Mewbear

He has a 10 year card, there is no need to prove anything. davidb1980, just remember to renew it before expiration.
Also, I just want to say that for some, citizenship is a disavantage. Don't assume it is the best solution for everyone.

Hey, so I think you make some valid points! But there is only a shadow of truth to some of it......
I won't reply line-by-line, because some of what you say is dead-on.
BUT,
1. Army veterans do not think they are heroes. The american public thinks they are heroes, and they are right. We are one of the only few countries in the world who are willing to die in another country to fight for someone else's rights
2. Leads to the next topic of free speech. I fought for my country ( ex -paratrooper ), so that you can talk as beligerantly as you like.... So no, I will not say negative things about you just because you want to say something negative about us....HOWEVER, I think it's important you realize why....
3. Why we are the greatest country on Earth? Because even though we have a lot of problems in this country. We believe in accountability... We believe in equal rights for all.... and we believe in dying for it so that everyone can have that.
4. That is very far from "not caring at all"
5. I think it's important to understand why Americans feel the way they do. Yes, we do have a lot of welfare problems. But, we also have alot of compassionate, intelligent people also.
-Nurse
-Ex 82nd Airborne Infanty

I have to disagree, I'm a military veteran and I'm far from being a hero.
Hero is a word that is used far too often.
I served my country, I was (and still am) willing to die for my country, I've saved lives. I was never a hero, I was a soldier and for me, that is enough to feel pride.
A hero is someone who when given the choice to keep going or hang back and, when they know they are likely to be killed, they choose to go for it. They are heroes.
A British Royal Marine purposefully rolled over on to a grenade to protect the other members of his patrol, hoping that his body armour would absorb most of the blast. Hero.
An armoured vehicle driver who after his vehicle had been hit by an RPG and he was seriously wounded drove his damaged vehicle back in to the firefight to provide cover so the rest of the wounded could be evacuated. Hero.
Any bomb disposal specialist, walking alone towards a bomb that could go off at any time. Super freaking Hero!
Private Joe Nobody who works in supplies. Not a hero.

Your Canadianness is showing with the please

Uh Oh started it again huh.
Well I could say some of those same things about plenty of other countries around the world. You are generalizing, stereotyping, and lumping every Amercian into the same category. You are very wrong. I know plenty of hardworking, dedicated, never been on government assistance, caring individuals that fight everyday for what they believe in. Government assistance was put in place to help those in need, there may be abusers to the system, but the benefits outway the bad.
As far as #6, yes we are patriotic and anyone who chooses to put their safety and life in jeopardy to fight for others is a hero all day in my book.
So here are your options:
1. Leave and go back to your country if you don't like it here.
2. Do something about it. Instead of making these whining posts go out and do something actively to improve the situation
Peace

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!! Rich randomly checked the USCIS case track app and he yelled like crazy.. I'm trying to temperate myself for those still waiting but my god it feels awesome to see "approved" instead of "received"

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!! Rich randomly checked the USCIS case track app and he yelled like crazy.. I'm trying to temperate myself for those still waiting but my god it feels awesome to see "approved" instead of "received"

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!! Rich randomly checked the USCIS case track app and he yelled like crazy.. I'm trying to temperate myself for those still waiting but my god it feels awesome to see "approved" instead of "received"

If you don't know what to do when you get to the U.S. you should look into being a cheerleader

If you don't know what to do when you get to the U.S. you should look into being a cheerleader

Yay twinsies

Crossing fingers again tonight for Mewbear, patiandjoe, Mag&Chef and any others who are still waiting!

Wowza some people are messy. A very non-sarcastic "good luck" to her fiancé....

You seem really unstable.
Anyway, congratulations, good for you. Glad your fiance decided to tell you.

Lol.
My "Good luck" might have been said with a hint of sarcasm.

Why not finishing the K1 process? If you got your NOA2 in March you and him are only a few more months away from being approved. Getting married now and starting a spousal visa would mean starting all over again. Seeing how he reacted under pressure, I don't know if he'd take another year apart very well.

Why not finishing the K1 process? If you got your NOA2 in March you and him are only a few more months away from being approved. Getting married now and starting a spousal visa would mean starting all over again. Seeing how he reacted under pressure, I don't know if he'd take another year apart very well.

Canadians are allowed to visit the US for up to six months without a visitor visa. They are our special friends.

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

Amazing news! I really hope you, Elena and David will be able to fly back together! I'm assuming David is a dual-citizen now? (you said American but later talked about both passports so I was just wondering). Rich and I want to go fo dual-citizenship for our future kids, so I've been looking a lot into it.
Great job on showing your son the finest in this world! I can't wait to raise my children to old school Looney Tunes and Peter Rabbit
Also thank you for still sticking around as you said you would! I can't talk for everybody, but it's really awesome to see that not every VJer are dropping the thread like a hot potato as soon as they get approved
Enjoy the daddyhood! They grow up too fast

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!

On the basis that this has turned into a bicker fight, this thread will most likely be locked soon.
It is completely unneeded to belittle the OP on circumstances no one knows about.
Her business of why she had to go home must have been severe enough to leave that very day and what's done is done now.
She does not need to disclose the reason no matter how curious we all are because like it's been said already we are nosy people!
OP- I'm sure you had legitimate reasons and didn't take the decision lightly. But you have put yourself in a pickle and from the looks of it will have to start over with a Cr1 visa.
Unfortunately this means at least a year until you are with your loved one again.
I hope whatever it was does not add to your stress and I wish you the very best with the rest of your journey.
I can't help much and you've been given all the information you need already.
I just couldn't read anymore of the unneeded comments without saying something.

Stop beating the OP up, she feels bad enough without you rubbing salt on the wound. Seriously you have posted at least 3 times about how stupid you think she is. You have no idea what her circumstances were, or why she had to leave so quickly. Obviously if she could have done it differently she would. Enough drama.

Isn't it great for you that you made your research for every single case that could happen, but guess what? Not everybody is you and everybody could make irresponsible mistake which Im sure you have made some in your life. The point that Im trying to make here is that you blaming her for what she did doesn't help. You don't know her situation at that moment. Besides saying that its irresponsible to get out of the country, if you have read her previous comment she said that if she didnt go she couldve regretted that decision the rest of her life. Now if she has done that, thats irresponsible. Now her leaving the country is not the end of the world not to her and not to you either. The only thing she has to do is start again from scratch.
So if you could soften a little bit your words toward her and stop blaming her for a situation you don't have a clue about, that might make her feel a little better. She also said she heard her situation at 4:30 pm and she left at 10 pm same day. Going to USCIS for an emergency AP is not possible depending on where she lives. Most offices close at 5.

I pray for you Mewbear. I hope you get approved soon (and everybody else waiting as well).