~July 2007 K-1 Filers~

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

To check case status, is it the same place we checked for I-129F? (ie: USCIS website under 'case status')

Hi Susie! Yes, you go to the same place as before to check case status. You'll see the old 129f in there and you add your new cases to the portfolio and it is all fun and good.

I am a bit jealous of those of you who filed in August since it sounds like you have a more fun group. I don't know anyone in June and just one person in July so they're not really fun threads; strictly business. And I mean, hey, I'm on here to have fun dagnabit, not check our progress or anything!

Course, the good thing about not being an August filer is that we are ahead of you. nyah nyah.

thanks for the info!

im actually a september filer, which may be better or worse than what you described, i havent scoped out the scene just yet...but yea, i would take being a june/july filer over a september filer, despite the lack of comradery

[rae_and_scott 1]

thanks for the info!

im actually a september filer, which may be better or worse than what you described, i havent scoped out the scene just yet...but yea, i would take being a june/july filer over a september filer, despite the lack of comradery

sorry, I know you're a September filer! It was just yesterday though that Aly was mentioning how a number of good people are in the August group.

[Jeraly 4]

FINALLY got the AOS papers mailed off on Wednesday...they arrived today in Chicago. =]

We had to wait so long because silly me didn't have a thousand bucks lying around the house.

Thank god that's over with...sorta.

To check case status, is it the same place we checked for I-129F? (ie: USCIS website under 'case status'

That's the one - although mine still isn't showing online - some people have reported it doesn't show until after you get your biometrics done (which is about a month or so after filing it seems) although others seem to have gotten lucky somehow...

I am a bit jealous of those of you who filed in August since it sounds like you have a more fun group. I don't know anyone in June and just one person in July so they're not really fun threads; strictly business. And I mean, hey, I'm on here to have fun dagnabit, not check our progress or anything!

Course, the good thing about not being an August filer is that we are ahead of you. nyah nyah.

We were talking recipes last time I checked in there I think it is us laid-back Julyers just taking forever to file!!

Hey Aly, just getting back to your banking issue and being iverdrawn. I know it stinks when a bank charges ridiculous fees! It hurts on so many levels to pay the bank that money. As someone who works for a large bank and understands the industry here in the US very well, I would recommend that you try quickly to come to some sort of resolution to the problem. If you leave the account overdrawn for too long a period of time the bank will charge off your account and report Jeremy's name (and yours if you are on the account) to Chex Systems. That information is shared amongst all US financial institutions and will make it all but impossible to open an account at another bank.

I know this is all new to you and I'm just trying to make sure you know the implications of Jeremy turning a blind eye to the bank problem. You can pay off the money and still battle with them to give it back. Do your best to make sure the account isn't charged off!

Oh julez trust me I know!!! The good news is that he wrote a check out for the gas so that went off today - he doesn't normally have a problem in dealing with bills, he just has no routine to paying them so it is all a bit hit and miss...

As for the bank thing - well he already opened a new account when I got mine with WaMu. He wanted to close the B of A account but they wouldn't let him and then this card company took money he didn't have so he got charged that plus fees from B of A. Luckily I am not on that account - we just have a joint savings account with WaMu and our own individual checking accounts with WaMu. I'd like to think he would pay it off but we honestly can't afford it so as that would involve a phone call to the bank to arrange to pay it off gradually or whatever, I don't hold out much hope for getting it dealt with anytime soon He doesn't "do" phoning, and if I call, they only want to speak to him anyway - plus I don't really have a clue what I am talking about because it is all his accounts and I don't understand how you could get into the situation anyway - I personally would have called the credit card company to give them what for as the transaction wasn't authorised. I did suggest this but...

Yeah - so I kinda let him get on with it - everything I suggest falls on deaf ears and our joint savings account is in good shape so it won't be a slur on me... I just wonder how we will ever get on the property ladder *sigh*

[Jeraly 4]

Posted by one of the August AOS-ers

Milton Bradley: the famous board game brand has just released a new game:

USCIS: Expect the Unexpected

The game is based on the tedious and tiresome process of the United States Citizen & Inmigration Services. Can you beat the waiting time or can the waiting time wear you out? This game is all about patience and mistery. It's the best game ever developed. Will you wait for your 3 cards??

Available: When ever you start your process

Number of players supported: Infinite

Price: $1010*

So what are you waiting for??

1-800-YOU-WAIT

* Extra fees for Doctors and I-130 not included

[rae_and_scott 1]

AAAAAHHHH!

Good news to share!!

Scott was just on his second interview with Patagonia. He said he felt like he hit a home run with every question they asked him. He said they have never hired a person straight off the bat into a full time position before (they normally start with part time first), but they are considering doing it with him. They even asked him about managing a store somewhere else in the US! To think, just over a week ago it wasn't even possible for him to work, and now they are going to be calling him back tomorrow about the job!

Plus, we were both worried that right off the bat he was going to need some time off (to go to our friend's wedding and then the very next weekend so we can go to Montreal and start planning our own wedding), and they said it would be no problem at all!

I am so excited and happy right now!

[bakofoil 27]

AAAAAHHHH!

Good news to share!!

Scott was just on his second interview with Patagonia. He said he felt like he hit a home run with every question they asked him. He said they have never hired a person straight off the bat into a full time position before (they normally start with part time first), but they are considering doing it with him. They even asked him about managing a store somewhere else in the US! To think, just over a week ago it wasn't even possible for him to work, and now they are going to be calling him back tomorrow about the job!

Plus, we were both worried that right off the bat he was going to need some time off (to go to our friend's wedding and then the very next weekend so we can go to Montreal and start planning our own wedding), and they said it would be no problem at all!

I am so excited and happy right now!

That's fantastic news. I know how worried you were about the job situation. There's always something around the corner

[rae_and_scott 1]

That's fantastic news. I know how worried you were about the job situation. There's always something around the corner

And it shows that I worried for nothing!

[bakofoil 27]

That's fantastic news. I know how worried you were about the job situation. There's always something around the corner

And it shows that I worried for nothing!

Seemed, from what I read, that it was justifiable. If you don't worry ever then you don't care

[rae_and_scott 1]

Okay, that's a good point. I'll use that if Scott tells me I worried for nothing.

[chris4gretchen 1]

Hi July filer. I applied my K1 visa in July 2007 and got a visa in May 2008. I married my husband on the 28th of June and applied for AOS on the 19th of July.

How is everyone? I am sooooo bored everyday. I have no EAD and I cannot even work. I hate it so much. It sucks to live with only my husband's income. I need to move out when I get a job.

I am planning to move to very close to my work, so I do not have to buy a car. It is really expensive to live here.

Hi, dont take it so hard. You are at the beginning of a life with your husband and beginnigngs can always be bumpy. My wife also is pretty bored not being able to work. Have you filed yet for EAD? it looks like its about 3 or 4 months to process it, so your wait wont be long. My wife is very antsy to work and bring home an income. She is already planning where she wants to work even though she's 6 months pregnant lol. Just try to hang in there, talk to your husband as he is your rock and in this with you. in a few years you will look back with fondness and laugh at your beginning struggles as a married couple. Just as your parents do now.

Chris

Edited September 11, 2008 by chris4gretchen

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

are you in the Czech Republic right now?

*bright green with envy*

yes

[*julez* 124]

I miss your regular posts, Marta, but am glad you are enjoying your time away!

[Jeraly 4]

AAAAAHHHH!

Good news to share!!

Scott was just on his second interview with Patagonia. He said he felt like he hit a home run with every question they asked him. He said they have never hired a person straight off the bat into a full time position before (they normally start with part time first), but they are considering doing it with him. They even asked him about managing a store somewhere else in the US! To think, just over a week ago it wasn't even possible for him to work, and now they are going to be calling him back tomorrow about the job!

Plus, we were both worried that right off the bat he was going to need some time off (to go to our friend's wedding and then the very next weekend so we can go to Montreal and start planning our own wedding), and they said it would be no problem at all!

I am so excited and happy right now!

Rae that is great news! I want to say congratulations but don't want to pre-empt anything!! Sounds absolutely perfect though!! What is it doing?!

I've been going through the things I need to organise for this blasted shipping - I thought it had all been taken care of yet on Monday I got an e-mail saying they needed more info and that I had to resend them some forms and Jeremy's passport. Why they took two months to tell me this, I don't know. I tried to clarify what they needed so I could get it dealt with and I *finally* got a reply today

Ah well - our middle cupboard needed sorting anyway - we've been kinda lax in filing so all our paperwork has just been piling up in a heap hidden out of sight Now I have it all organised, for what good it will do - it makes me feel better anyway I just need another file for our AOS stuff

[StillThePrettiest 4]

I miss your regular posts, Marta, but am glad you are enjoying your time away!

I don't want her to enjoy her time away if I can't be away too

the Czech Republic is one of my favourite countries in the world... Dave and I were there almost exactly a year ago, and we had our official engagement there... he put the ring on my finger on the Charles Bridge

[rae_and_scott 1]

Rae that is great news! I want to say congratulations but don't want to pre-empt anything!! Sounds absolutely perfect though!! What is it doing?!

Well, it's "just" retail. But it's similar to what he was doing before (which was working at Mountain Equipment Coop, www.mec.ca). If you aren't familiar with Patagonia, they are a clothing and gear company suited to outdoor sports and they are absolute leaders in environmentalism (http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/contribution/enviro.jsp?OPTION=ENVIRO_ARTICLE_DISPLAY_HANDLER&assetid=1809), which is all up Scott's alley. He can or has instructed in skiing and kayaking and he also climbs and does that whole scene, so this job would fit well with him, and he would be happy, so that would make me happy.