May filers

[Fred N Emilia 0]

My dearest May group!!!!

Thanks to all your positive vibes we just received our approval notice. I was on the phone with Dave when he saw it on the USCIS webpage!!!! Such a releif!!!

Nat, u re next!

Congrats to you!!!!!

[Ana&D 0]

Two of my wishes became true today ... An approval for Ana and packet 3 for Alex! I can go sleep now ... goodnight everyone, don't let the visa-bugs bite

Sandra, you are too cute

SoInLove16, thanks I just love the story of how you guys found each other again

[Six-Twelve 0]

Congrats...it's been long enough. We're from May 14th, so hopefully we'll be right behind you

Edited September 25, 2008 by Six-Twelve

[Poacher 0]

Ana, just got back from Chicago. Great news. What are you going to do with all of your free time now that you won't be checking USCIS and your e-mail. I am sure that you will be obsessing with the interview date and paperwork. I hope that you are here to burn a bird for Thanksgiving.

Nat, you are next. Your next post should be, "We got it." You will definitely have yours soon.

Jen, glad you made it home safe, but I know you wish that you were still here. We are now officially in a race to see who gets to Raleigh first.

My Chi-town trip was great. Only bad thing is I have too many potential customers I have to go see in the next few weeks. Such a bad thing. Boss is giving me extra time to go to Kiev for interview and moving Iuliia here. Our salmon fishing trip was great. We caught 26 king and coho salmon. 120 lb.s of fillets. My liver says no more. We were smoozing clients in the morning and starting at lunch, wined and dined different ones until late at night. Put $15,000 on our expense account. Limos and fine restaurants every night, then high dollar bar tabs after that. Some were party animals. I am glad there are no adult beverages in my fridge. Now, time to sober up and make some of it back. Sleep is also needed.

It would have been nice if VSC would have sent this many approvals all summer. Such is life.

[Tarantula 0]

Good morning everyone!

Ana, how do you feel this morning? I bet you feel different than yesterday morning ...

I miss Greg so much ... and Steph, his daughter ... Can't wait to get back home

Hopefully some more approvals roll out of the Service Centers today

Have a nice Friday and an even nicer weekend!

Edited September 26, 2008 by Tarantula

[Ana&D 0]

It's been so quite in here today, wonder why?

Six-Twelve, thanks for the congrats, you guys are long due for that approval, so hope u two are next

Kirk, thanks! Hope you will enjoy ur days off, I on the other hand have ton of work all of a sudden

Sandra, the first thing I did after waking up was taking a look at USCIS to make sure they did not change their mind, lol. Is your packet 3 there yet?

Jenni, how did you make it back to your... hm... "vacation destination" (that's the correct name now, right ?)

[Nat_and_Jack 0]

To answer Nat's question, I still have no notice in my email, am waiting for Dave to get online to see if he has it (it's set up so that USCIS emails go to him and then are forwarded to me). But the website clearly states we are approved. We had a touch around 10 a.m. but I was so busy working that didn't post it here, and than 5 hrs later we saw it change from "Received and Pending" to "Approved" .

Ana! Hi! Thanks for explanation. I will check up webpage and email next week. It's very unpredictable where to expect reply from VSC. Anyway will see how it's going next week Have a great weekend!!

[Yevgeniy 0]

Im sorry can someone help me and tell me how to get a police report (background check) in ukraine, kiev? My girl doesn't have a clue and neither do I... Thank you

[Poacher 0]

Yevgeniy, I called Iuliia and asked her about the police certificate. She is applying for hers on Monday. She told me that it is done at the state office. I am assuming like the main police station for that particular oblast. Iuliia is in Kharkov, so not much help for you in Kiev. She said that it will take her ten days to get. I do not know if this involves an extra fee to get it expedited or not. If she is in Kiev oblast, call the embassy, they might be able to give her the address of that one, being so close. I am sure that someone can help you out more.

Come on people, don't be so quiet here.

Ana, checked flights for end of Oct. and early Nov. Delta and KLM about $950 round trip.

Nat, tell Jack to stalk the mailman. You will be soon.

Anyone see my liver. I think it ran away.

[Jenni and Bo 0]

Hi everyone!

I got back in one piece Not that I really wanted to come back, but I do need to work to make some money I think this link will work to show you the basic idea of the dress. When Bo's mom sends me the pic, I will post it here as well (me in the dress)

I'm so happy for you Ana :D now we just have a few more and we'll all be moving forward!!

I figured out I can send back my P3 on Monday, as I dont need all my supporting documents in hand until the interview!! hopefully it wont take long!!

my dress

<3 Jen

[Ana&D 0]

Evening people!

Nat, you re so right... just keep checking!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you and Jack!!!!

Jenni, welcome back!!! And I just love you dress!!! So very pretty!!! I'm pretty sure you look amazing in it (watch out Bo )

Kirk, those prices are crazy... now I am craving last year when I got one way direct flight JFK-KBP for $365...

Yevgenij, here the info you are looking for (directly from the embassy):

In Ukraine the certificate IP-1 must be obtained in the oblast centers from the Departments of Information Technology at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The police certificate is valid for ONE YEAR.

So it's Kiev Oblast MVS (Ministerstvo Vnytrenih Svjazej)

Edited September 26, 2008 by Ana&D

[stingconcert 0]

Hi all.

I cannot help but feel forgotten by USCIS on my K-1 I29F application which was sent April 30th 2008, with NOA1 issued May 9, 2008, last update posted by the USCIS June 27th 2008 and absolutely NOTHING since. I called the toll free number and I received the "check our website" which now says they are at Feb 1, 2008 filers. I have read the comments here about worst case scenario dates posted by USCIS, and even that some Vermont processors have been pulled to work on citizenship applications for the election.

Any advice on what top do to make this faster? How to get get through to a human who will actual prod someone in Vermont?

Sleepless in CT,

Steve

[Tarantula 0]

Jenni ... that is one great dress! Wooow! Nice!

Ana ... no news on the packet yet, seems like the wait continues. I'll be so glad when this whole affair is over, sigh, I hope in a month I'll be able to look back at this emotional wrecking period and let it soften in my memory.

Have a great weekend all!! Time for me to catch some zzzzzzz's ... nite!

[william_wallace 8]

Hallo all. Haven't been on the last 2 -3 days. I'm trying to get Lara over for one last trip before I move over to the States. Hopefully she can get over for at least a week. Sorry if I have lost touch this last while. Hope some people have got there NOA2.

[Poacher 0]

Ana, I only checked 2 of my sources. Orbitz and Expedia. Also, I have gotten good deals on Airgorilla and Ambassador way to Kiev. I will start really hitting them hard in a week or two once I know the interview date.

Jen, you took my warm weather with you. It was cooler and raining when I landed last night. Give it back, NOW. You can't smuggle heat and humidity into Canada. The mounties will find you.

I am still trying to find my liver. It went AWOL.