Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Questioning the absurd	QUOTE (pushbrk @ Oct 8 2009, 10:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Minya's wife @ Oct 8 2009, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your attorney is right...the request is so that USCIS can verify that there was a valid marriage, and the divorce decree is so that they can verify that said marriage was terminated legally. Not everyone is married and divorced in the same state....or even in the same country. So that is why they ask for both. There will be times in the future, when a request from USCIS, or the consulate may not make sense and leave you scratching your head. There is an explanation behind each request....it may not be your logic, but it does make sense. Bottom line, you want your SO to get a visa....so if they tell you to jump, you ask how high and do it. No, the attorney is wrong. USCIS often needs a marriage certificate with the petition but that's not the reason. The reason is to track the name changes for the woman. For example, if the divorce decree shows both the married name and maiden name, no marriage certificate. However, if Mary Jones marries John Smith and her divorce certificate indicates only that Mary and John Jones divorced, there's nothing to connect Mary Jones' birth certificate to Mary Smith, who is now filing a petition. Mary Smith needs to document that her name changed from Jones to Smith. Multiply this for each previous marriage or name change. Men don't have this problem. Lack of knowledge on one person's part does not make assertions by another, "absurd". It just seems that way until you get the explanation. That's a really good point, but doesn't explain why my husband also had to provide a marriage certificate to his wife - I guarantee he didn't take her name... And I STILL think it's absurd...divorce decree...has last name on it...and again, I'm pretty sure that the State of Nevada isn't in the habit of divorcing people who were never married to begin with... And furthermore, as well as the divorce decree, my birth certificate, my tax forms, my social security card - these all show what my name is or ever has been... Edited by Christi Wright, 08 October 2009 - 01:03 PM.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-10-08 13:00:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Questioning the absurd	QUOTE (Anh map @ Oct 8 2009, 10:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If your SO doesn't need to begin working in the US right after entering then go for speed. What I've seen lately the approvals are very close in time. And doesn't everyone love to have choices!?!? Should I PM you my address to send the "extra money" you have floating around? Actually, send some of it to Sister Len for the Accidental Husband usage. Best of luck in the journey Oh believe me, I would be more than happy to share, if it weren't for my 9 year-old daughter who of course, NEEDS a Nintendo Wii, and a trip to Disneyland, and an Xbox 360, and a laptop, and a video camera...etc, etc, etc... I'm thinking about just handing my paycheck to her and having her just give me an allowance... On the other hand, she gives great neck massages, and waited on me hand & foot last night while I'm at home suffering with the cold that she so graciously shared with me... In reality - my ex-husband seriously screwed up his taxes and has been claiming $$ he isn't entitled to for the last 4 years. I filed for back taxes this year and ended up with a refund around $12,000...oh, but won't he be TICKED when he gets that bill from the I.R.S.!! Edited by Christi Wright, 08 October 2009 - 12:31 PM.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-10-08 12:28:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Questioning the absurd	QUOTE (Anh map @ Oct 8 2009, 09:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It can be frustrating and VJ is a great place to vent, but don't let trivial things get in the way of the BIG PICTURE - obtaining the visa and being together with your loved one. In the midst of the process is not the time to facilitate change in the system. If that means digging out evidence of bad decisions/memories ( Sister Len's accidental spouse line is superb) to get on with the good times, so be it. Best of luck to you. Aside - Pursue the CR1 and drop the K3. CR1 is a much better visa. Less paperwork (no AOS), fewer fees (no $1010 AOS fee), SO gets a green card after entering the US. Please don't get me wrong - I REALLY do appreciate the CR-1 > K-3 advice, but since money and working aren't really an issue for us, we opted for the K-3 because if it gets him here even 24 hours sooner, then it's worth the extra fees in my mind. Now, if it turns out that we could have gone the CR-1 route and it would have been faster/same time as K-3, I make a solemn vow that I will personally post a picture of myself kicking my own #######. Make sure to watch my timeline for further developments! Edited by Christi Wright, 08 October 2009 - 12:01 PM.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-10-08 11:59:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Questioning the absurd	QUOTE (Paris Heart @ Oct 8 2009, 08:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Minya's wife @ Oct 8 2009, 10:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your attorney is right...the request is so that USCIS can verify that there was a valid marriage, and the divorce decree is so that they can verify that said marriage was terminated legally. Not everyone is married and divorced in the same state....or even in the same country. So that is why they ask for both. There will be times in the future, when a request from USCIS, or the consulate may not make sense and leave you scratching your head. There is an explanation behind each request....it may not be your logic, but it does make sense. Bottom line, you want your SO to get a visa....so if they tell you to jump, you ask how high and do it. Wow, I missed something, I did not send in former marriage cert to hubby #1 AKA "Death wish marriage" only Divorce decree. But we got approved , maybe I better pull old marriage license and take to hubbys interview? ! ? ! More ####### to dig out. I was told by my attorney that it's a "just in case" thing - you know, just in case we get that over-the-top, trying-to-impress-the-boss, super #######-retentive processor...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-10-08 10:52:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Questioning the absurd	QUOTE (Minya's wife @ Oct 8 2009, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your attorney is right...the request is so that USCIS can verify that there was a valid marriage, and the divorce decree is so that they can verify that said marriage was terminated legally. Not everyone is married and divorced in the same state....or even in the same country. So that is why they ask for both. There will be times in the future, when a request from USCIS, or the consulate may not make sense and leave you scratching your head. There is an explanation behind each request....it may not be your logic, but it does make sense. Bottom line, you want your SO to get a visa....so if they tell you to jump, you ask how high and do it. Yes, I did send the marriage certificate, after I ordered a copy of it from Clark County (I believe I burned, stomped on, buried and uttered an ancient voodoo curse over the original). I will send them whatever they want - I have a dentist appointment next week and will send them the x-rays if they wish. It just seems rather strange - I mean, the State of Nevada operates under the marriage guidelines set forth by the United States, last I checked...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-10-08 10:50:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Questioning the absurd	QUOTE (*Len* @ Oct 8 2009, 08:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> @ DNA exam. I had to provide copies of both marriage and divorce certificates from my nasty union to the Accidental Husband. Standard procedure I am SO commandeering the phrase "Accidental Husband"!!	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-10-08 10:45:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Questioning the absurd	I sent all information for the filing of both the I-130 and the I129F to the attorney at the same time. When the NOA1 comes back from the I-130, the attorney will immediately file the I-129F. I have been married/divorced previously and while I can perfectly understand why CSC needs a copy of the divorce decree, a copy of the marriage certificate from my first marriage baffles me. My attorney explained that they need proof that there was an actual marriage to be divorced from. It's my understanding that the State of Nevada is not in the habit of divorcing people who were never married in the first place. Additionally, if for whatever reason, my first marriage was NOT valid, then that means I'm STILL not married and why should it matter in the processing of our case? I offered to send a DNA sample and a copy of the findings from my last gynecological exam - it seems to me that they would be about as relevant as the certificate from my previous marriage. Anyone else run into requests for strange information that seems to have no relevance to the case at hand?	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-10-08 10:37:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Attorney Frustrations...	QUOTE (Muhammad n Maryam @ Nov 21 2009, 07:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmm ... I wonder if we have the same attorney Honestly, if I had this all to do over again, I would just do it myself...it would have saved us $1,500 in attorney fees and the $1,010 AOS fee that we'll eventually see... But, at the moment, we're just waiting for the NOA2, there doesn't seem to be any glitches at the moment, and I'll count myself satisfied unless we get an RFE, which I'm not expecting...I sent practically everything but the kitchen sink to USCIS... Now, I'm just waiting...waiting...waiting...very impatiently!!	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-11-21 10:37:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Attorney Frustrations...	I-130 sent today! Finally - some results!!! Thanks to everyone here for the input...it has helped more than you know! Hubby wants to continue w/K-3 since it's what we had planned for all along, and honestly, if it gets him here even a day faster, I will be happy. I'm sure you'll all be telling me "I told you so" about 5 months from now...Either way, working doesn't matter for him in our case, since he continues to receive checks (cheques?) from the business he owns in the UK, while he's here and I make enough $$ to support us regardless. ((((*Len*)))) - I love your humor....um...humo(u)r!!! xxx	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-10-01 21:02:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Attorney Frustrations...	Ugh - help! This is the email I received back from the attorney this morning: "We can do this too. You, me and Carmen discussed this option originally. Processing times are about 1-2 months apart - if you go with the CR (I130 only), it will take about a month longer for him to get here, but it all depends on the officer and your luck. You save $ but you will probably not get him here as quickly. However, ge will hav a greencard if you went w/ CR, he will be able to work here immediately upon arrival." I would rather have him here 1-2 months faster - can anyone tell me - is this true...?	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-09-30 07:50:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Attorney Frustrations...	QUOTE (*Len* @ Sep 29 2009, 08:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sister, don't "ask her" about the CR-1. TELL HER to file for it and let go of the K route. You are paying, you call the shots. Heh heh - did just that - sent her an email telling her to look into it - sent her a quote from some Consul showing it takes the same amount of time, costs less and gives us the benefit of allowing him to work the moment he gets off the plane - I'm expecting her to try and fight me on this, but I'm prepared. Such wonderful people on here!! xxx	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-09-29 23:01:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Attorney Frustrations...	Every fiber in my body is telling me to fire the attorney. Signed a contract though, so don't know how easy it will be. I do have the phone number to the California BAR association complaint line as well as the # for Fee Arbitration - so it may be worth it. At the very least, I will ask her AGAIN about CR-1. The LAST time I asked her about it, she didn't know what I was talking about, and I had to Google it and explain it to her over the phone. She claims it will take up to a month longer, but from everything I'm hearing here, it won't. Working really isn't a problem for us, as he is self-employed in the UK, and continues to receive checks even while he's in the US not working. Geez - how in the H*LL can the attorney NOT know what a CR-1 is...? Geesh...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-09-29 22:14:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Attorney Frustrations...	Man, I wished I had found this website prior to hiring an attorney. I wonder if anyone else has encountered the same frustrations I'm having now...? When my husband and I decided to hire an attorney to help him emigrate to the US, we thought it was the most intelligent choice. We figured that everything would be submitted correctly, the forms would be perfect, all info would be right and since they do this every day, it would be a relatively simple process. In other words, hire someone else to deal with the headaches... The problem is, it's the ATTORNEY that has been the headache. Most obvious is the fact that we were, I feel, duped into doing the K-3 rather than just going for the CR-1 - so we have to pay an extra fee once he gets here so that he can change his status to permanent resident. Additionally, we paid the attorney 5 weeks ago - and provided all documentation that was asked for - every stitch of it...but the case still isn't filed!! I cannot even begin to tell you how pissed I am about this. In my mind, if I had just done this myself, my husband would be here 5 weeks faster... And every time I send information, it either gets lost, or is otherwise unaccounted for. Three times now, she's asked me to send information I'VE ALREADY SENT!! She had me fill out the G325-A and overnight it to her, but failed to mention that my husband also has to fill one out - something we could have done easily while he was here in the States, but now he has to send it overnight from England!! And the continuing instances of "oops, I forgot to tell you, I also need (fill in the blank)" - I swear if I get another one of those emails I'm going to pull my hair out. I'm guessing, that because she does this for a living, and actually works for an immigration FIRM that she's done this once or twice before? Why am I being asked for information that I could have sent to her originally 5 weeks ago? Incompetence is the only answer I can come up with. I understand, it's not HER husband...but really, she's in the business of people's LIVES - and I feel like she's wasted 5 weeks of mine. As it stands - hubby is sending the G-325A tomorrow morning - after we FINALLY received the firm's FED-EX account number, so that we're not responsible for the $$. Fed-Ex says it will be there by Thursday morning. If it's not filed by Friday, I'm sure I will SCREAM... Just venting enormous amounts of frustration and anxiety. Has anyone else had to deal with attorney's who just don't seem to know or care???	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2009-09-29 20:47:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Lets hear from October filers.	Immigration watch - Day 100 . Ian is still being held captive at his mum's house in England while his wife's plea to the United States government continues to fall on deaf ears...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-31 22:35:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Lets hear from October filers.	I'm just hoping, at this point, he'll be here some time in Mid-April... I work for the County of Riverside, and our contract is up come June 30th...it would be really nice if I get furloughed (which is pretty much a guarantee at this point), to have his extra income to make up the difference! Oh hell, if I'm still waiting in June, I'll be bald for pulling my hair out!	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-29 15:43:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Lets hear from October filers.	I feel like the donkey chasing the carrot. Every day, I wake up to find that magic number on Igor's list is that much farther away...Oh great, it's at 96 days, perhaps tomorrow it'll be my turn...only to wake up and find that it's at 110 days...when I'm at 110 days, I'm sure it'll be at 120. I love Mondays. I am such an optimist on Mondays. Not so much on Fridays...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-29 08:18:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Lets hear from October filers.	wow.... are we the only K-3 filers? I am half way wondering if I should abort the K-3 route and go with the CR-1..... how are you feeling about it? This whole process is sucking.... my expectations have been crushed.... I guess that is because I was a little naieve and uneducated in this whole process.... Ditto...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-27 09:12:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Update	Congratulations! Finally some results!!	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-03 13:33:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	What the heck...?!!	If we had to do it again, we'd probably go k-1, since being together is our #1 priority...adjustment of status etc aside, I'd rather go through it with him here	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-13 14:46:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	What the heck...?!!	Another issue to consider with a K3 is that the I-130 is accepted, then the K3 application is filed, so BOTH applications are being reviewed and the I-130 is usually held up to allow for the completion of the K3 application... These essentially TWO applications together take longer to process and marry together then it would be just filing the spousal visa and not the non-immigrant version along with it (the K3). I know that you are aware of the K3 issues as you have indicated in other threads, but you chose to pursue the K3 in hopes of being reunited faster and time was more important than $. However, I believe from what I have read and seen, that the K3 application actually slows down the entire application process. I do however understand the frustration with the fiance visa versus the spouse visa... Logically, it would seem that reuniting a married couple should take priority since the priority of USCIS is the reunification of families and a married couple is a legal family whereas a fiance is not considered "family" until the marriage occurs. However, the lack of rights of K1 applications upon entry and the restrictions on them from time of entry until they have legally adjusted their status means that they the majority of paperwork and checks are completed by a different unit at a different time, thus the processing is less on the front side. My I129F is only 7 days behind my I-130 - I had both applications ready to go at the same time, and only had to wait for the NOA1 for the I-130... My frustration stems from watching Igor's list - 4 K-1 NOA2's yesterday, 5 on Friday, 4 on Thursday, 2 on Wednesday... Then on K-3 - 1 approved on Friday, the one before was 3 weeks before that, then 5 days before that, then a week before that - it seems there's one lucky k-3 petitioner per week... Edited by Christi and Ian, 13 January 2010 - 02:42 PM.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-13 14:40:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	What the heck...?!!	In addition, both service centers go on "flurries" wherein they concentrate on visa types on which they've fallen behind. Once they catch up, they may move to another visa type. Blurg...I guess asking them to process them in the order received is too much to ask...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-13 10:47:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	What the heck...?!!	While I appreciate the feedback, and what you you're saying makes perfect sense, the condescension is COMPLETELY unnecessary PUSH. I am neither ignorant nor stupid.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-13 09:14:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	What the heck...?!!	Hey - turns out, CSC has a Facebook page... http://tinyurl.com/ybfmbfr	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-12 18:15:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	What the heck...?!!	This isn't meant to offend anyone...I have no animosity towards anyone who have gone K-1, but I am entirely frustrated that there seem to be K-1 approvals through the California Service Center almost DAILY... Why does it seem that Fiancee Visa's are being approved faster and in a greater quantity than those of us who are ALREADY married to our SO's? Is there less work involved in the process? Any other K-3, CR1/IR1 filers feel the same?	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-01-12 17:13:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	We got a "touch" today. Hopefully will get approval soon.	Well - congratulations! They have yet to even touch our case. I picture some overweight woman in polyester, discussing last nights episode of The Biggest Loser to her clone at the next cubicle, while stuffing a donut in her face...meanwhile, our file sits under an empty Diet Coke can and a half eaten bag of Doritos, with orange fingerprints on it here and there... Alright CSC, prove me wrong - 125 days since Fed Ex absolutely, positively had the I-130 there overnight. 112 days since I-130 NOA1 105 days since I-129F NOA1 102 days since our last touch... Perhaps our processor has slipped into a coma...and no one has noticed...?? Edited because frustration makes me bad at spelling... Edited by Christi and Ian, 05 February 2010 - 02:40 PM.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-05 14:39:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	UPDATE!!!	<sigh> Can you sue someone for stressing you out and making you gain weight? Hahaha!! If you could, I would OWN my ex-husband!!	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-06 23:36:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	UPDATE!!!	I like to think of it as Xtreme Waiting...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-06 12:58:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	UPDATE!!!	And I'm right there with you... Grrrr...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-05 21:46:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K3 Administratively closed	Perhaps, but for the 1%, the alternative (IR-1) is both more costly and more of a pain in the neck (paperwork is easy if you can read and follow directions). As far as naturalization is concerned, I don't see running into too many issues with it. She crosses the border daily...not too hard to document. It might be more of a hassle for CIS to read pages of crossing history than it will be for us to document it. The way I see it, it is more unfair to not allow my wife and I the opportunity to live together just because we live (relatively) close to each other. It would also be unfair for me to ask my wife to quit her job and lose her seniority (she is at the peak of her earnings scale) so that she can get a job in the US that way it is not such a burden. Burdening them with paperwork?! That's their job! I would much rather USCIS just issue my wife an I-551 so that she could live here since she lives so close to the border anyway and intends to continue working in Canada...thanks for the idea but it just doesn't work that way. From posts I've read in the past, I think Canada is one of the few exceptions to the CR-1/IR-1 is better than K-3 rule... Hope everything goes as smoothly as possible for you...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-11 22:26:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K3 Administratively closed	I have seen so many stories here with K visa folks. They get here, they can't drive, they can't work etc. etc. Why can't they drive? My husband is legally allowed to drive my car when he's here on his U.K. Drivers License.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-11 22:22:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Vent - K3	Right there with you...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-10 22:45:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Why it seems I-129F is taking so long...	My I-129F was sent the day after I received my I-130 NOA1 as per the time line in my signature... I've resigned myself to realizing that the only thing governing the adjudication of my petitions is Chaos Theory... Edited by Christi and Ian, 15 February 2010 - 10:33 PM.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-15 22:33:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Why it seems I-129F is taking so long...	My math isn't based on it being approved at 5 months exactly, as most petitions are approved before the 5 month mark. And it does make sense, when you think about the fact that CSC's own estimation time line gives 5 months for the processing of the I-130, even even if they received the I-129F last week...in order to stay within that 5 month time line they're going to have to get that I-130 through. Thanks SO much for caring though... After re-reading this post I realized it sounded kind of bit*hy...didn't mean for it to be...sorry...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-09 23:20:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Why it seems I-129F is taking so long...	Oh, and my NOA1 has a received date of October 2nd...the USCIS website says that the petition was received on October 15th...I didn't know which to go with...so I opted for the latter to be on the safe side...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-09 23:12:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Why it seems I-129F is taking so long...	My math isn't based on it being approved at 5 months exactly, as most petitions are approved before the 5 month mark. And it does make sense, when you think about the fact that CSC's own estimation time line gives 5 months for the processing of the I-130, even even if they received the I-129F last week...in order to stay within that 5 month time line they're going to have to get that I-130 through. Thanks SO much for caring though...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-09 23:08:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Why it seems I-129F is taking so long...	Alright it's only taken me close to 4 months to figure this out...but I think I understand why November filers are being approved while I continue to wait for any word at all...even a touch... Here is my theory...which is probably obvious to everyone else here, but I only realized during an epiphany I had earlier in the day... While browsing Igor's list, and being generally sulky, I made an interesting observation. I noticed how everyone who has already been approved sent in their I-130's a month or so before I did. Right now, I-129F's that have been approved, generally had their I-130's sent to CSC in September or before... I, however, sent my I-130 in October. And I got to thinking...I-130's have to be approved within 5 months of being received in order for USCIS to avoid calls from Senator's offices and a myriad of infopass appointments...even if an I-129F was sent a month later... So...if the I-130 is sitting at 4 months, 3 weeks...but the I-129F is sitting at 3 months...they've got to get moving on that I-130. To me, it looks like the I-129F was finished in record time, while I continue to wait...but in reality...they've only got a week to get that I-130 finished in order to stay within their 5 month timeframe. Does that make sense? When I was browsing members timelines today, it hit me...that's the reason why I'm not approved yet...and, probably won't be approved for another week to ten days... Any thoughts? If I'm stating the ultra-obvious...please be gentle!	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-09 22:18:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Losing hope...	OK - any news to report? wassup? I faxed Senator Feinstein's office yesterday morning and have been on standby waiting for a reply. At one point I tried to call her office, but her line is always busy, and it's difficult to get the time to try over and over again from work. I have an InfoPass appointment a week from tomorrow. I don't believe that the Senator's office can do anything before then. I figured I'll give it a few days and wait to hear anything. Still no approval & no touches on either petition...	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-23 18:06:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Losing hope...	I'm convinced. Monday morning, it's a call to Senator Feinstein's office. I can't imagine it can make things any worse, can it?	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-20 14:15:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Losing hope...	I really hope that you hear some good news soon! I was feeling just like you about a month ago, and I filed about a month before you, so while my opinion in no way is scientific, I would say that you should be getting a text message/email any time now. I didn't wait for the 5 months before contacting my senator, I waited about 4, and the day after the senator's office contacted CSC our petitions were approved, so it probably wouldn't hurt to shoot an email to them or to make a phone call. Hang in there, it will happen soon! Good Luck! I wonder if that was coincidence or if it actually lit a fire under someone to get it done? I've tried calling USCIS (once) and just had (a very sweet, and empathetic woman, by the way) read to me, verbatim from the I-130 notice. I figured it wouldn't be any good to do any inquiries before the 5 month mark, but now I'm wondering if an early letter to my Senator wouldn't help? It probably wouldn't make too much of a difference, as there is only 7 "working days" until March 3rd, our 5 month mark, anyway.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-20 13:14:00
K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Losing hope...	IMO, you should be happy with 6 months. if you get 5 months, you should be f*cking ecstatic, with MOEs (multiple orgasmic experiences) thrown in for good measure. I wouldn't 'jump' at 5 months tick mark, at all, if I were you. But that's just me. Good Luck, with whatever you decide to do. LOL! I am so stealing that... As far as waiting another month...not being the most patient person in the world (in fact, being one of the least patient people in the world), I'm not sure I could make it another month without imploding. I'm going to start with 5 months and see what I can do, contacting my Senator, and trying my hardest to be firm with some sweetness that I most definitely will not be feeling, thrown in... We'll see if it gets me anywhere. I've doubted Push's advice before, and look where it got me. ((edited for lack of ability to be grammatically correct the first time around)) Edited by Christi and Ian, 20 February 2010 - 12:48 PM.	Christi and Ian	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-20 12:47:00