I129F April 2017 filers

[JeniandMatt 302]

2 hours ago, Estibaliz said:

for me right now it's not only the waiting, but having my life on hold, because I've been applying for jobs and getting calls back, then it turns out all of them are looking for someone available for a permanent position, so "sorry, it wouldn't work". And I understand that and my "thank you for calling anyway" is completely sincere but, yeah... life on hold. Once I'm there, that it's over

I so can relate to this life on hold sentiment @Estibaliz because that is also how I feel. I didn't pay for my child's full tuition thinking it's impractical to pay for the full tuition since even in worst case we will not be here till she finishes school by March. Didn't plan her 7th bday next month and here 7th bdays are always a big celebration thinking before that we might be leaving by then I only started planning last week when I had to accept that since Noa2 has been elusive till now it's impossible to leave even by the end of September (yes was in denial till the last minute lol). I don't know when should I resign from my 13-years job since we don't really know when is when. Yes our life is really be on hold with this whole process. Cannot wait for the time when we can all breath..

[JeniandMatt 302]

1 hour ago, Chris2870 said:

Citizenship is 5 years, but in our case we may have to renew the green card, unless we can figure out how to receive the dual citizenship without losing our home in the Philippines while applying after she becomes a US citizen. Non citizens in the Philippines cannot own property and we plan on retiring there in 15 to 20 years.

You can still purchase properties here in the Philippines even if she doesn't retain her citizenship but with limitations you can buy condos or bldg units or even land but with restrictions to a thousand square meter for residential and a hectare for rural land. Hope this help.

Edited July 31, 2017 by JeniandMatt

[Estibaliz 3,037]

55 minutes ago, Chris2870 said:

Funny thing is that when I was 14 my Dad married his sweetheart from his days in Air Force. One day he came back from vacation married to a woman from Madrid, Spain...I thought that was strange at the time, but they've been happily married and retired in Barcelona for the last 17years. So in a way, you can say I was being groomed for this a long time ago.

Lol, I sure can see a pattern there. My future mother in law is from North Korea, so she went through the immigration process too over 40 years ago... But when I asked her she said it was pretty easy for them because they did it through the military services (Gary's dad was in the military).

 

@JeniandMatt I'm sure your daughter will have a great birthday party anyway. That's a nice thing to keep you busy, all the planning and make it memorable for her.

And don't worry about your job. Once you have your NVC case number, you'll be able to better plan things and estimate how to go about that. I'm sure it will be soon. Bet you get yours before mine

[JeniandMatt 302]

7 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

 

@JeniandMatt I'm sure your daughter will have a great birthday party anyway. That's a nice thing to keep you busy, all the planning and make it memorable for her.

And don't worry about your job. Once you have your NVC case number, you'll be able to better plan things and estimate how to go about that. I'm sure it will be soon. Bet you get yours before mine

Haha yes Matt is actually amaze on my preparations on our daughter's bday party. When I didn't even mention about it since last week lol. 

 

That is actually our plan when we receive the Noa2 to start planning on my resignation. I was only having a hard time since at our company we are required to file resignation at least 30 days before the effectivity so that's me being busy with the medical and interview and other stuff and still being on duty at the hospital. I am sometimes being tempted to resign now just to avoid the stress but then without my job to keep me busy I think I'll go nuts waiting for this process to be over. Sorry I am already starting to vent out. Didn't mean to be like this at the start of the week. I just want this whole process over so we can all be with our love. 

So nice of you to even think we will get our approval first than yours. I will rather we get it the same day. That will be great since we have the same received date or so I think. 

[Estibaliz 3,037]

14 minutes ago, JeniandMatt said:

Haha yes Matt is actually amaze on my preparations on our daughter's bday party. When I didn't even mention about it since last week lol. 

 

That is actually our plan when we receive the Noa2 to start planning on my resignation. I was only having a hard time since at our company we are required to file resignation at least 30 days before the effectivity so that's me being busy with the medical and interview and other stuff and still being on duty at the hospital. I am sometimes being tempted to resign now just to avoid the stress but then without my job to keep me busy I think I'll go nuts waiting for this process to be over. Sorry I am already starting to vent out. Didn't mean to be like this at the start of the week. I just want this whole process over so we can all be with our love. 

So nice of you to even think we will get our approval first than yours. I will rather we get it the same day. That will be great since we have the same received date or so I think. 

Hey, look at me! No job and still no nuts... I think 

Don't worry, venting a little is always good and sure you have a lot to deal with. So yeah... Soon

[Chris2870 721]

Faye's last day at Call Center is Aug 10. Takes 60-90 days to get back pay. Plus it gives her the freedom to schedule appointments

[JeniandMatt 302]

56 minutes ago, Chris2870 said:

Faye's last day at Call Center is Aug 10. Takes 60-90 days to get back pay. Plus it gives her the freedom to schedule appointments

Oh yes in my work too 30 days notice and another 60 days to get paid for my resignation. That is actually what I was thinking that's why sometimes I want to resign already

[JeniandMatt 302]

1 hour ago, Estibaliz said:

Hey, look at me! No job and still no nuts... I think 

Don't worry, venting a little is always good and sure you have a lot to deal with. So yeah... Soon

Haha yes I don't think your getting nuts. You are actually handling it very well. Better Than most of us here 😊😊😊

[Chris2870 721]

1 minute ago, JeniandMatt said:

Oh yes in my work too 30 days notice and another 60 days to get paid for my resignation. That is actually what I was thinking that's why sometimes I want to resign already

I was shocked when she told me how long it takes. That's illegal in the states. Funny thing is I wanted her to resign sooner because I thought we would be waiting for packpay to move haha, but should be perfect timing now that things slowed down. BTW looks like they are processing April 4 petitions now.

[JeniandMatt 302]

11 minutes ago, Chris2870 said:

I was shocked when she told me how long it takes. That's illegal in the states. Funny thing is I wanted her to resign sooner because I thought we would be waiting for packpay to move haha, but should be perfect timing now that things slowed down. BTW looks like they are processing April 4 petitions now.

Yes my fiance was shocked too and same thing he said of it being illegal he said there you can give resignation letter and not report after. 

 

How did you know they are processing April 4 cases? Received or notice date? That could be great if April 4 received date 😁😁😁

Edited July 31, 2017 by JeniandMatt

[Chris2870 721]

1 minute ago, JeniandMatt said:

Yes my fiance was shock too and same thing he said of it being illegal he said there you can give resignation letter and not report after. 

 

How did you know they are processing April 4 cases? Received or notice date? That could be great if April 4 received date 😁😁😁

Timeline graph states that but I can't verify that on my phone

[JeniandMatt 302]

2 minutes ago, Chris2870 said:

Timeline graph states that but I can't verify that on my phone

Let's see if USCIS app will work today we will be able to verify it 😊

[Estibaliz 3,037]

3 minutes ago, Chris2870 said:

Timeline graph states that but I can't verify that on my phone

 

5 minutes ago, JeniandMatt said:

Yes my fiance was shocked too and same thing he said of it being illegal he said there you can give resignation letter and not report after. 

 

How did you know they are processing April 4 cases? Received or notice date? That could be great if April 4 received date 😁😁😁

That's just the VJ estimated, so it should go by notice date, which seems accurate... Anyway, we've seen that thing jump back and forth all the time, so meh

[JeniandMatt 302]

Just now, Estibaliz said:

 

That's just the VJ estimated, so it should go by notice date, which seems accurate... Anyway, we've seen that thing jump back and forth all the time, so meh

Yes that is what's frustrating about it jumping back and forth. Putting us all in a roller coaster of emotions

[Keith & Monica 986]

DAY 120  (Day 126 since Received) Nothing in Informed Delivery

 

Not much to say about this.  Frustrated and feeling down at the moment.  Unfortunately I am dealing with some other issues personally that I don't want to go into.  Hope everyone has a great Monday and good luck to all.

 

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