February filers at CSC

[aravis227 1]

Well cwaf me ol' mucka, I guess I couldn't hang on after all - I called the NVC!!! And I'm very glad I did! I spoke to the most delightful lady by the name of Kate, who took all my details, and informed me that my case had been received on July 30th (exactly 1 week after it left CSC), and that it had been shipped to the embassy in London on August 1st - only 2 days after they received it! B)

Nearly there, mate, nearly there!

CONGRATS!! I may have beat you to the NVC, but now I am stuck in NVC Hell hahahahaha I am happy for my fellow Feb 19th members!!

I'm still there with you cwaf

thanks! the only difference is yours has already been sent to your Embassy. :-) You are almost there!!

Well. She never said they had sent it ... Just that they had received it... But Dave just got a letter dated 4 Aug saying that they had it and it would be sent within the next week. Standard letter I think.

So I am at a loss to know when it really arrived, or left, or indeed where it is now. I may call the Embassy just in case it is already there.

I am gutted that the packet 3 will probably arrive just a couple of days into my holiday with Dave That will probably delay the interview by 2 weeks. But I can't think of a way round it.

Have you checked out your regional board to find out what packet 3 will ask for? From hanging out on the Canada board I knew exactly what Dennis would need (I even had a recent copy of Vancouver's packet 3) and he had it all done before he even received packet 3 in the mail. Maybe you could get it done ahead of time and have friends or family check your mail, then send it back.

[cwaf 1]

CONGRATS!! I may have beat you to the NVC, but now I am stuck in NVC Hell hahahahaha I am happy for my fellow Feb 19th members!!

I wonder if NVC hell is better than getting an RFE?

HMMM...I don't know! :-) I decided NOT to call them last night or today and just give them a couple of days without me bothering them. The odd thing is I received a 3rd letter from the NVC yesterday, this time dated August 4th, and saying the same thing the first two letters stated. Each one said it would be shipped within one week to the Kiev Embassy....that was July 30th, July 31st, and now August 4th. Talk about a waste of taxpayers money with all these repeated mailings of a form letter! It is like the IRS sending the notices of the tax rebates to tell people they will get one, and then send another just before the check should arrive! Millions spent in mailings that really meant nothing...oh well....it is our government hard at work for US!

[cwaf 1]

Well cwaf me ol' mucka, I guess I couldn't hang on after all - I called the NVC!!! And I'm very glad I did! I spoke to the most delightful lady by the name of Kate, who took all my details, and informed me that my case had been received on July 30th (exactly 1 week after it left CSC), and that it had been shipped to the embassy in London on August 1st - only 2 days after they received it! B)

Nearly there, mate, nearly there!

CONGRATS!! I may have beat you to the NVC, but now I am stuck in NVC Hell hahahahaha I am happy for my fellow Feb 19th members!!

I'm still there with you cwaf

thanks! the only difference is yours has already been sent to your Embassy. :-) You are almost there!!

Well. She never said they had sent it ... Just that they had received it... But Dave just got a letter dated 4 Aug saying that they had it and it would be sent within the next week. Standard letter I think.

So I am at a loss to know when it really arrived, or left, or indeed where it is now. I may call the Embassy just in case it is already there.

I am gutted that the packet 3 will probably arrive just a couple of days into my holiday with Dave That will probably delay the interview by 2 weeks. But I can't think of a way round it.

Have you checked out your regional board to find out what packet 3 will ask for? From hanging out on the Canada board I knew exactly what Dennis would need (I even had a recent copy of Vancouver's packet 3) and he had it all done before he even received packet 3 in the mail. Maybe you could get it done ahead of time and have friends or family check your mail, then send it back.

I know the Kiev Embassy website had the packet available for download, including a checklist. I downloaded and worked with that packet, and have been prepared for a couple of months already. It is definitely worth checking your Embassy's website to see if it is available. Some forms are easier to complete when sitting together! One of them is a webform now, while the other is a downloadable form. (DS156)

[aravis227 1]

Thanks for the congrats everyone! I am SO excited to know it will be over soon! Well...over-ish...then we can work on AOS/EAD/AP and once they grant that we can work on the stuff afterwards...and eventually there's citizenship to think about if he wants to do that. Someone on a wedding forum once accused me of thinking that marrying someone from another country was "a fun adventure" and not really thinking about what I was getting myself into by marrying someone I hadn't spent much "real" time with. I think that the people who can get through this process without calling it off, hating each other by the end, or just going completely crazy are few and far between. It requires a very strong relationship and I'm glad that we're all almost at the end and can finally enjoy the rewards of having those fantastic relationships.

[Scarlett 0]

Well cwaf me ol' mucka, I guess I couldn't hang on after all - I called the NVC!!! And I'm very glad I did! I spoke to the most delightful lady by the name of Kate, who took all my details, and informed me that my case had been received on July 30th (exactly 1 week after it left CSC), and that it had been shipped to the embassy in London on August 1st - only 2 days after they received it! B)

Nearly there, mate, nearly there!

CONGRATS!! I may have beat you to the NVC, but now I am stuck in NVC Hell hahahahaha I am happy for my fellow Feb 19th members!!

I'm still there with you cwaf

thanks! the only difference is yours has already been sent to your Embassy. :-) You are almost there!!

Well. She never said they had sent it ... Just that they had received it... But Dave just got a letter dated 4 Aug saying that they had it and it would be sent within the next week. Standard letter I think.

So I am at a loss to know when it really arrived, or left, or indeed where it is now. I may call the Embassy just in case it is already there.

I am gutted that the packet 3 will probably arrive just a couple of days into my holiday with Dave That will probably delay the interview by 2 weeks. But I can't think of a way round it.

Have you checked out your regional board to find out what packet 3 will ask for? From hanging out on the Canada board I knew exactly what Dennis would need (I even had a recent copy of Vancouver's packet 3) and he had it all done before he even received packet 3 in the mail. Maybe you could get it done ahead of time and have friends or family check your mail, then send it back.

I know the Kiev Embassy website had the packet available for download, including a checklist. I downloaded and worked with that packet, and have been prepared for a couple of months already. It is definitely worth checking your Embassy's website to see if it is available. Some forms are easier to complete when sitting together! One of them is a webform now, while the other is a downloadable form. (DS156)

OMG I REALLY hope I can get hold of an electronic one. I have all the forms done, but just thought that I could not sign the checklist without receiving the physical pack?

I just found out from a UK thread that someone did an online packet 3. But I have yet to find it!

This would be the perfect solution for me, as I would just mail the whole lot from the USA as soon as the packet 3 is mailed to me.

Love you guys, thanks

[aravis227 1]

Well cwaf me ol' mucka, I guess I couldn't hang on after all - I called the NVC!!! And I'm very glad I did! I spoke to the most delightful lady by the name of Kate, who took all my details, and informed me that my case had been received on July 30th (exactly 1 week after it left CSC), and that it had been shipped to the embassy in London on August 1st - only 2 days after they received it! B)

Nearly there, mate, nearly there!

CONGRATS!! I may have beat you to the NVC, but now I am stuck in NVC Hell hahahahaha I am happy for my fellow Feb 19th members!!

I'm still there with you cwaf

thanks! the only difference is yours has already been sent to your Embassy. :-) You are almost there!!

Well. She never said they had sent it ... Just that they had received it... But Dave just got a letter dated 4 Aug saying that they had it and it would be sent within the next week. Standard letter I think.

So I am at a loss to know when it really arrived, or left, or indeed where it is now. I may call the Embassy just in case it is already there.

I am gutted that the packet 3 will probably arrive just a couple of days into my holiday with Dave That will probably delay the interview by 2 weeks. But I can't think of a way round it.

Have you checked out your regional board to find out what packet 3 will ask for? From hanging out on the Canada board I knew exactly what Dennis would need (I even had a recent copy of Vancouver's packet 3) and he had it all done before he even received packet 3 in the mail. Maybe you could get it done ahead of time and have friends or family check your mail, then send it back.

I know the Kiev Embassy website had the packet available for download, including a checklist. I downloaded and worked with that packet, and have been prepared for a couple of months already. It is definitely worth checking your Embassy's website to see if it is available. Some forms are easier to complete when sitting together! One of them is a webform now, while the other is a downloadable form. (DS156)

OMG I REALLY hope I can get hold of an electronic one. I have all the forms done, but just thought that I could not sign the checklist without receiving the physical pack?

I just found out from a UK thread that someone did an online packet 3. But I have yet to find it!

This would be the perfect solution for me, as I would just mail the whole lot from the USA as soon as the packet 3 is mailed to me.

Love you guys, thanks

Definitely ask around on the UK thread and check out the embassy reviews and forms here...a lot of that stuff is on-line at VJ. There are several people on the Canada forum who have scanned their packet three and are willing to email it around if people need it...hopefully someone over on the UK thread has done the same...you could start a thread and ask if anyone has it.

[cwaf 1]

Well cwaf me ol' mucka, I guess I couldn't hang on after all - I called the NVC!!! And I'm very glad I did! I spoke to the most delightful lady by the name of Kate, who took all my details, and informed me that my case had been received on July 30th (exactly 1 week after it left CSC), and that it had been shipped to the embassy in London on August 1st - only 2 days after they received it! B)

Nearly there, mate, nearly there!

CONGRATS!! I may have beat you to the NVC, but now I am stuck in NVC Hell hahahahaha I am happy for my fellow Feb 19th members!!

I'm still there with you cwaf

thanks! the only difference is yours has already been sent to your Embassy. :-) You are almost there!!

Well. She never said they had sent it ... Just that they had received it... But Dave just got a letter dated 4 Aug saying that they had it and it would be sent within the next week. Standard letter I think.

So I am at a loss to know when it really arrived, or left, or indeed where it is now. I may call the Embassy just in case it is already there.

I am gutted that the packet 3 will probably arrive just a couple of days into my holiday with Dave That will probably delay the interview by 2 weeks. But I can't think of a way round it.

Have you checked out your regional board to find out what packet 3 will ask for? From hanging out on the Canada board I knew exactly what Dennis would need (I even had a recent copy of Vancouver's packet 3) and he had it all done before he even received packet 3 in the mail. Maybe you could get it done ahead of time and have friends or family check your mail, then send it back.

I know the Kiev Embassy website had the packet available for download, including a checklist. I downloaded and worked with that packet, and have been prepared for a couple of months already. It is definitely worth checking your Embassy's website to see if it is available. Some forms are easier to complete when sitting together! One of them is a webform now, while the other is a downloadable form. (DS156)

OMG I REALLY hope I can get hold of an electronic one. I have all the forms done, but just thought that I could not sign the checklist without receiving the physical pack?

I just found out from a UK thread that someone did an online packet 3. But I have yet to find it!

This would be the perfect solution for me, as I would just mail the whole lot from the USA as soon as the packet 3 is mailed to me.

Love you guys, thanks

My Sveta has the checklist to sign, too, but as far as I can tell, it is only submitted when the entire package is handed to the Embassy at the interview. I think she could actually wait and sign the checklist that very morning, if she wanted, just as long as she has everything on the list. In Ukraine, nothing is sent to the Embassy by us ahead of time. The packet is brought in at the interview. It would be nice if we could send stuff in so they could get started faster on the processing, but they do not work that way. ;-)

I REALLY HOPE you can get all you need before getting with your fiance, and get everything completed and mailed in as soon as possible! :-)

[Big Papa Zone 93]

Thanks for the congrats everyone! I am SO excited to know it will be over soon! Well...over-ish...then we can work on AOS/EAD/AP and once they grant that we can work on the stuff afterwards...and eventually there's citizenship to think about if he wants to do that. Someone on a wedding forum once accused me of thinking that marrying someone from another country was "a fun adventure" and not really thinking about what I was getting myself into by marrying someone I hadn't spent much "real" time with. I think that the people who can get through this process without calling it off, hating each other by the end, or just going completely crazy are few and far between. It requires a very strong relationship and I'm glad that we're all almost at the end and can finally enjoy the rewards of having those fantastic relationships.

Spot on there; me and 'er indoors have been carrying on like this for 7 years now!

[aravis227 1]

My Sveta has the checklist to sign, too, but as far as I can tell, it is only submitted when the entire package is handed to the Embassy at the interview. I think she could actually wait and sign the checklist that very morning, if she wanted, just as long as she has everything on the list. In Ukraine, nothing is sent to the Embassy by us ahead of time. The packet is brought in at the interview. It would be nice if we could send stuff in so they could get started faster on the processing, but they do not work that way. ;-)

I REALLY HOPE you can get all you need before getting with your fiance, and get everything completed and mailed in as soon as possible! :-)

I think it's so funny that every embassy has different rules. They're all doing the same thing and this is the US government...you'd think that every embassy would have the same set of rules. Dennis had to sign the checklist, fill out some forms, and fax them all back before they would schedule his interview. The Montreal embassy requires that everything be signed, filled out, and the originals mailed to them. More embassies should accept faxes!

Thanks for the congrats everyone! I am SO excited to know it will be over soon! Well...over-ish...then we can work on AOS/EAD/AP and once they grant that we can work on the stuff afterwards...and eventually there's citizenship to think about if he wants to do that. Someone on a wedding forum once accused me of thinking that marrying someone from another country was "a fun adventure" and not really thinking about what I was getting myself into by marrying someone I hadn't spent much "real" time with. I think that the people who can get through this process without calling it off, hating each other by the end, or just going completely crazy are few and far between. It requires a very strong relationship and I'm glad that we're all almost at the end and can finally enjoy the rewards of having those fantastic relationships.

Spot on there; me and 'er indoors have been carrying on like this for 7 years now!

Seven years? I wasn't sure how I was going to get through the almost two that we've been apart...I only knew that I had to. Before Dennis I didn't think I would be able to handle a long distance relationship...but once love smacks you in the face, what choice do you have?

Edit: Well...almost two since we've been romantically involved...we've known each other for almost three total.

Edited August 8, 2008 by aravis227

[cwaf 1]

My Sveta has the checklist to sign, too, but as far as I can tell, it is only submitted when the entire package is handed to the Embassy at the interview. I think she could actually wait and sign the checklist that very morning, if she wanted, just as long as she has everything on the list. In Ukraine, nothing is sent to the Embassy by us ahead of time. The packet is brought in at the interview. It would be nice if we could send stuff in so they could get started faster on the processing, but they do not work that way. ;-)

I REALLY HOPE you can get all you need before getting with your fiance, and get everything completed and mailed in as soon as possible! :-)

I think it's so funny that every embassy has different rules. They're all doing the same thing and this is the US government...you'd think that every embassy would have the same set of rules. Dennis had to sign the checklist, fill out some forms, and fax them all back before they would schedule his interview. The Montreal embassy requires that everything be signed, filled out, and the originals mailed to them. More embassies should accept faxes!

Thanks for the congrats everyone! I am SO excited to know it will be over soon! Well...over-ish...then we can work on AOS/EAD/AP and once they grant that we can work on the stuff afterwards...and eventually there's citizenship to think about if he wants to do that. Someone on a wedding forum once accused me of thinking that marrying someone from another country was "a fun adventure" and not really thinking about what I was getting myself into by marrying someone I hadn't spent much "real" time with. I think that the people who can get through this process without calling it off, hating each other by the end, or just going completely crazy are few and far between. It requires a very strong relationship and I'm glad that we're all almost at the end and can finally enjoy the rewards of having those fantastic relationships.

Spot on there; me and 'er indoors have been carrying on like this for 7 years now!

Seven years? I wasn't sure how I was going to get through the almost two that we've been apart...I only knew that I had to. Before Dennis I didn't think I would be able to handle a long distance relationship...but once love smacks you in the face, what choice do you have?

Edit: Well...almost two since we've been romantically involved...we've known each other for almost three total.

yeah..this is directly from the form KEV1 checklist:

First: Read the instructions.

Second: Check the box for each document only after you have obtained it.

Third: Contact the Call Center to schedule your visa appointment (see next page for instructions).

Fourth: Read the statement at the bottom of this page, sign it and bring with you for your interview.

standardization would be nice, but I guess in Ukraine many would not have access to fax machines and the mail is very slow and not entirely reliable. ;-) Perhaps they are actually thinking about the people! nawww...probably not!

[Craig & Julia 0]

*bing*

I'm bored, and couldnt watch the thread move further and further away from page one.... waiting for the morning to come (sadly its not even 8pm here), so that I can send Pakage 3 to Frankfurt

Hope everyone has a great weekend

[aravis227 1]

Good morning everyone! How are we? Did everyone have a good weekend? When do people have their first interviews? I think there are some at the end of August...Jon and Michelle maybe? Someone else in the Philippines, too iirc. We bought all of our plane tickets over the weekend, I'm going to be flying one-way into Canada to the interview, then we'll drive back to Salt Lake together. I really hope flying in one-way is not a problem...but I doubt it will be, I have lots of proof of ties and I'll have a copy of Dennis' interview letter.

[cwaf 1]

Happy Monday to all.

I am still stuck in NVC Hell---'administrative processing'--- as of 8am EST today. They have to finish sometime soon because they have had my documents 10 working days already! It arrived at the NVC on July 25th, and here it is August 11 and it is still 'there'. I thought waiting those 5 months at CSC was bad, but this is getting quite aggravating since this was supposed to be the quickest phase of it all! I know, I know, I know...it is all relative. Compared to those 5 months, even 18 days is a short time to wait (so far), but it is like putting the carrot on a stick and dangling it in front of the horse!

[aravis227 1]

Happy Monday to all.

I am still stuck in NVC Hell---'administrative processing'--- as of 8am EST today. They have to finish sometime soon because they have had my documents 10 working days already! It arrived at the NVC on July 25th, and here it is August 11 and it is still 'there'. I thought waiting those 5 months at CSC was bad, but this is getting quite aggravating since this was supposed to be the quickest phase of it all! I know, I know, I know...it is all relative. Compared to those 5 months, even 18 days is a short time to wait (so far), but it is like putting the carrot on a stick and dangling it in front of the horse!

Ugh...I totally understand! Every step of the way I think the waiting will get a little bit easier, but it really doesn't! I think I've done as much stress SINCE the NOA2 as I did in the five months before. Same amount of stress...just compressed into a smaller time frame. It'll get there What's important is that you'll be together once it's all over.

[Tosh Love 77]

Hi Feb. Filers,

NOA1 received on Feb. 19 and I have been touched as of today! I am so elated. The last time I felt this good there was rum and dinner involved Anyone, please keep sending me your good vibes. Thanks all. And congrats to everyone who is on to the next step.