Anyone else currently waiting on I-601 approval from London?

[jpkeswim 0]

Well we are still Under Review but we just sent our RFE in to the lawyer and hopefully they will send it on by next week. We had to gather evidence from the doctors....

[jpkeswim 0]

Any luck Anna? I saw they updated the list and quite a few 'Under Reviews' are now 'Completed'. We sent in our RFE finally! Yeah so maybe we will have a approval soon!

[annasherwood 0]

Any luck Anna? I saw they updated the list and quite a few 'Under Reviews' are now 'Completed'. We sent in our RFE finally! Yeah so maybe we will have a approval soon!

we got hit for an RFE last week, AND they actually called one of our witnesses to talk about her letter...the RFE has been sent in, but the list hasn't been updated since then, so i don't know anything---i'm on tenterhooks!!!!

any news for you, jpkeswim?

[jpkeswim 0]

No news yet either! We sent the RFE in last Wednesday! Hope to hear something good soon though! I can't believe they actually called one of your witnesses. I would be over the moon if they called one of ours! Everyone wants in the the states because we just had the baby and all, especially with all his health issues.....

[annasherwood 0]

No news yet either! We sent the RFE in last Wednesday! Hope to hear something good soon though! I can't believe they actually called one of your witnesses. I would be over the moon if they called one of ours! Everyone wants in the the states because we just had the baby and all, especially with all his health issues.....

the wooman the embassy spoke with said he "sounded positive" <LOL> hope she's right!

how is Baby doing? is he thriving?

out of curiosity, when they do finally make a decision, how do they notify you and then what happens? i think Wanda had to go back to the Embassy; is that typical?

[jpkeswim 0]

The last time we were actually notified by letter. We got a long three page denial letter.... it was sent to the lawyer and he emailed it to us. I am thinking that they would notify the same way if it was positive too.

Baby is doing great! Wouldn't know he has already had heart surgery! He is 10 weeks old. It would be better if I was around family though. It gets kind of lonely here.

Also Anna just out of curiosity...why were you guys originally denied the visa?

[annasherwood 0]

The last time we were actually notified by letter. We got a long three page denial letter.... it was sent to the lawyer and he emailed it to us. I am thinking that they would notify the same way if it was positive too.

Baby is doing great! Wouldn't know he has already had heart surgery! He is 10 weeks old. It would be better if I was around family though. It gets kind of lonely here.

Also Anna just out of curiosity...why were you guys originally denied the visa?

WE GOT IT!!!!

we got our approval letter in the post today!!! a very short letter that said our waiver was approved and contact the courier company to have Paul's passport collected; no other information...but who cares----we're through!!!

originally, we were denied our visa because Paul had a conviction from 10 years ago for cannabis possession...

i'm so glad to hear Baby is doing well, and i hope you get home quickly so you can have the support of family that you need

anna

[WaitingWanda 0]

That's fantastic news Annasherwood!! Haven't checked the forum for a while so great to do so and see another one through!!

Hang in there Jpkeswim, good news is coming I'm sure.

[jpkeswim 0]

THANKS FOR THE GOOD THOUGHTS WANDA...STILL NO WORD BUT I AM SURE IT WILL BE HERE ANY DAY! IT IS JUST SO NERVE RACKING!!! CONGRATS ANNA....SO WHERE WILL YOU GUYS BE MOVING TO IN THE STATES?

KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS FOR A POSITIVE RESULT!

[jpkeswim 0]

ANY NEWS FOR ANYONE ELSE? i SAW THEY UPDATED THE LIST TODAY AND 6 PEOPLE ARE COMPLETED SINCE LAST WEEK!

[annasherwood 0]

now that we've got it, i don't know what to do with myself!!! we're not leaving until first week of May because my brother-in-law is getting married and my hubby is best man (grrrr---i want to go NOW)...i'm trying to resist the impulse to pack and sit waiting on the bed---LOL so on Saturday, i went through the DVD collection and listed a bunch on e-bay...

we'll be moving to Rochester, NY, my hometown...i just can't wait to get there...our POE will be Cincinnati, i think...

positive thoughts going for everyone still waiting!!!

anna

[jpkeswim 0]

WE ARE APPROVED AFTER 3 LONG YEARS! WOO HOO! ANY IDEA WHEN HUBBY CAN START WORKING ONCE WE ENTER US?

[annasherwood 0]

WE ARE APPROVED AFTER 3 LONG YEARS! WOO HOO! ANY IDEA WHEN HUBBY CAN START WORKING ONCE WE ENTER US?

HOORAY!!!! oh congratulations!!! you must be so happy!!!

if you've applied for the same visa as us (CR-1), then when he enters the country he'll get a temporary green card stamp in his passport; as soon as he gets his social security number, he can start working...but i've heard that can be a bit of a nightmare...oh lord, it's never over, is it?? LOL

[Angela 1]

Congratulations Jp and Anna

ANY IDEA WHEN HUBBY CAN START WORKING ONCE WE ENTER US?

It depends on which visa he holds. K visa holders need to apply for EAD (Clicky!), whereas CR-1 and IR-1 can work almost immediately as long as they can prove residency and possession of a SS#. My hubby has a CR-1 and as soon as he got his greencard and SS card (about 3 or 4 weeks after entering) he was able to get a job.

Doh! Anna replied faster than me LOL

[jpkeswim 0]

woo hoo! Actually I called the Embassy at £1.20 a minute and they told me that he could work straight away. He already has a SSN since he lived there previously so they said we just had to go to our local office. His SS Card says inelgible to work on it! SO WOOHOO again! Well we will have to wait awhile though because the baby needs his passport and to report his birth abroad and the earliest appointment available is April 7th! That's fine cause we are trying to sell the house. I will have piece of mind if it was under offer or even sold before we left! My husband wants to be there yesterday though!!!! He originally only came over here for a week back in March of 05 for his moms funeral and now its been nearly 3 years!