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    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Haha, I've done that. Two nights ago, my dinner was a bag of chips :P

    I better be careful, otherwise I'm not going to fit into my wedding dress that I've already ordered! hehe. Thankfully, I'm usually an emotional "starver" rather than an emotional "eater"...

    Oh my gosh I hear you! I, unfortunately, have been known to be an emotional eater and now carry around a picture of me in my dress at my last fitting when she had to take it in...next and last fitting it in 12 days then I HAVE to stay that size or a wee bit smaller lol! I have nightmares about it not fitting! My PT stands beside me as i'm working out chanting "bikini...wedding dress...bikini...wedding dress!!!"

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Hi all,

    Just found this thread and want to share my little story.

    Me and my Fiancee met at work, I am a regular employee in a company here in Netherlands and he works in my firm as a US TAX consultant. We felt in love and got engaged this Feb, he asked me to move to US with him because his contract will end in Sep 2012 and he will return to the US. so I decided to quit my job and move to the US, 31st Aug will be my last day at work.

    We got NOA1 on March 7th, I didn't find this VJ site and I did not know it could take this long for USCIS to process our case. we foolishly thought it would take probably 3 month in total, but it actually is 3 month since NOA2. Now it just seems that I quit my job too early. It is another 3 month ahead even if my NOA2 is approved by Sep. Also I found out that it is not possible to work for the first 3 month since POE because of all the paperworks stuff. So I am looking at at least half year unemployment here..... :crying: I don't know how should I feel. My fiancee always comfort me and tell me i have nothing to worry, but i don't want to just sit at home and do nothing, work has been a great distraction so far,don't know how i should cope with it...

    Also I read it's so hard to find a job in the US right now, right now I can still make contacts with my firm in the US and ask them if there is any openings, but with my visa pending all this long, i couldn't promise when I can start, and they couldn't keep any jobs just for me. So frustrated... :(

    Hey! I was going to suggest the same as Gavin + Heather, not sure which one of them it is!! Find a hobby or something you can get into to distract you. I am in that position. From April to June I was doing some substitute teaching but then it was the holidays so I did not work for 6 weeks. School went back this week so I might get some work but i'm going to just see how things go. Work did help to distract me and take my mind off being apart from Jason and the waiting and I had to find some other way to fill that time. I work out at the gym 6 days a week, 3 with a trainer to keep me motivated. I am a bit obsessive about healthy eating but even sitting planning out meals and what to eat helps. I have also developed a bit of an obsession with jigsaw puzzles!!!!!

    One thing I read helped me...it said to try not and focus on what you can't effect/change but instead focus on setting/achieving goals that you CAN impact. For me...I can impact my health and fitness and work towards being in the best shape of my life to start the rest of my life :)

    Hang in there...you CAN do it and just keep remembering how much stronger your marriage will be after going thru all this time. Our relationships are basically built on trust and communication and strength thru trials which isn't a bad place to start! :yes:

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    I checked every 5 numbers from EAC1290487000 up to EAC1290488000 unless I hit one then checked every to get them all...as far as I know!

    EAC1290487523 - I-129's begin (received 2/24)

    EAC1290487526 - end

    EAC1290487673 - I-129's begin (received 2/24)

    EAC1290487677 - end

    EAC1290487733 - I-129's begin (received 2/24)

    EAC1290487735 - approved on 8/14

    EAC1290487744 - last I-129

    EAC1290487884…I-129's begin (received 2/24)

    EAC1290487895…approved on 8/14

    EAC1290487899…approved on 8/13

    EAC1290487905…I-129's end

    Hope that is right and helps!!!

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    We are approved!!!!!! Oh my the feeling!! I'm still shaking and crying tears of joy!!! So so so happy! I can't believe it! :dance:

    Did not expect that after going through all those numbers before today. (Actually it says Aug. 13 but e-mail coming tonight.)

    I just checked the e-mail one more time before going to sleep (it's 11.40 pm here) and there it was! Oh joy! Broke down crying! We put my e-mail and my fiances cell phone number,good thing since he actually got a new cell phone number a couple of weeks ago.

    I just hope every February filer will experience the same thing ASAP, I know the pain. (L)

    And congrats to my fellow jonnyjlee!!!

    WOW!!! Congratulations!!! I can't WAIT to experience that joy! I cry just thinking about finding out lol!!! Best wishes for the next stage :dance:

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Really trying not to let the lack of activity beat me down!

    My over-enthusiasm and optimism waaaaaaay back in April causing me to choose my dress has put me under pressure but also helping a little...supposed final fitting on the 28th and then I have the pressure to maintain/lose my figure!!!!! On a positive note, the amount of training I do is a great distraction :dance: When those Friday night cookie desires creep in...I focus on the fact I workout with my PT on a Saturday :bonk: It really helps me to think about staying healthy thru all this and being in the best shape of my life to begin my new life :yes: I did let the ice-cream tub win on Saturday night tho!!!

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    that is exactly how i feel i feel like i have to do everything at once . its like this noa2 is an anchor weighing me down not letting me move... and after it comes then that means we have to do everything at once...

    I'm the exact same too! It doesn't make sense that i'm procrastinating from doing one of the things I want to do most...my application for the K-1 but until the NOA2 comes thru there just seems no point! I'm trying to see it as two separate periods...a time to wait and a time to act and i'm thankful i'm a pressure worker!

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    ive been looking at the thread everyday. so i guess ill start posting too...

    hello everyone my names Ermina.

    Texas22 i hope you get yours soon and everyone else.. waiting sucks but you have to be patient for this visa process. and that is something my fiance doesnt have is patience ;/ but we can do this together!!!

    whos petition was recieved on the 24th of febuary??? anyone have receipt numbers that are around mine ? EAC1290487884

    Hi Ermina...my petition was also received on the 24th and my number ends 7902. My NOA1 date is 2/28...is that the same for you?

    Sarah :)

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    Although it's easy to think about how many months we've been waiting, I kinda found peace lately by thinking that it won't take more than a month now to get our NOA2.

    I know that I'll be with my Kim in October/November and that all waiting will be over. I really like that prospect: in 3 months from now, we'll be together for e ver!!

    Just finished the wedding registry the other day and my fiancee is gonna go view some houses this Friday. Also we've been lucky to have a very flexible venue that was willing to move our wedding to several other dates with a 30 days notice. Not getting married on October 6th is a bummer but the knowledge that we're way over half of the waiting time is really comforting. Also to think about all the blessings we've received from God last year... I think this goes for all of you. How big was the chance you met your soulmate? I mean, it's astronomically small!!!

    My fiancee came to the Netherlands to work in a Christian Youth Hostel where my brother used to be one of the managers. Every now and then I would visit him there, because of the nice atmosphere in that hostel. When Kim and I met, there were no big sparks but we started to hang out on a friendly basis. I was planning a trip to the States when she said: 'If you're in the States anyway, you should come visit me and I'll show you Virginia'. Little did she know that I took her invitation serious. A couple of days before I flew over to her I got an abbess in my throat which kinda purged my wallet and so I didn't have the money to fly over to DC but a friend of mine heard it and paid my ticket. The moment I arrived the sparks of love flew around us and we knew that we wanted to be together forever.

    If I think about how different this story could go! What if she never came to work in the Netherlands? What if I never visited my brother? What if she never jokingly invited me? What if my friend didn't pay for the ticket? Not to mention that the chances two people like each other at the same time is already a slim chance. I reckon all of you have similar love stories with slim chances of success, yet you are all engaged. Yes, I do believe God has something to do with our story. Even if you don't believe in God, finding our soulmate abroad is a spectacular miracle!

    I just feel this rest over me now. Like the end is neigh and all of us feb filers will come back to this forum to hear about our wedding process.

    You guys are still in our daily prayers and most of all we pray for a reduction of anxiety. I feel a special connection with all of you and I'm excited to see the first wedding photo posted!!

    Also, congrats for the approvals!!

    What an amazing story...thanks for sharing! It's very similar to my own so thought i'd share to encourage...

    I had been spending time in Knoxville working with various ministries on and off since 2009 thru friends I had made that had been to Scotland on missions teams. Summer 2011 I was helping at a cowboy youth ministry and Jason, who happened to be back in his home town of Knoxville for only a year, came to a volunteer meeting...he doesn't even like horses!!! It was literally love at first sight and that was a year ago TODAY!!! Two days later we went on our first date and the relationship progressed from there. He is no longer back home in Knoxville. If he hadn't returned home for that time we would never have met! If the church he went to during that time didn't know about the cowboy ministry we would not have met! God has a reason for ALL things and His timing is wonderful and now we trust it for the visa. There was a reason we did not meet until last year and there is a reason for the wait for the NOA2...however frustrating it is!

    WOW...what a difference a year makes! So thankful I met my soul mate a year ago today and can't wait to marry him and spend that lifetime together. We are all going to have so much appreciation for our spouses...possibly that couples who have been together thru their whole relationship could not experience. Our relationships are based on trust and communication and that's priceless!

    Here's to August being THE month for all us fab Feb filers!!

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Everyday I tried to encourage myself and my fiance that we are going to get NOA 2 soon, but every day is a disappointment for us, the only thing i can rely on the God now, this is not what i expected. There is a reason why God let us to wait, that's what i told myself, We will get it, maybe really 6-7 months

    It's great to hear you say that sherylwu993...Jason and I were just discussing that last night and remembering the clear ways in which God brought us together and has guided us along the path toward marriage and how He confirmed our engagement with Scripture. We could have met before we did but for some reason August 2nd was the right date to meet and we now have to trust that God will approve the petition on the right day also...He sees the BIG picture :)

    Any February 2012 filers?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Just contacted CSC and the agent was able to open a service request due to the case been outside the normal processing times, will be in touch within 15 days, LOL. But at least the system did allow the agent to open the service request, something that was not allowing them to do. My paperwork was form Feb 6

    What number did you contact to actually speak to someone? We called the central number today, our case is at VSC, but couldn't find an option that led us to a human!!

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