Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (MelindaandTarek @ Nov 30 2007, 09:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats to all the recent approvals...still waiting...although been getting touched up the wazoo....not trying to get my hopes up though................................................................... I haven't been touched in 6 months, can I borrow one of yours? You're probably approved by now	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-30 21:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (mox @ Nov 30 2007, 06:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 30 2007, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Anybody else get a leter from VSC about the chocololate? : Dear Sir?Madam: The Vermont Service Center has received several boxes of chocolates from you. Although we appreciate your generosity, we are unable to accept such gifts. Therefore, we have donated these gifts to a local charity. Government employees, with very few exceptions, aren't allowed to accept gifts. It's a violation of ethics laws. That's pretty nice that they donated them to charity instead of just tossing them in the bin. As tough as it is waiting right now, consider this: your gift probably not only served as an act of good will towards the service center management and employees, but it also brightened someone else's day too, via the charity. That's pretty cool. Actually we had some input from people with experience with the gift acceptance issue and were told the limit was $25. So we addressed them to all the staff and hoped it wouldn't cause a problem. I imagine the director made the call and decided to play it safe. The important thing is that he obviously noticed the numerous boxes. And it is nice they went to a charity.	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-30 18:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	Anybody else get a leter from VSC about the chocololate? : Dear Sir?Madam: The Vermont Service Center has received several boxes of chocolates from you. Although we appreciate your generosity, we are unable to accept such gifts. Therefore, we have donated these gifts to a local charity. blah, blah, we will get to your case when hell freezes over ... "Your petition will be adjudicated based on the order in which it was received." That's richer than the chocolates - the order in which it was received!!! At least it went to charity. I bet there were quite a few boxes based on the pasts I've seen	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-30 17:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (julezabelle @ Nov 30 2007, 12:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 30 2007, 11:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Has anyone heard from Mirla lately.....I worry a little........ I *think* she was here yesterday. Probably went to VSC get em Mirla!	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-30 17:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 28 2007, 05:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh!!!! I forgot to add this! So I called yesterday afternoon and this girl with a terrible attitude (sounded like a young girl, I remember talking to her a while ago) told me she cannot give any status on my case and to call customer service!!!! Excuse me! I had a RFE!!!! #######! I wanted to kill her!!! If that was the case then none of the rest officer would've helped us. that's funny, they need a slap em smiley on here! Anyway, if I were you I would have your lawyer contact them. I think they get more info. Also get his senator or congressperson to check into it like Oslora did when they found her file. Your rep has more power to get something done than you. Don't wait, it was a silly mistake and they should be finished with your file by now. PS most people with rfe's said they tell them response by vsc is within 60 days after Good luck	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-28 16:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Nov 27 2007, 09:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mirla @ Nov 27 2007, 08:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Question....how many people filed in june....cause all I keep seeing is july filers approvals.... May: 63 petitions, 50 (79%) approved. Jun: 64 petitions, 35 (55%) approved. Jul: 104 petitions, 11 (11%) approved. So, about 30 June petitions missing - sounds about the right height for a footrest under some joker's desk	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-27 21:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 27 2007, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> O.K. back on the line with my Congressman's office this morning and she talked to the floor supervisor at the VSC.....She said that my personal petition was "found"...not sure what that meant and that the supervisor was going to process those "found" with mine.....Not sure what that meant but she said "soon"...I should get an answer...So if others that came in around mine start getting approved then we can assume...I guess...that it was not in the place it was suppose to be........the case work also said that they are still "training" most of the 1500 new employees and having them working with more experienced employees so this may also be slowing them down......I ask how long they train and she said the average is 30 to 60 days.....but like all places all do not make it.......Just to let you know what I found out.....thanks guys for all of you understanding of my "complaining or whining"....I will try to do better...Lora Hey you're my hero. Mine is around the same date as yours so maybe they are together. Probably in a backroom with someone eating all the kisses!!!	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-27 17:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Bobalouie @ Nov 26 2007, 09:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 26 2007, 04:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 3. AT THAT time name checks are ordered... THIS is where i have the issue.......This is no longer about WHOSE name checks come back first...MINE weren't even pulled yet...NOTHING has been touched on my file since June 19. SOOOOOOOOO HOW are others getting approved from JULY, SEPT, OCT????????????????? No excuse to use it for training, why not just grab the NEXT create??? This isn't making sense...dont get me wrong..im HAPPY for those approved...NOT happy with the system. 4. After name checks come back, the file is worked EAch file DOES take about 15 minutes, up to 30 minutes she said. THAT means that ONE create is only 2 days worth of work. So, the idea of my file sitting on someones desk waiting for name checks, or under a HUGE pile of backlog doesn't add up to WHY others so much later are getting approved..... Anyone else find this odd???? Does this make sense how Im seeing it??? Its a broken system to say the least. Look at it this way, in each box there are 30 petitions. Lets say, for arguments sake the the first 5 petitons in that box (which are at the bottom) are the last of the May petitions in the mailroom, that means that the other 25 are June petitions. So the officer snags a box and puts it on his desk. The first 25 petitions he works on are from june, then gets to the may petitions. Now, since that guy got the last of the May petititons, all the other adjudicators are pulling june petitions. Maybe the guy who got the last of the Mays is slow, or there are a lot of problems with the petitions, or whatever, then you are seeing Junes adjudicated before Mays. Now add in the additional variables of adjudicators who work from home, and they pull that box and doesnt come back for a week, then everyone in that box is a week behind. Or and adjudicator goes on vacation and leaves the box on his desk because he already ordered the name checks. Multiply this by however many adjudicators there are and it becomes overwhelming. And dont forget the shear numbers game that we have. Using VJ numbers only, there is only about 1 box of may, 2 boxes of june, 4 boxes of july, 1 box august and 1 box sept. Multiply those numbers by whatever to account for nationwide, and you can see how a fast adjudicator could already be working some boxes of june and july while a slow guy is still working on may. With no understanding of the actual nuts n bolts of the process due to no transparency, there are so many variables that you cant account for them all. I know everyone will shoot holes in this theory, and I am not condoning these actions or saying that it doesnt suck, because it does. I also know that I could be perfectly correct or perfectly incorrect. No one knows for sure except the people in the cube farm at VSC. Well, one problem with that theory is it doesn't match what we have seen. When I joined vj in june they had just started to work on may and had some april leftover. They worked on those exclusively for almost 5 months before ANY june got approved. So it does not make sense that they skip to july (or september/october) a couple weeks after starting june. It seems more likely they are flying by seat of their pants and giving in to whatever political muscle comes at them than that how they are working is logical somehow.	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-26 21:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 21 2007, 08:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 21 2007, 07:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 21 2007, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chances are also halfway decent too that they only work a half a day today. Don't know for a fact they will, but lots of places like to give their employees a head start on a long weekend. So I imagine the next 4 days or so will be dead both here and there. Also, I definitely think it is time to send a letter to Mr. Novak as well, just in case. FYI USCIS website says they are 'open' friday, but if they get around to even one noa2 i'll send an extra $20 with the next huge fee in this process ... Well, I think the fact that we've had several new approvals even today... If they have to work Friday, perhaps they'll get a few things done. All I know is each new approval makes me run and check my own case, even though I probably have a couple weeks to go at the earliest haha. I hope so, I keep checking too but I'm sick of seeing the one and only touch from 5.5 months ago so maybe I'll wait for them to email ... at least until the 6 month mark then it's a new ballgame	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-21 19:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 21 2007, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chances are also halfway decent too that they only work a half a day today. Don't know for a fact they will, but lots of places like to give their employees a head start on a long weekend. So I imagine the next 4 days or so will be dead both here and there. Also, I definitely think it is time to send a letter to Mr. Novak as well, just in case. FYI USCIS website says they are 'open' friday, but if they get around to even one noa2 i'll send an extra $20 with the next huge fee in this process ...	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-21 19:20:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 21 2007, 12:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mel and Syl @ Nov 21 2007, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi every one, is there a way for a beneficiary to send such a letter and if yes is it possible via email? Im at day 214 or 215 and still nothing. THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS!!!!!!! You know that is a good question but could the petitioner send a letter and you have an attached letter to it?????.....I total feel for you....I am at 170 days and I am loosing my mind.....and like the others say hang in there but I am at the point that I have to do something or I will explode here and that will not be pretty.......Lora.......I was a child in the 60's but I feel a sit in coming on.......Lora Ok for the few people left who haven't been approved this month , don't forget you have another way to put pressure on VSC. Copy and Paste the press release (link is in my signature) and send to your reps and senators (link also in my signature). Even if you are not the petitioner you can send it. Just put in your SO's zip code and then address info when you send the emails. The Hershey Kisses thing is a little unusual so maybe it will grab their attention ... AND CONGRATS TO ALL THE APPROVEES, EVEN IF I AM A LITTLE JEALOUS	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-21 19:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 19 2007, 05:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Bill y Bella @ Nov 18 2007, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I noticed on the RFE thread that someone received an RFE for a translated copy of the beneficiary's birth certificate. Here is the post. Did anyone submit that with their I-129F? I didn't. Maybe they ask for that if there is some confusion about the identity of the beneficiary or there is a bad guy/girl name match they are trying to clear up. I had Oscars birth certificate professionally translated for 80.00 and sent it in with I-129F but still have heard nothing.....169 days....Lora If it makes you feel any better in a misery loves company kind of way I'm at day 167 or so I guess. Seems they skipped over us and moved on. Great, the wait wasn't long enough already	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-19 19:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	[/quote] I just had another brilliant idea - Ok, so far the press release and other attempts to get others to circulate our Hershey's protest has not been much help. But the purpose was to 1) let VSC know we're tired of waiting 2) get sympathy from the public, and 3) let politicians know our plight. We might be foiled in number 2, but we accomplished the first and I have an idea on how to succeed with number 3 yet. We can send our congressmen/women and senators the press release DIRECTLY by email. They all actually read these emails from constituents and it would be a way to follow up on our past complaints to them about the process so they know it's ongoing. The press release is at this link : hersheys press release Let's make this work for us PS can someone post the links to email ur congress people and senator, thanks! [/quote] Ok, here is a link to find your congressperson and senators email addresses and send them the press release. your reps and senators email adds . Democracy, self-service style	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-18 21:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (BYRON-LEIDY @ Nov 18 2007, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you everyone...I actually have not been able to talk to her because of the tube in her chest, i have been calling her sister and she has been keeping me posted....She really hasnt stressed about the process at all...She is very patient....they have her stable now and will be removing the tube in a couple of hours but they will keep her in the hospital for observation...She does have bad asthma and before going to the hospital she told me that 1. she cooked and there was a lot of smoke or 2. Her sister has a hamster and her son was playing with it when it bit him so she grabbed it away from him so that might be a cause also...I willbe going to see her on Dec 7th Jason, so yeah that is a huge relief!! I hope all will be well by then!!! This is so hard being so far away and helpless...if i was there i would not even think of leaving her side for a second!!! Jason she has had these bad asthma attacks in the past from what she has told me. I appreciate all your prayers !!! Thank You!! Hey Byron, Congrats again on your NOA2! At least that's off your mind. I'm glad Leidy is doing better. You might be right about the hamster as a problem. A couple years ago we had a couple hamsters and after bringing them in for the winter from the porch I could hardly breath or sleep until they were gone:( I'm glad she will be here soon with you	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-18 20:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NOA2S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-16 22:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 15 2007, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 15 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 15 2007, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 15 2007, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 14 2007, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, in addition to the contacts sent to by the press release for the Hershey Kisses I sent info to Lou Dobbs, Associated Press, the Drudge Report, and WTOP News radio in DC. Anybody have any other ideas? I guess a press release isn't all it takes and it seems to me that this is newsworthy?! Somebody should give us a little notice I contacted the Washington Post about the article they had on the front page about 4 weeks ago about K1 Visas and aske about any follow up they would be doing....in fact that was how I found VJ.....and they said they had little response to the article even though they ran it front page......I was disappointed......so I thought about writing letters to the editors....but in this area people are crazy about illegal immigration and they are lumping us into that catagory...and then of course you have the woman from Lebenon who had a sham marriage and became a CIA operative....It could not be any worst timing.....I sent out email to all of the Congress and got a couple of auto response....Senator Martinez if Florida responded with a.....We know about USCIS...they are the worse agency in the government....If that is true then why is the Gonzalez guy still have his job??????.......I just want to rip something up.....augh........anyway I am calling my Congressman again....It has been 2 weeks since they told me that our file was assigned to a case worker......he or she must of gotten lost coming to work because I have nothing as of 20 minutes ago........Lora Hmmm, sounds like it is easier to get a job at the CIA than it is to get a k1 I bet if I sent a press release that I kidnapped paris hilton's friggin dog the press would be camped in my yard within hours!!! Perhaps because you didn't go through someone like, say, the Associated Press, it didn't get noticed by a lot of people? I don't know, really. Maybe the only thing that would get noticed is a full-scale protest in front of DHS. Actually, I am confident the press release service sent it to ap. They sent it to every news outlet. I also checked the ap website and sent the release myself to the address they have for it. You are probably right though, only something like a protest with people getting arrested or something would get noticed. I also think if we were 'undocumented' or here on H1B we would get more sympathy as well. Oh well, I hope they think about us when eating the Hersheys I just had another brilliant idea - Ok, so far the press release and other attempts to get others to circulate our Hershey's protest has not been much help. But the purpose was to 1) let VSC know we're tired of waiting 2) get sympathy from the public, and 3) let politicians know our plight. We might be foiled in number 2, but we accomplished the first and I have an idea on how to succeed with number 3 yet. We can send our congressmen/women and senators the press release DIRECTLY by email. They all actually read these emails from constituents and it would be a way to follow up on our past complaints to them about the process so they know it's ongoing. The press release is at this link : hersheys press release Let's make this work for us PS can someone post the links to email ur congress people and senator, thanks!	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-16 22:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (thejoz @ Nov 15 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 15 2007, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 15 2007, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 14 2007, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, in addition to the contacts sent to by the press release for the Hershey Kisses I sent info to Lou Dobbs, Associated Press, the Drudge Report, and WTOP News radio in DC. Anybody have any other ideas? I guess a press release isn't all it takes and it seems to me that this is newsworthy?! Somebody should give us a little notice I contacted the Washington Post about the article they had on the front page about 4 weeks ago about K1 Visas and aske about any follow up they would be doing....in fact that was how I found VJ.....and they said they had little response to the article even though they ran it front page......I was disappointed......so I thought about writing letters to the editors....but in this area people are crazy about illegal immigration and they are lumping us into that catagory...and then of course you have the woman from Lebenon who had a sham marriage and became a CIA operative....It could not be any worst timing.....I sent out email to all of the Congress and got a couple of auto response....Senator Martinez if Florida responded with a.....We know about USCIS...they are the worse agency in the government....If that is true then why is the Gonzalez guy still have his job??????.......I just want to rip something up.....augh........anyway I am calling my Congressman again....It has been 2 weeks since they told me that our file was assigned to a case worker......he or she must of gotten lost coming to work because I have nothing as of 20 minutes ago........Lora Hmmm, sounds like it is easier to get a job at the CIA than it is to get a k1 I bet if I sent a press release that I kidnapped paris hilton's friggin dog the press would be camped in my yard within hours!!! Perhaps because you didn't go through someone like, say, the Associated Press, it didn't get noticed by a lot of people? I don't know, really. Maybe the only thing that would get noticed is a full-scale protest in front of DHS. Actually, I am confident the press release service sent it to ap. They sent it to every news outlet. I also checked the ap website and sent the release myself to the address they have for it. You are probably right though, only something like a protest with people getting arrested or something would get noticed. I also think if we were 'undocumented' or here on H1B we would get more sympathy as well. Oh well, I hope they think about us when eating the Hersheys	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-15 20:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (OsLoraTamm @ Nov 15 2007, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Nov 14 2007, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, in addition to the contacts sent to by the press release for the Hershey Kisses I sent info to Lou Dobbs, Associated Press, the Drudge Report, and WTOP News radio in DC. Anybody have any other ideas? I guess a press release isn't all it takes and it seems to me that this is newsworthy?! Somebody should give us a little notice I contacted the Washington Post about the article they had on the front page about 4 weeks ago about K1 Visas and aske about any follow up they would be doing....in fact that was how I found VJ.....and they said they had little response to the article even though they ran it front page......I was disappointed......so I thought about writing letters to the editors....but in this area people are crazy about illegal immigration and they are lumping us into that catagory...and then of course you have the woman from Lebenon who had a sham marriage and became a CIA operative....It could not be any worst timing.....I sent out email to all of the Congress and got a couple of auto response....Senator Martinez if Florida responded with a.....We know about USCIS...they are the worse agency in the government....If that is true then why is the Gonzalez guy still have his job??????.......I just want to rip something up.....augh........anyway I am calling my Congressman again....It has been 2 weeks since they told me that our file was assigned to a case worker......he or she must of gotten lost coming to work because I have nothing as of 20 minutes ago........Lora Hmmm, sounds like it is easier to get a job at the CIA than it is to get a k1 I bet if I sent a press release that I kidnapped paris hilton's friggin dog the press would be camped in my yard within hours!!!	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-15 17:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	Ok, in addition to the contacts sent to by the press release for the Hershey Kisses I sent info to Lou Dobbs, Associated Press, the Drudge Report, and WTOP News radio in DC. Anybody have any other ideas? I guess a press release isn't all it takes and it seems to me that this is newsworthy?! Somebody should give us a little notice	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-14 22:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (rae_and_scott @ Nov 14 2007, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What the heck? My chocolates are still in Ohio. I ordered them last Thursday! damn DHL. I really hate that company. I hope this doesn't happen -I sent my SO some chocolates and they arrived open and half eaten	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-14 21:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (Bob & Kim @ Nov 14 2007, 06:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Courtney @ Nov 14 2007, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steph1973 @ Nov 14 2007, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Courtney @ Nov 14 2007, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUICK! I am about to call my Senator and explain to them all the issues we have with USCIS, and i cannot remember the situation exactly... I'm going to tell him about our situation (and we've only been waiting a little over 100 days), but i also want to mention how VSC was prioritizing a different type of work visa. Can someone remind me of what this situation was exactly? They prioritize work-related employment visas before family visas. They have 2 months to approve work visas but have unlimited time to approve family viasas. They are promoting a 6 moth waiting time as of today, but they can change this whenever they want with minimal to zero consequence. Thank you! I tried to call, but he's not in today (figures). His secretary said he'd call me back, so I'll add this to my ammuntion! I never thought anyone would actually get back to me about the letters i sent, so i wasn't really prepared to talk to anyone about this! Don't forget to also mention how many other types of visa petitioners can pay for premium 15-calendar day processing, while K1 and K3 petitioners cannot. Good luck. Keep the pressure on the politicians to make this right! And they were doing the petitions in one month in april, now it's six which is unreasonable. They raised the fees from $170 to $440 to be faster, not slower! Also doing petitions out of order now, september!?. And they don't give information and what they do say is bs and changes depending on who you speak with. Other than that they are doing a great job	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-14 20:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	QUOTE (amrssnowangel @ Nov 13 2007, 10:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Maybe I missed it.but what happened with the Press Release????? It went out today at 11:49am. I posted the email I was sent in my last post. He also sent me a long list of news org.s it was sent to - everything from cnn to the poughkeepsie times. different dept.s at abc news like international, immigration, etc. also went to radio, broadcast, and print. I guess that is standard. What happens from there is up to the press I guess. There are a couple of links in the email to google and the press release. I was hoping someone could google it and see if it made some blogs or something so far ... Press release sent at 11:49 AM EST Your press release was sent directly to various editors and journalists by email or fax. The list of journalists that received your press releases is attached. Your press release is archived for future reference here: http://www.mmdnewswi...olate-2535.html Mmdnewswire.com is the site where we direct journalists and editors that are looking for story ideas. Press releases are also picked up by RSS feed from this site. Your press release will be archived at this site indefinitely. Contact from the media will be to the contact information that you provided in your press release. Please be aware that email from journalists often trigger spam filters on email accounts. Be care that you do not filter out important emails from the media. Google News Link: http://news.google.c...tnG=Search News Thank You Todd -- T.M. Pree Managing Member Mass Media Distribution LLC 1004 Collier Center Way, Suite 105 Naples, FL 34110 Website: http://www.massmediadistribution.com Phone: 239-514-4837 Fax: 239-591-3219 Office Hours: M-F 9-5 EST	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-13 22:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Waiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?	B)--> QUOTE(Bill B @ Nov 13 2007, 08:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> [quote name='ZeeNusah' post='1327441' date='Nov 13 2007, 07:13 PM']Thank you so much for all your hard work virgilionaire!!!!!!!!!![/quote] I echo what Zee said, thank you Virgillionaire. Your efforts combined with Wendy's (and other contributers to her article), plus the multitude of letters written by members of our thread to their elected officials and media may have already influenced some positive change and I expect even more benefits for those coming behind us. Good luck to all of you here in our VSC thread. Best wishes and God's speed to you and your loved ones and your futures together. My package finally left NVC for the embassy so I have a lot to do now. Take care all and I'll be pulling for all of you, especially the old timers in here (and I'm not talking about age) [/quote] Thanks Zee and Bill Bill we'll miss your input and logical analysis, but you're off to better things good luck and best wishes for the future Maybe I'll see you in the Phils sometime 0 Petition sent priority mail 6/4/07 Received by VSC 6/6/07 Touched 6/13/07 um ... hello? Touched 12/20/07, after change of address approx. 1/3/08 - starting to wish VSC staff acquire untreatable stinkfoot 1/17/08 Ombudsman filed formal inquiry. Touched 2/3 ... wow that was fast, only 8 months to get around to us Approved 2/20 NOA2 Case arrived Manila USE 3/4 Interview scheduled April 22! Medical 4/14 Approved!! Interview on 4/22 - just one question! Visa in hand May 10, whew! Tickets for poe may 24 Married july 2008 2 year resident w/o interview 2/09 (no more hiding in the basement jokes) kid 1,Bradley, 10/2009 10 year resident 2/2011 w/o interview kid 2, Jeffrey, 8/2012 Back to top	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-13 20:39:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Police clearance in Ukraine. Where should obtained?	Hi everyone!. I am new here and that is awesome web site ! Do you know where to go in Ukraine to obtain (order) Police background checks ? Is it just in Local police office of the city? May be someone has an expirience of obtaining it in Odessa, Ukraine. Thanks! I'm not sure but i think it comes from national police office, like our FBI in usa. Maybe check for an office like that in Odesa.	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-07-18 21:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Ask the Embassy. Your Top Questions will be answered by an actual Consulate Officer	QUOTE (wintime @ Nov 27 2007, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kim-786 @ Nov 27 2007, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is great! I have two very important questions. My wife's IR1 case just went from NVC to Islamabad consulate in Pakistan. Question 1) We need to change my wife's Physical address and Phone Numbers in Pskitan, so she can recieve the Packet at the right address. What is the best way of doing it?? Email or by contacting the emabassy through mail?? Question 2) We have gone through the Standard NVC processing and will need to submit all the docs to the embassy. If we do not recieve the Packet from the Embassy, can we submit all the docs if we find out that the emabassy has mailed the Packet?? I am asking this because the mailing system in Pakistan is not that good and I am afraid that they may mail the Packet to the Old address. Thank you so much for all your help!!! Regards, kim I have the same exact question number one, I didn't list a mailing address for my wife, I only listed her home location, but I did put in her cellphone number. please pass question number one to the embassy, it's a good one thanks ditto, fiancee moved and there is no form for it apparently. also, my question - is it possible to submit forms especially I134 and supporting evidence by email or fax directly to embassy? Delivery is slow, expensive and unreliable in some countries.	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-11-27 21:46:00
Philippines	K1 interview location	Thanks all for the help. Also didn't know about the seminar. Virgil Virgil... All of the visa interviews are held at the US Embassy in Manila. The only option between Cebu and Manila that the beneficiary has is where he/she attendances the Guidance and Counceling Seminar for the Commission of Filipinos Overseas (CFO), which is a requirement POST receipt of the approved visa in order to travel outside of the Phils for spouses and fiance(e)s of US Citizens. Cheers!!! Sheriff Uling .	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-06-04 19:58:00
Philippines	K1 interview location	Is Cebu still available as a location to request for my fiancee's interview( it's closer) or is it only Manila now? Thx	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-06-03 22:30:00
Philippines	Recommendations For Manila Hotels For Medical & Interview	I stayed one night at the hyatt hotel & casino. just a couple of blocks and across the street from the embassy. It was a little pricey for me at $110 on priceline, but it was very classy and modern with free breakfast. good luck	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-06-05 20:13:00
Philippines	pregnant and waiting for k1	Being pregnant won't affect the K-1 but, as another poster said, it will affect her ability to fly. Good luck with your petition To all who are preggers: I've learned from my senator's office that a petition can be expedited if extenuating circumstances can be proven (letter from doctor). Such as inadequate medical care, or a health issue. I was venting about the process via email to my Senator and they offered to check on my case They received a reply from USCIS requesting doctor's note showing reason to expedite. It's no longer necessary in my case, but it may be helpful to know for others in the future that it's available. Conventional wisdom was that no consideration is given for pregnancy.	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-08-15 21:43:00
Philippines	pregnant and waiting for k1	I don't think it will affect it. I know it won't speed it up, but you're right that it will show proof of a visit Congratulations! Thanks, I'll laugh if they send rfe re the visit Definite proof "someone" visited!! Happened to a friend of mine. DNA didn't match 2 years later! you've insulted my woman's honor. i guess it could happen to anyone No not just anyone! Most guys would be a bit more careful when it "comes" to knocking their fiance up in a foreign country. What will happen to the pinay and anak if you should go belly up or the petition is denied. I imagine you have made plans for helping with the care and upbringing of the future child in the Philippines. i meant not being the father could happen to anyone, i suppose as for the other, stuff happens, even though i tried to be careful and now i'm thinking happier thoughts than my impending demise	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-07-16 21:18:00
Philippines	pregnant and waiting for k1	I don't think it will affect it. I know it won't speed it up, but you're right that it will show proof of a visit Congratulations! Thanks, I'll laugh if they send rfe re the visit Definite proof "someone" visited!! Happened to a friend of mine. DNA didn't match 2 years later! you've insulted my woman's honor. i guess it could happen to anyone	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-07-16 19:52:00
Philippines	pregnant and waiting for k1	I don't think it will affect it. I know it won't speed it up, but you're right that it will show proof of a visit Congratulations! Thanks, I'll laugh if they send rfe re the visit	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-07-15 21:46:00
Philippines	pregnant and waiting for k1	Does anyone have knowledge about how a pregancy during our visit together will affect our pending k1? We're waiting for an NOA2 and she'll probably be 6 months by the time she has her interview. Thanks Virgillionaire	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-07-15 21:21:00
Philippines	pregnant and waiting for k1	Does anyone have knowledge about how a pregancy during our visit together will affect our pending k1? We're waiting for an NOA2 and she'll probably be 6 months by the time she has her interview. Thanks Virgillionaire	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2007-07-15 21:20:00
Philippines	Who to contact to update beneficiary address?	QUOTE (rar124 @ Mar 11 2008, 01:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello guys, I got approved today, thank you all of you for your help. My gf moved during this whole process so I was wondering who do I contact to update her address information? I had the same issue. Called vsc, was told it was changed. It wasn't. Called NVC after approval to try again, was told it was fixed, it wasn't. Called embassy at the pay number (or you can try 011-632-301-2000 ext 5184 if you can get through) and they took the info and had me send a signed fax with case number, names, type of visa, old address, new address. We'll see if it takes. So my advice is to follow up even after they tell you it's fixed to make sure it has been changed.	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2008-03-11 20:53:00
Philippines	How to schedule your visa appointment?	I was told we will also need to have our fiancee's passport number when we call to schedule. Better safe than sorry. I think this is all my fault, as they seem to want to make my life difficult so now that I am waiting for an interview ...	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2008-03-14 20:46:00
Philippines	Who will call USEM on March 19th for appointments?	QUOTE (joyce_peter @ Mar 18 2008, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Mar 18 2008, 08:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can't believe it!! It worked like it was supposed to. We even got an april interview appointment how many minutes were u on the phone? QUOTE (virgillionaire @ Mar 18 2008, 08:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can't believe it!! It worked like it was supposed to. We even got an april interview appointment what did they tell you?are you going to print the packet...they dont send the packet anymore??????? It took about 20 mintues, but not because i had to hold. she asked me to spell out both our names and addresses case number etc. and repeated everything back to be sure it was correct. i called the 1 888 877 9888 number, cost $18 but i used it three times for that one charge. she told me they don't send the packet anymore which is hard to believe. how are people supposed to know they have to call and/or download the forms?? It's weird. You can download the forms from the www.manila.usembassy.gov site. One form the ds156 has to be filled out online then printed anyway, and it will give you a barcode on it. after giving the interview appt she said just go to st lukes without an appt and bring passport and 6 passport pictures, but has to be at least a week befiore interview. hope this helps	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2008-03-19 16:27:00
Philippines	Who will call USEM on March 19th for appointments?	I can't believe it!! It worked like it was supposed to. We even got an april interview appointment	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2008-03-18 20:24:00
Philippines	Who will call USEM on March 19th for appointments?	QUOTE (Dr Mirage @ Mar 18 2008, 06:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Who will call USEM on March 19th for appointments? Its about 30 mins until they open the phone lines when I make this post. Will they have the system up already? Knock on wood.... I'm going to try. Hope i don't waste another $9!	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2008-03-18 18:30:00
Philippines	How are the Medical appointments made?	QUOTE (Mike_Zandy @ Mar 19 2008, 08:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have my MNL# and will call tonight to make the appointment for a interview. My fiancee is asking when is the Medical scheduled? i was told you don't need an appointment. just bring her passport, the fee 182.65, and 6 passport pictures. has to be at least a week before interview	virgillionaire	Male	Philippines	2008-03-19 16:34:00