January 2011 Filers!!!

[new1 2]

On May 17, 2011, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice.

Just checked my email and saw we were approved and double checked the USCIS site and we are yayyyyyyyy, thought it was gonna be a 6 month wait at one point but they really turned it around?.

yay!!! congratulations!!!

NOA2 on May 16!!!!! YAAAAY!! What a shock to get it this soon when we were mentally prepared to wait until July!! Now I will be able to get everything organized for my medical and my interview in August as soon as I get back from my 2-month stay with Josh! This is GREAT!!!!!

Janis, about the change of address, I emailed the consulate in Helsinki and asked them, and they replied within in hour that I can just email them my address now and they will make sure it gets sent to my new address. Easy and simple, I definitely recommend emailing the embassy - especially if it will cost you extra to get your mail forwarded for an extra period of time.

I also managed to call one of the I think two doctors who perform the medicals in Helsinki, and he told me I would have to get photocopies of every vaccination I've received ever since I was born... Seriously?! My family has moved around quite a bit so this is no easy task, but my mother has managed to hang on to the little vaccination card she was given when I was born and which has a record of all the shots Ive had. Still this doctor said it is not enough and he needs photocopies... bummer.

Anyway congrats on all the NOA2's!!!! I will also update my timeline :-)

CONGRATULATIONS!

[Ash&Ham 0]

WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED!! HAHA, and i had just posted about being frustrated!!! WOW.... will update status tonight, in a hurry!!!!

YIPPEE!!!!!

[Sarah&Todd 0]

WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED!! HAHA, and i had just posted about being frustrated!!! WOW.... will update status tonight, in a hurry!!!!

YIPPEE!!!!!

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Oh big congrats! We have the same timeline and i shared your frustration.

We got our NOA2 last week and what a relief!

We're so close!!!!

CONGRATS!!!

[katkout 0]

So I just called and NVC and they said our packet left for the embassy........does anyone have any idea how long it takes the packet to arrive at the embassy. What time frame are we looking at?

[carl24 3]

That's awesome so many of you are getting your NOA2's!! I'm starting to think they forgot about me and jason with all of these approvals :-(

[Jay_Erin 0]

That's awesome so many of you are getting your NOA2's!! I'm starting to think they forgot about me and jason with all of these approvals :-(

Ditto.

[Ash&Ham 0]

Okay, I just want to let everyone know who had questions about originals vs. copies.

ALL documents and forms that we sent in our petition package were copies of the originals. We kept ALL original documents and did not receive any RFE! I found out that as of some time in 2009 they stopped requiring originals.

However, the foreign fiance's original birth certificate will be required at the interview.

Does anyone know how to find out when NVC receives petition?

Hang in there January filers, I thought we were forgotten because we submitted at December 30th and they received it January 3rd. Alas, they did not forget us, and you are next!!

I bet everyone is approved by the first week of May!

[Diana and Chris 25]

WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED!! HAHA, and i had just posted about being frustrated!!! WOW.... will update status tonight, in a hurry!!!!

YIPPEE!!!!!

Awesome, congratulations!!

[katkout 0]

Ash and Ham just call NVC on a daily basis and ask if they got your packet. We got approved April 29 and they finally got our packet on May 16 and sent it out to the embassy today May 17. FYI when u call they will give u their one liner "it takes 15 business days to get to NVC." I just called daily regardless of that one liner and finally got a positive response today

K

[Sarah&Michael 2]

Yep!

That's exactly what it means!

Thanks TwoCats, wow, after waiting and waiting for NOA2 time is flying after it!! Congrats everybody receiving their NOA2, still I look everyday to check if Monyfer got theirs, hoping they do very soon

[new1 2]

WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED!! HAHA, and i had just posted about being frustrated!!! WOW.... will update status tonight, in a hurry!!!!

YIPPEE!!!!!

I told you you'll get yours soon!:lol:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! :dance: :dance:

[Diana and Chris 25]

Ash and Ham just call NVC on a daily basis and ask if they got your packet. We got approved April 29 and they finally got our packet on May 16 and sent it out to the embassy today May 17. FYI when u call they will give u their one liner "it takes 15 business days to get to NVC." I just called daily regardless of that one liner and finally got a positive response today

K

Thank you for your input. We really appreciate it!

[BenjAshley 7]

January 6th filer still waiting.....

Its really rubbish seeing people after us being approved, but i am still so hapy for you all

Ashley and i are going through a bit of a rough patch, shes getting scared as to whether we'll work out after i move, and therefore is unsure of getting married ....eeek.

So im now contemplating what to do. Its certainly not easy atm, and tbh im not sure if even being there sooner would help us out.

Been looking at other options like work visas and even student visas, but i am afraid that on application of one, theyd question why i have stoped a k1 visa app, and even thinking ahead of that, if we wanted to marry in the future then i am afraid theyd say i entered on a work or student visa unlawfully as i already knew Ashley.

God give us strength and pull us through this, i ask you all to pray for us.

Ben

[little_g 35]

Wow Ben, the one thing I think everyone here knows is the stress and pressure the whole process waiting for a visa can put on a relationship. What she is feeling is normal for many people getting married period (cold feet) but only maybe she has the fear of added guilt say if it doesn't work out, god forbid, did she uproot you from your home and move you away from friends and family etc. Just have an honest chat and reassure her that you love her, you made it this far together there is no reason not to believe you can't make it the test of your lives and you want to move to be with her, it's your choice and you love her enough to do it ad not think twice about it. But truly you both just need to be open and you especially need to reassure her of everything.

I've been with my fiancé now for about 4 years we've waited a loooong time for this. I have no fears about it as we have had a long time together but if I did crop up with worry he would be the first one I'd talk to and all I'd need to hear him say is "it's gonna be ok"

[Ash&Ham 0]

Yeah, I feel cold feet is more than normal, extra normal in a situation like ours on VJ.

marriage with rushed wedding planning

moving (and to a WHOLE new country)

for some living together for the first time

for some becoming a step-parent

for some starting college for the first time

some it means spending an extended period of time together for the first time.

Wow, that is a lot of transition!! And transition, no matter how you swing it is stressful and hard.

I hate to say it but after the honeymoon period we are all in for more stressful times than we are now!!

Who is to say any of us can take the stress, be supportive and patient enough? Who is to say things just wont be the same once we settle in with our loved ones? In what ways will personalities change? Will it click? Will they be able to be happy in America? Will our relationship be the same? What if it doesnt work? money spent, time spent, peoples emotions invested.

It is just sooooo much more to consider and worry about than couples who live in the same place!

It takes faith that things will work out for the best, and a level of knowing you will be able to accept it if things dont go the way you want them to! That is the sheer reality of it all!

I recently went through this cold feet thing and you know what; I was soooooo freakin excited when we got our NOA2. Also, Hamilton and I sat down and talked about the many ways we are compatible and our many incompatabilities. We talked about what there was to work on in our relationship and how to be more supportive of each other while we go through this transition together. We were very real about discussing the possible out comes and what would happen if for any reason things do not work out between us when it is all said and done. The conversation offered me reliefe. We talked about my fears, his fears, and created a plan together as partners.

We are going into this hoping that we will be happily ever after, having faith that things will work out for the best (either way), and ready to accept the outcome.

It may seem cold to some of you to think this way, but for us it is very grounding.

I hope this helps anyone going through this. I am praying for all!

Ashley