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I filed online April 5 and just got the interview notification scheduled for end of June. I'm in Los Angeles.

Thank you! I do not, I'm pretty sure I might have filed an I-751 in 2016 according to my timeline. It's been a while since I've even looked at my immigration papers!

Congratulation, it also feels good when it comes that quick!
Do you have also a pending I751?

Super quick!!! Congrats! 
I think issue with Chicago. its taking toooo long

I filed online April 5 and just got the interview notification scheduled for end of June. I'm in Los Angeles.

If you want a marriage certificate fast, fly out to Las Vegas, I'll pick you up at the airport, we will get your license, I'll marry you in the car on the way to the clerk's office, we will register the marriage, you get your certificate then and there, and I'll have you back at the airport in less than 4 hours.  All for no charge for VJ members!!!! 

I live in Los Angeles County and got my marriage cert back in 2 weeks after  we were married. 
 

Hi, I'm so sorry to hear that you had to go through such a tough time. I know your posting is old but I just saw it and I would like to ask you what was the outcome. How was your experience going back home? The reason I'm asking you is because I'm going through the same feeling of going back, even though I've been living in the U.S for 15 yrs now. I understand the situation you went through completely because I feel the same way since my day 1 in this country. I miss my family to the point that every day that passes I see it like another day wasted, another day I don't get to enjoy  them and I'm here in this cold and depressing weather. Even after all this time, I don't have any sense of belonging and I feel like I don't fit anywhere. I stayed all this time because, supposedly, you get used to this overtime but my experience has been different, it's like the other way around. I cry everyday, and thank God for technology, because I can call my mom every day and stay in touch with my sisters and nieces and nephews but it's not the same. I feel empty inside. I hope you can see this because I would like to know how did it go for you, how did you like the move and how you feel? If it was the right decision for you. I hope it worked out. Thank you and I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Divorce and move on with your life.....

I think it takes a lot of courage to make a decision like that when you’re well on the way and everything is rolling. (It sounds similar to someone I know who regretted their wedding but everything had been planned etc and they felt they had to go along with it....) most people here know emigration is not easy and what works for some doesn’t work for others. We’ve never regretted moving and I know others like us, but I also know people who after years in the US have still never felt like it’s “home”, and not for lack of trying. Good luck to the OP and I’m sure VJ will still be here if you do decide to go after all some years down the line  

Send them home. You can't make them happy. I think your wife had a vision of celebrity lifestyle and you never could give that to her. You can only make you happy because If you try to make anyone else happy, you will lose yourself.

It is actually normal and happens to most of us. In case the package would be inspected by someone they can easily see it only contains documents and therefore doesn't need to be opened. So it's actually a smart thing they do.

Big thumbs up on the loving way you put this.  So many leave harsh comments on here.  The OP seems to have a sweet soul and wants to help.  Something so rare in this day and age.  Bless you for being encouraging @NuestraUnion.

Nothing wrong with being unaware of related to immigration. The average American has no need for learning the immigration process.
 
Unfortunately, being a superb soccer player isn't a requirement for maintaining a visa unless it is a P1 visa. Find out as much as you can on what happened and keep us updated. We can provide you with help on options and/or next steps.

Congratulations!

You really need to use punctuation. I can't understand a thing you're saying because it's just one long run on sentence.

Hoping to see a lot of March 2016 approvals this week! Good luck, everybody!

It does get worse. But it should plateau. Like I check my status on USCIS.gov once per day but I don't expect to see any changes. I don't obsess over the process. I keep myself very busy going to gym 3-5 times per week & playing video games. This allows time to fly without me paying attention to it. My Fiancee in Germany also keeps herself super busy. My trip to Germany in July also is a good diversion for us both.
My recommendation to everyone at TSC is not to be patient, because that's what everyone on here says & I don't think you can just learn to be patient. But you can learn not to obsess over the process & keep yourself busy. Tie up loose ends in your life, especially financial ones. Both the USC & beneficiary should save money. It's money you can no doubt use when you're finally united.

Not dissimilar to our story.
We met in 1991 but it was not the right time in either of our lives to start a relationship with each other.
We re-met via Facebook late in 2011. He asked me to marry him just six days later and I flew out to spend 2 weeks with him around six months later. He got down on one knee with a ring in the Chicago O'Hare airport parking lot on that visit. My best friend tried to persuade me not to go - she said 'How well do you really know this man?'. Many of my work colleagues thought I was 'insane' to take this 'risk'.
We have had plenty of challenges in the last two years - some to do with immigration and some to do with the strangeness of conducting a relationship across 4000 miles. And we now have further challenges as my now husband battles bladder cancer. But I have never, ever regretted saying 'yes' to his proposal. He is 65 and I am 51 - and I can't believe how happy we are in our relationship. It goes from strength to strength.
You may not be physically together but communication technology nowadays mean that you can almost feel like you are physically together.
To the OP - or just now to her fiance who is still in this thread. I wish you the very best in your live together. I am sure that you will make this work somehow and you will be together whatever it takes.

God bless you dwheels76!!!
You took the words right outta my mouth.
Every VJ members has gone to hell and back to be with the one they love and have gone through the stress and hardship of immigration to be together. I would imagine a fair amount of VJ members formed a relationship and solid deep feelings with their significant others online before ever actually meeting.
I admit... I DID know my husband as a child... but he moved to America when I was 13 and I never heard from him again until I was 34. So in essence we were strangers. However we were engaged and in love before I flew to America to see him for the "first" time. Prior to flying out, I was ostracized by my co-workers, bullied and was referred to being "insane" on numerous occasions just because we had not met in person. I went home many times from work in tears. But I never doubted our love which is why, I guess, that particular post insulted me deeply. We have been in a relationship 3 years now, and recently celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary. Nothing insane with that.
That's my speech over with too!... also lunch time........

I agree that since they already filed, it is just a matter of waiting to find out what happens. Also, I can see how their situation might be confusing.
I want to try to explain what living with a chronic condition means. It is like a fragile balancing act. Any little thing can tip the balance and create a major devastation. You can, for example, get an infection in the area where the tubes go into your body. This infection could go right to your organs and you would suddenly need to be hospitalized. It might be that you catch something, like pneumonia, and very quickly your situation becomes dire. If you are traveling, perhaps you will suddenly require emergency services which can be very costly and dramatic. My dad once had to be air lifted from Mackinaw Island by helicopter.
This doesn't mean that these people don't try to live a normal life, and that my Dad didn't work, they didn't travel, etc. Coping must take place.
However, since you don't know what could happen, and the risks are so much greater than a healthy person, you want to maintain as much stability in your life as possible. You also tend to put on a brave face, because other people, quite frankly, can't handle your situation as you must handle it. You also may feel isolated because others don't understand the fragility of your life. Thus, it might be incomprehensible to the outsider how you could both function on a daily basis and appear normal, because no one wants pity, while at the same time be dealing with numerous issues and a complicated regimen outside the observer's awareness.
The point is that things aren't always as they appear and for the OP to be able to explain fully their situation in some postings in an online forum to a bunch of strangers in a way that is acceptable to all readers is a bit presumptuous. Reminds me of my high schools students who think that I am available all the time to grade their work the minute they submit it. How impudent they become when I don't satisfy their immediate desires.
Perhaps the consulate will take on this attitude with them, or perhaps based on the evidence they have submitted, they will have a bit more of an enlightened view. Who knows, but considering the challenges this person has faced in his life, I would say that he has a lot more experience dealing with obstructions than a lot of people and will deal with things accordingly. He doesn't need to be lectured to.

No advice for the OP at this time, but I would say the thread makes for very an interesting read.
It exposes how confused the know-so-much in here are!

I just have to say that I'm pretty disappointed with the way this thread has progressed. The first several pages the OP had to repeatedly explain her situation because of the failure of people to read and comprehend what she was plainly saying. Then the Petitioner steps in to clear up confusion and is blasted because he isn't deemed sick enough.
We have all heard how difficult the waiver is to be granted, but if there was ever a case for it, it would be for this couple. The beneficiary has applied and been denied travel to the US twice. The petitioner cannot reasonably travel outside of the US for health reasons that have been documented and verified by his doctors.
To the couple, you both seem like intelligent people that are aware of the challenges you are sure to face in your situation. I do hope that despite the responses you have received on this thread, that you will provide an update for us on your visa journey. I wish you both the very best, and I hope that your waiver is approved.

He is NOT on dialysis 24 hours a day. READ the OP. 12 Hours a day, 7 days a week. If you would like to help, try paying attention to what is being said.
Our opinion on the man's medical issues or personal issues, undisclosed, are not a part of the OP's question. AND none of our business.

NYC2014 is either a conspiracy theorist with a tinfoil hat firmly in place, or simply a troll. A troll who refuses to fill out his/her timeline.
I think now would be a good time for a mod to come close this completely pointless thread.