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I called NVC this morning and my petition hasn't been entered in their system yet . I was hoping it was already there because next Monday is a federal holiday and I wanted the package to make it to Montreal when the office is open. The DHL packets of late have only been 2 pounds so hopefully they aren't getting too much new mail. There was one just before New Years was 9 pounds though.

I am praying for a July 11, 2010 wedding date. I haven't paid my deposit on the church yet but I will likely do it next week.

Got a nice lady at the NVC today who told me, that no, my petition wasn't in their system yet and that it could take 4 weeks to 90 days for it to be processed. I am sure hoping it happens faster than that. Has anyone else from NOA2 on Jan. 8 gotten their NOA2 hardcopy yet?

Congratulations! I hope she likes Wisconsin when she gets there. I grew up there and love to visit even though Michigan is home now and Michigan is where I am bringing my fiance'! When will your fiance' come to the U.S.?

Just a reminder for everyone as we jump through the National Visa Center hoop.

What you want to do is call NVC at (603) 334-0700 press 1 then 5. They will ask you the following:

Case#

Benificiary's date of birth and name

Petitioner's date of birth and name

Ask them if they have received your case and an estimate of when it will be forwarded to the Embassy of your fiance. Also ask for your NVC case#.

I would call NVC about a week after receiving your NOA2.

Congrats to all the new NOA2s! Aren't those emails the best: Approval notice sent!

I am going to call the NVC to see if my petition has gotten there yet! I hope it has and has gone on to the Montreal consulate.

I hope the ultrasound is able to tell what is up with the lump. May the news be better than expected and I hope she can keep her interview appointment since Vancouver is closing down for the Olympics in February.

Congrats gs619! Yeah, it seems that the embassy will be the longer wait for me (although probably not as tough as the New Delhi embassy will be for you and your loved one). But we can be thankful for each forward step, right!

Thanks jmd77 for the information. Once again it gives hope that there could be an avalanche of interviews once they get people properly trained and in place. Or at least there will be a few more interviews than seem to be scheduled so far for all the people waiting.

Now that I have downloaded the new Adobe Acrobat Reader and CHINESE TRADITIONAL FONTS package I can finally read the I-864p.pdf file. Crazy. Took me 10 minutes just to get to the place where I can view it! Chinese Traditional Fonts? Why exactly do I need that to read this USCIS document? I guess I will never know!

Your NOA2's are coming! Each day brings you and your loved one closer to having the first approval in the process! Then on to NVC and the consulate of the country your loved one is in! Just a little while longer!

Ok, thanks, glad to know the department of state hasn't changed their reference format. Yeah! Thanks again.

Thanks for posting the "poverty guidelines". I wasn't sure what level of money they were looking to see us petitioners make in order to bring our fiance'/fiancees to the U.S.

I am praying Montreal will be able to get more of us waiting for an interview at least scheduled. Having a date gives some sort of hope and a goal. Hopefully more of you will hear something soon. Tomorrow I am going to call the NVC to see if my package for my fiance' has gotten mailed to the Montreal consulate. Then I will be in the "waiting to be logged" boat One step closer!!!!

Dain and Vicky,

I tried the DHL site again with the EXP 12 JAN 2010A as the reference on the Track by Reference page and Dec. 14, 2009 to Jan. 13. 2010 as the date range and it didn't return anything. I know there is something on that date because of your previous post a few posts back. What am I doing wrong?

Congratulations thekatocat! Getting the NOA2 is exciting news! I have been telling anyone that has any inkling that I am going through the immigration process to get my fiance' here about the news since I got my NOA2! I can't wait to find out if my package has gotten to NVC and left to Montreal. I know there is a big backlog at the Montreal Consulate and the sooner it gets there, the better! I want to marry my fiance'!

Moving pets is important. They are devoted to their owners often (especially a cat or dog). My fiance's father keeps saying my fiance' needs to take the cat that has lived at my in-laws house for over 15 years and NOT with my fiance'. My fiance' loves the cat but thinks such a dramatic change of living space (the country to the city) wouldn't do well for the elderly cat. I hope you are all able to get your pets where they will be loved.

Haven't seen that message. Hopefully you get a response soon.

I will be looking forward to those that have been waiting for Montreal interviews before my fiance' to get theirs. Our package is on its way to NVC right now. I am looking forward to hearing when it makes it to Montreal even if it will mean waiting a month or more for them to open the mail and log its existence. PROGRESS IS PROGRESS!

Welcome, welcome! We are all in for an exciting ride! Waiting is made better when we can share the time with others in the same spot.

This last week I had been totally carb-loading as I was on pins and needles waiting for my NOA2! When it came on Friday night I celebrated! Cookies! Hum, the cheese, bread, olives, and pickles sound like a good combination though.

Homemade macaroni and cheese with some Bush's vegetarian baked beans on the side. Making extra mac and cheese to have this next weekend when my fiance' comes to visit so I can feed him but not have to spend much time cooking! Seeing him is SO much more important!

It definitely gives us waiting for Montreal interviews hope. Later this week I will be calling the NVC to see if my petition has gotten forwarded to the Montreal consulate.

Maybe Vermont got too much snow and they couldn't get to work? Seems like both centers go in spurts. A few approvals then an avalanche of them all at once. Your NOA2 will come soon enough. I was just happy that my approval happened before the CSC processing time estimate.

Congratulations! Here is to all the USC's that can't wait to marry their Canadian loves!

Ok, Leenie, I thought it was some sort of weird particular to NVC information I should know before I called. I will definitely wait a few days before calling. Since my approval was emailed to me at 8:15 p.m. I can hardly imagine that it went on in Jan. 8's mail. It will probably go out on Monday and once I have the NOA2 hardcopy in my hand I will call the NVC. My fiance' was so shocked that we were approved on Friday night that he called back twice. "So this isn't like a pre-approval. They really approved us. We don't have to send any more evidence that we met and intend to marry." I told him, "Nope." We were both in tears from the happiness of it all by the end of the second phone call because it was starting to sink in that that process is really moving forward!

Congratulations!

This website has awesome guides and people who have been through the different processes (K-1 come to U.S. to marry your American boy, K-3 get married in Canada then come to U.S. and another that I am not as familiar with IR-1 which I think has to do with getting married first (in Canada) then coming to the U.S.)

I am the American girl who became engaged to a Canadian man and he is moving to the U.S. to be with me and we will marry in the U.S. in my current town.

Look through the guides above, take into consideration where you want to get married (U.S. or in Canada) and then make the decision. My fiance' and I took about a month to consider whether I would go to Canada or he would come to the U.S. Given our professions, it made financial sense for him to come here. But only you and your fiance' will know what is most important to you.

The Canadian forum is great too.

Check out the guides listed above and good luck.