brentsheila

you can also call the Dept of State and give them your NVC Case number and ask them where your petition is at. they have computer access to that information. they have been very helpful when i call

Approved today , got NOA2 in mail and case status online still pending.

good luck

congratulations! mine still says pending also, and it was approved on the 29th (i have the hardcopy)

last week i had 3 touches in a row, no email no update at USCIS site . today our approval was in the mail. the reciept date was june 19, notice date was october 29, 132 day wait. FINALY! WOOO HOOO!

Congrats

thanks, and of course i cant get through on the phone to sheila to tell her lol

last week i had 3 touches in a row, no email no update at USCIS site . today our approval was in the mail. the reciept date was june 19, notice date was october 29, 132 day wait. FINALY! WOOO HOOO!

I've had touches the last 3 days without calling them, I always thought that if i recieved a touch from a call it would have been for my petition going to the bottom of the pile for anoying them.

Hi!

I have missed this post which is the one I should have checked since the beginning.

We applied on June 1st 2007, got our NOA1 June 12th and that is all, no more notifications from immigration offices in California, no biometrics and here we are still waiting and sometimes getting desperate, there is so many questions and concerns, sometimes I think i don't do enough, but... is there something we can do? Calling didn't help at all, my boyfriend has got in contact with the congress man but they got the same answer that we got in the NOA1 alas... nothing but we have to wait. There is times I feel too tired for just waiting.

I think going with you all in this line will help me to read how everybody that has applied about the time we did is going and steps to follow and mostly... not to turn crazy.

Luciana

Luciana, we applied on june 5th, recieved our NOA1 on the 19th, and the was the end of notifications for us also. dont stress too much, its getting close to our turn. its just moving at the speed of government.

Here's a site that will help with the the self torture of waiting, its a calendar calculator. http://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html

Hello All ...

I arrived in the United States on my K-1 Visa on July 16th, my Husband's (Fiancee at the time's) 40th birthday.

Since I have arrived we have been very busy, Immunizations completed July 17, Married on July 18, SSN applied for on July 18, Vaccination Supplement by a Civil Surgeon July 19, AOS Filed for on July 27, etc. I have been practicing my driving skills and have become somewhat accustomed to the "Rules of the Road" here and hope to test for my drivers license next Saturday, September 1st.

Being so busy for the first week (my husband took off to be with us) we seldom had time to make dinner at home, this has been the only major culture shock that I have experienced so far .. I REALLY MISSED MY RICE !!!!! Now that everything has settled down, life is great.

The life I have lived here is much different than the one I had in the Philippines. I stayed home most of the time unless I HAD to do something. Donnie's kids are very talented and in demand musicians so we generally have at least two dances/shows to attend every week. I'm not complaining at all, actually it is nice to get out of the house. I have learned, however, that being on time is very much a priority for Donnie .. when I was in the Philippines it didn't matter much to me, but now it is of the utmost importance.

My husbands kids started school on August 15th and Ashley started school on August 17th, so the kids got to know Ashley and me on a full time basis for about a month and we really bonded; I finally feel like I have the family that I have always dreamed of.

Now that Donnie is working and the kids are back in school I feel so alone thru the day, but I try to keep myself busy with house work and such. I have always been such a scaredy cat when it comes to being alone, this and my fear of dogs are going to be real obstacles during the adjustment stage of my life here. (Donnie has a bloodhound .. BIG DOG .. he says all Bluegrass bands have to have one!) We live very far from the city, on a horse ranch with many acres of land (our yard is huge .. alot of mowing) and for the first time in many years I don't have a maid .. wahhhhhh.

Thanks for taking the time to read my BLOG .. hehe, I really just wanted to share with other Filipinas how much life really did change for me when I got to the U.S.

VisaJourney has been a great asset in my understanding of the entire visa process and I want to give a big thumbs up to everyone that helps out here. I seldom post to the forum, but I have spent alot of hours reading and reviewing the posts and to this point they haven't steered me wrong. Thanks everyone !!!!!!

Good luck to everyone out there ...

CountryGirl

I am waiting for my filipina fiancee to get her visa. i like being able to read posts like this so that i can learn what i can to do help my woman adjust to being here in the USA. i do live in an area with a filipino culture already so i know that will help ( im near Bremerton WA). thanks for the post on some of the changes you are dealing with and good luck to you also