TT&QQ

[/size]INTERVIEW and APPROVED!!!

QQ had the interview in the morning and again in the afternoon. Each was < 1/2 hr though she had to wait 45 min in the a.m.

In the a.m. the med check was not there from the hospital...so they said it would be there by noon. She also had to go home and get the certified divorce doc I sent on Monday (DHL) that was to be delivered to her house in a.m.

It all went smoothly.. and they told her she can pickup Visa on Aug 30. We booked the ticket almost 2 weeks ago for Sept 7th.

What a relief for both of us to have this step complete. Joyous happy days.

Best wishes to everyone,

Tom - TT

BIG CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH!!!

Saludos,

Caro

Thanks Saludos...looks like you will have interview soon. We tried to get everything ready in advance so we good send in packet 3 ASAP and schedule all appt ASAP. 6 months since we have been together. Only 2 weeks now Best wishes...TT

[/size]INTERVIEW and APPROVED!!!

QQ had the interview in the morning and again in the afternoon. Each was < 1/2 hr though she had to wait 45 min in the a.m.

In the a.m. the med check was not there from the hospital...so they said it would be there by noon. She also had to go home and get the certified divorce doc I sent on Monday (DHL) that was to be delivered to her house in a.m.

It all went smoothly.. and they told her she can pickup Visa on Aug 30. We booked the ticket almost 2 weeks ago for Sept 7th.

What a relief for both of us to have this step complete. Joyous happy days.

Best wishes to everyone,

Tom - TT

WOW thats awesome news. Are you the first of us April filers to be approved at the interview? Our interview is Oct 5th. 43 days to go hehe.

Congrats again

Wioombeen

Thanks Wioombeen, we may be the first to get Visa approval for April filers, have not seen any news from others. Feel fortunate given the slowdowns after us. Best of luck to you. TT

[/size]INTERVIEW and APPROVED!!!

QQ had the interview in the morning and again in the afternoon. Each was < 1/2 hr though she had to wait 45 min in the a.m.

In the a.m. the med check was not there from the hospital...so they said it would be there by noon. She also had to go home and get the certified divorce doc I sent on Monday (DHL) that was to be delivered to her house in a.m.

It all went smoothly.. and they told her she can pickup Visa on Aug 30. We booked the ticket almost 2 weeks ago for Sept 7th.

What a relief for both of us to have this step complete. Joyous happy days.

Best wishes to everyone,

Tom - TT

INTERVIEW APPROVAL!!!

My fiancee had her interview today and was approved...gets to pick up visa next Thursday.

I'll post more in the future at this site below where it seems April filers have migrated after NOA2.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82600

kmplisa - My fiance was able to call the US Embassy in Singapore and they told her when they had received the case from NVC. Each embassy may be a little different.

Tom, can you pls elaborate on the above? You mean you didn't call NVC to be informed by them that your petition has been received by them? QQ had to call the US embassy in Singapore? Hmm but I thought once the petition has been received by NVC, a different case no specific to the country will be issued...correct me if I'm wrong. So did QQ call the embassy with the WAC no? Coz if that's the case, I might wanna do that too...

And.. BEST OF LUCK FOR QQ's INTERVIEW!! It's the 23rd today now in Singapore. Let us know how it went!! I'm sure it will go fine!

I called NVC and talked to a person that told me when they got it (gave me a case number). I called NVC a couple days later and they said they had sent to Singapore. Then QQ called US Embassy in Singapore about 4 days later and they told her they had received.

Thanks for the wishes about interview...she already went this a.m. will go back again in afternoon. Will let u know story later.

Hi Rambaldi...jeez still no NVC? But 3 weeks to NVC is better than the 3+ months at CSC. Should be any day for you. The whole process is inconsistent.

Hey Tom, yeah still no NVC. Though we only used the NVC automated system, and didn't talk to the operator. Entered our WAC receipt no, and all we got was:

"We have no record of your case here. You have either entered an incorrect receipt no, or your case is still not received by us."

I just want to know though, is the NVC automated system reliable? What's the difference between the automated system versus talking to a real person? Anybody?

I called NVC and talked to a person about 3 times. I got good information from people I talked to. I tried to keep it short, never used the automated system. If it has been 3 weeks I would suggest talking to a person. Good luck. TT

Hey my April filers,

I've been MIA for the past 2 weeks, coz my fiance was visiting in town, and we've been busy just catching up with friends and family.....

I involved my Congressman yesterday and was pleased to get an very polite and attentive visa assistant. I was informed today that my case was expedited to NVC. Now all I have to do is get an appointment, any appointment, and she will then call again and get that expedited up. Man, do I feel lucky. I recommend seeing if you are also so lucky to have good representation...For once in the last few months I feel good about this process. Now I have an ally within the same government that takes eons to approve our petitions.

Thanks Deron my friend for creating this thread! Now that my fiance's back in the US, he called NVC, but no, they don't have our petition yet. It has been 22 days...awww I'm so envious of you now!! How did you contact your congressman?

I just found this thread...cool,

kmplisa - My fiance was able to call the US Embassy in Singapore and they told her when they had received the case from NVC. Each embassy may be a little different.

We had a surprise last Friday when I was out of town. QQ called the embassy to make sure she had everything for the interview and they said they needed a certified copy of my divorce decree. I had sent a non-certified copy in with petiton which apparently was OK for CSC to approve.

This was a surprise because it was not listed in the instructions from US Embassy in Singapore. I went to the courthouse and got it and sent DHL, she should get Thurs a.m. Also emailed her an image copy as temp backup plan just in case she does not have in time for afternoon interview. *Thought I would mention this in case anyone else is divorced...you may want to send a certified copy to fiance in advance.

Keeping our fingers crossed for interview approval ....TT

this thread seems to be dead already.. i guess I'm the only left with no noa2 huhuhuhuh.. but in reality i know there are still some out there in the same boat as I am..

So sorry to hear about your RFE kits, here's hoping that you'll get your NOA2 very soon! Hang in there! Maybe you'll have better luck with NVC, coz even though we have our NOA2, some of us don't seem to have any luck with NVC, they still don't have our petitions yet!

Hey Kits...the thread is not dead. You are not alone. You can always email me if you have a question. I don't check the thread as often, busy with other steps. Stay strong... the process does work...but never as fast as we want. Wishing you and others waiting a speedy approval.

Hi Rambaldi...jeez still no NVC? But 3 weeks to NVC is better than the 3+ months at CSC. Should be any day for you. The whole process is inconsistent.

WE GOT APPROVED TOO!!!

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No touches before, just one touch on the the 31st, and when I checked the status, it said Current Status: Approval notice sent. AWWWW SO HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!! FINALLY!!!!!!

All of you will be up next, don't worry!!! I all of you, April filers!!

Congradulations to you and all the other April filers with approvals. I had not been on the site in a while, good to see more approvals.

Congrats to all the latest April approvals. Rambaldi, I never had one touch through the whole CSC process but then I never called them. I started calling NVC about 2 weeks after NOA2, every other day until they sent to consulate.

Tom, you're so very lucky!! Looking at your signature, it looks like QQ will get her visa very soon. So the K1 process is indeed quite short for you guys!

I can't believe we don't have our NOA2 yet...

Do keep checking back in and let me know of your progress, my fellow Singapore consulate VJer!

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Yes, we do feel lucky, seemed like a real slowdown at CSC after our NOA2. I was thinking the same thing about you...only 5 days behind us for NOA1 (though I was NSC & your are TSC) and you still without NOA2, sad really. Should be soon for you...and the good news is after that things seem to move pretty fast compared to the CSC wait. We will keep in touch, let me know if you have any questions about Spore consulate, best wishes.

WWWUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

WE GOT APPROVED TODAY FINALLY HEEHEE!!!!!

Sam, CONGRATS!!!! Yay!!

Did you get any touches before the approval??

Congrats to all the latest April approvals. Rambaldi, I never had one touch through the whole CSC process but then I never called them. I started calling NVC about 2 weeks after NOA2, every other day until they sent to consulate.

So happy to hear that they are finally starting to issue more NOA2s again. Congrats!!!

Hope to see more soon for the rest that are waiting. Stay busy and strong.

We mailed our petition on March 28. Received NOA1 on April 09. No touches, no RFE.

Would it do any good at all for me to call the Customer Service center about my case? Or will they just tell me it's 'pending' and send me on my way?

At the least- if they sent a RFE we would have gotten it long before now, right? Right?!

I never called, never a touch, or RFE (thankfully). Not sure if calling does anything to speed it up? Hang in there, I would think the approvals are coming soon for the rest of April filers. It probably slows down this time of year because more people are on vacation (unfortunately). It's the government, the others are not putting in overtime to makeup for it.

Hey Rambaldi - I updated my dates a little on my signature today...don't know if it matters since you went through TX? Hope you get your NOA2 soon. You and I are one of the few going thru Spore. Looks like I (& QQ) will be blazing that trail for you. So we'll have to keep in touch as we go through Spore.

Aww Tom I dunno either, it's hard to predict or even imagine what they're up to, or doing..... Oh, I see it now, so you actually got your NOA1 on the 5th instead of the 9th. Would you help us all out and edit that in your timeline too pls!! Thanks for your kind words, CSC was really dead this week!!

My friend went through the S'pore consulate too last year, and she said it was pretty fast. So I bet you should be hearing from them pretty soon. Good luck! And yeah, keep checking in, let me know how the rest of your journey goes!

I updated our timeline. I wasn't sure initially which date I should put in there. Good to hear the S'pore consulate gets them through relatively quickly. My fiance is actually from China but has been living/working in Singapore for 6 years. Best wishes.

Deron, you are right! I've never noticed it before, but those April filers who already have NOA2s sent in their apps in March! But they got their NOA1s in April, so technically they're still considered April filers right?

Anyhoooo, I'm also in the same boat of waiting and frustration, I got my NOA1 on April 10, you got yours April 11, and Wioombeen got his April 9. Hopefully we all get approved pretty soon....tomorrow, perhaps!!

I just checked, we got touched again today, but we didn't call today, so this might just be the real touch, right, right, right?? COME ON NOW, CSC!!!

Hey Rambaldi - I updated my dates a little on my signature today...don't know if it matters since you went through TX? Hope you get your NOA2 soon. You and I are one of the few going thru Spore. Looks like I (& QQ) will be blazing that trail for you. So we'll have to keep in touch as we go through Spore.

We got our NOA2 today! About damn time! lol

Very cool ...you'll always remember this date, congrats. Now if CSC could get busy for other Aprils.

Deron, you are right! I've never noticed it before, but those April filers who already have NOA2s sent in their apps in March! But they got their NOA1s in April, so technically they're still considered April filers right?

I am one of those,I actually call myself an April filer. But there is knowbody or hardly anybody of the April filers waiting at NVC...

I think i'm still waiting for my petition to get sent to NVC, and i'm not a nobody!

Frankly, I'm not even worried about it at this point. I'm in the home stretch leading up to the bar exam, a little less than two weeks to go and I'm freaking out about that. I don't have time to worry about NVC at this point! Of course, it will be another story after the 25th, and if we haven't heard anything about petition by then, I'm calling NVC every hour on the hour.

Hey QUINN...you and I both got NOA2 on same day (6/27)...I called NVC today and they got our petition 7/12 and gave me a case number. One more step behind us.

For all the Aprils waiting for NOA2...really sorry not to see more get approved..stay strong & best wishes.

NVC got my case!!!!

FINALLY!!!!

CONGRATS DakotaK1......How did you find out that NVC got your case?

Hope rest of April filers get there NOA2s soon.

Hi rambaldi,

I think I answered your questions....fellow S'pore consulate. Looks like you are next...

Tom

WHAT A HAPPY DAY!!!!!

Finally NOA2, this evening while chating with my fiance I check my case status and nothing AS usual. Never even a touch!!! Then while still chatting with here I got a msn pop-up saying I got an email from CRIS!!!!!

I was so excited...I could barely type fast enoguh to her...so I called her. Then I was worried..what if it was denied??? or they wanted more info???

But there it was.... We both were so happy.

CONGRATS Quinn on your approval...and others before me...good luck to all those that follow. I'll be posting again soon.

Prayers answered....Tom

I'm new to all this posting stuff, besides the K-1 process.

Sent I-129F from MN to Nebraska certified mail on Mar 30. Got the card back from post office Apr 9, says it was delivered on Apr 2.

Got my I-797 Notice of Action (NOA1) from CSC on Apr 9, the Recieved Date on the notice says Mar/30, which is wrong becuase that is the day I sent it, but no big deal. The Notice Date is listed as Apr/5.

I am wondering how some of you have the timelines attached to your posts? I found the official timeline that I updated but some of you have lots of other info on your timelines. I'll probably figure it out.

Good luck to all

Hi there TT&QQ! Welcome to the April Filers club!

I see that in your Timeline, the consulate stated is Singapore! Hey! Is your fiance or fiancee from Singapore? My fiancee is from Singapore too!

Hi Rambaldi,

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I figured it would be almost 3 months until approval so I have just now checked back at the site.

Looks like we are on the same timeline and consulate. Yes she lives in Singapore and has for about 6 years. She is actually from China.

Glad to see Apr filers are getting approved.

Tom...hope it is soon

I'm new to all this posting stuff, besides the K-1 process.

Sent I-129F from MN to Nebraska certified mail on Mar 30. Got the card back from post office Apr 9, says it was delivered on Apr 2.

Got my I-797 Notice of Action (NOA1) from CSC on Apr 9, the Recieved Date on the notice says Mar/30, which is wrong becuase that is the day I sent it, but no big deal. The Notice Date is listed as Apr/5.

I am wondering how some of you have the timelines attached to your posts? I found the official timeline that I updated but some of you have lots of other info on your timelines. I'll probably figure it out.

Good luck to all

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to put all the info out here. It has really helped us. I flew to Singapore in February and met QQ. We mailed our petition on March 29th to Nebraska. I hope it doesn't take the 90 days avg I am seeing to get approved through NSC/CSC.