April Filers 2013 K1

[aCm 1]

Count me and my Babe in the April group. Got our NOA 1 on April 2, still waiting to hear from CSC. Living with him until the end of summer, hoping to get a NOA 2 by September. Lets go CSC! Good luck y'all!

[His karma 20]

Hey April peeps!!! How are awe holding up? Just think, One month down for some of us already!!! Lets hope the next 5-9 months go quickly!!

[Hannah777 8]

Hey April peeps!!! How are awe holding up? Just think, One month down for some of us already!!! Lets hope the next 5-9 months go quickly!!

Yes, we hit our first month, woohoo! Wouldn't it be wonderful if Vermont hit their goal and CSC hit their target? We'd all be approved by Sept 1. But I know I'm getting an RFE. My fiance didn't send in the proper divorce certificate. Even though we mailed it to VSC, there's no guarantees whatsoever it will get with the file. So it SUCKS but at least we know it's coming and have added an extra month to our wait. Sigh...

[KathyRB 0]

Hi everyone, I just finished my application. I will be sending it in on Tuesday!!!! Wish me luck!

[Nurseling 34]

Hi All

We filed May 2013 so just missed the April month but it would be nice to get some support from the group through this long journey. Perhaps others who filed in May will follow. We filed the I-129f on the 02/05/2013 to Dallas lockbox with next day delivery via USPS. It was received and signed but we have not received a text or email yet for a NoA1 we should be directed to Vermont. So fingers crossed we here something in the next few days. Hope things move along within 6 months.

[izzylove11 19]

I sent the request to expedite based on medical illness. It's been 5 days today since they received it. I'm nervous. My case status hasn't changed at all. It doesn't even show it's been received. I received my NOA1 on April 8th.

I sent the request to expedite based on medical illness. It's been 5 days today since they received it. I'm nervous. My case status hasn't changed at all. It doesn't even show it's been received. I received my NOA1 on April 8th.

[K&E 0]

Hi everyone, I just finished my application. I will be sending it in on Tuesday!!!! Wish me luck!

Hi All

We filed May 2013 so just missed the April month but it would be nice to get some support from the group through this long journey. Perhaps others who filed in May will follow. We filed the I-129f on the 02/05/2013 to Dallas lockbox with next day delivery via USPS. It was received and signed but we have not received a text or email yet for a NoA1 we should be directed to Vermont. So fingers crossed we here something in the next few days. Hope things move along within 6 months.

Hi

There is a thread for May filers on the forum, you may want to check it out as well :-) http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/428269-may-2013-filers/

Although it is a good idea to keep an eye on both threads as we are going close to each other!

Good luck to us all on this journey!

Edited May 7, 2013 by K&E

[D + B 5]

Well, I swore I wouldn't obsess over this process until October, I did enough just preparing the forms and such lol. But here I am again after explaing the process/timeline to family and friends for the millionth time. I feel like printing the flow chart on business cards and just passing them out whenever people ask.

Please tell me I'm not the only one going through this with friends and family. It's like they can't comprehend the time it takes. Me and B have already come to terms with it, so it's things as usual for us, texts most days then Skype 2 or 3 nights a week (3 hr time difference and he works nights).

On the plus side, I finally have a viable job opportunity that will be stable and consistent. The interview is later today. It would be a welcome change to the contract work I do now, and allow me to get to where I want to be for when he does finally get the visa and make the move. The downside will be me not being able to visit again before the interview. Even though we have a relatively easy consulate (Vancouver) it will put my mind at ease to be there. We may be able to swing one more visit for him to come here though, but we are not sure when.

Oh and I read through some of the earlier posts. To update what shows on the forum (what shows under your avatar) go to your profile, click "edit my profile" and scroll down to the bottom. That's where you can select the visa, service center and a few more things.

[His karma 20]

I also get alot of people asking if we have heard anything. I am content to wait till at least October before i start really wondering. We are also through Vancouver and my Fiance would love to be there for the interview but traveling back and forth just isn't cost effective when he doesn't get paid vacation. I could go down but we are saving up for the move and everything else. We will try and get at least one more visit in before the interview to add to the proof on ongoing relationship for the interview along with skype records. lol Is anyone else as bad as me and already have the forms for the packet three and 4 ready to go?

[K&E 0]

I also get alot of people asking if we have heard anything. I am content to wait till at least October before i start really wondering. We are also through Vancouver and my Fiance would love to be there for the interview but traveling back and forth just isn't cost effective when he doesn't get paid vacation. I could go down but we are saving up for the move and everything else. We will try and get at least one more visit in before the interview to add to the proof on ongoing relationship for the interview along with skype records. lol Is anyone else as bad as me and already have the forms for the packet three and 4 ready to go?

Haha, this is funny about the forms for packet 3 and 4! :-) thumbs up! I am still reading into the question but better be prepared earlier than later ;-) thanks to this forum it is easy to do!

[His karma 20]

lol Just tells you how desperate we become in this wonderful wait.

[smtha81 4]

My fiancé just got the hard copy NOA 1 today. It seems we are April filers after all! but I'm still going to keep an eye on both April and May groups as our receipt date is April 30th.

[Hannah777 8]

Well, I swore I wouldn't obsess over this process until October, I did enough just preparing the forms and such lol. But here I am again after explaing the process/timeline to family and friends for the millionth time. I feel like printing the flow chart on business cards and just passing them out whenever people ask.

Please tell me I'm not the only one going through this with friends and family. It's like they can't comprehend the time it takes. Me and B have already come to terms with it, so it's things as usual for us, texts most days then Skype 2 or 3 nights a week (3 hr time difference and he works nights).

On the plus side, I finally have a viable job opportunity that will be stable and consistent. The interview is later today. It would be a welcome change to the contract work I do now, and allow me to get to where I want to be for when he does finally get the visa and make the move. The downside will be me not being able to visit again before the interview. Even though we have a relatively easy consulate (Vancouver) it will put my mind at ease to be there. We may be able to swing one more visit for him to come here though, but we are not sure when.

Oh and I read through some of the earlier posts. To update what shows on the forum (what shows under your avatar) go to your profile, click "edit my profile" and scroll down to the bottom. That's where you can select the visa, service center and a few more things.

This made me laugh. I don't have any family. (that's a long story-but basically I'm disowned). So haven't talked to them in over a year. But every day I work, I get the exact same question from everyone: So how much longer? (I tell them), next day, same thing. It's annoying but at least they're interested lol! And just when you start accepting that it's going to take a LONG time and you're ok with it, then someone says in a negative way: Awww that's so long, I couldn't do it. Then it's depressing lol!

I also get alot of people asking if we have heard anything. I am content to wait till at least October before i start really wondering. We are also through Vancouver and my Fiance would love to be there for the interview but traveling back and forth just isn't cost effective when he doesn't get paid vacation. I could go down but we are saving up for the move and everything else. We will try and get at least one more visit in before the interview to add to the proof on ongoing relationship for the interview along with skype records. lol Is anyone else as bad as me and already have the forms for the packet three and 4 ready to go?

I have all the papers started. I've run into the problem of being on 3 cruises over the last 10 years and it wants to know the dates I was in different countries. I've called the cruise line and they don't have the info so gulp. I need to write up a bunch of secondary forms to go along with the primary ones. It can be overwhelming. so much to do! I think tomorrow I'm going to work on getting the letter from the car dealership saying it's approved to bring to the usa.

[D + B 5]

This made me laugh. I don't have any family. (that's a long story-but basically I'm disowned). So haven't talked to them in over a year. But every day I work, I get the exact same question from everyone: So how much longer? (I tell them), next day, same thing. It's annoying but at least they're interested lol! And just when you start accepting that it's going to take a LONG time and you're ok with it, then someone says in a negative way: Awww that's so long, I couldn't do it. Then it's depressing lol!

I get the same thing, but it's usually when they ask how long we've been together. It'll be 7 years in July. Honestly though, with the crazy both of us have had to deal with the past couple of years, it wouldn't have been cost effective to do immigration at anytime before now. But now that we are actually doing it, we get the added questions of "are you sure you can live together, you only spend a couple of weeks together a year." Frustrating to no end. Lol. Of course I'm sure, we talk about it all the time, what we each expect, what we are going to do, etc.

Well after reading some of the rfes that have come through, I'm now expecting one. I sent in a photocopy of his divorce certificate instead of the actual one, so now I'm having him go and get 3 more from the court since I'm sure we'll need more. And also on the photos, I only put month/year with names and places instead of month/date/year. The other primary evidence should be good though, as well as the forms. I'm wondering if I should wait for a potential rfe or if I should be proactive and send it now. Thoughts, advice?

As for the next steps, we haven't started packet 3/4 yet, but I've already given him a list of things to do and when to do them lol. He's going to try to start tracking down his vaccination records now, and order his long form birth certificate in a couple of days. Then in October, he'll get the police certificate.

And about importing the car, anyone know the details for Chevy so that we can go ahead and start on that? Do we go through a dealer or the Chevy itself?

And as for the visiting other countries, he's only come here and on 2 cruises with me, so I have all the dates when it comes time for that.

[Hannah777 8]

I get the same thing, but it's usually when they ask how long we've been together. It'll be 7 years in July. Honestly though, with the crazy both of us have had to deal with the past couple of years, it wouldn't have been cost effective to do immigration at anytime before now. But now that we are actually doing it, we get the added questions of "are you sure you can live together, you only spend a couple of weeks together a year." Frustrating to no end. Lol. Of course I'm sure, we talk about it all the time, what we each expect, what we are going to do, etc.

Well after reading some of the rfes that have come through, I'm now expecting one. I sent in a photocopy of his divorce certificate instead of the actual one, so now I'm having him go and get 3 more from the court since I'm sure we'll need more. And also on the photos, I only put month/year with names and places instead of month/date/year. The other primary evidence should be good though, as well as the forms. I'm wondering if I should wait for a potential rfe or if I should be proactive and send it now. Thoughts, advice?

As for the next steps, we haven't started packet 3/4 yet, but I've already given him a list of things to do and when to do them lol. He's going to try to start tracking down his vaccination records now, and order his long form birth certificate in a couple of days. Then in October, he'll get the police certificate.

And about importing the car, anyone know the details for Chevy so that we can go ahead and start on that? Do we go through a dealer or the Chevy itself?

And as for the visiting other countries, he's only come here and on 2 cruises with me, so I have all the dates when it comes time for that.

Same, same! "But how do you really know him??" I think I know him way better than I would if I had met someone in town. We text constantly. We know each others schedules. There is complete trust. I'm getting the RFE because he sent in the wrong paper to his divorce certificate. Your copy should be fine. They don't take the originals, you bring the originals to your interview. Not sure about the photo's-some get an RFE, some don't. We sent in the proper divorce certificate but there's been no update to the file and it's been a month. So I'm assuming we will have to wait on the RFE but for piece of mind, just send it in. Being proactive helps: I needed to get the stupid Hepatitis shots done. I have round 2 on Friday and boy that needle hurts! lol! Police certificate is done (it's good for a year, it was also free when you tell them it's for immigration purposes-in Canada anyways) If you do a quick search for importing cars, you'll get a ton of links. Here's one: http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/VIG_Canada01192007.htm (not sure if you are in Canada, I didn't look before I started replying to this lol) One thing I noticed is the long form birth certificate needed to be sent with your I129-F. So make sure you have that ready for an RFE as well. Good luck with everything!