I-130 January 2017 Filers

[Yeonin 127]

2 hours ago, Pat&Vince said:

 

Oh dear!

 

I was thinking the exact same thing... Do I need to keep all the important paperwork available at hand at all time?

 

I know the feeling about the void of the separation. I try not to complain too much about it. I mean, we're both seing the light at the end of the tunnel.

I have been repeating to my husband that he better enjoy his last few weeks spreading himself all over the couch   Soon, we will be on each other's back all the time and we will have our DRINKS SYNCHRONIZED at last !

 

How did your wife enjoy Paris?

 

Depending on when we will fly back to the US (together!), I would like to go somewhere for our first anniversary (Jan 4th). I took him to Paris (which he adores) but would definitely love to go back!

 

 

 

 

I've made up my mind that the universe will not mess with me so I'll just keep everything at the house....trust and believe!

 

The weather in Paris was beautiful! make sure you go to Frenchie  To Go for breakfast and Flesh Restaurant et.Canal....for dinner...and they have a rum shot...the rum is made by monks and consists of 138 herbs I think...a must try....and gel them it's your anniversary...shot on the house!... My wife was super impressed with Paris, it's been a dream...

 

The cocktails at the Brasserie Parisien  I thinks it's called near the Eiffel tower are the best! try the strawberry one and the mango flavoured. Very gooood on the alcohol! 😁

[manseca 18]

Any January filers still waiting for the NOA2? Still waiting since January 25th. Everyday is a disappointment of late.  

 

Stats:

Married: 22/12/2012

Me: American citizen (born and raised)

Spouse: Irish citizen

Family: Daughter turns 4 in February; living in Ireland since 2012 (Thailand and South Korea prior to that)

Applied: 25th January 2017 (Nebraska - aka purgatory)

Edited November 17, 2017 by manseca

[KarmelAnn 44]

Hi Jan filers. Any update on your progress as of Novemeber? My petition us at NVC 14th Nov I'm currently waiting for my case number. Hopefully everything from here onwards is speedy

[Longingfor 195]

15 minutes ago, KarmelAnn said:

Hi Jan filers. Any update on your progress as of Novemeber? My petition us at NVC 14th Nov I'm currently waiting for my case number. Hopefully everything from here onwards is speedy

I confirmed that NVC received my case on the 9th. I am patiently waiting until Monday to call them. Get your documents ready in the mean time. I am completely ready to send off my package because I was proactive. 

[KarmelAnn 44]

3 minutes ago, Longingfor said:

I confirmed that NVC received my case on the 9th. I am patiently waiting until Monday to call them. Get your documents ready in the mean time. I am completely ready to send off my package because I was proactive. 

Wow that's great. Do you have to wait on the case number before you can fill up the forms?

 

[Longingfor 195]

Just now, KarmelAnn said:

Wow that's great. Do you have to wait on the case number before you can fill up the forms?

 

You can complete the affidavit of support or have your spouse do it. Gather the tax returns. Get the beneficiary to do their police certificate ready. There are other items you need to ensure you have copies of. 

 

I have learnt from VJ to write case # petitioner name and DOB and well as same for beneficiary on the top right hand corner of all documents on all pages. So that is what I am waiting for. Plus case # and invoice # is needed to log in and make payments as well as choose agent and complete ds260.

 

I suggest you go and read Salin thread about NVC  it has a lot of useful information and tips.

[KarmelAnn 44]

20 minutes ago, Longingfor said:

You can complete the affidavit of support or have your spouse do it. Gather the tax returns. Get the beneficiary to do their police certificate ready. There are other items you need to ensure you have copies of. 

 

I have learnt from VJ to write case # petitioner name and DOB and well as same for beneficiary on the top right hand corner of all documents on all pages. So that is what I am waiting for. Plus case # and invoice # is needed to log in and make payments as well as choose agent and complete ds260.

 

I suggest you go and read Salin thread about NVC  it has a lot of useful information and tips.

Thanks alot I'll definitely do that

[Cadizfornia 12]

On 17/11/2017 at 7:28 PM, manseca said:

Any January filers still waiting for the NOA2? Still waiting since January 25th. Everyday is a disappointment of late.  

 

Stats:

Married: 22/12/2012

Me: American citizen (born and raised)

Spouse: Irish citizen

Family: Daughter turns 4 in February; living in Ireland since 2012 (Thailand and South Korea prior to that)

Applied: 25th January 2017 (Nebraska - aka purgatory)

 

 

So bizarre. We got snail mail NOA2 on Oct-20, our PD is Jan-23...

 

Anyway, we are not paying a lot of attention to this bore since we decided to wait for the next summer to move in order to let the girls living in Spain for another year (culture, idiom, blah, blah)

 

I would call them, definitely.

 

Good luck.

 

 

 

 

[manseca 18]

12 hours ago, Cadizfornia said:

 

 

So bizarre. We got snail mail NOA2 on Oct-20, our PD is Jan-23...

 

Anyway, we are not paying a lot of attention to this bore since we decided to wait for the next summer to move in order to let the girls living in Spain for another year (culture, idiom, blah, blah)

 

I would call them, definitely.

 

Good luck.

 

 

 

 

@Cadizfornia | Yeah, we tried to call them but they just kind of blurt out the information that's posted on their website - and since technically it still says 14th January (as of 30th September) it's not "outside of normal processing times", they said we can't make an inquiry. So, stuck waiting for nothing it feels like.

[Yeonin 127]

 @LaurenAndBrent wishing you all the best this week in preparation of your interview 💫💫💫💫 . Have a good one

[KarmelAnn 44]

I'm tired of the wait. Wish I was already finished with this process. Omg. But my NVC journey has just begun. 

 

On 11/17/2017 at 4:28 PM, Longingfor said:

You can complete the affidavit of support or have your spouse do it. Gather the tax returns. Get the beneficiary to do their police certificate ready. There are other items you need to ensure you have copies of. 

 

I have learnt from VJ to write case # petitioner name and DOB and well as same for beneficiary on the top right hand corner of all documents on all pages. So that is what I am waiting for. Plus case # and invoice # is needed to log in and make payments as well as choose agent and complete ds260.

 

I suggest you go and read Salin thread about NVC  it has a lot of useful information and tips.

Thanks alot I'll definitely do that

[Pat&Vince 97]

Hi there fellow VJers,

 

 

So, as of today, medical exam : check.

 

This one was super easy, barely a light check-up... I took care of the vaccination last week, so we just did the influenza shot, Varicella is based on the testimony that I had it as a kid.

Other than that, chest xray, tiny phlebotomy (just one dose) and peeing in a cup. That's it, no blood pressure controle, heart or ears check.

 

They just want to know if you're not carrying tuberculosis or any STD  :-/

 

 

Bottomline, the results will be available in two weeks, juuuuuust in time for the interview. Told the doc I did ASAP but was given very short notice (which seems usual as I've heard).

 

 

Anyway, Interview day minus 2 weeks, clock is ticking !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Yeonin 127]

10 minutes ago, Pat&Vince said:

Hi there fellow VJers,

 

 

So, as of today, medical exam : check.

 

This one was super easy, barely a light check-up... I took care of the vaccination last week, so we just did the influenza shot, Varicella is based on the testimony that I had it as a kid.

Other than that, chest xray, tiny phlebotomy (just one dose) and peeing in a cup. That's it, no blood pressure controle, heart or ears check.

 

They just want to know if you're not carrying tuberculosis or any STD  :-/

 

 

Bottomline, the results will be available in two weeks, juuuuuust in time for the interview. Told the doc I did ASAP but was given very short notice (which seems usual as I've heard).

 

 

Anyway, Interview day minus 2 weeks, clock is ticking !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice! well that's done👊🏼

[LaurenAndBrent 61]

On 20/11/2017 at 5:21 PM, Yeonin said:

 @LaurenAndBrent wishing you all the best this week in preparation of your interview 💫💫💫💫 . Have a good one

Thank you!! Ahhhh 1 week to go exactly! Can't believe it's finally come around. Not long left for you to wait either!

[Yeonin 127]

23 hours ago, LaurenAndBrent said:

Thank you!! Ahhhh 1 week to go exactly! Can't believe it's finally come around. Not long left for you to wait either!

i'm getting impatient...like reallly extra impatient lol!

 

i'm ready to pack up my stuff and leave