January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

Wonder how Stephen did on his interview...I'm waiting anxiously for any news!!!

yep me too!!!!!!

Also, Dawn did you see that an August and September K1 vsc filers were approved today, those poor people waiting so long.

That is horrible...but I'm glad they finally got approved!!!

[R&I 0]

Waiting for good news, Amanda and Stephen!!!!!!!

[Damian&Kelly 16]

awww no news yet I'm soo anxious to hear from Amanda!!

[Sal and Jay 2]

awww no news yet I'm soo anxious to hear from Amanda!!

Me too, whoooooooooohoooooooooooo amanda where are you lol.

[Amanda+Stephen 0]

We'll put y'all out of your misery (sorry, didn't have net access until today, had to catch a train last night (4+ hours) and didn't get back to Stephen's place until after midnight and we were wiped out!!!!)

Anyhow .... he was approved, however the embassy is still waiting for his medical results

But it's all good!!!

Edited May 14, 2008 by Amanda+Stephen

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Congratulations!

Sucks that you have to wait for the medical results, though! Hope they're sent quickly.

[Sal and Jay 2]

We'll put y'all out of your misery (sorry, didn't have net access until today, had to catch a train last night (4+ hours) and didn't get back to Stephen's place until after midnight and we were wiped out!!!!)

Anyhow .... he was approved, however the embassy is still waiting for his medical results

But it's all good!!!

Biggest Congrats to you both, you sure know how to keep us all in suspense, ha ha, so pleased for you.

[Amanda+Stephen 0]

Congratulations!

Sucks that you have to wait for the medical results, though! Hope they're sent quickly.

Well the doctor claims to have sent them yesterday, so they should be at the embassy today/tomorrow!!!!! He had his medical more than 2 weeks ago (damn slow doctors!!!)

[Damian&Kelly 16]

Congratulations again Amanda!

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

Congratulations, you two!!! Been waiting for this news all day!!!

[Cecile and Bryan 0]

Congratulations! it's only a matter of days now!

[SusieLuvsPaul 0]

congratz! 2 weeks ago? can't believe they still aren't there yet!! Well the main thing is that you guys have been approved What kind of questions did they ask?

[Amanda+Stephen 0]

congratz! 2 weeks ago? can't believe they still aren't there yet!! Well the main thing is that you guys have been approved What kind of questions did they ask?

Well, we walked up to the window with the consular officer, he looked at me and said "You must be the US citizen" and I replied yes, and he asked me where I lived. And I replied in North Carolina, and he then asked where, and I said Raleigh, suburbs. He asked which suburb, and I told him Cary, and he said, yeah, I've been there quite a few times. So at first in my mind I was like, hello, you aren't supposed to be interviewing me . He then picked up Stephen's passport and ask something to the effect that he was a British citizen (Duh, his passport says UK), guess that's what we get with him currently residing in Germany

Anyhow, then he asked how we met, which Stephen told him (and spun off into when and where we got engaged), he then asked if Stephen had been to the US, and if he had met my parents, (then looked at me, so I volunteered I'd met his mother as well, and that we had pictures if he was interested). He then was asked when he planned on going to the US, and Stephen answered as soon as possible (the officer smiled). The officer then asked if Stephen planned to work, and Stephen answered yes, and the officer then asked what kind of work Stephen did, and he told him his training was as a chef, which the officer replied something along the lines of oh, wow, you won't have any problems finding something in the US, always looking for good chefs!!!! The officer wrapped things up with when we were planning on getting married. Stephen told him September 20th, and then interjected that we would be having a civil service sometime in June.

And he then said, everything was in order, and as soon as they had the medical results they would issue the visa. We both looked at him, and I asked, so that means we are approved? And the officer answered, definitely, yes!! He then took Stephen's fingerprint scans, then the officer signed the required documents, and we were done. We turned around, walked out very calmly through the building we were in, through the courtyard, and then through the security entrance, down the embassy sidewalk, to the street, and then we both did the happy dance

And the actual interview took all of 5 minutes. When we first got in, it was about 1-2 minutes and our number was up on the board. Then the first window took about 1 minute, to get told how to organize the paperwork, and hand in the passport photo. Then we walked away, organized the stuff, had a coffee, and within 10 minutes, our number was up again to goto another window. We went to that window, and spent about 5 minutes, being asked questions about the forms that were returned with packet 3. We finished with that, and sat down again, and probably waited about 20-25 minutes for the final window with the consular officer.

Thinking back on it now, it's almost difficult to remember, it was a very surreal experience ... but an exciting end, definitely!!!!!!

Edited May 14, 2008 by Amanda+Stephen

[KitEEgirl 0]

Sounds like a breeze! I am glad to hear it went so well and was so easy. Now we are all going to get to file our AOS soon

congratz! 2 weeks ago? can't believe they still aren't there yet!! Well the main thing is that you guys have been approved What kind of questions did they ask?

Well, we walked up to the window with the consular officer, he looked at me and said "You must be the US citizen" and I replied yes, and he asked me where I lived. And I replied in North Carolina, and he then asked where, and I said Raleigh, suburbs. He asked which suburb, and I told him Cary, and he said, yeah, I've been there quite a few times. So at first in my mind I was like, hello, you aren't supposed to be interviewing me . He then picked up Stephen's passport and ask something to the effect that he was a British citizen (Duh, his passport says UK), guess that's what we get with him currently residing in Germany

Anyhow, then he asked how we met, which Stephen told him (and spun off into when and where we got engaged), he then asked if Stephen had been to the US, and if he had met my parents, (then looked at me, so I volunteered I'd met his mother as well, and that we had pictures if he was interested). He then was asked when he planned on going to the US, and Stephen answered as soon as possible (the officer smiled). The officer then asked if Stephen planned to work, and Stephen answered yes, and the officer then asked what kind of work Stephen did, and he told him his training was as a chef, which the officer replied something along the lines of oh, wow, you won't have any problems finding something in the US, always looking for good chefs!!!! The officer wrapped things up with when we were planning on getting married. Stephen told him September 20th, and then interjected that we would be having a civil service sometime in June.

And he then said, everything was in order, and as soon as they had the medical results they would issue the visa. We both looked at him, and I asked, so that means we are approved? And the officer answered, definitely, yes!! He then took Stephen's fingerprint scans, then the officer signed the required documents, and we were done. We turned around, walked out very calmly through the building we were in, through the courtyard, and then through the security entrance, down the embassy sidewalk, to the street, and then we both did the happy dance

And the actual interview took all of 5 minutes. When we first got in, it was about 1-2 minutes and our number was up on the board. Then the first window took about 1 minute, to get told how to organize the paperwork, and hand in the passport photo. Then we walked away, organized the stuff, had a coffee, and within 10 minutes, our number was up again to goto another window. We went to that window, and spent about 5 minutes, being asked questions about the forms that were returned with packet 3. We finished with that, and sat down again, and probably waited about 20-25 minutes for the final window with the consular officer.

Thinking back on it now, it's almost difficult to remember, it was a very surreal experience ... but an exciting end, definitely!!!!!!

[SusieLuvsPaul 0]

I'm getting so excited about juneee I want paul here!!! we are planning the trip so close to after the interview I hope we get approved and nothing is outstanding so he can come SOOOON