Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	New members going thru Jordan	Hi, I'm Irene from Atlanta, GA and my husband is Tawfiq from Rusaifah in Jordan. We married in February 2006 and Tawfiq arrived here in May 2007. We applied to have his conditions removed in February 2009 and hopefully he will receive his 10 year green card soon. I am a residential manager at an addiction treatment center for women. My husband has been working with the US Army in Iraq for the past year as a translator; professionally he is a teacher. He is currently here with me on vacation. We traveled to Egypt in February to visit his 25 year old son. I have 4 adult children and 3 grands; my husband has one adult son. We are enjoying a very happy life together and give thanks to Allah for being so merciful to us. We wish the best to all VJ members.	irahaymeh	Female	Jordan	2009-05-11 19:44:00
Middle East and North Africa	Visa Approved!	CONGRATULATIONS! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU. HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE FOREVER........... Sincerely, Irene and Tawfiq	irahaymeh	Female	Jordan	2009-05-21 11:55:00
Middle East and North Africa	Citizenship Today	CONGRATULATIONS!!	irahaymeh	Female	Jordan	2009-05-11 18:22:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA Family in Egypt Approved to Visit!!	Thanks for your help and all the info. I received your email. QUOTE (Nawal @ Jun 24 2009, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG! I am still in shock...a few months back my BIL (19 yrs old) in Egypt applied for a visitor VISA with my MIL but was denied. She was approved for a 5 year. We figured the reason...young male, ME backround, no ties, etc. Today my SIL (married/24 with a son), the same BIL (19 yrs) and nephew (4 yrs) had their interviews. They were taken together and the male that interviewed them was very nice. He looked at all their proof, pictures together, my info and hubbys plus babies pics, etc. However, at the end he said SORRY YOU ARE DENIED. My SIL was so upset...she started to get angry with him stating, WHY? Tell me how you can deny me to see my family, twin neice/nephew and brother. If you deny me now, I will not see them for 5 years. Are you kidding me?!? You're denying our family the right to see eachother, what is your reason?!? I want to talk with your supervisor, please this is my family and its just not right. I must see my neice/nephew now...I can not wait till they are grown up. It's hard enough just staring at a webcam. We cry to hold them just one time. Please I want to see your supervisor. He called another man over and they told her, okay, listen fill out another the application again, this time instead of visiting for 6 months (which they had put on the form as my MIL did last year) put down 2 months. We will approve you. So it took her 2 hours to fill out all three forms (BIL, SIL and Nephew) but she did it! The supervisor took their passports, said congrats, you are approved! You will get them back in about 3 to 5 days. They called us screaming at 4am But well worth the screams! WE ARE DANCING!!! Our entire family is actually coming from Egypt now (minus one brother in the military). Hamdulillah!!!!!!!!!	irahaymeh	Female	Jordan	2009-07-05 18:06:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA Family in Egypt Approved to Visit!!	Alhamdullilah! Congratulations! We are so happy for you! We would also like to invite our family to visit from Egypt. My husband has been here since May 2007. My 25 year old stepson is dying to visit us here. Can you give us some insight or some suggestions on what to say to help get his visit visa? How long did it take for them to get the interview after filing the forms? Should he apply at the American consulate in Cario? What forms should he fill out? Any help you can give us would be appreciated.	irahaymeh	Female	Jordan	2009-07-05 12:25:00
Middle East and North Africa	I lost my husband today	With Deepest Sympathy, Our Prayers are with you and your family. We pray that God will strengthen you. Irene & Tawfiq	irahaymeh	Female	Jordan	2008-07-28 16:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	A few cultural questions	We found the bidet at the Mediterranean halal grocery store. It cost about $35.00 and my husband hooked it up to the toilet. The water is a little cold for me so next time we'll try to invest in one with the thermostat for temp control. lol@butt-sprayer If ya don't have one be prepared for him to hang his #### in the bathtub for a quick 'shower' Get the watering can if you cant find the bidet.	irahaymeh	Female	Jordan	2010-02-10 10:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K1 visa APPROVED God is good	Congratulations!!!! Please, if you can advise me... did you employ the service of a lawyer? how long did it take in all? will a Lawyer make it any faster? we had just sent off our application and we fear it might take long bearing in mind we had hoped to be both at a Graduation Ceremony in June after getting married. we really wished everything worked out by June. wishes Hi not sure which country your SO is from but I suggest you go to that forum and see what the timelines look like for various members. It varies so much for everyone but June is about 4 months away....my advice is not not make any definite plans until Visa is in hand...trust me I had to move my wedding date for that very reason. Best wishes to you! VJ is a great place to get great advice. I didn't use a lawyer at all...I honestly don't believe it speeds up your application any faster if you do use one. Just make sure you submit all your documents the first go round so no RFE and you should be fine! Good luck!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-10 10:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K1 visa APPROVED God is good	Congratulations and best wishes! Start preparing for the next part of this Visa journey....	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-10 10:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa Approved!	Congrats! Best wishes on the rest of your journey!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-11 09:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1	I agree, times vary! It took us about 8 months as well from start to finish. I would advise to continue checking others timelines and seeing what their progress have been. During the time we were waiting for our approval of our K-1 we were making sure we had all documents that were required and needed so that there would not be anything we didn't have at the interview. Use this time to enjoy your SO and learning more about each other. VJ is a great forum to get support and information to guide you along! It's definitely not an easy and quick process but its so worth it! Hang in there.	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-17 10:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	THANK YOU - VJ !!!	Best wishes to you! I echo what others have stated, VJ is an awesome forum! I don't know where we would be without them!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-23 11:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	visa in hand!	Awesome! Congrats to you!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-23 12:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	One quick question	We presented our photo album, phone log, e-mails, and chats at the time of our interview to the C.O. and it was given back to us.	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-23 11:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	GOT MY K-1 VISA FINALLY	Congratulations	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-23 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K 1 Visa	Congratulations and best wishes on the rest of your journey!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-26 09:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Interview Date Set!	Congratulations! Best wishes to you.	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-26 09:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K 1 Visa	As others have said, yes be patient and wait. You are definitely still within the normal processing time! Best wishes to you! Edited by Dens Wifey, 23 February 2010 - 11:57 AM.	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-23 11:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	It's all over...or just beginning!	Congrats and best wishes to you both!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-03-01 15:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	I-129F approved in 52 days....	Best wishes to you guys	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-26 08:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2	Awesome news. Best wishes!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-03-01 16:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1 Visa approved	Congratulations and best wishes to you both!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-01-30 12:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Visa Denial	So sorry but don't give up...keep fighting and doing what you have to do! Best wishes, keep us posted!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-03-01 16:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 VSC K-1 Fillers	Hello Guys, Longest time...sorry guys i have been running around for the wedding preparations. The good news is that we're all set and the Lord is great always. My fiancee Visa was successfully picked up on NOV. 27th without stress after passing the interview on November 20th. I,m so great for everyone that contributed to my questions here and i will remain here to complete my Journey once she comes. I used this site for my citizenship processes and had no problem and now i used it again for my fiancee processes and had no problems I have recommended this site to three of my friends. GREAT SITE tHANKS Congratulations! Best wishes to you and yours! Hey guys - long time no talk... Just wanted to check in and let you know that our interview and visa process was great..my finance just entered the US last week and now we are together!!! We're going to have the court wedding this week and then begin the AOS process. She entered through JFK so she got a EAD without asking! Awesome! Hope you all are adjusting well! Best wishes to you guys!! Hey everyone Just interviewed today and passed in Guangzhou! Bob g, they are being real good so far this month at guangzhou giving visas. A few other guys and me were waiting for our fiancees to come out and they all passed! Good Luck man!!! Congrats on your approval! Best wishes!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-01-07 10:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 VSC K-1 Fillers	i guess yesterday's post helped, because i just got a call from my fiancé, who just got home from work to find a letter from the embassy... he has an interview date! january 19th!!!! looks like he'll be here in early february, and we'll be married by march thanks to everyone for your replies and help! That's awesome, congrats!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-01-07 10:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 VSC K-1 Fillers	Good morning Everyone! Congrats on all the recent approvals and assignments of interviews. We're still waiting on an interview date to be assigned at the Kingston, Jamaica Embassy! I know its soon coming...what a great early Christmas present it would be to get a date from the Embassy!!! Edited by Dens Wifey, 04 December 2009 - 09:51 AM.	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-04 09:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 VSC K-1 Fillers	QUOTE (Tina&Roland @ Nov 20 2009, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey everyone, We got APPROVED! Wishing the rest of you good luck on your journey! Tina Congratulations!!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-04 09:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 VSC K-1 Fillers	QUOTE (Miss Natalie @ Nov 2 2009, 04:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Guys! Long time, no post - sorry I have been hanging out on the Aussie threads lately Good to see so many of us May Filers progressing! Update for me - I had the interview last week and got approved The visa came today with that mysterious brown envelope. I am so happy and relieved. I booked my flight back to New Orleans for December 26th so I can have Christmas Day with my family and also have my first New Years Eve with Brian. It will be our first New Years kiss! Also I will be with him for his birthday, which is something else we have been apart for every year of our relationship. We have booked the wedding for February 20th, at the House of Blues New Orleans. I am so excited about it. I just have to work out the easiest way to get my dress to the states (You can imagine how happy it makes me to have that as my biggest worry now! Seems like a walk in the park after the whole visa process) Also, Brian is coming to visit me in 2 days! It's been 4 months since I last saw him so I really can't wait. Life is good right now I hope all your journeys have been smooth. Goodluck to those awaiting interviews soon Congratulations! Now onto the new journey in your life. So happy for you. Please keep us posted.	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-11-04 09:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 VSC K-1 Fillers	Hello Everyone! I'm new to the forum. We filed for K-1 in May 2009. Here is our timeline: Met: July 23, 2008 Engaged: September 2008 Sent I-129 May 13, 2009 NOA1: May 20,2 009 NOA2: September 15, 2009	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-09-21 18:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Looking for some help	QUOTE (RhysBeynon @ Nov 27 2009, 08:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone, My names Rhys and im from the UK. My Fiance and I submitted our K1 visa this year and it was received by the USCIS on August 17th 2009 and right now we are currenty on the "Initial Review" status. It been on this status for some time now and i was just wondering if anyone else who submited their visa around this time has heard anything recently? Im just very anxious to hear something now as we havent since our application was received. So any help or comments would be most appreciated. Thanks Rhys Hang in there. It took us about 4 months to get our Notice of Approval and now we're still waiting on an interview date.	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-05 23:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APPROVED !!!!!!!!	Dear VJ Folks, We are happy to announce that our VISA has been APPROVED !!!!!!!!! Interview went well and in the end we were given a blue slip asking us to pick up the visa in one week. We will post details later. Just jumping in happiness now. Best of Luck for the oncoming interviews and we will post in tips and details later. Thank you guys once again for your fullest extended support and it wouldnt have been possible without your guidance. Hail VJ !!! Visa Interview - May 4th Embassy - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Duration of interview - 5 minutes ( Entire waiting period - 1 hour ) Result - Approved Congratulations and best wishes to you both!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-05-04 12:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	I am glad that many are doing good for the May Filers of 2009. I am getting ready to go to China next week for 3 weeks, see My Xixi, get married, and start with the 130 process. The May to Dec K1 was a long wait, and denial, but we just have to endure. It took me a while to figure what the miscomunication was with the December Interview. The Visa Officer ask about my prior job from 1966 to 1994, which my Xixi answered, "Sales". I was a surpervisor/diemaker, for a company that made "Sales" posters/materials. I had shown my Xixi examples of posters, typical of what the company made, when we out shopping, so she was well aware of what I did for a living. I believe what the Visa Officer wanted to hear was, "supervisor". Definitely wishing the both of you the best! Please keep us posted! oh wow great to hear that everyone is doing great!! i just got my NOA1 for my AOS, EAD and AP today.. so excited!! i cant wait to get my life started here. my husband works at the oil rig here in alaska and he stays at work for 2 weeks and is home for 2 weeks straight. i am glad i didnt get any RFE (at least not yet, hopefully not ever!) but yeah, things are looking good from here. i hope everyone is well... do we have another post for aos filers? id be glad to help out!! good luck everyone Congrats! Yes, I think you can look in the AOS forums and there should be one specific to February 2010 AOS filers....keep us posted!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-02-24 10:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	Sorry I really can spell...that should be "congrats" above not "conrats"....	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-01-28 09:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	Hello All! Conrats to all that is moving through this VJ with approvals, arrivals, marriages, etc.! I don't think I could have made it this far without the support of folks here on VJ... We were approved for our K1 in Jamaica on 1/13/10!!! My fiance arrives this upcoming Tuesday, 2/2 in Atlanta. I have a number of emotions running through right now! We plan to get married on 2/14 and then the next part of our journey will begin, AOS! Please keep us in your prayers as I'm praying for the best for all of us!!! Take care Den's Wifey	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2010-01-28 09:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	QUOTE (Bob g @ Dec 29 2009, 11:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Found out this morning,,,,No Visa. My Fiancee did not remember my job title in 1994, "supervisor/diemaker". I bet the Visa Officer does not know what a diemaker is also. 20 months of preparation gone in a couple of minutes. This means have do another trip, file 1-130, and wait another year. Good luck everyone, Bob Oh no! Sorry to hear this! I wish you and yours the best!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-31 11:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	QUOTE (CouscousApplePie @ Dec 18 2009, 01:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG OMG OMG ................. we recieved our NOA2 on the 17th......... I cant believe it THANK YOU ALLAH ,,, with HIM all things WILL happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooooooooooooooo happy....... Whats next OMG OMG I cant even think straight now.... I am going to Morocco in January what should I bring ....omg what is next... I have read all these threads unitl i am blue in the face but for the life of me now I cant remember a single thing.... HAPPY DANCE IN NEBRASKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all of your support!!!!! KIM Awesome news! The process should go quickly from here... QUOTE (Starlight95 @ Dec 23 2009, 01:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATS on the NOA2!!!!!!!! We got a 221g and just been so bummed about it. If all goes well we will be submitting all the documents on the 28th and then praying he gets his visa. This process has emotionally drained me, and if its not one RFE after another. Merne - Good to see you back Congrats on your new place. I hope you are all settled in. Thank you for keeping me in your prayers and please pray for us that my SO gets his visa soon so we can be together shortly. They request a religious divorce decree now and will be sent to us by next week. But, I hope after that everything will go smoothly. Star As others have said, hang in there! Hopefully, you will see things smooth on out!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-23 10:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	QUOTE (Rhiann @ Dec 6 2009, 12:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Dens Wifey @ Dec 6 2009, 04:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Everyone! Well we're still waiting on an interview date, looks like it will be January 2010 for us! Congrats to everyone that has gotten recent approvals and interview dates! Best wishes to all on their journeys! I see you're getting married on Valentines day, you better book something soon, I'm sure even civil courts fill up that day. And I hope you get your interview soon! Yes, Valentine's Day! Luckily for us we have secured a church on that date to get married in! Just very small ceremony. It's been very difficult to plan anything with this process!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-09 19:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	QUOTE (CouscousApplePie @ Dec 8 2009, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone... Yes i am still here and still waiting.... I filed my second service inquiry last week....did not get back good news... I posted a topic last week about it.. They have delayed my case due to background checks and I will have to wait up to 180 days.. I am going to see my fiance in January so I do have something to look forward tooo.. My fiance wanted to get married while I was back home with him but I think that will screw things up really bad at this point sooooo i told him we need to wait til a decision . Congrats to everyone that has recieved visas.. Good luck to all with up coming interviews.... ((( HUGS)))) Kim Hi Kim, yes please just hang in there...look forward to seeing your fiance in January and spending that quality time together!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-09 19:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	QUOTE (Rhiann @ Dec 9 2009, 07:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hope you get your NOA2 soon, CouscousApplePie. And Congratulations on getting an interview date, Dens Wifey! Thanks!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-09 19:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	May 2009 filers -- post here!!!	I called the DOS today and our interview has been assigned for January 13, 2010!!!!!	DedicatedWife	Female	Jamaica	2009-12-09 19:18:00