Yardies at home and a farrin, Part 27!

[ShaNette 4]

Congrats to Besa!!!

[besaangel 17]

Thanks honey

Forgot to mention that she took my I-94 and said they dont wanna give out stamps anymore

[sus 70]

Congrats Besa!

[ShaNette 4]

I wonder why they don't wanna give out stamps???

[MissusM09 1]

So our appt time was to be at 11:05 am but dealing with my rush, rush hubby, we got to Philly at 9:45 and had to kill some time til at least 10:15. We entered and went through the security scan (joked a lil with one of the guards- she was a sweety) and made our way up to the waiting room on the 3rd floor. Of course there were no clocks so we didn't have a clue how long we were waiting but the room was ¾ filled with AOS, ROC and Naturalization people. I walked to the front desk and handed the lady behind the glass window my interview letter and was told to have a seat and wait to be called.

At least 3-4 couples were, in my opinion, given the Stokes interview as the IO sent one spouse back to the waiting room while they interrogated the other spouse. Funny thing is, the ones who were given such treatments, had attorneys present while the others who didnt, including us, were never separated. We were the last to be called in before lunch (so to speak) at about 1. We were interviewed by an Asian lady, Ms. Cho. She was very polite yet got straight to the point since they were obviously runnin behind schedule.

She asked us if there were anything we wanted to add to the file and even though I had an enormous amount of stuff, I just let her look through our photo albums, joint bank accounts, lease, benefits enrollment form and pics (of which, only the photo albums were new evidence cuz she didn't ask for any of our insurance cards since we already submitted info regarding the enrollment). She then went straight into questioning us.

Hubby's questions

She spent a good 5 mins doing so and started to inquire about who went to the wedding (12). (Hubby named every single person but ticked me off by telling her how his mom didn't approve even though she didn't ask him all that lol)

When did we get married?

Where was it held?

What we did afterwards?

When did we start going out?

Where did we go on dates?

How long was it before we decided to get married?

Asked hubby visa am I on?

Where I lived in Detroit? (too many places so she by-passed it

What school I attend, and what school I got my degree from?

What is my major here and in my degree?

When was I last enrolled?

My questions

When and how did we meet?- Then if we still went to that church.

What did/do we have in common?

How often did we see each other during school?

What activities did we do when I visited?

Where hubby works?

How many times I visited the US? Too many to count

When did I enter on my student visa?

Has he ever taken time off to come to Detroit?

When did he visit and what did we do?

Oddly, will I go back to school in august?

What was our first movie? (too long ago) so she asked what was our last movie together? Made small talk as to her wanting to know about it.

Then asked about the I-130 questions

Both

And if we're married?

What do we know about each other's parents? Age, Job, Name, Address

Then, asked us to verify our own and each others' Age, Job, Name, Address.

What do I want to do as a career?

After that, she asked, again, if I wanted in include anything. I gave her the most recent 3 pay stubs and employment letters from both jobs and to make a copy of my I-20. She then said thanks for coming in and that we'll get the letter in about 30 days as they have cut down on giving out stamps (even though she said sorry and we'll have to wait to take hubby to JA). She asked us to stay in the wait room until she made copies and when she came out, I told her about my EAD touches and said if I get it I coud use it but I might get my GC before that.

God is good.

congrats bess hun. well done.

btw thats alot of questions, did she give any particular reason why?

nonetheless congrats

[Zee's Boo 0]

Hey everyone haven't been on in a while...congrats to all approvals and great news & a happy birthday to those you celebrated birthdays. I am currently in Michigan with my Honeyboo, I had a connecting flight in Atlanta to Michigan. It was a disaster, Delta had us waiting for 5 hours for a plane they said had some sort of mechanical problems, at one point I thought I would have to sleep at the airport. When I landed in Atlanta a Guy asked me some questions and asked if I was migrating. I told him yes, then he directed me towards some people standing in a neon vest. I walked up to one of the lady and said good afternoon an officer sent me to you. She said come with me lady and brought me in a room. I was kinda worried cus I thought, here we go... after telling all my family and friends goodbye, they are gonna send me back to Jamaica . I waited for a while and they called me, asked a couple questions and took my finger print then welcomed me to America and explained that I would get my green card in the mail 10 days time if I do not receive it in 6 months I should contact USCIS When I finally got off the plane in Michigan I saw my hubby waiting for me!!!!! we hugged oh how we kissed its like no other feeling in this world to finally be with my Boo! I am starting this new chapter in my life with God in the middle I know whatever challenges I face I will get through it. (God is an awesome God)... Good luck to all those upcoming interview!

[DedicatedWife 4]

Morning All! Thanks for all the birthday well wishes for my hubby. We had a very laid back day. We'll have to get into something this weekend for sure.

Happy Birthday JQ Smiley Boom!

Congrats Bessa on your approval. Dang, she asked y'all questions from the roota to da toota...but its all good. Y'all did that!

Congrats Zee's Boo on your arrival to the U.S. Welcome and enjoy your time with your husband.

I hope everyone is doing good today...so thankful that tomorrow is Friday! It's only a 3day work week for me and that's too much

[DedicatedWife 4]

hello, afternoon. Been a bit sick today, think I have a touch of heat stroke. loool bess it was supposed to be "hot as the devil's balls" thats what you get for trying to be funny late in the evening when you are rock dead tired.....

this is the quietest i have seen this forum since I have joined, only one page all day. Something must be wrong.

I might be mistaken but I think someone has a birthday tomorrow...

[MissusM09 1]

I might be mistaken but I think someone has a birthday tomorrow...

lmao... yeah ... imma be 40... milestone i think. no longer young but not really old either. my mum says i should start saying i'm 35 for the next 5 years. silly ...

[MsSheka 0]

Hey yardies just popping in to say hey

[finesse 3]

congrats besa! weh mi picha deh?

happy b-day jq!! extra sexy party time!

[Matt&Kaci 3]

Good morning to all the ladies. I have been so busy running around. All I can say is I have never been happier in all my life. I wake up every morning and see Kaci laying beside me and I thank God. On another note our home has been going through a transformation from a male living by himself to a womans domaine... No more leaving my cloths where ever I want. I come home from work and get cussed at if I dont put my shoes back in the closet...lol... I love it, Kaci is my princess and all I can say is that I have been blessed...

Also, forgot to mention Kaci went out with my mother yesterday and bought her Wedding Dress, she is so happy and my mother and father are in love with her...

[bajankutie 4]

Congrats to Bessa. Matt it is want you worked so hard for so enjoy.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

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July 18, 2010

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[Matt&Kaci 3]

Congrats to Bessa. Matt it is want you worked so hard for so enjoy.

Thanks Bajan I most certainly am enjoying every second...