December filers....

[Eli_y_Mauri 0]

CONGRATS

[Marina + Dave 0]

Yay!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

I'm so happy for you guys! Congrats!

How many Dec filers are still waiting for NOA2's? Hopefully not many now.

Dave and I are mailing back our Pck 3 today and making his medical appointment! I'll let you know when the medical is after he calls them.

He's at work and "is busy" so he can't call them now. Silly boy! MAKE THE APPOINTMENT!

[David-and-Mae 15]

How many Dec filers are still waiting for NOA2's? Hopefully not many now.

Not so many... I think less than 10 based from FWAGUY's timeline

[Marina + Dave 0]

Dave finally made the appointment. One week from today! April 10th at 8:50am.

So that's not too bad. Now we have to attempt to get his vaccinations records in a week...oh well! One more step almost done!

[Otto 83]

Dave finally made the appointment. One week from today! April 10th at 8:50am.

So that's not too bad. Now we have to attempt to get his vaccinations records in a week...oh well! One more step almost done!

Congratulations... =)

By the way - the vaccinations really only need to be done when you adjust status in the states...(most people do it in their home country because it's easier and usually cheaper but it's not (from what I understand) required for the interview and/or medical.

Source

[TracyTN 237]

For some reason, London are kind of sticklers about the vaccinations. I'd get them sorted out at your GP before the visa medical (save yourself some $$).

[Marina + Dave 0]

Dave finally made the appointment. One week from today! April 10th at 8:50am.

So that's not too bad. Now we have to attempt to get his vaccinations records in a week...oh well! One more step almost done!

Congratulations... =)

By the way - the vaccinations really only need to be done when you adjust status in the states...(most people do it in their home country because it's easier and usually cheaper but it's not (from what I understand) required for the interview and/or medical.

Source

Thanks! I have heard that before as well. And hopefully -just in case- they wont require us to have them all done by the time of the interview or the medical. However, I have read on the UK section as well as some other places that even though it's not required a lot of the medical doctors were insisting that you have them done before the medical. I'm not really sure how they can insist short of saying they wont approve you unless you do them...but I don't know! Another thing is that supposedly you do not have to have the Heb B shots unless you are under 19. But, all of the people who had their medicals done in London said that the doctor said they had to have it anyway...even though the consulate says you don't have to have it if you are over 19! So we are well and truly confused when it comes to that! We know Dave will have to have the MMR and Tetanus again, so we are trying to take care of those before the interview anyway.

I've heard the MMR shot really hurts though (not the actual needle, but what they inject in you). Does anyone have any recent experience with this? Dave is not worried about the whole thing, but I'm worried for him! I hate shots!

Just curious, what type of information is everyone else preparing for the interview? --minus the normal 1-134/sponsorship stuff and birth certs. I just mean in terms of proving your relationship. Are you sending in the same type of stuff you did for the 1-129F?

I think we'll just include our rental agreement (since we've been living together for the past 11 months), our joint bank account details, pictures, vacation details/information/proof, and renewed letters of intent. We don't have emails, phone bills, or letters as we've been living together so we don't communicate that way!

What is everyone else sending and do you think what I've included sounds good?

Thanks and good luck to everyone!

Looks like a lot of us are starting to get down to the interviews now!

Before we know it we'll all be approved!

[Destiny'sJourney 0]

Hello fellow VJers,

How is everyone? Wonderful I hope. My name is Shanon and I'm from the US. My darling fiance, Kessington, is Nigerian and currently resides in Senegal, West Africa. We became engaged on 12/11/06, three months after being introduced on eHarmony.

I mailed the I-129F to the USCIS TSC on 12/26/06. For some reason, it was transferred to the CSC. I received an e-mail from the USCIS on 03/29/07 that our fiance petition approval notice was sent on 03/28/07!! Thank you Lord!!! I received the official NOA2 via snail mail on 03/31/07. It took just under three months to process based on their receipt date of 01/08/07. However, as anyone who's familiar with this process knows, the waiting can be agonizing at times.

Well, I just wanted to introduce myself. I also must say how very glad I am that I discovered this website. It's been so helpful to us. It's comforting to connect with people who are/have been in a similar situation. Also, if there's anyone who's giong or has already gone through the K1 process with their West African fiance(e), especially from Senegal, I'd love to hear about your experiences. Thank you. I wish everyone well as we weather the immigration storm.

Many blessings,

Shanon & Kessington

[Otto 83]

I've heard the MMR shot really hurts though (not the actual needle, but what they inject in you). Does anyone have any recent experience with this? Dave is not worried about the whole thing, but I'm worried for him! I hate shots!

Just curious, what type of information is everyone else preparing for the interview? --minus the normal 1-134/sponsorship stuff and birth certs. I just mean in terms of proving your relationship. Are you sending in the same type of stuff you did for the 1-129F?

I think we'll just include our rental agreement (since we've been living together for the past 11 months), our joint bank account details, pictures, vacation details/information/proof, and renewed letters of intent. We don't have emails, phone bills, or letters as we've been living together so we don't communicate that way!

What is everyone else sending and do you think what I've included sounds good?

Hi Marina,

Don´t worry about the MMR shot. I got mine 4 weeks ago and it didn´t hurt at all.

Your preparings for the interview sounds perfect.

Best wishes Karin

[Marina + Dave 0]

Shanon & Kessington [/font][/color][/font]

Welcome to VJ and to the December filers club!

[chelben 0]

great news....we got approved

He got to the consulate at 7AM ..his appointment was at 730.....i was crazy busy at work today so that kept me from being nervous. at 10AM he called me as he got in his car..

the CO asked him one question " so how did you meet your fiance" ..i guess the fact that we were friends since high school( from 1991) was enough for him after he explained the story. he is going to pick up his Visa tomorrow could not get it today they had issues with the printing.

he should be coming here in 2-3 weeks...busy tying up some remaining loose ends and selling his car..thank good ness he already has at least 5 prospective buyers

fffeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwww

[Mononoke28 135]

Congratulations! And it only took 4 months for the whole thing to be processed. I'm soooooo jealous.

[Marina + Dave 0]

Wow, Congratulations!

I guess this really goes to show how much faster VSC is though. You are about two months ahead of the rest of us from CSC -even though your filing date is about the same as ours.

Glad everything worked out so quickly and great for you! Maybe you can give the rest of us tips when we get there too!

Congrats again!

[David-and-Mae 15]

great news....we got approved

He got to the consulate at 7AM ..his appointment was at 730.....i was crazy busy at work today so that kept me from being nervous. at 10AM he called me as he got in his car..

the CO asked him one question " so how did you meet your fiance" ..i guess the fact that we were friends since high school( from 1991) was enough for him after he explained the story. he is going to pick up his Visa tomorrow could not get it today they had issues with the printing.

he should be coming here in 2-3 weeks...busy tying up some remaining loose ends and selling his car..thank good ness he already has at least 5 prospective buyers

fffeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwww

I'm really jealous... Your entire Visa process is equivalent to CSC filer's waiting period for NOA2. But happy for you that things worked fast and favorably!

Mae

[phils_gurl 0]

very very very soooooooooooooooooooon for us.

good to hear. we are one of the december filers too...just wanna check whether we have to send back packet 4 to embassy or just bring it with us during med exam and to interview? you guys have an idea? need help ....

thank you