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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I got my INTERVIEW DATE!

I called the embassy in the USA and they confirmed my interview is for March 30th at 9:00 am!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

:: Frolics ::

thats great congrats

Aaaaaa.

I talked to NVC Monday evening, CET time...

I did a DHL search today. Something left NVC Tuesday afternoon and was received today. Zagreb, Croatia. Someone named Skrnjug signed for it.

Considering how many Croatians apply for a visa that has to go through NVC.... it could very well be ours.

Considering our luck, it's not ours.

Should I call or... should I not?

Aaaaaaaaaaa. Temptations. Grr.

go for it Badgerella, I hadn't known how to track the packages till cdneh posted the details on tuesday, so I tried it out and sure enough a package had gone to London on the Monday - I thought oh no it can't be mine so didn't ring till the next day and when I did was told it had gone 2 days before on the Monday (must have been after I rang on the the Monday). The very worst that can happen is you are told its still there and have wasted some more skype credit.

Have you ever heard of K3 getting in for an AP?

I think some of the earlier posters in the thread may have been k3 - you might want to have a look and see.

I just rang and asked if it had been sent to the embassy and she said "Yes Ma'am it was sent on Monday the 12th"

I am so happy I'm crying! one day short of the 6 weeks when they sent it.

I hope the rest of you have good news soon

Congratulations!! Excellent news!!!

Thanks God i am out from AP now. The NVC representative told my fiance that they sent our case to USEM Manila Yesterday. Huh! at last....

Congratulations Miss Jane!

thanks everyone for the grats and best of luck to those of you still waiting, I'm hoping we can all imitate cdneh and get a speedy interview date

Thanks guys.

I called them and they said they still had my old address on record. DOS had the new one and my lawyers have an email from London on 2nd jan saying the new address had been noted. The day it was supposed to have gone out. Called the guy who lives at my old house and he has seen nothing. I confirmed the address change by e-mail and asked them to re-issue to my new address anyway..hopefully one should turn up soon..talk about frustrating ..especially as everything was going so smoothly. Hopefully i wont have to wait FOREVER for an interview date... did anyone get a date yet in the last few weeks..if so what kind of wait time are we looking at right now?

Cheers.

called DOS today and they advised my interview is booked for 3rd Feb, so thankfully not the 6week wait i was expecting! So within 4weeks from pkt3 being loaded on their system.

You can download the pkt3 paperwork and send it in before you receive the official pkt3...didn't do us any harm! Just a thought to save a few weeks.

how do you download the checklist ? the link I followed from the Embassy website took me to a list of what I would need but not a printable list with boxes to tick

We're APPROVED We think Was a long day with two very bored little girls but very productive and left happy.

Basically said that problem with computers today so couldn't input information to say yes you are approved but doesn't see a problem and sent us to pay for courier.

Appt was for 9am, arrived in waiting room around 8.30am and finally left at 1.15pmish!

Didn't ask us any questions that were expected at the interview stage, just had to swear to tell the truth, where had i lived after the age of 16 and that was it! More concerned with filling in a different form for our DD. They did some investigating and they found because my husband(US citizen) has adopted her she didn't need the affidavits of support, and she becomes a US citizen once she lands on US ground. She will get a US citizenship paper on arriv9ing and is eligible for passport etc.

Did had an argument with the asian lady at the first window, she was trying to say we needed DD biological fathers permission to leave the country! I just kept saying my husband has adopted her and is legally her father. She eventually after the 3rd time of telling her seemed to understand.

Congratulations

Laura, please add me to the list Interview on 3rd Feb.

Bugging the hell outta them may just have worked!! hehe

Congrats on the interview date

I shall have to start bugging them in the hope that they let us make up the time we have been stuck in AP at NVC.

I just rang and asked if it had been sent to the embassy and she said "Yes Ma'am it was sent on Monday the 12th"

I am so happy I'm crying! one day short of the 6 weeks when they sent it.

I hope the rest of you have good news soon

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I know the feeling~

Thanks so much Sweetjuly - its such a feeling of relief, like I can start living again

I just rang and asked if it had been sent to the embassy and she said "Yes Ma'am it was sent on Monday the 12th"

I am so happy I'm crying! one day short of the 6 weeks when they sent it.

I hope the rest of you have good news soon

Congratulations:)

APPROVED!!!!! bouncing up and down for joy !!! Can u update us please? Has Jason and Sarah updated ? I though I may have seen her go to pay the courier. But not sure?

Oh now for marie that's awful I hope the waiver works.

Congratulations!

Just called NVC because I noticed that a package was sent to my embassy this evening.....but it wasn't mine..

However, the lady was extremely nice and thorough and although she basically said the same stuff, she said in a way like she cared and wasn't reading a script.

She did say that many people were calling tonight and they are aware of these cases needing to be expedited because they have time limits in order to get the visas.....so she said try back Friday or Tuesday but keep in mind that the delay might have been because of the holidays and don't forget that Monday is a holiday too.

So.....let's all keep hanging in there!!!!

Thats funny, I must have called NVC 5 minutes after you on Monday, as this same lady told me these EXACT words, almost to the letter you are describing, and not to call Monday because of holiday, then she told me, these know these are time sensitive and she just told someone this same thing 5 minutes ago, so that must have been YOU!!....small world. Yes, you are right, this ONE lady went a little out of her way. When i told her we ALL are watching the NVC progress, she asked me WHO is ALL???. I told her there are a whole group of us on VJ tracking progress and watching how long each takes and reporting to each other. She never heard of VJ (hard to believe?) so all I can say is that it DOES good to call and bug them, as when they have their weekly meetings with their managers, they report about what the biggest complaints in the system are....and we want to make sure that WE are the BIGGEST pain in their asses, that they have to deal with, then maybe they will pass this along to the background people and step up production. I am on my 5th week also and its CRAZY as my friend was in and released in 8 days TOTAL

be well and stay strong, it won't be long.............I hope!!!!!

the people I have been getting have been very sympathetic also. Sorry to hear no one has had any luck yet this week *fingers crossed* that someone will get out soon.

Hang in there everyone...it will be over.

With so many people ending up at NVC in AP, it does seem rather a new trend to me.

I have had an email from the embassy here, and have an interivew date so that's all good. Would have been sooner than it is were it not for work.

congratulations, glad to see things are moving fast for you now

Hi all thank you for sharing all your beautiful dresses, ideas and anxieties

We are planning to elope to a small B&b in Colorado and get married by a stream. We chose Colorado as we can marry ourselves and not have to negotiate our vows with an officiant. An added bonus is there will be snow so we're planning a 3 day honeymoon learning to snowboard.

I have chosen a very budget priced outfit from BHS http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/319184...06c6684.jpg?v=0 (looks a lot more elegant on the model than me but I like it) I also managed to get a gorgeous pair of white leather victorian style boots in the sale in office reduced from £80 to £18.

Charley has picked out a black titanium ring for himself and I picked this one for me http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=s...ing_id=19489530 - I would reccomend etsy if anyone hasn't come across it as they have some great crafted items at reasonable prices (some can be expensive but there are a lot of bargains also).

welcome Caochi

Glad to see that the embassy have received your papers electronically at least and that the hard copy is on the way, cdneh - hopefully you'll soon be at the interview stage

Well this is my story was approved on the 3 Dec.2008. Nvc my case and assigned a case number on the 5th. And ever since i have stagnated. I recently heard last Friday i was AP. Wow at the beginning. its frustrating. Its been over 5 weeks. I didn't even know that there was a forum supporting this issues we need to find a way forward on this particular circumstance. its really slowing things up. . But i am happy to see that for some thing a re going the way forward.

Welcome W H C - sorry you're in the same boat, hope it speeds up for all of us soon

Well I called again, but we are still there. Will be 6 weeks tomorrow.

It's over. They tell us tonight it has been sent to Auckland.

I made him ring back and speak to someone else...just to double check

Woohoo, that wonderful news cdneh. I am so happy for you

oh my word...cdneh, you finally made it...you were becoming like a veteran around here:) ...

so you stayed 7 weeks and 2 days... did they tell you why? cos if ill stay that long at NVC ill totally have to postpone my wedding...im already there for more than 4 weeks so im already thinking about postponing the wedding...

We are getting to the point were we might have to reschedule our wedding plans also. Hopefully the NVC will be kind to the rest of us and let us out soon.

Hi, what is your wedding date? I'd be reluctant to change anything just yet...you'll be out soon.

When we got our NoA2 at the end of November we thought 3 months would be fine and provisionally scheduled for 24th February - which is now just over 6 weeks away /sigh

I guess a March wedding will be good to

It's over. They tell us tonight it has been sent to Auckland.

I made him ring back and speak to someone else...just to double check

Woohoo, that wonderful news cdneh. I am so happy for you

oh my word...cdneh, you finally made it...you were becoming like a veteran around here:) ...

so you stayed 7 weeks and 2 days... did they tell you why? cos if ill stay that long at NVC ill totally have to postpone my wedding...im already there for more than 4 weeks so im already thinking about postponing the wedding...

We are getting to the point were we might have to reschedule our wedding plans also. Hopefully the NVC will be kind to the rest of us and let us out soon.

The Krugers on Mockingbird Lane had a fair selection of english products, I don't remember them being that dear but I haven't been there since August. I have decided to start making my own bread when I get there as thats what I miss most food wise. My mum's gift parcels are more likely to be ambre solaire sun protection gel as I haven't managed to find a US supplier.

as of last night we are stil in AP, when my fiance rang he was told it was an indefinite timescale:(

congrats Marybeth!

So sorry that you didn't get good news yet cdneh

*fingers crossed* for you cdneh

Called this morning. We're out of AP, but they havn't sent our case to Kiev yet. Will be in the next few days.

Hang in there folks and thanks for a place to vent for a few days.

Congratulations, I do hope that your case gets to the embassy very soon.

Its hopeful that we're seeing so many people moving forward this week

I would take the same precautions coming to England as people reccomend for those visiting the US and bring evidence of your ties and intentions to return to the US. Our immigration people can be just as pedantic as those in the US.

I know of one instance were they sent back a friends US fiancee. She was coming for a stay of 3 months at the time and had no job back in the US so that may have been a factor. I am also not sure if they had started their K1 at that time.

Happy, Happy Day!

I am very glad that you've had such good news, hopefully they'll be a few more to come

I got up early today because my fiance called to tell me that he just talked to NVC. He was told by NVC that our case is out of AR and was sent to Manila on Monday, Jan 5th. Holy smokes, there's light at the end of the tunnel! Here's hoping that everyone will be out of AR as soon as possible.

Thats wonderful news for you both

I hope the rest of the process goes quickly and smoothly for you both.

*fingers crossed* for you SweetJuly