Tracking Febuary Filers

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

I'm starting to get really frustrated/depressed from all of this. i dont know how you guys stay so strong but im not staying strong at all, im growing weaker. and it just sucks horribly not being able to do ANYTHING to speed this process up! i hate not being able to control or help any part of this situation. i've considered throwing out a k-3 to maybe speed it along but its way to late in the game for that, and it would prolly just slow things down. im soooo happy for all of you that have gotten approvals and are at nvc or even at your interviews, but also i feel crazy jealous and disapointment that im not anywhere near that point myself. i wish i had more options. i thought about applying for an expidite (extreme financial hardship) but i know i would most likely get denied, and im afraid the denial would only end up resulting in it taking even longer for us to get approved. like a "nice try now you can wait longer" type of deal.

personally im considering going to venezuela and staying a couple months for the summer while larie is out of school. it would be great to be waiting actually with miguel, instead of waiting with him from another country. but i know that when i came back it would be like starting all over, and i would have no money saved and i wouldnt be able to do the paper work for the visa (by chance we get approved from uscis) for the nvc from venezuela.

this is seriously driving me to the brink. im a control freak.... and this is something i cant control.

sorry to throw all this out there, but im going insane, and none of my friends really understand what im going through at all. in fact when i talk to them and they try to give me advice it disgusts me because none of them know what this is like and i hate them pretending like they even slightly understand.

now to go chop off all my long pretty hair.... i can control my hair. so i need to go control some part of me.

i hear you and i understand your pain except I'm not cutting all my hair off lol

good for you.

[Ralu&Doru 0]

Hey everybody! After 2 days in Bucharest with medical and interview I just got home with the visa in my passport and a booked flight to Cleveland on June 24!!!! Looks like I am gonna blow my candles and kiss my husband in Cleveland this year

Danyel I'm sorry things are moving so slowly with your case and I'm sure any of us would feel the same if we were in your shoes... no one can deny that and any advice like "hang in there, be strong etc" does not make you feel any better. I was one of the lucky ones who got approved fast, God only knows by what miracle. There still are people waiting from 2007 to be approved and I don't know how that's possible, but from what I've seen naggig them to approve your case will not do any good. Yet I haven't figured out what DOES help things go faster... What I did in my worst time was charge my batteries in my husband's optimism and live this time apart in such a way as not to seem like a lost period of time. We are still alive, in love even if hopeless some times. I don't know if it helps.. I hope it does at lest the tinniest bit

Now about my experience with the medical and interview:

MEDICAL

Went to one of the required clinics in Bucharest after making an appointment 4-5 days earlier. 4 signed photos on the back were required (not 3 as the instructions said... always be on the safe side) and the medical forms included in packet 3 with nothing written on them - the doctor does all the writing. After checking your ID and photos, the doctor asks about medical history, any health problems, vaccinations (if you miss one from your record they will give it to you), blood samples are taken for tests, blood pressure is measured, the doctor listens to your lungs, checks your abdominal area and asks you of any pain. After this you are sent for chest X-ray. This all took me 1 hour tops and 100$ (I had taken HPV vaccination a few days earlier - 200$). At 15.30 tests were ready so I picked up the brown sealed envelope to be taken to the embassy for the interview.

INTERVIEW

I was scheduled at 13.00 (like everybody else ) and we entered the consular section one by one after endless security checks with no luggage, cell-phones or other gadgets... First we were called at the counter, requested our passports and then digital fingerprints. After a while I was called back to the counter and requested the papers (Affidavits of support, DS-156 with photos, photo album, evidence of the relationship - I had everything very nicely put in a folder with transparent pouches, labeled so they could see what it was, since they take the evidence and look at it without you being there to explain what they're looking at). I sat in the room waiting to be called at the counter for the interview, and at 14.30 I was called and spoke to a consul (who spoke English AND Romanian, but I chose English). It all took 2 minutes and the questions were the ordinary ones:

When did you meet and how?

When did he visit?

When was the marriage?

Where does he work?

Where will you live?

I think what mattered is that I tried to look positive and even make the consul smile a little.

Afterwards she thanked me and asked me to take a seat and wait... and I waited and waited without knowing I got the visa or not. I was interviewed second in line and given the visa first. They just called me at the counter and gave me the passport and the evidence back, saying the visa is good for 2 years and please adjust status in this period.

AND THAT WAS IT!!!! No harrassing about anything! Now I'm even thinking I was toooo stressed out about everything but there's no way of staying calm when your entire life is at stake....but now the important thing is I am looking at my passport and the visa is on it and my husband is waiting for me on June 24 to arrive home after one and a half years of our relationship.

I wish you all good luck and an experience as positive as mine! I will continue to write in this forum to see how you all get your visa ans post a message as long as mine is right now

Kisses and thanks for all the advice!

[b_assif 1]

Hey everybody! After 2 days in Bucharest with medical and interview I just got home with the visa in my passport and a booked flight to Cleveland on June 24!!!! Looks like I am gonna blow my candles and kiss my husband in Cleveland this year

Danyel I'm sorry things are moving so slowly with your case and I'm sure any of us would feel the same if we were in your shoes... no one can deny that and any advice like "hang in there, be strong etc" does not make you feel any better. I was one of the lucky ones who got approved fast, God only knows by what miracle. There still are people waiting from 2007 to be approved and I don't know how that's possible, but from what I've seen naggig them to approve your case will not do any good. Yet I haven't figured out what DOES help things go faster... What I did in my worst time was charge my batteries in my husband's optimism and live this time apart in such a way as not to seem like a lost period of time. We are still alive, in love even if hopeless some times. I don't know if it helps.. I hope it does at lest the tinniest bit

Now about my experience with the medical and interview:

MEDICAL

Went to one of the required clinics in Bucharest after making an appointment 4-5 days earlier. 4 signed photos on the back were required (not 3 as the instructions said... always be on the safe side) and the medical forms included in packet 3 with nothing written on them - the doctor does all the writing. After checking your ID and photos, the doctor asks about medical history, any health problems, vaccinations (if you miss one from your record they will give it to you), blood samples are taken for tests, blood pressure is measured, the doctor listens to your lungs, checks your abdominal area and asks you of any pain. After this you are sent for chest X-ray. This all took me 1 hour tops and 100$ (I had taken HPV vaccination a few days earlier - 200$). At 15.30 tests were ready so I picked up the brown sealed envelope to be taken to the embassy for the interview.

INTERVIEW

I was scheduled at 13.00 (like everybody else ) and we entered the consular section one by one after endless security checks with no luggage, cell-phones or other gadgets... First we were called at the counter, requested our passports and then digital fingerprints. After a while I was called back to the counter and requested the papers (Affidavits of support, DS-156 with photos, photo album, evidence of the relationship - I had everything very nicely put in a folder with transparent pouches, labeled so they could see what it was, since they take the evidence and look at it without you being there to explain what they're looking at). I sat in the room waiting to be called at the counter for the interview, and at 14.30 I was called and spoke to a consul (who spoke English AND Romanian, but I chose English). It all took 2 minutes and the questions were the ordinary ones:

When did you meet and how?

When did he visit?

When was the marriage?

Where does he work?

Where will you live?

I think what mattered is that I tried to look positive and even make the consul smile a little.

Afterwards she thanked me and asked me to take a seat and wait... and I waited and waited without knowing I got the visa or not. I was interviewed second in line and given the visa first. They just called me at the counter and gave me the passport and the evidence back, saying the visa is good for 2 years and please adjust status in this period.

AND THAT WAS IT!!!! No harrassing about anything! Now I'm even thinking I was toooo stressed out about everything but there's no way of staying calm when your entire life is at stake....but now the important thing is I am looking at my passport and the visa is on it and my husband is waiting for me on June 24 to arrive home after one and a half years of our relationship.

I wish you all good luck and an experience as positive as mine! I will continue to write in this forum to see how you all get your visa ans post a message as long as mine is right now

Kisses and thanks for all the advice!

AWSOME Congrats! Im so happy for you guys!!1

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On June 13, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

OMG I CANT STOP SCREAMING :)

[b_assif 1]

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On June 13, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

OMG I CANT STOP SCREAMING :)

YEAH!!!! CONGRATS!!!

I just got my notice from NVC saying my I-129 was recieved and will be forwarding to casa within a week!!! I dont know how far out they are scheduling interviews.Im getting so nervouse!

[Ralu&Doru 0]

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On June 13, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

OMG I CANT STOP SCREAMING :)

YYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY I'm so happy!!!!! Congratulations! So goooood!!! I knew praying would help!

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On June 13, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

OMG I CANT STOP SCREAMING :)

YYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY I'm so happy!!!!! Congratulations! So goooood!!! I knew praying would help!

Thank you!!! i was about to lose it and poof this finally appears thank god!!! thank you for your words you gave and your thoughts & prayers it was very much apreciated!

[hilkka28586 0]

Danyel - Congratulations on getting your I-130 approved!! I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner...I've just been so distracted with Cody and Nikki. I'll have someone to go through the green card application with me =)

Ralu&Doru - Congratulations on getting your visa!! Hopefully the process is as simple and painless (minus the HPV shot hehe) for the rest of us. Hopefully you'll keep checking in and seeing how things are going with us as well as keeping us updated on your adventures.

Update - We got our IID number from the NVC so now we can pay all our fees online =) they also have said they sent our applications out so hopefully things will move a little bit quicker now.

Edited June 17, 2008 by Vernon Family

[hilkka28586 0]

Danyel - I forgot to ask you if you need some help getting things going with the NVC? I have found almost all the short cuts we should need and things seem to be moving a bit quicker for us. Shout if you need any help =)

[jedinite 0]

Anyone else received Approval Notices this week for CR-1s? Seems like K-3s are getting approved much faster at the CSC.

[b_assif 1]

Just an update, I finally got through to someone at the NVC and she told me my file left for CASA on June 11th! My letter was dated the 12th. Anyway now Im emailed CASA to see if its there and if there is an interview scheduled, nothing back yet.I also finally get to go back to work on Monday. I hope everyone is doing good in their journey.

[jedinite 0]

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On June 13, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

OMG I CANT STOP SCREAMING :)

Congrats! When you send in your other forms can you add a little sticky for them to do the CSC cases too

[hilkka28586 0]

So today when I went to get the mail there was a big yellow envelop from the American Consulate General. Not expecting anything for a long time, of course I was a little nervous to open it. Upon doing so I found the packet 3 forms for my K-3 visa!!! The damn visa we had thought went missing, seeing as CSC couldn't tell us what happened to it. This means Miss Nikki and myself should be seeing Cody sooner than we planned! We're so excited I called Cody (who is stuck in Salt Lake City) and woke him up (not generally a good idea) but he was as excited as me. Anyone got tips for getting things ready or is it as simple as the form makes it out to be?

[o0pink0o 3]

Application Type: I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On June 13, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.

OMG I CANT STOP SCREAMING :)

Congrats!!

[Fahad S 0]

Another VSC approval today. My I-130 and I-129F were approved early this morning at VSC.

-Fahad