lucky FEBRUARY 2009 FILERS

[SomberCat 0]

Holy cow you guys! Woohoo!! Looks like it was big time interview day. Congrats to everyone!

[vareska 3]

Wow, even more good news, I see some more interview were scheduled...

Looks like us February filers are lucky filers indeed!

[WhidbeyGirl 1]

I'll get the most up to date stats here tomorrow I think. Been a busy day. My sister and her daughters arrived today. I haven't seen her in nearly 5 years!

[Rehan 0]

Feisal, Shaam, whidbeybirl and all others who got their interview dates,

My heartiest Congratulations to all of you!! May we all be united with our loved ones soon!! Good luck to all at interviews!! Rehan

Edited July 12, 2009 by Rehan

[FEISAL 3]

Thank you all and what a weekend wohoo loads of interviews - hope every1 else get there interview dates soon.

[FEISAL 3]

L179 - Interview coming up soon - Good Luck - I will say a prayer for U.

[SHAM77 0]

Thank you all. Wish everybody good luck so they can be finish with the visa process and be with their loved ones.

[WhidbeyGirl 1]

LATEST UPDATES Additions in red TOTAL INTERVIEWS 71 increase by 23

The following consulates have given out interviews for the month of August:

IR1/CR1:

Bangkok - 2

Bulgaria - 1

Chile - 1

Costa Rica - 1

Czech Republic - 1

Dominican Republic - 1

Egypt - 3 increase by 1

Islamabad, Pakistan - 3 increase by 2

Jamaica - 2

Juarez, Mexico - 1

London, UK - 3 increase by 1

Manilla, Philipines - 9 increase by 7

Montreal, Canada - 7

Mumbai, India - 4 increase by 2

New Delhi, India - 2

Peru - 1

Rio de Janerio - 1

Senegal - 1

Seoul - 1

Tirana, Albania - 1

Vancouver, Canada - 1

TOTAL - 49

K3:

Jordan - 1

Manilla, Philipines - 1

TOTAL - 2

K1:

Ankara, Turkey - 2 increase by 1

Denmark - 1

Dominican Republic - 1

Ghana - 1

Guangzhou - 1

Laos - 1

Moscow, Russia - 2

Mumbi, India - 1

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 2

Tokyo, Japan - 1

TOTAL - 13

interviews for the month of September

K1:

Amman, Jordan - 1

Ankara, Turkey - 3

Armenia - 2

TOTAL - 6

interviews for the month of October

K1:

Ghana - 1

I KNOW there are more because SOME people (umm V!) haven't updated their timelines.

[vareska 3]

LATEST UPDATES Additions in red TOTAL INTERVIEWS 71 increase by 23

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I KNOW there are more because SOME people (umm V!) haven't updated their timelines.

Sorry,sorry, I forgot I did update my signature the very same minute I called my husband to let him know we got interview date! Does that count?

Updated now

[vareska 3]

Hope you won't mind me asking a question here that is completely off topic. I mean, I have never done that before

Anyone here have experience with delinquent medical bills? You can PM me of you don't wanna write about it in an open forum...

I got my hospital bills from when I was admitted -uninsured at the time, and now I owe them an outrageous amount.

I have a very good credit, and I am afraid it will be ruined now because I just don't have thousands of $ to pay these bills right now.

Someone told me the other day that medical bills do not affect one's credit rating. because basically one cannot always control what happens to one's health, bla bla and for that reason credit score is not affected by failure to pay medical bills.

I know, I know, I sound naive even asking if this is true. but I figured what the heck

Is there a difference in how medical bills are treated versus credit card bills when it comes to credit rating?

I am going to need to get a new apartment soon, a new car when husband gets here, and I am afraid I won't be approved for either if my credit score gets shot to hell because I am not paying these bills right now...

Any advice is welcome.

Thanks folks!

[L179 1]

Thanks Feisal....need all the prayers we can get!

Best of luck to you too.

[WhidbeyGirl 1]

Hope you won't mind me asking a question here that is completely off topic. I mean, I have never done that before

Anyone here have experience with delinquent medical bills? You can PM me of you don't wanna write about it in an open forum...

I got my hospital bills from when I was admitted -uninsured at the time, and now I owe them an outrageous amount.

I have a very good credit, and I am afraid it will be ruined now because I just don't have thousands of $ to pay these bills right now.

Someone told me the other day that medical bills do not affect one's credit rating. because basically one cannot always control what happens to one's health, bla bla and for that reason credit score is not affected by failure to pay medical bills.

I know, I know, I sound naive even asking if this is true. but I figured what the heck

Is there a difference in how medical bills are treated versus credit card bills when it comes to credit rating?

I am going to need to get a new apartment soon, a new car when husband gets here, and I am afraid I won't be approved for either if my credit score gets shot to hell because I am not paying these bills right now...

Any advice is welcome.

Thanks folks!

I had two hospital Emergency Room bills from 2007, one for slicing my leg open and needing several stitches and one for a staph infection I got from going to the ER for those stitches (along with phemonia). Because of circumstances I was not able to pay those bills (about $4K). The hospital did give me charity care for $2K of it. THEN this year with all the economic struggles the hospital decided to sell all of it's outstanding debts to bill collectors - thereby giving me bad hits on my credit. They also reversed the charity care and told the collectors I owed the $4K. The collectors then took it to court and now my paychecks are being garnished by 25%.

So to answer YES it will affect your credit IF your hospital sells it to collectors and collectors are getting REALLY impatient and taking debt to courts and forcing people to pay.

So my advice, call the hospital and arrange to pay like $50 a month, this will typically keep it from the bill collectors.

Edited July 13, 2009 by WhidbeyGirl

[Chris Me lil D 17]

LATEST UPDATES Additions in red TOTAL INTERVIEWS 71 increase by 23

The following consulates have given out interviews for the month of August:

IR1/CR1:

Bangkok - 2

Bulgaria - 1

Chile - 1

Costa Rica - 1

Czech Republic - 1

Dominican Republic - 1

Egypt - 3 increase by 1

Islamabad, Pakistan - 3 increase by 2

Jamaica - 2

Juarez, Mexico - 1

London, UK - 3 increase by 1

Manilla, Philipines - 9 increase by 7

Montreal, Canada - 7

Mumbai, India - 4 increase by 2

New Delhi, India - 2

Peru - 1

Rio de Janerio - 1

Senegal - 1

Seoul - 1

Tirana, Albania - 1

Vancouver, Canada - 1

TOTAL - 49

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I wish that interview date was mine, but it's not. Anyway, people that got it do deserve it as they waited for so damn long... The CO in USEM in Bulgaria never told them they could do a DCF and be done with the visa stuff in 1-2 months as the USC was living in Bulgaria for more than 6 months before filing. So not fair!!!

[estrella 14]

I just arrived to Ciudad Juarez!! I'll keep you guys updated

[nurse1967 287]

Hope you won't mind me asking a question here that is completely off topic. I mean, I have never done that before

Anyone here have experience with delinquent medical bills? You can PM me of you don't wanna write about it in an open forum...

I got my hospital bills from when I was admitted -uninsured at the time, and now I owe them an outrageous amount.

I have a very good credit, and I am afraid it will be ruined now because I just don't have thousands of $ to pay these bills right now.

Someone told me the other day that medical bills do not affect one's credit rating. because basically one cannot always control what happens to one's health, bla bla and for that reason credit score is not affected by failure to pay medical bills.

I know, I know, I sound naive even asking if this is true. but I figured what the heck

Is there a difference in how medical bills are treated versus credit card bills when it comes to credit rating?

I am going to need to get a new apartment soon, a new car when husband gets here, and I am afraid I won't be approved for either if my credit score gets shot to hell because I am not paying these bills right now...

Any advice is welcome.

Thanks folks!

VVVV Whidbey is right!!!! They will come after with all the big guns for this money. Just call EACH person you owe medical bills to and then set up a payment plan for a nominal amount each month. Just make sure to keep up with the payments cause if you don't you'll be right back to square one!!