I-129F March 2017 Filers

[twoDs 590]

10 minutes ago, dkmfan85 said:

I feel the very same way. It's crazy that some people are coming up on POE and others are still sitting here twiddling our thumbs.

This is the part that's killing me inside as well. I have no ill will against those that are getting approved but it seems insanely unfair that people with NOA1s not even a week ahead of ours are waiting for visas to arrive and we haven't even seen a NOA2, and as far as I can tell the USCIS has no credible justification for why.

Edited July 19, 2017 by twoDs

[Estibaliz 3,037]

1 hour ago, Holly♡ said:

I would like to add something. I have seen several people talking about how their F's don't believe that they have sent in the packets... talk about adding fuel to the fire. This blows my mind when I see people saying these things. I would be devastated if my F accused me of this. I want him with me just as much as he wants to be physically with me. I am not so stressed, but I do have my times where I get sad that he isn't and if he were to accuse me of this, it would add much unnecessary tension to our relationship. I am not sure what you guys have did in regards to what I am about to say, but I know that when I had my packet all together and ready to go, I had recorded everything that was in it because I wanted him to see all the work I had put into it plus I wanted to have proof for myself of what I had sent in case something happened to it because I have read about things like this happening. I did not do it though because I thought he would ever doubt me. Just did it because I wanted to share it with him.
Anyhow, you are in a real relationship with your F's and they should truly 110% trust you and I am sorry for anyone who is going through this because I can't imagine how much more stress that would add to an already unbearable situation.
Just remember snail mail is slow and your approvals could be on their way if you have not received an RFE by text or email =) because we know that they are working on cases!
Best of luck to everyone no matter what stage you are at! =)

Beneficiary here. I prepared 90% of the package. Gary sent it after I left the States so we could include my i94. When he sent it, he provided me with the tracking number and I did all the following since.

When he got the text/email, he forwarded it to me.

When he got the hardcopy, he scanned it and sent it to me.

Don't get me wrong, but there's lots of ways for someone to know what's happening and how things are progressing, including this forum and website. Maybe they should join us, We'd be glad to have them.

[Wilma77 238]

6 minutes ago, KozmicBlues said:

Exactly. It just feels so unfair. I'm so frustrated that we are forced to put our lives on hold at the mercy of a pathetically ineffective government agency. 

I agree..  It  seem so unfair.  even though i dont want to say anything wrong... but we doing it the  LEGAL way is  unfair. and in a way Being Punished...where. Others  just go there get Married..  be with there husbands through all this stress and NO waiting away from each other by doing it the  Ilegal way.. Why  should this take soo long when we are Honest... Life is too short to have to wait     Makes me soo upset when i see others allready there  post how  HARD it is... when they have NO clue what so ever.

[KozmicBlues 592]

14 minutes ago, Wilma77 said:

I agree..  It  seem so unfair.  even though i dont want to say anything wrong... but we doing it the  LEGAL way is  unfair. and in a way Being Punished...where. Others  just go there get Married..  be with there husbands through all this stress and NO waiting away from each other by doing it the  Ilegal way.. Why  should this take soo long when we are Honest... Life is too short to have to wait     Makes me soo upset when i see others allready there  post how  HARD it is... when they have NO clue what so ever.

Exactly! At first, me and my fiance considered just trying to get him a tourist visa then getting married once he got here. But we decided, no...let's do it the 100% legal way so we don't run into any issues. Meanwhile here we are waiting with absolutely no updates of when we can expect the process to be complete. I know it's still going to be fast compared to some others who are trying to immigrate on different visas, but it just seems so unfair when we are so in love and just want to start a family together ASAP. 

 

I just keep trying to look at the bright side, this process is making it so we will never take our time together for granted. I told him the other day I would do ANYTHING just to be able to go grocery shopping together. Such a simple thing, yet then you see couples at the grocery store fighting like children in public. They have no idea what it's like to not be able to be together whenever they want. So we have such an advantage and I know that our marriage will be so much stronger because of this. I just wish it would speed up a little...lol. 

Edited July 19, 2017 by KozmicBlues

[MentalVoid 191]

No NOA2 here yet. Just when I got myself into a nice "He'll be here by the end of the year, focus on preparing for grad school" mentality, everyone and their mother started asking me "Has Nick gotten his visa yet?". Seriously, I've had 7 family members ask in the last 2 days. As if I wouldn't post all over Facebook once he had lol. 

[DaveS1172 67]

I suppose thinking about it - The time ahead should be shorter than the time behind. With 125 days as of today, I can at least hope that with 6 months that they say it will take to adjudicate our file, it will be shorter than the time we have already waited.  

[TJC 22]

21 minutes ago, DaveS1172 said:

I suppose thinking about it - The time ahead should be shorter than the time behind. With 125 days as of today, I can at least hope that with 6 months that they say it will take to adjudicate our file, it will be shorter than the time we have already waited.  

Yeah, waiting is tough, just hang in there. It seems like a lot of people have been getting approved the last several days so hopefully yours is coming soon.

 

We just hit the 6 week mark of our case not being forwarded to the NVC. We received our NOA2 on June 6, but the case still has not arrived at the NVC. USCIS confirmed we were approved, but just hasn't sent it over for some reason...NVC asked us to email them and they will investigate. Hard to say how long that will take. So, even though we have our NOA2, still feel like we're in limbo.  

[AnJ Co 1,676]

2 hours ago, nephthys said:

I've been laying low on VJ for months so that I could keep my mind occupied on other things while waiting for the NOA2... well, we finally got the letter yesterday!

 

Our mailperson occasionally puts things in the wrong mailbox at our apartments, since multiple times I've had to take wrongly-delivered letters to my neighbors that I got in my box. Like the address was totally fine, but just placed in the wrong box. My nightmare has always been that something really important would get mis-delivered... and it looks like our NOA2 probably was, since it was sitting on the apartment lobby bench rather than in my locked mailbox.  Thank the neighborly soul who didn't just return it to sender or trash it!! Jeez.

 

Anyway, the date on the letter was July 12th. My fiance has been visiting me this summer, and we still have over a month left of his visit. We had been anxiously awaiting the NOA2 arrival together. Today we're going to take a daytrip to the beach to celebrate 

 

Fingers crossed for everyone else still waiting in this thread!

Nice!!!!  Found it in the unexpected   Congratulations!!!

[AnJ Co 1,676]

1 hour ago, KozmicBlues said:

.....I just keep trying to look at the bright side, this process is making it so we will never take our time together for granted. I told him the other day I would do ANYTHING just to be able to go grocery shopping together. Such a simple thing, yet then you see couples at the grocery store fighting like children in public. They have no idea what it's like to not be able to be together whenever they want. So we have such an advantage and I know that our marriage will be so much stronger because of this. I just wish it would speed up a little...lol. 

My fiancee and I have talked about this very subject.  Maybe this is the silver lining on the cloud of waiting so long......  A perspective of what comes easy is worth less than what comes with blood sweat and tears....   I'm not saying a fast petition has less appreciation for the 'relationship'.  I am saying that with the long days, and sleepless nights, and loneliness, and everything else that a 129F waiter endures - perhaps there is a new level of deep appreciation for what we have and how valuable it really is. 

[NCblitz 72]

1 hour ago, MentalVoid said:

No NOA2 here yet. Just when I got myself into a nice "He'll be here by the end of the year, focus on preparing for grad school" mentality, everyone and their mother started asking me "Has Nick gotten his visa yet?". Seriously, I've had 7 family members ask in the last 2 days. As if I wouldn't post all over Facebook once he had lol. 

I know the feeling! People can't grasp the idea that getting a visa can take 6-7 months. Everyone keeps asking, "WHEN?" "WHY NOT?" "STILL?" as if we wouldn't scream it out at the top of our lungs.. It's so frustrating but I'm glad this board exists. This way we can talk to people who can relate and actually understand what we are going through. All the waiting, all the longing, the stress, the heart breaks it will all be worth it at the end. GOD SPEED.

[Justtwoofus 158]

When I read about approvals here I am really happy about all of them.

I can't say I'm jealous even lots of pairs  are being approved before me and my F are , I am just sad and happy at the same time. Wish we all would be celebrating at the same time. But this is not possible unfortunately just like other things in life aren't, some people have more luck some less...but one thing I know for sure, everything  happens with reason

Good night and lots of luck 

Tomorrow is a new day

 

[dkmfan85 832]

Just got back from checking the mail aaaaaaaand........ I got a power bill!!!! Woohoo!!!!

[Sangar 76]

6 minutes ago, dkmfan85 said:

Just got back from checking the mail aaaaaaaand........ I got a power bill!!!! Woohoo!!!!

 

Edited July 19, 2017 by Sangar
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[twoDs 590]

5 minutes ago, dkmfan85 said:

Just got back from checking the mail aaaaaaaand........ I got a power bill!!!! Woohoo!!!!

Local ad circular in mine. I've only had two informed delivery notices in the past 10 days, but I check anyway just in case.

 

If it were any worse tumbleweeds would roll out of the mailbox.

[AnJ Co 1,676]

10 minutes ago, dkmfan85 said:

Just got back from checking the mail aaaaaaaand........ I got a power bill!!!! Woohoo!!!!

HAHAHAHA  I had to squint and look close.  I thot you hit the Power BALL lol

 

I'd like to hit the power ball, I'd trade the ticket to ......... Well, that would be bribery