Sawasdee 4 (Thai K-1s in 2010)

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Tom-

Thanks for the advice. I checked out that site but unfortunately they were a little higher this time than a deal I found at another online site. I will keep that site saved to the favorites to compare for any future trips. After a lot of searching (and cursing) I was able to find a deal that only cost a finger instead of my whole arm. I am still suffering from sticker shock but I'm sure I will forget all about the fare price when she gets here. Now it's just a matter of counting the days and getting my wreck of a house cleaned up. Don't want her see the place for the first time only to discover that it's a complete sty.

Thanks again and I hope Sep. gets here quickly for you.

Yes, it's all a big game looking at many sites to try to find the best deal. But since I fly AA almost exclusively, I wanted to make sure she was on the same flight home as me. So it worked out pretty good and I got our tickets for Sept yesterday, called AA and had them put our seats together and link her ticket to mine so if they pull it up they will see we are together. So we are set now and the days and weeks will probably creep by slowly

and drive me nuts!!!! But if it works out that I don't have to work Friday the 3rd of Sep. then I will gladly pay the $150 change fee and fly out Friday and get an extra day in.

[AaronLV 12]

Quite true especialy if they're from the city. There aren't 10 people right outside your door on any given day to talk to so living in the suburbs can be isolating to them. Major culture shock with values (people don't really care what others think here where it's all the rage over there). No such thing as rushing a Thai wife out the door to go somewhere like an American one.

We do have a garden I preplanted her foods in; that was one of the best things I've done. We have at least 200 basil plants and 30 hot pepper plants

Good to hear everything is going better for you. My wife has tried to grow some things, but here in the 100+ heat, everything dies.

[Reddstars 5]

Laddawan is on her plane now and will arrive here in Tx tomorrow at 235pm....been almost one year since we seen each other!!!! Cant believe this is finally happening after such a long road!!!!

Matt

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Good to hear everything is going better for you. My wife has tried to grow some things, but here in the 100+ heat, everything dies.

You are supposed to water them, ya know? HAHAHA!!!

Just joking. Are you in Las Vegas? I am thinking of bringing Teaw there for a few days in October when we go out to Calif so she can meet my parents.

Matt, that's great!! Hope all goes smooth at the POE and then you will have it all done!!!

Edited July 25, 2010 by Tom and Teaw

[AaronLV 12]

You are supposed to water them, ya know? HAHAHA!!!

Just joking. Are you in Las Vegas? I am thinking of bringing Teaw there for a few days in October when we go out to Calif so she can meet my parents.

Matt, that's great!! Hope all goes smooth at the POE and then you will have it all done!!!

We are in Vegas. If you make it to Vegas let me know.

[DaveTX 2]

Laddawan is on her plane now and will arrive here in Tx tomorrow at 235pm....been almost one year since we seen each other!!!! Cant believe this is finally happening after such a long road!!!!

Matt

Congrats Matt!

[thongd4me 69]

Laddawan is on her plane now and will arrive here in Tx tomorrow at 235pm....been almost one year since we seen each other!!!! Cant believe this is finally happening after such a long road!!!!

Matt

Congrats!

Best of luck with her Edgar Allen!

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Ok. Have a question. Teaw and I want to go back to Thailand in late December so her family can do the party thing. We will be back in the US on Sep 15th, thinking bout getting married on 10-10-10.....just cause it looks

cool..haha...but I am wondering, before I buy tickets, if they are going to hassle us going back over that soon. I know there is a form you have to get to travel out of the country but I just can't remember what it is right now and will look for it. I have been checking flight prices and man, it is not getting much better into Songkran. Prices are staying up pretty high. And now I have "sticker shock" cause I have to buy two tickets instead of one!!

Ah, the joys of having a spouse!!

[rsn 135]

Ok. Have a question. Teaw and I want to go back to Thailand in late December so her family can do the party thing. We will be back in the US on Sep 15th, thinking bout getting married on 10-10-10.....just cause it looks

cool..haha...but I am wondering, before I buy tickets, if they are going to hassle us going back over that soon. I know there is a form you have to get to travel out of the country but I just can't remember what it is right now and will look for it. I have been checking flight prices and man, it is not getting much better into Songkran. Prices are staying up pretty high. And now I have "sticker shock" cause I have to buy two tickets instead of one!!

Ah, the joys of having a spouse!!

She can return to the U.S. after leaving provided she has an advanced parole. The only way you will be able to obtain an AP is to get married & file for AOS. You will file the I-131 along w/ your I-485. You may or may not have her AP by late December if you file right after you are married, but you should not leave w/out it. You would be wise to not buy tickets until her AP is in hand. Personally, I wouldn't leave the country until she has her greencard in hand unless it is an emergency.

[AaronLV 12]

She can return to the U.S. after leaving provided she has an advanced parole. The only way you will be able to obtain an AP is to get married & file for AOS. You will file the I-131 along w/ your I-485. You may or may not have her AP by late December if you file right after you are married, but you should not leave w/out it. You would be wise to not buy tickets until her AP is in hand. Personally, I wouldn't leave the country until she has her greencard in hand unless it is an emergency.

That is good advice. I wouldn't leave without GC either unless it was an emergency, remember AP is not guaranteed to get you back in the country. I don't remember ever seeing anyone on the site that has been denied entry with AP, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen, you could end up with a jerk for a CBP officer and you will be screwed. With the problems you had in AR, I wouldn't even take the chance. Take her on a vacation in the US, there are so many places to see.

Also, Our AP took about 51 days to get, and that was in the spring with few holidays.

[rsn 135]

That is good advice. I wouldn't leave without GC either unless it was an emergency, remember AP is not guaranteed to get you back in the country. I don't remember ever seeing anyone on the site that has been denied entry with AP, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen, you could end up with a jerk for a CBP officer and you will be screwed. With the problems you had in AR, I wouldn't even take the chance. Take her on a vacation in the US, there are so many places to see.

Also, Our AP took about 51 days to get, and that was in the spring with few holidays.

Another thing to worry about if you leave before you are approved for your GC: what if you receive notice of your AOS interview in the mail while you are gone & you miss the interview?

[AaronLV 12]

Another thing to worry about if you leave before you are approved for your GC: what if you receive notice of your AOS interview in the mail while you are gone & you miss the interview?

Good point, I was just looking at my time line, and out Biometrics date was about a week after we got AP.

[Kaiser 0]

I'm not sure where to go for help, so I thought I would try this since the USCIS seems like a dead end...

I really think something has gone wrong with my I-129F application. According to the online status, it was received in Vermont on March 18, 2010. I never received an NOA1 hard copy and was told it must have gotten lost in the mail. Even though they would not send me another NOA1, I eventually did get a letter from them that included a receipt number, so I assumed everything was on track. Now it has been over 4 months and no word at all. I can't find anyone on this entire forum that recently took longer than 3 months to receive an NOA2 and the USCIS won't do anything until the 6 month threshold is reached (5 months processing time + 30 days). My online status has never been changed from "Initial Review" and I have not received any requests for more information or the like. Does anyone have any idea where I can go to at least make sure my application is still in a queue somewhere? Can anyone think of a legitimate reason it might take so long? Any help would be appreciated as this wait is killing me. Thank you.

[Tom and Teaw 1]

Do you have a BNK number yet? Well, whether you do or not, call NVC and give them the receipt number, which is the case number that is on the NOA1. They can still look up your case and see if it is still in Vermont or has been sent to them. And they can tell you if it's been sent to BKK yet and if they have received it they will give you the BNK number that is used by the embassy.

If that fails, talk to your congressman's office, explain the problem and that they won't send you a copy of the NOA2 and I have no doubts they can get an answer for you.

Thanks for the responses to my question. I have talked to Teaw and she said it's ok if we can't go back in Dec and we can plan for Songkran. I am sure we can find lots to do since the courts where I work close for the two weeks over Xmas and NY. But I plan to have the AOS papers ready to go so I can send them in as soon as we get married here so we can get the process started. We have a local office about 30 minutes from my house now in Durham so hopefully it will go fast. Of course, I don't want to take any chances that they would not let her back in if we went back over and she understands that it may take awhile. Sigh!!! I had found the coolest flights thru London too!!!!

[ryankh 0]

I'm not sure where to go for help, so I thought I would try this since the USCIS seems like a dead end...

I really think something has gone wrong with my I-129F application. According to the online status, it was received in Vermont on March 18, 2010. I never received an NOA1 hard copy and was told it must have gotten lost in the mail. Even though they would not send me another NOA1, I eventually did get a letter from them that included a receipt number, so I assumed everything was on track. Now it has been over 4 months and no word at all. I can't find anyone on this entire forum that recently took longer than 3 months to receive an NOA2 and the USCIS won't do anything until the 6 month threshold is reached (5 months processing time + 30 days). My online status has never been changed from "Initial Review" and I have not received any requests for more information or the like. Does anyone have any idea where I can go to at least make sure my application is still in a queue somewhere? Can anyone think of a legitimate reason it might take so long? Any help would be appreciated as this wait is killing me. Thank you.

Hey Kaiser,

For the most part, you are right, people seem to be getting approved in under 3 months. However, that's not always true. We just got approved on July 15th, and we received NOA1 on March 22nd. So, we were well over 3 months. I can sympathize completely with the waiting killing you. But, unfortunately your only recourse is to wait more. Just wanted to let you know, that you're not the only one in this boat. After 6 months, you will have some options.