January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?

[Big Papa Zone 93]

DATED 8/8/08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We got APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant news, kiddo!! One of the most popular apporovals on VJ, I'd wager.

Don't worry - things really motor now! NVC received my file 7 days after I was approved, and they dispatched it to London 2 days after that. Packet 3 will be on Garteh's doorstep in no time!!

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

Our case has resumed!!!! YAYYYYYY now let's hope for some action!!!!

YAY YAY! hope it'd be downhill from here!

Downhill?? lol, you do know that could actually mean that you hope it would go for the worse?

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

DATED 8/8/08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We got APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is so awesome :D :D

guess the Chinese lucky number is lucky for you too :D

[E_Dude 0]

DATED 8/8/08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We got APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok I still have tears of happiness rolling down my face! I checked email at 9 pm eastern time last night and nothing....I told myself "Go to bed and maybe this day will have brought luck and Gareth will wake me with the good news" seriously I told myself that ......well phone rang at a little after 3 am here and sure enough APROVEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD and dated 8/8/08 how rad?! We got off phone and I began to pray and thank God the Lord anyone who made this happen finally haha.....tears of happiness just started flowing and I popped out of bed and had to get on the computer to talk with Gareth more and of course tell all of you my story too! It has been such a long journey I hope and pray the rest goes quick and smooth for us!!!! SIGH this feels so good.....my heart is racing and I could put all these tears of happiness into a bucket to water my plants there are so many heehee!

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Receipt Number: WAC0807651363

Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Long wait I know but well worth it!

So happy for you both!

Edited August 9, 2008 by E_Dude

[Pam&Josh 0]

Ohhhhhhhh my God!!!!!!! That day finally arrived!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATION FOR YOU BOTH!!!

I am so full of hapiness for you Sunny! may the rest of your journey be way much faster!!

[Pam&Josh 0]

Yeah!!! Congratulations! Yes, the POE at Minneapolis is definitely good. You are probably going to be tired the next days and wake up very early and fall asleep in the middle of the day At least that is what happened to me!

It is exactly what's happening to me right now! I saw your message yesterday, right after I woke up from "my nap"!It felt funny to read that from someone else. Again, I woke quite early this morning....I am just hoping it will go away soon.

Just wondering, for everyone here who is married already or who will be married before the end of the year, do you plan on getting the SSN before or after the marriage? No-one seems to agree about this issue on visa journey...

I am getting married on September, and also plan to get my SSN after my wedding. Why getting a card, and have to change the name on it a week after?

Seeing all you guys wondering about it, I wanted to make sure it is ok to do it that way, so I e-mail the SSN (from their website), and will keep you guys posted as soon as I get an answer from them.

WELCOME!!!!!! I'm so happy that everything went smoothly for you and there were no problems, other than some red eyes. Pam, keep us up to date on the wedding plans and the adaptation to the Minnesota lifestyle. Just don't start ending every sentence with "Yah?"

Thank you all for your nice words!

So, we will get married on September 7th. Josh showed me the park where we will have the ceremony,and it looks amasing!!!

I then saw all the rentals (like tables, chairs, linens, forks, etc.), and went after that, filled for our wedding certificate.(for the ones wondering, they are asking for a SSN, but I didn't have it yet, the lady have me an addititonal sheet explaigning why I don't have one yet, and told me it should be enough, that I should not be worried.)

Our party is going to take place at his mom's backyard, and she had put so many flowers everywhere! It also looks amasing!

Otherwise, we still have more things to plan, and I am waiting my baby to be off, so we can keep planning, renting, buying.....

I agree, that after I year spent in Minnesota, it is getting hard to do not say "Yah" on every single sentences!!

I will try my best Blake!!

About rea-climate, I felt better right after I could unpack all of my stuff! We live on the resort where my fiancé works (and where I lived a year too during my internship), so it is easy on me, everybody was waiting for me, and I know almost all the faces. It is great to do not feel like a total stranger, and my manager is already asking me when I can go back to work!! so........yeah, I am doing great until now!

[Levi_Heather 0]

Congratulations Steph

[Cecile and Bryan 0]

CONGRATULATIONS STEPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

I am so happy for you two!!!!!

[reef@pol 0]

DATED 8/8/08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We got APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sunnybear...see i told you!!! congratulations!!!!!!! i'm really really really happy for you!!! now, off to NVC!!!!

Edited August 10, 2008 by reef@pol

[CourtAndGrey 0]

DATED 8/8/08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!We got APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YESSSSSSSSS!!! Steph, what wonderful news!!!!!!!! I teared up reading your post. What a HUGE relief! It will go by quickly now, you'll be together before you know it!!! CONGRATS DEAR!!!

:star: :star: :star:

[sunnybear 0]

Thanks again everyone I am on air for sure! Started making more wedding arrangements right away heheee! We decided we are going to try our best to have a couple 8's in our date haha.....what is even funnier is we also remembered that umm the first time we consummated the relationship was also on the 18th! So yeah 8 is our number haha!

Pam the park and backyard sound gorgeous!!! I would love to do outside but in fall here that is just too iffy haha! Cannot wait to see photos!!!

Ok now how do I know when it gets to NVC or leaves NVC and all that business I see people have posted before their loved one gets packet 3?

[Big Papa Zone 93]

Thanks again everyone I am on air for sure! Started making more wedding arrangements right away heheee! We decided we are going to try our best to have a couple 8's in our date haha.....what is even funnier is we also remembered that umm the first time we consummated the relationship was also on the 18th! So yeah 8 is our number haha!

Pam the park and backyard sound gorgeous!!! I would love to do outside but in fall here that is just too iffy haha! Cannot wait to see photos!!!

Ok now how do I know when it gets to NVC or leaves NVC and all that business I see people have posted before their loved one gets packet 3?

That's easy. You simply call the NVC (603-334-0700), give them the case number that you've had for sooooooooo long from USCIS, and they'll tell you when they recieved it, and when they sent it to London.

In my case, they only had it for 2 days before it was headed over the Atlantic!

[Big Papa Zone 93]

Thanks again everyone I am on air for sure! Started making more wedding arrangements right away heheee! We decided we are going to try our best to have a couple 8's in our date haha.....what is even funnier is we also remembered that umm the first time we consummated the relationship was also on the 18th! So yeah 8 is our number haha!

Pam the park and backyard sound gorgeous!!! I would love to do outside but in fall here that is just too iffy haha! Cannot wait to see photos!!!

Ok now how do I know when it gets to NVC or leaves NVC and all that business I see people have posted before their loved one gets packet 3?

That's easy. You simply call the NVC (603-334-0700), give them the case number that you've had for sooooooooo long from USCIS, and they'll tell you when they recieved it, and when they sent it to London.

In my case, they only had it for 2 days before it was headed over the Atlantic!

[Big Papa Zone 93]

Thanks again everyone I am on air for sure! Started making more wedding arrangements right away heheee! We decided we are going to try our best to have a couple 8's in our date haha.....what is even funnier is we also remembered that umm the first time we consummated the relationship was also on the 18th! So yeah 8 is our number haha!

Pam the park and backyard sound gorgeous!!! I would love to do outside but in fall here that is just too iffy haha! Cannot wait to see photos!!!

Ok now how do I know when it gets to NVC or leaves NVC and all that business I see people have posted before their loved one gets packet 3?

That's easy. You simply call the NVC (603-334-0700), give them the case number that you've had for sooooooooo long from USCIS, and they'll tell you when they recieved it, and when they sent it to London.

In my case, they only had it for 2 days before it was headed over the Atlantic!

[Big Papa Zone 93]

Thanks again everyone I am on air for sure! Started making more wedding arrangements right away heheee! We decided we are going to try our best to have a couple 8's in our date haha.....what is even funnier is we also remembered that umm the first time we consummated the relationship was also on the 18th! So yeah 8 is our number haha!

Pam the park and backyard sound gorgeous!!! I would love to do outside but in fall here that is just too iffy haha! Cannot wait to see photos!!!

Ok now how do I know when it gets to NVC or leaves NVC and all that business I see people have posted before their loved one gets packet 3?

That's easy. You simply call the NVC (603-334-0700), give them the case number that you've had for sooooooooo long from USCIS, and they'll tell you when they recieved it, and when they sent it to London.

In my case, they only had it for 2 days before it was headed over the Atlantic!