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Bajih   4

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Hello! I met my honey online in May, 2008. He is in Damascus, Syria but is from Iraq. After talking night after night; hour after hour, I went to see him in Syria in August, 2008. (wow- what a different way of life there! I had a blast though!) We applied in November and got an approval from the USCIS in February, 2009. He has had his interview- back in April, 2009. Since then we are waiting. A few false hopes- This is an extremely frustrating process. The Embassy in Syria has not been very helpful. Everything has been very vague. We have had to resubmit items that were already in our package. We thought we had a green light, but then found out we need to wait for the Embassy to post our number online. From there, who knows. I was hoping to have him here this summer, but it is not looking like it now. It is hard to live watching that darn Embassy site. If I only had a date and knew! I believe we are in the security clearance stage- but no one has told us this for sure. What I have read, this can take anywhere from 72 hours to over 5 years. It is all so depressing and frustrating...

I am SOOOOO grateful to find a site like this where I can feel support and read what others are going through. Even though I do not wish this waiting on anyone, I am comforted that others are dealing with the same thing I am. I am not alone! Yay!!!

Bajih

ah. the longing....

maritoni Experienced

maritoni   3

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Hello,welcome to Vj and wish you a smooth visa journey:)

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"Our Wedding Prayer"

Lord,help us to remember when we first met,and the strong love that grew between us.

To work the love into practical things so nothing can divide us

Grant us a Love that grows stronger with each passing year.

We ask for words both kind and loving

and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness as well as to forgive.

Guide us to overcome every challenge

and keep our dreams pure to each other always.

Dear Lord,we put our marriage into Your hands.Amen

If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.
kiwiana Proficient

kiwiana   2

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welcome to vj! :star:

ROC

06/01/2011 - Mailed ROC package to CSC

06/02/2011 - Package arrived and signed for at CSC

06/02/2011 - NOA receipt date

06/06/2011 - Check cashed

06/07/2011 - NOA arrived in the mail

06/15/2011 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in the mail

07/11/2011 - Biometrics appointment

02/02/2012 - Phoned USCIS and put in a service request

02/08/2012 - Email from USCIS confirming my request

02/11/2012 - Letter from USCIS - says i should receive news within 30 days

03/14/2012 - Phoned USCIS again. 30 days has passed. no news. Took details again.

03/15/2012 -Received letter from USCIS - have to go to interview April 24th

04/24/2012 - Interview and ROC approved!!

05/07/2012 - Received email, card production ordered

05/11/2012 - Green card arrived

N-400

06/22/2012 - Mailed N-400 package to Phoenix/AZ Lockbox

06/26/2012 - NOA date

06/28/2012 - Check cashed

06/29/2012 - NOA arrived in the mail

07/02/2012 - Biometrics appointment letter arrived in mail

07/19/2012 - Biometrics appointment

07/30/2012 - Received text +email. Application placed in line for interview

07/30/2012 - Received text +email in evening - interview letter sent

08/03/2012 - Received interview letter

09/19/2012 - Interview - passed interview/test!!

10/24/2012 - Oath Ceremony!

Kwagga Collaborator

Kwagga   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: South Africa
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Welcome, and all the best of luck with your journey :star:

Our K1 Journey Timeline

06.00.1998 - Met Online

12.22.2008 - I-129F received by VSC

12.22.2008 - NOA1 issued

04.08.2009 - NOA2 in 107 days - Igors List #174

04.14.2009 - NVC sent to Consulate in South Africa

04.29.2009 - Consulate received

05.04.2009 - Packet #3 received

05.08.2009 - Packet #4 received

05.14.2009 - Medical - Passed

06.22.2009 - Interview - APPROVED

06.29.2009 - Visa in hand

08.06.2009 - POE - Boston

08.22.2009 - Returned to South Africa

S and S Proficient

S and S   12

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Welcome to VJ. I have been really busy lately and hadn't had time to check in. Unfortunately your case is much like some of us who went through extremely long processes to get our spouses to the US. I waited 18 months from the time I married my husband. Others have waited longer, some slightly less long. It ended up being faster for me to bring my husband over as a refugee (which he qualified for after I filed his papers). Even then his security background check took about 7 months, this was with refugee. I have seen other women who went through the regular spouse visa who waited a year or more on background checks. This is not bright news and it killed me at the time while waiting. I was completely miserable, but it did end eventually and my husband finally arrived last December. You have to be strong and prepared for the worst because I haven't seen many Iraqi cases go fast. Far more take a long time. My husband has a friend in Syria who married and American almost two years ago. He did not arrive in the US until two weeks ago. He stayed on those background checks at the embassy for about a year.

Please forgive me for sounding bleak, but I wish someone had warned me because I got my hopes up too many times. Every girl on this site married to an Iraqi went through this same roller coaster ride of waiting. If it is possible for you, go back to Syria to visit your husband when you can. That is where I married my husband as well so you probably went through the same court I did for the marriage. If you need any advice or just have questions, feel free to ask.

Married: May 28th, 2007

Arrived in the US: December 10th, 2008

apricot Apprentice

apricot   0

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I know how long and how difficult the process can be. Good luck! :star:

It's not so much the miles we have travelled as the journey we have taken.

Hummingbird Hearts: An online community for transplanted ladies who have left their countries to join their partners or significant others with whom they have been in a long distance relationship.

 

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