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Rob C

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    Rob C reacted to Avery Cates in WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH TSC?????   
    Reality check: 3 months for NoA 2 is fast, and lucky. Expected time is 5-6 months last I looked.
    Some cases are different as well, maybe there's an RFE sent out, maybe it came to TSC in a different load than others, (likely, as TSC doesn't usually process I-129Fs, but has taken on backlogs in recent months to get that cleared.
    It's plenty fair, and if you're getting this worked up over 3 months, I have bad news for you for the rest of your journey.
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    Rob C reacted to Nich-Nick in How long from "Issued" to with DX??!!   
    DX is onsite because they have a desk in the lobby for taking payments. The visa could be handed over today or Monday with usually a delivery the next day. If you live in some remote area it might not be overnight with DX. Their truck broke down on our delivery day so he just quit deliveries in the morning, but did not notify it wouldn't come. Aarrrgh! Best case Monday. Worst case Wednesday if I was betting, but never any guarantees.
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    Rob C reacted to Hypnos in Conversation with USCIS yesterday about VSC   
    Tier 1 USCIS representatives are contractors reading from a script. They know nothing that is not publicly available on www.uscis.gov
    You can learn more by reading tea leaves than speaking with them.
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    Rob C reacted to Lynkali in second thoughts...   
    There are days in this multi-year process where even the best of partners will get cold feet, worry, have second thoughts, and be scared. This is A SCARY THING for anyone, to pick up and leave their entire life behind, trusting blindly in the future and the love of a partner who is half a world away. It's terrifying and it requires intense patience and trust and sometimes just blind faith. I don't begrudge or think ill of anyone who starts to doubt -- I think it's entirely normal, sane, and human.
    However, there are also many more days -- the majority, I am sure -- where we cannot imagine life without our partner, where we are willing to fight and struggle and undertake massive effort to be with our loved one. Where we consider all the good things, the joys and the future together, and all of the effort seems minuscule compared to the payoff.
    Unlike some of the responders here, I don't think you need to call it off at all, nor even to worry overmuch. I do think you need to communicate better, and find ways of staying intimate, supportive, and laughing with each other about the absurdities of this horrendous process. I know that there have been times -- months even, before we actually filed and were trying to decide how it all was going to work -- where we both felt it was hopeless, that we'd never make it, that the obstacles were too great. You in particular have been hit with extra delays, and I hope you can find faith and humor in each other, to survive.
    My best suggestion is: either visit if you can (the absolute best option, but depending on timing and money, not always possible), or find some new way of maintaining humor and intimacy. Start a new videogame together, make a playlist for each other, document your journey to be together, start any project together that you can share and enjoy again. Let him recapture the joy and love he feels when he's in your presence, and those cold feet will warm right up!
    I'd also remind him (as I do with my fiance) that he will not be "trapped" here if things do not work out as you plan. If he leaves before you're married, he goes home, no problem. If you divorce after AOS but before ROC, also no problem: he can remove conditions on his own based on your bonafide intent when you married, or he can return home. His choice, he is free and there are no ill repercussions, apart from the money.
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    Rob C got a reaction from Nich-Nick in Notarized ? Fees ?   
    This post has just saved my hair from falling out! Nich-Nick.....You truly are a god!!!!!
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    Rob C reacted to Nich-Nick in OMG...case frozen since January, another RFE.   
    1. The OP Tina came from the United Kingdom, a visa waiver country. She has NO visa. Visa waiver means a visa is not required to visit the US.
    2. She married a US citizen and indeed can adjust status based on her marriage. If she planned this in advance as a way to get around immigration procedures, then it is considered fraud to enter the US as a tourist with the intent to immigrate. But at interview, the intent question rarely comes up. Visa waiver people who married US citizens get greencards all the time. If her case goes badly and is denied because she does not provide the correct documentation, then she has no appeal options. That is part of the visa waiver agreement.
    3. The green form you speak of is not an I-94. The I-94 is white and was issued to those traveling on a visa. Visa waiver persons used to receive a form I-94W which was green. Those have not been given out on airplanes for about two years now. Tina did not get an I-94W because the entry system is paperless now. She registered with ESTA ( Electronic System for Travel Authorization) before travel. The white I-94 is supposed to be phased out by this week for all air and sea entries. It too is changing to paperless.
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    Rob C reacted to Greg n Veronica in SEPTEMBER FILER - NOA2!!!!!   
    We are very happy for the both of you and would like to wish you all the best with the next part of the process.
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    Rob C reacted to mp&mp in SEPTEMBER FILER - NOA2!!!!!   
    Congrats! Even though Cali is approving all of 2012 ppl just needs to relax.....
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    Rob C reacted to allyinchicago in SEPTEMBER FILER - NOA2!!!!!   
    how long after you contacted congressmab did you get noa2? I'm still waiting, almost 9 months
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    Rob C reacted to Punit and Dhruvi in SEPTEMBER FILER - NOA2!!!!!   
    Congratulations.
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    Rob C reacted to cazzers in SEPTEMBER FILER - NOA2!!!!!   
    Congrats!!!! :dance: :dance:
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    Rob C reacted to Anna Grant in Relax   
    OP - I filed 5 weeks after you and I don't have my NOA2 yet - let alone be anywhere close to having my interview. You were lucky - most of the people who filed a month after you are not so lucky.
    I can't paint bedrooms as I sold my flat in anticipation of moving to the US. I now live in a single bedroom in a flat I share with 3 other people. I have always had my own home and now I have to share a bathroom, toilet and kitchen with 3 other people. We din't have a garden, so no gardening for me. I just live for the times when I can get into the US and spend time with my fiance.
    I knew and accepted in would be a long ride but this is one hell of a longer ride than I was expecting!
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    Rob C got a reaction from Kathryn41 in Is Csc even open?.....   
    Will you stop this please? It's going from supportive and informative, to childish.
    Thank you to everyone who has posted.
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