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What phone company do you have? Some phone companies send customers personal towers called AirRaves. These will have their own phone number but the numbers are not actually numbers you can call. Other things like tablets may also be given what seems like a phone number but not really. In other words, phone companies use phone numbers like account numbers. If you're in doubt, call the number. In any event, you should feel empowered to ask your husband questions. I mean, what are you afraid of? Just ask!

I am pretty sure you can but you may want to check the actual checklist of documents for that particular embassy as I know they are not all the same. For the embassy in Montreal, copies of tax returns, check stubs, or letter from employer can be used.

Since May 20th, I've received a total of 6 NVC notices stating the petition would be forwarded to the Montreal embassy soon. They just keep coming. My fiance has already received his packet 3 notice and I am still getting identical notices from NVC.

Has anyone else had this happen?

I am guessing it's some sort of glitch but I was just wondering if this was the norm.

Thanx!

I know of long time CSC employee who is a member of another visa-focused message board. She claims the workload shift will only cause TSC to move along quicker and then, ultimately, CSC will be the snail's pace processing center. So in other words, as many of you have already said, it never truly balances out. The problem just switches to another service center.

My fiance has been visiting with me for the last six months and just went home (Canada) today. It's only been 5 hours and I already want to die.

This is a question regarding the I-864 form (Affidavit of Support). This is not really a personal question as I make enough to meet the requirements, however, I am curious about why this information is needed (and I bet others new to this process might be wondering, as well).

I am going over the form now just to familiarize myself with what needs to be produced during the interview. I'm at part six of the form where the last three years of tax info is requested. I was wondering why this information is needed. What really matters the most in this situation: the current individual income or the last three years of income?

Thanks

Well, we finally received out NOA2 approval a couple of days ago! Hi-5, OP!

U.S policy has changed on immigration. Obama wants to take care of illegals first rather than the folks who are filing the legal way.

All this because so he can get votes and become a fad of a President.

He's not running for anything.

Apparently it is being worked on. And when i called to ask more info i was told that it is not the new petitions that go there and that they would still be processed in the order they were received....so i guess we wait and see

I think Yuna might be right on that one. Since TSC is so backed up, petitions are not even hitting TSC at all - they are given CSC case numbers and being shipped to Cali. The petitions that are in limbo at TSC will likely stay there since they've already been assigned TSC case numbers. I know a woman who works at CSC and is a member of another message board and she said the TSC processing times will improve because of this new process. They've also hired more TSC temp staff for the summer months (busiest time of the year, according to said CSC worker) and they expect things to be sorted out very soon.

It might be safe to have a cosponsor just in case.

NOA2 ! Finally after nine months !...I'm happy !!

Yes! Congrats to you!

Hm, interesting. We filed in February and got assigned to the CSC. On April 10, we got an RFE which we just replied to. Hoping, hoping, hoping for a quick decision once they get our additional evidence.

Here's the one silver lining for us -- I live in a suburb of Vancouver so once the interview time finally comes, all I have to do is go to the Consulate downtown.

You're lucky. We have to drive from Toronto to Montreal for our interview - about 4 hours or so. You should actually have your RFE processed rather soon, though. I've read others have had responses from RFEs in about a month at CSC.

Please use a little bit more empathy. Congrats on your approvals - you can be with your loved one soon. But those of us stuck at TSC will NOT get our NOA-2 "soon" - on average, each and every one of us has to wait 8 months on average and it is getting progressively worse.

8 months is a lot better than 8 years! Think about all the lawful permanent residents who have petitioned for their spouses and/or children. Some have literally been waiting years! A coworker of mine has been waiting nearly three years for her family to be able to live here. Or, what about those who were denied, paperwork lost, waiting on an RFE response, etc? While I do empathize with those who are being processed at TSC, I do not sympathize with anyone who is stomping their feet and crying because they have to wait a few extra months. Before you filed, you knew the average wait times, had you done the research (I'm sure you have), so you knew what the process was all about and what you were getting yourself into.

As I said, fingers crossed for those waiting. You WILL receive a response SOON (relatively speaking).

We hate you now. Just kidding.

Why do you think yours happened so fast? Is your situation special in any way?

Nope, not at all. We were going to send off the paperwork in February, but kind of dragged our feet getting our passport style photos taken. I guess procrastination worked out in our favor because if we would have filed in February, we would have likely been processed at TSC.

Our NOA2 was also approved today! We are celebrating right now! My fiancé is here visiting me and we're very happy! We'll keep our fingers crossed for everyone still waiting. Don't worry, you'll get your NOA2s soon!

Well, I guess you have not quite made up your mind, Terri.

I wish you well in your travels. Please let us know how things go once you get there. Use your brain and be very careful. Good luck!

thank you everyone for the kind words of advice and all of the meaningful experiences that you have decided to share with me and others. this has been a rough stage in my life and I cannot tell you how many hours I have spent crying about this trying to figure out what I should do and how I should go about doing it. Today, I decided to speak with him about how I was feeling and my cold feet issues. It was not a healthy conversation. before I get into what was talked about in the outcome, I want to make sure that I am following the rules of this forum because I do not want to be kicked off the site again as I was last week. I guess the best thing for me to do is to keep this as short and sweet as possible. I told my fiance that I was having second thoughts about being with him and going further with this entire visa process. I feel so horrible for doing this to him and his family. he is absolutely right that I am a selfish person and that I only think about my own life and how things affect me and not him. I have been told my entire life that I am selfish so it must be true.

So Basim is running a guilt trip on you and it's working?

TERRI! WAKE UP! PLEASE!

I'm sorry but I've got to say it and I wish you could literally hear me shouting this as I type - - -

You are having these feelings for a reason! This man is not the man for you! The entire relationship is a farce. You've spent $340 to learn a great lesson and it's worth every penny.

In the United States (all 50 states and territories), if you are married to a woman and she has a child while still married to you, legally, that is YOUR CHILD. The law assumes you are the father, regardless of any other situation you have going on. Whether you sign a birth certificate or not, you will be financially responsible for the child.

You need a lawyer - ASAP.

The same thing happened to us. The day it was approved was the last time any real information was displayed. Now we get that same "no info can be provided right now" message. Our case was also rerouted to CSC.

Wow! This gives me hope for my own situation. Congrats on the speediness of your NOA2!

I am sorry if my previous post came off a bit rude or crazy but I will admit that I do feel a bit attacked here. I do not mean to be evasive or overly misleading. I actually AM open to discussing my situation entirely but I just wanted to take one subject at a time. the red flags that you bring up are relevant to my situation and I know that I must deal with him now rather than later. it is true reality can be painful and harsh and that is why I am here because I have faced reality and I understand that things are not going to go my way with just wishful thoughts alone. I will discuss the photo situation to clear it up so that everyone can sweep it under the rug and we can move on. when I met my fiance in Morocco he was on the balcony because it is against his religion to have me in his hotel room. He explained this to me before I even bought my plane ticket to go to Morocco so I knew what I was getting myself into. He hired his good friend who happens to be one of the best photographer in Morocco to come and document our first meeting. the photos show us very happy, smiling, and genuinely in love with one another. They are taken from several different angles including the balcony with my fiance, on the ground level with me, and from an alternate balcony where we are both included in the photos. they are very original, tasteful, and we have both black and white and color photos. I know that this may sound odd but I know that the immigration specialists have seen similar for photos that were taken in that manner because of religious situation this is a fact. I am glad I am able to discuss this with you all so that I can get some positive feedback thank you.

So, something like this with you on the ground?

Honestly, this wouldn't work. Sorry. Go back, meet him (same level), take more photos and start all over again.

He is full of it if he told you he couldn't meet you on the same level. That is just a flat out lie.