EL ZORRO

WELL CONGRATULATIONS!!!! WE GOT OUR VISA APPROVED ON FRIDAY THE 26TH THERE IN MANILA, THANKSGIVING DAY HERE...LOL...SHOULD GET THAT PASSPORT STAMPED IN A COUPLE OF DAYS...LOL... NO PAIN NO GAIN... HA HA HA

One week from now on September 26, 2011. I will reach my 5 month limit. I received my NOA1 on April 26, 2011. I have still not received an NOA2! I called my Congressman and I have to wait till Monday to hear any news from him about our NOA2.

I am just completely pissed off right now because there's no one to tell me anything on why it's delayed. If I did anything wrong I should received a RFE by now. I have not received anything! I thought I was very detailed in preparing our I-129F. I followed the guides and had a relative (fellow VJer who is in the USA now after K-1 approval) look over our paperwork with me. I double checked, triple checked, I had everything neatly organized and had a table of contents and all that #######. I guess none of that matters... because I read posts on here where people don't even follow the guides and have barely enough evidence get approved in 3-4 months.

Anyway, sorry for ranting... I have not slept well for the entire month of September because of the whole NOA2 mess. My question is...

Has anyone ever go past the 5 months limit for K-1 Visa NOA2 approvals? Did they ever give you a reason for the delay?

350 DAYS GOT MY NOA2 APPROVAL NOTICE....GRRR

THE PETITION APPROVAL IS JUST A STEPPING STONE IN THIS PROCESS...THEN COMES THE SECOND PART, AND OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT...THE APPLICATION FOR THE VISA AND ITS APPROVAL...THAT COULD TAKE ROUGHLY 3 OR 4 MONTHS BUT SOME EMBASSIES ARE FASTER THAN OTHERS...THE PETITION APPROVAL IS GOOD FOR 4 MONTHS...PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE IS THE KEY...GOOD LUCK

WELL MY PETITION TOOK 350 DAYS FROM THE BEGINNING...MY FIRST NOA1 CAME ALMOST AFTER 7 MONTHS GIVING ME SO LITTLE TIME TO GET A DOCUMENT...I SENT THE REPLY AND THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO EXPECT A DECISION IN 14 DAYS BUT NOT TO CALL IN 60 DAYS...ON THE 60TH DAY I CALLED AND THEY ASKED ME IF WE GOT MARRIED ALREADY (GRRRRRR)...SO I REPLIED "NO LADY HOW COULD WE IF WE HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR A FIANCEE VISA APPROVAL"...SO THEY TOLD ME CALL IN 30 DAYS...SO I DID AND THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL THE 5 MONTH GOAL MARK...ANOTHER 60 DAYS!!!...350 DAYS WAITING...BUT PATIENCE IS THE KEY ELEMENT...I THINK IF YOU CALL TOO MUCH SOMEONE MIGHT GET PISSSTTT OFFFF AND SET YOUR APPLICATION ASIDE FOR A WHILE AND NOTHING WE COULD DO....BY THE WAY I PAID THE HIGHER RATE ($455)...I SERVED THIS COUNTRY AS A SOLDIER...AND NEVER BEEN ON WELFARE, ETC ETC ETC...SO THEY DO AS THEY PLEASE UNTIL WE FORCE SOME IMMIGRATION REFORMS.

CONGRATULATIONS...I RECEIVED MY APPROVAL YESTERDAY....AFTER 350 DAYS!!! LMAO. WELL AT LEAST IS HERE...NOW WAIT A FEW MONTHS MORE FOR THE VISA... BUT IS NOT WORTH TO PAY A LAWYER AFTER THIS STAGE... GOOD LUCK.

BUT I BOUGHT A TICKET TO GO MARRY HER THERE ON OCTOBER BEFORE I GOT THE APPROVAL...HE HE HE...SO I GUESS MARRIAGE WILL WAIT UNTIL SHE GETS HERE...I WILL JUST ENJOY MY VACATION THERE...

after 5 months of waiting we finally got notice of Post Decision Activity on the USCIS website

we have been approved

keep holding on guys

and keep tweeting

now we just have to get ready for the interview and ensure that they gave us the correct embassy

Congratulation...God bless you!

TODAY IS LIKE THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE... MY FIANCE HAD HIS INTERVIEW TODAY AND IT WAS APPROVED. I WISH THE BEST TO ALL OF U THAT ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS

he is picking up the sealed envelope tomorrow.. whats the next step?

Congratulation!

I AM A NOVEMBER 9TH FILER AND ALSO GOT TOUCHED ON OCTOBER 3RD... ...I EXPECT THEM TO TAKE MORE THAN 5 MONTHS SO I WILL JUST KEEP PRAYING...LOL...

WELL...I HAD A SIMILAR CASE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE...ITS ADVISABLE THAT YOU LIST IT AND IF YOU CAN GET ALL THE COURT DISPOSITIONS LIKE I DID, DO SO...I SENT THEM THE SENTENCE WHEN I PLEAD GUILTY, ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND THE FINAL LETTER FROM THE JUDGE ORDERING MY EXONERATION AND FILING AND DISMISSAL OF THE CASE...AND YOUR FIANCEE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT SO SHE WILL NOT BE SURPRISED AT THE INTERVIEW. YOU MUST BE COMPLETELY TRUSTFUL BECAUSE THEY COULD USE IT AGAINST YOU OR TO PLAY WITH YOUR FIANCEE'S MIND.

I SENT MY K1 PETITION ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, THEY RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AND I GOT MY FIRST NOA DATED

SEPTEMBER 9TH, WAS TOUCHED ON OCTOBER 3RD, BUT NOTHING ELSE SO FAR...OMG THIS MAKES ME SO ANXIOUS...

LOL

OH MAN I ENVY YOU...LOL...I HOPE MY PETITION IS APPROVED BEFORE CHRISTMAS...BUT I GUESS WE MIGHT CELEBRATE OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS TOGETHER IN PUERTO RICO...