June Filers?

[mrsemcee 1]

Hi IT and Donna,

Thanks alot.. I will try to call them on Monday night here...

Have a great week!

natt

howd you go with it?

hope it was successful!

anyway, hi guys... i am bored... i miss metro too! come baaack metro!!!

anyway, i got my AOS bill today and hubby paid it, we also emailed off the DS3032 so its moving along again. woo hoo.

will send off the I864/I864A when the barcode is generated after the payment goes into "complete" and then all we need to do is pay the DS230 and send it, then CASE COMPLETE!

oh god, i cant wait.

in other news, hubbys mother is being a pain in the *%$^#%&&(^* and she is making life for him hard over there in the USA.

god i cant wait til we can control our OWN lives... ugh.

[Twisted K 2]

hi all! long time since i posted on this thread. just an update. received the noa2 hard copy in the mail on monday . "patiently" waiting for the case number. my boss told me they will not let me off work if he has his interview this year because i do not have enough pto time, and our policy is no negative balance can carry over to the next year, although hr says it is possible, but only with manager's approval it's ok, as slow as NVC is moving as of late, he may get his interview next year anyways. which he is not planning on coming until the end of january either way spending valentines together in the usa this time. 2009 it was in the himalayan mountains

[mrsemcee 1]

Wow that sounds romantic!

I'm starting to lose hope of being with hubby on our one year anniversary but time will tell.

Sydney is only taking three or four weeks for interviews, but I'm still at NVC.

K, your case number might take 2 weeks, most peoples are at the moment...

I'm at the stage where ds3032 has been sent, also aos bill paid, now just waiting on a barcode for hubby to send i864 and i864a off...

Good luck all.

[IT_1 0]

Hello Kush and Donna,

Hope you all are ok. K nice to see you after a little break . Donna I also received AOS fee/Ds3032. I paid AOS fee and also send ds3032 email. WIll be seding AOS next week. K you are also going to be busy with NVC..Goodluck

D you are on your way..keep your hope alive...

[Twisted K 2]

thank you D and IT. i am excited not to have to worry about uscis lately. immigration has insisted that we make waiting our new hobby but as they say, the best thing comes to those who wait. i have decided the hubs is worth waiting for

[mrsemcee 1]

Lately I've been fearing the worst because hubby has no job when I get there, neither will I, then we have to try and escape his parents who drive me mad from the other end of the globe.

I wish I didn't feel that way but after three months in their overly religious annoying house, I'm going to punch one of them if they drive me nuts again!

They gave us nooo space and just try to control my hubbys life something chronic.

I'm so sick of it, but considering his dad is co sponsor, ugh

[spectheintro 18]

Lately I've been fearing the worst because hubby has no job when I get there, neither will I, then we have to try and escape his parents who drive me mad from the other end of the globe.

I wish I didn't feel that way but after three months in their overly religious annoying house, I'm going to punch one of them if they drive me nuts again!

They gave us nooo space and just try to control my hubbys life something chronic.

I'm so sick of it, but considering his dad is co sponsor, ugh

hahahahaha Don't worry, Donna--one problem at a time, right? When my wife comes here I will still be finishing my MBA, under staggering amounts of debt, and trying to keep my startup company afloat, so when I try to think down the road to the future, I get freaked out too. But I know that once she gets *here*, the simple reality of being FINISHED with immigration will make my life 100000000000000000% easier. The amount of stress this process confers upon those undergoing it is just horrifying. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies!

I figure, once she's here, I can freak out about the rest of my life. But none of that stuff is worth anything without her, so I don't see any point in worrying about it until I clear this hurdle. One mountain at a time.

[mrsemcee 1]

hahahahaha Don't worry, Donna--one problem at a time, right? When my wife comes here I will still be finishing my MBA, under staggering amounts of debt, and trying to keep my startup company afloat, so when I try to think down the road to the future, I get freaked out too. But I know that once she gets *here*, the simple reality of being FINISHED with immigration will make my life 100000000000000000% easier. The amount of stress this process confers upon those undergoing it is just horrifying. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies!

I figure, once she's here, I can freak out about the rest of my life. But none of that stuff is worth anything without her, so I don't see any point in worrying about it until I clear this hurdle. One mountain at a time.

I wish I had someone positive like you around, my husband is getting like me lately, everything is bringing him down and I fear he will never get a job either. At least you have education and a career ahead of you. I have that here, but not in the USA. I won't even have my own space there. I'm starting to really worry about that.

Of course I love him and care, but it's a whole lot more than that now, and even the tiniest of things I've asked for help on with this immigration ####### have been such a big stress on him and I think shiiit I've done most of it, and haven't complained, and then now, when I ask one tiny thing, it's hard for him.

Thennnnn when I get there and he doesn't get work??? I can't deal with that.

I don't know if I'm being unreasonable or freaking out over nothing. I'm scared as hell right now.

[spectheintro 18]

I wish I had someone positive like you around, my husband is getting like me lately, everything is bringing him down and I fear he will never get a job either. At least you have education and a career ahead of you. I have that here, but not in the USA. I won't even have my own space there. I'm starting to really worry about that.

Of course I love him and care, but it's a whole lot more than that now, and even the tiniest of things I've asked for help on with this immigration ####### have been such a big stress on him and I think shiiit I've done most of it, and haven't complained, and then now, when I ask one tiny thing, it's hard for him.

Thennnnn when I get there and he doesn't get work??? I can't deal with that.

I don't know if I'm being unreasonable or freaking out over nothing. I'm scared as hell right now.

I don't think you're being unreasonable--I had an argument with my wife over almost the exact same thing, last week. (Essentially, that I was doing all of the work for her visa and that she was dragging her heels on very simple things that I'd asked her to do to prepare for the interview.) I think the most important thing for those situations is to address them head-on. This ordeal has been a HUGE education in communication, for me, because I tend to internalize when I'm upset and not talk about it, but that just doesn't work when you're far away from the person you love.

As far as your education goes, don't sell yourself too short! The job market sucks for everyone. I am fully planning on moving back in with my parents after I graduate, and I already know that's going to be very stressful. But you do what you have to for those you love. I can't profess to understand the challenges facing your husband in finding employment, but all I can say is keep talking to him about it. (It sounds like terrible advice, I know. ) Also, you're fully qualified to work once you get your greencard, and we like Aussies here. Your accents make us smile.

[philmae83 0]

hello every one...husband got our case number and gave email sept 21..the case number was assigned sept 18 but until now we did not hear anything from NVC...i cant wait to start the NVC journey

[musashi 0]

Hello Kush and Donna,

Hope you all are ok. K nice to see you after a little break . Donna I also received AOS fee/Ds3032. I paid AOS fee and also send ds3032 email. WIll be seding AOS next week. K you are also going to be busy with NVC..Goodluck

D you are on your way..keep your hope alive...

Hi IT,

Can I ask you a favor? Can I see how you count your household Part 5 No. 21 question of I-864?

You are petitioning both your parents right? Please help me as I am confuse on how to count no. of household since I am petitioning my wife and mom.

Thanks a lot.

[Bern. 3]

hahahahaha Don't worry, Donna--one problem at a time, right? When my wife comes here I will still be finishing my MBA, under staggering amounts of debt, and trying to keep my startup company afloat, so when I try to think down the road to the future, I get freaked out too. But I know that once she gets *here*, the simple reality of being FINISHED with immigration will make my life 100000000000000000% easier. The amount of stress this process confers upon those undergoing it is just horrifying. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies!

I figure, once she's here, I can freak out about the rest of my life. But none of that stuff is worth anything without her, so I don't see any point in worrying about it until I clear this hurdle. One mountain at a time.

I wish I had someone positive like you around, my husband is getting like me lately, everything is bringing him down and I fear he will never get a job either. At least you have education and a career ahead of you. I have that here, but not in the USA. I won't even have my own space there. I'm starting to really worry about that.

Of course I love him and care, but it's a whole lot more than that now, and even the tiniest of things I've asked for help on with this immigration ####### have been such a big stress on him and I think shiiit I've done most of it, and haven't complained, and then now, when I ask one tiny thing, it's hard for him.

Thennnnn when I get there and he doesn't get work??? I can't deal with that.

I don't know if I'm being unreasonable or freaking out over nothing. I'm scared as hell right now.

Donna, I really hope things go well for you and your husband, and things will always improve. Just don't let them get worse!

I can relate that I've done almost the entire immigration paperwork even though I'm the...immigrant. And my husband...takes his time doing what he needs to do when I tell him he needs a letter of employment, to sign papers and send it, etc. I want to maul him...but you find ways to make it work.

I'm sure things will improve for you. Have you been job searching while in Australia? Maybe try and get something lined up? <3

Good luck =)

[mrsemcee 1]

Thanks Spec and Bern....

I'm seriously so depressed right now...

Some days it all seems too much, and believe me, today is one of those days.

Spec, you understand my situation so well, it's scary!

I feel so overwhelmed and I just can't even put it into words right now. I don't know how to verbalise it koz my hubby is depressed too now, maybe I'll write him an email or something....

But it's cute you like our accents! I did get a lot of attention over mine in Kentucky! Lol

I wish I had someone positive like you around, my husband is getting like me lately, everything is bringing him down and I fear he will never get a job either. At least you have education and a career ahead of you. I have that here, but not in the USA. I won't even have my own space there. I'm starting to really worry about that.

Of course I love him and care, but it's a whole lot more than that now, and even the tiniest of things I've asked for help on with this immigration ####### have been such a big stress on him and I think shiiit I've done most of it, and haven't complained, and then now, when I ask one tiny thing, it's hard for him.

Thennnnn when I get there and he doesn't get work??? I can't deal with that.

I don't know if I'm being unreasonable or freaking out over nothing. I'm scared as hell right now.

I don't think you're being unreasonable--I had an argument with my wife over almost the exact same thing, last week. (Essentially, that I was doing all of the work for her visa and that she was dragging her heels on very simple things that I'd asked her to do to prepare for the interview.) I think the most important thing for those situations is to address them head-on. This ordeal has been a HUGE education in communication, for me, because I tend to internalize when I'm upset and not talk about it, but that just doesn't work when you're far away from the person you love.

As far as your education goes, don't sell yourself too short! The job market sucks for everyone. I am fully planning on moving back in with my parents after I graduate, and I already know that's going to be very stressful. But you do what you have to for those you love. I can't profess to understand the challenges facing your husband in finding employment, but all I can say is keep talking to him about it. (It sounds like terrible advice, I know. ) Also, you're fully qualified to work once you get your greencard, and we like Aussies here. Your accents make us smile.

[Twisted K 2]

it is true, americans love accents of course, none of us think we have accents when we go to other countries hehehe. i even like listening to accents from different parts of the usa.

cheer up, job market is difficult in the usa right now but they seem to be working on it around the clock to fix it. i believe that things will look up soon. gas prices aren't where they used to be, thank God. last year it was $4 or more a gallon. now it stays around half that. stocks are finally rising back up, very slowly, but still on the rise for the most part.

immigration is very stressful on both sides, no matter how smooth it seems to be going for other people, they still feel the stress of it all. i think it is the fear of the unknown and the only thing you do know is that some other human holds your fate in their hands.

sorry i don't know what to say about inlaws. i am pretty satisfied with mine. maybe because they live 7000 miles away and they do not speak english. but other than that, we get along pretty well. i am sure that will change when i start to learn hindi, or mom starts to learn english. also, we will bring mom over in about 10 years or after dad passes away so i have a feeling things will definitely change. until then my husband plays the go between. am sure he sugar coats things in the translation

Edited September 24, 2009 by kaushalia

[Twisted K 2]

i am also worried because right now, my husband has a good job in india. i don't want him to be resentful that i asked him to leave because of me. and what if he doesn't get the job he wants when he arrives? would he really take whatever he can get like he told me? or will he secretly resent coming? i tell him i worry about him all of the time. he just thinks i worry too much over nothing. maybe i am the one who will feel the most guilt if the job market isn't up to par on his arrival. he has worked for the same company i am in in the past (which is how we met), so i am going to have him apply when he gets here. hoping that his experience will help him. but they are not even hiring right now prayerfully, things will change in february or march.