May 2013 filers

[Ozgirl1981 78]

PLEASE HELP =(

Our petition or NOA2 expires this month.. who do I call to extend it? We are not yet scheduled for the interview. =( Thanks!

We are in the same boat.. I have exactly 1 month to get interview, but packet 3 documents from USA have been delayed or lost.. can't figure out which yet.

I emailed the embassy that the interview is going to be with, but no response yet.

[Bambi & João 2]

Stuck in Administrative Processing. If I would have had a clear approval or denial, I wouldn't be so upset. This is torture. I emailed the embassy... no reply. They got the paperwork and didn't request anything else but the date updates EVERY DAY.

[Bambi & João 2]

Called the Department of State.... STUPID PLAN!!!! They say Administrative Processing can take up to 60 days and that I can't even ask until it has been 60 days since the interview. The original hope was to fly him out tomorrow but that's not gonna happen. The thing that scares me is at the bottom of Administrative Processing it says "

Your visa case is currently undergoing necessary administrative processing. This processing can take several weeks. Please follow any instructions provided by the Consular Officer at the time of your interview. If further information is needed, you will be contacted. If your visa application is approved, it will be processed and mailed/available within two business days. Under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, Immigrant Visas for "Diversity Visas" cannot be issued after September 30th of the year in which you were selected to apply for a Diversity Visa. For example, entrants into the Diversity Visa Program in Fall of 2011 were selected for Diversity Visa 2012 Program, and selectees MUST apply and receive their visa prior to September 30, 2012 otherwise they lose eligibility to receive a Diversity Immigrant Visa, regardless of additional administrative processing. In addition, please note that some immigrant visas may not be able to be issued if the annual numerical limit for that category has been reached.

For more information, please visit TRAVEL.STATE.GOV."

What do they mean by the part I put in bold? They have no reason to deny us but it IS the end of the year so that scared me. The embassy said that I sent in all of the correct paperwork and that I just have to wait. The date on Administrative Processing changes every day. Last night it changed at nearly midnight when i know the embassy was closed. that confused me because the NVC had told me earlier in the day that they had no updates and that it would be posted on the site as soon as there were. I'm afraid to keep calling. I surely hope they don't torture me for 60 days. I'm pretty sure this is the most stressful thing I've ever done. I love my fiancee and all I want it to spend my life with him.

[Vanitas 310]

The K1 is a hybrid visa - the DoS considers it non-immigrant but it allows you to adjust status legally in the US once married. The bolded part doesn't apply to K1s.

2 days to go for the interview in my case. Train is booked. Will pay MRV and Courier tomorrow. Everything is now in my hands, literally and metaphorically.

[Bambi & João 2]

The K1 is a hybrid visa - the DoS considers it non-immigrant but it allows you to adjust status legally in the US once married. The bolded part doesn't apply to K1s.

2 days to go for the interview in my case. Train is booked. Will pay MRV and Courier tomorrow. Everything is now in my hands, literally and metaphorically.

THANK YOU!!!!! Someone responded to another thread that I started. Same thing happened. He's also from Brazil. He said that after a week it went from Administrative Processing to Visa issued and then they had the visa in 5 days. These two posts give me hope! I'm still hoping for a Christmas Miracle.

Good luck with your interview!!! Hope it goes well and you are APPROVED!!!!!

[ellehcar18 1]

yes it will be!just do the things that you can do for now..take it one step at a time. it will always comes when we are with them soon..a month or two of waiting is not that bad at all..lol!

keep your spirit up Ozgirl! almost there!

i still have to go to this nonsense cfo seminar..lol!i just hate waking up early..

Hi can you post the exact meaning of ISSUED? Before you get your visa?

Thank you so much it will can help do me.

[BLAKCAJUN 25]

Decided to do DNA testing in January. Hopefully, the test comes back positive. I'm planning a March visit with my kids praying we all fly back together.

How is everyone else's journey coming along?

[mrzjimenez7810 8]

Hi I'm new. my fiance filled the I-129F form in May and received the NOA2 and also the letter stating my case number in santo domingo (SDO) and that it was approved of the petition and sent it to the consulate in Santo Domingo. but we do not know what else goes on in the letter was saying that in the Meantime I and my son have to fill the form DS-160. already filled yesterday. but we do not know what else to do, whether to call the consulate. because we have no idea if they will send the package 4 or they are going to do. thankz for the help.

[mrzjimenez7810 8]

We are confused about the nexts steps.

We are confused about the nexts steps.

[BLAKCAJUN 25]

We are confused about the nexts steps.

We are confused about the nexts steps.

Your embassy will mail a package with forms and instructions in it

[mrzjimenez7810 8]

Ok. I already filled the ds-160. I have to do something more after that or i just have to wait.?

[mecheia 0]

Has the CEAC site been working for anyone else for checking case status? I've tried our case number, which we finally got, in the system a few times over the past week setting it both to Immigrant and Non-Immigrant visas.

Thank you.

Adam

[Bambi & João 2]

My fiancee had his interview on November 27 and I have been stalking the site ever since. It is stuck on Administrative Processing but I think it is working because the date updates regularly. As for it going back and forth between Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Visa, I've noticed it has always done that. I think it has a glitch. Sometimes after putting Immigrant the option for a location disappears and sometimes it does not. If you leave it blank, you will still get the status. I'm waiting for it to say "Issued". Hopefully tomorrow.

[sjs87 27]

I've been absent from VJ for awhile because I was no longer going stir-crazy... things started coming together in October/November for us. We are working with a lawyer (more to come on that later) which has been a blessing, but of course everything we do goes through her which I feel has slowed our process down at points.

At the end of November we got my interview date -- for the END of January!! We were heartbroken that we were over 2 months from the date. But then miracles happened - a January 14 date became available, THEN a January 2 interview date became available!!

I had my medical booked for last week, but because tracking down my immunization records proved to be frustrating/tricky, I had to delay until this coming Tuesday. Delaying it, though, hasn't affected the overall process.

Moving forward, my fiance and I talked about disengaging with our lawyer to do the AOS phase separately. I cannot remember what our contract stated when we signed it last April/May, but I am now under the impression (based on recent correspondence with her) that we are tied to her for the AOS... which for me, being a worry-wart, isn't the worst thing... it's just more money but I know I need to relax and just let things be.

In the meantime, I am still printing off all the necessary forms and copying the required documents (passport and birth cert) in case we sill are able to move forward for the AOS independent of our lawyer. We will need to apply for the 'Travel Document' to allow me to leave the U.S. during the AOS phase, as we have our wedding in Canada planned and obviously must attend. This, of course, all depends on whether or not we face any more delays or complications. Aside from the timing not being what we had hoped, everything else has been relatively smooth.

The one thing I am still unclear about is when I will be able to start work in the U.S. I know I will receive some sort of 'permit' that will allow me to work in the US, as well as travel freely to/from Canada -- but I think that comes with the Green Card, and according to the lawyer, I won't receive a G.C. until about 5 months after the AOS date.

Sometimes this process seems like one step forward, two steps back. It can be hard to shake the feeling of frustration and discontent, but I know this is all WORTH it... for some reason, though, I still need to remind myself to stay positive. Sometimes easier said than done, but yes indeed, this will all be worth it!

I hope fellow May Filers are moving along. It's a tough journey, but at least we are going through it with the ones we love.

[cinemec 0]

Hello all May filers! Our K1 was approved this morning at the London embassy! Yay

Hope anyone still waiting doesn't have too long to wait!