It was just a joke hon, no such thing as NOA3. Sorry about that.

I was going to quote and respond accordingly but I think everything turned full circle as I was reading so you might need to ignore most of what I say. If you didn't anyway



LMAO Ok - that made me laugh - and believe me, right now that I have stopped stressing for debz? Now I am in 100% stress-about-Thursday mode



I tell Jeremy that I hate him all the time if it is any comfort I have also locked myself in a room away from him, screamed and shouted at him, run away from him into the mountains (now *that* was a good fight)... so yeah...



I must say I agree here - just trying to get Jeremy to call anyone is a nightmare let alone get him to give them hell over being crap!!!



Well that sounds to me like she at least is happy to "receive" you If she is happy for you to visit on her terms then that sounds like a good start. I'm keeping everything crossed that things work out for you two

Oh and in other news:

Am having a wine night - am soooooo stressed (well *someone* has to take over from debz while she isn't here) and am *convinced* I am going to get turned away at immigration!!!!

(ok I'm not - I think I'll get through ok but I accept there is a chance I won't which is perhaps more scary... Just doing my debz impression - and she was so convinced and got approved so... )

There's crazy girl-logic in there somewhere

with CSC everything is possible to happen..


<-----somebody compel her to go to sleep now and stop counting the hours!

The secret is to bribe them with a handful of finest British snot, known in The Colonies as "hawking a loogie." The charge for this advice is a mere $5,000.43. Si, man.

Go to sleep. You know the saying...a watched clock never moves. Wait. Is that right? Anyway, go to bed and get some sleep. I'll watch the clock for you this shift.

Hrmmm - If I had that sort of money I would be inclined to bribe immigration

Oh and moxie - I can imagine one of your lolcats with a NOA3 caption

Heh! You're eeeeevillll...

Go onnnnn... you know you want to

Lots of approvals and TBone's fiancee seems keen on him visiting... ahhh balance is finally being restored to the universe! (or something like that)

Am sat here waiting for Mark to phone me *is excited* as I haven't really talked to him since last week due to him being uber busy at work and then away for the weekend with friends / family stuff (his Dad's birthday).

I'm tired - all this nervous anticipation is wearing me out.

And you should maybe take a lovely chocolate bribe with you just in case Aly!

Si, man. (That's Spanglish for "Ach, ja!")

Yippee!!! And will also extend jeraly chat invite to peeps here too feel free to join us

Just had to share with everyone. It's almost midnight here and I was just checking my email before bed. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw an email from CRIS! We were approved today! YAY! I can't believe it. It felt like it was never going to happen! My poor fiance. I woke him up, I was so excited I had to share with him!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!!! Great to see September moving right along!

"A" team... WOW guys... I hear you... I am currently bouncing around here in Adelaide... sun is still shining, I am in the midst of packing for my "trip" to the USA tomorrow... GRIN... my darling man thinks I am not getting in till Saturday... <grin> so I will be a massive surprise for him on his "thursday night" after his brother picks me up from the airport and takes me home... AND I am going over there with a NOA-2... I LITERALLY just about fell off my chair when I read the email, and I was just EXPLODING with happiness and excitement, my poor kiddos did not know what was going on LOL...

MOX... YOU ARE NEXT... at least within the week... I FEEL it in my bones...

Oh man oh man - the only way this could have felt better would have been if I had been with my honey when seeing that (LOL - instead of screaming down the phone at him while he was asleep ) now - just the actual interview to go, and then the BEST day of my life when we actually get married... OH WOW I cannot CANNOT wait...

have a GREAT GREAT GREAT day everyone...

GO CSC, GO.... YOU ROCK....

Tracy

Gratzies!! That is great news!! I really wish there was a September spreadsheet now so I could see how you all compare!!! Heheh



Tracy that is a lovely idea!! I would love a surprise like that!! Does he not know you have your NOA2 yet either?

I can't believe I am going there for three weeks tomorrow... still soooo nervous I can't wait until I am through immigration and I can finally start panicking about my "wedding"

there are definitely people on here who are still waiting for their NOA2 longer than you have.
No sense in getting worked up about it.
how do you think the people who are stuck at 1, 5, or 10 feel?

my routine: wake up, check status on fiancee and uncle (separate visa sites), cuss out U.S. immigration practices, get ready for work...etc.

Yeah I am still waiting for my NOA10

cheeky.

i meant 1,5 or 10 on the "still waiting for NOA2" list.

I think moxie was being ironic though - he knows there are people waiting from before him but a lot of us know how it feels when you see people who filed around the same time as you getting approved. He is just saying it tongue in cheek - he knows that there are others who should get theirs before him but he has also started seeing other Sept filers getting NOA2s which would make anyone ansy - I was the same when I was waiting

what does it mean exactly when your case has been assigned to an officer and it's sitting on their desk?
do they just stack the new ones on top? the people at uscis are a bunch of rotten c%%%s.

Morning all ... good to see CSC keeping the pace ... well done to the over night successes!!!

Lol yeah - maybe being on a desk isn't such a good thing! It could be being used as a coaster..

Morning Eli - heading over to your neck of the woods tomorrow!! Well, kinda... I'll be on the same small land mass anyway

irony alert! I don't think moxie's tongue has ever been more firmly in his cheek than during the writing of that post, quoted above

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, khengool, and assume you just got up, and your Literal Radar wasn't properly calibrated yet

(if nothing else gave it away, the mention of an 'NOA3' should have done it )
(not to mention the Bat Signal )
(in fact, perhaps khengool's irony trumps moxie's irony...? )

I must say I thought as much when I saw the numbers I wouldn't mind getting a NOA10 but then if that was preceded by a NOA3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9 then I would prefer to not get one... it took long enough to get to 2 without waiting to get the full set!

Don't sugar coat it Tracy, how are you really feeling? I'm so happy for you, this is just awesome news! You're gonna post wedding pics, right? Or at least pm links to your nearest and dearest VJ friends...who will then tell me how great the happy couple looks.


Subtle hint much? I still haven't decided if I want to take that on. We'll see...


Yeah I was kinda joking about that. If you look back I was talking about NOA3.

Hehe - yeah you should get a September spreadsheet on the go!!! I love our July one

Gratzies... er, congrats to Amy, si man. Tracy should be sensitive to the idea that her S.O. may be unprepared for a surprise visit, such as specifically with housecleaning! I, personally, as a red-blooded gringo male, am semi-unashamed to admit that I live like a puerco (Spanish for "pig"). I will need an intrepid, thoroughly forewarned Mexicana to make a dent on the status of the environs, si man.

Still funny today: In the earlier '90s, I lacked interest in the idea of cleaning my then-apartment, so I called a small cleaning-company. Two girls and a guy showed up. One girl immediately attacked the kitchen. The other girl went into the bathroom, then immediately came out, jabbering excitedly in Spanish. The guy went in with her. About 45 minutes later, they came out, sweating. The guy glared at me and said, in English, "You should never let it get that bad again!" Ha haaaaaaaaaa! Si, man.

In other news, the fiancee wanted me to call her nightlastly, which was done, and we had a VERY productive conversation. Her entire concern is to ensure that we know each other well enough so that divorce would never be conceivable. She looks forward to a March visit by moi, and she plans to attend and pass the visa interview, whenever that will be, so that she can analyze what life with moi in the U.S. would be like. The only sticky issue is that she wants "more time" to establish her business in Ecuador -- she's lowered that frame to a year -- to [1.] see if she can get someone else to run it for her there and [B.] simply keep it going as promisingly as it is. Thoughts/opinions/advice on how to get her here sooner?

That's hysterical!


Roll with it at this point. The door is ajar, don't cause any strong breezes to slam it shut. Enter softly, and (here's where the analogy ends) just listen to her. You can put off the interview as far in advance as 4 months (unless your consulate is different, check with them), she has 6 months to use an issued visa, so that's already 10 months of time you can buy. There is absolutely *no* hurry. All of your thoughts right now should be focused on your visit and the relationship.

(I really should charge...)

That's really great news! Okay *thinks* she's got six months anyway, perhaps you could convince her that she could set up a business partner quite soon and then keep in touch from a distance - it's really not hard to manage a business with all the modern technology at your disposal these days. If you get married within a few weeks of her arrival and file for AOS straight away she could receive AP relatively quickly and be able to make trips back as and when necessary to oversee the business.

EDIT: Just saw Mox's response and agree that you should definitely not push the issue... but definitely don't be afraid to make gentle suggestions - just back off immediately if she doesn't like the idea.

I've completely lost track of who's posted, who I've congratulated, and where I left my coffee cup. So congratulations are in order to all of the last night's/this morning's approvals:

Amy & Andrew
Craig & Tricia
irene & george
ilvas & AAhmad
Lek & Jeff
Natalie & Gerwin
Svetlana & James
Tracy & Steve

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

TBone, I agree. Just let things work out from here. Don't worry about the extra time at this point. You've got your foot in the door again. Don't worry right now about her desire to delay coming here. Who knows, once she has the visa, she may want to get here immediately.

There are many people who have anxiety attacks (or whatever you want to call them) about leaving their country. Just work with what you've got. If she gets worried again, just reassure her (women need reassurance, even if it's something you've told them a million times before). I'm glad you had a productive conversation and that things are looking up.

What a whirlwind of approvals! I still can't believe that we got ours! Thanks for all the congratulations. Mox, your NOA2 is coming soon! I can feel it! YAY!

Amy

When is a door not a door? When it's ajar. Ha! Si, man.

Great advice from all -- gratzies... er, gracias. You are each hereby charged $5,000.43 apiece for the
hono(u)r of my having read your responses, si man.

New question: How LONG does AP typically take to receive? And, I thought I'd read somewhere on VJ that filing for AOS & AP together is more expensive or presents more difficulties than doing it separately; can someone clarify what the truth is, or direct me to the appropriate posts? Gracias, si man.

Just put it on my tab . . .

Well I wouldn't think about getting her there sooner, more try and prolong the visa process wherever you can so she has the maximum amount of time she needs to sort out what she needs to... Don't forget to remind her that she has 90 days when she enters the US before she has to marry you/file for AOS



As far as I am aware, AP takes between 1-3 months If you file AOS/AP/EAD you just pay the $1050 or whatever it is but if you only send back the AOS forms then you have to pay separately for the AP and EAD

Lessee... 1 to 3 months USCIS time = 5 to 128 years (with 90-year additional period for USCIS to respond to inquiries), divided by usurous fee = a very reasonable annual rate! Si, man!

Oh, by the way: DHL called this morning to say that the package WAS delivered, apparently to the correct address, day unknown. The agent will even write the DHL billing department with the goal of procuring a credit for me. The proceeds of same, if any, shall go into the AOS/AP/EAD slush fund, si man.

OK so I was trying to do the RFE trick last night and called the CSC.........and was told that ONLY the petitioner gets info from them!
Did anybody on here know about that???
My man does not have the patience to call USCIS,so I did and now we don't know any more than before......
We got a touch due to the call,but thats it.
Why can they only give info to the USC???
Nat

To receive the full services of the U.S. government, you must be an illegal Mexican drug-dealer who causes U.S. Border Patrol agents to shoot you. You will be canonized, lionized, and otherwise treated like a prince(ss). Otherwise, meaning if you are not a criminal or you are applying legally, you are worthless trash to be ignored -- nay, spurned.

And who says that info is ever given to USCs, either?

Yes, they'll only speak with the petitioner. The reason is that the petition is filed by the sponsor for the benefit of the co-sponsor. In other words, the petition belongs to the sponsor, and as such they will only talk to that person. It sorta makes sense if you think about it, although I know you must be going out of your mind that you can't find anything out. I'm sorry.

Get your man off his butt and tell him to make that phone call! Tell him it's important to you. If it's important to you, it should be important to him.

(mox denies all responsibility for ensuing domestic squabbles, fights, and epic battles to the death.)

Well the lady I had on the phone was really nice .she just couldnt give me any info saying the USC has to make the call.........Well now we got touched yesterday,due to me calling and again TODAY........God I just hope I didn't mess it up by calling!!!!
Is it normal to be touched twice after calling them??
Nat

Both times I've called I was touched twice. I think it's very normal.

And don't worry...you didn't do anything to mess anything up. Whatever state your application was in, that remains unchanged. The people who answer the phones have no control over your application. It sounds like you are *VERY* close!

Uh, but he should never ever YELL during any such phone call, or he may be viewed as an undesirable Loco, si man.


Too late -- you are being sued for $5,000.43.

Congratulations!!!

Congrats to Natalya & Nathan, late August filers just approved. Congratulations!!!!

Any joy in the post for people today?

Looks like CSC might have taken a day off.

yeah... lets hope they get back on track today!!

Maybe the website is down?? After such a roll of approvals it seems odd that there wasnt a single one yesterday.........
Oh and a question-
does anyone know whether the passport style pics for the medical and the Interview have to be NEW ? Or can I use the ones submitted with the I 129F for the Medical? Or if I get pics taken now can I use them for the Medical as well as the Interview???
Nat