DutchmansLady

From your lips to gods ears !!
i really hope that they are speeding up at NVC , and return to their original time frame of 2 to 4 weeks.
Praying for all VJ's to be reunited with their loved ones before X-mas

Alright.... 10 more days until my 30th business day since IV package scan date. Time has actually been flying by for some reason right now, so the next 10 days should be no different. Will be receiving good news soon!
P.S. I'm trying out this whole positivity thing. I've decided that I can either be sad and worry.... or I can just put a fake smile on my face and try to forget about all this nonsense... and either way, it's going to take a long time. So I am choosing the fake smile for now!
P.P.S. I'm also choosing to pretend that the 60 day letter thing never happened. Ignorance is bliss!

This discrepancy between service center wait times has just caused arguments and bitterness between VJ members. Everyone's idea of a long wait isn't the same - Heck, it's barely been 1 month since our NOA1 and it feels like forever. Everyone's circumstances are different - family issues, pregnancies, relationship troubles - that can cause a person's short wait to seem excruciatingly long.
Do I get annoyed when I see CSC folks being approved in 30-60 days? Sure I do, because it's unequal and that's the government's problem to fix - hopefully this is a step in the right direction. I am not against everyone getting to be with their loved one - but it really needs to be fair. It is not like those people who got TSC chose to go there - they were forced there based on the state they live in, and the way USCIS have divided the country it's HIGHLY imbalanced. A majority of the highly populated states go to TSC.
This process puts everyone on edge and I think instead of taking it out on our significant others, we take it out on each other because there's less risk of causing long-term 'problems'. Arguing over the wait time can destroy a relationship. I think many of us want solace and comfort, but then threads get comments from the "other" service center (be it TSC or CSC depending on the thread) and it's suddenly an all out war of who has been waiting the longest.
Hopefully USCIS are attempting to balance out the workload and they KEEP it that way going forward. They honestly need to rebalance the states - my fiance and I took the USCIS divided TSC/CSC and went by states population. There was a significant discrepancy, and they would do well to re-balance or open VSC back to process I-129F.
The reality is that this process is long, this process is rough and this process just plain sucks. We're only making it worse when we start getting at each other's throats even though none of us have control over where we are sent and all each of us cares about (ultimately) is getting our loved one here with us.
Good luck, hopefully TSC is getting on track

Ok I have a different perspective on this... and it will most probably be shot down but... isn't waiting just a part of the process? I mean our timelines are not waiting 5 years! The maximum wait for a K-1 is not even 8 months tsc or csc.. so what are we really huffing and puffing about? A few extra months to build a solid relationship? I'm not saying it's easy, there is not one single night I have went to bed not wishing my boyfriend or now fiance was in bed right next to me! But I have chosen to pursue a love that I think is worth the wait. He has chosen to love and propose to a woman that is from a different country and bring her to live in his and love her and protect her. How many people in this world feel that strongly about another person? Not many in my experience. So yes the wait sucks, and might difficult but in 5 or max 8 months when you wake up next to that man and never have to leave him will it really matter??? We've been through a whole lot in this part year and I could not be more grateful or ready to start our lives together.
Just a perspective from a happily engaged woman

everyone knows what anxiety is regardless of their wait time. the difference is how much sooner do you file compared to someone else. can we stop comparing wait times? everyone has a long excruciating wait. people who waited longer are way closer than people who filed recently so is their wait really that bad compared to someone else who knows they have months ahead compared to the person who is almost at the finish line? stop down playing people's wait. filing time does not determine the last time you saw your loved one . . . .

Ok, got it. So if your father sent in the I-864, he has to submit proof of his current income. So that would be a letter of employment or the most recent paystubs (you can send the most recent stub, if it has the YTD amount).
If you can send both, even better, but it really can be one or the other since some employers take time to give an employment letter.
He also has to send the full tax return or transcript for 2013. He has to include a copy of his w2 or 1099's as well to prove his income for last year. All of this I mentioned proves your father's income so that they won't require an I-864A for anyone else.
As for the the I-864 that he filled out, did he list everyone in the appropriate boxes?
Meaning in part 5 of the form, no. 1 should be "1" for your spouse, no 3 should be "1" for your mom, no 4 should be "2" for your siblings, no 5 should be "1" for you if he claimed you as a dependent in 2013 otherwise it should be blank, no 6 should be empty unless your father has sponsored others before, no 7 should be blank, and no 8 should be "6", or "5" if he didn't claim you in 2013.
Do you still have a copy of his I-864, was the household size in part 5, filled out how I explained?
As for your I-864, you would only list yourself and your wife in part 5, so only enter "1" in no. 1, yourself is already there, and leave all the others blank, no 8. should be "2". You have to write the letter explaining why you didn't file taxes, as I mentioned earlier.
Again, make sure that your dad's I-864 was filled out how I explained and that you submit the docs I mentioned otherwise they will continue to ask for an I-864A and/or ask for more evidence.
If your dad's I-864 wasn't filled out how I explained, then he would have to submit a new one. It would have been much easier if you had done the I-864 for yourself and the I-864A for your dad.
If you discover that your dad's I-864 was improperly filled out, then you could do an I-864 for yourself and the I-864A for your dad along with the required evidence.
If it was properly filled out then you would just need your I-864 and the other docs that I mentioned that you didn't submit (ie 2013 taxes, letter of employment/paystubs, letter of not filing taxes, etc).

Unfortunatly im from december 2013, wish they would stop the auto-expedite as of right nowwwww.
Its soooo unfair for all of us waiting to get approved , and maybe helps a little to push the backlog (were all of us are in) back

VISA APPROVED!!! We did it!!
My husband will be coming home with me after our anniversary/honeymoon! No more goodbyes, no more tears of sadness, no more hogging the bed!
SAYLIN, you are a rock star! Without your wiki, I know we would have been check listed! Thank you to everyone else for their support, laughs and ears for the last year, it's been quite a journey. My Oscar speech is on the September thread lol

I greatly appreciate that! I think being positive is a choice and even though life gets hard sometimes and you can't be positive 100% of the time, I think 99% of the time is something to shoot for.
Fernando and I thank you and here's hoping everyone gets what they want and deserve. Thank you sincerely.

Hard copy NOA2 in the snail mail today yay.

I'm sorry but are you people flippin serious!! Can't you bother yourself and just Google.
Glitch crashes global US passport, visa operations
For the love of God. Stop the Fox news conspiracy theory. Like they really care a damn computer crashed. Sorry but this is just BS ya'll spewing. I need a dang drink and crack pipe now. OMG really .
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/glitch-crashes-global-us-passport-visa-operations-24687832
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2703554/Glitch-crashes-global-US-passport-visa-operations.html

I have had the same question when I saw others getting approval with PD later than mine . Every case is different and I have no answers to that question . I try to be happy for everyone as they post approvals but last night I went to sleep feeling like I would not get an approval as quickly as some ,feeling discouraged ,worrying about getting an RFE etc .Todays I woke up to a my NOA2 and all the worrying and stress accomplished nothing but a bad nights sleep .It will happen for you too....I hate to tell people to be patient because I know how it feels when you see others getting approvals. Have a great day :-)

APPROVED !!! I got the approval email at 4:45 a.m. here in Holland

I have had the same question when I saw others getting approval with PD later than mine . Every case is different and I have no answers to that question . I try to be happy for everyone as they post approvals but last night I went to sleep feeling like I would not get an approval as quickly as some ,feeling discouraged ,worrying about getting an RFE etc .Todays I woke up to a my NOA2 and all the worrying and stress accomplished nothing but a bad nights sleep .It will happen for you too....I hate to tell people to be patient because I know how it feels when you see others getting approvals. Have a great day :-)

APPROVED !!! I got the approval email at 4:45 a.m. here in Holland

Some people here are frustrated as we all are with our waiting situation, but when it comes to criticizing the beautiful USA and our president as a "bad country", you might as well go live with your loved ones wherever they're from then if here is so bad. The current administration gets blamed for everything the previous one left messed up, and suddenly this country isn't worthy of us? Let's not be hypocritical and let's just keep patiently waiting for our turn as it will in fact get here. May God bless you all and the awesome US of A! Viva America!

Hello friends,
I did not find any forum for I130 petitions (F2A Category)that were routed to California service center from the month of may 2014 till now. So I thought to create one. I think there are many others like us who filed during this period. We all are waiting patiently to be united with our loved ones. Sometimes though we all get impatient. Join us here so we can share our stories. ?

I've got my congressman inquiring as to why they transferred my wife's son's application, but not my wife's. Surely his is entirely reliant on hers. The congressman is not amused.

ok...dumb question but ..how are the petition transferred...electronically or by truck lol.

3:
AOS (I-864): $88
IV (DS-260):$230
Green Card: $165
AOS and IV will be available during your time at the NVC. The Green Card fee becomes available after your visa is issued and should be paid before arriving in the US. You will also have to pay for the medical, which varies in cost by country.

A reputation point would be appreciated

Some Stats for NSC here on VJ.
According to Igor's List for filers with an NOA1 in February 2014:
There are a total of 42 of the I-130 petitions from VJ members who have completed their timelines.
4 have been approved (3 from the Phillippines and 1 unknown since I don't have access to view)
That is currently 9.5% approval rate of February Filers.
I'm going to keep tracking this approval rate to see if we can learn something about when they start working the Feb folks and as a general reminder to those who haven't, Please Complete Your Timeline with correct information.
Good luck everyone!

Hi everyone I'm new this thread and I was following January thread and saw NSC have approved PD Jan 17 people, lil excited they are moving fast now

Put your feelings to work: in the November midterms, remember which party put 500,000 illegal aliens in the front of the line at USCIS.

You want to find some way to maintain your relationship over the months - I also recommend finding a good routine you can do together - phone calls or Skype dates every week for example. For now as he has no computer or phone, how about writing letters or even postcards to each other each week?
We were apart for the whole first 16 months of our marriage because of the backlogs back in 2007/8 and it was very hard. Here are the things I wish I could go back and tell my 2007 self...
1. Stop comparing yourself to friends and family. Yes, it's not the usual path to take and you feel a bit different from your other married friends but it's going to be a distant memory one day and you'll be able to have the daily rows about the washing up and sock on the floor like the rest of them.
2. Save money. Save money. Save money. Get a second job or second form of income. Sell all your old stuff you don't want to take with you. Create the biggest nest egg you can to take with you. There are so many expenses associated with moving to a new place, it's a buffer if you don't get a job asap, and even if you don't need it for those things you can use it to take some trips and travel around the US with your new spouse and get to know your new home.
3. Declutter and sort through your stuff. Reduce to only the stuff you really want to take with you. Get rid of or preferably sell the things you don't need to take. This will save you both the financial effort but also the emotional effort of moving or storing your belongings.
4. Take advantage of all the things in your home country before you leave it, and tie up all loose ends. Great health benefits? Have all your medical needs, yearly physical, well woman tests, dental appointments etc taken care of while you can. Perform some housekeeping on all aspects of your life there. Double check all bank accounts, savings accounts, portfolios etc. Check everything is in the right name if you changed your married name. Close any accounts which are not really useful to you once you move (although it's nice to keep one open for future travel etc). Make copies or order copies of all essential documents - get really organised with binders to keep this stuff together. Consider leaving a copy of everything with someone you trust at home. (I left a binder like this with my parents)
5. Research your future home - make a list of all the things you want to accomplish in your first year there and then work out what you need to know etc to make those things happen. How to get your driver's licence, maps of the area, recommendations for doctors, dentists, hair salons, the job market etc.
6. Say long lovely goodbyes to friends and family - make sure you have everyone's contact details and you discuss good ways to stay in touch.
7. And did I mention saving money?