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OMG - we are approved..3 years and, it's finally here..To all those still waiting, it will come --- I PROMISE.....The happiest I have been in years
Gene & Keila
Met - February 26, 2007 online
8 trips to Lima Peru
Engaged - February 2009
NA01 - May 1, 2009
NA02 - September 20, 2009
NO RFE's...No need for a lawyer
Good Luck to all -
Congrats!!!
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hello guys!!!, i want to tell u all that we are approved already... my fiance called today the uscis and they told my fiance that we were approved yesterday. yehey!!!! soooo happy..... Thank you LOrd!!!!! :dance:
Nice!!!...Congratulations!!!
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If we don't want Russia putting Missile sites around our Country... we shouldn't put them around theirs.
U.S. scraps missile defense shield plans
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration will scrap the controversial missile defense shield program in Eastern Europe, a senior administration official confirmed to CNN Thursday.
The U.S. has been testing the ability of ground-based interceptor missiles to hit long-range ballistic missiles.
The comment followed similar statements from officials in Poland and the Czech Republic -- where key elements of the system were to be located -- but was the first confirmation from an American official.
Vice President Joe Biden earlier refused to confirm to CNN that the George W. Bush-era plan was being shelved.
But he did explain the logic of doing so, saying Iran -- a key concern for the United States -- was not a threat.
"I think we are fully capable and secure dealing with any present or future potential Iranian threat," he told CNN's Chris Lawrence in Baghdad, where he is on a brief trip.
"The whole purpose of this exercise we are undertaking is to diminish the prospect of the Iranians destabilizing that region in the world. I am less concerned -- much less concerned -- about the Iranian potential. They have no potential at this moment, they have no capacity to launch a missile at the United States of America," he said.
Biden said he is "deeply" involved in the review of the missile defense program. See how the system would work » | See a map of the proposed sites »
The Bush administration had cited the perceived nuclear threat from Iran as one of the key reasons it wanted to install the missile shield in eastern Europe.
The U.S. reversal is likely to please Russia, which had fiercely opposed the plans.
Is the U.S. right to scrap plans for a missile defense shield in Europe? Sound Off below
A U.S. delegation held high-level meetings Thursday in both Poland and the Czech Republic to discuss the missile defense system. While the outcome of the meetings wasn't clear, officials in both countries confirmed the system would be scrapped.
Czech Prime minister Jan Fischer said in a statement that U.S. President Barack Obama told him in a Wednesday phone call that the United States was shelving its plans. Fischer did not say what reason Obama gave him for reconsidering.
A spokeswoman at the Polish Ministry of Defense also said the program had been suspended.
"This is catastrophic for Poland," said the spokeswoman, who declined to be named in line with ministry policy.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Gen. James E. Cartwright, who is vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday morning. The Defense Department has not announced what will be discussed, but Cartwright is the point man for the missile defense shield program.
Poland and the Czech Republic had based much of their future security policy on getting the missile defenses from the United States. The countries share deep concerns of a future military threat from the east -- namely, Russia -- and may now look for other defense assurances from their NATO allies.
"At the NATO summit in April, we adopted a resolution focusing on building a defense system against real, existing threats, i.e. short-range and medium-range missiles," Fischer said. "We expect that the United States will continue cooperating with the Czech Republic on concluding the relevant agreements on our mutual (research and development) and military collaboration, including the financing of specific projects."
By contrast, Russia may view the move as a diplomatic victory after complaining about the program consistently for years.
There was no comment Thursday morning from Russian officials. But the issue has been a sore point in relations between Washington and Moscow, with Russia believing the shield would ultimately erode its own strategic nuclear deterrent.
With the program scrapped, it opens the way for Russia to join with the United States in taking a harder line on Iran, CNN Correspondent Matthew Chance reported from Moscow.
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The United States proposed the plans under then-President George W. Bush, but since taking over this year, the Obama administration has been reviewing whether to move ahead with them.
The missile shield issue came up in July during a meeting between Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow. Obama maintained that Russia had nothing to fear from such a system, which would be designed to intercept a solitary missile from Iran or North Korea, as opposed to "a mighty Russian arsenal."
lol, introducing politics to visajourney
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Hokay, finally calmed down enough to take some time to make a post.
Got my Visa handed to me by the Embassy staff last week Thursday after handing over two missing forms and waiting for an hour in the lobby.
I was so happy I walked out of there beaming and smiling. I think that if I grinned even more my head would've fallen off.
So yeah! Counting down to October as my fiancee will be flying to Belgium so we can leave together to the States. I'm glad this part is all completed and done now.
Good luck to all of you who are still going through the procedure. Stay strong and don't lose hope.
--BaWa
Nice!!! Congrats!
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Well...
I call this morning to NVC and they still have not gotten my case...
... so I cannot get my NVC case number... which one of you who got their NOA2 approved last week... has your case already at NVC???Hello eltemp, same here I just called the nvc just a few minutes ago and they stated that they haven't received it and to allow two to three weeks after the notice date. However, looking at the time line data it seems that a few people have already received nvc confirmation but a lot of September noa2's still lack nvc confirmation.
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We finally received the NOA2 on Friday. We really appreciate all the help and will certainly have many more questions.
We're not done yet but please tell me that was that hardest part.....
Thanks again VJ!!
Ravi and Beth
Congratulations!!!!
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I finally got a notice that my NOA2 is in the mail. Only after 2 RFE's and a lot impatience.I am so relieved though. Can't wait to actually hae it it my hands.
Congratulations!!!
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We got our NoA2 today!!!!! F-yeah!!!! Thanks everyone who has helped, comforted, given advice to us/me during this process thus far. Your advice and support have been appreciated and priceless. Thank you!
Congratulations!
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Hey guys and gals!
WE GOT APPROVED!!!
What a GREAT way to start the day! (I'm in Australia and its 7am right now)
My morning ritual is usually, get up, check emails, gets disappointed cos of no approval email. It was no different today, until I checked the USCIS site for hope of a touch or at least something, and this is what I saw!
Receipt Number: EACxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Current Status: Approval notice sent.
On September 15, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.
WOOP! WOOP! DOING THE HAPPY DANCE! I almost screamed and then realised I'd wake up my housemate who wouldn't be too impressed, so I went outside and called my honey instead
(Incidentally, after I calmed down and returned to my emails, the approval email from CRIS arrived. And here I was thinking the email updates weren't working.)
OH I AM SOOOOO HAPPY!!! SO RELIEVED! Imagine how I'll feel with the Visa in hand!
To all those still waiting, good luck - I know it will come soon for you
ok now I better bet ready for work.....
Great News!!! Congratulations!!!.........
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I'm so excited I'm a mess
OMG I got the email today and looked at my case status on USCIS to confirm and yep its there!! Sept. 15= K1 APPROVED!! Thank you GOD
We are in shock & ecstatic. I told him to start getting his stuff organized to prepare for next steps (i.e. police certificate etc.). It looks like me being so meticulous with all the paperwork in the very beginning has paid off (WITH ALOT OF LUCK). I'm SOOOO HAPPY!! One step closer to my honey I miss terribly. 
Speedy approval & blessings to all fellow VJ'ers. Kristie
P.S. I'm still trying to mentally prepare for evil AP since its PK
Congratulations!!! Yeah..hopefully from this point forward everything moves quickly. ~lol hidden smiley's
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OMG!! i am sooooo excited. i can hardly type! on my best friend's birthday, on September 14, USCIS has approved our petition!!! NVC here we come!!!
Congratulations!!!!
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Hello everyone,
I recently received an invitation acceptance to participate in the uscis.gov website discussion for this Friday. Is anyone else attending?
Reference: USCIS.GOV
Here's the information off the website:
Meeting Invitation: USCIS National Stakeholders Meeting - Website Rollout Discussion
Please join us for a discussion of the newly revised USCIS website (USCIS.gov). This dialogue is scheduled for Friday, September 18th at 2:00 pm in the Tomich Center at 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. We hope that you will be able to join us as we provide a visual presentation of the changes to the website and the new functionality that has been added. In addition to the presentation, we will also present a “click-thru” demonstration of the new site to preview the new look and features of the site. An open question and answer session will follow the presentations.
There will be two ways to attend this meeting:
In person - if you are available to attend this meeting, please provide your full name and the organization you represent to Mary Herrmann, at mary.herrmann@dhs.gov or (202) 272-1213 by COB Thursday, September 17th.
Be sure to arrive at least 15 minutes early to allow extra time to be processed through security and bring a photo I.D.
Via webinar/telephone – log-in information will be provided when you respond. Please provide your full name and the organization you represent to Mary Herrmann, at mary.herrmann@dhs.gov or (202) 272-1213 by COB Thursday, September 17th.
We look forward to seeing you!
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Congrats to the approvals for NOA2 and interviews!! :dance:
As for the ones waiting for their NOA2s... good luck to all of us this week!! COME VSC I need my NOA2
Also, good luck to the ones at NVC, hopefully your case will go fast to your respective embassies.
My NOA 1 WAS MAY 19TH AND I'M STILL WAITING...I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY NOA 2. I HOPE EVERYTHING IS FINE ON MY SIDE. I HAVE CALLED AND CHECKED ONLINE, IT SAYS PENDING. GUYS PLEASE WHAT WOULD I DO. ANY SUGGESTION WILL BE APPRECIATED.
THANKS
I know how difficult the wait is. With half of September gone, your's should be coming soon. They are still processing at five months because I just recently got my NOA from VSC.
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We just checked our case status on the USCIS website and it shows we got approved yesterday!!!!
Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Current Status: Approval notice sent.
On September 14, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.
Our I-129F was approved in only 94 days thank God!!!
Congratulations!!!
....Aya&John - may the rest of the K-1 process be swift .... 
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Thanks everyone!
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Even though I didn't pray for this I will always thank him
. I've submitted the K-1 before actually discovering this website and have started to believe that I have forgot something or didn't provide enough evidence. So I was somewhat expecting an rfe but hoping for the best. I'm currently at work checking the USCIS website and here is what I've discovered:Receipt Number: EACxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Current Status: Approval notice sent.
On September 14, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.
You can choose to receive automatic case status updates, which will be sent via email. Please click here to create an account online.
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If you would like to see our current Processing Dates for Applications and Petitions, click here.
Note: Case Status is available for Applications and Petitions which were filed at USCIS Service Centers. If you filed at a USCIS Local Office, your case status may not be reviewable online but for processing times on forms filed at that Office please, click here.
If you have a question about case status information provided via this site, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed, please contact the USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375 – 5283 or 1-800-767-1833 (TTY).
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Sorry about the delay in updating here. My 7 yo daughter was hospitalized on 9/9/9 in the morning locally and then transfered to the childrens hospital by ambulance about an hour away for a severe Asthma attack. She is recovering and we finally are home today. I checked my status this morning on the USCIS website and it said that we have approval as of 09/09/09!! What a great thing to come back to!!
Good Luck to the rest of June and beyond in getting your NOA2's too.
WOW!!! Congratulations!!!
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Hi all, I just received my NOA2 I think it will be a smother ride till the interview.
I'm a May filer...so May filers yours should be arriving soon as well. Congrats to all
Rayito
Congrats!
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Ok guys, I'm a tad confused.
I just got the petition for approval which is listed as valid from 9/9/2009 to 12/9/2009.
This is the text:
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The above petition has been approved and forwarded to the listed consulate. Please contact the consulate with any questions about visa insurance or if you would like them to forward the petition to a different consulate. The petitioner can also file form I 824, Aplication for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, with this office to request that we notify another consulate of the petition approval for visa processing purposes. THIS FORM IS NOT A VISA AND MAY NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF A VISA.
When the person this petition is for enters the US based on this visa, he or she will be admitted for ninety (90) days in order to marry the petitioner, and based on that marriage file for adjustment to permanent resident status on Form I-485. The form to apply for adjustment can be obtained at any local USCIS office or USCIS forms center. Please attach a copy of this notice to the adjustment application when you file it.
If the petitioner and the fiance do not marry within these 90 days, status will expire, and he or she will be in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act if he or she does not depart. An extension cannot be granted. It is requested that the petitioner inform his or her local USCIS office if he or she determines that the marriage will not take place within the 90 day period. Please attach a copy of this notice to any correspondence about this case.
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So - what does this mean exactly? Ie my thoughts were that the english consulate will get info and we'll have to do all that, etc - but it says we have to get married within the 90 days listed (til December). Donna is here in the US with me right now til October, so I imagine she'll have to go home and then come back?
Thanks
Congratulations!!!
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Helllllo Everyone!!
This morning i received the email that my I-129F was approved on September 10th!!
NEXT STEP IS GOIN BACK TO INDIA IN A FEW WEEKS TO HELP AND BE WITH MY FAMILY IN INDIA!
IM SOOO EXCITED...MANI HAS A COLD N FEVER N SOAR THROUT SO I HOPE HES BETTER!!
TOMORROW IS OUR ANNIVERSARY ALSO! WHAT A GOOOOOD WEEK
thanks for everyones help!
DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL ***
The last processing action taken on your case
Receipt Number: **************
Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Current Status: Approval notice sent.
On September 10, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.
If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.
*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.
*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.
Sincerely,
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Congrats!!!!
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Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Current Status: Approval notice sent.
On September 11, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.
I just got approved for my NOA2!!!!!!!! I can't believe it. And what is even better. I am leaving for Lima, Peru in 5 days. This will be a great celebration. It will also help us prepare for her interview.
Good luck to everyone else.
Congratulations!!!
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THIS MORNING I CHECKED MY E-MAIL AND THERE IT WAS!!!!!!!!!!
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The last processing action taken on your case
Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Current Status: Approval notice sent.
On September 10, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.
If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283.
*Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates.
*** Please do not respond to this e-mail message.
Sincerely,
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
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HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED:
I USUALLY SPENT TIME (BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP) PLAYING VIDEO GAMES OR BROWSING THE INTERNET...........THIS TIME, (AFTER KNOWING THAT SHE MIGHT BE GETTING HER MEXICAN PASSPORT SOONER THAN EXPECTED) I BEGAN TO PRAY AND ASK GOD FOR STRENGTH AND FORGIVENESS....(I DIDN'T PLAY THE VIDEO GAMES OR ANYTHING ELSE, I FELT VERY DIFFERENT). I WANTED TO SPEND TIME WITH GOD, AND I WAS READING THIS PSALM: 120- 1. I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. " -THROUGH PSALM 121.
THEN WENT TO SLEEP.............................THIS MORNING.......I CAME TO WORK........CHECKED MY EMAIL------------AND THE APPROVAL WAS THERE!!!!!!
THANK YOU GOD FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE..........I KEPT SAYING.
TO THE VJ FAMILY AND OTHERS......CONTINUE TO BE PATIENT AND PLEASE ASK GOD FOR STRENGTH AND FORGIVENESS. (I RECOMMEND READING PSALMS).
WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED. THANKS TO EVERYONE.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
Congratulations!
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Hi Everyone,
I have finally sent in the I-129F for me and my fiance! I was a total nervous wreck checking everything last night.
I hope we don't get an RFE and go straight from NOA1 to NOA2 quickly. Fiance can't wait to be back in the states and I can't wait to have him back Thank you everyone for your help with my questions. Wish us the best!!The California Service Center is really pumping out Noa-2's quickly. Also I've read notes from a former IO that posted on here that stated that if he received a packet that looked like a lot of effort was put into it, that he will just go through it and approve it as long as everything is in order (instead of placing it in the corresponding 6month bucket). This may also be the reason why you see some get approved very quickly. Good luck on your journey!
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Notified via e-mail:
On September 10, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. . .
I am too excited about getting any kind of action on this thing!!!
Now I'm just waiting for NVC to pony up.
I need to find or form an NVC support group while I get myself in gear for this part
.Speedy journey to all!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
NVC?
in National Visa Center (Dept of State)
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Yeah, same here. I've checked the time lines for nvc confirmation and it seems that there are a lot of people that are still waiting to get a response.