: John on board China Airlines from San Francisco to Taipei
05/29/04: John on board China Airlines from Taipei to Manila; I met him at the NAIA (Ninoy AquinoInternational Airport);
the rest IS magic! We became more in love!
05/30/04: We got engaged! The remaining 3 days were full of good memories and still crystal clear for me
06/03/04: John left for Taipei on board China Airlines; reached LA then DFW same day; I miss my honey;
we both wait for the approval of my annulment petition (series of court hearings and procedures; constant follow-up to
expedite the process; delays because of holidays, official leaves of court personnel, etc; judge is meticulous,
no short cuts):John had been very supportive and is still.
03/23/06: Regional Court Decision out: Declaring absolute nullity of my marriage. We were very happy! The long wait was over!
Actually, the decision/resolution made was dated February 23, 2006. It took a month for editing, finalization, etc by the
court stenographers, clerk of court, etc.
Upon receipt of the Decision, I flew to Manila (I’m from Iloilo City) and personally hand-carried the Decision to the
Solicitor-General (was praying Sol-Gen won’t object to the decision; RTCs give 15 days for Sol-Gen to appeal)
04/07/06: No appeal from Solicitor-General. RTC recorded the decision in the Book of Entries of Judgment (as final and executory).
ENTRY OF JUDGMENT signed by the CLERK OF COURT. This was then forwarded to Local Civil Registrar.
Annotation was done to my Marriage Certificate. Submitted the Annotated (with Annulment Remarks). Marriage Certificate
to NSO (National Statistics Office) for authentication and on SECPA (Security Paper). I got my SECPA annotated marriage
certificate after 3 weeks.
04/10-16: Holy Week; no office
04/17/06: Submitted requirements to RTC for issuance of Annulment Decree
04/18/06: Got my DECREE OF DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE (annulment process took 1 year and 10 months from
filing of petition to getting the decree) SIGNED BY THE JUDGE! Sent remaining pertinent documents to John needed
for the K1 petition. Both of us were elated!
04/22/06: John sent I-129F to Texas Service Center
04/25/06: I-129F received at California Service Center (Fr. TSC); NOA1 (Received Date)
05/01/06: NOA1 (Notice Date)
06/23/06: email notification re: IMBRA RFE sent from CSC
06/30/06: John received IMBRA RFE (snail mail)
07/05/06: John sent IMBRA RFE reply to CSC
07/17/06: email notification from USCIS re: receipt of IMBRA RFE reply
00/00/06: ???????? NOA2 where are you???? Waiting…waiting…waiting…come ASAP!
Full Version: We want to officially introduce ourselves
Welcome to VJ and Good Luck on your process 
Welcome and good luck
Welcome and wish for a speedy journey! 
Thanks to all of you for the warm welcome and encouragement! 
Jo
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jo&john's journey:
03/10/04: Met John at Yahoo! Messenger; start of a good relationship
03/30/04: I became his girlfriend
05/26/04: John excited for his trip to the Philippines to see me and set the direction
05/27/04: John on board Delta Airlines from DFW (Texas) to San Francisco
05/28/04: John on board China Airlines from San Francisco to Taipei
05/29/04: John on board China Airlines from Taipei to Manila; I met him at the NAIA (Ninoy AquinoInternational Airport);
the rest IS magic! We became more in love!
05/30/04: We got engaged! The remaining 3 days were full of good memories and still crystal clear for me
06/03/04: John left for Taipei on board China Airlines; reached LA then DFW same day; I miss my honey;
we both wait for the approval of my annulment petition (series of court hearings and procedures; constant follow-up to
expedite the process; delays because of holidays, official leaves of court personnel, etc; judge is meticulous,
no short cuts):John had been very supportive and is still.
03/23/06: Regional Court Decision out: Declaring absolute nullity of my marriage. We were very happy! The long wait was over!
Actually, the decision/resolution made was dated February 23, 2006. It took a month for editing, finalization, etc by the
court stenographers, clerk of court, etc.
Upon receipt of the Decision, I flew to Manila (I’m from Iloilo City) and personally hand-carried the Decision to the
Solicitor-General (was praying Sol-Gen won’t object to the decision; RTCs give 15 days for Sol-Gen to appeal)
04/07/06: No appeal from Solicitor-General. RTC recorded the decision in the Book of Entries of Judgment (as final and executory).ENTRY OF JUDGMENT signed by the CLERK OF COURT. This was then forwarded to Local Civil Registrar.
Annotation was done to my Marriage Certificate. Submitted the Annotated (with Annulment Remarks). Marriage Certificate
to NSO (National Statistics Office) for authentication and on SECPA (Security Paper). I got my SECPA annotated marriage
certificate after 3 weeks.
04/10-16: Holy Week; no office
04/17/06: Submitted requirements to RTC for issuance of Annulment Decree
04/18/06: Got my DECREE OF DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE (annulment process took 1 year and 10 months from
filing of petition to getting the decree) SIGNED BY THE JUDGE! Sent remaining pertinent documents to John needed
for the K1 petition. Both of us were elated!
04/22/06: John sent I-129F to Texas Service Center
04/25/06: I-129F received at California Service Center (Fr. TSC); NOA1 (Received Date)
05/01/06: NOA1 (Notice Date)
06/23/06: email notification re: IMBRA RFE sent from CSC
06/30/06: John received IMBRA RFE (snail mail)
07/05/06: John sent IMBRA RFE reply to CSC
07/17/06: email notification from USCIS re: receipt of IMBRA RFE reply
00/00/06: ???????? NOA2 where are you???? Waiting…waiting…waiting…come ASAP
Jo
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jo&john's journey:
03/10/04: Met John at Yahoo! Messenger; start of a good relationship
03/30/04: I became his girlfriend
05/26/04: John excited for his trip to the Philippines to see me and set the direction
05/27/04: John on board Delta Airlines from DFW (Texas) to San Francisco
05/28/04: John on board China Airlines from San Francisco to Taipei
05/29/04: John on board China Airlines from Taipei to Manila; I met him at the NAIA (Ninoy AquinoInternational Airport);
the rest IS magic! We became more in love!
05/30/04: We got engaged! The remaining 3 days were full of good memories and still crystal clear for me
06/03/04: John left for Taipei on board China Airlines; reached LA then DFW same day; I miss my honey;
we both wait for the approval of my annulment petition (series of court hearings and procedures; constant follow-up to
expedite the process; delays because of holidays, official leaves of court personnel, etc; judge is meticulous,
no short cuts):John had been very supportive and is still.
03/23/06: Regional Court Decision out: Declaring absolute nullity of my marriage. We were very happy! The long wait was over!
Actually, the decision/resolution made was dated February 23, 2006. It took a month for editing, finalization, etc by the
court stenographers, clerk of court, etc.
Upon receipt of the Decision, I flew to Manila (I’m from Iloilo City) and personally hand-carried the Decision to the
Solicitor-General (was praying Sol-Gen won’t object to the decision; RTCs give 15 days for Sol-Gen to appeal)
04/07/06: No appeal from Solicitor-General. RTC recorded the decision in the Book of Entries of Judgment (as final and executory).ENTRY OF JUDGMENT signed by the CLERK OF COURT. This was then forwarded to Local Civil Registrar.
Annotation was done to my Marriage Certificate. Submitted the Annotated (with Annulment Remarks). Marriage Certificate
to NSO (National Statistics Office) for authentication and on SECPA (Security Paper). I got my SECPA annotated marriage
certificate after 3 weeks.
04/10-16: Holy Week; no office
04/17/06: Submitted requirements to RTC for issuance of Annulment Decree
04/18/06: Got my DECREE OF DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE (annulment process took 1 year and 10 months from
filing of petition to getting the decree) SIGNED BY THE JUDGE! Sent remaining pertinent documents to John needed
for the K1 petition. Both of us were elated!
04/22/06: John sent I-129F to Texas Service Center
04/25/06: I-129F received at California Service Center (Fr. TSC); NOA1 (Received Date)
05/01/06: NOA1 (Notice Date)
06/23/06: email notification re: IMBRA RFE sent from CSC
06/30/06: John received IMBRA RFE (snail mail)
07/05/06: John sent IMBRA RFE reply to CSC
07/17/06: email notification from USCIS re: receipt of IMBRA RFE reply
00/00/06: ???????? NOA2 where are you???? Waiting…waiting…waiting…come ASAP
Welcome and best of luck!
Welcome to VJ 
Best of luck! Hope your NOA2 comes fast!
QUOTE(Mew @ Jul 31 2006, 05:08 AM) 
Best of luck! Hope your NOA2 comes fast!
Yes Mew...I do hope so..thanks! We are praying hard for it. As the rest of us who are just waiting for this NOA2...seems hard to catch!
Just hanging on strongly and joining the waiting dance 
God bless everyone,
Jo and John
Welcome and good luck.
welcome to VJ!
Welcome to VJ 
Also thanks to doodlebug, , iceyspots ,Craig2006 , Johnlolali , Vagina Journey ! It is so nice to be here at VJ ... we like the support and the encouragement. God bless everyone!
Hi! Welcome to VJ!
hi jshaft and samir_shannon! Congrats samir_shannon for your NOA2 approval. Hope we get ours soon too.
God bless!
Hope we get ours soon too.God bless!
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