Waiting on the VSC to make a decision?

[dbears 1]

I need to vent....

I haven't been on here in a bit... everything just going along smoothly and I had no updates to share. But now I'm just plain frustrated and I'm looking for some ideas.

Last Wednesday I shipped all my documents to my fiance for his interview. I made copies everything before shipping it off. I sent him originals of my boarding passes, birth certificate, receipts of when I was in India visiting last, bank letter, employer letter, pay stubs, w-2's etc.

Well... the box is now officially lost! I mailed it through the United States Postal Service Global Express Guaranteed (via Fed Ex). The post office knows they accpted the package from me, but has no idea what happened to it. Fed Ex has no account of receiving the package.

My fiance's interview is not until April, but I don't know how to get some of the originals (i.e. pay stubs, w-2's, boarding passes and receipts).

I feel like just sitting down and crying. I feel like this process has taken a long time already and has so many hiccups.

Anyone with advice?

We have a lawyer that hasn't been worth his salt. He went crazy when I told him that I sent him originals. I had to point out to him that the packet 4 asked us for them.

sorry guys.... something wacky was going on with my computer. And now I don't know how to delete my multiple posts.

I wonder if it would have made a difference if you sent it directly via FEDEX without passing through USPS... USPS is good if within the US soil but once it leaves US you really don't know how sucked up postal services are in other countries (like the Philippines-- our postal service here is just... SIGH).

When would the transfer from USPS to FEDEX supposedly occur.. still within the US or when the mail get's to your SO's country? If the transfer would happen when the mail gets to your SO's country, well.. i'll just hope they are not like the postal service here coz here they would let it sit in their mail room for a couple of weeks first before sending it out (in your case, transferring it)

I'll pray you get good news soonest.

[Roxy007 0]

Thank you! Just keep having faith... it'll happen when you least expect it!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

I need to vent....

I haven't been on here in a bit... everything just going along smoothly and I had no updates to share. But now I'm just plain frustrated and I'm looking for some ideas.

Last Wednesday I shipped all my documents to my fiance for his interview. I made copies everything before shipping it off. I sent him originals of my boarding passes, birth certificate, receipts of when I was in India visiting last, bank letter, employer letter, pay stubs, w-2's etc.

Well... the box is now officially lost! I mailed it through the United States Postal Service Global Express Guaranteed (via Fed Ex). The post office knows they accpted the package from me, but has no idea what happened to it. Fed Ex has no account of receiving the package.

My fiance's interview is not until April, but I don't know how to get some of the originals (i.e. pay stubs, w-2's, boarding passes and receipts).

I feel like just sitting down and crying. I feel like this process has taken a long time already and has so many hiccups.

Anyone with advice?

We have a lawyer that hasn't been worth his salt. He went crazy when I told him that I sent him originals. I had to point out to him that the packet 4 asked us for them.

sorry guys.... something wacky was going on with my computer. And now I don't know how to delete my multiple posts.

I wonder if it would have made a difference if you sent it directly via FEDEX without passing through USPS... USPS is good if within the US soil but once it leaves US you really don't know how sucked up postal services are in other countries (like the Philippines-- our postal service here is just... SIGH).

When would the transfer from USPS to FEDEX supposedly occur.. still within the US or when the mail get's to your SO's country? If the transfer would happen when the mail gets to your SO's country, well.. i'll just hope they are not like the postal service here coz here they would let it sit in their mail room for a couple of weeks first before sending it out (in your case, transferring it)

I'll pray you get good news soonest.

This scares the sh!t out of me. Just sent all of my documents to Sasha for the interview, using DHL. It seems to be the preferred method for Russia, as the postal system there is about as useless as a puppy with an Ipod. 106 dollars to send a less-than-one-pound package. Good luck to Franseth. It still may turn up. Dont give up.

[franseth 0]

Thank you guys for your support. Since I made copies of everything I now have what I need to get again. I am going to give it the week before I try to send again. I'll keep you posted!

[sara..... 371]

Thank you guys for your support. Since I made copies of everything I now have what I need to get again. I am going to give it the week before I try to send again. I'll keep you posted!

hi, i dont know where u sent them to in india but when i sent some documents to perviz i did it thru ups........it got to india in three days but from that point on it was a nightmare.........took about twenty days to reach kashmir and it was off the scope after reaching dehli .......... they had no idea where it was because after reaching dehli they contract it out it is not even ups that handles it after that point........i was promised here in the usa it was all ups all the way ...... i do not know if fedx or dhl do the same or not all i can offer u for comfort is keep beating up the usa side of it until someone finds it...when it is time to send the documents for his interview......if we are ever get our NOA 2 we have decided that one of us will hand deliver them its just to much of a chance of it happening again......oh yes and we had paid for the express delivery.....just about one hundred dollars.......we are praying that they reach were they are suppose to go and all goes smooth for u :)

[AlHayatZween 2]

Hi All,

Happy Wednesday...

Sorry, i posted this in another forum, but i'm still waiting on responses.... And since we are talking about mail...

For those of you that have already received your consular packets (3 or 4),

how does the consulate send them out? Do they use just regular local mail? Or do they use a trackable carrier?

Also, what if they come and no one is there to sign for the packet?

Thanks!

hz

[Zee Bee 61]

Hi All,

Happy Wednesday...

Sorry, i posted this in another forum, but i'm still waiting on responses.... And since we are talking about mail...

For those of you that have already received your consular packets (3 or 4),

how does the consulate send them out? Do they use just regular local mail? Or do they use a trackable carrier?

Also, what if they come and no one is there to sign for the packet?

Thanks!

hz

We got a letter in the regular mail to go to the embassy and pick up the packets. But I think each embassy is different.

[Bobalouie 0]

I need to vent....

I haven't been on here in a bit... everything just going along smoothly and I had no updates to share. But now I'm just plain frustrated and I'm looking for some ideas.

Last Wednesday I shipped all my documents to my fiance for his interview. I made copies everything before shipping it off. I sent him originals of my boarding passes, birth certificate, receipts of when I was in India visiting last, bank letter, employer letter, pay stubs, w-2's etc.

Well... the box is now officially lost! I mailed it through the United States Postal Service Global Express Guaranteed (via Fed Ex). The post office knows they accpted the package from me, but has no idea what happened to it. Fed Ex has no account of receiving the package.

My fiance's interview is not until April, but I don't know how to get some of the originals (i.e. pay stubs, w-2's, boarding passes and receipts).

I feel like just sitting down and crying. I feel like this process has taken a long time already and has so many hiccups.

Anyone with advice?

We have a lawyer that hasn't been worth his salt. He went crazy when I told him that I sent him originals. I had to point out to him that the packet 4 asked us for them.

sorry guys.... something wacky was going on with my computer. And now I don't know how to delete my multiple posts.

I wonder if it would have made a difference if you sent it directly via FEDEX without passing through USPS... USPS is good if within the US soil but once it leaves US you really don't know how sucked up postal services are in other countries (like the Philippines-- our postal service here is just... SIGH).

When would the transfer from USPS to FEDEX supposedly occur.. still within the US or when the mail get's to your SO's country? If the transfer would happen when the mail gets to your SO's country, well.. i'll just hope they are not like the postal service here coz here they would let it sit in their mail room for a couple of weeks first before sending it out (in your case, transferring it)

I'll pray you get good news soonest.

This scares the sh!t out of me. Just sent all of my documents to Sasha for the interview, using DHL. It seems to be the preferred method for Russia, as the postal system there is about as useless as a puppy with an Ipod. 106 dollars to send a less-than-one-pound package. Good luck to Franseth. It still may turn up. Dont give up.

Dont worry about it Jason, as I recall Sasha lives in Moscow, and DHL works very good in Moscow. I use UPS to ship to Sochi, because they have a hub in Sochi, so UPS handles it all the way. DHL is the same in Moscow. It will be with them the whole time, so I dont think you will have any problems. Plus, you should have a tracking number so you can keep tabs on it the whole way. Thats what I do. By the way, UPS was $138 to ship to Sochi.

[K&W 0]

Hi

how does the consulate send them out? Do they use just regular local mail? Or do they use a trackable carrier?

Also, what if they come and no one is there to sign for the packet?

Thanks!

hz

We got a letter in the regular mail to go to the embassy and pick up the packets. But I think each embassy is different.

Hello. Yes, it seems like different.

In Japan, I got a thin regular mail that includes DS230 and some forms for medical exam. Postal system here is reliable, so they use the easiest way, I think.

K

[dbears 1]

Are no approvals yet? i hope we could see approvals from filers of any month soon! Seeing approvals is like vitamins to those who are waiting.. it gives hope that somehow, uscis are really working and are getting to our papers soon.

[AlHayatZween 2]

Hi

how does the consulate send them out? Do they use just regular local mail? Or do they use a trackable carrier?

Also, what if they come and no one is there to sign for the packet?

Thanks!

hz

We got a letter in the regular mail to go to the embassy and pick up the packets. But I think each embassy is different.

Hello. Yes, it seems like different.

In Japan, I got a thin regular mail that includes DS230 and some forms for medical exam. Postal system here is reliable, so they use the easiest way, I think.

K

Thanks everyone...

Hope they don't use regular mail in Morocco.

I saw a DHL package online headed to Casablanca earlier in the week, and was so excited because I wished it to be mine! But then I called DOS and they said nothing's been shipped yet...

So much for me counting my chicks before they've hatched,

hz

[trinner 0]

Hi all!

FYI, I haven't had time to tweak the program, so even though I'm doing the sorting by the sent date, I still do the timeline search based on NOA1 date. This just means that if you haven't entered your NOA1 date, then you won't be listed here yet.

Pending VSC K1 Applications

From: 4/30/2007 To: 2/13/2008 10:28 AM CST

  #  Name                                      I-129F Date Sent       Days Since Last Seen (if older)
  1  Manuel & Lani                             05-09-2007  (Has RFE)       1
 2  Elena & David                             05-11-2007                  0
 3  Lalina & Ramesh                           05-14-2007  (Has RFE)
 4  Dayfenix & Eric                           05-19-2007  (Has RFE)       1
 5  Ekaterina & Alex                          05-24-2007                  7
May has 5 of 67 pending (92.5% complete), with 2 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 2 inactive profiles.

  6  GA & ER                                   06-01-2007                  0
 7  Selena & sterling                         06-01-2007                  13
 8  Ana & Virgil                              06-04-2007                  2
 9  Harlene & Glenn                           06-04-2007           
10  RM & AE                                   06-04-2007                  8
11  Adam & Carrie                             06-05-2007                  0
12  Peter & Erica                             06-05-2007                  0
13  Hanako & Andrew                           06-08-2007                  1
14  I & W                                     06-26-2007                  7
15  wala & jayel                              06-28-2007                  22
June has 10 of 76 pending (86.8% complete), with 0 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 2 inactive profiles.

 16  Sunflower & Rino                          07-01-2007                  3
17  maryna & matt                             07-17-2007                  1
18  Mohammed & Melinda                        07-17-2007                  0
19  Lusi & Gabriel                            07-19-2007           
20  Marvin & Tonza                            07-19-2007                  0
21  Matthew & Marisa                          07-20-2007                  26
22  David M Corrigan & Rebecca J Perfetti     07-23-2007           
23  Abdelmounim & Donna                       07-24-2007                  9
24  Carmen & Bert                             07-27-2007                  25
25  Nohemi & Jorge                            07-28-2007  (Has RFE)       3
July has 10 of 129 pending (92.2% complete), with 9 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 11 inactive profiles.

 26  Shobana & Sunil                           08-15-2007           
27  Arlene & Steve                            08-17-2007                  1
28  Kheng & Ken                               08-20-2007           
29  anca & val                                08-24-2007           
30  Loshiel & Kenneth C. Bose                 08-25-2007  (Has RFE)       0
31  Loshiel D. Benlot & Kenneth C. Bose       08-25-2007           
32  Supanna & Wasan                           08-27-2007                  0
August has 7 of 39 pending (82.1% complete), with 2 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 3 inactive profiles.

 33  shea & all                                09-01-2007                  1
34  Jo & David                                09-09-2007                  0
35  Sharda & Neil                             09-10-2007                  0
36  Anil & Cindy                              09-14-2007  (Has RFE)       0
37  Rebecca & Dominick                        09-25-2007                  2
38  Elnara & Mike                             09-29-2007                  15
September has 6 of 60 pending (90% complete), with 21 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 1 inactive profiles.

 39  Alla & John                               10-01-2007                  26
40  Guiying Liu & Alvin Michael Smith         10-01-2007           
41  Lola L. & Alvin E.B.                      10-03-2007                  1
42  Nomie & stuart                            10-05-2007                  0
43  Eliane & Daniel                           10-09-2007  (Has RFE)       1
44  Sweety & Baby                             10-11-2007                  0
45  emir & kailee                             10-15-2007                  54
46  Emma & Sammy                              10-15-2007                  0
47  Hau & Keith                               10-15-2007                  1
48  Mary & Dan                                10-15-2007                  6
49  Victoria & Ryan                           10-16-2007           
50  Doina & John                              10-17-2007                  1
51  Theo & Antionette                         10-18-2007                  3
52  Alena & Harry                             10-19-2007  (Has RFE)       1
53  parveen & ayan                            10-19-2007           
54  Nelyn & Scott                             10-20-2007                  0
55  cheryl & lee                              10-22-2007                  0
56  Jane & Paul                               10-22-2007                  39
57  Campbell & Halle                          10-23-2007                  1
58  Flavia & Frankie                          10-23-2007                  21
59  Xian & Jaime                              10-23-2007                  12
60  Gus & Tasha                               10-26-2007                  1
61  Graeme & Megan                            10-27-2007                  1
62  Edwin & Scarlett                          10-29-2007                  1
63  Adriana & Rex                             10-30-2007                  13
64  Sandra & Greg                             10-30-2007                  12
65  Joanna & Stephen                          10-31-2007                  0
October has 27 of 81 pending (66.7% complete), with 41 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 2 inactive profiles.

 66  Andrea & Alex                             11-01-2007                  1
67  Jamie & Lauren                            11-01-2007                  1
68  Rupa & LT                                 11-01-2007                  1
69  Sasha & Eriq                              11-01-2007           
70  Toni & Matt                               11-01-2007           
71  Chahid & Stacy                            11-03-2007                  26
72  Yulia & Dennis                            11-06-2007                  1
73  Cathy & Glenn                             11-09-2007                  2
74  Lee & Sebastian                           11-10-2007                  1
75  Michal & Caitlin                          11-15-2007                  1
76  Natalie & Ryan                            11-15-2007                  31
77  Eunice & Wesley                           11-16-2007  (Has RFE)
78  John & Pamela                             11-16-2007           
79  Nina & Scott                              11-16-2007           
80  Craig & Mindi                             11-17-2007           
81  Nicoleta & Shawn                          11-19-2007           
82  Olesya & Igor                             11-19-2007           
83  Yui & Tj                                  11-22-2007           
84  Tatyana & Tom                             11-23-2007           
85  Elias & Samantha                          11-26-2007           
86  Tatiana & Tom                             11-26-2007           
87  Jackson & Melissa                         11-27-2007           
88  Rrez & Chris                              11-27-2007           
89  Daniel & Andrea                           11-28-2007           
90  Lindy & Keith                             11-29-2007           
91  Elena & Mike                              11-30-2007           
92  Hayden & Joyce                            11-30-2007           
93  leona & will                              11-30-2007           
94  Yazmin & Kevin                            11-30-2007           
November has 29 of 46 pending (37% complete), with 14 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 2 inactive profiles.

 95  Damar & Douglas                           12-01-2007           
96  Graeme & Jen                              12-03-2007           
97  Shae Apland & Marissa Famiglietti         12-04-2007           
98  Thunchanok & Robert                       12-04-2007           
99  Yanilda & Donald                          12-04-2007           
100  Benni & Patti                             12-05-2007           
101  Laura & Nicholas                          12-05-2007           
102  Franziska & Ron                           12-06-2007           
103  Stephanie & Stephen                       12-07-2007           
104  Jamaica Eva Ragas & Timothy Dulin         12-10-2007           
105  Bonnie & Timothy                          12-11-2007           
106  David & Ina                               12-11-2007           
107  Hiu Ha Chan & Tanffy Chan                 12-12-2007           
108  sweet_face & pooh_bear                    12-12-2007           
109  Gem & Frank                               12-13-2007           
110  Habibi & Habiba                           12-13-2007           
111  David & Marcela                           12-14-2007           
112  Kat & JD                                  12-14-2007           
113  Svenja & Aaron                            12-17-2007           
114  Lu & Tom                                  12-18-2007           
115  Helena & Paul                             12-19-2007           
116  Simon & Amy                               12-19-2007           
117  David & Shannon                           12-20-2007           
118  Thuy & Thuan                              12-20-2007           
119  Liliana & JCardenas                       12-21-2007           
120  Lori & Eric                               12-21-2007           
121  Suchada & Alvin                           12-26-2007           
122  alena & tj                                12-27-2007           
123  Amin & Hibat                              12-27-2007           
124  dawn & marvin                             12-27-2007           
125  Shiyang & Anthony                         12-27-2007           
126  Erika & Justin                            12-28-2007           
127  Amy & David                               12-29-2007           
128  maribeth & randy                          12-29-2007           
December has 34 of 35 pending (2.9% complete), with 0 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 0 inactive profiles.

129  E & L                                     01-01-2008           
130  Olga & Gene                               01-02-2008           
131  Paul & Susan                              01-03-2008           
132  jomylyn & michael                         01-04-2008           
133  Marco & Nicole                            01-04-2008           
134  Mina & Fred                               01-04-2008           
135  Santos & Donna                            01-04-2008           
136  Gosia & Brian                             01-05-2008           
137  L & T                                     01-07-2008           
138  Lilliput/Rosehall & Trelawny              01-07-2008           
139  Lucia & Tom                               01-07-2008           
140  Azzeddine & Kathleen                      01-08-2008           
141  Alba Lucia Perez Vasquez & James Claydon  01-09-2008           
142  Gerry & Karen                             01-10-2008           
143  Steve & Patti                             01-10-2008           
144  Louis & Catherine                         01-11-2008           
145  Mauricio & Stephanie                      01-11-2008           
146  Femi & Noel                               01-12-2008           
147  Ksusha & Pasha                            01-12-2008           
148  Priscilla & Eric                          01-12-2008           
149  TL & LN                                   01-12-2008           
150  Justyna & Dominik                         01-14-2008           
151  Liam & Samantha                           01-14-2008           
152  SS & PS                                   01-14-2008           
153  Gamal & Erin                              01-16-2008           
154  Miriam & Simon                            01-16-2008           
155  Ria & Stephen                             01-16-2008           
156  Tim & Schmissa                            01-16-2008           
157  Alejandro & Wanda                         01-17-2008           
158  Rich & Nicole                             01-17-2008           
159  Iain & Kati                               01-18-2008           
160  Irina & Vu                                01-18-2008           
161  Bella & Joe                               01-19-2008           
162  Jennifer & Steven                         01-19-2008           
163  Rhoge & Frank                             01-22-2008           
164  Rod & Jenni                               01-22-2008           
165  Trang & Bill                              01-23-2008           
166  nkem & obim                               01-24-2008           
167  G & J                                     01-25-2008           
168  Geoff & April                             01-25-2008           
169  Darren & Dawn                             01-28-2008           
170  Kim & Emily                               01-29-2008           
171  Sally & Jay                               01-31-2008           
172  Stephen & Amanda                          01-31-2008           
January has 44 of 47 pending (6.4% complete), with 0 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 0 inactive profiles.

173  David & Anna                              02-01-2008           
174  Kevin & Jenn                              02-01-2008           
175  Steff & Sib                               02-01-2008           
February has 3 of 3 pending (0% complete), with 0 NOA2s in the last 30 days, and 0 inactive profiles.


There are 175 pending of 601 applications (70.88% complete).  11 duplicates and 24 INACTIVE profiles ignored.

Profiles are considered inactive if the I-129F sent date is at least 90 days old, and the user's last seen time is 60 days ago or more.

NOA2s issued in the last 30 days:
 Feb 13: 0
 Feb 12: 4  (4 from Oct)
 Feb 11: 0
 Feb 10: 1  (1 from Oct)
 Feb 09: 0
 Feb 08: 4  (1 from Oct, 3 from Nov)
 Feb 07: 5  (1 from May, 4 from Nov)
 Feb 06: 9  (1 from Jul, 1 from Sep, 2 from Oct, 5 from Nov)
 Feb 05: 2  (1 from Jul, 1 from Nov)
 Feb 04: 4  (3 from Oct, 1 from Nov)
 Feb 03: 0
 Feb 02: 0
 Feb 01: 4  (1 from May, 3 from Oct)
 Jan 31: 6  (3 from Sep, 3 from Oct)
 Jan 30: 2  (2 from Oct)
 Jan 29: 5  (5 from Oct)
 Jan 28: 5  (1 from Sep, 4 from Oct)
 Jan 27: 0
 Jan 26: 0
 Jan 25: 4  (1 from Jul, 2 from Sep, 1 from Oct)
 Jan 24: 7  (2 from Aug, 3 from Sep, 2 from Oct)
 Jan 23: 3  (2 from Jul, 1 from Oct)
 Jan 22: 6  (2 from Jul, 3 from Sep, 1 from Oct)
 Jan 21: 0
 Jan 20: 0
 Jan 19: 1  (1 from Sep)
 Jan 18: 7  (1 from Jul, 5 from Sep, 1 from Oct)
 Jan 17: 3  (1 from Jul, 2 from Oct)
 Jan 16: 3  (1 from Sep, 2 from Oct)
 Jan 15: 4  (1 from Sep, 3 from Oct)
89 total NOA2s in the last 30 days.

[franseth 0]

Good news on the box front! I got an email today telling me they had tried to deliver the box but had to leave a notice... at my house! My local post office has no clue what went wrong.

Needless to say I rushed to pick up the box. It looked like an elephant had been using it as a stool. I repacked everything and drove it over an hour away directly to Fed Ex (bypassing USPS). I wasn't able to find a DHL center that would take international packages (I live in the boonies of PA) and UPS and I are not on friendly terms due to them incorrectly shipping a box to India as a commercial package and my fiance had to pay over $100 to get the box out of customs. Fed Ex was great today. The told me that it is not the first time they have heard about the transfer from the post office to Fed Ex not being smooth.

I've been checking tracking like a mad dog and the box is already on a plane.

Thank you for all your support, advice and prayers!

PS. Happy Valentine's Day! Next year this day will be extra sweet for all of us!

[KimandRuss 0]

Hello everyone.

CONGRATULATIONS LORA!!! ...and all others approved this month! I didn't check the site for almost a month and the first thing I did when I logged on from home was to see if you and all others who have been waiting had any good news. It made my heart leap to see that finally so many of you are on your way to starting your new lives with your love! Congratulations. I know there are a few of you left waiting... I wish I had words but there are simply none left. I do pray this ridiculous process is a distant memory for all of you very soon.

I'm just back from three glorious weeks with my love in NZ! Such a long, expensive trip but the memories...not to mention holding on to my sanity... are so worth it. My mother joined me on this trip so that she could meet Russ's family...and we learned that they will be flying here for our wedding! We will file on April 11th (the very day I have my divorce decree) and were contemplating another trip in May/June but by the looks of the VSC we could be approved in as little as 3 months now and the NZ consulate is good at cranking out those packets and expediting the interviews so we may just save the money. R/T tickets to NZ are $2,000+ depending on the season, not to mention the 20+ hours of flying and arrangments for my children... so it's a big decision. Any of you statistical junkies have an opinion on this?? Looking back in time (before the influx of petitions) being approved in just a couple of months was common. Do you all think that trend is going to continue now that it seems they're finally catching up? I'm just really interested in the opinions of the experts here at vj.

Anyway...congratulations again to all of you!

[OsLoraTamm 0]

Hello everyone.

CONGRATULATIONS LORA!!! ...and all others approved this month! I didn't check the site for almost a month and the first thing I did when I logged on from home was to see if you and all others who have been waiting had any good news. It made my heart leap to see that finally so many of you are on your way to starting your new lives with your love! Congratulations. I know there are a few of you left waiting... I wish I had words but there are simply none left. I do pray this ridiculous process is a distant memory for all of you very soon.

I'm just back from three glorious weeks with my love in NZ! Such a long, expensive trip but the memories...not to mention holding on to my sanity... are so worth it. My mother joined me on this trip so that she could meet Russ's family...and we learned that they will be flying here for our wedding! We will file on April 11th (the very day I have my divorce decree) and were contemplating another trip in May/June but by the looks of the VSC we could be approved in as little as 3 months now and the NZ consulate is good at cranking out those packets and expediting the interviews so we may just save the money. R/T tickets to NZ are $2,000+ depending on the season, not to mention the 20+ hours of flying and arrangments for my children... so it's a big decision. Any of you statistical junkies have an opinion on this?? Looking back in time (before the influx of petitions) being approved in just a couple of months was common. Do you all think that trend is going to continue now that it seems they're finally catching up? I'm just really interested in the opinions of the experts here at vj.

Anyway...congratulations again to all of you!

Thanks so much Kim........We are waiting now for the packets and interview date.....I am so glad you had a great trip.....I also was in Peru for the first time since the June filing in January...only for 6 days but we really needed it......I think the way they are approving October filers now it is a pretty good bet they will get yours done much quicker then the group that filed in May/June last year.......I feel so upset about Virgil and Ric's wait.....there is absolutely no excuse for this that VSC could possible come up with that would be good enough for this ineptiness....It is so unfair to them....I can only hope this wait has made there life afterwards with there SO's that much better and appreciated....I know that is how Oscar and I are feeling about it now....but unless you have experienced that rollercoaster ride there is no way to understand how bad it really is.......anyway.....glad you are back.....this thread has been pretty dead for a while now........Hope for your input........good luck......Lora