Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Middle East and North Africa	Mena Divorce	QUOTE (77Maureen @ Sep 18 2007, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know that waiting to be reunited with my husband was the most painful process in the journey. We all go through with it and we are reunited in the end. Some wait shorter times some wait longer times. During the process, i never once thought of throwing in the towel due to discouragement of the visa process, I felt like packing my bags and moving to Jordan to forget the visa process (many times) but I hung in there cuz there was nothing else I could do. I didnt want to move my kids across the world. I would email the embasy, call uscis, etc and it got me nowhere just more angry and depressed. Finally, i just washed my hands from it, stopped all the inquiries and told myself ... whenever its meant to be it will happen and i swear within 3 weeks we got the call. ( probably just a coiencedence) but it did happen. I wish the best for you and your family. Hello there... I must wholeheartedly agree with this post as I experience something similiar. It seemed for a while in our case that we were just not meant to be together. Our case took 3 years and buckets of tears but yesterday he finally came. It DOES happen!! Try to hang in there because love is priceless and you will be stronger when he comes once you have survived this hell together. God bless you and please....keep your head up and hope in the real things.	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2007-09-19 08:49:00
Middle East and North Africa	Happy Friday!	PEEKING MY HEAD IN TO WHISPER...T.G.I.F!!!! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-05-02 12:39:00
Middle East and North Africa	um check please... please keep in MENA	Hi Everyone!! Hey there girlie. I gotta tell you.....I had the same worries initially before my husband came to me. Let me let you in on a little funny secret....... When my husband first came ...I pulled out all of the recipes I though were fool proof. I am no gourmet cook but I know somethings I can get away with.....anyway..I made my little "homemade meals" and had them ready for his coming. My husband did not care for any of it but ate it because he loved me and knew I tried hard. A few days later, I decided it was too much work and resorted back to my old ways.....fish sticks, chichen nuggets, hamburger helper........... I know I know!!! Lazy, salty meals...sorry...lol. Anyway, guess what.......he had his first fish stick meal and thought I had given him a hidden treasure!!! He could not get enough and ate them for at least 2 straight weeks. He thought they were miracle food or something. He had never had something so......American before and to my surprise I had a very easy time "impressing " him with the American cuisine. lol Now he has discovered hotpockets . So long story short, do your best but don't worry. Sometimes the things we take for granted and the things they will find to be new and "refreshing" lol, once they come. Good luck sweety and give yourself a break. Love is often the bridge between gourmet and "Goodtimes"!!!!	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-05-09 22:20:00
Middle East and North Africa	monday thread?	Good morning guys!!! I haven't had my coffee yet so if I barely make any sense, I'll try to come back on after my first dose of coffee and condiments later to translate . O.K. So Jackie, I have always heard that it is easier to get a job when you have a job for some strange reason. If it were me, I would DEFINITELY put in a 2 week notice. You do NOT deserve to be treated like ####### on a job that doesn't seem to appreciate the experience and qualifications you have or any job for that matter. I have had a job like that. I walked out. I would not advise that. You need to show your new employer that you have integrity, even if your soon to be former job doesn't. Good luck and don't worry. There is a reason for everything!! Sounds like it is time for a job upgrade for you hun. You are a great employee and your next employer will be soooo lucky to get you. Am I making any sense? Well...I better go before I have to translate too many things. Have a great day everyone!! Friday is a'comin!!!	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-06-30 08:40:00
Middle East and North Africa	Thankful Tuesday in Mena-land	Good morning Tuesday people!!I will take a crack at this....haven't had my coffee yet but here it goes. I am thankful to all of you here on VJ who keep spirits up and smiles on. I am so grateful for all the health babies I see and for my 2 healthy ones too. I am grateful for all of these marriages that live past problems, distance and trials. I am grateful for life, sight, touch, the ability to walk and talk and all of those things we take for granted. I am grateful for my mother who can't do alot of the above mentioned things, but does what she can and has taught me the value of love and life and support and also that sometimes smiles can heal. Jackie... Thank you for starting this thread. Olivia..... we miss you when you are gone. Love the hair. And thank you for letting us have a little fun. Ladies....and well Charles Have a wonderful week!	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-07-01 08:42:00
Middle East and North Africa	Wednesday!	Good morning MENA!! Happy hump day! Coffee cheers to you Jackie!	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-07-02 08:43:00
Middle East and North Africa	Welcome to JP's Baby Shower!	JP... Big Congrats sweetie. I don't know how to do the pic thing from this work computer either but I want to say Congradulations and also.............Let's play.............. "Name the green, orange and yellow baby food". Everybody got their little spoonto taste? Ewwwwwwww. But funnnn!!	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-07-02 16:57:00
Middle East and North Africa	MENA User_names	Very cute thread. My husband's middle name is Mouhssine(the name everyone calls him)and his nickname is "Mossy". My name is Donni. His favorite number is 33. Hence mossydonni33 Not too original but our little attempt at name mingling. lol	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-07-21 21:52:00
Middle East and North Africa	News about our petitions	WAHOOOOOOOO JACKIE!!!!!! YEAAAAAAAA! I AM SOOO HAPPY FOR YOU. CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-08-13 10:58:00
Middle East and North Africa	been having a long time on line affair in MENA	My name is Donni and I too am a VJ addict.	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-09-10 12:32:00
Middle East and North Africa	It's that time again!!!	Hi Jackie!!!! I am so happy for you and your hubby and I am crossing my fingers for you both....I smell VISAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Have a great weekend and enjoy YOUR slumber party.	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-11-26 12:25:00
Middle East and North Africa	check in time - who are you, hows it going and just saying hi thread	Hi Guys. I am Donni and My husband, Mossy and I just celebrated our 1st year Anniversary last night. The day before, marked a year that he has been here. He is from Morocco and we are really doing great. I have 2 kids....one being a preteen boy (God help us all) so home is very, interesting to say the least. All and all we are very happy and adjusting well. But remember, we all suffer growing pains	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-09-20 10:25:00
Middle East and North Africa	I lost my husband today	Oh hun, I am so sorry and I wish I could do something to bring you comfort. You are in my prayers.	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-07-27 23:41:00
Middle East and North Africa	Today we lost a MENA jewel	Peace to all of you here on this forum and to the friends and family of Dawn. I did not know her personally, but the people who had the awesome priviledge of knowing her and spending time with her are truly blessed. My condolences go out to all of you. It hurts when God decides He needs to bring one of his Angels home and away from us.....but trust in the fact that she is with Him and able to whisper your name in His divine ear. I send my prayers to her husband and her friends. Peace be unto you all...... Donni RIP Dawn	mossydonni33	Female	Morocco	2008-06-18 18:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2010 K-1 Filers	I am finishing getting together all of the information and all the forms and things Daniel needs to sign. Im so afraid I am forgetting something!!!! But at the same time, I think I am sending too much. I am so ready to get this mailed!	JenandDan	Female	United Kingdom	2009-12-29 10:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January 2010 K-1 Filers	I havent seen a January thread started yet so I thought I would start one. Ive been working to get everything together but with the holidays and traveling to my hometown and London, it wont be sent until 1/4/10.	JenandDan	Female	United Kingdom	2009-12-13 14:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Submitting K-1 Visa application - Do I have everything that I need?	Ive got a question along the same lines. Im getting my packet together right now and I have everything plus some stuff that I may not need. I am attaching my cell phone bills with detailed calls. Do I need to highlight the calls to London or can they just see that I am calling my fiance? My last 4 month cell bills total over 150 pages.	JenandDan	Female	United Kingdom	2009-12-30 13:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Co Sponsor Income Requirements?	Hi Mav, Thanks for your reply. I agree with you because this attorney has been unbelievably wrong in the past. Because I've been working in real estate, I do have some commissions due at upcoming closings and should make at least $40,000 this year. However, I have not yet closed on these transaction and collected commissions. I was just asking on this forum to see if anyone else has heard of a required adjusted gross income requirement before. It seems stupid because I know some men who have married and a portion of their income comes from social security checks. Likewise, if this attorney is correct I was asking, "What is the minimum amount of money that's required to show on the adjusted gross income for a co-sponsor's I-864"???	RangerTim	Male	China	2011-06-14 13:41:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Co Sponsor Income Requirements?	Unfortunately, I hired an incompetent, unreliable attorney, but that's another long, drawn-out story. Fortunately, I have been reading the posts in VisaJourney which has help me to direct him. I understand that I will need a co-sponsor and a friend (i.e., single man and no other dependents) has agreed to being our co-sponsor. As usual, my attorney sends me an iPhone text reply of "No", but does not give me any clarification as to how much total income or "adjusted gross income" the Guangzhou consulate needs to see along with my co-sponsor's 1-864. (My email and attorney's reply shown below.) Is this immigration attorney correct? If so, please tell me the minimum amounts of adjusted gross income the Guangzhou consulate needs to see? I can never get a straight answer from this attorney and working with him has been a nightmare. It's a shame I did not know about VisaJourney.com before I hired this guy. (I did erase this attorney's last name and email, but I would love to warn everyone about him.) From: Michael Subject: Re: AGI for Co-Sponser To: "Timothy Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 4:23 PM No please find someone else. They look at adjusted gross income numbers only. Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Jun 7, 2011, at 6:16 PM, Tim wrote: Michael, My co-sponsor will be getting his 2010 income taxes finished this week. Meanwhile, he has informed me that his incomes are as follows: 2008 - $123,848 total income and he is looking up his AGI, but he knows it was far in excess of $40,000. (He was self-employed, but retired this year.) 2009 - $29,340 gross and AGI is $7,000+. ($22,340+/- is from Social Security) 2010 - $29,281 gross and AGI is $7,777+. ($21,504 is from Social Security) Like many people, he was filing with Schedule C’s and taking as much write-off as possible. Let me know if this is enough. Thanks. Tim Furthermore, my co-sponsor has about $77,000 in the bank and another $250,000 invested as mortgages which could be easier sold - if needed. When I began this process I had about $98,000 in the bank and a "structured settlement" with a face value of $71,900 (i.e., $50,000 market value). Now I'm down to $40,000 in the bank, but will easy make more than this in 2011. I met my wife while working in Chengdu in commercial real estate development. Of course, the economy tanked in 2008, I've since lived off of my savings, make no income the last 3 years and I am just now recovering. However, I will easy make an income well over the 125% poverty level this year. Somebody, please give me some good financial advice about what does the consulate really look for when they look at a co-sponsor's financials??? How much money do we need to show as "adjusted gross income" for my co-sponsor? Thanks. Tim	RangerTim	Male	China	2011-06-14 00:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Good verses Bad Immigration Attorneys	I would also caution against hiring a certain New York immigration attorney with the initials M.J.S. I did most of the work and he could not even assemble all of the required information for submittals. His services appeared to be designed to screw-up and delayed the process. Even though he promises a refund, I could not get my money back and got no satisfaction from complaining to the local bar association. (No surprise! It's attorneys policing attorneys.) The entire experience of working with this so-called "Pro" was a nightmare. Run, run, run - and do the work yourself.	RangerTim	Male	China	2012-03-04 00:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA1!!!	Congrats! We just sent ours so we are hoping for a NOA1 in the next few days. I have a question... do they send you an email with a case number or is it only regular mail? Then do I go to the USCIS website to track the progress from then on? Thanks:)	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-01-28 10:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2.....At Last	"Freaking finally" after less than a month?? I'm jealous, but congrats anyway!	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-04-19 07:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	csc	Got touched again today! I hope I'm not falling into the "touched twice then nothing" group	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-01 10:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	csc	Holy #######, just decided to check one more time today... I GOT TOUCHED!!! You were right Stevo:)	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-04-30 13:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	csc	Lucho, since you are a but closer than I am , would you mind running down to CSC and asking them to take a look at our app? Thanks! Just kidding, I know there are a few ahead of me still and I need to be patient	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-04-30 13:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	csc	How funny, I was just calculating what time it is over there. I'm in England so our day is almost over by the time they start working! Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow with a nice surprise in my inbox.	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-04-30 12:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2!!!!!!!	Uh oh, I saw it!! But congrats anyway, that is awesome. Hopefully we aren't too far behind	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-02 10:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Jan Filer APPROVED!	I think this is great news Scarlett! Congratulations:) I hope the same thing happened to our application	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-03 05:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filer NOA2	That's awesome! Lucky you, you actually got an email!	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-03 05:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	fwaguy	Congrats, so exciting!!	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-03 09:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	TWO APPROVAL EMAILS RIGHT NOW	Congratz!!! I'm very happy for you guys. I enjoy reading your posts so I guess I'll have to start looking for them in other areas now that you can move on out of this limbo topic. Jim&Gemz, where in the heck is your NOA2?? Thanks so much for supporting us, I am sure it is hard	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-03 14:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	TWO APPROVAL EMAILS RIGHT NOW	Just got my approval emails too Now the rest of January needs their NOA2's! Not to mention our hold out November filers...! Those poor guys, I can't imagine!	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-03 14:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	TWO APPROVAL EMAILS RIGHT NOW	Just got my approval emails too Now the rest of January needs their NOA2's!	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-03 14:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	touched on 5.8.07	Let us know what happens Stevo. I'm sure its good news!	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-15 06:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Is this normal?	We got touched twice then waited over a week for the NOA2 email to come. Who knows what they do during that delay. Hang in there, its so worth the wait!	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-16 11:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	approved!!!	Woo hoo Stevo! That is great, congrats	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-16 11:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	ONE MORE APPROVAL 4 MY JANUARY FILLERS	Yay, that is fabulous! Gees, I bet the February filers are getting excited seeing all the NOA2's that came today!	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-03 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Any May 3d-ish NOA2 hardcopies received yet?	I'm a May 3rd NOA2er and we just got ours yesterday by snail mail. Took forever.	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-22 12:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers - Makin' It To The NVC	Hey guys! I'm still waiting for packet 3, I just want to get this going! By the way, just yesterday the NOA2 hardcopy arrived at my parents house in Colorado. Finally! Hope all is well with everybody:) Jenny	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-22 12:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	January Filers - Makin' It To The NVC	Hi guys! I love NVC. They already sent our application to London, just today:) This is great	Jennymc11	Female	England	2007-05-16 12:06:00