May 2008 Filers

[KAHM 0]

WE got our NOA1 today but the notice date was May 23rd. Whooo hoooo now it begins.

Congratulations on receiving your NOA1!

[thirdsjen 0]

Thanks thirdsjen!

Yeah thats true. I was reluctant at first to join this forum thinking people would be clueless here but we had already consulted two good immigration lawyers and they both were useless. Waste of money too. Husband and I signed up together and since that day this forum has proven to be extremely helpful. Everyone here is wonderful and helpful.

We had filed back in January and had received NOA2 within 3 months but unfortunately thanks to the stupid lawyers and their advice there was some complication with the case. Imagine we had to turn back from the point where we only needed to file DS-230 at NVC. Now its a fresh start with all documents needed. Hoping for a swift approval. Hope its goes smoothly for others too. Thanks again!

wow.. are you serious?? my mom is really encouraging for us to get a lawyer but I told her that they are not going to make the USCIS process anything faster. and I told her that a lot of people do it on their own, and that there are a lot of useful websites with guides.

good luck to you, S_AL_! we are just starting.. can't wait till our thread heats up with APPROVALS!

WE got our NOA1 today but the notice date was May 23rd. Whooo hoooo now it begins.

Rajaa! see, I told you! alright! the countdown begins for you! now register online.. AND YOUR NOAI WAS ONLY 4 DAYS! so jealous..

Edited May 28, 2008 by thirdsjen

[kelvin_omar25 0]

Kelvin,

isn't this forum great? i wish i had known about it before i sent in my I-130. could've presented it more clearly. hope nothing was missing! this is what i get from doing everything myself.. but oh well.. what is done is done..

hey S_AL.. added you already.. have a great day!

HEY THIRDSJEN,

THIS IS GREAT... HERE YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF HELP... SITUATIONS YOU WOULD NEVER IMAGINE... YOU KNOW... I MADE A MISTAKE ON MY APPLICATION... I REALLY HOPE IT DOES NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY.... I POSTED THE ERROR HERE AND EVERYBODY TOLD ME TO JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.... HERES THE THREAD:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1842805

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIRDSJEN?

THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES...

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

KELVIN

[thirdsjen 0]

Kelvin,

isn't this forum great? i wish i had known about it before i sent in my I-130. could've presented it more clearly. hope nothing was missing! this is what i get from doing everything myself.. but oh well.. what is done is done..

hey S_AL.. added you already.. have a great day!

HEY THIRDSJEN,

THIS IS GREAT... HERE YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF HELP... SITUATIONS YOU WOULD NEVER IMAGINE... YOU KNOW... I MADE A MISTAKE ON MY APPLICATION... I REALLY HOPE IT DOES NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY.... I POSTED THE ERROR HERE AND EVERYBODY TOLD ME TO JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.... HERES THE THREAD:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1842805

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIRDSJEN?

THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES...

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

KELVIN

hmm.. i don't know.. i would just wait and see. calling USCIS won't do any good, I think. I saw a poster there said that she didn't include the 4 months she was in the states and she was approved. sorry, Kelvin.. this is when "inexperience" comes in on our part. if they do send an RFE, just be prepared. Might delay it couple of weeks but nothing significant if that was your only mistake. I don't even want to review mine for fear I made retarded mistakes.. I am just going to wait for any kind of mail from them

[kelvin_omar25 0]

Kelvin,

isn't this forum great? i wish i had known about it before i sent in my I-130. could've presented it more clearly. hope nothing was missing! this is what i get from doing everything myself.. but oh well.. what is done is done..

hey S_AL.. added you already.. have a great day!

HEY THIRDSJEN,

THIS IS GREAT... HERE YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF HELP... SITUATIONS YOU WOULD NEVER IMAGINE... YOU KNOW... I MADE A MISTAKE ON MY APPLICATION... I REALLY HOPE IT DOES NOT AFFECT IN ANY WAY.... I POSTED THE ERROR HERE AND EVERYBODY TOLD ME TO JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.... HERES THE THREAD:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1842805

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIRDSJEN?

THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES...

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

KELVIN

hmm.. i don't know.. i would just wait and see. calling USCIS won't do any good, I think. I saw a poster there said that she didn't include the 4 months she was in the states and she was approved. sorry, Kelvin.. this is when "inexperience" comes in on our part. if they do send an RFE, just be prepared. Might delay it couple of weeks but nothing significant if that was your only mistake. I don't even want to review mine for fear I made retarded mistakes.. I am just going to wait for any kind of mail from them

THANKS!!! I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN...ABOUT INEXPERIENCE...HAHAHA........ TELL ME ABOUT IT... ITS CRAZY....

THANKS AGAIN...

HAVE A GOOD ONE

[thirdsjen 0]

don't worry about it, Kelvin. Nothing you can do about it now. Just relax and let the weeks slowly pass by..

Laker game about to start.. gna be gone for a couple of hours!

have a great night!

[thirdsjen 0]

yay! LAKERS WON!!!

see, guys.. good news.. hahaha.. that is our good news for the day (for me anyway)

[nunyab 0]

Thanks thirdsjen!

Yeah thats true. I was reluctant at first to join this forum thinking people would be clueless here but we had already consulted two good immigration lawyers and they both were useless. Waste of money too. Husband and I signed up together and since that day this forum has proven to be extremely helpful. Everyone here is wonderful and helpful.

We had filed back in January and had received NOA2 within 3 months but unfortunately thanks to the stupid lawyers and their advice there was some complication with the case. Imagine we had to turn back from the point where we only needed to file DS-230 at NVC. Now its a fresh start with all documents needed. Hoping for a swift approval. Hope its goes smoothly for others too. Thanks again!

wow.. are you serious?? my mom is really encouraging for us to get a lawyer but I told her that they are not going to make the USCIS process anything faster. and I told her that a lot of people do it on their own, and that there are a lot of useful websites with guides.

good luck to you, S_AL_! we are just starting.. can't wait till our thread heats up with APPROVALS!

WE got our NOA1 today but the notice date was May 23rd. Whooo hoooo now it begins.

Rajaa! see, I told you! alright! the countdown begins for you! now register online.. AND YOUR NOAI WAS ONLY 4 DAYS! so jealous..

I was soo happy when i got it both hubby and I tried to look on line but it isn't available yet.. they said it's an unknown case number so we're going to wait. I am soooo hoping the rest of the journy goes as smoothly... has anyone considered filing the 129F just in case it help it go faster???

Lakers Won!!!!! wow it is a good day.

[S_AL_ 1]

We received the NOA1 today!!!! Yay!!!!! Got it on 23rd. Running with Rajaa it seems. Thirdsjen its seriously no use talking to immigration lawyers. They are expensive and offer little help for normal cases. You could consider approaching one if in case something goes really wrong with the case which I am sure should not.

As for Rajaa unable to find the case online, you can try registering on the website and then adding your case number to your portfolio. That is how I have been able to view my case. It should work. Please Try this and keep us posted!

-Sara.

Edited May 28, 2008 by S_AL_

[thirdsjen 0]

alright! more good news! see how fast they are putting out those NOA1s?? hopefully they are just as fast with our NOA2s!!

Sara, if our case was complicated, then I'm fine with a lawyer. Since ours is a no-brainer, DIY is a good way to go.. I totally agree with you, though, if the case starts getting complicated, off to a lawyer I will go..

Rajaa, we have thought about the K3 route. Deliberated, etc, and this is what we have come up with: if in a couple of months that CSC doesn't seem to be approving anybody's I-30, THEN will we send out the I-129f. Money is not an object but headaches are. hehe.. if we go the K3 route, the hassle of the adjustment of status, etc, might drive me nuts. BUT, if there's no choice, then I can go nuts, just as long as HE is here with me while I am nuts!

[thirdsjen 0]

just a bit of encouragement for the CR1 filers out there. Take a look at these graphs compiled by visajourney as of May 2008:

data for K3 applicants:

data is based on VJ members' timeline. Not sure how accurate these are though. But it's better than nothing.. another something to look at and hope for..

[nunyab 0]

just a bit of encouragement for the CR1 filers out there. Take a look at these graphs compiled by visajourney as of May 2008:

data for K3 applicants:

data is based on VJ members' timeline. Not sure how accurate these are though. But it's better than nothing.. another something to look at and hope for..

We're out of CSC not sure if that really matters, but I agree with you... I rathor go nuts with him here.... and with the 129f I was under the impression the fee is waved since we filed the I-130?

[nunyab 0]

We received the NOA1 today!!!! Yay!!!!! Got it on 23rd. Running with Rajaa it seems. Thirdsjen its seriously no use talking to immigration lawyers. They are expensive and offer little help for normal cases. You could consider approaching one if in case something goes really wrong with the case which I am sure should not.

As for Rajaa unable to find the case online, you can try registering on the website and then adding your case number to your portfolio. That is how I have been able to view my case. It should work. Please Try this and keep us posted!

-Sara.

Sara, we're on now... thanks and yes it's cool you and me sis.. we'll have to keep close ties together on this! Also, I wasn't able to load my case to my portfolio yesterday but this morning I can and it says it was "updated" today.... is that a touch? or is that just they put it in the system so I can view it sort of thing??? not sure to count that as a touch or not????

[S_AL_ 1]

We received the NOA1 today!!!! Yay!!!!! Got it on 23rd. Running with Rajaa it seems. Thirdsjen its seriously no use talking to immigration lawyers. They are expensive and offer little help for normal cases. You could consider approaching one if in case something goes really wrong with the case which I am sure should not.

As for Rajaa unable to find the case online, you can try registering on the website and then adding your case number to your portfolio. That is how I have been able to view my case. It should work. Please Try this and keep us posted!

-Sara.

Sara, we're on now... thanks and yes it's cool you and me sis.. we'll have to keep close ties together on this! Also, I wasn't able to load my case to my portfolio yesterday but this morning I can and it says it was "updated" today.... is that a touch? or is that just they put it in the system so I can view it sort of thing??? not sure to count that as a touch or not????

Yes brother looking forward to a swift journey together. I'll explain how the portfolio works in the Private message.

[nunyab 0]

We received the NOA1 today!!!! Yay!!!!! Got it on 23rd. Running with Rajaa it seems. Thirdsjen its seriously no use talking to immigration lawyers. They are expensive and offer little help for normal cases. You could consider approaching one if in case something goes really wrong with the case which I am sure should not.

As for Rajaa unable to find the case online, you can try registering on the website and then adding your case number to your portfolio. That is how I have been able to view my case. It should work. Please Try this and keep us posted!

-Sara.

Sara, we're on now... thanks and yes it's cool you and me sis.. we'll have to keep close ties together on this! Also, I wasn't able to load my case to my portfolio yesterday but this morning I can and it says it was "updated" today.... is that a touch? or is that just they put it in the system so I can view it sort of thing??? not sure to count that as a touch or not????

Yes brother looking forward to a swift journey together. I'll explain how the portfolio works in the Private message.

lol ... I am the girl in the pic... so I think that would make me sister??? lol it's all good