Amanda4964

Dropping in to say hello! We have been in the US for 2 weeks exactly and are slowly settling in. Living at my parents' house while we look for a house and jobs. We bought a car last week, so have transportation without borrowing my parents' vehicles. They have made us feel so welcome and we are very comfortable at their house. Still feels like a vacation. I have applied for a couple of jobs, but not stressing yet, just enjoying time with family and friends. Our kids started school this week and are settling in well. I don't want them to get too settled though because when we move to a new house they will have to change schools again. They are only little, so shouldn't be too traumatic for them.
I haven't been on here forever, so not sure who is still around. Was thrilled to read about Sharksbelow case complete and so excited for Soloenta's upcoming interview!
Take care everyone and hang in there if you are still waiting on CC, it will come and your dream will come true too.

Dropping in to say hello! We have been in the US for 2 weeks exactly and are slowly settling in. Living at my parents' house while we look for a house and jobs. We bought a car last week, so have transportation without borrowing my parents' vehicles. They have made us feel so welcome and we are very comfortable at their house. Still feels like a vacation. I have applied for a couple of jobs, but not stressing yet, just enjoying time with family and friends. Our kids started school this week and are settling in well. I don't want them to get too settled though because when we move to a new house they will have to change schools again. They are only little, so shouldn't be too traumatic for them.
I haven't been on here forever, so not sure who is still around. Was thrilled to read about Sharksbelow case complete and so excited for Soloenta's upcoming interview!
Take care everyone and hang in there if you are still waiting on CC, it will come and your dream will come true too.

Dropping in to say hello! We have been in the US for 2 weeks exactly and are slowly settling in. Living at my parents' house while we look for a house and jobs. We bought a car last week, so have transportation without borrowing my parents' vehicles. They have made us feel so welcome and we are very comfortable at their house. Still feels like a vacation. I have applied for a couple of jobs, but not stressing yet, just enjoying time with family and friends. Our kids started school this week and are settling in well. I don't want them to get too settled though because when we move to a new house they will have to change schools again. They are only little, so shouldn't be too traumatic for them.
I haven't been on here forever, so not sure who is still around. Was thrilled to read about Sharksbelow case complete and so excited for Soloenta's upcoming interview!
Take care everyone and hang in there if you are still waiting on CC, it will come and your dream will come true too.

I would say get them done at the medical. This will reduce the risk of getting unneccessary ones or not having them all done and having to go through it again at the medical anyway.

I pop in once in awhile to check in on you! We are finishing up selling our belongings (pain in the butt!) and fly to the US in just over 3 weeks!!!!!!! OMG only 10 work days left.
Can't wait to get there and see my family!!!!

That is wonderful news. You will be done with this nightmare and back together very soon!!!!

BEST NEWS EVER (since my own CC, lol)!!!!!!
I know my emoticons don't do yours justice Soloenta, but this is the best I can do!!!!!
I am thrilled, over the moon and so so happy for you my dear. You have waited so long and are so deserving to finally be nearly done with NVC. I hope you get a quick interview date and can be together again in early 2015.
You have made this site so….what's the word? Colourful? Not just your emoticons, but your sweet loving presence. Never change my dear!

I knew an hour ago but had to wait until I was sure case complete!

Yes, it took 16 months to get CC. We have spent the last 2 months selling our house, as we were not willing to risk selling too early and have nowhere to live or have to get locked into a rental contract.

Hi VJ friends, just checking in. We have finally booked our flights and our POE will be LAX on 22nd Jan. Now, we have 6 weeks to pack up and get ready to leave Australia.
Wishing you all the very best as you get through this lengthy process. I promise it will all be worth it and it will happen eventually. We started this journey 18 months ago thinking it would take 6 months, so there have been some difficult times as our life has been on hold. It all seems like a distant memory now that we can start the next chapter of our life.
Soloenta, this has to be your week!!! And Samreen, your good news must be coming too.

Hi VJ friends, just checking in. We have finally booked our flights and our POE will be LAX on 22nd Jan. Now, we have 6 weeks to pack up and get ready to leave Australia.
Wishing you all the very best as you get through this lengthy process. I promise it will all be worth it and it will happen eventually. We started this journey 18 months ago thinking it would take 6 months, so there have been some difficult times as our life has been on hold. It all seems like a distant memory now that we can start the next chapter of our life.
Soloenta, this has to be your week!!! And Samreen, your good news must be coming too.

Oh, those silly sausages! I hope they get back to you first thing tomorrow. And I hope your interview is ASAP. How exciting to know they have rescheduled it, so no matter when (2nd, 9th or 16th) you should be able to make it home for Christmas!

Hi friends,
Sorry I have not been around as much lately. So busy with trying to sell the house. After 3 weeks on the market we have received and accepted an offer! We are not officially sold until 9th December, as the buyer is getting an independent building/pest inspection and has to get their finance cleared, but they are pre-approved so we should be good! We got offered more than we had anticipated ($2500 more than any 3 bedroom house in our area has sold for in the past 3 years!), which is wonderful because now we can use the extra money to ship our belongings and put towards flights. We have asked for a settlement date of 21st Jan (flights get cheaper, almost ½ price mid Jan). So fingers crossed, if everything works out, we should have our POE about 22nd Jan!
I can’t believe I might actually be home in 8 weeks! And only 33 days of work left. Ha ha
I am sending all of my positive vibes to MSC for an earlier interview date, EOC for visa issue and Soloenta and SharksBelow for CC. Best of wishes to everyone else going through this process, no matter what stage you are at, I hope everyone gets through quickly!!!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm torn between them being idiots and doing this on purpose but I have seen this before. You'll see before you know it paid will turn to N/A mark my words. I say this week, just looked at my crystal ball. And dear heart I know it's not easy I struggle with it every day, I truely wish I could hold your hand and be there with you until you get the great news. Love you girl!
I agree, but to be honest I don't think they want to improve but to have reasons for delays. Their immigration reform is amnesty for illegals mine are as stated by you above. They will never change if they can avoid it, it's not their intention to help us through this nightmare but to help make I worse.
One of the reasons they put people on AP is what? To do further criminal activity checks on I would say most of them, really now a days they know how many times we have with agency's like Interpol etc. They do it because they can.
All I can do is pray and I will continue to do so until we are all out of here. I will keep you and your wife in my prayers in hope that you will soon be reunited much quicker than you ever hoped.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you were not rude at all and yes your feelings as as valid as everyone else's. We can't force the heart to not feel what it feels so no apologies at all. You misunderstood Amanda she didn't mean it the way you think. And I've known you long enough to know your heart, your an angel and I'll continue praying that this process end this week for you.

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! I am thankful it will be the last one apart from my loved ones in the USA.
My fingers are crossed for Sydney to get back to you ASAP with an earier interview date and get you and the kids (and the pups) home to your hubby in time for Christmas!

I was not saying your feelings are invalid, just trying to look at the bright side. Apologies if I was unclear.
I know you didn't ask for an expedite, but what a stroke of luck! I would have given anything to get through USCIS in 11 days versus 9 months. I am sure you have perspective and are thankful for your quick timeline and the fact you are with your spouse. I am just trying to shine a light on the positives, as I know I needed reminding when NVC got me down.
Just hang tight and you will have CC and an interview before you know it! All the best.

You'll be ok, just try to relax. Please look at the big picture, your timeline shows you have had a pretty good run. Took us 16 months to get through USCIS and NVC, so you got a huge break with the auto-expedite that was not available to us when we applied last year (both living overseas in Australia) and our case was as straightforward as you can get (been married 11 years, 3 kids, no prior marriages, no criminal history, enough assets to not need co-sponsor, etc).
I think you will get your CC this week, just please stay positive and remember it could be a lot worse.

Loved your review Austin, so descriptive. I will forever picture you doing waiting room yoga! And I nearly spat out my coffee when you wrote about how you wanted the new photos because the old ones made your skin look oily! First world problems! Ha hahahahah.
So happy for you and look forward to hearing about the beautiful home you will find in Seattle. xoxo

Hello my friend!!! I am well, how are you? Hope you are hanging in there. Can't be long now for you I hope!!!
Still in Australia, we are in the process of selling our house now, so fingers crossed someone buys it soon! We plan to stay until after Christmas and go once the house settles (probably end of Jan).
We will definitely be arriving before 15th March because that is when my husband has to enter for the visa! Seems weird that we waited so long and can't go right away. We just didn't want to sell the house until we had the visa in hand and end up homeless or have to rent. And we thought we might as well have one last Christmas here so the kids can finish the school year and we can have lots of going away parties. :joy:

Don't lose hope! Looking at the interview spreadsheet Australia usually has about 26-55 days from CC to interview, so I think you will still get a December interview. Australia only does them on Tuesdays, so even if you got the 23rd December, you could still make it for Christmas.
For some reason I have a feeling you will find out next week. In the past there were a few Australian interviews booked around the 10th/11th of the month. Although nobody know exactly how they do it at NVC, I still have hope you will get a December interview. Australia always seems to be one of the last countries to book interviews, so I don't think you have missed out just yet.

WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!! I knew there was a reason I needed to log in to VJ today. So happy for you to finally be headed out of this nightmare. :joy:

WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!! I knew there was a reason I needed to log in to VJ today. So happy for you to finally be headed out of this nightmare. :joy:

House goes on the market this week! Photographer is coming tomorrow and it should be online by the end of the week. We won’t have our first open house until 8th November. Hoping to sell before Christmas and be ready to move in Jan/Feb.
It is nice here in Australia now, so I am going to soak up the lovely Spring weather and hopefully be ready to move before the all of the 40 degree Celsius/100 degree Fahrenheit days hit. I know Oly/Seattle weather is rainy, but I miss all of the GREEN!!! Can’t wait to get back to the Pacific Northwest!

Yes, I am still here lurking, but find it so hard to keep up to date on all of the threads. I just scan through to keep an eye on my VJ family so I am ready to celebrate! I have the champagne chilling for Samreen and MSC this week! Let's go NVC!!!

I am crossing everything for you (even my eyes) in hopes you hear the magic words "case complete" when you call in the morning. Please email me as soon as you hear. Well, go ahead and let Andy know first.