I-129F June, Part II

[Lotts 1,433]

@John & Rose oh man. I made the cat jump with how hard I laughed. It was my dad's favourite cuss. 😹😹

You're not, for the record. 💜

Just now, Paul & Mallory said:

 

Malakas is Strong in Tagalog, which is the official language of the Philippines.  I suppose we are all Malakas, daring to take on the American red tape.

 

None the less, i do apologise for the confusion...lol 

It brought much laughter. I needed that. 

Language is weird. Hahaha. 

Paul, you're a good egg 😹

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5 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

My future asawa calls me titi malaki to her sisters and friends... not sure about that one either...

 

Paul thinks I'm a wanker?  LOL  He is probably right!  😁🤪

Here's hoping we get good news today!

 

Long weekend coming up... and would be good to go out and celebrate this weekend.

[Lotts 1,433]

Long weekend?? What?? Did I miss something?? 😓😐

[John & Rose 7,239]

5 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

 

A tribute to Rose i suppose, Malakas is strong in Tagalog, which is the official language of the Philippines.  I suppose we are all Malakas, daring to take on the American red tape.

 

None the less, i do apologise for the confusion...lol 

Malaki means #######.  Malakas means masturbator.  In Google (they are TERRIBLE translating Tagalog) iy means strong.  LOL  My future wife calls me "big #######"...I hope she means that in a good way!  LOL

2 minutes ago, Lotts said:

Long weekend?? What?? Did I miss something?? 😓😐

Federal holiday Monday

Edited January 12, 2018 by John & Rose

[KBA 542]

Just now, Lotts said:

Long weekend?? What?? Did I miss something?? 😓😐

Martin Luther King Day 1/15

[Lotts 1,433]

Oh lawd. I'm crying 😂😂😂 Lucky Rose hahaha

 

How many holidays/public holidays do you get a year? Dang. I get Christmas day and that's it. 

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

Malaki means #######.  Malakas means masturbator.  LOL  My future wife calls me "big #######"...I hope she means that in a good way!  LOL

Well thats a different can of worms between you guys. lol  Carry on John...

[John & Rose 7,239]

Just now, Paul & Mallory said:

Well thats a different can of worms between you guys. lol  Carry on John...

I needed the laugh today.  When we come back next week we will be day 224... I never imagined.

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

18 hours ago, LizM said:

Me neither! But it’s nice to catch up with other people who’re going through the Stockholm embassy at around the same time 😊 I’m in Stockholm, so I’m lucky to be pretty close. Gothenburg is only a few hours away though. Windy place. But beautiful! How did you guys meet? Will you come over again before the interview?

 

Haha I’m like you then. I need a consistent sleeping pattern, and I prefer getting to bed early. I get a lot of bullshit for falling asleep during movie nights. 😇

I know!

 

Yeah, he told me it'll be at least an overnight trip for him to Stockholm when he has his interview. I am planning a trip right now, actually; I was able to carry over some vacation time at work from last year to apply to it so that I can make it last longer. With the timing how it is, we're still holding out hope that I may be able to come over whenever his interview takes place. That way we can go to Stockholm together and make a little trip out of it, even if I can't actually GO to the interview with him.

 

We met online - I have a blog that he came across a few years ago and we sort of became email pals, and just continued to escalate. How did you and yours meet?

[John & Rose 7,239]

3 minutes ago, Lotts said:

Oh lawd. I'm crying 😂😂😂 Lucky Rose hahaha

 

How many holidays/public holidays do you get a year? Dang. I get Christmas day and that's it. 

I think the Feds have 11 or 13 paid holidays.  I work at a state agency as a consultant and they are off but we still work.  

Edited January 12, 2018 by John & Rose

[dlsmal01 222]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

I think the Feds have 11 or 13 paid holidays.  I work at a state agency as a consultant and they are off but we still work.  

Holidays for Federal Employees

• Date	Holiday
  Monday, January 1	New Year’s Day
  Monday, January 15	Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Monday, February 19*	Washington’s Birthday
  Monday, May 28	Memorial Day
  Wednesday, July 4	Independence Day
  Monday, September 3	Labor Day
  Monday, October 8	Columbus Day
  Monday, November 12**	Veterans Day
  Thursday, November 22	Thanksgiving Day
  Tuesday, December 25	Christmas Day

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

3 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

I needed the laugh today.  When we come back next week we will be day 224... I never imagined.

Stay Malakas John, both the official and the none-official way. I have a feeling you'll hear something soon.

 

Gonna bail now, Mallory is actually logged in from work. Didn't know you could do the dual thing. 

Good luck people /Paul

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 minute ago, dlsmal01 said:

Holidays for Federal Employees

• Date	Holiday
  Monday, January 1	New Year’s Day
  Monday, January 15	Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Monday, February 19*	Washington’s Birthday
  Monday, May 28	Memorial Day
  Wednesday, July 4	Independence Day
  Monday, September 3	Labor Day
  Monday, October 8	Columbus Day
  Monday, November 12**	Veterans Day
  Thursday, November 22	Thanksgiving Day
  Tuesday, December 25	Christmas Day

Nice.  I guess the state gets a couple extras like the Friday after Thanksgiving and Lincoln's Birthday.

1 minute ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Stay Malakas John, both the official and the none-official way. I have a feeling you'll hear something soon.

 

Gonna bail now, Mallory is actually logged in from work. Didn't know you could do the dual thing. 

Good luck people /Paul

Thanks Paul.  Take care.

[MM&CS 83]

1 hour ago, mysticdolphin95 said:

Got our case number this morning!  I'm on the west coast at the moment, so called from bed around 5am PST - had to scramble for a pen and paper when they asked me for the beneficiary's name (gave them the wrong birthday too, in my sleepy state...)  They must have received and assigned the number yesterday, as they didn't have the file in the system when I called yesterday morning.  48 days from NOA2 notice date to NVC, so at least it seems that they're staying consistently slow from October/November/December and not slowing down further.

 

Wow, can't believe I'm saying this - time for my fiancé to schedule his medical and do the DS-160!  I sent the I-134 back in November in my naiveté, so I think I'll redo it as it'll be pretty out of date by the interview.  I think we're the first Kiwi case to make it through, so I can let all the other Auckland people know how things go  @MarksMate @Kat&Joel (others I'm missing?)

 

Another kiwi couple here! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that Auckland remains a relatively smooth cake walk after this long as wait for you! Today I join the 200+ day club, but I'm hoping yesterday's activity continues going forward and we all start getting more good news! 

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

1 hour ago, Paul & Mallory said:

Paul here,  i figured id hijack the account from Mallory this time. First time poster, long time lurker.  It's ironic that this is our first joint account....who knew that VJ would be the test drive for things to come. 


None the less, even if things seem to be random these days. Its really encouraging to see someone in the horizon getting their NVC acknowledged.  Me and Mallory are close to that date. @mysticdolphin95  congratulations to you guys. 

 

@LizM Tjenare! kul å se en svensk här. I saved your “action Plan” on the Scandinavian thread. Very sound plan.

 

As for @John & Rose stay “malakas”

For everyone else waiting, stay strong and vigilante. We are all in this together.  Shout out to @vocaledge for the scans, tremendous job mate. Same goes for everyone else that are posting those. 

(This is Mallory. I'm stealing it back for a moment. Blame it on my mild OCD.)

 

@LizM

@John & Rose

@mysticdolphin95

@vocaledge

 

Apparently, "long time lurker" means "I didn't get my mentions tagged correctly".  (kidding, Paul. I love you. )