March 2010 CR1 filers

[TomD 4]

Well My Wife speak English and writes it very well. Having said that we still understand each other quite a lot... Sometimes to the point of being angry. I guess speaking English in ones own land is different because you're speaking to non native English speaking folks, like yourself who have the same accent and miss lots of the subtleties of the language. My Mom use to get messed up all the time cause she would think the words just as we said them, without understanding that we didn't mean exactly what the words said. Does that make sense? You know like "Thats a horse of a different color." That kind of statement. Not the literal meaning right

Teya, I am far from rich I have just had longer to save my money than you have. I remember speaking to someone not so long ago about wanting this car when I was 16. I had worked at McDonalds for a long time and save up the money to buy it. It was a 57 Chevy Belair... Oh man I wanted that car. I could see the girls hanging on to me while I drove around town in it. Well it cost $300 and my folk wouldn't let me buy it. I was crushed... Well the person I told this to said you cant buy a Car for $300... And she was serious. Well Yeah we could ... All day long we could... Of course I only made 90cent an hour. When I went into the Army my first months pay was $80 per/mth. When I got out is was $305 mth and we were not look at as heroes then like now.

You're right, I am rich compared to some other people in other countries. We all are... Actually we dont have poor people in the US in my view. Because Poor people dont have Refrigerators, TV and Cars. They dont eat 2 times a day and are not over weight. Usually people without in the US are uneducated, mental or addicted to something. Even then they can get assistance if they apply or go to other helping facilities. You dont see those kind of things as much in other countries. Its up to family to help their own their... I think also that is why families are more important in other places were here in the US we are losing that. Everyone here wants to leave home as soon as they can while what I saw overseas was people staying for generations if not in the same house then next door. I am sure its not like that every where but it sure was in PI. My wife is still living in the house she was born in. I cant even imagine that.

[BigSigh 12]

Tena- yeah. We all go off topic. Maybe some one will distract us for a minute or two. Don't be afraid to throw some ideas out. I have been shot down before and am still here .

Tom-It is that way in many countries around the world. You help out your family until you have nothing left to give (literally). Before I ever met my husband, I said to myself and to some friends that I want to raise my child in a foreign country so that they can know what it is like to have and have not for real and then they can compare that to the U.S. and base their opinions of things. I grew up as being a not-have-so-mucher here and I have learned a lot from that. Your life is richer when you realize the real value of possessions and people. Richness comes from much more than a $ sign. My husband doesn't feel like he is rich at all because of his surroundings and upbringing and from the outside he isn't very rich at all, but I tell him and his family that they are some of the richest people I know because of the monetary things that they lack. I wish I could "save the world" but I need to start smaller than that to be able to do any good. Anyway...you with your thinking and wisdom...

OK USCIS, I just found a new set of emoticons on here to describe the emotions you invoke:

Obviously not in that order.

As well as:

and :

[totosan 0]

Teya

May I ask what options NVC has to make payment?

It is enough having a regular savings account ?

Have you located the package you sent to your possible co-sponsor? I hope you have.

[Ray & Ces 1]

Hey everybody,

my husband and I have been getting ready to file and we are sending in the papers this week!

We wonder how many other people are filinf at the same time and thought it would be fun to take the visa journey together online.

Mr&MrsK

Hello, I am March filer also.. I checked my case status and it was updated last June 10 and June 11, 2010.. I hope this week I can hear a good news to them.. Go go March filers..Keep praying guys!

Love

Baille

[totosan 0]

baille1022 Congratulations!! It looks you are very close to get your approval. It is nice to see USCIS is working on our cases, very slow, but working. Thanks for sharing.

[KBcrand1 1]

Hat's off to Tom and Teya.

I think you guys hit the nail on the head with your words. One other thing I would add is to those that are homeless... Tom, when you have visited the Phil's you probably saw this, young children, filthy dirty, no shoes and in bad need of a haircut with their hand out for pesos..... At least here when you are homeless, their are shelters. I am sure there are cases of extreme here, but generally as Tom said, "no one here is really poor". Especially when the poor ones are driving "souped up caddies, or suv's". Heck, they drive a better vehicle than me.......

[Ray & Ces 1]

baille1022 Congratulations!! It looks you are very close to get your approval. It is nice to see USCIS is working on our cases, very slow, but working. Thanks for sharing.

Hello my friend thank you so much..Yeah, I am very much happy because my paper is moving on..I hope my papers done quickly and I can receive my NOA2 APPROVE..I am very much happy.. I can't wait to see my husband..we miss each other so much..

[boldee 0]

Hey Boldee, are you sure that your NOA1 is March 16? I know I made the mistake of using the date posted on the USCIS website which was March 15th. I later found out that it was touched on that date and my actual NOA date was March 11 which was indicated on my letter. I only ask because you sent your I-130 form on March 3rd, one day after me.

Hi Rvince,

Well on the notice,the received date is 4th,march while the notice date is the 10th.So which one should I go with as my NOA1 date? Can u help pls?

[LADYDARE 28]

Hi Rvince,

Well on the notice,the received date is 4th,march while the notice date is the 10th.So which one should I go with as my NOA1 date? Can u help pls?

Hi Boldee...your NOA1 is your notice date which is March 10th. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

[IndigoSkies 168]

Most of the world's population lives on less than a dollar a day. Half the people in the world don't have access to a toilet. Compared to that, everyone in America is filty rich.

[BigSigh 12]

Think globally, act locally is a good theme for those who care to make a difference.

I had a dream last night that I got on VJ and saw approval after approval. Either I am on here too much or something is going to happen soon . Ok, so both are true but I found it interesting that I had that dream.

Boldee, on the USCIS website, it will say "On March...2010 USCIS," and then some other bunch of words. The date that is on that blue USCIS screen is your NOA1 date.

C'mon good news USCIS!

[BigSigh 12]

Oh, as far as what payment the NVC accepts, for the online payment portal:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3906.html

There is an "alternate" payment option that can be clicked as well:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3905.html

And no, I still haven't heard anything about the arrival of my AOS package to the possible co-sponsor. Nor has the NVC chosen to decline my payment error :)/:(. Oh well.

[rvince 0]

Hi Rvince,

Well on the notice,the received date is 4th,march while the notice date is the 10th.So which one should I go with as my NOA1 date? Can u help pls?

Yep, I'm pretty sure that your NOA1 is March 10th.. Yet another person ahead of me.

[rvince 0]

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Edited June 15, 2010 by rvince

[IndigoSkies 168]

Think globally, act locally is a good theme for those who care to make a difference.

I had a dream last night that I got on VJ and saw approval after approval. Either I am on here too much or something is going to happen soon . Ok, so both are true but I found it interesting that I had that dream.

Boldee, on the USCIS website, it will say "On March...2010 USCIS," and then some other bunch of words. The date that is on that blue USCIS screen is your NOA1 date.

C'mon good news USCIS!

I am of the opinion that you cannot make much of a difference in your local community if you live in Western world. Here, most people already are literate. So teaching them a few new mathematical theorem does nothing to them. And to a person who earns $1400 a month, making $200 more doesn't change a whole lot.

However, if you were to take you butt to a poor country and teach a child how to read, write and give him a proper mean to earn just $1 a day, you can make visible and tangible changes to his life. I've noticed this first hand. And the instant gratification you get when a child tells you a story in English, who would otherwise be rolling in street filth, is more than I can ever describe. If anyone of you have the luxury to take off a few months and want to make a change, go to Asia, Latin America, or Africa. Do something good. Otherwise adopt a orphan through various websites. Join up KIVA.com, give small loans to poor people who can turn your $500 dollars into a booming family business.

Teya, I think you're on here too much. Don't change it. USCIS's last approval was from NOA1 date 10-MARCH-2010. It's creeping along, so slowly. But atleast it's moving.