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e-migra   4

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LONELY BLUE SPOUSELESS VJs this Xmas, Post here, let's share our pain and sadness.

I'm going to spend Xmas without my husband for the 1st time since we met... I'm so sad... we were planning a big American Xmas with all the family but Immigration ruined our plans... GGGGRRRR!!! It will be a sad cold crappy Xmas. I'm MAD!!!

Anyone else?

:star: Merry Christmas :star: to all, LOTS OF LUCK in the new year!!!!!!

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MrsRowe   2

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Guyana
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You know, i wasn't looking forward to Christmas without my husband either and i miss him so much i feel like my heart is being split in two but i have my 3 year old and so i will find the joy in watching her open her presents and when she wishes her father a Merry Christmas on the phone i will be happy because this will be the last Christmas withouth him. I will never take my husband for granted. Next Christmas i will get up early and make my daughter and my husband a huge breakfast and i won't mind being tired cause it will be well worth it to know that he is here and my daughter has her father.

I-130 for Two Step Children

App Recieved by USCIS: April 13, 2010

Notice Date: April 19, 2010

Notice Recieved: April 21, 2010

Touched: April 21, 2010

Touched: April 22, 2010

Approved:September 28,2010

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Serendipity_   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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Christmas is such a Joyous time and yet without a loved one to share Christmas with it can be the most depressing time of the year.

E-migra / MrsRowe - We are almost at the end of our visa journey and can take comfort in knowing this will be the last Christmas we ever spend apart from our husbands and loved ones.

2009 will bring a new Chapter in all our lives...I can't wait for the days to fly by.

Merry Christmas!!!

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*k3 Visa*

08-10-2008: NOA1

03-05-2009: NOA2

05-18-2009: K3 visa approved (Mumbai Consulate)

05-22-2009: POE LAX

*IR Visa*

07-10-2008: NOA1

03-05-2009: NOA2

08-13-2009: IR1 visa approved (Montreal, Canada)

08-15-2009: POE LAX

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ynatots   0

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I haven't spent Christmas with my hubby for five years now (since he started migrating to the US). Now that he is a Citizen and we are almost done with the "Visa Journey" I'm really excited about Christmas because it only means one thing, this is the last Christmas I am going to spend away from my husband. So all of us who are almost done with the process, let's not be sad...because the next thing we know, we're already fighting with our hubbies/wifeys on who's going to cook Christmas dinner or who's going to wrap Christmas presents. Enjoy your time alone with friends and other relatives for now, because it's going to be a a BLAST for all us in 2009!!! (in a good sort of way) Let's all be excited for our future!!! ;)

Best regards,

Ynatots

IR-1 Visa

Marriage : 2006-07-16 (after 8 years of bf/gf relationship)

I-130 Sent : 2007-01 (forgot the exact date)

I-130 NOA1 : 2007-03-07

Upgrade notification thru mail sent: 2008-09-12

LUD: 2008-09-19

Upgrade notification thru phone: 2008-09-19

LUD: 2008-09-22

LUD: 2008-09-23

I-130 NOA2: 2008-09-25 (after 6 days of notification through phone)

National Visa Center

NVC received case (case number assigned): 2008-09-30

(Hubby in the US) received AOS bill and DS-3032: 2008-10-10

(Hubby in the US) paid AOS bill: 2008-10-10

AOS paid: 2008-10-15

DS-3032 received (email notification): 2008-10-15

IV Bill generated: 2008-10-15

IV Bill paid: 2008-10-17

IV Bill shows paid in the site: 2008-10-21

AOS and IV mailed to NVC: 2008-10-22

Received AOS and IV by NVC (by a certain Pearse): 2008-10-27

RFE on I-864: 2008-11-04

Case Complete at NVC: 2008-11-18

US Embassy

Medical Exam: 2008-01-07

Interview date: 2009-01-22...passed!!!

Receipt of Visa/Passport: 2009-01-24

POE: 2009-02-14 LAX

gogo Proficient

gogo   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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I don't like Christmas anymore.. a song or anything related reminds me why we are still not together.. :angry: We haven't spent one Christmas together either for so long.. The only thing we got together was for my birthday last year.. that was really the best birthday I had.. To celebrate Christmas, I bought another Santa hat (I gave her mine last time), and we will clap our hands and I will sing to her through the webcam.. something along the lines of Josh Groban "I'll be home for Christmas".. =)

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I-130 STAGE 1 : 533 days - 1 year 6 months (4/16/2007 to 9/22/2008)

Priority Date I-130 : 4/16/2007 ( 533 days , APPROVED 9/22/2008)
Transferred to local office based on "security checks" : 11/27/2007
wrote hundreds of letters - received letter from FBI Records Management Chief stating no security checks
local office interview : 2/21/2008 - brought my parents too (result : you will get approval within 2-3 weeks)
5/2/2008 - (lawsuit) Writ of Mandamus - OFFICIAL DATE (7/29/2008)
9/22/2008 - CALL AND EMAIL COPY OF APPROVAL NOTICE FROM LAWYER

NVC STAGE 2 : 99 days - 3 months (9/30/2008 to 1/7/2009)
NVC Received : 9/30/2008
Received Packet 3 (I-864/DS-230) : 11/10/2008
NVC says "RFE sent out 12/9/08 for missing documents" : 12/10/2008
CASE COMPLETE - 1/7/2009

CONSULATE STAGE 3 : 96 days - 3 months (1/8/2009 to 4/14/2009)
CLEARED CUSTOMS - 3/10/2009
**APPOINTMENT DATE : 4/14/2009, 7:15AM**
** BLUE SLIP **

AP STAGE 4 : 97 days - 3 months (4/14/2009 to 7/20/2009)
DOS call to receive I-601 (Waiver of Grounds for Inadmissibility - basically denial) from Guangzhou : 6/24/2009

REMOVAL OF I-601 due to my letters to the USCIS Director, Michael Aytes: 6/29/2009
CALL-IN LETTER NOTIFIED : 7/8/2009
CALL-IN LETTER (APPROVAL)!! : 7/16/2009
ALL DONE!! (got both GREEN CARD & SSN CARD) : 10/1/2009

"http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/194075-feel-like-a-cr-1-csc-castaway/page-60" (pages 53-63) for more updates and letter I wrote to Director Michael Aytes and his replies and back and forth..

HER PARENTS - 10 months so far

I-130 Sent In : 1/7/2013

I-130 Approval : 3/28/2013

Transfer to NVC : 6/12/2013

Case Complete : 8/25/2013

"Ready for Interview" (Ready to wait for 1-3 Months, this is official NVC letter transfer date) : 9/9/2013

DHL Tracking : arrived 9/24/2013

P4 Letter : 11/21/2013

Interview Date : 12/9/2013, originally 12/3, stupid lawyer filled out her dad's passport number wrong..

Interview Passed : 12/9/2013

Visa "Issued" on CEAC : 12/10/2013

Nikki'T Explorer

Nikki'T   0

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Seasons Greeting!!! This is a jolly good time of the year...even though we are apart from our spouses and oh boy I know it breaking all of our hearts. I do hope each and everyone of us find a little bit of happiness this season. As ynatots rightfully said 2009 Xmas will bring us all new challenges and an entirely different kind of joy.

Don't judge life by one different season. Perserve through the difficult patches and better time are sure to come in time. Always remember that:

(1) Kindness keeps you sweet.

(2) Trials keeps you strong.

(3) Failures keeps us humble.

(4) Success keeps you growing.

ONLY GOD KEEPS US GOING

Paris Desire Contributor

Paris Desire   0

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Seasons Greeting!!! This is a jolly good time of the year...even though we are apart from our spouses and oh boy I know it breaking all of our hearts. I do hope each and everyone of us find a little bit of happiness this season. As ynatots rightfully said 2009 Xmas will bring us all new challenges and an entirely different kind of joy.

I have never spent a Christmas with my husband, I have only spent his birthday with him on Dec. 6th when I was in Paris, and in July 2007 I spent Bastille day with him, "Its the French 4th of July"

Anyways, next christmas will be splended for all of us, we can always start planning next Christmas now. Happy holidays, and rememeber, your never alone or far from your loved ones, they live in our heart everyday, every minute. Next year we will ALL be home for Christmas.

God Bless and Happy Holidays.

Edited by Hearts Desire

Paris Hearts Desire

Getting re-married via proxy Feb. 10th 2009 Honeymoon in Paris Feb. 11th-15th 2009

Refiling petition: Feb. 17th 2009

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Y's_habibitk Mentor

Y's_habibitk   2

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When we started this process, I was telling all of my family that he should be here for christmas.. :( not so much.

Not that he celebrates Christmas..but I do and I want my husband for christmas waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

ok, Im done. He'll be here soon and we will have the rest of our lives to celebrate holidays :trying to stay positive this week:

Lisa

"you fondle my trigger then you blame my gun"

Timeline: 13 month long journey from filing to visa in hand

If you were lucky and got an approval and reunion with your loved one rather quickly; Please refrain from telling people who waited 6+ months just to get out of a service center to "chill out" or to "stop whining" It's insensitive,and unecessary. Once you walk a mile in their shoes you will understand and be heard.

Thanks!

Paris Desire Contributor

Paris Desire   0

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When we started this process, I was telling all of my family that he should be here for christmas.. :( not so much.

Not that he celebrates Christmas..but I do and I want my husband for christmas waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

ok, Im done. He'll be here soon and we will have the rest of our lives to celebrate holidays :trying to stay positive this week:

Lisa

I thought of something, for all of us alone at Christmas, my husband and myself, the past 2 New Years have celebrated our New Years Eve via the web camera, he is 7 hours ahead of me so, I made sure I was at hoome at his midnight, and he made sure he was awake when 12 came here in the USA, so maybe for Christmas all of us, especially the ones with kids can use web cameras. Having a dad see his kids open their gifts Christmas morning would be great, he or she may not be there physically, but can have some Christmas joy seeing their kids open their gifts and seeing them on Christmas day.

Its a thought to ponder on.

Merry Christmas to all of us.

Edited by Hearts Desire

Paris Hearts Desire

Getting re-married via proxy Feb. 10th 2009 Honeymoon in Paris Feb. 11th-15th 2009

Refiling petition: Feb. 17th 2009

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prince+angel   3

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We won't have this holiday together but I talked it up sooo much ~ he's very excited for next year even though he's never celebrated it!

There's so much I want to show him & experience with him, I so want to be with him - we have lots to definitely look forward too (F)

The Story of Prince & his Angel

Our Marriage in Ariana, Tunisia - May 1, 2008

Service Center: Vermont Service Center

U.S. Embassy: Tunis, Tunisia

The Journey through VSC:

I-130: June 09, 2008 to April 03, 2009

I-129F: August 5, 2008 to April 03, 2009

The Journey through NVC:

Received by NVC: April 04, 2009

Left NVC: April 13, 2009

The Journey through the Consulate:

April 24, 2009 - May 14, 2009

May 19, 2009 Interview Day @ 11:00 am - PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 20, 2009 Picked up VISA

June 26, 2009 Prince flies to America, arrives to JFK - exactly 18 months from the day we met!!

The Journey through AOS:

May 05, 2010 - mailed I-485

May 11, 2010 - text message stating application received

May 13, 2010 - NOA1 for AOS

May 17, 2010 - Biometrics letter rec'd

June 10, 2010 - Biometrics appt

August 03, 2010 - AOS @10:45 am - "conditional" approval pending corrected medical form by Civil Surgeon

Sept 8, 2010 - AOS Approved for 10 year Greencard!!!

Dini Contributor

Dini   0

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I'll be also celebrating christmas without my husband. Just as his birtday, my birthday, out first wedding anniversary and our 3 year anniversary..oh well.. sometimes i'm even afraid how it will be when we meet again..

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2005 summer -Met my husband for the first time,started dating

25. November 2005 - official as a couple

13. October 2007 - Got married

4/07/2008 Filed I-130

4/11/2008 Received NOA1

11.05/2008 Got transferred to CSC

11/12/2008 Touch

11/13/2008 Touch

11/14/2008 Touch

12/05/2008 Touch

12/05/2008 Approved

12/06/2008 Touch

12/09/2008 Touch???

12/15/2008 NOA 2 Letter received

01/24/2009 Sent I-824 to CSC

I used to be my own protection, but not now, cause my path has lost direction, somehow

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Ilya R.   0

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I've never spent xmas with my wife, this will be our first,

1st out of 3 years

Here is my story. I've lived problem free life, payed my taxes. One day I decided to marry this girl. But to do so would require her to come to US of A, and so it started. My problem free live turned in to free problems from USCIS! Sure things turned to unsure, certain dates turned to aproximation within months. All logical thinking was out the door, as I filed my papers withing famous Vermont Centre!

I-130 Received

12-12-07

I-130 Approved

8-28-2008

NVC

Date Package Received By NVC : 09-05-08

-- Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 09-11-08

-- Pay I-864 Bill :09-11-08

-- Receive I-864 Package :09-15-08

-- Return I-864 Package :09-16-08

-- Return Completed DS-3032 :09-11-08

-- Receive IV Bill :09-17-2008

-- Pay IV Bill :09-17-2008

-- Receive Instruction Package :09-17-08

-- Case Completed at NVC :10-16-08

Date Package Left From NVC :10-31-08

Date Received By Consulate :11-05-08

Date Rec Instructions (Pkt 3) :11-05-08

Date Complete Instructions (Pkt 3) :11-05-08

Date Rec Appointment Letter (Pkt 4):11-25-08

Interview Date (IR-1/CR-1 Visa):12/08/08

Date IR-1/CR-1 Visa Received :12-11-08

Date of US Entry :12-17-08

gogo Proficient

gogo   6

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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this topic is so sad.. :crying: :crying:

I-130 STAGE 1 : 533 days - 1 year 6 months (4/16/2007 to 9/22/2008)

Priority Date I-130 : 4/16/2007 ( 533 days , APPROVED 9/22/2008)
Transferred to local office based on "security checks" : 11/27/2007
wrote hundreds of letters - received letter from FBI Records Management Chief stating no security checks
local office interview : 2/21/2008 - brought my parents too (result : you will get approval within 2-3 weeks)
5/2/2008 - (lawsuit) Writ of Mandamus - OFFICIAL DATE (7/29/2008)
9/22/2008 - CALL AND EMAIL COPY OF APPROVAL NOTICE FROM LAWYER

NVC STAGE 2 : 99 days - 3 months (9/30/2008 to 1/7/2009)
NVC Received : 9/30/2008
Received Packet 3 (I-864/DS-230) : 11/10/2008
NVC says "RFE sent out 12/9/08 for missing documents" : 12/10/2008
CASE COMPLETE - 1/7/2009

CONSULATE STAGE 3 : 96 days - 3 months (1/8/2009 to 4/14/2009)
CLEARED CUSTOMS - 3/10/2009
**APPOINTMENT DATE : 4/14/2009, 7:15AM**
** BLUE SLIP **

AP STAGE 4 : 97 days - 3 months (4/14/2009 to 7/20/2009)
DOS call to receive I-601 (Waiver of Grounds for Inadmissibility - basically denial) from Guangzhou : 6/24/2009

REMOVAL OF I-601 due to my letters to the USCIS Director, Michael Aytes: 6/29/2009
CALL-IN LETTER NOTIFIED : 7/8/2009
CALL-IN LETTER (APPROVAL)!! : 7/16/2009
ALL DONE!! (got both GREEN CARD & SSN CARD) : 10/1/2009

"http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/194075-feel-like-a-cr-1-csc-castaway/page-60" (pages 53-63) for more updates and letter I wrote to Director Michael Aytes and his replies and back and forth..

HER PARENTS - 10 months so far

I-130 Sent In : 1/7/2013

I-130 Approval : 3/28/2013

Transfer to NVC : 6/12/2013

Case Complete : 8/25/2013

"Ready for Interview" (Ready to wait for 1-3 Months, this is official NVC letter transfer date) : 9/9/2013

DHL Tracking : arrived 9/24/2013

P4 Letter : 11/21/2013

Interview Date : 12/9/2013, originally 12/3, stupid lawyer filled out her dad's passport number wrong..

Interview Passed : 12/9/2013

Visa "Issued" on CEAC : 12/10/2013

Y's_habibitk Mentor

Y's_habibitk   2

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When we started this process, I was telling all of my family that he should be here for christmas.. :( not so much.

Not that he celebrates Christmas..but I do and I want my husband for christmas waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

ok, Im done. He'll be here soon and we will have the rest of our lives to celebrate holidays :trying to stay positive this week:

Lisa

I thought of something, for all of us alone at Christmas, my husband and myself, the past 2 New Years have celebrated our New Years Eve via the web camera, he is 7 hours ahead of me so, I made sure I was at hoome at his midnight, and he made sure he was awake when 12 came here in the USA, so maybe for Christmas all of us, especially the ones with kids can use web cameras. Having a dad see his kids open their gifts Christmas morning would be great, he or she may not be there physically, but can have some Christmas joy seeing their kids open their gifts and seeing them on Christmas day.

Its a thought to ponder on.

Merry Christmas to all of us.

We have 7 hours also.

Thats a sweet idea really.

Merry Christmas :)

"you fondle my trigger then you blame my gun"

Timeline: 13 month long journey from filing to visa in hand

If you were lucky and got an approval and reunion with your loved one rather quickly; Please refrain from telling people who waited 6+ months just to get out of a service center to "chill out" or to "stop whining" It's insensitive,and unecessary. Once you walk a mile in their shoes you will understand and be heard.

Thanks!

Paris Desire Contributor

Paris Desire   0

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When we started this process, I was telling all of my family that he should be here for christmas.. :( not so much.

Not that he celebrates Christmas..but I do and I want my husband for christmas waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

ok, Im done. He'll be here soon and we will have the rest of our lives to celebrate holidays :trying to stay positive this week:

Lisa

I thought of something, for all of us alone at Christmas, my husband and myself, the past 2 New Years have celebrated our New Years Eve via the web camera, he is 7 hours ahead of me so, I made sure I was at hoome at his midnight, and he made sure he was awake when 12 came here in the USA, so maybe for Christmas all of us, especially the ones with kids can use web cameras. Having a dad see his kids open their gifts Christmas morning would be great, he or she may not be there physically, but can have some Christmas joy seeing their kids open their gifts and seeing them on Christmas day.

Its a thought to ponder on.

Merry Christmas to all of us.

We have 7 hours also.

Thats a sweet idea really.

Merry Christmas :)

Thanks , it truly helps me when I chat with my husband via web camera, not the same as sitting next to him, but comes in 2nd place.

Happy Holidays!!

Paris Hearts Desire

Getting re-married via proxy Feb. 10th 2009 Honeymoon in Paris Feb. 11th-15th 2009

Refiling petition: Feb. 17th 2009

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