Dorice

We had our interview today in Manila and we're APPROVED!!! Finally...It's been a long time coming. We thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes. We also wish the best for those still trudging threw this day-to-day grind. 

Awww thank you! ❤️ We also found out today that I’m pregnant so things are moving very quick for us since I got here lol

I know everyone is getting their marriages now, but I got my NVC number today (just thought I'd share)

FINALLY...  NOA2!!!!!!
 
I contacted the Ombudsman and the next week it was approved!!  
 
God is so gracious in carrying us through!

Interview went well yesterday! Me and kids we have been approved!
 

Interview went well yesterday! Me and kids we have been approved!
As many other said it was the easiest thing in my life

Well finally an update here.
We were EARLY May filers.
It took a good 6 months for NOA 1
NVC number took all of 8 days back then
After that came her interview.
Due to my prior past petitions it was held up at the Embassy in Manila.
Well 2.5 months after interview here visa went from , READY, Application Received , Admin Processing and the day after AP it went to ISSUED.
Still can't believe it 8.5 months.
 
Thanks to all here for your support.
Too many to list them all but @mcs , @Keith & Monica, @geowrian, @Trinab80 (welcome back hope your battery is recharged) @vml @Greenbaum @John & Rose (your NOA 2 has got to be soon) and of course @Shoegum
 
She will be here before Valentine's day.
Try www.cheapOair.com  I thought that web site was a joke at first but it's the real deal
 
Good luck to you all.
 
Steven.

After application received, my fiancé''s changed to administration processing then issue in couple days. Best of luck to you

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Some light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel news... yesterday, my fiancee had her interview at the Bangkok embassy and... Visa granted!!!!  
 
My deepest heartfelt thanks to all those here on VisaJourney who provided help and support during what has been one of the most arduous and anxiety-generating experiences I've ever gone through.  The good news is that there is an end and my hope for all here is that this process finds your relationships stronger than when you started and that the happy endings you seek are all attained sooner rather than later.
 
I wish to personally thank @Trinab80 , @LabOz , @AnaMolina , @John & Rose , @Estibaliz  and so many others for our candid conversations; without you, getting through this journey would have been so much more difficult.
 
I know that this process is not yet complete; there are still many more hurdles to tackle before it's over... but I can tell you that the happiness of getting to this point is all but overwhelming.
 
I am leaving on a 1:30 AM flight tomorrow to be with my love, pre-planned since we haven't seen each other since September 2016, arriving on our second engagement anniversary!!!   
Unfortunately, I will not be able to bring her back with me but, hopefully, in the next couple of months or so, I can return to Bangkok and finally bring her here... 

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

This is long but worth the read. The person who wrote this died in 2008 but his words are as true today as they were then...maybe moreso.
 
An observation by George Carlin:
 
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. 
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. 
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
 
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. 
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. 
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete. 
Remember to spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
 
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. 
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
 
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. 
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
 
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
 
And always remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by those moments that take our breath away.

@Tatiana&D.S., @Swissmiss82, my fellow Asturian @Kirin2002, @pajobra: Thank you all for the good wishes
 
@Marta Proniagina, @vcpdragon, @Dorice: Congrats on your visa approval
 
@_Mia_: Welcome to the US! So happy you finally made it after all the struggle 
 
@Melodica256, @Carmine N Agnes: Huge congrats on finally getting that NOA2  Best of luck with the NVC stage 
Regarding the question about NVC emailing you, or not, they seem to be pretty inconsistent about the way they work. Some people got an email (supposedly that works if your case is electronic) and normally you'll get a letter in the mail (our case). However, it's my understanding that both things are send away the same day your package leaves NVC and is sent to the Embassy... so calling to get your number is always a good option if you want to try and speed things up.
 
@Keith & Monica: lovely pictures of POE and wedding. Glad you are finally together and happy 
Regarding your AOS questions...
 
Part 1 question 22A: Nonimmigrant Visa Holder
23C: Fiance Visa Holder (or K1 Visa Holder, but my PDF version didn't allow numbers)
24: Blank, since the status didn't change
 
Part 2 question 2: NO
 
Hope that helps...
 

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Thank you so much

Visa Approved!!! Still feel like i am dreaming. I couldn't have done it without this site. I am forever grateful for you guys. Thank you so much for the support.

Finally!!! Interview scheduled for 10th of Jan!