simone...

we thought the same thing when we responded to that question...it's crazy.

looking back at the paper work from kingston, there is a letter that address the fiance and it also lists a k2 traveller...

so bizarre.

i don't think you ruined your chances because any of these approvals are only valid for 1 year, at least for the k1/k2 so if you at least wait one year than it should be all good.




jamie...good luck! he will feel so good when he gets the license...it's makes such a difference in their moral.

We just bought a mini van!!! 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager...it's got high mileage but in perfect condition. The inn i work at was getting rid of it as they are down sizing how many company vehicles we have. I got it for $500! We are so excited. We have a car and a van...now we just need kids!! Just kidding...we are no where near that. It's so exciting to grow with each other....small steps are so rewarding.

Hey Everyone!

Just caught up.. CONGRATS SOMONE on your approval. I am so happy for you and your hubby

Happy belated B-Day Squito

9 More days till I see my Rohan. And another 13 days until our INTERVIEW..Gee I am nervous about a few things. I beleive it all will work out well though. If I have enough $$ I may be coming back with Rohan.
I have set a date for the wedding for June 17th. I dont have much help and just started to think about the cost of it all , I will try and not get stress though. but is it possible to have a wedding with everything under 1,500...hmmmm

Smart thinking! It takes a lot of money to go through this immigration process. Save some money and energy for that day!





Ours went to Chicago but I don't know how the biometrics and interview will be done. The NOAs for AOS and EAD came from Lees Summit, MO.




Congratulations Simone! Are you meeting him in Atlanta? That is a fun town.

Well mom and I have been talking and I suggested a to get the cake from Publix (a nice grocery store not sure if they are all over the US or not) and she said "no way are you getting a grocery store wedding cake" but yesterday at the Doublertree the lady told us that she got her cake from Publix and how good it was, so I think i have now convinced mom to get it at Publix, hey at Publix it is $159.00 the other places we were looking at were $300 ..Publix has very good cakes, so I will have a small 3 tierd (sp?) cake and then have a Jamaican bakery make a Jamaican black fruit cake for the grooms cake.
Although, I just got a quote back from the Doublertree for 50 people and it is a little more then we want to spend, my parents have given me a budget of $8,000 for the whole thing, but it is $6,600 for just the ceremony and reception at the Doubletree that is not counting photographer, DJ, wedding dress alteration, cake, flowers and what ever else. I just told mom and she really really likes the Doubletree I told her we could look somewhere cheaper and she said they could probally go up to $10,000 ...so I have a feeling it will be at the Doubletree, since my mom really likes it and well hey she is paying for it

Sorry to keep going on and on about all the wedding plans, I am just so excieted to be able to plan my wedding, I have waited 31 years for this .. next week when we find out his interview date mom wants to put a deposit down for July 9th, but both places i am looking at say that if something happens we can change to anohter date as long as they have the space avaliable. So i am going to take a chance.




Good Luck to Andre on his driving test Dont speed!!!!

I live in Atlanta. I moved to Atlanta a little over a year now. I like it but I haven't done too much exploring. I hope to get to know Atlanta better when my husband get here.

Good luck and praying for you for a fast approval!!!...also Congrats on being a soon to be aunt!!!

I know being away from you hubby is hard but hang in there, you know what they say good things come to those who wait and I truely believe good things will come to all of us!!!!

Thanks jkb919 ,

I really do understand that bu tyou know what i realize and I dont know if it is the same with you females (Eric). But when he was here up until this morning I was oblivios to how much I really loved him or even needed him. But know he is gone I find myself missing him more than ever. I even miss his annoying ways, but I guess the older folks knew what there were speaking about when they said 'Cow no know de use a him tail til fly tek e ovah' Funny ain't it .
Latah.

I was just wondering because its says that the AOS papers go to Chicago and the EAD goes Lincolin Nebraska??

Best wishes to the VJ guys on their upcoming interviews:

Robert (rncarterjm) on 4/3/06
Eric and Nickeisha (eric_drewry) on 4/7/06

Michele

Dont forget Tenika and Rohan on 4/13/06

I couldn't forget Tenika and Rohan . I was looking ahead to the first week of April and as their date came closer( Tenika and Rohan) I was going to send out my wishes to them too.

That is a good buy! Looks like this is your year!! If you need to fill it up before you have kids, we love to travel.

Yay! More babies! And congrats on getting your I130 together and ready to send out!





Jamie - How was Andre's driving test?

Congrats on the upcoming interviews, and also Simone on your approval!

Sorry, Dee, I know you have asked a couple of times, but our case was different and we had to send everything to Chicago, so I just dont know how to answer.

Thank you, I cant wait I hope it is a girl.



How did Andre's driivng test go?
I know how these Jamaican guys are when it comes to driving, my hubby only knowes two things fast and faster.

Hey everybody,
I'm just checking in. I wasn't at work yesterday so I'm a little behind. Gonna go catch up now



DITTO! Happy Belated Birthday Squitto



Oh my gosh Jamie - this sounds JUST like me and Tony

GOOD MORNING! TGIF

Dee~ Your EAD and AOS paperwork should all go to the Chicago Lockbox...That is where we sent everything.

Well Andre passed his driving test by 2 points. So much for that perfect score that he was going on and on about Honestly I am so happy that he can now be independant and out on his own but I am sooooo worried about him getting in an accident or even getting a ticket. He is really not a good driver and I can't believe he actually passed...although the examiner did say he still needed a lot of practice but that he had the basics down. So keep him in your prayers that nothing bad happens from him being a little too over confident and cocky

Congratulations to Andre , and Jah willtake care of you while out there with all the crazies.
Sorry where is my manners ( I was raised better than this) Good morning all.

Congrats Andre

Good morning VJ family.

Congratulations to Andre!!!

Just a few quick question(aneone may reply),
when the I130 was sent out, was it sent priority mail or expedited service?
Would either of you suggest that I send ithe petition either way and also register it?
Also about writing a cover letter fo rthe I130, do I really need one I have prepared it bu tI do not see where it is mentioned for the I130 only the I129F.
Also on the G325A for myself where it mentions the employments, I included a letter specifying each occupation-is this recommended or shoulf I just leave it alone, and stop feeding them more information than requested?
I could really use your knowledge on this.
Thank you.

CONGRATS TO ANDRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to Andre and he definitely will be in my prayers. Not to worry to much, though.

I didn't send a cover letter with mind. I did send it return receipt requested. I don't know about the G325, I just put retired, I did not put that I had only been retired for 3 months and what I had done prior to that, now you got me thinking.

We sent ours to Chicago but we did not do I-130. I sent the entire package by regular mail.

Congrats to Andre on getting his license!

CONGRATS to Andre!!!

Well it has been quiet in here today , I poped in a couple of times and no one was around, anyway hope everyone has a great weekend.

Thank you both,
Good morning all,
Well I am about to get dress and take the package to the post office. This part is a little nerve racking, I cant wait to get this over with.
Thanks again.

Hey all,
How are things with each and everyone of you?
Well as for ma I am at work but I am happy cause mom and i finally made a decision on where we will have the wedding. It will be at the Doubletree Castle Hotel, we are going to put a deposit down on Wed. and they said if something happens and we need to change the date we can
Here is the link to the hotel if any one wants to see:

http://doubletreecastle.com/photogallery/


Hope everyone is having a great weekend

Joanna

Very nice. You will have a beautiful wedding there.

Joanna-will you be calling or e-mailing the embassy next week for your interview date?

Do I really chat that much??? I don't like 2nd shift at all. The hours suck. I'm just now catching up on everything. Thank God I have the weekend off.



Ditto - CONGRATS to Andre



CONGRATS on finding a beautiful spot for your wedding Your parents sound really great - it's so nice of them to help you out with everything. The pics of the hotel look really nice

I am going to send an e-mail tomorrow night so hopefully they will answer it Monday, if they dont then Tues I will be calling....The last e-mail they sent me said that I could e-mail them April 2-4 so we will see what happens.

Joanna

Congrats to:
Andre for passing his driving test
Dru for getting her NOA1
Desperatewife for sending out her I130
Joanna for selecting a beautiful wedding site

Best wishes going out to:
Eric and Robert with interviews next week and
Tenika's interview later in the month

Michele

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Thanks Rhonda, and yes I do have to say my parents are very good to me, I am lucky I know alot of people dont have family support. Yeah the hotel has the whole castle look to it, very whimsical, as I said before i wanted a unique wedding with lots of color, altough going with this hotel I have to change my colors, they were going to be black and pink but now it will be black and deep purple to match the purple room where the reception will be....Ok that sounds crazy that I want to match a room but I just want everything to look neat.

This is so beautiful. I think you made the right decision. But then again I'm partial to weddings.
Your wedding is going to be so wonderful.




Hey we made it to 100 pages.......again!





Hope everyone's weekend is going great and as planned. As you can see what kind of weekend I am having. I am so bored, I am writing to myself. Hey, woogietail I see you down there.

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This is so beautiful. I think you made the right decision. But then again I'm partial to weddings.
Your wedding is going to be so wonderful.
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Hope everyone's weekend is going great and as planned. As you can see what kind of weekend I am having. I am so bored, I am writing to myself. Hey, woogietail I see you down there.
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Oh my gosh how funny ...I love that you said "I see you down there" you just cracked me up...I feel the same way when I am here by myself

This dang quote thing is just not working for me today...i cannot make anything post in the white box...oh well sorry

Hey all,

Update on my nephew and niece IL, since Leann was in the hospital, they caught all this early, baby's heartrate was way high last nite, so they ran tests and more tests, found out there was infection so did an emergency c section this mornin.

Everything APPEARS to be ok, she is so perfect, 3 lbs and 7 oz. Around 6:53 or so this mornin, wow a daylite savings baby! hehe Her name is Kelynn and its celtic and my nephew told me it means "warrior princess". He said he thought she needed a fighters name, since this has been such a long haul. Poor Leann was in the hospital on bedrest since February 13th.

Congratulations Auntie! I know you are going to spoil her rotten. Go ahead, she's a blessing that deserves it.



Wow, this place is absolutely fabulous. The kind of wedding every girl dreams about.

Congrats, what a blessing this is...hope everthing continues to go well, your family are in my prayers

Congrats

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

Joanna - What a beautfiul place to have a weekend.

Enjoy your Monday everyone.

Goodmorning

Thanks Jamie, I called the USCIS and they told me the same thing.

Joanna that's a lovely place to have a wedding.

Everyone have a good week.

I had to pull David out of his GED class on Friday he had been sitting there for most of the day without taking a break. We won our scoccer match on Sunday.

Congratulations. This sure has been a long haul. Best wishes to the family.

Joanna -- It's beautiful. Your day is going to be just wonderful.

Dee -- You didn't pull David out of class forever.....just Friday, right? What's this with no breaks????? Congratulations on winning the game.

SURE IS QUIET IN HERE WITH RHONDA ON 2ND SHIFT

You didn't pull David out of class forever.....just Friday, right? What's this with no breaks????? Congratulations on winning the game.

No, not forever It was just time to leave, he so hard on him self.

Do you all think the air here is heavier than in JA, David is in pretty good shape, but we find that he becomes SOB easily when playing soccor? He didn't have this problem in JA.

Roy has never said anything about that.....I find it harder to breathe in JA because it's so damn hot!!

Good Afternoon All,

It does look nice Joanna Are they allowing you to bring outside food in? I know the one here by me doesn't. I was looking into that when I was going thru the process b/c of course I want JA'n cuisine.

Dee, I know what you mean by the short of breath. Lake doesnt seem to notice it, but I do, when I return after vacationing in the Caribbean, I come home and it feels to me like the air just descends on me. Not sure why that is, but I definitely feel it.

And...also, Lake is like that as well, as far as not taking breaks. They GIVE them, or at least, when anyone else needs one, they get up and take a five, but he will just sit there and keep on studying or what ever. It drives me nuts, your attention span cant last at that pace without a breather. The other day, when he got out of class, he told me he was a bit dizzy. The crazy guy wont go out for fresh air or anything. ARGGHHH!

Joanna,
that is so beautiful, I love it you will have the perfect wedding. Good luck.

Congratulations , She is such a fighter that name really fits her.