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Heeeey everyone! So glad to see everyone is doing well and still hanging in there. Ola and I sent our ROC packet on 12/19 and he has his biometrics appointment next week. Wishing everyone a quick approval so we can put away all the forms and proof asap and just enjoy life.

Heeeey everyone! So glad to see everyone is doing well and still hanging in there. Ola and I sent our ROC packet on 12/19 and he has his biometrics appointment next week. Wishing everyone a quick approval so we can put away all the forms and proof asap and just enjoy life.

Joining matt&tara, my beautiful wife gave birth to our first child just after midnight on June 21.
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Happy New Year, guys!! I'm here checking out the specifics of ROC. finding a job has been very frustrating for my hubby but he finally found something in his field. Loxley is 8 months old now. Time flies!

Green card arrived today! Yaaayyy!

Green card arrived today! Yaaayyy!

Ola's visa was APPROVED! I am so happy I can't stop smiling. I will probably need a cheekbone implant for all the grinning Im going to do when he arrives in a little over a week. Thanks for everything guys.

Hey gang. Ola passed his CCNA certification exam today! I am so proud of him and all he is doing to be with me and to ensure we have a successful future together. I know he is sitting at the hotel preparing for bed before that early morning walk to stand in line for the interview. I pray that my next post is that he has been approved and we are one step closer to being together again for the first time since December 4th. Sending all my love and prayers to the Decemberite family. I'm thankful that Im not on this crazy journey alone or I'd really be a mess.

Hey gang. Ola passed his CCNA certification exam today! I am so proud of him and all he is doing to be with me and to ensure we have a successful future together. I know he is sitting at the hotel preparing for bed before that early morning walk to stand in line for the interview. I pray that my next post is that he has been approved and we are one step closer to being together again for the first time since December 4th. Sending all my love and prayers to the Decemberite family. I'm thankful that Im not on this crazy journey alone or I'd really be a mess.

My baby had his medical exam and passed! One step closer to the skype headphone and webcame burning ritual lol.

My baby had his medical exam and passed! One step closer to the skype headphone and webcame burning ritual lol.

I am an attorney and I am not even hiring anyone to help us with this process. I have enough friends that practice immigration to ask for advice, I read the Nolo book on fiance visas and VJ is the best resource Ive found. Honestly, the only time you need to hire an attorney is
1) If USCIS claims you/your fiance' is inadmissible
2) If USCIS fails to act on or approve application because of bureaucracy instead of law
3) If you will lose your rights if USCIS doesn’t act quickly ( i.e., lottery)
4) If there is some reason you feel there is no hope of getting visa or green card
Your lawyer is incompetent! Fire him/her immediately.

Its not like the USCIS sets out to discriminate against certain types of applications. As we've read in countless other postings, they play catch up with all of us at some point. They are not stupid enough to set themselves up for a potential lawsuit. During the months when they were approving CR1 petitions the K1 people werent staging a protest asking what happened to us. We patiently waited, vented, and discussed workouts and recipes. This crab mentality of pulling each other down to try and get out first is not going to do anyone any good. That comment sounded like, if I cant have it, neither should you. We all have to wait our turn just like we learned in kindergarten. Congratulations to all those who've received their approvals! It gives me hope that my turn is coming soon.

Congratulations Bec! I love that song and cant wait to sing it with you. Decemberites Karoke night? Lol

Its not like the USCIS sets out to discriminate against certain types of applications. As we've read in countless other postings, they play catch up with all of us at some point. They are not stupid enough to set themselves up for a potential lawsuit. During the months when they were approving CR1 petitions the K1 people werent staging a protest asking what happened to us. We patiently waited, vented, and discussed workouts and recipes. This crab mentality of pulling each other down to try and get out first is not going to do anyone any good. That comment sounded like, if I cant have it, neither should you. We all have to wait our turn just like we learned in kindergarten. Congratulations to all those who've received their approvals! It gives me hope that my turn is coming soon.

What are you insinuating about the December K1 Filers at CSC? That they're doing ours and stopped working on Dec I-130s? If so, I would appreciate you not use the Dec K1's as an excuse for your waiting pains. TWO DIFFERENT CATAGORIES. That's like saying, the Dec B1/B2 Filer's are getting approved and they stopped working on the Dec IR1/ CR1's... blah blah" Nonsense.
Are you aware of the November 2010 transfer of 36,000 cases of immediate family petitions (IR-1/CR1) that were transfered from CSC to TSC and then some back to CSC in Feb 2011? Those filers were from LAST SUMMER: June, July and August IR1/ CR-1's 2010 --- some of them waited over 6-7 mos for their NOA2. That backlog seems to be catching up now and you should be glad you didn't file in those months; your wait would be much worse than it is today! Ask any of them what it was like.
Need Reference?
1. http://www.usvisa.com/delayed_immediate_relative_petitions_40form_i13041_at_texas_service_center.shtml
2. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/294698-uscis-admits-problem-with-csc-to-tsc-transfer/
That's where the backlog is and what got your group stopped up. Not us. Further, you should be happy for anyone who gets an approval and congratulate, instead of a seemingly negative nancy attitude towards our group specifically as you pointed out, because you do not have yours...YET!
By the way, we have many K1's still waiting, just like you. Doesn't matter to us whether they be from VSC or CSC, they're still Dec K1's. Everybody waits. USCIS says their goal time is 5+ mos and that is not a promise, it's an estimate.
When you do get yours, you will see many people from the VJ Family congratulate you and it won't matter which category or service center they come from either.
So take it easy and hang in there!!
IT IS COMING and PROBABLY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!
Good Luck,
Mari

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"Decemberite Family Digs: AOS and BEYOND!"
Hence ... The Toys are Back in Town!!!! (thanks lee for that post btw) lol
Mari