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..... I have chat logs, phone logs (lots of those), emails, my license plate showing "amrsgrl" his yahoo profile showing from 2004 he acknowledged our love and relationship.

Ohhhhhhh. It is Amr's Snowangel. I always thought it was A Mrs. Snowangel. Duh! :bonk:

Yes...Amr's Snowangel.... Started over a picture of me when I was just over 1..i was sitting in snow...looks like im eating it but upon close examination..im crying.. anyways...he used to call me his Angel...after that...he came up with snow angel...and amrssnowangel was born... :dance: :dance: :dance: Wow that was 4 years ago...WOW

..... I have chat logs, phone logs (lots of those), emails, my license plate showing "amrsgrl" his yahoo profile showing from 2004 he acknowledged our love and relationship.

Ohhhhhhh. It is Amr's Snowangel. I always thought it was A Mrs. Snowangel. Duh! :bonk:

Me too! :lol:

Duh!!! And me!!!! :blush::bonk:

I like your attitude Bill!!!! ;) Come on VSC!!!! :D

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Hmm..maybe i should have hyphenated somewhere??? Thats funny...

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OK people, time to announce your VSC approvals. It is Wednesday evening and we only have one for the week so lets get busy! We don't want to make old Bill grumpy again now do we? :unsure:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :blink: :blink: :o :o :o We cant make Bill grumpy again..please...took MONTHS to get him to smile again.....

November 7th we had no approvals...the I remember searching on the 8th but most reported them that night....so hang in there...If we dont get any tomorrow....I'll be screaming....Then Bill you have my blessing on getting grumpy...I hope they didnt just give us a taste then dump us....dont think I couldd handle that now that our date is right around the cornor.....

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Does prior marriages and divorces hold this up? I would think they'd just do the name checks on each name, make sure the documents are in order and are done with it. If its an issue....Im in trouble.....

I'm not positive, but I believe they do check all names.

Yes they do check all names/aliases for the petitioner and beneficiary. What you are showing with the I-129f petition is that both you and your fiance are free to marry and that you have met in the last 2 years. So long as you can provide documentation supporting both of those assertions, and have a "clean" background, your petition will be approved. Depending on your circumstances, you may be subject to greater scrutiny at the consular level. Getting a petition approved is pretty easy, if time consuming. The actual visa can be more difficult if you are involved with someone from what is considered to be a "high fraud post" or have other red flags (see Bill y Bella's siggie for a link to common red flags). Just make sure you are well prepared with documentation showing you have a valid relationship and odds are you will be OK.

Ohh, we have red flags...LOL... He's younger, from high fraud post, I've had more than one marriage, one of which was a man who was here on J1, we married while he was here before he went back, but I never filed K1, nor had to sponser him. However, we've been together 4 years with 5 visits, letters from my family notorized, letter from my EX notorized (cause the two have talked while I was in hospital), I have chat logs, phone logs (lots of those), emails, my license plate showing "amrsgrl" his yahoo profile showing from 2004 he acknowledged our love and relationship. We have postal mailings. We have pics. I think the best thing for us is that in spite of the age difference and where he is from, the way he will present at interview will overcome any issues. He is a calm, soft spoken man. People take to him instantly. His tall build, great smile and sweet personaility make him a hit with any stranger I've noticed. With that, his solid answers and all our evidence..Im hoping to overcome these obstacles. They can't tell us we can't be together...or marry...they can only tell us where we will end up living. We also have a long term relationship estabilished and did not jump in quickly to marriage or k1 application. No short courtship here. His parents and my parents approve and are ready to testify if ever asked. We talk to each others parents regurlary on phone and with mail. So there is a great multitude of ways we stay in contact and have built a complete family relationship in all levels. I hope the CO at the embassy can see this. God willing it will all work out..and work out fast.

Thanks for the answer...

I have the same issues.....I am older then Oscar....I have been married before....I have 5 children......Oscar has never been married...has no children is from a high fraud area but like your SO Oscar is educated, well spoken and so confident that even a real idiot can see we are for real.....Our relationship is 2 years old and we have 6 visits and loads of emails and chats and phone calls....but I am afraid that because the woman being older is not the norm that they will treat us differently.....I have always been nervous and concerned about this.........but I hope.....164 days with no word yet....Lora

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Does prior marriages and divorces hold this up? I would think they'd just do the name checks on each name, make sure the documents are in order and are done with it. If its an issue....Im in trouble.....

I'm not positive, but I believe they do check all names.

Yes they do check all names/aliases for the petitioner and beneficiary. What you are showing with the I-129f petition is that both you and your fiance are free to marry and that you have met in the last 2 years. So long as you can provide documentation supporting both of those assertions, and have a "clean" background, your petition will be approved. Depending on your circumstances, you may be subject to greater scrutiny at the consular level. Getting a petition approved is pretty easy, if time consuming. The actual visa can be more difficult if you are involved with someone from what is considered to be a "high fraud post" or have other red flags (see Bill y Bella's siggie for a link to common red flags). Just make sure you are well prepared with documentation showing you have a valid relationship and odds are you will be OK.

Ohh, we have red flags...LOL... He's younger, from high fraud post, I've had more than one marriage, one of which was a man who was here on J1, we married while he was here before he went back, but I never filed K1, nor had to sponser him. However, we've been together 4 years with 5 visits, letters from my family notorized, letter from my EX notorized (cause the two have talked while I was in hospital), I have chat logs, phone logs (lots of those), emails, my license plate showing "amrsgrl" his yahoo profile showing from 2004 he acknowledged our love and relationship. We have postal mailings. We have pics. I think the best thing for us is that in spite of the age difference and where he is from, the way he will present at interview will overcome any issues. He is a calm, soft spoken man. People take to him instantly. His tall build, great smile and sweet personaility make him a hit with any stranger I've noticed. With that, his solid answers and all our evidence..Im hoping to overcome these obstacles. They can't tell us we can't be together...or marry...they can only tell us where we will end up living. We also have a long term relationship estabilished and did not jump in quickly to marriage or k1 application. No short courtship here. His parents and my parents approve and are ready to testify if ever asked. We talk to each others parents regurlary on phone and with mail. So there is a great multitude of ways we stay in contact and have built a complete family relationship in all levels. I hope the CO at the embassy can see this. God willing it will all work out..and work out fast.

Thanks for the answer...

I have the same issues.....I am older then Oscar....I have been married before....I have 5 children......Oscar has never been married...has no children is from a high fraud area but like your SO Oscar is educated, well spoken and so confident that even a real idiot can see we are for real.....Our relationship is 2 years old and we have 6 visits and loads of emails and chats and phone calls....but I am afraid that because the woman being older is not the norm that they will treat us differently.....I have always been nervous and concerned about this.........but I hope.....164 days with no word yet....Lora

My fear isn't the initial phase here..but at the consular level. But we addressed our age diff in the petition...legally the consulate can't use that to deny if USCIS has approved the petition with that information. However, they can FIND other reasons. I have 3 GROWN kids..2 GRANDSONS. (dont look it eh??) There is an 18 year age gap with us (dont look it eh??) . FIVE kids??? God bless you...wow....FIVE...I thought THREE was bad...LOL. PM me sounds like we have alot in common....

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Does prior marriages and divorces hold this up? I would think they'd just do the name checks on each name, make sure the documents are in order and are done with it. If its an issue....Im in trouble.....

I'm not positive, but I believe they do check all names.

Yes they do check all names/aliases for the petitioner and beneficiary. What you are showing with the I-129f petition is that both you and your fiance are free to marry and that you have met in the last 2 years. So long as you can provide documentation supporting both of those assertions, and have a "clean" background, your petition will be approved. Depending on your circumstances, you may be subject to greater scrutiny at the consular level. Getting a petition approved is pretty easy, if time consuming. The actual visa can be more difficult if you are involved with someone from what is considered to be a "high fraud post" or have other red flags (see Bill y Bella's siggie for a link to common red flags). Just make sure you are well prepared with documentation showing you have a valid relationship and odds are you will be OK.

Ohh, we have red flags...LOL... He's younger, from high fraud post, I've had more than one marriage, one of which was a man who was here on J1, we married while he was here before he went back, but I never filed K1, nor had to sponser him. However, we've been together 4 years with 5 visits, letters from my family notorized, letter from my EX notorized (cause the two have talked while I was in hospital), I have chat logs, phone logs (lots of those), emails, my license plate showing "amrsgrl" his yahoo profile showing from 2004 he acknowledged our love and relationship. We have postal mailings. We have pics. I think the best thing for us is that in spite of the age difference and where he is from, the way he will present at interview will overcome any issues. He is a calm, soft spoken man. People take to him instantly. His tall build, great smile and sweet personaility make him a hit with any stranger I've noticed. With that, his solid answers and all our evidence..Im hoping to overcome these obstacles. They can't tell us we can't be together...or marry...they can only tell us where we will end up living. We also have a long term relationship estabilished and did not jump in quickly to marriage or k1 application. No short courtship here. His parents and my parents approve and are ready to testify if ever asked. We talk to each others parents regurlary on phone and with mail. So there is a great multitude of ways we stay in contact and have built a complete family relationship in all levels. I hope the CO at the embassy can see this. God willing it will all work out..and work out fast.

Thanks for the answer...

I have the same issues.....I am older then Oscar....I have been married before....I have 5 children......Oscar has never been married...has no children is from a high fraud area but like your SO Oscar is educated, well spoken and so confident that even a real idiot can see we are for real.....Our relationship is 2 years old and we have 6 visits and loads of emails and chats and phone calls....but I am afraid that because the woman being older is not the norm that they will treat us differently.....I have always been nervous and concerned about this.........but I hope.....164 days with no word yet....Lora

My fear isn't the initial phase here..but at the consular level. But we addressed our age diff in the petition...legally the consulate can't use that to deny if USCIS has approved the petition with that information. However, they can FIND other reasons. I have 3 GROWN kids..2 GRANDSONS. (dont look it eh??) There is an 18 year age gap with us (dont look it eh??) . FIVE kids??? God bless you...wow....FIVE...I thought THREE was bad...LOL. PM me sounds like we have alot in common....

well Oscar and I are 12 years difference....and my children are 26-10....4 boys and a girl....I married at age 17 and was married for 26 years.......I am afraid.....My family is good with it an my children love Oscar but the fact that someone who do not know us get to make that decision about what is real and what is not is very un-nerving to me....Lora

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hey - i just got a touch!!! today?! perhaps some news coming? perhaps my file was just moved from one dusty place to another...however its enough for me at this point to know something has happened?! hoping its not an RFE?! we shall see I suppose...just had to share...good luck to all others still waiting anxiously for that elusive NOA2!!!!

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Goooood Luuuuuckkkk!!!! :D

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein.

05/09/07 --- NOA1

05/15/07 --- Touched

10/24/07 --- Case assigned!

10/31/07 --- Touched

11/01/07 --- RFE

11/02/07 --- Touched

11/05/07 --- Got RFE on the mail

11/09/07 --- RFE sent back to VSC

12/06/07 --- Waited enough time to RESEND our RFE

12/07/07 --- RFE received at VSC and signed by Novak....

12/10/07 --- Case received and resumed

12/11/07 --- Touched

12/12/07 --- Touched

12/13/07 --- Touched

12/14/07 --- Touched

01/02/08 --- Touched

01/02/08 --- APPROVED!!!!!!

01/11/08 --- Got NOA2 on the mail

01/12/08 --- Got NVC letter on the mail

01/17/08 --- Got packet 3

01/28/08 --- Medical

02/05/08 --- INTERVIEW!!!!

02/10/08 --- Off to NY!!!!

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hey - i just got a touch!!! today?! perhaps some news coming? perhaps my file was just moved from one dusty place to another...however its enough for me at this point to know something has happened?! hoping its not an RFE?! we shall see I suppose...just had to share...good luck to all others still waiting anxiously for that elusive NOA2!!!!

I am fairly confident that given your sent date that your petition has finally escaped its dusty place and is on an adjudicator's desk. How long it will take to get a decision or an RFE (God forbid) will depend on what the adjudicator finds when they start doing their work.

But the good news is that at last someone is looking at your petition.

Good luck! :)

My Timeline:

7/27/07 VSC rcvd I-129F--8/7/07 NOA1 issued--12/12/07 NOA2 issued--12/27/07 Pkg 3 returned--2/29/08 Interview & Approval--4/1/08 POE--6/27/08 Married--6/27/08-6/5/09 Trying to figure out how to make this work--6/11/09 Submitted AOS forms--6/19/09 NOA's issued--7/21 Biometrics--7/27 Rcvd 2 of 3 Interview appt letters for 8/24--8/3 Rcvd 3rd interview appt letter for 8/28--8/5 Used infopass appt to consolidate interviews on 8/28--8/6/09 Rcvd email notification of AP & EAD approvals--8/11&12 Rcvd AP's in mail--8/14 Rcvd 1st EAD card in mail.--8/23/11 Mailed ROC Pkg.--8/24/11 NOA--10/5/11 Biometrics

My Favorite Links & Threads:

CSC & VSC K1 & K3 Recent approvals

Colombia Club Part 1 & Colombia Club Part 2

RFE List Learn from others' mistakes.

Red Flags Learn what to try to avoid or prepare to discuss and explain during interview.

HUSKERKIEV Thread Great insider tips from a former adjudicator at the Nebraska Service Center.

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QUICK! I am about to call my Senator and explain to them all the issues we have with USCIS, and i cannot remember the situation exactly... I'm going to tell him about our situation (and we've only been waiting a little over 100 days), but i also want to mention how VSC was prioritizing a different type of work visa. Can someone remind me of what this situation was exactly?

They prioritize work-related employment visas before family visas. They have 2 months to approve work visas but have unlimited time to approve family viasas. They are promoting a 6 moth waiting time as of today, but they can change this whenever they want with minimal to zero consequence.

Thank you! I tried to call, but he's not in today (figures). His secretary said he'd call me back, so I'll add this to my ammuntion! :) I never thought anyone would actually get back to me about the letters i sent, so i wasn't really prepared to talk to anyone about this!

Don't forget to also mention how many other types of visa petitioners can pay for premium 15-calendar day processing, while K1 and K3 petitioners cannot. Good luck. Keep the pressure on the politicians to make this right!

And they were doing the petitions in one month in april, now it's six which is unreasonable. They raised the fees from $170 to $440 to be faster, not slower!

Also doing petitions out of order now, september!?.

And they don't give information and what they do say is bs and changes depending on who you speak with. Other than that they are doing a great job :whistle:

Petition sent priority mail 6/4/07

Received by VSC 6/6/07

Touched 6/13/07

um ... hello?

Touched 12/20/07, after change of address

approx. 1/3/08 - starting to wish VSC staff acquire untreatable stinkfoot

1/17/08 Ombudsman filed formal inquiry.

Touched 2/3 ... wow that was fast, only 8 months to get around to us

Approved 2/20 NOA2

Case arrived Manila USE 3/4

Interview scheduled April 22!

Medical 4/14

Approved!! Interview on 4/22 - just one question!

Visa in hand May 10, whew!

Tickets for poe may 24

Married july 2008

2 year resident w/o interview 2/09 (no more hiding in the basement jokes)

kid 1,Bradley, 10/2009

10 year resident 2/2011 w/o interview

kid 2, Jeffrey, 8/2012

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What the heck? My chocolates are still in Ohio. :angry: I ordered them last Thursday! damn DHL. I really hate that company. :ranting:

I hope this doesn't happen -I sent my SO some chocolates and they arrived open and half eaten :lol:

Petition sent priority mail 6/4/07

Received by VSC 6/6/07

Touched 6/13/07

um ... hello?

Touched 12/20/07, after change of address

approx. 1/3/08 - starting to wish VSC staff acquire untreatable stinkfoot

1/17/08 Ombudsman filed formal inquiry.

Touched 2/3 ... wow that was fast, only 8 months to get around to us

Approved 2/20 NOA2

Case arrived Manila USE 3/4

Interview scheduled April 22!

Medical 4/14

Approved!! Interview on 4/22 - just one question!

Visa in hand May 10, whew!

Tickets for poe may 24

Married july 2008

2 year resident w/o interview 2/09 (no more hiding in the basement jokes)

kid 1,Bradley, 10/2009

10 year resident 2/2011 w/o interview

kid 2, Jeffrey, 8/2012

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What the heck? My chocolates are still in Ohio. :angry: I ordered them last Thursday! damn DHL. I really hate that company. :ranting:

I hope this doesn't happen -I sent my SO some chocolates and they arrived open and half eaten :lol:

No way!!!?? Are you serious!!!???? That's why I'm scared to send candies, cookies or chocolates..... :wacko:

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein.

05/09/07 --- NOA1

05/15/07 --- Touched

10/24/07 --- Case assigned!

10/31/07 --- Touched

11/01/07 --- RFE

11/02/07 --- Touched

11/05/07 --- Got RFE on the mail

11/09/07 --- RFE sent back to VSC

12/06/07 --- Waited enough time to RESEND our RFE

12/07/07 --- RFE received at VSC and signed by Novak....

12/10/07 --- Case received and resumed

12/11/07 --- Touched

12/12/07 --- Touched

12/13/07 --- Touched

12/14/07 --- Touched

01/02/08 --- Touched

01/02/08 --- APPROVED!!!!!!

01/11/08 --- Got NOA2 on the mail

01/12/08 --- Got NVC letter on the mail

01/17/08 --- Got packet 3

01/28/08 --- Medical

02/05/08 --- INTERVIEW!!!!

02/10/08 --- Off to NY!!!!

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Ok, in addition to the contacts sent to by the press release for the Hershey Kisses I sent info to Lou Dobbs, Associated Press, the Drudge Report, and WTOP News radio in DC. Anybody have any other ideas?

I guess a press release isn't all it takes and it seems to me that this is newsworthy?! Somebody should give us a little notice :help:

Petition sent priority mail 6/4/07

Received by VSC 6/6/07

Touched 6/13/07

um ... hello?

Touched 12/20/07, after change of address

approx. 1/3/08 - starting to wish VSC staff acquire untreatable stinkfoot

1/17/08 Ombudsman filed formal inquiry.

Touched 2/3 ... wow that was fast, only 8 months to get around to us

Approved 2/20 NOA2

Case arrived Manila USE 3/4

Interview scheduled April 22!

Medical 4/14

Approved!! Interview on 4/22 - just one question!

Visa in hand May 10, whew!

Tickets for poe may 24

Married july 2008

2 year resident w/o interview 2/09 (no more hiding in the basement jokes)

kid 1,Bradley, 10/2009

10 year resident 2/2011 w/o interview

kid 2, Jeffrey, 8/2012

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It's really quiet in here....guess the approvals are all coming at the end of the week! :jest::rolleyes: B)

April 8, 2007 - Visited the love of my life in Nigeria

April 10, 2007 - Engaged

May 21, 2007 - Sent Package to VSC

May 24, 2007 - NOA1 receipt date

August 10, 2007 - Visited the love of my life in Nigeria (again...stayed three weeks)

September 1, 2007 - arrived back in the States

November 5, 2007 - approved!!!

November 6, 2007 - touched

November 9, 2007 - received paper NOA2

November 9, 2007 - NVC forwarded case to consulate

November 15, 2007 - received letter from NVC

November 19, 2007 - fiance has interview date and corresponding forms

December 15, 2007 - Purchase Ticket

January 8, 2008- interview at consulate (approved!)

January 18, 2008- pick up visa

January 19, 2008 - POE (JFK)

February 14, 2008 - married on V-day!

AOS/EAD:

March 14, 2008 - applied for AOS/EAD

March 16, 2008 - AOS/EAD Received

March 20, 2008 - (AOS/EAD) NOA1 Received

March 27, 2008 - Received biometric Appointment

April 8, 2008 - I485 Application transfered to California Service Center

April 11, 2008- Biometrics taken

April 16, 2008 - Touched (AOS Transfered)

May 07, 2008 - Touched

May 08, 2008 - Touched

May 09, 2008 - Touched

May 12, 2008 - Touched

May 13, 2008 - Touched

May 14, 2008 - Touched(EAD card production ordered)

May 19, 2008 - Touched(EAD Approved)

May 19, 2008 - (AOS) Touched

May 19, 2008 - EAD card received!!!

June 05, 2008 - Touched(AOS Card production ordered)

June 09, 2008 - AOS approval notice sent

June 12, 2008 - Green Card received in mail

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Hey all,

Just checking in. There is NO way I can read all the posts made here since I left the US, so someone please send me a PM and tell me what has been going on here. I can only get to the net once a week or so.....and naturally, as a result my sleeping pattern has returned to normal.

Hope you all are well and things are moving a little faster for you.

I'm still in Albania where I await some response from USCIS about either one of our cases.

My congressional liasion found that they will reveiw our first case and issue a letter that will allow me to provide a rebuttal, but that was two weeks ago and, as you know, they have NOT done what they promised. So, we wait.

NOA 2: 04-02-2008-->SECOND Petition approved

07-31-08- Entered the U.S.

09-17-08- Married

10-29-08: File AOS, EAD, AP

01-15-09: EAD Approved

02-26-09: Biometrics Appt.

03-07-09: EAD card received via mail

03-20-09: AOS approved

03-28-09: Greencard arrives via mail

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