April 2009 Filers

[Sam and Ben 2]

Thank you for the kind words.

Since I am currently here in the USA we are considering the getting married and doing AoS Route now. Part of me feels like its going to be rough because they will think we planned it (which we havent) but part of me thinks it has to be better then the game we are currently playing. We contacted an immigration lawyer that Chris went to Collage with yesterday who is currently looking into if it is legal for us (he seemed to think that it was our best option) and hopes to have all the info back to us tomorrow.

Will keep you all posted, stay strong all

Heck, if it'd been that long for us... I can't imagine what we'd be considering...

I guess the only concern I'd have for you is that, since you've been going about the K1 route (second time around), they might assume that you know the ins and outs and would know better than to jump like that? I don't know... Like I said, can't even imagine what I'd be considering at this point in your position.

[Chris & Mara 0]

I'll be honest at the moment I know exactly what the risks are, but a hellish AoS has to be better than another indefinite 6 months apart and me being miserable living at my parents house to save money.

[Sam and Ben 2]

I'll be honest at the moment I know exactly what the risks are, but a hellish AoS has to be better than another indefinite 6 months apart and me being miserable living at my parents house to save money.

*hug* Well, can't say I blame you either...

I wish you luck in everything. You two certainly deserve it after the timeline I'm seeing...

[Dennis&Dane 0]

good morning to all of our fellow Aprilites... I 1st want to say that I am probably the worlds worst lurker... but hey there is a lot of good info on this site to be read.. but I have noticed that WE April filers are about the quietest month of the bunch... But It looks like our NOA2 time is closing in on us... There has been a run on mid February NOA2s in the last week.. Does that mean we are like 45 days out?... I hope so for all of us..

Me and Dane are going to be together for a week starting next sunday... its been almost 4 months since we have seen each other.. I am so excited..

We plan to spend a lot of time going over all of the things that she will be expected to do once the case reaches the Embassy... I wish that we had the luxury of being together when she is going thru all of that... but with work and responsibilites and limited vacation time...well you know...

this LDR stuff is tough... the waiting... the being apart.. ughhhhh!!!! oh yeah and having to fight off the urge to HATE the USCIS!.. I know it is just a bunch of workin stiffs just tryin to make ends meet..just like the rest of us.. but D%#N IT! THEY are the ones that hold every one of our lives in their hands.. TOO MUCH POWER in one place... oh sorry...just a little ranting there..

Anyway, come on April bro's and sis's lets get this thread up to speed...

D&D

[Sam and Ben 2]

good morning to all of our fellow Aprilites... I 1st want to say that I am probably the worlds worst lurker... but hey there is a lot of good info on this site to be read.. but I have noticed that WE April filers are about the quietest month of the bunch... But It looks like our NOA2 time is closing in on us... There has been a run on mid February NOA2s in the last week.. Does that mean we are like 45 days out?... I hope so for all of us..

Me and Dane are going to be together for a week starting next sunday... its been almost 4 months since we have seen each other.. I am so excited..

We plan to spend a lot of time going over all of the things that she will be expected to do once the case reaches the Embassy... I wish that we had the luxury of being together when she is going thru all of that... but with work and responsibilites and limited vacation time...well you know...

this LDR stuff is tough... the waiting... the being apart.. ughhhhh!!!! oh yeah and having to fight off the urge to HATE the USCIS!.. I know it is just a bunch of workin stiffs just tryin to make ends meet..just like the rest of us.. but D%#N IT! THEY are the ones that hold every one of our lives in their hands.. TOO MUCH POWER in one place... oh sorry...just a little ranting there..

Anyway, come on April bro's and sis's lets get this thread up to speed...

D&D

Heh, have you seen the April CSC thread? Those folks are a wildly more talkative bunch it seems.

Yes, all the long distance is just about killing me. Thankfully, I've only got a week and a half to wait before another two-week visit. But it's just so hard, because we'd be much better off financially if we could just get this moving already... I do hope our NOA2 is around the corner. VJ's timeline is saying something about the end of August... I so hope that's at least close to the mark.

[LiLMermaid 2]

I'm talkative! I've just been doing most of it on the february and March VSC threads....as I happily wish them Congrats on their approvals I know ours is coming that much sooner;)

I'm hoping when I check the boards later this evening I'm going to find a bunch more February people screaming their heads off and waving their NOA2's! Even some Dec and Jan approvals would be progress...hate seeing people get left behind.

[Sam and Ben 2]

CSC is processing one at mid March right now. 'Course yesterday they were in January, but still. I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of March approvals tossed out from VSC... gives us all hope!

[Victor&Cory 1]

Indeed....being so far of your loved one takes a big toll in your soul. Every single day I think of how me and my angel's life would be. It fills me with much needed illusion but also makes me a bit sad. Yesterday was my birthday and she did all she could to make this distance non-existent for one day at least. I really appreciate from the bottom of my heart all the little messages and calls she did yesterday. I will never forget that.

I just hope that the waiting will end for us April filers. hehe.... I just can't wait to be with her.

PEACE..............

[Sam and Ben 2]

Indeed....being so far of your loved one takes a big toll in your soul. Every single day I think of how me and my angel's life would be. It fills me with much needed illusion but also makes me a bit sad. Yesterday was my birthday and she did all she could to make this distance non-existent for one day at least. I really appreciate from the bottom of my heart all the little messages and calls she did yesterday. I will never forget that.

I just hope that the waiting will end for us April filers. hehe.... I just can't wait to be with her.

PEACE..............

Well, happy birthday from your fellow filers.

And I do agree, the illusion keeps me moving each day... and yet it also increases the longing for all of this to finally end. And we're only a couple of months in (as far as filing, at least). My heart breaks reading threads like the ones for those December filers who haven't received their NOA2 yet.

[Chris & Mara 0]

Can it break for me too?

We can't do AoS lawyer thinks there is too much of a chance of being called out for visa fraud.

So we are appealing through the courts about our case and hopefully that means we might actually see a NOA1 or NOA2 in the next few months.... *sigh*

[Sam and Ben 2]

Can it break for me too?

We can't do AoS lawyer thinks there is too much of a chance of being called out for visa fraud.

So we are appealing through the courts about our case and hopefully that means we might actually see a NOA1 or NOA2 in the next few months.... *sigh*

My heart breaks everytime I see you post, and I read the timeline in your signature for the hundredth time.

I just can't comprehend why some cases take five months at longest, while others - without reason - are held by for far longer than this silly process is supposed to take, by their account.

[Chris & Mara 0]

Can it break for me too?

We can't do AoS lawyer thinks there is too much of a chance of being called out for visa fraud.

So we are appealing through the courts about our case and hopefully that means we might actually see a NOA1 or NOA2 in the next few months.... *sigh*

My heart breaks everytime I see you post, and I read the timeline in your signature for the hundredth time.

I just can't comprehend why some cases take five months at longest, while others - without reason - are held by for far longer than this silly process is supposed to take, by their account.

*hugs*

Im ok with it for the most part, there are days when I'm just crushed over seeing people who are approved in like a month, but normally i get over it. The harder part of it is friends and family who ask you what is happening and having to explain the whole situation over again for the 100th time.

Then there are things like, we were looking for a house but have to put that on hold, i was going to start getting organized to get back into working (I'm a teacher so i have to do a heap of things for my license over here) but I can't do that either. Just frustrating more then anything, if we knew why it was taking so long i might be ok with it.... well i probably wouldn't lol.

Thank you for your kind words though, hopefully there will be some good news in this thread soon, though perhaps we should liven it up before then....

[Sam and Ben 2]

Can it break for me too?

We can't do AoS lawyer thinks there is too much of a chance of being called out for visa fraud.

So we are appealing through the courts about our case and hopefully that means we might actually see a NOA1 or NOA2 in the next few months.... *sigh*

My heart breaks everytime I see you post, and I read the timeline in your signature for the hundredth time.

I just can't comprehend why some cases take five months at longest, while others - without reason - are held by for far longer than this silly process is supposed to take, by their account.

*hugs*

Im ok with it for the most part, there are days when I'm just crushed over seeing people who are approved in like a month, but normally i get over it. The harder part of it is friends and family who ask you what is happening and having to explain the whole situation over again for the 100th time.

Then there are things like, we were looking for a house but have to put that on hold, i was going to start getting organized to get back into working (I'm a teacher so i have to do a heap of things for my license over here) but I can't do that either. Just frustrating more then anything, if we knew why it was taking so long i might be ok with it.... well i probably wouldn't lol.

Thank you for your kind words though, hopefully there will be some good news in this thread soon, though perhaps we should liven it up before then....

Yes, the inability to properly plan things even within an assumed timeline is hard enough... but when it's months and months past... can't even imagine.

I'm hoping against hope that I don't face problems with where I work, because I gave them an estimate, and will be training someone long before I leave. They won't be able to afford keeping my until the end of the year with another staff member too... and finding another job in the Windsor area is altogether impossible. Trying hard not to fret... happy thoughts, etc.

I'd happily give up a month of my wait to have a NOA2 tossed your way.

...

On that note, we do need to liven the thread a wee bit. Suggestions anyone? Heh.

[LiLMermaid 2]

Can it break for me too?

We can't do AoS lawyer thinks there is too much of a chance of being called out for visa fraud.

So we are appealing through the courts about our case and hopefully that means we might actually see a NOA1 or NOA2 in the next few months.... *sigh*

That SUX! Your the way your case has been handled is ridiculous. I wish there was something that could be done to get this fixed.

[Chris & Mara 0]

You and me both lilmermaid, you and me both.

The 2008 August thread was a lively bunch because we always had things to chat about in the wait, like what our dresses were going to be like for the wedding, what the plans were, and all that.

So in that mindset, has anyone here get honeymoon plans in the mix yet?

I can start off, when Chris and I actually get married we are going to go to San Fransico for a weekend, and then down the track (when I can leave the US) we hope to be able to head to egypt and cruise down the nile to see the pyramids, i know its a long way away but it will be something to look forward to.