ATTENTION JULY FILERS!

[weedebz 0]

the thing that made me laugh is the canadian embassy is on the opposite side of the square and is much more impressive looking. You can imagine them catapulting eggs at each other.

[rae_and_scott 1]

the thing that made me laugh is the canadian embassy is on the opposite side of the square and is much more impressive looking. You can imagine them catapulting eggs at each other.

except only us stupid Americans are doing the egg throwing. The Canadians are over there cleaning it up and shaking their heads at us.

[weedebz 0]

it is kinda like..

Americans: Look at us we are huge and imposing!

Canadians: Yeah but we look nicer!

[rae_and_scott 1]

it is kinda like..

Americans: Look at us we are huge and imposing!

Canadians: Yeah but we look nicer!

:lol:

fitting, wouldn't you say?

[done 0]

Hey guys/gals

I received the NOA2 on December 24th, the hard copy - the NVC has yet to receive my package, should I be worried?

[Bforbarree 4]

Hey guys/gals

I received the NOA2 on December 24th, the hard copy - the NVC has yet to receive my package, should I be worried?

I don't think you should be worried...it took about a month for the California Service Center to forward our petition to NVC, but on the bright side; the embassy had it within a week of NVC receiving it!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Canadians looking nicer?? Yeah, right. Than Americans....or Scots? Isn't it just the cold region between the US and the north pole? Doh! Must keep telling myself its actually a country..

[Bforbarree 4]

it is kinda like..

Americans: Look at us we are huge and imposing!

Canadians: Yeah but we look nicer!

I think the Canadians just look across Grosvenor Square, sigh, shake their heads and roll their eyes.

[weedebz 0]

it is kinda like..

Americans: Look at us we are huge and imposing!

Canadians: Yeah but we look nicer!

I think the Canadians just look across Grosvenor Square, sigh, shake their heads and roll their eyes.

haha..yeah.

On one side there's the big insult to architecture. Big(no...HUGE), imposing, grey, ugly, 1970's monstrosity with a garish "look at me" eagle that looks like it was nicked off the set of a godzilla movie. Armed guards everywhere with a look that feels like it is seering through you.

On the opposite side there is a really attractive victorian mansion style building with a handful of guards almost looking like they want to invite you in for tea and biscuits. Even though it takes up almost the same space as the US embassy it doesn't fill you with the same sense of depressing doom.

[Bforbarree 4]

it is kinda like..

Americans: Look at us we are huge and imposing!

Canadians: Yeah but we look nicer!

I think the Canadians just look across Grosvenor Square, sigh, shake their heads and roll their eyes.

haha..yeah.

On one side there's the big insult to architecture. Big(no...HUGE), imposing, grey, ugly, 1970's monstrosity with a garish "look at me" eagle that looks like it was nicked off the set of a godzilla movie. Armed guards everywhere with a look that feels like it is seering through you.

On the opposite side there is a really attractive victorian mansion style building with a handful of guards almost looking like they want to invite you in for tea and biscuits. Even though it takes up almost the same space as the US embassy it doesn't fill you with the same sense of depressing doom.

Well, we all have an embarrassing Uncle or two...All's I can say is...Welcome to the family!

Edited January 12, 2008 by Bforbarree

[Masha2008 0]

Ya, I totally feel the same. Once I get NOA2, things should move on quickly since I am trying to have an interview at an embassy in Tokyo. But, this waiting game sucks so much. I saw one July 27th filer got approved. But ONLY one. VSC approved so many september and october filers now, and CSC has not approved. Well, we need to wait. I just go to work everyday and try not to think about it. I am not sure how long I have to keep this job. I need to notify my manager earlier. But, until I get my noa2, I cannot do so. I can't do real job hunting since I am not planning to live here, so I just work at the local cafe until I get a visa. What do you do everyone!!???

[Thee_Rak 0]

Here's how I am handling it... I absolutely WILL NOT look at any list of Aug/Sept/Oct filer’s progress!!! I refuse. I've been looking at our July Filers thread and checking on the on-line spreadsheet. I simply cannot focus on things that are outside of my control. I don't care if VSC is processing apps from last week. My app is at CSC. I'm putting most of this delay down to the x-mass / new years holidays. For all I know maybe my stuff is actually at NVC now and it's just that someone got fired and nobody is keeping up the web site. Maybe Monday when I come home from work the hard-copy NOA2 will be in my mailbox.

I don't like waiting any more than the rest of you but what can we do about it? I'd suggest a "congressional inquiry" but I have a feeling that they are part of the reason that so many apps are being approved out of order.

Try to look at the bright side of things... once it leaves the CSC it'll move MUCH faster and b/4 you know it you and your BH (that's better half) will be together again.

Study a foreign language, buy a cook book and teach yourself how to cook something nice, send your baby some flowers just to let them know you are thinking about them, re-arrange the living room, sort through all of your clothes and get rid of what doesn’t fit (or is really ugly), find that pair of jeans you love but don’t fit into and hang them on the closet door and start exercising (until you fit in them again)… get up and move… do something… get your mind off of this.

[Queen Jenn 0]

Here's how I am handling it... I absolutely WILL NOT look at any list of Aug/Sept/Oct filer’s progress!!! I refuse. I've been looking at our July Filers thread and checking on the on-line spreadsheet. I simply cannot focus on things that are outside of my control. I don't care if VSC is processing apps from last week. My app is at CSC. I'm putting most of this delay down to the x-mass / new years holidays. For all I know maybe my stuff is actually at NVC now and it's just that someone got fired and nobody is keeping up the web site. Maybe Monday when I come home from work the hard-copy NOA2 will be in my mailbox.

I don't like waiting any more than the rest of you but what can we do about it? I'd suggest a "congressional inquiry" but I have a feeling that they are part of the reason that so many apps are being approved out of order.

Try to look at the bright side of things... once it leaves the CSC it'll move MUCH faster and b/4 you know it you and your BH (that's better half) will be together again.

Study a foreign language, buy a cook book and teach yourself how to cook something nice, send your baby some flowers just to let them know you are thinking about them, re-arrange the living room, sort through all of your clothes and get rid of what doesn’t fit (or is really ugly), find that pair of jeans you love but don’t fit into and hang them on the closet door and start exercising (until you fit in them again)… get up and move… do something… get your mind off of this.

Good way to look at it. You're right. There is absolutely nothing any of us can do about the waiting time. It is what it is. CSC goes at the pace that it goes. But . . . . Every day that passes means we are one day closer to being with the one we love

P.S. I know I'm not a July filer, but I like hanging out with you guys. The November filer thread is kinda dead. . . .

[rae_and_scott 1]

Canadians looking nicer?? Yeah, right. Than Americans....or Scots? Isn't it just the cold region between the US and the north pole? Doh! Must keep telling myself its actually a country..

Everyone knows Canada is America's hat. :)

Ooh, them's fightin' words!

[done 0]

Hey guys/gals

I received the NOA2 on December 24th, the hard copy - the NVC has yet to receive my package, should I be worried?

I don't think you should be worried...it took about a month for the California Service Center to forward our petition to NVC, but on the bright side; the embassy had it within a week of NVC receiving it!

Thanks!