I129F April 2017 filers

[spike198 506]

13 minutes ago, Trinab80 said:

I did my wedding dress shopping this past Saturday and said yes to the dress. My mom even surprised me by paying for it. We're planning on getting married 12/30, but like you, I'm not going any further until I get the NOA2. 

I guess I'm slacking when it comes to the actual wedding part of the process.  I haven't even thought about what I'm going to wear that day!  Are you guys doing an actual wedding??  

[Jeff and Alina 178]

Just now, Trinab80 said:

Awwwww....nice. We're having a pre-New Years wedding but our color scheme has a hint on Caribbean vibe to it. We were gonna get married New Years Eve and break in New Years day with our guest but with the weather being unpredictable and the roads will have a lot of drunk drivers, we'll just do it the day before. Plus, the venues want to charge more just because it's on New Year's and there's too many other important financial things to worry about after the wedding.

 

Truthfully, this wedding planning stuff kinda helps with the wait and the loneliness until it's nighttime and I go to bed alone. But I keep telling myself it won't be like this always. 

That sounds wonderful! I have to agree, planning things makes the time pass a little faster and makes me feel close to her even though she is an ocean away. Once our loved ones are home to us all the unpleasantness of the wait will dissipate like the morning fog under the hot sun, but we will never forget. The memories of this wait will cause us to cherish every moment of the coming shared lifetime.

[JayMar2019 2,741]

4 minutes ago, spike198 said:

I guess I'm slacking when it comes to the actual wedding part of the process.  I haven't even thought about what I'm going to wear that day!  Are you guys doing an actual wedding??  

Yea that's the plan. Me, my mom, and best friend looked at the banquet hall I want to have it at and I communicated the amount of flexibility I will need considering this K1 visa process although I'm sure he will be here no later than late October early November tops if things stay at this pace. The venue coordinator was very understanding and said while funds are nonrefundable, I can always move the date if necessary. 

 

My fiance already knows what type of suit he wants to wear. My mom, best friend and I are doing the planning. I don't expect to have no more than 75-100 ppl to invite. The venue includes pretty much everything for one fixed cost. All has to be done is his fitting which shouldn't take long for him to get his suit back in time before the wedding. 

 

The only downside to this is that his mom will miss out on being there because she's actually in the US on her work visa (works in Myrtle Beach) but normally goes back to JA like the week before Thanksgiving. And because the process has severely slowed down she will be gone by then. But we're planning on having a celebration later in JA once he's cleared to fly internationally. 

[spike198 506]

5 minutes ago, Trinab80 said:

Yea that's the plan. Me, my mom, and best friend looked at the banquet hall I want to have it at and I communicated the amount of flexibility I will need considering this K1 visa process although I'm sure he will be here no later than late October early November tops if things stay at this pace. The venue coordinator was very understanding and said while funds are nonrefundable, I can always move the date if necessary. 

 

My fiance already knows what type of suit he wants to wear. My mom, best friend and I are doing the planning. I don't expect to have no more than 75-100 ppl to invite. The venue includes pretty much everything for one fixed cost. All has to be done is his fitting which shouldn't take long for him to get his suit back in time before the wedding. 

 

The only downside to this is that his mom will miss out on being there because she's actually in the US on her work visa (works in Myrtle Beach) but normally goes back to JA like the week before Thanksgiving. And because the process has severely slowed down she will be gone by then. But we're planning on having a celebration later in JA once he's cleared to fly internationally. 

That sounds wonderful!  I am an event planner for a living, so if anything looks wonky with your venue contract, let me know, I'd be happy to take a peek!  It's great that you found a place that is flexible with the date, but I'm sending it out to the universe that that won't be necessary!

 

You also need to post some pictures of your special day!  As much as I've never been that girl that dreamed about what my wedding was going to be like, I do love a good wedding!!

[JayMar2019 2,741]

4 minutes ago, spike198 said:

That sounds wonderful!  I am an event planner for a living, so if anything looks wonky with your venue contract, let me know, I'd be happy to take a peek!  It's great that you found a place that is flexible with the date, but I'm sending it out to the universe that that won't be necessary!

 

You also need to post some pictures of your special day!  As much as I've never been that girl that dreamed about what my wedding was going to be like, I do love a good wedding!!

Girl, I'm the same way but my mom wants her daughter to have a wedding so I'm going through the motions which is kinda exciting. It just hit me the other day I'm gonna be married at the end of the year but I've been engaged for almost a year...haha!

 

But I will definitely post pictures!!!! And I will keep you in mind about the event planning because I'm sure I'm gonna need it!!!

Edited July 19, 2017 by Trinab80

[KeriAn 414]

7 hours ago, Estibaliz said:

To lighten up the mood, here's some good news...

 

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=257751

 

Yes, this people have a NOA1 dated as in 04/03, as some of you here... and they were approved Monday last week!

 

So start the day in good spirits today and... keep an eye on your mailbox!

 

Hugs, Aprilites

 

PS: Oooops, they just brought me 6 big boxes of comic books. Bye, bye, people, work ahead

Finally! The curse has been broken! And my hopes are a tad bit higher now. I'm happy for them. No lie but I gave a stifled excitement filled scream when I saw your post. Lol. 

 

Get ready Aprilites

[Estibaliz 3,037]

13 minutes ago, KeriAn said:

Finally! The curse has been broken! And my hopes are a tad bit higher now. I'm happy for them. No lie but I gave a stifled excitement filled scream when I saw your post. Lol. 

 

Get ready Aprilites

Well, I have to say I don't know what their Received date is, but still NOA1 in April, so yep... I'ts coming!

 

[KeriAn 414]

12 hours ago, krizia said:

Noa1 was  April17th. 93 days of waiting

Our timelines are close mine was the 15th

[Mike & Tuyen 598]

3 hours ago, Jeff and Alina said:

LOL, yes, the wedding dress, the tiara, the barefoot sandals. Alina has always wanted to get married on the beach, sooooo, we will get married on the beach on Oak Island in North Carolina the day after she arrives.

That's great for you both!  We'll probably wait 3 weeks for the paperwork to get to the Social Security office so that she can get her SSN.  Everything I've read says that it takes about 2 weeks for the documents to reach them.

[KeriAn 414]

25 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

Well, I have to say I don't know what their Received date is, but still NOA1 in April, so yep... I'ts coming!

 

Shoot. At this point I'll take that lol

[Keith & Monica 986]

1 hour ago, Estibaliz said:

Well, I have to say I don't know what their Received date is, but still NOA1 in April, so yep... I'ts coming!

 

I took a look and they have a mailed date of 03/20/2017, I wonder if they put in the wrong NOA1 date.  That is a long time from mailed to NOA1.  Don't mean to be a downer on the April NOA2. 

[Estibaliz 3,037]

14 minutes ago, Keith & Monica said:

I took a look and they have a mailed date of 03/20/2017, I wonder if they put in the wrong NOA1 date.  That is a long time from mailed to NOA1.  Don't mean to be a downer on the April NOA2. 

You are not being a downer, you are just following your logic based on facts.

 

But hey, look at me, with a NOA1 12 days after sending the package, because USPS needed a whole week (7 days!) to deliver what was a 2 day priority mail packet... And that was only Utah to Texas. Some people even mail internationally.

 

So yep, it can be right

[asaeljethro 162]

almost there guys! woohoooooo!

[KeriAn 414]

7 minutes ago, Estibaliz said:

You are not being a downer, you are just following your logic based on facts.

 

But hey, look at me, with a NOA1 12 days after sending the package, because USPS needed a whole week (7 days!) to deliver what was a 2 day priority mail packet... And that was only Utah to Texas. Some people even mail internationally.

 

So yep, it can be right

Took them a week with mine too. I still don't understand that Saturday

[Estibaliz 3,037]

49 minutes ago, KeriAn said:

Took them a week with mine too. I still don't understand that Saturday

Uh oh, my OCD strikes back. Your timeline doesn't reflect a week 

I think it's in your signature, but using the phone, lol.