February filers at CSC

[ray77755 0]

Eek! What happened?

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[Big Papa Zone 93]

Eek! What happened?

You want all the gory details?

Er...............YEAH!!!

[cwaf 1]

Don't stress too much about the date. You do NOT have to file the AOS by the K-1 expiration date. You can wait a year if you want to...it just means that Sveta can not re-enter the country or get a job for a bit.

Also, you can get the vaccinations done at ANY doctor (as long as they will do them...your family doctor will probably be willing if you explain the situation). So you could have them done at your family doctor with a standard co-pay, then mail the vaccination documentation to Dr. Arnold and he will transcribe it for you.

I would really like to get the work permit and travel approval as soon as posisble, so I am still planning on submitting before Jan 12, 2009. I spoke to my family doctor and have new-patient physicals scheduled and immunizations (covered by insurance) for January 5th and 6th (one each day). After that, I will probably pay the money and contact that Dr Arnold to have them complete the I-693.

On other notes, I have applied and obtained two new credit cards, each account has Sveta on it. I will begin buiding her credit now, as well as give her more identification and credence to our marraige. Of course, I told her she cannot HAVE the cards...hahahaha

My stepdaughter is having a bit of a time adjusting to things here. She will be 18 in January, she cannot work at this time, she cannot attend school yet, and her English classes have not yet begun. She is bored and moody, and even spoke about returning to Ukraine to live. However, yesterday she spoke to her aunt back in Ukraine and was told how bad the economy is there now (much worse than 2 months ago) and she would not have much chance to work there now, either. The only "plus' would be she could attend school there without worrying about learning English. Perhaps that may be an option after work and travel approval has come through. She could possibly return to Ukraine for an extended visit and atten the university there. That is yet to be determined and talked about. Sveta has no desire to move back to Ukraine and really likes it in Indy with me. so far, anyway! hahaha They met my large family at Thanksgiving time. I am one of 8 children, so there are a lot of people when all the family is together. They get a second dose of it on Dec 21st when my family gathers for Christmas. (My family celebrates either before or after Christmas since we have a difficult time doing it on Christmas Day.) Sveta is learning her sports, now, and is a Pacers fan (not much to cheer about yet, but we will improve) and NASCAR fan. She is struggling with football and the concepts of how it is played, but she will watch, with me, our Colts play anyway!

for anyone interested, here is a link to our wedding pictures.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?unam...&feat=email

I hope all is well and are not suffering any anxieties of the holidays and separation from family.

[Big Papa Zone 93]

Sveta is learning her sports, now, and is a Pacers fan (not much to cheer about yet, but we will improve) and NASCAR fan.

LOL!! Way to turn her into a hick, cwaf!!

[aravis227 1]

Sveta is learning her sports, now, and is a Pacers fan (not much to cheer about yet, but we will improve) and NASCAR fan.

LOL!! Way to turn her into a hick, cwaf!!

It looks like your ceremony was lovely cwaf! I hope your step-daughter gets used to it here...it's hard to make such a big change at that age, especially when she can't attend school or anything. I bet she'll feel better once she gets into classes of some sort and starts meeting people her own age.

[cwaf 1]

Sveta is learning her sports, now, and is a Pacers fan (not much to cheer about yet, but we will improve) and NASCAR fan.

LOL!! Way to turn her into a hick, cwaf!!

It looks like your ceremony was lovely cwaf! I hope your step-daughter gets used to it here...it's hard to make such a big change at that age, especially when she can't attend school or anything. I bet she'll feel better once she gets into classes of some sort and starts meeting people her own age.

:-) now now now...not just HICKS like NASCAR!! We had a great time at the Pacers game last night, too! How are things with you, Mr P?

The ceremony was short, sweet, and nice--just the way I hoped it would turn out! As for her daughter, I think she is going to be ok after a while. We just need to get her time occupied with something. She found out yesterday that one of my sisters is going to bake a Ukrainian Christmas cookie recipe for her as a present, and she thinks that is very thoughtful. I thanked my sister for trying to make her feel more welcome. :-) and the best part is, I will get to eat some of the cookies, too! hahaha or, at least, I had BETTER get some!

Edited December 18, 2008 by cwaf

[cwaf 1]

I hope everyone had a great Christmas time with their new love!

[aravis227 1]

We had a lovely Christmas. It snowed like crazy, so it made Dennis feel more at home. Although it was much warmer here than in Winnipeg, his dad told us that he had to get up on the roof of their barn to shovel off the snow so it wouldn't collapse. We spent the day at my mom's house and I'd show you pictures, but we forgot our camera so there aren't any. Dennis is very anxious to be able to start working, so I hope his EAD is approved soon!

[noel_jas 0]

Hi Feb. filers I hope that you are all doing well. We have filed for AOS/EAD last Nov. and now that Nov. filers are starting to receive their EADs, I am starting to worry again. I can't help it. The waiting time for K1 approval for Feb filers was a torture and if possible I don't want to go through that again. I try to ignore VJ when I surf the net but I can't help it. It's like an addiction. Anyway I'm glad that I am finally here with my hubby. Good luck and God bless to us.

[ray77755 0]

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just called the embassy in Manila and was told they approved our Visa today. Anyone else from February still waiting?

[cwaf 1]

Hello everyone. I mailed off our AOS packet today, so we shall see what happens and when!

I hope everyone is doing great!

[ray77755 0]

Hello everyone. I mailed off our AOS packet today, so we shall see what happens and when!

I hope everyone is doing great!

I will be doing great next Tuesday

[cwaf 1]

Hello everyone. I mailed off our AOS packet today, so we shall see what happens and when!

I hope everyone is doing great!

I will be doing great next Tuesday

I hope it all goes smoothly for you both!!!! Congrats!

[aravis227 1]

Congrats Ray! We're back in the waiting game...but it isn't as bad this time because we're together. Hopefully his EAD will be approved in February. We're closing on a house next week that needs a LOT of work, so he'll have something to occupy his time.

[cwaf 1]

Hello everyone. We received 6 letters from immigration yesterday: 3 each for my wife and her daughter. Each had one for the EAD, AP, and I-485. These are the initial NOA letters (I-797C), so we are in the system again!