DutchmansLady

Soloenta,
I am strong believer that everything happens for a reason (God has a purpose for everything, even if we don't understand it), and the reason you have not gotten your CC is becauce everyone in VJ needs your moral support. I am praying you get CC soon. You have a golden heart and inspire me to be trong, patient and "make lemonade" from all this tortureing process.
I hope for everyone VJ to get good news from NVC. !!!!

Amen Soloenta....I dont know how you pull out so much enthusiasm for others CC when you wait so long. You are an amazing person....I am happy for others too but you always bring the party to the celebration ((((hugs)))

Amen Soloenta....I dont know how you pull out so much enthusiasm for others CC when you wait so long. You are an amazing person....I am happy for others too but you always bring the party to the celebration ((((hugs)))

Maybe they pulled all the reps from the floor to give them a training so they alllllll give out the same correct information on the phones? Would be worth the aggravation of not getting through for an hour or so...one could only hope.

testing Me looking for the almighy N/A at CEAC lol ....now I am definately one of you !
Prayers for CC for all this week ...hang in there peeps !

I know that I did NOT leave it blank...I typed 0.00 and got check list because according to the first rep I spoke with putting anything even a 0 in the 13 a box means you have a tax return for that year.
I could not believe that so I called and spoke with a second rep who walked me through filling in each error or box because I was about to have a breakdown myself. You know my situation Soloenta and I cannot afford another checklist.We are are on borrowed time as it is.
I am praying that you get your CC soon as well...((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))
To anyone reading this...please dont get nervous over my experience with the reps or the reasons for my checklist....I dont want to add to your misery . NVC checklists just seem to happen at times for no good reason.

Dear sweet Soloenta...no guns...though I understand the feelings of utter despair and frustration . As we all know from experience that the responses you get can vary from NVC operator to operator . I asked her several times are you sure that this is how it is supposed to be done and she emphatically said yes. She walKed me through each correction that needed to be made .I am really learey of anything being said by anyone on the NVC phones. There does not seem to be any continuity except for the 60 day speel we all get .
I personally know of a couple that wrote NONE in the Tax spaces and just sent in the letter explaining why they did not have to file and they did NOT get checklist .
I think it all depends on who REVIEWS your papers and what they have been taught is acceptable. They are not allowed to make errors and maybe some are super afraid to let even the tiniest details go if they themselves are unsure if NONE is ok . I talked to one operator and he advised that the reason I got A check was because I wrote none in the part 6 13.a box which he said implies that I filed taxes thus the request for the 2013 return...uuuugghhhhh yes it is mind blowing. Who in the heck knows what to do if they all give different advice?
I am just as unsure of whether my AOS will make it through this time...this is the stuff that nightmares are made off.

I know the feeling...my nerves are shot and I am sick to my stomach all the time anymore. Today I was thinking how nice it would be to be asleep in a time capsule and awaken only for the CC email lol. But then again... I would miss out on the precious moments that happen in between all this hoopla .

UGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH another month.... 18 days post scan date for checklist of AOS I-864 stupid error in part 3 number 7 and part 6 13a . Please learn from my mistakes .... I called NVC and a very nice phone operator walked me through the errors and fixed them on the phone with me. The biggest and most confusing was IRS tax return section of part 6 13.a and what they want in those boxes if you did not file because you had NO income !
Do you write N/A ...NA..None,leave it blank or 0 ? I had written 0.00 ....wroooooong according to the NVC Queen or King of checklists . I also had previously sent in a letter explaining why I did not have to file those years taxes .I was told to write "None did not file no income" in each box in black ink.
God help me if I get another checklist.
December please be kind too my brothers and sisters here at VJ waiting on checklist reviews and CC......

I know what the Mona Lisa was smiling about.....she got a CASE COMPLETE
Sorry... too much coffee this morning and not enough sleep .
Here's too a lot less ranting for all of us this month and too CC for all !!!

the second to post. I wish all of you the best of luck in you journey, and to see many CC this week.
As to my deer friend Soloenta your CC is on the way very soon incha alah. here is a few words just for you,
As you. are.
Stronger than you know. More beautiful than you think. Worthier than you believe. More loved than you can ever imagine. Passionate about making a difference. Keep the faith.

Thanks for the laugh...I really really really really really........realllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy needed it today . We try to keep our heads up and be positive but some days you just hit a wall...I hit my wall today. Another year way from my homeland for the holidays....sucks.

Maybe they just wanted to be able to say what they felt in many different ways...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone that celebrates it ...
I hope that even though we are all going through this broken process called "legal immigration" we can each find something in our life's to be thankful for.
I am thankful that my husband is on the mend after a motorcycle accident this past Sunday and that he is alive to continue the process of immigrating. Never thought I would be thankful to still be in the process but I am. At least I still have a husband and the need to be at NVC with a checklist
Yes...for the 4th year in a row I am missing my American family,Turkey,Pumpkin pie and the whole shibang...I have next years Thanksgiving to look forward too.
I have a dear old friend that lost his wife last year to breast cancer at just 46 years young and has an empty chair at his table. God Bless every one of you.

It's times like this that make me remember my great grandma who came to this country by applying legally (a different sort of hell back then), then had to come here via a long boat journey to Ellis Island while pregnant and caring for the babies who had been orphaned when their mothers died of dysentery on the voyage. Her American husband was desperate get her here obviously, but even then they did it the right way. Now that I'm on this journey I see so much wrong with our immigration system just as much as I see wrong with systems elsewhere. America likes to pride ourselves on being better, when all we are doing is sinking to new lows. No one is serious about reforming or fixing anything. There's such ridiculous delays at service centers, mounds of paperwork and redundancy, a broken website, lack of information or assistance, the expense, and the pain of each and every one of us still waiting as we continue to be apart. And we're all trying to do it the right way.. if it can be called the right way. Where those that do it sneakily, those that do it from desperation (however sympathetic I am) get put to the front of the line and given a pat on the back. I'm not mad or outraged.. its past the time for that I'm sick at heart.

There was another email hacking at the Sate Department... maybe they aren't able to respond to our unclassified emails right now.

The U.S. State Department disabled its entire unclassified email system on Friday in the face of a cyberattack, a senior official said.
http://time.com/3588266/us-state-department-hacker-cyber-attack-email/

I had an interview today - APPROVED!
Sorry, I'm suck at posting a message on VJ using my mobile phone since I don't have my laptop computer with me in Montreal. :-( Boy, this site is not mobile friendly at all! :-(
I hope someone saw my Facebook message and let my friends know about the good news! Fingers crossed!

Ditto...we are waiting for some good news from you

Just checking the threads and saw that there is a mystery concerning my situation with the expedite refusal. Yal are both right Samreen and Solenta.
My mother is suffering from several illnesses and heart is failing . She has to take a drug that is actually toxic to the human body to keep her heart functioning . Her heart stops in her sleep and now during the day...her defibrillator is working over time to keep her alive .Shes had several strokes and can not speak now or walk unaided .As of yesterday she is now bedridden and her oxygen level will not stay up .She has drug induced Parkinson syndrome now because of the toxic Amiodarone medication.Her mind is going and she can pass at any time.
I have my own health concerns...heart and mobility related due to a botched knee replacement that resulted in Pulmonary Embolisms. I ended up in the hospital by myself stateside last June and had to come back to the Netherlands straight from the hospital to be with my husband.Ten hour flights are high risk for me and still I have done it .I used to carry emergency blood thinner shots with me on flights but cant get them here in Holland .
Why can I not qualify for expedite after I sent in documents proving my request??? I see people get expedite for less...I am happy for them but becoming bitter and scared to death my mom will pass before I get there. I want to spend some time with her while she still knows who I am
My dad has grand mal epilepsy and is nearly blind..yeah this was all in my request to expedite...no one cares.
Its hopeless to keep trying for expedite because they dont seem to care...so much stress every freaking day just trying to get through it all.
Sorry for the huge vent...

I'm coming late to this conversation, so this might've been covered already. It's the Consulate at the Netherlands that decided on your expedite request, not NVC. Since you're there now, you might want to work on them directly and see what you get. I could be wrong, but I think any USC has the right to request a consular appointment and raise whatever issue they want in person. During my interview, I witnessed several USC's discussing trivial matters with the embassy staff that could've been settled over the phone or via email.
My best wishes all around on both visa and health fronts.

​Sorry Soloenta....just trying to keep a sense of humor in this crazy making process.I created my own acronym...for my checklist...CCWC...sounded good since that is exactly what is happening .
Not a happy camper today as my mom is back in the hospital...the docs cant do any more for her and she has another blockage in her heart . They cant fix it because she wouldnt survive the operation. Her heart is is giving out and her pacemaker is kicking her several times a day because her heart stops. NVC refused my expedite in September...and I am not able to travel alone to be with my mom ... I am so done but trying to keep the faith. It is a cruel twist of reality to have a checklist when things are so desperate...what a joke.

OMG Soloenta ROFLMBOF...You are too cute...thank you for the proper welcome

Does anyone else find the guy who says "all of our representatives are busy with other callers...." Who always interrupts the other hold people really rude and annoying? He's louder than the others, and always seems to cut in while someone else is giving their speech. Seriously, they can't even manage to have a courteous hold message. I wish they just had music, every time I hear that they "know my time is valuable" I want to throw my phone. The first time I heard that, I laughed.

To all of you in his tortuous process. HOPE.

Toooooo funny thank you ...I was just kidding but I loooove my Welcome !