I129F April 2017 filers -Part 2

[AnJ Co 1,676]

On 11/12/2017 at 3:25 PM, AnJ Co said:

Soooooooo busy anymore, no time to play on VJ   

We got our SSN in the mail on Thursday.  Noyce!  

Family flew in on Friday.  I worked a shift on Friday also, so after work, and some laundry, then to bed for 3 hrs just to get up early to run to the beach and decorate and hang electronics in palm trees for video to be seen by our family in the PH, rush home to get the bride, then back to the beach just as the eastern sky over the beach was showing first light.  Morning sunrise wedding was really a lot of fun!  The wind was so strong, destroyed my hair but Ann stayed gorgeous!  Beach goers stopping to take pictures and wish us well during the ceremony...... taking pictures and giving thumbs up LOL   It was so formally informal at the same time.  Ceremony was about an hour long as we wrote our own vows that took extra time, but the fact of the matter is on 11/11 at 0723EST, we said 'I DO!'  

 

This is the finish line in the truest sense.   

 

 

 

On 11/30/2017 at 3:09 AM, Swissmiss82 said:

where are the wedding pictures hiding from @AnJ Co 

Here they are  LOL

[Terri/Ed 55]

3 hours ago, SegunMatt said:

Hi,

 

We were in a similar situation when our case was at the NVC for approximately 4 weeks.  I finally called and asked for a supervisor. I mentioned to the supervisor that my K1 case has been there for almost a month now and I'm curious to know if my case has been misplaced because I see other cases going thru within two or three days.  The supervisor placed me on hold and returned to the phone to inform me that my case looks fine and has completed the necessary re-checks that were done to ensure all is good with my case.  The next day when I check CEAC status, my case was in transit.  So you can try calling and listening to the first person quote the things they normally say and then request a supervisor. It's worth a try. Good luck on your journey!

I'll try calling again mon , I've asked for a supervisor a couple of times but there never seems to be one available ! But that's for info, much appreciated 😀

[SegunMatt 176]

11 hours ago, Terri/Ed said:

I'll try calling again mon , I've asked for a supervisor a couple of times but there never seems to be one available ! But that's for info, much appreciated 😀

I found calling at night after 8pm CST worked best for me. The wait time was short. The time I got to speak to a supervisor was when I called around 5:30pm.

[BM and MT 17]

15 hours ago, Terri/Ed said:

I'll try calling again mon , I've asked for a supervisor a couple of times but there never seems to be one available ! But that's for info, much appreciated 😀

We are also still waiting on NVC Received, its been a little over a month now (NOA2 10/31). Called Friday but they still had nothing in the system. The person I talked too made it sound like they are still waiting on USCIS to send it and that the hold up is not with NVC.

[Yu&M 146]

Update:

 

POE through Chicago O'Hare yesterday. It was quite smooth. The officer wasn't super friendly but he wasn't mean either... just professional. Whole thing took about 10 minutes with no secondary processing either. 

[rachied26 127]

Hey all. This may seem like a really stupid question but for those who have chosen to change your surname when getting married are you doing this straight away or would this interfere with the the next part of the process because its different names? Lol i know its a silly question. 

[_Mia_ 348]

10 hours ago, rachied26 said:

Hey all. This may seem like a really stupid question but for those who have chosen to change your surname when getting married are you doing this straight away or would this interfere with the the next part of the process because its different names? Lol i know its a silly question. 

I'm wondering about this too. I'm worried about my new name being different than the one on the passport and my passport will be linked to my visa right?

[CopperChem 328]

14 hours ago, rachied26 said:

Hey all. This may seem like a really stupid question but for those who have chosen to change your surname when getting married are you doing this straight away or would this interfere with the the next part of the process because its different names? Lol i know its a silly question. 

Process is this:
1) Get your Social Security Card Issued in the name on your passport

2) Get Married

3) Take Marriage Certificate to Social Security to Change Name

4) Use New Social Security Card with the changed last name to get US ID you need

5) Apply for AOS/EAD etc with both documents, the marriage certificate will cover the Passport Name vs US Documents name issue for the authorities

5a) Depending on your countries rules you might be able to get your passport updated with your new name while here in the States through your countries US Embassy or local Consulate.

 

I haven't met with our lawyer yet to know if it is better to get the passport thing done first or not, but generally the US understands the hassle of name change and since the Marriage certificate is a part of the process and they have a section for Maiden name you should be ok.

[rachied26 127]

4 hours ago, _Mia_ said:

I'm wondering about this too. I'm worried about my new name being different than the one on the passport and my passport will be linked to my visa right?

Yeah thats exactly what I thought! So I was thinking just keep my maiden name and then further down the line I can change my name. Because also my social security number will be in my maiden name also. When do you move over hun? I'm in Chattanooga (90 mins from Atlanta) until January time. We could explore Atlanta together!

[_Mia_ 348]

19 minutes ago, rachied26 said:

Yeah thats exactly what I thought! So I was thinking just keep my maiden name and then further down the line I can change my name. Because also my social security number will be in my maiden name also. When do you move over hun? I'm in Chattanooga (90 mins from Atlanta) until January time. We could explore Atlanta together!

That's what I was thinking too. I will also be keeping my maiden name and taking L's name as it will be easier when travelling with my son as his surname consist of my maiden name and his dad's surname. I'm flying in on the 25th hun  I'll be in Tennessee for a while first (about 2 hrs away from Chattanooga) but we'll also be in ATL quite a lot as we have a lot of friends there. We should definitely meet up! Have you got your drivers license there? xx

[Reba Mae 0]

Hi Everyone,

 

Congrats to all of you who are already in the country and working towards your AOS, EADs, and all that good stuff. We are still stuck between the NOA2 (Oct 30th) and NVC. I've been calling the NVC twice a week for the past month. This morning, the lady at NVC had me read the first line of my NOA2 which states "The above petition has been approved, and forwarded on to the listed consulate." She explained, that USCIS has forwarded it on to the consulate in Austria and NVC would not be receiving it. Has anyone encountered this? It seems odd to me, as I've not ever read about this happening to anyone else. We are going to call both the consulate and USCIS to try and get some answers, but I just wanted to reach out to see if anyone had seen this before, and to see if others had the same language on their NOA2s. 

 

Thanks for your help!!!

[CopperChem 328]

1 hour ago, Reba Mae said:

Hi Everyone,

 

Congrats to all of you who are already in the country and working towards your AOS, EADs, and all that good stuff. We are still stuck between the NOA2 (Oct 30th) and NVC. I've been calling the NVC twice a week for the past month. This morning, the lady at NVC had me read the first line of my NOA2 which states "The above petition has been approved, and forwarded on to the listed consulate." She explained, that USCIS has forwarded it on to the consulate in Austria and NVC would not be receiving it. Has anyone encountered this? It seems odd to me, as I've not ever read about this happening to anyone else. We are going to call both the consulate and USCIS to try and get some answers, but I just wanted to reach out to see if anyone had seen this before, and to see if others had the same language on their NOA2s. 

 

Thanks for your help!!!

That isn't the proper procedure for an I-129F, yours might have gotten handled as a I-130 instead. You may need to start an inquiry via a Tier 2 at USCIS or Supervisor at the NVC. There is a chance your paperwork got accidentally sent to the NRC instead and archived.

This thread had several that got sent to the NRC instead of the NVC by accident or whatever.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/653025-please-help-with-this-uscisnvc-issue/

Edited December 4, 2017 by CopperChem

[Tanya@D Starcher 585]

On 12/1/2017 at 5:51 PM, Estibaliz said:

Hi, @Tatiana&D.S.! Thank you for the kind words. I know it's just been a strike of bad luck, but still frustrating  And yep, you can't escape bureaucracy, but still this is the worst I've encountered in my life so far. There are even laws in Spain that avoid something like this happening, as they are obligated to send notifications via certified mail that requires a signature. Oh well...

 

I just noticed your wedding date is December 22 now (a week after mine ), so I hope you'll share your pictures too.

Big hug!

Big hug, ...be happy ... I think of you often ) ...good luck, have a beautiful wedding! Love u pictures a lot

[Tanya@D Starcher 585]

Hello to everyone , guys ! Congrats to all of you, even who are waiting for their gold ticket NOA2! Your day soon ! ..we are just fine, enjoy of every day, we are soooo happy...our wedding soon...and our fireplace will be recovered on  coming days))) we've had three trips ... I love my Darrel, my new home and a country....big hugs ! 

[Tanya@D Starcher 585]