May 2012 Filers

[sk8rpatty 17]

Just checked our case status online and look!

Post Decision Activity

On August 3, 2012, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E).

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

Congratulations!!!

[Mateo&Raquel 28]

Congratulations Kokoninicko!! I know you are feeling amazing at the moment!

and for more great news..I had a job interview today and have landed the job, Thank God! And as an extra blessing it is fulltime , so I am Stoked! Now the time will pass by a little quicker for me. Thanks for all the prayers! God is GREAT!

[SweetDelish 38]

I just saw someone (CSC) who got NOA1 on 10 May got approved. Not to alarm anyone prior to 10 May, because you shouldn't take that as being 'missed', its pure luck, and the likelihood that your petition is on someones desk, is pretty high. if anything, be excited that it could be any day now.

Congratulations Kokoninicko!! I know you are feeling amazing at the moment!

and for more great news..I had a job interview today and have landed the job, Thank God! And as an extra blessing it is fulltime , so I am Stoked! Now the time will pass by a little quicker for me. Thanks for all the prayers! God is GREAT!

I don't believe in God or anything, but Congratulations, that must be a huge weight off your shoulders! Everything is going to be ok.

[Kassil&Tierce 18]

I don't believe in God or anything,

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Thank you. I was starting to feel like my fiancee and I were the only ones who aren't religious on here...

[mrettercap 24]

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Thank you. I was starting to feel like my fiancee and I were the only ones who aren't religious on here...

You're not. (sheepish grin)

[lucy884 3]

CSC are currently working on petitions from Feb, March, April and May. There appears to be little rhyme or reason that is understood outside of the service centres about what they are working on, when and why. Its luck of the draw really. hang in there, they will get to yours, who knows, VSC might decide to speed up this month on I129f's.

That's really about 'on time' for the expected national average - they should theoretically be starting in on the March filers all the way around. Those of us at the CSC are just lucky that, overall, CSC seems to be moving rather quickly.

Aww I know, and I would never ever complain about people getting approved from CVC, I'm genuinely happy for everyone who gets this stage out of the way! It's the inconsistency between the two service centers that I'm annoyed about and I know it can't be helped or explained and we're all just waiting and waiting, but it sure is frustrating. I'm sorry though, I know everyone here understands, I just felt the need to have a small rant. I'm glad that apparently VSC seems to have picked up a bit this week at least

Congrats to the people who have got their NOA2s in the past few days, can just imagine the happiness you felt! x

[mrettercap 24]

Aww I know, and I would never ever complain about people getting approved from CVC, I'm genuinely happy for everyone who gets this stage out of the way! It's the inconsistency between the two service centers that I'm annoyed about and I know it can't be helped or explained and we're all just waiting and waiting, but it sure is frustrating. I'm sorry though, I know everyone here understands, I just felt the need to have a small rant. I'm glad that apparently VSC seems to have picked up a bit this week at least

Congrats to the people who have got their NOA2s in the past few days, can just imagine the happiness you felt! x

It's a pain in the #######, for sure.

I have a feeling things will even up eventually, though; it sort of feels like this time last year, only with the centres in reverse.

[SweetDelish 38]

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Thank you. I was starting to feel like my fiancee and I were the only ones who aren't religious on here...

ha, not at all, I was wondering the same thing really.

Aww I know, and I would never ever complain about people getting approved from CVC, I'm genuinely happy for everyone who gets this stage out of the way! It's the inconsistency between the two service centers that I'm annoyed about and I know it can't be helped or explained and we're all just waiting and waiting, but it sure is frustrating. I'm sorry though, I know everyone here understands, I just felt the need to have a small rant. I'm glad that apparently VSC seems to have picked up a bit this week at least

Congrats to the people who have got their NOA2s in the past few days, can just imagine the happiness you felt! x

Perfectly fine, feel free to rant! VSC can't stay like this forever, they have to have a burst of processing sooner or later, I think it makes it worse that CSC have over done things. It seems they are operating entirely independently. This whole process is a nightmare. Its part of why 2 friends of mine decided to go the other way, he.. the USC, moved to New Zealand instead, took all of 30 days.

I try to do an exercise, where I can think about a time, that was not that long ago or a time that is equal to my estimated processing time, and consider how 'not that long ago' it feels, like Christmas, it really feels as though it wasn't that long ago right?.. but its been 8 months, then I think.. well its going to be less time than that, till I am with my fiance and don't have to leave again. I don't know, it helps me anyway.

[Kassil&Tierce 18]

ha, not at all, I was wondering the same thing really.

Perfectly fine, feel free to rant! VSC can't stay like this forever, they have to have a burst of processing sooner or later, I think it makes it worse that CSC have over done things. It seems they are operating entirely independently. This whole process is a nightmare. Its part of why 2 friends of mine decided to go the other way, he.. the USC, moved to New Zealand instead, took all of 30 days.

I try to do an exercise, where I can think about a time, that was not that long ago or a time that is equal to my estimated processing time, and consider how 'not that long ago' it feels, like Christmas, it really feels as though it wasn't that long ago right?.. but its been 8 months, then I think.. well its going to be less time than that, till I am with my fiance and don't have to leave again. I don't know, it helps me anyway.

If it were something I could afford to do, I totally would've gone to Portugal to stay with Tess and worked on an I-130 instead - but the economy's even more in the pits here in Nevada than the rest of the country, so dropping my job like that wasn't really an option. Plus, that would mean leaving the pugs behind, and we both adore the pugs. (Plus I wouldn't be placing my set of geocaches for how much I miss her, if I had, which has apparently gotten the attention of the local reviewer.)

[Vicomi 31]

Hi May Filers, We filed April 27th and received NOA1 on May 10th. Tha hard copy came a few days later. Like a few other members, I'm currently obsessed with this site and checking everyone else's timelines. CSC seems to be doing particularly well, as quite a few CSC May filers have already progressed to NOA2!!!! How am I keeping busy whilst waiting and hoping....???? I'm already applying for police certificates and making list of all addresses since 12/16 (???) , and slowly but surely beginning to get rid of stuff. Also considering thinking about changing jobs so that I can earn and save more money, as I may be unemployed for a while and would really hate to turn to my guy for every cent!

[SweetDelish 38]

If it were something I could afford to do, I totally would've gone to Portugal to stay with Tess and worked on an I-130 instead - but the economy's even more in the pits here in Nevada than the rest of the country, so dropping my job like that wasn't really an option. Plus, that would mean leaving the pugs behind, and we both adore the pugs. (Plus I wouldn't be placing my set of geocaches for how much I miss her, if I had, which has apparently gotten the attention of the local reviewer.)

No pug should be left behind!

now the bolded.. please explain what this means.

[Kassil&Tierce 18]

No pug should be left behind!

now the bolded.. please explain what this means.

Heh.

The short and flippant answer is that geocaching is the art of using billion-dollar satellite technology to find Tupperware someone hid in the woods (or under a pile of rocks by a yucca, out here). The long answer is that it's a sport/game that uses GPS technology to hide containers (usually) in various places, register the coordinates (and clues) on a site dedicated to the sport (We're on Geocaching.com), and then find the geocaches hidden by others. It's a fun thing, because it combines getting outside with treasure hunts and, often, puzzles. My fiancee and I both participate - she's kicking my posterior with 364 caches found to my 306 - and since she went back to Portugal for us to wait through the visa process, I've been placing a geocache each month. Missing Caeliat #1, Missing Caeliat #2, and Missing Caeliat #3 are the currently active ones; I placed one this morning that's waiting for the local reviewer to approve.

Said reviewer goes by the handle of RoadRunner, and my fiancee met him yesterday, at the Lisbon Geocoinfest event. Apparently, after talking with him, she has a pair of trackable items from him to give to me. Really, it's a fairly fun sport, and geocachers tend to be awesome people who are all too happy to help each other (and 'muggles', as the adopted phrase for non-cachers tends to be) out without any real complaint. (One relatively popular kind of event cache is a CITO - Cache In Trash Out - where people who attend clean up the garbage in a given area for proper disposal.)

Edited August 5, 2012 by Kassil&Tierce

[SweetDelish 38]

Heh.

The short and flippant answer is that geocaching is the art of using billion-dollar satellite technology to find Tupperware someone hid in the woods (or under a pile of rocks by a yucca, out here). The long answer is that it's a sport/game that uses GPS technology to hide containers (usually) in various places, register the coordinates (and clues) on a site dedicated to the sport (We're on Geocaching.com), and then find the geocaches hidden by others. It's a fun thing, because it combines getting outside with treasure hunts and, often, puzzles. My fiancee and I both participate - she's kicking my posterior with 364 caches found to my 306 - and since she went back to Portugal for us to wait through the visa process, I've been placing a geocache each month. Missing Caeliat #1, Missing Caeliat #2, and Missing Caeliat #3 are the currently active ones; I placed one this morning that's waiting for the local reviewer to approve.

Said reviewer goes by the handle of RoadRunner, and my fiancee met him yesterday, at the Lisbon Geocoinfest event. Apparently, after talking with him, she has a pair of trackable items from him to give to me. Really, it's a fairly fun sport, and geocachers tend to be awesome people who are all too happy to help each other (and 'muggles', as the adopted phrase for non-cachers tends to be) out without any real complaint. (One relatively popular kind of event cache is a CITO - Cache In Trash Out - where people who attend clean up the garbage in a given area for proper disposal.)

Wow.. that sounds interesting. my world feels really small right now. haha. Is that how you two met?

[Kassil&Tierce 18]

Wow.. that sounds interesting. my world feels really small right now. haha. Is that how you two met?

Actually, we met via Twitter, due to a mutual friend and a web-game we all three play, called Fallen London. She introduced herself by correcting my calculation on how much something cost in the game, and we just never stopped talking. Geocaching is something I introduced her to, after tripping over it while poking around in the Android App Store.

[Mateo&Raquel 28]

Vicomi..careful with those police certificates..they have expiration dates..you dont want to get them too early.