Got a touch...nervous, excited.....

[new orleans bound 0]

I haven't talked to anyone. My husband called once but of course they wouldn't tell him anything. My last touch was friday the 23rd, no approval as of yet. I am hoping one of these time the touch will be something of significance.

Have you tryed doing the three way call with Vermont? My husband found that the only way we got any info was if the two of us were on the line. He called and called Vermont but no one would talk to him till we did a three way. It's stupid seeing that he's filing the petiton and waiver for me. We're anxiously waiting for mail from Vermont, BUT nothing yet.

From what I've read here, we're the only ones who have a waiver petiton pending in Vermont. Have you been over to immigrate 2 us? I just can't believe it's taking this long.

Edited March 30, 2007 by new orleans bound

[briluke_nyla 0]

No we haven't tried the three way call yet. I have a tough time being able to as we have a 2 year old daughter that consumes most of my time. I have been to immigrate2US, I go by Nylanad on there. I think there are a few others besides us...I just can't remember who. Yah, when I filed it they told me 3-6 months...I never would have guessed it would be a year. It was one year today that I had my interview and submitted my waivers. That's rather depressing!

[geronimostyle 0]

I have my wife's 601 pending at Vermont. She is stuck in Toronto with our 2 year old son.

Her receipt date is April 28, 2006. Last touched on Feb 22, 2007. That was the first and last

touch in 11 months.

She maintains a minimal lifestyle over there. I maintain a minimal lifestyle over here.

The rest of the money goes to airlines, phone bills, and for rent, food, gas, utilities to keep

the two households running.

[new orleans bound 0]

if only I could spell....

This whole waiver process is stressful. I have read a few posts from others stating that they're not that anxious about the process and are living their lives as usually as they wait and I think to myself how can you not be stressed. But than again they're probably not dealing with Canada and a waiver filed here. It's stupid that we have to wait over a year to get a damn waiver approved. It's really stupid that there's a toll free number for a service center that we cannot call from Canada. #######! I'm surprised at how hard it is to get anyone to help you at the Consulate; there are some MEAN women there! I've dealt with a lot of women operators and not that many of them have been helpful or very friendly.

My husband and I are also maintaining two households. It gets to be expensive, two mortgages, two cars, phone bills etc. However, I am lucky. My husband has to fly to Canada, he’s able to visit frequently and flights here aren’t that expensive.

When we started this process, we were told 6-9 months by our very competent (yeah right) lawyer. Yeah 6 to 9 months alright my ###, it's going on three years and still nothing. And if I wasn’t as ####### retentive about calling Vermont, we would have never found out about the missing paperwork. Our case would have been denied because we failed to respond to the RFE’s and you know the rest. And there's still the possibly that we could be denied and then we'd have to file an appeal. This is absolutely ridiculous. Yeah I do have my own life here, my friends and family are near by, but I’d like to be back our home in Louisiana. I feel as though it’s time to go home. I don’t mean to complain too loudly cause I am very lucky to have my home, health, friends, family and job but I had that in the States too. I wish I had a magic wand…….