DanNNina

Honestly, a lot of it is just the luck of the draw. Waiting is the hardest part, but eventually our number is pulled. Patience is truly needed for the process. Sometimes it is as simple as you have a slower processor, or one that is more diligent. Eventually we all get there, but the waiting isn't easy.

Hey, our interview is September 12th also! I hope it's a lucky day for all of us!!

All the best:)

Thanks, I hope it is a great day for all of us, too.

Received e-mails saying my wife and daughters interviews are scheduled for September 12th. I'm very surprised, it was only 3 months and 2 days.....much faster than I anticipated.

Delta is a cashless airline once you enter the US. Once in the US they will not accept cash.

Once you child has a US passport, and you have your visa, you both can enter. There won't be an issue.

First, it has only been 10 days, you have 90. Explain to her it is your intent to marry, but you must make sure it is right for the both of you. Second, get to know one another better during these days. Third, you want intimacy and you are still relatively strangers, give her some space. Fourth, you guys are in a power struggle...you both sound guilty.

I married a woman that had a child. She had basically been self-reliant and independent for 10 years. She didn't want to take instruction on anything(even in how to run the washing machine and dishwasher.....lots of damages to home appliances, carpeting, etc,). She tried to fix stuff even if she had never seen it before and even if it wasn't broken. She was very stubborn, but a lot of that came from her past relationship and having to be self-sufficient.

Also, my experience has been that the RUB countries are not as time conscious. I know of a company that just expanded greatly into Russia, and due to that conducted some "cultural awareness" training. From the training: Russians are never guilty, meaning they are reluctant to take the blame for anything and will often redirect the responsibility for a failure (my wife agreed, she said she thinks it goes back to Soviet times when the guilty were punished, sent away or vanished). Russians when dealing with bureacracy of try to "sweeten the pot", it is very common to take champagne or chocolates or other "expressions of gratitude" to make the system work for or with you. My suggestion is study up on some of the cultural differences....my wife and my adjustment period was up and down as well, but things are good.

For sure!!! So your best suggestion is to leave behind my son! -.-!

I'm not offering a suggestion. If you want your child with you in the US, he must come in as a citizen. If you don't want him to be a citizen, then he must stay in Peru. You have 4 choices:

1. Move to the US with your child and be with your fiance.

2. Move to the US and be with your fiance and leave your child in Peru.

3. Stay in Peru with your child and leave your fiance in the US.

4. Stay in Peru with your child and have your fiance move to Peru.

The first option requires your child to claim US citizenship.

The last 3 options allows your child to not claim his US citizenship.

Those are your choices, not my suggestions.

Your child has a claim to US Citizenship. He cannot enter the US on a Visa, he will not be issued a visa. If he enters the US it will be with a US passport because he is a US Citizen. If you don't want him to decide until he is 18, he will not be able to enter the US until he is 18. If you don't want him to be US Citizen, then leave the child in Peru. Very simple, this is not complicated.

Yes, mine was received on June 10th, but nothing until the check was cashed and NOA issued on the 28th.....didn't receive any notification until July 5th. It drove me nuts too.

You always see the glass as half empty? And you are the monitor of this site? What a negative Nelly. I would wish you luck, but it seems your sky is always falling.

I disagree, I have had the USCIS lose things, only to miraculously to be found after months of inquiry. It is only through persistence that you can assure that things stay on track. Follow up.

OP is not going through Warsaw and Belarus is not on the list of countries that have mandatory security checks. Different ballgame.

Truth is, he bought the ticket. He is already committed from a financial perspective. At this point, what does being negative do for him? Tickets can be changed for a fee. If the visa isn't given, the plane ticket will not be the main focus of his disappointment.

Be positive!!! The money is spent.

I did the same thing. My fiance's interview was one day with a one day turn around for the embassy to issue the visa. I bought a ticket for her and her daughter for the 3rd day, everything worked out well. I knew going into it that I might have to reschedule the flights. I travel a lot with my job, I change flights all the time. No big deal!!!

Received the hard copies of the NOAs today. The NOAs were dated 06/28. Receipt of AOS application date was 06/10/11

The truth is your biggest friend. As long as you are honest, there is nothing to worry about. The number one question that you will be asked from here to eternity is, "How did you meet?" That is the most serious question that you will be asked. So let me be the first to say, "Welcome to America".

This is the site that I use to determine what is needed. She will still need to contact the Embassy/Consulate to get her visa, but this site provides good information. Put in her country as the Citizenship, and in the box that says Alien Resident of: enter United States.

http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/international_travel_information/visa_passport_information/index.jsp

The checks were processed yesterday. Hoping I get the NOA shortly.

In my experience, the USCIS handles changes of addresses very poorly. My wife's nephew won the green card lottery, and I sponsored him, but we moved a month after his arrival in the country. We sent in a change of address to get his green card forwarded. I had moved to Chicago, about 6 blocks from the Immigration office there. It took 3 INFO trips to the immigration office, including having fingerprints taken and supplying passport photos (3X). Since he was required to register with the selective service, and they were able to keep track of his presence, I asked if I would need to bring the media when we returned? I stated he was here legally and the USCIS wasn't able to keep track of him or his location and they had no records of his previous INFO Pass appointments (we did and the name of the IO we spoke to). I was offered a supervisor and she said that there was an issue in the El Paso and we weren't the only ones complaining (She said it had become a black hole, things went in and never came out). She asked me to give them 3 weeks. Thirteen months after he arrived in the country he finally received his Green Card.....and 3 "Welcome to America" letters.

right in the title of the thread and the forum it was posted in

Evidently the monitors have gotten very nasty since I left. You are not a very nice person and your behavior is itimidating.

Well, I upated the date that I updated my timeline, but nothing has changed. It was 2 weeks on Friday. I have received no notice, nor have they cashed the checks (my wife'snd stepdaughter's When they jacked the fee up, I expect sometype of customer service. I hear others defending how busy they are, but my expectation is that if I send anyone $2140 they at least say, "Thank you, I will be with your shortly". When the fees went from $395 in 2007 to what they are now, the reason given was a more streamlined approach and better customer service. Still waiting.

Amazing, I have been away from here for about 4 years. Things have changed. The Vermont Service Center no longer completed the K-1 in less than 3 weeks (I was with the CSC). People that are suppose to help are also much more sarcastic and less friendly. Remember we are here to learn, not to be ridiculed.

At a 4-way stop. Everyone stops and takes turns very orderly.....She was shocked.

When I submitted my documents I also printed out a copy of my Frequent Flier information. If you are a member of a Frequent Flier Program, points are given for the flights actually flown, and for the most part can be used as evidence that the flights were actually taken. Especially if your passport has the same dates stamped in them.

Is there a system for the NOA? It doesn't appear to be first come first serve.

Actually no-one should disagree on what is REQUIRED because the instructions for each form quite clearly say two photos are REQUIRED for each form. Some people think because you're doing a concurrent filing that the extra photos shouldn't be needed however there is no statement saying that concurrent filers are exempt from this requirement.

I personally decided to do what I was told/read, not what I "thought". No-one that i've seen has had issues sending only two, but why risk something as important as your status when getting photos done is so cheap!

Wow, I don't know your intent, but this is suppose to be a safe place to ask question.