AnaMolina

It's always better to have the original, better safe than sorry. And April is definitely too long ago, if I were you, I'd mail her a new one tomorrow!
 
it all varies from embassy to embassy, but also day to day, depending on CO's mood....

Wow I'm so happy for you my friend!! Glad things worked out better than expected and she is gonna be home soon! I do expect to see pics of you guys.
 
wish you a very smooth POE!!!

Hi everyone,
I have been in Bangkok since January 12th visiting my fiancee.  She had her interview on the 10th and was granted the Visa.  We received the Visa and accompanying sealed huge yellow envelope on the 17th.  After much emailing, discussions, vacation-time extending, etc., I will be returning to the US on January 31st together with her!   PoE:  Boston  1/31/2018
Beyond too happy!!!! 
We wish everyone here the experience of this happiness as soon as possible.
Thanks again to our supporting cast of wonderful characters throughout this process:  @Trinab80 @AnaMolina @LabOz @johnandrose as well as many others here...

Hey Guys....here is an update on my case currently....
 
Just got off the phone with Tier 2 who I have to say was very nicest compared to my last 4 experiences with Tier 2. I went from calling once a week to now 1 every other week after my non-information service request response back on 1/10.
 
The Tier 2 rep said that while yes my case is still pending but she can see that on 1/12 my case was moved out of the "last phase" of the review process and is now in queue for an adjudicator to review so I am very close to getting a decision. She said I can call back in 2 weeks if I don't have anything by then and then put in a service request but she recommended not to put one in right now since my case has moved over from whatever the department name she said it was previously in and is now in queue to reviewed and decided.
 
Please continue to keep Reni and I in prayer in hopes that we get something before the month is over! Thank you all so much for your continued support!

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.

Just got off the phone with Tier 2 who informed me my case is still pending and that it makes no sense to submit another inquiry at this time and I should wait at least 5 weeks before calling and submitting another request. He said that the petition is reviewed by different officers who conduct the variety of background checks and he could tell me that my case has been touched but could not tell me where it currently stands in the review process. 
 
So at this point I have submitted an inquiry to the Ombudsman which takes 45 days for response which is basically 5 weeks. I'm really at my wits end and now have to share this disappointing news with my fiance when he gets home from work. 
 
I'm still left to sit here with no answers, still feeling uncertain and not knowing what's going on and what to do. 
 
Just want to say that I'm happy for everyone here that has further movement in their cases and a day closer to your love one. I'm gonna be mute for awhile because with everyone having so much excitement going on with the next steps of their cases, my case is stuck and now I'm starting to think this process was the wrong thing to do.
 
 

Omg Michael, I am SOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! I had no doubt this day would arrive, but when it finally does it's just so exciting!! I'm glad you will be with her after so long, enjoy your trip. I know you would love to bring her home with you, but now you know it's happening SOON! She will have a loooot going on now and time will go fast, promise!
 
omg I can't wait to see pictures of you guys.
you are so very welcome, I have no words for you cause you helped me so much thru this process as well.
 
yayyyy congratzzzz 😊😊😊😊😊😊

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... 

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

hello all: 
 
Just wanted to share a quick update. We were invited to interview at the US Embassy in Yerevan a few days ago. the website took a few days to give us an appointment date but it finally gave us an opening on the 11th.  However, we will not be interviewing for now per my lawyers advice. She has not heard of a single applicant that has been given a visa, including spouses and children.  No iranian immigrant has received a visa (all categories) since the trump travel ban took effect on December 4th. Our lawyer advised us that the best thing to do is to try and extend our NOA2 expiration date as long as possible until the laws change. We are praying that the 4th circuit appeals court and the supreme court find this whole thing unconstitutional before our NOA2 expires. Otherwise, we will have to start all over..
 
As you can imagine, we are devastate and drained.  Please help us by signing this petition: (just needs your name and zip code)
 
https://action.aclu.org/secure/no-muslim-ban-ever?ms=web_171204_immigrantrights_nomuslimban
 
Congratulation to everyone who made it to the end! 
 
 

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Congratulations!! 😍  Happy  New Year, Happy  Marriage.

Congrats!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!

Guys, we got married today!!!!
so very happy and can't believe that after struggling so much with the whole process, it finally happened! Never quit believing, it's a long journey but totally worth it!