Moral Support Needed!

[rgfox 10]

Fellow Citizens (of the World!):

I received my NOA1 for my I-130 June 27, and filed the I-129F immediately upon receipt. But the realities of the process are so different from what I imagined! I thought that since I am a US citizen born and raised (in fact my Mom could be in the DAR if she wanted to, yes my Great-great-great-whatever-grandmother was on the Mayflower), my government would just stamp my wife's visa right there in Moscow and say "of course, wife of our good citizen, please please, come in! Welcome!" and instead there is this beaurocratic nightmare where government workers reject applcations for little typos or not using black ink or whatever else they can find. I hope and pray that my application does not fall into the hands on such a person. Please be a nice one! My app was tight, I am no idiot and included evertyhing they asked for, right down the line, and emails, and receipts, and pictures from different seasons, and letters from my friends and her friends and my mother and... wait. and wait. and Igor's timeline moves so slowly. And why, why, why must I wait months to be with my wife! We skype every day and that helps and I visit her but why are we, US citizens, subjected to this? It is a nightmare! I am so afraid that I will get an RFE for some inconsequential B.S. I know she and her son will come, we are neither of us criminals or neither did we lie about any small detail. And the lawyers I spoke with were so arogant and wanted thousands of my dollars. I did not hire anyone and simply did it myself.

I guess I just need to vent and get a little moral support for you folks who are going through the same process. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

[patient2010 93]

Hang in there your wife will surely be here soon.....

[Barbara J 115]

Fellow Citizens (of the World!):

I received my NOA1 for my I-130 June 27, and filed the I-129F immediately upon receipt. But the realities of the process are so different from what I imagined! I thought that since I am a US citizen born and raised (in fact my Mom could be in the DAR if she wanted to, yes my Great-great-great-whatever-grandmother was on the Mayflower), my government would just stamp my wife's visa right there in Moscow and say "of course, wife of our good citizen, please please, come in! Welcome!" and instead there is this beaurocratic nightmare where government workers reject applcations for little typos or not using black ink or whatever else they can find. I hope and pray that my application does not fall into the hands on such a person. Please be a nice one! My app was tight, I am no idiot and included evertyhing they asked for, right down the line, and emails, and receipts, and pictures from different seasons, and letters from my friends and her friends and my mother and... wait. and wait. and Igor's timeline moves so slowly. And why, why, why must I wait months to be with my wife! We skype every day and that helps and I visit her but why are we, US citizens, subjected to this? It is a nightmare! I am so afraid that I will get an RFE for some inconsequential B.S. I know she and her son will come, we are neither of us criminals or neither did we lie about any small detail. And the lawyers I spoke with were so arogant and wanted thousands of my dollars. I did not hire anyone and simply did it myself.

I guess I just need to vent and get a little moral support for you folks who are going through the same process. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

I am sorry but all USC get treated the same way. My husband served this country in the US army for 26 years( 2 tours in Iraq) Kuwait and we certainly did not get any special treatment at all . Neither of us had a criminal record nothing but we had to wait just like everyone else. Be patient it will happen soon.

Edited September 12, 2011 by Barbara J

[Dan and Judy 614]

Fellow Citizens (of the World!):

I received my NOA1 for my I-130 June 27, and filed the I-129F immediately upon receipt. But the realities of the process are so different from what I imagined! I thought that since I am a US citizen born and raised (in fact my Mom could be in the DAR if she wanted to, yes my Great-great-great-whatever-grandmother was on the Mayflower), my government would just stamp my wife's visa right there in Moscow and say "of course, wife of our good citizen, please please, come in! Welcome!" and instead there is this beaurocratic nightmare where government workers reject applcations for little typos or not using black ink or whatever else they can find. I hope and pray that my application does not fall into the hands on such a person. Please be a nice one! My app was tight, I am no idiot and included evertyhing they asked for, right down the line, and emails, and receipts, and pictures from different seasons, and letters from my friends and her friends and my mother and... wait. and wait. and Igor's timeline moves so slowly. And why, why, why must I wait months to be with my wife! We skype every day and that helps and I visit her but why are we, US citizens, subjected to this? It is a nightmare! I am so afraid that I will get an RFE for some inconsequential B.S. I know she and her son will come, we are neither of us criminals or neither did we lie about any small detail. And the lawyers I spoke with were so arogant and wanted thousands of my dollars. I did not hire anyone and simply did it myself.

I guess I just need to vent and get a little moral support for you folks who are going through the same process. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

You filed an I-129F for your wife? you are going to need more than moral support

[Helen Louise Pile 80]

Your list of evidence of how 'American' you are is of no consequence.

Just remember that these rules are there to protect the citizens of your country.

I hope your wife's journey is relatively swift and easy.

Certainly it will be easier and less time consuming than your immigrant great-great grand whatever's journey.

Helen

[Dan & Jenni 457]

Fellow Citizens (of the World!):

I received my NOA1 for my I-130 June 27, and filed the I-129F immediately upon receipt.

are you sure it was the I-129F that you filed because that is for a fiance visa??

[milimelo 4,500]

are you sure it was the I-129F that you filed because that is for a fiance visa??

He was trying for K-3 visa - you have to send NOA1 of I-130 together with I-129f. Doesn't work in most cases as when both petitions are approved and arrive on the same day to NVC, NVC administratively closes I-129f and lets I-130 through for CR-1 visa.

[greenmandarin 0]

are you sure it was the I-129F that you filed because that is for a fiance visa??

What's wrong with filing an I-129F for his wife? He's doing a K-3 visa ( I assume as that's the forum he's posting in) It's a longer process (says everyone on here) but for some of us a k-3 is the only option. I filed I-130 and I-129F for my husband because there is no way in hell I am going to Kenya to get an IR-1/CR-1. (Mauritius doesn't do IR/CR visas)

[VisaJourney2011 14]

I hear you.

Just take it One step at a time. Be glad that you have started the process. I am. & that was a big load off my shoulder.

Fellow Citizens (of the World!):

I received my NOA1 for my I-130 June 27, and filed the I-129F immediately upon receipt. But the realities of the process are so different from what I imagined! I thought that since I am a US citizen born and raised (in fact my Mom could be in the DAR if she wanted to, yes my Great-great-great-whatever-grandmother was on the Mayflower), my government would just stamp my wife's visa right there in Moscow and say "of course, wife of our good citizen, please please, come in! Welcome!" and instead there is this beaurocratic nightmare where government workers reject applcations for little typos or not using black ink or whatever else they can find. I hope and pray that my application does not fall into the hands on such a person. Please be a nice one! My app was tight, I am no idiot and included evertyhing they asked for, right down the line, and emails, and receipts, and pictures from different seasons, and letters from my friends and her friends and my mother and... wait. and wait. and Igor's timeline moves so slowly. And why, why, why must I wait months to be with my wife! We skype every day and that helps and I visit her but why are we, US citizens, subjected to this? It is a nightmare! I am so afraid that I will get an RFE for some inconsequential B.S. I know she and her son will come, we are neither of us criminals or neither did we lie about any small detail. And the lawyers I spoke with were so arogant and wanted thousands of my dollars. I did not hire anyone and simply did it myself.

I guess I just need to vent and get a little moral support for you folks who are going through the same process. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

[rgfox 10]

You filed an I-129F for your wife? you are going to need more than moral support

Yes, it was for K-3, I was following instructions on the USCIS website, this site, other sites, and the advice of immigration attorneys. As another poster said, if they are approved simultaneously it converts from K-3 to CR-1.

Edited September 12, 2011 by rgfox

[Dan & Jenni 457]

What's wrong with filing an I-129F for his wife? He's doing a K-3 visa ( I assume as that's the forum he's posting in) It's a longer process (says everyone on here) but for some of us a k-3 is the only option. I filed I-130 and I-129F for my husband because there is no way in hell I am going to Kenya to get an IR-1/CR-1. (Mauritius doesn't do IR/CR visas)

well as i just been told there is nothing wrong with it lol... i was just under the impression the I-129F was for the fiance visa thats all

[rgfox 10]

Your list of evidence of how 'American' you are is of no consequence.

Just remember that these rules are there to protect the citizens of your country.

I hope your wife's journey is relatively swift and easy.

Certainly it will be easier and less time consuming than your immigrant great-great grand whatever's journey.

Helen

Helen, not sure what the snippy, lecturing tone is about. My grandmother was not a whatever, her name was Priscilla Alden. I have travelled to Scotland and found the people quite nice; you are evidently an exception. The rules may be there to protect us, but the procedures are draconian, redundant, and executed inefficiently. Meanwhile thousands cross into our country every month with no permission whatsoever. Where is the greater risk?

Hopefully you and your whatever are having a nice time wherever it is that you are, doing whatever it is that you came here to do. Enjoy the fruits of my ancestors!

[Dan & Jenni 457]

He was trying for K-3 visa - you have to send NOA1 of I-130 together with I-129f. Doesn't work in most cases as when both petitions are approved and arrive on the same day to NVC, NVC administratively closes I-129f and lets I-130 through for CR-1 visa.

ok thank you now i understand

[rgfox 10]

I am sorry but all USC get treated the same way. My husband served this country in the US army for 26 years( 2 tours in Iraq) Kuwait and we certainly did not get any special treatment at all . Neither of us had a criminal record nothing but we had to wait just like everyone else. Be patient it will happen soon.

Thanks, Barbara. It's helpful to know we are all in the same boat. I will try to have patience. God bless.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Just to make you feel better , my family also goes all the way back through American history, mayflower , salem witch trails, the american revolution, the civil war ( even have read the original letters written by the solder to his wife ) and have worked for 30+ years at companies who are all about keeping America safe and I not only had to wait once, but got denied and had to wait twice. So much for the immigration process giving a cr-p about "Americans"