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Stinkerpotsam   6

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The guys had their stuff picked up by Pickford and taken for shipping last week and now they get a phone call from them saying it's not gone yet as Customs won't allow it on the boat. Says it's due to it being all men's stuff and they don't like his Visa and because he doesn't have a job to go to???????????

Are they crazy?? Has anyone heard of this??????????? :angry:

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I've never heard of that.

I would tell Pickford's that they should be more experienced in immigration matters and be able to sort it out. Surely they have handled K1 visa holder's shipments before. Ask to speak to the head of the company. Tell them to refund all your money and bring your boxes back at no cost if they can't provide the service they promised and you will use one of their competitors who is more knowledgeable.

And I would ask for the contact name and number of "customs" to inquire myself. It wouldn't be US customs, so who is it deciding on what gets on the boat? Go straight to the source and ask questions.

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The guys had their stuff picked up by Pickford and taken for shipping last week and now they get a phone call from them saying it's not gone yet as Customs won't allow it on the boat. Says it's due to it being all men's stuff and they don't like his Visa and because he doesn't have a job to go to???????????

Are they crazy?? Has anyone heard of this??????????? :angry:

All mens stuff? That's insane!! Stick a few 'girlie bits' in there too if that's going to make a difference

I thought Pickfords are meant to know what they're doing?! They should be able to give a better reason than that

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I think thers a slight miscommunication. I had Aliied Pickford, if thats who your talking about,..move my stuff from, Australia, to Germany, as my haubby was going to be stationed there. It went via England. It had a whole household full of stuff, all womens things, and kids stuff, and no kids were immigrating. In fact, my visa had I was immigrating to the USA, not Germany. SO i find it hard to believe it's a visa issue.

I think a few more questions need to be asked. As my stuff was in storage in England for 8 weeks before i requested it sent to Germany. I had NO problems at all.

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12/20/2007 Notice of Approval arrives in tha mail. According to the date received stamp on back of envelope at my post box.

Will now wait til hubby is back from Iraq to fax in checklist readiness, even though, I have been ready since day of lodging I-130's. all except medical.

02/18/2008 Faxed the "checklist" back to the consulate.

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02/25/2008 Appt letters in mail for appt on March 7th. Cant go due to prior military commitments. Emailed consulate and received an amended appt date of March 12th 2008.

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I think thers a slight miscommunication. I had Aliied Pickford, if thats who your talking about,..move my stuff from, Australia, to Germany, as my haubby was going to be stationed there. It went via England. It had a whole household full of stuff, all womens things, and kids stuff, and no kids were immigrating. In fact, my visa had I was immigrating to the USA, not Germany. SO i find it hard to believe it's a visa issue.

I think a few more questions need to be asked. As my stuff was in storage in England for 8 weeks before i requested it sent to Germany. I had NO problems at all.

Update...I spoke with the moving coordinator this morning in San Fran and she said this is crazy, that all of this is not the problem....it appears the folks in Northants told them that he didn't have a Visa at all...there's hope after all....... :wacko:

Date I-129F Sent: 8-4-08
Date I-129F NOA1: 8-6-08
Date I-129F NOA2: 12-214-08
Date left NVC: 1-7-09
Packet 3: 1-23-09
Medical appt: 2-20-09
Packet 3 Returned: 3-8-09
Packet 3 Received at Embassy: 3-10-09
Interview Date: 4-24-09! PASSED :)
Visa In Hand: 4-19-09
POE in San Fran: 8-16-09!
Wedding: 09-09-09
Mailed AOS: 10-22-09 :))) (FINally)
AOS signed for: 10-26-09
Check cashed: 10-30-09
NOA I-797 (Register, EAD and Travel) for both guys: 10-30-09
Biometrics: 11-25-09
Travel Docs approved: 12-11-09
EAD Approval: 12-15-09
Travel Docs received: 12-19-09
EAD Cards received: 12-24-09
AOS Interview: 1-14-10 Passed!!
Cards ordered: 1-21-10
Cards arrived: 1-28-10
Mailed I-751: 10-17-2011
NOA I-751: 10/19/2011
Biometrics: 11/21/2011
RFE: 4-6-2012
RFE: Response sent 4/18/2012
NOA: I-797 5/1/2012
Cards arrived: 5/31/2012

N-400 Naturalization mailed: 11-12-15 :luv::joy:

NOA N-400 received: 11-18-15

Biometrics: 12-10-15
Oath/Citizen!: 03/01/2016
We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love. ~Author Unknown

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