I'll talk to myself here... We received ours yesterday.

OMG, I we just received packet 4 yesterday! Our interview date is even quicker than originally thought. I had received an reply to my e-mail inquiry which stated that the interview date for my fiancee had be set for "June 9th". Since this e-mail was sent to me on June 18th, we figured they meant to say "July 9th" instead. But, yesterday when my fiance received the Packet 4, the date on the letter was "June 29th"....so in the e-mail they forgot a '2' before the '9'.
Needless to say our anticipation has grown now that his interiew is a week before we expected. But we're happy!

Good luck to everyone still waiting...

-P

Congrats Milenka! Way to go!

Nagi, honey this 'delay' is so not fair!! Makes me very . Is there nothing to do at this point? Contacting a congressman, senator is not an option at this point? I'm hoping for a resolution of this limbo very quickly. You so deserve it!!!!

-P

Gemvita, Paula, Thanks for the congratulations...Paula, wow your interview date is so soon! That's great news,I am looking forward to that approved post! Have a nice night (or day) everyone!

-Milena

Paula,
Actually I did contact a congressperson who did an inquiry that was useless. She was told the same thing I am being told, our case is still at NVC and could give no answer as to why the hold up or when we will be out of AP/ AR.

Don't sit back and accept that answer. Write letters, call again and again, contact any politician who will listen. Politely demand action and answers. Be a squeaky wheel! Channel those emotions into action and more action. C'mon Nagi, go get that visa!!!!

I PMed you.

Yay!!! Congrats!!! I bet August can't come fast enough July 3rd can't come soon enough for us... 10 more days

Ugh, and Nagi I just read what crap you're going through! That freaking SUCKS!!! SO not fair! I'll keep you in my prayers

Please do, msu17. I appreciate it soooo very much! Thank you.

We went a few days without any response, just reminding people that the topic is still here...Nags...did you get my PM?

Woo, couple days more to go ! Can't wait to see your approval post here

sister Nagi, We won't stop giving you support. All of us here.

We got ours today!!!

Congratulations, N&G!!! That is great news ! Im happy to read things are moving right along for you guys.

hmm1, yes I got it! You were spot on with that.


Thanks, D&G!

Woo Hoo!! Congrats!

And Nagi - we're still cheering you on! No word from NVC yet, eh?

Nope. None. I just called NVC ( National Vicious Cycle) and there is nothing good or new to report.

They really need to get their act together, this has gone beyond ridiculous....

Speaking of Ridiculous...I just got notice from USCIS that they sent out my NOA2 hard copy on June 25th...

I had to keep calling and bugging those creatures for my hard copy, and it arrived exactly one month after our approval.
I am glad you got yours, N&G. I read that plenty of folk around here did not. This system is extremely lame.

I heard on the news this morning that the State Dept. is "borrowing" people from the Foreign Service Agency to cope with the back log of passport applications they currently have...and they will be sending them directly to New Hampshire (NVC?) to assist in cleaning up the current mess!

Ewww...that's not sounding nice.

What I am having a hard time with is thus.....
they know they are backlogged, there is no denying that fact. Then why, oh why are they " randomly " pulling cases and putting them into checks?? I would think if they truly suspected something, then pull the cases, but ' randomly ' ???
THEIR motto : no sense makes sense.

Awww, Nagi. It really is ridiculous!

add to that stupidity and injustice.
With the fee increase, couldn't the afford to hire some people instead of borrowing them? Is that the same as robbing Peter to pay Paul?

It's more a problem of poor planning. Whoever decided that you should have to have a passport to travel to Canada or Mexico , just in time for the summer travel season is the source of this backlog.

Hi everyone, I finally had some time to describe the interview experience, if interested, you may read it here: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.p...mp;cnty=Romania

Just read "fiance" instead of "fiancee" could not edit it afterwards and I was so tired last night...
A special word of encouragement for Nagi, we keep praying for you, for a soon way out of the black hole at NVC... Hug, Bianca

Congrats!!!!

It's been really quiet this week...

We've got an interview next week so I promise I'll be loud then

Congrats Sapphire and everyone who's got something coming up!

Good Luck to you!!!

I look forward to reading your "We Got Approved!" message next week

I posted a thread in the Consulates section....A's interview is in a few hours....9am his time, 2am my time. I will be up, going crazy w/ anticipation. I know it will be a few hours before he's out, but I will post when I hear from him.

-P

Congratulations, Sapphire! And plenty of hugs back at ya!

Paula, I am saying a prayer all will go smoothly and I anxiously await your fantastic news! You must be about as nervous as a whore in church. I cannot imagine this waiting.

AHHH!!! That is super exciting! I hope everything goes smoothly. Cant wait for the "we're approved" post!

Nagi, sweetie you've got me rolling , but you're right....I'm about as nervous as that! We just got off the phone...he's on his way to the consulate. Though he lives in Budapest...its the outskirts and w/ public transportation it will take him a bit to make it 'downtown'...plus he likes to arrive way early for appointments of any kind so he'll be there in plenty of time. (I'm the one always cutting it close. )
So I'm just here waiting for the phone call.
Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement.

-P

Dan and I are also waiting for the approval news

A quiet week here, indeed
Good luck to Minya at the interview, it's not to be taken lightly, but don't stress about it either. Try to occupy your time with other things, so that your mind will be free of worries. Think about it like this: all he has to do, no matter how the person on the other side of the window is, talk about the person that he chose to spend the rest of his life with AND to change everything in his life in order to be with that person. Paula, let us know how it went as soon as possible... what time is his interview?
Msu17, keeping an eye on you, your interview is coming next week, right?

As an update for us... we have our tickets bought... I'm flying with my daugther on August 11th to Barcelona, where we meet with my love for a short vacation, then we fly to NY and then... home, in Miami, on August 19th.

No visa...it seems the consul was not convinced of the authenticity of our relationship. He said we look "posed" in our photos. Huh? I'm waiting for him to fax/e-mail me the 221g letter they gave him. He was told that I am to write a letter explaining our relationship and if I understand my fiance correctly (he's a little upset right now) I am to explain "what I'm capable of" should his visa be denied? What does that mean?
They did ask him, why I had not been back to visit him, since I retuned to the states in January. He explained that my job was "deadline" oriented and I am not able to take time off work. So he was told for me to explain all this in the letter I am to write to the consulate. In my original "how we met" statement, I stated that both he and I are from the same town, because that is where his parents live and that is where my grandmother lives. At the interview, they stated that they're not convinced of the merits of our relationship....that maybe our respective families "arranged" this? WTF? They did not look at any of the other evidence(the detailed phone logs of our 3-4 hour long conversations dayli w/out fail, the e-mails)....said he should bring all that back when he brings my letter, and they will look at it then.
I don't understand...what's the use of providing evidence of ongoing relationship, if they don't look at it?

They also asked him, why he did not try for a tourist visa first, why this visa? My fiance told them that we decided that we wanted to get married and decided to go this route instead of trying to get him a tourist visa. Catch 22, if he had somehow been able to secure a tourist visa, and come here....we had gotten married then there would have been issues at AOS. That is what the K1 is for....to come here and marry your fiancee, that is not what a tourist visa is for.


We did have a whirlwind "courtship" if you will....and we do have an age difference, none of which matter to us, but it seems these are the sticking points w/ them. I'm starting to think of what to write in this letter....any advice on how to word this, how to phrase things. I have no idea how to proceed. Help

I'm going to post this in a separate thread also....at this point I need all the suggestions anyone can come up w/.

-P

My dearest Paula,

I have no words to express this , but first let me say I am sorry. I was sure it would be a quick and easy interview and your Sweetheart would walk out of there with a visa.
What they basically are saying is that you are not denied, but they are giving you a second chance to prove your case. Give them everything you can think of, get notorized letters from your friends and family who can vouch for your relationship being true. Have your SO insist they look at everything and leave no stone left un-turned. Of course they are not going to come out and say it is the age difference, but when there is one, usually one must center the emphisis into proving an ongoing relationship. It sounds like this is what they are asking you to cough up.
I don't know what to say at this point, I really don't. My prayers go out to you both that this will be resolved ! Fight , Paula, fight and never give up!

Oh Paula,
I am soooo sorry my dear! But as Nagi pointed out, give 'em all you got, explain everything, and whammo visa in hand! Don't give up! *HUGS*

I'm so sorry to hear this. I know it must be difficult, but as Nagi said, at least it wasn't just flat out denied. They are giving you a chance to provide more evidence. If I were you, I would add some sort of commentary organizing all of the evidence you've already sent in as well as send any new stuff you could come up with. I'm sure those that have been through it before can offer better advice, though. It's just a delay. I'm sure it will work out ok it the end.

Paula, I won't say "I'm sorry" because I know there is still a chance to get the visa Go for it !

Paula, That's really awful, but as others have said at least you have a chance to get the visa still. Better to concentrate on the letter now, I am sure you guys will get it! Good luck, and keep us updated! I'll be praying for you, too!

Nagi, I will also be keeping you in my prayers, as many others here! I hope this "mess" gets straightened out ASAP! How crazy is that!

Congratulations to anyone who has gotten approved recently!

Thank you everyone for your support! I am composing my letter....vacillating between sounding too "mushy" and being direct and to the point. Given that they are questioning the validity of the relationship vs. always being succint and to the point its a fine line I'm trying to navigate.
I have asked friends to write personal letters, and I will also ask my sister to do so. We have a few more pictures that are more "candid" which we will print as further proof. As far as the correspondence proof....I will just include further documentation of our communication since I mailed him "everything" (roughly two weeks worth of text, e-mail, and Skype chats) because they did not even look at it initially....saying that it will be looked at in conjunction w/ my letter.

I will update as soon as I have anything.

-P

Those jerks! You'll get your visa, don't worry. Overwhelm them with evidence!

Mary and I have 16 years between us and she got her visa. They just need to be sure your relationship is for real. They asked us about the tourist visa, also. We believed it was a trick question. Mary simply replied that we intended to get married and she felt that marrying me upon entry with her tourist visa would be illegal!

I would print every chat session, copy every reciept, copy every phone bill, etc. Get letters from family members (notarized). It sounds like they (immigration) need proof, so start gathering everything you can and overwhelm those bastards with proof!

Don't give up, get that visa! You are so close!

Just wanted to move the thread up...nothing new for us...just getting ready for August 23 Have a nice evening, everyone!

-Milena

Paula, I am so sorry for the nightmare you two must be going through. You've got good advices here, I see, and I will continue to pray for you that you know how to address that letter, that your fiance have the necessary calm to face the people at the Consulate and show them your relationship is genuine and you two don't even consider not being together.
I am thinking that your letter should sound determined. Not necessarily mushy, but clear with details and try to use the rage that you must feel to show that your relationship being questioned has no grounds.

hi

my greeting , i got my interview dates at 4 sept ,my noa 1 filed is on 7 march but still am waiting for the packet3 ,i just mail the embassy about my file and they emaild me my interview date ,

Regards
savvy

Congratulations!

Best Wishes to msu17 for a successful interview tomorrow !

Go msu17!!

Hehe thanks! He's leaving for London in a few hours. Thank God he's going down a day early with all the crap going on in the UK... We're hoping the security isnt TOO bad tomorrow, but I'll let you know. As long as he gets approved, he can wait in line for hours 2 other UKers are interviewing tomorrow, anyone else from Feb interviewing as well?

Good luck msu17! Please keep us updated.

We've got another interview appt. to try again, on Friday, July 6th. My fiance has the letter from me and all "additional" evidence we could muster. Here's to hoping this time we'll have success!

-P

Seriously! That's great you were able to get another date so quickly! Lets hope that works out and they actually look at everything this time... GOOD LUCK!!!!