September 08 K1 fillers

[Amy&Aldo 2]

I CANNOT SLEEP!! Remember when you were a kid and you could never sleep on Christmas Eve because of the anticipation of Santa coming? That's TOTALLY me right now! The only problem is that, even if you woke up at 4 am on Christmas morning, Santa would've come, but it's only 5 am at CSC so they are definitely not delivering my gift for awhile! If they drag this out for too many days I am going to be a walking zombie! Definitely can't complain though!! I wasn't expecting anything for another month.

[Chuck and Grace 0]

I CANNOT SLEEP!! Remember when you were a kid and you could never sleep on Christmas Eve because of the anticipation of Santa coming? That's TOTALLY me right now! The only problem is that, even if you woke up at 4 am on Christmas morning, Santa would've come, but it's only 5 am at CSC so they are definitely not delivering my gift for awhile! If they drag this out for too many days I am going to be a walking zombie! Definitely can't complain though!! I wasn't expecting anything for another month.

Your anticipation is making me more excited too.

Nice new Picture also!

[AaronLV 12]

I got up this morning and saw there was a September approval and some touches. I have no idea how I am going to sleep tonight. It is 8:45pm here, and I am sure I will be up all night checking my email.

Of course I am quite happy to be here and not be in Las Vegas with the Snow We are suppose go to the beach Saturday for 10 days. They better have internet access.

[dilbert30 0]

Thanks Jeff and Amy/Aldo - you guys have attracted a lot of lurkers to our board.

Lurkers - welcome, join the fun....

[Tankgurl38 0]

That is so crazy that they are getting snow in Vegas! How often does that happen?

[Benika 1]

No touch or anything yet .. bummer. Congrats to everyone who is getting touches and approvals - good luck to everyone who is waiting.

I must say I am very happy now that I did not sign a 6 months contract for work back in Korea. It would be horrible to get our NOA2 before I even started the contract and I would feel to bad to just not do the contract after I said I would. Now I need to start gathering documents. I thought I would have most of January to get that sorted out, getting police reports are going to take a while.

[Amy&Aldo 2]

Good thing I am doing payroll today and am keeping busy! Everytime I have a minute of down time my stomach starts churning. Geez...I need to chill out!! If we get the NOA2 before Christmas Eve (the day I leave for Mexico) I am not going to tell Aldo. I am going to print out the email and then wrap it in a big box and have him open it on Christmas morning! Come on CSC!! Play Santa for me!!

[npearce124 0]

Hi, I have been a bit of a lurker on this thread for awhile. We got out NOA1 on 9/16. I was curious if any of you have started gathering the documents for packet 3 yet? Is anyone else confused about what ones you sign and what ones you don't, send in, don't send in, etc? My fiance is coming out for x-mas and we want to get his passport pics here because they are a lot cheaper and we know they will be the right size. Anyone have an idea how many we'll need for all the forms and the medical/interview? Thanks in advance for all your help and hopefully we'll start to see september really start to take off in the next couple of weeks. Thanks again!

[Amy&Aldo 2]

Our forum is MUCH too quiet...anyone up for a Red Bull? Double espresso? Jolt? Help me out here!

[Amy&Aldo 2]

Hi, I have been a bit of a lurker on this thread for awhile. We got out NOA1 on 9/16. I was curious if any of you have started gathering the documents for packet 3 yet? Is anyone else confused about what ones you sign and what ones you don't, send in, don't send in, etc? My fiance is coming out for x-mas and we want to get his passport pics here because they are a lot cheaper and we know they will be the right size. Anyone have an idea how many we'll need for all the forms and the medical/interview? Thanks in advance for all your help and hopefully we'll start to see september really start to take off in the next couple of weeks. Thanks again!

Wish I could help...I have been wondering the same thing. I haven't started compiling anything. We hired an attorney so I guess I've been kinda counting on the fact that he'll get all of our ducks in a row for us. Have you tried checking out the guides? That's the best advice I can give. Good luck!!

[aljhel 0]

Hello Guys!

It's been like my past time after I finish my school paper or during the break time in my work, I visit this site. I might be too paranoid but it's nice to know that besides me and my bebe ko, many couple like us are waiting for the progress. I am being patient but I want to be in track on what should do time to time.

Anyway, does anybody here experience discrimination from the other people because you have foreign fiance and you meet him/her in this kind of communication? I just want to know and get your opinion. This is just for the sake of conversation

Regarding your question about discrimination - I think it depends on which part of the US you will live in. Some places (especially larger cities with diverse population) are more tolerant. Generally intollerance is just from ignorance. Also, it may depend on appearance. If you are young and your fiance is much older or if you are really pretty and your fiance is not, people may assume your relationship is only for visa reasons to come to the US. Again, many people in the US are ignorant of other cultures and differences, so this is largely just based on their experience (or lack of experience). People also seem to have a lack of tolerance for people that dont speak English - I have actually heard people say something like "if your going to come to this country, speak English" - which is totally ridiculous considering the person they were talking about was a visitor and we dont learn to speak other languages before going to other countries.

I travel around the world, so it is nice to see how other people view things, but it should be noted - in general, people in the rest of the world watch news about the rest of the world, but in the US, mostly our news is just about what is happening in the US. If we see news about other areas, it is biased unfortunately. I guess in the US, there is enough going on for us to think about without considering the rest of the world generally. Sad, but true....

Honestly, it seems to me (just an opinion), that most intolerance is race or religion related - being from the philippines, I dont think you will have too much problem - especially if your English is good.

With all that being said, the US is still a great country, but like every place we have problems and people who are not so tolerant of others. I hope you never experience any problems.

how and why did you call and request it to be expedited if you mind me asking?

[Chuck and Grace 0]

Hello Guys!

It's been like my past time after I finish my school paper or during the break time in my work, I visit this site. I might be too paranoid but it's nice to know that besides me and my bebe ko, many couple like us are waiting for the progress. I am being patient but I want to be in track on what should do time to time.

Anyway, does anybody here experience discrimination from the other people because you have foreign fiance and you meet him/her in this kind of communication? I just want to know and get your opinion. This is just for the sake of conversation

Regarding your question about discrimination - I think it depends on which part of the US you will live in. Some places (especially larger cities with diverse population) are more tolerant. Generally intollerance is just from ignorance. Also, it may depend on appearance. If you are young and your fiance is much older or if you are really pretty and your fiance is not, people may assume your relationship is only for visa reasons to come to the US. Again, many people in the US are ignorant of other cultures and differences, so this is largely just based on their experience (or lack of experience). People also seem to have a lack of tolerance for people that dont speak English - I have actually heard people say something like "if your going to come to this country, speak English" - which is totally ridiculous considering the person they were talking about was a visitor and we dont learn to speak other languages before going to other countries.

I travel around the world, so it is nice to see how other people view things, but it should be noted - in general, people in the rest of the world watch news about the rest of the world, but in the US, mostly our news is just about what is happening in the US. If we see news about other areas, it is biased unfortunately. I guess in the US, there is enough going on for us to think about without considering the rest of the world generally. Sad, but true....

Honestly, it seems to me (just an opinion), that most intolerance is race or religion related - being from the philippines, I dont think you will have too much problem - especially if your English is good.

With all that being said, the US is still a great country, but like every place we have problems and people who are not so tolerant of others. I hope you never experience any problems.

how and why did you call and request it to be expedited if you mind me asking?

1st, PLEASE complete your timeline. Thanks

2nd, I am not sure if this was a question for me or not as the post you copied was about discrimination. So here is the general information: If you have more questions, let me know.

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USCIS Expedite Criteria

All expedite requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and are granted at the discretion of the Director. The criteria are as follows:

• Severe financial loss to company or individual
• Extreme emergent situation
• Humanitarian situation
• Nonprofit status of requesting organization in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States
• Department of Defense of National Interest Situation (Note: Request must come from official United States Government entity and state that delay will be detrimental to our Government)
• USCIS error
• Compelling interest of USCIS

If your case is at a local office at the time you need to make your emergency request, please go to the local office in person to make your request. Please be sure to take all supporting documentation with you.

If your case is at one of our Service Centers or the National Benefits Center, please call customer service at

[Chuck and Grace 0]

Hi, I have been a bit of a lurker on this thread for awhile. We got out NOA1 on 9/16. I was curious if any of you have started gathering the documents for packet 3 yet? Is anyone else confused about what ones you sign and what ones you don't, send in, don't send in, etc? My fiance is coming out for x-mas and we want to get his passport pics here because they are a lot cheaper and we know they will be the right size. Anyone have an idea how many we'll need for all the forms and the medical/interview? Thanks in advance for all your help and hopefully we'll start to see september really start to take off in the next couple of weeks. Thanks again!

Sorry, I dont know either. I suggest the guides too or post under general questions link. I think you need just one more set of passport photos - for actual visa. Probably just one, but most of the time they come in sets of two here, so I guess that will be enough.

[Chuck and Grace 0]

Our forum is MUCH too quiet...anyone up for a Red Bull? Double espresso? Jolt? Help me out here!

Definately a double espresso for me - too much beer last night.

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bummed now . I read your post in August and thought based on touch you previously got and the reply that you got approval. My Heart skipped a few beats. Now I see your reply that you havent yet. What a let down!! You need to hurry up! your a couple days befor me, so I was thinking you were going to lead the way for us.

[Chuck and Grace 0]

1st, PLEASE complete your timeline. Thanks

2nd, I am not sure if this was a question for me or not as the post you copied was about discrimination. So here is the general information: If you have more questions, let me know.

<DIV id=bodyFormatting>

USCIS Expedite Criteria

All expedite requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and are granted at the discretion of the Director. The criteria are as follows:

• Severe financial loss to company or individual
• Extreme emergent situation
• Humanitarian situation
• Nonprofit status of requesting organization in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States
• Department of Defense of National Interest Situation (Note: Request must come from official United States Government entity and state that delay will be detrimental to our Government)
• USCIS error
• Compelling interest of USCIS

If your case is at a local office at the time you need to make your emergency request, please go to the local office in person to make your request. Please be sure to take all supporting documentation with you.

If your case is at one of our Service Centers or the National Benefits Center, please call customer service at

Sorry, Phone number is 1-800-375-5283

1-800-375-5283