islandgal

Y is so many American men trying to marry women from certain countries especially the Phillipines/ are the Phillipines men in great demand abroad too I am just wondering. I know the Phillipino nurses are the worlds best I have been hospitalized 3 times and taken care care of by them and I must say they are real nurturers and care-takers, very good ppl in the medical field, no doubt
they seem like easy push-overs but they are not from reading here, so is this some kind of sensual/nurturing fantasy these men
here go seek in the Phillipines

I fail to see how a man crying proves that he's genuine.

How many Consulates is so common that the Consulate needs to post a specific warning?

He should have received a document indicating what the embassy wants to see. Ask him to scan it to you. The directions for the next step should be on there as well. Meaning getting an interview back on the books. The reason you may not be getting too many people responding to "WHY" they need these documents...you may not ever get the answer to. While it may show my profile as a newer VJ member...I go waaaaaaayyyy back. I dont recall seeing too many cases whereas the Jamaican was previously married. I suggest not focusing on the WHY but the HOW. How to get the documents needed and how to get the interview.

Why would you ever book an entire wedding BEFORE your fiance was approved for his visa? Everywhere on this site it says do not make final arrangements for anything until the visa is in hand. The consulate site says do not make any travel arrangements or buy plane tickets until the visa has been granted and delivered. As much as I would love to feel bad for people who get themselves into this predicament, I can't. Common sense tells you just wait until it's a sure thing, ANYTHING can happen at the interview. The only advice I have is to sit tight and wait until the AP is over, it cannot be waived or expedited. My husband was put into AP and it took about 9 weeks to run it's course. You can contact the DOS after 60 days, before that they will not give you any information.

BTW

Best way to deal with it is to stop looking at other people's dates and focus on your own. It drove me crazy. I would keep hounding USCIS and speak to a Tier 2 and get your Senator involved, whether or not it helps. Focus on your file as everyone's is different.

Best way to deal with it is to stop looking at other people's dates and focus on your own. It drove me crazy. I would keep hounding USCIS and speak to a Tier 2 and get your Senator involved, whether or not it helps. Focus on your file as everyone's is different.

I have an UPDATE. My fiance was contacted by the embassy by phone around 4pm. They called him, blocked number, it was a man. He said that he was sorry about today and they are going to generate a new interview date for him to come back in. The "system" will print it off and it will be mailed to him, he should receive his new appointment date letter within 2 weeks. He said that he will need to return with more proof and bring more pictures. Make sure to write the dates on them. He said just bring pictures and it does not necessarily have to be pictures of us together, it could be ones of me alone at my house that I send to him. He does not have to do any of the forms or fees again; only pictures or proof. I do not understand and I do not get it, but hey, at this point, we will take anything they want to give us. So now, more waiting...

Good morning Marchies!
Milan&Pam....we're waiting for the news... How did it go?

It's amazing the special treatment some people get here.

No your not. You're mad as hell. You could have tried harder to hide it but you FAILED. Just like your boy Mitt.

I don't think you are joking. You clearly have no morals.
I'll continue to work and pay whatever taxes the government decide I should pay and I'll leave it up to them to decide how they distribute it. If they use it to support you because you decide not to work so be it. I'll be able to sleep soundly at night knowing that I am a valuable member of society and that I contributed and made a difference. As you have no morals I'm sure you will sleep just as soundly and not care that you will be using decent hard working people to have your free ride. You won't care that you will be in no way contributing to the heroes who risk their lives to fight for the freedoms that you benefit from every day.
I'd gladly choose to work and keep my morals, than be like you.

It's cool Gary - we're already paying for Kip and all the other rugged manly men around here. Next we're going to hatch a plan to take away your guns so it's all cool.

I don't want to work either but I have morals.

dude - I not only make a lot more money than I did 4 years ago I pay a lower effective tax rate. If this was going to have such a huge effect on your life to complain so much and play the victim maybe you should have hired a financial adviser or at least a good accountant.

Guys, you are wasting your time actually attempting to have a rational conversation with this very public cry for attention.

Gary,
first, congratulations.
You not only married a beautiful and well education woman, but the fact that even your wife voted for Obama or against Romney, whatever it is, proves that she is indeed a person of insight and compassion.
Secondly, you are in a wonderful position for 2 reasons:
1) you live in Vermont, a state that has single payer health care. That's a dream come true.
2) you are financially well off, so you have choices in life.
Let's start with number 1, shall we?
While many of us, even liberals, will agree with you that there are people who will take advantage of the system, the main reason for implementing Romneycare is to make sure that no American has to die in his own vomit when getting sick and the health insurance industry tells him to #### off, the hospital tells him to #### off, and he has nothing left but dying, often after a life of hard work and service for his country. To prevent this from continuing in the "greatest nation on Earth," We The People are willing to accept that a few people will abuse the system. We'll try to crack down on this, but the world is not perfect. But the same way you won't bomb a whole country into the ground because there are a handful of terrorists down there, somewhere, we owe it to our fellow citizens to make sure they don't have to die in vain because a few bad apples will take advantage of this. Again, you in Vermont have a wonderful health care system already. If you were in Alaska and got sick, they would kick you to the curb and drive with their 4WD over you to make sure you are really dead.
In regard to number 2, you'll have to realize that only a few people have the financial means you have. Yes, there are some lazy bums out there. Yes, there are people who like food stamps and watch Jerry Springer reruns all day, but there are also hard working folks who lost their jobs due to the recession and they deserve a helping hand from We The People. Some call it government programs; I like to call it public programs. One of my best friends, a self-made multi-millionaire, had an accident in one of his warehouses when a 700lbs crate fell down and hit him in the neck. He initially was a C3 but now he can at least move his arms again, although he doesn't have regained control over his fingers. The whole episode has cost the insurance company $5M where he maxed out, and he's finally home, but needs 24/7 care as he can't even wipe his buttocks. For this he has to pay, and to pay for a long time, so he is financially wiped out, with a wife and a young boy. Gary, that can happy to you, to Alla, to one of your children. You can get ####### cancer, have a car accident, a stroke, and will be forced to move into a cardbox because of it. I don't think that's something we have to accept.
If all the wealth this country has can't get us affordable health care, a minimum of retirement money, and the confidence that if disaster strikes we don't have to choose between living in the woods or jumping in front of a bus, then what good does it do us to live in the Land of the Brave and Free?

I already get completely free health care. My (Japanese owned) company pays our monthly premium and our full out of pocket deductible and we even get our co-pay refunded. You don't have to scrounge off other tax payers. Just find a decent employer.

Sounds like you never paid much in taxes to begin with. So much complaining about nothing!

Only you would basically post your W2 form on VJ to prove a point, although now it makes sense why you couldn't afford a cleaner

And you shouldn't. It's a sarcastic cry for attention because he's upset. Enjoy it for what it is.

Hm, no, don't see any deductions for crazy egomaniacs. Maybe it'll be on the next one.

And everyone said the Democrats would meltdown with a Romney win. I don't think we could have provided anything this hilarious.

It's like a child throwing a temper tantrum. I can't look away.