Jaime & Aisha

There's one word we of Norwegian descent have....UFFDAH!
That's a lot of chatty-kathys is one place..haha

Haha I love this!! We are the best group ???

sometimes I wish I would've gotten married and filed for the ICR visa instead I want to be with my fiance so bad.

"You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar" Moral: You make more friends by being nice than by being rude. I'm not saying, I'm just saying.
This is a quote from another member, @JGusliass of this forum (page 123)
"Called NVC tonight. Gave me the 35 day script answer, but I used my extra nice and cheerful voice (I can only imagine the number of impatient, demanding, and rude people they deal with) and asked if she could confirm that they have, in fact, received my file, which she confirmed that they have. So here's to hoping they enter the info and send it away to my beloved country, Nicaragua!
Let that be an encouragement to others who got their NOA2 around the time I got mine!"

You are welcome to complain, whine, cry, and generally vent as you wish....as well share the happy and joyous moments as well. I think that this what makes this website wonderful. Bringing us all together to share and not to be alone.
You are not alone.....

Really dont understand people who are frantic about noa dates of november 20th and above when people like me having been waiting longer..........

Ahhh, there is the difference. Practical (not having enough money) versus being a 'waste of money'. Two different concepts. Completely understood about the practical.
Perhaps because I have apparently (my guess) spent more time on this planet (another way of saying I'm older), I view time in a different way than most (younger people). I certainly do not have a lot of money, but I feel I have even less time. And so time becomes more valuable as it becomes obviously shorter; minus any unforeseen mishaps that may shorten one's timeline. As I am looking to start my first family (children) time becomes even more compressed, another story, back on topic. I've spent time, wasted it, not so long ago and so know that it is a commodity that can never be replaced And so I am more willing, and of course am able because she predicted (and somewhat inspired me) to get a job which does allow me more options than most. As money is simply a tool to get what one needs in life, I never view using money to be with the one person who has chosen to be with me as a waste.
Now if it were a choice between paying for books, or buying a plane ticket---of course books is what will enable a future life (much more available time) to be more enjoyable. Money is needed for that future house. A tough decision.
Now if the zombie apocalypse where to happen tomorrow, then I'm not sure the books would be so important....
Good fortune for you and yours....2016 will be a great year for each of us.

??? I am a bit confused about this. My apology, I am slow. How is seeing each other a complete waste of money? I'm sure that was a mis-statement.
Here is the advise from someone who is considered, even by this groups' standards, as a bit wacko, or at least touch in the head. If you have the chance to go, go. Don't worry about trying to time it with this silly process. It aint gonna happen. Any hoot, you are building the 'on-going relationship' proof, if you want to quantify it by $. It will save you $ in the long run because the K-1 will be approved that much easier.
I submitted my NOA1 and went before the NOA2 came. I'd just been there 3 months previous. Why? Because i missed her. And now I am ready to go back to attend the interview with her, and it won't be 3 months since I been there. And because she probably won't be seeing her family again for a year or two during the AOS period she's going to take 2 weeks after getting the visa to come--and I will go back to escort. Waste of $? In my opinion, no, it all part of this wonderous journey through the Visa-Shire we are all learning to call home---it still feels like walking on broken glass barefooted.

I kept a daily watch on all NOA1 on Nov 2 (152 petitions filed on that date). The VJ expected date to review was 4-7 Dec. By 7 Dec only 30% had been reviewed. By the 15th Igor's date of review had moved past Nov 2 even though by that date on 38% had been reviewed. It is now 30 Dec and there are now 60% reviewed from Nov 2.
Mine happened on 24 Dec--50 days.
Suggestion is to only use Igor's list and data as a reference, no more. No need to get bent over it. Just know that you have a 30% shot of being reviewed on the predicted date range.

I have a question!!! Can we schedule the embassy interview as soon as we get our NVC number or do we have ro wait until we recieva packet 3?

Tyler is now famous, or is it infamous......
You got a line standing outside your door.

No abisflores, because your consulate is in the Phillipines your wait time will be sooner than what Tyler predicted, but he did say his ball was cloudy. Hahaha

God has a hand in all we do. I really believe that.
I said I can't get word to her because the phone lines are cut. I sent a FB message to her cousin, who live a mile from her. And he just responded. He tells me phones are definitely cut by government for the time being. But he will let her know.
I never used FB before, and for whatever reason I set up the page just 2 days ago. And it becomes the means of communication.
Coincidence? I set up FB now, after all these years...
Hmmmm,

I was out for dinner and on the way home I thought man it's almost 9pm if Jaime doesn't have his NOA tonight how the heck am I going to repay him all that money he paid me. I spent it all on Christmas gifts for my girl...LOL.
Wow just WOW. I am so elated for you! UH what a relief not just for you and her but for US on this board...LOL...just kidding we love you!
Seriously I just had a feeling and looking at IGOR's list you HAVE to get approved THIS week and boy talk about cutting it to the wire.
So James1942 will you be calling NVC first thing on Monday?.. ..If you get Kelly like I did for the last 3 days in a row tell her I said Hi.
Hohohoho...Merry Christmas everybody!
EGAD! Jaime's Approved!

God has a hand in all we do. I really believe that.
I said I can't get word to her because the phone lines are cut. I sent a FB message to her cousin, who live a mile from her. And he just responded. He tells me phones are definitely cut by government for the time being. But he will let her know.
I never used FB before, and for whatever reason I set up the page just 2 days ago. And it becomes the means of communication.
Coincidence? I set up FB now, after all these years...
Hmmmm,

There was another NOA2 approved tonight. Case right next to mine. I hope it is Kehinde.
Thank you guys. I'm pretty sure I ain't sleeping tonight for a long time. I didn't realize I was holding so much in. Now to figure out how to tell her. I got some leads.

Just got my archived facebook message list of all the messages between my fiancé and myself from 2010 to present. 2500+ pages. I'm gonna overload that embassy official at the interview ha!

The sun will come out tomorrow.....

Always found it interesting how people from certain parts of the world can learn many languages with ease. I have to say I am jealous, what I wouldn't give to know 5 languages. I think that is one of the coolest things in the world. I am having a tough time learning Portuguese to communicate with my fiance (she does not speak any English yet). But I keep studying.
It would be very nice to tell them how much we appreciate them. Sad. Without that approval, I would probably never get to be with the one I love. So I will always be grateful to that person who reviewed my petition. They may think, "It is just apart of our job". But the effect they have on many lives is unimaginable.

Speaking in her own language will have no bearing on the approval. They are going to interview her 5-10 minutes tops. They just want to make sure you two are a couple and since you'll be there I know that question won't be asked. She will need to understand English for her naturalization down the road. She will need to write an English sentence and the test is in English.

You guys....all this banter about meeting online, chatting, etc makes me feel like an odd ball (I am, but that is besides the point). I'm obviously stuck in the pre-21st century (along with Gilligan, and using the phone versus text). No wonder the reviewer's taking so much time with my case they can't relate; we met in person (man sees girl, man meets girl--had to risk rejection), actually dated for several months (like in the old days), we met each other's friends, and talk on the phone (no skype, no Facebook, no social media). And we meet every 4 months....so strange in this modern day. Harder to document, so modern society don't like it.
Any who...
Since we have an unusual situation out of the norm. I'm going to ask the friends I still know in those places to write a letter attesting to our relationship, and get it stamped by the government -- like a notary. Since apparently a letter from a Catholic priest doesn't seem to carry much weight. Maybe that will help. See if her cousin can pen letters for her parents, they don't read/write, and get notarized as well.
I'm also in full planning for the marriage. Putting together invite list, venue (San Antonio Riverwalk), catering, honeymoon, etc. We already have the wedding dress, and rings. I'll have that printed up and ready for the interview.
Also got an idea from one of you guys, private message, to move her to Addis and get her in English immersion class ASAP to prep for the interview. That is a brilliant idea. Instead of me, and her cousin, trying to do all the teaching (hard to do since we're family), send her to school--or private tutor. Perhaps get 5-7 weeks of daily teaching in before the interview. That is now in the works.
The phones are down again....

Think positive. For what it's worth, I feel that you will hear something soon. I know, not soon enough
You mentioned K-3. I was looking to see if I could find any information about processing times for Ethiopia K-1' visas. Stumbled upon a link mentioning k-3 visa for Ethiopia.
http://www.kvisas.com/K3-Visa.shtml
This attorney claims that K-3's are no longer available in Ethiopia. This might be an outdated site.

Speedy approvals everyone....
My interview is scheduled.. Now its time for the medical

z same goes to ethiopia but still my faince will come and try .. atleast ill show them his passport ..to show them zat he outside ..zats our plan

Change the interview date to a time that's more convenient for him. But he has month notice to give his firm. He really going to let something so important slip away for one day of work. He can even switch that court date with a colleague. There are lots of options for something so importantt, unless it's not that important to him.