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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Russia
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Tomorrow is another Friday. We have only 1 day before the weekend. I want to see 20 approvals by tomorrow night! Mirla, Byron, Soch, all other May and June filers........then me, hehehe ;)

22 Jun 05 - We met in a tiny bar in Williamsburg, Va. (spent all summer together)

27 May 06 - Sasha comes back for a 2nd glorious summer (spent 8 months apart)

01 Jan 07 - Jason travels to Moscow for 2 weeks with Sasha

27 May 07 - Jason again travels to Moscow for 2 weeks of perfection

14 July 07 - I-129F and all related documents sent to VSC

16 July 07 - I-129F delivered to VSC and signed for by P. Novak

20 July 07 - NOA1 issued / receipt number assigned

27 Sep 07 - Jason travels to Moscow to be with Sasha for 2 weeks

28 Nov 07 - NOA2 issued...TOUCHED!...then...APPROVED!!!

01 Dec 07 - NVC receives/assigns case #

04 Dec 07 - NVC sends case to U.S. Embassy Moscow

26 Dec 07 - Jason visits Sasha in Russia for the 4th and final time of 2007 :)

22 Feb 08 - Moscow Interview! (APPROVED!!!)..Yay!

24 Mar 08 - Sasha and Jason reunite in the U.S. :)

31 May 08 - Married

29 Dec 08- Alexander is born

11 Jan 10 - AOS / AP / EAD package sent

19 Jan 10 - AOS NOA1 / AP NOA1 / EAD NOA1

08 Feb 10 - AOS case transferred to CSC

16 Mar 10 - AP received

16 Mar 10 - AOS approved

19 Mar 10 - EAD received

22 Mar 10 - GC received

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Filed: Country: Portugal
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Thanks, everyone!

I hope for a flurry of NOA2's to come.

NOA1 - May 18th

NOA2 - October 18th

NVC Received - Oct. 22

Packet 3 Received - Nov. 9

Interview - Nov. 27 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Interview Delayed until December 6th

K1 in hand - December 6th!!!!!!!!!!

Arrived in the U.S. - December 12th!

MARRIED December 17th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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I know this wait is hard on everyone..lets keep positive. VCS is working....remember....we have far fewer petitions filed (on VJ) than CSC...so if we only have 25% of their approvals, we are on track. Its not how MANY CSC approves...its the percentage in relation to over all petitions filed we need to watch.

CSC in the last 6 months took in 481 K1 Petitions. While VCS took in only 130. We have only hold 27% of the total visas filed in the 2 centers....soooo

in the month of October they've had 49 approvals. VCS has had 7. So the percentage of our approvals compared to theirs is almost 15%. A bit behind but not by much....only 7 or so petition difference. Bearing in mind..MOST of those CSC'ers approved sent their petitions IN May and waited longer for noa1...so even if noa1 is JUNE..they waited since MAY for this just like some of us here...hang in there...it will turn around soon.

VSC is working? Barely. And at a pace that will result in all of us waiting a very long time for our approvals. You have been telling everyone that it will turn around soon for months. I guess eventually you will be right but it has not happened yet.

VSC has 27 VJ K1 petitions sent in May that still need to be processed. Since the first of October they have approved .35 VJ K1 petitions per day. Do the math.

I will feel positive when I see some positive results. As of now all I see is VSC dribbling out approvals at a pace that will put them farther and farther behind.

Yeap you are right..its a hopeless issue....I try to hard to stay positive...Dont u think I cry to at night over this stupid process?? But do you think thats what other WANT to hear??? Be my guest..YOU can be the bearer of negativity...as for me..I've had enough of it here. I can't continue with the constant down plays and hopelessness....come on....where is your compassion for those that need a boost? Huh? Its hard enough waiting...When was your noa1??

Im done...im not sure I"ll be back for a bit...I can't handle this anymore...I h urt to...but I can't handle the extra load of "reality" everyone shoves out. Sorry...Thats me venting...and yes...I took offense to your comments that I've been saying this for months...but it never hurts to TRY to stay positive and HOPE for the best Bill....

Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Ghana
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Yeap you are right..its a hopeless issue....I try to hard to stay positive...Dont u think I cry to at night over this stupid process?? But do you think thats what other WANT to hear??? Be my guest..YOU can be the bearer of negativity...as for me..I've had enough of it here. I can't continue with the constant down plays and hopelessness....come on....where is your compassion for those that need a boost? Huh? Its hard enough waiting...When was your noa1??

Im done...im not sure I"ll be back for a bit...I can't handle this anymore...I h urt to...but I can't handle the extra load of "reality" everyone shoves out. Sorry...Thats me venting...and yes...I took offense to your comments that I've been saying this for months...but it never hurts to TRY to stay positive and HOPE for the best Bill....

DON'T LEAVE!!

I totally agree with you and get extremely frustrated with the choice to be negative on this board. There are some things in life we can't do anything about and this is one of them so we should be supporting each other to get through it instead of sending each other to the pharmacist for more Xanax. Byron had made a topic for venting, labeled venting, I was hoping that would catch on so some of the pessism would leave the board, but no such luck. So we're sitting ducks. I certainly want to try to stay positive. Everyone here needs to vent sometimes, the problem is when 99 out of 100 of your posts are venting, then it brings everyone else down. Let's try to get through this together.

GHANA.GIFBassi and Zainab US1.GIF

I-129F Sent: 6-18-2007

Interview date: 6-24-2008

Pick up Visa: 6-27-2008

Arrive JFK POE: 7-2-2008

Marriage: 7-9-2008

AOS

mailed AOS, EAD, AP: 8-22-2008

NOA AOS, EAD, AP: 8-27-2008

Biometrics: 9-18-2008

AOS Transferred to CSC: 9-25-2008

Requested EAD Expedite: 11-12-2008

EAD Card production ordered: 11-12-2008 changed to 11/17/2008 Why? (I hope it doesn't change every week!)

Received AP: 11/17/2008

Received EAD: 11/22/08 (Praise God!!)

AOS RFE: 1/29/2009

AOS Approved: 3/24/2009

Called USCIS 4/1/2009 told no status change and case not yet reviewed from RFE request.

Received green card: 4/3/2009

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: England
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amrssnowangel,

hang in there,

everyone's frustrated and just venting. Ppl aren't intentionally trying to bring anyone down or hurt their feelings. Your positivity does help!

I-129F Sent : 2007-07-26

I-129F NOA1 issued : 2007-08-06

NOA2 received: 12/20/07

NVC received: 12/28/07

NVC sent to embassy 1/2/08

Packet 3 received: 1/15/08

Packet 3 sent: 1/21/08

Interview- 2/14/08

K1 Visa APPROVED- 2/15/08 and delivered 2/21/08

Wedding 3/21/08

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Australia
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I don't think Bill was 'venting' as such, I think he was trying to be realistic, and it's something I value about him... but I also value amrssnowangel's positivity, and I think the two can co-exist very well together :)

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The Very Secret Diary of Legolas Son of Weenus - by Cassandra Claire

Day One: Went to Council of Elrond. Was prettiest person there. Agreed to follow some tiny little man to Mordor to throw ring into volcano. Very important mission - gold ring so tacky.

Day Six: Far too dark in Mines of Moria to brush hair properly. Am very afraid I am developing a tangle.

Orcs so silly.

Still the prettiest.

Day 35: Boromir dead. Very messy death, most unnecessary. Did get kissed by Aragorn as he expired. Does a guy have to get shot full of arrows around here to get any action? Boromir definitely not prettier than me. Cannot understand it. Am feeling a pout coming on.

Frodo off to Mordor with Sam. Tiny little men caring about each other, rather cute really.

Am quite sure Gimli fancies me. So unfair. He is waist height, so can see advantages there, but chunky braids and big helmet most off-putting. Foresee dark times ahead, very dark times.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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Yeap you are right..its a hopeless issue....I try to hard to stay positive...Dont u think I cry to at night over this stupid process?? But do you think thats what other WANT to hear??? Be my guest..YOU can be the bearer of negativity...as for me..I've had enough of it here. I can't continue with the constant down plays and hopelessness....come on....where is your compassion for those that need a boost? Huh? Its hard enough waiting...When was your noa1??

Im done...im not sure I"ll be back for a bit...I can't handle this anymore...I h urt to...but I can't handle the extra load of "reality" everyone shoves out. Sorry...Thats me venting...and yes...I took offense to your comments that I've been saying this for months...but it never hurts to TRY to stay positive and HOPE for the best Bill....

DON'T LEAVE!!

I totally agree with you and get extremely frustrated with the choice to be negative on this board. There are some things in life we can't do anything about and this is one of them so we should be supporting each other to get through it instead of sending each other to the pharmacist for more Xanax. Byron had made a topic for venting, labeled venting, I was hoping that would catch on so some of the pessism would leave the board, but no such luck. So we're sitting ducks. I certainly want to try to stay positive. Everyone here needs to vent sometimes, the problem is when 99 out of 100 of your posts are venting, then it brings everyone else down. Let's try to get through this together.

WE do all need to "vent" but venting and simply being negative no matter WHAT is said...just bites. It brings me down more than it should. This IS where we are SUPPOSED to get support...but I guess the "realists" can't see where its ok to HOPE for the best and yet PREPARE for the worst. My adjudication date falls further and further away...Im not trying to say that im special...but I NEED my SO here. Im starting congestive heart failure..and LAST thing i need is to come here and be handed a plateful of negativity. Im sorry Bill....but I've tried soo hard to stay positive here...Its not easy...Does your mom have Alzheimers?? Is she blind? Is she such a severe diabtetic that if u feed her 2 carbs to much she flies off the meter??? Do you work 7 nights a week just to be home all day to go to doctors, shop, pay bills, cook, clean and struggle with medications? My mom is on over 20 medications, my father 15, My father has dementia...my other half..the one whose to be sharing this is 8,000 miles away...So Bill, tell me...why CANT i stay [positive...out of those here...you'd think I'd have the RIGHT to be negative...tired, and wanting my noa2 just as much as anyone else...but u know...im not going to come here...deal with negative words each time I try to say sth positive. Soooo, im moving over...I can't do this. I have to many other things trying to bring me down. I have my own mountains to move. Im sorry if im ranting..but today...was all I could take..I come here to feed off the positive vibes.. I've tried to encourage others, I've tried to not just complain but take a stand for what we ALL want and need, encouraged others to fight for what is right and take action to be heard. I dont have time for negativity in my life...im tired. Sorry everyone for the rant..im just not sure I can continue with this. Every day I come and not only find my adjudication date moving away..im facing another day here ALONE to do what I do. My brother is of no help..my kids live to far away, I have no time to socialize to create a network..so i do this ALONE.. Do I need my SO here"? YES. Good luck. I pray God gives you each the strength, courage and patience to make it through. I for one..will continue to be inspired by my daughter, by my mother who raised me without the center part of her brain..and by my SO...who gives me encouragement every day to go on. I just need a break.

Sorry if I offended anyone or you Bill. I just sometimes dont understand why you can't just be positive. We are all realistic here..we KNOW the wait times we are looking at. Just TRY for once to see the glass as half full and NOT half empty.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Korea
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Yeap you are right..its a hopeless issue....I try to hard to stay positive...Dont u think I cry to at night over this stupid process?? But do you think thats what other WANT to hear??? Be my guest..YOU can be the bearer of negativity...as for me..I've had enough of it here. I can't continue with the constant down plays and hopelessness....come on....where is your compassion for those that need a boost? Huh? Its hard enough waiting...When was your noa1??

Im done...im not sure I"ll be back for a bit...I can't handle this anymore...I h urt to...but I can't handle the extra load of "reality" everyone shoves out. Sorry...Thats me venting...and yes...I took offense to your comments that I've been saying this for months...but it never hurts to TRY to stay positive and HOPE for the best Bill....

DON'T LEAVE!!

I totally agree with you and get extremely frustrated with the choice to be negative on this board. There are some things in life we can't do anything about and this is one of them so we should be supporting each other to get through it instead of sending each other to the pharmacist for more Xanax. Byron had made a topic for venting, labeled venting, I was hoping that would catch on so some of the pessism would leave the board, but no such luck. So we're sitting ducks. I certainly want to try to stay positive. Everyone here needs to vent sometimes, the problem is when 99 out of 100 of your posts are venting, then it brings everyone else down. Let's try to get through this together.

Maybe someone should start a thread for group hugs and pom poms. Maybe it would do better than a separate thread for venting. I appreciate the realism from those presenting it in our thread...the May folks represent the most senior members in the thread and have suffered the longest. If the baby is ugly, it's an ugly baby no matter how you look at it. VSC is an ugly baby. Approving 1 person in how long isn't such great service to us...there is no rationalization that helps our situation. They (USCIS as an entity) is failing us--dishing out terrible service to US citizens is a disgrace to the US. On top of that, this process is for many of our loved ones, their first impression of our country. What an awful representation...disgusting actually.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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Yeap you are right..its a hopeless issue....I try to hard to stay positive...Dont u think I cry to at night over this stupid process?? But do you think thats what other WANT to hear??? Be my guest..YOU can be the bearer of negativity...as for me..I've had enough of it here. I can't continue with the constant down plays and hopelessness....come on....where is your compassion for those that need a boost? Huh? Its hard enough waiting...When was your noa1??

Im done...im not sure I"ll be back for a bit...I can't handle this anymore...I h urt to...but I can't handle the extra load of "reality" everyone shoves out. Sorry...Thats me venting...and yes...I took offense to your comments that I've been saying this for months...but it never hurts to TRY to stay positive and HOPE for the best Bill....

DON'T LEAVE!!

I totally agree with you and get extremely frustrated with the choice to be negative on this board. There are some things in life we can't do anything about and this is one of them so we should be supporting each other to get through it instead of sending each other to the pharmacist for more Xanax. Byron had made a topic for venting, labeled venting, I was hoping that would catch on so some of the pessism would leave the board, but no such luck. So we're sitting ducks. I certainly want to try to stay positive. Everyone here needs to vent sometimes, the problem is when 99 out of 100 of your posts are venting, then it brings everyone else down. Let's try to get through this together.

Maybe someone should start a thread for group hugs and pom poms. Maybe it would do better than a separate thread for venting. I appreciate the realism from those presenting it in our thread...the May folks represent the most senior members in the thread and have suffered the longest. If the baby is ugly, it's an ugly baby no matter how you look at it. VSC is an ugly baby. Approving 1 person in how long isn't such great service to us...there is no rationalization that helps our situation. They (USCIS as an entity) is failing us--dishing out terrible service to US citizens is a disgrace to the US. On top of that, this process is for many of our loved ones, their first impression of our country. What an awful representation...disgusting actually.

Good luck to everyone...Me and my poms poms will check emails....

Byron, Soch, Mirla...your day IS coming. It is. Just hang in there...stay positive if you can. Find that place in life where you can change what you can, and just accept what you can't change. Do what you can to be heard. You have voices...use them. Don't give up...this mountain you are climbing right now..is just a spot of sand in the grand scheme of things. One day this WILL be behind you. Im praying for each of you by name......

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Peru
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It's 4.05pm here.....after the last earthquake, people has been talking that today was supposed to be an earthquake before 7pm......so far nothing has happened but I'm just wondering......could it be true????

People has been telling a story about this old man with a long white beard who appeared to some woman and also to another lady in a supermarket saying that there was going to be an earthquake 3 hours away from my city......it happened....and another one on october 18th in my city!!!!........I looked for it online....just for the heck of it... :blush: and more people is talking about the same story......a friend also told me that this man told her friend about this story......hahaha! It's like an urban legend...hahaha! I don't know....if you don't hear from me in the next 3 hours....then you know my house is all in ruins, no laptop and only God knows if I'll be alive.......hahahaha!

I better get ready, you never know :D:lol: :lol:

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein.

05/09/07 --- NOA1

05/15/07 --- Touched

10/24/07 --- Case assigned!

10/31/07 --- Touched

11/01/07 --- RFE

11/02/07 --- Touched

11/05/07 --- Got RFE on the mail

11/09/07 --- RFE sent back to VSC

12/06/07 --- Waited enough time to RESEND our RFE

12/07/07 --- RFE received at VSC and signed by Novak....

12/10/07 --- Case received and resumed

12/11/07 --- Touched

12/12/07 --- Touched

12/13/07 --- Touched

12/14/07 --- Touched

01/02/08 --- Touched

01/02/08 --- APPROVED!!!!!!

01/11/08 --- Got NOA2 on the mail

01/12/08 --- Got NVC letter on the mail

01/17/08 --- Got packet 3

01/28/08 --- Medical

02/05/08 --- INTERVIEW!!!!

02/10/08 --- Off to NY!!!!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Peru
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VSC!!!!! Come on!!! This is a true story!!!! Give me my approval!!!!!!! :D

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein.

05/09/07 --- NOA1

05/15/07 --- Touched

10/24/07 --- Case assigned!

10/31/07 --- Touched

11/01/07 --- RFE

11/02/07 --- Touched

11/05/07 --- Got RFE on the mail

11/09/07 --- RFE sent back to VSC

12/06/07 --- Waited enough time to RESEND our RFE

12/07/07 --- RFE received at VSC and signed by Novak....

12/10/07 --- Case received and resumed

12/11/07 --- Touched

12/12/07 --- Touched

12/13/07 --- Touched

12/14/07 --- Touched

01/02/08 --- Touched

01/02/08 --- APPROVED!!!!!!

01/11/08 --- Got NOA2 on the mail

01/12/08 --- Got NVC letter on the mail

01/17/08 --- Got packet 3

01/28/08 --- Medical

02/05/08 --- INTERVIEW!!!!

02/10/08 --- Off to NY!!!!

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Canada
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So Bill, tell me...why CANT i stay [positive...out of those here...you'd think I'd have the RIGHT to be negative...

Sorry if I offended anyone or you Bill. I just sometimes dont understand why you can't just be positive. We are all realistic here..we KNOW the wait times we are looking at. Just TRY for once to see the glass as half full and NOT half empty.

You have every right to be positive, and I don't think Bill was telling you to be negative. But he and others have every right to be negative or realistic or however people choose to see it, as much as every other person has a right to be positive. I'm not trying to attack you personally, amrssnowangel, I'm just trying to say that there are people on this board with different needs. Personally, I find it hard to listen to the constant cheering for VSC when the pace is barely moving... but I wouldn't want to discourage people from doing that or trying to be positive about it because that is what they need to do. I just read on and try to take from it what I can.

...I appreciate the realism from those presenting it in our thread...the May folks represent the most senior members in the thread and have suffered the longest. If the baby is ugly, it's an ugly baby no matter how you look at it. VSC is an ugly baby. Approving 1 person in how long isn't such great service to us...there is no rationalization that helps our situation. They (USCIS as an entity) is failing us--dishing out terrible service to US citizens is a disgrace to the US. On top of that, this process is for many of our loved ones, their first impression of our country. What an awful representation...disgusting actually.

LOL, wonderful analogy.

K1

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07.12.07 - I-129f petition mailed

07.13.07 - I-129f received by VSC

07.18.07 - NOA1 notice

07.20.07 - check cashed

07.22.07 - touch

11.29.07 - NOA2, waited 140 days

11.30.07 - touch

12.03.07 - NVC Received

12.05.07 - NVC Left

12.10.07 - Consulate Rec'd

12.13.07 - Packet 3 Rec'd

03.13.08 - Packet 3 sent back to Montreal

04.08.08 - eligible for interview

05.13.08 - Packet 4 Rec'd

06.02.08 - Interview!

06.09.08 - Visa in hand!

06.16.08 - move date, POE via Peace Bridge, Buffalo, NY

06.20.08 - civil wedding

AOS

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06.25.08 - AOS package sent

06.30.08 - received in Chicago

07.07.08 - NOA1 for 485 (AOS), 765 (EAD), & 131 (AP), rec'd in mail 07.14.08

07.09.08 - touch on all 3

07.10.08 - check cashed

07.28.08 - case transferred to CSC

08.02.08 - Biometrics

08.03.08 - touch on AOS

08.04.08 - touch on AOS & EAD

08.05.08 - touch on EAD

08.06.08, 08.07.08, 08.21.08, 08.22.08 - touch on AOS

09.03.08 - EAD approved!

09.04.08 - touch on EAD

09.05.08 - EAD card arrives in mail

09.06.08 - AP arrives in mail (no updates online or via email)

09.23.08 - touch on AOS

09.24.08 - welcome letter mailed

09.25.08 - touch on AOS

09.30.08 - AOS approved

10.01.08 - touch on AOS

10.04.08 - Green Card received

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02.21.09 - "real" wedding in Montreal

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: England
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So Bill, tell me...why CANT i stay [positive...out of those here...you'd think I'd have the RIGHT to be negative...

Sorry if I offended anyone or you Bill. I just sometimes dont understand why you can't just be positive. We are all realistic here..we KNOW the wait times we are looking at. Just TRY for once to see the glass as half full and NOT half empty.

You have every right to be positive, and I don't think Bill was telling you to be negative. But he and others have every right to be negative or realistic or however people choose to see it, as much as every other person has a right to be positive. I'm not trying to attack you personally, amrssnowangel, I'm just trying to say that there are people on this board with different needs. Personally, I find it hard to listen to the constant cheering for VSC when the pace is barely moving... but I wouldn't want to discourage people from doing that or trying to be positive about it because that is what they need to do. I just read on and try to take from it what I can.

Not only that but you have to realise that different people cope with things in different ways. Some people find it extremely hard to stay positive when they aren't seeing anything happen. Some people have to vent to make themselves feel better.

Don't leave just because someone is blowing off a bit of steam. We all have days like that!

Our K1 Journey

November 5th 2005 - ♥ Tash & Chris met ♥

June 11th 2007 - We posted the I129F :D

June 19th 2007 - USCIS received date

June 22nd 2007 - NOA1 received

November 16th 2007 - NOA2 - 156 days from filing

November 24th 2007 - Hard copy of NOA2 received

December 15th 2007 - Packet 3 received

January 18th 2008 - Packet 3 returned

February 13th 2008 - Packet 4 received

March 4th 2008 - Medical @ 1.00pm

March 5th 2008 - INTERVIEW @ 10.00am - APPROVED!!

March 11th 2008 - Visa received!

April 30th 2008 - Flying home at last!!!!! (POE: Dulles - Washington DC)

July 12th 2008 - Wedding date!

Now for AOS!

 
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