I129f September 2017 filers

[John & Rose 7,239]

Day 224.  VJ Timeline moved to December 24th.

 

It is 7:00 in California and the adjudicators are taking showers and drinking coffee.  Even they dont know what a great day this is going to be for some of us.  

 

Never lose the faith.  The process sucks but the reason for it is amazing.  As yesterday was MLK DAY, I think we should honor him with a few appropriate quotes as we start a new week...

 

"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."

 

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." 

 

"We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope." 

 

Let's go get some approvals today!

[mayangjebjeb17 115]

4 hours ago, John & Rose said:

Day 224.  VJ Timeline moved to December 24th.

 

It is 7:00 in California and the adjudicators are taking showers and drinking coffee.  Even they dont know what a great day this is going to be for some of us.  

 

Never lose the faith.  The process sucks but the reason for it is amazing.  As yesterday was MLK DAY, I think we should honor him with a few appropriate quotes as we start a new week...

 

"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."

 

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." 

 

"We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope." 

 

Let's go get some approvals today!

AMEN!

[Anand & Vaish 35]

Guys i got my noa1 on 29th September 2017. My VJ timeline says April 14 but when do you think i will get my k1?. 

I had previously planned for a july wedding. but now i need to look at another date and also i have to look at flight tickets and have to see about resigning my current job.

Too much pressure on all sides and am going crazy with this process.

Any thoughts is much appreciated.  

[Naes 12,205]

12 minutes ago, Anand & Vaish said:

Guys i got my noa1 on 29th September 2017. My VJ timeline says April 14 but when do you think i will get my k1?. 

I had previously planned for a july wedding. but now i need to look at another date and also i have to look at flight tickets and have to see about resigning my current job.

Too much pressure on all sides and am going crazy with this process.

Any thoughts is much appreciated.  

That looks like a correct estimate and even later maybe if they don't speed up.

 

i would definitely chane the wedding date though just to reduce the stress (this is just an advice- in September filer and just changed wedding date from July 28. Because I don't need additional stress at the moment)

 

also I wouldn't set anything in stone especially ticketwise before visa on hand.

Edited January 17, 2018 by Naes

[Anand & Vaish 35]

1 minute ago, Naes said:

That looks like a correct estimate and even later maybe if they don't speed up.

 

i would definitely chane the wedding date though just to reduce the stress (this is just an advice- in September filer and just changed wedding date from July 28. Because I don't need additional stress at the moment)

Thank you soo much..Yes i am definitely changing the dates. mostly to mid august. Thank god i haven't purchased the flight tickets for my family still!. Now we have to fix another date for the wedding and start planning from scratch!!!  

[Naes 12,205]

1 minute ago, Anand & Vaish said:

Thank you soo much..Yes i am definitely changing the dates. mostly to mid august. Thank god i haven't purchased the flight tickets for my family still!. Now we have to fix another date for the wedding and start planning from scratch!!!  

That's what I'm doing too. But don't be sad please. Firstly you'll be less stressed. And there will be the guarantee of no ones ticket going to waste. I'm trying to think positively about it. I saw people having to change it the last minute, it is better to be cautious this early  

 

and who knows if things go faster, you'll have more relaxed time to actually plan it  

[ineedadisplayname 502]

10 minutes ago, Anand & Vaish said:

Thank you soo much..Yes i am definitely changing the dates. mostly to mid august. Thank god i haven't purchased the flight tickets for my family still!. Now we have to fix another date for the wedding and start planning from scratch!!!  

I think mid august is still soon? But that is my two cents on the topic. Also you could have a modest courthouse wedding and do your fancy wedding at a later time after you filed AOS or something. So you would have time to plan and organize so it wouldn't be that stressful. 

Edited January 17, 2018 by ineedadisplayname

[Swissmiss82 1,620]

10 minutes ago, Anand & Vaish said:

Thank you soo much..Yes i am definitely changing the dates. mostly to mid august. Thank god i haven't purchased the flight tickets for my family still!. Now we have to fix another date for the wedding and start planning from scratch!!!  

or do it how we do:

have a wedding with just the 2 of you once you get the visa and enter (ASAP so you get the work permit sooner), and plan the big wedding with all guests for fall or so.. then you have two advantages: you don't have to worry, once you move there you have enough time to plan, get the ideas together, go for test eating, find the right bakery etc

 

our big day will be oct 20 (one day after my birthday) and the small wedding once I fly over after VOH

[Anand & Vaish 35]

12 minutes ago, Naes said:

That's what I'm doing too. But don't be sad please. Firstly you'll be less stressed. And there will be the guarantee of no ones ticket going to waste. I'm trying to think positively about it. I saw people having to change it the last minute, it is better to be cautious this early  

 

and who knows if things go faster, you'll have more relaxed time to actually plan it  

Am seeeriously hoping things will somehow speed up and we all get our noa2 by march end and thank you soo much.. your words have calm me down a little  

[Anand & Vaish 35]

@ineedadisplayname @Swissmiss82 i was thinking exactly the same but then for me it will turn into 3 weddings.. i need to have one small wedding in India..one after i land there and one more big wedding...thats why am all worked up. my fiance is doing her MS in US and she had to complete it by September and then take up her job too and she wouldn't get many holidays.

[AbenaKofi 132]

4 minutes ago, Anand & Vaish said:

@ineedadisplayname @Swissmiss82 i was thinking exactly the same but then for me it will turn into 3 weddings.. i need to have one small wedding in India..one after i land there and one more big wedding...thats why am all worked up. my fiance is doing her MS in US and she had to complete it by September and then take up her job too and she wouldn't get many holidays.

Oh man! Yes I’m also considering the small courthouse thing, then bigger US ceremony over Christmas, but that makes 3 for us too since we want to do one in Ghana after things settle down. Who the heck is paying for all this? 

[geowrian 22,338]

7 minutes ago, Anand & Vaish said:

i was thinking exactly the same but then for me it will turn into 3 weddings.. i need to have one small wedding in India..one after i land there and one more big wedding...thats why am all worked up. my fiance is doing her MS in US and she had to complete it by September and then take up her job too and she wouldn't get many holidays.

Just note that the one in India would need to be after marrying in the US .

[Anand & Vaish 35]

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Just note that the one in India would need to be after marrying in the US .

Thank you for that and yes it is definitely after the wedding in US. 

[Swissmiss82 1,620]

17 minutes ago, Anand & Vaish said:

@ineedadisplayname @Swissmiss82 i was thinking exactly the same but then for me it will turn into 3 weddings.. i need to have one small wedding in India..one after i land there and one more big wedding...thats why am all worked up. my fiance is doing her MS in US and she had to complete it by September and then take up her job too and she wouldn't get many holidays.

but nothing wrong with 3 weddings this is the best thing of our life!!! we can get married to the love of our life and repeat that 2 or 3 times!!!

JAAAAAAAAAACKPOOOOOOOOOOOT

[Anand & Vaish 35]

8 minutes ago, Swissmiss82 said:

but nothing wrong with 3 weddings this is the best thing of our life!!! we can get married to the love of our life and repeat that 2 or 3 times!!!

JAAAAAAAAAACKPOOOOOOOOOOOT

Haha trueeee! we are very excited about 3 weddings but planning for it within the limited time frame is the challenging part..but am sure we will make it work in the end