Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I12F sent to US Embassy in Amman	QUOTE (Rhonda&Jaser @ Feb 6 2008, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I sent an email to Amman asking why the I130 which was approved the same day as the I129F did not get forwarded to NVC and then to Amman. I wanted to know if I needed to request it to be forwarded. This is the response back: Dear Rhonda: Although both petitions are to bring a spouse to the United States, The NVC always treats the I-129F as an expedite case. They will forward the I-130 after that. This will not delay process, since we will process the one we received first unless the beneficiary asked to use the I-130 instead. Thank you IV Unit Consular Section Amman - Jordan That is an incorrect assumption on the part of the embassy... If the NOA2 for the I130 states that "the beneficiary is in the US" it means that the USCIS have kept the I130 for the adjustment of status after the foreign spouse arrives in the US on the K3 visa. The days where there were "2 horses in the race" (which is what the embassy are hinting at) have been long gone Edited by C and J, 06 February 2008 - 02:37 PM.	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-06 14:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Date received question	QUOTE (SHAPE OF MY HEART @ Feb 6 2008, 03:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WHATTTTTTTTT??????????????????? I THOUGHT THEY WILL HONOR THE DATE THAY THEY RECEIVED THE PETITION ??????????????????? USCIS do state on their site that they will honour the date the petition was received in the mailroom (due to the huge backlogs). Mark may not have kept up to date on this new procedure. However, we do not know exactly what "honor" means to USCIS so we will have to see how it pans out as you reach the 6+ month mark. They seem to disregard all other "set" procedures on a whim, so this may end up to be another one.	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-06 10:50:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	moving from one country to another	Indeed. One thing to note, is if you go with the K3 you must interview in the country you were MARRIED in, the country you reside in is irrelevant. Unless you were married in the US, in which case it would be the beneficiary's country. For example, if a USC and a British person wed in Australia, then the British person will need to return to Australia to have the interview. Edited by C and J, 10 February 2008 - 05:26 AM.	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-10 05:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-129 K3 just assigned to Adjuciator at USCIS	QUOTE (calamitka @ Feb 11 2008, 08:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cheryl are you still posses ability to walk? Or more posible when you walking you dancing:) 9 days !!! I'm jealous. A little:) I am very happy right now but I'm more smiles than dancing I still have so much to do before I leave that the days are flying by No need to be a little jealous, you'll be in this position sooner than you think	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-11 07:00:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	I-129 K3 just assigned to Adjuciator at USCIS	QUOTE (calamitka @ Feb 11 2008, 06:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Panki I'm this days very, very frustrated wife but helps me a lot talking daily to my husband, and AVOID immigration subjects. Wish you the soonest approval possible. Indeed, Calamitka is correct. It makes things easier to avoid talk of immigration. When that is the main focus it makes the entire process seem to drag for longer and longer. I found it easier to go through this journey looking at an estimated completion date, rather than at each and every little detail and delay e.g I began the journey in April 2007 and was very frustrated until I set my sights on a Feb 2008 visa approval, it made it so much easier because (even with the minor delays in the process) everything was still on track, overall, to reach that goal. I don't think there is a set time for how long a petition can be with an adjudicator, as it all depends on how many cases that adjudicator is given at one time to work on, the complexity of the case, whether or not all required information is there, and whether the name checks go through quickly or not. I wish you the best though	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-11 02:28:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 No longer a valid visa!!!!!!	QUOTE (DevilDust @ Jan 31 2008, 06:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CAN YOU PLEASE STOP!!! POSTING THIS #######!!!!!!!!!!!! (YOU AND PUSHBRK) You make me and other people worried............ this press release is way back in 2006. OBSOLETE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. This ####### is totally FALSE nowadays.........not unless you somekinda of imigration attorney or have connection at USCIS ..........and know all this bull sh*t................a truck driver wouldn't know all this stuff. SO PLS. STOP YOU GUYS ARE STUCK 2006 PROCESS OR EARLY 2007............IT'S 2008 THING AND USCIS CHANGE.............SO STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POSTING THAT #######......... That is quite uncalled for Devildust... Until USCIS release an official statement we do not know EXACTLY what they are doing. YuandDan and the people that have been here longer are corret that the customer service line is notorious for giving out bad information and lying through their teeth. We know they are making an across-the-board statement which is false because people are still being approved for a K3. That "blanket statement" caused lots of worry and heartache to several VJ members who thought they would have to see the I130 through, only to find a couple of months later their I129Fs were also approved. What we are trying to gauge is whether the people still being approved actually PAID for their K3. If that is the case, then it looks like all people who got theirs free have no say in the matter but, if you did pay for it, then you will get it. That is still an assumption though, because we have nothing in black and white. Their customer service line needs to distinguish between those 2 catagories. Still though, the official statement has not been released and USCIS need to do so. It is a big change they have made without notifying anyone and they are allowing people to delay their own I130 approvals for a petition that will be cancelled anyway.	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-31 02:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 No longer a valid visa!!!!!!	QUOTE (gsieffe @ Jan 30 2008, 03:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My K-3, for my wife, got approved yesterday by USCIS. So they may still be valid. But I did pay a fee for both the I-130 & I-129F, beating the July 31 fee increase. If everyone who gets their K3 approved/cancelled could confirm whether they paid the fee or not, that could put an end to the uncertainty. Thanks for adding this piece of information	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-30 10:14:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 No longer a valid visa!!!!!!	QUOTE (Rhonda&Jaser @ Jan 30 2008, 12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey everyone. I filed my I129F in late July also. Both of my petitions were approved together on Jan 9th, 2008. I received a letter from NVC yesterday stating my husband should receive his packet within the next 2 weeks. Not sure why they are telling some of you that they are not doing the I129F. The letter from NVC was about the I129F not the I130. My petitions went to California. Is that where most are going? Exactly, this again proves they are not following a procedure 100%. The letter in question is the one from NVC which confirms that the I129F has left them and that a packet will be received from the local consulate within 2 weeks. I really hope if anyone manages to get on the call with the ombudsman that they bring this up. Especially the fact USCIS are doing this without pre-warning and no official statement. They need to start focusing on the whole journey, not just their part of it.	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-30 02:46:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	K3 No longer a valid visa!!!!!!	They have been pairing applications going back to at least the March filers, so this is not something new and it has always delayed the dual-approvals by a small amount compared to the stand-alone I130 approvals. Neither of those 2 things are new pieces of information. The problem is that USCIS have not made any official statement on changing their processes to "ignore the K3". Such a vital change needs to be addressed (if indeed it is true). If they are going to change the process, then they need to let people know. If they are going to cancel the I129F anyway, why go through the effort of pairing them up? It has been proven time and time again that USCIS do not follow their own procedures and do things on a whim. Until we see something concrete (not just through the mis-information line) a lot of people who have been on this site for a while will continue to be skeptical. A prime example of this process not working is VJer Divine Mercy, she was told that the I129F petition was cancelled by USCIS in November, because her I130 was approved separately. She then received an approval on her I129F this month.	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-29 02:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	finally	QUOTE (zawjatsaid @ Feb 13 2008, 06:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I finally sent off the I-130 today! Now what do I actually have to wait for to file I-129 and what do I need to send with it? Do I have to prove support while hes there or is that done once hes here? Now Im really getting nervouse. You are meant to wait for the I130 receipt notice (NOA1) and file the I129F with a copy of it. However, some people actually mail both petitions together or mail the I129F with a copy of the cashed cheque for the I130. I would suggest you read a few of the recent topics regarding the K3 visa (specifically those that say it is no longer valid) before you decide to take the K3 route. It seems to be a very grey area at the moment. As for the affidavit of support, you will need to provide that for your husband to take to his K3 interview. So once you receive your approval (NOA2) and are told your case is being forwarded to the NVC you should begin compiling all the required documents for the affidavit.	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-13 02:18:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	USCIS takes a loss in Court	QUOTE (Divine Mercy @ Feb 13 2008, 03:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> “The court concludes that USCIS has required FBI name checks under the mistaken impression that it has authority, based on its on regulations, to require such checks for LPRs who seek to become naturalized citizens,” Baylson wrote. I particularly liked this quote. I also liked the quote about making the USCISs processes more transparent and actually having to notify people of it's procedure changes. There seem to be quite a few changes that go through without any word at all until it is already in place.	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-13 02:52:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved K3.	QUOTE (edp333 @ Feb 13 2008, 04:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> my hypothesis is that it is for document verification. The USEM strongly suggests a document verification fee be paid at least two weeks before the interview and then to text DELBROS with the reciept number. The man at Window 37 asked Meryll to pay the visa document fee a second time and the top of the form is written fee paid. The fee was paid on January 7 and DELBROS was texted. This was a month before the February 6 interview. It makes more sense to believe the process is working poorly and petitioners are punished as a result than to believe the US Embassy is deliberately trying to collect the fee twice. Ed, I am truly sorry you are both stuck in this process At least you have some idea why though. Are you going to continue trying to contact the USEM? I am still sending positive thoughts your way until this is resolved	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-14 03:03:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved K3.	QUOTE (Urge To Race @ Feb 6 2008, 07:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ed, congrats!!! This is fantastic news, and a great day to return to VJ. I will post an update on our journey later. Again, congrats. URGE!! Great to see you back on here	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-06 14:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved K3.	QUOTE (edp333 @ Feb 6 2008, 03:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you lucka, thaistyleUSA, natashenika, dora2x, chinemeze, kelly1290, mbdesousa, jeca, MyHoney, boyceedith, docjazzie, Parachute4U, Zeenusha, hheaven67, simplemale, sky2k, Shape of my Heart, mikeandlani, and C and J. C, thank you for taking the time to answer boyceedith's question. I seem to be short on time lately and have not been able to answer questions like I use to. No problem at all Real life does have a habit of taking priority I hope the things keeping you busy are good ones (like preparing for Meryll's arrival )	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-06 10:54:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved K3.	QUOTE (boyceedith @ Feb 6 2008, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> CONGRATULATIONS!! just a little bit confused here i thought if you been approved for i-130 no need for i-129f... what's the use of i-129f now??? The approval you seem to be mentioning (the approval of the petition) is only the first step of a 3-step journey, not the end of it. The end of it is the approval of the visa. Unfortunately, your innocently put question is exactly how USCIS see the journey too Nearly everyone who had both petitions approved before December 2007 had their K3 sent to the NVC and the I130 held for adjustment of status. They had no choice in this, even though both petitions were being approved together. This is actually what most of us wanted... to be with our spouses sooner (regardless of extra cost). Since December, it appears the opposite is true (I129Fs are being cancelled and I130s sent onwards). However, K3s do still save 2 months on processing times for most consulates and can save about 10 months at certain consulates (an example of this is in Canada) but no one seems to be getting the choice any more.	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-06 09:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Some hope for us??	USCIS will catch up eventually, what we do not know is how many months it will take. Bare in mind they were hiring more staff due to the backlog so. once the main part of the backlog is over with, the extra staff should continue to work through the petitions and catch up a bit at a time. The logic about the potatoes would have been spot-on, except the fact that they bought in an extra person to assist They still wouldn't catch up by the 4th hour but they would catch up a lot faster with 2 instead of 1 QUOTE Person A gives you 20 potatoes to peel in one hour. 1 hour later Person A gives you 200 potatoes to peel in the same amount of time. In the 3rd hour Person A gives you 20 potatoes to peel. Do you think you will catch up by the 4th hour?	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-14 02:54:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	More prep for me!!	Best of luck as always, Gogo The time is quickly approaching	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-12 03:02:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Case on hold for calling too much!	I really think that some of the people in their customer service department are on a power trip. They like to be able to say anything and know that you have nothing you can do in your defence. Quite a few people would be scared by being told their case was "on hold" and wouldn't press further. Being left in who-knows-what emotional state because of reps who couldn't care less about the people's feelings she's dealing with. She out and out lied, as she took back everything she told you when you pushed her for further information and that is disgraceful. One thing you should note: If you phone up the RFE line then your case will generally be touched, they are fake touches generated by your calls, not by an adjudicator actually working on your file. Each time you phoned and got a touch either the same or the next day, it was call related. It is a very false hope, which is why people limit the number of times they will try that trick (if they even try it at all). It is not worth getting your hopes up to have them dashed again. What you have said about the approval going by the I129F date is nothing new. Unfortunately, it has always been the case but it is made worse in the times we have now where the delay to send an I129F just gets bigger and bigger. USCISs (old) logic is that you chose to file the I129F and therefore you want to follow that route, therefore all work is based around the I129F. I wonder how this will change with all the administerative closures on the I129Fs lately	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-11 02:22:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Approved !!!	Congratulations	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-13 02:21:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	How long does a case stay with an Officer before it is apporved?	The RFE trick is using the "request for further evidence" option in the USCISs automated message. It will put you straight through to someone who works at the service centre where your petition is currently held, instead of a normal person in the call centre. Even if you use this trick, you are not guaranteed to have a good result, especially if your petition is not over 6 months from received date. The USCIS person you speak to is not obligated to tell you anything, so it is up to their discretion how helpful (or unhelpful) they choose to be. Pechez, I have only seen people who filed in May/June approved recently (unless I missed some July filers), so they may just be working their way up to yours. To have gone so long without a touch is also not a cause for concern. Some people do not get a touch at all until their approval. Some people generate their own touches by phoning using the RFE trick. A touch you see on people's signatures can either be a genuine touch because an adjucator has looked at the file, or it can be a VJer-caused touch where the VJer has made the adjucator look at the file because of the RFE trick. Hope this helps to clarify	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-22 02:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	WE ARE MARRIED	Congratulations	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-25 05:01:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (kelly1290 @ Feb 11 2008, 05:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Kathryn, I paid the pre-July 2007 fee for I-130 and I didn't file my I-129F until August because of the passport photo deal of my husband, so I didn't pay the fee for I-129F and mine was approved, but now having problems getting it to the NVC and on to the embassy. My husband is about to come out of his skin. We were talking on the phone tonight and he says that next month, it will be a whole year since he has set his eye on me, and he needs me so much. I need him so much too and I think this whole immigration thing is an utter mess. Let's just hope that they don't take two long weeks to get my file back to USCIS to see if they forgot to separate my I-129F away from the I-130 and send it to NVC. I had a nightmare the other night that the K3 wasn't in there and they couldn't find it. Oh God, that was a horrible nightmare! Good luck everyone, Deb Deb, it's such an awful situation to be in and very hard on you both. I don't know what to say other than I'm sending positive thoughts your way for a good outcome	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-11 02:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (amoro @ Feb 4 2008, 02:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello Divine Mercy, I read your table and the process of your cases.... can you tell me please what will happen after I-130 and I-129F is approved.?? what will they want in their letter from us? Can we choose which of our cases continue its process in the NVC? Or I will come to the US first through I-129F? I am very confused after I read the table of your process. I would be thankful if you could help me with it ! Thank you! amoro Hi Amoro, Divine Mercy's timeline is not a common one. She was originally told that her I129F was cancelled because her I130 was approved much much earlier and she HAD to follow the I130 path. When she found out her I129F was approved, she stopped the I130 and continued on with her I129F only. For most cases, this scenario does not happen because USCIS either hold the I130 for adjustment of status, or administeratively close the I129F... locking you into one path. If the I130 NOA2 states that the "spouse is in the US" that means USCIS have made the decision for you and will hold the I130 for your adjustment of status. If you decide that you want the I130 to continue on anyway, you can file another form (mentioned on the NOA2) to "kick start" the I130 back on the way to the NVC. This additional form will take roughly 6 months to action and will cost additional money.	C and J	Female	England	2008-02-05 02:35:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	Hi Amoro, My wording was they can take UP TO 6 weeks to resume processing. It's exactly the same "covering their backs" that they use for the 6 month processing times My Honey's did indeed take 6 weeks from receipt and I believe hers was for a divorce certificate. If you keep in your mind the longest time, then an earlier approval is bonus. If you focus on 2 weeks and it doesn't come then it becomes more frustrating. Cheryl QUOTE (amoro @ Jan 18 2008, 02:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you 'C and J'! really, 6 weeks? it is too lang! (they wanted only two passport photos of us... it was our REF) is it not better, that I call them !? I think Deb got his approval after 2 weeks when he sent his REF to the CIS! yes, there is no logical answer for that QUOTE (C and J @ Jan 18 2008, 08:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gogo, lets hope this investigation leads to something positive for you both! Amoro, USCIS can take up to 6 weeks to act on RFE information sent to them, so you should hear something by the end of February at the latest. Generally, if you have sent the service centre everything they have asked for on the RFE, the next step is an approval. As they should now have everything they need to give it the "ok"	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-18 09:41:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	Gogo, lets hope this investigation leads to something positive for you both! QUOTE (amoro @ Jan 18 2008, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I sent my REF to CIS by Post and they sent me its confirmation back. but my status has not been changed online(in the USCIS homepage) yet. How will it take to update their homepage? Anyway, I hope that we got our approval in next weeks. I am in 8th month of our process. it is not really fair. Amoro, USCIS can take up to 6 weeks to act on RFE information sent to them, so you should hear something by the end of February at the latest. Generally, if you have sent the service centre everything they have asked for on the RFE, the next step is an approval. As they should now have everything they need to give it the "ok"	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-18 08:14:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (ManofDreams @ Jan 15 2008, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ha Thanks for the reply, we called misinformation line on 14 Jan 2008 they sayed to wait as there system is not updated yet is this the same country that send a man to Moon , after we get the NOA2; they send me a packeg and in it are the instructions on what to do next; Right?. what was your waiting time at the embessy in London( 1 Billion weeks..) You are having your interview in the next 17 day if i am correct all the best for the interview, and please do let me know what Happens. Thanks Cheers. My journey has been like this since approval: * Once it was approved, it took 3 weeks for CSC to mail the petition to the National Visa Centre. * Once at the NVC, it was there less than a week before being sent to the embassy. * A couple of weeks after that I received the packet 3 from the London embassy. * Sent all the required forms back to them within a week of receiving it. * Interview date is almost 2 months from the date they received all the paperwork back. Once you're out of USCISs clutches, it really is a much much smoother journey 2-3 months is the average waiting time for an interview in London though	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-15 11:32:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (ManofDreams @ Jan 15 2008, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello there, I am from London,UK and also have filed for a K3 on 13th June 2007, got the two approval letter conferming that my app. was recived, nothing since then it has been 7 months . Is it getting late for all or its just me? What happened about your case? Regards Well wisher. There are quite a few people in your shoes at the moment Those that filed in June/July were hit by the huge influx of petitions trying to beat the fee increase. Due to the massive number of additional petitions USCIS were snowed under. We don't really know what impact this will have on processing times, especially as all of these petitions are now at/hitting their 6 months limit. Only the next couple of months will show how much extra delay petitioners will experience. The misinformation (customer server) line is telling people to wait a further 30 days when they phone to enquire about petitions but yours in now at 7 months from the receipt date (which USCIS have stated they will honour) so it can't hurt to phone up and ask if they have further information. Best of luck,	C and J	Female	England	2008-01-15 08:14:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (NANDA @ Dec 16 2007, 05:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> VERY IMPORTANT: Application Fees for Non-Immigrant Visas to Increase On January 1, 2008 Effective January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S. non-immigrant visa will increase from $100 to $131. Thanks for posting this Nanda, it will be good to know for when I have my interview date	C and J	Female	England	2007-12-17 02:58:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (OlivianWaleed @ Dec 15 2007, 06:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We were approved on both our I-130 and I-129F as well today! Yipee! Congratulations	C and J	Female	England	2007-12-15 03:42:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (amoro @ Dec 14 2007, 11:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A question, should you send both of your cases to NVC or one of them? what is the next step? How is it if you come to the US with your I-129F, and then what happens with your I-130? I wish the best for you and I hope you will be with your family very very soon. That decision is actually out of our hands, USCIS make it for us. They hold the I130 in the national records centre for when we are ready to adjust status from within the US, and they send the I129F onto the NVC to continue it's journey onto the consulate/embassy. When this happens, the petitioner has the option of filing an I-824 (more money) to "kick start" the I130 back on it's journey to the NVC, but this takes roughly 6 months to be put into action and forwarded. By that time, you should already have your K3 in hand so it's a bit of a moot option (unless there is a pressing need for the I130 to continue, that is) Edited by C and J, 14 December 2007 - 06:56 AM.	C and J	Female	England	2007-12-14 06:55:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	That's unfortunate Hopefully you'll have a speedy turnaround on your petition once the RFE is received back. Good luck	C and J	Female	England	2007-12-13 02:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	Keep your hopes up, you two Your approval can't be far away now	C and J	Female	England	2007-12-06 02:04:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (Divine Mercy @ Nov 25 2007, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nothing to do with anything.. I've been trying to push this out of my mind during the day. I started to become non functional which is not really an option when I have to raise my three kids and work everyday. I've been praying for peace of mind and patience which I believe God has granted however, my dreams have taken up the extra work of worrying. Every night for the last week I have dreamed of visas, petitions, USCIS, approvals blah blah blah. This morning when I woke up I almost reached for the phone to call my husband and tell him we've been approved. Thankfully I realized it was just a dream before I dialed his number! This whole thing is a real life nightmare. I think a lot of us understand the non-functional feeling. Until I am finally with my hubby, I am just existing. Going day-to-day wishing every single one of them to just pass quickly. No one should have to wish 10+ months of their lives away before they can be happy. The only thing that gets me through is talking to Josh, but this process is taking it's toll on both of us. Our abilities to be happy and motivated have greatly diminished throughout this whole journey (but our love has remained strong). I blame it on the small amount of "highs" and the huge amount of "lows" that this process throws your way. At this point our petition is winging it's way to the embassy and I should be really happy that the end line is almost in sight (potentially 3 months away) but I just can't muster up the feelings that should be there. It must seem strange that I have so much hope for other people's petitions but daren't have any hope for me own Today is just one of those days *sigh*... I'm sure I'll be back to my more cheery self tomorrow	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-26 04:05:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	Congratulations YGandMAT, it's about time they approved the I129F And congratulations AhmedGwen4ever	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-23 02:07:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (JohnWendy @ Nov 18 2007, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have some bad news! On Friday I called only to be told I am under DETAILED REVIEW Now I have no idea what this is! The lady said it may be a SECURITY CHECK But cannot offer any more info... was told to call back in 30 days.................. Am I in a Spinning Black Hole of the USCIS? Now I am pissed ! Unfortunately, detailed review is probably what Gogo is going through at this time. You may want to read up on a few of his threads as he put some links in them that referred to this process. I'm sorry your file got stuck in this	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-18 12:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	Congratulations G&A that's awesome news	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-17 06:24:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	Congratulations Ahmad and KingsleysPrincess Don't let yourself or your wife give up hope, Wintime. It is one thing that does help you through this process. Your approval will come	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-17 02:26:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (Divine Mercy @ Nov 14 2007, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 100 pages! woo hoo who says we're not reaching milestones? Hehe, we sure do talk a lot I was sad to see no new approvals in this thread, come on CSC... approve some more! *goes off to check other threads*	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-15 07:16:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (Torito Baby @ Nov 14 2007, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Anyone has the NVC number? I'd like to call them... maybe that helps. It should be on the NOA2 receipt: (603) 334-0700 Happy ringing	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-14 12:11:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	*** K-3 May and June 2007 Filers ***	QUOTE (Divine Mercy @ Nov 13 2007, 01:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> During this painful process I'm trying to count my blessings and I just have to say that I feel very blessed that I have applied at the same time as some really wonderful people on VJ. G&A, C&J, Super Nova, pkewl, Urge to Race, edp333 ... and several others (I'm sorry if I'm forgetting some). Your posts have been essential in keeping my sanity. We have all been blessed to be stuck in a hole with really intelligent, helpful and proactive people. Thank you for your insight, research, patience and kindness. You are all.. everyone in VJ... in my prayers everyday. I agree totally DivineMercy, I couldn't have picked a better group of people to be going through this process with. Everyone is so supportive and full of hope not only for their own petitions but for everyone else going through the process. It really helps to boost the moral on days when this process gets to you. Lets hope CSC/VSC send out some approvals today and didn't over-do things on their long weekend	C and J	Female	England	2007-11-13 07:42:00