VincentW

A derivative child of a nonimmigrant fiancé(e) visa holder under section 101(a)(15)(K)(iii)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(K)(iii) (2006), is not
ineligible for adjustment of status simply by virtue of having turned 21 after admission to the
United States on a K-2 nonimmigrant visa.
http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2014/07/25/3719.pdf

What she said ^^

You must enter the US on your K-2 visa before your 21st birthday if you wish retain eligibility for a green card through your K-1 parent..
Per Matter of Le, it doesn't matter if you turn 21 after PoE even if you haven't yet filed for AoS.

Awesome!
And I am so sorry about the assault. I guess there are ####### everywhere!
Now, for a smooth rest of the process: :timeline:

OMG I'm so sorry to hear you were assaulted - that sux!
However, congrats on finally getting the NOA2!~ Hoping it happens for everyone else still waiting

Yes we all pray for you, br9k, VincentW and all rest September filers who are still waiting.

Well, we were told our case was with an adjudicator. A month later we were still waiting and wondered if our adjudicator had died. I'd love to pretend we were concerned about a fellow human, but I was more worried about our petition.

To the intern?
More like a caseworker on a maternity leave.

I was approved today! Thank you for your kindness, support and good wishes. I hope this sets the tone for the rest of the week. I want to see ALL September filers approved. You guys have waited too long. You deserve to be able to move on with your lives and plans.

Hey Sandra, yes you are correct. My petition is at the embassy in Moscow. But I kinda feel badly for discussing the subject when there are still those of you who are continuing to wait, even far beyond the amount of time I waited. So I'll make it short; our son David is now an American just the same as any other US citizen. The CRBA on May 7th went well. We are waiting for his US passport to arrive, it should be here by Thursday. Once we have that we can get his Russian International Passport, which will require another two week wait (I paid a ~$300 expedite fee to get the two weeks, otherwise it would have been much longer). With both of those in-hand, David is legal to both depart Russia and enter the USA. I've completed the DS-160, paid the fee and tried to schedule the interview for Elena. But the website stated that they needed to review everything before we can schedule that appointment, so for now we wait. In the end, yes, there is a very real chance that we'll be able to go home together. And *that* is what I fought for so arduously these past few months. So we'll see. Meantime I am staying very busy with general dad duties; I go through various stages of tired, never really sleep enough. The tradeoff for being so tired all of the time is that I'm getting to do way-crazy cool things like teach him about the Roadrunner and Wylie Coyote ... yes I realize that it's absurdly soon for that kind of thing, but why not enjoy it, right?
Ok enough. This was supposed to be short! Again, I'll be around rooting and praying for all of you fellow September filers who have endured so much via such a long wait! You've definitely had it rough! Once everyone is in the US and settled, we all oughta have a meetup somewhere to celebrate the LONG journey!

GUYS IM HAVING A HEART ATTACK OMFG I CANT EVEN I CANT DEAL OMFFGGGGGG I GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!

When I read Elprofe and saw that he was approved after his RFE,I ran and went check our status my goshhhhh I can't believe it;this is what I read:
YOUR CASE WAS APPROVED ON MAY 6.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM MORE THAN HAPPy.
I forget to say that our RFE was issued on April 9,
We send the rfe on April21 and uscis received it on April 24.
thanks to everyone for your help.I am greatful.
I wish the best for all who are still waiting.

Thank you Lee for your response, to which I completely agree. I refrain from replying to some posts precisely because of that. The fact that I've never been in that kind of relationship may make my responses seem a bit patronizing which is obviously never the intention, so I apologize if it may seem that way. Every now and then I speak with my mom to see how she and her fiance are holding up, and it also has been extremely hard on them. It's always good to recognize another perspective- most people have an established life in their country of origin and to leave that behind for love and companionship is so admirable and exemplary it's hard to fit it into words!
I just received an email saying that my spot at University of Florida has been cancelled because I wasn't able to pay the enrollment fee. While of course that was a bummer, I don't feel as sad as I thought I would. The fact that I've been granted the chance at a better life in North America gives a feeling of happiness and frankly luck, that nothing can undermine. Maybe it's that thought that's been keeping me through, you know? But again,thank you for your input

Hi Vincent
It's Lee here. I'm the beneficiary, not the USC. I want to throw a slightly different perspective in here. Sometimes text doesn't read the way it's intended, so I hope this comes across the right way.
Your investment in this process is somewhat different to that of the majority of us on here, in that you are not the fiance(e) in this process. I also have a daughter, granted she is younger than you are, and her struggles with this process have been just as real, but very different to those of myself and my fiance.
Unlike you, I didn't have any plans or dreams to try and move to the US. The only goal and desire William and I have is to be together. This is not a means for me to emigrate to the USA. The emigration process is just a necessary step I have to go through so that William and I can be together. Had it been a better option for us, we would have picked a different country to live in, but we assessed our circumstances individually, and as a couple and as a family and living in the USA was the best of what we had to work with. This process is not difficult because we don't have patience. We do not have a problem waiting. Our problem is that we can't be together while we wait. The separation and complete absence of a timescale to work with, just so we can be together is what hurts so much.
I hope that didn't come across as diminishing the challenges you face or how hard this is for you too, but I wanted to highlight that our challenges are different and you may read some of the posts and think that they are a little 'dark' or over the top. But for us, this is about being with the person we love.

This, a billion times! It has never been my dream or preference to move to the US either, but to be with the love of my life it is the only practical option at present. I suffer because I have to make this huge disrupting move but cannot properly plan for it because of an archaic process that lacks any kind of checks and balances.

I'm so sorry to hear what happened, from what you said he's a very calm and easy-going person, but you shouldn't blame yourself for the whole situation. I honestly couldn't know what it's like to be in a serious relationship (the getting-married one!) but you two are above all partners, he's not alone in the whole process and neither are you. Though unfortunately I do have to agree with your last statement.
My words are similar for Dana-Kristen.
I got to say, this is probably one of the darker pages throughout this thread. It's great that you still have that mindset of enjoying the time you have left, but I think you're being a bit too hard on yourself. I believe that the others here who had their NOA2s issued should serve as beacons of light that our case is in the works, and hope hasn't forsaken us.
I'm also enjoying the little time I have in Brazil, and ironically my final months here have been my best. The thought of leaving behind my friends hurts me more than the thought of leaving behind my own family, believe it or not (I still can't understand that).
If I could leave one message to TSC, I would constrain myself to just say: You're doing us a service, NOT a favor. We pay you, and a lot for that matter.
For me, things are feeling different. Just a year ago, going to the US was a fantasy, but now every time I close my eyes it's like my eyes open in the US, as.. Trippy as that sounds. My soul and mind are there, but the hardest part, my body, is not.

I'm so sorry to hear what happened, from what you said he's a very calm and easy-going person, but you shouldn't blame yourself for the whole situation. I honestly couldn't know what it's like to be in a serious relationship (the getting-married one!) but you two are above all partners, he's not alone in the whole process and neither are you. Though unfortunately I do have to agree with your last statement.
My words are similar for Dana-Kristen.
I got to say, this is probably one of the darker pages throughout this thread. It's great that you still have that mindset of enjoying the time you have left, but I think you're being a bit too hard on yourself. I believe that the others here who had their NOA2s issued should serve as beacons of light that our case is in the works, and hope hasn't forsaken us.
I'm also enjoying the little time I have in Brazil, and ironically my final months here have been my best. The thought of leaving behind my friends hurts me more than the thought of leaving behind my own family, believe it or not (I still can't understand that).
If I could leave one message to TSC, I would constrain myself to just say: You're doing us a service, NOT a favor. We pay you, and a lot for that matter.
For me, things are feeling different. Just a year ago, going to the US was a fantasy, but now every time I close my eyes it's like my eyes open in the US, as.. Trippy as that sounds. My soul and mind are there, but the hardest part, my body, is not.

This made me seriously laugh. The sad truth is in all likelihood they aren't doing anything with your file but letting it collect dust.

We are also hoping this week will be our week. I would forget right away that we had waited 8 months

223 days. I really, really want to believe that this week is my week!
And yours!
And Mewbears!
And EVERYONE over 220 days at least! Please!

APPROVED

Hi Mewbear and Dana-Kristen,
Absolutely! I plan to hang around and support the remainder of the September filers until we're all approved. I hope that's ok; I don't wanna irk anyone by being present when the approval has already came through for me. Anyway I'm here to offer support and empathy, though many of you have surpassed my 221 days by now. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your respective loved ones during this ordeal!
Thank both of you for asking about Elena and David. I don't recall what I've posted regarding the matter, so forgive me if this is a repeat. Between diaper-changing and burping duties, amongst others I don't have time right now to go back and take a look. Anyway, both mom and son are doing well. There were no complications with the birth, for which I was quite grateful. I have the CRBA scheduled for next Thursday, as it was the first available. The tall pole in the tent remains the fiance visa. They held onto my petition for 9 days at the TSC prior to sending it to the NVC; and it's unclear just how long it will require during that pit stop enroute to the embassy in Moscow. Fortunately between the 2 weeks of paternity leave and the vacation time I've saved during the past couple of years, I will be able to stay here for a little while. Just not sure if it'll be enough time for us to return together as a family. I plan to ask the folk in the embassy if there's any possibility of an expedited interview date for Elena while we are there for the CRBA thing, though not holding out much hope for that. Anyway, we'll see. There's a chance of it all coming together, but not a great one. As wbeem and others have said, the TSC and USCIS are definitely not on the wedding invitation list, nor the Christmas card list nor anything else. LOL
For whatever reason, not many folk post pictures on VJ. I suspect it has something to do with privacy reasons or the like; perhaps they don't want to put anything out there that the USCIS could "use against them" or something along those lines. Or they just don't want the many thousands of people who frequent VJ to see their pictures. Be all of that as it may, I've posted a pic in the past and would like to offer a couple more. I don't want this to come across in any way "negative" or like I'm celebrating some type of victory now that I have my NOA2. In fact, it's kinda the opposite. There's a very good chance that I'll need to leave them behind due to the TSC delays; so please take that into consideration. But at the moment I am trying to not focus on all of that and just enjoy what time we have together. Being grateful for what we have and just doing the best to achieve the goal of good family life. That's where I (we) am (are) right now. That said, picture 1 is the new budding family as we left the hospital and picture 2 is dad and son once we were home. Perhaps these can give y'all some hope; and having said that, it almost seems a bit trite to think that it would have that effect. But oh well, that's the hope and reason I share this glimpse behind the VJ scenes into our lives. Now if the remainder of the process would just cooperate!
Y'all hang tough. I'm praying for you!

Exactly. That's exactly how I feel - and because you can't contact them like a normal agency and inquire. Like, say you know your bank or insurance company has dropped the ball on something - you can call them and inquire and have it looked at and rectified. But with this, all you can really do is stand by and wait and hope for the best while you try to get through one huge bout of anxiety after another.
I also agree about the "legitimacy". Sure, we can't judge, but it's really frustrating since we know just how legit our situations are. I mean, for crying out loud...Nick and I have been online friends for ten years!! TEN!! We met over 3 years ago in person and our families have gotten SO close. Anyone could vouch for us. But then, as you said, some potentially illegitimate situation is approved and you are left suffering. Again, I don't mean to say that my love is more sacred than others but...frustration speaks. What can you do?
Thanks for the support, Vincent.

227 today, absolutely certain today won't be any different. In two weeks we'll hit our 8 months waiting, but as TSC say it so nicely "it's a normal waiting time" therefore I won't even get mad. The whole thing has been draining in everyway, emotional, financially, energy all of it, and you can't even get a decent answer when you call them. Decided with SO to quit talking about the process because it brings too much pain and friction between us. I don't know why our case (and others for that matter) are being overlooked, and I'm past the point of caring now anyway. We know our application was correctly filed, we followed the VJ guide to the T, him being in the military makes his record easily accessible by the government, both never had problem with the law, not even a damn parking ticket. Nothing could be delaying our application but a lack of competence, hear I said it. I get that there is a backlog, but why no transfers then? Why not finish all the applications of a certain month before starting another one? I know I'm beating a dead horse, but I needed a big ole vent.. sorry peeps

I'm at a point where I sometimes look at that other case number I found just to see its "My Case was Approved" message.
That'd be funny if it weren't so sad.
Hahhaha, we're descending into a state of madness! Curse you TSC!
I have this odd urge to get a job there one day and show 'em how it's done. If only they had people working there who WENT through this process before- maybe then there'd be a drop of compassion.