Egypt AP list....

[polarbear 0]

For those of you who are on the Oprah show bandwagon, have you changed your mind after reading the Washington Post article about VJ?

What Washington Post article? Is it online? Could you post a link? Wow, didn't know VJ was so well known

[deadbird 2]

Polarbear, I don't have the link but I know it's floating around the topic "Waiting for an NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?" Actually VJers are the ones who contacted the right people to get the article in the Washington Post. Amrssnowangel is even quoted in it (way cool!).

Somehow I missed the whole bit where there were some nasty comments and now I can't even read them! As negative as I heard they were, I still wanted to see them.

I have other comments on the article but I will keep most of them to myself for now, at least until I get home and read the article again. I just feel like the article, even published front page, really didn't do the separation and the anxiety of this process justice and dropped the ball. It had the potential to be so much more than it turned out to be.

We'll see, sometimes a ripple can turn into a huge wave (or however that saying goes)...

Anyone hear anything lately?

Edited October 30, 2007 by the sparrow

[Ban Hammer 13,275]

first page in ot

Finding Love Abroad, Then Support Online for Visa Quest

in the first page it has the link to the original article. on page two, if it's working at the time, you can review the comments on the article.

bonus points - figure out which one is mine

[ya falaha! 0]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...ews⊂=new

I'm not surprised by the article or the nasty comments. It's pretty typical stuff. Basically calling VJers pathetic and desperate. It's obvious that it's not the article that the VJ contributors thought it would be.

For those of you who are on the Oprah show bandwagon, have you changed your mind after reading the Washington Post article about VJ?

What Washington Post article? Is it online? Could you post a link? Wow, didn't know VJ was so well known

Edited October 30, 2007 by moody

[doodlebug 3]

We're even famous on Egyptsearch now! Not in a good way though but what else is new. lol

http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimate...ic;f=3;t=003877

[ya falaha! 0]

oops

Yeah I saw that, too. Figures.

We're even famous on Egyptsearch now! Not in a good way though but what else is new. lol

http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimate...ic;f=3;t=003877

Edited October 30, 2007 by moody

[amrssnowangel 0]

Trust me when I say...I spent a long time explaining the process in Egypt AFTER we finally get NOA2's. I stated of few of your stories of waiting, seperation and that the entire system needs defined and centralized in its process and proceedures. You were ALL on my mind when I spoke with the reporter. I know what lies in front of me yet. We probably wont see our noa2 till January or February at this point. Thats 7-8 months AFTER filing our K1. THEN the interview, THEN how many months of AP????? ahem...trust me you were each on my mind.

heheeh Doodlebug...i spent many afternoons on Egyptsearch...stopped going there long ago. Couldnt hack the negativity there. :whistle:

[doodlebug 3]

Trust me when I say...I spent a long time explaining the process in Egypt AFTER we finally get NOA2's. I stated of few of your stories of waiting, seperation and that the entire system needs defined and centralized in its process and proceedures. You were ALL on my mind when I spoke with the reporter. I know what lies in front of me yet. We probably wont see our noa2 till January or February at this point. Thats 7-8 months AFTER filing our K1. THEN the interview, THEN how many months of AP????? ahem...trust me you were each on my mind.

heheeh Doodlebug...i spent many afternoons on Egyptsearch...stopped going there long ago. Couldnt hack the negativity there.

Well your intentions and what was printed are two different things unfortunately. Instead of portraying the difficulties of people trying to bring family here the reporter seems to have mocked members of VJ saying that we're addicted and obsessed.

I think and hope this will make people think twice before contacting Oprah.

[ya falaha! 0]

I agree with you, Doodle, 100%.

Thank God no names were mentioned of those who were not directly involved with the article. How embarrasing would that be?

Trust me when I say...I spent a long time explaining the process in Egypt AFTER we finally get NOA2's. I stated of few of your stories of waiting, seperation and that the entire system needs defined and centralized in its process and proceedures. You were ALL on my mind when I spoke with the reporter. I know what lies in front of me yet. We probably wont see our noa2 till January or February at this point. Thats 7-8 months AFTER filing our K1. THEN the interview, THEN how many months of AP????? ahem...trust me you were each on my mind.

heheeh Doodlebug...i spent many afternoons on Egyptsearch...stopped going there long ago. Couldnt hack the negativity there.

Well your intentions and what was printed are two different things unfortunately. Instead of portraying the difficulties of people trying to bring family here the reporter seems to have mocked members of VJ saying that we're addicted and obsessed.

I think and hope this will make people think twice before contacting Oprah.

Edited October 30, 2007 by moody

[ayesha4akram 0]

Trust me when I say...I spent a long time explaining the process in Egypt AFTER we finally get NOA2's. I stated of few of your stories of waiting, seperation and that the entire system needs defined and centralized in its process and proceedures. You were ALL on my mind when I spoke with the reporter. I know what lies in front of me yet. We probably wont see our noa2 till January or February at this point. Thats 7-8 months AFTER filing our K1. THEN the interview, THEN how many months of AP????? ahem...trust me you were each on my mind.

heheeh Doodlebug...i spent many afternoons on Egyptsearch...stopped going there long ago. Couldnt hack the negativity there.

Well your intentions and what was printed are two different things unfortunately. Instead of portraying the difficulties of people trying to bring family here the reporter seems to have mocked members of VJ saying that we're addicted and obsessed.

I think and hope this will make people think twice before contacting Oprah.

Sad, but very true!

[amrssnowangel 0]

No offense to you here....but this article started out as a cry for help in the NOA2 waiting. It was originally about work visas and other visas taking priority over family. Personally I dont think it made us look desperate. Sorry you all feel this way. I would NEVER have mentioned names from here without permission. Im sorry you have had to wait so long. I did make mention..but doesn't seem to be appreciated. I could have just thought of myself. Wow...think your doing sth nice.....not my fault the reporter had a different take...we tried...so much for thinking of others...

[ayesha4akram 0]

No offense to you here....but this article started out as a cry for help in the NOA2 waiting. It was originally about work visas and other visas taking priority over family. Personally I dont think it made us look desperate. Sorry you all feel this way. I would NEVER have mentioned names from here without permission. Im sorry you have had to wait so long. I did make mention..but doesn't seem to be appreciated. I could have just thought of myself. Wow...think your doing sth nice.....not my fault the reporter had a different take...we tried...so much for thinking of others...

If it came off that i was offended, i'm sincerely sorry, because i don't feel offended by your actions. I'm actually grateful to you for thinking of everyone, that shows what a special person you are.

What i did and do find offensive was the way alot of people interpreted what we go through, it's just not right and really got me down . It does make me rethink about Oprah or any other show, right now it doesn't look like a good idea after all.

Hugs,

Ayesha

[SandyNJack 5]

I for one would like to thank you for making the attempt to make our voices and hearts heard.

[amrssnowangel 0]

No offense to you here....but this article started out as a cry for help in the NOA2 waiting. It was originally about work visas and other visas taking priority over family. Personally I dont think it made us look desperate. Sorry you all feel this way. I would NEVER have mentioned names from here without permission. Im sorry you have had to wait so long. I did make mention..but doesn't seem to be appreciated. I could have just thought of myself. Wow...think your doing sth nice.....not my fault the reporter had a different take...we tried...so much for thinking of others...

If it came off that i was offended, i'm sincerely sorry, because i don't feel offended by your actions. I'm actually grateful to you for thinking of everyone, that shows what a special person you are.

What i did and do find offensive was the way alot of people interpreted what we go through, it's just not right and really got me down . It does make me rethink about Oprah or any other show, right now it doesn't look like a good idea after all.

Hugs,

Ayesha

I am sooooooooooooo sorry....I did misinterpret...hmm gotta hate typed words at times....

You know...it doesnt matter..what matters is we are HEARD...someone WILL get the story and get it right. But we cant just sit and do nothing. No matter how it shows...or how somoene may twist it...we have to be heard. What is going on in MENA is downright nasty.

I found a civil rights group online...I sent a message to see if they can help.. they USED the article on their front page. Look...

http://www.civilrights.org/remote-page.jsp?itemID=32471700

These sites also picked it up to name a few:

http://www.brijit.com/abstract/5954/Findin...-for-Visa-Quest

http://www.civilrights.org/remote-page.jsp?itemID=32471700

http://politics.propeller.com/story/2007/1...-for-visa-quest

http://www.citytools.net/showstory/C198DB6...0-F3337A10A9B7/

http://en.redtram.com/go/65248984/top100/

http://www.mylder.no/go/4579024

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=490366

http://jezebel.com/gossip/restricted-impor...here-316293.php (link towards bottom of page)

http://www.my-e-site.com/romanceandrelatio...ashington-post/

http://www.dctourist.net/

http://www.programdown.com/internet-haberl...support-online/

http://globalgeopolitics.net/wordpress/?p=31654 (link half way down)

http://www.my-e-site.com/romanceandrelatio...ashington-post/

This is just the start. But if a civil rights group used that article...would they help MENA petitioners as well waiting???

you can send your story to them at:

http://www.civilrights.org/about/contact_us/

Thanks for clearing things up. I am sorry. I have a mom with Alzheimers, father with Pick's Disease and our NOA2 on hold for who knows how long..then anticipating the AP after interview. Just killing me.

[polarbear 0]

Trust me when I say...I spent a long time explaining the process in Egypt AFTER we finally get NOA2's. I stated of few of your stories of waiting, seperation and that the entire system needs defined and centralized in its process and proceedures. You were ALL on my mind when I spoke with the reporter. I know what lies in front of me yet. We probably wont see our noa2 till January or February at this point. Thats 7-8 months AFTER filing our K1. THEN the interview, THEN how many months of AP????? ahem...trust me you were each on my mind.

heheeh Doodlebug...i spent many afternoons on Egyptsearch...stopped going there long ago. Couldnt hack the negativity there. :whistle:

I don't think I can either after reading through some topics... I don't know if I will be going back, but couldn't help but post in regards to that article