June 2017 I-129F Filers, Part III

[KateWB 98]

4 minutes ago, Paul & Mallory said:

lol Our dates are the same! They received ours on the 17th also, and my fiance's interview is also the 22nd  Good luck to you!!

How exciting, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. It’s been a long journey. My fiancé and I can’t wait for our reunion as soon to be man and wife. He has Been on deployment for 6 months. By the time I get to see him again as we’re aiming for me to move late May it would have been 11 months 😱. It’s been the longest time we’ve spent apart. However, I’m glad his deployment was now and not when I move over. I think it’s going to take me a while to settle in. 

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21 minutes ago, Allthephils said:

You have to pay the visa fee before you can do medical. You don’t have to select an interview date necessarily. I did, which seemed premature at the time, but it looks like we may not have to reschedule. Fingers crossed 🤞.

*Crossing fingers and toes for you! * 

 

Will schedule and pay for everything next week or 2 weeks from now. Will see how it goes.

 

Hope you have fun on your visit here this February! Hit Coron, Palawan it's one of my favorite places in the Philippines. Not like i've been to many. Hehe  

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1 hour ago, Allthephils said:

My sweet guy has never left the Philippines and he is nervous about flying alone internationally. I sure hope it all works out for you two! 

Awww - I flew for the first time ever back in March when I visited my fiance for the first time.

 

1 hour ago, Jay & K said:

I don't necessarily think that it is a lack of knowledge but I think well at least for me im checking everything twice and making sure everything is dotted because I don't want to do something wrong. Alo ever consulate is different and here is Jamaica our medical asks us for an appointment letter

Checking everything twice is totally different to saying "What do I do now? I got my NOA2..."

 

1 hour ago, Jolie&Charles said:

Tbh I do not think this is really nice to say either useful.. I think the common feelings we all share in this process are STRESS, FEAR.. All the "what if?" questions.. 

Stress makes us unsure and nobody here could say all this is easy. Plus the different requirements for each countries.. 

I am personally struggling to find recent infos about France for example even here on VJ cause things recently changed again apparently.. 

 

Add to this that just 3 weeks ago we still thought our case after approval would take 2 months to just reach NVC, now got cut to 10 days, yes this is a huge change, a good one (no complains here)! So about the evidences as recent as possibe needed for the embassy, it is just right to get them ready NOW. 

 

It's an open space where we help each other and thank you for what you did and keep doing for this forum. 

Totally respect you, and as I said, I knew I would be seen as the bad person for saying what I said, but I stand by it.  With the same breath though - I totally respect your opinion about what I have said.  Again though - "What if?" questions are not what I was referring to at all.  Those don't bother me in the slightest and its not what I was talking about.

 

1 hour ago, Grant & Bri said:

Personal I don’t see the point doing anything until you receive NOA2. Reason being that currently us still waiting for NOA2 don’t know when we are going to recieve it. In my opinion I wouldn’t wanna torture my self going for a medical, filing in the necessary forms etc.. until I have the NOA2 in my hand but that’s just my opinion. I’ve also asked you two questions but you never replied.

What questions?  If you PM me you're much more likely to actually get a response directly, since sometimes this thread moves fast and I dont always read back every single message...

And in terms of your response to what I said, I most definitely wasn't talking about actually DOING things like going for a medical... but you at least know that after your NOA2, it goes to the NVC and then you get a medical, have an interview etc... THATS what I mean. You have done your research about the process after NOA2 and you know what you're doing... I'm talking about people who get their NOA2 after sitting around for 7 months and have absolutely no idea about what happens next... God knows what they'd do if this forum didn't exist.  As I said before, I'm very glad that it does, and I'm happy to help whenever and wherever I can, but I also believe I have the right to be shocked by people who don't know that they have a medical and an interview, or the general outline of the entire process.  Gosh.

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4 minutes ago, vocaledge said:

Awww - I flew for the first time ever back in March when I visited my fiance for the first time.

 

Checking everything twice is totally different to saying "What do I do now? I got my NOA2..."

 

Totally respect you, and as I said, I knew I would be seen as the bad person for saying what I said, but I stand by it.  With the same breath though - I totally respect your opinion about what I have said.  Again though - "What if?" questions are not what I was referring to at all.  Those don't bother me in the slightest and its not what I was talking about.

 

What questions?  If you PM me you're much more likely to actually get a response directly, since sometimes this thread moves fast and I dont always read back every single message...

And in terms of your response to what I said, I most definitely wasn't talking about actually DOING things like going for a medical... but you at least know that after your NOA2, it goes to the NVC and then you get a medical, have an interview etc... THATS what I mean. You have done your research about the process after NOA2 and you know what you're doing... I'm talking about people who get their NOA2 after sitting around for 7 months and have absolutely no idea about what happens next... God knows what they'd do if this forum didn't exist.  As I said before, I'm very glad that it does, and I'm happy to help whenever and wherever I can, but I also believe I have the right to be shocked by people who don't know that they have a medical and an interview, or the general outline of the entire process.  Gosh.

I don't think anyone here would sit around for 7 or even 2 months after they receive their NOA2 but that is just my opinion... Also I was speaking along the lines of after we getting case number from NVC... But I can see your point as well. Most of us know that the medical  and interview and gathering evidence comes after the NVC but as I also said every consulate is different so it does not always come in the same order.

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1 minute ago, Jay & K said:

I don't think anyone here would sit around for 7 or even 2 months after they receive their NOA2 but that is just my opinion... Also I was speaking along the lines of after we getting case number from NVC... But I can see your point as well. Most of us know that the medical  and interview and gathering evidence comes after the NVC but as I also said every consulate is different so it does not always come in the same order.

But again thats clearly not what I said.  I never said anything about the time after NOA2.  I also hadn't aimed my opinion at you, so what you said about after NVC case number wasn't what I was talking about at all.

Let me be simple and clear:  I am shocked by people who come here and say "I got my NOA2 and have no idea what else I have to do now?".  I am not being offensive about those people. I am not saying I will not help those people. I am also not saying that it isn't OK to have sat around for 7 months since the NOA1 without researching, reading or learning what happens next BUT it shocks me.  It shocks me even more when those people have been in this thread, over and over and over complaining about how long it takes to get that NOA2... but you didn't even get yourself ready or prepared...  Thats it. Plain and simple.  Not offensive. Just my opinion that it surprises me.

Cool?

[John & Rose 7,239]

Wow. I just don’t know what to say. People who filed 6 weeks after me are scheduling medical and interviews and now people who filed 168 days after me have their non-expedited approvals. November non-expedited approvals. What the heck is going on at USCIS?  November filers are getting approvals in 69 days!  Tomorrow is day 239 and today I was told we haven’t been assigned yet. I need a drink. 

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1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

Wow. I just don’t know what to say. People who filed 6 weeks after me are scheduling medical and interviews and now people who filed 168 days after me have their non-expedited approvals. November non-expedited approvals. What the heck is going on at USCIS?  November filers are getting approvals in 69 days!  Tomorrow is day 239 and today I was told we haven’t been assigned yet. I need a drink. 

If that person is being honest, November is very clearly an outlier John - let logic lead.  They only just started July.  They didn't skip past August and September.  I feel for you, I do, but don't drive yourself crazy over a distant outlier.

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2 minutes ago, vocaledge said:

But again thats clearly not what I said.  I never said anything about the time after NOA2.  I also hadn't aimed my opinion at you, so what you said about after NVC case number wasn't what I was talking about at all.

Let me be simple and clear:  I am shocked by people who come here and say "I got my NOA2 and have no idea what else I have to do now?".  I am not being offensive about those people. I am not saying I will not help those people. I am also not saying that it isn't OK to have sat around for 7 months since the NOA1 without researching, reading or learning what happens next BUT it shocks me.  It shocks me even more when those people have been in this thread, over and over and over complaining about how long it takes to get that NOA2... but you didn't even get yourself ready or prepared...  Thats it. Plain and simple.  Not offensive. Just my opinion that it surprises me.

Cool?

OOOOOOh, my bad... I took what you said out of context..... 

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1 minute ago, Jay & K said:

OOOOOOh, my bad... I took what you said out of context..... 

No problem - it happens

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5 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

Wow. I just don’t know what to say. People who filed 6 weeks after me are scheduling medical and interviews and now people who filed 168 days after me have their non-expedited approvals. November non-expedited approvals. What the heck is going on at USCIS?  November filers are getting approvals in 69 days!  Tomorrow is day 239 and today I was told we haven’t been assigned yet. I need a drink. 

Sorry to hear this John Praying for you guys!!

[John & Rose 7,239]

7 minutes ago, vocaledge said:

If that person is being honest, November is very clearly an outlier John - let logic lead.  They only just started July.  They didn't skip past August and September.  I feel for you, I do, but don't drive yourself crazy over a distant outlier.

I realize that but it was two people on the same date. Both are here. I am very happy for them but USCIS is pissing me off!  It is that plus the July 20 and 21 approvals. That is 45 days after we filed. They are getting steady approvals. July had maybe a dozen online approvals today. 

Edited January 31, 2018 by John & Rose

[John & Rose 7,239]

3 minutes ago, Hoosier81 said:

Sorry to hear this John Praying for you guys!!

I will be fine tomorrow. I just need to vent. I really appreciate all the support here. I hope that I can help people as much as the people here have helped me. 

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9 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

Wow. I just don’t know what to say. People who filed 6 weeks after me are scheduling medical and interviews and now people who filed 168 days after me have their non-expedited approvals. November non-expedited approvals. What the heck is going on at USCIS?  November filers are getting approvals in 69 days!  Tomorrow is day 239 and today I was told we haven’t been assigned yet. I need a drink. 

That is just straight insanity!

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Just now, John & Rose said:

I realize that but it was two people on the same date. Both are here. I am very happy for them but USCIS is listing me off!  It is that plus the July 20 and 21 approvals. That is 45 days after we filed. They are getting steady approvals. July had maybe a dozen online approvals today. 

And I genuinely understand. I truly do.  To be told you haven't even been assigned to an adjudicator, I'd be severely angry at this point, so I do understand, and I validate and accept your anger and frustration... but November outliers shouldn't be your focus.  August and September are between July and November, so clearly thats not a normal thing - could be any number of things.

Be 'pi**ed' about the situation by all means, but don't let THAT make it worse for you :-)

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1 minute ago, vocaledge said:

And I genuinely understand. I truly do.  To be told you haven't even been assigned to an adjudicator, I'd be severely angry at this point, so I do understand, and I validate and accept your anger and frustration... but November outliers shouldn't be your focus.  August and September are between July and November, so clearly thats not a normal thing - could be any number of things.

Be 'pi**ed' about the situation by all means, but don't let THAT make it worse for you :-)

Thank you for the calming words. I just needed to vent a little. I will be fine I. The morning and back to my normal app watching!  Thank you again.