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[sumitta 0]

Hey everyone!

I get email this morning, informing that my EAD has been approved!!

Dee Jai Maak Maak

Mod

Edited March 10, 2006 by sumitta

[mylovenin 0]

Dear Folks of VJ,

After reading much on this thread, I see that people who had there visa approved at the US Embassy in BKK during the interview were invited back the next day to pick it up.

Well, my fiance had her interview today at the US Embassy. She was asked only two questons and went on to do the window work and at the end was told to give her telephone number to embassy. They then said they would call her when to pick up her visa. They kept her passport and was never told of any thing negative about the paperwork,etc. She did ask do I have a visa and they said yes, but she felt like no definative answer.

Now it was Friday--10 Mar--could they have had a lot of visa to catch up on and instead of telling her to come back Mon they will call when they catch up? I don't know. Any way I have a plane ticket for her on the 21st. Here comes the questions.

Has anyone had the "phone back from the embassy" to pick up there K-1 visa? If they have, did they call within the next few business days? Should I change the plane ticket? And if we do not get some notification for her to pick up her visa in the next few days is there any way to call and check on the status?

Up to this point everything had been smooth--US Attorny prepared app--more than enough meeting documents--we've know each other going on 3 yrs. I am a US medical doctor and have no prob with supporting her. Neither of us with any police records and she has never worked in a bar.

Any advice welcome, Thank you to all

Greg and Nin

Please feel free to e-mail

mylovenin@yahoo.com

Edited March 10, 2006 by mylovenin

[malydon 0]

Dear Folks of VJ,

After reading much on this thread, I see that people who had there visa approved at the US Embassy in BKK during the interview were invited back the next day to pick it up.

Well, my fiance had her interview today at the US Embassy. She was asked only two questons and went on to do the window work and at the end was told to give her telephone number to embassy. They then said they would call her when to pick up her visa. They kept her passport and was never told of any thing negative about the paperwork,etc. She did ask do I have a visa and they said yes, but she felt like no definative answer.

Now it was Friday--10 Mar--could they have had a lot of visa to catch up on and instead of telling her to come back Mon they will call when they catch up? I don't know. Any way I have a plane ticket for her on the 21st. Here comes the questions.

Has anyone had the "phone back from the embassy" to pick up there K-1 visa? If they have, did they call within the next few business days? Should I change the plane ticket? And if we do not get some notification for her to pick up her visa in the next few days is there any way to call and check on the status?

Up to this point everything had been smooth--US Attorny prepared app--more than enough meeting documents--we've know each other going on 3 yrs. I am a US medical doctor and have no prob with supporting her. Neither of us with any police records and she has never worked in a bar.

Any advice welcome, Thank you to all

Greg and Nin

Please feel free to e-mail

mylovenin@yahoo.com

Greg and Nin

I do not know definitively why they said that they would call her when to pick up her visa…..but I have had a recent correspondence with the Embassy that said that one of the interviewing officers was called up for a brief period of military service and it was causing problems.

Mike

[Yodrak 7]

Greg,

My guess would be that there is some kind of backup on manufacturing the visas, so they can't provide 'next day' service to Nin and aren't sure when the visa will be ready. If what you wrote is accurate, it does seem to be a question of 'when', not 'if'.

Yodrak

Dear Folks of VJ,

After reading much on this thread, I see that people who had there visa approved at the US Embassy in BKK during the interview were invited back the next day to pick it up.

Well, my fiance had her interview today at the US Embassy. She was asked only two questons and went on to do the window work and at the end was told to give her telephone number to embassy. They then said they would call her when to pick up her visa. They kept her passport and was never told of any thing negative about the paperwork,etc. She did ask do I have a visa and they said yes, but she felt like no definative answer.

Now it was Friday--10 Mar--could they have had a lot of visa to catch up on and instead of telling her to come back Mon they will call when they catch up? I don't know. Any way I have a plane ticket for her on the 21st. Here comes the questions.

Has anyone had the "phone back from the embassy" to pick up there K-1 visa? If they have, did they call within the next few business days? Should I change the plane ticket? And if we do not get some notification for her to pick up her visa in the next few days is there any way to call and check on the status?

Up to this point everything had been smooth--US Attorny prepared app--more than enough meeting documents--we've know each other going on 3 yrs. I am a US medical doctor and have no prob with supporting her. Neither of us with any police records and she has never worked in a bar.

Any advice welcome, Thank you to all

Greg and Nin

Edited March 10, 2006 by Yodrak

[dbirner 0]

I would wait until at least Monday before starting to worry. They have had many changes there from what I understand.

Dan

[dbirner 0]

Ton says that she has heard of that before, starting around the end of January.

[anya-D 8]

Hey everyone!

I get email this morning, informing that my EAD has been approved!!

Dee Jai Maak Maak

Mod

SOOOOO HAPPY FOR Y OU!!!!!

waiting patiently for my Infopass.. cross my finger they wont approve me now!

see how slow is NC? Mariya got hers and now you... i'm still hanging in the air

Got it...thanks for the explanation..."learn something new everyday"

at first i thought only ABAC use this system but then all of my friends in other university are 401 (i was student exchange in the US so i went home in July.. too late for Entrance exam) so then i realized we arent the only one ^^

In class today i also learn somthing new about the different cost of living in different state... (i was just ignorant i guess... coz in thailand is the same) and that there's a website that can compair the cost of living in different state!! and i'm so happy i'm in NC

Edited March 10, 2006 by anya-D

[dbirner 0]

Big difference in cost of living. I moved from the most expensive state (NY) to the next most expensive state (CA). Prices here are rediculous.

Dan

Edited March 10, 2006 by dbirner

[anya-D 8]

i was comparing the cost of living from my hometown and Bangkok and the other city i'v been to in Thailand.. there's not really significant different in food price but salary, rent and property value are qutie different..

i always though it shouldnt have been so much different here too but i was wrong ^^

I love spring...i can take all my plants outside!! (lemon glass, galangal, prik kee noo, holy basil (grow just a little) and kiffir lime tree ^^ )

Edited March 11, 2006 by anya-D

[malydon 0]

i was comparing the cost of living from my hometown and Bangkok and the other city i'v been to in Thailand.. there's not really significant different in food price but salary, rent and property value are qutie different..

i always though it shouldnt have been so much different here too but i was wrong ^^

I love spring...i can take all my plants outside!! (lemon glass, galangal, prik kee noo, holy basil (grow just a little) and kiffir lime tree ^^ )

Were you using a web site to do the comparisons of the cost of living...if so i would like to visit it. Please let me know what the address is......

Thanks

Mike

[*Robert* 2]

Mike,

There are lots of web sites out there that have a "cost of living calculator". Just do a Google search on "Cost of living by state".

I know I would GLADLY trade places with anyone out there when it comes to cost of living, especially when compared to quality of living!!!

Kauai may be paradise to some... but it takes its toll on the pocket-book!!!

Heck, I'm just happy that the cost of gas is below $3.00 again!

Robert

[mr4422 0]

Were you using a web site to do the comparisons of the cost of living...if so i would like to visit it. Please let me know what the address is......

Thanks

Mike

just do a web search for "compare cost of living" it will bring up many COL sites. here are a few:

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp

http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costoflivin...stofliving.html

http://www.bestplaces.net/col/

http://swz.salary.com/costoflivingwizard/l.../coll_start.asp

http://www.moving.com/Find_a_Place/Compare2Cities/

[mylovenin 0]

Dear VJ members,

As mentioned earlier, on my fiance's k-1 interview this past Fri she was told they will call her when her visa would be done. Given no time frame or explanation why the call back.

Now Mon has past and no call. Normal for Bangkok is to come back the next day and pick it up around 3pm.

Prob is the plane ticket for her on the 21st and no way to enquire about how long the wait for the visa.

Has anyone heard of the Embassy calling prople back like this? If you have how long before the call back?

Thank you for any help

Greg and Nalin

[anya-D 8]

Hello Everyone!!!!

I am Billy!!!! I just droped by here to see how is everyone doing? I hope, you are all doing wonderful with k1. For me, I am still waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting....maybe 2 or 3 more months to hear the news from USCIS.

Billy

went back to read old posts and just realized your post is hidden in the quote box ^^

good luck to you!

[thai2luv 0]

My fiancee and I are not that far along in the process, and I haven't read here of other members having to wait for a call back to pick up the visa.

The Bangkok Embassy is in the process of changing their procedures, so none of us are sure of the exact changes being implemented.

I hope you hear back from them very soon, and keep us updated.

Dear VJ members,

As mentioned earlier, on my fiance's k-1 interview this past Fri she was told they will call her when her visa would be done. Given no time frame or explanation why the call back.

Now Mon has past and no call. Normal for Bangkok is to come back the next day and pick it up around 3pm.

Prob is the plane ticket for her on the 21st and no way to enquire about how long the wait for the visa.

Has anyone heard of the Embassy calling prople back like this? If you have how long before the call back?

Thank you for any help

Greg and Nalin

Edited March 13, 2006 by thai2luv