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    I-129F March 2017 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    36 minutes ago, RaptureSongbird said:

    At the suggestion of @Estibaliz I am posting this here as well since my dates span Feb and March:

     

    It's been quite a long time since an email made me cry...

     

    Before I left for work this morning I was having a conversation in my head saying "As long as I receive NOA2 by the end of the month, I will be happy and my fiancé will still be able to arrive when we were planning". 

     

    I arrived to work this morning and noticed I had received an email on my phone.  I opened it up and saw that it was the USPS Informed Delivery email.  After weeks of having this service on, I was just expecting to see another day of images of bills and junk mail.  As the email loaded, I saw the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration logo start to load and all of my breath disappeared from me.  I now knew that I was going to get the letter in the mail today but had no idea what the news would be (approval, RFE, etc.).  My first thought was "How in the hell am I going to make it through work today"?

     

    Then, the email finished loading and I noticed something else.  Either due to how the letter was folded, or how it had moved around during transit/scanning, I could make out some of the lines below my address..."The above petition has been approved.  We have sent the original visa petition to the Department of Sta".

     

    My breath still hadn't returned but the tears of joy started to flow and I couldn't stop them.  Of course right at that moment a coworker stopped by and asked if I was okay and I said "Yes, I've just received some really great news, these are tears of joy, don't worry".

     

    I'm still kind of in shock that we've been approved, it doesn't seem quite real after all of the waiting.  Suddenly, BAM, today it's here.

     

    Thank you everyone for your kindness and support during this process.  Even though I don't always respond, or am slow to respond sometimes, this thread has been my life boat during the wait.  I know we still have a ways to go in the process, and the interview still ahead for my fiancé, but for the first time in a long time I feel relief and hope.

     

    For anyone that is curious, package received date in Texas was 02/28/17 with a 03/06/17 email & text NOA1 date and a 03/10/17 hard copy date.  Based on the NOA2 envelope being stamped as 06/12/17, that puts me at 104 days since it was first received and 98 days since the first NOA1 notice until NOA2.

     

    I am looking forward to continuing this journey with everyone here.  You are the first to know, my fiancé doesn't even know yet and I plan to surprise him tonight when I get home from work and we have our usual Skype chat.

     

    Hugs and love to all.

    Congratulations! Our NOA1 date is March 11!!!! WE must be close!!!

    I-129F March 2017 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, pajobra said:

    It's my birthday today and this year is the hardest birthday and I know its because I am not with him. My family is doing a great job though. My fiance sent me a card that says Loving You on the outside and then on the inside it says Still the Best idea I ever had Happy Birthday. lol Corny but I love him so much. He says he has a gift for me but wants to give it to me in person.

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    Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day! What a beautiful card........brought tears to my eyes, btw!

    I-129F March 2017 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 hours ago, KozmicBlues said:

    Nope. It works the same as WhatsApp, it uses data or wifi and not network minutes. We even FaceTime audio sometimes if the connection on Whatsapp is bad. I've never had a problem with being charged anything extra for it in the last 2-3 months since we've both had iPhones. 

    My fiance lives in Norway.....we use messenger chat.  It doesn't cost a thing!

     

    I-129F March 2017 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    49 minutes ago, Holly♡ said:

    Thank you!!! You are so helpful! And it is much appreciated by all! 

    And on a side note... I sent my packet on March 31st, but have made my home with the March filers based on that date lol and EVERYONE here is just so freaking awesome! =) Hope all is ok with that :D

    Welcome! Day 52 here!  I love the support and encouragement among these wonderful couples!  Good luck!

    January 2017 I-129F Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

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    57 minutes ago, SkruDe said:

    Good morning all!

     

    Another week starts today!  No more long, unproductive, useless weekend feelings until 5 consecutive days of approvals and RFE's arrive first!  It should be a good week for a lot of you.  I can feel it.

     

    I just got back from my trip to Colombia to see my fiance.  It turned out to be a perfectly planned trip as we got our NOA2 last week and celebrated together.  She was in much better spirits and we both now can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

     

    I've noticed a lot of emotions building up in a lot of you and wanted to share my quick advice/experience.  The weeks leading up to my NOA2 I was beginning to become a mess.  I waited 109 days and past the estimated time by two weeks. The wait and the checking and the tracking was interfering with my daily life, my work, my happiness.  It is easy to blame the USCIS and get upset over their methods, but in reality we are nothing but 1 small stack of papers among thousands and thousands of stacks of papers. 

     

    It wasn't till after I got my NOA2 approval that I realized that all my pain and suffering leading up to the NOA2 was not a product of the USCIS, but instead a self inflicted pain and misery.  I was doing it to myself.  We like to think our petition is the most important one.  The only one that matters to us.  Why is MY petition taking this long?  What did I do wrong?  Why are they skipping MINE?  When will I be approved?  But as I said, each one of us is 1 among thousands being processed.  And given the unconventional approval system, it is like a lottery of sorts.  But in our lottery, we are nearly guaranteed to be a winner as it is really hard to be rejected at this stage of the process.  You would know if you would be rejected and never would have submitted the petition in the first place.  Everyone here will receive approval, or RFE then approval.

     

    The best things in life are worth waiting for.

    Never give up on a dream just because of the time it takes to achieve it.

     

    It's like torture being away from the one you love.  But a few months will be minuscule when compared to the lifetime of happiness that follows.  And I think we all can sacrifice a few months for a lifetime of happiness.

     

    And for those of you with faith, let me add my favorite words of wisdom that has gotten me thru many situations in my life.  "God has perfect timing.  Never too early, never too late.  When it happens, it will be the exact right time, and it will be perfect."

     

    Good luck to everyone this week!!!!

     

    Thank you so much for the inspiration you've given me........Congratulations on your approval!!!

    I-129F March 2017 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Mgwlkr said:

    Honestly right now I wish we hadn't wasted the time and money because he isn't going to be back when he promised and we are just wasting our lives waiting on the govt

     

    42 minutes ago, Holly♡ said:

    this is the website  lol  https://www.vola.ro/flight_search/from/Bucuresti/to/Los Angeles/from_code/BUH/to_code/LAX/dd/2017-10-18/rd/2017-11-23/ad/1/ow/1
    But, so you know, it is in Romanian and I don't think it has a translator... I just used a google translator for stuff I was unsure of and the rest seems pretty easy to figure out what its talking about =)

     

    2 hours ago, Mgwlkr said:

    Honestly right now I wish we hadn't wasted the time and money because he isn't going to be back when he promised and we are just wasting our lives waiting on the govt

    NOOOOOOOO.....Hang in there with us.......we've got this!!!!

    I-129F March 2017 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Holly♡ said:

    We are hoping for sooner too, but I feel that it wouldn't be much sooner the way things are looking... and the price.. and I just looked for Oct 11th... and its only $196!!! That is even more insane! He had just randomly picked the 19th and we thought $280 was cray... $196 seems unheard of! Even if he got approved end of Aug or even Sept, that would give him time to tie up last min things, packing and spend time with his friends and family before leaving.

    Wow, that is very cheap! I am hoping my fiancé will be here in August..........may be wishful thinking, I know.  A huge guessing game!

    I-129F March 2017 Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, Holly♡ said:

    Ok, so, I need to get some thoughts on something... Purchasing the one way airline ticket now since the deals are better in advance. We have been talking about this for a few weeks now (probably more) and in the last few weeks, the ticket has already gone up by $50+. We talked about it some more today and he agreed that it's a good idea to get it now. I asked him to see what he can find in his own search to see if it's more or less for him to get it over there with the difference in currency etc. and the fact that their money is only 25% of what the dollar is. He found a ticket on Oct 19th for $280 from Bucharest, Romania to LAX. The cheapest I am seeing is $433. He is going to purchase the ticket tonight (his tomorrow) because we are fairly certain that he should be approved by then. Thoughts?

    And note... the $433 is an amazing price as the next tickets in line are $700+. So, in my opinion the $280 is just crazy!

    We're hoping to be approved sooner, but who knows........October should be safe!  Good luck!

    January 2017 I-129F Filers

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Noeyjohns said:

    I feel the same too @HazeyHaze. We are happy whenever we see people got their approval. But in the other side, we wonder why the applicants after us got their Noa2. Even they touched some of February 6th cases. 

    It's been 96 days of waiting now.

    Hope we all get the good news soon !. 

    We are on day 40 and the wait is horrible.......I can't imagine 96......hang in there!!!

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