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Agreed... :thumbs:

allowing editing accross the board can cause some problems though...

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Agreed... :thumbs:

allowing editing accross the board can cause some problems though...

Yeah, I've seen it happen. People get pissed off and try to erase all of their posts, leaving the thread in a shambles. Still, there are a lot of good reasons for allowing it. Being able to update the opening post is one. Not having to wade through pages of a thread to find out where a poster corrected a critical mistake in an earlier post is another.

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I agree... Topics like this one and theothers that are pinned should have that ability... but it really depends on if the person creating it is going to stick around long term to maintain/update it.. Vietnam maintained the "going to HCMC" topic for a while but then he faded away... and that topic turned into a who is goig to VN rather than the interview stats that it started out as... I wonder if a topic can be handed off from one member to another if one is not around enough to maintain it.... to allow the editing without losing the rest of the thread by only copying the main page and starting a new one......

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And We have Burningfinger up to bat and artfulalex on deck... the first should be showing up at the consulate in the next few hours.... Best of luck to all 5 VJers that have interviews this week... after they give your SO the pink slip tell the CO to give Thuy a call to come and get hers.. :whistle:

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I agree... Topics like this one and theothers that are pinned should have that ability... but it really depends on if the person creating it is going to stick around long term to maintain/update it.. Vietnam maintained the "going to HCMC" topic for a while but then he faded away... and that topic turned into a who is goig to VN rather than the interview stats that it started out as... I wonder if a topic can be handed off from one member to another if one is not around enough to maintain it.... to allow the editing without losing the rest of the thread by only copying the main page and starting a new one......

Maybe we could have a Wiki page for this kind of ongoing statistical collection... :whistle:

12/15/2009 - K1 Visa Interview - APPROVED!

12/29/2009 - Married in Oakland, CA!

08/18/2010 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!

05/01/2013 - Removal of Conditions - APPROVED!

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That would be nice, but nobody has done anything with the VN wiki for years.. most here dont know it exists...

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Ok thats 1 for 1 for the month already.... Lets see Artfulalex hit a homerun tonight!

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I called DoS today... They said that as of Aug 2 our case was pending review and no additional documents are needed. I have to wonder what happened yesterday that she did not see that caused the update in the system. usually it gets updated when an email or congressional inquiry is responded to... this is the first time that last activity was not communication with us... I guess any activity is a good thing... hoping to get the response "we sent the applicant a letter on %^&*"

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If your case was updated one would think they are working on it so whats the "Pending Review"? Maybe they are gathering their intel and then will make their review.

I called DOS today as well and was told our case "Is Under Review". Like you, were waiting for the letter from the consulate. One would think after almost 10 months in AP, its got to be anyday.

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How do you guys get through to their number? I've tried but it's perpetually busy.

Wedding in Vietnam: 12/25/2005 (graduate school, below poverty line, couldn't apply)
[b]August 27, 2007[/b]: 1st I-130 packet sent w/incorrect $190 instead of new $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
October 6, 2007: 2nd I-130 packet with $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
January 10, 2008: NOA1 March 31, 2008: NOA2 (approved & sent to NVC)
April 14, 2008: NVC sent AOS Fee Bill (Affidavit of Support) $70.00 & DS-3032 form
Received.
April 15, 2008: Faxed wife the DS-3032 agent form to be mailed from Vietnam.
May 5, 2008: NVC sent request for Affidavit of Support form. May 19. 2008: received NVC's request for Affidavit of Support form.
May 20, 2008: Sent off I-864, Affidavit of Support May 30, 2008: Received IV Fee bill for $400 --money order & sent by Priority Mail.
June 10, 2008: I-864 approved. June 11, 2008: IV fee entered in system. June 16, 2008: DS-230 barcode issued
June 30, 2008: DS-230 mailed by expressed mail July 3, 2008: DS-230 package arrived at NVC & under review
July 11, 2008: Case completed at NVC.
Sept. 5th, 2008: INTERVIEW DATE at HCMC: White paper with writing.
March 26, 2009: Resubmit.
[b]DENIED. June 2009: case sent back & received at USCIS[/b]
August 2009: filed new I-130. Approved after first I-130 case sent to VN, again.
February 2010: USCIS contacted & asked for more evidence
March 2010: USCIS re-approved original case.
April 14, 2010: Consulate sends DS-230
June 15, 2010: Interview Date (Blue issued)
July 13, 2010 Placed on AP -yippee!
Sept. 13, 2010 Consulate home visit
[b]Nov. 5, 2010 Approval letter sent.[/b]
[b]Nov. 19, 2010 Visa picked up. Arrival: Nov. 24, 2010[/b]

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How do you guys get through to their number? I've tried but it's perpetually busy.

202-663-1225, soon as you get the recording hit 1 then the next prompt hit 5 and the third prompt hit 0. Always works for me.

Frank

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ScottThuy   140

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How do you guys get through to their number? I've tried but it's perpetually busy.

202-663-1225... then 1 when the guy starts talking and then 0 ... when the menu recording starts

I call around 3 pm est and only wait 5 minutes on average

hope for sara as she is usually really helpful and knows how to go through to different screens other than just the general info...

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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Thanks for the number, guys. I've been calling that dud number that I had from before: 603 334-0700.

Thanks, again.

Wedding in Vietnam: 12/25/2005 (graduate school, below poverty line, couldn't apply)
[b]August 27, 2007[/b]: 1st I-130 packet sent w/incorrect $190 instead of new $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
October 6, 2007: 2nd I-130 packet with $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
January 10, 2008: NOA1 March 31, 2008: NOA2 (approved & sent to NVC)
April 14, 2008: NVC sent AOS Fee Bill (Affidavit of Support) $70.00 & DS-3032 form
Received.
April 15, 2008: Faxed wife the DS-3032 agent form to be mailed from Vietnam.
May 5, 2008: NVC sent request for Affidavit of Support form. May 19. 2008: received NVC's request for Affidavit of Support form.
May 20, 2008: Sent off I-864, Affidavit of Support May 30, 2008: Received IV Fee bill for $400 --money order & sent by Priority Mail.
June 10, 2008: I-864 approved. June 11, 2008: IV fee entered in system. June 16, 2008: DS-230 barcode issued
June 30, 2008: DS-230 mailed by expressed mail July 3, 2008: DS-230 package arrived at NVC & under review
July 11, 2008: Case completed at NVC.
Sept. 5th, 2008: INTERVIEW DATE at HCMC: White paper with writing.
March 26, 2009: Resubmit.
[b]DENIED. June 2009: case sent back & received at USCIS[/b]
August 2009: filed new I-130. Approved after first I-130 case sent to VN, again.
February 2010: USCIS contacted & asked for more evidence
March 2010: USCIS re-approved original case.
April 14, 2010: Consulate sends DS-230
June 15, 2010: Interview Date (Blue issued)
July 13, 2010 Placed on AP -yippee!
Sept. 13, 2010 Consulate home visit
[b]Nov. 5, 2010 Approval letter sent.[/b]
[b]Nov. 19, 2010 Visa picked up. Arrival: Nov. 24, 2010[/b]

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That number worked like a charm. Thanks, again, guys. Like Madonna's song, the file is "like a virgin" and remains untouched since the interview.

Say, did you guys ever guys ever pump the DoS operator to see if they could tell you anything about the case, like why it's being held up? It seems to me they have access to everything that's ever been logged into the system.

I didn't try to find out and I wish I did.

Wedding in Vietnam: 12/25/2005 (graduate school, below poverty line, couldn't apply)
[b]August 27, 2007[/b]: 1st I-130 packet sent w/incorrect $190 instead of new $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
October 6, 2007: 2nd I-130 packet with $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
January 10, 2008: NOA1 March 31, 2008: NOA2 (approved & sent to NVC)
April 14, 2008: NVC sent AOS Fee Bill (Affidavit of Support) $70.00 & DS-3032 form
Received.
April 15, 2008: Faxed wife the DS-3032 agent form to be mailed from Vietnam.
May 5, 2008: NVC sent request for Affidavit of Support form. May 19. 2008: received NVC's request for Affidavit of Support form.
May 20, 2008: Sent off I-864, Affidavit of Support May 30, 2008: Received IV Fee bill for $400 --money order & sent by Priority Mail.
June 10, 2008: I-864 approved. June 11, 2008: IV fee entered in system. June 16, 2008: DS-230 barcode issued
June 30, 2008: DS-230 mailed by expressed mail July 3, 2008: DS-230 package arrived at NVC & under review
July 11, 2008: Case completed at NVC.
Sept. 5th, 2008: INTERVIEW DATE at HCMC: White paper with writing.
March 26, 2009: Resubmit.
[b]DENIED. June 2009: case sent back & received at USCIS[/b]
August 2009: filed new I-130. Approved after first I-130 case sent to VN, again.
February 2010: USCIS contacted & asked for more evidence
March 2010: USCIS re-approved original case.
April 14, 2010: Consulate sends DS-230
June 15, 2010: Interview Date (Blue issued)
July 13, 2010 Placed on AP -yippee!
Sept. 13, 2010 Consulate home visit
[b]Nov. 5, 2010 Approval letter sent.[/b]
[b]Nov. 19, 2010 Visa picked up. Arrival: Nov. 24, 2010[/b]

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