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VISA APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!

you guys!!! i can't stop smiling and crying!!! he said it was pretty simple.. they asked a bunch of questions that we already went over.. i will go into detail in the Philippines thread since it will be beneficial to them there.. all in all, it took about 3 1/2 hours from the time he went inside the embassy until he paid for the visa delivery fee...

THANK YOU, LORD!!!!!

but guess what? he doesn't want to leave until Dec 8 BECAUSE, he wants to watch the DE LA HOYA vs PACQUIAO fight with his friends on the 7th in the Philippines! boxing is more important than seeing me! hahaha! but i'll grant him that last request but i am aiming for a Dec 8 flight.. i hope his visa arrives way before that!

KAHM!!! how is life? have you adjusted yet? the jet lag sucks the most..

even while filing single i still get a nice tax break every year since i own a house.. my take home just sucks since i claim 0 and i have a pretty good job.. they take out so much every pay period i just want to scream but this is life... but i would have liked to take home a little bit more.. can you imagine losing $1,000 in taxes every pay period???

so, i could have filed married for 2007? my tax lady didn't mention a thing about that.. but then if i had filed married for 2007, i would have had to get that ITIN thingy or whatever.. what i forgot to do since the beginning of this year was to claim 1.. retard!

but i will have him come here before the year is over then i can claim him.. i hope..

i had no problems with the AOS anyway. i gave them not only my 2007 ITR but as well as '05 and '06. all filed SINGLE...

hi cmnb!! thank you for the well-wishes! i just don't understand VSC.. i mean, what's the freakin hold up? do they enjoy this? maybe you will be next to be transferred.. i'm going to keep praying for everyone here who is stuck at VSC.. this is just unfair. why is it so hard to get into the USA?

hi xylide.. sorry to hear about the sticky mess you are both in.. i got married 12-21-07 so i still filed single then. pretty straightforward.

question for the "experts" here: but since the start of this year 2008, i am still a claim 0. should have i claimed my husband even though he is not here yet or just wait until he gets here next month (hopefully! his interview is today) and then file my 2008 as married filing jointly, since he probably would have his SSN by then.. i suck at tax lingo..

hi all!! my husband is at the US embassy in Manila right now. his appointment was 0630 AM, 3 hours ago, Philippine time. I am going nuts because there is no way he can provide me with updates since there are no cellphones allowed in the embassy. He passed his medical last Nov 12-13, already did his Guidance Counseling thing that is required by the Philippine government, and now we are just waiting for the result of the interview.. i haven't been able to eat, i have a huge headache, and my blood sugar is probably very low...

i have never really heard of anyone being denied a CR1 visa so i am just praying that they will approve him.. i already sent him an over-abundance of evidences and we have gone over possible weird questions they might ask.. i am very tensed!!

anyway, SHIRI!!!!!!! you have a beautiful baby!! i am soo happy for you and your husband! you are almost done with this whole process, girl!

Rajaa, i finally got the unlimited txt messaging.. hahaha.. took me a while, i dont know why. actually, i got the family plan and put my sister as the other family member. she wanted unlimited but i kinda didn't. but the lady said it's only $20 for everybody to be unlimited. so i will have my sister pay the $15 and i pay the $5 since she was the one who wanted it.. i'm so smart.. hahaha!

btw, i still don't look pregnant.. it's driving me nuts! i want to look pregnant already.. i cant fit into any maternity clothes since i am smaller than i was pre-pregnancy. my belly is very bloated looking though so i am now stuck with wearing skirts constantly. i can't fit into any of my pants.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR MY HUSBAND TO GET HERE SO I HAVE SOMEBODY TO COMPLAIN TO CONSTANTLY!!!

KELVIN!!! i hope with that transfer that things will start to happen for you!

that's the spirit! after i sent in the RFE back to NVC, i quit waiting.. i just went about my business and whaddaya know.. case completed! worrying gives us wrinkles anyway.. haha!

i thought his interview date wasn't ever going to come and now it's only like 2 weeks away.. time will fly if you don't think about it..

i hope your wife won't have to go through what i've been going through, cmnb.. cuz it sucks.. that's right, all BOYS can do is imagine what it would be like to be pregnant and then have to go through delivery!!

i'm off to vote!! i'll be back.. after eating my sugar was even lower then before eating.. darn insulin.. i'm gonna go grab something to eat then i'm off to the voting place! i think i have to go to some middle school.... hmmm...

after NVC completes your case, they will be the one to assign the interview date based on the USEM availability schedule for interviews. it took like 3 days after case complete for them to assign my husband an interview date for the next month.. but it's a case to case basis.. some get an interview date right away, others have had to wait weeks...

hope this helps!

i told my husband to finally go ahead and pay the DV.. it's only P650.. if they don't ask for it then fine.. if they did, at least we have it.. i also had him get that CENMAR stuff.. so we are fully prepared for whatever the heck they ask for

in the packet 3/4 that we can download from the manila embassy website, DV was deleted from the list of requirements, however, DV is still on the embassy website, updated OCT 2008.

my husband paid in Iloilo and they took his money just fine... DELBROS even texted that they received the payment, blah blah blah..

for all the waiting we have done and all the money that has been spent already, what is P650 anyway? better be safe than sorry...

update.... see time line whooooooooot!!!! How yeah doing Jen????

YAY!!! finally, for cryin' out loud!! so, are you going to fly him out here as soon as he receives the visa or you have to wait till january for his job to be done?

me, i just feel blah all the time.. i can't get comfortable. i want to eat but all i get from it is heartburn and nausea.. i'm guzzling mylanta like it's water. i'm on insulin now so this has not made everything easier. if i dont' eat, my sugar will drop.. if i eat what i feel like eating my sugar will skyrocket and i'll get super headaches.. if my sugar drops, i'll get super headaches then too...

I LOVE BEING PREGNANT!!! hehehe!!

right now, the wind is blowing like crazy.. it is cold and gray outside and i'm going to go stand in a very long, cold line to vote. nowadays i cant stand being cold.. i'm so sensitive.. i'm just going to bundle up..

the other day i sent in a binder with additional "evidences" to my husband along with his appointment letter that they sent to me because HIS letter hasn't arrived at all from NVC.. nway, the thing cost me $105 to send thru fed-ex!!! can you believe that??? i just wanted to cry.. i'm like poor right now.. i have been off work for more than a month.. i sent in that disability thingy way too late so i haven't had income for the past 2 weeks.. HELLPP!!!

I LOVE BEING PREGNANT!!!

HI CMNB!!!!! i just keep shaking my head with all this wait you are going through...

spouses of USC may apply for naturalization in 3 years of arriving, correct? my husband will be coming on a CR1, thus giving him a 2 year GC. we are required to file for AOS within 2 years to receive the 10 year GC, however, what will happen if we wait for the 3rd year then apply for naturalization?

won't work, huh? the GC will have "expired" by then? i'm probably answering my own retarded question.. haha!

maybe you're pregnant!! JUST KIDDING.. what a horrible thing to say... sorry, Rajaa.. it's stress.. stress for some people makes them lose weight, and others have the opposite effect..

it's been a month?? mine was delayed a month also, i believe.. i try not to think about it 'cause it just makes me upset..

i have a WORK question, if you don't mind.. hehehe... i've been with TMOBILE for forever and when i started, i got the $2.99 500 messages text bundle.. i was wondering if i can add another bundle to this without losing the $2.99... maybe i should just call customer service.. haha!

hi everyone! i am still here! so sorry haven't been able to post or anything.. just haven't felt well.. just got back from the doctor, my 2nd dr's appt for the day, and he put me on insulin shots twice a day. my OB dr said i was doing well and in a couple of weeks i'll be back to normal, hopefully. i have been out of work because they put me on IV fluid therapy and on a Reglan pump.. that's to control my nausea. i'm still not working but we will see how i feel in a couple of weeks..

Rajaa, i'm sorry to hear about your RFE.. been there done that but i don't understand why it is still under final review. mine took a week to review then they assigned an interview date.. all this was done and i didn't even know b'coz i didn't check for 2 weeks. it is election time.. maybe they're out campaigning or something.. sheesh... they need to approve you already.. they just don't understand the stress we all go through because of the delays..

and Kelvin, i don't know what to say... you can always unload here at VJ.. we all understand what you are going through. me and my husband have been doing the long-distance thing for 5 years now.. pretty crazy..

my husband's interview is Nov 18.. and i'm going out of my mind because i want to be there but i can't.. i am in no condition to fly for 16 hours.. darnit!!!

haven't updated the spreadsheet at all... sorry, Rajaa...

i'm not having such a great time with my pregnancy.. i'm on medical leave at this time due to severe nausea.. pretty awful #######.. but we are so excited! thank you for the well-wishes!

should i have him get a CENOMAR for me too since i'm filipino-born? did you get your husband that or was that just yours?

another question: i don't need to have him bring all those NSO documents with him to the interview, right? they should have all the originals already. just have him bring evidences.. they have mine and his original certified true copy birth certificates, our marriage certificate from the NSO, NBI clearance, police certificate, copy of my naturalization certificate, original 3 years of my tax transcripts.. am i missing something?

but then i don't want them asking for it and then he can't produce it.. i'm so anxious. i know for K3 you need to bring all that ####### because they didn't go through NVC first...

thought i'd bother you since you and i are kinda in the same boat..

CONGRATS!!

i just have a question: what's a MARRIAGE INDEX? is that the CENOMAR? do we need this? my husband's interview is Nov 18 so we still have time to get all the necessary requirements if i'm missing something..

thanks in advance for your help!

yes it is the CENOMAR, but instead of it yeilding that your hubby is single, it will indicate that he has been married once to you (granted that benificiary has only been indeed married JUST once). on the question if you need it or not, IT DEPENDS ON THE CO. of all interviewed so far, i guess i was the ONLY IR1 beneficiary asked for this document. but since your interview is still next month, there's no harm if you secure the document just in case the CO asks for it.

ngeks, akala ko third week of Oct alis mo.. we'll be in Vegas that time..anyways keep in touch baka sakali pede isend sa post office ung Special Otap of yours..lol..ingats and enjoy ur bora vacation..san kau sa vegas ???

hindi pa october, my husband and i talked about moving my flight earlier but i'm just not so comfortable about it. BTW, i'm already in bora yankee, im surprise maraming tao. i was thinking wala masyadong tao kasi it ain't summer or something, but anyways, i'm here to enjoy and boy! my smartbro wireless works like magic!!!! hahahaha!

salamat ha? wouldn't hurt to be overprepared and just get one of those things. na-delay nga yung case namin b'cuz of the dumb NBI clearance.. they wanted a police clearance too.. so i made him get one. ewan ko if kailin talaga ng police clearance but they now have it..

when we were in bora last august, all it did was rain.. so that was interesting.. and then the last day, out came the sun.. go figure! and what's the purpose of that environmental fee when the beach was dirty??

CONGRATS!!

i just have a question: what's a MARRIAGE INDEX? is that the CENOMAR? do we need this? my husband's interview is Nov 18 so we still have time to get all the necessary requirements if i'm missing something..

thanks in advance for your help!

hi all! i'm just going to be really quick cuz i don't feel good as usual.. BUT

WE HAVE AN INTERVIEW DATE!!!!! NOVEMBER 18, 0630 AM!!!!

i am soo freakin happy!! i called yesterday but couldn't go through and the dumb AVR keeps saying the same thing that they sent the RFE letter blah blah blah... so i called in the wee hours of the morning today and finally spoke to a real person. she said that there's already an interview scheduled and that this was assigned last oct 3.. i was freakin out! she was laughing at me and kept congratulating me.. i then repeated the date and kept saying nov 16.. she had to correct me a couple of times... i told her i just woke up and i'm just a little excited...

they sent the appointment letter to him and to me already.. don't know when that was.. i dont' even know if they sent the package to manila yet but i don't care... i'm just so happy...

ok.. happiness over.. i have to throw up...

i heard my name!!!!!

hi everyone.. i am still here.. just haven't been to a computer in ages. been having terrible headaches and looking at my beloved computer gave me headaches.. not only headaches, i have nausea.. and just feeling like #######.. ok. enough about that

my update is: NOTHING... darn you, nvc!!! well, i'm just venting, that's all. i sent in the RFE checklist last sept 20 and up till now, nothing new. maybe this week it will get approved. who knows. right know i don't care. i'm feeling too poorly to care... at this rate, Rajaa is going to be done with nvc before me! but that's ok since i supposedly don't care, right? hahahaha!

oohh... steve is having a boy.. congrats!!! well, my baby still looks like a blob but a curved-bean-shaped looking blob now with a heartbeat of 173.. plust get this, my lovely baby gave me gestational diabetes.. yay!! my OB screened me really early since my whole family is like diabetic. not my parents or any siblings but my uncles, aunts, grandparents, the works. so there's my gift from my family: diabetes.. so now, i am a high-risk pregnancy to top it off and will likely develop diabetes even after the baby is born.. lovely... didn't i say enough of this? hehehe..

so, not only am i losing weight cuz i can't eat.. i now how to diet because my body can't produce enough insulin... ENOUGH!

when i'm feeling a lot better, im going to update our tracker.. im sure alot has happened.

MISS YOU ALL!!!!

alright, KAHM! i am now jealous of your interview date! haha! just kidding.. i'm very happy you were able to get an october schedule.. as for our retarded RFE, he's going to pick up the police clearance later today, i think. it's probably not necessary but i cannot have this thing delayed even more.

Rajaa, i'm having the time of my life! NNNNOOOOTT!!!!!.. i'm so miserable.. i wake up nauseated, i walk around nauseated, before i sleep i'm nauseated.. i'm so miserable.. i can't eat anything. i'm now only 99 pounds.. my dr told me yesterday that i have to gain 40 pounds.. is he nuts? before being pregnant i couldn't even gain 5 pounds and now he wants me to gain 40??

well, i'm 6 weeks he said.. i got to see the tiny heartbeat yesterday. sooo amazing! it was a blob with a heartbeat!!

thank you, all!!! right now i don't feel so good. i can't seem to eat anything. any little smell makes me want to puke. huhuhuhu!!

BUT.. i redid the DS-230 part I. good thing my dad is going back to the philippines today so he can just bring the stuff so my husband can sign it. in case NVC still won't accept the NBI clearance, my husband went ahead and got a police clearance. as soon as the police clearance is available to pick up, he can just then send the entire thing to NVC himself via fed-ex..

i just want this whole ordeal to be over already...

well KAHM, i hope you get the november interview.. now im not sure how the manila embassy schedules theirs. i hope there is an opening for us november or december. i really wanted him here before december but what can ya do, eh?

cmnb, thanks for your always ever positive attitude.. by the time you are approved, you would be an expert in this stuff!

Rajaa, you have had 4 babies?? i can barely handle this one.. hahaha! im glad you are halfway there!

thank you, LuLu! you think there might be a chance you can get a CR1 interview instead of the K3?