OCTOBER FILERS

[DongDong 0]

O.K., I'll jump on, or do I fall off....??!! 7 weeks of drinking then

[Meridien 0]

Pour me a glass or six, too!

[melusine 5]

I believe in all of us, let's keep our happyness ! things are moving..slow but they are and we probably all knew about it when we started. Let's cheer to that new year coming up and for us to all join our bf/gf anytime soon in 2008.

About plans... i would say the safe option is august/september if nothing goes wrong.

What are october filers are planning about wedding and dates so far ?

I think we would be ready to move in august (of course will be crazy happy if before)...what about everyone ?

Edited December 19, 2007 by melusine

[LuciansGirl 0]

Hmmm....we plan to get married maybe a month or two after his arrival. A civil wedding for now since we can't plan for a nice one when his ETA is unknown at this point. We'll plan a nice one after we save up, hopefully in a couple of years.

Although this whole process is draining and frustrating, we do have a lot to be thankful for. Next year is around the corner and ALL of us will soon be reuinted w/our SO.

A wonderful New Year and new beginnings to all the VJ'ers!!

[JKD_88 0]

I recently signed up for an account on the USCIS website, I haven't received any e-mails yet but I hear everyone talking about TOUCHES, how do I know if my case has been touched? And how do I find out about this estimated date that I reado some of you talking about? Sorry, I'm a little lost when it comes to this stuff lol.

[Meridien 0]

Ah, the infamous 'touch'...it basically just means that the 'last updated' column in the table when you first login has a new date. This can be a very good sign as it will usually sit at the same date for months (in my case 10/19/07) until it is assigned to an adjudicator. Once you get a touch an approval will often follow shortly after, which is why everyone gets so excited about them.

[JKD_88 0]

Ah, the infamous 'touch'...it basically just means that the 'last updated' column in the table when you first login has a new date. This can be a very good sign as it will usually sit at the same date for months (in my case 10/19/07) until it is assigned to an adjudicator. Once you get a touch an approval will often follow shortly after, which is why everyone gets so excited about them.

Oh ok thanks, =( I just cheked, I filed on 10/9/2007 and it was last touched on 10/12/2007 oh well I still hope for february or march.

[brazuca 0]

Yep. February and March sound about right. This wait is so nauseating though. I just try to keep myself occupied with college and work; that helps. Does anyone have word if August filers from VSC are getting there NOA2's? I've heard alot of CSC's are... but not much about Vermont. What in the world are all these "new employees" doing? I mean... 5-6 cases a day? how long should it take for over 200 people to look at one couples paperwork? This is ridiculous.

Frankie "pissed"

[JKD_88 0]

Yep. February and March sound about right. This wait is so nauseating though. I just try to keep myself occupied with college and work; that helps. Does anyone have word if August filers from VSC are getting there NOA2's? I've heard alot of CSC's are... but not much about Vermont. What in the world are all these "new employees" doing? I mean... 5-6 cases a day? how long should it take for over 200 people to look at one couples paperwork? This is ridiculous.

Frankie "pissed"

How did you get that estimate thing on your timeline? I entered in the information but it didn't give me an estimate.

[Meridien 0]

Click on 'My Timeline' when you're in your profile, and scroll down to the bottom. There will be Visa Journey's best guess of when your NOA2 will come. You will need to fill in the 'I-129F Sent' field to get it I think...I just checked your timeline and there's no estimate...

Edited December 19, 2007 by Meridien

[JKD_88 0]

Click on 'My Timeline' when you're in your profile, and scroll down to the bottom. There will be Visa Journey's best guess of when your NOA2 will come. You will need to fill in the 'I-129F Sent' field to get it I think...I just checked your timeline and there's no estimate...

Oh thank you very much, you're right the only thing I needed to do was fill in the I-129F sent area. I hadn't filled it in because I couldn't remember but what I did was I put it as two days before the received date on the NOA1, I figured it'd be close enough. Thanks again.

Edited December 20, 2007 by JKD_88

[DongDong 0]

It would be great to get married in July, but I think realistically, August is about right?! She needs to get her feet on the ground anyway and the Embassy in Guangzhou has a say in it too!

However, we are over half way through (hopefully ?) our service center waits!!! And another pint or two helps immensely!

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

"What are october filers are planning about wedding and dates so far ?

I think we would be ready to move in august (of course will be crazy happy if before)...what about everyone ? "

We have booked for the 11th October 2008 in Forest Grove, Oregon!!!! So we left just over a year - will be running it tight enough I'd say as we are expecting RFE!!!!

[SonoranSongbird 3]

We have booked for the 11th October 2008 in Forest Grove, Oregon!!!! So we left just over a year - will be running it tight enough I'd say as we are expecting RFE!!!!

That's pretty close to mine, both date and place. I'm afraid to jynx it by saying we've "set the date" but we have a lovely place where my parents live in Washington State booked for October 12. Depending when he gets the visa and sells his house, we can push it back if it takes longer than we expect, or we can get legally married as soon as he arrives if it is sooner than we estimate. My boss is an appeals court judge so it would be very easy to plan a very simple wedding in my living room with 6 weeks lead time once his house is under contract, but since my dad can't travel and I got sick and tired of everyone and their 5th cousin asking me when the date was, we are doing this instead.

What is everyone planning for Christmas? I'm going to Edmonton for the week and then driving down to my future sis-in-law's home in Calgary for Christmas and Boxing Day.

[Eli the Barrowboy 16]

What is everyone planning for Christmas?

We are both together in Ireland and headed to my family home by the Atlantic - last Christmas in Ireland for a while so gotta make the most of it.

R