January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?

[Levi_Heather 0]

Good morning everyone!! (Well...to those for whom it's morning...Good afternoon/evening to everyone else ). Thanks for all the picture comments.

Good afternoon Andrea! I can't see your pic's on my work computer for some reason!

hehehe...try this link! I think you'll enjoy it Andrea's picture

Its blocked! Grrrrr

Hmmm...I could email it to you if you want.

OK! Thanks I guess they block stuff so we actually work(suuuure)

I suppose that's one of the advantages of working at a tv station...they don't block ANYTHING because the news department needs access to all websites, even questionable ones.

The computer guy here delights in acusing everyone of looking up the "questionable" sites! He hasn't gotten around to me .... Yet......

I've never gone to any on purpose...however I once google imaged "Mariah Carey"...bad, bad idea if you're at work. We have a tradition in my department of decorating our co-workers desk for their birthday and we go all out. Balloons, streams to the ceilings, confetti EVERYWHERE (I'm still finding confetti from my birthday two years ago hidden in my files). However...we usually choose something that the person hates or something to make fun of them. This particular coworker HATES Mariah Carey...so of course we decorated his entire desk with pictures of her. However...not very many pictures of Mariah Carey are......appropriate.

This same coworker was telling me about a book he had seen at a bookstore (Something about a seven language dictionary for gays and lesbians to help them pick people up...who knew?) and had learned the German word for orgy (gruppensex...if you're curious...as Dennis said "Gotta love German...if you don't know the word for something, just describe it and that's probably the word.")...well....my coworker wanted to verify the spelling for me and he googled it...but had forgotten he was on Googleimages. Oops

LMAO Well most of the people here say they didn't at all but maybe something like that happened to them by mistake.... Who knows...

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

Good morning everyone!! (Well...to those for whom it's morning...Good afternoon/evening to everyone else ). Thanks for all the picture comments.

Good afternoon Andrea! I can't see your pic's on my work computer for some reason!

hehehe...try this link! I think you'll enjoy it Andrea's picture

Its blocked! Grrrrr

Hmmm...I could email it to you if you want.

OK! Thanks I guess they block stuff so we actually work(suuuure)

I suppose that's one of the advantages of working at a tv station...they don't block ANYTHING because the news department needs access to all websites, even questionable ones.

The computer guy here delights in acusing everyone of looking up the "questionable" sites! He hasn't gotten around to me .... Yet......

I've never gone to any on purpose...however I once google imaged "Mariah Carey"...bad, bad idea if you're at work. We have a tradition in my department of decorating our co-workers desk for their birthday and we go all out. Balloons, streams to the ceilings, confetti EVERYWHERE (I'm still finding confetti from my birthday two years ago hidden in my files). However...we usually choose something that the person hates or something to make fun of them. This particular coworker HATES Mariah Carey...so of course we decorated his entire desk with pictures of her. However...not very many pictures of Mariah Carey are......appropriate.

This same coworker was telling me about a book he had seen at a bookstore (Something about a seven language dictionary for gays and lesbians to help them pick people up...who knew?) and had learned the German word for orgy (gruppensex...if you're curious...as Dennis said "Gotta love German...if you don't know the word for something, just describe it and that's probably the word.")...well....my coworker wanted to verify the spelling for me and he googled it...but had forgotten he was on Googleimages. Oops

awesome story xD

Hmm... I'm glad I have no probs with that.. I work as a webdeveloper/SEO analyst at an internet marketing company so basically sometimes I actually HAVE to visit sites like that :S

On a different note... I just checked the DHL website and noticed a package has been send to the Amsterdam consulate and I think it might contain the petition and stuff soooo I just asked my SO to call NVC and check it out hehe

Edited June 17, 2008 by JeroenAndMichelle

[Levi_Heather 0]

They really seem to be on top of it so could be! Ours was there for like half a day... They send out a letter too that says its been mailed to the consulate but I got that a few days after... Which I already knew because I called them already... Lol

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

They really seem to be on top of it so could be! Ours was there for like half a day... They send out a letter too that says its been mailed to the consulate but I got that a few days after... Which I already knew because I called them already... Lol

lol yeah, thats basically why I think it might be our petition as it seems they're quite fast over there and since it is the only package to Amsterdam since a while, I think it is our package

but... lol, I think we forgot the time difference... my SO can't get through at the moment and its about time for the NVC to close for the day.. guess she has to try tomorrow again... oh well, since I'm pretty sure it was our petition, I'm gonna fill in the timeline anyways hehhee (can always change it back when I was wrong lol)

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

btw, its funny, it seems the ones send out today (June 17) have the June 16 description at DHL lol... I wonder what NVC will say, if it was send out yesterday or actually today

Oh well, I added it to my timeline already.. now I hope I was right haha.. and if not, I can change it again tmr xD

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Alex's dad has the letter from his bank and will be getting it notarised this week. Police certificate cheque was cashed, so they received my application; I hope to receive that this week. On Friday I'll go and collect my vaccinations report from the doctors'. Should finally be ready by the end of this month.

[sunnybear 0]

Aww good job Rachel! I already have sent all to Gareth that he needs except my sisters co-sponser papers which she should be giving me this week or next and then will send updated paystubs and actual tax transcripts once we have our actual approval! Gareth has his police check already there but has toget the updated one now just to be safe and then of course vaccines.....but yeah we are ready for NOA2 so they need to hurry up gosh dang it!!!

Jeroen and Michelle you are too funny filling out timeline but I would do the same! So exciting!!!

[guster4lovers 0]

Hi all-

Thanks to all who welcomed me, and I've been interested to read about all of your visa process stories. We're still waiting for Packet 3, and even though I know London got it by now, I was curious about the DHL site. However, I tried everything and couldn't make it work. I don't know why, but it always just said that no packages could be found. Ah well.

I found it funny that some of you tried to manage the form-filling-out for your fiances. I actually tuned out when my fiance went line-by-line over the packet 3 forms...he has been so pedantic through this process (thank goodness!) that he did a great job. And today, he got his police certificate - after only sending it in on Saturday morning! So we're excited that things are rolling along, and as soon as packet 3 shows up he'll turn it right around.

Hope everyone is keeping the faith with this process. Thanks for posting, as it helps me get through it too.

Cheers-

Cheryl

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

@Rachel: cool, seems you're all ready for it Same here.. All I have to do is receive package #3 and send it right back again (well, that is when I receive the I134's, which should be soon). The police certificate will be requested by the consulate as we don't get them ourselves in the Netherlands, I will get my shots next monday, the birth certificates and all other requested documents are all waiting already ^^

@sunnybear: lol, it's all because of excitement indeed

@Cheryl: I checked your timeline and since your package has left NVC at June 9th, the date in the description should say EXP 06 JUN 2008A.. Sounds funny maybe but I found out that the EXP date is a day before the actual shipment takes place, unless there is a weekend in between (like in your case), then it should be the friday before the weekend. I checked on this date and it seems there was indeed a package on its way to London

[lucie&damon 0]

hi all!

i have a question for you guys!

i m stil wating for NOA2 and feel very depressed i don't understand what take them so long...

do you think that the fact that I studied in China for a year is a problem???and the fact that i got my 6months tourist visa for the US in Beijing???

[sunnybear 0]

hi all!

i have a question for you guys!

i m stil wating for NOA2 and feel very depressed i don't understand what take them so long...

do you think that the fact that I studied in China for a year is a problem???and the fact that i got my 6months tourist visa for the US in Beijing???

I have no idea but could be! I am currently stuck in security so they say and I filed week before you. I lived overseas due to the fact I was married to a guy in the air force but am now divorced.....so maybe they have to wait for security checks to come back from each place we lived? No idea.....Good luck and hope we both get NOA2 SOON!!!

[nm123 0]

hi all!

i have a question for you guys!

i m stil wating for NOA2 and feel very depressed i don't understand what take them so long...

do you think that the fact that I studied in China for a year is a problem???and the fact that i got my 6months tourist visa for the US in Beijing???

I have no idea but could be! I am currently stuck in security so they say and I filed week before you. I lived overseas due to the fact I was married to a guy in the air force but am now divorced.....so maybe they have to wait for security checks to come back from each place we lived? No idea.....Good luck and hope we both get NOA2 SOON!!!

Same for me too - I lived overseas for 3 yrs (but I was a kid) so that's 3 of us who haven't gotten our NOA2 yet and maybe it's related to that...

[Levi_Heather 0]

Good morning all Hope everyone is having a great day! I hope Blake finally got to tell Olga the good news and Andrea I got your pic and its hilarious!

[shes 0]

well well..i havent lived overseas BUT i applied a visa once as a tourist in the u.s. and was denied (ggeez..) then almost got a student u.s. visa but decide not to pursue anymore (i didnt file the related papers for the student visa and never called USEM for an interview)

Edited June 18, 2008 by shes

[aravis227 1]

Good morning all Hope everyone is having a great day! I hope Blake finally got to tell Olga the good news and Andrea I got your pic and its hilarious!

Glad you enjoyed it!! I'm nervous and anxious and unhappy today...I have this weird lump on the floor of my mouth and lots of little tiny bumps all over...I'm going to the ENT today to have them checked out. My GP's comment was "Well...it doesn't LOOK cancerous. You should have it removed."