TearsOfBabylon

I've had a couple days now to think things over. I know a lot of you probably already know this, but it really doesn't hurt to emphasize the importance of patience and communication. We're all, or were, in multicultural relationships. We have a wide variety of backgrounds, standards, expectations, taboos, values that have been formed from our upbringings and the cultures that surround us. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. It's so very important to ask questions if you don't understand something. As important as asking questions is not being offended when you are asked questions. A desire to understand one another stems from love, not malice. Be patient. It might take explaining the same things a few times for something to "click." Always give the benefit of the doubt. You might be really awesome and know a lot of things, but there is always someone smarter, stronger, better than you. Be humble. You can't be right all the time. We all make mistakes. Recognize them early and apologize quickly and be sincere. Make a genuine effort to be better each day. We all have our ups and downs. Roll with the punches. Life isn't a fairy tale, but you can do your best to make sure the best moments are as close as you can get to that ideal.

hello, 
case ready at NVC today , my F got an email with the instructions , we submitted the DS-160 and I  have to send later today a checklist confirming I have all the documents ready and I think that's when they will let me know I can pay and book the interview . I think this is how it works for Romanian US embassy .
Or you guys could pay the visa fee before scheduling the interview?
 
 
 

VISA APPROVED!!! 

I'm known as Miss Google for a reason
 
The three numbers after the year is the day of the year+500 (01/01=501, 01/02=502...). And yes, the last three, as you said, mean "created that day for your country".

Hahahaha, I can feel you so much!
Welcome to the "Future Wife Of A Procrastinator" Club

Guess how maaaaaany times I bugged him to death for getting his stuff ready.

Guess what, when we will fly over to Utah to stay at his parents and take the road trip to Vegas... GUESS who will bring the CHRISTMAS gift for his sister, that is sitting on the top shelf of his closet since Dec, because he "will mail it soon".... lol
At least it will cause laughter once I show up with that lol 

Interview date today... as in now at 9:00AM EST!!! Im nervous as hell and my fiancee is no longer answering, she must be in the embassy already!!! 

Haha i can definitley say i feel you both too! I'm the paniker who is completley organised and my fiance, well.... he is cool as a cucumber. I've actually said to him 'will you please get stressed so that i dont feel like a crazy person' 

He is finally getting his paperwork to send to me and im sat here will two folders (1 for my medical & 1 for my interview) ready to go haha.

Hahahaha, I can feel you so much!
Welcome to the "Future Wife Of A Procrastinator" Club

Guess how maaaaaany times I bugged him to death for getting his stuff ready.

Guess what, when we will fly over to Utah to stay at his parents and take the road trip to Vegas... GUESS who will bring the CHRISTMAS gift for his sister, that is sitting on the top shelf of his closet since Dec, because he "will mail it soon".... lol
At least it will cause laughter once I show up with that lol 

I precisely advise you to maybe ask @Alysia&Luis, since she is the USC and has filed the i-134. Honestly I didn't even really look at this stuff, since Scott has put everything together, and even if it hurt my German precision heart - I trusted him with his paperwork.
 
Oh noooo! I'm so sorry to hear that... especially since you had such a long wait! Hugs over to you! I hope for you that everything will turn out to the good, no matter which path you will follow. From what I could tell by reading you here for so long you're a very sweet person, so I wish you the best!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 
I was following you and am so happy to read that!

Oh my god my fiance just messaged me and we were approved! I was super nervous for the interview for some reason, so I spent like an hour just curled around my phone. It went super quick for him, he said literally maybe 20 minutes maximum between each spot. And no questions about my joint sponsor (was super worried) or really anything about us. Just glances through the paperwork and approved!
 
 

Thank you, it really means a lot to me. As they say, it takes two to tango, and my amazing partner has decided to leave the dance floor. I respect her decision, though it hurts me deeply, and wish her only happiness and success wherever her life may take her.  

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

It's HERE!!!!! FINALLY OMG I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE GOT THERES!! APPROVAL BABY!! OK NOW I CALL THE NVC FOR A CASE # CORRECT? CONGRATS EVERYONE

Got a call from the Montreal Consulate this morning. The "glitch" with my fiance's fingerprints was fixed over the weekend and she doesn't have to go back in and they will process the visa and send it out soon. Back on track!

Hello everyone! I set out our I-129F on march 1st. My fiancé and I waited 168 days between our NOA1 and NOA2, it's taken forever! I've tried looking at similar timelines to get an idea of how much longer the rest of the process will take but I can't find any similar to our times that have taken this long. How long should I expect to wait before my fiancé is contacted for an interview? Will we get to spend the holidays together or is that just wishful thinking? 
 
I hope most of you March filers are well on your way by now! Best of luck to everyone! 

Really quiet here....  Good chance to remind uscis how many have been left behind and have at least 2000 approvals after their receive date.
 
@GInAustin @JulzGhen @Lovemycroatianman from February, maybe more that I haven't noticed    
 
From March:
@Ste&Sel @SimplyBlessed @FutureMrsBennett @AfricanQ @falcao79 @annachka @AJ&Milena and more I cannot remember at this time
then there is @Unshakable Faith who has incredible strength to persist in what is right.  
 
The poor April filers, over 4 months from filing - and right behind the March expansion from 90 day usual to 120 to 150 day usual - have been picked through as well with some approvals capriciously spaced without rhyme and reason.
 
Really wish you all well, praying for you that they get their backlog caught up this week to get you moving.  Tomorrow is no mail Sunday, but wouldn't it be nice to get all these left behind to NVC this coming week?  
 
surely that would be a good week, indeed........

Hi guys! The NOA2 is finally here after almost 150 days!
I have a question re: co-sponsorship. Has anyone done that or planning to do? Are you preparing a letter explaining the reasons why the co-sponsor is willing to co-sponsor?

Congratulations!!! Glad to see you got the golden letter!

@Yzabelle: Your new profile pic is so cute!
Had to say that real quick, since I'm old fashioned and tell people if I like something!

Congratulations!!! Glad to see you got the golden letter!

@Yzabelle: Your new profile pic is so cute!
Had to say that real quick, since I'm old fashioned and tell people if I like something!

Congratulations!!! Glad to see you got the golden letter!

@Yzabelle: Your new profile pic is so cute!
Had to say that real quick, since I'm old fashioned and tell people if I like something!

Congratulations!!! Glad to see you got the golden letter!

@Yzabelle: Your new profile pic is so cute!
Had to say that real quick, since I'm old fashioned and tell people if I like something!

Einleben ist hart. Ich hatte auch massive Downs. Die Warterei beim AOS, der Limbo in dem man steckt, ist ein Albtraum. Wuerde ich nicht wieder so machen. Nicht arbeiten zu duerfen war schlimm, gepaart mit Heimweh und Sehnsucht nach Familie.
 
Jetzt nach knapp 2 Jahren laeuft es alles gut - habe einen sehr guten Job, wir ziehen bald nochmal um - aber ich vermisse Europa nach wie vor sehr - ich glaube nicht, dass wir fuer immer in den USA bleiben werden. Das Leben in Europa ist einfacher...
 
Hat mich ueberrascht wie schwer der Uebergang war, da das nicht mein erster internationaler Umzug war...

Ne, irgendwie nicht mehr. Ich hab mittlerweile meinen Namen geändert (Scheidung und Wiederheirat) und durch die Einbürgerungszeremonie hier in Amerika. Das sind drei Namensänderungen  Ich habe meinen deutschen Reisepass nie auf den neuesten Stand gehalten. Ich hatte mal beim Konsulat in LA angerufen und da war nur ein sehr mürrischer (deutscher) Herr der mich drei mal gefragt hat, warum ich denn meine Scheidung in Deutschland anerkennen lassen möchte. Naja, damit ich meinen Nachnamen wieder ändern kann. Habs dann aufgegeben mit dem. Und auch nichts eingeschickt. Hatte extra noch Apostillen für alles besorgt. 
 
Ich habe mein Leben jetzt hier und kein Interesse mehr daran, in Deutschland zu leben. 

Ich hab es genau so in dieser Reihenfolge gemacht. Habe jetzt meine SSN im neuen Namen und habe AOS, EAD und AP auch im neuen Namen gefiled. Ist ja die Hochzeitsurkunde dabei. Und im I-485 musst du auch deinen maiden name angeben

ahh okay!! naja, lieber zu viel als zu wenig!
Hast du tatsächlich, wie in deiner liste, manches Evidence doppelt und dreifach mitgeschickt? Marriage license steht bei dir zB mehrmals drin?? ich hab alles nur 1x mitgeschickt.
 
@TearsOfBabylon ich habe in meinem package übrigens das I-131 vergessen, also das Advance Parole damit mann ausreisen kann bevor man das AOS bekommt. Das Formular ist optional aber ich dachte man kann automatisch wieder ausreisen wenn man das EAD hat....nope. Schicke es heute nach.

HELLO MARCH FILERS MY RECEIVED DATE IS MARCH 17.
I WAS GETTING DEPERATE WATCHING APRIL FILERS GETTING APPROVED, AND MY NOA2 TAKING FOR EVER.
THIS AFTERNOON WHEN I ARRIVED HOME FROM SCHOOL ( I AM TEACHER), MY FIANCE MESSAGED ME AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS THE APPROVAL LETTER, I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY I HOPE EVERYBODY HERE WAITING GET THEIR LETTER SOON.
NOW WAIT FOR NVC CENTER  
 
IT FEELL SO NICE GET THE LETTER 
ON USCIS STILL SHOW AS RECEIVED, NO UPDATED