ATTENTION JULY FILERS!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

I got my approval today and I am a July Filer............YES! Finally....

#######??? No F$#%kin' way! Am I missing something here? There's no way you were approved so quickly after you began....and through CSC?? No way. Are you sure about this? Including an RFE? Wow! If its true, then CONGRATULATIONS!! This is pretty remarkable.

Someone posted some details about Cuban fiances being treated as asylum seekers and fast tracked.

Well.....okay then. Congrats!!

[ischia 0]

I got my approval today and I am a July Filer............YES! Finally....

#######??? No F$#%kin' way! Am I missing something here? There's no way you were approved so quickly after you began....and through CSC?? No way. Are you sure about this? Including an RFE? Wow! If its true, then CONGRATULATIONS!! This is pretty remarkable.

Someone posted some details about Cuban fiances being treated as asylum seekers and fast tracked.

Well.....okay then. Congrats!!

Yes it's true! I did get an approval today and yes I cannot explain to you why cuban petions are so quick, but I do want to shed some light on this subject matter....Cuban K-1 applicants are NOT ASYLUM SEEKERS! Where the did you get this rubbish? If that was the case I would not apply for K-1 Visa....I can understand your frustation and I am sure you too will get your approval sooner or later....We are all in the same boat here.

[Jason-Sasha 1]

No, we're obviously not all in the same boat, but we are all on the same course. You are very lucky and it gives us all a bit more hope! Very cool, indeed.

[Jeraly 4]

Oh you have my sympathy, the saying goodbye is never easy. Will you get a chance to see him again before the 'big move'?

I'm flying out to see Scott on 29 Sep for 10 days then that'll be it for us until the visa is issued.

I hope your surprise is a nice one and I hope your goodbye isn't too dreadful.

Well I woke at 5.30am then every half hour til I couldn't stay in bed any longer at 8am. I got up, tidied the house from top to bottom, did all the ironing, vacuuming (even had Jeremy vacuuming upstairs!!!) Was ok-ish except for the manic OCD qualities I was demonstrating until about 9.30 when the tears started (really good for me as when I visited him at Easter I was a nervous wreck who couldn't sleep for the last week of my two-week trip!!!). I had a good cry in the car when we left at 10.30am and cried most of the way to the bus station on and off. Then I cried when he left, watched him walk out of sight then cried in the car on the way home. Then as I had to go to the post office I had to sort myself out a bit and now I am kinda ok again - it's just the transition periods I hate - we've been so used to being apart that actually being apart isn't as painful as one of us leaving

Anyway - he should be halfway to London now as his coach left at 11am Not sure when we are seeing each other next but it won't be as long as last time which was over four months and we only have five and a half months until we are married so there is a brightside - even if we do have to go down the K-3 route

My surprise is something he has been working on the whole time he was here and even before he got here - I returned home to find on my bed a note that said "The one thing that will never change - I LOVE YOU" (ok I'm crying again now!) and underneath that was another note that was typed saying: "The Quest of Secret Treasures. [some weird symbols here]. Prepare to Embark on an Epic Journey. Find the secret clues hidden around the house. They could be anywhere." I've found a few so far: little squares of paper that have a symbol on one side and a letter on the other - some of the symbols match the ones on the second note but some of the others don't so the puzzle must be in more than one part... anyway - he knows how much I love puzzles and games and things so I have to figure out what it all means!

I got my approval today and I am a July Filer............YES! Finally....

GRATZ!!!!! Omg I can't believe it - that is so fast it isn't even funny! I only wish the UK was as fast! I think most of us are or will become very philosophical about this whole process - at the end of the day we are all in the system now so all we can do is wait. We can ###### and gripe and moan and worry but really it isn't going to do us any favours Saying that though... I wouldn't mind a bit of news like ischia's ;D

[*julez* 124]

Jeraly- You're story is so sweet! We all know how sad you are for having to say goodbye. It never gets any easier. But how cool and wonderful that Jeremy left you a puzzle to solve! Sounds like a very creative guy! I can't wait to hear how it all works out!

[weedebz 0]

hello. I wish we could all get our approvals now....but still...feels kinda cool completing the next coloumn in the spreadsheet. Which brings me to my next point, few more updates to do so they'll be appearing in the next 5-10mins.

Jeraly, just remember....it's never "goodbye" it's "see you later". Easy for me to say with my Nick here with me until decemeber but then after 6months living together we'll need to go our seperate ways until I can go with visa in hand. It will be a big change after so long together.

[Bill y Bella 0]

I got my approval today and I am a July Filer............YES! Finally....

"Finally"? I am happy for you, but do you realize that some people on VJ have been waiting since April or longer?

Anyway, good luck on the next step in your journey.

I must go now. I need to go yell at Bella for not being Cuban.

[Bill y Bella 0]

No, we're obviously not all in the same boat, but we are all on the same course. You are very lucky and it gives us all a bit more hope! Very cool, indeed.

You have a boat? Damn. Am I the only one swimming against the tide?

[Jason-Sasha 1]

No, we're obviously not all in the same boat, but we are all on the same course. You are very lucky and it gives us all a bit more hope! Very cool, indeed.

You have a boat? Damn. Am I the only one swimming against the tide?

Hahaha! Not really a boat. More like a rubber dingy. And almost fittingly, Cuba is a very short boatride!

[weedebz 0]

godamnit! if Nick was canadian this would be so much easier due to commonwealth! I hate waiting....I'm not the patient type. Plus my wedding dress plans gone askew so need to start the search all over again which is an added headache.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

huh? what's the commonwealth angle?

and that's such a shame, about the dress! what happened?

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Sorry to hear of your wedding dress issues. I hope you will feel better soon. Hang in there.

[tucson_chick 0]

godamnit! if Nick was canadian this would be so much easier due to commonwealth! I hate waiting....I'm not the patient type. Plus my wedding dress plans gone askew so need to start the search all over again which is an added headache.

the dress. the dress. the dress. i can't stop crying. we were planning on having a religious ceremony for our families and friends, in germany right after christmas. now we just got notice from the priests that they would risk their jobs if they would do it, due to the legal link between church and state in germany. you have to be legally married first. what we obviously cant.

so. i just bought my dress. it fits the most perfect. i even already got the shoes. for a weddign in 2 years or so. we want to have our ceremony in germany whatsoever. i means the world for us. my sibblings can't afford plane tickets to the US as they have a bunch of kids.

want to have a peek at the dress?

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_d...mp;prodgroup=10

it hangs in my closet and is sad....

[Jeraly 4]

Just on the dress sharing front - here's mine though it's not a great pic and I wish I looked as good as the model!!!

http://www.christinefrancesbridalwear.co.u....asp?itemid=409

On another note - just over 5 hours until Jeremy lands It's sad but at least I will get to see him online again soon

[NonyGuy 0]

My case is at CSC and to tell you all the truth I'm feeling kind of down after reading all of the updates....I'm hoping and praying that Ricardo will have his visa in hand by May of '08, is that a good estimate? I hope so because it's the only way I can stay sane through all of this...

Good luck to everyone

-Mich

MAY!!?? Wow...no way. I'd say we should all have NOA2s by around December...then all you have wait for is the NVC (2 weeks)...then the embassy

no way it should take 11 months for all this.