January filers VSC lottery, who gets the jackpot next?

[Sal and Jay 2]

  murfie said:

I got my visa interview date today!! woohooo!! Medical tomorrow also, to be honest i am shocked at how fast its gone. I was preparing myself for at least a 6 month wait, but its 3 months from initial filing to interview date! Can you believe that!

I know one reason is that we were very much prepared and have everything in order, this is in no small part due to all of you here! Thank you!

Good luck with your medical and interview!!!!!!!!!

[Liam and Sam 2]

  murfie said:

I got my visa interview date today!! woohooo!! Medical tomorrow also, to be honest i am shocked at how fast its gone. I was preparing myself for at least a 6 month wait, but its 3 months from initial filing to interview date! Can you believe that!

I know one reason is that we were very much prepared and have everything in order, this is in no small part due to all of you here! Thank you!

Big congrats & good luck! I am envious that it's going by so quickly for you! I just called NVC this morning and my case finally arrived on Friday. They said the turn around is about a week... I really hope it's a matter of days like most others. I was so excited to hear it got there safely (still having immigration nightmares despite my NOA2) that I forgot to ask the new case number - will have to give them a call tonight I suppose. Congrats again!

[Saffyre 0]

  Liam and Sam said:

  murfie said:

I got my visa interview date today!! woohooo!! Medical tomorrow also, to be honest i am shocked at how fast its gone. I was preparing myself for at least a 6 month wait, but its 3 months from initial filing to interview date! Can you believe that!

I know one reason is that we were very much prepared and have everything in order, this is in no small part due to all of you here! Thank you!

Big congrats & good luck! I am envious that it's going by so quickly for you! I just called NVC this morning and my case finally arrived on Friday. They said the turn around is about a week... I really hope it's a matter of days like most others. I was so excited to hear it got there safely (still having immigration nightmares despite my NOA2) that I forgot to ask the new case number - will have to give them a call tonight I suppose. Congrats again!

I find called DoS is easier - you get through faster, and they WILL give you your NVC reference.

Ihave to callthem tonight to see if my file arrived at the embassy yet.

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

  murfie said:

but its 3 months from initial filing to interview date! Can you believe that!

I wish CSC did the same lol.. congrats tho, good luck on the interview

[Liam and Sam 2]

  Saffyre said:

  Liam and Sam said:

  murfie said:

I got my visa interview date today!! woohooo!! Medical tomorrow also, to be honest i am shocked at how fast its gone. I was preparing myself for at least a 6 month wait, but its 3 months from initial filing to interview date! Can you believe that!

I know one reason is that we were very much prepared and have everything in order, this is in no small part due to all of you here! Thank you!

Big congrats & good luck! I am envious that it's going by so quickly for you! I just called NVC this morning and my case finally arrived on Friday. They said the turn around is about a week... I really hope it's a matter of days like most others. I was so excited to hear it got there safely (still having immigration nightmares despite my NOA2) that I forgot to ask the new case number - will have to give them a call tonight I suppose. Congrats again!

I find called DoS is easier - you get through faster, and they WILL give you your NVC reference.

Ihave to callthem tonight to see if my file arrived at the embassy yet.

Someone told me that you have to have your new NVC case number in order to DoS. ..Thanks for the heads up!

[Saffyre 0]

  Liam and Sam said:

  Saffyre said:

  Liam and Sam said:

  murfie said:

I got my visa interview date today!! woohooo!! Medical tomorrow also, to be honest i am shocked at how fast its gone. I was preparing myself for at least a 6 month wait, but its 3 months from initial filing to interview date! Can you believe that!

I know one reason is that we were very much prepared and have everything in order, this is in no small part due to all of you here! Thank you!

Big congrats & good luck! I am envious that it's going by so quickly for you! I just called NVC this morning and my case finally arrived on Friday. They said the turn around is about a week... I really hope it's a matter of days like most others. I was so excited to hear it got there safely (still having immigration nightmares despite my NOA2) that I forgot to ask the new case number - will have to give them a call tonight I suppose. Congrats again!

I find called DoS is easier - you get through faster, and they WILL give you your NVC reference.

Ihave to callthem tonight to see if my file arrived at the embassy yet.

Someone told me that you have to have your new NVC case number in order to DoS. ..Thanks for the heads up!

I didn't have mine - all i gave was my name and dob, and they gave me the reference number.

Edited April 7, 2008 by Saffyre

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

  murfie said:

I got my visa interview date today!! woohooo!! Medical tomorrow also, to be honest i am shocked at how fast its gone. I was preparing myself for at least a 6 month wait, but its 3 months from initial filing to interview date! Can you believe that!

I know one reason is that we were very much prepared and have everything in order, this is in no small part due to all of you here! Thank you!

Congrats!!! Darren has his interview the Friday before, so hopefully we'll be able to celebrate together!!!

[KitEEgirl 0]

Marco had his medical today...

Nothing to really report... Just checked his pulse, listened to his heart, did the chest x-ray.....and asked him some questions. The doctor even told him to go to this regular doctor for tetanus shot he needs. I think that is surprisingly honest!

He's doing that this afternoon and then we just wait for the interview!

[Amanda+Stephen 0]

Well Stephen sent Packet 3 back to the embassy today. So I guess we should know our interview date in about a week. He also called the physician and has his medical scheduled for April 28th at 8AM (kind of sucks, as he has to take a train about 2 hours, so yeah, he'll be up at like 4AM that day, oops!)

Everything just starts moving superfast after NOA2 ... All the impatient waiting to get NOA2, and then nervousness of doing the rest of the paperwork right!

I hope everyone is doing well today!!!

[Sal and Jay 2]

Im getting really nervous now, hope it all goes ok for us too. I have been unable to send packet 3 back yet as both my parents are deceased and my father died over 25 years ago and we have to find the exact date of death which is becoming difficult.

Edited April 8, 2008 by Sal and Jay

[dbears 1]

CONGRATULATIONS & some SEXY DANCE for MAY & DANIEL(missmyfiance) who received NOA 2 dated 4-07-2008

for those who are still waiting: "We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." -Martin Luther King, Jr

JANUARY FILERS W/ NOA2 :
NAME                      DATE FILED               NOA1               NOA2  
1. Olga & Gene               01-02                 01-08           2008-02-24 
2. Iain & Kati               01-18                 01-31           2008-02-24 
3. Darren & Dawn             01-28                 01-31           2008-02-25 
4. Marcel & Melodie          01-25                 01-30           2008-02-25 
5. L & T                     01-07                 01-14           2008-02-25 
6. Priscilla & Eric          01-12                 01-18           2008-02-27 
7. Femi & Noel               01-12                 01-15           2008-02-28 
8. Noo & Bill                01-25                 02-05           2008-02-29 
9. Paul & Susan              01-03                 01-24           2008-02-29 
10.Louis & Catherine         01-11                 01-24           2008-02-29 
11.Mina & Fred               01-04                 01-08           2008-02-29 
12.Mauricio & Stephanie      01-11                 01-17           2008-02-29 
13.Ritesh & Lisa             01-05                 01-15           2008-03-02 
14.jomylyn & michael         01-04                 01-14           2008-03-03 
15.Yohann & Monica           01-10                 01-15           2008-03-03 
16.Scott & Micki             01-18                 01-23           2008-03-04 
17.Rod & Jenni               01-22                 01-24           2008-03-04 
18.Jennifer & Steven         01-19                 01-31           2008-03-04  
19.Alejandro & Wanda         01-17                 01-18           2008-03-05 
20.Aidan & Ashley            01-18                 01-25           2008-03-05 
21.Marco & Nicole            01-04                 01-09           2008-03-05 
22.Justyna & Dominik         01-14                 01-25           2008-03-05 
23.Rhoge & Frank             01-22                 01-25           2008-03-05 
24.Rich & Nicole             01-17                 01-23           2008-03-05 
25.Gosia & Brian             01-05                 01-09           2008-03-05 
26.Abby & Eric               01-28                 02-11           2008-03-06 
27.G & J                     01-25                 02-02           2008-03-06 
28.Geoff & April             01-25                 01-29           2008-03-07 
29.Irina & Vu                01-18                 01-22           2008-03-11 
30.Trang & Bill              01-23                 01-25           2008-03-12 
31.Tim & Schmissa            01-16                 01-22           2008-03-12 
32.Chris & Monica            01-18                 01-22           2008-03-12 
33.Bella & Joe               01-19                 01-25           2008-03-13 
34.Natasha & Brian           01-14                 01-18           2008-03-13 
35.Sally & Jay               01-31                 02-11           2008-03-14 
36.Mike & Amber              01-30                 02-05           2008-03-14  
37.Santos & Donna            01-04                 01-12           2008-03-17 
38.Steve & Patti             01-10                 01-14           2008-03-17 
39.Juliana & Andre           01-17                 01-22           2008-03-18  
40.Gaye & Ricky              01-29                 02-04           2008-03-18 
41.Ria & Stephen             01-16                 01-18           2008-03-18 
42.Miriam & Simon            01-16                 01-28           2008-03-18 
43.Stephen & Amanda          01-31                 02-05           2008-03-19 
44.Azzeddine & Kathleen      01-08                 01-14           2008-03-26        
45.Lilliput/Rosehall & Trelawny 01-07              01-11           2008-03-27         
46.lina & ray                01-23                 02-01           2008-03-27
47.Liam & Samantha           01-14                 01-16           2008-03-30        
48.TL & LN                   01-12                 01-15           2008-03-31
49.Kim & Emily               01-29                 01-30           2008-03-31
50.Anne & Drew               01-30                 02-12           2008-04-02
51.SS & PS                   01-14                 01-16           2008-04-03
52.Ksusha & Pasha            01-12                 01-16           2008-04-04
53.May & Daniel              01-24                 01-30           2008-04-07


UPCOMING APPROVALS (approvals coming very very soon):

NAME                         Date Filed                 NOA1            last seen on VJ                               
1. E & L                     01-01                      01-15           2008-01-24
2. Manisha & Ravi            01-03                                      2008-01-12
3. Mary & Tor                01-04                                      2008-01-16
4. R & R                     01-08                      01-11           2008-04-08
5. Alba Lucia & James        01-09                      01-15           2008-04-08
6. Gerry & Karen             01-10                      01-14           2008-04-07
7. Jiang & He                01-10                                      2008-01-28
8. Gamal & Erin              01-16                      02-04           2008-02-10
9. Mounia & Herol            01-17                      01-24           2008-04-08
10.Mary Grace & Eric         01-21                      02-20           2008-03-17
11.nkem & obim               01-24                      02-02           2008-04-06
12.Liliane & Jack            01-25                      01-30           2008-04-08
13.Mohammed & Rebecca        01-26             
14.Paul & Kate               01-28 
15.Casper & Nichole          01-28                      01-30           2008-03-13
16.Sam & Brian               01-29                      02-26           2008-04-08
17.Kimiko & Carl             01-30                      02-02           2008-04-08
18.James & Nikki             01-31                      03-05           2008-04-07

[dbears 1]

Here's hoping and praying that this week will be a better week with more approvals than the past two weeks.

I'm keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. (F)

[KitEEgirl 0]

Gaye,

I just noticed your wedding date 8/8/08! If that would have fallen on a Saturday we might have done that too. That's pretty cool.

I guess that's pretty hard for the husband to forget

[dbears 1]

  KitEEgirl said:

Gaye,

I just noticed your wedding date 8/8/08! If that would have fallen on a Saturday we might have done that too. That's pretty cool.

I guess that's pretty hard for the husband to forget

We met on the first week of august but we can't remember the exact date since we were not that serious yet so we picked 8-08-08 last year... then we thought of having it on october 3, that's the day we first saw each other's face online and first heard each other's voice but then, we need to get married before the kids starts school also so we decided to go back to original date and trim off the wedding budget again.

My younger sister had her graduation today and by our talks the past weeks it seems she and her husband have decided to stay in our house even after I leave so at least one of my worries have been resolve already (they wanted to moved out of the house when i leave and I was worried this house would just deteriorate if nobody would stay here on permanent basis, my mom's business is based in another town so she rarely comes home here, my father has another house so he don't stay here). Was able to tell my father also about going to the US this year and for the first time, I didn't hear any negative comment from him, he just wanted me to look up some of his relatives in the U.S. if I could. This is a very good day albeit a tiring one. (its 12:12AM already here).

I just hope this week will be a better week for everybody still waiting. My thoughts are always with you guys. VSC & CSC MOVE!!!

kitEEgirl good luck for the medical exam and also for the coming interview!

Edited April 8, 2008 by dbears

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

Howdy, everybody!!! Just wishing everyone a great Tuesday!!!

The enormity of everything has hit me today...Darren will be here soon (God willing), and I am stressing about $...for the AoS, the wedding, and trying to find him reliable transportation (in Orlando, that's a necessity). Usually I would just sign up to teach summer school, but our state education budget has been slashed this year, and, unfortunately, one of the first things to go is summer school...I would try to find other work for the summer, but it's hard to find anywhere that will work around my teacher training schedule for the summer.

I don't really have any viable solutions, just wanted to vent...I'm trying to keep my anxiety to a minimum around Darren since he is already so nervous about the interview, and I don't want him to worry about anything else.

Thanks for listening to me....