January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Awesome! I am so pleased that you guys will have your own place. Remind him to leave a few empty shelves and cupboards for your belongings!

[Cecile and Bryan 0]

He knows that. And if he doesn't leave enough space for my belongings, I'll throw away his !

So far, he said that the night was comfortable and quiet.

Edited June 16, 2008 by Cecile and Bryan

[BlakeandOlha 0]

Small update about our life (nothing to do with the immigration process): Bryan moved in our new apartment yesterday. He took today off to finish unpacking everything

Congratulations Cecile - this really is going to be great for you two!

[Cecile and Bryan 0]

Thanks Blake

[Levi_Heather 0]

Happy Sunday friends,

Just wanted to share a quick update from my neighborhood... The embassy got our paperwork last week, Greivin picked up Packet Three on Friday, his Medical will be on Wednesday, I am flying to Costa Rica one week from tonight, and our Interview has already been set... Wednesday, June 25th at noon!

Our interview will be 28 days after the NOA2. A lot of luck, a lot of phone calls, and a whole lot of reading VJ guides allowed us to fly through the last few stages. We have plane tickets already purchased for the two of us to fly home to Seattle together on July 5th (knock on wood) assuming everything goes well in the next two weeks. I am certainly no expert in any of this, but would be happy to share any details if anyone would find it helpful.

Sunny, I have been checking your profile everyday. I think the touches are a great sign. I am absolutely thinking about you everyday, and as far as I'm concerned, you're not the one that got left behind... just the case that deserved a little extra love and attention. Your positive outlook is always so refreshing and I wish you many more happy days and peaceful nights as we await the final news on the NOA2. Wait, maybe I should take that back... you won't need "many" days, cause it's right around the corner, I just know it.

Once again, here's to another exciting week of visa activities. I hope everyone is finding moments of peace amidst the whirlwind of stress and anxiety that is this process. Every day that goes by is a day closer to the reunion that will last forever. Let's have a great week.

Good morning all:) Congrats on the interview date! How exciting Thinking about you Steph and hopes for a quick approval:) Does seem a bit suspicious to get two touches after your call..........

[aravis227 1]

Good morning all:) Congrats on the interview date! How exciting Thinking about you Steph and hopes for a quick approval:) Does seem a bit suspicious to get two touches after your call..........

Good morning Heather! How're you this lovely Monday?

[Levi_Heather 0]

Good morning all:) Congrats on the interview date! How exciting Thinking about you Steph and hopes for a quick approval:) Does seem a bit suspicious to get two touches after your call..........

Good morning Heather! How're you this lovely Monday?

Good morning Andrea I'm doing great.. You seem chipper today, good weekend?

[Levi_Heather 0]

Does anyone know how I might find out if the consulate received our petition before Levi actually gets packet 3?

[aravis227 1]

Good morning all:) Congrats on the interview date! How exciting Thinking about you Steph and hopes for a quick approval:) Does seem a bit suspicious to get two touches after your call..........

Good morning Heather! How're you this lovely Monday?

Good morning Andrea I'm doing great.. You seem chipper today, good weekend?

Meh...just trying not to go crazy over here. As for finding out if the petition arrived...I know there's a way to sort of track it with DHL...it's been posted here a couple of times, let me see if I can find it.

[aravis227 1]

Try this...I found it in another thread:

Please read with the understanding that there are No guarentees here, but just to give you all some information.

It appears that NVC uses DHL as their shipper for embassy packages bound for beneficiary's country embassy's. I know this is nothing new, but on the DHL website (www.dhl.com), you can search for packages based on reference and package number. The first thing you have to do is determine the package number that MIGHT contain your beneficiary's paperwork. As of this posting, this might help or this might drive you crazy. If NVC or DHL changes how they do things, this could all fall apart, but here goes....

Being good beaurcrats, NVC seems to usually code the reference with some form of the following: 'EXP 26 NOV 2007A' where the date is somewhere near (on or before by a day or two) the actual date of shipment. If you KNOW the date they shipped to the embassy (NVC told me and others) then you can adjust the date accordingly and search on reference. You'll see a list of shipments to each of the embassys they shipped to with that reference. For example, if you access the website and enter 'EXP 26 NOV 2007A' into the search by reference area, you'll see 3 pages of shipments. Make sure that the date range includes Nov 26 & 27, but it can be much wider.

You can then look down the list and click on the specific package going to the right embassy. It will contain all the current tracking information, as well as allow you to sign up for updates. Of course, there is no guarentee that you've got the exact package, because it doesn't list the contents. But you can be lulled into a hopeful state that it does, and at least know when THAT package gets to the embassy.

The only anomoly I found was there were packages shipped with 'EXPEDITE IV SECTION' as a reference. You can see an example by looking up shipment #8177298920. I found this one by doing a search by number and feeding in blocks of 25 shipment numbers, starting with the highest from the most recent day of shipment, based on the reference sequence. It appears that the shipment numbers are in order, but NOT sequential. This is probably due to the fact that they use pre-printed forms for shipping, with the numbers printed on them. However, there are gaps in the sequence so don't expect to get 25 returns for 25 numbers requested. There was a place where the number sequence made a HUGE change, but I attribute that to them running out of forms on one pre-printed pack of labels and some shipping guy just started with another set.

[Levi_Heather 0]

Thanks for the info I'll try that if he doesn't get the packet soon.... I'm thinking it should be soon since NVC mailed it out on the 10th.... Would be nice if he gets it before he's here for his visit so we can work on it together cause he doesn't have a clue LMAO

[aravis227 1]

Thanks for the info I'll try that if he doesn't get the packet soon.... I'm thinking it should be soon since NVC mailed it out on the 10th.... Would be nice if he gets it before he's here for his visit so we can work on it together cause he doesn't have a clue LMAO

lol...sounds like you're about as much of a control freak as I am. I want to stand over Dennis' shoulder and make sure he does it the way I want it done. I've looked at all of the forms though...they seem pretty straight forward.

[Levi_Heather 0]

Thanks for the info I'll try that if he doesn't get the packet soon.... I'm thinking it should be soon since NVC mailed it out on the 10th.... Would be nice if he gets it before he's here for his visit so we can work on it together cause he doesn't have a clue LMAO

lol...sounds like you're about as much of a control freak as I am. I want to stand over Dennis' shoulder and make sure he does it the way I want it done. I've looked at all of the forms though...they seem pretty straight forward.

I actually got mad at him for a second the other day because I wanted him to go ahead and make the appointment for his medical as it could take a bit to get in and I had just been on the phone with the IRS for an hour ordering my tax transcripts and he said he would just wait til he got the packet and do everything in "a nice orderly fashion" I was like WHAT?! Just do it already!!!

[aravis227 1]

Thanks for the info I'll try that if he doesn't get the packet soon.... I'm thinking it should be soon since NVC mailed it out on the 10th.... Would be nice if he gets it before he's here for his visit so we can work on it together cause he doesn't have a clue LMAO

lol...sounds like you're about as much of a control freak as I am. I want to stand over Dennis' shoulder and make sure he does it the way I want it done. I've looked at all of the forms though...they seem pretty straight forward.

I actually got mad at him for a second the other day because I wanted him to go ahead and make the appointment for his medical as it could take a bit to get in and I had just been on the phone with the IRS for an hour ordering my tax transcripts and he said he would just wait til he got the packet and do everything in "a nice orderly fashion" I was like WHAT?! Just do it already!!!

LMAO!! We had almost exactly the same argument! He wanted to hold off on finding out about his immunizations until he had packet 3. I was like "Do you have any idea how much time I have already spent trying to make sure everything is just so. Do. It. Now." He made the right choice and did...he also found out that the doctor in Winnipeg can schedule him within a week. I think there are two in Winnipeg...so Levi should be able to get in pretty quickly. Dennis said that when he called the lady was kind of blowing him off until he mentioned that it was for a visa and then she was all ears and gave him all the information he needed.

[Levi_Heather 0]

Thanks for the info I'll try that if he doesn't get the packet soon.... I'm thinking it should be soon since NVC mailed it out on the 10th.... Would be nice if he gets it before he's here for his visit so we can work on it together cause he doesn't have a clue LMAO

lol...sounds like you're about as much of a control freak as I am. I want to stand over Dennis' shoulder and make sure he does it the way I want it done. I've looked at all of the forms though...they seem pretty straight forward.

I actually got mad at him for a second the other day because I wanted him to go ahead and make the appointment for his medical as it could take a bit to get in and I had just been on the phone with the IRS for an hour ordering my tax transcripts and he said he would just wait til he got the packet and do everything in "a nice orderly fashion" I was like WHAT?! Just do it already!!!

LMAO!! We had almost exactly the same argument! He wanted to hold off on finding out about his immunizations until he had packet 3. I was like "Do you have any idea how much time I have already spent trying to make sure everything is just so. Do. It. Now." He made the right choice and did...he also found out that the doctor in Winnipeg can schedule him within a week. I think there are two in Winnipeg...so Levi should be able to get in pretty quickly. Dennis said that when he called the lady was kind of blowing him off until he mentioned that it was for a visa and then she was all ears and gave him all the information he needed.

LOL!! Smart man.. Good to know it won't take long then. Which doctor is he going to? I saw the two in Winnipeg and gave the info to Levi but I know he's going to wait for the packet I gave him the same speech about how I've been checking into all the info and I know what I'm talking about so there!!! I also said maybe he should get a second copy of his birth certificate in case they keep the other but he thinks them keeping the other is ridiculous and why would they do that so not ordering another.........