March 2011 Filers..

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Don't I know it... I can tell you that there was nothing missing from our second petition last March... it was perfect, and the mix up with 2011 wasn't anticipated. We're in the same boat as you and Loreta in the sense that we know this is meant to be and that we should be together.. what a cruel system. Happy to hear that Loreta is continuing to improve. I know these things can be slow and in fact she is doing exceptionally well by all accounts.

For us, I have days when I wonder if love will defy adversity.. but it has to, as with you and Loreta. Its what we both want and though the days seem so long sometimes we have to keep up the fight... looking forward to more good news - it sounds like her progress is going so well.

Yes Andie love has to defy adversity, cause we are loyal people that just cannot give up on the ones that our hearts are set on. But the fact is that all relationships only survive for the longterm when they can deal with the problems, heartaches and other issues. The difference for our relationships are that we are strengthening them upfront, even before we are together with the ones we love.

Well I don't really have good news to report this time. The weather had been doing the summer to fall transition dance and gave Loreta a virus or something. The hypnotherapy doctor agreed that it would not be a good idea to have the session yesterday and rescheduled for Wednesday. So far today Loreta says she feels better, and she sounded better. So we just take it one step at a time.

[RK_and_Inday 10]

Andie & Lookie--

Hang on, keep the faith, stay strong. The prayers promised are still continuing. Due to current circumstances I am only able to log on to VJ infrequently--for the time being, at leat. i just wanted you to know that you--and your loved ones--have been and are being remembered and prayer and in thought, and I am still rooting for you all. Take care, my friend. --RK

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Andie & Lookie--

Hang on, keep the faith, stay strong. The prayers promised are still continuing. Due to current circumstances I am only able to log on to VJ infrequently--for the time being, at leat. i just wanted you to know that you--and your loved ones--have been and are being remembered and prayer and in thought, and I am still rooting for you all. Take care, my friend. --RK

Hey RK thanks for the continuing prayers and support, hope you and yours are doing well. Well things are slowly looking up, I'm hoping that maybe I will be able to request another interview from the embassy after next weekend. I feel there's one good thing that has changed, the visa chief that was handling k-1 visas has moved onto something else there. As you know I sort of blame her for leaking or giving Loreta's new address to whoever it was (probably the head of police) who basically accused Loreta of being some sort of criminal. As you know, the embassies investigation showed nothing. I doubt if the visa chiefs moving to some other position had something to do with this but at least we will be dealing with somebody else now. Take Care, RK.

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Hey Andie, RK and whoever, just updating you that we got another embassy interview date. I'm going to be going over to Cyprus and its really really going to get done this time!

Andie, I hope you are seeing some light at the end of the loooong dark creepy USCIS tunnel?

[Andie 147]

Andie & Lookie--

Hang on, keep the faith, stay strong. The prayers promised are still continuing. Due to current circumstances I am only able to log on to VJ infrequently--for the time being, at leat. i just wanted you to know that you--and your loved ones--have been and are being remembered and prayer and in thought, and I am still rooting for you all. Take care, my friend. --RK

Thanks so much RK - don't know where its all heading... but thank you for your thoughts.

[Andie 147]

Hey Andie, RK and whoever, just updating you that we got another embassy interview date. I'm going to be going over to Cyprus and its really really going to get done this time!

Andie, I hope you are seeing some light at the end of the loooong dark creepy USCIS tunnel?

Wow Looky.. hadn't seen this - so exciting!! It's a real leap ahead !!

I guess we wont know when it is, but very best of luck and wishes - be sure to let us know - you of all people deserve success

He is still to-ing and fro-ing with phone messages with the Field office. He calls and only gets answerphone message - they call back when he's working and can't take calls. He has left messages for them to give him a detailed message asking what it is they need - but nothing so far. He is talking about getting an Immigration Lawyer he has spoken to involved, but it shouldn't need that at this point. I don't know if they are able to approve from there, but it sounded as though that was where it was heading. I've wasted so much of my life - been unemployed thinking it wasn't going to take this long and work not so easy to get anyway. Unable to commit to any length of time... so essentially just waiting. Just about had enough.

Anyway, I know how things are with you and Loreta and some of what you've been through, and you know it is meant to be. Travel safe Looky - I'm looking forward to some happy news

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Wow Looky.. hadn't seen this - so exciting!! It's a real leap ahead !!

I guess we wont know when it is, but very best of luck and wishes - be sure to let us know - you of all people deserve success

He is still to-ing and fro-ing with phone messages with the Field office. He calls and only gets answerphone message - they call back when he's working and can't take calls. He has left messages for them to give him a detailed message asking what it is they need - but nothing so far. He is talking about getting an Immigration Lawyer he has spoken to involved, but it shouldn't need that at this point. I don't know if they are able to approve from there, but it sounded as though that was where it was heading. I've wasted so much of my life - been unemployed thinking it wasn't going to take this long and work not so easy to get anyway. Unable to commit to any length of time... so essentially just waiting. Just about had enough.

Anyway, I know how things are with you and Loreta and some of what you've been through, and you know it is meant to be. Travel safe Looky - I'm looking forward to some happy news

Hi Andie, my internet access was down for a week. Oh I hope Kevin can get hold of the field office and take care of this thing, I guess he can't talk on a cell phone at work also or maybe schedule another infopass appointment?

Yes its very exciting that we've got a interview date again, but it won't be till next year! I'm going to be there for 2 weeks, which includes the interview date. I really think all the craziness is over and probably don't need to keep the date secret, but still, I will, just because....

I hope there's good news for you coming soon Andie.

[Andie 147]

I am tired....

Well at the Infopass appointment he was told they had chased our file and had requested that we get a case number straight away. We still don't have a case number but should get one in the next few days. So with any luck, after about 9mths we will finally be allocated our A#. They don't seem to like to say too much about what we should expect, so whether anything has been done about requesting an approval, I have no idea, but at least we will have some identity instead of just a stack of papers gathering dust. We have already been told by 3 different supervisors that they have everything that we needed to send - but I have given up trying to speculate.

Hope things are going well for everyone.

A.

[RK_and_Inday 10]

Hey Andie, RK and whoever, just updating you that we got another embassy interview date. I'm going to be going over to Cyprus and its really really going to get done this time!

Andie, I hope you are seeing some light at the end of the loooong dark creepy USCIS tunnel?

Lookie--Excellent, glad to hear that another interview date has been obtained. I read your subseqeunt post about the date being next year sometime but still the fact that you were able to schedule again is great news!! And, yes, Inday and I are doing well. Visa journey-wise, Inday has her work authorization card, AP travel document, still waiting for AOS. Personal-wise, Inday is settling into life in the U.S.A. but most days still discovers something new and/or surprising about this country and culture. :-) -RK

[Andie 147]

Lookie--Excellent, glad to hear that another interview date has been obtained. I read your subseqeunt post about the date being next year sometime but still the fact that you were able to schedule again is great news!! And, yes, Inday and I are doing well. Visa journey-wise, Inday has her work authorization card, AP travel document, still waiting for AOS. Personal-wise, Inday is settling into life in the U.S.A. but most days still discovers something new and/or surprising about this country and culture. :-) -RK

That's so nice... good to hear your process and documents are moving along well RK and that things are working out well for you both.

Still no updates on our case number but we are meeting up in Canada in about 10 days time - I have a brother in BC and will spend a couple of days with him before flying on to Ontario. Kevin is going to meet me there. We don't have long together, because he's trying to save days for when we are approved (how's that for staying positive). It has been a matter of some quick planning but it has given us a boost to get through the next stage until we hear something from USCIS. We can't really believe it, but I'm leaving NZ on the 26th so still have lots to do. I am juggling with seats on flights - what a time of year to be doing this, but really happy that we will be together, even though its not for long.

Happy holidays and best wishes to you and Inday.

Andie.

[RK_and_Inday 10]

Thanks so much RK - don't know where its all heading... but thank you for your thoughts.

Andie - You are welcome. I admire your stick-to-it-iveness in the face of everything and over the time period. Although not as long as you have, Inday also had to decline various opportunities pending hopeful outcomes during this process. Stand firm, Andie; we are cheering you on, you will make it, it ***will*** all work out OK in the end. --RK

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Andie - You are welcome. I admire your stick-to-it-iveness in the face of everything and over the time period. Although not as long as you have, Inday also had to decline various opportunities pending hopeful outcomes during this process. Stand firm, Andie; we are cheering you on, you will make it, it ***will*** all work out OK in the end. --RK

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays, Andie, RK and all!

RK - Yes the embassy has been nice to us, although I did let the previous K-1 chief know I didn't appreciate how they handled some things.

Even now there's some unnerving issues that came up but I'm fighting and handling them the best I can. Just to give you a hint, I've taken up learning hypnosis.

Yes Andie, what RK said, hold on and I'm glad you'll be meet Kevin in Canada! That for sure will give you the strength and motivation to keep up the fight!

Edited December 23, 2012 by LookyWhatIFound

[Andie 147]

Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays, Andie, RK and all!

RK - Yes the embassy has been nice to us, although I did let the previous K-1 chief know I didn't appreciate how they handled some things.

Even now there's some unnerving issues that came up but I'm fighting and handling them the best I can. Just to give you a hint, I've taken up learning hypnosis.

Yes Andie, what RK said, hold on and I'm glad you'll be meet Kevin in Canada! That for sure will give you the strength and motivation to keep up the fight!

Well now back in NZ from Canada... I had a couple of days with my brother in BC and flew on to Ontario. We were foiled by the snow storms over in the east when Kevin was held up for a day and my flight was delayed. BUT we did have some time together and wondered how we had survived so long apart. Anyway, we are trying to chase things again. I came back through BC again and had a few more days there before coming back to NZ. Exhausted with all the flying but we are even more motivated and ready for the next battle. Hopefully not too long now.

How is everyone? Looky, have you been away yet? Any other news?

[LookyWhatIFound 38]

Well now back in NZ from Canada... I had a couple of days with my brother in BC and flew on to Ontario. We were foiled by the snow storms over in the east when Kevin was held up for a day and my flight was delayed. BUT we did have some time together and wondered how we had survived so long apart. Anyway, we are trying to chase things again. I came back through BC again and had a few more days there before coming back to NZ. Exhausted with all the flying but we are even more motivated and ready for the next battle. Hopefully not too long now.

How is everyone? Looky, have you been away yet? Any other news?

Hi Andie, I'm so glad you got to see Kevin again and got your motivation back!

I was planning to fly over to Cyprus tomorrow. But again something happened and I had to cancel the interview that was going to be at the end of the month. An unfortunate combination of things stressed her out, like her landlord all of a sudden saying with 2 weeks notice that she must leave her apartment and a agent saying there were no places right now, and who knows what else. So somehow her head got hit again, its been a month since and she's still taking pills for her head. Even worse again is that she lost her memory again. Her memory loss is not like the ones before as this time she remembers no one, not even her mother or father, but maybe cause this time its probably from a concussion. Fortunately I didn't have much of a problem convincing her who I am and we are waiting for her head to get better and then see whether her memory starts coming back naturally. I'm starting to think about other side options, especially for if her memory doesn't come back soon, like before. Like marrying her over there. We will see.

[RK_and_Inday 10]

Looky, Andie, everyone --

The Best is wished to all for this New Year!

Andie, I am so glad to hear that you and Kevin were able to see each other and spend some time together!! That is really, really neat! I am excited to hear that your motivation levels have increased substantially.

Looky, I am very sorry about the latest in you and your fiance's saga. Despite the obvious desire that her condition be better, I am glad to hear that things are not worse. That is good news that she is trusting enought to understand who you are. With the memory loss, how was it known she hit her head? Did someone find her and help her get to the doctor? It is good that she has you to guide her through this, even give her an anchor of sorts. Also, yes, it is good that you are continuing to consider alternative options and very good that options are available. Prayers still continuing...

Here, Inday and I are doing pretty good. My job took me overseas from September to December so that separation was difficult for us, especially for Inday. We had a very happy reunion just before Christmas, however! Now, Inday is still awaiting AOS results, has received work authorization (and is considering her options in this regard) and is still working on getting her driving learning permit and learning to drive [she never had to learn before because all kinds of public transportation was always so available in Philippines & Singapore]. Inday and I are both learning about being married which is quite an education in itself but a wonderful adventure :-)

Take care all, and once again, many good wishes extend to all for the coming new year...

--RK