Empress

CONGRATS KIMMY!

I Was in class earlier and couldn't get my mind off of you. I was so nervous. I'm so happy for you guys. Never thought I could feel this happy for a stranger

So I get an email from the consular (since I always email inquiries to both email addresses) today and they inform me that the correct date is September the 4th and that they are not doing interviews on the 6th. So that solves that problem.

I think in general the consulars emails have been more informative and better written. I think is some real dimwits replying from the embassy email. I mean to just tell me to wait for the letter in the mail without double checking the system is just unbelievable.

sketel = ####### or a ho (not prostitute) basically a loose girl who sleeps around

we met at some party almost 5 years ago. Fell in love about a week after that and been on this rollercoaster ride ever since.

How many of you USC are Jamaican either born or grew up there?

I was born in the states and grew up in Jamaica from grade 4.

Milan it takes them approx 30 days to review you things and send them back. Last year everything I sent them took 4 weeks exactly. It would be updated that they received it and then 3 1/2 weeks later they would let me know if I was missing something or if everything was in order and was sent to Jamaica. Hope that helps

I called the Visa Service Center (VSC).

so I already got a response for the the embassy saying I must follow the information in the interview letter. But it doesn't say which date is correct. Am I missing something? Couldn't they have just said what the correct date is and that is has or has not changed. Why do they have to be so rass difficult?

I'm sorry to have to ask you to repeat yourself, but did you call the National Visa Center (NVC) at 603-334-0700 or VSC in Vermont?

The US State Department Visa Office in Washington 2026631225 but the NVC calls it the visa service center

I will not be receiving the appt letter from the NVC since they were not the ones who scheduled my interview. Based on 12/11's post I expect they will send a letter with the correct information. We should have everything ready in time for either date so I've decided not to stress about it.

I called the Visa Service Center (VSC).

so I already got a response for the the embassy saying I must follow the information in the interview letter. But it doesn't say which date is correct. Am I missing something? Couldn't they have just said what the correct date is and that is has or has not changed. Why do they have to be so rass difficult?

So I call the VSC this morning just to make sure the information I received from the embassy in the email was consistent. She tells me the interview is September 4th at 12:30 pm

It's two days earlier and at a far better time but now I don't know which one to believe. The email said they were mailing out the letter that same day so i'm pretty sure it's going to day sept 7 at 7am. I sent another email double checking with them. Hopefully they will respond today. The problem is my husband is so stubborn if he doesn't see it in writing he's not going to believe me. He hardly believes that he really does have an interview date and is waiting on the letter in the mail.

And knowing how backwards the embassy is, I doubt they will send out another letter with the date change if in fact that date is accurate. for those of you who have had your dates changed did you get an update letter?

thanks

You will need to fill out an affidavit of support and provide the last three years of your tax returns, w2s and pay stubs for the most recent year. Is it possible your husband overlooked that in the information sent to because it is very important?

oh and good luck at the interview be sure to come back and post your experience!

that's what the $2000 is for I believe.

Tell her to buy the jus talk phone cards it's 5 cents a min and is rechargeable. How old is your daughter?

She's 10. Can I purchase the card from here or should I have Javon get it for her down there? Is that price from JA to the US? If JA, does it work on the Digicel or C&W network?

I think you should just send her down with your sprint phone and ask Javon to set it up at mega phone for $2000 + the $1200 phone card for unlimited calls per month. Also have him buy a $500 just talk phone card for a back up if and when she can't get through.

The jus talk will work with any cell phone and land phones since it's not prepaid for only one carrier. I'm trying to get more info on the rate (I remember it being 5 cents) since I haven't used it since Mr. Man got a mega phone. I'll def keep you posted.

Ok, I've been on here asking about different ViOP services and cld each one. Basically the savings are not that much for me to go the extra route of either having my # changed or purchasing the equipment. I currently pay 35 cents a min thru AT&T as my long distance carrier. Anyway, I am interested in hearing more about this MegaFone. I was told I could purchase a CDMA phone here in the states and have it unlocked and they would be able to transfer service to my phone. Is that correct? What about MiPhone? Does anyone know about that?

Why are you paying 35 cents a min??? That is CRAZY! I know from previous posts people have given numerous other methods that #1-don't require purchasing $$ equipment and #2-are under 20 cents a min. Is there something I am missing? Just off of the top of my head I can recall Sprint calling cards are one way...then I personally use www.noblecom.com and have used www.tel3advantage.com in the past. All of which are under 20 cents a min. Hope this helps or clue me in....please

I don't purchase calling cards. When I call JA I normally just call from my home phone. It's not that bad b/c I don't call Javon often but w/my daughter going down I wanted a way for her to call me daily w/o putting us in debt. On average I pay about $300 a month for my phone service and that includes my landline (which I only use for long distance), my DSL, and my dish network.

Tell her to buy the jus talk phone cards it's 5 cents a min and is rechargeable. How old is your daughter?

Congrats Jonesie!

Nyseness you can buy a CDMA phone from sprint or verizon not the GMS chip phones. I've heard the phones you buy from the store don't work very well but the one my husband uses works 95% of the time. And it has never dropped a call. good luck!

wow Kim just one week away. I am nervous for you. Are you planning on going?

great news ladies!

congrats milan. nysness is right if you've figured out how to use the shortcuts you can mail it off now. If not you should get it in a few days. The NVC will been done with it in 30 days or less

Hey Jenice

I'm not sure if you can buy the jus talk in the US, but I doubt it. My dad was the one who told me about the rates I believe it's 5 cents if you call from here but it's still really cheap to call here from ja. think we got 15 minutes out of a 100 Ja card. If you call them up I'm sure they can give you more concrete information. hope that helps

And for those who use calling cards try the western union it gives ~8 cents a minute to land lines and ~32 cents a minute for cells. You can recharge it over the phone.

but the Jus Talk from C&W gives 5 cents a minute and you can use it to call Ja from here or they can use it to call here from Ja. Your SO can recharge this card in Ja

The sprint card from CVS is good but you have to make sure to buy the international card. It gives 16 cents a min to both land lines and cells. You can rechard this over the phone too but if you do it in the store you get 10% free.

None of these cards steal your minutes. If you use 5 minutes it takes 5 minutes not 30

Good luck!

^^^those rates are for jamaica but I'm sure it's comparable for T&T

you can call them and find out

any news?

Congrats!

I'm not sure sending the I-129 now will be saving you any time. I'm assuming that's your concern. People usually submit them simultaneously but since you've already started the CR1 process maybe you can stick with it and save your money. The NVC does everything down to scheduling the interview now. And there is a 30 day processing time for everything you send them. It's really not that bad. Good luck nonetheless!

That's so embarrassing!

I wonder why they do it like that?

I just wanted to share that I've gotten through to the immigration dept of the embassy using (702) 6174, 6168 and 6304 in addition to the 6008

And for those who use calling cards try the western union it gives ~8 cents a minute to land lines and ~32 cents a minute for cells. You can recharge it over the phone.

but the Jus Talk from C&W gives 5 cents a minute and you can use it to call Ja from here or they can use it to call here from Ja. Your SO can recharge this card in Ja

The sprint card from CVS is good but you have to make sure to buy the international card. It gives 16 cents a min to both land lines and cells. You can rechard this over the phone too but if you do it in the store you get 10% free.

None of these cards steal your minutes. If you use 5 minutes it takes 5 minutes not 30

Good luck!

ohh I forgot my question

I know everyone can hear the question the CO is asking during the interview but does everyone hear all your responses too? Or is it more discrete?

Thanks in advance

nyseness and milan glad to see they received and updated your choice of agent form.

milan, when you get some time fill in your timeline, you're one of the few people going through this process under the new changes. And it can help other people see how much better it is.

Congrats!