On-line tracking system of I-601's submitted in London

[jpkeswim 0]

Sharky

Yes Kefalonia was awesome and beautiful! We stayed in Lassi but went to Argostoli quite often and had a car one day and went to Sami, Myrtos Beach, Assos and up to Fiskardo. The whole island was just gorgeous. We loved Sami the most though! The beach there was just amazing with all the fish and clear water...we took the snorkels and have beautiful pics with the underwater camera.....

Mary,

I just used my passport with my maiden name on it.....We set up a appointment with the Home Office and had a short interview with them and then came back about a hour later and picked up our passport with my new visa in it. It is valid for 2 years. It cost £500 though. It was good till November but we figured the sooner the better then I could start working!!! That is one expensive passport now! I actually had a job offer before I got the new visa so it worked out perfectly....cause I was able to start work the next day. I do take my passport and marriage certificate with me if I go anywhere where they need to see my name....bank, etc. The bad thing is the passport is good for another 8.5 years....so oh well! BTW it was cheaper to send everything in but it said it could take anywhere from 4-14 weeks so we just decided to go in person...it was I think £380 to mail it in.

Anyway talk to you all later

[mary&tom 0]

Sharky

Yes Kefalonia was awesome and beautiful! We stayed in Lassi but went to Argostoli quite often and had a car one day and went to Sami, Myrtos Beach, Assos and up to Fiskardo. The whole island was just gorgeous. We loved Sami the most though! The beach there was just amazing with all the fish and clear water...we took the snorkels and have beautiful pics with the underwater camera.....

Mary,

I just used my passport with my maiden name on it.....We set up a appointment with the Home Office and had a short interview with them and then came back about a hour later and picked up our passport with my new visa in it. It is valid for 2 years. It cost £500 though. It was good till November but we figured the sooner the better then I could start working!!! That is one expensive passport now! I actually had a job offer before I got the new visa so it worked out perfectly....cause I was able to start work the next day. I do take my passport and marriage certificate with me if I go anywhere where they need to see my name....bank, etc. The bad thing is the passport is good for another 8.5 years....so oh well! BTW it was cheaper to send everything in but it said it could take anywhere from 4-14 weeks so we just decided to go in person...it was I think £380 to mail it in.

Anyway talk to you all later

well... if it was my maiden name i wouldnt mind so much... I just don't feel like carrying my ex husbands name for 8 more years

somehow i will have to get in touch with the embassy and find out if i can get a new passport with my new name on time to do the limited leave to remain. my current visa expires january 11th. I had it start on july 11th hoping I could get here in mid july but that didnt work out. my house sold faster than I thought it would so I stayed for the closing date which was july 31st. then i had 30 days to vacate and it turned out I needed every second of that... i ended up leaving tons of stuff for the new owners... it just was not possible to sort 30 years worth of stuff in the time I had. to do it properly would have taken a couple of years. seriously! Our original plan was for tom and i to live there for a few years, fix up the place so it would bring more money, ebay alot of the stuff that was in the house, and then pick out a new place together nearer to my kids and grandkids.

my son filled his van about 5 times with stuff to try to sell for me.. .he has had a couple of garage sales but now he and his wife are overwhelmed by how much stuff is still there. I think they are going to give most of it away. the way things have worked out (the denial) we have taken a huge financial loss.

we will go in person as well to apply for the limited leave to remain. I think we have to go to Croyden.

well back to bed for me... tom left for work a few minutes ago and i got up with him.. he had to be in at 5am.

mary

[rebeccajo 14]

my son filled his van about 5 times with stuff to try to sell for me.. .he has had a couple of garage sales but now he and his wife are overwhelmed by how much stuff is still there. I think they are going to give most of it away. the way things have worked out (the denial) we have taken a huge financial loss.

Hi Mary - I read your posts to keep up with you. One of these days we will get to talk. We're busy here with marching season. Plus my schedule is whacked with Wes' work hours....

About that financial loss stuff.....I wouldn't dwell on that. You don't know what it would have been like if your 'dream' scenario had happened. Tom would have been giving up a VERY good job in the UK in order to come to America. It's hard to say how long it would have taken him to become re-certified over here and get a good position here. Plus there's the issue of health insurance. Wes has been here a year now and it's HARD to get restarted in America at our age. It might have worked out well for you and Tom here - but since you don't know that, it's probably healthier to move on past any 'regret' you have and just try to forget about it.

When people come to America to live they give up a lot. Try to remember that whenever you long for what you left behind. It was you instead of him giving up stuff. I'm sure he appreciates that.

I'll be watching for your post on the 9th......*smile*

[munchkins 0]

I agree with you Rebecca and all I will add to that is good luck for the 9th for a lovely couple, let us have some photos mary

[Baileyj96 0]

Drumbroll please.........................

The big friday update.............one case added.......................

and I bother to look........why?

Just have to laugh

Vicky

[new orleans bound 0]

Not that I'm part of the London crew waiting for my Waiver to be processed but I thought I'd post here anyway. There's not many Canadians in my shoes, waiting for an approval of a waiver from Montreal.

Anyway- husband called me today to tell me that our Local Senator for Louisiana, called the Embassy in Montreal and they were informed that are case was FINALLY left Montreal, and was sent to the Department of Homeland Security. That's right, after 2 years, it is finally being sent to DHS! Now if it went any slower I don't know what I'd do. The Embassy said they mailed off our completed packet on September 11th of all dates! So does anyone want to take a guess at how long DHS will look at our waiver. I'm figuring my March/April, we might get an answer. Maybe I should take up a pool and the person who guessed closest will get a 12 pack of Canadian Beer!

I dare say it's very safe for me to say that next to Mary I'm probably one of the few people who's case has taken this long to process.

Jo

P.S sorry for typo's-hurt (sprained) my thumb and find it difficult to type.

And Edited for typo's-sorry if i missed any. Cheers.

Edited October 7, 2006 by new orleans bound

[Baileyj96 0]

Hi New Orleans,

Stop in anytime. It's just me left in the London group right now. Most everyone else has got their decision on their waiver. They check in on me often even though I've done nothing but whine for the past few weeks. And bless their hearts they still come in and check on me. I'm just getting very impatient because when we first started this the wait time in London was 8 to 12 weeks. Then 12 to 15 and right before ours got close they took any estimate of time off. We just started our 19th week and have been under review for 3 weeks. I know we should be hearing something soon but it's sooooooooo nerve wrecking. I know London is usually one of the quicker to do waivers but it still seems like an eternity.

I can't believe your still sane after all that time waiting just for your waiver to make it to DHS. Probably one of the closest embassy's to the United States and it takes 2 years for it to get there? It is just mind blowing. I guess nothing in the process should surprise me but it does. I won't take your bet with the beer. I don't like beer much but I do hope you hear something sooner than you think.

I know it doesn't help but I do wish you all the best. Oh and I hope your thumb feels better soon.

Vicky

Edited October 7, 2006 by Baileyj96

[munchkins 0]

Hi Vicky

time to check up on you again good to see that you are still retaining a sense of humour through all this, bet you go and get well p*****d when you get that approval and who would blame you.

Sending so much MOJO your way Vicky, I think you will hear a huge WOOOOOHOOOO all over the world when you get the yes

Lots of hugs to you Vicky

[Baileyj96 0]

Hi munchkins,

Yeah I'm still laughing but I think it's from madness now. I think I've done went loopy

It's just so insane. One minute I'm fine and the next it's doom and gloom. I've decided it best if I set my goal for the end of this month. I might be able to deal with things better if I look at it that way. So I'm going to try my best to be patient until October 31st. IF we get good news then he still wants to try to come over before Thanksgiving. If we don't hear something by then, well I would suggest that no children come here knocking for Halloween. I'll be busy howling at the moon that night.

Well I'm off to go hunting......... I've got a mouse in the house and I've declaired war.......... Nasty boogers.

thanks for checking on me.

Vicky

[beetee4ever 0]

If we don't hear something by then, well I would suggest that no children come here knocking for Halloween

sorry Vicky, but that's too funny.

What the heck is going on...can't believe it's been so long and you still haven't heard anything

COME ON LONDON....LET'S SEE THOSE APPROVALS

[Baileyj96 0]

Hey.............. look at the new waiver list.

Someone's bored again.

I couldn't help it, i just had to peek

[munchkins 0]

Had a look Vicky but I knew we would not be on it. I sent the memorandums back to the DHS yesterday but forgot to put Alan's case number on them so I emailed them yesteday to explain and this morning I had a reply, they have not received his case from Immigration Visa unit yet

So much for the CO who said he would ensure the case went upstairs by Friday YEH, load of b*****t don't believe a word they say now Hope that is Sean's that we see on there

[ReallyWorried 0]

Nope not me who was just added,thx for all your concern and advice,i have emailed them contacted them by phone and had senators contact them as well as lawyers still no definite answers,what i need to do is find someone without an LND number and see if they were sent a postcard,ty Sean.

[munchkins 0]

Sean, I am so sorry that it is not your case, with seeing Dublin I was praying that it was yours, I do hope that you get it sorted quickly

[munchkins 0]

Well I vowed I would not keep looking at the waiver list, well not everyday but it is just as addictive as USCIS and the NVC and I cannot help it

It is going to be such a wonderful feeling when I see Alan's case on there just one more step on the ladder so to speak and then up and onwards, hopefully taking not too long

Reallyworried, where are you, we need to know if you have had any success in finding out what is going on, please let us know